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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-16

WANTED-You to know that will remove
w your ashes, old papers and rubbish to suit
you and at fair price. All orders sent me
promptly attended to. C. B. WISH, 169 Green
OIL. mar2dtf
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NOR SALE-On easy terms, or would lease
= to reliable party, one of the incest resi-.
dences in Maine, one mile from Portland on
proposed electric road, ten acres land, large
orchard, good buildings. PETER JOHNSON.
East Deering, Me-, Verandah street. I4I
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TO LET-Cottage at westwood Park. Fail
= mouth Foreside, completely furnished.
plenty s. stable s room, pure spring water,
steamer sa lands ten times daily within 200
PRICE low. Address E. T. MERRILL. PORT.
land, Me-, care steamer Alice. 11.2
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fE'O LET-Nice sunny house, 10 rooms with
u stable, three stalls and large carriage
mouse; street cars pass the door; also fur
nlsneo cottage on Great Diamond Island.
PeT1ect drainage; all conveniences. A. r.
q E. A. DOTEN. 9S Exchange street, Room
20. III
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ITO LET-Tenement OF rooms up one flight,
IL central, no children, $13. S. M. WAT
SON & CO., Alb Congress ST. 1911
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Two LET A very desirable Tenement in
Il Brick House. Has hot water heat.
bath, and all the modern convenience
One minute from Congress and Spring
street. cars. Inquire 10 BRAMHALE
rLACE. 12-l
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FOR RENTAL Cumberland Foreside
Maine, furnished house ;old fashioned
house house, finely situated, combining land
seapes i ana sea view, Boating, bathing;
Z. !. T.. Station and steamboat landing.
n. >. GARDINER, 1856 Middle Street I0-1
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EOR SALE Three story building 6Ox2s
with the wharf and flats beneath. situ.
ated corner of Commercial Street and Com
merc1al Wharf. Has dock privileges,and is
LIBBY, 4211@ Exchange Street. lo-l "
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CLOCK REpAIRIMc

4 HAVE made a specially of clock repa,rinv for
r. years ana am familiar with all its brancbes
Mypr1ces are reasonable, my work strictly rsfcIsss
prep H me postal and will send for your CLOCK
McKENNEY. the Clock Maker, 459 Coner esS s.
,-e o4ueio Sept4dtf
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WANTED-An persons IN want of trunks or
w bags to call at E. D. REYNOLDS. 556
and 55S Congress street, corner of Oak. as we
manufacture our goods and can therefore give
you bottom prices; trunks repaired; open ev-
enings. Ia
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WANTED-By protestant woman, DO
w s1tfon as cook in a Summer resort at
the beach or mountains lis first class cook.
pastry preferred. Address COOK this
office. 1o1
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SEWING MACHINES-Ify your sewing ma.
- chine needs cleaning or repairing, send it
experience on all kinds of sewing machines.
march29-12
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TITO LET-Two unfurnished front rooms
80 HIGH STREET One room with aIcoye
Will be let in suite or separately Hot and cold
water, steam heated and open fire places a-tf
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WATCH REpAIRIMc

NEW Resilient Waltham Mainsprings only 75c.
80 warranted; cleaning and handspring oniy
Sa60; cleaning $500 AL work strickiy iii fstelas,
a aIp warranted. twenty-five years a watch maker
Monument Square. ssnIS.fp"'
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SALEMEN WANTED TO SELL OUR
~ goods by sample to the wholesale and
retail trade; sell on sight to every business
man or firm; liberal salary and expenses
paid; position permanent For terms ad-
dress with stamp, CENTENNIAL MFG. CO.,
Milwaukee, Wis. may7 dlyr
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EARMS FOR SALE Within rs miles of
4 Boston: all prices: productive soil:
nome markets: more value for the money
distance from large cities Send STAMP for
catalogue. j. P. CONVERSE, Midway,
4""SS. "A
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TO LET-Furnished cottage of rooms, on
within three minutes walk OF landing. sun
pled with fine spring water and modern con
vemences Apply to or address N. G. CUM
MlNGS, "A Plum ST., or 1877 Emery st. Ill
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WEST BUXTON.

Mr.. Babcock, bank lock expert of
Portland, succeeded in forcing open the
door of the safe in the vaults of the Bux-
ton and Hollis Savings Bank Monday.
The lock was completely destroyed by
the charge of nitro glycerine put in by
the burglars; but the contents of the
safe were unframed.
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w ANTED-Summer boarders at the Pc
W quaWket house, situated at West Bald
win, after June LIST. For further informa
win, Me. al
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WANTED-Young man to go West as
w helper; $40 a month and expenses;
years work. State age. Address, CHICAGO
this Office AL
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no LET-Cottage houes, No. IS varnum
and street. sd,ai rooms. b 3; p YERRILL, agent
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RINGS. RINGS. RINGS

0lCAN show you thousand Solid Gold Rings Thew
o. a. al new styles The prices right and You
Congress street, Monument Square. McKENN FSe
the Jeweler. ,narI1 dtf -
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ITO LET-Down stairs rent at No. a23 Hieb
Il street, seven rooms; all modern con-
xenIences. Price $500. GEORGE q.
HOPKINS, 6S13 Exchange street. I-3
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no LET-Cottages all furnished at
\; Madocawando landing, Falmouth Fore
slde SIDE: steamers land twelve times daily, good
and near the Post office and teiephone
office. Address WIN. GRIFFIN, Falmouth
Foreside, Maine. 50 ~
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GUNNER BoARD-The farm house of M E.
~ BurneH Gorham, Me-. will be open this
season; Address ?. o. BOX 4. Inquire Ex-
Gov; F. ROBBIE, Pres. First National Bank,
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BOARD.

Forty words inserted under this hea,
one week for rs cents. cash in advance,
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NOR RENT-Furnished houses for the sum-
Il mer months. A large number to select
from. situated on State, Deering, Cqshman.
Dow, Gray, Pine, Henry, Cumberland and
Grove streets, from $40 to $50 per month.
BENJAMIN SHAW, 511a Exchange street
1911
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-16

EOR SALE-At West Harpswell about five
Il minutes walk from Portland boat landing
q three-story house, suitable for boarding house
and large stable with about half an acre OF
land For particulars apply to H. A. RAN
DALI, Esq, Brunswick, Me. 2S3
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM,

Some time ago various newspapers of
Europe and America contained the startling
intelligence that the star which guided the
wise Men, would again appear. This
star was connected with that celebrated
one which, 3lS Years ago, suddenly dis
appeared from the constellation of Cassie
peia, and it was found that this star of
1872 has previously appeared in the years
1864 and-if counted back-must have
appeared in the year of the birth of Christ
If these facts We're well established, we
must certainly expect the star to appear
again in our days. We should then see a
new body in the heavens, entirely unlike
any fixed star, to be seen in full daylight.
which would, in il short time, again dis
appear.
Every astronomer in recent times has
asked hundred of questions on this sub
ject. Is it true that the Star of Bethlehem
will again appear? Is it periodical ? Is
its place in the sky appointed The next
question is, What really happened in 1872 :?
1t was few months after St Bartholo-
news Night. Tycho Brache the great
observer of those days, tells us that: One
evening, as | was watching the heavens in
my accustomed manner. | saw, to my
great establishment, in the constellation of
Cassiopeia, a brilliant star of unusual clear
ness This was on November II, 1872.
Three days before the star had been seen
by Cornelius Comma, who spoke of it as
this new Venus In December of the
same year, its lustre began to wane: and in
March, 1914, it had entirely disappeared,
leaving no trace. As to the stars of 9i5
and 1864, we have no authority except that
of the Bohemian astrologer, Cyprian Low
iH. No historian mentions them, and the
Chinese chroniclers, who watched all
appearances in the sky with great care, do
not speak of them. Even granting the
appearance of these stsrs to have been
fact their resemblance to the Star of Beth
lehem is doubtful. 1t is true, by counting
back we come to the years 630, 315 and o.;
but the star should have again appeared
some time between 1880 and 1891.
With regard to the Star of Bethlehem
there are five assumptions. /. 1t had no
existence, and the entire statement is a
beautiful oriental fairy tale. p The fixed
star, seen by the Wise Men, was Venus,
at the time of its greatest splendor. 3. 1t
was a periodical star like that of 1872. 4.
The phenomenon was occasioned by con-
juction of planets. 5, 1t was a comet.
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the report only 49, S5 new pensioners were
added to the rolls, while for death and
other causes 1851 were dropped. 1t adds
to the bitterness of the story to say that
only 40, 1iS of the large number of applica-
tons remaining Enacted upon were filed
during the year. And at this very minute
large portion of the clerical force of the
Pension Bureau, which should be at work
on the Enacted upon applications, are put
ting in their time on work that has no
proper connection with pcnsons-trying to
elect democratic Congressman. Every old
soldier who votes the democratic ticket en-
dorscs the pension and other policies of the
administration.
Oh yes this administration dispenses re-
form in great big chunks all the time 1t
was democratic reform that carried five
members of the Cabinet to Batavia, New
York, incidentally to hear another member
of the misunderstanding Carlisle-deliv-
cred an address on Robert Morris, but prin-
clpally to try to help along the tottering
democratic campaign in that State, and it
was also democratic reform that caused the
Cabinet party, which included a number of
ladies, to allow themselves to be hauled
from Washington to Batavia and back again
in the private cars of two railroad magnates,
furnished gratis by the railroads and even
provided with refreshments, liquid and
otherwise, at the expense of the ever bic
hearted ralroads-big hearted in their
dealing with officials who can be used by
them.
A great many people are asking whether
an official opinion rendered by Solicitor
Reeve of the Treasury department, will re-
suit in flood of paper money, similar to
the cred dog and "wild cat' currency
of state-bank days. The opinion is that
any county, the constitution of the state in
which it is located permitting, has the legal
right to issue interest bearing bonds in any
denominations it may see fit, and that such
bonds are not liable to federal taxation. 1t
is believed that under this opinion, unless
1t is upset by the courts, a county could
issue bonds as low as 81 each and make the
interest so low that they could be used as
currency, thus practically issuing its own
money, which would be little more than
even the widest populist in Congress has
ever advocated, to say nothing of its knock
ing-out the law which imposes a tax of 10
per cent on all currency other than that
issued by the Government, a law which
Congress at its last session very positively
declined to repeal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
PARTISAN POLITICS
AT THE CAPITAL.
Partisan Persecution of Mr.. Levi P.
Morton.
FAVOR "WILD-CAT" MONEY
Democratic Treatment of Union Veteran
Pensioners.

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct Is, 1884,
Secretary Carlisle ought to feel ashamed
of having lent himself to the trumped up
charge against Mr.. Morton, the republican
candidate for governor of New York, of
having violated the alien contract labor
law, knowing when he did so that it was
done for no other purpose than to attempt
to array the labor organizations of New
York against Mr. Morton, and that no at
tempt was really to be made to convict Mr..
Morton of the absurd charge, the idea being
merely to keep the matter open until the
election. The facts in the case, which were
promptly stated by Mr. Morton as soon as
his attention was called to the matter, are
plain enough for even the most bigoted
democrats to see. The man in question is
an Englishman who was employed by Mr..
pressly excepted by the alien contract law.
and Il class in which white male Americans
are seldom found-whie he was in London,
and who returned with him in that cana
city when he came home. Had Mr. Nor
ton not been the candidate for governor of
New York the case never would have been
heard Of AS it is, the bringing of such a
charge is an acknowledgement by the dem
ocrats of their desperate condition in New
York, and it is not likely to influence the
vote of any intelligent man against Mr..
Morton. On the contrary, it is more likely
to make him votes among men who are too
honorable to countenance such dshonorable
methods nthe part of the democratic or
any other party.
From North, from West, from East, ave,
and from the South, too, nothing but good
news comes to the republican Congressional
campaign committee. The people are
thoroughly alive to the necessity of putting
an effectual stop to democratic legislation
before it has brought the country to even a
worse condition than it now finds itself in,
and they know that the first step needed is
to put the Republican party in control of
the House, and, unless all indications are at
fault they are going to do it next month.
The figures contained in the annual re-
port of the commissioners of pensions, fol-
the year ending June Both, '94, tell a story
of the manner in which the old soldiers
have been treated by the democratic officials
that ought to make every democrat blush
with shame. The commissioner covered
into the Treasury the enormous amount of
S25, POS. 7l2.65, which remained unex-
pended of the money appropriated for pen
sions by Congress, while there remained
Enacted upon in the files of the Office APP
plcations for pensions and for increase OF
pensions to the number of 619,027. Dur
Ing the entire twelve months covered by
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OF these assumptions the most probable is
the second. That it was a periodical star
is scarcely likely, for Ptolemy and Ma
tuan-lin would have spoken of it. The
fourth statement was suggested in 1926 by
the German aStrologer ldeler, and repeated
by Encke in 1881. In the year 3 B. G.
there We're coniunctions of the planets
Jupiter, Mars and Saturn on May 30, Sep
TENDER 3 and December s. but on none of
these days were the planets nearer together
lhan degree, so that the Wise Men must
have been very near sighted to mistake
them for one star. The fifth assumption is
also not to be considered, for people already
knew how to distinguish comet from
other stars, and besides we have no know
ledge of a comet at that time.
For all these reasons we have not the
least occasion to expect the return of the
Star of Bethlehem at the close of our CEN
fury. And even if such star should app
pear it would simply be the twenty-sixth
such case observed in historical times, and
the interest attached to it would be purely
astronomical
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Bluffing Which Didn't Pan Out.

es, said the smart map, who sat on
the rear seat in the smoker, cts dead
easy to bluff these conductors if you know
how. Now, I'll make small bet that, al
though | have a ticket | can travel to my
destination without showing it or putting
up a cent"
u don't believe it, said the man in the
front seat.
"Well, - insisted the smart man, "just
watch me when the conductor comes along"
Ten minutes later the conductor did
come along He inquired for tickets in a
peremptory manner. The smart man
made Il move to get his.
"Tickets !" said the conductor again,
when he reached the rear seat.
See here, old fellow" said the smart
man, 81 haven't got any ticket I'm an
old railroad man. Used to be conductor
on the Santa Fe, and l want to go a piece
with you"
used to be on the Santa Fe, did you?n
inquired the conductor. "Well, | don't
know but can pass you. By the way,
what time is it? My watch isn't running
just right"
The smart man winked at the man in
front of him and pulled out his watch.
" It's twenty minutes to twelve he said.
The conductor held out his hand. "Give
me your ticket or money enough to pay
your fare, or I'll put you off the train," he
said sharply.
The smart man reluctantly pulled ont
his ticket. As he handed it over he said,
" How in thunder did you know l was
blutfing?"
The conductor laughed bit. ooh,
that is very easy. If you'd ever been in
the railroad business for ten minutes you'd
have said 40 instead of twenty minutes
to twelve
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

crease in cost. The present regimental
organizations need not be largely increased.
Two additional regiments of artillery for
the necessary seacoast defense: two addi-
tional regiments of cavalry to patrol the
long lines of railroad under government
protection, and the present twenty-five
regiments of infantry converted into three
battalion organizations would, it is believed
be a just, conservative estimate of what is
now actually needed. For this the existing
number of commissioned officers is nearly
sufficient. But considerable permanent
increase in the enlisted strength of the
army should be made and a still further
increase authorized to be made by the
President when, in his Judgment an emer-
gency requiring it may reasonably be fore
seen.
''Such disorders as those which have af-
tiicted the country during the last year dc
not come suddenly Or unexpectedly. Intel
ligent observation fully justified the predic-
ton of such troubles a year before they APP
peared. Coincident with the first ndica-
ton of coming disorder was a diminution
of industrial employment, by which large
numbers of honest and faithful laborers
We're deprived of their accustomed work,
and hence sought enlistment in the army.
These men could not be received because OF
the limit fixed by law upon the enlisted
strength OF the army. These applicants for
enlistment during the first eight or twelve
ticipate in the operations of Il lawless mob.
They We're simply honest laborers who
could no longer obtain employment in civil
life, and hence sought it in the army. If
authority had existed by which the Presi-
dent could have received few thousand of
these men into the ranks they would have
become well-disciplined, reliable soldiers
by the time the troops were called out to
suppress mob violence. After the restora-
ton of peace and prosperity has given as
sllrance that the army will not probably be
employed in the suppression of domestic
violence for several years, the ranks may
well, in the discretion of the President, be
reduced to save expense"
General Schofeld then calls attention %
the military necessities of the country
which may possibly arise out of conflict
with foreign powers, and urges the most
liberal appropriations by Congress to place
the military establishment of the country
on a footing commensurate with the inter
ests, dignity and honor of the United States.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

markets of the country; bright, cosby
letters on social affairs, and prospects and
condition of trade; special articles of vital
interest by well known writers, illustrat-
ions; practical suggestions about canning;
in short, everything relating to the bust
ness will be given.
In addition to the monthly paper, a
weekly price current giving review of
the market, prevailing prices in all trade
centres, crop reports, etc, will also be
published. The subscription price for both
the monthly paper and the weekly price
current will be $500 per year, payable in
advance.
The American Packer will not be pub
lished for any individual or set of individ-
uals, but will be issued solely in the
interest of the canned goods trade.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
A New Trade Paper.

The American Packer Il monthly journal
devoted to the interests of the canned goods
trade of America, will be published in
Baltimore Md, about November the LIST
next. There has long been need for IA
bright paper which would cover the can
ming field and promote the industry, and
the publishers propose to devote their
energies to giving the canner the broker
the machinery manufactures and all the
others interested in the canning industry,
paper which will furnish them with facts
which they cannot afford to let slip by.
and which otherwise they would have to do
without
Every branch of the industry will be
covered in a careful manner; quotations of
the ruling prices of canned goods in all
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
THE IRON MILL FIRE.
Prospects of an Early Rebuilding
of the Mccullough Co.'s Works.
PICTURE OF OLD WORKS.
A Short and Interesting Description of
the Works,

The plant Of the Mccullough Iron
Company which was partially destroyed
by fire on Tuesday night OF last week
will be promptly rebuilt, and the burned
section will rise from the ruins enlarged
and improved. The burned part covers
an area OF 10000 square feet, and in
cludes the bar mill and northeast water
mill, with their various machinery. lust
one half of the plant was burned entail
ing loss of 100000, which as stated
last week, is covered by insurance.
AS this is the most disastrous fire that
has recently occurred in Cecil county,
our readers will find the accompanying
cut very useful in giving them an ade-
quate idea of the area burned over.
Beginning at the smokestack at the left
of the cut, all the buildings in the fore
ground which are in white or unshaded
to the extreme right of the picture and
covering the entire length of the plant
from east to west were burned.
This week has been occupied in adj
justing the loss with the insurance COM
panies. AS soon as the matter is fully
closed the company will agree upon
definite plans for the rebuilding of the
works and contracts will be awarded.
The employees in the bar and water mills
have secured work in clearing up the
debris and a force of the bar mill
hands was sent to the Wilmington mills
of the company and put on night turns
to produce bar iron for use in the North
East mill. The departments which
remained intact promptly resumed
operations.
The works Of the Mccullough Iron
Company at North East since IS47, have
been so important factor in the indus
trial development of Cecil county that
their stoppage even for short time is
serious financial loss to the community
in which they are located, and the hope
generally expressed is, that the business
adjustments incident upon the fire may
allow of the beginning of the recon-
struction at once.