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The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
FURNITURE
Who Will Write Us
A LETTER :?
SIX PRIZES WORTH OVER $500

To be given to the yoaDg ladies OF
Maine. Prizes will be exhibited at the
Eastern Maine State Fair at Bangor,
Sept. I'd to 9Th, and at the State Fair,
Lewiston, Sept. 9th to 18th.
We want every young lady Of 10 and
under to write us hOme-like letter on
the subject ECONOMY In House Fur
nishing and Housekeeping"
In your letter you are to suppose that
you are to furnish house Of six rooms,
Parlor, Sitting Room, Dining Room,
Kitchen and two sleeping Rooms. We
want you to tell us just how you would
furnish these rooms, the style OF Car
pets, DraDeries, kind OF wood In Cham
Der Sets and Dining Room Furniture,
material Ia Parl0r Suit, the style Of
Cooking Range you would select for the
Kitchen, and, In as few words as pOssi-
BILE give directions for the preparation
OF a breakfast, dinner and tea. Every
thing plain, good, yet not extrayagant.
Bear In mind that cheapness Is not al
ways economy, what you want Is the
best value for yoar outlay, the most con-
venience Is the greatest saving In labor,
and the most economical In use. The
whole letter Is not to exceed 1000 words
ana Is to state whether you are cOmpet-
ing for the prizes at the Bangor Fair or
at the Lewiston Fair. Letters for prizes
will be received mp to sept. 18th.
Write only on one side OF the paper,
give your name and address plainly, and
send your answers TO the Atkinson
HI
the Eastern Maine Fair; or to the At
kins0n House Furnishing Co., Auburn,
IL competing for the Lewiston Fair
prizes.
The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
AUCTION sALEs
f. 0. BAILEY & co. AUCTlcEEERS.
IMPORTANT SALE
Fine Furniture, Pianos. &c

IN IA UhsDAY, August 2sth, at 10 a. m. and
furniture, etc. consisting in part Of rlehiy Ynha
stored Parlor Furniture In Mahoeanv ayyA ~
Mahogany Tables and Chairs BrnSaslsN 10
and Irish Point Curtains. MOquetts ASminstep
and Brussels Carpets, handsome CabInefs ana
Book Cases In Mahogany and Cherry sIlk Por
Others Swedish Hand Carved Hall Chairs Hair
Rack Mahogany and Plate Glass. rich and eIe-
CANT Black Walnut Chamber Sets, Upholstered
Bed Lounge, Lambrequins and Poles, fine Hair
Mattresses. Springs, Blankets, etc, heavy Oak
Dining Table, Oak SdebOard, Dining Chair In
Oak and Leather, China Dinner Service. "Hayi-
land Ware" Silver Ware, Fine Linen. Sheets,
Towels. etc. Kitchen Furnishings, Refrigerator,
etc. At12 M, one very fine Chlekering Plano.
aug27 DIT
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When baby was sick. we gave ner Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Oastoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
dec8 d&w1y
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PARALYSIS.

March. 1884. Miss w. is quite a singular n
case, being one OF six sisters all afflicted In the
some manner losing the use Of their limbs gradual
y 10 the age OF seven eight years. and alter that
time having little control over them. Two sisters
died. The brothers are not thus afflicted This
sister has had these symptoms increasing upOn
her since her eighth year. Is now twenIy-seven
aAd Tor the last year has not been able to walk
without two assistants. She suffers no pain The
sisters have all had the best medical advice that
money could procure, but In no case has the
disease yielded TO treatment
The second week OF Miss WIS stay In our hos
ptal she said her stomach was relieved Of faint
ness she had always felt. She was taxing four
tablespoontuls Of Liquid Food daily. Fourth
week, able TO walk about the yard, and 20 no and
down stairs alone. Eighth week, color Improved
eyes bright and clear, much more cheerful gain.
ing In weight and health. Eleventh week has
gained eight (S) pounds In weight, able TO stand
alone on the scales 10 be weighed, goes up and
down stairs daily alone, goes alone 10 the carriage
70 take her drive Is cheerful and takes great in
terest In everything that Is going on about her,
sews, reads, makes many little fancy articles for
friends, and Is gaining daily.
May, 1880, 4 called ON Mis-. w. mt her
home, and she IL In Roo1 health, able Z
perform light duties, and enjoys life dali
ieso MWSFti
The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
For any c.

For any case OF nervousness, sleep
iessness, weak stomach. indigestion, dyspepsia
try Carter's Little Nerve Pills. Relief is sure
fhe only nerve medicine for the price in market
tu1W
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MAR RAG ES.

Buy Tuxedo Washing Powder of your
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THIRD PRIZE,
con A CHINA DINNER SET Of 1l2
0ZU pieces, valued at $40.

UzU pieces, valued at $40.
The prizes will be ON exhibition at
both Fairs and afterwards at the Ban
g0r and Auburn stores OF our company
until the decision Is arrived at.
In offering these prizes we do so with
view to getting the popular opinion In
regard to House Furnishing, and also to
learn the ideas OF the Young ladies ap-
preaching marriageable age as to
Housekeeping and House Furnishing
with economy.
Our principal prize at each Fair, the
Quaker Range, Is the foundation OF
economical housekeeping. 1t has taken
years to bring 1t to its present unassaiI-
able position as the serene de la creme''
OF fuel savers. It's convenience TO the
hOusekeeper ever all other Ranges and
the lately patented improvements, give
1t claim as the leader OF the market,
and above all the piled.Dp reeOmmen-
datiOns i'm our Office leave no Doubt as to
the public's opinion that "The Quaker
is The Best Range"
Every young lady should compete for
the Quaker. We are the peoples House
Furnishers. Why? Because our prices
are lower than others for foe quality
goods.
We keep the largest variety Of Furni-
ture in America.
We study to please our customers.
We always have everything In stock
needed for house.
We make easy terms IL required.
just now we are making special sales
OF Chamber Sets, Carpets and PariOr
Furniture.
You can save dollar or two by buying
before J he Fall goods are opened, for
we are willing to clear out at sacrifice.
This Is the style OF range we offer as
first prize for the best letter from the
young ladies OF Maine on Economy in
House Furnishing and House Keeping:
The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
RINES BROTHERS.

MAN WANTED-One thoroughly acquaint-
1Nl ed with taking care of steam furnace
horses and cows. Address A. B., Press Office.
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grocer.
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Must be good penman. +. 0. BAIL
CO., 80 Plum street. 81
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
A Lawsuit of Great Age.

A law suit has just been finished In
Pesth which began in 176s, 121 years
ago. The Bishop of Neutra, in North
ern Hungary, died leaving his estate to
his family. They were unable to take
possession, owing to the Turkish in
vasion at that time. After the invasion
it was found that there we're 1000 per-
sons entitled to share. They, being
unable to agree, appealed to the law,
and as result the expenses Of the law
and administration have swallowed up
the fortune almost entirely, and the
heirs have increased to more than 2, 900.
Now that the case is settled the heirs
will get about IS aniece. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
THE BERLIN TREATY.
1t Does Not Attempt to Settle the Statu.
of Pago-Pago.

1t Does Not Attempt to Settle the Status
of Pago-Pago.
The only excuse that has ever been
offered for the making of the Samoan
treaty is that it was necessary for the
protection of American interests in
Samoa.
The only American interest there is
in Samoa is piece of unimproved
property at Pago-Pago called a coaling
station, though it is not a station and
there is no coal in it,
But the Senate, which has just rati-
fed the treaty, is not able to make out
whether the compact protects this SOL
itary American interest or abandons it.
The uncertainty is so great that the
Senate has declined even to pass Mr..
Edmunds' resolution declaring it's con-
viction that the American interest is
still ours.
1t is difficult to understand precisely
why, in these circumstances. the SEN
ate confirmed a treaty of dangerous al
lance with two European monarchies,
so radically contrary as this one is to all
the traditions of our National policy and
which appears to involve the surrender
of the only interest it was meant to
guard.
But for the sake of nineteenth century
diplomacy let us have the status Of
Pago-Pago definitely settled.-N Y.
| World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Speaker Reed is misplaced in
these times. He should have been born
on Southern plantation before the
war,-Buffalo Courier.
1t is understood that Editor Hal
stead is engaged in writing an autobiog-
raphy of Foraker. 1t will be beauti-
ful volume if it contains all the facts
Atlanta Constitution.
-Hypnotism seems to be capable of
a strange depth of meanness A Chicago
hypnotist recently made one of his pa
tients believe himself to be Ben Harri-
son.-Chicago Herald.
If the Congressional Republicans
are not rascals now, what were they
when they urged the rules which they
at this time declare to be wrong? There
is dishonesty in the one case or in the
other.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The iron mills of Pennsylvania
pay only So. 40 per ton in wages for maxi
ing pig-iron. Why should they have
protection of s6.72 per ton? Is not pro-
lection of S242 equivalent to giving
them pauper labor, and making the pau
pers support public charge? What is
the remaining $3.50 for? A steal?-N.
Y. World.
We are glad to see the farmers
moving earnestly to obtain relief from
crushing taxes; and even if they shall
founder around at first in their hunt
for the proper method of relief, the agi-
tation and effort will land them about
right in the end. When they shall
reach that point the era of war taxes in
time of peace and the oppressive taxa.
ton of the necessaries of life to crafty
banded greed will be effaced from our
political system. Let the farmers move
on against unjust taxation, and they
will win whenever they shall under.
stand and enforce justice for themselves.
Philadelphia Times.
The situation as it stands is
simply adding every hour to the ugly
record which the majority has been
making in its pursuance of the odious
''mailed-hand" policy. 1t is unmanly
unjust. cowardly and altogether danger
GUS. Iii is just as certain as any thAns
can be that at some future time the Ke
publican party, when in the minority
in the House, will most severely suffer
as consequence Of the partisan unwis
dom Of its present leaders. They are
sowing the wind and the party itsel:
will reap the whirlwind. This whole
business is contrary to genuine repub'
licanism. in lettss and spirit, ~-Philadel
phia Telegraph,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
SOME CHEERFUL ADVICE.
Western Farmers Are Now Reaplng What
They Sowed in 1883.

Western Farmers Are Now Reaplng What
They Sowed in 1888.
We commend to farmers the following
sample of sympathy for their condition
by the protection press of the country.
A little more than year ago these pa
pers were devoting great deal Of at
tention to the 'home market" created
by protective tariff. To-day farmers
are in worse condition than they have
been for years, and with no prospect of
improvement during the present admin
istration. Agricultural products of all
kinds are at the most discouraging
prices. Confronted by the fact that
Kansas farmers find burning corn for
fuel the most profitable use they can
make of it, the Des Moines Register says:
A farmer can just as religiously raise corn
for fuel as he can raise timber for fuel. The
Kansas farmers are all right, and If stoves can
be arranged to burn corn as economically and
with as little trouble and labor rs coal and
wood, all town and city people can greatly aid
in increasing the prosperity Of the farmers and
of the whole people by burning corn. More
corn and less coal and wood for fuel is policy
the general adoption of which will speedily
bring relief to the farmers. Corn makes very
hot fire in the usual stoves, but there is too
much increased labor involved In keeping the
stove supplied with corn to keep up regular
heat. This is the only problem necessary for
solution to give farmers speedy relief from
cheap corn and the subject is worthy the at.
tenton Of grangers, alliances and inventors.
What pleasing suggestion this must
be to the poor devils who voted for Har-
rison, high tariff and free whisky in
1883, and sweated in the fields through
the summer of 1889 to raise their crops.
Unable to turn their product into money
on account of the policy they supported
their friends now advise them to invent
some method of getting it into the fire
as rapidly as possible; of course they
have plenty to eat in the meantime.
Corn is excellent food. They can afford
to eat beef, too, as it is selling for one
to two cents per pound on the hoof
throughout the Mississippi valley.
Clothes? Well, they must buy clothes,
but then the farmer is making, on an
average, thirteen cents per year out of
the tariff on wool, and he can clothe his
family with that. Besides, Mr.. Harri-
son himself said that it was a mighty
mean man" who would want to get
clothing any cheaper than it is now sell
ing. The situation is apparently not so
very distressing, after all. If the Re-
publican farmer would only keep in
mind that he has ''home MARKET" he
ought to be very happy man.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE.

The Danger of Putting Jester in
Place of Great Power.
Tie Republican party when in control
of the House has chosen the following
Speakers:
Schuyler Colfax.
James G. Blaine.
Warren Keifer.
Thomas B. Reed.
The Credit-Mobilier scandals drove
Schuyler Colfax from public life.
The rulings of Mr.. Blaine in connec-
ton with certain bills before the House
cost him the Presidential nomination OF
his own party three times, and defeated
him when nominated.
Warren Refers conduct in the chair
disguised his own party and ended his
political existence.
The Democrats when in control of the
House have chosen the following Speak
ers:
Michael Kerr.
Samuel ]. Randall
John G. Carlisle.
Mr.. Kerr died from overwork and the
results of strict performance OF his
duty. His conduct in the chair won for
him the honest praise of friend and foe.
Samuel j. Randall was firm, courteous
and exceedingly jealous of the rights OF
the minority. His conduct reflected
high honor on his party.
John G. Carlisle presided with the dig
nifty and the impartiality of a Judge. No
man on the Supreme bench was ever
freer from partisan rulings than was
Speaker Carlisle. With Carlisle in the
chair it ceased to be partisan office,
and was clothed with the dignity of the
judiciary.
Mr.. Reed is bent on making a record
that will link his name with every
deed of violence against the constitu-
tion and every scheme of corruption d.
rected against the Treasury. His two
years in the chair will stand as per-
petual warning against putting a jester
in place of such power. The Demo-
Gratis can we'll afford to conduct the
Congressional campaign in the fall upon
the records of the Republican and the
Democratic Speakers of the House.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
The PETERSBURG MISSION.
Benny's Latest Insult to Illinois and tho
Great West.

Great NeeCs
The President has shown a fair In
clination to recognize the services OF his
friends Of the newspaper persuasion In
appointments to the diplomatic service,
but it can hardly be claimed that he
has acted judiciously in some cases IN
following that inclination. He nom1-
mated Mr.. Halstead, of Cincinnati, to
Berlin, which was we'll enough; but
then he allowed a lot of guerrilla states
men of his own party to defeat the
nomination in the Senate, when little
determination and backbone might have
saved it. The designation of Thornd1ke
Rice for Minister to st. Petersburg gave
one of the big prizes to magazine pub
Usher who had hardly been known as
party man. 1t was a blunder which
death kindly rectifed. This vacancy
remained untitled for some months, and
offered an opportunity for the Pres
ident to perform graceful act and
pay well-earned compliment to the
editor of the leading Republican pa
per in the West, Mr.. Joseph Me-
dill, of the Chicago Tribune. 1t is
an assertion fully justified by known
facts to say that no newspaper on the
continent has been more influential
than the Tribune in fighting the battles
of Republicanism and winning the tri-
umphs of the party, and that the rea-
sons which induced Mr.. Harrison to send
Reid, of the New York Tribune, to
Paris and to nominate Halstead to Ber-
lin might have been urged with equal
force in giving the Russian mission to
the We teran Chicago editor, whose great
ability, sound judgment and prudence
peculiarly qualify him for diplomatic
service. The President neglected the
opportunity for bestowing deserved
honor on Mr.. Medill and gave the place
to Philadelphia journalist. The Re-
publican press of the great West is thus
left without representative in the serv-
ice, while the seaboard cities have q
double share of honors in that line.
This discrimination against the West
is offensive, and more particularly so as
it appears in the case of Mr.. Medill, be-
cause there is reason to suspect that it
is really chargeable to the Presidents
incurable prejudice against illinois,
prejudice originating in the preference
of this State for Judge Gresham as a
Presidential candidate.-Chicago Globe
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
GOOD LANGUAGE.

A Wonderful Help In the Thorough Eduoa.
ton of Child.
AS soon as child begins to lisp its
first broken sentence its education
should begin. Habits are formed which
will exist to greater or less degree
throughout life.
Such being the case the conversation
OF the older members Of the family
should be carefully guarded, lest the
little ones hear and learn ungrammatical
expressions and slang, which, sad to
say, is so rife among our young people
of the present day.
The servants, with whom the chill.
dren spend much of their time, should
be chosen with reference to this mat
ter.
A mother should feel it her duty to
point any grammatical mistakes made
by them, and insist upon their language
being correct, respectful, and devoid of
slang at all time.
1t is exceedingly difficult to break
children of habits once formed, and care
in this direction will save much trouble
and annoyance.
One way to cultivate the use Of Ian
guage, and at the same time to learn Of
the occupations and companions of hor
children, is for the mother to encourage
the daily narration of what they have
seen, heard and enjoyed, and the telling
of their little experiences.
Tho of of nfcturac 1noroovar N
which every child delights, may be used
as great provocation of language.
Children always love to look at pictures,
and can almost always be induced to
talk about them. This study teaches
them observation, and how to accurately
describe whatever they see.
| When stories are read to children they
should be obliged to reproduce them,
using, as far as possible, the language
of the book. The memory is strength
ened in this way, habit of attention
formed, and the power of expression in
creased.
II such plans as these are systemat-
ically carried out they will prove won.
derful help in the thorough education Of
a child. The constant, careful teaching
and kind suggestions of parents will &C
complish work which can never be
performed by study, and in after years
such early home training will show
itself in ready command of language,
and an easy, graceful power of CONVEX
sation.-Old Homestead.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
THE PARTY OF MORALS.
It Is Infected with the Microbes Of Dis
honesty and Corruption.

-
honesty and Corruption.
1t is always painful to be obliged to
lower standards that have been confid-
ingly looked up to with pride and that
one would hopefully initiate. The ex-
perience of life presents many such de-
pressing incidents. They are familiar
to all panied observers. Then in the
larger field there is the Republican
party. 1t has been accredited the rela-
ton to the zenith of moral attainment
that the Sunday-school sustains to the
church. The confessions of it's oracles
and lights have given it this assign
ment. Its platforms have limited at
the claim with some modest reserve in
popular calculation. One of its special
efforts has been to corral all the moral
ideas and reforms. Viewing it in this
conglomerate light, it is peculiarly sad
to see it's grip on these ethical SUBJ
stances slipping SO numerously as to
mar the entire picture. An examina-
ton going on at Washington shows the
most recent candidate for Governor in
one of the staunch Republican States
trying to escape defeat by means of
forged papers, known to be such, with
a good deal of conniving among
the leaders of the moral party. In
West Virginia legislative commit
tee has found that the high movers in
the party sought success by debauching
the ba Hot with imported negroes. The
party has in half dozen States en-
acted prohibition and claimed to be the
guardian angel of the communities, but
it has not aimed to break with the
liquor interest. But few weeks ago
the Governor OF New Hampshire issued
proclamation after the Republican
party had given that State a pl ohibitory
law for thirty years, suggesting that
there ought to be some effort to enforce
it. The local papers say that none will
be made. Then, out here in the Da-
kotas, the party was to teach the coun-
try new less ons in prohibition and re-
form. A law is framed in South Dakota
that has no bung-hole in it; but, at the
behest of potent influences, room was
left for sideb cards in every house. and
even serving wine in the church. The
record of that State will be like the
others. In the North State prohibitory
law is enacted, and the same Legis
lature votes to supplement it with al
attempt to import the most odious gam
bling instit ution in the country. The
picture might be expanded indefinitely
but it is too painful a subject to follow
1t is to be feared that the party ha
pampered on prosperity too long. Thu
microbes and bacilli of moral disease
are injecting it. Sad but true.-St
Paul Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
IT, Ia n Fact.

It. has been conceded by those who have
tried it, by others who have watched its eff
feet, by physicians who know its compost
ton that DIR. Bulls Sarsaparilla is without
a single exception the best remedy ever
offered to the public as a cure for all dis
eases arising from state of blood impurity
and disordered functions of the body. Its
effect is always sure. 1t prevents eruptive
tendencies 1t assists digestion and the
proper assimilation of food 1t checks de-
cay and Lucrative inclination whether Of
the lungs, kidneys or liver. 1t cures syph-
Ills, scrofula, eczema, salt rheum, itch, dys-
pepsia, indigestion, inactive liver, weak
kidneys, nasal and urinary catarrh, Bright's
disease, nervousness, general debility,
sleeplessness, melancholy, unnatural IA
tigue, loss OF power, loss OF memory, loss OF
trial all who would assist nature in her eff
forts to maintain health and strength until
old age gently brings rest and quiet
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-12
The Pride of His Class.

he was bright, handsome boy OF six
teen, sunny-tempered, brilliant and engag-
ing, the delight of his parents, the JOY Of his
home, and the pride of his class. But shad-
ow fell across his bright prospects. 1t be-
gan with trifling cough; soon came pre-
monitions Of consumption, his strength
failed, his cheeks grew hollow, and he
seemed doomed to an early grave. Tnen Q
Discovery. He tried it and was saved;
Health and strength returned, his cheerful
voice rang out again across the school play.
ground, his cheeks again grew rosy, his
eyes bright. He is still "the pride Of his
classn and he graduates this year with high
eat hOnOrS.