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The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29
CURRENT COMMENT.
SPEAKING FOR NEW ENGLAND.
Boston Journal. }

VOUSuuH IUuTudI
No body of men in all New England
has 40 good right to speak for the people
of this section Of the country as the great
Republican CiuD of Massachusetts. 1t
is in numbers the 1rst political organiza-
ton Of these six States, and it is also the
first in the scope and the power of it's in
huence. It's members are Representative g
men of our Massachusetts communities.
Its leaders are the leaders Of the best
public sentiment Of the Commonwealth.
The clubs declaration at its annual
meeting yesterday in favor Of Thomas B.
Reed for President was no perfunotory OF
haphazard expression. 1t was declara-
tion of wide and deep political signif-
canoe, and all the more SO because it was
absolutely unanimous
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 80.

What Cuban bonds are taken in this
country will be taken solely as an indi-
rect method of making present to the
reyolutionists. Nobody will expect to
ever get anything out of them, whether
ths rebellion be a success or failure.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

The laundering of steamer loaded
with fIibusters for Cuba, with q large
loss OF life. is sad affair and will arouse
general sympathy. The expedition was a
violation of our neutrality laws to be
sure, hut its object was one with which
the American people very generally sym
1nathiza
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29
STATE TOPICS or INTEREST.

Caribou Republican During the year
1894 the sum of $l04 S99 was expended in
Caribou for building operations and i'm
provements. In 1895, the total is $97, 200.
Is there town in New England Of Carl
bouts size that can equal that record In
two successive years
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

Sunset is Deer Isle village, and II
it, within half mile of each other,
dwell Mrs. Eliza Small, 81 years old
Deacon Hale Powers, aged 49, and Mrs
Saloma Sellers, who has lived here 81
years. while not mile away Mr.. Nath
aniel Robbins is getting ready to cole
brate his Goth birthday.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

D. c. Breed of District No. 10, brought
in to Dexter one of the largest lenhawks
that was ever seen in the town. 1t meas
ured feet from tip to tip and when Mr..
Breed shot it, it had hen that
weighed 412 pounds. The hen hawk
has bt en- sent to G. NJ. Hoxie, Dover, to
be mounted.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

Mr. Stanley S. Estes of Augusta, the
jovial and en- ertaining stenographer of
Judge Whitehouse. smokes a modest
corncob pipe with celluloid stem, but
declares that it cost him 800. At least
he spent 500 for Christmas presents and
got only this pipe in return.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

The town of Eden is 100 years old and
will celebrate, next summer
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

An alarm from box 45 Augusta, was
rung in Sunday morning, for fire dis
covered in the barn of the Aul usta Lun,
Der Co., on Arsenal street. The damage
was about $500. There is no insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

The Portland Packing Co., which owns
and operates large number of corn fac
tories in this state, including the one at
chased the Dexter factory of Mr.. Charles
Y. Moses, who has owned and operated
it and the one at Corinna.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

We make a speciality
of repair work Of all
descriptions. We en-
ploy experienced work
men in every depart
ment and with our
newly enlarged and
improved wOrkrooms
we are able to do the
very best of work at
short notice. Furniture
repaired, polished and
recovered in the best
possible manner and
at the very lowest prices
CONSTANT with good
work.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

A Bath woman, who applied to a
clergyman of that city for money to buy
wood, didn't get it. The reason was be-
cause, OH the next evening and before the
good man got it for her, he happened tc
pass theatre just as the woman and he1
daughter were going to attend the show.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

Deacon Hale Powers, aged % and Mrs.
Saloma Sellers, who has lived here 95
aniel Robbins is getting ready to cole
brate his Goth birthday.
D. c. Breed of District No. 10, brought
in to Dexter one of the largest henhawks
that was ever seen in the town. 1t meas
ured 4 feet from tip to tip and when Mr..
Breed shot it, it had hen that
weighed 41-2 pounds. The hen hawk
has ten sent to G. NJ. Hoxie, Dover, to
be mounted
Mr. Stanley S. Estes of Augusta, the
jovial and en- ertaining stenographer of
judge Whitehouse. smokes a modest
corncob pipe with celluloid stem, but
declares that it cost him 800. AT least
he spent 500 for Christmas presents and
got only this pipe in return.
The Portland Packing Co., which owns
and operates large number of corn fac
tories in this state, including the one at
Foxcroft and that at Newport, have pur-
chased the Dexter factory of Mr.. Charles
Y. Moses, who has owned and operated
it and the one at Corinna.
clergyman of that city for money to buy
wood, didn't get it. The reason was be-
cause, OH the next evening and before the
good man got it for her, he happened to
pass theatre just as the woman and her
daughter were going to attend the show.
Michael Stevens and wife Ct jackson.
stepped out for few moments Friday
leaving two small children in the house.
The clothing of the little girl, who is
about years old, caught fire and the
guish the flames. The parents were for
tunate y near enough to hear the screams
of the children. They hurried back and
succeeded in tearing the burning cloth
ing from the little girls body. DR.. Kill
gore attended her. He thinks
the girl may live, but fears she will be
permanently disfgured.
Several people who CHANGED to BIZ walk
ing along the river front at Calais Sun
day were greeted with CHASTITY sight.
Some one happened to look out toward
the river and saw dark object lying on
an ice cake that was floating along in
the dark water. Upon closer scrutiny the
object was outlined as the body of a |
woman, and hasty preparations were
made to bring it ashore. The body was
finally taken from the ice cake and car
ried to the bank 1t proved to be that of |
Mrs. Matte Mclean, who lived in st. |
Stephen. There is but one account given |
of Mrs McLean's death. The house |
where shs lived is situated on wharf |
on the river front. In all probability |
Mrs. Mclean is some way fell from the |
wharf to the ice below, and WAS either |
killed instantly. or was rendered uncon- |
scious by her fall and had frozen to death |
Later the leo on which her body lay had |
been started away from the shore by |
the rivers current and the unfortunate |
woman's body was slowly being taken
out to sea, when it was noticed by people |
on the shore and recovered.
4 The Communicates of the Order of the
Golden Gross of Augusta, Hallowell and
Gardiner rendered a reception Monday
last evening, in Golden Cross hall, Au-
gust to Supreme Commander A. S.
Bangs.
An alarm from box As Augusta, was
rung in Sunday morning, for a fire dis
covered in the barn of the Aul usta Luni-
Der Co., on Arsenal street. The damage
was about $500. There is no insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-29

4 The Communicates of the Order of the
Golden Cross of Augusta, Hallowell and
Gardiner rendered reception Monday
last evening, in Golden Cross hall, Au-
gust. to Supreme Commander A. S..
Bangs.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28

proached him and laid the letter which
haG caused her such grief. right under
his eyes.
Read that. Knowing you had No
picture of mine, what was to think?"
what any Intelligent, rightminded
wife should have thought: you would
have said to yourself: He is incapable
Of deceit; he has my picture anyhow.
But you cid not have it,"
He looked at her with said. resigned
sorrow.
"Oh, woman. without an atom Of
faith" Then he put his hand in his
pocket and produced the Photograph.
"Oh! Darling! Forgive me! You had
my picture. The old thing taken be-
fore We were engaged! Why. 1 didn't
know you ever had one of these!"
The restored confidence made her
pretty blue eyes swim in fearful Joy.
She put her arms around him, asking
his pardon, caressing even his coat col
lar.
My dear" sad he, looking into her
face with grave, but loving reproach,
'let this be warning. Never doubt
me again, no matter what appearances
may be. can always look yon square
ly in the eyes and say, I am inno-
cent"
And she believed him.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
ou. ..,,on.pls Application of science.

L" a technical contemporary we fin
the Following passage, which, whethe
Its assertions are true or false. claim
the attention of analysists: Scientific
training seems very often to be divert
ed into curious channels. A large cal
leo printer recently Informed US that
the chemical knowledge of the German
drug and dycstuff manufacturers SEEM
ed to be devoted entirely to the art of
defeating tests rather than to the man
ufacture of drugs to pass genuine mus
ter. 1t was the Germans who intro
duced the dangerous adulteraten in
Portland cement-gypSum, to wit-en-
tirely with a view of circumventing
the American tests for cement. 1t mat
ters not to the Germans that their ce-
ment is rendered dangerous, and that
better results can be attained by safe
means AT very triting cost. They have
found an adulterant to serve n merely
temporary purpose. and that is all they
care to do The Japanese seem to be
following on similar lines. 1t would
be amusing were it not SO pitiable."--
Chemical News.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
rnANHeo.v NJ PHILOSOPHY.


"Hise! Hiss said the Goose, .'they'ye
To fatseh Tor Christmas-such songsters as
IN be tough as goose! It's sin and a
BE wise, Mister Turkey. and you'll do the
Hiss said the Goose,
a. call II abuse.'
.guacki' said the Duck
call II good luck!
Just tnthk of the daintles they give us to
Such sppiec1res. squash seeds and gristles
Let's be on for Il lunch see how fast I can
But the Turkey only answered with a
'Gobble! gobble! goblet"
"Hiss! Hiss, said the Goose. "'tis a sad
You don't know n thing: you're n goose of
duck,
regular Qnnck-you haven't any brains;
You don know enough to go In when 1t
.'Qnack!" said the Duck,
a. Tis II world of good luck!"
Hiss.' said the Goose
=, Tis world OF abuse!"
"Quack. quack!" said the Duck, "what
great goose you are
"HissE sirilled the Goose. till you heard
"Hiss! Mister Turkey the world is full of
But the Turkey only answered with
"Gobble! gobble! goblet"
Charlotte w. Thurston.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
birmingham. a..-LIsh.ins.

In order to facilitate lighting In
courts. the corporation undertakes to
treat such lamps as public, on the prin-
fiple that light is almost as valuable
us a policeman. In 1880 the number of
court lamps was 4, consuming 10000
cubic feet of gas, at an annual cost Of
f1O: in 1894 the number of lamps had
increased to 1854, burning more than
25 ,00O, 900 cubic feet, and the cost to
Fl 1855 per annum. OF the 100, 900 houses
in the district of supply, only 10000
have meters. and of these not more
than three-fourths are dwelling houses.
In England gas fixtures are individual
property furnished by the tenant, and
removable when he goes into another
house, the landlord supplying only the
connection with the street mains. The
department now encourages landlords
TO connect their houses, to supply ten
ants with fixtures, and to put in pre-
payment, or penny-in-the-slot, meters.
like those in the artisans houses be-
longing to the corporation, all to be
covered by the gross cost Of the gas
furnished at rate of 3s. 4d. per thou
sand.-"An Object Lesson in Munich
pal Government" by George F. Parker,
in the November Century.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
VICToRIA'S GREAT MEN.

Her Reirn Saw Few Mu.ic Composers, bu
Mary Writers.
1t may be interesting at this moment
to recall the great actors who have oc-
cunied the stage of life in England dur
ing this phenomenally long reign OF
Queen Victoria, according TO London
Truth.
In literature there have hourished
Southey Campbell, Sydney Smith,
Hood, Maria Edgworth, Joanna Baltic,
Moore. Rogers, Charlotte Bronte. Hal
lam, Leigh Hunt Macaulay, Archbish-
op Whately, Thackeray. Landor Dick
ems, Grotc, Lytton. Mill. Kingsley,
George Eliot" Disraeli, Lever, Mat
thew Arnold. Tcnnyson, Trollope,
Browning. Froude, Ruskin and Her.
bert Spencer.
AS regards music, the present reign
is singularly poor. While their neigh.
bOrs were hOnoring masters like Men.
delssohn, Chopin. Schumann. Rossini,
Berlioz, Aubcr. Wagner, Verdi. Gounod.
and Rubinstcin, Balfe and Sir Arthur
Sullivan are, perhaps. the most emf
nent composers the British have had.
In art there have been Wilkie. Etty.
Turner Martin. Mulready. MaclSe,
Landseer, Ward, Firth, Millais, Leigh
ton and Long. Among sculptors. Cnan-
trey, Gibson. Foley. Stevens, Noble
WOolncr. Boehm and the Thornycrof.s
Silence has secured six great men
Faraday. TyndaIl, Darwin. Huxley.
Herschell the younger and Lord Kel-
win.
BY the way. there have been seven
attempts made upon the life of the
queen.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
a Predicate. Abou. railways.

The following prediction, made by
the Royal College of Physicians of Ba-
varia In 1885, is now on record in the
archives of the Nuremberg and Furth
Railway. in that country. When it was
proposed to build this line, the ply
sicians of the country met and for
mally protested against 1t. "Locomo-
tion. by the aid of any kind of steam
machines whatever" the Bavarian
physicians declared, should be pro-
hibited in the interest Of the public
health. The rapid movements cannot
fail to produce In the passengers the
mental aiimsnt called delirium furios,
um. Even admitting" the protest went
on. that travellers will consent to rur
the risk. the state can da no less thar
protect the bystanders. The sight alone
Of locsdi0tive passing at full speed
sufhces to produce tb1s frightful malady
of the brain. 1t ID. s. any rate. indis.
pensabie that ~ barrier at least sia
feet high, 4hould be erected on both
sides ps the track"
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
No Chinese coneert-a.rden. in Now ru.

No Chinese Concert-Gardens In New Yn4k.
There is one feature of New York
amusements that is wholly unknown to
the Chinaman, and that is the con-
cert-garden. To congregate in a pub
lie place to drink intoxicating bever-
ages, listen to sensuous music, and
watch vulgar displays of the human
figure; to be waited upon by young
women Of more than questionable char
acter; to take part in profane and OBJ
scene talk; all this is beneath the dig
nifty of Chinaman, and nowhere in
the Chinese quarter. from beginning
to end, can such place be found. But
they are found on the Bowery, and
Germans, Irishmen, Italians. and Jews
NIL the places to the doors.-"The Chi
nese of New York." by Helen F. Clark
in the November Century.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
Jo,u Of Are. Devotion to tn. K,,.,

For her king, who SO cowardly aban-
Aoned her. she retained passionate
worship. He was the personification Of
France; he was her banner One day
during the trial Guillaume Everard
accused the king Of France Of heresy,
whereat, trembling with indignation,
Joan cried out by my faith. sire. with
all. reverence due to you, dare say
and swear. under peril of my life, that
he Is the most Christian of all Chris
tians, he who best loves the law and
the church: he is not what you say"
In such cry we feel that she uttered
all her heroic soul.-"Tlie National He
ro of France" by Maurice Boutet de
Monvel, in the November Century.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
ARCTIC DlscoMFoRTs.
According to Dr. Nansen Thirst La the
Leading One.
And she believed him.


DR.. Nansen, who has Just returned
from an arctic journey, says that the
thirst induced by the irksome labor
| of sledge-hauling is the seyerest dis
comfort to the explorer, says an ex-
change. Though the polar world Is
covered with frozen water there is none
for drinking purposes save that which
Is thawed and on the march 1t is al
most impossible to thaw it. Other ex-
plorers complain bitterly OF the ef-
fects of the wind and sun. 1t is well
known that very low degree of cold
can be borne without discomfort so
long as the air is still, but the moment
1t gets into motion 1t strikes the skin
like the blast of furnace. Its effects
have often been described as precisely
similar to those of burn. The sun.
when 1t is visible, is hot, and peels
and blisters the skin. making 1t in
fnitely more sensitive to the attack of
the wind. Others. again, say that the
warm, relaxing damp Of the polar sum-
mer, with all the diseases that II
brings. is infinitely worse than the ia
tense cold Of winter; but. perhaps. af-
ter all, the greatest evil and misery
which confront the polar explorer
spring from the fearful depression,
mental and physical, of the long nights
Of 1000 and 5000 hours of gloom and
semi-darkness. Under its influence
men seem to suffer like plants de-
prived of sunlight A week or so will
nff n}a fol, oho ho;
ters, and the enforced idleness univer-
sal gloom and bitter cold combined re-
duce life to its lowest terms and make
1t 30 miserable that many have found
refuge from 1t in insanity or suicide.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
HlNDoo DOCTORS.

AaA Fhsar Peculiar Method of Treating
the Sick.
The doctor In India, or the bald, y
~ he 10 called, is not like the physician
OF any other country. says an exchange.
He IL peculiar genius who acts in a
peculiar way. II a well-to-do Hindoo
merchant becomes i'll with fever he
usually fasts three or four days, scarce
u even touching water standing by his
bed. His relatives become alarmed.
but the merchant refuses to have the
hald called. in the hope that two or
three more days Of fasting will cure
MIN. A gray-haired neighbor counsels
me sick man not to take any drugs at
this stage. Let the fever run as high
a. It can ID the advice given, and fur
tner Tasting should be indulged in. The
Tasting does not seem to do the pa
uent any good, 20 the doctor Is finally
caueo. The bald has reputation as a
nrH-class physician. The family be-
lieves that II any man can snatch a
SICK man from the grasp Of death 1t is
tne oaid- This man OF medicine is con-
vfnced that all European doctors are
but a farce. He will admit their su-
periority In surgery; but then, in his
oehef, surgery is not the function of
learned doctor. The brothers of a
sick 1nan. after great deal of entreaty,
manage to get the bald to accompany
them. Arriving at the patients house
ne enters the sick mans room and
sits beside him with a great deal OF
dignity and -compoaure. The servant
oners him the "hookah" Ia smoking
apparatus similar to that used by the
Iurks) About ten minutes spent in
smoking. he feels the patients pulse
ana nnds he has a very high fever. The
baid then takes piece of paper, writes
on 1t q Few mysterious words, orders
simple diet of 1entil soup, gives the
SICK man two small black pills to
swallow, takes another pull of about
hVe minutes at the hookah, leaves the
mysterious prescription behind him
and departs without giving any further
instruction. The patient may get bet
Ter OF possibly he may die, most likely
the latter. The Indian doctor finds his
profession sorry one. The highest
Zee for the complete cure of rich man
Is about SO. Some Of the balds, how
ever. have been known to effect won
der1ui cures. where the best European
doctors have completely failed A case
ls recorded of a European AFFLICTED with
asthma, who derived but little benefit
from the treatment Of his own coun-
trymen. When his case had been pro-
nounced hopeless by the best English
physicians a Hindoo doctor gave him
few black pills. which brought about
complete cure in very short time.
The European offered fabulous price
for the secret remedy, but the old bald
refused all offers. The bald will never
reveaEthe secret Of his remedies, for it
would cost him his caste, and caste
in India is all In all.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
An Important Difference.

To make 1t apparent to thousands
who think themselves Ill. that they are
not afflicted with any disease. but that
the system simply needs cleansing. is
to bring comfort home to their hearts.
as costive condition is silly cured by
using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Company only.
and sold by all druggists
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
An Innocent Drummer.

He bade his wife fearful good by.
my love. my only one! The time will
soon be here when shall be In a posi-
lion to snap my fingers at fate and set
up ~ my own boss. Then we shall have
no more of these cruel partings. And
you will be true to me?"
"As always am" she responded.
You did not forget to put that photo
you had especially taken for me in my
sripsack, did you?'
"Oh. dear no! Are you sure you will
look at 1t sometimes. love?"
You wicked little doubter; you know
| should be wretched without at least
such precious semblance of my pet to
look at daily, nightly"
| Draw the veil of charity over his
grief and the treachery of one in whom
ne had unbounded confidence.
In brief. she, his only love, his pet,
his wife, had secretly planned to make
him "wretched." She had taken that
photograph from his gripsack and was
gloating over his misery when he
should discover that only memory re-
mained to him, for the time being of his
1arling's looks.
THE dear fellow, how he will scold
me for the trick" she thought. but l
will send him tho photo in the very
first letter." Thus appeasing her con-
science she waited for his first letter
1t came from Chicago.
''My hearts delight" 1t began. Got
here o. X. this a. m. Have been wrest-
Iiy,rx xry{kI Ill Jo.
time I've had Of 1t. Weary and tagged,
have retired to my room, shut the
silded atmosphere of sin that envelopes
this terrible city and taken from my
satchel your sweet picture. 1t is before
me as l write. shall kiss it when
have said my evening prayers. 1t Will
rest under my pillow. 1t is my own So
lace until hold you, my sweet wife. in
these faithful arms again"
Thus far had she read when she top
pied over on the floor.
What comfort she found there is hard
to say; but great determination rose
with the stricken wife, who went out
an hour later and sought telegraph
office.
Her husband had been saying his
prayers abroad that evening, and when
he got to his hotel about midnight his
spiritual emotions received a rude
shock by telegram from his "only
love" 1t was elaborate for dispatch,
but under the circumstances one could
not expect the outraged wife to trans
init her feelings by the slow mail. The
dispatch read:
you are no longer the only drummer
who is not a liar, as you have always
claimed. Let the fraternity make you
their chief in the art. Had you taken
the pains even to look for the photo
you say your prayers to. you would
have discovered that l had-to tease
you-removed 1t. My faith in you is
dead, dead!'
The husband clutched his hair.
What the devil did write to her,
he muttered.
After awhile his face cleared.
by Jove! l must have been piling
on taffy., That's what man gets for
trying TO make a woman feel good.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
hysiei.n. Wis., in Their generation.

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the public and the press Only the belight-
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The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
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The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
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