The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-17
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Some Of the believers In the powers of the
so called clairv0yant physicians have had
their faith terribly shaken by an incident
which transpired recently in Bangor. 1t is
a patient sends them lock Of his hair they
can prescribe. e proper treatment. In order
to test this point number of ways In a near
by town cut few locks Of the hair from a
dogs tail and sent 1t by mail to we'll known
elairvoyant physician not thousand miles
from Bangor, signing a lady's name to the
letter. After few days a reply came from
the doctor. and he declared she had some
serious internal trouble which could be
cured only by placing herself under his care
or that OF MS wife for period Of time. He
further said that allopathic malpractice had
caused her troubles. The young men who
practiced this imposition are having good
deal of finn at the doctors expense.
Tie Maine Central railroad will save In
alone by retiring old bonds at high rates and
issuing new ones at low rates. The road Is
now earning at the rate of eight and one
half per cent. on its stock.
A Dover dentist makes the proud boast
that the town line between his bailiwick and
Foxcroft passes directly through his sink
and that without trouble he can wash one
hand in Dover and the other In Foxcroft.
Mr.. j. Manchester Haynes being asked
how Mr.. Blaine could be Presidential can
didate while he remained In Harrison's cabi-
net, replied:
He will not be a candidate in the usual
sense. He will not lift his little finger tn get
the nomination, but when the time Comes. If
the convention nCminates him, he can accept
with perfect pr0priety."
Asked If he thought Mr.. Blaine would ar.
cept under the circumstances, he said:
II have no doubt of it. He could not re-
fuse to heed the call Of his party. There
would be no suggestion of treachery to Har-
rison In the transaction. The convention
will decide whom to nominate. Mr.. Harri-
son can, through friends, announce a desire
to be re.nominated, but he cannot force the
will" '
II think" Mr.. Haynes added, shat the
Republican national convention next year
VIII be held early, probably some time in
hastily The delegates will endeayor to find
otS strongest and most available man. In
otneI WORDS, the selection of the Republican
traiiod Dearer next year will not be con-
h Loilea ~ sentiment. 1t will be q cold
supporters of President Harrison are oh,a aI 10
convince the convention that he is Of last
just as strong as any other Candidate thot
can be named he will not be nomin atad
Should the convention meet today Blaine
Cn0iQa fnr
the nomination. hardly think the sitn nor
ii IN will change before 1892"
about Is years ago Archie Connors, of
Troy, In Waldo county, this state, then a
young man of IS years. left his home for the
west. He remained in Minnesota for a
short time and then disappeared. His rela-
tives In this state heard nothing from him
afterwards. until last week when they re-
ceiyed a letter from him. He writes that he
is living in Nelson, British Columbia, an
out Of the way place about 200 miles from
any railroad, and situated on the Kooteny
river. Every man" he says. sis prospecting
Tor mineral, for it is a very rich mineral
country g One day man is rich the next he
Is poor. There is a man here, by the name
Sd BIZ Hall, from Bangor. He has been a
long a Time with the Indians and has married
an az indian squaw for wife. He has recent
~ s SiaS claim here that the rock assays
serad ~ So SoVoV to the ton. He has been Of
man man Is 70 TINS country, he is either rich or
Strike il a licS one Of the poor Ones If
country" ne ous Vi INC