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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16

dent Spear of the Senate and Speaker
Savage of the House, will receive the
legislature and the people of Maine at
the State House. on Wednesday, Febru-
airy 22d, Washington's birthday, from
two to four O'clock in the afternoon.
The full military staff will be in attend
ance. Music will be furnished by
Higgins Orchestra of Augusta. The
Capitol will be decorated by Brown, OF
Portland. The invitation to the pubhe
is general, and all are cordially invited
to be present
Half rates of fare on the Maine Central.
In Favor of the Druggist Bill.
The druggist bill has found favor with
a majority of the 10 members of the jul
dietary committee and will be favorab]y
reported. The committee has changed
the bill only In one important particular.
In it's other provisions it will be reported
substantially as introduced. 1t will not
be the Kansas law about which so much
has been said. The change made 1ncor-
porates in the bill amendments proposed
by Mr. Sprague of Monson, which limits
the duration of licenses to one year and
makes their issuance dependent upon APP
proval of municipal authorities. In 9TH
er words, it makes the measure matter
of local option.
Of the members of the committee,
Messrs. Higgins of Limerick, Brown of
Watervllle and Powers of Houlton are
opposed to the bill and will sign min
GRITTY report.
Woman Suffrage.
The judiciary committee acted upon
another matter today. In this case the
majority are OBJ o,ed to the measure, but
there will be a minority report in its IA
vor. Messrs. Peakes and Powers are I'M
derstood to be in favor of the bill. This
is the question of granting municipal
suffrage to women.
Adjutant Generals Accounts.
Representative Parker, when he Of
fered his second order directing the pro-
duction of the Adjutant Generals ac-
counts for 1s99-90, was in too much of a
hurry. He might have found informa-
ton in the records of last session when a
report on the matter was made to the
legislature. The military affairs COM
mittee has appointed Senator Hooper a
subcommittee on adjutant generals &C
counts The committee will report IA
vorably the resolve to aid the First Maine
Heavy Artillery in erecting monument
at Antletam.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
febI5,et
Judiciary.

VyHE committee on Judiciary will give pub
i lie hearing at their room In the State
House, Friday, February "a 1893. at q o'clock
p. M. on q bill relating to medical registra-
ton.
The hearing upon an act to appoint an cleo
trio light commission, has been postponed from
February Is to February 81.
The hearing upon an act to incorporate the
Gorham Water Company, has been postponed
from February IA to February 81.
BY order of Committee.
feb16dtd FRANK M. HIGG ms, Secretly
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
judiciary.

THE hearing on petition in relation to
i Maine reports has been postponed to
Thursday, February %.
Wednesday, February 15.-On various peti
ton to amend chapter "A of the Revised Sta
tutes relating to pedlers and hawkers. .
Thursday February 16.-An act relating to
the Auburn Aqueduct Co.
By order of Committee,
FRANK M. HIGGINS, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
Large writing Questionable.

It is not the latest style to write as big
as possible, but it is the latest fad to
make the bigness bigger than any other
woman's if you possibly can.
Also, it is pschutt (not chic any longer)
to put no address on your letter, no date,
and on no account to punctuate it. It is
high style to be misunderstood by all ex-
cept the woman to whom you WRITE
Boston Globe.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16

ity of the Indian
proves the poten-
cy of the Indians
medicine. s'e
Indian Sagwa
keeps him we'll.
II you feel "run
down " or lack
app Q title, don't
sleep well, have
a bad taste in
the mouth, pains
In any part OIL inc
body, respond to
the cry Of nature,
and with Kicka.
poo Indian Sagwa
$1,000 ~uS Ror
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
Legal Affairs.

TyHE committee on legal affairs will give
i public hearing at their room IN the State
House. Feb. 16, 1898, at O'Clock p. M, on the
bill to incorporate the town of Cape Elizabeth
as city. BY order of committee,
WALTER c. EMERSON, Secretary,
feb13 4 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
feb1edtd
Labor.

The committee on Labor will give public
hearing in the room of Deputy Commissioner of
Labor Statistics on TUESDAY, February 81, at
D. m as follows: An act to amend Section 5
Of chapter 1856, Of the Public Laws of 1887.
HENRY w. LEVEQUE, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
Mercantile Affairs.

TIME Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
i Insurance will give public hearing at
their room In the State House, Tuesday. Feb.
21st., 1853, at o'clock p. M. on the bill an act
to repeal Chap. Ill of the Public Laws of 1891,
T. @. SPILLANE, Secretary.
febI5,6t
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
Railroads, Telegraphs and Elk
presses,

VNHE Committee ON Railroads, Teegraphs
i and Expresses will give a public hearing
Feb % 1898, at Q o'clock p. NJ, on the Petition
L. w. Smith and others Of Newfeld and LINER
lex, for a charter for a Telephone and telegraph
company. BY order of committee
teb11dtd ALBERT M. PENLEY, Sec.y.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
Taxation.

DUBLIC hearing in Senate Chamber at Au.
l. gusta. on petition of j. s. Winslow and
Others for abolition Of taxes on shipping on
Wednesday, Feb. %, at Up. m.
feb1Odtd JOHN A. ROBERTS, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
Inland Fisheries and Game.

FTyHE Committee on Inland Fisheries and
Il Game win give public hearing at their
1885 at two O'clock p. M. on the petition Of
H. L. Morse ct al to protect deer in York
county. BY order Of Committee.
D. w. ROLLINS, JR., Secretary;
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

There is something so honest and bold in
the self criticism of a man who appreciates
his own virtues that it may well appall the
soul unaecustomed to confidence.
A well known general, in reviewing a
corps of cavalry, suddenly stopped before a
splendid looking fellow and asked alb
ruptly;
(which is the best horse in the regi-
ment, my mani"
mo 40, sir"
"What makes you think that he is the
best horsc?"
He walks, trots and gallops we'll, is a
good leaper, has no vice, no blemish, car
ries his head well, is in his prime"
And who is the best soldier in the regi-
ment?"
TON Dodgers, SIR"
"Why"
Because he is an honorable man, is obe-
dent, tidy, takes good care of his equip
ment and his horse and does his duty well :"
''And who is the rider of the best horses"
"Tom Dodgers, sir"
"And who is Tom Bodgers?"
81 am, sir"
The general could not help laughing, but
he gave sovereign to his informant.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

We are apt to be very proud of our reli-
oustoleratiOn, forgetting that this is quite
new idea among ourselves. As the re-
ligious statistics Of the Punjab seem to
show, it must be very old idea in the east.
Only 140 years have passed since the mild
sect of Episcopalians were prosecuted in
Scotland. Only 230 years have gone by
since Mr. James Guthrie pettioned King
Charles to prosecute every one who did not
agree with him (AIr. Guthric), whereupon
they hanged Mr.. Guthrie, "potfr encour-
ager les autrcs." Now, in the dusky ORR
ent, federation must have been more preya-
lent, or the Punjab could scarcely rejoice
in SO many religions. Sir Alfred Lyall has
shown that almost any man who can preach
and work miracles may found new sect,
and these gifts are or are esteemed to be
very common in the east.
Thus. in Mr. NIaclagan's estimate, he
reckons about 10000 believers in Yogsm.
Their tenets are very contrary to those
with which the bad squirrel informed the
mind of Mr.. Robert Elsmere. I'm the mir
acles of the New Testament they see moth
ing wonderful" " as being persuaded that
miracles are matters of common occurrence.
Outside the circle of contributors to The
Journal of Physical Research this doctrine
is not held by 10000 English people. If the
Yogis are so accomplished as they declare,
it is to be regretted that they do not come
over and work a few miracles under test
conditions. If Yogi, sealed up in bag,
with Mr. Meyers eye upon him, can make
tables walk about the room, then we are
prepared to admit that there is something
i'll Yogism. A miracle will be all the more
miraculous if performed in unhappy eli
matte conditions.-London News.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

While people are wearing thin dresses
and matches are dropped on bare floors it
seems next to impossible to prevent a sud.
den blazingup from the match trodden on
to the clothes, such as happened to sena-
tors wife the other day. Fortunately there
We're water jugs and rugs close at hand,
which quickly eXtinguished the blaze, but
if none of these articles had been nearer
than an upper story Mrs. Porter might nave
been burned to death while they were being
fetched to her aid The boy in the renoya-
tor shop, too, who had not examined the
contents of the coat hewas securing with
naptha or ben2ine, supplied just the fric.
tion that forgotten match was waiting for
and immediatelyun enveloping fire Surely
it is easy to use only safety matches about
the house in summer that strike only on
the box and may be trodden on with i'm.
munity.
The more convenient friction matches,
striking anywhere, can be reserved for use
when people are all wearing wooden clothes.
There are many summer houses where
friction match is never allowed, because
polished floors and summer draperies of
thin stuffs give these perilous little explo-
siyes their chance to do the work of dyna-
mite bomb. You would not have dynamite
kept in the house, even as a curiosity. Why,
then, have a tiny household appliance that
may be just as dangerous to life if not to
property Ledger.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
Like Greek Meeting Greek.

The other day a son of the Green Isle,
whose heavy brogues still bore the traces of
the bogs and whose tongue was thick with
the brogue of County Cork, stepped into
q police station and asked for the captain.
"What d'yez want heres" inquired the
naughty sergeant at the desk.
"Oi want job, " says the verdant visitor.
"Well, this amt no place fur job, un-
less it's noice cozy cell yez want"
"A Gill is 1t, begob? An is thot TIL way
yez got yer job on the foorce2"
His haughtiness nearly fell off his stool.
He finally came around the rail and looked
the singular visitor over.
who sent yez to the station fur job?"
EVERY Oirish lad OF met" retorted the
man. "Whinever OF axed fur wurreck
they told me to go on tn p'lice"
How long since yez come overp"
"a fortnight come tomorrer," said the
man.
IAN what kind of a job is it you'd be aft
er havin here?"
"Shure, an yez don't s'poge OF KEN here
to feed chickensp Oi want job on tn
foorce"
"Howly mother" exclaimed the sergeant,
running his hands through his hair, mot
here two wakes an are wantin to be a po-
licemanw
"oi am that, mon" was the confident
reply
There, go long wild ye. They wuz a
kiddin ye, ladr' The officer spoke sympa-
thetically. "Wait till y kin spake TIL
langwidge of the country an know Broad
way from Baxter street"
-"Begob, an it's langwidge, is it, yer givin
me? Shure an yez amt bin over morn
siven wakes yerself Yer brogue's as thick
as bog! I'll see the capt'in"
And he waited half an hour and required
the entire reserve to put him out.-New
YORK Herald,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
THE Big BICYCLE MEET.
Wheelmen from Every Cline As
sembled at Chicago.
ZIMMERMAN AND SANGER TO MEET.

The Great American wheeImen, Who
Expected to Sustain American suprem-
aey Against All Corners.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7-"If all the wheelm IN
who are now in Chicago and who will
arrive within the next few days stood in
line they would stretch all the way to
Milwaukee, and possibly little way back, !"
said Chief Consul Gerould, of the Illinois
division, League of American Wheelmen,
when asked how many wheelmen he
thought were in Chicago for the big inter
national, national and state meet of the
cyclists that began Saturday evening and
will continue throughout the week, end
ing in big century run next Sunday. In
other words, Chief Consul Gerould wished
to say that the number could not well be
computed, there were so many arriving all
the time Tor the next week they will be
In their glory, with everything "bicycular'
and everything to interest them that an
entertainment committee could well
think of.
Great interest is felt in this meeting, as
1t brings together the two great Americans,
Zimmerman and Sanger, each of whom
has shown his ability to defeat the English
men in their own country and win their
national championships. Besides these
great riders the champions Of other coun-
tries will be here. Among those on the
ground are Luigi Cantu, the champion of
Italy; Lawrence s. Meintjes, champion of
South Africa; William Hyslop, the cham
pion of Canada, and Carlos Sriba, the
champion of Mexico.
There will also be present Isaac Baird of
Charleston, s. c., who last year won the
100 mile championship of Ireland; Wilbur
Edwards, the undaunted champion of the
Pacific coast; Frank Waller, the champion
road rider Of America, and John S. John
son, the man who, paced by running
horse, made the fastest mile ever ridden;
w. w. Windle, tho holder of a dozen
worlds records; T. j. Osmond, who for
several years held all English champion
Hhip records, and host Of others who are
but little less speedy than those men
toned
The track, weather permitting, will be
perfect, and it is expected there will be q
great smashing of records during the meet
ing. Though few on the outside have had
chance to learn what the fast ones have
been doing in daily practice, It has leaked
out that Harry Tyler, of Springfield, Mass,
recently covered third Of mile in forty
seconds. The track was crowded yesterday
with cracks putting on their finishing
touches. No extraordinary fast time was
made by Champs" as the large number
of men on the course made fast sprinting
dangerous. ."".
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
PREPARING FOR FIGHT.
A Cory Campaign Hinted At by Kansas'
Political Opponents.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug THE Hughes
court martial has revived the war Of last
winter, and the refusal of Colonel Hughes
to obey che governor is regarded by the
Populists as the greatest crime in the his
tory of the state. Republicans to man
stand by Hughes, and he is their hero,
while every Populist Is willing to lend any
aid that helps to make an example of him.
In leading editorial the Ottawa Jour
nal, edited by State Printer Snow, says:
1.-THE cold fact remains that the Republi-
cans will respect the muzzle of a Winches-
ter--nothing else and Populists must
make up their minds that they must pro-
tect by force their victory at the ballot
box. The shedding Of human blood is a
melancholy business, but better, tenfold
better, that Topeka should be made a
graveyard, that not one brick should be
left upon another, that the Flower and the
sower should traverse its sides, than that
the Republican crime of last winter should
be repeated"
These incendiary utterances have greatly
stirred the Republicans, who declare they
will be ready to meet the Populists on
their own q ounds. At several points in
the state independent companies have been
organized aud will be thoroughly drilled.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

A remarkable discovery has been made
by Professor Emmerich. He finds that the
blood of an animal which has recovered
from IN infectious disease can cure an
other animal suffering from the same
disease, and the discovery Is likely to
prove of the greatest importance. AT a
meeting of the Berlin Physiological society
some statements were made regarding the
actual experience of those who had fol-
lowed out Professor Emmerich's idea ex-
perimentally that were strongly conflrma-
tory of their soundness. Mice had been in
Ocu1ated by the serum or watery portion of
ahorse's blood, the horse having already
been cured of the disease. The result was
that the mice, which had been previously
inoculated with the bacilli of lockjaw, did
not die when subjected to the treatment,
while those left to themselves perished.-
New York Telegram.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
IMPORTANT To PENSIONERS.
Those Suspended Have Further Time TO
Prove the Justice of Their GLAZING.

IhOse suspended nave Further Time TO
Prove the Justice of Their Claims.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Judge Lochren,
pension commissioner, has extended until
Oct. 10, 1898, the period within which pen
sioners whose pensions have been sus-
pended may make proof their right to re-
ceive them.
To reporter of the United Press Judge
Lochren said in explanation of the order:
Under color of the act of June 81, 1890,
but really under the misconstruction Of
that act arising from order l64, many PEN
sions were granted for disabilities not OF
service origin which in no way incapaciated
the person from the performance of man.
uel labor, and were therefore not pension
able. The duty of the bureau is to drop
these pensions. But in some cases claim
ants or their attorneys may have been
misled by the practice of the bureau under
order 164 into directing their proof only to
such specific disabilities as were being
rated under that order, while in fact a
good case for pension might have been
shown. These pensions, therefore, have
not been dropped, but suspended, and no.
tice given to the pensioners, in accordance
with established usage, to furnish further
evidence within sixty days, and show
their right to pensions, If legal right ex-
lists. Ordinarily this has been found to
give sufficient time.
at has been thought, however, that be-
cause of the persistent Misrepresentation
by certain classes of newspapers and per-
sons of the action and intention of this
bureau, that many pensioners may have
been misled and discouraged from present.
ing such proofs as they could furnish or
from asking for a medical examination.
have, therefore, upon the suggestion and
advice of the secretary Of the interior con-
cluded to extend the time. Every old
soldier entitled to pension under the law
should have it, and If his right does not
appear by his proofs on file the fullest op-
portunity will be given to supply such
nroof
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

They were in a quiet neighborhood and
on a suburban car, but the conversation
was being carried on in Il high key that
kept the horses turning their heads all the
time TO sec what was the matter
"They live down town on the T. road, y
remarked the driver as he kicked the
brake.
You know who she is, then2n
"Oh, no. / said knew where she lived. I"
And may ask how you know thatSn
Because they talk so loud. People who
live in very noisy places get in the habit of
not only talking loud but of pitching their
voices in peculiar key, Didn't you ever
notice that? Well, it's So The habit be-
comes so fixed they don't know it them
selves. New York Herald.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

Speaking of names, have had onc-the
name of a play-staring me in the face for
some time, and this shows the amount of
ingenuity Which playwrights sometimes
display. remember being haunted at one
time by the name OF play, "She Couldn't
Marry Three" which is n statement which
no one, unless he be an inveterate polyga-
mist, will venture to deny. l suppose peo-
pie went to see why she couldn't, but staid
away because | knew.
The one that is bothering me now is ex-
tensively displayed in the dramatic papers
and is Guilty Without Crime" and shall
not rest easy until l find that some one
has written a cor panion piece such as
Wealthy Without Being Rich," iii
Without Being Sick" or Busted With
out Being Broke" The latter ought to
draw particularly well, and it is not copy
righted.-Boston Home journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

President Carnot, OF France, has con-
SeRred the cross OF the Legion of Honor on
Baron Usedom.
The italian embassy at Berlin officially
denies the truth of the report that treaty
has been concluded between Italy and
Russia.
Mrs. Algernon Sartoris, daughter of the
late General Grant, arrived at New York,
accompanied by her three children. She
will return to England In the fall.
In . duel over trifling business matter,
fought with pistols in the principal street
of San Juan Batista, Mex, Aurelio Amoro
and Jesus Sugo, leading young men of the
place, were both killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

In travelling about England one is much
impressed with the pride of tradesmen who
have had the good fortune to cater in some
way to the needs of the throne. Gaudy
signs greet the eye at nearly every turn
upon which one reads that the tradesman
there engaged in business is "Cloakmaker
by Special appointment to Her Majesty the
Queen" Another is "Purveyor of An
chovy Paste to II. r. II. the Prince of
Wales" and so on. Among all these it is
noticed that plumbers and gas filters are
conspicuous by their absence. But if an
English newspaper tells the truth-and
why should it not in this caseH-there was
at one time in England sign that was de-
licious in the extreme 1t read, by Spe-
cial Appointment Pawnbroker to His Maj
estyn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-All entrances to the
exposition grounds were open yesterday
during the usual hours, but the crowd
that passed through the gates was ex-
tremely small The fair was open but in
name only. There was no music in the
main grounds, and the thousands of
booths and restaurants were closed. Tae
total paid admissions were only 15,7fd.
The few stragglers who wandered aim
lessly about the vast park soon tired of
the quiet and made for the Plaisance.
Uere many places were closed, owing to a
lack of patronage. The theatres, how
ever, were fairly well attended.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
SENATOR STEWARDS SILVER BILL


WASHINGTON, Aug. - Senator Stew
art Of Nevada, has already prepared bill
ito restore the right of coinage" which
he will introduce at the first opportunity.
The first section reads as follows
'That gold and silver brought to the
mint for coinage shall be received and
coined by the proper officers for the bene-
fit of the depositor; provided, that it shall
be lawful to refuse, nt the mint any de-
posit of less value than 500 and any bull
lion so base as to be unsuitable for the OPP
erations of the mint; and provided also,
that when gold and silver are combined, il
either of these metals be in such small
proportion that it cannot be separated ad-
vantageously, no allowance shall be made
to the depositor for the value Of such
metal"
The second section repeals the silver
purchasing clause of She Sherman law of
1880
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

Portland nabob who purchased pair
of horses n little while ago understands
that appearances can be deceptive. lie es-
pecially admired Pegasus and Buccphalus
on account of their long and flowing tails
But after the animals had been in his sta
BILE a few days, on sudden the hostler
rushed into his presence with tail in each
hand and tale of woe in his mouth. The
horses had been beautifully doetored by the
jockeys who had sold them, and the doc
tored tails had been so admirably patched
out that only the currycomb had revealed
the secret.-Lewiston Journal
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07

CHICAGO, Aug. T. = Director General
Davis ordered the Persian theater on the
Midway Plaisance closed because the
dancing there is not in harmony with the
American code of morals. Manager
Debbas refused to close his show until the
Columbian guards appeared. The cause
of the action was the habit of having the
girls dance entirely nude after midnight
for the benefit of private parties, who paid
literally for the SNOW"