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The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

emu OF JnaJ long column or gray bearded
veterans there will not be gloomy face
nor heavy heart, for the rejoicing will
be electric and will thrill through every
form, banishing gloom and sadness. 1t
will be holiday crowd in city given up
to carnival. The boys are growing merry
with their advancing years, perhaps to
even things up and make amends for the
self denial of early manhood, when there
was earnest work on hand.
Even the sober visage of DR.. Stephenson,
the founder of the Grand Army, as it looks
down from innumerable banners upon the
happy faces Of the anniversary throng. will
seem to break into smiles in keeping with
the moods of the merry hour. The wars
wild alarms that called these young old
men from the cheerful fireside to the tent
ed field. are more than a quarter century
forgotten, and though there are stinging
scars and aching bones still lingering as
mementoes of the fearful days of carnage,
these shall cease from troubling while the
heart makes holiday through the rounds
of a military pageant.
Grim and grizzled cannoneers will wan
der along the parapets of old Fort Wayne,
the time honored guardian of the city and
harbor, and shout merry ha~has down the
iron Threats Of the monster guns, or anuse
their grandchildren by tossing cannon
balls in mimic war across the fort parade.
Everything will speak Of peace-peace
and its blessings, plenty and exuberance
of life, and means ofenjoyment; peace that
was fought for, was purchased with toll
and blood, was won in death struggles, and
given to the nation by these merry making
veterans. They do not mourn, though they
hrrfc th OF in fbeoo \
healed; they do not sulk though never a
painless night has soothed their lives from
boyhood up to premature old age. They
meant it to the last breath when they went
to war saying, "'Tis glorious to fight for
ones country" Had they not meant It
there would be no country as we know it
today, and no Grand Army; perhaps, also,
no peace.
But what task these veterans went
about in those days when their hearts
were light with the flow Of fresh young
blood--campaigns the severest known to
modern warfare; battles the bloodiest and
most desperate of the age; hardships that
all the gold that was ever mined could not
hire men to endure, not even in this age of
boosted physical hardihood. Comparisons
nowadays are not held in particular good
favor, but are really not SO bad when the
good showing is on our own side, and it Is
worth while before going into the details
of what it is all about that the Grand Army
sounds the trump of exultation every year,
as it has for a quarter of century and
doubtless will q score of years to come, to
see how their record looks alongside of
some others that have scattered glory
broadcast in other days and on other
scenes. Take the era beginning with Ma
poleon's renowned exploits.
Following are fifteen notable battles of
the century, where the loss in killed and
wounded exceeded 10 per cent. of the num-
Der engaged;
l. Eylau. 1907. Russians and French. Loss. %
per cent.
q Bunker Hill, 1775. Loss. "a per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

The FIRST California legislature was called
the legtslat "of thousand drinks" The
last legislature seems to be earning reputa-
ton still worse. A most remarkable suit Is
now going on in court In San Francisco,
which shows the estimation In which the
legislature must stand In that state George
w. Taylor, lobbyist, has brought suit
against twenty. four state senators to re-
cover $4,000 alleged to be due him for SER
vices In engineering plunderlng combina
ton entered into by them Taylor says
that this association of senators was formed
for the purpose of guaranteeing to such cor
porations as would pay blaekmail to them
immunity from hostile legislation. He was
the agent of the association, and it was his
business to go around to the corporations
and effer as agent of the combination. to in
sure them against unfriendly legislation.
Taylor alleges that he received for his SER
vices but $780, while he thinks they were
worth $1,000 at least. Therefore he brings
suit to recover that which he believes him
self entitled to. 1t is difficult to conceive
how so disgraceful transaction could ever
have been brought before the courts, which
are now called upon to make good the terms
of an alleged contract entered into for the
purpose OF corruptiDg coordinate branch
of the state government. The very fact that
1t has been brought to trial is a slight pre-
sumption in favor of the twenty-four state
senators, since 1t seems probable that they
would have hushed Taylor up had he really
had good case against them. On the other
hand 1t is scarcely conceivable that any man,
however depraved, would bring such case
before the courts without there being some
thing to justify 1t. Unfortunately the egis-
lature Of California has not had a reputation
In times past such as will be likely to help 1t
now. The legislature of "a thousand
drinks" has been followed in later years by
another that adjourned to witness prize
fight. Nor have the United States Senators
whom California has sent to Washington
been such as to reflect great credit upon the
bodies which elected them. They have been
famed for wealth and wealth alone. When
legislatures send mIllIonaires exclusively to
the Senate people draw unpleasant infer
ences, whether justly or not. No party has
offended particularly in this respect Sena-
tor Hearst whom the Democrats sent. al
though few millions less wealthy than
Stanford, was hardly up to him In ability
and reputation. As for Stanford and his
qualifications for the Senate, perhaps the
best commentary upon them is his scheme
for loaning money of the government out at
low rate of interest on mortgages OF real
estate. No man Of his experience In busi-
ness matters who would venture to propose
such scheme seriously is worthy to sit in
the limited States Senate The CONT NAV
clear the twenty-four Senators from the
remarkable charge made against them. 1t
probably will, as 1t would be difficult to
prove such charge were it true. But such
an acquittal will not wipe out the long train
of discredlt that started with the legislature
"of q thousand drinks"
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

The highest numerical loss in killed suf-
fered by any regiment in single engage
ment occurred in the First Maine heavy
artillery. This regiment, numbering be-
tween $50 and 900 men, led forlorn hope
and fortified batteries June IS, 1864, and
lost 80 killed and mortally wounded.
The highest loss in any infantry regi-
ment in single battle was in the Fifth
New York Ouryees Zouaves), at the sec
ond Bull Run. The regiment was sup
porting a battery, and in warding off at
tacks in front and left flank lost III killed
and MORALLY wounded
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
crack Cavalry Regiments.

The three Michigan regiments in the list
were in Clusters famous brigade. The first
Vermont was in Farnsworth's celebrated
charge at Gettysburg. Custer's brigade,
and also the First New Jersey, were in the
desperate cavalry battle on the rir.it flank
at Gettysburg, July 3. 1868.
The glory that hovers about the regi-
mental standards might be still further
subdivided and the numbers and names
rearranged. Taking the ten regiments at
the top of the list of those that lost the
heaviest, counting the percentage of killed
on the number enrolled, tho showing is as
follows:
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27


for trade dollar" was the response of Kendus-
keag bridge merchant to remark from one OF
ter inquired into the matter. 1T is because Of
the fall In silver" he said.-Bangor Commercial.
Yet this trade dollar, which every mer-
chant In Bangor has boyc,tttd aud will not
take for more than go crpts, has in it more
silver and therefore is worth more intrinsi-
cally than the regular silver dollar which
passes for 100 cents. Why, then, does the
regular dollar pass for 100 cents while the
more valuable trade dollar passes for only
60 cents? II is not ON account of the gov
eminent stamp, for the government stamp is
on both. 1t is plainly because the United
States government makes the standard dol
lar interchangeable with the gold dollar at
the treasury, and therefore makes 1t known
that the silver dollar is equally desirable
with the gold dollar, which is the worlds
standard of value. Did the United States
Treasury make the trade dollar equally de-
sirable with gold dollar by making them in
Interchangeable at the Treasury, the trade
dollar would readily pass for 100 cents with
the Kenduskeag bridge merchant. OF course
the question next arises as to how the
United States government is able to make
the gold and silver dollars equally desirable
though unequal In value. 1t Is because the
government has large store Of gold dollars,
and the number Of silver dollars In circula-
tion is not yet so large what the public have
lost confidence in the ability Of the Treasury
to make them as good as gold. 1t is this
public confidence which preserves the sta
bility of our currency. But how long would
&ho% 90 10 az ha et,~
throw wide open the doors of its minis and
proclaim to the world, "Behold, anyone If
all the earth who has rs cents worth Of silver
may bring 1t here and we will stamp 1t into
a coin that shall be legal tender for a dollar
in all this broad nation" This country
would soon be 10 full of silver dollars that
the government could no more keep them on
a par with gold than 1t could turn the waters
of the Mississippi into whiskey. Then the
Kepduskeag street merchant would say to
his clerk, I'VE paid for our stock dollars as
valuable as gold dollars; but this free coinage
has made the dollar cheaper by nearly 25
cents, SO to make me whole you must put up
the price Of what you sell enough to make up
the difference. We cannot put the price Of
the dollar down to 60 or rs cents as we did
that OF the trade dollar, because the govern
ment makes these dollars legal tender. But
we can effect the same thing by marking our
soOas up" That this is what would hap
pen 10 the store OF the Kenduskeag street
nielsnant there is no room to doubt, since 1t
. wnas mas happened innumerable times
wnen .ne value Of the circulating medium
ao Den oneapeheu. How, then with the
economical lesson afforded by the KandmS
keag street merchant, can the Bangor Con-
mercial go on fayoring the free and nm
limited coinage Of silvers "-
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

1t appears by statement of Sheriff Cram
that the testimony of Professor Robinson in
regard to Uno beer was enormously printed
in one important particular. Instead of say
ing that it was not malt liquor, he said
that 1t wa. Malt liquors are declared by
the statute to be intoxicating within the
meaning of the law. Professor Carmichael,
on the other hand. expressed the opinion
that the beer in question was not malt
liquor. So that the expert testimony, in
stead of being in substantial accord, as we
supposed, was conflicting in an Important
natnf
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

ter IKE Chickamauga or the Wnderness,
becomes an example for orators and ex-
Founders of history to ring the changes
upon, never rearranging or taking into ac-
count newly developed facts. The follow
ing exhibit shows that 1t makes but little
difference where the fancy strikes, whether
east or west. in 1862 or 1864, the same men
were at it dealing the blows that wore away
the ranks of the enemy and drained his
life blood.
The battles take rank in this list in the
order of highest numerical loss, and to get
the full significance the showing Of per-
centages given in the preceding table
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
ARE YOU READY, G. A. R. MEN P
Preparations for Next Weeks En-
campment.
The Gathering Will Observe the
Orders "slIver Anniversary"
Some Of the Attractions Of The Gil,
Of Detroit, Mich.

The Boys in Blue will celebrate the .sil.
YER anniversary" or quarter centennial Of
the u. A. r., at the twenty fifth annual en-
campment at Detroit, Aug. to s. with
lusty hurrahs, and with hearty handshakes
and hat throwings, under a profusion Of
pespangled and beribboned decorative dra-
peries that will form many colored canopy
across the lines Of parade. From end to
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
Heavy Artillery Fighters.

The heavy artillery regiments numbered
1900 men maximum, while the maximum
for infantry was about 1000 But in some
instances their losses will stand compare
son with the infantry regiments. For in
stance, the Eighth New York heavy ar
tillery lost 291 against the Fifth New
Hampshire's Gnfantry) 295. The Eighth
bore 1900 men on its rolls, first and last,
and the Fifth $500.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

lgnatius Donnelly is not specially noted
for good sense, but bis advice to the farmers
not 70 attempt to corner the wheat market Is
characterized by that quality.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, JULY %.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
picstions. 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 {, retain or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
COPARTNERsuIP NOTICES.
DISSOLUTION or PARTNERSHIP.

TINE law-frm Of Symonds & Libby, Is this day
Il dissolved by mutual consent. Either partner
will attend to closing the affairs OF the late firm,
Mr.: Symonds, at his office in the Canal Bank
Building or Mr.. Libby at the old office of the firm
In First National Bank Building.
JOSEPH w. SYMONDS,
Portland, July1, 1891. jiyIdtf
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

GEN. DEvENs. GEN. SHERMAN. GEN. ToBIN.
Mustered out since the last encampment.l
years. Hardships like that may prove the
fiber of the human frame, but do not de-
velop and renew it for the strains of ma
turer years.
And so the story of the achievements, the
sufferings and endurance of the Grand
Army in the days when 1t was real army
could be continued until every phase Of
trial known in human experience was
shown to have been their lot. History will
do them scant justice while they live,
though grateful nation will canonize
their bones when dead and consecrate the
soil that holds them. Certainly the annals
of warfare have no more striking page
than was placed there by the Boys in Blue
when battling for the preservation of the
Union.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

The English Liberals have won another
victory in bye-election. II public senti-
ment can be fairly gagged By these elections
1t is setting quite strongly toward the Glad
etonians
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

The attempt is to be made to revive the
Kansas Farmers Alliance by means OF camp
meetings. Campmeetlng revivals are not apt
n he lasting
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
The State Quotas.

Should Commander-in-Ch Chief Veazey call
the roll of the volunteers and martyrs of
lS6l-5 upon the plaza at the foot of Michi-
gan's Soldiers monument at Detroit, ask
Ing responses by states, this would be his
answer:
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
PROPOSALS..
EAST DEERING SEWERS

DROPOSALS will be received BY the Sewer
IL Commissioners OF Deering, until Friday, July
81, 1891, for constructing sewers In East Deer
Ing. Forms Of proposals, copies Of specifications,
and instruction TO contractors. may be obtained
OF Illsley q Cummings, Civil Engineers, 81 Ex-
change street, and the plans and pronles may be
seen at their ONCE.
The Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. Direct sealed proposals TO Sewer
Commissioners, WOOdfOrds, Maine.
DANIEL ID. CHENERY.l aa,rar
EDWARD 3: SARGENT, com5 5gwsg
GEORGE SMITH, N0An''A'''""els.
ily23 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
BOSTON.


TINE Stockholders OF the Atlantic 3 Sc. Law,
ii renee Railroad Company are hereby n0tliled
that their ANIMAL meeting for the choice OF drec'
tors and The transaction OF such other business as
may legally be presented VIII De held on tne hrst
TUESDAY, the fourth day, OF AuSussa, lo9i ~
10 O'clock in the forenoon, IN the once OF the
Treasurer OF the Company, In Portland.
H. II. BARRETT,
Clerk Of the Corporation.
Portland, July13 iy13M&Thtd
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450 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY,
Tu1v y z
MuRpocK L1ou1p Foop Co.. BosroN. MAss !.

Gentiemen--I have sent you by mail photo
graph OF my four children (boys), thinking that
y might interest you little; As they were an
standard diet, most especially the one on the
right OF the picture. When he was about six
months old he was very sick from having been
given sour milk by a careless nurse-in fact was
so bad the physician was unable to leave the
house for two weeks, during which time the child
was virtually dead from want Of nutrition, as he
was unable 10 keep anything whatever on his
stomach. After trying all the known prepared
foods, both foreign and d0mestic-nOne OF which
were of any use-the physician, as a final hope,
had me buy bottle OF your Liquid Food, and
from the very first five drops gwen he began to
rally, and has been In most excellent health since
Whenever any Of them show any signs of weak
ness whatever we Immediately give them your
Liquid Food, and 1t always acts like charm In
restoring them to health.
Very truly yours,
ARTHUR j. PURSELL.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS.
Safe, Profitable and Where You Can
nee 1t.
6 Per CENT GUARANTEED.
Much More Probable.

The Hail M owing Machine Com
paHy offer for sale $4,000 OF
preferred stock The Chapman
Banking Company of this city
guarantees upon this stock u @
per cent dividend, payable semi.
annually, for three years, the first
dividend being payable Septem-
Der rs, 1891. La ADDITION 10
the diyidend guaranteed IL can be
readily shown TINT the stOck Is
also certain TO draw n contingent
dividend much larger than that
guaranteed. In our judgment II
cannot faii 10 pay better than 20
per cent.
The company Is the owner Of
patents which IRE conceded TO be
OF the greatest value, and which,
many expert machinists predict
will evOiutiOniZe the manufac
ture OF mowers. The company
has already more orders than IL
can Gii the present year, and I'm
questionably has IN future of
exceptfOnni prosperity. Among
those Interested I'm this enterprise
nre several OF the strongest men
OF Portland and vicinity.
Until April Est, unless previous
Iy withdrawn, This stock will be
sold at par after that date, mt par
and accrued guaranteed divi
dend.
The stock Is offered solely for
the purpose of extending the
plant and building and equip.
ping a new factory.
we shall be gIad 10 give full
particulars OF our property and
our plans 10 amy investor who
will call at our factory, "a Com
mercial Street, Portland, or 10
furnish like information by mniI
10 any who prefer TO make inquir-
les i'm that way.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

The women OF Massachusetts die, 90.
New York 3y, Pennsylvania 30, to the
1000, annually.
These results show that the value Of Nutrition
as Iound IN Murdoek's Liquit Food tn preventing
relapse aiter operations, as ii Is "a great al in
Surlhg an classes OF disease, as 1t makes new
Dlood faster than all food preparatory known.
as1 NV o,oo1 VIII cleanse the system OF disease
hurdotk's Liquid Fool Company,
jly24 BOSTON. M,w&Fu
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

Any case that has been under medical
treatment for three months and no re-
lief we will carry free OF expense, with
Murdock's Liquid Food until cared or
made better.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
MURDOCK'S LIQUID FOOD.

This Is one Of many cases that we can
furnish. to show the value OF our Liquid
Food OVER ALL OTHER TREATMENTS,
AND WHEN ALL OTHER TREATMENTS
FAIL.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
MOTHERS

Realize the great loss Of their children
when young from disease, or lack OF vi.
tality, and many times IL comes from
carelessness OF the attending nurse. Be
1t Inherited, climate, or disease deyel-
0ped from carelessness, there Is relief
and life Is saved by the use OF
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
What Keeps the silver Dollar Up.

"Thatss right, don't pay over 60 cents any time
for a trade dollar" was the response Of Kendus-
keag bridge merchant to a remark from one Of
his clerks this noon. Then Commercial repor-
ter inquired into the matter. 1T is because of
the fail In silver he said.-BangOr Commercial.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27

In case OF Cumberland Bone Company.
Corporation, Ins0lvent Debtor. In Insolvency:
Pursuant 70 order OF the Insolvency Court OF the
following tenor, TO witt
STATE OF MAINE. CIrAIRERI.ANn a.
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--AEHRSYLV Wanna RAILROAD.
/ sCHUYLKILL DIVISION.

Dsl aud after September 1891, trains asa leat
Shenandoah as (0IOtOS:
FOR Wiggan, Gilberton, FrRckville, New
castle, ~. Clair and way points, 500, 9.IJ
q N and Ale p m,
Sundays, 500, $40 N and S.lOp m.
For Pottgville, 500 $40 q m and s.l5pm.
sundays, coo, $40 m ana $40 IN,
FCr Reading, 800, a N and 4.i6 pm
sundays, 6GC, $40 8 M. and BIO pm.
and Philedeiphjs CF!r0ad qfraet station. 806
a. m. and 4.l5p m week days
sundays, 800, $40 M S.lOp m,
Trains leave bT9CKNIue IUi shenandoah al
lO.40 m and l2.l4, 7.42, 1903 p m, Sundays
U.lS a m and $40 y m.
Leave louisville for Shenandoah, TO- 10 ana
l.; ;4S, q M 7.l5, 9.42 p n. sundays, 1910 m
Leave Philadelphia (Broad street atation),
f0T louisville aud Shenandoah, 5.57, S35 q n
L. 70 and 100 p M week days. Sunday $50, and
Sor New York, $40, 4.O5, $40, 5.85, $50, 7.8O,
sDS.Sl $50, ll.OO and lila, ll35 M, l2OQ noon,
Omitted sXrress, LOS 4,50 p N.Y. 1921 1874, l.4O
2SO, &zO iO2 5, d, 6.2l, 65O7lS S.l2 and 1000 p.
m, l2.0l night
ll35 N. and II q, l24i, 2,3O, 402, (limited,
t,ab 5.2S, p. SO, ..If "a N and 1901 mig
For Sea Girt Long Branch and intermedia
stations $50 S.25 and IL 80 m, $50, % p. M.
week days. sunday 825 a. m.
For Baltimore and Washington, $50, 720,
9.l0 ana rs a. m, Al, 657, 7.4O pm and 1908
night daily ana 81 1920 a. M, II 25 Omitted
p. IN. week days. For Baltimore only 2.02, 4.0l
weeE days, sos, ll;S0 p. m. daily,
For Richmond 20 a, m. aud 1903 night
daily, 80 p. M daily, except sunday.
IrhlnB leave Harrisburg Ior tlttsDurR ana
| 800 llmitedl and $40, 80, 9.35 p m. Way for
Altoona ,5 b N and 4.l0 y IA every Gay.
For Pittsburg only ll.2O M datIy ana l0.2l
| M week days.
Leave Sunbury for WilliamspOrt, Elmir9,
| nsndRtgua, Rochester, Blu falo and Niagafs
Calls, $40 a M daily, and l.42 IN week days
| For watkins, $50 p m week days.
For Erie and intern ediate points, $40 m.
| laily. For Lock Aaven, 5I0, and 9.56 M
| daily, AZ and $50 y. m. week days. Fol
RenOva 5.l0 a m l.42 and $50 p M week days
| i,lO q, m sundays.
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COURT MARTIAL F1NDrNos.
The President Takes Action I'm the Case o
Three Erring Officers.

The President Takes Action In the Case Of
Three Erring Officers.
WAsHINorov, D. c., Sept. 22,-The
President has approved the sentence OF
dismissal from the army, imposed on
Lieutenant Miner Of the Ninth Infantry,
for conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman.
In the case of First Lieutenant r. D.
Sharp, Twenty-fourth Infantry, found
guilty Of drunkenness by the Court.
martial and sentenced 30 dismissal, the
President has commuted his sentence TO
suspension from rank and command on
half pay for one year, on his promise to
abstain I'm the future from the use of in
toXicants.
In the case Of Ensign w. s. Cloke, U.
S. N, sentenced TO dismissal by court
martial for intoxication and absence
after expiration Of leave, the President
has, on the recommendation Of Secretary
Tracy. mitigatcd the sentence to- suspen.
sion from rank and duty on fourlough
pay for two years, and to retain the
present number in his grade during that
time