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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

often found charged with workable ores
probably deposited along with other
matters constituting the vein. Ii is also
well known that generally, II not often
they are different in composition ironi tne
country rock in which they are found
but either harder or softer than the
adjacent rock, and therefore in the az
mospheric action upon such rocks, tne
weathering, as it is termed, results III
causing an elevation or depression along
the course of the vein, which oiteh ID
quite marked. 1t is also not uncommon
for underground streams OF water 70
run or percolate such veins as nave
suffered from such weathering actlo l.,
and often remarkable mineral changes
are known to have resulted IN the ch"l
acter of the compounds found present
in such veins.
Anyone carrying a divining rod OF
either of the many kinds recommended
will find it very difficult and practl-
cally an impossible thing to carry u over
Il territory such as l have descrl bed WlIh-
out observing it now and then pelng
DETECTED to the one side or another, ac
cordjng as during his advance one loot
or the other may strike upon an eieVa-
tion, or in depression, so slight as to
have escaped observation, and 1T may pe
that these perfectly natural results nave
SO often occurred as to have estapllsheu
this belief in the virtues of the rod IT.
SELF
MANY wears ago met cultivated and
intelligent mining engineer IN one 81 our
Western mining districts, who, WIN an
his general intelligence, was firnl Pc
lever in the divining rod, and usea IL
also with marked success in pointing
out new veins of ore. After SNORT
course of observation | became con-
vinoed that in this particular case the
above explanation was ample. and to
my friends surprise he found that, |
too. possessed this power, since ~ my
hands also the rod turned as readily as
in his own, and, as he declared, as truth
fully. 1t would naturally happen that
any local inequality on the surface would
not likely to be again struck in ones
walk about, SO that as a rule the ex-
istence of a change of level more or less
continuous. such as a vein might cause,
would soon reveal itself to one traverslng
1T at intervals.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
"WITCHING FOR WATER"
An Explanation of the Mystery of the Di-
vining Rod.

[Peter Collier, in the Country Gentle
man..
1t would appear that a belief so persis-
tent as that in the efficacy of the divin-
ing rod. which has existed for centuries,
and is at the present day firmly held by
many persons of more than ordinary in
telligence, which is moreover (unless au-
thentic testimony be wholly disregarded)
confirmed by pra a,tical results SO often
repeated as to forbid the hypothesis of
mere coincidence, is worthy of considera-
tion, and ought not to be set aside as
simply a delusion. While this belief
has existed in many forms, and at the
present is, by different individuals, and
in different sections, held under widely
differing notifications, there appears to
he common ground of agreement,
which regarding may enable US to reach
an explanation of the reported virtues
of the divin1ng rod.
First, it will be observed that the char
acter of the rod itself, its material sub
stance, it's form and manner of holding
it, varies widely, some insisting that
it must be forked branch of hazel, apple
or peach Each of these has its earnest
advocates, while the more liberal mind
ed grant that the branch of any tree
bearing stone fruit will serve the pur
pose; others still regard a flexible steel
or iron as superior to any other.
By some it is regarded as equally effec-
tive for locating water or veins Of miner
al deposits, while others regarding it as
valueless for one of these purposes, insist
stoutly in regarding it AS of inestima Bile
value for the other, and generally We
find it's virtues extolled i'll different sec
tions for the supposed ability it has to
reveal that WI ich is mainly desired by
the inha bitants.
am not aware that the following ex-
plapation has been urged, and yet it
seems to me SO obvious that it must
have occurred to many who have sought
to account for some substantial reason
for belief so persistently and Sc widely
held. i is, of course, well known that
one of the most common sources of the
precious and other metals is i'll veins
traversing the rocks, and which are
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
LITERARY NOTES.

The Rev. Alexis. Twombly, D. d., oil
Newton, Mass. is preparing a memoir OF
Dr. John Lord, the historical lecturer
and writer, who died December Is, 1894.
He would gladly receive memoranda ol
acts, letters from DR.. LORD, etc.. and,
in all cases where it is requested Woulu
carefully preserve and return such ma.
terial after having copied from IL Wnat
might suit his purposes.
Messrs. Houghton, Miff1in q Co., OF
Boston, New York, and Chicago, Will
issue Immediately in the Riverside Lit
erature Series as Num- bers 70 and Il two
hooks which will add vast store OF
valuable and interesting reading mat
ter to the lower grades OF school work.
The books arel No.7o), A Selection from
Whittier's Child Life in Poetry, and
ElNo. ~. Az Selection from Whittier
Child Lite In Prose. These contain the
choicest of the poems and prose selec-
tions from the collection made ny the
poet. The great popularity of the DOCKS
as edited by MIR. Whittier has led the
publishers to include these selections IN
their Riverside Literature Series. The
two books are published separately in
naner covers at Is cents each, and they
are also bound together in one volume,
in linen covers, at 40 cents. Millions
T,AIleero. II Penseroso, and the Poems
make up Number 70 of the Riverside
Literture Series which will be published
in the middle of January. This book il
made more valuable by the TACT that ii
includes all of the poems of Milton re-
ouired for admission to the leading col
leges of the country.
Mr.. George Augustus Sala's long ex
pected "reminiscences have been completed
and will be issued Immediately in two
volumes by the Scribners'. The work
comprises racy narrative of MIR. Sala''
varied personal experiences through +;
long and active journalistic career. Hi
vocation carried him to the central point
of interest in the great European event
of the last fifty years, and brought hin
in contact with famous statesmen, di
plomatists, soldiers. artists, actors ane
| literary men, of whom he gives graphi
portraits and tells many entertaining an
| ecdotes. e7~
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

In place of the present farce of prohl-
bition, the Sun would have stringent
license law with local option. In license
states the statistics prove that drunken
ness is less in ratio to the populatlch
than it is in Maine. The Sun wants a
system that will lessen corruption ana
drunkenness and supposes that is the
end the PRESS has in yiew.-Lewlston
Sun.
As restriction on the sale of liquor
the license law is much bigger farce
than prohibition. What statistics prove
depends almost altogether on what the
person who handles them want to prove.
From the very nature of the case license
must promote the sale of liquor, not
restrict it. All it restricts, and 1t doesn't
do that to very great extent, is the
mum her of persons who sell. But 1t
stimulates those who are allowed TO sell to
as sell much as posi- BILE. inasmuch as a
heavy tax is imposed, which they must
nav out of the proceeds of the business.
1t also promotes the business by making
it com paratively respectable, and allow
ing the proprietors to fix up attra
saloons, which they cannot dounder
prohibition. Possiblyit rsstl lets! drink
ing among confirmed topers to some ex-
tent. inasmuch as their presence upon
the premises tends to lessen the patron
age of the mt re respectable, but 1t
surrounds the latter with Infinitely
more temptation than does the DARK.
dirty. out of the way rumshop such as
is the rule in prohibition communities.
AS for corruption, there is no less OF 1t
under license than under prohibition.
The licensing boards are continually be-
set by all kinds of pressure and more or
less of the mem bers succumb. Proh1bl-
tion has not, been the success, that its
enthusiastic friends believed it would
be. No more has license. But prohibi-
ton has this advantage over license,
that it tends to protect men against
temptation, inasmuch as the rumshops
that exist under it are generally unat-
tractive, and in out of the way places,
which man is not likely to seek out
unless thirst for liquor is very strong
upon him. If our esteemed contempor-
ary the Sun, should pack away the
papers it prints in the morning in the
| press room, it would be true that any
citizen Of Lewiston who wanted "a one
| could get one by taking the trouble to
apply at the Office, but if it should adopt
that policy most of its papers would re-
main piled up in the press room. The
sale of everything, rum as well news.
papers, is greatly stimulated by making
| it easy and pleasant to buy it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

The defeat of the rule to limit debate
on the currency bill is generally inter
Dreted as sounding the death knell Of
all currency legislation at this session.
Springer still profes' es t. have hopes but
in Springer's breast hope springs eter-
nal. The defeat is due primarily to radl-
cal disagreements among the Democratic
factions on finance for, though all the
Republicans voted in the negative,
against a united Democracy their vote
would have availed nothing. The result
is another illustration of the utter lack
of any definite and settled policy in the
Democratic party. Last summer the
tariff discussion showed that it was all
at sea on that matter and now the cur
rency discussion disoloses as great
variety of opinions ON that subject. YET
but a little more than two years ago this
party was claiming that its restoration
to power was essential to the salvation
of the country, and making all sorts OF
glowing promises. One would nave
supposed, to hear them talk, that their
advent to power would usher IN the mill
lennium. Two years have passed ana
their pathway is strewn with business
wrecks, paralyzed industry and financial
disorder. Did ever a party promise SO
much and perform SO little? Did ever
party make SO public and full confes-
sion of ts inability to do any thing but
quarrel AID fight and antagonize lis own
President? The lesson it receleved last
fall would seem to have been severe
enough to put it on its good behaviour
during its lease Of power remaining
but instead of that, it seems to be act
ing worse than ever.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

The movement to defeat Senator Har-
ris of Tennessee, which awhile ago looked
nromisine. seems to have completely
collapsed at last, and left the veteran
Bourbon undisputed master OF the field.
Harris first entered Congress during the
administration of Zachary Taylor, and
he has been there ever since, except DUR
ing the rebellion, when he was one OF the
most violent Of rebels, and the recon-
struction period, when he was in Mexico,
helping Macmillan set up AN empire.
II looks as if Harris might die in the
harness.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

The Jackson day celebrations this year
were neither numerous nor enthusiastic
Possibly the general depression exlstlng
in the Democratic party was the SOLE
cause oft. but we are inclined to think
that the heavy doses OF d1ctatlon "nlcn
the Democracy has been getting since
Mr.. Cleveland assumed the purple the
second time have caused the memory OIL
Old Hickory to pail on the Democfa5lc
taste.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

The Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay,s can
didate for the Repu blican nomination
for mayor of Philadelphia seems to nave
been badly beaten. The people in the
large cities are just now having spasm
of managing their own affairs, and are
very impatient of dictation. Let us nope
that the spasm will become chronic.
When the people in general manifest the
interest they should in municipal affairs
long step will have been taken toward
GOOD government in our cities.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

The taxpayers of the farming section
of Cape Elizabeth deserve rellef' ana
the hill introduced by Representative
I,arrabee with that end in view ought
"a get favorable consideration. When a
farmer in this time of agricultural de-
pression is bled to the extent OF i've pei
cent. for taxes-and taxes to pay fol
something he can by no possibility get
any benefit from-he has good reason to
find fault.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

Senator AIdrich says he thinks the
Renublicans would support bill to IN
crease the tax on beer ii the Democfa's
should bring one in. But the Demo
Gratis are afraid of the brewery interests.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
BOARD OF TRADE ANNUAL Meeting

rNHE annual meeting of the Board of
4 Trade for tho choice Of officers and the
transaction of sucL other business as may
held on MONDAY afternoon, January 18th,
at 3 O'Clock The subject OF admitting
foreign vessels to American Register, will
''O N. n. RICH. Secretary.
jan.9dtd
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, !

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. aS'
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that heeis
the senior partner Of the firm of F, J. CHENEY
& CO.. doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid and that En said nhI firm
lars for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. ,,,,,,-,,x,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D. 1894.
}sEAL( A. W, GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Cararrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucuS surfaces OF
the system Send for testimonials, free.
Address, +. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, y.
cY sold by Druggists. 75c.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY' JANU. RY IL.

Waite, Pennoyer and Hogg are all OUT
of office now. When they dlsappeate''
from Office they disappeared altogether
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11


Monroe Whalen of Birmingham Ala. writes.
II purchased six boxes OF Your Japanese Pilet
Cure from Mlr. AMI Godde1, and 1t has EN-
tire ly cured me ola case of piles of 22 years
standing; will advise my friends to use it, W.
W. Whipple & Co and John Williamson, Port
and.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11

[Peter Collier, in the Country Gentle
man,
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-11
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Portland 6 Ogdensburg Railroad.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Portland & OgdensbUrg Railway will
be held at the Maine Central Railroad office,
23S st. John St., Portland, on Tuesday the
Is, day OF January 1896, at ten o'clock in
ensuing year, and to transact any other
business that may legally come before the
meeting.
jan1 DIV
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
Hotel Guest Touched,

NEW ORLEANS, March 2-Detec-
tives are engaged in conducting a
searching investigation into mys-
FERROUS robbery which occurred at
the Hotel Victor, corner Of Custom
house and Royal streets. One Of
the guests room was entered and
quite a snug sum Of money and a
gold watch and chain, highly
priced by the owner, stolen. There
is not yet the slightest clew in the
possession of the detectives or the
victim which may lead to the de-
lection of the thief.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate trans
fers have been made since last re-
port:
Oscar Reichelt to Matte May,
lots 2, 3, 4, 6 and Z, block 1912, old
city survey l46, situated on Con-
ception avenue and Reichelt street ;
$1,000.
J. H. James and D. Sullivan to
Mrs. Elizabeth Hancock, lot 26,
block 4, section 3, in Grand View
addition; 500.
Mic Hans, by attorney In fact,
Eugene Hans, to Ellen j. McDer-
mott, lot l3, block l, corner OF Ruiz
and Colorado streets; 1918.
Narciso Leal to Juan Manuel
Cara, two lots on South Laredo
streets, being part Of the estate OF
Juana G. d. Leal, deceased, and
being now administered upon by
f. p. ClaudOn, under authority Of
letters issued by the county court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
FOR ED CoRRELL.
Governor Culberson Writes a Letter
to the Mexican Authorities.

Governor Culberson Writes a Letter
to the Mexican Authorities.
Mr.. w. G. Coffey has just re-
turned from Austin, whittier he
had been to confer with Governor
Culberson to intercede for Ed Cor
rell, who had been convicted on a
charge OF attempt to rob. The Gov
ernor has written the following let
ter, which will be mailed to the
Mexican authorities:
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. =, 1895.
General Bernardo Reyes, Governor Of
Nuevo Leon, Saltillo, Mexico:
Some time since Mr.. Ed. COrrell,
of this state, was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary in your
state for attempt to rob, | believe,
and a number OF his friends, who
are interested i'm his behalf, have
asked me to write you. While am
not acquainted with Mr.. Correll,
personally, l know that the gentle
men who have consulted me in re-
gard to his case, are reliable
gentlemen, and from their report,
it appears that he was man of
exemplary character and deport-
ment, and hardly capable Of COM
hitting the crime with which he
stands convicted. | am in
formed that the case is on appeal
to your higher courts, and should
the sentence be affirmed by that
court, I would be very greatly
gratified if you could under the
state of facts, as they appear to you,
see your way clear to exercise eX-
ecutive clemency in his behalf.
| have the honor to be with great
respect, your obedient servant,
c. A. CULBERSON,
Governor of Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
SD CONGRESS WANING.
Session May Continue Over Sunday
for Winding up Affairs.

WASHINGTON, March 2. - The
Senate entered upon its final ses-
sion today, with the prospect Of
sitting continuously until Monday
noon. There was a rush of private
bills, as this was the last chance of
OF many eager claimants.
Mr.. Call, Democrat, Of Florida,
presented the following telegram
from DIR. Moren, at Tampa, Fla. ::
1.-TWO American citizens, Sanguilly
and Aguirre, have been incarcerated
in Havana. Enter a protest and
have the case investigated at once"
Mr.. Call asked that the commit
tee OnfOreign resolutions to act
promptly and communicate with
the state department, with view
to American Intervention.
Final action was taken confirm.
ing the conference agreement on
the fertilization appropriation bill.
Mr.. German, in charge of the
naval appropriation bill, cut off
the rush of private bills by urging
the need of speedy cOnsidera.
ton of this, the last of the
great appropriation bills. His
plea prevailed and the naval bill
was taken up. The first item
caused a spirited debate. AS pro-
posed by the committee, the num-
Der OF extra seamen to be enlisted
by the secretary Of the navy in
times Of emergency was reduced
from 1000 to 1000. Mr.. Lodge
earnestly opposed the reduction.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
TRAIN IN MEXICO WRECKED AND
A GREAT SLAUGHTER
FOLLOWS.
Heartless Conduct of the Red Tape
Gentry Who Allow No Dead
Bodies Touched.

CITY OF MEXICO, March 2.-The
Mexican government has COM
menced rigid investigation of the
train wreck on the Inter- Oceanic
railroad, which occurred here yes
terday. The engineer, conductor
and brakeman OF the i'll fated train
were examined and fuller reports
of the disaster are expected to fol-
low. The engineer, Nuefeer, and
Conductor Speel are Americans.
The jefe pollcio, of Tenango, with
some mounted rurales, had the
bodies of the dead laid out on the
bank for Identification, on arrival
of the relief train, and refused to
permit them to be brought to the
city awaiting the complete official
examination of the wreck. They
were lying there at noon yesterday
when the regular train went by
after the wreck was cleared away.
The bodies, terribly mangled, lying
drying in the sun. The entratles
OF friends aud relatives have thus
far been of little avail in gaining
possession OF the remains, the great
err part of which will be buried to-
day in great trench.
The policeman sent out from
this city on the rescue train mar
shalled the wounded and they were
brought in last mig hit. Those
who could not walk were carried
on litters. Twenty five of these
have been required for that pur-
pose.
SO far as can be ascertained all
the killed and wounded were of the
lower class. No persons of any
prominence, nor any foreigners
We're in the wreck. The engineer
Immediately disappeared after the
wreck occurred, but was captured
at Chalcho. He, as well as the
train men, was held a prisoner
pending an official investigation.
A number Of.the wounded cannot
possibly live. The dead already
number over a hundred. COnduc-
tor steel made declaration before
a Judge in this city and was al
lowed his liberty in his own re-
cognizance. The jefe politio in
-tructed the judge. in whose dis
trict the accident occurred to give
decent burial to all bodies not
claimed by relatives or friends.
Those that are claimed will finally
be brought to the city for inter-
ment. Officials of the railroad say
Il l.. l., 4 L.,
trucks of the tender slipping out of
place. The first coach on striking
the ties Immediately left the track
and was telescoped by the second
coach. the remainder Di,ing ON top.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
THE GOOD ROADS BOOM.
Tires, Convict Labor for Rock
Breaking, Etc.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Recent
reports to the agricultural depart
ment report marked degree Of
interest in the good roads move
ment among the state legislatures.
General Roy Stone, in charge Of
the Bureau OF Road Inquiry, has
returned from California and Tex.
as, where large road conventions
were held, the former state having
concluded to adopt convict labor in
preparing road materials.
Several bulletins to stimulate
the movement will soon be issued
by the department. They will treat
Of wide tires as lettering the con-
dition Of roads, convict labor in
making the roads and preparing
road material; and OF the mes
sages Of various state governors on
road questions.