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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01
A Promising situation.

New York Daily Investigator
Good judges say that one of the next 10
oalities to achieve distinction by jumping
from substantial town to thriving me-
tropolis in few years will be the city of
Superior, Wisconsin, and this, too without
the effort and struggle through which in
terror towns have passed while effecting
the same result. Untila year or two ago
the average man did not stop to think that
superior as monopolist of the water and
rail termini at one end of the lakes is in the
same position as Buffalo at the other end.
Figures are uninteresting unless given
briefly, but comparisons are always impor-
tant. This little Superior, credited by its
last census with only q, 900 people, handled
more coal last year than did Chicago: Of
grain, it shipped nineteen million bushels;
of -four, sixteen hundred thousand barrels;
Of wool, four million pounds; of merchan-
disc, to the value of thirteen million dol
lars. OF all lake cities this business was
second only TO Chicago in magnitude.
There is an economical reason for this con-
dition of things. 1t is that the rail rate on
freight sent west of Lake Michigan is one
cent per ton per mile, while the water rate
ts one-tenth of one cent per ton per mile.
This position at the extreme western end of
Lake Superior is what gives the city of Su-
perior its prestige, and is making it grow
faster than Chicago ever did Besides one
hundred and one smaller industrial con-
Germs, Superior has located twenty eight
large manufacturing enterprises in the past
eighteen months, including the American
Steel Barge Company, the builders of the
famous "whaleback" vessel, which is revo-
lutionizing the lake and ocean freight car
rying trade. The twenty eight institutions
above mentioned, include iron and steel
plants, -four mills, stove foundries, wagon
factories, pump makers, shipbuilders and
saw and single mills. The most conserve
tive business men in the Northwest believe
that Superior will grow faster in the next
ten years than any other city in that pros
porous section of the country, and many Of
them claim that Chicago, st Paul, Mime
apolis and Milwaukee have never seen the
rapid growth that will come to the head Of
the great chain of lakes and the city OF Su-
perior.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

Ought to be smaller
the great, gripping, old-fashioned
pill. There's too much unpleasant
less for the money. Ought to be
better, too. They're big enough,
and make trouble enough, to do
more good.
That's just what DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets do, good.
Instead of weakening the system,
they renovate it; instead Of up
setting, they cleanse and regulate
it mildly, gently, and naturally.
They're the original Little Liver Pills
the smallest but most effective,
purely vegetable, perfectly harmless,
and easiest to take. Only one
little Pellet for gentle laxative
three for a cathartic. Sick Head
ache, Bilious Headache, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
and all arrangements of the Liver,
Stomach and Bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest pills you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned. You pay only for the good
you get. It's plan peculiar to DIR.
Pierce's medicines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

This GREAT COUGH CURE, this success
full CONSUMPTION CURE is sold by drug
gists on positive guarantee, test that ne
other Cure can stand successfully. If you
have a COUGH, HOARSENESS or LA
GRIPPE, it will cure you promptly. If your
child has GROUP or WHOOPING COUGH,
use it quickly and relief is sure. II you fear
CONSUMPTION, don't wait until your case
is hopeless, but take this Cure at once and re-
ceive Immediate help Large bottles, Soc and
81. 90. Travellers convenient pocket size, $50.
Ask your druggist for SHILOHS CURE
If your lungs are sore or back lame, use
Shiloh's Porous PlasterA Price. 40
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

Important Information A Texas
lawyer undertook to cross-examine a
colored witness, Jim Webster. whats
your name?' Jim Webster WHATS
your occupations" Il drives draw"
Have you got a brother who looks
Ike You, and drives a dray?" He am
dead" What was he before he died?'
ALIVE. Texas SiftingS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
In all its stages, and that is Catarrh- Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure IS taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprtetors have so much faith In Its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list OF testimonials
Address, F J. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, O.
Is Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

WHY do YOU call her daisyF' Because
when proposed she came with a spring.
N Y. Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

MANS contempt for acoquettei is always
mingled with pity for the other fellows
Elmlrs Gazette
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

That no one viii take a fellows word is
not necessary proof that he win keep it
Binghamton Republican
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

CHIP this month has an article on
Boiled Batters- Roasted Umpires" ar,
more conmon.-Mlnneapo journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

THE fellow Just cut Of the lookup is the
fellow who thoroughly enjoys the freedom
OF The city.''-Columbus Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

ABIDING to the increasing number of
female poets, IL is said that Pegasus now
wears a side-saddle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

one OF the things that is not faithful to the
end is a cheap cigar.-Union County Stand
ard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

THE average epitaph is apt 10 be too epi
tafy.-Union County Standard
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

'HE has left void that cannot be easily
filled, touchingly remarked bank direc-
tor of an abscondlng cashier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

IT'S bad to be cut by old friends. but it's
worse to be dropped by the sheriff.-Epoch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

The footpad is generally successful in
striking man for a Job.-Columbus Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

HALF a loaf is better than working all the
time, anyhow.-Chicago Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

HOSPITAL attendants should never nurs,
their wrath. Pittsburgh Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

IRIS no disgrace for oar neighbors to b,
poor.-N. y. Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

THERE is no more faithful friend than 9
vellfed ooG-pallas News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

WHEN the funny man is at his wits end
he wants aperiod.-Galveston News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

WIEN man buys a porous plaster he
generally sticks to his bargain.-Texas Sift-
lngs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

Lanes Family Medicine Moves
The bowels each day A pleasant herb drink
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01

NEVER gets left-the conductOr.-Lite
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-01
800 Reward 500.

A JOINT debate-Haggling over the price
Of slrloin roast-The w orcester Gazette.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-08

terry; and there appears to be good rea-
son for believing that there is some foun-
dation for the suspicion of each crowd.
The introduction of the shotgun in poll
tics was originally for the purpose of
preventing the Africanizing of the South,
and for this purpose the ''best citizens
looked upon it with liberation, if not
with favor. Doubtless it was intended
to withdraw it after the negro vote was
suppressed. But the negro vote as a
dangerous factor in Louisiana politics
long ago disappeared, yet here is the
shotgun in an election in which no ques
ton of negro domination is involved, as
active and potent as ever. Probably the
'best citizens would now like to call in
the shotgun, if they could, but the reck-
less and irresponsible part of the COM
munity having been taught that a shot
gun was a legitimate weapon to suppress
s'niggers' with are not logical enough to
understand that it is not legitimate to en-
ploy it to suppress the voters for or
against a lottery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-08


The people who are fighting the
lottery down in Louisiana are some
what skeptical of the sincerity of the de-
claration of Director Morris that the
company intends to go out of business.
They are afraid that it is only a ruse to
allay the excitement SO that the compa-
ny may the more easily succeed in elect
ing legislature which will renew its
charter, and they are going right along
making preparations to fight the lottery
at the polls just as if nothing had hap
pened. One would imagine from the
nature of the preparations making on
both sides, that the particular business
on hand was not the extinguishment of a
lottery concern, but the extinguishment
of the negro vote. Arms are being i'm
ported into the state in large numbers,
and each faction, if the statements of the
the other are to be believed, is prepar-
inc for battle of bullets rather than of
ballots. The lottery crowd say that the
anti-lottery people are disarming the
militia in various towns of the state in
order that they may the more easily car
ny out conspiracy to count out the lot
tery crowd, while the anti-lottery folks
alleged that the lottery people are plot
ting to intimidate the judges of election
into counting in majority for the lot
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-08
Men who Are Never Sick.


Why does a man like the Duke of
Devonshire, with splendid brains and
excellent pysique, die of exhaustion at
So, while Mr.. Gladstone, only one year
younger, with the same kind of brains
and apparently the same physique, is as
active and healthy as young man?
What in fact is vitality, the power OF
continuing to live, which differs SO radi-
cally in every two families that, if we
were all pensioned off tomorrow in our
ten shillings a week, there would be as
little equality in happiness as ever?
Is it an energy, or a quality or some
thing material in the body? We all know,
to begin with, that the. thing exists,
though it can neither be weighed nor
measured, nor seen with the bodily eyes.
There are families, beyond doubt, as
well as individuals over whom disease
seems to have no power, who are either
exempt from illness, or survive it as If 1T
were but an emotion, who, apart from
accident, always fulfill the years of the
Psalmist, and usually die only because
the still unbroken machine has exhausted
it's stock of motive power. Doctors, when
called in to such persons, are always
cheerful, assure the friends that there
will be a rally soon, and would like, if
they dared for the credit of their craft,
to administer as little medicine as posi-
ble They have not an idea as to the rea-
son, unless it be hereditary predisposi-
tion,' or, in a few cases, cheerful
temperament: but they know quite well
that in such patients there is ''recupera-
tive power" and as they like cures, part
ly out of Kindness and partly from self
interest, they are well content. And
there are also families, as well as indi-
yiduals, in whom the life lies low, about
whose ATTACKS however slight they
may appear, the doctors shake their
heads, and whom, when among them
selves, they will remark: ''The Blanks
have constitutional habit of dying"
Such people rarely live to be more than
middle-aged; they never attain old age;
and when they die they die unexpectedly,
most frequently in the first stage of con-
valescence, from what is called
ssrelapse."
Something is wanting in them which
furnishes their rivals with staying power;
but then, what is fine something? 1t
certainly is not size, for giants die rather
rapidly; and the men who are dear to in
surance societies are usually of the
medium build, OF even a little under it,
their weight in particular being for the
most part slightly below average. Fatness
is weakness, more or less. And it is GER
tainly also not identical with physical
strength, for athletes are scarcely ever
long-lived; women have, on the whole,
if we deduct their mortality from child
bearing, more vitality than men; and
very feeble men, in the Athletic sense,
constantly attend the funerals of far
stronger juniors. Nor does the quality of
vitality arise from any superior strength
of brain. The able often die young; and,
as we have said, the Duke of Devonshire
and Mr.. Gladstone, men probably of the
same degree of mental power-the one a
second wrangler and Smiths prizeman
the other double-first-haye displayed
quite different degrees of the power of
survival
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-08
THF PRESS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY s.

In estimating the population of Bangor
the PRESS took for its basis, not the new
list of voters prepared by the Board of
Registration, but the old, or assessors
list. In estimating the population of
Portland the Bangor Commercial takes
the list of the Board of Registration for
its basis. Nobody pretends to believe
that this list contains all the voters in
this city, no more than the corresponding
Bangor list contains all the voters of that
city. Estimating the population of Port
land on the basis of the assessors list
the same basis that we used in the case
of Bangor-the population of the former
appears to be above 10000, as against 49,,
900 for Bangor. Probably both these
estimates are somewhat too large for
there are undoubtedly upon the asses
sors list in both cities some names that
ought not to have been put there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-08

At the risk of mourning the danger of
'stinging rebuke" we must again call
the attention of our readers to the prog
ress of the campaign in the third dis
trict. Perhaps the most important de-
velopment Of the past week was the
boom" for the Hon. J. FL. Manley in the
Waterville Mail. The boom took the
form of tribute to his character and
political services from Mr.. W. H. Pear
son of Vassalboro. Possibly the praise
is laid on q trifle thick, but good deal
of latitude is allowable in ''boom." Mr..
Pearson believe that Mr. Manleys claims
are paramount to anybody else's to the
Congressional nomination. The Mail, how
ever, is not inclined to admit that this is
the fact for it somewhat CURLY re-
marks that ''while it does not attempt to
deny Mr.. Pearson's statements in regard
to Mr.. Manleys ability, OF in regard to
his services to the Republican party in
this district OF throughout the state, it
sees no reason, why at the present time,
he should supersede MI. Milliken in an
office which he has so very ably and sat-
isfactorily filed" Another develop
ment of interest was the pronunciamento
of the Mail that lin spite of the strenu-
GUS objections of Mr.. Burleigh's organs,
the Mail proposes to speak the truth in
regard to the congressional contest in
this district, and it challenges any man
or organ to dispute the fairness of its
criticisms or the truth of it's Statements -
This magnificent and soul stirring decla-
ration of independence does the Mail
great credit. The picture of the Mail
standing proudly erect in the midst of
the terrorism of Gov. Burleighs organs
and boldly proclaiming tibet it is going to
continue to speak the truth is one that
cannot fail to excite everybody's admira-
ton. There has been no more impress
i've example of moral heroism since the
boy stood on the burning deck; or the
illustrious Mr.. Pott declared his inten-
ton of setting his heel on the Eatons-
vile Independent unless his health and
strength gave out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-08

otherwise they are mo Or
nalmeRRt to YOUR rOOaaa as n
piece of furniture. With
the Quinn Bed it is entirely
different, your bed can be
made up. and i'm position
ready for use, yet at the
same tinRela perfect Book
case, Wardrobe on other
piece sOf furniture stand
beside il.
TO fully illustrate the
advantage OF these beds
we have fitted mp OaEr show
windows i'm Pearl street
with them, SO that YOU can
see how easily and com
vemientEy they are
worked.
The Chamber Sets tHiat
we reduced i'm price the
other day are nearly all
gone. Five or six dollars
is as we'll i'm Your pOckeb
as paying lit QUIT i'm profit
to some dealer who Will
ask you $50 or $39 for
what we are selling at S25.
Come i'm today or fOnaOf-
row if you cam and see
these sets.
Two weeks ago we tOIA
you about 12O Quakers
and New Tariff Ranges
that had been out i'm a
sIeet storm. We have
sliced Off four to six dol
lars from the regular
price. There are less than
30 left. They are just as
good for pse as ever they
were. Save these halt a
dozen dollars If you want
a good range.
why don't you come lsa
and pick out a Carpet or
two while the extra low
prices are Oal!
Nice Tapestry Brus-
sells 81 I-2c, Use
goods.
Brussels that sells for
Sg.25, down to $l.00-
$H.sO Brussels at csc.
Regular Sl.OO Kidder-
minister's at soc.
The sooner YOU make 10
convenient to call, the
better bargain you WIFI
get.
New Silk BrocateIIe
ParIor Suites, eie-
giant, 500.
Silk Trimmed Crushed
Plush Suites at $85.
Crushed Plush Suites,
$45.
On the same floor.
90 Hall Stands of va
riOss styles that are
actually i'm OUR way, SD to
So Will be deducted to get
rid OF them. All last falls
patterns and fine goods
No end to the bargains
during this week and
next.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
CLEVELAND KICKS.
He Serves Notice ON His Hungry Sup
porters To Wait a While.

NEW YORK, November 22.-President-
elect Cleveland left town today to take a
much, needed rest. To q reporter he
said this morning: "Many of the callers
whom have been obliged to receive
would not, think, have encroached up
on my time if they had given the matter
a moments reflection. Those who have
called upon me to talk about Offices, it
seems to me, have beena little inconsid-
crate and certainly unnecessarily prema-
ture. desire to give as much publicity
as possible to the statement that do not
propose to consider applications for of
fee prior to my Inauguration, and shall
avoid all interviews on that subject.
Those who, under any pretence, gain
an opportunity to present their applica-
tions orally, and those who burden me
at this time with written applications
cannot possibly do anything which
would SO interfere with their chances of
success. Written applications will be SO
little regarded that doubt if they will
ever see the files in Washington, for
there is no reason or decency in my be-
ing overwhelmed with such matters at
this time.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
NO DEMOCRACY IN SOCIAL LIFE.


Are We All .Aristocratic in Our Methods
of Social Intercourse?
The time may come when the politi-
clan who sells one by one to the highest
bidder all the offices in his grasp will
not be considered more base in his code
of morals, more hardened in his prac-
tice, than the woman who constantly in
vites to her receptions those alone who
bring her an equal social return, who
shares her beautiful surroundings only
with those who minister to a liking she
has for successful social events.
In doing this she is just as unmindfu1
of the common veal, as INSCRIPTIONS in
her use Of power as is any city s'boss" who
consults only the interests of the ring
IL politics ''bossism' arouses scandal.
1t goes on in society constantly and is
only beginning to be challenged. Our
consciences are becoming tender in re-
gard to the lack of democracy in social
affairs.
The social organism has broken down
through large districts of our great
cities. Many of the people living there
are very poor, the majority of them
without leisure or energy for anything
but the gain of subsistence. They move
often from one wretched lodging to an
other. They live for the moment side
by side, many of them without knowl-
edge of each other, without fellowship,
without local tradition or public spirit,
without social organization of any kind.
Practically nothing is done to remedy
this. The people who might do it, who
have the social tact and training, the
large houses and the traditions Of Gus
tom and hospitality, live in other parts
of the city. The clubhouses, libraries,
galleries and semipublic conveniences
for social life are also blocks away.
We find workingmen organized into
armies of producers because men Of ex-
ecutive ability and business sagacity
have found it to their interests thus to
organize them. But these workingmen
are not organized socially; although liv-
ing in crowded tenement houses, they
are living without corresponding So
cial contact. The chaos is as great as it
would be were they working in huge
factories without foreman or superin-
tendent.
Their ideas and resources are cramped.
The desire for higher social pleasure is
extinct. They have no share in the
traditions and social energy which make
for progress. Too often their only place
of meeting is saloon, their only host !
bartender; local demagogue forms
their public opinion. Men Of ability and
refinement, of social power and univer-
sity cultivation, stay away from them.
Personally believe the men who lose
most are those who thus stay away. But
the paradox is here: When cultivated
people do stay away from certain por-
ton of the population, when all social
advantages are persistently withheld, it
may be for years, the result itself is
pointed at as reason, is used as an ar
gument, for the continued Withholding.
Jane Adams in Forum.