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The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01
Business at the New York Post-Office
(Harper's Young People.)


The most interesting details which can
be told of the New York Post-office re-
late to the amount of business transact
ed in each division, for only lin this man
ner can true idea of the importance of
this office be obtained. I have already
given the grand totals, but these are
made up of many interesting items. For
instance, the international money orders
received and certified to Europe in 1891
numbered nearly million, and aggre-
gated nearly sixteen and half millions
of dollars. The European country with
which the New York Post-ofice had the
largest transactions through its Money
order Department was Great Britain, the
items amounting to nearly half million.
Tho Bahamas were at the foot of the list
with only fifty-eight items. The total
lumber of items in the Registry Depart
ment was S,273, 759. Nearly three hun
bred million items of mail matter were
handled by carriers; and the sale of
postage stamps, stamped envelopes, etc.,
amounted to So, 30S, 0I2. 96.
Nearly thirty million letters were for
warded to and nearly twenty-four million
received from foreign countries the
New York Post-office easily handling
over three-fourths of our foreign mail.
We should lose faith in the intelligence
of the human race on learning that in
this one office 602,398 misdirected and
insufficiently addressed letters were re-
ceived, did we not learn at the same time
that sos, 074 Of these letters were cor
rected and forwarded by other members
of the human race. The items of mail
matter handled averaged for each day
$50, 7O7, and the number of pouches,
10, 1876; the aggregate for the year being
42S, 973, $50 letters, and 3,770, 450 pouch
es.
The postmaster receives a salary of
$4,000 cara very small sum when the
business of the Office is considered. But
then he doesn't have to receive, face,
post-mark, sort, and distribute every
letter himself. In fact, he doesn't even
drive mail-wagon. For he spent ST.
252, 934. 90 in 1891 for clerk hire, and an
express company does the carting under
contract.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

prominent place ne now holds at Prince
ton, He is one of the most trenchant
as well as able writer's upon American
administrative and political history. 1t
happens that this same number OF The
Review of Reviews contains review OF
Professor Wilson's new book, DIVISION
and Reunion, which covers in compact
little volume the period from the first IN
auguration of Andrew Jackson to THE
end OF Grover Cleveland's first term.
The present character sketch OF the
Cleveland cabinet is one of the Mr.. VIII
sons most felicitous pieces of work and
will deserve very wide attention. 1t is,
upon the whole, in very decided sympa-
thy with the President.
The leading article in the April St.
Nicholas is undoubtedly Mr.. Stedman's
paper on New York. There is no phase
of the city life left untouched by the
critic, and yet he finds more to commend
than to blame. Harry Fem brings for
ward next contrasting paper, The Story
of Whittier's Snowbound, an account Of
the artists visit to the poet when he was
commissioned to illustrate the homely
New England poem. The paper. beng
written by an artist, is graphic, straight
forward, and full of life. There is album
dance of humor, fun, and brightness in
the remaining pages of this number; tho
trlly humorous poem What the Lord
High Chamberlain Said, the real old
fashioned fairy tale Prince Cam and the
Fairies, the slightly boastful sketch of
The Largest Kite in the World, the ex-
citing Walrus-Hunt in Arctic Seas, by
one Of the Peary Relief Expedition, the
delightful HEREFORD poem The Gifted Ant
and the catchy melodious rhyme and
music Granger Grind furnish forth a
magazine which finds in its own former
numbers the competition most difficult
to meet at each new issue.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

If Warden Harper continues to pro-
gress in the estimation of the Democrats
it will not be long before a testimonial
banquet, or a service of solid silver, or,
more appropriate perhaps, monument
of brass will be proposed in his honor.
Yesterday he blossomed out in the Ar
gus editorial column as a gentleman
with a very fine sense of honor, who
would rather resign his Office than per-
nit suspicion of unfairness to attach
to the count in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

The Maine Non-F Forfeiture Law is
one of the chief factors of the UN-
ION MUTUAI'S prosperity. Six
Notices of Death have been received
since January LIST, 1898, upon Lap
sed Policies, the Insurance of which
hid been kept in force by the above
named law.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

That the Biddeford Democracy are in
towering rage is evident by this extract
from the Standard, the organ of the
aforesaid Democracy:
Now that the most infamous legislature that
ever convened in any State has finally dissolved
our commonwealth will breathe easier.
II may be doubted if the Biddeford
commonwealth breathes any easier even
now, for the police bill became law.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

been unearthed in which he speaks of
some organizations evidently reasonable
as ''our friends 1t is alleged also that
the reasonable documents seized in
Voorhees's office during the war be-
longed to Risley and were deposited there
by him. While these statements remain
unrefuted the administration can hardly
afford to permit Mr.. Risley to go to
Copenhaoen
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

Evidence is accommodating that Mr..
John E. Risley, the newly appointed
minister to Denmark, was member of
the Knights of the Golden Circle and was
entrusted with some of its funds which
he never accounted for. Several citizens
of Terre Haute whose names are given
declare that they have personal knowl-
edge of the facts; one of them going so
far as to say that his membership is a
matter of common notoriety in that state
More damaging even than this is a letter
written by Risley himself which has
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RIN : BROS
sATuR DAY SALE.

Company, Burlington,
Of DELICIOUS MAPLE cARAMELs made from this
22 cents pound
500 POUNDS MAcARooN KISSES. Novelty in the Conec-
TONERS lie pound.
Apples
Table Apples
STRAWBERRIES. with receivers
daily shipments
In goods quality
lowest living prices Expect an invoice today.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

The thing that the Democracy regret
above all others is that the two Demo-
cratic candidates for councilmen in Ward
8 gave up their certificates. They feel
that they neglected an opportunity to
steal the city government.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

First Assistant Postmaster General
III xwcl seems ambitious to beat Steven
sons record as an axeman.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

A correspondent of the Argus who
signs himself three stars, speaking of
Mayor Ingraham, says:
He fought the battle with the water company
through, and there is not citizen of Portland
but was benefited by the result
The battle with the water company
was fought through Thy two Republican
lawyers, Mr.. E. NJ. Rand and Mr.. Seth
L. Larrabee, who began the fight long
before Mr., Ingraham was mayor of this
city. For Mr.. Ingraham to attempt to
take the credit Of that fight and it's re-
suit, or any part of it, or for any of In
graham's Lenchmen to do it for him, is q
piece of brazen effrontery. He is en-
titled to not particle of the credit of
that settlement. He is, however, en-
titled to the credit of having maintained
during his administration the biggest
official rumshop that has ever been seen
in this city.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1.
TWELVE PAGES.
SECOND ELECTION. APRIL 18TH.
FOR MAYOR,
JAMES p. BAXTER

Ex-Gov. Plaisted and Boss G. B. M or
ton are evidently out.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-01

The Peoples Herald has been counting
the customers at Mayor Ingraham's re-
formed rum shop on the corner of Con
gress and Market streets with the follow
ing results: On one day last week during
seven and one-half business hours there
entered the agency So women, rs boys
and girls and 551 men, total Of $50 peo-
pie. About so of the men had on over
alls, as if just stepping from their work.
During six and one half hours last Satur-
day there were counted entering the
agency 81 girls, 81 boys,ySS women and
562 men, a total of 702. This is at the
rate of nearly two minute. 1t is evident
that Mayor Ingraham's campaign for re-
election has begun in earnest.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
PHYSlOGNCMY.

Fine hair generally betokens native
good taste and intelligence.
The typical monkey face may be seen
almost any day on the streets or at the
matinees.
Strong eyebrows betoken not mental
but physical power: when shaggy, lack
of culture.
A very short upper lip indicates liveli-
ness of disposition. though not always
kindness.
Smooth, fine hair. of whatever color,
always shows some degree of taste and
refinement.
The perfect forehead ends with almost
horizontal eyebrows, clear, heavy and
we'll defined.
A mouth without lips, a mere slit in
the fa 3. belongs to IL cold hearted. self
ish character,
Parallel, oblique wrinkles in the fore
head are always signs of a weak, sus-
picious mind.
A red complexion is bad, indicating
coarseness of temperament, if not a tend
ency to drink.
Disproportion of any kind between the
upper and under lip is always an un-
favorable sign.
Combativeness is indicated by a swell
ing of the head just above and a little
behind the ear.
Eyes with long corners and thick lids
that cover half the pupil are always in
dicative of talent.
The eyes should be distant from each
other exactly the breadth of n eye; a
greater distance indicates stupidity: a
less. low cunning.
People of good sense, delicacy and re-
fnement have eyelids that are sharply
defined and shade at least half the upper
part OF the eye.-St. Louis Globe-Demo.
GRAFT.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
HER HEART SAID YES.
But She Waited Until Her Dearest Mother
AnnrnyeI.

But She Waited Until Her Dearest Mother
Approved.
Miss Mabella St. Percy Mamma.
dearest, | have something to tell you.
Mamma lanxiously)-Ah. darling!
Eyes. mamma, Mr.. Noodlehed pro
posed to me last night"
"Ah! did he, dearest?"
Eyes, mamma
'And what did my little girl say?"
81 didn't give him a definite answer,
wanted to talk to you about
it first"
That was right. darling. Always
confide in your mother" (Weeps.)
Il don't know what to say, mamma
What does my little girls heart say?
"Oh. mamma. it says-it says-nam-
ma, dear, is it really true that Mr.. Moo
dlehed will have 500. 900 ii year at his IA
theirs DEATH?
"Quite true, my child, and-and-the
old gentleman is very feeble"
"And | would be sole mistress of the
Noodlehed mansion on Fifth avenue"
Eyes, indeed, darling!"
And the Noolleheds have a grand
house at Bar Earbor?"
Yes, darling. and a beautiful villa at
Lenox."
And | would probably go abroad for
the London season."
81 have no doubt of it. my dear daugh-
ter. And-and-I don't want to infu-
ence you in the least, my child. No one
shall say that my child was not left to
follow the leadings of her WI heart in
the choice of IL husband, but-but-you
have heard about the Noodlehed dia-
monds?"
Eyes, mamma
They are superb! | have seen most
of them when MI. Noodlehed's mother
was alive. and they are all his now"
"Oh, mammal
Eyes, indeed. darling. And you know
that the Noodleheds have always moved
in the very first circles of society,"
Yes, mamma
And now what does my dear child''
heart say?"
"Oh. mamma, it says yes
MY own lean child, | have Away
wanted to see you married to the man O
your choice, to the man you loved AM
honored. Heaven bless you, my darling
and make you as happy as You deserve.
IS. & G.'s Monthly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
TURF TOPICS.

There are about @, 900 horses in Lon
don engaged in omnibus and street car
traffic.
Algona, sire of Flying Jib. 2:O5a. will
replace Albert w as the premier sire at
Rancho del Paso.
Nancy Hanks, 2:O4; Allerton, 1904,
and st. Julien We're the get of sires and
dams that never trotted in $3.50.
The country roads in France are so
good that each horse hauls from two to
three tons. The tires of the wagons for
heavy teaming are 6 inches wide.
The black gelding New Hope was sold
to w. H. Reid of Syracuse, N. Y, for
$1sS. He won a pacing record Of 2:16 in
Cleveland in 1885 and later vas sold
for $ll 900.
Kremlin, 2:074, was originally named
Etfendi. The appellation under which
he has become famous is that of the cita-
del at Moscow which incloses the i'm
perial palace.
Don J.. feathers will soon have COM
.pleted two varieties of sulkies made
from aluminium-one with aluminium
felly and tire and one with bicycle
wheels and rubber tire.
A horse standing II hands, owned at
Colusa, Cal, trotted a quarter recently
over the Colusa track in 314 seconds,
pulling $50 pounds, and his owner thinks
he owns the 2-minute trotter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
JOTTlNGS.

The Jackson and Sharp company of
Wilmington, Del, has al order to build
90 passenger cars for the Long Island
road.
The southern field for the distribution
of time tables is now covered by a COM
pany located in Atlanta, with well known
ex-railroad men in charge.
Charles l.. Rosenberg has been ap-
pointed superintendent of bridges of the
New Jersey division of the Lchigh Valley
road. with office at Pittsburg.
P. A. Murphy, for several years train
master of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern, has been promoted to be
assistant superintendent of the sameroad.
The largest of recent orders given for
power is that of the Great Northern,
which has contracted with the Brooks
Locomotive works of Dunkirk. N. Y.
for 45 engines.
The New York Central has decided to
spend about 500, 900 in the building Of
1000 box cars, 100 fiat cars and 100 stock
cars, which will be equipped with air
brakes and vertical plane couplers.
F. S. Deal, private secretary of Gen.
eral Superintendent Woodford OF the
Wheeling and Lake Erie, has been APP
pointed purchasing agent and superin-
tendent of telegraph of the company.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
How Mail Clerks Assist the Memory.

How Mail Clerks Assist the Memory.
The railway postal clerks have a
unique method f~orlearning the routes
on which postofIices are located.
Take, for example, the state of Penn
sylvania, in which there are over
5000 offices. The prospective mail
distributor buys a quantity of blank
cards, about the size of an ordinary
visiting card, and on each OF these
he writes the name Of al Office. On
the back of the card he writes the
name of the route by which the Office
is served with it's mail. Taking in
hand a pack of these cards, say from
so to 100. he goes owe them one after
another studiously, looking at the
back each time and getting the name
and route clearly associated in his
mind.
The second time he goes through
the pack he finds that he knows the
half of the routes by reading the
name of the Office. 1t is a dull stu
dent who. upon going over a pack OF
cards a dozen times, does not know
them thoroughly. The method is SC
simple and such an aid to memoriz
ing that it is adopted by all railway
mail clerks. By it clerks have beer
known to memorize a state like Penn
sylvania III. le of two months. Phil
adelphia Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
FASHIONS FADS.

Slashed vandyke puffs of velvet lined
with colored satin are considered a very
elegant finish for the tops of cloth or silk
sleeves.
Chiffon appears again as an airy adj
iunct to many of the dressy afternoon
and evening toilets for this and the COM
ing season.
The Isabella puff in pear shape, widen
ing greatly toward the elbow, now rivals
the round bristling balloon puff of the
empire form.
Wool bengaline coating is a stylish
novelty that shows cords of various sizes
and is offered in black and in shades of
tan, almond. moss and sage green and
oriental red.
The shapeless loose back coat is
changed considerably in its character
since last autumn, and in its modified
guise is likely to prove much more popu-
lar than the original model.
Military jackets formed of fine cloth
in changeable effects are made in tailor
style and finished with triple shoulder
capes. They are double breasted and
fastened with polished horn buttons.
One of the handsomest spring fabrics
is the rochemont weave, a very fine
woollen rep. with a dot of silk of an
other color, which, though of pure wool,
is remarkable for it's lightness. It is
used extensively for both entire costumes
and in combination. New York Even
ing Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27
Application to Cut Timber.

Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with the provisions of section eight act of
March 3rd 1891. and the rules and regulations
prescribed by the Hon. Secretary of the Int
rior May 9Th 1891, and subsequent thereto; /
the undersigned, do hereby give notice that
after the expiration OF twenty one days from
the date of the first publication of this notice.
will make written application to the Hon. Sec,
rotary of the Interior for authority to cut and
remove all merchantab BILE cord wood and lag
ging, or other mining timber allowed to be cut
and removed under and by virtue of said law.
and the regulations of the Interior Department
from the following described tract of land. viz:
Beginning at a point 3 miles up O'Brien creek
from it's confluence with Belt creek. at a post
planted On the west bank of said O'Brien creek:
thence west one mile; thence south one mile:
thence east one mile thence north one mile. to
the place of beginning, and what will be when
surveyed. as near as can be ascertained section
2S. TIP. IA N. +. s E.. said tract having thereon
as near as can be estimated about $4,000 cords
of cord wood and $1,000 pieces of tagging. and
containing no other timber of any value.
The land is non mineral so far as known is
rough. MOUNTAINOUS. and s1een. and wholly unfit
for agricultural purposes situated i'll Meagher
count State of Mont ana.
JAMES KYLE.
24-7 Neihart. P. O.. Meagher Co.. Mont.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-27

STORKS AS M~ONCPOLlSTS.

A Greedy Pair of Birds Euthlessly Despoll
an Ambitious Family.
The following incident, illustrating
the reasoning faculty in the stork.
took place in my Swedish home. It
may possibly interest your readers:
In Skane, in the southern part of
Sweden, a pair of storks lived for
many years on the roof of my fathers
parsonage. One spring a pair of
young storks appeared in the place,
who after surveying the old nest
probably their parental home-set
about building their habitation on
the opposite side Of the roof. When
it was finished and the eggs had beer
laid, the old female stork returned,
took a look at the newcomers, but
allowed them to remain in their
home in peace. Her attention was
soon occupied by a numbe1'6f young
suitors, who z~ealously wooed her.
though she rejected all suitors.
Some days later this Penelope
among birds was rewarded by the ar
rival of her old mate. But then came
an end to the truce with the young
birds. That very evening the old
stork, followed by his female COM
panion, few to the nest of the new
comers By violent blows of their
beaks they first put the young male
stork to flight, and then began to at
tack the sitting hen. Patiently she
suffered all i'll usage and remained
upon her eggs. The assailants then
altered their tactics.
One continued to attack the young
mother bird, while the other, watch.
ing till in her struggles to evade the
blows an egg became uncovered, in
stantly pushed it out of the nest.
Thus, one by one, the four precious
eggs were remorsely sacrificed. When
all the eggs had been destroyed, the
young female stork. after standing
for some time in the courtyard look
ing up to her ruined home as if in de-
spair, sadly flew away.
There was never any sign of that
pair of storks on our roof again. The
old ones had attained their end
henceforth they were the only storks
in that part of the country and were
left in sole possession of its food sup
ply. To the inhabitants of our par
sonage, whose sympathies for the old
storks were thus rudely shaken, il
seemed a just retribution that,
though the birds had some eggs that
summer, o n was Matched, and thus
the old storks had to return alone tc
their southern quarters that winter
a solitary pair.--Cor. London Specta
tor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-08
And Cattle, Too.

l.. S. Drew of Burlington was awarded
first premium on his two-year-Old Ayrshire
bull, Rising Star. Many other premiums
have also been awarded to Mr.. Drew and
to G. NJ. Winslow of Brandon.
Notwithstanding the death of the COW
which was expected to win first prize for
the Billings farm of Woodstock, this farm
makes highly creditable showing as fol-
lows: First premium to three-years-old
COW, Princess Honoria second, sweep
stakes premium TO COW of any age, to same
animal in competition with 80 others; sec
ond premium for two animals of either sex,
produce of one sire, the same COW and
sister; third premium for herd of six ami
mails in competition with eight other herds
seer's Columbus; high commentator to
one year-old heifer Matinina; commenda-
ton to Jersey herd as a whole; common
dation to one-year-old bull Columbus Regi-
us; commentator to two-years-old heifer
Woodstock Lady.
The Princess Honoria scored only one
half point less in the sweepstakes than the
winner, and would have won the first place
but for the fact that she has stood in
the grounds in the 90-day dairy test along
with "a other Jerseys and grown some
what thin. The number of Jerseys eX
hibited is far greater than that of any 9th
er dairy breed and the competition strong
er than ever before in Jersey cattle. Or
the whole Vermont takes no second posi-
ton in this class of stock.
The stock show is immense and attracts
a great crowd. About 400 cattle ant
nearly as many horses are on exhibition.