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The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The departure of the ice at Moosheead
Lake was the signal for activity among
the fishermen who have been waiting
for the news of the opening of the lake
and they have begun to flock to the
lake in quite large numbers. Saturday
several from Boston, New York and 9TH
er places were in Bangor on their way to
the lake.
Mr.. Fred S. Blanchard of Bath, has
engraved fine map of the state for ex-
bition at the Worlds Fair. The map is
large one and superbly decorated and
embellished. 1t gives a very clear
showing of the location of the states
principal industries and it's undeveloped
resources. 1t is done in colors and a key
at the bottom fully explains it. All the
cities and large towns are indicated in
special colors. The timber lands and
agricultural portions are neatly pictured
out, as are the resorts, fishing ponds,
etc. There are cotton mills, wooden
mills, oil cloth factories, paper and pulp
mills, shipbuilding sections, tanneries,
starch factories, the lime industry,
granite quarries, slate works, ice fields,
saw mills, canning factories, the line of
the principal steamboats,, and everything
our state is engaged in or has facilities
for engaging in, and each is given its
proper position and coloring.
A writer in the Dexter Gazette speak
ing of The cholera scourge in Bangor,
back in the forties, tells this story. The
poorer classes were the greatest suffer-
ers from it and in some cases whole fam
lilies persisted. By order of the authori-
ties the bodies were inferred at point
called Barkersville, on the road leading
out towards Carmel. The graves were
placed as near together as possible. At
the head rude board was placed to
show the location, and in a majority of
cases, it was impossible to tell who was
resting beneath. While the reign of the
scourge was at it's height, a farmer
drove into the city, and down on Market
square he stopped his team, yoke of
of large pumpkins loaded into a cart
body. The streets were practically de-
serted and it was some time before he
was approached by anyone. Finally an
old gentleman crossed over and inquired
if he knew what risk he was running
from the cholera, and ventured more in
formation as to it's fatality. The old
Juan had not finished his story, though
the farmer heard about enough to salts
fly him that the open country was best
suited to his taste, when there appeared
coming towards the two two-horse
load of collins in which the remains of
some of the unfortunates were being
conveyed to their last resting place
Barkersyille. This was too much for the
farmer. Springing alongside his cattle he
riously jabbed the brad into their
sides and his sudden onslaught caused
them to break into run towards home.
Up Hammond street hill they started.
The jar of the heavy wagon and its load
loosened the tail board and the pump
kins commenced to roll out. But pump
kins were of no consequence, and the
thoroughly frightened team, the owner
scared almost to death by the horrible
spectacle that had burst upon his fright
ened senses, disappeared over the crest
of the hill, their pace unslaclened, while
pumpkins rolled edwards.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23

Journalism In Japan.

Journalism in Japan appears to besur-
rounded by some stern restrictions, the
desirability of abolishing or amending
which has lately been occupying the at
tention Of the Japanese parliament. In
Europe when newspapers offend against
the law fines are inflicted on the editor,
writer, printer or publisher, as the case
may be. But in Japan it appears that
the journalists begin by paying a fine,
though the amount may possibly be re-
turned to them in course Of time, for
that is the practical result of depositing
sums of money with the authorities
varying from $50 to 1000 yen yearly as
evidence Of good faith. If fines are in
ficted at any rate of less than the
amount of the deposit, there can be no
question Of nonpayment.
A motion was made to abolish this
deposit, as also the power of the govern
ment to suspend paper which published
anything calculated to disturb the pub
lie peace, but the rightof suspension was
retained by 81 votes to 48, and as to the
desirability of demanding the security
the house was unanimous. It was ex-
planned that the house felt the necessity
of keeping some check on irresponsible
agitators unfit to WELD journalistic In
fuence," and there is good deal to be
said for the contention. "Women's
rights advocates will be extremely Of
Tended at one amendment which was
accepted. No woman is allowed to be-
come an editor or pr --~s in Japan
Lombard Standard.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
Cause. Of Russian 1nsuenoe In Asia.

S0sA6SS AbtAooAuAn
A policy led by humanitarian princi-
pies, or dictated in accordance with the
taste and exigencies of free and con-
stitutional nation, is sign Of weakness
in eastern eyes, and the English, who
twice evacuated Afghanistan, without
being obliged to do SO. are looked upon
by the Asiatic either as fools or as ma
ton incapable to lend sufficient power to
its will. There is another fact which
should not be overlooked in our COM
parison of England's conquests in Asia
with those Of her northern rival.
The exploits of the British armies on
the Indian peninsula have become very
little known in the Mohammedan world,
for the good Meslems are in general ig-
Aorant about their corek gionists in In
Ola, but the Russian victories, trumpeted
mall directions, have become the subject
Of bazaar gossip in the most distant re-
gions Of tho east
The fame of Russian valcr having been
flashed abroad it is natural that the Mo
hammedans, everawed, should turn their
eyes toward the so called invincible en-
envy. Their admiration increased the
more they heard Of the affable and
friendly manners and customs Of the
Russians, of whom it is said that they do
not betray pride and haughtiness like the
oonamonality Of unhelievers and that
there are many points of resemblance
between them and the Mohammedans.
There really is some truth in those as
sertaons. -Vambery In National Review.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
HOKE AND LEONIDAS.

Hoke and Leonidas have met. and the
banner of the great Hoke is trailing in
the dust. 1t is unnecessary to say that
Hoke's other name is Smith, and that he
is Secretary of the Interior. Leonidas is
not quite SO well known to the country
at large, but Georgia knows him, and un-
doubtedly his exploit in downing the
great Hoke will bring him national fame.
Leonidas's other name is Livingston, and
he is representative from the Atlanta
district of Georgia. Hoke lived in Atlanta
before Mr.. Cleveland discovered him, and
ran the Atlanta journal. Leonidas lived
there, too, and ran the most of his time
for Congress. 1t is current history that
Hoke and Leonidas have not loved one
another for some time back. as two good
Democrats should. Their relations were
SO much strained that Leonidas did not
get the support of Hoke's journal in his
last campaign. Hoke represented in his
organ that Leonidas was not good man !:
that he was not a fit man to send to Con-
gress. In spite, however, of the vigor-
Gus opposition of the Honorable Hoke,
Leonidas got to Congress by large ma
jority. Subsequently Hoke by the grace
of Grover Cleveland got into the cabinet.
Both having achieved their ambitions
they ought to have bridged the bloody
chasm and made up, but they didn't.
Hoke, his head being swollen by his sud-
Gen honors, swore that he was going to
boss all the appointments in Georgia,
even to fourth class postmasters. But
Hoke reckoned without Leonidas, and
he probably now wishes he hadn't.
There was in Atlanta man named
Weaver. He was good Democrat, and
he wanted to be postmaster. He ap
piled to Hoke for assistance. and Hok.
looked upon him with so much favor
that he went to the postmaster general
in person and secured his appointment.
Leonidas was in Atlanta consulting with
his constituents about the offices when
tho news came that Weaver had been
appointed at the request of Hoke.
With as much speed as Southern railroad
trains afford Leonidas fastened to the
capital of the nation and sought the
President His conversation with the
chief magistrate related largely to Hol1e
and the Atlanta postoffiee and it was
decisive Hoke was notified to attend to
his legitimate duties and not attempt to
plough in Leonidas's political field. The
appointment of Weaver was recalled, and
when Leonadas makes up his mind whom
he wants his man will he apnointed
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
why France is Hostile to Germany.
[Harper's Weekly,l

We hear it frequently said that if Ger
many would only restore Alsace and
Lorraine to France, the French would at
once cease to be hostile to Germany, and
the situation would be relieved of the
the strain. This is mistake. If Alsace
and Lorraine were thus restored, the
French would take it as a demonstration
not of conciliatory feeling, but OF con-
scious weakness on the part OF the Ger
mans, and the chances are ten to one that
they would then revive their old demand
for the frontier Of the Rhine as the
natural frontier of France" avail them
selves of the first favorable opportunity
to get it, and thus to wipe out the dis
grace of their defeat in the war of 1870
and 1871. But even if this were not so,
the decisive fact would still remain that
1t was not alone the acquisition of the
two provinces by Germany, but mainly
the formation of the German Empire as
the leading power in central Europe,
that has excited the bitter jealousy and
resentment of France, and of Russia also.
The dissolution of the German Empire.
the breaking up of Germany into a num-
Der of comparatively powerless states, is
the real object of their desire, and until
this object is accomplished their hostile
feeling will not be essentially changed.
In fact, the acquisition Of Alsace and
Lorraine, with the two great fortresses
of Metz and Strasburg, has SO strength
ened the defensive position of Germany
on its western frontier as greatly to dis
courage French attack, and it is there
fore rather guaranty of peace than an
Indictment to war.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC AND THE GAS COMPANY.
Lewiston Journal]

THE PUBLIC AND THE GAS COMPANY,
Lewiston Journal.]
The victorious fight in Portland against
the Water Monopoly, is now followed by
sharp battle against the Gas Monopoly,
which has paid regular 10 per cent. divi-
dends and carried large sums TO surplus,
now very plethoric. The company has
been managed with secrecy not wise in
public corporation, in which the city has
stock-another hint that copartnershlp
between a city and speculative individu-
ais, doesn't work well. The PRESS well
says, touching this natter
In 1880 the current quotation of gas stock
IN Portland was 20, the par value being $50
and the highest asked for it. according to the
brokers' list, by sellers was $72. Within three
years OF that time the company paid special
dividends OF loe per cent. and by no means ex,
which these dividends was paid must have been
IN the company's treasury in 1880, wien hold
ers were selling their stock at u. Now it is
obvious that no same man would have been
selling stock at that figure had no known that
every share OF it was entitled to draw from the
treasury $53 besides the regular dividend of 10
per cent. The inevitable inference is that the
sellers were ignorant of the company s condition
and certainly large part Of the responsibility
for the ignorance and the large loss consequent
upon it is attributable to the secretiveness on
the part OF the directors which we have COM
planned of. Who bought the stock that was Of
fered at,this ridiculo1sly low figure I'VE do not
undertake to say: But the people who bought
undoubtedly made good barganI'
In view of these facts, which are paral-
leled in all their essential features in very
many American cities, it is puerile to
deny that we are now confronted with an
economic issue in the municipal life of
this country, as grave as any political
issue that ever challenged the conscience
and intelligence of the land.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
Annual Meeting.

rVYHE Stockholders of the Portland saco and
Il Portsmouth Railroad Company are hereby
notified that their annual meeting for the choice
OF Directors and transaction of such other
business l as may legally be presented, Will be
NEG ed on me hrst Monday the fifth DAY OF June,
1928. IN the Companys hall in Kittery, at Il
O'Clock In the forenoon. F. r. BARRETT,
Clerk of the Company.
Portland, May 16, 1898.
may16 Tu&Ftd
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
The report that Mr.. Cleveland proposes

The report that Mr.. Cleveland proposes
to make sweeping reform in the meth
cd of appointing men, to. office, and to
substitute fitness for party service needs
good deal of confirmation before it can
be accepted. Even had Mr.. Cleveland
the disposition to do it, it is hardly pos
sible that he could resist the pressure of
his party, which would be tremendous.
A reform such as this report sets forth
can only be brought about gradually.
An attempt to introduce it all at once,
no matter how sincere, would almost in
evitably fail. The methods of half a
century cannot be broken up by stroke
of the pen.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23

If the dispatches are to be relied upon
the criminal element among the Chinese
in San Franciscois taking a very inoppor-
tune time for the manifestation of their
depravity. There is not enough left of
the appropriation to deport many Chin
ese, but there is enough to deport some,
and Secretary Carlisle's. reported inten-
ton of using it as far as it will 60 will
only be strengthened by the outbreak of
lawlessness in San Francisco,
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23

Leonidas is happy, and talkative. He
feels that he has turned down the great
Hoke, and it looks very much as if he
was right. Hoke is not talking now. He
is attending strictly to business, which
isn't the appointment of Fpostmasters in
Georgia.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, MAY %.

The suggestion that Mr.. Russell may
have gone away to screen certain Demo-
Gratis has very exciting effect upon the
Argus. That fact by no means tends to
make the suggestion any less likely to
be correct.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-23
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Persons wishing to leave town for long or
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Advertising Rates.
In DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square. first
week; 75 cents per week after. Three inser-
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rates.
Halt square advertisements $1.oo per week,
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"A Square is a space Of the width of a
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-15
PCMPEn IN SCOTLAND.
The "Garden OF Moray" Overwhelmed By
the Drifting Sands of Culbin.

The "Garden OF Moray" Overwhelmed by
the Drifting Sands of Culbin.
Some twelve miles to the east OF
Nairn, IN Scotland, along the coast OF
the Moray Firth. lies the stretch of bar
rem sandhills, that cover the Pompeii
of the north. Two hundred years ago.
where the Culbin sands are now. there
| lay district that was known as the
Garden of Moray
! The harvests on Culbin never failed
from the drought. its deep, rich, alluvial
soil bore plentifully of corn and fruits
and herbs, the fishermen of Old Find
horn worked salmon fisheries that were
| among the most valuable of the north.
There had been a gradual change in
the coast line of the Firth, the reced-
| ing sea had left great accommodations of
| of sand on the southern shores, and in
| the autumn of 1894, when the harvest
was all but gathered in, and the plow
was already turning up the stu bile
| land, suddenly, almost without warn
ing, the end came.
Like the rising tide, the sand-drifts
rose one day before westerly gale,
swallowing up everything in their re-
sistless, pauseless course: the plowman
left his pillow in the field and fed, the
harvesters left their corn. and neither
plowman nor reaper ever saw again
that brown earth where they had stood
that morning.
The terrified people took refuge in
their houses, and hoped that new day
might bring an end to the storm-but
all through the night theowind blew
and the pitiless sand advanced over the
lands of Culbin.
When the light came again the people
had TO force their way out of their
houses through the drift heaps; then
the storm was renewed with greater
violence, and every living thing, both
man and beast, fed before the binding
showers and scuds of sand.
What the people could save they car
ried with them from the homes they
zenS of Pompeii had fed from the death
dealing showers of Vesuvius.
To add TO the horror and destruction
Of that fearful night, the river Find
horn, 1dammed back by sandbanks,
overfiowed, sweeping away in its
course the village built on its banks
and flooding the barony.
By niebtfall on the second day the
estate Of Culbin, except small part
since overwhelmed-lay buried under
waste of sand, and from that day TO
this the once fruitful district has been
desert as barren as the Great Sahara
Now and then the wind laws bare
some traces OF the buried land and
homesteads; part OF the old mansion
house showed itself above the sand in
the end Of the last century, and weird
tales were told concerning 1t, but the
relentless sands swallowed IL up again.
and for nearly hundred years it has
been hidden from human eyes
The chapel also has been seen, and
the old dovecot; some OF the fruit trees
in the orchard appeared for time
above the dazzling. arid surface, bore
fruit once more and then again disap-
peared. Boston Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-15

wnere population is more crowded, and
where art and labor in their every
branch are strained to the utmost
reach of human exertion, life becomes
subject TO influences which act power.
fully upon it and tend to shorten its
duration.
Some particular occupations abridre
life by bodily confinement and the pri.
walton of good air. When there is
free current OF pure air the functions
of the body and mind are kept in
healthy action by moderate exercise,
not by strained tension, and if the pur-
suits IN life are of moral tendency
and effect. life may be prolonged to sd-
vanced years. But when we indulge
in vicious habits. which create pain
and trouble, life Gibbs away almost i'm
perceptibly and we do not notice its
decline until the fatal regress: las
brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas"
Philadelphia Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-15
Eagle
PERSONALS

Levi Roark of IowaviIle was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. E. A. Scott of Parsons and Mrs. G.
W. Kyser of FL Dorado were at the Occi-
dental yesterday.
John Henderson of FL Dorado is at the
Occidental.
DR.. j. R. Jordan of Fort Smith is at the
Occidental
c. NJ Bodley of Anthony was in the city
yesterday.
Id. Lee of Harper county was doing
business in the city Yesterday.
Mrs. Benton Maret returned yesterday
from an extended visit in Missouri.
S. p. Bowen of Marion was at the Man
haitian last night.
W. NJ. Everetts OF Chicago is guest at
Che Manhattan.
J. NJ. Gray Of Chicago was at the Man
5sttan last night
L. W. Higgins Of Lawrence was visitor
In the city yesterday.
". A, Martin of Ashland was at the
Manhattan yesterday.
DIR. Workman of Ashland was at the
Earey yesterday.
Bion Rutchings of Wellington was
visitor in the city yesterday and stopped
at the Carey.
J. W. Quail and wife were down from
Sedgwlck yesterday.
P. Dalrymple of Fort Scott was in the
city yesterday and registered at the Carey.
A. r. Pierson Of Fort Scott was in town
yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-15
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, God in His unerring Provi-
dence has seen fit TO remove from orr
ranks to the immortal band above our
sister. Lucy Venable. who WAS faithful
Christian workers. real Mother in Israel
who had been drinking at the Foun-
tain" so long that her very presence was a
benediction; therefore, be it
Resolved. That we, the members of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of tie
First NJ f. church, feel deeply the loss
that we have sustained in the death of our
dear sister, but while we mourn our loss
we rejoice that she is freed from the
bodily Affections that so long harassed
her on earth, and that the grace of God
was so manifested to her rs to enable her
to triumph and shout victory over her
last enemy.
Resolved. That we extend our heartfelt
sympathies to her children in their great
sorrow, and pray that Gods sustaining
grace may be vouchsated unto them.
Resolved, That we furnish copies Of
these resolutions to the city papers and to
the immediate family of the deceased.
Mrs. GEO E CAMPBELL,
MRS. w. f. HARMON,
Mrs. ANNA BoURGETTE,
Committee,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-15
THE CHURCHES

! Free Sunday Nursery. unde-
! nominatlonal; no religious instruction; for
/ children between two and nine years OF
age Hours, 1880 a. M. till 1890 p. m.
/ every Sunday, beginning Jan. 18th. Room
207, Sedgwick block. Invitation extended
| 10 parents Of all denominations.
First Unitarian church, Sedgwick block
! Eugene r. Shippen minister.-Sunds "
! school at 10 a. NJ. Regular service at II
o'clock. Subject, The Legend OF the
Mamma" Public cordially invited.
The Divinity OF Christ" is Pastor Sims
theme for l0:45 a. N. The evelinz service.
will be III the interest OF the city Y. " c.
A Professor II. B. Scott. Charles I.
Coffin, T.. l. Mcclure and others will adj
dress the meeting. Tue Central Church
of Christ is located at the corner OF Mar
ket and Second.
Emporia Avenue Baptist church, corner
Tenth street and North Emporia-Posach-
ing at II Il m. by Rev. !. J. Sheppard Of
this city. Sunday school at go a. m, r
?. Carlton, superintendent Weekly
prayer meeting at 80 p. N. THURSDAY
West Side PRESBYTERIAN church-Ser-
vices at II u. N. and 80 y. m. conducted
10y the pastor. / H. SHANE Sabbath
school AT 3 p. m. Y. p : c. F. Jr., viii
meet at 4.l0. y. p. ;. c. T praise service
a. 6;+5. All are welcome at these services
United Presbyterian church. corner
OHIO aud First streets. Rev James A.
Lawrence. pastor-public worship at II <
NJ and I'D ,. IN. Sabbath school 81 lo a.
N \. p. :. c. f at ESQ Junior {. r
at AIS Thursday. followed by the cougre-
gatlonal prayer meeting u; 80 You are
invited 70 worship with Us.
Rev. d. s. Colt, the pastor. will presch
both morning and evening az the First NJ
Z church.
Lincoln Street Presbyterian church,
Rev. George r Smith pastor.-Sanday
School At go a NJ preaching a. u a. II
aud 80 p. m; \. p. : c. +, AZ go = IN
series OF meetings have been IN proxress