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The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

II seems 90 be the fashion low to rail
at what is called the lack of enterprise
on the part of Portland people. The
Bangor Commercial IS conspicuously
the fashion. Because manu-
factories do not spring up in our
midst with the rapidity that some persons
think they should the people are stigma
tized as slow and phlegmatic. Now the
surest indicator of the enterprise and
thrift of any community is the average
condition of the members of it. That is
the true standard by which TO judge
community. Judged by this standard
Portland becomes one of the thriftiest
md most enterprising cities in the
country. While the number of great in
lustrial establishments may be few,
here is an air of comfort and solid pros
Gritty in every section of the city which
Far more significant of thrift than huge
of bricks can ever be. We venture
that there is not a city of its size
il pntry which has so many and so
goou u. .eTn conveniences. We venture
to say that here is not city of its size
where there is - little abject poverty.
We venture to say that there are very few
il any wherein the average inhabitant
enjoys so many of the comforts of life.
Now these facts are all proof and the
best proof that the people afe enterpris-
ing, that they are thrifty and that they
are level headed. And this condition ex-
lists too in spite of pretty high tax rate,
in spite of the fact that Portland is
not situated in the midst of q populous
region, and in spite of the fact too that
only little more than twenty years ago
all its principal stores and great many
of its dwelling houses were swept away
by one of the most disastrous confagra-
lions in the history OF this country. Let
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01
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The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01
SECRETARY M'KEEN.
The New Official in the Office of the Board
Agriculture.


The recent change in the Secretaryship
OF the Maine Board of Agriculture is of
considerable interest in view of the
length of time the affairs OF that orga-
nization have gone on without change.
By the action of the legislature last win
ter the salary of the Secretary was made
$1,000 per annum, and he was given en-
larged duties in connection with the
holding of Farmers Institutes and other
matters relating to the agricultural in
terests of the State. Following upon
this comes the election of new Secre-
tary, Mr.. B. Walker McKeen, of Frye
burg, to succeed MI. q. A. Gilbert, of
Greene. Mr.. McKeen was born in Frye
burg 42 years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

The Waterville Mail has, for several
weeks past, been stigmatizing Governor
Burleigh as demagogue and hypo-
crite, plotting to capture the third dis
triot congressional nomination by trick
ery and deceit. In whose interest the
d.lil is perfor ming, whether Mr.. Milli-
EMS OF Mr.. Manley's, is not certain,
-hough it's situation geographically
would seem to suggest the latter. But
whoever the beneficiary he mustsee, if he
is blessed with ordinary perception, that
this method of promoting his cause by
grossly libelling the Republican COVER
nor of the state, who has twice been
elected by huge majorities, and whose
conduct of his office has been such as to
win the cordial approval of both politi-
cal friends and foes, is about the worst
service that can be done for him. In the
first place, unmerited abuse of ones ad
versary always reacts in favor of that ad-
versary. People are generally fair-mind-
ed, and consequently not disposed to
IOOk Will HUGH IdFCI uPOn lACA WIZ
seek to. promote their own fortunes by
scurfility and slanderous abuse of ri
val. In the second place the method
provokes retaliation, and nobody who is
blessed with ordinary prudence will re-
sort to it without carefully examining
beforehand the character of the structure
he lives in. he has nothing but a glass
roof over his head, the prudent man will
refrain from shying brickbats. The
point of these reflections lies somewhat
in the application of them. 1t isn't
perhaps necessary for us to make the ap-
plication, but we would offer the benevo-
ent suggestion to the beneficiary OF ben
efciaries of the Mails performances
that they hurry the fool-killer into Wa
terville as fast as possible.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

1t does not ,tE,gss;~z, Afa't Or. Graves has
been granted new .2'4a:, out only stay
of proceedings to enable the Supreme
Court of Colorado to review his case.
1t may OF it may not grant him new
trial. The really important thing in the
case is the fact that the Doctor has been
released on bail. This will give him an
opportunity if he cares to take it to flee
beyond the jurisdiction Of 5he court of
Colorado and perhaps escape into some
country with which we have no extradi-
ton treaty,
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

1t is certain that if majority of toe voters in
any town vote 40 license. the public sentiment
would enforce the laW.-Eastern Argus.
How this certain? Does the Argus
think if bare majority of the voters of
Portland should vote under alocal option
law for prohibition that It would follow
necessarily that prohibition would be
vigorously enforced? Would there not
exist strong public sentiment opposed
to the enforcement of the law and would
not that sentiment make itself felt with
the officers of tbs law? Would it not
throw obstacles in the way of enforce
ment of the law just as it does now, and
if not why aot?
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

The L Lamocratic party is manifesting
its usual incapacity. Congress has been
in session two months now and absolute
ly nothing has been done but TO pass a
resolution proclaiming to the country an
intention to be good and not to waste the
-reople's money, and to decide - attack
the tariff by series of bills instead of by
one general measure.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY L.

The Boston Herald declares that it will
not support Hill if he is nominated for
the Presidency. AS it of course would
not support the Republican candidate
because he will be for protection there is
pretty fair prospect that the Herald
will have to take to the woods.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

1t is gratifying to see that fhe attempt
of Ex-Gov. Hill of New York to capture
the New York delegation to the National
Democratic convention by trick is meet
ing with strong opposition within the
Democratic party. The opposition may
not succeed N defeating his plan-the
probability is that it will not-but his
success will be much less beneficial to him
in other states, if it is accompanied, as it
is now pretty sure to be, with an explana-
tion of the devious ways in which it has
been accomplished. OF course the capture
of the New York delegation will of itself
make Hill very conspicuous figure be-
fore the national convention, but if the
capture is accomplished by trickery he
will be much less conspicuous than he
would be if it should appear that he was
the free and untrammeled first choice of
che Democrats of the Empire State. In
the first case it would not follow that the
solid Democratic vote of New York
would be behind MIN if nominated; in
IilS SSCOutt paw ~ WotiAN' AAoO ~ " VA
things the Democrats are looking for a
man that can win. His character and his
capacity are matters of secondary i'm
portance. If Hill could demonstrate
that he was more likely to carry the piv-
otal state than anybody else the chances
are that he would oe nominated. The
capture of the New York delegation in a
fair and open contest would nearly if not
quite afford that demonstration; but it's
capture by trickery will fall for short of
it, Looking at the matter from the stand
point Of results it may make little differ
ence whether Hill or Cleveland is nomi-
mated foc the Republicans eel confident
that they can defeat eithe OF them; but
viewed from the stand ooint of the char
acter of the campaign it is altogether bet
ter for the country that Cleveland should
be nominated, for he represents definite
ideas and policies, and it is ideas and
policies that should occupy the attention
of the people in a Presidential campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

Against the principle .ucal option we have
seen no arguments advanced Of any special
force or Weight.-Argus.
Perhaps not against the. principle, but
against the practice you advanced the very
good one yourself the other day, that
prohibition under this form of law had
very little tendency to cut off the supply
of liquor because it frequently happened
that the town adjoining one that had
voted in favor of prohibition had license
law so that all there was necessary to
to get all the liquor wanted was short
walk into the license town.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

us give all the aid to manufactures that
we consistently can, but let us stop this
dismal croaking about Portland's lack of
enterprise. Portland is not lacking in
enterprise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13

If Prof. John Williams White. of Hsr,
ward accepts Prof. Hsrper's offer of 81
600 q year to fill the chair of Greek at the
new Chicago university, says the New
York World. his salary will be almost as
great as q cabinet officers, but he will be
worth the price. For Mr.. White has
dined with Plato and supped with Aristo-
planes for 90 years with an appetite
that good digestion has waited on, and
there is probably no one in America. I'M
less it be Prof. Goodwin, who know
more about Greek and Greek life than
does he. The large salary offered him is
interesting as showing how much better
the profession of teacher is remunerative
nowadays than it used to be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Mexican Feather Work.

There are not many remains of the an
cient Mexican feather work which excited
the surprise of the Spanish conguerors of
the New World The most famous sur
irving specimen is the standard, described
by Hochstetter, which is now in the Vienna
Photographed museum. Another speci-
men has been discovered by Mrs. Zelia
Nuttall in the Schloss Ambras, near Inns
bruck. 1t is mentioned in an inventory,
drawn up in 1896, of the treasures of the
castle. This very valuable relic is the dec
orative part Of round shield made of in
terlaCed reeds, and consists of feather mo
safes representing monster, the contours
Of which are fastened by strips of gold.
Formerly the shield was adorned with
costly quetzal feathers, only small frag
ments of which survive Globus, which
has an interesting note on the subject,
speaks of similar old Mexican shields in
the Stuttgart museum. and refers to a
statement of Stoll to the effect that beau
tiful feather ornaments are still made by
the Indians of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Barbarism in a Museum.

went to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art the other Sunday, not to observe the
refining influence of art upon the masses
but to see If the masses had yet exercised
a refining influence upon the authorities
of the museum. But the old sign, Gents
Toilet Room" stin glared with its I'M
speakable vulgarity. Some young swag-
gerers from Cherry hill were present, wag-
ging their jaws merrily and taking an
evidently humorous view of the treasures
Gee, sit on ter de old blokie," was the
cri de Tame which one of these ingenious
young critics uttered at the sight of a
Rembrandt before which various staid old
persons and specialized vestals were stand
ing in holy awe, just because it was, or is
supposed to he, Rembrandt. The Goths
didn't chew tobacco, but take it their at
titude before the monuments of Greek and
Roman civilization was essentially that OF
Cherry Hill. Cherry Hill criticism has
the merit OF frankness anyway. Holy
smokel I'd die if drawed dat in a rattle, "
quoth one irreverent youth before an old
master. Barbarians these, but not half as
barbaric as the guilty wretch who is re-
sponsible for that Gents" sign. / wonder
the Greek gods don't go on strike.-New
York Truth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Vest on the NomiL aticn.

At the dinner of the GreYstone club, of
Denver, on Tuesday, long letter upon
the political situation was read from Sem
ator Vest, of Missouri. In corcluding
the senator said:
If the controlling element OF the New
York democracy persists in forcing Gov
Hill upon the party, and will accept no
other conclusion, it seems to me our can
didste should come from the west In
that event my preference would be for
that tried and faithful democrat, William
r. Morrison, of Illinois, but Palmer
Carlisle, Gray or Boies can command the
full democratic vote.
The nomination of Flower would make
assurance doublY sure" but every real
democrat will help to elect the ticket
nominated at Chicago in June next, no
matter what name is at its head
The paramount necessity for the coun-
trY's welfare is the termination of repub-
licsn supremacy with its system of plum
der, based on the partnership of the gov.
eminent with favored classes and the
prohigste expenditure of public money
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Went" as "A Noun.

Richardson quotes instances of went" as
a mountaineering way. passage journey
from Chaucer and from Spenser. A curious
instance of its survival, in mutilated
form, is to be found in the name of a pond
situated at the meeting of four roads on
HOLLYWOOD common, near Dorking. In
Greenwood large map of Surrey, 1923, it APP
pears as -Four Wench Pond;" in the Ordi-
nance map of 1916, on an inch to mile, it is
not named at all, but in the lately published
issue Of six inches to mile it is rightly
named as regards sound; the -four vents, +"
however. are run into one word, -Four
vents" Went" having become obsolete,
people as usual changed word they did
not understand into "A familiar one with q
somewhat similar sound.-Notes and Que
ries.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Postal Service Red Tape.

Messrs. George P Rowell & Co., of
New York, started neat little publica-
ton nearly three years ago, entitled
Printers Ink. 1t wss-and is-devoted
to the art of advertising. Not only does
it endeavor to collate expert opinions as
to methods of advertising. but aids in the
origin alton of new advertising ideas. In
its chosen field it has been a great sue
cess. There is host of advertisers in
the United States who have learned from
its pages how 10 sdvertise-how to sp nd
their money so as to increase their re-
turns. And this has not been alone for
the benefit of the general advertiser.
Thousands of wide-awake local mer-
chants have obtained new ideas from it's
bright pages, and thereby increased the
attrsctiveness, and const quently the
effectiveness of their advertising.
But this useful little periodical has be-
come eutangled in the red tape of the
postoffice department. Last December
its publishers announced that, for every
yearly advertisement in its pages. they
would send paid up subscription to
Printers Ink for the same amount. An
advertiser who. for example, ordert al
advertisement in its pages amounting to
$1,000, might present SEQ friends each
with years paid up subscription to
the periodical. This the postoffice de-
partment rules to be illegal, and therefore
orders that Printers Ink shall ne longer
be admitted to the mails st second class
rates, bot that each copy must have q
one cent stamp afflxed-involving an aG-
ditenal expense of $500 per week.
Il is, as the Toledo Blade no de-, diff
cult to understand why Printers Ink is
excluded from the privilege of second
class postage rates. The postal laws
say nothing as to the proportion the ex :
changes. sample copies and free copies,
which periodical may send through the
mails shall bear to its actual paid up sub
scription list. Printers Ink SAYS that
not over 5, 900 names of subscribers have
been in on the offer to which the depart
ment objects, out of q total lis. of over
$4,000. In the absence of any specific
provision of the law. is it not an ar BIZ
trary use Of power for the postofice au-
thorities to make rule for themselvesp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
How a House Was Filled at a Bepef

How House Was Filled at a Benefit.
A member of the company of actors at a
Prussian theater was to have a benefit
night, and the question was how to get to-
gether a good audience. Accordingly,
some days before the eventful evening,
there appeared in all the papers an adver-
tisement to the following effect: "A gentle
man who has niece and ward possessing
a disposable property of $4,000, together
with mercantile establishment, desires to
find a young man who would be able to
manage the business and become the hus-
band of the young lady. The possession #
property or other qualification is no object
Apply to-
Hundreds upon hundreds of letters
poured in in reply 10 this advertisement
On the morning of the benefit day each
person who had sent a reply received the
following note; The most important point
is, of course, that you should like one
another and my niece viii visit the the
alter this evening and you can just drop in
upon US in box number one
As matter of course the thcater was
crammed. All the best paying places in
the house were filed in the evening with
public mostly male, got up in a style sell
dom seen even at the Royal opera itself
Glasses were leveled on all sides in the di-
rection of number one box, and eyes were
strained to catch the first glimpse of the
niece when she should appear in company
with her uncle; but uncles are proverbially
wicked old men," and, in the present case,
neither uncle nor niece was to be found
and the discOnsolate lovers-of fortune
were left to clear up the mystery as best
they might London Tit-Bits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RV.

The Direct Route 10 and from Chicago Joliet Ottawa
Peoria, La Sale, Moline, Rocz Island, in ILLINOIS;
Davenport, Auscatine, otIumwa, Oskaiocsa, Des
Noines, Ninterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA; Minneapolis and ST. Paul in MIN.
NESOTA; WATERFOWL and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA;
Cameron, St Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI;
Omaha, Lincoln, FaiTbury and Nelson, in NFRPa
Atchison, Leavenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson
Wichita. Beleyille Abilene Dodge City, Caldwell in
KANSAS; Kingfsher, FL Reno and Minco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
in COLORADO. Traverses new areas of rich farming
and grazing lands aordng the best facilities of inter-
communication to all towns and cities and west
northwest and southwest Of Chicago and TO Pacific and
trsn.-oceanic seaports.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13

On Mt. Washington, New Hampshire,
lives little colony of butterflies that
never descend below 2,0O0 feet from the
summit. They are completely issolsted
from others of that kind. butterflies being
found in no other spot in their immediate
vicinity. 1t is supposed that the remote
ancestors of this curious race were strand
ed on the mountain at the close of the
glacial period.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
1t Wasn't In the Bible.


Not long ago was riding along a noun
tain trail in Carter county, east Tennessee,
when an old fellow darted out of the door
Of a low cabin, jumped the rail fence in
front and came tearing down toward me
as if a marshal had been in close pursuit.
Hello. stranger. stay er minutel" he
yelled, gesticulating wildly with his right
hand, but never breaking his gait
drew rein.
He came up, putting and blowing, with
his eyes quivering with wild excitement.
say, mister-(pant, pant)-iZ it sot"
rs what so?" ! returned
why. hain't We hearn?"
Heard WHAT" was my astonished re-
joinder
Il guess if We ant hearn. it can't be so,"
aud hopeful light dawned in his anxious
eyes.
Il don't know what you're inquiring
abont, I'm sure" | spoke. What is it
You want to know"
IL it so, or liz it not-now, no fooling-iZ
1t or IL it not so that Gineral jackson is
dead?"
Il think he is" replied, with as much
solemnity as could muster
Wall, it's awful ter think NV, amt its"
spoke the old fellow gloomly.
Yes, it's bad"
Are you shore, though, it il sot''
Il read it.
What did yer read it in-ther Bible;"
No"
"Oh, well, I'd halter read it in the Bible
tibet the old gineral he'd pegged out fore
I'd berlieve it. That ar reports jes' been
put out ter keep us ole felleTs from votin
fer him, SOS they cut git our votes fer some
other Teller fer preserdint Goodby, stran-
ger"
And the old man returned toward the
house well satisfied that jackson reigned,
and as a consequence the government at
Washington still lived.-Cor. Philadelphia
Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13

President MCDOWELL, of the Ten
nessee farmers alliance, has publicly sd-
yised the members of that organization
to vote with 1.-THE old parties" this fall.
This is accounted for by the fact that in
Tennessee they had already made up their
minds TO do it anyhow.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13

GOVERNOR BOYD, Of Nebraska, acted
rs he felt when he refused to meet the
usurper, Thayer. on friendly grounds. and
he did not care who knew it. We so'
mire his strsightforwsrdness.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
Managing Pa.

Agent-See here, my little man. what
beautiful things have in my wagon. Pm
selling bicycles. Ask your father if he
doesn't want to get one for you.
Farmers Boy What's the price,
Agent-Fifty dollars.
Boy-Phewl say; you tell pa that's .
new machine fer plantin potatoes add may
be he'll buy one.-Good News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1892

A MEMBER of Polish church, of Chi
esgo. sues his pastor for libel and lays his
damages at $4,000. That man has
faith
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13

Kerosepe Will Clean TeakettIe.
To clean a teakettle take it away from
the fire and wash off with a rag dipped in
kerosene, followed by rubbing with dry
flannel cloth Exchange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
u MAN

UsiCQusgTEDWTHT TIE GEoeRr OF his coUKTRYwuL OBTAIN
MUCH LUsRtE INFORMATION FROM sTUuY OF THIS NAP or The
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
THE TRAyELERs' GUIDE.

HHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAIL
~ way-Depot corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
arRt street, Frank H. Plummer, agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13

DOCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILwAY-DE
N pot First svenue snd Twentieth street T.
q. ROckHe Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-13
TRAINS

BURLINGTON ROUTE c., B. & Q. RAIL
ID way-Depot First sverue and Sixteenth St.,
d. J. Young, agent,