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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

We are inclined TO think that the best
thing that could happen to the country
would be for the'two national conventions
to take positions dramatically opposite
Cd the currency question-one for the
gold standard and the other for free sill
ver-ana fight it out on that line. The
question will not down until there Ia
national contest over it. Since 1879 1t
has been more or less in the public eye,
but both parties have evaded it and in
the campaigns have sought to relegate 1t
to tho rear, both of them fondly hoping
that in time it would settle itself in some
way. Under this treatment it has grown
more and more pressing, until now it has
acquired prominence that will not per :
nit it to be pushed to the rear any Ion
ger 1t is to be hoped therefore that in
the coming campaign it may be squarely
met and settled.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

performed, ana many personal mHb'
tiers to be attended to. They have
mending to do, and dresses or bonnets
to make, and long into the night they
toll. for they must look neat, and they
have no time during the day to attend
to personal matters.
Women, therefore, Notwithstanding
their delicate organism, work longer
and more closely than men.
They do not promptly heed such
signs as headache, backache, blues,
pains in the groins, bearing-down, 'tall
gone" feeling, nervousness, loss of
sleep and appetite, whites, irregular
or painful monthly periods, cold and
swollen feet, ETC., all symptoms Of
womb trouble, which, if not quickly
checked, will launch them in sea Of
misery.
There is but one absolute remedy
for all those ills. Any woman who has
to earn her own living will find it
profitable to keep her system fortified
with this tried and true womans friend.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound speedily removes the cause and
effects a lasting cure.
We are glad to produce such letters
as the following from Miss M. G. Nc
Nance, ia Catherine St., Utica, N. ":
"For months I had been afflicted
with that tired feeling, no ambition,
no appetite, and a heavy bearing-down
feeling of the uterus. | began to use
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound Soon those bad feelings passed
away; began to have more ambition.
my appetite improved and | gained
rapidly in every way, and now I am
entirely we'll advise all my friends
to use the Compound, 1T is womans
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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

Congressional Delegate Murphy of Ari-
IONA has been telling New York people
that he believed there would be no diff
Guilty in proving that the Mckinley men
had represented in his territory that the
Ohio candidate was pledged not to veto
a free silver bill if it reached him,
and not to antagonlze free
silver. In other states it is per-
feetly we'll known that Mckinley men
have boon telling conve ntions shut the
Ohio candidate was unalterably opposed
to free silver. This discrepancy between
tba stories of Mckinley bouners in silver
states and in gold states makes 1t highly
desirable that Mr.. Mckinley shall speak
for himself, and correct the misrepresen-
tations that one set of boomers Or the
other has been guilty Of
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28


1t is quite long look ahead but the
politicians are already mapping out the
programme of the next administration.
The ways and means committee of the
present House will, 1T is said, prepare q
tariff bill next winter to be submitted at
IN extra session of the new House to
be called Immediately after the fourth of
March. The idea is to get the tariff bill
well underway and perhaps passed bofore
the regular session of Congress in Decem-
ber. Republicans believe that their over
whelming defeat after the passage of the
Mckinley law was due largely to the fact
that the measure had not been in opera
ton long enough to demonstrate its
value, and they do not propose to take
any chance of that kind with the next
tariff bill. There is serious obstacle in
the way of this programme, however, in
the free silver senators whose votes will
be necessary to pass any tariff bill the Re
publicans OF the House may agree upon.
These senators have already solemnly de-
clared that no high tariff bill shall have
their support which does not make some
concession to silver, and if they remain
of this mind the price that will have to
be paid for their votes will be free sill
yer attachment to the bill. That price
the Republicans cannotspay without be-
ing false to their professions and to their
platform. for IL is practically settled that
the convention at st. Louis will declare
against the free coinage of silver at any
ratio. Thequiok enactment of high tariff
measure after the next administration is
inaugurated, is, therefore, exceedingly
unlikely.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
NOTHING TO HOPE FOR FROM THE
DEMOCRATS.

Utica Herald.
The Republican party is the ound
money party. In Congress the majority
of representatives and senators has in
yariably been for honest money. Its
delegates electsd to ST. Louis stand to
Louis platform will favor the gold stand
ard, and the candidate placed thereon
will be q gold standard man. In these
facts the business of the nation places its
confidence. 1t has nothing to hope for at
Chicago.
LABOR'S INTEREST IN GOOD
MONEY.
Hartford Times
The census report of 1890 gives the
number Of laborers in factories of this
country, with the total amount of wages
earned by them per year. We copy:
Number Of employees, 4,712, 622
Wages earned, 50, 2s3. 216, 529
Value of products, SO, 372, 437, 2S3
Number of establishments, 1872, 639
The wages earned are over 1000 millions
Of dollars The wages OF manufacturing
employees earned in Connectucut are re-
ported ut S7Y, 99a, Cos per year.
We have here only the iaborers in man.
ufacturing establishments. No farm
hand4 or day laborers are reported. These
There must he at least 9, 000 coo laboring
people In this country; probably over
10. GOO, 900, and their total earnings must
amount to or er 5000 millions OF dollars q
year, OF 10 times more money than The
total amount of revenue of tho United
Statos government The manufacturing
employees of this country earn $43, SAG, 600
per week. The manufacturing employees
of Conneotucnt earn nearly 81, 600. coo per
week. Capitalists pay them this money.
about $50. 10000 q year. The "goId
of Connecticut about $1,000 600 every
Saturday. Now it is hoped that the
laboring classes will lot support a cur
rency based on silver, a cheap currency,
with which they could not purchase so
nlnch food or clothing, or house rent as
they could with currency based on gold
The silvoriteS are making war upon the
interests of labor. The friends of sound
money are advocating the best interests
of labor,
Why are the western people so earnest
" contending for silver or cheap cur
rency? Their farms are mortgaged for all
they ara worth, and the silver mining
states want TO sell their silver at higher
prices. Western farmers would be delight
cd If they could pay their debts with so
cent dollars. They are the debtor class,
and want to knock out half of all they
owe to the gold bugs" Laboripg peo-
pie are the creditor class and they want
the money due to them to be good money
as good as any money in che world Arc
they not entitled to their wages in good
dollars?
THE PLATFORM WON'T FIT.
(New York Post.)
The latest attempt to reconcile the
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

1t is said that Q.uay's visit to Canton
was productive ofka complete reconcilia-
ton between him and the Ohio candi-
date, and that while Quay will remain
in the contest and his name will be pre-
sented at St. Louis he will only formally
antagonize MCKINLEY. There has never
been much doubt that Quay's visit to
Mckinley was his first move toward
elm bling upon the band wagon, and the
announcement that,he has succeeded will
surprise nobody.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

1t has taken more than two weeks to
get twelve jurors to try Mrs. Fleming
accused of murder in New York, and
under the questioning.that was permitted
it is surprising that jury was obtained
at ALL Unless New Yorkftrials are to be-
coma the laughing stocks for the whole
country reform in the method of OBJ
tanning jury must be brought about.
What is demanded now by its courts is
men ignorant entirely of the case, and at
che same tine intelligent enough to I'M
derstand all the fine points of circum-
stantial evidence. Men of that degree of
intelligence generally know what is 60
ing On in the communj ty in which they
live, and so it becomes exceedingly diff
cult to find the combination wanted
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

Senator PritchaTd of North Carolina
said some very sensible things in his
speech in the Senate on Monday, albeit
be said them almost eutlrely to mani
mate chairs and desks. for there were not
more than three Senators in their seats.
For instance he said that the sllvor men
were making a free silver measure odi-
GUS by antagonizing all other legislation
eyer to talk sense TO the Western silver
men of the Teller-Stewart stripe
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

The Massachusetts Republicans are
not of the band wagon order. They are
standing by their choice for the Prssi-
dency, Hon Thomas B. Reed, with q
steadfastness and loyalty that do them
great credit.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

We incline to think that the Hon. Mar
Gus Hanna is too astute gentleman to
undertake to drive the Platt faction out
of the Republican, party before the cleo
to1al vote of New York has been garnered
for his candidate.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
THEi PRESS.
THURSDAY. MAY %.

The Democrats are going to faye a
grand banquet in Portland the night be-
fore their state convention. That's a
good idea Get all the fun you can gen.
tlemen before election.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
AUCTION SALES.
By F. O. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
Special Auction Sale - Pianos, Organs,
Cabinet Beds and Furniture.

ON THURSDAY, May 2sth at 10 O'Clock a.
" M, at our saisroom, 46 Exchange Street,
we shall sell positively without reserve or
limit, one Upright New England Piano, one
Gilbert Square Piano. one Haines Bros. Square
Piano, one George Clark Square Piano. two
& Clark Organ handsome case, two second
hand Story & Clark Organs in good condition,
one New England Organ, very fine; one
Phoenix cabinet folding bed, one new oak
cabinet bed, one oak chifoner bed. one
mantle bed, one new oak sideboard, two new
hair mattresses, twelve new wool top mat
tresSes, new oak hat-trees, tables, couches,
chairs ETC.. etc
This entire lot of Pianos Organs and Furn-
ture is in fine condition and will be sold to the
highest bidders. may26d3t
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
STOVE GASOLINE.

1t is about time to start that Gasoline
Stove. Drop me postal and will come
and fix the stove and furnish you with pure
Gasoline. ] loan the can. l also keep the
best Kerosene for your Oil Stove. Telephone
635-4.
my2Sd1w 30 Preble street.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

is likely to be
fair.
Portland. May %, 1896.
q UPERB new stock
~ of cool breezy
japanese paper
Fans, prettier than ever,
better made and cheaper.
Delicate greens. tans,
blues, pinks and other
summer colors sprinkled
with quaint little Japanese
daffodils, daisys and
other flowers, with here
and there a spangle or a
line of silver. Some
have edges scalloped and
others a cut out pattern
in tanciful design. Sticks
are carved and whitfield
or laced or stamped with
silver filigree. and they
are all as pretty and artis-
tic and graceful as fans
can be. Prices IS, 1o, IS,
SO and up to o2 and 83c,
for silk covered ones.
The fans are all smaller
than in other years, the
decorations more quiet
and the general effect in
much better taste than
the paper fans, you're
accustomed to seeing. We
are also showing a CON-
plete new line of white
and tinted fans of silk,
gauze, lace and feathers
for graduation, for we'd
dings and Other dress.fan
occasions, in ii the latest
shapes and decorations.
Included in the assert.
ment are some of the ex-
IRENE novelties from Par
is and Vienna.
In the basement are
old fashioned Palm Leaf
Fans, fiat Chinese Fans
for decorating the walls
of the beach cottage, fire.
place fans and dolls
fans.
All requisites for Coli,
Tennis and Croquet are
here. Also Hammocks,
paper lanterns, bamboo
porch curtains and picnic
baskets.
OWEN, MOORE & C
CLOSING NOTICE
The members of the PORTLAN
BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWATER
lave agreed to close their offices at
''clock ON Saturdays from June LIST
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

The opinion of the New York Court of
Appeals sustaining the coustitutionality
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
FULL
COUNT
PRINTING.

IN recent job we printed the outside
" and another printer printed the in
side. Our customer said: "Didn't YOU
print more than 3,oco?" Ans. "Not
more than 20 over" Customer: eve
had $50 of yours left over" Natural de-
duction: the other fellow gave short
count. That's the kind of competition
that makes friends for US. He cheated
the customer out of nearly 10 per cent.
of the JOB.
We give you just what we charge you
for every time.
THE THURSTON PRINT
ct t-2 EXCHANGE STREET
PORTLAND. ME-.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28

nEa of fine all ColOred French Sergefu
Zslsg inches wdesot preta
n Another lot of the only wider38 nchesand Of
4 1G finer quality 29c yard
0I quality either of the abovesoter fabricbeer finish
JJU So inches wde-pure WOOL full line Of coors $50 yard
A60 Is the price line and this Serge beau45 inches wide
ZU You've paid SOC for yard for quality 42c
KIM Genuine India Tw5o inches widene and tal the
7E AS proof French Imperial Sgthe genuine all WOOL
ILL finish Special attention called to this grade which is
first class in every way--al colors 75c yard
NOVELTY DRESS GOODS
- lots that it will pay you to examine
lot l. peces.rough Novelty Stripes and
Check Cheyot Cloths-two different weaves
many handsome color effects both So inches wide and
yard Our price, Csc yard
pieces inch French Novelty Mixtures almost nvs
ble checks greens and ganet45 inches widevey
pretty and very popular These goods worth soc yard
Our price, 29c
lot g. pieces rough silk and wool checked bouc
ehects---5o inches Worth $780, price 69c yard
SPECIAL In RIBBONS.
lot Of fancy Dresden Rbbonsregular qu5 inches vde
good range Of coorngs to 90 while they last at yard
forget of Skirtsona s35 to 225 skirts to be sold
This morning at $50 for CSC each
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
Messengers Notice.

Messengers Notice.
Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine. Cumberland S.. NAV
9th A ID. 1896.
>E1HIS is to give notice thason the 25th day of
Il May. A. d. 1896, a warrant in In
solvency was issued out of the Court of Insni-
yency for said County OF Cumberland. agains,
the estate of
FRANK A. MAYBERRY, of Gorham.
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor. on petition
OF said Debtor, which petition was fled on
the 25th day OF May, A. D. 1896, to which
date interest on claims is to be computed
That the, the payment ynS Of any debts to or
any property by him are forbidden bv law q "
That meeting Of the creditors Of said
or more assignees OF his estate will be held
at a Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room, in said Portland, in said County of
Cumberland on the 18th day of june.
A. D., 1896, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. G. l.. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
may28&june4
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa Falls & Northwestern
First Mortgage Gold Elves, 1921.

Guaranteed principal and interest by the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids s. Northern Railway Co.
A first and underlying lien, restricted to $15,-
900 per mile, upon an important section of the
main line of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern system. The company is upon an
established dividend basis. A round amount fer
sale upon basis closely approximating per
cent
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-28
CLOSING NOTICE.

The members of the PORTLAND
BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS
have agreed to close their offices at 1
o'clock ON Saturdays from June LIST to
October 1st, 1896.
may2sd2w Z. u. LITTLE, Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
WHY IN FAVOR OF A PARTIZAN
CONVENTION.

The Delaware RcpuJIicaa thus
states it:
Thus we have not a word of cOndem-
nation by the Democratic papers of
the attempt of the Democrats in Sus-
sex County to disfran chise some forty
five Republicans in Seaford, by some
unknown person tearing a leaf from
the assessors book after it had been
returned to the Levy Court. The Re
publican member of Levy Court handed
III copy of the missing names and it
was unanimously voted to place the
names on the assessment, but when
the voters attended the session of the
court, the Clerk of the Peace was suf-
ferlng from the grip and it was decided
that no other officer could administer
the necessary oath, and consequently
the men were sent home without being
assessed. Thus far the Clerk of the
Peace has not been able to attended
court, and by such tactics the Demo
Gratis hope to elect their ticket in Sus-
sex County next November.
By somewhat similar manoeuyres
the Democrats have managed to main
tain their ascendency in this State.
and yet they have the impertinence to
talk about honesty and fair dealing.
! Such characters cannot be trusted. To
talk of -partisanship in the State
Convention in view of such acts, ap-
pear to be mere subterfuge They
should act honestly before they ask
the people to trust them. The attempt
a year ago to steal the assessorship in
several Hundreds i'll Sussex County
shows the animus of the party leaders.
By somewhat similar tactics Mr.. Farley
was made assessor of the Second dis
trict in Wilmington.
Kent county was carried by the
Democrats by a deliberate disfranchise-
ment of nearly one hundred Republi-
cans, and yet the men who did the
work claim to be honorable and they
manage to escape punishment by the
court. A repetition of such acts should
impel tO-a more summary method Of
procedure. 1t is fortunate that in
Delaware the Republicans are law
abiding, as in some communities such
acts would lead to personal violence.
{ Years ago it was predicted that nothing
short of force would compel fair deal
; ing at our elections, and sometimes it
has seemed that the gross abuses
could be cured in no other way. And
yet these men are honorable, and the
Republicans are asked to put faith in
their nOn-partisan prOtestations.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL,


1t used to stand in the kitchen, in a corner
CHEEKY and bright,
Where the burning log in the fireplace shot
up glowing fountains of light,
And cracking flames played hide and seek
with the shadows hid away
In the 'yawning mouth of the chimney, so
awfully huge and gray;
Or leaped out on the red brick hearth and
danced with the shadows there,
While the old wheel kept the best of time
in the fire-place's ftful glare,
Singing and spinning,
Spinning and singing,
Now fast and faster it turns,
And the flames leaped high,
And the shadows danced by,
When grandmother used to spin.
The wool on the old brown spindle was as
the snowdrifts outside,
And seemed as we watched it whirling round
like "a SNOWFALL taking a ride;
Then winding the yarn in a big round ball
so firm and soft and white,
We were almost afraid it would really melt
in the heat of the open freight;
But tossed it about and watched it grow, as
the wheel kept buzzing round,
And laughed and romped in the ruddy GLOW
and thought it the sweetest sound,
Spinning and singing,
Singing and spinning,
Now fast and faster it turns,
And the flames leaped high,
And the shadows danced by,
When grandmother used to spin.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
Italy Near Bankruptcy.

Italy under the new Rudini Ministry
has turned its face toward bankruptcy.
Reputation and collapse are inevitable
if Italy continues the struggle in Abys-
sinia. For centuries past the House
of Savoy has been known for the canny
skill with which its past heads avoided
any steps that were dangerous and
withdrew from every enterprise which
was perilous. King Humbert, swayed
by a sense of royal honor and military
pride, has refused to withdraw from
Abyssinia A years campaign there
will cost $50, 900, 900, and the first sum
demanded will be $16,OOO,OOO. The
colony has already cost rather more
than this sum. Italy is in no condi-
ton to bear this strain.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
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Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
Not to be TrifIed With.

Will people never learn that a ''eold''
is an accident to be dreaded, and that
when it occurs treatment should be
promptly applied? There is no know
ing where the trouble will end; and
while complete recovery is the rule,
the exceptions are terribly frequent,
and thousands upon thousands of fatal
illnesses occur every year ushered in
by little iniudiciOus exposure and
seemingly trifing symptoms. Beyond
this, there are to-day countless invalids
who can trace their complains to
"colds," which at the time of occur
renee gave no concern, and were there
fore neglected. From Cincinnati Ga
zette. When troubled with cold use
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. It is
prompt and effectual 25 and so cent
bottles for sale by Clifton & Raymond,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25

If strength is what you want, you should
study what causes your weakness.
1t is practically lack of food.
But You eat three meals day, and all you
can eat at a time.
Yes, but do You digest it p?
Food undigested is not food. 1t is not
nOurishment.
1t does not create strength.
TO digest your food take Shaker Digestive
Cordial at meals. After a while you will
digest your food without it. Then you will
get well, and strong and healthy.
Shaker Digestive Cordial makes your
stomach digest all the nourishing food you
eat, relieves all the symptoms of indigestion
acts as a tonic and soon makes you well and
strong again.
The more you take, the less you will feel
of you stomach.
All druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25

The Philadelphia E0eniag Telegraph
is to print a Sunday paper" on Satur-
day afternoon hereafter. tits probably
a philanthropic effort to give news
paper readers Sunday material to read
on Saturday night, keeping them at
home and giving them no excuse to
stay away from church in order to
read the twenty or thirty pages Of
paper left on their doorsteps on Sun.
day before breakfast. May the TeJe-
graph succeed.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-25

1t is reported that the Georgia peach
blossoms were destroyed by frost last
week. We noticed some time since that
George fruit growers feared such
loss, for the reason that the fruit buds
were opening earlier than usual. Cali
fornia reports prospects for large crops
of all kinds of fruit. Never before did
the first of March find the peach buds of
Delaware and Maryland Peninsula in
better condition than at present. The
peach buds in Connecticut and West
ern New York are reported nearly all
killed.