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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-09

.eioh tudt tuc UIdck Uldu is IN dis
favor. Whenever black face appears it
suggests poverty-stricken, an ignorant
race. Change your conditions; exchange
immortality for morality, ignorance for intel
ligence, poverty for prosperity. and the pre-
JUDGE against our race will disappear like
the morning dewdrop before the rising sum-"
IL will be remembered that the novelist
Thackeray makes Gumbo, the servant of the
young Virginian Warrenton, a great beau
with all the female servants in the establish
ments visited by his master. though Gumbo
was the blacklist Of the black. In explana-
ton Of this Thackeray says that in the last
century the people of Europe had no in
stinctive dislike Of the black man on account
Of his color. The treatment accorded to
Gumbo was accorded to every other black
man In England according to his station:
and In France black gentleman from Hayti
was received as social equal in the salons
Of the Fduborg st. Germain among the
most ancient and exclusive aristocracy in
the world. Since that time have the feelings
OF whites changed in respect of their pref
erences and averslons for shades of color in
other human beings; or has the fact that the
sight of black face has continually sug-
gested slavery, ignorance and turpitude
been, as DR.. Price maintains, the cause of
this aversion now supposed to be instinc-
tive? II DIR. Price is right education and cul-
ture will break down the barriers between
the races. II Senator Morgan is right. mu-
tual aversion must continue to complicate
the problem already surprisingly difficult.
But whoever is right, the project of an exo-
dus of the negroes to Africa is among the
impracticable schemes of visionary states.
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Always on the RIGHT Side

/ IATUUSlUUK HtfaId
The Portland PRESS is always found on
the right side of the questions of the day.
and gives all the news OF the day in bright
and interesting manner
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THE CONGRESSMAN CALLED ON.
TBath Times.1

Every year the drain of the Louisiana
lottery tickets grows larger upon our State
and were it not for the wonderful growth the
would be given to all Industries. Thousands
OF dollars pouring out of the State for which
there Is ALMOST no return. OF course the
State must spend about so much in foolish
ness every. year but when it merely changes
matter. One would think however that it
must make the lazy do some pretty sharp
hustling for time to get money enough TO
put into the business. Do our Congress-
men propose to do anything of importance
on the natter We earnestly hope and
trust so.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-09

LAND INVEsTMENT ASSOCIATION
Of Indianapolis. Ind, pays per cent. int rest,
and guarantees by a Real Estate Securi y net
profit Of 50 per CENT. on the money invested With
In three year,. Men If highest Standing and re-
sponsiblty In the state connected with this As
an National ank, or WIN. w. SMITH AZ Vance
Block. IndiananOlis. Ind. dec27dl nlS Ws3m
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CURRENT COMMENT,
FRANK AvowAL OF CONVERSION.
rGardiner Home Journal.

ilOuc JOuEudi.
The more we discuss the Australian bal
lot, the more our objections are overcome.
In speaking of the ballot with all the can.
didates upon it and our objection to it on
the ground of errors and neglect of minor
candidates., gentleman the other day said
the single ballot was the browning glory OF
the whole system, as voter had to think
and express his preference by making the
mark against the candidate of his choice,
rather than voting ticket blindly with ali
the party candidates, whether he preferred
them all or not. And it Is the best argu.
ment 10 Its favor we have seen. A voter 0tghi
to be intelligent enough to mark ballot
properly, and If he can't do it he ought to be
debarred from voting. although the general
plan has been to let every man vote whether
he knew anything or not. II the system
will promote the intelligence and indepen.
dence of the voters, even if the average Is
raised by debarrlng the more ignorant, il
would perhaps be worth the cost of the
machinery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-09
THE ROCHESTER
LOAN AND BANKING COMPANY.
EDWIN WALLACE, JOHN L. CoPP,
President. Cashier.
Capital Fully Paid, 500 900 90
Surplus q Undivided Profits, 2i,OOO.O0

incorporated by special New Hampshire Legis-
lature)
Sub iect to all the Laws regulating Savings
Banks, and under the direct supervision o. the
Bank Commissioner, Is made a legal depository
for funds of Trustees and Guardians.
Deposits In the Savings De artment commence
to draw intrres the FIRST OF every month a per
cent. free Of ali taxes.
Our per cent Drbenture Bonds secured by a
deposit Uf first mortgages TN IL proved property In
the choicest part of Iowa, are absolutely beyond
question. ~
For further particulars we respectfully refer to
our representative below:
The ROCHESTER, LOAN q BANKING COIL
Rochester N. ii.
Having thoroughly investigated the above inst-
tuition and having become familiar with It's man
ag-ment, / can state that heartily recommend IL
as being of the best in this part Of the country
for q safe and well paying ACKNOWLEDGMENT
the Debenture Bond and do most cordially solicit
a share OF the patronage Of Banks, Bankers, In
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Benevolent Institutions. Trustees, Guardians aud
Private Individuals. Any and all business or the
above Institution Will be properly and promptly
attended to. Yours respectfully,
GEO @. CANNELL,
Agent of the Travellers Insurance Co.
First National Bank Building, Room 4, Portland.
Maine. 1ec7dsm
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The truth is, the negroes have made great
progress when the measurements are made
by standards that take into consideration
their position. They have made notable
progress In education; and, unless the North
ern teachers who are leading them one and
all mlsrepresent, are showing thirst for
knowledge and self denial in acquiring it
that no race ever surpassed. They are ac-
curing property, also, and their industrial
tairs In Arkansas and Kentucky have been
recent subjects OF comment and approval.
Inc race possesses steadfastness
moreover, that 1t rarely receives credit
Tor, but which will count for much in the
future race. Even In Africa Stanley has
noticed this quality. In a letter received the
other day by Mr.. Bruce, the son in law of
Livingstone, Stanley speaks of the wonder
full consistency of the Christians Of Uganda.
Iheir expressions by their tyrant king
Mwanga (who prosecuted and murdered
Bishop Hannington) have been told to the
world often lately Yet they have
remained steadfast to their faith
and finally have succeeded in de-
posing their tyrant king Stanley saws
that the fact that the native Christians had
grown strong and enough to make revolu-
ton in one of the most powerful of the ART
can Kingdoms is one that If Livingstone
could have known 1t would have filled his
dying moments with contentment and love.
The most deadly persecutions-the stake,
the knife and the bullet-had failed to shake
the stanch fidelity of these African converts.
Senator Morgan Lakes great point of the
fact that the two races in the South have
great aversion towards one another, and that
this aversion is increasing constantly. Mr..
Morgan undoubtedly believes 1t TO be natu-
raj on account Of difference of color, and
therefore ineradicable. Without assuming
to deny proposition that has so much to
sustain 1T, it is interesting to notice that it
does not stand unchallenged. Last week DR..
| J-g. fdce, president of the colored college
FTES py~v NJ a. and npa ~ +bo fo,or,r,.
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113 DevOnshire St., Boston.
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Boston, 16 December, 1889.
decI9 dts
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ace. declared in public address
.Esg~ that color has anything to do
iudice. "a black horse" said
"a aire. A black silk silk dress
- .ck only loses its prestige, its
a applied to human being. It
use of his color, but because of
.tiOn that the black man Is In dis.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29
$1.OO Per Year.
Written for Woman's Chronicle.]
NATURES SONG.*
BY MRS. S. R. ALLEN.

With feelings born of wounded bah1ed pride
My unresponsive pen laid aside;
Like prsoned ! ird with dropping, folded wing
Prone were my thoughts; they would not sing
Far to the West the matchless tender hue
OF bending skies blent with the mountains blue
misty haze between, that scarce could hide
The view of distant peak that glorifed
By golden rays of slowly setting sun,
Stood paten there, as whose work Is donet
l felt message that l could not hear;
Some form sentient seemed to hover near:
Then voice as sweet as song my mother sung
When life and Joy, and hope, and were young;
Fill every transept of that vast space
To which the twilight lent such wondrous grace.
Tender that message, holy, sweet and clear
To one who lists with ears attuned to heur
For Natures arms enfodeth each and all,
Her myriad voices answer every call.
Keeplthou o, Dreamer, in thy loving sight
Her words unwrit-then take thy pen and write,
The while thy eyes grow dim thy pulses stir,
True to her truth, be thou interpreter.
Thy song tho lost In busy surging crowd
May reach some lonely heart in sorrow bowed;
This is enough far thee-I heard and then
With willing hand, once more took my pen,
My feeble venture launched on unknown track,
Nor hoped such answer as came drifting back.
THE ANSWER.
Bound down by many FESTIVE, carking chain,
] lie this morn upon my couch Of pain.
Hoping no respite Knowing AIDED gears
Wlony bring greater pains and fears,
When thro' the easement, with surprise see
printed slip float slowly down to me.
/ read Its words-and reading seem to hear
The soothing murmur of the streamlet clear
The orchard paths, the cool and shadowed lane,
With feet unfettered swift tread again,
For we bloom violets in the forost aisle,
For me the mountains frown, the valleys smile.
Parted are links close forged by years and pain,
And am fair, and young end well again.
Oh friend unknown whose hand hath wrought this spe
I send you greeting-wheresoeer you dwell
And pray ere racking fortunes backward throng
"God bless that singer-and God speed her song"
Naturel full well / know the song was thine;
But that dear sufferers prayers are mine, all mine.
LITTLE ROCK, March IS, 1880.
Subscribed to "The Shutn Society,""
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

carried the measures deserve honor and praise
from us, but not all
DIR. SNowDEN lectured last Sunday evening on
the subject previously announced, "Woman on
W. c. t. u" Long before the time appointed
every available seat was occupied, and many failed
to hear the Doctor because the house was full be-
fore they arrived
After the opening exercises the reverend gentle
man said, by way of Introductory, that he had
been asked to speak on this subject that when
ever he was requested to discuss any question he
tried to comply, unless the party making the re-
quest dictated what he was to say, and unless there
was some other good reason why he should not de-
liver such an address.
He could not, he said, discuss the four themes
presented to his mind in one evening" he should
aim 10 define his views on only two, and perhaps
make but a passing mention of the others. He
wished at the outset to state clearly where he stood
on the suffrage question. That for him there was
but one standpoint that any one who had con-
yersed with him for FIVE minutes on the subject,
knew he was, and always should be, in favor Of
the ballot in the hands of woman He took the
greatest of all teachers for his guide and authority
when women in the pulpit and on the rosrum was
the subject considered. Christ's commission to
those who were told, $50 we into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every creature" was de-
lvered to his hearers, many of whom were devout
women. The devil was wise and through his in
strumentalty man had derogated unto himself
certain powers contrary to divine teaching. God
had expressly declared that it was not good for
man TO be alone, and yet he had grown wiser than
the Master, and in many things had set woman
aside. Man in the pulpit had preached creeds;
woman would preach life. To illustrate this
point he quoted the words of an eminent divine
who had in one sentence expressed the whole:
"My creed is faultless with my life you have
nothing to do" Man reasoned in the abstract,
woman in the concrete. II asked as to her physi-
cal inability, he should on some points admit she
was not mans equal He did not think 1t possible
for her to sit hour after hour on log watching
fshing-pole bob up and down. nor did he think
she could endure the polluted air Of a bar-room,
reeking with filth and tobacco smoke, nor could
she walk miles and miles around the billiard table
in pursuit of the ivory balls but she could carry
sick child on pillow day after day, watch by the
bedside of the sick husband, brother, father or
mother, with more vigilance and greater powers OF
endurance than man ever displayed.
Many and very beautiful were the thoughts
given bv DR.. Snowden to his hearers and the lee
ture, which was listened to with the strictest at
tcntion, was glowing tribute to woman from its
;ncention To its close
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1890
Vol. IIL.-NO. 5.

the credit they deserve and other women will come
within our fold. OF course the men who have
carried the measures deserve honor and praise
from us, but not all.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

women being "unsexed' by every privilege or free
aom granted them not hitherto enjoyed There are
some good people who try to stall at every mile
stone on the road Of progress, They won't pull
themselves, neither are they willing to let others
do so, but cry out continually, "Oh, there is
lion in the way" and one of their biggest "lions'
in the present day is this matter of women sun-
sexing" themselves.
PENNINGTON, Mo-. the county seat of St. Fran
co.'s county, is experiencing a repetition of the
Lathrop, Mo-, troubles. st. FRANCOIS is a local
option county, but the liquor traffic has been car
red on in opposition to the voice of the people and
in defiance of law All efforts to suppress the ile-
gal sale of intoxcants have proved fruitless, and
some of the wealthest, most influential women of
the town have organized with determination to
stop the illegal proceedings, and to this effect they
first gave notice Of their intentions through the
newspapers. Later they served notices on the
keepers of these dives, to desist from their nefa
rous work or expect trouble. The saloonmen be-
rest of those women who had served the notices.
When the warrant were served the women did not
give bond, but when they appeared in court the
next morning, the State attorney entered a nole
prosique in each case. This incensed the saloon
men to such an extent, that they threatened vio-
lence, and two of them were placed under arrest.
The women have not yet brought the matter to an
issue, but the popular sentiment is with them.
The Kentucky Equal Rights Association, which
has for its motto, eff we abide in my word, ye
shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make
you free" was really the power behind the throne
in regard to the bill concerning 'woman's property
rights presented not long since to the Senate of
Kentucky and warmly advocated by Judge Lind
say and others. In reference to this subject, Mrs.
Josephine K Henry Superintendent of Legislative
and Petition Work says: "This is really all the
work of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
When women see that we are doing something to
elevate them, they naturally drift toward our ranks
and we must convince them that men never liber-
alize laws for women without women making the
demand"
The association, through its able and efficient
workers, has labored day and night, and expended
all the means they could spare to bring about this
movement They wrote and issued pamphlet,
wrote several thousand letters, and their superin-
tendert, Mrs. j. X. HCnry, went before the Legis-
lature and made an earnest and lengthy appeal,
besides writing about two hundred articles for the
press She has also been instrumental in secur-
ing the passage of the bill presented by Hon. W.
B. Smith of Richmond securing and protecting
married women's wages, which has passed both
houses and gone to the governor The credit for
all this should not be given to the voluntary JUS
ice and magnanimty of men. Let women have
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

MANY persons who feel shocked beyond treasure
at the idea of womans speaking in public will
90 nightly or travel long distances to hear woman
sing. As matter of womanly modesty, where is
the difference? Will some one rise and explain?
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

The amount of money pledged by the suffrag-
lists for work in South Dakota during the coming
campaign, has reached the very creditable sum OF
$1549. O6, which does not include special contrib
utoins for Platform Committee uses and other
branches of the work specially designated by the
doners.
In series of visitation addresses on the pres
ent social aspect of Christian works, Edward
White. archbishop of Canterbury, thus speaks OF
the organization Of women for the better protection
and elevation of their sex:
uNot one step taken thus far In woman's educa-
ton and advance can be said to have led to one
evil or done one mischief. Her dignity has risen
steadily with her power for good. No scandal,
folly, luxury, extravagace can be pointed to as
results"
The archbishop evidently does not believe in ting
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

Subscribed to "The shut,in Society,""
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-29
OVER s5,ooo,o 900 Increase.
This is What the Roanoke Assessors
Books Show.

The assessors who have been al
work assessing the real and improved
property of Roanoke have about CON.
pleted their work and the result pro
misses to be most satisfactory and
gratifying.
The assessment of First ward pro
perty only can be given officially as
the tables OF the other two wards are
not quite ready. The assessment OF
this ward was made by Mr.. 7. j. Tea.
ford and the exhibit shows thai the
value OF property there is $2,657,l3S.
In round numbers the assessment in
the second ward will be $3,400,00C IL
will go over this figure few thous-
ands, it is thought, and the exact
result will be ready in few days
when it will be given.
The assessment of 1855 put tie
value OF taxable property within the
city's limits at 50, 1000, 900, and the in
crease has in five years been s., 100,
900, result which few cities in the
country, and none in the South can
show.
In the Third ward, the assessments
will amount to about $4,000, 1000. This
is is an immense increase over the lasv
canvass.
The grand total value of city pro
perty will be not far from S8,0C0,OO0.
There is every likelihood that it WI /.
exceed this amount, but just how
much, can not be yet ascertained, but
it certainly is not al extravaganza es-
innate.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-29
AsAD ACCIDENT.
Willie CoekIey Meets Death In an I'm.
usuu, GEise.

A very sad accident occurred yes
terday morning on the Norfolk and
Westerns yard III this city a short
distance west of Commerce street,
when o. w. Choclley, aged II years,
was killed in some mysterious lnan-
ner. Willie had for sometime been
employed as a call boy for the Rad
ford division, and yesterday morning
about 7 o'clock, inst about the time
he got off duty, he was found by
several railroad employees horribly
mangled and in an almost dying con-
idtion, from being run over by a train.
The supposition is that he was Oh his
way home, and had jumped on the
side step of west bound freight
train to save walking. The train
came in contact with string of cars
not sufficiently far enough on the
side track to miss him. In this
way he is supposed to have been
thrown to the ground and under the
train and injured As described aboye.
He was taken to the office of Drs.
koiner and Gale, the railroad ply
sicians, where his ieg was amputated
by Drs. Fry and Harrison, but inter
nal and other Injuries received re-
suited in his death about 1:30 o'clock.
Deceased WAS enn Of MIR. j. Is.
Chockley, of No 53l Earnest avenue,
and was well known and very popular
amongst the railroad men. His re-
mains will be inferred at the family
burying ground near Cave Spring,
about seven miles south of this city,
today.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-29
TO slEETIEERE.
The Demo of .his District Will
select Their Candidate in Roanoke.
LYNcHBURG, VA, June 25, Is

LYNCHBURG, VA, June %, 1890.
TO the Democracy OF the Sixth Con-
gressional District:
In compliance with resolutions
adopted alta meeting OF the district
committee this day, convention to
nominate candidate of the Fifty
Second Congress of the United States
is called to meet at Roanoke City on
Thursday, August 18th, at II o'clock.
Each city and county is entitled to rep
presentation on the basis of the guber-
material vote OF 1859 of one delegate
to every 100 voters or fractional parts
thereof in excess Of fifty cast for the
State Executive. That is to ray:
Bedford, 81; Botetonrt, II; Campbell,
%: Charlotte, II; halifax, Al; Mont
gomery, II; Roanoke, II; LynchburS
City, %; Roanoke City, 10.
County or city committees will
please issue calls for meetings to elect
delegates from their respective coun-
ties and cities accordingly.
=. a. kRlSE, Chairman.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-29
Tic Exchange addition.

The Exchange Addition property
has just been put on The market, and
the lots are going fast.
The property is most desirably 10
Gated.
1t is adjacent to the Lewis addition,
and lies north and nearer the centre
of the city than the Jeanette prop
erty, four acres of which have been
donated to the Presbyterian church
as site for the 100000 Female Semi
nary, which is to be erected at an
early date.
The property is also adjacent to that
of the well-known Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company.
The addition is to be called the Elk
change Addition. :.
The land is level and well drained
and well adapted in every way fol
beautiful residence lots.
Messrs Gray & Boswell are sole
agents for the property.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-29
A Florida Murder,
By United Press.

By United Press.
NEW YORK, June 2s.-A Lake City
Florida, special says that there il
great excitement there over the nlur!
der Saturday night of Adam Ander
son, a prominent colored Republican,
by Ben Eaton. Anderson had angry
words with white man named Phil
lips, who had insulted the negroes
wife while making some pi.rtha IS in
a grocery store. Eaton walked 70
Anderson and deliberately cut nis
throat. Eaton and Phillips We're com
mitted to Jail by coroner's jury.
Feeling has run high, and there is
said to be movement Oh foot to
take the two men out of Jail and set
them free.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-29
Over the Traces.
By United Press.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, June 2S,-The elec
lions bill debate was continued in the
House all day amid much excitement.
Mr.. Eyart N. CO., Republican, broke
the party traces and opposed the bill
in strong speech. He characterized
the bill as serious and damDeble. and
declared that the elections il North
Carolina are as fair as in any STATE IN
the Union.