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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26

of the same INSPECTOR general, there is a
constant clash of authority on account of
all absurd system of red tape. The field
of operation of detectives, for instance, is
stictly limited to certain area, and. after
having chased man TO the limits of his
district, be cannot follow him and put him
under arrest then and there, but must re-
turn to headquarters and obtain special
permission. In the meantime the Grimm al
makes the most of his opportunity and es-
capes. But this absurd rule is not always
observed, but its infraction may lead to
complicated and vexatlous results. Recent
IL detective pursued thief in the rain as
far as Versailles, the man got out and the
officer seized Lin. Then most unexpect-
ed enemy turned up in the form of a SER
geant de vile, who insisted on arrestiEg the
detective and letting the thief escape.
This was totally unexpected result of too
much schooling. The policeman who ar
rested the detective insisted that he obeyed
the rules to the letter, and he didn't care
if thousand criminals escaped so he got
his mark of honor in school for faithful
observance of what he had been taught.
The work done by the criminal police is
immense when one considers the Compare
lively small force. Last year about $4,000
persons were arrested in Paris. and the
great majority of these must be credited to
this branch Of the force The Partisan po-
lice are certainly unrivaled in their skill
of ferreting out crime and bringing the
offenders to Justice. Murderers. for in
stance, rarely escape. The main reason il,
no doubt, that individuals are much more
easily traced in Paris, which is chiefly due
to the elaborate system OF keeping for police
inspection registers of all dodgers in hotels
and apartment-bouses But, hand in hand
with some splendid ideas, are come down.
right stupid ones. Our system may DO a
very defective one, but it is certainly not
snarled up with a lot of nonsenical compli-
cations. TIE bureau" in Paris blocks
everything, and there is a multitude OF
them to be found all over the city
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
Bird Dainties.

Among specialties regarding birds may
aforementioned the capon of Surry and
Sussex, and the turkeys and geese 81
Norfolk and Suffolk. Passing through
Essex, one may see whole herds" OK
geese and ducks in the fields there, TAT
ten1ng without thought OF the future.
Most of these birds. writes DR.. Doran,
"are foreigners. They are Irish by birth
but they are brought over by steam,
in order to be perfected by an English
education; and when the due state of
perfection has been attained they are
transferred to London"
DunsrabIe larks are dainty much
coveted by epicures, and London is an
nually supplied, from the country about
Dunstable alone, with not fewer than
4, 600 dozen. But the enthusiasm with
which gourmets speak of these birds is
far exceeded by the Germans, who travel
many hundred miles to Leipsic merely
to eat dinner of larks. Such is the
slaughter of larks at the Leipsic fair
that as many as half million are an
nually taken, principally by the book
sellers frequenting that city.
Whittlesey Mere, in Huntingdohshire,
now drained, once produced the finest
ruffs and reeves, delicacy of which
Prince Talleyrand was extremely fond,
his regular allowance during the season
being two day. An amusing aneodote
is told of young curate who had come
up to be examined for priests orders,
and was asked to dinner at Bishop
thorpe. by Arch bishop Markham. Out of
modesty he confined himself exclusively
to the dish before him till one of the
resident dignitaries observed HIM. But
it was too late; the rufus and reeves
had vanished to bird.
A similar tale has been told of another
delicate morsel, the wheatear, popularity
designated 1.-The English ortolan." A
Scotch officer was dining with certain
Lord George Lennox, then commandment
at Portsmouth, ard was placed near
dish of wheatears, which was rapidly
disappearing under his repeated atten-
tions to it. Lady Louisa Lennox tried
to divert his notice to another dish. but
"Na, ma, my leddy," was the reply:
"these wee brides will do vera weel.n ~
Cham ber's Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
statues that may be given to the national
government by the states of the Union.
TWO ADDITIONAL STATUES.


Two such statues are allowed from each
state, and their subjects must be citizens
of the states sending them. So strictly
has this latter provision been observed that
when ,he state of Wisconsin desired to
send statue of Pere Marquette, the cele-
brated French explorer, whose name is ms
eparably linked with the lake region a. spec
ial joint resolution had to be passed and APP
proved granting permission, because Pere
Marquette was of course. never citizen of
any state, having lived before the organi-
cation of the Union. But Wisconsin claims
him as her especial pioneer, and SO he will
occupy place. and probably with Justice,
among the American heroes.
In addition to he Marquette statue there
is soon to be placed in the hall statue
from West Virginia to the memory of the
late Senator fro that state John Z. Ken
ma a man who was generally beloved in his
state. 1t is seldom that such statue is
erected in the hall SO soon after a man.
death. but in the case OF Senator kenna,
dying as he did in office and in the height
of his fame among his people. it seems
quite appropriate that no time should be
lost. West Virginia is one of the states
that cannot now have very great stock
of strictly local heroes as her history as a
state is brief.
There are now thirty statues and busts In
the Statuary Hall, this number being
reached by the addition of the statues OF
Webster and Stark few weeks ago, the gilt
of the state of New Hampshire. 1t Is no
exaggeration to say that the hall Is now
crowded, and the day is soon to come when
there W ill not be another incl of room for
the newcomers that will surely knock for
admission.
Maine in 1878 placed the statue of William
King in the hall and is yet to give the second
of her quota. 1t is thought probable that
Jas. G. Blaine will be chosen as the sub
ject of this statue, and with the receipt Of
that the New England presentation will
be complete. for in December last New
Hampshire placed in the ball the statues
of John Stark and Daniel Webster
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
THE BORDEN GRAVES.
Crowds Visit the Cemetery at Fall River
Since the Erection of the Monument

The graves of Andrew J.. and Abby D.
Borden, in the north section of the Oak
Grove Cemetery in Fall River, have been
marked by a monument of Westerly granite
nearly ten feet in height.
Since the frightful and mysterious TRACE
dy by which they met their deaths on Aug.
4, 1892, their last resting place has been Wis
tied by thousands of morbidly curious
people. including jewellers from all sections
of the country, who. from any cause, found
that they had !. little time at their disposal
while in Fall River.
Until Friday there was nothing to mark
the spot where the victims of the awful
crime were inferred. says the Providence
journal. With the erection OF the monu-
ment interest in the place has been renewed,
and Sunday, from early in the morning IN
til nightfall, there was constant stream
of visitors to the place. In half an hour not
less than $50 persons called to view the To-
cality. So many persons tramIed over the
lot that it was exceedingly muddy, and
scarcely trace of the greensward with
which it had been covered was to be seen.
The monument stands upon the crest of a
knoll, the land sloping from it in all direc-
lions, and but for the fact that it Is hidden
in trees would be striking object and to
be seen for long distance. The stone is
artistic in shape without being in any way
elaborate. Its base is four by five feet and
the monument is well proportioned. On the
base facing the south is the name "A. !.
Borden" standing in relief in heavy letters.
The north side is inscribed: zsgss.
Andrew Jackson Borden,
1S22-1892.
His Wife,
Sarah Anthony Borden,
I823-lS63.
His Wife,
Abby Durfee Borden,
1828-l892
The west panel is to bear the names Of
is but one inscription, as follows:
Children of
Andrew j. and Sarah A. Borden.
Alice Esther,
1556-1S5S.
The stone slopes inward from the base,
then slightly outward, and is capped by a
piece of Grecian ornamentation. This is
the only really striking feature of its
adornment.
The graves of the murdered couple are a
little to the southwark of the monument
and are designated by small headstones
bearing their initials.
After the stone had been set. and washed
Emma and Lizzie Borden were driven to
the cemetery TO inspect it. Lizzie simply
glanced at the memorial and re-entered the
carriage. Emma spent about fifteen min
utes in critical inspection of it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
THE PEOPLE APPRECIATE

and know good thing when they see it.
and that is why they have crowded our
store, corner Congress and Pearl streets,
for the last three weeks.
We have decided to stock tine new
store opposite the Preble House with
new and fresh goods, and for that reason
are going to continue our slaughter of
the stock in the old store, as the follow
ing quotations will show. Many of these
goods are at half price, and you cannot
afford to wait and let the opportunity
slim
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
CHAMBER SETS.

And 25 others at big discounts.
Large assortment of costumers and CLOTHES
poles.
Some that were ST. 80, 80 cts.
Some that were Sl1.OO, $3.50.
Some that were $1,000, So. 90.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26

WA. ...4At department
rop report makes the prices OF some oi
the crops higher, there is decrease IL
a larger number, while in two great
staples-wheat in the north and cotton
in the south-there is material, not to
say disastrous, decrease.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26

The word doyley SO constantly used in
speaking of bits of fine linen for table
use was originally n'Oyley, the surname
of one of the followers of william OF
Normandy. This Sir Robert D'Oyley
was granted certain valuable lands by
his king on the condition that each
wear. at the feast of St. Michael, he
should present his king linen table
cloth worth three shillings. Naturally
as these cloths were used at the royal
banauets, the women of the D'Oyley
family did all they could to make them
worthy of their exalted use by enriching
them with beautiful needlework, and
the D'Oyley linens became famous.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26

etter, but that she wrote to New YORK
lady, friend, asking her to send
stamps. and the latter, without consult
ing Miss Brown. stared the cham let-
teri Mr. Ravlin says that Miss Brown
is now Mrs. Charles German, and he
knows that she and the whole family
want the letters stopped if it is posi-
HE thing
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
TO PURCHASE INFANTS.
Why Stamps Were Sent to China From
Portland.

The "Chain'' Letter Reveals Another Ex-
traordinary Stamp Story to the Press
More Chain Letters in Deering.-Some
Tremendous Calculations.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26

When Mrs. Thomas Eagan, the wife of
Police Sergeant Eagan of Harrison, N.
Y, was undressing her four-year-old boy
Willie one night recently she prlcked her
finger as she laid her hand on the child's
hack. On examination she found a
sharp metal point projecting through the
skin lust under his right shouldr blade.
She tried to pull it out, but couldn't. A
MUSICIAN extracted needle an inch and
a quarter in length. The hoy Is supposed
RI have swallowed the needle some time
anv distress that appeared to result from
a mysterious cause.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
COUCHES.

2 / Wilton Rug Couch for $40, regular price
$50.
l Wilton Rug Couch for $15, regular price
$40.
/ Wilton Rug Couch for SO, regular price
SIS.
Plush Rug Couch for $50, regular price $50.
Push Rug Couch for Sl8 regular price $50,
2 upto date best Plush Sofa Beds, $3S each,
are worth S53
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
FREDONIA.

George Wolf, Ira Bennett, Oscar
Gray and George Koon went down
near Dycusburg last Monday on a
camp.out fishing expedision, return
ing Friday night with the usuaI
amount of luck -''bait all gone fish
too.
The annual trustee and school tax
election was held last Saturday; A.
NJ. Wiggintun elected trustee.
The colored gentry of the town
have taken to base ball with a vim
in all its uniformity
Lenard Guess, of Crider, was in
town Saturday on his bicycle, and
W. II. Porter, r. r. agent, was in
town on his bicycle too, but it
Nbucked with him and he left his
likeness in the dust of Main street
Nelson Dalton, of Crittenden, was
in town last Saturday.
Mrs Ellie Oliver, Of Dpcusburg
was in Kelsey shopping last week.
Miss Carrie Mccall, OF Union City
Tenn attended church here last
sunday.
Miss Ella Black and brother, Geo,
Glenn and wife and Fred Guess, Of
Crider, attended church here last
Sunday and were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Lowery.
Sam Gass and family, of Crittcn-
den, we're visiting Charles Paris and
and family Of Kelsey last Saturday
and Sunday.
New was goods in black goods and
black ground goods. Sam llowertou.
See our duck pants.
sam IIowerton.
a
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
" khft1
CARRSylLLE

Instead of the warm weather dri-
wing the cut worms away, they seem
to increase.
Mr.. T. A. Rhodes has been can
vassing this vicinity of the Milwau-
kee binder.
Bert Hays has been taken to Jail.
The mil! here is in dourishing
condition.
Mr.. T. b. Hall, the young preach
er who hss been attending school at
Elkton, Ky, returned Saturday NOR
ming.
Aunt Minerva Clemens. Mrs
, Woods and Mr., Watson are on the
sick lis, this week.
The death angel visited the home
of Vim. Trail and took from him 5
wife. The funeral took place last
Sunday. Numerous friends give
their sympathy to Mr., Trail in bis
bereavement.
Mr.. o, l.. Foster vas in town Sat.
urday, we could not tell his business
but can guess.
Mrs. VIM. Crawford is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Brewer, Of this place
this week.
Many Of our young people are ma
king arrangements to attend Hamp-
ton Academy entertainment June >.
Miss Mamie Yates has gone to the
country for a short stay.
Mr.. McGrew was in town SatuI-
day.
Childrens day at Bethel next sun
day.
Dinner on the grounds; the pro
gramme is very elaborate and will
no doubt be entertaining.
Since the close Of his SC DOL, Prot
NJ. c. Wright has been to see bis
"bonn.e lass hats far away.
Dodd
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
FREEDOM.
l)oll

Wasn't that nice little shower
Whoever that was shot at Mrs. Car
rick bad betterl look out.
There was party at Mr.. McEwens
last week.
The former correspondent from Thu
place has gone OF trip around the
world, AMI "Papagp' will furnish the
Freedom news IN frst-class style.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Russell il on the sicl
list
What is the matter with Gipsey
Holomany
There was prayer meeting at Free
dom Wednesday night.
Bro. Ramsey gave the people quite
talk Sunday. His subject was,
Tempest and Sunshine"
Subscribe for the Press, the best
country newspaper published.
Pretty hot and no cutworms.
REsTAURANT--Meals served at al
hours. II. c. Fritts, Freedom.
John Fritts saw Sunshine's pan Their
not long since.
Wheat is needing rain in this sec,
ton.
This is Papago's first effort, so over
look mistakes.
Messrs. w. L. Fritts and II. o.
Nesbitt have got their corn plowed
over twice and are going over it the
third time. Papago.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

10 treat silver as VIC treat gold at
the minis NAV be a very, very bad
thi.g, worthy Of all condemnation,
bnt the fact remains that it has been
the Democratic doctrine for years.
In state and National platforms and
in Congress, where mems votes go on
imperishable record, there has been
practically no party discussions. and
now where you see Democrats fleeing
from the old landmarks, and as they
take TO their heels cry to their broth
rca W O remain stcadfast, "Popu-
lists, Populists,' it reminds one of
the fellow who ran crying, "stop
thief, stop thief, when it was his
own dear self that had transgressed
the law.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

Some years ago the revenue law
known as the Hewitt law, fixed the
tax on banks at IS cents on each
one hundred dollars worth of stock
and this tax, payable to he State,
was in lieu of all other taxes, coun-
ty, town, school or railroad. In
other words, the banks paid the State
- cents and were liable for no other
taxes. Under the new constitution
and new legislation, it was held that
the banks were taxable just like 9th.
er property-no more for State pur-
poses than other property, and nc
less for all local purposes. The
banks took the matter into the courts
and Saturday the Court Of Appeals
rendered a decision upholding the
position Of the banks, and hereafter
bank stock will be taxed for State
purposes only. The rate Of taxation,
however, is 10 cents, while tle rate
on other property Is only ~! cents.
The court holds that the Hewitt law
gave the banks certain rights and the
legislature has no power to change
what was really contract. This
will take about $4,000 back taxes
besides 1920, 600 annually into the
State Treasury.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

Under the single gold standard,
the treasury of the United States
with its 500, OOO, OOO of the yellow
metal, will have to sustain S34G, T.
600, 600 Of green backs, 5000, 600, e
O06 in the silver currency and $20G e
O00, 0O0 OF national bank notes in
existence. In other words the gov
eminent must stand good to redeem
ten dollars or more with every dollar
IN gold How long do YOU think it
can susta n it? Cannot rich syn
dictate at any time draw the gold out
of the treasury and force the govern
ment to issue more bonds or abandon
the single standard? Such an idea
can't stand No man can continue to
do business with his obligations
amounting to ten times the amount
Of his ability to pay them. No gov
eminent can do it either. Down with
the single gold standard!-EIiza-
BEETHOVEN News.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

If by legislation the government
can regulate the price of silver, we
wish they would also regulate the
price of this paper, and make each
copy worth one dollar. 1t certainly
is more nearly worth one dollar than
fifty cents worth of silver is.-Hend.
erson journal.
There ale two papers published in
Henderson; both are good papers.
well supported, and their prosperity
is evidence that Henderson needs and
can sustain two papers on parity.
Let the government step in, if it were
possible, and say, Mr.. Journal, you
must cease TO exist as a newspaper,
you can only publish a little eight by
ten poster. Now and then you may
publish a news item-that item must
be very small and purely local. The
price of the journal would certainly
fall, and the business Of the Cleaner
would certainly advance. The Jour
nal and its friends would raise a great
hue and cry, but the people would 60
right on buying the Cleaner, and its
friends would swear that 1t was the
only newspaper in town. The Glea.
ner would sell for nickel right alDng
and its publishers might even "a e
the price, having a monopoly Of the
business OF course the government
by legislation could not raise the price
of the journal, neither did it lower
the price, but by taking the largest
per cent. of the work from the Jour
nal aud giving it to The Cleaner, the
price of the Journal had fallen. Now
LET the government remove those re.
rictions from the Journal, aud give
it the same powers that have been
delegated to the Cleaner, what would
the result be? The journal would 90
back to its former greatness and while
the government did not make the two
cent paper worth FIVE cents, it permit.
ted il % do work that was waiting to
be done, and that created demand,
and the demand, the economic wri
ters say, has something to do with the
Price.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
; OUR COUNTRY CORRESPONDENTS.
glassware and queensware at prices
] mayor hafors bparI Of

glassware and queenswarc at prices
never before heard Of.
:. c. Bennett.
c. b. Doyd and others went on a
graz r.ri~- 'r'N Tuesday return.
80 ,.,-....s..... -.,..'.e
NJ Nqr'r Myers. 90 Princeton,
with n,t ,oo 90, 8 have been visiting
relatives in town for several days.
Several Of the citizens went tc
Princeton Monday and Tuesday,
WANrEp:-Eyerybody to call and
examine my stock and get my prices.
Goods aui prices will both be sure
to suit you, il YOU are needing any
thing in my line. ;. c. Bennett.
.drs. DR.. ;. Leeper and son Frank
attended the commencement exer-
cises at Princeton last week.
A large crowd from observed dec
GRAFTON day at Pleasant Hill Gene
terry last week
5. c. McElroy and NJ. g. Young
were On town Tuesday.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
OAK HALL.

S. W. King was elected schoC
trustee for Oak Hall district.
Miss Mary Moore has made appli
cation for our school, she taught US
first class school last year and w
think she is likely to get the schooI
again,
Some Of our neighbors were some
surprised last Sunday molnng TO
meet W. q. Conditt in such an uuu
sual appearance. H. WIS aiding
face backward, standing up IN his
stirups which we're taken up to the
last hole, his hands thrown up, and
exclaiming, "lt's a girl! its a girI!l'
and when called on TO explain him
self he said, II have new girl at
my house which makes five cCuuiug
the boys.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

Circuit Judge jackson, of Louis.
vile, and Judge Richie, county
Judge of jefferson county, have de-
cided that the law closing saloons OF
Sun Law 5 unconstitutional. While
the courts in Louisville are going
backward on The saloon question,
the people N s.me Of the cUuutlC
aSay from the metropolis are wiping
them out of existence. The cities
are also growing less srespectful to
the Sabbath, if We are to judge from
court decisions. While the big cities
are the centers Of intelligence. com
merce and all Of that, they are also
the centers of those forces that are
most destructive to christianity. So
dom and Gomorrah were cities, and
Lot had to go to the country to save
himself from getting unpleasantly
warm, during a heated season in the
vicinity OF those cities
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

The Democrats of Illinois met in
Convention yesterday to discuss the
currency question. AS the delegates
from Almost every county in the
State are instructed to vote for free
coinage resolutions, the gold bugs
can now have good opportunity to
announce some more that the "silver
craze" is dying out.