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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06

| trains shall 60 faster than trains go on the
continent of Europe or in Asia. In India
express trains rarely make more than 25
miles an hour; in Germany and France their
speed ranges from % to IS miles only: while
in the United States and England, swhere
rates are higher the maximum is so smiles. or
even 60. Moreover, American travellers
would not be content for an instant with the
poor accommodations given to travellers in
India, or Austria, or even in the more pro-
gressve countries of continental Europe.
There is another great difference. On the
continent of Europe the number of trains is
fewer and each train carries more passeD-
gers. Here is another great saving, since
the multiplication of the number of trains
greatly Increases the cost. Prof. Hadley
has compiled some curious Statistics to show
how much better Americans are served by
the trains than people of other countries.
For every man, woman and child train is
run IL miles in the United States; miles in
Great Britain; less than miles in Germany
or France; about a mile and half in Aus
trla: and less than quarter of a mile in
India. Nor Is 1t correct to suppose that with
cheaper trains of a slower grade and less
fare the amount of travel In this country
would be stimulated. The cheap trains
which have been such success in Europe
have not been popular in this country A
man in Hungary who gets three or five
cents an hour can afford to wait half day
for slow train and not lose any money.
An American, whose time is worth all the
way from ten cents to ten dollars an hour
does not want to sacrifice many hours in
order to save few cents in car fare. 1t is
plain that it is neither fair nor sensible to
expect from American railroads the same
rates that are afforded by roads operated in
other countries. among other people, with
habits, incomes and tastes entirely different
from ours. The railroads are very often at
fault in this country, no doubt; but before
going at them with the legislative club, their
situation should be studied carefully and
intelligently.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06
STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION,

In conformity with venerated custom of
ancient origin which has been tenderly cherished
by Christian people, l do hereby, with the advice
of the Executive Council, designate and set apart
Thursday, ihe 10Th Day of April Next, as
n Day of Fasting and Prayer.
Let us upon that day refrain from our custom
airy vacations, and by our fresides and places of
public worship, make humble Acknowledgement
Of our dependence upon Almighty God, May we
In huminty OF spirit make confession Of our own
strength and guidance that we NAV walk the
more acceptably In His sight and the better per-
fellowmen.
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta. this
twenty-sixth day of March, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety
one, and of the Independence of the United
states of America, the one hundred and
fifteenth. ~
By the Governor, EDWIN c. BURLEIGH.
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN, Secretary of State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06
Characteristic Misrepresentation


The observations of the Boston Globe on
the removal of the sugar duties are on par
with the philosophy of those who foretell
whether the month will be wet or dry by OBJ
serving whether the moon is so placed in the
heavens that the old Indian can hang his
powder horn upon it. The Globe says:
OF course the plain fact is that the Mckinley,
Dill while In the main high protectionist meas
for it abolished the tariff tax on this article
therefore the benefit OF cheapneSS resulting from
THIS free trade section is not an illustration Of the
Dement'S OF protection but an illustration of the
benefits of free trade. If taking off the tariff tax
from this one article has been such benefit to
the people, how much greater would be the bene-
lit If other tariff taxes were taken of?
This is exactly the reverse of the truth. 1t
is rot the free trade idea to take off the du-
ties on sugar, or coffee or tea or any of the
articles which cannot be produced in this
country. The free trade idea is to tax arti-
Giles which we have to import. and let in free
the articles which we are capable of produc-
ing at home. This is the idea of a tariff for
revenue only, which is free trade so far as
there is any free trade in the world. The
tariff on sugar is a purely revenue tariff,
since 1t has been proven that we cannot pro-
duce in this country enough sugar to satisfy
any considerable portion of the demand. The
tariff on sugar is tax. and is admitted to be
such byprotectionists The Republican Ways
and Means committee of the last House de-
clared that it was tax and removed it for
that reason. And now the Boston Globe
jumps Its readers to the conclusion that all
other duties are taxes just as the sugar du-
ties were taxes; and therefore the removal
of them would be followed by like reduc-
ton of price. Such conclusion is not justi-
fed by facts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS.
Safe, Profitable and Where You Can
Zee 1t.
6 Per CENT GUARANTEED.
Much More Probable.

The Hall Moving Machine Com
pany offer for snle $4,000 of
preferred stock The Chapman
Banking Company of this city
guarantees upon this stock N O
per cent dividend, payable semi.
annually, for three years, the first
dividend being payable Septem-
Der rs, 1891. In ADDITION TO
the diyidend guaranteed IL can be
readily shown that the stock is
alsO certain TO draw n contingent
dividend much larger than that
guaranteed. In our judgment IL
cannot fail 10 pay better than 20
per cent.
The company Is the owner OF
patents which are conceded TO be
OF the greatest value, and which
many expert machinists predict
VIII evOluti0nize the manuTacs
ture OF mowers. The company
mas already more orders than it
can NIL the present year, and un-
questionably has future of
exceptional prosperity. Among
those interested I'm this enterprise
are several of the strongest men
OF Portland and vicinity.
Until April Est, unless previous
iy Withdrawn, this stock will be
sold mt 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 n new factory.
We shall be giad 10 give full
particulars OF our property and
our plans To any investor who
will call mt our factory, 20 Com
merciai Street, Portland, or 10
furnish like information by mail
10 any who prefer 20 make Inquir-
les in TINT Way.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06

The removal of Judge Hamilton leaves a
vacancy in the iudgeship Of an important
municipal court. Among the candidates,
we understand, is Charles Fl. Prescott, ESQ.,,
proprietor of the Biddeford Journal Mr..
Prescott is lawyer. a graduate of Boston
University Law School; and moreover is a
man of good sense and of character above
reproach, just such a man as would restore
authority and respect to the Biddeford
onurt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06

The amusing story comes from Washing
ton that old Geronimo. the famous Apache
chieftaiD, and probably one of the ablest as
well as one of the most cruel savages ever
born on this continent, has developed into
Sunday school teacher at Mt. Vernon Bar
racks. Omaha, where he is now confined
The dispatches relate that he is the bright
particular star of the religious community
OF the little Indian Colony, and works vigor-
ously In the Sunday school every Sunday as
"preseryer Of discipline and expounder of
doctrines" 1t is easy to believe that he Is
good preserver of discipline; that he would
be good expounder of Christian doctrine is
little harder to accept Yet it will be re-
called that as wild man Geronimo was
never small man. Those who knew him
admired him as well as feared him. Asa
general he was one of the first in the line of
able Indian chieftains who have figured in
the history of this country. His escape from
the Indian agency in Arizona with all the
men, women and children of his band in the
face and eyes of so vigilant foe as the United
States army, has been pronounced admirable
by military critics. On the war path he was
cruel and relentless as all Indians are, es-
pecially as all Apaches are. But he was not
lacking in some of those qualities which
make more civilized and humane men admir-
able. One exploit Of his life was worthy of
an IVanhoe. In one of his raids through
Arizona and into Mexico his band was hard
pressed blythe United States troops; so hard
pressed in fact that in an engagement &C.
ronimo's squaw was captured by the troops.
Geronimo and the survivors of his band
escaped to the recesses of the noun
tains. But he had no thought of deserving
the helpless partner of his savage life.
There may be little of sentiment in
the breast a murderous Apache raider;
but 1t is difficult to conceive what
else but sentiment could have impelled
Geronomo to the deed which he did. With
few trusty companions he crept up to the
camp of the soldiers one dark night. For
tune favored him in that an old Indian
woman, a captive like his wife, CHANGED to
come beyond the line for some purpose.
Geronimo seized her, and threatening her
with death If she should make an cutlery,
managed to obtain from her an accurate de-
scription of the place where his wife was
confined. That very night the Apache chief
crawled into the camp of his pursuers, res
cued his squaw from their midst and got
away with her safely to the mountains.
There are few more daring exploits in the
annals of war. Had Geronimo been white
man that act would have made him famous
hero. Is it altogether improbable that be-
side the old savage ferocity of the Apache
there may have been other qualities of soul
from which may have been developed the
spirit of good Sunday school teacher?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06

ParnelPs defeat at Sligo was not so over
whelming as at Kilkenny. but it was bad
enough to convince him, If he was open to
conviction, that he has nothing to gain and
the cause Of Ireland much to lose by contin-
uing the contest longer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, APRIL 6.

We do not read anonymous letters ana 'on. .itar
nieations. The name and address OF the WIZ ser
are in all cases indispensable not necessary s'. iOf
publication but as guarantee OF good fal,n,
We cannot undertake to retain or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06
MIsCEELANEOps
4 GREAT 6UMPUS
Among Shrewd Buyers
the Of Our Inducements for the Seasons ade
MEMS SPRING SUITS.

MEMS SPRING SUITS.
Dark Check Suits for 5000. worth So.
Dark Mixed Suits for $500. sold elsewhere
at So
Black Cheviot Suits at $500, worth $40.
Black Cheviot Suits at $1,000, worth
$1,000.
Black Cheyiot Suits at $1,000, worth SIS.
Silk Mixed Suits at $500.
Scotch Mixed Suits at $1,000, worth SIS.
Fine Dress Suits, $500, $500, $4,000,
$4,000 and $780,
F. A. & j. Sawyer Suits for $1,000, sold
elsewhere at $15.
PANTS.
We have Working Pants at $1.25, $1.5O,
So 90, So so and $500.
We have Dress Pants at $500. $3.50. $500.
$3.50, $500, $3.50, up to 800.
SPRING REEFEBs FOR BOYS.
at Low Prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-06

lt looks very much as if the Italian Gov
eminent had itself arrived at the conclusion
that it had badly stopped over in the New
Orleans matter
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
ARTIFICIAL BEAUTY.
The Professional EnameIer and Her II
Juvenating Work.

The Professional Enameler and Her Re-
Juvenating Work.
It is reported that Partisan enamel.
list insists on her ability to make women
beautiful forever" She is a wonder
full woman-this rejuvenating madame
She takes dilapidated dowager OF
withered virgin into her atelier for o
few hours, and metamorphoses her into
queen of love and beauty" To DO
sure, in communicating to the complex
ion ''pearly bloom" she calks up tho
pores of the skin with plastic poison
but what of that? What is disease
what is even the certainty of premature
death, weighed against these artificial
lilies and roses.
There are plenty Of vain women in
the United States, willing to risk pa
ralysis in order to be beautiful. We
have several enamelers in New York,
but they are mere bunglers. Their
work does not stand. 1t is subject to
cracks and flaws and assures. The
painted faces one sees on Fifth avenue
and they are neither few nor far be-
tween-are not artistically tinted. So,
too, of the penciled eyebrows; they
smack of the camePs-hair brush and
| India ink.
There is no difficulty in distinguish
ing the bloom of the perfumery shop
from that Of nature; and, on the whole
painted girls are not lovely.-N. Y
Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
THEY LIKED HIM.
A Lawyers Indian Visitors Who Staid
Summer.

Lawyers Indian Visitors Who Staid all
Summer.
Queer things happen the world over.
A we1l-known lawyer of Hartford went
every year down to Nova Scotia to fish,
and always had the same Indian guides.
He liked them-as guides; they liked
him, too. One day his office boy ap
peared in his private Office in great eX
element. 'Indians" he exclaimed; anl
Indians it was, seven of them, the law
yer's Micmac friends. They had como
to spend the summer with him, they an
nounced, cheerfully. Luckily he lived
just out of the city, and had fair-sized
place; so, as he couldn't send them away,
he took themout to his home. There no
had them pitch their tents in the re
hottest field, near a little brook, and
there they spent the summer. They
fished and caught little Three times
day they came up to the house TO,
what they called lies restes de la mai
son." and countless other times day
they came up to see the family. Tho
lawyers place became famous. John
and Biddy walked out in the summer
evening to see the 'rale Injuns," and
so did Hans and Gretchen, and SilaS
and Huldah. At the end of the sum
mer the Indians went home, telling
their relieved host that they had en-
| joyed their visit very much, and would
come again the next summer. Bu'
they didn't Forewarned was fore
armed, and the lawyer kept them
away. Perhaps he enjoined them.-N
Y, Sun,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20

Mrs. Stuart, at last tired of tantaliz-
ing her husband, said: MRS. Arnold
is very good woman, and not only a
good, but shrewd woman. She, be-
ing a DISTINGUISHED party in the matter,
is capable of giving advice in it better
than we who have a sons welfare at
stake"
eff don't know what her plan is 1
don't care about hearing it talked
about" said Mr.. Stuart.
"She said the best plan would be to
send Warren away; send him to Chi
cago on business that would keep him
there for several weeks, and while he is
gone ship the girl"
Mr.. Stuart at once saw the wisdom
of this valuable lady's plan. 1t could
be done without arousing the suspicion
of either. 1t might be done even in
kindness to both, for now that his evil
passion had passed away he felt that
the poor girl would not be much to
blame if she married well. Helen, he
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
A Terrible Revelation.

A wife recently gave her husband a
sealed letter, begging him not to open it
till he got to his place of business. When
he did so he read:
81 am forced to tell you something
that know will trouble you, but it is
my duty to do so. am determined you
shall know, let the result be what it
may. 1 have known for a week that it
was coming but kept it to myself until
to-day, when it has reached a crisis, and
can not keep it any longer. You must
not censure me too harshly, for you
must reap the results as well as myself.
do hope it won't crush you"
By this time the cold perspiration
stood on his forehead with the fear of
some terrible unknown calamity. He
turned the page, and read.
1.-THE coal is all used up! Please call
and ask for some to be sent this after
noon. I thought by this method you
would not forget it."-Sheffield Tele-
rraph,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
DANCER lN OLD WELLS.


AAAAeJ SAOAsAADgS
Of Impurities.
The descent into wells or pits Is often
attended with serious danger in conse-
quence of the prevalence in these situa-
TONS of air OF gases not fit to be in
nailed into the lungs. It occurs to us
that few precautionary hints on this
subject may not be without their use.
When it is thought proper to clean
out well of any depth, or to make re-
pairs upon it, no one should descend
into it without taking care to ascertain
the state of the air beneath. This may
readily be effected by letting down a
lighted cadle or lamp to the very sur
face of the water, or to the ground, if
the well be dry. If the flame is not ex-
tinguished, after having remained there
for at least a quarter of an hour, it
should be pulled up, and heavy weight,
attached to a cord, made to descend in
Its place, for the purpose Of agitating
the water freely and fully. The light
is then sent down again, and if on this
second trial the flame is not quenched
within ten minutes or SO the workmen
may descend and commence their labors.
If the light be extinguished the par
ticular depth at which it ceases to burn
should be remarked. Beneath that
point man would as surely and as
quickly be suffocated as the flame is
quenched. The mephitic air or gas
which produces this effect may be of
various kinds. Either nitrogen or car
bonic-acid gas or sulphureted hydrogen
may form the vapor; or, perhaps, 1t may
consist of mixture of these gases, all
of which fail to support combustion or
respiration. In the uncertainty which
must exist as to the true nature Of
the gas found in well on trial with
the light, there is but one remedial step
to be followed with advantage. This is
to alter or renew the air of the well by
ventilation. In order to accomplish
this, which is chiefly rendered difficult
by the great specific gravity of the me.
phitic air rendering it stationary, a set
of planks must be laid across the mouth
of the well, so as, with the aid Of
plaster, to seal it hermetically at all
points but two. Over one of these
| points, or apertures, is placed q small
| close furnace, formed in such a manner
as to derive no air excepting from the
well below. Then a pipe of leather,
like common fire-pipe, is fitted into
| the other hole, and, being of the neces-
sary ZENITH, is made to descend nearly to
the surface of the water. To keep this
| pipe open, cross sticks or some other
continuance should be used. The APP
paratus being prepared, a fire of char
coal Tor of coal or woody is kindled in
| the furnace.-N. Y. Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
THE CENTER OF the EARTH,
Cities which Claim to be Located ON the
Exact SpOt.

Cities which Claim to be Located ON the
Exact Spot.
I For several centuries different cities
in the Orient have contested with each
other for the honor of being recognized
as the mid-spot of our planet. Quite
recently London geographer issued an
elaborate work in which he tries to
prove the British metropolis to be the
center Of the landed hemispheres. Je.
;rusalem and Delphi, Notwithstanding
the fact that neither Of them is situated
on the equator, have for ages been the
two great rivals in this mid-spot dis
cussion. William Simpson, of the
London Society for Exploring Pales.
tine, tells US that Herr Schick has
sent home drawings of the Jerusalem
center of the world. 1t exists, Of
course, in the Greek Church of the Holy
Sepulcher, and not in the Latin Church.
The spot is identified less by physical
science than by prophecy. 1t is writ
ten in the Psalms: GOD is my King Of
old, working salvation in the midst of
the earth" This can only refer to the
scenes Of the passion and Of the holy
sepulcher, and the midst of the earth
must, therefore, be found where the
holy sepulcher 10 considered to be by
the Greeks. The belief that the center
is there, or Whereabouts, is ancient, for
it occu RS in a work by St. Ephrem,
quoted by John Gregory in reference to
Noah's prayer. Here St Ephrem says
that Adam was buried sin the middle
of the earth" Homer calls Calypso's
Island "the navel of the world,
the center of all the seas"
In Eschylus a certain round
stone in the Temple of Delphi
is the navel" or center of the earth,
and here does Orestes take refuge when
pursued by the Eumenides. Pindar has
anticipated Eschylus here. and. after
an era, Pausanius Qike Herr Schiclk)
had the pleasure of seeing the only
genuine central hub at Delphi. sit is
made" he says, 'of white stone, smooth
and polished, and is the middle point of
the whole world" Delos, as we'll as
Delphi, claims to be one of the sacred
places perforated by the earth's axle,
and probably other cities. in all ages,
have looked upon their sacred places as
deserving of the same distinction.
There can be no closer analogy, how
ever, than that which exists between
the hall Of stone in the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem and the
round white stone at Delphi.-St Louis
Globe -Democrat
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
CHAPTER VII.
HELEN IS "sHIPPED."


An unpleasant duty, when there is
a shadow of doubt as to its being. .
duty, is most disagreeable task to per-
form. While Mr.. Stuart and his good
wife fully believed it to he their duty tc
follow the suggestions of Mrs. Arnold
and "ship the hired GIRL" there was q
twinge of conscience in the thought.
Somehow Mrs. Stuart saw so many
loveable qualities in Helen that the
more she thought of her the more she
regretted parting with her.
Mrs. Arnold and her ambitious daugh.
ter, Halle, noticed with some alarm
that two or three days had elapsed sincs
Warren's departure and that the "hired
girl had not been shipped" They
began to devise some plan to stimulate
the good people to action. Mrs. Ar
mold was good General, not only to
plan, but also to execute. Dressed out
in her Sunday suit and gold spectacles,
holding her head high, and skirts above
her shoe-tops, she started out to call
upon her neighbors. Wherever she
went there was series of stories just
slightly touched with scandal and con-
tanning a great deal of mystery in the
back ground to draw differences from,
pointing to poor Helen and the farm
er's absent son. The stereotyped innu-
endO of ''they say" was used with ex-
traordinary freedom, as though that
earnest, high-looking woman, who
worked so faithfully for the good Of
her neighbors, had a special claim on
"they say" These stories gained as they
were repeated, until the farmer was in
formed that his son actually designed
clipping with Helen on his return from
Chicago, and leaving the little cripple
for Mr.. Stuart to maintain or send tt
the poor-house.
Poor Helen, the innocent cause of al
these rumors, was working diligently
as a house servant, and almost wholly
ignoxant of the malicious slander
designed to defame her character. Sh'
was considerably depressed in spirits
since Warren's sudden declaration o
love and his departure for Chicago.