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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-25
PoRTLAN DIS HEALTH.
Report of the Secretary of the Board of
Health.

Report of the Secretary of the Board of
Health.
Secretary Dyer, of the Board of Health
makes this report of deaths and conta-
gious diseases for the four weeks ending
Saturday, April goth, 1895:
Causes of Death-Accident, 2: anaemia.
BBewes j aEopls f ahPhy1
Ger, 4; chorea, /; dropsy, Il: embolism, !:
gangrene, senie. |: heart, disease OF, 9;
heart, valvular disease of, 5: inanition. /:
jaundice, /: laryngismus stridulus, !; liver.
cirrhosis OF, i. lungs. congestion Of, 2;
meningitis. 4; neptritis. 6; oesophagus,
structure of /; paralysis. 2: peritonitis, 2;
phthisis, 4; pneumonia, z: premature birth,
l: sarcoma of jaw. /; senility, 3: septi-
caemia. l. shock from burn, l: tuberculosis,
pulmonary, /; tumor. /; unknown, l; total.
Population (estimated) 40 900
Annual rate per 1000. IL
For the corresponding period last year.
Number OF deaths -. Administrations. II
Annual rate per 1000. .23.C7
(Not including still births.)
Greedy Hospital. .................... IS
Maine General Hospital. ...................3
Eye and Ear Infirnlary ........................1
Wards. ....1 2 3 A 5 6
No. Of deaths. II 8 81 S Il
AGES.
Under 1 year........ $50 years and under
year ana under 60 years. ..........
years. 8 so years and under
years ana under 10 70 years ........ IL
years ........ 2I7O years and under
10 years and under so years 10
20 years. ......... $50 years and under
20 years and under so years .......... 6
30 years. ...... $50 years and under
80 years and under 100 years ......... 0
4oyears ....:... 7lOver 100 years..
40 years and under
so years ..........1OI Total ......... 65
Cases of contagious diseases reported for the
period:
Wards. 2 8 4 5 6 T
Scarlet Feyer....- 1
Diphtheria -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-25

New Gloucester, April 24.-Mrs. Shaw
and Miss Bell Shaw have returned from
Lewiston, where they have been spending
the winter.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Isaac Harmon were held in the Congre-
gational church, Thursday. Mrs. Har-
mon leaves several children TO mourn her
loss.
reported in town.
ate of Gorham Normal School, is to
teach school IN Casco.
John Emery and family are going to
Yarmouth. where he is to work for DR..
Burbank
School opened Monday, April %. The
teachers are as follows: Lower Corner.
Mary Jordan; Harris dill, Grace Seid-
ers: Bald Hill Eva Clark; Bear Brook.
Gertrude Morse; Cobb's Bridge, Nettie
Sweetser; Pond school, Helen Neyens.
We bber's, Orie Fogg.
Upper Gloucester.
Upper Gloucester, April 24.-Miss
Charles r. Atwood, celebrated her
ninth birthday on Saturday, April 2Oth.
She invited a half dozen or so Of hsr lit
tie playmateF, who were present and they
all enjoyed the afternoon rs only such
little ones can Miss Marion was the
recipient of n few small presents from
her little friends beside those from her
parents. A nice supper was served for
the company to which all did annie
justice. The party broke up early in the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-25
Cumberland County Reform Club.

The next quarterly session of the Cum
berland County Reform Club will be
held at Naples village Cd Saturday and
Sunday, May 11-l2, 1885, Free entertain
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

our citizens have confronting them plain duty which can no longer be de- layed Birmingham had a splendid start in the work of raising her share of the fund and this start must now be utilized at once. Here are large classes who have not yet been seen, in fact there haa been but little systematic work done save by one or two of the subcommittee, but there should be about weeks work put in by all the committees simulta- neously, and then let the result be known. Certain it is the work will not push it. self, and there is now the utmost neces- sity for prompt action, not only by our home committees. but by all others throughout the State. The pride and honor of Alabama is really at stake and every citizen must now do his duty or be willing to share the shame of disappoint- ment if the boards efforts are not fully met.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

The fact that this table goes back to 1860 allows us to call attention to the Verification of an economic truth that in times of paper imitation wages do not go up as rapidly as the paper Appreciates. Hence the gold value of wages in the years 1S63-1S65 fell in striking way. And if 1aborers are ever approached by men who advocate more money as a ben eft to them, let them appeal to the pe riod of too much money in the paper is sues of the civil war as resulting in a reduction of their wages. The reason of it is plain enough; a rate of wages gets customary, when expressed in dollars as, for instance, $2 a day, without regard to what can be bought by the $2. Then, if the money gets cheaper and the prices go up, it is a long time before the la borer can convince his employer that he should raise his wages. Prices of the goods go up quickly enoughS while his wages lag. And just here is the reason the aborer does not care to see free coinage of silver. because. by free coin- age the prices of the laborer's goods would go up to double what they are now. But under the present situation the laborer has been gaining. He has no interest in seeing prices go up. And yet Coin" is constantly lamenting that prices have fallen since 1873. Does he think it a crime if workingmen can thereby buy more than in 1873? Why does he lament at something which is of decided advantage to the laborer?
 In brief, as compared with gold a la borer could command in wages more in 1891 than in 1S73-for every $14S.3 he got in 1873 he gets $160.7 in 1891. But the la borer is mainly concerned with how much his wages will buy. In 1891 he gets more gold for his days work than in 1873. but of still more importance to him is the fact that his money buys more food and comforts. So far as goods have fallen while wages have risen, he gains doubly. The senate report (vol. l., D. 99) gives some exact and valuable figures on this point:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
Silver and the Laborer.

The withdrawal of permission to coin silver dollar pieces in 1873 one would not think could stop all production. As money is a means of exchanging goods already produced, it is hard to realize how a matter of exchange can affect all production. But Coin has made the discovery! He says the act of 1873 was "a crime because it has made thousands of paupers. A crime, because it has brought tears to strong mems eyes and hunger and pinching want to wid ows and orphans. A crime, because it is destroying the honest yeomanry of the land, the bulwark of the nation" CD. 112) In short, the laboring class are ground down by the act of 1873, accord ing to "Coin." Again let us confront Coins" statements with the facts, and it can be seen once more how utterly untrustworthy he Is.
 The senate report on wholesale Prices and Wages" (vol. l., D. IT'D says: Wages reached a high point in the years 1S71-1S72. After 1873 there was a marked falling off. The ground then lost was gradually reganed, until today wages are at about the same point as they were in 1S71-1S72" "Coin' must have overlooked this point. But he was probably too much engaged in arranging for his triumphal procession to his hotel to look up the facts correctly. So 1t will be well to get this matter perfectly clear before the public. Taking 100 as the ba- SIS in 1860, the senate report (vol. l., D. 1SW gives the wages. reduced to gold. relatively to 100 in the years from 1S40 to 1891, using two different methods:
 Average ac-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
THE AGE-HERALD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up neat reading room adjoining it's business office, where daily papers from all east ern. southern, western and northern points will be kept on file for the benefit and information of the public. Papers from the following cities can always be found there: Boston, New York, Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charles ton, Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Gin cinnati, Louisville, St. Louis. Nashville, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston. Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named.
 Citizens of either of the cities above named or any party desiring to read are welcome to call at any and all times, night or day, as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

RVThe present management of the AGE-H E ERALD has no claim against advertisers or SubScrib- CTS prior to February 11tf1, lSoo. Under decree of court accounts up to that date have been sold and transferred. hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
OF INTEREST TO VETS.
Plain and Concise Instructions to Those Con- tempating Attending the Confed-
 crate Reunion.

The following letter of instructions from the general manager of the United Confederate Veterans Reunion associa- tion of Houston. Tex, to those contem- plating attending the reunion will be worthy of perusal:
 U. c. V. Reunion Association,
 Office of General Manager,
 Houston, Tex, May B. 1885, Commander of Camp, U. c. V.-
 Dear Sir: The preparations for the grand reunion of United Confederate Veterans May 22 to 24, inclusive are now complete and the camps are requested to make note of the following:
 On arriving at Houston you will be met at the depots by the reception commit tees from Dick Bowling camp and es- corted to the reunion headquarters, six blocks from the Grand Central depot
 Your delegation will there register and receive badges.
 The location of veterans in boarding places will be attended to by Col J. R. Waites, chairman of the public comfort committee, who has lists of all available quarters.
 The reunion headquarters are located on Franklin avenue, just opposite the postoffiee, and contain the rooms of the executive committee, the bureau of in formation, the committee on public com fort, the check room, the baggage room, and the railroad office, all on the first floor
 On the second floor will be located the headquarters for all the divisions of the United Confederate Veterans camps
 The Winnie Davis Auditorium, where the business meetings of the veterans will be held, is at the head of Main street, accessible by street cars and within easy walking distance of the re- union headquarters.
 The price of board and lodging in pri- vate families ranges from $150 to $2 per day. Lodging 50 cents.
 General Gordon and Adjutant-General Moorman will be located at the Hutchns house, on the second block from the re- union headquarters.
 Ladies of the churches of the city will have lunch stands in the business DOT ton of the city, and will serve meals at 25 cents each.
 Have your mail addressed care of the reunion executive committee, and call at the reunion headquarters for the same. Tickets for the entertainments under the auspices of the Reunion association will be furnished you at the Auditorium through General Moorman. They will entitle only delegates to privileges, and not friends and relations.
 Sponsors and maids of honor will be rendered daily reception at the Hous- ton Light Guard hall from 10 to II a. m, and all of these ladies will be requested to take part in tableaux at the Audi torium.
 The tickets sold to Houston for the re- union bear a transit limit considerably in excess of the actual time required to make the trip, hence tickets sold on May IS could be used on May 19, and Houston reached before the limit would run out Local agents where tickets Ia can explain the matter to applicants Respectfully, w. A. CHILDRESS,
 General Manager B. R. WARNER, Secretary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
When the Birmingham banks wei

When the Birmingham banks were short of currency some months ago they issued clearing house certificates, but did not default and Birmingham had safe local currency. It seems now that the city of Birmingham has no money ex- cept that which rightfully belongs to bondholders. Why not then float her own certificates? If necessary to prevent an injustice being done employees increase their pay to cover loss by discount Any thing to preserve the credit of the city.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
Henry Hatcher. assault with intent to murder; on trial.

Henry Hatcher, assault with intent to murder; on trial.
 Inferior Court.
 Judge Montgomery yesterday dis posed of the following cases:
 S. E. Laird and J. E. Moulton, affray; there being some misunderstanding about lease, which finally eliminated in a fisticuff and beard pulling Mr. Moulton was fined $5 and half the costs, and MT Laird $7.50 and half the costs An appeal was taken by MT. Moulton.
 Chris Collier and Mack Shorter, an af- fray Shorter picked up some bananas from the stand of. Collier; Collier de- manded pay for the bananas, which Shorter refused, stating that he was an American-born citizen and would pay no tribute to one born in a foreign cline. Chris demanded the money and was we'll cursed for his pains, after which Shorter struck at Collier when the latter jumped on him and gave him a good punishing. Shorter was fined $750 and costs and Collier discharged.
 George Bruce, larceny of a pistol from - Davis; continued until this morning.
 sam Clayton and JohnWomble, fight ing; deposition of witnesses was taken, owing to their having to leave the city, and the case was continued until Tues day morning.
 arrested in default of bond and case con4 tinued until reset by agreement of attor- neys.
 C. H. Barnett, intent to defraud: con tinued until this morning.
 ;. 5. Johnson, alias J. $. Pressgrove obtaining money under false pretenses; case continued until May 31
 Jim Scott grand larceny; continued until Tuesday morning
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
IMMEDIATE ACTION.

There must be action taken at once re- garding the Alabama exhibit at Atlanta.
 The time is now so limited that the Board of Managers must know what to rely on, and the secretary was instructed by the chairman, Major Anderson, to notify all committees at work that re- ports should be sent in at once. This no- tification went out on yesterday, and now
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
SANCTUM GOSSIP.

Some of the 16 to 1 free silverites are so enthusiastic on the subject it is doubtful if they would celebrate golden wedding.-Selma Times.
 In fact, they oppose anything that works on the number as a basis. They want Land that 1 silver-be it wedding or money.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

The foregoing parallel is a fair sam pie of the difference between the actual interview and those published in the Daily State on the currency question. Newspaper license gives the reviewer lib- erty to shape the interview, but in such a way as not to destroy the opinion ex- pessed by the party interviewed. Under no circumstance is it honest to build an interview like the above, which appeared in yesterdays issue of the Daily State. Iris misleading, and is simply an at tempt on the part of the unpaid organ" of the silver league to create the impresi sion that the 16 to 1 party is largely in the ascendency in the county of Jefferson.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

HT~ExoLUsIvE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS, NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK Asso- GATED PRESS, CABLE NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND SUPERB SPE- CAL STATE SERVICE.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

Daylight is breaking for the South. The railroad kings are all looking this way.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

It is a well-known fact that our laws permit creditors to require the payable in gold clause" inserted in contracts for future payment. Nearly all long time paper is now and has been for several years past written that way. When the 16 to 1 silver fellows drive gold out of this
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

As especially recorded hourly for the AGE HERALD on the standard thermome- ter at Hughes drug store, corner Nine- teenth street and Second avenue. The fig ures given are in all instances for tempera- ture recorded in the shade and on north ern sheltered e..posure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
ADDITIONAL PULLMAN SERVICE VIA
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY co,

Beginning Sunday, January P instant, Southern Railway company will operate Pullman sleeping cars between Birming- ham and Winona, Miss, on trains 50 aud 51. Passengers going west will be admit ted 10 sleepers at Birmingham at 9 p. m. and passengers arriving at Birmingham will be allowed to remain in them until a. m. 1-8l-tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
TO THE PUBLIC

We are now offering pure and delicious wines, such as claret, 50 cents per gallon; sherry, 75 cents per gallon; port, 75 cents Fer gallon. We can do this because we are agepts for the largest wine producers in California. We also keep large stock of imported wines and liquors, which we will sell al reasonable prices.
 M. & A. WISE,
 Successors to s. Wise & Co.,, Corner Twentieth street and Morris ave- nue. 11-3tf2p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

There are people with pockets down to their heels who are for free and unlim- tied anything.-Dallas News.
 Yes, you furnish the anything" and they will supply the free They are great people, but 16 to they will never amount to anything.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 10.-Indications for Alabama for the succeeding twenty four hours: Showers; decidedly cooler; southerly winds, becoming northerly.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
Tourgae suggests a ne

Tourgae suggests new use for sil- yer. i. e. that it be used as a collateral basis for the circulation of State bank notes. No objection whatever so long as its bullion value proves itself genuine collateral.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

The cloud that burst at Emporia Kan, may have been in collision with a wandering senatorial boom.-Chicago Times-H Herald.
 Wonder if it hit any Birmingham ann bitions in that line Daily State please answer. -~-F-T .t.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

country how are the debtors to pay theid notes? The silver monometallists profess great friendship for the debtor class.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
NOTICE.

want every man and woman in the United States interested in the opium and whisky habits to have one Of my books on these diseases. Address B. M. WooLLEY, Atlanta, Ga., Box 3S0, and one will be sent you free. oc27 sat-1y
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

your eggs. and we want them bad.-Coloma (Mich.) Boomer.
 Start out yawping for free unlimited coinage of silver, and you will get them.
 The Birmingham State is receiving the praise and indorsement of the PopuliSt papers throughout Alabama. The Pops look forward to a qualification of their desire for the State to throw off its mask and come out under it's true colors-the flag Of the populiSt party. In the opinion of Democrats this will not be vain hope of the Populists.-Troy Democrat.
 They've treed you, neighbor. Get Brer Rabbit to square those editorials with "our separated brethren;" they are the only things that stand in your way. What you are preaching now is good, sound Kolb doctrine.
 We shall go to the Democratic con- vention in Montgomery next year if we have to walk; we want to see Joe John ston and his free silver crowd in setto with the old time moss-back gold-bug convention manipulators. If he has any life in him when he comes out of that convention we'll pay for lieing.-Ozark Banner-Advertiser.
 An editors person is sacred. Some people say the Captain stands in that relation to the Daily State. It isn't com plimenting him to say so-judging by the States fourth page.
 New York is a safe place for a cat show. Cats ihave nine lives apiece.- TimeS-Herald.
 A fair sample of Chicago wit
 If the Democratic party in Alabama should ever divide again, it will be due mainly to the efforts of the Birming- ham State. In it's efforts to tare down the Democratic party, it has the united support of the Populists. But the peo- pie understand the true tendency of the State, and will repudiate it as they did Kolb. There is no hope for the PopuIistS in Alabama.-Troy Democrat.
 The Daily Howler will please take notice.
 "There are gold bugs and silver bugs and straddle bugs"-and then there's the Daily State.
 Whenever the silver-monometallist organ on Twenty-first street wants to
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

State Interviewer ] Doctor, what is your opinion about mel al or I paper money?
 pr. Buhl-Vat I care aboudt witch mummy vat is oud so lon E ich brouch kine dot make me no different.
 State interviewer Yes Doctor, but give me your opinion as to your choice between silver and gold.
 pr. Buhl-Mine Vat? l State Interviewer Your choice as to the best medium to be used as money, gold or sil- yer.
 pr. Buhl-0h yaw. I ieotch me dot now; well vat is your plnion about dat?
 State Interviewer Well Doctor, my opin- lion is for silver metal.
 Dr. Buhl-Den 1 am lder same kin d uf a fell How.
 State Interviewer Doctor, how do you like our paper, the Daily State?
 pr. Buhl--Vell I like dat putty nice. l q ont look at dot Zeitunc some time already.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
ANOTHER KIND OF A PARALLEL.

MT. John Bphl, Mer- chant-We need more money in circulation !, and to my mind the currency system can not be settled until W c have the free coinage of gold and silly ver at the ratio of 16 to 1. I don't believe that an international confer ence will be held, and even if it should be, l can see no reason for delay in boldly taking our st nd now, inde- pendent of delay or possible indeeisive ac- tion on ihe part Of an international m on Q Y conference. Int err view in State, May 10, 1895.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

Food fell nearly 10 per cent since 1873, clothing 32.2 per cent fuel 237 per cent metals 35 per cent: lumber nearly 20 per cent, drugs 91 per cent, housefurnishing goods 27 per cent and miscellaneous ar ticles 10 per cent. This indicates the gain to the laborer, but not the whole gain, for not only have all the goods he buys fallen in these percentages but his money wages have risen since 1873 by s per cent. The free silver advocates have nothing to offer the workingman
 On the contrary, the panic of 1893, which threw so many persons out of em- ploypent these past two years, and from which we are just recovering was caused by the silver legislation that threatened to bring in the single silver standard.
 J. LAURENCE LAUGHLIN, Professor of Political Economy, Univer-
 sity of Chicago.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

Modern mothers cultivate family health by the aid of wholesome food made with Prices Cream Baking Pow der. ~
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
B. R. WARNER, Secretary.

To cure nervousness, purify and en- rich your blood; take Hoods Sarsapa- rilla. Take only Hoods
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

Whenever the silver-monometallist organ on Twenty-first street wants to send up Is to rocket, it interviews its stockholders. publishes the result and smilingly says, "Seer'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

I've want your eggs. and we want them bad.-Coloma (Mich.) Boomer.
 Start out yawping for free unlimited coinage of silver, and you will get them