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The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27

years indicates their utter uselessness,
particularly because of their inherent lack
of continuity" To an onlooker at a dis
tance even greater than that of the AL
bany Journal the regular Republican or
ganization seems to have had too little
credit for its large share in the overthrow
of Tammany. We do not agree with the
statement that the reformers in New York
city have been utterly useless. DR.. Park
hurst and his Associates have done great
work, and a work that it was very neces-
sary to do. AT the same time it should
be remembered that DR.. Parkhurst and
his reformers were small band, consti-
tuting only the point Of the wedge that
rent Tammany. The great mass of that
wedge was the Republican organization,
recruited by itheBe who for economic
reasons had become disgusted with Demo
cratic times. The reformers, SO called,
are not numerous enough to occupy and
hold the ground gained by the grand
charge. The Republican organization
may be able to do it. If it cannot there
is no other force that can. New York S
aff1iction with Tammany is not a trouble
that can be cured by a single heroic opera
tion such as amputation. The disease is
in the blood, and after each treatment
has alleviated it there has in time been
another outbreak. Parkhurst and his
followers have worked great alleyiation,
just as the New York Times's exposures
did in the days of Tweed, but the disease
is not eradicated, and will not be until
in the fullness of time the mass of citizens
in that city have been raised to the grade
of education and probity required for the
proper control of municipal affairs
A Republican organization properly
supported and encouraged, is the only
agency powerful enough to hold New
York permanently out of the power of
Tammany.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27

The municipal affairs of New York city
are of interest in all parts of the country,
both from the fact that the city is the
national metropolis, and because it's
political control has often such decisive
influence on national politics. 1t is
therefore interesting to note that The AL
bany Journal, speaking of the disbanding
of the Committee of Seventy in New York
city, and the revival of Tammany Hall,
says: "There is one political organiza-
tion which can destroy Tammany Hall in
the city of New York, which can break
up the influences which control the gov
ernment Of the city of New York to its
detriment, and that organization is the
Republican party. Committees of Seventy
are evanescent. but the Republican party
will continue to pursue its course and
will continue to run candidates against
Tammany Hall when the reformers of
the present day are dead and buried Per
manent defeat for Tammany can come
through continuous effort and possibly a
number of defeats of the Republican
party at the polls but it will come in
that manner, and should have come so
last fall The experience of the people
with reform movements in the great
cities of this state during the last two
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
CURRENT COMMENT.
PRESIDENT WHITMAN'S NEW
FIELD.
(Zion's Advocate. }

(ZlOn' Advocate.
The Baptists of Maine have no desire to
hold Dr. Whitman back from any field of
labor in which he can do a greater ser
vice for the denomination than by re-
naming in the position which he has SO
well filled during the past few years.
Columbian University with it's small en-
was stated in despatch from Washing
ton last week-and the failure of all effort
on the part of its late president, DIR. Well
ing a most accomplished scholar and gen
tleman, to secure an additional endow-
ment, did not seem to us such field.
Only money can make a great University
at the present day. Columbian needs at
least million of dollars in order to place
it on an adequate foundation.
Yet all that has been done since Dr.
Whitman's S name has been connected with
the presidency of Columbian is to begin
the raising of fund of $75, 600, to be eX-
pended during the next five years at the
rate of SIS, 900 a year in recognizing the
several departments of the University.
And what then? 1t was on this account
that we said last week that we knew OF
nothing that has occurred that should in
duce President Whitman to regard call
to Washington with any more favor than
year ago.
But now that he has decided to accept
the presidency of the Columbian, we
shall bid him Godspeed, expressing our
heartfelt gratitude to him for the three
given to our educational interest in
Maine. For DR.. Whitman has been
more than the president of Colby Uni
versity during this period. He has lifted
our entire educational work to a ighel
plane than it had reached before.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27

The Good Templars of the World are in
session in Boston. The extent of the
order may be inferred from the fact that
when the balloting took place three years
ago to select place for the next meeting
the rivals for the honor were Boston,
Mass, and Sidney, New South Wales.
The order originated IN New York in
1852. Sessions Of the Grand Lodge of the
World are biennial, Chicago, Edinburg
a L Des Moines being the places of meet
ing for the last twelve years In Maine
the Good Templars have been established
for many years, and are in fourishing
condition. The Juvenile Temple, a de-
gree especially created in 1874 for the very
young, has in the whole world two hun
dred thousand members. The whole
order works especially among the young,
enforcing pledge of total abstinence from
intoxicating liquors, and using its SO cial
influence to reform those who are yield
ing to the temptation. The present great
convention, like that of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union recently
held in London, is illustrative of the
broadening field in which human SYM
pathies operate at this end of the Nine
teenth Century
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
VALUABLE FARM, FARMING TOOLS,
UTENSILS and LIVE STOCK
At Auction.

The Homestead Farm of the late Byron g
Coburn. situated in Gorham, on the old
road from Saccarappa to orham Village.
will be sold at Public Auction, oil the
premises, FRIDAY, JUNE 28th, 1895, Begin
ming at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Il his farm contains about sixty acres of
land conveniently divided into pasture,
moving and tillage. There is very large
and thrifty Orchard on the premises, eapa-
BILE OF yielding, in good Year, from 800 to
1900 bushels of apples, besides considera-
BILE quantity of small fruits.
The House is story and one-half man
sard-roof, nearly new and we'll finished
and the barn and out-butldings are in good
repair and conveniently arranged.
The farm was left we'll equipped by the
late owner, and after the sale of the farm
the Auction will be continued by the 81 le
of the following chattels, viz:
Farming Tools, consisting in part of
Plows, Harrows, Chains, Carts snd Wheels,
Moving Machine, Ensilage cutter, Hay
racks. Sleds, Forks, Rakes, Carpenters
Tools, Shoyels, Hoes,. &C., &c.
Four Horses, being span of work horses,
brood mare called Minnie K, and a thor
oughbred olt. One Cow, flock of Light
BrahmR Hens.
Household Furniture, cider Barrels, a
small combination Cider Press, and other
articles which are 100 many to enumeIate.
Tor particulars inquire of
f. NJ. RAY, Administrator,
so Exchange ST.. Portland, Me.
f. o. BAILEY &CO., Auctioneers.
june, lstd
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27

The recent trial of the electric motor at
Nantasket beach, having developed a
speed of eighty miles an hour, has been
widely referred to as foretelling the end
of the steam locomotive But in the
opinion of experts seems to be that cleo
tricity is preferable when the traffic is
heavy enough to load trains or cars run
at short intervals. On lines of this .char-
acter there is no doubt that twenty OF
fifty motor cars can be operated more
economically than corresponding mum
Der of locomotives But when passengers
can be carried on long trains run several
hours apart, as is the case with most of
the traffic in Maine, the locomotive will
more than hold its own against electric
plants as now constructed. Maine lines
will not probably be equipped with cleo
trio motors until thestraffic require from
FIVE to twelve trains of cars an hour.
Nevertheless, the Improvements in cleo
trical appliances. move on with great
speed; and any fine morning the steam
locomotive, with all its glorious imper-
sonation of might, energy and terror,
may find its work taken by an inferior.
mean looking smotor bearing no resem-
blance whatever to the renowned iron
horse.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
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The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Into the Highways and Hedges. By
F. F. Montresor. (New York: D. Ap-
pleton & Company; Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmon This is a touching,
pathetic story. 1t is of young girl,
well-born and delicately reared, whose
home life was not quite happy, and who,
carried away by an enthusiasm aroused
by strolling, illiterate preacher, leaves
everything behind and follows him.
From the necessity of the case, they are
married, though she does not love him
and is wife only in name. After many
yicissitudes and no little hardship, he is
accused of murder. The real murderer is
a malicious half-witted fellow who con-
fesses to Thorpe, the preacher, under prom
ise OF secrecy, which promise binds his
conscience, SO that, even in the very
shadow of the gallows, he will not save
himself by denouncing the culprit. 1t is
during this trial that the love of Margaret
Deane, the young girl, for him comes to
her He is acquitted, and goes. on with
his work-she staying by his side. Bar
nabas Thorpe, tall powerful, handsome,
fighter full of courage, is fine charac-
ter, and SO is Margaret. One regrets at
first her elopement, but become reconciled
to it before the close. The book is
thoughtful, we'll written and interesting.
The Judgment Books. A Story by E.
E. Benson, author of Dido. Illustrated.
Harper's Little Novel Series. 1t is Ger
tainly contrast in kin that two sons of
the Archbishop of Canterbury should
write one Memoirs of Christopher Carr
B. A and collections of poems; the
other story of the type which distin-
guishes 'Dodo. "." The Judgment Books
is very unlike "Dodo'. 1t is study in
psychic phenomena-it presents the
hypothesis that the genius in art may
work soul into his portrait painting and
may perchance grow like his creation-in
short transfer character to his canvas and
deepen in himself the hidden qualities
he there depicts. The sketch is some
what crude in matter and manner but
1t has its good points. Chief among
these is the delightful setting forth Of
Margery in her sweet womanliness. She
is wife who understands wrong, for
gives 1T, and bears no ranking reminder
IN her breast; yet is withal, firm, digni-
fled and unwayering; full of love that
respects itself and commands respect.
The little story has it's attractions and is
greatly superior to its predecessor. New
York: Harper & Brothers; Portland
Lorln& Short 6s Harmon. Price ST. 90. }
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27

It is thought that the expenditures of
the government for June will not exceed
the receipts by much more than S24O, 000
So June is regarded as a remarkably good
month as the public business is being
managed now.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, JUNE %:

President Cleveland has --been engaged
this week in haying at his Buzzards' Bay
farm. When the weather has been too
cloudy for haying he has gone fishing.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27

The gold reserve has at last been cod
died back to the hundred million mark,
where it was wont to rest securely in the
days of Republican good government.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
ACUrIoN SALES
BY F. 0. BAILEY Z CO.. Auctonesrs.
Executors Sale of Real Estate.

DURSUANT to a license from the Hon. Henry
l. c. Peabody. Judge of Probate for Cumber-
THURSDAY, june ' 9th, A. b. II 1895. 'n at 10 10
o'clock in the forenoon on the premises, all the
right, title and interest which Peter Hanna,
late of said Portland, deceased, had in and to
For more complete description see Daily
Eastern Argus of May 9th and June Sd and
10th. VIM. I.EAVITT,
Executor of the last will and testament
of Peter Hanna. je17eodtd
The bee., 1895-07-04

instance Of any abnormal admira-
ton for the colored race on the
part of the white population. 1t
occurred on an open car on Third
avenue last summer. The car
was crowded, but a colored woman
whose size suggested a load OF
hay insisted on showing herself
into the car, instead of waiting for
the next one. An elegantly
dressed white lady, with two little
girls by her side, insisted that her
two children give up their seats
to the "colored lady," who
promptly took the seat without
word of thanks. The two tired
children stood up for three miles,
while their mother INDUCED in
small talk with her dusky &C.
quaintance. noticed that the
features Of the rest OF the passen-
gers were wreathed with scorn,
and some even INDUCED in audible
comment that was far from fiatter-
ing to the maternal instinct of the
accommodating party.
ALEX. E. SWEET.
The bee., 1895-07-04
MISTAKE OF A WIFE.

Mrs. Chaplin, one Of the w. c.
7. U. workers, was once enter
tanned in Mississippi at the home
OF a young married couple, and
the wife said to her: "Now, Mrs.
Chaplin, I'm willing to entertain
you, but | don't want you to talk
temperance, for if you should con-
vert my husband then I'd have to
Danish wine from our table and all
my friends would call me crank. I"
Mrs. Chaplin spoke at the public
meeting and then made her way
through the audience trying to get
signers to the pledge. She begged
the young husband to sign, and he
was reaching for the pencil to do
so when his wife objected, and
with smile he shook his head and
said: "No."
Six years afterward Mrs. Chapin
passed through the same place.
She was the guest this time of an
other family, but after her address
was over a weeping woman and a
gibbering drunken man came up
to greet her. 1t was the same
couple who had entertained her
six years before. "Oh," said the
wife, try to get my husband to sign
the pledge" mo" he cried, al
wanted to be saved once, but you
wouldn't let me. Now no one
can save me, not even God in
Heaven' ST, Louis Globe Demo-
The bee., 1895-07-04
VARIOUS NOTES.

The use Of alcohol causes three
fourths OF all the diseases in the
world.
Christian men have sons at stake;
liquor dealers have dollars at stake.
Which are the most valuable1
No beer or spirits are permitted
to be sold in Christiana, the capital
of Norway, from Saturday after
noon till Monday morning.
The w. C. T. U. of Williaman-
tic, Conn, has for three years car
ried on boys reading room, which
is visited by an average OF fifty
boys a day.
DR.. Ballinger, who examined
two thousand persons in the hos
pital at Munich, says that he found
that eight per cent died OF exces.
sive beer-drinking.
Ten years ago the annual con-
sumption of the terrible stimulant
absinthe in France was 81, 700 heo-
trolitres. Last year it reached a
total of 6S, 900 hectrolitres.
1t is stated that the total amount
paid to farmers annually for grain
used in the production of drink is
is but 20, 900, 900, while the mar.
ket which is lost by the drink traf.
fc is 81, 400, 900, 900.
Saloons are the DEVILS toboggan
slides. They start on earth and
land in hell and all the way down
their speed increases, and the
longer the slide the less the pos.
sibility of stopping, Christian
Nation. ...
The bee., 1895-07-04

"It's no use trying to get along
with niggers. They are perfectly
worthless. They won't work, and
they all steal. They just ought to
be improved off the face Of the
earth," making a sweeping gesture
with his arm as IL he were elm
proving" a tract Of land by clear
ing off the timber and brush.
"You say they ought to be i'm
proved replied the drummer.
"Well, it looks to me as il they
had been improved a good deal
already. Most Of them are half
white" and he looked at me with
wink Of intense meaning-but l
am drifting away from the New
York negro.
There is one occupation in New
York that is monopolized entirely
by the negroes. The Manhattan
Elevated Railroad company en-
ploys none but colored men at the
stations. The position is not a
very exalted one, although they
are employed in higher position
about forty feet higher, on an
average--than most OF the people
on the street. The elevated rail
road porter; does not handle cash
like the ticket seller. He has no
opportunity to shove mutilated
dimes and lead nickels off on pas
sengers who are in q hurry to catch
the trains. He has not even the
satisfaction OF slamming the gates
in the faces of passengers who
want to get on, nor can he tell the
passenger who wants to get off to
"step livelys" .,. ".
His principal duty seems to be
imparting dry shampoo to the
windows and brass door knobs,
and industriously grooming the
large tin cuspidors in the waiting
room, He also sweeps the stairs
that lead from the station, When
it is rainy the porters iresco the
garments OF the patrons Of the com
pany with liquid mud. In dry
weather they have to be satisfied
with binding the passengers with
dust, | do not believe that white
men could perform their duties
more effectively.
The colored porter has still an
other duty, which had almost
overlooked. 1t frequently be-
comes necessary to the happiness
Of the employees to toboggan some
unruly passenger down the stairs
into the street. Ata given signal,
something like the cry Of ''Hey.
Rubel" Of the circus men. the Eve
~. = r4t1 "a 61a tr1t4 ra...f fs.s..nX ~
The bee., 1895-07-04

cape. He was seated by the side
Of the driver on the box, and the
look he cast at a shabby white
tramp who shuffled past was one
Of the most superior things | have
seen in New York. The colored
fiunkey is always calm and his col
lection of features wears an ex-
preston of naughty languor, which
is not natural to the negro. He
shines by the reflected light Of his
millionaire employer. 1t is worth
while to come to New York
just to look at HIM from a respect
full distance. don't think he can
be found outside Of Gotham.
AS waiter, the colored man is
great, but as head waiter he is
grand, gloomy and particular.
However, you must not call him
"head waiter" or he will call you
down by informing you that his
proper designation is "dining-
room superintendent" He stands
in the middle of the hotel dining
room with his arms folded and a
pose that suggests the picture of
Napoleon at St. Helena.
He is a man of naughty mlen.
To whom all patrons cater,
As il he we're a cross between
A king and dictator.
The highest round on the waiter
ladder is the head waiter. He is
distinguished from the ordinary
waiter by his inimitable pose, and,
also, by his wearing a white shirt
and longer tails to his coat.
The ordinary colored waiter is
more polite than the white New
York waiter, but he is up to date
in all the tricks Of the profession.
1t has been said that all things
come to him who waits, but unless
you tip the colored waiter literally
he is sure to be slow in coming
with the things.
lfyou gather in your change
and depart without remembering
him, you do not want to visit that
place any more. II you should
return you will discover that they
are out OF almost everything yon
order, and that everything is cold
except the ice cream. II there
are any viands Of an inferior quail
ity about the establishment, you
will be sure to get them. The col
ored waiter always carries about
his person dirty towel with which
he wipes everything he sets before
you. He may not talk, but he Is
not a dumb waiter by any manner
Of means, and he expects that tip
every time.
-
The bee., 1895-07-04

diced witness. | understand this
matter thoroughly myself, but to
make it clear to you, like the
sleight-of-hand performer, need
confederate; so if you will send
up from the audience some one
with money in his pocket, I'll make
it so plain that the children can
understand it.
Charley G., the Populist leader
of the town, elbowed his way
through the crowd and got upon
the stage, and the speaker said to
him:
"Young man, have you got any
money!" Charley said he had fif-
teen dollars.
Where did you get it1" he was
then asked. And Charley told him
that he'd just sold ten skunk skins
at $3.50 each. The doctor then
asked him who he sold them to,
and he said to a man that came
along buying furs; and on being
interrogated as to where the buyer
came from and went to, he said he
came there from the first town to
the east and went on west buying
peltries. The Doctor then asked
him If the man wanted to buy more
when he sold him the ten skins,
and Charley said he did; that he
would buy all he could get.
"Sayi said the speaker, why
didn't you sell him morel" and
Charley told him it was because
he had no more. The orator then
turned to the audience and said:
"There, ladies and gentlemen,
lies the whole question in a nut
shell. There is a wide diversity
of opinion about the amount Of
money required to do the business
of the country, and what the per
capita circulation should be; some
think it should be at least seventy
FIVE dollars, some fifty, and others
think that twenty-five is about
right, but everybody agrees that it
should be more than fifteen. IT.
is then perfectly clear that this
young man has not got as much
money as he should have, but the
fault appears to lie, not in any
scarcity OF money but rather, in
the paucity Of skunk skins. This
money is like a pigeon which fiieth
where il listeth, and has no respect
for persons, State or National
frontiers, political or geographical
divisions. Where the mast is,
there also is the pigeon. So l say
TO you wherever the skunk skin Is
for sale, there also is the money to
a +. "a. IT"