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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
/ PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Joaquin Miller, ''the poet of the
Sierras,'' has three ehildren-George,
Golden, Harold and Maud. OF these,
George is rancher, Harold is accused of
being a stage robber and Maud, now the
wife of Loudon Mccormick is an actress.
Quite a remarkable man in his way is
W. W. Wilhelm, the veteran travelling
baggagemaster of the Pennsylvania rail
road, who entered it's service in 1850, and
losing but few days duty in forty-one
years, has travelled 100000 miles and
never met with an accident
Advices frem Mentone says that the
Rev. Charles III. Sturgeon, the we'll
known pastor of the Tabernacle who has
been seriously i'll for long time past,
was able on Dec. 31st to address his
friends at the hotel where he is staying,
for the first time in six months.
The will of Mrs. Mary Stuart, widow
of Robert L. Stuart of New York, be-
queaths specified sums, aggregating $3.50,
600 to various educational and charitable
institutions. The private requests
amount to several hundred thousand dol
lars. The residue of the estate is to be
divided among large number of relig-
ious and benevolent institutions. The
estate is estimated at between six and
ten millions.
Only few hundred dollars remain I'M
paid on the house at Los Angeles that la
dies of California presented to Mrs.
Jessie Benton Fremont, the 'EPathfnd-
~ hn &c ttxy
little eight room cottage of the Queen
Anne style of architecture, comfortable
and cosy. One room in it Mrs. Fremont
has set apart as a sanctum, in the quiet
of which she designs to produce some
new literary work.
The youngest general officer of a rail-
way in this country is c. R. Bishop. He
is Virginian, who at twenty three has a
job that men of forty and fifty generally
fill. He is assistant general passenger
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio, and is
now on duty at the Washington office.
Mr.. Huntington's attention was drawn to
this precocious youngster through the
appreciative friendship of the late Gen.
William c. Wickhan, the famous Con-
federate cavalryman, who, later, for
many years had charge of the Richmond
office of the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The retirement of Mr.. Arthur Locker
from the editorial chair of the London
Graphic, which was the first illustrated
daily newspaper in the world, removes a
notable figure from journalism in Eng
land. Mr.. Locker was born in Green
wich Hospital in 1928, and took his de-
gree at Pembroke College, Oxford, in
1851. He was successfully Liverpool
merchant, Mincing Lane broker, an
Australian gold digger, Bengal sugar
planter and a London Times reporter.
MI. Meath Joyce succeeds him.
The healing and purifying qualities of Saliva
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

1t must be apparent to every observing
person that Grover Cleveland's chances
Of becoming the Democratic standard
bearer next summer have constantly dim
inished during the past few months.
He is not out of the race, possibly he
may still be in the lead, but the field has
drawn nearer to him, until his advan-
tage, if he has any, is very slight The
forcing of the silver question into
prominence marked the beginning of his
decline. Unfortunately for him he had
expressed very positive views on that
subject, which were in opposition to
those of the majority of his party. These
views had been expressed SO positively
that it was impossible for him to explain
them away or modify them without ex-
posing himself to the charge of gross in
consistency. But the chief cause of his
decline undoubtedly is the Vaccinations
of Gov. Hill of New York. Hill has I'M
dermined him in the pivotal State, and
has got so firm grip upon the party and
it's machinery as to be in a position to
threaten the Democrats with defeat I'm
less they permit him to dictate who the
nominee shall be, at least who he shall
not be. The Democrats understand that
such a threat from him would be by no
means an empty one, but one that could,
and probably would, be executed. They
also understand that Cleveland is not
his choice. This is the chief reason,
we imagine, why the Cleveland boom
has suffered so marked decline of late.
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he Alliance as to the proper way to as
sist farmers who are out of money. The
process is simple enough. When a far
ner gets short of cash he is to be author
ICED to apply to the government, which
shall forthwith furnish him with
money to the amount of half the
5alue of his: land, and take a mortgage on
che latter for security. This would
doubtless be very pleasant arrange
lnent for the farmers and great many
of them could be expected to take adj
vantage of it. But it is not quite appar-
ent why the farmers should be singled
out as the only beneficiaries of the gov
ernment's bounty. The farmers are of
course worthy class, but so also are the
miners and the fishermen and the me-
chanics and the doctors and the minis
tiers. Why should not some arrange
lnent be made by which impeounious
gentlemen belonging to these classes may
get money when they want it? Why
should not the government lend money
on the tools of the miner and mechanic
OF the boats and nets of the fishermen?
Why create a privileged class in this
democratic country which can call on the
government when they are short, while
everybody outside of it is given no such
chance? Is is because majority of Mr..
Peffer's constituents are farmers that he
is in favor of restricting this privilege to
people who till the soil?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

Last evening the young gentlemen held
a meeting to discuss the subject of roads.
This meeting is, we understand, only
part of an agitation which they mean to
keep up until the attention of the people
of Maine is called to the subject. One of
the subjects last evening was the system
which Portland pursued in caring for her
streets; and several radical changes were
suggested. Although the wheelmen may
at first be regarded as the parties most
interested in having good roads and
streets, a little reflection will make it
plain that the whole community is equal
ly concerned. The wheelmen know what
good roads are, as some Of them have
travelled over the best in Europe and
America They are better able to see
the defects in our own system than per-
sons who have not had their advantages;
and their criticisms and suggestions are
entitled to attention.
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cunstances.

The Farmingtwn Chronicle announces
that the papers which opposed the Aus
traIian ballot law twill submit gracefully
TO the will of the legislature" This is
certainly very kind and considerate on
their part, and the people of course will
be duly grateful to them. just think
what terrible state of things a revolt
headed by the Pennington Chronicle
might precipitate.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
MORE COMPLIMENTS.

IBangUF U0nHerCIhI.J
The Portland Daily Press as lin in its eight
of the finest looking daily papers in New
England. The PRESS is also one of the
papers in New England and de-
serves to have a full measure of prosper
itY. Success to the PRESS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
There seems to be remarkable una

There seems to be a remarkable una
nimity of opinion among all Republican
papers outside of Ohio that the nomina-
ton Of Sherman was wise and polite
Inside the state Foraker had some earn
est supporters among the Republican
papers but they appear to be submitting
as gracefully as possible under the cir
cumstances.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
. THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8.

Hills entry into the Senate was some
thing of triumphal affair, and all the
Democratic Senators appear to have been
ready to fall down and worship him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

Hills programme of laying low is not
finding so much favor apparently as he
anticipated. Down here in Maine even
where the Democrats have done little
but lay low and conduct still-hunts they
are going up many vigorous protests
against. Ex-Gov. Plaisted in the New
Age thus comments upon it as fol-
lows:
House is simply to tear doaor! "Do that and
nothing more" Does he expect the Demo-
Gratis in Congress to proclaim their party incapa-
BILE OF any StateSmanlike policy? incapable OF
building up as well as tearing down? Nothing
could more surely condemn the party to defeat
and Justly than such confession.
justified or relieved, by his declaration that
ssDemocratic legislation by the Fifty-Seeond
Congress is quite impossible" tits rather for
the Democratic House to do its duty, in all sin
certify, and to presume that the Republican Sem
ate and Republican President will do theirs.
fthe Democratic measures are just, and cal
of the Mckinley Acts, the people will know it,
and give the party full credit for its honest
e,,deGyors in that direction, whatever the action
OF the Republicans. 80 shall th e. Democracy
moss, to be intrusted with full control of the
Government
The President has given formal notice
that he will soon exercise the power con-
ferred upon him by the Mckinley
law of discriminating against countries
that discriminate against us. The
countries that he names are Austria
Hungary, Colombia, Hayii, Nicaragua,
Honduras, Spain flor the Philippine
Islands) and Venezuela. Two important
countries which have not yet granted us
reciprocal and equal concessions for the
free admission of their products into this
country, are not mentioned in the Presi-
dents enumeration, namely, the Argen-
tine Republic and Mexico. The reason
for excepting them may be that negotia-
lions are pending with them, or state
of circumstances may exist, which rem
ders in the Presidents opinion their dis
examinations not unreasonable, for by
the text of the Mckinley law the Presi-
dent must be convinced that their dis
examinations are unreasonable as well as
unreciprocal. Possibly too the fact that
the only article of export from the Argen-
tine Republic which comes to us in large
quantities is hides, and that the imposl-
ton of duty on that article would be
very obnoxious to the leather trade has
not been without influence in his decision
to omit that country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
CHEAP ENOUGH.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR.

Lot No Ladies' Fine All Wool
Red Pants and Vests, marked down
from $125 to sac,
Lot no. 2-Ladies' Fine Wool Jersey
Ribbed Vests GO lac.
Lot no. 3-Ladies' Fine Merino
Vests, marked down to 81 B.2 C.
Lot NO. &-Ladies' Superior Merino
Vests, French neck, silk stitching,
pearl buttons, ribbed skirt soc.
Lot NO. 5-Ladies' Silk and Wool
Jersey Ribbed Vests, marked down
from $1.75 to SH.OO.
Lot no. 6-Odd lot fine Wool Jersey
Ribbed Pants marked from S1.38
down to LOO,
Lot No. Ladies' Australian Wool
Pants marked from $3.50 down
to %s.OO,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
DIRECTORS:

Horace K. Thurber, President, New York.
j Ohm w. Lowell, Vice President, s.
Edward Lange, Treasurer,
Erastus Wyman,
Samuel Thomas,
James A. Taylor, Plainfeld, n. j.
M. A.. Donoitue, Chicago, Ill.
Chester w. Chopin, Springfield, Mass.
j. ID. Stafford, President City Bank,
Springfield, Mass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
FINANCIAL,
Subject TO Sale, We Offer

Leeds 6 Pennington r. r. 6's, due
1896.
Portland Water Co. SIS, due 1899.
Portland Water Co, AS, due 1927.
Biddeford and Saco Water Co. LIST SIS,
1905.
Knox County 6's, due 1894.
EastpOrt, Maine, Water Co. First
Mortgage SIS, due 1918.
First iMS ortgage' e yn. due 1851.
MT. Vernon, Ind, Water Co. First
Mortgage 6's, due 1906,
jamestown, N. Y, Water Co. 6's, due
1908.
Arkansaw Water Co., of Little Rock,
Ark, 6's, due 1903.
jamestown, Pa, Passenger Railway
Go. First Mortgage 6's, due 1910.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

Owing to the very unusual mildness of
the season, we find ourselves oVerstocked
on Underwear and Hosiery, and we pro-
pose to give OH patrons the benefit of
greater Mark Down Sale of these goods
than has yet been made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

Senator PETER has promptly put in
bill erubodying his notions and those of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
MEMS underwear.

Lot no. H-Heavy Ribbed Shirts and
Drawers, Silk trimmed, regular s1.oo
quality, only soc.
Lot No. 2-Men's CameFs Hair Shirts
and Drawers, worth &c., for 5
days soc.
Lot No. 3-Men's Natural Wool
Shirts and Drawers cheap at $I00,
for this AISLE only S8c.
Lot no. 4-Men's Natural Wool
Shirts and Drawers, very superior
quality, marked for this sale from
$1.25 to zee.
Lot No. 5-Limited quantity remain
ing of the large purchase from the
Bennington Mills, Vermont, of high
grade of Mems Heavy Natural Wool
Shirts and Drawers in sizes from 80
to A, regular $500 quality
for SE.25c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

The healing and purifying qualities of Saliva
cure Of liberated sores. Price only Csc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

The interest charge upon the entire
bonded debt of the Company is 100000 per
year.
The net profits of the Company for the
five months of 1880 after organization
We're Ss151, 056.A4, or two and one-half
times the interest for the entire year. For
the period of fifteen months ending Octo-
Der 81, 1891, the net profits were 1926, $685.
Oh, as shown by income account and bal
ance sheet prepared by Messrs. WALDEN,
BROOKS 81 DOM ELY, Public Account
ants, copy of which may be seen at the Of
a surplus of 1924, 1888 over and above fun
interest charges for that period upon the
Isl DOC, 900 bonds, and surplus of nearly
Ss25 600 after payment of the per cent.
dividend upon the preferred stock.
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LADIES' HOSIERY,

One Lot Black All Wool Hosiery, plain,
81 lie. quality, that have been sell
ling freely in our special sales at Csc.
now to close, 8 days only at E9c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09
100000

of the aforementioned bonds, upon the
terms and conditions as below.
THF UNITED STATES BOOK COM
PANY is a corporation organized in 1890 under
the laws Of the State OF New Jersey, with the
following capitalization
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-09

Subscriptions for these bonds will be re-
ceived by the undersigned at par fat. A
bonus of 10 per cent. upon the par value
of the bonds subscribed for will be given to
each subscriber in the per cent. preferred
stock of the Company, thus returning to the
purchaser an income of $40 per cent.
upon the cost.
Subscriptions will be payable as follows:
SO per cent on application.
so per cent. on January ~.
Subscribers paying in full upon applica-
ton Will be entitled to interest upon antici-
pated payments at the rate of per cent.
per annum.
THE SUBSCRIPTION LISTS Will
CLOSE NOT LATER THAN FRIDAY
JAN. Is, At 3 O'CLOCK r. Nj, THE
RIGHT IS RESERVED TO CLOSE THE
BOOKS AT AN EARLIER DATE, TO
REJECT APPLICATIONS, or TO AF,LOT
A SMALLER AMOUNT THAN THAT APP
Piled FOR.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

What Is Going on on Chapel Street.
 Perry,s Stock of Artistic Novelties
 the Talk of the City.
 In an interview with M. O. Perry yester- day, MT. Perry said the holiday trade was with him this year far ahead of that of any previous season, surpassing the record. The display at this store is indeed one of the features of the Yule tide time. His store is crowded with patrons from morn ing until late in the evening. The exhibit Is the finest ever made in this line in the city. Christmas gift buying has set in in earnest, as the busy scenes at his store abundantly indicate. All his selections are artistic, novel and beautiful, and at once invite attention. Charming novelties side, that please the refined taste and solve the problem of making Christmas seleo- tions. Mir. Perry has the cream of the market that this year brings to make bright the holiday season. Exquisite things for novelties costing but @ trif1e, with real merit and value in every article, no trashy goods, so commonly offered in the average displays, being allowed shop room.
 To enumerate the numberless specialties would be difficult, and few only are mentioned, such as duchesse lace, French embroidered and silk handkerchiefs, beau tiful fans and hand painted articles, jewel cases and artistic bric-a- brao, fine pocket books and card cases, plain and silver mounted toilet cases and manicure sets, useful shopping bags, choice embroidered linens for various uses, now of the ruling fads, and multitude of other pretty things which must be seen to be appreciated.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19

sLegends of Pike's Peak RegiOn.,'
 A charming little work and one par ticularly suitable as tribute of remem- brance or holiday gift is one entitled Legends of the Pike's Peak Region; the Sacred Myths of the Manitou." It is the result of two or more years assiduous work in collecting aboriginal myths of this poetic region from every available source and is delightful and very inter esting narrative told with the skill of the poet and scholar. The illustrati with which 1t abounds add materially to full appreciation of the story. The author, MT. Ernest Whitney, formerly of this city, now of Colorado, has many friends in this oity. MT. Whitney was the poet of his class at Yale, and was for several years instructor in English literature at the university. From his graceful pen have come many fine poetic contributions, which have adorned the pages of some of the foremost of the American literary magazines. No doubt many who knew and prised MT. Whitney's friendship and scholarship here will be highly pleased to obtain copy of this artistic appearing little volume, delightful contribution to the literature of Colorado, whither the author went few years ego, owing to falling health. The work is Illustrated by Thomas 0. Parrish. Copies ean Do ob- tained at judd's.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19
IT WILL HELP YOU.

The Holiday Shopping List is to the Big Store what a cata- logue is to a library.
 Of course it only hints-but you know the old Latin saw "He who knows what he wants is next to having it."
Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19
Salmon Ffshine

A graduate of Miss Porter's school in Pennington, now living in the northwest ern corner of the state of Washington, thus writes to Hartford friend. The writer's home is ten miles from a post office, and one mile from any neighbor:
 "I hope I may be able, one of these days, to go back over the scenes of my childhood and girlhood, and Hartford is one of the places I shall surely try to see. We are so blessed with good health here, that feel that many small disad- vantages are more than balanced. At the east, John was 8 victim of asthmatic bronchitis, but has had only one slight attack of wheezing, since we came out here. I thought of it the other day when he had been out, and came home with both boots full of water! Been Back East he would have had croup surely, but here we heard nothing of it. Our great excitement this fall has not been the election, but the different runs of salmon. The first was in September and since then we have tried all sorts of ways, with varying success, to catch them. My husband killed the first one with a club, and that was quite an undertaking. the fish being large one weighing over thirty ponds. We were fairly daft over it after that, and at the smallest chance for a fish we would all get out in the water with clubs. I never hit more than one that way though, and he got away from me! But we have caught a good many-have some sailed and some smoked. One day we caught twelve that would weigh about 16O pounds. So you see we have this variety in our bill of fare, as well as in the monotony of our daily life. It does get very monotonous here, especially now it is so wet that the trail is knee deep in mud in some places. Now is the time we enjoy reading. We were much pleased to see the Religious Herald you sent us, and thank you much. Captain B. sends me the Review of Reviews, which ssems to keep us posted as to the events of the world. In fact, think am better acquainted with the ways of the world than ever before. Indeed, feel more acquainted with our own land, since can realize it's vast extent better. know little of party politics. We have not seen torch or heard a cam pafgn speech-the first quiet campaign I remember since Lincoln's first election.- RaIfoinnx Hara1d
Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19
SPECIAL PATROL DUTY.

The Christmas Shopping and Rush
 of CustOmers-SPecial Protection
 Until After tho Holidays.
 In order to protect citizens who for the next two weeks will be purchasing holiday presents, etc in the various stores of the city Superintendent Smith has detailed seven officers to do special patrol duty about the center of the city, commencing to day and continuing until after the holi- days. The officers specially detailed for this duty are Dunn, DoranS SCoonan, Dip pold, O'Connor, Brown and Schroder, and their hours of duty will be from 12 m. to 10 m.
 The crowds alresdy afternoons and even- ings at all the large stores betoken big Christmas trade. In conversation with . number of leading merchants they all re- port that their trade thus fsr has been un- usually 6ne and surpassing that of last year up to the same date.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief meEtiOn,


 Buy 8 new house. R. E. Baldwin.
 Palms and jardinieres at Champion & Co.'s.
 A new departure, help for housewives, Household Auxiliary
 Extra quality portiere for $4 2S, at Crampton's, 694 Chapel street.
 Fine singing canary birds for Christmas presents st Champion & Co.'s.
 Fine Bokhara and Daghestan rugs at Champions, 694 Chapel street.
 At Snows-a large assortment of beauti- full baskets, suitable for presents.
 The Yale law school will close for 8 three weeks recess next Thursday.
 Figaro Illustre, London News, London Graphic, Lady's Pictorial, etc, etc., st Pease & Sons.
 Caroline Vaseline, aged fifty years, who has been for some time past an inmate of Springside farm, was on Saturday removed to the Middletown insane asylum.
 Physical Instructor Thompson of the New Haven Y. M. o. A. addressed the young mems meeting in the Y. M. 0. A. rooms in Ansonia yesterday at 4:15 p. m.
 James F. Parsons of the New Haven clock shop will, with a number of his friends and associates, give an entertain ment to the inmates of Springeide farm on Monday, December 26.
 A great chance to buy choice and useful gifts from Burgess 6 Burgess grand stock of fur collars, gloves, muffs, boas, oapes, mats, robes for the baby's carriage, etc. etc. The display is most creditable tc New Haven enterprise.
 St. Aloyaius T. A. B. society held its annual election yesterday. The old board of officers was reelected and John H Cunningham and James Nulty were ap pointed delegates to the coming convention of ths Catholic Temperance union of Con necticut.
 The Christmas buying is setting in ir good earnest. and at Kirby's jewelry store the array Of fine things captivating and delightful for gifts surpasses any former display at this popular store, and busy scenes this popular place presents daily up to closing time in the evening.
 The stock which B. Booth has on sale this year e1cels any seen in former yeari at this famous store. Among the articles noticed highly suitable for Christmas gift are solid oak tables, pictures, elegant plush chairs, sideboards, and thousands of arti cles for the home, and all at very low fig ures. It will pay you to give the store $ call and inspect the large stock.