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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-21

Coming up to the club tonight? Mr.. McGush
is going to speak on the Origin of Nicknames.''
"Pshaw! What does he know about it?"
THAT'S just the point. As he knows nothing
about the subject, he's bound to say Something
warrant you"
1t is not what one says, but everybody who
knows it praises Johnson's Anodyne Iiniment.
Dora-No, Alfred, Pm not supersttious; but
don't care to sit down with IS at the dinner table
Alfred-Well, I am superstitious, but wouldn't
mind that
Dora-Mercyi why not?
Alfred-Because, If / sat down with 10 at a
table there would be IA all told.-Harper's Bazar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-21

Business dilemma. man suffering with a
cough obliged to keep his room:-a note to pay
no money in bank and not single bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup to he had for ten miles.
Salvation Oil is safe and reliable. 25 cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-21

You Americans" said the duke, ''are SO day
vilish familiar with youah great men. For in
stance, there was your President Andrew John
Andrew Jackson. II isn't digDifed, y'known-
New York Evening Sun.
a mans wife should always be the
same, especially to her husband, but il she is
weak and nervous, and uses Carter's Iron Pills.
she cannot be, for they make her "feel like
different person." SO they all say, and their hus
bands say so tool
A Bad Actor.
Rounder-Say, when do they kill that idiotic
villain?
Foyer-In the last scene of the third act.
Rounder-All right. I'll come back when the
curtain rises on the fourth act-L0well Mail.
Why continue the use of irritating powders
snuffs or liquids. Ely's Cream Balm, pleasant of
application and sure cure for catarrh, and cold
IN head, can be had for so cents. 1t is easily an
piled into the nostrls, is safe and pleasant and is
curing the most obstinate cases. 1t gives relief
at once.
The Danger Point.
Brindle-Well, this is the last drink. Now 1
guess I'll be going
Observation-Disclosures your hurry? Will your
wife be looking for you?
Brindle-My dear boy, l want to get home be-
fore she begins to look for me. 1t would be too
late after that-Time.
BEECHAMs PILLS cure bilious and nervous ills
Tourist What is the name of that ruin?
Peasant-Dont know.
Tourist-And what is that monument called?
Peasant-Don't know.
TOuriSt-Oh, excuse me. / thought you be-
longed to this place.
Peasant-So do, but don't need to know all
these travellers thiDgs.-Fliegende Baetter.
Very Superior for catarrh and bronchitis, is the
verdict for Johnson's Anodyne Lnment
Too Strong to Work.
First tramp (watchlDg men and women coming
from Multiplicity sickly looking crowd, amt
they, Bill?
Second tramp-They are. pard. parson once
told me that work was healthy but don't be-
lieve him. We're as fat as them people, amt
we?-Boston Herald.
A woman who Is weak, nervous ana
not feel and act like well person. Carter's Iron
Pills equalize the circulation, remove nervous
ness and give strength and rest.
Husband (member of the Sportsmen Club)-I
see they have arresto some men in the East for
shooting birds on the wing.
Wife-Seryes them right. They should shoot
them on the head or on the foot. You men have
no idea how ugly spoiled wing looks on a hat
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EAST HARPSwELL

EAST HARPSWELL.
Schooner Bradford c. French now loading
at the Goddard Ice pond, engaged pilot at
Portland for Dingley's Island. He proved
to be unacquainted with the channel, and
came near putting the vessel on Rankin's
ledge. The schooner finally came to anchor
near another ledge from which position she
was piloted to her destination by Mr.. John
Eastman Of Dingley's Island.
Business was discontinued at Goddard's
Saturday noon as the Ice was considerably
softened. Friday Winfield Catlin's oxen
broke through the ice but were got out with
out difficulty. The colder weather has put
the ice in good running order and the crew
were on hand Monday.
1t is reported that the Gun Point ice pond
has been sold to New York syndicate.
Thomas Morg IN is sick with pneumonia
Simeon Brigham shot fox recently, dis
disposition to lose his game he pursued It
over several fences and finally dispatched It
with his boot, but not before that useful arti-
cal had received several savage bites.
New Gloucester.
A small glass will graduate from the town
schools on Friday evening Feb. 21st. The
exercises will be held in the Congregational
church, ard the New Gloucester Cornet Band
will furnish music. Following are the names
of the graduates and their parts:
Salutary-Oration- "Hitch your wagon
10 star" Cecil L. Blake
Essay-Travelling onward. ....... Sadie L. Davis
P Prenbecy TIorsn Ethel L. Jordan
EssayIValedictory Nothing great is
Hgnty won. .Myra Ella Mccain
Some members of the second class will also
have parts.
Cumberland.
Schools in Districts No. and 8 closed last
week. Mr.. A. P. Leighton, of Cumberland.
teacher in No. 4, and Miss Hannah Stiles, Of
Gray, in No. 5.
Daniel Shaw, one of our old residents is
quite sick.
J. M. Shaw, who has been very sick is con-
valescent
Geo. N. Wilson is running Wilson g. Leigh
toE's saw and grist mill this winter.
Norway.
Simon Stevens, aged 81, the oldest man in
town, had a shock last week, but is said to be
improving.
The late session of the Grand Jury at Paris
has resulted in the indictment of large
number of rum sellers to the qualification of
all law abiding citizens.
Baldwin.
Prof. w. S. Chase will form class in pen
manship in the Burnell ,neighborhood in a
short time.
The remains of Samuel Caldwell were
brought here from Norway last week for
burial Cornish Lodge l. o. o. +. took charge
Of the funeral and read their burial service
at the grave
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FRoM ouR coRRrspoNnrNrs

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Feb 19-Ar, sch Brave,
Boston for Machias
Sailed. schs James Holmes, Belfast for Boston;
brunette, WinterpOrt for do; Annie l. Wilder,
5hockport for DO; King Phillip, yanhorn. Phila-
delphia; Freddie l. Higgins, Reed, Damariscotta
for Boston; 2 Sherman, for New York.
In port. schs Annie NJ Allen, Nickerson, and
Crescent, Mehaffy, for New York.
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Yankee Manners.

Yankee Manners.
"You Americans" said the duke, ''are so day
vilish familiar with youah great men. For in
stance, there was your President Andrew John
son, actchally saw one of youah papahs allude to
andrew jackson. II isn't digDifed, y'know"-
New York Evening Sun.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
TIE SILVER SITUATION.

An indication of the change which is
going on in the country in regard to the
use of silver as money is the statement
of Mr.. Henry Clews, the well-known
New York banker. He says that as a
result of the silver legislation here, and
that which is promised, London has lost
the power to dictate the silver market,
and, as the result, the white metal has
advanced from Al 1-2 pence, a few months
ago, to 40 pence now. The interest of
the London merchants has been and is
to keep the price of silver bullion low,
for the reason that in their India trade
large gain is realized by buying silver
bullion at low price and having it
coined into rupees, which are legal ten
der in India. But since the largest mar
ket has been made in this country for
silver by the present coinage law, the
price is controlled here rather than in
London. The United States is the largest
producer of silver, and when the law is
SO changed that we shall require our en-
tire product for money, the general
scarcity in the rest of the world will en-
hance the price. 1t has been stated for
years that there is large surplus
of silver in Europe, and particularly in
Germany, where it is held by the gov
ernment as the result of demonetization
few years ago. That amount has been
stated at $500, ,O00, 900. but Mr.. Clews says
that it is S96,0O0,O00 The price of sill
yer, as before stated, is advancing. The
silver dollar, about the time of the meet
ing of Congress, was worth less than IS
cents as bullion, but is now worth SO
cents. If this advance has resulted from
the expectation of larger use of silver
AS money it may be confidently expected
that the intrinsic value of the dollar
of the daddies" will approach very near
ly that of the gold piece bearing that
mark.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
CDR GOLD COINAGE.

Congress has authorized the Director
of the Mint to change the designs of the
silver coins, but it is said the gold coins
will not be changed in any respect. Our
gold coinage seems to be hedged about
with sort of sacredness that is not ac-
corded to silver. 1t is very good money,
and the present coins are quite hand
some, but the assumption that they are
perfect while the silver coins all re.
quire remodeling seems somewhat
forced. Why should gold forever be
the fine lady in the parlor and silver be
compelled to play the part of Cinderella
in the kitchenf
There is one change in our gold coin
age which might be made advantage
ously, and that is the recoinage of a
large proportion of the 20-dollar gold
pieces into smaller gold coins, say S5
and $3.50. Our gold coins are double
eagles. or 20-dollar pieces: eagles. half
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

eagles, 3-dollar pieces, quarter eagles
and dollars. Only comparatively
small number of 3-dollar gold pieces
have been coined, and the Director of
the Mint, in his last annual report,
recommends their discontinuance on
the ground that they serve no useful
purpose, and are not demanded by the
business public. The discontinuance of
the coinage of 1-dollar gold pieces is
also recommended. Our total coinage
of gold from the foundation of the gov
eminent to June 80, 1889, was of double
eagles, or 20-dollar pieces, S1,o6o, 500, $40;
of eagles, or 1O-dollar pieces, $19s,604,-
go; of half eagles, S191, ,6S5, ,715;
of 3-dollar pieces, $1,612.254; of
quarter eagles, s2S,495,3S5, and of
1-dollar pieces, S19,469,433. 1t is
not easy to see why the coinage of
20-dollar gold pieces should SO far ex-
ceed that of all others combined. 1t is
beautiful coin, but it is not the peoples
coin. 1t does not enter largely into
popular circulation. If the object of
gold coinage is to popularize gold and
make 1t large factor in the currency
and business of the country, it should
be coined in smaller denominations.
The 5-dollar and 21-2-dollar gold pieces
are beautiful coins, and are handy, con-
venient and popular. They could be
made far more popular by coming more
of them. The duty of fixing the allot-
ments or proportionate amounts of the
different denominations to be coined is
left to the Director of the Mint, but
Congress could easily regulate the mat
ter if it chose to do so. 1t could also
direct re-coinage of a considerable
portion of the 20-dollar pieces into So
and $3.50 pieces, thus popularizing gold,
increasing the actual currency of the
country and strengthening our none
tary system. The $50 gold piece is a
coin for treasures, banks and mil
lionaires. We need more gold in the
pockets of the people.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
Bad News for Calamity Shriekers.
IN "a Citv Times (Dem

Farmers down in Harper county are
happy said Mr.. S. A. Darrough. Of An
thOny, Kan. at the Coates House yester-
day. Wheat is half cut and is fne Ii
will run about twenty bushels to the acre.
which is not quite so heavy as last year.
but 1T will net the growers more money be-
cause they are not obliged to sell. Last
year they sold 1T almost before it was put
in the shock. but this year they have money
enough to carry it for a time at least. The
condition of the farmers can be Judged by
their purchases. In Anthony last month
nearly one hundred self-binders were sold,
many for cash, the balance with good
cash payment. Then they have paid cash
for their twine. This Is an important item
to man who cuts three hundred acres of
grain with 60 cents to 81 per acre for twine.
Then, again. last year where / loaned sums
of S75 to 500. this year l loan from SIS
tn S5On
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
ANOTHER JOB.


Inciosed find circular of Sentinel Print
ing Company in reference to election booth.
i am constructing booth, and would
like to know what their patent covers. aid
If you can inform me would be greatly
obliged to you for the information. Some
of the friends of the Sentinel company
claim that they have the exclusive right to
manufacture election booths and that no
other person can, or, in other words. that
the County Commissioners must adopt
their BOOTH OF course. think that the
commissioners. under the law, can provide
the compartments. or booths, suitable for
the purpose. without consulting the Senti-
mel company. Any information you may
be able to give me will be thankfully re-
ceived. HENRY GARDNER.
ANDREWS, Ind, June Ia.
The foregoing letter was received
through the mail. Accompanying it
was circular concerning a "Patent
,rtable voting booth under the Aus
allan system Of elections" of which
the Sentinel company is represented as
'-sole agents for the United States" The
circular is addressed to county commits
siOners, and sets forth in detail the mer-
its of what is termed ga complete porta-
BILE voting BOOTH tbs illustrated with
cuts showing drawers, slides, curtains,
screens, drops, etc. County commits
sioners are reminded that all elections
are now held under the Australian bal
lot law, and that it will be economy to
procure these booths. Across the face
of thu circular, printed in large red let
ters, is the statement that eve have
the only patented booth, and anyone in
fringing On this patent will be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law" The
public is also informed that "agents
will call on county boards in ample time
to arrange for the election of $780," and
all correspondence on the subject is re-
quested to be addressed to the Sentinel
Printing Company, this city.
Answering the question of our corre-
spOndent, in the first place we will say
that no particular form of voting booth
is required by the new law, and that he
or anybody else can construct one or as
many as he pleases. Any board of
county commissioners can devise their
own booths and have them constructed
to order, so they comply with the law.
No board is obliged to buy the Sentinel's
patent booth, and failure to use it will
not be legal cause for challenging any
persons vote or the result of any cleo
tioE.
We have suspected for some time that
the Sentiners apparent zeal in support
of the Australian ballot law was not
wholly disinterested. In fact, we had
an intimation some months ago that
there was a patent election-booth ring
| forming, and that its headquarters
would not be far from the Sentinel
office. 1t seems the intimation was well
founded. 1t is unfortunate that the two
measures enacted by the last Legis-
lature for which the greatest merit was
claimed as measures OF reform, viz:
the school book law and the Australian
ballot law, should have been immedi-
ately followed by the formation of spec
llative rings, and it is somewhat re-
markable that the Sentinel should have
become the organ of both.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
Possible Removal of the Mint.


1t was discovered to-day that there is a
movement OH foot in the House to make the
bill to sell the old United States Mint at
Philadelphia, and to purchase site and
erect new one. the grounds for abolishing
the Mint at that city and Its transfer to the
national capital. 1t appears that part of
the plan is to take down the present build
ing and remove the cut-stone work of the
outer surface and re-erect it here on plan
covering an enlargement in harmony with
the present architectural design. The lead
ers in this hostile movement make pre-
tense of dsinterestedness by saying the
Mint was established at Philadelphia be-
cause it was then the capital of the Nation.
The Pennsylvania delegation will have to
look to their laurels, or they will lose the
Mint. and it will be taken to Washington
or New York. The proposition to remove it
to New York has been urged, but now that
largely increased facilities commensurate
with the inevitable increased coinage of
silver are required, the opposition to Phila-
delphia will be formidable. 1t is not i'm
probable that in the revival of this ques-
tion of new site and building the op-
ponents of Philadelphia will concentrate
on either New York or Washington.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

THE School Board election on Satur-
day resulted in the reelection of the
present members who were candidates.
In other words, the board remains un-
changed, and so will its action on the
question of German instruction unless
the question is reopened by some par
iamentary trick and the previous action
reversed. This is not likely to be done.
though it may be. The result of Satur-
days election is really defeat for those
who opposed the action of the board, as
they inaugurated the fight and made it
it on that line. 1t they continue the
agitation it will result eventually in
abolishing German in the schools en-
t;relv.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
LONDON-American Exchange IN Europe, 40
Strand
PARIs-American Exchange in Paris, 5 Boulevard
des Capucines
NEW YORK-Gflsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA-A. p. Kemble, Sss Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI. P. Hawley g. Co., 1B4 Vine street
LoUIsvILLE-c. T. Deering, northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
and Southern Hotel
WASHINGTON. D. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

THE Franklin Republican, whose ed
itor heard Senator Voorhees, speech re-
Gently delivered at that place. says:
Mr.. Voorhees, did denounce all organizers
of the Farmers Alliance and insulted every
member of that organization in johnson
county. He said they were creating dis
sensions among the farmers.
Mr.. Voorhees, denies having said any
thing of the kind. The only way to
avoid controversies of this kind is to
take him down in shorthand, as the
Journal did at Bloomfield some time ago.
He was very effectually taken down
that time. In the present case, as there
is an issue of veracity, or memory, per-
haps it might be well enough to have
some afidavits of those who heard him
at Franklin. The time to preserve evil
dence is when it is fresh.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

THE use of coffee is generally forbidden
as injurious to digestion. DR.. T. C. Seguin,
in the New York Medical Journal, says
there never was greater medical delusion.
The trouble is, he says. that people do not
know how to obtain the good effects Of
coffee. They first spoil it in the making,
and then spoil it again with cream and
sugar. Dr. Seguin says: ofRre4s
Some eight or ten years ago began to suspect
that the reason why breakfast coffee disagreed
was because its composition made IL liquid
favorable TO fermentation. The cup OF coffee
which almost every one takes at breakfast (and
tea at breakfast or lunch) is mixture OF coffee.
ridiculously weak usually. milk or cream. and
sugar This soup of coffee" Is unquestionably
bad for dyspeptics, and perhaps not over digesti-
bic for any one. After my return from Europe
In 1883 began giving dyspeptic patients good
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

strong coffee, without milk, cream or sugar,
with their breakfast of meat eggs. and very
little bread tno other farinaceous food, OF
course.) 1t was at first difficult to induce
patients to make the trial, as they were so
prejudiced by former medical statements that
coffee was bad for their digestion and for their
nerves" The results were extremely crafty
ing, and 1 have gradually made it a part of my
diet regime for all patients suffering from evident
and from so-called nervous dyspepsia direct
that they shall take one large breakfast cup of
strong dark brown) coffee. made without boil
ing: not too hot. without sugar, cream or milk
with their breakfast.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

SEVERAL Democratic papers in Maine
which advocated the resubmission of
the prohibitory amendment to the peo-
pie are very angry because the PROPOSE
tion was voted down in the Democratic
State convention, and the leading DEM
ocratic paper, the Bangor Commercial,
declares that the proposition was de-
feated by the fraudulent counting of
the prohibition president of the conven-
tion. Fraudulent counting is Demo-
cratic resort. but it is not often that a
Democratic paper will declare that such
is the case.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

THE organs of Senator-elect Brice are
busy asserting that the Ohio courts have
decided that he does not owe back taxes
in that State. The Cleveland Leader
says that this is not the case, and that
what the court did decide was that the
law requiring the payment of five years
back taxes is unconstitutional. The
law, however. requiring him to pay four
years taxes is in force, and if Mr.. Brice
is not required to pay the taxes he is not
a resident of Ohio and cannot serve as
Senator
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

A MILWAUKEE merchant sets forth at
length the hardships which will come to
the people who purchase linen goods if
the Mckinley bill is passed, declaring
that prices will be advanced 80 per cent,
but he rather gives his argument away
when he informs the public that, having
laid in a large stock of such goods, he
will continue to sell at the old prices.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
THERE is nothing doubtful about the

THERE is nothing doubtful about the
temper of the Republican county con-
ventions now being held all over In
diana. Everywhere they are crowded
with enthusiastic men, and everywhere
the sound Republican administration of
President Harrison, the Mckinley bill,
the conference pension bill, and other of
the more prominent Republican meas
ures pending in Congress are heartily
approved. Aside from this unity of
feeling upon the national party policy
there is a conspicuous absence of local
divisions and factional disagreements
that often endanger party success, even
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

any one infringing on this patent viii be
prosecuted to the full extent OF the law.
Price. $40 per booth.-SentinePs Circular.
The able circular from which this is
quoted says nothing about the tariff be-
ing tax, and does not scream, Down
with the robber barons.n This was
probably an oversight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

THE loans of all the national banks in
Massachusetts are not two-thirds of the
deposits of the savings banks, thus JUS
tlfying the recent statement of Mr..
Henry V. Poor that Sin Massachusetts,
the real lenders of ready money are the
working men and women
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

when there is no question of the feeling
upon larger issues. Happily, all such
"oId scores" were settled early in the
spring, and the Indiana Republicans are
in shape to meet the enemy with closed
ranks and determination to win.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

IT viii strike business men that the
President did the right thing when he
vetoed bill appropriating $4,000 for
building a postoffice in Tuscaloosa, Ala,
on the ground that the present building
used for that purpose is rented for $275
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16
She Came Out Ahead.

The ability of women to do mems work,
at least as rapidly as men can do it. is Just
illustrated in the case of Miss Lillian l..
Cash. of this city. who was the only enunl-
orator appointed to take the census in this
county. Miss Cash completed the work in
her district yesterday. coming ont ahead of
all the others, and doing the work thor
oughly and WE'LL
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

INDIANAPoLIs's growth in population
will meet the expectations of it's people
if every resident is counted once by the
census-taker and no more, but he must
be counted once.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-16

brotherhoods in England, reviying the
order of st. Benedict. But his efforts In
this direction have met with little encour-
agement from the Anglican dignatarics
who generally regard him as an amiable