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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

one, since they have no real authority
in the counting and return of the vote.
In the South, where lawlessness pre-
walls, they have not been successful in
preventing fraud; but in the cities of
the North, where respect for law and
fairness is greater, the fact that an
official was present at the polls to de-
nouce any fraud he might detect has
had restraining influence. Eminent
Democrats like SIS. Cox and William G.
Whitney, have testified to the excellent
workings of the law in New York city;
and the fact that.a contested election
for a Congressman in that city is practi-
cally unknown speaks volumes in it's
praise. The supervision, of New York
city has been under charge of Chief Su-
pervisor John /. Davenport for many
years; and has been very efficiently done.
Mr.. Davenport has been abused and per-
secuted as few men ever are He has
been the bulwark between honest cleo
tions and the unscrupulous and brutal
heelers of Tammany; and has there
fore been feared, detested and maligned.
The federal election bill of the Fifty
first Congress, variously called the Lodge,
Hoar or forcen bill, was measure in
tended to perfect this election law in such
a way as to give the supervisors greater
power in lawless regions. The super
visors were to be allowed to assist at the
count and were to make returns of their
own to the chief supervisor, while the
State officials would make returns to the
Governor. In case the two sets of returns
should not agree the title OF the Con-
gresham to his seat was to be determined
by hearing before admitted States judge.
The SO called "force billn was fair and
mild measure, and one calculated to
bring about very desirable result-the
settlement of contested election cases in the
courts. But hue and cry was raised
against the measure; it was called a
force bill,n and few ever really knew
what it's provisions were.
The Democrats now propose to do away
with every form Of federal supervision,
and turn elections back to the conditions
they were in during the palmy days of
Tammany frauds
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

silhouetting against the blue sky or
cleaning in the dark with its myriad OF
electric lights.
1t was most daring feat to build such
a thing, while it must have required the
exercise of something infinitely more
powerful than engineering talent to Sc
cure the cooperation of capitalists in a
scheme requiring such an enormous out
lay as did this attempt of CIV. G. Ferris.
The inventor declares that the conception
was largely a matter of pique. THE ar
chitects of the country, "he said recently,
sition, and | determined that the en-
gineering profession should be represent
ed by something that would stand as
monument. I" The view from the wheel
is grand. To the north the smoke of the
city somewhat obscures tue vision, but
near at hand is pointed out the swell
residence district, Kenw,ood, and nearer
still the group of fine buildings of the
University Of Chicago. To the west
stretches out the plain on which Chica-
go suburbs are placed, lending in the haze
of the prairies To the south are the
green marshes, the mills of South Chica-
go, and beyond all may be discovered the
sand dunes of Michigan City, Ind, and
a little further to the east the lake. Di-
Q.
buildings of the exposition, with their
domes and towers, the lagoon and the
wooded island, while farther on the
waters of Lake Michigan, ever changing
their their hue, are a source of perennial
joy to artistic souls.
Nothing can better give an impression.
of the immensely of the Ferris wheel
than the following interesting statement
of measurements and facts:
Highest line of vision, 258 feet
Highest point of wheel, 264 feet.
Diameter of wheel (cente of pins) $50
feet.
Total weight of wheel and cars, $1,000
TONS
Total weight of people per trip, $50
tons.
Axle, steel forged-largest eyer made
-33 inches diameter and As IL feet long,
weighing 10 IA tons.
Time required for one trip 90 minutes.
Duplicate reversing engines, 1000 horse
power each.
: Total weight of wheel, levers and ma
chinery, 4,300 tons.
Carrying capacity, SO cars, each hold
ing so persons, or 2, 100 persons each trip.
Chicago Graphic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
CURRENT COMMENT.
boston Herald

The triumphs of speed achieved by the
new gunboat Castine, as well as by her
sister ship, the Machias. are not only
creditable to the New England builders
who constructed the vessels. Special in
terest attaches to these boats from the
fact that they are the first additions to
the new steel navy from New England.
and the supposed boldness which in
duced the Bath shipwrights to depart
from the traditional Construction of
wooden bulls, and to turn to the i'm
ported industry of steel construction, has
proved beyond doubt the farsightedness
and correct judgment of those first sug-
costing the step.
1t is evident that as much eminence in
steel ship building lies before the Bath
builders as they long ago attained when
wood was the material
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

The failure of the Faribault plan of
combining the parochial and the public
school is not surprising. The chief purT
pose of the parochial school has ever
been to teach sectarianism while every
thing tending in that direction has been
carefully eliminated from the public
school. To undertake to combine them
was therefore to try to combine things
radically dissimllar. The Faribault ex-
pertinent has been brought to an end by
the direct orders Of the Pope. That fact
of itself is significant for it is tantamount
to claim on his part to the right to
dictate the way in which the children
of Catholic parents shall be educated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
THE FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS.

The move made in Congress to repeal
the federal election laws is one of the
most sinister steps taken by the Demo-
cratic party for many years. 1t is blow
at the integrity of our electoral system,
and bid for the corrupt, inscriptions
elements of the populations OF large
cities. The movement appears to emanate
from Tammany; and appearances are
undoubtedly not deceitful since Tammany
would profit by it most. The federal
election laws were put onto the statute
books first in 1871, and the occasion of
them was in large spart the stupendous
system of fraud built up in New York
city by Tammany. Between forty and
sixty Thousand men, fraudulently nat
uralized, were used to carry elections. A
repeater would be registered in hun
dred different voting precincts, and vote
in as many as it was possible for him to
reach. Iii eight wards of New York city
the inspection of the election cut off
fifteen thousand fraudulent votes The
frauds in registration were as gross and
glazing as those in voting. One hun
dred and eighteen were Iound registered
from vacant lot, twenty-six from a
bank, five hundred from dwellings only
occupied by fifteen. To cure such frauds
Congress passed a law that at elections
for members of Congress there may be
federal supervision in any city of over
2o,o population on petition of two vot-
ers; and in any Congressional district
on petition of ten voters in any county
or parish. Such voters petition to the
circuit judge. who appoints chief SUI
pervisor of elections, and this chief super
visor In turn employs local supervisors.
The local supervisors, as their name
implies, oversee the elections for the pur-
pose of detecting fraudulent nauraliza-
ion, registration or voting. The influence
which they exercise is largely moral
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

Travel from the East to the Worlds
Fair is growing to remarkable proper
tons One of the excursion trains over
the Erie road, which arrived in Chicago
Wednesday, was made up of ten sections
of twelve cars each and carried 10000
people. Such is the increase in demand
for transportation that the New YORK
Central road next week will restore its
New York and Chicago limited train
service, and the trunk line roads have all
extended their half rate excursion service
well into next month. Western travel
to Chicago is also heavily. increasing.
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The Ferris Wheel

The Ferris wheel is the Eiffel tower
of the Columbian exposition. 1t is the
great exemplification in the fair of what
engineering skill can accomplish. Go
where you will in the grounds by day or
night, the immense revolving circle of
steel. the embodiment and marvel of
modern inventive genius, is to be seen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
THE PRESS.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IS.
Honors are about even between the
Britannia and the Navahoe.

Congressman Simpson wants the num-
bers of Congressional Records allowed
each member of Congress increased from
% to 100. Jerry must be undertaking
great speech.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

Silver day at the Worlds Fair was
flat failure. Gov. Llewelling of Kansas,
was there loaded with speech, but his
audience consisted almost entirely of
empty benches. The Senate is furnishing
about all the silver speeches that the
country wants. Indeed the country could
worry along if they were very much
curtailed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

The builders of the Castine have done
themselves proud. They have shown
that Bath can turn out as good iron as
wooden ships, and in the latter she had
no superior.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18

Now that the boomers have got into
the Cherokee Strip mad rush to get
out again must soon be expected Prom
ised lands look much fairer when viewed
from distance than when examined at
close range.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
Castoria.

sCastoria ishn excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have Repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
Dr.. G. G.. OsGooD.
Lowell, Mass,
aCastoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. I hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. J. F, KINcHELoE,
80 Conway. Ark.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
What is

Pitchers prescription for Infants
Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance 1t is harmless substitute
Paregoric, Drops, Soothing syrups, and Castor OIL
1t Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allayS
Castoria vomiting Sour Curd.
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles. constipation and fatulency
assmilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-
toria Children'S Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
Notice of Closing.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Eastern
IN Promenade. between Walnut and North
streets, will be closed for travel while repairs
are being made on reservoir, until further no.
tice. AUGUSTUS ii. PRINCE,
Commissioner of Streets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-18
Castoria.

OGSUOI1ct.
s'Castoria Is SO well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
q. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly Of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsrENsARY,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN @. sMrH, Pres,
array Street. New York City.
Fair play., 1893-06-03
DAIRY AND SARNYARD.

THE best way to feed the whey tha t
comes from the creamerics iS to use il
for moistening ground grain. II the
pigs are fed with whey and grain once
or twice a day. and also permitted to
have plenty of green clover. they will
grow rapidly. and produce pork a: lis
little cost as by any other method of
feeding.
The wild onion will be source of
difficulty to dairymen where the pas
lures have received but little care. The
only way to get rid of the pest is to cul-
tivate the field in hoe crop for two
seasons. and keep down all grass and
weeds. when pasture grass may be-
seeded. Cows eat the wild onions talSo
known as white garlic, while they are
on the pasture. and the milk will be
given the characteristic onion ydor.
THE dairymen should have a good
well. \ good well is one in which the
water comes At a depth of forty feet or
more. SAYS an exchange. II beneath
the bed rock. at whatever depth. 80
much the bctter-the water IS sure 10
be pure-and in dairying.as in drink
ing water for 4 &amily. purity i the eS-
sence OF goodness. Hence. do not neg
lect to have deep. pure water. II will
pay not only for your family and milk
Ing COWS, but for the stock generally.
Fair play., 1893-06-03
FARM AND GARDEN.
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.
California Argument Which Holds Good
in Ot her States.


One of the most important adjuncts
for success in farming i the possession
of roads maintained in such condition
that heavy loads may he hauled over
them at the smallest possible outlay Of
strength. Yet nothing i 80 much
neglected in the rural districts rs this.
In fact this state may he said To bc
practically without any scientifically
constructed roads. while no state i in
greater need II them. This is truly 4
region of magnificent distances. and
nine-tenths Of the farmers have to
make long hauls of their crops with
teams in order To- reach 4 market or a
shipping point. II is "f vital impor-
tance. therefore. that the roads over
which these loads must be carried
should bc kept in good order, ~ that
the cost OF TRANSPORTATION may be re
duced to the lowest possible limit.
No one who has had occasion TO
travel over the roads in the interior
need be told that in the greater number
of eases they are maintained in such 4
manner ;ts to nccrssitate a vast waste
of power i'll hauling freight. They are
filled with chuck holes, there are long
stretches of loose sand. in which the
wheels of the lightest vehicle sink deep
". increasing the draft enormously.
and the only attempt Ia remedy these
evils is hy occasionally spreading 4
load Of straw over the worst places.
Fair play., 1893-06-03

We have received from tie Publishers oil
The Youths Comma. ion Il magnificent extra
issue of ihIriy-six pages devoted entirely 10
the Worlds Fair. 1t has more Than twenty
articles. giving full description OF the Gii-
ferent departments of the Fair, MANY beng
written bv officers Of the Fair There are
also important directions showing how to
see the Fair. ard what to see each day.
The illustrations are simply superb, moro
than Sixty in number, there being thirteen
full lpage Photographic illustrations Of those
noble structures comprising The Winnie
City, the like Of which the world has never
seen This issue has also Il strikIngly
beautiful cover. Autographed III ten colors.
IL is tie most artistic and costly number OF
any paper devoted to the FAIR. Its pubilca-
tion represents an expenditure exceeding
Fifty Thousand Dollars. The first edition
printed, of Seven Hundred Thousand
Copies, was exhausted the first week. The
second edition is now ready.
All Old subscribers receive this number
free, and any new subscribers sending $l.15
for years Subscription will also receive "a
copy. Single numbers may be obtained by
sending ten cents to The Yonth's nnpaniOa,
Boston, Mass. or of any newsdealer.
Fair play., 1893-06-03
IGNORED M'KINLEY.
The Napoleon OF Protection ihronted by
the Republican LeaGuers.

| Gov. Mckinley is in bad temper over
the action of the national republican
| league at Louisville. 1t will be re-
membercd that the governor was wide
ly heralded a> one Of the attractions of
the meeting. and he was expected u
make for the fiftieth time a speech
| holding up to admiration the tariff
which bears his name and on which his
claim to political distinction rests.
! The governor did not 60 to Louisville.
| probahle he had received q tip as ~
the intentions of the league toward his
notorious law. or had been requested To
get up an entirely new speech for the
occasion on any other subject than the
tariff Anyhow. he did not put in an
| appearance. and it was reported in the
dispatches that the republicans who
expected to take a look at the man
| whose work had cost the party 50 dear
ly were out of temper at being cheated
| of part of the promised show.
Now it is the governor who is pro-
voked. Not word was said in Louis
vile in compliment of the author Of the
Mckinley Ia" or in Endorsement OF his
| monumental work. Both were ir-
nored. except for the implied re-
pudiation in the resolution that
the democrats ought to carry into
effect their platform policy of an
tagonism to the theories npon which The.
Mckinley tariff was based The con-
vent!on said Is plainly as if expressed
in the exact words: You democrats
have declared that if you came into
power you would overturn the Mckin-
ley tariff policy. We have had enough
of it. Take the old thing away and
bury IL the quicker the better" Nat
uraily the governor does not fancy
such treatment. and ne is not backwar
in saying So. He informed an inquir-
ing newspaper man that the conycn-
ton made Il mistake in not affirming
the national platform of lS92'' To do
that wouid have indorsed the Mckinley
tariff and its author. which is what the
governor evidently thinks every re-
publican gathering should do. But
that WAS Just what the Louisville CON
vention did not want to do and did not
do. The leaGuers are plainly not Nc
kiuleyiteS.
That was not the only mistake made
by the leaguers. according To Gov. Ne
kinIey's notions. They went little
too fast and too far in rnonkcying with
the woman suffrage question. For him
self he had hardly decided whether To
approve or condemn the equality of sex
plank. but admitted that he did not
see any immediate or urgent need of
woman suffrage" The governor will
hardly win the support of the women
on that statement, but rs they hav" no
vote in Ohio. and are not likely 70 have
when the governor is making his next
two or three fights for Office. their op-
position does not give him much un-
casin.sS. lie would no doubt trade oil
the political support of all the women
in Ohio for an assurance of the votes
and influence of Foraker and his hcnch
ncn.--Clcvcland Plain Dealer.
Fair play., 1893-06-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of p'lysica! being, will attes.
the value 10 health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced If the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
tt excellence IS due to its presenting
in the form NOS, acceptable and pleas
ant u the taste. the refreshing and truly
beneficial! properties Of = perfect Lax
ative; etfectually cleansing the system,
,.iSpelling colds, headaches and ferers
and permanently curing constipation.
Ii has given satisfaction 70 millions and
met with the approval OF the medical
profession. because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
aud being we'll informed. you viii 10.
sEcept any substitute il offered.
Fair play., 1893-06-03

however. the wheels of a loaded vehicle
press the surface downward. the result
being that the load is constantly being
hauled up hill. and from two to four
times as much power is expended a> is
necessary.
Ii is safe to say that tEc farmers of
California have. in tn" forty years dur
ing which they have been raising wheat
and hauling it long distances 20 market.
expended as much for extra horsctic>h.
feed. repairs. etc. as would have suf-
feed tn have built scientifically COM
structcd roads wherever the bulk of
transportation is donc.-San Francisco
ChrnniC.lr
Fair play., 1893-06-03

Road making or repairing consists in
plowing up the surface of the thorough
fare and keeping up the loose earth in
the middle. there to bc again cut into
ruts and worn into hollowS by passing
teams.
The idea Of building roads te they are.
mac t in Europe. even in the most thick
ly settled localities. seems never to have
entered the minds of those who have
most to do with the use of the high
ways. 1t Is a safe assertion that il re-
quires from four to eight horses to haul
the same amount of grain or other cu;iI-
modify that is being hauled in Europe
by one or, AT the most, two animals
The reason for this is demonstrated in
the accompanying illustrations. In
Europe the roads are carefully built
with foundation Of heavy stone and Il
surface of small fragments, which are
rolled until they become hard and
smooth.
Over this heavy load car hc hauled
with the greatest east. there being no
giving of the surface beneath the pres
sure. With an ordinary earth road.
such As universally prevails in this state,