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The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

AS far as antiquarian research has been
able to determine, glass was known at least
1900 years before Christ The Oldest known
piece of glass is a lion head from Egypt,
now in the Slade collection in the British
museum
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14
DAYS of Chiya1rx Conc.

Wife (drearily)-Ah, mel The days Of
chivalry are past. 3
Observation-Disclosures the matter now?
Sir Walter Raleigh laid his cloak on the
ground for Queen Elizabeth to walk over,
but you get mad simply because poor, dear
mother sat down on your hat New York
Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

In India the experiment has been tried of
selling quinine in cheap, small packets at
outlying postoffices, where dispensaries are
not available Some AIS pounds of quinine
have been sold to the public in this way
during the past year.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

If you dip your broom in clean, hot water
once week. then shake it until it is almost
dry, then hang it up or stand it with the
handle down. it will last twice as long as it
would without this operation.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

A secret is like silence; you cannot talk
about it and keep it, It is like money;
when once you know there is any concealed,
it is half discovered. Paul Chatfeld
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14
AINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Porter.
KEZAR FALLS.

KEZAR FALLS.
Fire has been the talk for the last day
or SO in this place. Thursday night it
burned over some 40 to so acres of
George ". Fox and Chas. Unworthy, and
some $50 rods of fence. The story is cur
rent that notices will soon be posted stat
ing that all persons found cunning on
their land under 81 years of age will be
prosecuted to the extent of the law.
Friday night the bell began to ring
about H. 3d. and upon turning out" we
found Mrs. Bullock's store had been set
on fre-loss unestimated. Insurance
none.
Quite number from this place are
intending to go to Portland to hear Col.
Ingersoll.
A number of our young teachers are
going to East Brownfield to attend the
Teachers Institute Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mayflowers and dandalions are being
picked in full bloom.
Getchell and Towns are buying all of
the tim Der that can be bought in this
section.
Apples are selling for So. 70 and 81. 10 per
barrel. Some lots have sold as low as
81. SO and $50.
There seems to be great demand for
stock in this section, and very good
prices are being paid
The hotel has opened again, and things
look as though it was being run by an
"old man." and we should say as much
We do not expect anything but +" A Mol
when M. B. Davis has his say as to who
s1all move in or about hotel. We shall
go away with the intention Of calling on
Mr.. Davis again if we make him call
Elmer Holmes died with the diphtheria
Wednesday, and the villagers are more or
less excited over it, as SO many have been
expose to it, and schools have closed and
people are making preparations for a
new case.
Rev. g. T. Redlon is at work on work
entitled "Saco Valley Settlements and
Families, and he is receiving orders from
everywhere, even from the old country
We understand that it is to be printed by
the Lakeside Press of Portland. From
what we hear about the work we shou d
say every person who has lived in the
Saco valley or whose parents lived there
will want a copy.
Transferring of real estate is one thing
to show us that someone is making or
losing something, the cost of deed if moth
ing else.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14
HarpsweIl.
WEST HARPswELL.

We are glad to learn that Norton H.
Storer has so far recovered his usual
health as to be able to go out of doors in
pleasant weather
I j. N. Foster and his son Herman, from
Auburn, were visiting friends here last
week.
Charles I.Storer is at work for Elwood
Allen at Harpswell Centre, who is build
ing part of the new road from the main
road to Lookout Point.
Miss Stella NJ. burlington, fromP Portland,
closed her school in District No. Satur-
day after very pleasant and profitable
term
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14
Buxton.
WEST BUXTON.

Miss Illsley of Limerick is visiting at
Mrs. Bryant's.
EN- Deering, Esq, of Portland, was
in town Friday last.
The Ladies Mission Society hold their
,next meeting next Thursday with Mrs.
Fellows.
The drama entitled the speak Sisters"
will be presented to the public next
week by the ladies of the Free Baptist
society. The proceeds to be used in pur-
chasing carpet for the church.
The schools on the Hollis side close this
week.
Lawson Huston, Esq, and wife OF
Boston, Mass, are spending few weeks
in town.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14
Cumberland
CUMBERLAND cENTR1

There will be public lecture at Insti-
tute Hall under the auspices of the
Greedy Institute Club, being an Intro
duction to English History which the
club are taking up in their reading
course.
A young lady of this place has picked
the past season twenty-three four-leaved
clovers.
nual apron sale at Union Hall on Tues
day evening of next week.
The annual exhibition of the students
of Greedy Institute will be held on Fri
day evening of this week.
DR.. II. M. Moulton is going to put an
addition on his barn 18x72 feet.
One person united with the church at
this place by letter at last communion.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14
Castoria.

drsn. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of it's
good effect upon their children
DR.. G. G. osaooD,
Lowell, Mass,
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which I am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the variousquack 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. KrEcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

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The publisher thereof, and from the Office of
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seEt from news agency TO actual subscribers
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The rate OF postage on newspapers and
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when sen. by other than the publisher or news
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The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
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Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
OF A GOOD MOVE !
secretary Carlisle Taking an ImpOr-
tant Step.
Irving to Improve the National Bank
Examination.
LAVE BEEN TOO MANY FAILURES
rt,. I;eason and the Cause and How They
May BE Averted in the Flu
tuTe Years.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-LSpecial.-It
+. the intention of Secretary Carlisle, as
soon as the new comptroller of the cur
r,Dcy, Mr.. Eckles, of Illinois, comes into
TIE office, to reOrganize the system Of ex-
animation of banks, and this may posi-
tfy require month Of time. There may
re no appointments Of bank examiners
before June.
secretary Carlisle believes, and so does
Comptroller Hepburn, that the examiners
have too many banks to examine. He
thinks the number should be greatly re
lrrcd. Many banks under the present
Arrangement Of districts are not examined
annually, and it frequently occurs that
even after comptroller has information
that L bank is in distress, is running con
rrary 10 Jaw and should be closed, that
weeks or months elapse before an eXami
nation can be had because the examiner
ba- not time 10 make the examination.
Ohio and Indiana, for instance, have
each about 12J national banks. Secre
tary Carlisle and Comptroller Hepburn
believe those states should be redistricted
and part of the territory given to an
examiner having banks in another state
10 examine so that the regular examiner
for each state will not have more than
seventy five banks under him. There
are districts again where there are over
nfty banks, and yet they are so located
a. to make examinations infrequent be
cause much travel is necessary, and mas
much az the capital Of the banks is small
the pay Of the examiner is not sufficient
to attract a competent examiner. To
allow larger fees will require a special
act Of congress, but there can be a reds.
triCting Of the field in such a manner as
tOmake examinations more frequent and
the pay more uniform for the examiners.
The secretary intends is selecting bank
examiners TO reward merit. He will ap
point only practical bankers He says
and dishonesty as was unearthcd after
the recent bank failures at Boston, Phil
edelphia and Nashville.
Secretary Carlisle after so rearrang
ing the districts as to insure more fire.
Queut examinations will ask congress to
give the examiners additional powers in
the detection of frauds, especially in de
teCting the use Of straw names in dis
counts. etc. There is to be additional
security given depositors in national
banks by more vigorous examinations
and safeguards about the acts of the
bank officers
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
Wholesale Prescribing.

Lean Customer-Iwant some medicine
or something that will put more flesh on
my bones.
Medicine Dealer (fl1inG bottle from
large glass iar)-This will fix You. Take
a tablespoonful three times day, eat
plenty Of soup. meat, leguninous vege-
tables, wheat bread and fruits and alb
stain from energetic exercise. IS. Cd.
Thanks
Fat Customer five minutes laterTl
want something that will relieve me of
this sUn"rfUous fat.
Medicine Dealer (fIIing bottle from
the same large glass jar}-This will fix
you. Take a teaspoonful three times a
day. abstain from soup, meat, legumi-
nous vegetables. wheat bread and fruits
and take plenty Of energetic exercise. IS.
cd TharLs.-LonGon Tic-Bits.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
THE BACKLOG FIRE.

I'm in for progress and all that
Nor with a scientist would spat
Unless he should arouse ray ire
BY sneeZing at the backlog fire.
None ever priced improvements moro
Than do-when they save a "chore"-
But let none of 'em dare aspire
To get beyond backlog fire.
The hotel lift and pyroscaph,
The engine and the telegraph
These works praise of steam and wire,
But also, please, the backlog fire.
The phonOgTaph and autophone-
All Edison's electric zone
Are welcome if they don't conspire
Against the rare old backlog fire.
Your patent heaters, low down CRATES
And oil stoves make not rueful mates,
But when tune my golden Tyre
I'll sing about the backlog fire.
Fashions votaries futter rOun.
The register when teas abound;
They favor not the meek attire
That best BELTS backlog fire.
Ices and bonbons, fancy fruit
And dainty cigarettes to boot
Are apt to wear an aspect dire
If served beside a backlog fire.
But II tale you like to hear,
Crack nuts, eat apples, make good cheer
Then have the crown of all desire
\ blazing, roaring backlog fire.
William Struthers in Detroit Free Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
Jerusalem at Chicago.

Among the many exhibitions in Chi
caso, outside OF the Worlds fair itself,
lew will be more interesting or praise
worthy than the new Cyclorama of Jeru-
salem and the CrucifiXiOn of the Savior
mat has been prepared at great expense
anu IN most elaborate manner for eXhi
Nion during the Worlds fair season
The work is being done under the per
Sonal supervision of Mr.. ii. II Gross, the
director of artists Of the great Chicagf
FIe CyClorama, which gives assurance
o' It's being, when completed, an eXcep-
"onaIly fine production.
his most important of all historical
events, We are informed, will be treated
" Inc artist in the most tender and rev.
''enual spirit and will embOdy many
suggestions made by eminent divines and
s'Oe students, for the purpose Of making
'Ssfeat and worthy historical work, as
well as beautiful production of art.
,~V mammoth canvas, so feet high and
~ 'eet long, is now receiving the finish
4s touches by the artists, and will be
'pvu TO the public, upon Wabash Ave
'4u hubbord Court, on the 1st of May.
40 spot on earth is so rich in historic
unrest as Jerusalem and her environ
% Sivn and this great Cyclorama is de.
rsueu TO show IN a realistic and faithful
fo or .' the ancient city and the country
~, miIeS round about, and will no doubt
sor, 'E very interesting and popular re,
o. oT those who are interested in this
IN tia "a. event and who is not interested
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
Hicks Opinion.

What q sense Of eEhil2r&tion man
must feel when he walks into the White
House for the first time after his inaugu-
ration and realizes that he is president
Of the United States. What DO You sup
pose q man thinks about on his first night
there" said Hawley.
His second term" replied Hicks
Life.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
New Harness Firm.

tie y, =, Woodall & Co., have bought out
10, s1,s'ttness business of w. II. Bolyn,
,berr vu under the Reams warehouse, and
SAM VIII conduct the business at the
DESC. Place. If you need harness of any
kim 'PIlon call on us. We also do all
prom,U repairing and can serve you
.4PlIy at reasonable rates.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
AS WE GROW.
The E"nrn Now on Those Who Are in the
Procession.

Procession.
No" that it is given up by every one
that big boom is about to be inaugurated
in Durham and that property is COM
PEELED TO advance to double and treble it,
present value, it is the duty of every man,
old or young, who expects to ever own a
home, to secure it now while it is within
his reach
DR.. J. l.. Watkins is building houses on
very desirable lots and selling on easy
terms to number Of our young business
men. If you want a home, and what
man or woman does not? See DR.. Wat
kinS and even on small salary he will
make it possible for YOU to own one.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22
FINE DRESS GOODS
CHILoREk's. YOUTHS AND MINIS CLOTHING.

This stock of all fine goods will ship to Durham
and open up April 20 1898 If the ople of Durham and
vicinity will call in, we will offer t:m Clothing, Dress
Goods Hats and Notions just onel their real value.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

ter or any other paper as to (which
shall lead the republican party in this
county" or any place else. ANY man
of moderate sense can see what is hurt
ing you. You are aware that there are
many of the peoples party men in this
county who have sufficient political
sagacity to see that if the republicans
are to be beaten in the future the sure
way to do it is to unite the opposition
to republicanism; and you being one
of the other fellows, who hate the name
of democrat SO much that you would
rather see the republican party win
everything than that one democrat be
elected, are doing all you can to arouse
the ''middle of the road" enthusiasts
and lead them to certain defeat and
dissolution; hence you seek to make it
appear that the DEMOCRAT is playing
false to democratic principles. We had
thought you had been in the newspaper
business long enough to learn little
politics; or at least to learn that misrep-
resentation and unfounded charges
would be sure to prove boomerang to
the man using them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
Religion and Politics.

1t appears that in the municipal e1ec-
tions in Ohio and Michigan an organiza-
tion known as the American Protestant
Association figured quite extensively,
and iE numerous instances affected the
result of the voting. The members of
are pledged to scatch from their ticket
the names of all Catholics. and before
the nominations are made it is their
duty to attend the primaries and in
wade the conventions in order that
Catholics may be kept out of the Off
ces.
1t is rather discouraging to witness a
revival of the effort to associate church
and state at this late day. 1t would
seem that the experience with the
know-nothing idea in the past ought
to have been sufficient to convince the
people that it will not do. The consti
tuition of the United States guarantees
to every citizen his or her religious
rights, and there is general ane
llOeTal OlSpOSltiOu 10 TeSpcCI every uc
nomination. In short, there is no ex
cuse whatever for drawing such line:
as obtained in the recent municipa
elections in Ohio and Michigan.
The politicians who have promoted
this mode of political warfare ma,
secure temporary benefits, but, like al
such movements, the reaction will be
of such an unpleasant nature that all o
those who are indulging in it will ru'
the day they allowed themselves t.
participate. There ought to be enough
interest in the municipal politics o
every state in the union without tn
introduction of this form of know
nothingism.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
Very Complimentary(O.

1t is doubtless of great satisfaction
to the business men of Great Bend to
note the highly complimentary reports
given in the papers of Kansas City
concerning the recent visit of the Kan
sas City Commercial Club to this town.
Follow ing are two of them in their en-
tirety:
The Star.-''At Great Bend the
special was an hour late and everyb BODY
except the driver and proprietor of that
towns one mule car had gone home"
The Times.-''At Great Bend the ex.
cursionists were met at the depot by
committee composed of Messrs.
Richards, Downing, Brinkman, Donley.
Chapman and Moses. Luncheon was
served in Moses Bros store, and an
hour was profitably expended in visit
ing the many stores of the CITY,"
While every other town visited re-
ceived only a little notice of several
hundred words each. Great Bend was
given the elaborate and lengthy notices
above, and this too in the face of the
fact that the business men of all other
towns got out in good numbers and
showed the visitors all the cordiality
and hospitality they knew how.
Verify Great Bend is fortunate in
having business men who willingly and
quickly unite to make a demonstra-
tion for the general good of the town.
No jealousy or rivalry exists; no dor
mant condition of 'sinocuOus dis
uetude" (lf we may be permitted to use
the quotation) possesses our people
when matters for the general good of
all tie people are up. We just get there
with both feet-and the lone mule car -
Our recent experience ought certainly
to arouse different feeling among the
citizens of a town the size of Great
Bend. situated as it is in the banner
county of the state, and populated by a
most industrious class of people.
Considering the lack of interest
shown in the visitors last week by the
majority of our business men, they
have no cause to complain Of the
sighting manner in which our city is
referred to in the above quotations from
the Star and Times. The fact that
both papers falsely represent the cir
cumstances of the visit-one being no
nearer the truth than the other-does
not excuse our townsmen from being
justly criticised for lack of interest in
a matter that all should be interested
in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell is not an expert headsman.
Under his administration from March
4th to April 3rd. only SIS fourth class
postmasters were dscapitated, while
during the same time four years ago
under Clarkson's reign 1928 official
heads fell into the basket Compari-
sons, though odious, are sometimes very
Observation-Disclosures Eagle Optic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

The Register and the DEMOCRAT of
this city are having some hard knocks
just now on the question of (which shall
lead the republican party in this
county," There is not much that can
bs said in favor of one of the editors
over the other, in regard to republican
qualifications, for if the signs of the
times are not misleading, they have
both voted the republican ticket within
the past year. Fight it out boys, there
is not much difference in your politics.
Beacon.
You poor, benighted backwoodsman!
You really think that the whole political
fate of this country hangs upon the re-
suit of fight over the election of city
officers in Great Bend; just as you tried
to make it appear that the fate of the
entire nation rested on the result OF
state elections in Kansas last fall You
know very well that the DEMOCRAT
has in the past, and will in the future.
worked only for the furtherance OF the
principles of democracy, and that there
is no rivalry between it and the Regis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

IT WILL soon be time for the people
to begin casting about them to find a
suitable man to place on the judges
bench in this district. We believe a
great mistake was m madelwhen the pres
ent encumbent was elected, though
we at the time of the election thought
he was better than his republican op-
poneDt. There is some splendid timber
in the democratic ranks of this district
with which Judge Balley's seat could
be filed with honor and credit to the
district. Look the field over, neighbors,
and make ready for winning fight.