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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
Go1d-The Overloaded Metal.
To the Editor of the Press:

To the Editor of the Press:
Up to 1878 both gold and silver were
universal money metals, of equal power
for purposes of international exchange.
On both metals the credit system of the
whole world rested. Gold and silver
were tne money in which all forms and
instruments Of credit were ultimately re-
deemable. Bonds, checks, drafts, notes,
paper currency, subsidiary coin,-every
| form of public and private indebtedness
was finally to be paid in one or both OF
these metals. The superstructure of
credit was proportioned to the founda-
tion of both metals upon which it was
| built
Suddenly, within a period of two or
three years, the great commercial nations
| of the United States, Germany, France,
| by legislative enactment, deprived silver
Of its full money power-they took away
one-haIf of the foundation upon which
the worlds credit rests, and added the
burden of silver's own weight to the
normous load which gold must bear.
Is gold alone capable of bearing the
worlds commerce in its present great
development?
The condition of our own country and
the nations of Europe has been giving a
most emphatic answer, in constantly de.
cliping values; in contraction of credit;
in vast accumulations of idle money i'm
the great cities; in bankruptcies; in
agrarian discomfort, and socialistiG dis
order: il, the almost universal stagna-
tion which prevails in the great channels
of commerce.
By the demonstration of silver, the
volume of the worlds primary money
has been reduced one-nalf, and com
merce is struggling to adjust itself to
the changed conditions. S. W. T,
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
SOCIETY KLEPToMANIAcs.
Perfectly Honest People With Fad For
Stealing.
Washington Post.)

washington Post)
II don't suppose you have any klepto-
maniacs in society in Washington, SAID
New York dowager the other night at
dinner, "but we have them III New
York. The last great ball attended
with my daughter we wore very hand-
some sealskin wraps. Arriving at the
dressing room, the checks for them were
handed out. and my daughter put them
between her teeth for moment, while
she was adjusting portion OF her dress.
She had occasion to speak to me, and SO
dropped the checks on the floor, and we
were about to hurry off to the ball room.
was determined, however, not to lose
our wraps, and SO sent for friend, iwho
was one of the reception committee, and
we went in to the cloak room, where l
identified the sealskin wraps and got
fresh checks for them. AT the close of
the ball when we went for them the
maid in charge told me that Mrs. Blank,
one of the ultrafashionab women of
the Four Hundred, had presented the lost
checks and insisted upon my aealskin
wraps helng delivered to her. When she
was informed OF what had occurred in
the matter of issuing new checks, and
the visit of the member of the reception
committee to the cloak room she worked
herself up into fine frenzy and walked
off Indignantly.
Upon another occasion. at one of the
great weddings, quite a dramatic scene
occurred. The bridal presents were all
ostentatiously displayed to excite the
envy and crafty the curiosity of the
guests. A detective in plain clothes WAS
in the room. He saw well known,
beautifully dressed woman go up to the
table and begin admiring and comment
ing on the beauty of everything with
great enthusiasm. She picked up the
diamond bracelet and adroitiy concealed
it. The detective kept his eye on her.
and as she was leaving the house to get
into her carriage he stepped up to her
and said: Excuse me, madam. Int
haven't you forgotten to leave your we'd
ding present?' She was equal to the
emergency, and pulled herself together
with that consummate alacrity which
amounts to genius in her sex, and said !:
'Oh, yes, SO have. Thank you very
much. Very good of you, indeed. Then
she calmly swept rack to the table
where the presents were displayed and
deposited the bracelet with the box
which contained it, the detectives eye
taking it all in with an amused express
ion,n
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.
Saturday Andrew G. Arey. Search and
seizure: fined sion and coe's Pair.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
Proposals for Subsistence Supplies.

EASTERN BRANCH. N. H. d. " ST.
Togus, Me-. May 1st, 1895. s
SEALED proposals subject to the usual con-
~ dtions will be received at this Home until
ing for three. six and twelve months COM
mencing July 1st. 1895 the following, con-
sisting of Subsistence Supplies, Hardware
and miscellaneous Articles used in sub
sistence department.
Schedules upon which all bids must oe made
giving the kind and estimated quantities re-
quired and conditions to be observed will be
furnished upon application to the Treasurer
Home reserves the right to reject any or
all DIdS.
A. L. SMITH. Treasurer.
Approved:
LUTHER STEPHENSON, Governor.
may7dtjune6
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
ALL {: MS
Sarsaparilla
Cures

Kidney and Liver Trouble.
No remedy so valuable in these diseas-
es as this. The number Of eases it has
cured are legion. We have yet TO hear
of a case where 1t has failed to either
benefit or cure, il used faithfully.
EAST PERU, Me.
Gentlemen-I have been suffering for
agood while with kidney and Aiver
trouble. I was advised to try Aliens
Sars;apariila, which / did with most
gratifying results. Before had used
half bottle felt better. Now, after taking
four bottles, L can say arm cured and
4 have done a hard summers
work without any trouble. We have al
so used it in our family with the most
gratifying results, and consider it the
best medicine we ever used.
PELEG F. OLDHAM.
apr22 eod2m
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
It's Special Features Relating to the United
States Are:


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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20

| Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty the White
House at Washington, the Great Brooklyn
Bridge, Mirror Lake yosemite Valley, Eel
Captain yosemite Valley, Waterfall and
Cave (New Zealand Jordan River, Murchi-
son Waterfall Upper Nile, Pilot Knob
Qron Mountain, MissourD United States
Signal Service (Pike's Peak, Colorado),
Giants Gap (American River Canon, Col
orado), Scene in Tropical Florida, Falls of
! the Rhine, the Matterhorn Mountain
| (Switzerland), Scenes in and near the City
of Peking China, Island of Juan Fernan-
dez, State Capitols, State Seals, ETC., etc.
All the Large Cities of tho World, the
Important Towns and Most of the Villages
of the United States are Given on the
Maps.
1t gives Classified List of All Nations,
With Forms of Government, Geographical
Location, Size and Population.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
PORTLAND SAVINGS BANK.
Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting of the Corporators
of Portland Sa wings Bank will be held at
the banking rooms on Wednesday, the :2nd
OF May, inss.. IL A. NJ.
First, for the PURPOSES specified in the
charter and req quired by the Statutes Of
Maine.
Second. to if the Corporators will
amend Article XI. SO that the dividend
shall be declared upon the second business
day of the month and to amend Artice XII
SO to conform to the statute law which
enables the Bank to quire ninety days no.
tioe from depositors for, withdrawal Of
money.
EDWARD A.. MOVES, Secretary.
Portland. May 18th. 1895. may 14dtd
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
ROBINSON MANUFACTURING co.

NOTICE is hereby given that special meeting
IN of the stockholders of this company will
be held at the office OF Charles F. Libby, No.
81 Exchange street, Portland. Me-, on the 25th
day of May, 1895, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
for the purpose of amending tie Bylaws OF
the company and of adopting a new code.
Per order OF the Directors
my11dtd FREDK A. LIBBY, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Beecham's pills for consti-.
patton 100 and 25a, Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales more tn an 6, oooooo boxes.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
Maine Medical Association.

The forty-third annual meeting of thi.
association will be held at City Building
Portland. June S. 6. I. CHAS D. SMITH,
msy1Sd3w Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20

II special information regarding any Ma
tion, Province, State, City, Town or Village
is desired, the knowledge is rarely obtain
able from school geography, which nee
essarily has only a few general facts and the
location of important cities.
Railroad maps are notoriously incorrect
and misleading, hence the puzzled truth
seeker, where large libraries are inacces-
sible, is without relief unless he is the
happy owner of knowledge-satisfying
pleasure-giving Peoples Atlas.
All Countries on the Face of the Earth
are Shown.
Rivers and Lakes are Accurately Located.
Among the illustrations are the follow
ing: The Masonic Temple at Chicago (tall-
est building in the world), the Auditorium
Building at Chicago Zone of the largest
buildings in the world), the Woman's Tenn
pie (the handsomest building in Chicago,
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20
PRICE 3O CENTS.

The Atlas will address
will be filled
If desired by return mail i
Address all 'ATLAS"
Of
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25
The Silver Issue In Our
State Campaign.

We regret to see that an effort
is being made to inject the silver
issue into the State campaign, for
the simple reason that it has no
business there, and will further
split up the Democratic party in
the event that the silver Democrats
carry their point. There is good
reason to believe that the majority
of the Democracy favor ballot re-
form and honest elections, but
thousand of Democrats in Louis
lana will refuse to subscribe to
the free silver dogma, and there
is great danger that the support of
these voters will be lost to the
cause of ballot reform if the silver
question is forced upon them by
those who oppose the present
State administration.
1t is absurd fora candidate for
constable, as many of them have
dolie, to take a stand on the most
prominent corner. in country
town and declare in a loud and
defiant voice Il am a free silver
man, and l don't care a continent
tai who knows it," because the
silver issue is a national one and
should be reserved for the next
general election when congress
sional candidates are to be voted
for. 1t should, if possible, be
barred out of our State campaign,
otherwise we fear that the ballot
reform movement will be seriously
crippled. At the present time the
people of Louisiana are more in
terested in the question of honest
elections than any other, and af-
ter that has been settled, they can
give their attention to the silver
issue, if they so desire. States.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25

Missrs Kelso and Shelburn
have decided to retire from the sa-
loon business ; they will close
their establishment as soon as
they have disposed of the stock of
liquors they have on hand.
Mr.. A. V. Fournet, made a trip
to Baton Rouge, this week, to try
to secure the pardon of Paul
Melancon; whose time in the
penitentiary will expire in about
two months.
Mr.. Charles A. Thomas, assis-
tant cashier of the Bank of st
Martinsville, and Mr.. LezaireBien-
venu, manager of the Messenger,
left Thursday for a trip to Mexico.
Their destination is the city of
Mexico. On their return they
expect to stop at all interesting
points in the Mexican Republic
and in Texas.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25
A New Parish

Special to The Times-Democrat.
Jeanerette. May 18.-Among
the many questions of Importance
likely to be urged upon the next
Legislature of the State is one of
much Importance to the residents
of the western part of st. Mary
and the eastern part of Iberia
parishes. For several years it
has been quietly talked among
the residents along the borders of
the two parishes until now the
proposition to form a new parish
has many earnest supporters. 1t
is generally admitted that there is
an abundance of territory to spare
from the neighboring parishes to
form a new one, with Jeanerette
as the seat of the parish court
house, xithoutinjury to thsothers
1t is a well-understood fact that
large counties or parishes are
never so we'll governed as small
ones, nor is it possible to admins
ter the affairs of large parishes
on as economical a basis as small
Ter ones. Public roads are always
kept in better repair and parochial
affairs generally better admins
tered certainly to the better salts
faction of the tax payers.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25
State Of Ohio. City of Toledo. GO
Lucas County

state OF ONO, lily OF Ioiedo. ss.
Lucas County
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of +. j.
CHENEY & Co.. doing business in the CT
ty of Toledo, County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the 'sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATAkRH
CURE
(~~) A. W. GLEASON.
seal Notary Public.
(@~}
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly Oh the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces of the system.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address +. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o.
sE- Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25
Local News.

Misses Berthe, Rose and Ame-
lie Thibodeaux of Breaux Bridge
were among friends here last Sun
day.
Mrs. Sidney Power and chill
dren of New Orleans are visiting
her brother-in-)aw here Mr.. F. z.
Power.
Miss Leoncia Tertrou entertain
ed a large number of her friends
last Friday night, by game of
progressive euchre.
-Messrs Louis Gary, Henry
Fournet, Andre Billaud and Louis
Liable of Broussardville were here
last Sunday enjoying the pleasure
of our town.
Our young boys played game
of base ball against those of Cat
tahoula Cove this parish, last
Sunday, the score stood in favor
of our boys, the same clubs will
cross bat here tomorrow evening.
We had another good shower
Tuesday. The planters in the vi
cinity of this town have all the
rain they needed, but those of the
upper part of the parish need some
rain.
The following young persons
from Breaux Bridge attended the
ball at the Grove last Saturday,
Misses Emeranthe Domengeaux
Corinne Cormier and Mesrs. Aug.
Ledoux and Danton Domengeaux.
Miss Cecile VOORHEES, after pass
ing few days here with friends
returned home Monday accompa-
MED by Miss Marie Ducrest who
will spent short time with her.
The French troupe who per-
formed here last Sunday had a
good hosue, but the troupe did
not come up to what was expected
of them. In fact the troupe was
very ordinary, and the audience
was sadly disappointed.
We republish this week the
statement of the Bank of st. Mar
tinville, because of an error we
made last week; we had omitted
the item undivided Profits" in
the column of liabilities.
We acknowledge receipt OF an
invitation from our young friend,
Fernand S. Broussard, son OF Mr.
M. L. Broussard, to attend the
commencement exercises of the
Bowling Green Business College,
of Bowling Green, KY, on the
SOth inst. Our young friend will
graduate in the commercial course
Mr.. T. j. Liable left last Sa-
turday for Monroe, to attend the
annual session of the Grand
Lodge of the Knights OF Pythlas,
as delegate of Centennial Lodge
No 100. Mrs. Liable accompa-
MED him to the city where she
will remain until her husbands
return from Monroe. Mr.. Chas.
L. Lacaze, druggist of exper-
fence replaced Mr.. Liable at his
drug store during his absence.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25

When ship is launched in
this country a bottle of wine is
broken upon her prov. They
have a prettier, as we'll as a more
significant custom, in Japan. A
cage of different kinds of birds is
provided, and as the ship begins
to move the birds are liberated,
flying to all parts of the compass,
and typifying the nature of COM
MERGE far better than a bottle of
wine
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25
THE BEST is what the People
buy the most of. That's Why
Hoods Sarsaparilla has the largest
sale OF ALL MEDICINES.

The Iberian says equal parts of
oil of Lavender oil and water
placed in saucer in a room will
drive away flies; now is the time
to experiment, because the flies
are numerous and disagreeable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-25

We had heavy rain Wednes-
day evening that proved benefi.
cial to the planters.
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
promise, but like the glad sunshine to wake them into richer fife

promise, but like the glad sunshine to wake them into richer fife.
 All things are yours says Paul, and lie mentions things present and things to come. l am glad of that, glad that Paul says nothing about the past, because my mistakes, my follies, my shortcomings of every sort are in that. Oh, how glad I am, when have done something very foolish, that it has gone into the past, that shall not meet just that mistake again! I am glad that the past does not belong to me :: have no sponge with which can wipe off from it's slate the long list of my sins. Let God in His great mercy do that. Let me conseerate myself earnestly to l the present and the future, that in some
 measure [ may undo the follies of the
 past. Oh, glorious fact that the present
 and the future are mine
 l Just further word. All these are yours, says Paul, because ye are Christ's
 and Christ is Gods. So, then, we are
 not our own? No; we are bought with a
 price, even the price of Christ's blood. All these things, whether Paul or Apollos
 or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death,
 or things present, or things to come, are ours, but ours only as we use them for
 Christ's service; they are never ours sell
 fishly to enjoy. The minister Is not
 yours, my friends, to enjoy intellectual ly, the world is not yours to get all yor can out of it for the building of you houses and the tilling of your crops life is not yours to spend in feasting anC picnicking death is not yours merely tt end your sufferings; the present and th' future are not yours for dreaming wha you will do some day when suddel turn of happy fortune shall launch yo' into the midst of ecstatic raptures: bu : all these things gre yours to make 0
 you better man or better woman, t.
 make of your life richer, broader life
 to make your entrance into Heaven nor abundant, and to make your joy nor complete when at last you stand on tn right hand of the Lord.
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
In Fairfield County.
SHELTON.
TEMPORARILY INFERRED.

TEMPORARIALLY INFERRED.
 On Saturday last three of the work men on the foundation for the new build ing of R. w. Blake at the corner of Cent CT street and Howe avenue were digging 8 trench. They were close to the bank and 20 feet above them was the sidewalks when suddenly the bank caved and caught them. One was completely covered but soon extricated and all were somewhat iniured.
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
ARREsTING DOG OWNERS.

Officer Burgess made two arrests last week for noG-registering dogs. The own- CTS paid the costs, $7.50 each, aud regis tered tneir;dogs. He has warrants for several others.
 A number of our people went on the excursion of the temperance societies to Coney Island, last Saturday. The day was fine but the return was late.
 The race of the launches, last week Tuesday twas quite interesting and excit- ing. Commodore Askam was the winner of the handsome silver cup presented by Col Watson J. Miller. The race was to Washington bridge and back to the Derby docks.
 Col W. J. Miller and wife left, last Wednesday,, for Saratoga where they will remain for few days. The colonel will be at Mantle during the encamp- Shelton friends there.
 John A. Brooks was before the town court last week for defrauding board ing house keeper. He was fined $l and costs which he settled.
 The Shelton baseball club experienced defeat, last Saturday, in their play with "The Welcomes" of Ansonia.
 H. Holton Wood of Derby has present. ed the library with two volumes. One, the report of commission on fisheries, and the other, the statistics of the last census of the religious denominations of the United states. Both are valuable books for reference.
 A heavy shower passed over here last Tuesday. It was so dark that the gas had to be lighted in places of business.
 A large clock has been placed on the facade over the door of the Plumb Memo rial library building. The circle, hour figures, minute dots and hands are black and easily seen against the light buff of the building. The inside of the building is receiving handsome finish. The cases for the books have been erected and will hold about 10, 900 volumes. The grounds outside have been handsomely graded and in front of the building are bordered by reddish stone coping.
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
CONGREGATIONA CHURCH TOPICS.

Rev MT Fellowes of the Second Con- gregational church of Derby preached in the Congregational church here last S&b- bath, two very excellent sermons. Next Sabbath Rev pr Kidder will occupy the pulpit, his congregation uniting with the Copgregationalists in the service.
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
MONROE.

MT and Mrs Edwin W. Dubois of Brooklyn and Miss Cora b. Hard of Naugatuck are visiting at John H. Haw- kins'. MT Hawkins, who is working in Platt's Mills, spent Sunday at home and Mir and Mrs Mrs Hallock of Daniels Farms also spent Sunday with them.
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
THREE GRAND BARGAINS!
$9.50,
 T0S $l3.50

In Mems Suits cannot be duplicated in the Stae You've nsver such values for little Here have choice of good wool Cassimere Suits the greatest and most popular line 95 including serges blue and black Vassaboro Serge Chevos black clay worste Fancy Tweeds and Homespun every size Next S3 line which includes of the handscmest Spring Summer productions in fine Suits
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09

and si2 Suits to $50 and slO.
 ChiIdren's Separate Pants 4s, 65, 76. s5 and 9s cents.
 Boys and Youths Long Pants (odd) 9sc, $I, l.25. l 50, l.75, $2. 25O, $3 and $50.
 Mems Summer Coats at bargain prices, Every Straw Hat at cost
 Horse Blankets, Lap Robes, Carriage Mats, Halters,
The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
OVER THE FIELDS OF CARNAGE.

which he has wrought, and trampling down the defenceless and unresisting ruthlessly beneath his horses cruel feet.
 If death is that for the Christian, what is the meaning of the cry: 70 death, where is thy sting? Q grave, where is thy yictory?' Death is porter who stands at the door, the door which swings 'twixt this life and the next, and, when we have done with this full, rich and abounding life thar we may live here, this porter conducts us into the fuller and richer life of Heaven. Death for the Christian comes not like the frost to chill the beautiful flowers Of