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The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

The Democratic candidate for
governor of Kentucky seems to be in
a sorry predicament. He has been one of
the strongest free silver men in the state
but SO anxious was he to become governor
that he eagerly accepted nomination on
platform which practically repudiated
free silver. Now the people want him to
tell them whether he still sticks to free
silver, and if SO how he can stand on the
convention platform. He is trying to
keep mum, but both the free coinage men
and the anti-free coinage men are prod
ding him to declare himself Blackburn
on the stump the other day declared that
he was free silver Democrat, and told
him that if he denied it he would be a
traitor of the hlaci1est type.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
Democratic National Congressional Com
mittee, denies that any party of Demo
cratic orators is to be sent into the North
west under the auspices Of the committee
during the present summer and approach
ing fall for the purpose Of discussing the
currency question in series of meetings
III have written Mr.. Hazard who seems
to have initiated the movement for the
tour, :" said the Senator, telling him
that the Congressional Committee could
have nothing to do with the scheme. There
is no campaign on this year, and the COM
mittee does not feel called upon at this
time to send orators through the country
to discuss any question. If any indi-
yidual gentleman or party desire to go
out as individuals and address the people
that ia another matter; they have per
Ssot right to do SO; but it is not proper
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

that the name of the Congressional Com
mttee should be used by the party as was
proposed As the committee is pretty
we'll split up on the currency question
this decision to let it alone is probably
the only one possible without disrupting
the party.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

Senator Morrill, of Vermont in an arti-
Gle in the New York Independent has
something to say about the sscrime of
1871 Mr. Morrill, was member of Ethe
Senate at that time, and knows whereof
he speaks. This is what he sssays on the
subject:
There has been loud and delusiye cry
aboutsthe act of Congress in 1878 which,
after three years of consideration by the
Treasury Department and by Congress,
purposely omitted to provide for the fur
Their coinage of the silver dollar, none
having been coined for nearly forty years
and only eight millions had ever been
coined. AT that time the only currency
in use as money was deprecated paper, a
legal tender for all debts. and debts then
on specie basis could have been paid in
| gold at about two per cent less cost than
| in silver. 1t was sought to avoid it's in
stability, which followed sooner, perhaps,
than was expected; and this prudent and
| polite act has been the ark which has
saved our people from being wholly over
whelmed by the silver flood. Some mem
bers of Congress, who have spunkily con-
fessed ignorance of its passage. appear TIC
have been "a-wool- gathering" ever since.
Only when shrinking silver suggested
its use,in payment of debts with less than
nad Deen promised was Tine wrong tender
ly commiserated The act, however, is
still asssailed by demagogues who use a
big word, unknown to such photographers
as johnson, and swear at the crime OF
'73 which denonetized silver - If this
bugaboo word means that the United
States, or the world, had less silver
money than in 1873, Or that our silver
dollar was deprived Of "a Iegal-tendel
prerogatiye, it is gross falsehood Ac-
cordino To the director of sthe mint there
coinage since 1878 to the amount of $13,
600, 900, 000 or an increase of fifty per cent
of the world s.silver coinage, of which the
United States contributed the largest
share.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

The Cuban rebellion is costing Spain
from 81. 600 600 to S., 900, 600 month; she
has sent over more than 40, 700 men to
put down an Instruction of about 10000
insurgents. Her available force has been
decimated by death, disease and deser-
tions, and now General Campos wants
about 10, 600 more men to fill their places.
1t begins to look as though Cuba would
be an expensive ''gem" for Spain to
keen
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

The Liberals continue to lose seats at q
rapid rate; and unless the tide turns very
strongly in their favor in the counties
they will be in almost as bad plight in
the next House of Commons as the
American Democrats in the next Con-
gress. John Morley, one of the ablest
men in the Liberal ranks, is one of the
latest and most prominent victims of the
tidal wave
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JULY 20.

1t is rare dayaawhen any considerable
number Of Democrats get together with
out some of them attacking the admins
tration. 1t was Senator Morgan who
made. the onslaught at the Alabama con-
vention of bi-metalists, and he got in
some very solid blows.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

The impression seems to be deepening
that Presidents Cleveland would not be
ayerse to becoming candidate for the
Demoora ic Presidential nomination if
be saw any considerable chance of sue.
cess. Indeed 1t is averred that Secretary
Lamont has been sounding Demo
cratic opinion on the subject. By
the aid of patronage Cleveland could
probably make strong showing
In the next Democratic convention,
but the unpopularity of the third
term idea, not to mention Cleveland's
own unpoplarity, is altogether too great
to leave him much. chance o.
success even though he use thu
patronage of the government to the great
est extent possible.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

A twelve year old Gardiner lad was
fishing with his father and three other
men at Cobbosseecontee lake the other
day in a canoe when suddenly one of
them hooked a big bass which overturned
the canoe and sent its occupants toward
the bottom Of the lake. Ali the f1oatable
contents of the canoe were spread upon
the water, and when the youngster came
to the surface he rose directly under a
large plug of tobacco belonging TO his
stern parent. The youngster was not the
least bit frightened at his unloo ked for
plunge and grabbing the article which
had touched him on the nose, he shouted
I got yer terbacker, Popp' and struck
out for shore leaving the poor men to
struggle for their lives.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

At a hearing before referees in one of
was confronted with the weigh-bills of
hay which had come from his farm and
he was called upon to explain the dis
pos itions of each lot of hay and in what
W ay he had received pay. AS be came
to one of the bills he explained, 1--WE had
lot of poor hay in which was consider
able whfteweed, and SO we got it together
and were going to burn it, when one of
the boys suggested that we give it to the
minister and because he got so big load
he went and had it weighed. %
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
EARLY BOND ISSUES.

The earliest issue of bonds, then known
as "loan office cert ifcates," as shown in
the exhibit, was made in 1776 on account
of the first loan this government negotiat-
ed with France Then follow in order of
date specimens of bonds issued to replen-
ish the treasury from time to time during
the progress of the revolutionary and civil
war down to the present time, the last
loan being that of 1895, redeemable in
1885. As shown by the specimens, the
earliest coupon bonds were issued in 1912.
1t WAS then that this government Eadopt-
ed the two forms of bonds, now so popu-
lar, the coupon and registered. The
specimens of the bonds, notes, fractional
currency and other evidences OF debt I'M
der all acts of Congress issued on account
Of the heavy loans entailed by the civil
war form a fine and historic collection OF
the reminders Of those stirring times.
The loan Office certificates" are proba-
bly, Ms Interesting as any feature OF this
collection Many have the interest fig
ured out on the edge of the note, showing
that the holders had puzzled their heads
to find out what Uncle Sam owed them.
On one of the colonial notes, issued in
1874, are inscribed the words: "To coun.
terfeit is DEATH" Some severe penalty
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

Some time ago Gen. Coburn and
Charles Smith established a saloon in a
camp at Echo Lake, Mt. Desert A boat
was needed to reach the camp. The town
authorities made a raid and captured
Smith while Coburn escaped by swim
ming the lake. Coburn has been arrested
at East Madison by Deputy Sheriff Cush
man
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
ALL KINDS OF MONEY.
Register TilIman to Send an Exhibit t.
Atlanta.

Register J. Fount Tillman of the
United States treasury, will send from his
bureau to the Atlanta exposition one of
the most interesting and attractive ex-
hibits to be furnished for that occasion
by the United States government The
exhibit-then rather incomplete in some
of its details-attracted widespread at
tention at the Columbian exposition in
Chicago Since then many new features
have been added, until now it forms the
most complete collection of all issues of
money of this government in existence
1t is not only valuable to those interested
in the financial history of this country,
but it serves as we'll to illustrate the
great and rapid advance made in the art
ofEengraying. The first attempts to en-
grave notes were crude and rough, while
the later efforts are the beautiful works
of art with which every one is familiar.
The exhibit contains specimens of
treasury issues of every form, Dlade on &C
count of the various loans, since the foun-
dation of the government, grouped and
arranged in chronological order. Added
to this is full and well-preserved col
lection of colonial money, which is valua-
BE as well as interesting. The govern
ment was compelled to purchase this col
lection by piecemeal from various persons
who were holding the money as souvenirs,
and good price was paid for the neces-
sary pieces TO complete the collection.
One of the features of the exhibit is the
continental money. All the issues of the
thirteen original states are represented,
embracing all dates, denominations and
conditions of payment. The exhibit in
cludes continental money, colonial money
specimens of the issues Of the late Con-
federate States, both currency and bonds,
United States bonds, United States cur
rency, national bank notes, bills Of brok-
en- wild cat banks in active operation be-
fore the civil war, and the check which
England made out in favor of thil
country for depredations committed by
the steamer Alabama on the commerce OF
the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
WHITES
Summer Footwear

We undoubtedly have the largest assortment
and greatest number OF styles in Mems, Boys
Youths, Women's, Misses and Children's
Russell Footwear in the CITY, We make a
specially of Women's Oxford Ties in all prices
from 81 90 to So 90. Ask to see our Women s
81 so Oxford regular price $2.O and our ST.. 90
oxford regular price S1,5o. We are selling all
our Summer Footwear at proportionately low
prices,
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
By F. 0. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers
Groceries, Store Fixtures. &c.

The stock OF Berry g. Record. SO Free ST.,
Friday July %. At 2.3O p. m. we shall sell
their stock consisting in part of teas, canned
tracts anc oil, sardines, salt, chimneys &c.
together with goods usually kept in grocery
stores. Also fixtures, iron safe, desk, meat
block and bench, ice chest, coffee mill, plat
form counter scales. tin and wooden ware &C.
&c. jly20dtd
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

A Damariscotta woman was working
among her flower beds a few days ago
when she was surprised by sudden
thump on the top of her head. When she
recovered herself she found that chicken
upon her head The fowl was alive, and
is now running with the rest of her
poultry.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

While Mr.. Batchelder's two children
were after the cows the other night at
and dislocated the hip of the little girl.
The children supposed the buck would be
as kind as a Kitten DIR. Currier OF
Rangeley, set the dislocated hip. Mr..
Nile of Dallas, recently took some sheep
to pasture, and G. E. Niles little boy
Jessie, went to go through the yard, when
buck attacked him and hurt him quite
badly. No bones were broken. The
girls
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
A Talk Meter wanted.

The man who wishes to take q short
cut to fame and fortune has now tha
chance Of his life before him. The
crying need in the telephone business
u TAX meter, an automatic arrange.
ment BY which language can be-
measured OF ana recorded in spe.
cine lengths. The telephone exchange
people say that the gurrrilty Of some
OF their subscribers Is appalling, and
TINT the trouble is not confined to one
sex. The sound Of their voices In the
telephone transmitter has for some
people q great fascination, and they
VIII be ringing up central" all day
II they can flnd the most trivial pre.
text. The telephone companies say
that ip this way q large amount or
work 10 nnduly thrown on the AZ.
change employees. They hold that fi,a
lau!t 10 with the system, and that II
the people could be made to nav nc
cordtng to the number and length Of
their calls they would make more
democratic and legitimate usa Of ia
Instrument Philadelphia ID apprbac 81.
Ing the Idea. The Bell Telephone com.
pany there gives what 10 cailed =
measured service, the 'smeasurementS
being determined BY the number r1 Of
calls or connections, each ave min.
utes conversation or fraction Thereof
being counted 40 Q call. This siyes
Subscribers rates In proportion to the
use OF their instruments. Some mo-,
method ~ this will have to come into
general use IL the abuse OF the fels.
phone !! TO be arrested. Seven hun.
dred ana nifty million telephone mes.
saees We're sent over the wires last
year. averaging about ten messages q
every man, woman and child IN the
Cnite9 States. kilograms never a
essasa ONE per bead PR yssr.,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
sALur1na THE KEYS.

An Ancient Midnight Ceremony ~
the Tower Of London.
A custom continued down into Vic
toria's reign Is described as follows:
A few minutes before the clock
strikes the hour Of IL the head ward
err (yeoman porter clothed in long
red cloak, bearing large bunch Of
keys and attended by brother ward
err carrying lantern, appears in front
Of the guard house and loudly calls
out: Escort keys" The sergeant Of
the guard with five or six men, then
turns out, following him to the "Spur,"
or outer gate, each sentry challenging
as they pas his post, "Who goes
there?" "Keys! The gates being
carefully locked and barred, the pro-
cession returns, the sentries exacting
the same explanation and receiving
the same answer as before. Arrived
once more In front Of the main gunrd
house, the sentry there gives a loud
stamp with his foot and asks: "Who
goes there?" "Keys," Whose keysy
"Queen Victoria's keys, and all's
well!" The yeoman porter then eX-
claims, 'God bless Queen Victorian!
The man with the lantern then says,
"Amen!" The officer on duty gives the
word present arms!" the firelocks rat
tie, the officer kisses the hilt Of the
sword, the escort fall in among their
companions. and the yeoman porter
marches across the parade alone to de.
post the keys In the lieutenant's l0dg-
ings.
The ceremony over, not only IL all
egress and ingress totally precluded,
but even within the walls no one eau
stir without being furnished with the
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
r.le of . Boy a.d i. Cigarette.

Tale Of . Boy and q Cigarette.
The venerable and familiar moral
tale of the bad little boy who offered
the circus elephant a chew Of tobacco
is far surpassed in ethical force by tho
new and strictly truthful story of
eleven-year-old Harry Manning Of
Waltham, Mass. Harry has been
learning to smoke cigarettes, and one
afternoon about a fortnight ago he
was sitting on a barrel behind North
rup's grocery practiclng. when he
heard footsteps. Not caring to smoke
In company, he politely dropped his
lighted cigarette into the bung- hole of
the barrel on which he sat. The state
ment is that when the moral elephant
in the other story received the chew
Of tobacco he seized Tommy, the evil
doer, by the coat collar with the
thumb and finger Of his trunk and
threw him harshly out through the
roof Of the circus tent. The event In
Harry's case was still more preclp-
itous and surprising. The barrel he
sat OIL contained naphtha, and re-
jected the lighted cigarette with IN
instantaneous burst of emotion which
sundered its hoops and gave Harry
all the symptoms experienced by the
boy who stood on the burning deck
whence all but he had fed. Happily,
Harry came down In the same town.
ship in which he went up, and was
identified and Is still living with his
parents, but another time he will drop
his nose into IN empty barrel before
he drops his cigarette into THAR
per's Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
She Was Careac-.

Here d an example Of woman q Z
0lpl0mattst Mrs. A. had zone away
from home for q days visit, Durins
her Absence her fellow toWnsWonnan.
MIRA b., decided, after the pieasant.
rural, self-inviting fashion, that shs
would spend the night with Mrs. A.
IN spite OF Mrs. AS absence the thins
was easy to accomplish, for the latch.
Keys Of the two houses were alike.
Mrs. 3. therefore effected an entrance
and found the house deserted. .'Oh,
well, Ill Just wait till Mrs. A. gets
home, !" she said to herself. Nixht
came. Gtin no Mrs. A. 81 won't H9ht
. lamp" philosophical Mrs. b., ssbe-
cause seeing light In the house might
scare Mrs. A. clear out VI her senses. -
80 the unexpected guest sat in the
dark awaiting the arrival Of her host
ess. At last the rattle Of Mrs. AS key
was heard In the door latch. She en-
tered the house and slowly made her
way to the '.sittlng room," of course
unconscious that there was another
human being within breathing range.
Don't be Fighter ed, Mrs. A." sud.
denly spoke a voice from the dark
ness. '.tt's only /, Mrs.. B. / dIdn't
light lamp for fear you'd be scared,
you know, and" But. the diplomatic
Mrs. B. never finished her sentence,
for just here Mrs. A. fell on the floor
10 q dead faint. "lt was queer she
should hive been 30 scared" said Mrs.
b. aftcrwasd, ''for took every pre-
caution not to frlghten, her."-New
York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01

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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
INV Ara1cAH aAILyvAv.

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nans FhrsueA . eaelsn.laks n.
gfsn ~ Frsnsh RsessesieAs.
There ID new railway In Northarn
Afrira. II cnnnss,. ~. nsv ~ mat.
-. 4. 80 ~. 80 !. -. :. ]. 80 -.
VAIN az -. - NY Of kasmmsmss. ana WIN
one day. the French hope, b Of stra-
tegic value In the administrator oe
their Nor+h, Asrc. r......,o,.. NJ.
d,,.,4a. $3.50, - ....,,s,s 49,. -.
u.IeSos HenelM 9. R0Dhc wofKs nc
o o,n tne pulioine OF tnie road
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pes: ~. tE0m lunls 70 NeDneL
a. Asloe tsom the stnteeic vatue o.
tns toGa, " ~ Deen Dulls ID response
70 ~, comnserclal nee0s. Tne Iihe
E0ns tnto1Sn = popoioue region OF
srsS1 iertlnty' smiling With gardens
en9' pFo1uelnS laree quant!tleo OF fruit
AUG vegemDiee IL u sald tnat the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by mons promptly
adapting the worlds best produets to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In ths
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
alive; eGectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fsverl
and permanently curing constipation.
IL has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, beca,lse it acts ON the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
CHING them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it 10 man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accent any substitute if offered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
CHAPTER VI.
A Touch Of Jealousy.

:srhou troublest me; am not in the
vein"
He accepts the ungracious perinis.
sion, and together they stroll toward
the glaSs-housss. where McFaHane's
famous roses aye still in all their glory,
though autumn is close upon us. Come.
thing the girl had said to bin 4 mo-
n,ent ago about THEN and dinner is
now ranking In Dalrymple's mind,
and presently, after firm. inward
resolution to die rather than approach
either of those subjects, be turns alb
ruptly to her and asks the one ques-
tion that OF al others. he had forbid.
den himself: -.
"Who Is dining here tonight. y
.sThe 4taxwells, the Moores, Sir John
Amory and LoiN Dartford." =
"Dartford! thought lie YEAS pot II
return until September9' " .
"He has come nevertheless. He ar.
rived last night. told grandpapa
about It, and he desired me to send
him a card"
III be only arrived last night, hoy
/, did YOU send him q cardT
This morning. OF Goprse, and had
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-01
Pretty ..a Pu..li.s.

Whilst ON visit to friends house
a short time ago my attention was at.
trncted to . very pretty ornament,
which my friend said he had made
himself. It simply consists Of taklns
q glass or goblet and placing In the in.
terror little common salt and water.
In day or two a slight mist viii be
seen upon the glass, which win grad
ually increase, until In q very shoyt
time the glass will present very
beautiful appearance, being enlarged
twice its thickness and covered Will,
beautiful salt crystals, packed one
upon another. a dish should he plac-
ed beneath the glass, as tho crystals
VIII run over. The color Of the crys-
tals may be changed by adding to the
suit and water q little red Ink or n
spoonful Of bluelng.-New Orleans
Ptcayune.