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The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

Inc latest report from the Speakership
contest Is that Springer and Bynum have
concluded to pull out of the fight and give
their support to Mills. Possibly Springer
may have some support to turn over, but
Bynum can probably offer nothing more
than his own vote. Ais Speakership aspi.
ration was founded chiefly, If not entirely,
upon the fact that he was publicly repri.
manded by the last House for :unbecoming
conduct. The Democrats made a great
deal Of noise over him then, but even
Democrats are not so blind to the fitness Of
things as to promote man to the Speaker
ship simply because he has shown grea
capacity for making himself a nuisance.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

The Boston Globe appears to be quite in
earnest in It's "boom" for Gov. Russell for
the next Democratic Presidential candi-
date. But the hon. Grover Cleveland is
still ahead.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

DIR. George F.Shrady in an article In the
Medical Record takes the ground that the
Mines case utterly disproves the claim of
Dr. Kelley and his supporters that Kelley
has a specific for drunkenness, and shows
that the treatment at Dwight is essentially
moral or hypnotic one. "We believe"
says DIR. Shrady, sin mental and moral
therapeutics for the inebrIate; but we pro-
test against giving credit of cures by such
means to any inert drug or any other
something which is kept as "a quackish
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

MiI nS tphcy plans Of the UNION
PANY embrace among others. Ordinary
LIE, ordinary Life with an Adjusted
IIemlum Ior 10 years, Limited Paw
ment Life and Endowments.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

The sudden return of Mr.. A. G. Porter.
our minister to Italy. has given rise to ru.
mors that the government of that country
is not satisfied with our treatment OF the
New Orleans lynching case, and intends to
press its demands for an apology and in.
demnity. Italy thinks the case closely
resembles the Gillian case for which we
are demanding satisfaction, and cannot
see why we should refuse to her what we
demand of Chill. OF course the answer is
that the United States has no jurisdiction
over the State of Louisiana and no power
to compel her to prosecute the New Or
leans lynehers or pay an indemnity for the
TWO Italians who were killed, while the
national government Of Chill has complete
Jurisdiction in the Valparaiso case. It
must be confessed, however, that our gov
eminent ought to be in position to accord
satisfaction In cases arising in this country
similar to those for which we demand sat-
isfaction when they occur in another coun
try. That is to say, the national govern
ment ought to have jurisdiction of cases
where the aggrieved party is an alien.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

The British Tories are finding a strong
opposition in their ranks to the govern
ment's scheme of cOnciliating Ireland by
granting 1t local self government, and
though the ministry had pledged itself TO
bring In such bill at the next session of
Parliament, 1t is by no means certain that
the promise will be kept. The strongest
opposition comes from the Tory party in
Ireland, which claims that they will al.
ways be outnumbered in the local councils.
that 1t is proposed to establish, by their
Irish opponents, that they will have no in
fuence and will practically be at the mercy
OF opponents who hate them. These Irish
Tories protest that Homerule scheme like
Gladstone's with an Irish Parliament at
Dublin, would be far more acceptable to
them than the Conservative plan. mas
much as in a Parliament they would be
likely to have some influence.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

Al ONE for the seven years prior TO its capital
ization was sufficient to pay per cent. inter
est on the outstanding Debentures, provide
the per cent. dividend on the Preferred Stock
Common Shares. During this period the low
est annual net profit made in any year was
S272,742.74, while the profits of the last two
years prior to the capitalization of the bust
ness were the largest in its history with the
exception of those for one year. The total
net profits for the seven years exceeded THREE
NIL Tn q q u mn i IN
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17

rs S.4 Fancy Bordered Table Covers at $1.75 each.
% 1914 Fancy Bordered Table Cloths at so
$50 dozen Napkins at 81, 1925, $780, $5 $685. $780, $25
to 80
SO pieces Bleachd Table Damsks at 5c ST. $685. $5
g. yard; piece bargain.
$50 dozen Towels at 1O 12 2 15c sO 2 81 12 &c. 5c up
&l.60 aniece
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-17
PROPERTY CONVEYED.
BEFORE CAPITALEZA

Prior to its capitalization and organization
as an English Company in November, 1889
the business was thoroughly examined by
English accountants. The real estate and plant
were valued by competent appraisers, and the
past history of the business, especially in the
way of profits, was subjected to the most rigid
scrutiny. According to the certified statement
made by these accountants, the average yearly
profit of the UNITED STATES BUSINESS
n0vlA
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well-being of the many, ought to be
the chief concern of those to whom
the affairs of the government is en-
trusted.
And now in conclusion, begging
pardon for the length of this commu-
nication we can say to the reader,
that whatever may be the opinion of
the writer of this paper he gives you
food for serious thought from some of
the ablest and most distinguished men
living who regard the subject here dis
cussed, trusts and their influence for
evil, with the gravest fears and most
emphatic denunciation. Right or
wrong, this writer is assuredly in good
respectable company; but he has the
courage of his convictions and were
he alone in the belief which he holds
against trusts he would still disclaim
with all his might against their unho-
ly purposes.
We honestly entertain the opinions
to which we have striven to give shape
and expression, have no axe to grind,
but stand ready to help sharpen the
great broad axe of the people to hew
to the line, regardless of how, when,
or where the chips may fall. More
over, he is optimist enough to believe
that it is not yet too late to bring this
government back to an administration
of the people, for the people, by the
people, and not government OF the
masses, by the classes, for plumber.
R. L. RAGLAND.
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tempted to follow up to the dukes support.
His column was exposed to attack On the
front and each flank, If the French had the
vigor and foresight to act up to the emer-
gency. Already orders had been given
from the French headquarters to prepare
for retreat, and even the batteries so per-
sistently holding the Dutch in check along
the side of the angle had been told to aban-
don their ground. The allies under Cum
berland were astounded and all hut par
alyzed by their sudden success. They had
rushed into the center of the French army;
brigade after brigade of French infantry
had melted away before them; confusion
and inaetion were everywhere noticeable in
the French camp. and Cumberland's men
sctuai!y stood still in wonder and uncer-
tainty. Their surprise and inaction lasted
until the French recovered firm grip on
the situation. The commander of the four
reserve cannon. which had been ordered to
the front undsz Col Lauy's inspiration,
hurried them forward, crying out, mo re-
treat; the king orders that these four pieces
OF cannon should gain the victory"
The allied column that had broken
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them and fatally wounded many before the
mistake was discovered. Even this did not
cause more than a temporary wavering,
and the brigade soon saw their opponents
flying from the field. OF the twenty cannon
with the Duke of Cumberland the brigade
made trophies of fifteen. They also took
two colors. The colors and two guns were
captured from the Coldstrean guards by
Col. Bulkeley's regiment.
So quick was the change of scene after
the Irish got to work that contemporary
spoke of Cumberland's column as ZEN
chanted legions which were visible and in
visible at pleasure" It was an affair of
seven or eight minutes. The French war
minister, who was on the spot with his king,
said, SIN ten minutes the battle was won"
The brigade lost % officers and 400 men
killed and wounded. Clares regiment had
it's lieutenant colonel and 5 captains
killed, its major and 8 captains and
l lieutenant wounded. Dillon's regi-
ment lost its colonel, lieutenant colonel
and captains killed, 8 captains and 6
lieutenants wounded Roths regiment
had 9 captains killed, and it's colonel and
9 captains wounded. Rerwick's regiment
lost 8 captains killed, 2 captains and 5
lieutenants wounded. In Lally's regiment
lieutenants We're killed and the colonel,
lieutenant colonel and major. 3 captains
and iieutenants were wounded. FitZ-
james Irish cavalry regiment, acting with
the horse, also lost heavily. Twenty-Five
officers of this regiment were among the
killed and wounded
Following the battle, which was de-
cisive victory for the French campaign,
Louis XIV thanked the several Irish corps
in person. Houors and gratui.ies were
shoWered upon the surviving officers, and
when George " of England heard tle de-
tails and realized that his son had been de-
feated by Irish gallantry he exclaimed,
Cursed be the laws which deprive me of
such subjects"
The laws referred to were the penal and
anti-CathOlic measures adopted for Ireland
after William of Orange made conquest of
the Catholic districts in 1851. These meas
ures were held to DE in direct violation of
the treaty at Limerick, hence the battle
cry of the exiles on the field of Fontenoy,
Remember Limerick and Saxon perfdy"
Yet it was not with the spirits of cold
blooded renegades that these Irishmen
fought against the English army, in which
their ancestors had won renown, and
where their own r;sco and blood were pitted
against them. After Cumberland had been
| driven from the field Of Fontenoy and the
brigade was allowed to rest some of the
men were seen to be in tears When
pressed to give reason for the sadness on
the heels of such happy victory they re-
piled that while they had done their duty
| by France, and would do SO again, it was
hard to fight against their own country
| men, some of whom might be friends, and
even relatives. To dispel their sadness the
band was ordered to play up 'Patrick's
Day." when the men responded with a
| iovial shout, "Hurrah for old Irelandr'
GEORGE l. KuMER
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High Monuments.

The Washington monument in Wash
ington heads the list of lofty objects. Ii
is $50 feet high. The Victoria tower in
London, $40 feet, comes next, and the Bar
tholdi Statue of Liberty ranks third at Dos
feet. There are several pyramids, however,
which are loftier than the Victoria tower
that of Cheops being 466 feet high.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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ONTENOY W as
the turning battle
in the war in Elan
ders between the
French and the
allies supporting
Maria Theresa for
t h g G IN a n
throne, and the
charge of the Irish
brigade on t h at
bloody field in less
than ten minutes
time wrested vic
tory for the French
from impending
diS.ctar The hat
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A CRISIS AT FONTENOY.
THE IRISH BRIGADE LED THE DECl-
SiVE CHARGE.

When the French We're Broken and About
to Retreat Irish Genius and ValOf
Arose and Won the Day-A Story Of
the War in Flanders.
copyright. 1891, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights reserved
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George Orenshaw
HENDERSON, N. &

See what the following high authorities
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NM RODS IN PROTECTING PROP
Professor Joseph Henry, Secretary
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Professor johnson, in his work on Nat
ural Philosophy, states: Conductors at
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Sir w. Snow Harris, F. r. S., who in
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OF tne British Navy, says: "A judicious
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inch lea
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BABY CARRIAGES.

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The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
A New Dynamite Gum.

Louis Gathmann, a maker of mill ma.
chinery, exhibited in Chicago, recently,
a cannon of his invention, which, he
says, is to be tested in the presence of
United States army officers at Fort Sheri-
dan within a fortnight under instruc-
tions from War Department officials at
Washington. The weapon is nine and a
half feet long, and is designed to be
discharged in rapid succession thousands
of times without becoming overheated,
throwing shells three feet long, filed
with dynamite, nitro-glycerine, d n
other high explosive, a distance of five
miles, the p~rojectile exploding by the
conclusion when it strikes the object.
The chief novel feature is the use OF
1iquifed carbonic acid gas, delivered au-
tomatically along the entire length of the
bore at the instant of discharge, not only
as an absorbent of the heat generated
but as a sscooler' after the charge hiss
left the gun.
By another new device pneumatic pres
sure is produced with the use Of powder.
Mr.. Gathmann claims to have already
made satisfactory tests with a small
model. Should the invention prove q
success, he expects that the existing sys-
TENS of coast defense particularly would
be revoIutionized.-MaI and Express.
#EE
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
LOVES PARTING:

ne stood before her. and his ewes
As summer stars shone BRIGHT ara s,,..
ihetwllisht deepenad in the skies
And leafiet stir was in thu air.
Within his W her pretty hand
Lay, soft and sweet as summer rose.
her penslve brow, by zephyrs famed.
hiosned crimson as the evenings close.
he stopped like some gay cavalier
And kissed the lips Of blushine red,
He saw within her eyes the tear
That told Of merry hours now dead.
my v you may not weep for me.
Though darkness fingers where T strav-
Be brave and true; my love for thee
VIII fling a lightness Ger thy way.n
they stood till darkness, creeping down
Yelled all the land in sonber gloom:
his hand caressed her tresses brown.
dis lips upon her soft cheeks bloom.
linen, as the moon danced DER the hill.
And starlight fickered on the stream.
And one lone chirp awoke the still
The holy calm Of their young dream.
he stole another parting kiss
AND sadly passed, nor dared look back;
he knew that partings oft like this
Lett tears and sorrow in their track.
The leafiet rustled at his feet,
And one sweet voice came singing low,
" heaven, be kind; until we meet.
Guard my true love. where,er he 90
Il. r. RotrEand.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL

sawdust is used instead of hair in
mortar.
Petroleum wells have been discovered
among the coal beds of Alabama.
A machine for making shoe strings out
of paper is a recent Philadelphia penn
invention.
A Cincinnati (Ohio) child has been re-
claimed from idiocy by the operation of
craniotomy.
A torpedo net constructed of inter
locking steel rings is soon to be put to
a practical test.
If the sun were a hollow air ball, it
would take 1881, 900 globes the size of
the earth to fill it.
Dry ropes immersed for four days in a
bath containing twenty grains of sui
phlte of copper to a quart of water are
for some time preserved from the attacks
of animal parasites and rot. We
The Hungarian Minister of Commerce
has under consideration a plan for the
fastest train in the world, to be run on
an electric railway, and to carry passen-
gers from Vienna to Budapesth, 1856
miles, in two hours and a half.
The principle of the compressed paper
car wheels, which are SO widely used
throughout the world, is applied in
France to the manufacture of pulleys for
power transmission. The puIleys are
said to be very light, cheap and service
able in every respect.
Forty-three vessels were built last year
in San Francisco, CAL, of which seven
teen were schooners, fifteen propellers,
six sloops, three steamers, one barken-
tine and one ship. The total tonnage
was II, 671.47 net. which is largely in
excess of the previous year.
A new rolling mill in the Krupp
Works at Essen, Germany, is probably
larger than any other in the world. It
will roll plate about wenty-eightihches
thick and nearly twelve feet wide. The
rolls are of steel. Each pair in their
rough state weighed 100, 900 pounds.
Pyrogranite is a new brick, of Russian
origin, that is being tried by English
builders. 1t is made from a combina-
ton of fusibIe and infusible clay, and is
strong and hard, resisting a crushing
force of five and one-half tons per square
ieEh. 1t takes a high polish, and the
clays may be mixed to give a great va
riety of colors.
A patent has been granted for an cleo
trical drill for oil wells. The devise
consists of a series of motors in tandem,
connected in such a way as to make one
motor. The design has been to get the
power within a six-inch diameter, SO that
the entire mechanism, which much re-
sembles a common boiler, can be low
cred in the well and the power can be ap-
piled at the bottom. The drill bits are
firmly fastened on the rod, which Is
worked rapidly in and out of a~cylinder,
after the manner of a piston rod.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
Kalakana and the Mind Reader.

J.. Randall Brown, the mind-reader,
n c saw King Kalakaua in the Sand
wich Islands. His Majesty during the
Interview, which was arranged in order
TO give Brown q chance to exhibit his
powers, tried to foil the expert by doing
his shrinking in the native language, but
Brown quickly translated the thoughts
Into English and explained the matters
to the King. Kalakaua was then in
v1ted to secret a button anywhere in the
room. Instead of hiding it in the room
he concealed it in his mouth. Brown
was puzzled for a moment, but finally
told the King that the button was in his
month. Determined not to let the mind
reader get ahead of him, King Kalskaua
attempted to swallow the button. It
was 4 tasA more difficult than His
Majesty had anticipated and he mar
Fowly escaped choking to death. His
physicians and attendants were angry
and indignant, and blamed Brown, but,
The King recovering, the mind-reader
was allowed to leave the islands. Had
King Kalakaua choked to death on the
button, Brown would have been fortu-
nate in making his escape. As it was,
bhe King sent him a number of presents,
Ind complimented him upon his tri-
umphs.-AHdnt0 Consultation.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
Unidue Body of TrOODs.

France has in her territorial army a
unique body of troops for the protectlon
of her railways in war. Most of them
are men living near the eastern boundary
among them 1000 forests and customs
oficials-able to get in the field at a few
hours notice. Two weeks ago this rail-
way contingent was modified, so that
its efficiency might be tested. The mo-
Utilization was not very successful. Half
of the men could get no overcoats, be-
cause there was none for them. The
Ministry of War is now planning a thor
ough overhaulihg of this service. -Bos-
ton transcript.