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The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
Warden Allen,a Assaiiant

There is reason to believe the discharged
convict who furnished a part of the Boston
Herald'S attack on Col. B. I'll. Allen, warden
of the Maine State Prison. is Henry Fl. Co.
nant. Conant was indicted in this county
at the May term of the Superior Court In
1883 for forging the name of W. Il. Allen of
Sanford, to two notes, one for $1,000 and the
other for S455. He pleaded not guilty, claim
ing that Allen. for whom he had worked as
book-keeper and salesman, authorized him
to sign his (Allen's) name to the notes. He
was defended by Hon. w. F. Lunt. but was
convicted and sentenced to three years In
State prison.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
First Par .Sh Cn,irrn

at the adjourned meeting Of the First
Parish, held yesterday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Perkins received unanimous call as col
league to DIR. Hill. 1t is known that MIR.
Perkins Will accept and that he will assume
his duties the first Sunday In next Septem-
Der. BE will graduate at the Cambridge Di
vinity School In June.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
Fractured His Skull Wnne coas.Ing.

Saturday afternoon while Michael Harii
gan, aged IA, and Eddie Joyce. aged about o,
the latter son of Edward Joyce, No. Is
Danforth street, were coasting in a lane
clese by the Portland Packing Company,
their sled ran under Mr.. Deehap, the
truckman'S team. aud the calk on one of the
shoes Of one of the horses struck Joyce on
the skull. fracturing IT, and making a bad
cut over one of his eyes. DR.. Sylvester at
tended the boy and hopes he may save him.
The Harrigan boy was badly brui ed,
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
poRrLANp's POPULATION.
The Assessors Return 1t at
39,595.

Iu the city meeting last night the Mayor
made the following report of the population
of Portland:
=, In accordance with the order passed by
tne City Council October 9th, 1890, authoriz.
ing the Mayor to have an enumeration of the
citizens OF Portland made, the assistant as
SCISSORS have completed the work and the city
clerk.tabulated the returns as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

Mr.. Gardner Walker of Woodfords.
travelling salesman for A. F. Cox 81 Son. lost
dis black mare bel, Sunday, from spinal
trouble. She was fine bred mare and had
trotted in several races, but had no record,
The animal showed trial half at the track
10 LIS. Mr. Walker valued her at $500.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
ROBT. p. PORTER,
Superintendent of Census.

In absence therefore of any figures except
those of Mr.. Wright, / have taken these as
official and find that the returns made by the
assistant assessors gives the population of
Portland as 3l20 more than that returned by
the United States enumerators.
It is not. 1 suppose. pretended that any
census Is absolutely correct but this great
difference would indicate carelessness or
neglect.
With the natural increase of the city since
population of this city 40, 900, and even these
figures are a little disappointing for the
usual ratio adopted for estimating the popu-
lation of city like ours is to assume it to be
four times the adult male population. But
last June this stood as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
Dr. Elanchard's Lectures on the Old
Testament

Rev. DR.. Blanchard will begin course of
lectures on the Old Testament this evening,
at 73O o'clock. In the vestry of Congress
square church. These lectures will be de-
iivered on the first and third Tuesdays. All
persons interested are cordially invited to
attend. The historical lectures will be con-
tinued on the second and fourth Tuesday
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

which at the above ratio would give us a
population OF II 1856. and our ratio therefore
does not rise as high as four to one, but only
3 SO to one.
Incidentally the assessors returns offered
other Information which, as 1t may prove in-
teresting to know, for future use in deter
mining the growth of the city has been tabu-
lated in the following form:
Number Of houses in Portland exclusive of
cottages In Ward ~. ............ ,583
Number OF houses containing two tenemets
each. ;.;............;.:... .::...........1,74 TAP
Number OF houses containing three tene-
mcnts .cn... .......................... 19O
Number OF houses containing four or more
tenements each....................... 1872
Number OF families. ....................S,229
Number OF tenements returned vacant..... 178
The expense of taking the enumeration
has not exceeded the small sum appropriated
therefor, and 1t may be deemed advisable to
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

Mr.. Wright adds that If he remembers cor
rectly the final result given out by the super
intendent of census at Washington was &c.
Cos. La order, IL possible, to ascertain what
the official figures were a letter was adj
dressed to the superintendent of census
which elected the following reply:
Dear ir-Referring TO your request of the 26th
inst. for the population of Portland, Me-, by
wards, beg leave to state that the information
is not available at this writing hut that your re-
quest has been placed on file and will receive at
tention at once and the figures will be forwarded
to you as soon as practicable.
Very respectfully,
ROBT, p, PORTER.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

Mr.. John B. Knight, an employee at Thorn.
as q Jordan's laundry, Free street, slipped
Yesterday ON piece of Ice and fell the whole
length Of the cellar stairs. He was badly
bruised and several ribs were broken.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
Facts to Investors.

The bullion product Of Colorado is
nearly ONE MILLION DOLLARS per
week. Its production affords wider
margin Of profit than can be obtained
from any other Industry; indeed, IL
per cent, per annum can be realized
from mining investments with more
safety and regularity than 6 per cent.
can be obtained from railway invest
ments, or the manufacturing industries
Of New England.
IL Is our business to furnish reliable
mining Investments. Our connection In
Colorado enables us TO be certain re-
garding the value OF any mine In which
we offer shares, and we shall recommend
nothing to investors respecting which
there is any doubt as 10 the productive
capacity Of the property, or the integrity
and lermanence OF the management.
We are now selling MAY.MAZEPPA
Stock at $l.15 per share. The dividend
is one and a quarter per cent. per month,
paid through this Office. We shall ad-
vance the price soon to $1.25.
We are now selling the BATES.
HUNTER Stock at SO cents per share
for short time only. The price is
subject to advance without notice.
Bates. Hunter Is gold mine on one
OF the great mother yeins Of Gilpin
County-the Oldest mining district In
Colorado. It will commence paying
dividends la March, and may be relied
ON to pay monthly dividends thereafter.
For particulars address
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
seamen's Bethel Meetings.

Despite the severe snow storm last even.
Ing, Captain Lane was welcomed by good
number OF sailors and even of ladies and
children who were not willing to lose the
feast OF good things. The meeting was In
every way success.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
Arrival of The Sarnia

The steamer Sarnia, of the Dominion line.
arrived from Liverpool, via Halifax, at
about $50 yesterday afternoon. She sailed
from Halifax Sunday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
MUNICIPAL cc.aT.
B-s RE JUDGE GOULD.

BIS. RE JUDGE GOULD.
MowDAY.-James Murphy. Intoxication;
fined SIS and costs.
Elias Holbert. Intoxication; fined So and
cost.
Michael t. Flaherty. Disturbing religious
meeting; fined So and costs.
Michael Quigley. James Quigley and Pat
rick Murphy. Common drunkard; each 60
DAYS in county JAIL
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
Rumford Falls Power conr

"o"''o1o rahs Power Company.
The Rumford Falls Power Company held
meeting at the Office of Hon. w. l.. Put.
nam yesterday and voted to accept the deeds
OIL the property at tRumford Falls and or
dered the directors to make all necessary i'm
provements of the property.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

The ground has thus far been bare the
most of the time In Machias and vicinity this
winter, quite remarkable fact considering
the vast amount of snow elsewhere. About
every town in this vicinity could supply Ma
chias and not miss 1t either.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

An attempt was made by discardinp from
the enumeration all children under six
months old and adding those who had died
since June 1st to approximate the result
which would have been obtained had this
enumeration been made last June.
White, supervisor OF the census in Maine.
gives the following as the final result of the
census Of Portland. taken last June and sent
to Washington:
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
white eeayers''

Slough Cream" cures complicated colds. chaotic
coughs, Gains Group, conQuors consumption
Costs 30 cents. Call chemist. oc1dem
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

E. w. Webber and c. 81. Cook are in town
In the interest of the New England Order of
Protection. A petition is being circulated
for lodge here and meets with a good de-
gree of encouragement.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

Angostura Bitters. the celebrated appetizer. of
exquisite flavor is used all over the world. DIR. j.
o. b. Siegert & Sons, sole manufacturers. At
your druggists. 1an1eod&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

There Is no ons article In the line of
medicines that gives so large return for the
money as good porus strengthening plaster. such
as Carters smarti,Weed and .Belladonna Back
ache Plasters. d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

When Baby was sick, We gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them castoria.
decIl eod&w1y
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

The following haye been installed officers
OF Buxton Grange: Master, Eugene G.
CARL overseer. S. A. Hill; lecturer, Horace
Harmon steward, John W. Rankins; assist
ant steward, John NJ. Stevens; chaplain,
Rev. W. II. Cotton treasurer, T. V. Smith |;
secretary, Bessie L. Milliken; gate keeper,
Z. A. Moulton; Pomona, Mrs. VIII. Cotton !;
Flora, Mrs. j. w. Rankins; Ceres, Mrs. e,
G. CARL; l.. A. s, Gertie Dunnell
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
NEW ADvEmTasEmENTs ToDAS

FOURTH PAGE.
Turner Bros. a. Neweomb.
Reynolds trunk store.
Capable girl wanted.
Eta NJ. Owen & Co.-Congress street.
Atkinson House Furnishing Co.
Merchants Marine Railway Co:
Portland Mas anic Relief Association'
Casco national bank.
Wantet-Ladtes TO do copying
Pups-Wm. II. Cannon.
CUMBERLAND Muu Il Fire ms Co.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06
NOTES.

There will be full rehearsal of the
Wheel Club minstrels at Prof. Ranklin's
room, Brown block. this evening. Every
one who Is to take part must be present
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

One OF the best ways OF helping
yourself Is to support home insti-
tutionss. success In life being far
easier to attain In thriving than
q standstill community. Citizens
OF Maine should recognize this fact
and place their Life Insurance In
their home company
iebllTT&su
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-06

HOME TALENT COURSE.
The sale Of course tickets will begin at
Chambers music store tomorrow morning
at O'Clock Six splendid entertainments
have been arranged, and indications point to
a large sale. Secure your tickets early and
be sure of good seat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19
The WRESTLING BOY.

DER the pavement comes the schoolboy, lips
a-pucker, checks outblown,
Scraps of ancient tunes he whistles, little
catches Of his own:
For is it not vacation time, the greatest of all
boons,
When he wanders like an Arab in the golden
afternoonsf
Whistle. whistle, Row his treble through the
varied hustle cleaves,
Drowning out the noisy chatter OF the sparrows
in the caves;
Whistle, whistle what a joyance as It echoes
up the street.
have heard in all my journeyings no music
half so sweet;
For he whistles down the shadows that the
jealous years have cast,
And In whistling OF the present he has whistled
up the past.
have heard the blackbirds whistling on
swaying maple bough
And have heard the plowmen whistle as they
walked behind the pillow;
have heard the mournful meadow lark whose
whistle Is q wall
And well know the whistle of the brown and
bonny quail:
Yet none of these may enter in the city's grimy
walls
Where the crash of wheels is constant and the
yelling smok appals,
But the thrilling of the schoolboy seems to bring
them back to me
And see an old red schoolhouse by o gnarled
wild cherry tree;
For his whistling tells Of happiness unmixed
with cares alloy
And mark amid his shrilling lifts 1 whistled
when boy.
Bonnie Doom and annie Laurie" Yankee
Doodle came to town."
sailors Hornpipe,' "Old Dan Tucker"
Money Musk" and 'Camperiown."
Why, seem to smell the clover, and the bass
wood buildings bright,
There's well-sweep In the distance and an
orchard to the right,
And the pink-white apple blossoms nod this
message from each bough:
School is over for the summer school is over,
over now"
Whistle. whistle. they are coming, all my happy
boyhood days,
With the sound Of running waters, and the
winding, wooded ways;
whistle. whistle, now he ceases-and yon sun
shafts amber CLEAN
Turns as gray and cold as winter-God have |
mercy, tits dreaml
Ernest McGaffey, in N. Y. Independent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19
PORTUGUESE woRkMEN.
Only Two Crafts Exempt from Condemns
tfon.

Only Two Crafts Exempt from Condemns
tion.
Among Portuguese workmen-those
who have learned a handicraft-there is
national want of the perception of ac-
curacy. There is an unfortunate ex-
preston, "a little more or less" and
this is in constant use, verbally and
practically. A door may cape at the
top or bottom, windows almost invaria-
bly, rattle in their sashes, but you will
never persuade the carpenter that his
work is badly done; he will acknowl-
edge the existence of what are pointed
out as defects, and answer: THAT'S no
harm-what does it matter?" From
the same cause, straight or parallel
lines and right angles, the careful car
rying out of which makes all the differ.
ence in the finished look of the work,
are also "a little more or less;" and the
vagaries of furrow in any plowed field
must be seen to be appreciated.
The actual supply of first-rate work.
men is practically nil, and the artisan
is not only unequal to the production
of excellence in his special line, but,
what is worse, does not possess the
moral faculty of judging and enjoying
the sight OF perfect specimens of work
manship. Stonecutting seems to have
been for centuries an art in which the
Portuguese have excelled; this and sill
work are the two crafts
which may be exempt from thesweep-
ing condemnation passed on the artisan
OF the present day.-Blackwood's Maya
zine.
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property is easily concealed ana men
know practically nothing of their neigh
boris affairs, assessors can not test the
accuracy of reports made to them and
shrewd men escape from a fair assess'
ment leaving widows and orphans,
trustees and few others, as the only
ones actually caught If these facts
had been systematically put before the
people of Ohio, the eyes of the farmers
there might possibly have been opened.
and any prejudice they have against
the single tax would have speedily van
ished. Now, when farmers are getting
excited over politics might be good
time for calling their attention once
more to this subject. THE Standard
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19

Mrs. Frills-O, John! want you to
let me have twenty dollars this morn
ing. Tape & Threads are Offering ex-
traordinary Inducements in their lace
department.
Mr. Frills-Twenty dollars! Lace de-
partment be bowed! Why. can get .
good pair Of shoe lscss anywhere Tor
I've aantsj-Judra
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19
Faith and sight.

Minerva Cooking up from her read
ing)-Aunt Fidelia, the Esculapean at
tributes rheumatism to pathogenic
micro-organism which under certain
favorable conditions is received and
propagated.
Aunt Fidelia-I don't believe word
OF it. l have had the rheumatism
twenty years and never saw sign of
the creature yet-Pharmaceutical Era.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19

Mr.. Gotham-"You are looking
badly to-day" Boston Girl--"Yea
thesa nav eyeglasses don't st.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19

~
He said you'd understand,
Understand! did, alas! but too well
The blow had fallen. However, could
do nothing until Marcella returned the
ring, or babe me come and get it. I
would not implicate her by mentioning
her name.
Briggs" said /, II don't want to
see that man yet, not for day or two"
"Owe him something and don't want
to settle till salary timer" said Brigg.
1 let it pass by a nod.
"Ah!" said Briggs. swell, as Won
are on the second floor, l can tell him
you are home i'll and that don't know
where you live. But it's a lot of
trouble to take for nothing. Is it worth
couple of dollars to you?v
l put two silver dollars into his hand
and in an instant they clinked together
in his pocket
Doughty called that evening. and
next morning, and the day after, and
all the while no answer came from
Marcella- What did it mean? knew
when my letter was returned from the
dead letter Office, with mot found
written all over it as if it were an ex-
ample in copybook. had addressed
It to ''Marcella Darling, New York. "
Marcella's father being named Gill; |
worthy, it is not astonishing that it did |
not reach its destination, especiallv |
a number.
Ny full explanation had, perhaps,
interested some clerk in the post Office
department., but hal not reached |
Moreover, in the same mail |
was . letter from my betrothed her
|el&
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19

cry was volueo AZ x4X per cent
OF the total assessment, whereas in Me-
dina it was 81 Ia per cent Further
tables were given showing that the as
sessment on moneys and credits. and
even on watches and pleasure carriages.
were proportionately higher in the ru-
raj counties; while the one thing in
which the cities were invariably assess
ed proportionately higher than the ru-
raj districts, was real estate-that ia
land and buildings. He further showed
that IT land alone were made the basis
of assessment, the farmer would be still
%urther relieved, since q farm house
costing $500 usually stands ON land
that exclusive Of improvements would
not sell for SIS. whereas in cities the
land is usually worth half as much as
the building, and frequently more. Mr..
Sherman could safely have made this
statement stronger II he had been
speaking of New York. We doubt II
there are twenty buildings in lower
New York that are worth more than
the land they actually cover, or five
hundred that are worth half what the
bare land under them would sell for at
auction.
Mr.. Sherman explained the surpr;a-
ing contrasts he found in Ohio {verv
simply. A farmers property is not
easily concealed, and his affairs ara
pretty well known to his neiehborx
Hence his personal property is discov-
sred and 70 considerable extent e.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-02
THE INJURIES MINES.
A Dispatch from London to the ChrOn.
 icle SaVS There is Trouble Ahead.

A dispatch from London to the Chronicle has the following to say con cerning these mines. The location is given as "Soeor4o. New MexIco," ]" which should read Sonora, Mexico.
 LONDON, July 25-There is lively row in London over the facts discov- cred about the Imures mines in So- zorro county x. NJ. The money paid for the property was s620OO0. Of which S337 ,OeO was paid in cash. The chairman of the board Of directors, James WhittAlI, one of the well-known solid London merchants, paid the mines a visit before the purchase. He was accompanied by Welsh mining expert, who made an enthusiastic re port. A year ago the man who sold the mine to the English company had a TOW in New Mexico with A partner and was shot dead. 4 couple of months >s" snntlemen interested in the con- pany sent an American expert Won ble of San Francisco, to examine the property and report. WOmbls re- turned five weeks ago. He declared the ore on the dumps was of good quality at the surface, but was rub bish underneath. In May an official circular declared ore to the value of E IOOO 900 was in sight. A reliable expert says the ore m sight is not worth $50 eco.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-02
THE ORExEL BROTHERS.
o.sa Go-sips About PhiladetphIs's Multi L Millionaire Bankers.

U.sa Go-sIps About PhIIadeTphIs's Multi Millionaire Bankers.
 The house of Drexel arose in Phila- delphia somewhat earlier than that of Jay Cooke, commencing with a Tyrolese artist who painted pictures and shaved notes and currency. Upon careful foundations, writes Gath Tn the Gin cinnati Enquirer, he raised 8 house which at the decay of Jay Cooke seized upon many great occasions and, drawing in such men as Mr. MC-gan, of New En- gland, began to play vast intermediate part between railroads and investment and general financial directions. The fortunes of the three Drexel brothers, though not as large ss some fortunes iR New York City. have been in the aggre- gate probably S25. GOO, 900 to so, GOO, ,O0O. These bankers were wise in drawing young blood into their departments and buying experience as princes formerly bought great military commanders. The Drexels have recently absorbed the Stock Exchange of Philadelphia into their huge marble block which they have put up on Chestnut street op- posite the old Hall of Congress. and be
 
 States, which still stands and is the American custom-house. A portion of that ground was covered by the Phila- delphia library which Franklin founded and before which his statue stood. l know of 10 American city where the lawyers offices seem to extend so many miles as in Philadelphia; they commence down by the old and now effeUe Stock Exchange on Third street and can be followed up Walnut street nearly to Broad. The civil war finding PL<adel- phia far out upon its frontier, since Baltimore sulked at the recovery of thS Union, electrified the former city, ab- sorbed all its functions, and hence to the present day the politics of Pennsylvania is as much directed by the war on the one side as the politics of Virginia by the oppOsite side
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-02
WRITER'S CONFERENCES.

A SEw inFing pad has an ink absorb ent top of suitable felt cushioned by an elastic support that is composed Of par. ticlos of cork or the like embedded in gelatine.
 NEW inkstand is made with g de- tachsble stopper. and has coucave in dentation in its !op for the reception of the stopper when removed from the mouth Of the bottle.
 A NEW combination is an inkstan3 with a frame hinged 70 the rear portion of its base, having a flexible cover ar ranged to hc drawn over Jhe ink well. Attached 70 ,ho frame is 8 plate adapted to carry @ calendar.
 A NEW postage stamp package consists of a cylindrical core having opposite heads or EanGcs, with a strip of paratfin paper ccmcnicC tc one end of the core. The web of stamps Is rolled around the core with its musciiace surface next to the paraldn paper.
 A NEW machine for sharpening pen. cils is described as the combination of q positively rotated Tandrei adapted to carr the pencil or equivalent work. and a grinding disc arranged edgewise in re- ialion Jo the maudrci and inclined obliqucly 70 the longitudinal axis there of. whereby the work carried by the maudrel Is rotated Or turned simulta- ueously with the rotations of the grind ing disc.
 1 CONVENIENCE for opening letters speedily has been patented in Mel bourne. Australia. The invention con- si-Js of the simple plan of fastening a thin piece ot string across the upper edge of the envelope, just where the flap folds over, and when the letter is closed :ha ends of the string protrude lbput quarter of an inch at each of the upper corners. By taking hold of The string a smart pull will open the en- velope ar the top in a fraction of a sec ,nd, the paper being cut by the string .s uaasly as II ,nile had been used