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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
YELLOW oLEo BARRED OUT.

The bill embodying the views of the board
margarine, was put in today. 1t inserts the
word yellow before the word butter and
strikes out the words cor as substitute tor
read that whoever by himself or agent
makes, sells or exposes for sale or has in his
possession with intent TO sell, OF takes or
ders for the future delivery of any articles,
substance or compound made in imitation
of yellow butter or cheese and not made ca
clusively and wholly of milk or cream or
Containing any fats, oils or grease not pro-
duced from milk or cream whether the
article be named oleomargarine. butteriEe
or otherwise forfeits for the first offence
500. and for each subsequent offence $500,
one-quarter part to go to the complainant.
The provision that the claimant shall re-
ceiVe one-quarter of the fine is new.
THE FIRST ARTILLERY'S GIFT.
Mr. Larrabee of Portland, presented to-
day resolve that the Governor and
Council be authorized to accept for the
state from the First Maine Heavy Artilley
Association or from Horace II. Shaw. hold
ng title in trust for them, a gift to the
state of a certain lot OF land at Petersburg,
Va. together with monument erected on
said lot in memory of the 604 members of
that regiment who fell there June 49, 1854.
FOR UNIFORM LAW.
Senator Higgins put in a bill to authorize
appointment by the governor, of three
commissioners for the promotion of uni
formity of legislation in the United States.
This provides that it shall be the duty of
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
No Strike in Theirs.

Boston, January ga conference COM
mittee of the Conductors, Drivers and
Motormen's union held consultation this
afternoon with the management of the
West End Street railroad on the demands
of the unions submitted a few days ago
II is believed an amicable settlement will
be reached. At any event no strike will be
ordered by the committee
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
Maine Pensions.

Washington, January 25.-The follow
ing Maine people were granted pensions
today:
Original Calver Lunt, of Long Island /;
Samuel r. White of Toqus.
Additional-Henry j. Ames of Easton.
experimentation NJ. Lane, Cooper S
Mills.
Restoration and Increase-Josia G..
Spear of Rockland.
Increase-Joseph Lyman of Brewer.
Reissue-Michael Madigan of Togus.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
Kennehec Y. p. S. C. e.

Waterville. January 25.-A hundred dele
gates, representing eighteen societies were
present at the semi-annual convention of
the Kennebec Y. p. S. G. E. Union here
this afternoon7and evening. The principal
features of the programme were papers by
Miss Matte Randall of Hallowel, DR.. g.
D. Pepper of this city and an address on
mystery in the Bible," by Rev. t. q.
Rogers of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26

The British steamer Escurial of Cardiff
for Flume, was wrecked off Port Reath. The
ship went to pieces and seven of the crew
of nineteen We're saved.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
THE FIELD OF SPORTS
A Prize Pool Game.

A Prize Pool Game.
A game of one hundred ball pool for
purse of S25 was played at the st. Julian
parlors last night bewteen Jesse Dresser
and George Gallagher. The score was,
Dresser 100 Gallagher, e. There will BIO an
other contest next week.
Bowling Tournament Score.
Following is the score in the Portland
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Street Commission Bill Presented,
Also a Petition.
A BILL TO CURE DRUNKARDS BY
CONTRACT.

CIoudman Post G. A. r. of Westbrook Pro
tests Against the Proposed Home for
Veterans and Their Wives-The Com
mittee on Insane Hospital Are Con-
sidering an Addition at Augusta
The Legislature is Becoming Industri-
Gus and Will Give Up Its Saturday Hol-
iday Hereafter.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
The Captains Dinner.

A woman who has just crossed TO
Europe for the first time writes home
of the pleasant pomp and ceremony
with which the end of the voyage 10
celebrated on the last night out.
1t seems, she says. that it is always
customary. on the German line, at least,
and probably on all, to have an espe-
cially elaborate dinner just before ar
irving in southampton. which is called
1.-The captains dinner" Every one is
supposed to order wine and drink to
the health of the captain. while he re-
spends, toastinS the health and safe
arrival Of his passengers. When we
came to the table we found il docora ted
with most SNOWY cakes, four stories
high, with little American and German
flags stuck on them, and paper orna-
mentS. We went through an elaborate
sert, the music stopped, the walters sud
denly disappeared and the lights went
out. A hush and sense of expectancy
fell upon the company. Suddenly the
music started into a lively march, the
doors opened, and the walters appear
ed, bearing trays. On each was a globe
of rice paper with light inside, and
around this sat small Japanese figures
made of ice cream, each holding in his
arms 4 little umbrella of light-cOlored
paper. The room was perfectly dark,
and the effect, as the walters marched
round and round. forming different fig
ureS and bearing their Illuminated bur
denS. was novel and interesting. Ev-
erybody clapped and cheered. Then
the lights were turned on. and we ate
the ice cream men and kept the UNI
brellas as souvenirs. 1t was captains
dinner without captain, for we chanc-
ed to be passing at the time through 4
very dangerous place, and he could not
leave his post on the bridge.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04

Westinghouse brake on the progress Of
the civilized world.
But there is one principle of none
tary science that, if held steadfastly
in view. will constitute an uncrring
guide through what would otherwise
be Il path OF ineXtricable difficulty.
That principle is that the value of
the unit of money in any country is
determined by the number of units in
circulation. In other words, the value
of every dollar depends on the number
of dollars out
The greater the number of dollars
out. other things being equal. the less
will be the value of each dollar; the
fewer the number out, other things re-
naming the same. and this without any
regard whatever to the material of
which the dollars are composed. This
is the key TO the financial situation i'll
the United States. Much more, it is
the key TO the financial situation in
every land. Without this key ii is in
vain that the student attempts 10 I'M
lock the door leading 10 the arc;inum
Z
of the locks made by man. the lock Oh
that door is unpickable. The house.
hold of science is one that thieves can
not break through and steal He who
would enter must first find the key
With this key in hand. the most secret
recesses may be explored with conf
dence. Without it, the student travels
in circle. returning after much labor
TO the point from which he started
upon his journey Like one in Il maze.
when most confidently expecting to find
his way out. he but sees himself com
ing up against impossible barriers.
II money were unlimited in guam
tity. it would have no value whatever.
Nothing has value which is unlimited
in quantity. If instead of sand the
ocean beach were Strewn with gold
dust. it would have no value whatever
as n commodity. Yet if that gold dust
were taken up and coined into pieces
Of money. the number of such pieces
being limited. they would have value
precisely as gold pieces have value to-
day. And. on the other hand. as Adam
Smith says. if gold should reach a GER
tain degree of scarcity. the slightest
bit of it might become rs valuable as u
diamond
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
DRUNKENNESS A DISEASE.
of the Fact in the
Austrian Reichsrath.

Medical men generally have for years
been of the opinion that drunkenness as
it exists to-day is Il disease-created,
perhaps. by moderate indulgence, but
ultimately becoming as much part of
the human system as any other disease
of the blood. The first instance in which
Il legislative assembly has trea ted the
drink habit as q disease rendering its
victim n source of danger to the state
has just been provided by a bill now
about to be introduced to the Austrian
Reichsrath. This bill proposes to treat
the persistent drunkard as a person
who is mentally incapable and likely to
1nfiict injury upon the community, not
only by actual violence, but by his ex-
ample. 1t is therefore proposed that
the authorities shall keep him under
control. both during good behavior and
for such longer time as in the opinion
of competent physicians will serve tc
wean him from his craving for strong
drink
This bill is the result of long con
tinued series of efforts by the medical
profession of Austria. The ground has
been taken that the position of the
drunkard in social life has not been
hitherto properly estimated 1t is
argued that he should sbe regarded
more as n lunatic than is at present the
case. and that he should he treated ac-
cordingly. There has always existed a
feeling that the craving for drink, with
its consequences, ought TO he treated
as mere bad habit, temporary and
recoverable error, not really q form OF
mental disorder. This, there can be
but little doubt, is 4 false reasoning, for
evidence has multiplied in recent years
that the victim 10 alcohol is subject to
disease, just as much as maniac or
lunatic.
The bill to which reference has been
made may be taken as fairly represent
ing medical opinions on this subject.
Modification in detail may. perhaps. be
found advisable as time goes on, but
the profession will probably approve
the bill on its general outlines. The at
tempt to repreSs the excessive drinking
habit and To treat it as an ingrained
vice, which has absorbed all traces Of q
resisting will, certainly deserves a fair
trial. Every precautiOn will be made
to render the preliminary investigation
as searching as possible, and no person
al privileges Will be lost by detention.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
Our National Mistake.

International free coinage is imDrac-
ticable. 1t will never be adopted by
gOld-mOney- lOaning England, unless
that country is forced to it by independ-
ent free coinage in other countries.
England led the way in adopting the
single gold standard, and by boarding
gold has brought nearly all the other
nations TO her feet Her gOld-produc-
ing colonies have greatly aided her in
this policy. Nearly all the other nations.
the United States included. demone-
tized silver at the bidding of England.
England is the chief gamer by gold
mOnOmetallism, the United States is
the chief loser. BY the RECOMMENDATION
of silver the United States would gain
more than any other country could
hope to gain by similar policy. More
than this, the United States would
profit far more by independent free
coinage.
The resumption of the double stand
ard monetary system. such as existed
in this country previous to 1873, would
depreciate the present dishonest value
Of gold to an extent that would save
to the United States hundreds of mill
ions of dollars in the payment OF for
eign obligations, even were all those OBJ
legations To be paid in gold But the
terms Of the obligations do not demand
gold Therefore, this country. holding
to the expressed terms of It's contracts.
should pay in coin of the standard
value of 1870. That was silver and
gold at the ratio of 16 To 1. Such are
the clearly expressed terms of the $163,-
DOC, 900 of bonds 5eld principally abroad
since the beginning of the last Cleve-
land administration. These bonds, how
ever, are rapidly coming back to this
country, and will reach here by the be-
ginning of 1896.
Foreigners have no confidence that
the United States will much longer
cling to the single gold standard. They
realize that such IL policy is suicidal,
and the great wonder abroad is that
we do not return to the double stand
ard at once. Had the same selfish
monetary policy prevailed in the Uni
ted States that has obtained in England
for century and a half. we would
never have demOnetiZed silver. 1t was
| the one great mistake of our national
!ife.-Kansas City Journal.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
MAY Wait Fore Yer.

The gold men say, "Oh. yes. bimetal-
lism is the proper thing. certainly. but
we must wait for the other fellow to
join hands and make ii International"
They know, you know, and everybody
ought to know. that we may wait until
the end of time for England to assent.
Its financiers labored in season and
out more than half a century to effect
the characterization of silver. 1t was a
great scoop. They got some of our
great men-Our best citizens-tO see it
their way. and before we knew it, they
had us foul. Will they let go their hold ?
Did you ever see an Englishman let go
of a good thing? Don't you know
they've got the biggest thing they ever
had-control of the worlds trade? Do
you suppose they don't know it!
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
<|difES;ARyaa>s.
IS IS l25 TlEBjl5]

The arrival Of "Trilby" in Australia
was much delayed, and the public had
anticipated it with an eagerness which
no other volume has ever called out
The two thousand copies landed one
Saturday morning, and the booksellers
made special arrangements for imme-
diate sale. Many n Sunday congrega-
ton was sadly reduced in consequence.
I'm printing its White List of Ed
tors of periodicals that deal fairly and
honestly with contributors" says the
Independent, the Authors Journal
finds but thirty-one that are not under
suspicion. OF course there are many
periodicals not mentioned that belong
on the list. and their names Will no
doubt be added in due time"
Clarence Urmy. the young Califor-
man whose poems have been appearing
of late in the Independent. CosmOpoli-
San, the Youths Companion, and other
ESstern periodicals. is one of the few
Calif>Snia writer's who were born in
California, most of them, like Bret
lIartc, Joaquin Miller and John Vance
Cheney, having migrated from other
parts of the country
Bran StOker who has been Henry
Irving's man of business for several
years, has way OF dropping into lit
erature 10 the extent of writing Il short
story now and then. His latest effort
Is The Waters MOu'." a novelette,
dealing with Il young coastguard on the
North Sea coast of Scotland and
fisherman's daughter. Under stress OF
hard times, the fisherman engages in
a smuggling venture, and the girl tries
TO get the young cOastguard TO betray
his trust, but. failing in this. she sets
out to sea and warns the smugglers.
and in returning is drowned, and her
lover meets the same fate in an attempt
to rescue her body. Mr.. StOker'S theat-
rical experience is apparent in the melo-
dramatic way he has handled the Incl
dent. but he has made a pretty and pa
thetic story of it.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
Giving Arabs an Electric Shock.

/ stood upon the highest point of the
pyramid and held up my own fore
finger in the air. There was a slight.
hardly perceptible prickling Observa-
bic OH the skin of the finger which was
opposed to the wind. l could only ex-
plain this fact, observed by all OF Us.
as an electrical phenomenon. and such
1t proved TO be. When held up a full
bottle Of wine, the top OF which was
covered with tinfoil, | heard the same
singing sound as when the finger was
held up. AT the same time little sparks
sprang continually from the label To
my hand, and when | touched the heal
Of the bottle with my other hand l re-
ceived a strong electric shock. II il
clear that the liquid inside the bottle.
brought into metallic connection with
the metallic covering Of the head Of the
bottle through the damp cork, formed
the inner coating OF a Leyden jar.
while the label and hand formed the
outer coating When | had completed
the outer coating of my bottle by wrap
ping it in damp paper, the change was
so strong that l could make use of it as
very powerful weapon Of defense.
After the Arabs had watched our
proceedings for n time with wonder.
they came to the conclusion that we
were engaged in sOrcery, and requested
us TO leave the pyramid. AS their re-
marks, when interpreted TO US. were
without effect, they wanted to use the
power OF the strongest TO remove us
from the top by violence. ! withdrew
to the highest point, and fully charged
my strengthened flask, when the Arab
leader caught hold of my hand and
tried to drag me away from the posi-
ton had attained. At this critical mo-
ment l approached the top Of my flask
to within striking distance to the tip
of his nose, which might be about ten
millimeters. The action of the dis
charge exceeded my utmost eXpecta-
ton. The son of the desert, whose
nerves had never before received such
a shock, fell on the ground as though
struck by lightning, rushed away with
a loud howl, and vanished with 4 great
spring from our vicinity. followed by
the whole of his comrades. We had
now full opportunity of carrying OUT
our experiments. :.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04

system among the Senator'S, the minority
getting a certain proportion. This appor-
tionment being fixed at the beginning of
the Congress, is not changed in any re-
spect. If a vacancy occurs the Senator
who had the original appointment is
called upon To name some one to I'LL it.
and if his choice is not satisfactory he Is
called upon to make another. Efficiency
is always exactcd of the employee, and ev-
cry Senator has enough friends to pro-
vide for To enable him ultimately TO pre-
sent the right sort of man.
The clerks 10 the committees are ap-
pointed by the chairmen of the various
committees and do not form part of the
patronage under the elective officers.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04

pied prior to 1873 as 4 full money metal,
4 place To which ii is entitled by con-
stitutional conservation. by the history
and traditions Of our people. 1t is,
along with gold. the money of COM
mcrce. of civilization and of freedom
one Of the inalienable rights of the peo-
pie Of this country. If the money of the
constitution s not sound money | am
not Il sound money advocate. but there
are two so-called sound money parties
the Republican and the Cleveland
party. and 10 them we are indebted for
the money we have. Is it sound? Do
they call the silver dollar sound money?
1t is their creature. What is it? 1t is
not redemption money. nor is it re-
deCma bic. 1t is not an honest measure
of value, because gold is the legal stand
ard and the metal of the silver dollar
is worth but half as much as the metal
in the gold dollar. 1t is not good credit
money. because it is not legally con-
vertible into standard money at the
will OF the holder. If not fiat dollar.
| repeat, what is it?
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
lust Resting.

Little Johnny has been naughty and
has to be sent from the table without
having any dessert. For an hour he
has been sitting in the corner OF the
room crying. At last lie thinks it time
to stop.
well! hope you have done crying
now" says his mother.
Haven't DONE" says Johnny. in a
passion; I'm only resting. "-Tit-Bits-
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04

in 1889 for A. r. Stewart to accompany
his most ambitious picture 1901"
Marius Jean Antoine Mercie, who
wrought the statue, is one of tho most
famous of modern French sculptors, now
80 years old; he does not excel in statues
of repose like this, but in statues or
groups of action, such as his "Gloria
Victis,'' highly theatrical composition
designed to console his country for the
German defeat, which now stands in the
Montholon Square in Paris. He is an
officer of the Legion of Honor and has
been medaled at the Salon and at inter-
national exhibitions repeatedly.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

ing mills will never glow with
n their Old-time brightness, the bus
tie in our workshops and factories will
never be renewed. our unemployed and
hungry thousands will never find EN-
ployment. and prosperity will never re-
turn 10 our depressed industries while
wheat is 30 cents a bushel in the Chi
Cage market This is an absolutely
correct prophecy. Restore prosperity
TO the farmer and every smOkestack i'll
the nation will pour forth its cloud of
smoke. every boiler will throb with its
imprisoned steam. and the wheels of
our factories will again go round with
their former vigOr. But the stupid or
the intentional enemy of the masses
Will say, with Il contemptuOus Snecr,
how can the price of wheat be raised
when there is not enough demand for
wheat To raise the price: The asking
of such a question is Il wretched com
mentary upon the intelligence of the
man who asks it, No honest man. with
intelligence enough TO go to bed 1T
night. but knows that there is to-day
in this country widespread demand
for bread that cannot be satisfied be-
cause there is no money 10 make the
demand practical; ard every intelli-
gent man knows that reason for this is
found in the fact that an incompetent
Congress, with either profound dull
ness of perception or an astounding
bluntneSS of conscience. has steadily
legislated against the peoples interests
or failed to legislate at the bidding Of
professional capitalists and scheminG
corporations. Steadily for two decades
has Congress been dealing blow after
blow 10 our agricultural and other in
duStrieS until, reeling under the unprO-
voked punishment, they finally sank in
to Il lifelesS stupOr.
No such raving insanity in Govern
ment was ever before seen rs the clos
ing of one important class of mines of a
country and the turning of thousands
upon thousands of citizens out TO beg
and starve, simply to please an impu-
dent, money -grasping. over-bearing for
eign Government. on which our Con
gresS would let loose the dogs Of war
if an Englishman would happen 10 spit
on the American flag TO please Great
Britain we adopt course to starve
Americans and to paralyze our indus
tries. but are always ready to unload
our guns and unlOOse our warshipS TO
defend Il sentiment. The people arc
tired of such schOolboy craftsmanship;
tired of n Congress that legislates all
IT,. time for Europe: tired of the policy
of crrtailing the volume of American
currency for the benefit of our own
financial ShylOckS and the robbers of
Lombard street. There is no necessity
for the present state of things; no need
of Il rich nation like this being Il Sigan-
tic almshouse, and Congress is alone To
blame. Turn out the incOmpetentS and
the reScalS. and put honest, capable
business men in their places next year.
Then, under very little decent. COM
nonsense legislation, prosperity will
return and the future will be all right
Farmers Voice, Chicago.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
A Few Questions.

"Oh. see that beautiful white bird
flying over the boat
Not quite so loud, dear. That's a
carrier pigeon just sent off with news
about the race"
"Say, pa, how does the pigeon know
anything about it n 'ow can he tell
what he does know? | sh' think par
rot would be better"-New York Re-
cOrder Il
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04

The large five-story building on Middle
street, Lowell, Mass, known as the Par
ker Block, was almost destroyed by fire.
The fire was aided by repeated explosions
of whisky in barrels, which blew out the
windows and created havoc in adjoining
buildings. The total loss exceeds $780,.
600.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
A SuDreme Test,

In quiet corner at reception She
You say you would be willing to risk
your life for. me?
He-Only try me.
She-Then go down to the supper
room and get me something to eat
Scribner's,