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The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
TWO DIALECT POETS.
The Literary Work Of ]. ". Riley
and s. W. FOSS.

Each Has Gained Famo and Both Are OF
National Reputation--Reason why the
Humorist's Work Is Not Sure of Per-
manent Place in Literature.
Of all forms Of literature the humor-
GUS is notably evanescent. And 1T
makes the admirers of James Whitcomb
Riley and S. W. Foss--the men now de-
lighting us-grieve to add that of hui
morous poetry the dialect kind is usual
ly the most evanescent. 1t is impossi-
BILE for the spirit of one age to be repro
duced in the next, and he who is not in
the spirit misses the subtlety of the
humor. 1t is only the very finest that
will even bear transplanting, for in an
other country the jokes must be ex-
planned, and humor that requires foot
notes is dead already. Instance Hing
ston's English edition of Artemus Ward.
To an American the explanations are
almost as funny as the text.
Yet how rich in suggestion some of
the lines of Riley are; how delicately
suggestive are the sly illusions of Foss!
But ssIndian summer" is a season I'M
known in England, and so Britons can
but wonder at American enthusiasm
over those richly suggestive lines:
When the frost is on the pumpkin and the
folders in the shock.
In England there is no 'shusky rustic
of the tossels on the CORN" no 'sraspin
of the tangled leaves, as golden as the
MORN" no forest hues that ''no painter
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29

TODAY, the General Con-
vention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church meets in Balti-
more.
This body assemblies trien-
nially, and this meeting is of
unusual importance, because it
will settle the question of the
revision of the Liturgy. Should
the action of the convention of
1880 be approved, the new
Prayer Book will remain I'M
altered for a generation at least.
The question of a new Hymnal
will also be discussed by the
hundreds of clergymen and lay
men in the convention.
The great multitude of Clothing
buyers today will find satisfaction
in visiting our store, where you can
inspect the choicest Suits, Overcoats,
and listers for men and boys to be
found in the city.
You pay less profit on suit of
our kind than for cheaper suit else
where. It's not altogether the price,
but it's generous moneys worth
you are sure to receive if you select
serviceable, well made garments.
Twenty different styles of Fall
Gloves received yesterday for your
coming today.
See our neckwear display in our
Furnishings Window.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
How to Live ON Love.

The girl was having private confer
ence with her father on the subject of
marriage!
"The young man hasn't enough to
support you on" urged the father.
But you will give us something"
she said.
''Not great deal, my dear"
"Then we shall live on love-"
"Ugh," shifted the father
"Don't you think we CAMP asked the
girl with the beautiful confidence of
youth.
''Yes, if you both stay single" and
the father declined to discuss the mat
ter further.-Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
A metropolitan Philosopher.

The passenger with long hair and short
trousers had been figuring industriously
on the back of soiled envelope ever
since the train left the Battery. Hewas
evidently deeply interested in some prob
lem. Two or three of the other passen-
gers remained with him in the car until
Seventy second street was reached. He
kept his pencil moving all of the way up
town, and when he stepped out on the
station platform he held up the envelope
on which he had been figuring and ex-
claimed: ST have just made most in
teresting discovery. / travel more than
5000 miles on this elevated railroad
each year, and / have never had my life
insured. go over the road four times
a day, except Sundays, between Seven
ty-second street and the Battery or Rec
tor street. That is about six miles
a trip, or twenty-four miles day, and
for 300 days it amounts to just Z 200
miles-a rather significant figure, con-
sidering that / live on Seventy-second
street. ~
''About three times each week make
an extra trip from Rector street to
Forty-second street and back. That is
eight miles a day for 1855 days, which
amounts to 1,24S miles. Then / average
twelve miles at least in my Sunday
pleasure rides, for / usually go to both
ends of the road. That would make
624 miles more, which, added to the
other total for the year, gives grand
total of 8, 172 miles" New York Times.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
tGROVER AND ADLAl.
The Prophet and Headsman Are Said To
Be at Odds.

NEW YORK, October 28.-The fact that
General Adlai E. Stevenson's letter of
acceptance was not ready today has
caused considerable comment 1t was
rumored that General Stevenson and
Mr.. Cleveland could not agree upon Ger
tain matters in the communication and
that the delay was caused by this disa-
grement. This gossip was denied at
Democratic headquarters. General
Stevenson stated today that he had not
finished his letter of acceptance. He ex-
pected to have it prepared early next
week, possibly Monday or Tuesday
njUht
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
THE DAILY PRESS
Can always be found at the periodical |

Can always be found at the periodical
stores of:
John Chisholm 1o9 Congress street.
+. $. Whitehall. 1913 g
A. B. Merrill, 247
w. +. Goold. 4O5
n. G. Fessenden, 4S4 So /"
"; II. Jewett. 5Q4 :"
John Cox $50
G. DaSilva 221 Spring street.
J. j. Beardworth. 81 India street.
I. III. Erskine. 43 Middle street.
j. w. Peterson, 2 Exchange street.
>. ii. Hernandy 125 Commercial street.
A. g. Todd & Co., Cor. Commercial and Park
G. c. Perry, Cor. Commercial and India SITS.
w. A. Golden, 76 Exchange street.
Hams Periodical Store, 100 Bracket street.
J. w. Robinson, 30 Green street.
I. NJ. Glendening, Long Island.
+. L. Brackett. Peaks Island.
Also at the newstands in the Falmouth,
Treble and City hotels, and Grand Trunk and
nolm Bros, agents on all trains of the Maine
Central, Grand Trunk and Portland s. Roches-
Ter railroads and OF agents on all OF the Boston
trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the following
places outside of the city:
Alfred-J. M. Akers.
Auburn: G. Haskell
Augusta. F. Pierce,
Bath-John O. Shaw.
Bethel-G. r. Wiley.
Biddeford--A M. Burnham.
w. Il. bafdSley.
Bridgton-U. II. Caswell.
Brunswick-F p. Shaw.
Camden-Fred Lewis.
Cumberland Mills--H. G. Starr
behring's. S. Morrill,.
Fairfield-E. II. Evans.
Farmington-H. 2. White & Co.
Freeport-W. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg-F. L. Mark.
Gorham-Irish & Coburn.
N. HIS. M. Leayitt.
Kennebunk-J. H. Otis.
Kennebunkport-C. L. Miller.
Lewiston-R. w. Bnckman.
6 j. M. Fernald.
Lmerick-S. A. Grant
Mechanic Falls-Merrill & Denning.
g Kimball s. Williamson.
Old Orchard-Geo. E. Fogg.
Richmond-Geo. e. Ames.
Northumberland News Co.
A. J. Huston.
W. III. Hyde.
r. H. Burnham.
Saco-H B. Hendricks & Co.
Sc H. d. Davis.
Sanferd-F. III. Wingate.
Skowhegan- Bixby & Buck.
South Portland-J. F. Merrlman. Z
South Paris-F. A. Shurtleff.
South Windham-J. w. Read.
South Paris-A. M. Gerry.
Springvale-C. H. Pierce.
Ihomaston--E Walsh.
Ninal Haven-A. B. Vinal.
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Waterville-W. D. Spalding.
Westbrook-W. B. Boothby.
West Falmouth-A. S. Noyes.
Woodfords-H. j. Allen.
Yarmouth--Chas. Blake.
PERSONS having any difficulty in obtaining
papers at any of these places will confer a favor
by reporting the matter to this Office at once
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29

Feather Boas galore in
the trimming department.
Long ones and short
ones. cheap and good, all
kinds, all colors. They're
very fashionable, they're
not expensive, our lines
the best in town,
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
Perfection Not Wanted.

She-And don't you drink
He-No, dear.
''Nor smokas"
"No."
"Nor use bad language%
"No."
Sand haven't any bad habits?"
"Not one."
'"Then you must learn some. won't
marry man can't have some excuse
for scolding. Exchange.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
Three Killed,

HUNTINGDON, Pa, October ga rum
away car on an incline plane at Phillips
glass works at Mapleton last night. ran
into crowd of passengers at the Penn
sylvania railroad station, killing three
and seriously injuring three others.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29

Lots of novelties in
Wrapper blankets, new
styles and colorings. We
make blanket bath robes
to order in a couple Of
days.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29

Before you decide not
to do anything about new
curtains this fall, spend
half an hour in the dra-
peries section h e r c.
You'll find it hard to re-
sist the temptation to de-
corate the whole house
all over again. There
never was such beauty
and art in draperies
before. There h a S
never been a time when
brilliant, tasteful artistic
effects were possible for
such a little money out
lay.
The new stock is ready
now, and we'd like you to
see the sketches and de-
signs and get the new
ideas which we've pre-
pared.
Shade making and
hanging.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
TO prove e 2sE m nA5Ha f.

On and after October 1, 1891, we give every
person selling our medicine the privilege Of
selling six bottles for $500, and guarantee
that in case it does you no good you can
receive your money back. Read guaranty
with every bottle. We claim to cure Dys-
pepsia, Headache, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
eating, Palpitation of the Heart, Collie, Ner-
vousness, Loss of Sleep, Dizziness, Irregular
ity of the Appetite, Pleurisy Pains, Bloat,
Wind on the Stomach, Hacking Cough, and
Constipation. And why will It cure? Be-
and Healing. 1t is compounded from the
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphia 1t is harmless to the smallest
child; children like 1t, and it is far superior
Call for Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia
Syrup. None genuine. unless bearing our
trademark, the Beaver. s4%
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
The Weather Today
is likely TO be

The Weather Today .j
is likely to be ss
fair.
PORTLAND. October 20 1892.
T%HERE'S nothing
l. more becoming
to the average
girl or boy of ten, twelve
and fourteen years than
one of those pretty Tam-o-
Shanter Caps, and they're
so cheap! A counter full
of new ones have just
been opened.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
Died with Their Boots On.

Just outside the town of Tascora, in
the panhandle of Texas, is bare and
desolate mound known as Boot hill.
A correspondent who visited the spot
says that there are twenty-three name
less graves in the clay and gravel of
Boot hill, where lie the remains OF
twenty-three men who died with their
boots on.--New Orleans Picayune.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29

The DAILY PRESS will be sent to any ad
dress for so cents month.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-29
9 a ' UR Az
OPENING OF
Ladies', Gents Misses and ChiIdrenS'
HOSI RY

One of Ladies' Woo Hose, full fashioned and
seamless, at E5c pair.
100 dozen chiIden's Derby Ribbed WooH I2 I2
cts. pair,
The above items onybe be appre-
cated.
Ladies' fine Wool Hose at 25c pair.
Ladies' fine Cashmere Hose at SOC and &c pair.
chldrens' fine French Ribbed Cashmere Hose SOC
and 62c pair.
Ladies' Fall and Winter Underwear.
Misses Fall and Winter Underwear.
In all the different weights and qualities Boys Scotch
Wool Underwear SOC, &c and Csc, according size.
The great bargain in Ladies' Mousquetaire Suede
Gloves at sec will be continued. Every
counter, if desired, Saturday evening excepted.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27

work and timbers came from England,
and were taken around Cape Horn to
the Golden Gate in clipper ship. 1t is
not a handsome looking affair, but to
the pioneers yet alive it brings up many
memories of the old times when seen,
and they and the organized societies Of
sons of pioneers have resolved that this
relic Of the early days shall not perish
from the face OF the earth.
So it will be observed that in many
ways the inn is associated with the
hopes, the aspirations, the sorrows and
the joys of humanity. The fame of the
Great White Horse tavern is due to the
genius of novelist, the glory of
Fraunce's inn is derived from its pat
ronage by the father Of his country,
and the Williams hotel will owe its Sc
curity from destruction to the fact that
there gathered motley crowds crazed
with the thirst for gold, and who thence
streamed ont along hill and valley.
plain and riverside to WELD the pick, to
make fortunes on to die of starvation,
and in the end by their united efforts 10
found the great and glorious state OF
California. FRED G. DAYTON.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
OnYx Ouarries.

The onyx quarries of the state of Pu-
'eblo, Mexico, are likely in the near fu-
ture to be source of great profit to
those engaged in them. These quarries,
for the most part, are situated within a
radius of from twenty-five to forty miles
of. the city of Pueblo, and the finer sorts
of the onyx are in that city worked up
into ornaments of various kinds and of
exceeding beauty. Some eleven or
twelve establishments in Pueblo are
now solely engaged in manufacturing
these ornaments. Since the Mexican
Southern railroad from Pueblo to Te-
comavaca was opened no less than 1000
tons Of onyx have passed over it.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
THE LIGHTHOUSE.

nalist of San Francisco, was on hoard,
and as soon rs the ship struck he sat
down and calmly wrote his will and a
letter to a friend, both Of which were
found on his body when it came ashore.
Scores of prominent families in the two
states were thrown into mourning by
this accident
Well, that rock, known as st. Georges
reef. is now the site of one of the finest
lighthouses i'll the world, and the diff
culties of its construction make it won
der. Northwest Seal rock, as the par
ticular location is called, is bare when
the sea is calm, but in storms the waves
break over it with such violence that no
construction for the worklnen was DOS
sible. There was neither harbor nor
wharf. From a supply steamers deck
the men climbed to rock, in good
weather only; so the construction has
gonejon for ten years, and the total cost
has reached 100000, or four times the
cost in a commodious location.
The foundation is q massive oval
structure Of stone and cement sixty feet
in diameter and sixty feet high. On this
rises a square granite tower to height
of 145f feet. On this is the lamp, and in the
interior of the base is the machinery for
the 12-inch steam fog whistle. The
whole was completed a few days ago,
and now four men are isolated indeed
on that lonely spot. Once in three
months an inspector visits them in a
steamer, and once a month, if the
weather is quite favorable, one of them
goes to the mainland for mail and other
necessities. They have.si months sup
ply of provisions always on hand. No
families are permitted at the lighthouse,
and the four fellows are left to cultivate
each others acquaintance at leisure
They are, in fact, four Sellzirks for the
tim being, but the lighthouse is great
success.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27

Washington prepared to depart. A boat
awaited him at Whitehall street, and he
was bound for Philadelphia to deliver
10 congress the commission they had
given him at the beginning of the strug-
Gle. He paused, however, at the door
for moment and desired Samuel
Fraunce, the landlord, to render him a
bill for the wine that had been drawn.
Fraunce was a man of powerful build,
Of great courage and extremely swarthy.
In fact SO dark was his complexion that
he was called "Black SAM" When
asked for his account he wiped his eyes,
as he, too, like the others, had been
moved to tears, and declared there was
nothing to pay. Washington insisted
upon settlement, but was finally forced
to compromise with the obdurate inn
keeper by giving him in lieu of money a
bit of paper on which was inscribed,
"To my friend Samuel Fraunce, from
his obliged guest, G. Washington. !"
Then he went over to Philadelphia to
render up his commission and to present
his account. His books show that dur
ing the war he had expended $74, 1856.
But" cried President Miffiin, 81 see
no items here of salary due you."
81 did not serve my country for pay,
and l will accept nothing" was Wash
ington's reply.
1t will indeed be pity if the Ameri-
can people ever allow a structure which
has been the scene of such historic and
dramatic events to go to decay or to be
torn down. However, whatever New
Workers may decide in this regard, the
people of San Francisco are doing their
best to preserve and perpetuate the rel
les of what are called ''the good old
days of forty-nine." They have ar
ranged to care for and keep in repair a
weather beaten structure known as the
Williams cottage, which was the first
wooden tavern erected in the present
metropolis Of California. The frame
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27

of his great ancestor. This provoked
the fierce criticism of the opposition pa
pers and orators, and led to this special
invitation.
Of the children of the great discoverer
Diego alone retained any exalted rank.
He sued the king lin form, that is) in
the high council Of the Indies and re-
covered the vice royalty of Hispaniola
and other grants to his father. He
married Mary de Toledo, niece of the
Infamous Duke of Alva, and his only son
Luis surrendered all the family claims
for the title of duke of Veragua, mar
quis Of Jamaica. He was the last of the
male line, and finally in 1908 the title
passed, by the marriage of the lady en-
titled to it, to the house of Braganza,
and from that marriage the present
Duke Of Veragua is descended.
By some popularity of Spanish law he
is entitled to the original name-which
in Spanish is Colon-both o's long and
the second accented, making the sound
exactly the same as Cologne. Christie
bal Spanish for Christopher) is accented
on the 0. Veragua is pronounced Berah-
wah. So the reader may perhaps be
able to speak the full name and title Of
this distinguished gentleman-namely,
Don Christobal Colon de Toledo de la
Cerda y Gante, duke of Veragua.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
f. L. STANTON.

uted many spicy paragraphs to the local
paper at Smithvilk, Ga. But the tend
ency Of increasing years is to turn the
writer from the humorous toward the
sentimental, and it is fact not often
noticed that of the lads who give early
promise of becoming humorists at least
nine out of ten become serious or senti-
mental writers. Such is the transfer
nation Mr.. Stanton seems to be under
going, as shown in this his latest pub
ished productions:
If you should leave, kissing me good night,
And | should know that sweet kiss meant
goodby,
would not give the world my tears nor
sigh
sly sorrow in It's loveliness and light,
But should say, Somewhere the day dasyns
And beautiful Gods morning draweth nigh
Where rarer rainbows span the stonmless
sky
And rarer smiles have made the darkness,
white!'
And some day, dreaming in your home above,
Where there is never dark or storm or gloom
Your lips would feel the last kiss that they
knew,
While mine would say: Earth had for me no
love-
1t was so lonely III the light and bleom
That through the gates OF dea1hI came to
you!"
The advance of the nation is Paralleled
by that of the individual, but our ma.
ton alone has reached maturity in the
years of an individual, and the new
south has advanced even faster still.
OF all this the changes from year to
striking illustration. From The News.
of Smithville, to The Tribune, of Rome,
seemed quite an advance in Georgia;
but it was not till Mr.. Stanton took an
editorial position on the Atlanta Consti-
tuition that the outside world began to
take note of him.
From the new north comes peer for
Mr.. Stanton, curiously like and unlike
him, a product Of the very highest cul-
ture and a representative of three or
four generations of literarypeople. This
is John Kendrick Bangs, who was born
at Yonkers, N. Y, in May, 1862, and in
1883 became managing editor of all the
humorous business in Harper's publica-
tions, chief of which are the "Drawer'
in the Magazine and the "Facetiae"
in the Bazaar.
He has written a novel, two dramas
and volume of satirical social com
ments. The following playful lines ex-
hibit his style: -.s,.
My shaving brush is missing my shochorn
can't be found,
Ny comb and brush cannot see, my cane is
nowhere round,
MY tall silk hat is ruffied up, my pens have
8. gone astray,
But all this woe is naught to me, for baby's had
his way. f
What though my shoes are minus strings, my
manuscript awry?
aKnow that this betokens babe's;been spared
heartfelt cry.
What though the floor is ever strewn with
toys by night and day?
Is there not pleasure in the thought that
babys had his way?
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
TWO POETS OF TODAY
ONE is A SOUTHERNER, THE OTHER
A NATIVE OF THE EAST.

Both Have Done Good Work, anG Each
Has Yet to Reach the High Water Mark
oe Ills Literary Powers-An Estimate of
Stanton and Bangs.
The rising generation of Americans
bids fair to add to our national reputa-
tion for humor and at least sustain the
standard in poetry. In humorous and
especially in dialect poetry, therefore,
it might be expected that we should lead
the world, and such is indeed the case.
In both lines the new south now prom
ises to take the lead, and very new
representative of the new south is Frank
Libby Stanton.
He was born in Charleston, but
taken to Georgia at very early age.
He began to write what schoolboys call
mighty good compositions at the age
of nine, and while mere lad contrib
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
FRAUNCE's TAVERN.


rife, but now lowered to the accents of
tender farewell, say to his companions
as he held on high a glass of wine:
"With a heart full of love and graft
tude now take leave Of you. l most
devoutly wish that your latter days
may be as prosperous and happy as your
former ones have been glorious and hon
orable." Thea, touching the glass to his
lips, he set it down and continued, 81
cannot come to each of you ito take my
leave, but I shall be obliged to you if each
will come and take me by the hand"
1t has been my privilege to ses a. diary
which contains as yet an unpublished
account of that meeting. It tells how the
war worn soldiers sebbed as they said
Igoodby; how Knox, who had the repu-
ttation of saying to his troops Come
instead of "Go."' "'and always reveled in
the fierce forefront OF battle, wept like
a child, was the first to grasp his chief
taip's hand, and placing his left arm
about his neck kissed him on the cheek
Then followed the other gray and griz-
zled veterans, whose eight years' strug-
gle for independence had ended in tri-
umph and direst poverty. In 6 little
while the farewell ended. as ell things
must end iE this world OF ours, and
:. -e..., ~
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
A NcEz EEtcrnrise.

The Mexican industrial company has
recently commenced business in Chi
huahua, with "a paid up capital of $780,
600, and is exempt from taxes and con-
tributions for a.period of fifteen years.
The buildings include large foundry.
machine shop, pattern shop, blacksmith
shop, rolling mill room, stove depart
ment, nail and iboltshop, ETC., and all
kinds of machinery are being manufac-
tured by the company-mining machin-
cry in particular. At the present time
machinery, merchants iron, nails, bolts,
ETC., to the value of $4,000 per month,
ARE being produced at the works, the
capacity of which will shortly be dou-
.bled.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
JOIN KENpR1cK BANGS.

1t Aurts to have my mustache pulled, and
games at 4 a. m.
Are not Just suited to my mind, but John is
fond of them,
And after all it seems to me no man can well
eainsay
That there is lots and lots of fun when baby
has his way.
so' son and heir, continue on thy happy, blest
career;
Ne'er shap thy daddy interpose to raise tho
scalding tear.
Whate'er discomfort comes to me, cease not
thy joyous play;
As far as Tm concerned, my hoy, go in and
have thy Wxy
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
Duties Suspended.

An ordinance has been enacted by the
legislative council of Trinidad and To
bago empowering the governor of those
islands to suspend by proclamation for a
period not exceeding six months from
Aug. 8, 1892, all customs duties charged
upon oxen, bulls and cows imported into
that colony. The governor is given au-
thority to revoke his proclamation at
any time within the six months.