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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20
The Decoy Ticket.

written for the Dispatch-)
There is a ticket IN the field
That's known as THE Decoy,"
Ard when a body speaks of this,
These terms they must EMPLOY.
Old Johnny Palmer's at the head,
And Buckner's at the tall,
They're calling DER this country. wide,
But to decoy they'll fail
They couldn't run the 'vention all,
And have Il their own way;
And so they simply thought they would
The very dickens play.
They talked OF Wat, THE Star.eyed
God"
or Breck and Villas, too;
And didn't fail to mention Bragg.
But mono Of these would do.
But now they have old Palm and Buck.
Those empty honors they'll wear.
They'll carry not a single state
Oh, they're a lovely pair!
Wen vote for Billy Bryan straight.
And pass these fellows by:
They're Ike a huckleberry in
A forty-pounder pie.
Dvale Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20
Random Reading.

By Dora Cave.)
To find green places by the dusty way.
TO catch glimpse Of hazy. boundless
blue
Inlaid with glittering streaks OF starry
hue.
Where. on the far-off pillows. sunbeams
play.
In sombre shade through woodland walks
70 stray.
Close-woven foliage yelling all the view
And spy a dappled brook he branches
through
These sudden Joys enchant RUNNER
day.
But for the cherries days when nature
grieves -
And earth is dead, where shall such 10Y
be sought?
Though winds be waIling round the win
try caves,
This. 10 the spirit. with like bliss Is
fraught-
or some untrodden book to part the
leaves.
And, roaming through. seize many a
shining thought.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20
ABSOLUTEEX PURE

and carry them 10 the White House under
THE imperial ensign streaming TO the
wind
With gems and lustre rich emblazcned"
Mr. Lees speech was declared 10 be one
OF the most magnificent efforts or oratorY
ever made in the cub and won for the
speaker unreseryed admiration and praise
Each speaker did himself honor. and won
the thanks OF the members individually.
as well as by applause. for their mastery
efforts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20
20. e2e1s S7l. 72s. s25


Estimates to respective war ministers.
The table shows that over three millions
Of men are constantly under arms. TWEEN
ty-two millions have had military train
ing and the prospective strength. when
the most recent laws shall have been In
operation a few years more. reaches tho
amazing figure of thirty millions. These
figures are a little misleading on account
Of the enormous strength given to Russia.
II is not probable that she could utilize
In any way more than one-fourth OF the
strength attributed to her. and she would
not care to attempt that for any consid-
cradle time. The expense column reaches
the grand total Of s67i 100000.
IN THE HANDS OF STATESMEN.
AT present the situation is In the nanos
OF Europes statesmen. Soon II VIII DC
turned over to its generals, and po'h
classes are developing a series or ne"
historical characters. Among the states
ment is the British Ambassador to Rus
sia. Sir Nicholas Roderick OConnor. Sir
Nicholas has deserved wen OF MS couh-
try IN several important appointments
since he first entered the diplomatic SER
vice, his earlier experiences were gam
ca a, politlcal centres OF such varied
character az Berlin, The Hague. Madrid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20
People are terri.
fed if a lightning
bolt strikes near
them, and pray to
be delivered from

death by disease plays all
about them and they pay
no attention to it until It
strikes them down. Con-
sumption kills just as
surely as lightning and il
Is a great deal nearer all
the time. People never
realize how near 1t Is
because it steals on SO
gradually. .
Loss Of appetite and
flesh ; poor sleep; poor
digestion ; nervousness (;
a lack of energy and force
these are the begin
nings of consumption it
Is fostering the blood.
There is no need of its
going any further. 1t can
r. stopoed right where IL
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

Arthur Sewall. Vice Presidential can
didate on the Bryan ticket, when he
charters his ships has the cont tracts made
out in gold. Proofs OF this were pre-
sented In The Press" last Saturday
morning, when one Of these contracts
was printed in full. 1t showed that he
takes no chances az to a depreoiating
silver currency, but demands Omitted
States gold or it's equivalent. This
proves how much Mr.. Sewall loves silver,
although he is trying to get the work
iDgmen to vote for him as a candidate
running on platform advocating the
free coinage of that metal.
Here are three illustrations of the in
sincerity of the men prominent In the
party advocating free coinage. They
either do not believe that Bryan will
be elected and free silver law enacted
or else they are :taking early steps to
guard themselves against the deprecia-
ton in the currency which they know
will follow free coinage. When the work
ingman is urged to accept these three
men az leaders In the campaign he should
ask which he is to take as guide, their
words or their deeds.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

President on the Bryan ticket. As they
favor 53-oent dollar for the workingmen
1t is the natural conclusion that they are
willing to take silver dollars themselves.
Are theyf Let us see.
Sylvester Pennoyer, ex-governor OF
Oregon has his mortgages made payable
in gold, principle and interest The
Press recently printed copies of these
mortgages taken from the officialr eglstry
book Of Multnomah county, Oregon.
This proves how much Mr.. Pennoyer
loves1tbe white metal which he wants
coined freely for the workingman to be
paid with.
John P. Altgeld, governor of Illinois,
has the leases of the Unity company
building in Chicago. in which he has
all his savings invested and Of which he
j. the president made pay able In gold.
The Press printed short time ago an
exact copy OF one of these leases in which
1t is expressly stipulated that the rent is
to be paid in standard gold coin of the
United States" This proves the strength
Of Mr. AltReld's love for the silver dol
lar which, however, he is ready to pay
out to the wofkinxmen for wages.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
Messengers Notice.

once Of the Sheriff Of Cumberland County,
State of Maine. Cumberland IS. Sept.
23d. A. D., 1896.
This is to give notice, that on the 21st day
Il of Sept A. D.: 1896. q Warrant in
solvency. for said County OF Cumberland,
against the estate Of
WILLIAM g. HOBBS, of South Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petit
ton of said debtor. which petition was filed
on the 21st day of Sept. A. D. 1896. to which
date interest on claims is to be computed
That the payment OF any debts to or by said
Debtor. and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That q meeting of the creditors Of said
Debtor, to prove their debts and choose one or
more assignees of his estates will be held at
Court Of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room, in said Portland, in said County Of
Cumberland, on the 9th day of October.
A. D., 1896. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
G. L. BUCKNAM
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court OF
Insolvency for said County Of Cumberland.
Sept24&octl
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

1t is difficult to understand why a let.
ter from Mckinley written in 1890 favor
ing free coinage of American silver
should cause sensation when read at
political meeting in 1895. Every body
knows that in 1890 he had a weakness
for extending the silver coinage. he
strongly advocated the purchasing Fact
of 1890 and undou btedly thought that il
would put silver up to q parity with
gold. Nobody denies this or ever has,
But Mr.. Mckinley has become convinced
that his 1890 notions were wrong, and ID
now hostile to any further silver expert
ments except wish international agree.
ment. 1t is his position now that is i'm
portant-and his position now is aaai INST
free silver.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
Guardians Sale Of Real Estate by Auc
tion in the GrOwing City of West
brook.

Pursuant to license from the Hon. Henry
G. Peabody, Judge of Probate, for the Coun-
ty of Cumberland, State of Maine, 1 shall
sell at public auction in the premises on Sat
O'Clock in the afternoon, the following de-
scribed real estate, viz; a certain lot or
parcel of land with the builindgs thereon
in Westbrook, in said County. Beginning
at the intersection of the westerly line Of
King street. socalled, with the dividing line
between the SO called sNason Lot,'S and
the HON estead farm of the late Jonas RAY
mond, deceased; thence westerly by a con
tinuation OF said King street fifty feet {;
thence westerly parallel with said dividing
line one hundred feet; thence southerly par.
allel with said King street extension, fifty
feet; thence easterly one hundred feet BY
said dividing line to the place begun at
Westbrook, September IA, 1896.
ADELBERT C. CHUTE
Guardian of Marie Ardelia Brown let ais. mi
nor children and heirs of Anthony Brown
deceased. sept17 1aw3wTh-
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
If the general demonstration Of silv

If the general demonstration of silver
was bad thing, to Germany, more
than any other nation belongs the oblo.
guy fof she..began it in 1871. and set the
example which other nations followed or
were compelled to follow. And when
Germany did this Bismarck was chan
COLOR and exercised more potent in
duence than any other of her statesmen
indeed more power than all Of them
together. The silver men ought there
fore. TO be holding up Bismarck as the
great criminal of the age, worse than
John Sherman even. But in stead of that
they are very much In love with him
because he has expressed desire to have
the United States try the experiment. of
free coinage at 16 to /.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
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The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

The bottom seems to have conn letely
dropped out of the Democratic campaign
in New York. Tammany is protesting
purpose to support the ticket, officially,
but great part of the mem ers of the
organization will not vote for it. It i.
now confidently prediored that the Re-
publicRns will carry New YORK city
even. Free silver sentiment ia just az
scarce among the farmers in the Empire
State as it was in Vermont and Maine.
About the only question in dispute is the
size Of Mr.. Blacks minority, the esti-
mates ranging from 100, 600 to 800, 600.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

Bryan completely collapsed after his
address to the Tammany braves In New
York Tuesday night. What his manag-
ers have failed to do-get him to stop
talking physical weakness will co mpel
him to do pretty soon unless he goes at
slower pace.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

How does the Argus know that the
PRESS quoted the New York SUMS re-
marks upon the Yale students conduct
"approvinglyf" We published them with
out comment. Does the Argus endorse
all the extracts from other papers which
1T publishess II 80 then
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

Bryan is constantly preaching the doc
trine that knowledge Of the laws and
functions of monay counts for nothing,
that man who has never given any
particular attention to the subjeot-in-
deed who has given no attention to it at
all-is quite as competent to decide what
nations currency shall be as man
who has spent his life time in investi-
eating it. Indeed Mr.. Bryan some
time seems to 60 farther, for he
frequently intimates IL he does not de-
clare, that ignorance is more likely to
breed wisdom on currency questions than
knowledge. We presume that to an ex-
tent this is mere pretenss on his par t..
which is adopted as an easy and effective
means of fiattering his audisnces. It Ia
very pleasing to the average man to be
told by Presidential candidate that he
Is competent to decide any question un-
der the sun, no matter how intricate or
abstruse, and Mr.. Bryan is quite we'll
aware of 1T. There is plenty of artful-
ness about him, though he claims to be
Elain, blunt man, and the assumption
which he seldom oniits from any of his
speechas that one person Is just az COM
petenr ms another to pass on currency
questions is frequently, we i'm
agine, much less an expression of
his convictions than means of estab-
fishing cordial relations with his audi
encss. But while considerable Of his
profession on this point Is pretence,
there is a larger measure Of sincerity in
it We think, than he really gets credit
for. The truth about Bryan is that he
has been very superficial student of the
currency question himself. His addresses
show that clearly enough. But while
his study has been far from profound his
conclusions are most positive. He is
intensely dogmatio. Thinking thing il
SO is equivalent with him to its being 30.
Apparently no suspicion ever enters his
head that he may be mistaken or that
there may be flaw somewhere in his
reasoning. OF q wrong premise at its
foundation. It Is quite natural, per-
haps, having arrived at such definite and
conclusive results himself at SO little
expenditure of time and study, that he
should take the ground that time and
study are not very essential to correct
solution of this question.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

1t is safe to say that Gen. Hyde's build
ing of government gun boats will do
Bath workingmen. much more good than
Arthur Sewall's preaching. of free silver.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
FASHIONABLE
DRESS
GOODS.

"a reaction has come in colored wool
dress goods Mixed goods are
by no means excluded from the list, on the
contrary they are very stylish especially in
the rough Scotch mixtures.
The surfaces Of the new goods
generally are rough---shaggy, with great
knots or tufts, or fuzzy with long filaments
skilfully brought out by the process Of
weaving.
These roughly woven goods look
warm and comfortable and adapt themselves
readily to prevailing fashions; they are wide
ly different from those worn year ago.
Especially is the richness Of woolly
or knotted goods revealed in skirts by their
flare and graceful sweep. The fullness is
nowhere massed in heavy or compact folds
and there is alurement in the flowing lines
and ripples in which the materials full so
easily"
There are many different weayes
and qualities in the goods spoken of above
Our patrons may be assured that
there is nothing thatlis new or desirable
that may not be found here
In the Scotch Mixtures which are par
ticularly adapted for skirts and tailor made
suits, the assortment is large and varied
and prices range from $I.SS to 2.25 yd.
The rough suitings come in a large
variety of styles and colorings and prices
are from SOC to 1925 yd.
One line in particular is canvas
weave called s'Zibeline.'' 1t has long
nap with tufts Of black wool on navy blue,
dark green and brown grounds 75c yd.
Another of the same class is made
up Of minute wool boucles in black upon
dark grounds, SOC yd.
Many of the better class Of goods
come in single dress patterns and are to be
found nowhere else in the city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

Most men break down when afflicted
with rheumatism. If they would try
Salvation Oil they would find relief at
once.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
National Election, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Willian1cKinley
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
OF NEW JERSEY.

Four hundred thousand ia the estimat-
d Republican majority in Pennsylvania
mis- year. That will do very well.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Venus and Cupid or A Trip from
Mount Olympus to London. by the Per.
sonal Conductor of the Party. A nav
fantastic romance by the author of THE
Fight at Dame Europa's School. The
little volume before us, entitled as above
is prettily bound in cerulean blue az
BELTS its subject. The story opens with
| modern vernaoular In the mouths OF
gods and goddesses. "Look here, a.
said Venus. "if you lie sprawling any
longer on that damp cloud. shall have
you laid up with influenza" "Per-
haps it's trifle chilly" replied Cupid,
etc. Not only this, but Neptune, Venus,
Cupid, Hercules. Diana, Bacchus, Ap-
polio, and Mercury descend" to become
personally conducted party through
continental Europe. The Director of
this extraordinary group is obliged to
make of it sort of classic museum or
theatre troupe. Naru rally or unnatur-
ally, all this gives rise to many, and
supernatural, complicat jons. There ia
an occasional petty bit. early in the book
anent Ganymedes and the flying eagle;
but the use of mythology to illustrate
nineteenth century ADJUSTMENTS and in
cidents pals after little on the reader q
taste. There is good deal Of harmless
fun in the skit provided it is of the sort
which appeals to your special sense of
humor. philadelphia: J. B. Lippin-
colt Company; Portland: Loring, Short
& Harmony
In Scarlet and Grey, Stories Of Soldiers
and Others by Florence Henniker and
The Spectre of The Real, by Thomas
Hardy aud Florence Henniker, consists
of half dozen and one stories which are
certainly out of the oo-nmon. This we
rather expect in the Keynote Series
which has always an Aubrey Beardsley
deaign and a general air of mystery in
makeup. HThs Spectre of The Real, !"
to put the last first il most unpleasant
and sensational in character. If people
will act out such tragedies in real life,
tits best unreoorded or replaced by other
dramas where somethingof natural high
mindedness does occasionally hold sway.
The letters are all desperately sad In
the telling and contain tender and beau
tiful episodes we'll related. They display
artistic ski II in description and in the
reproduction of the emotions of the
human heart. Here is cynical line
"his chfvalrous feelings towards women,
originating perhaps in the fact that he
knew very little about them, were sufi-
cient to crafty the most exactlng Of the
SEX" We had forgotten the rather in
elegant quotation from q Yankee source
where eggs not entirely fresh were re-
fsrred to as "eggs that had seen
trouble For in the story entitled "A
Successful Intrusion" the sombre side of
the narration is lighted up BY occasional
jokes and light saroasms. We note this
charming picture "the mud, left bare
by draining down the water, being i'm
printed with hundreds of little foot
marks of plovers feeding there. Eight or
nine herons stood further away one or
two composedly fishing, their grey figures
reflected with unblurred olearness in the
mirror of the pool. Some little water
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

Bryan has paid compliment to the
Springfield Republican, and the editors
seem to be quite beside themselves with
joy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

The Argus seems to be engaged in
tanning the silver ticket with faint
praise. and it is doing 1t very well too.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
CURRENT COMMENT.
HOW THEY LOVE SILVER.
(Philadelphia Press

Three of the lending men in the crusade
for free silver coinage are Ex-Governor
Sylvester Penpoyer Of Oregon, Governor
John z. Altgeid Of Illinois, and Arthur
Sewall OF Mime. candidate for Vice
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01
must

it must either have no
opinion on the principal issue Of the
Presidential campaign, or two opinions,
one the exact opposite of the other. II
the Argus would like to know our opin-
ion Of the New York Suns article we
have no objections to telling 1t. We
think there is good deal of sense in 1t.
We think that good deal of the indig-
nation expressed at the Yale's students
Rroans and Misses has been of the per-
functory sort. 1t was not strictly polite
OF course to hiss Bryan, but man that
is travelling about the country pitching
into people whom he does not like, as
Bryan is, must expect sometimes to get
dose Of his own medicine. and IL he does
there is no reason why he should make
much fuss about, or his friends 60 to
pumping up indignation over it.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

Read what prominent fashion
magazins says about the new dress
goods.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

hens waddled with fussy gait across
the soddeu ground in front of them. and
procession ofswild geese came through
the sky and passed on till they faded
away into row of black dots.'' (Bos.
ton: Roberts Brothers; London: Johu
Lane. Vigo ST.; Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmon. Price s1.O0.)
Poems by Emily Dickinson Edited by
Mabel Loomis Todd. Third Series.
Emily Dickinson's poems exhibit certain
curious. features. The author employs
the comparative In new directions as
terribler, I" "culpabler.' or uses such
an adverb as ''russetly.'' BY the same
token. we get great monotony of metre.
curt, abrupt phrases in rhyme. occult
illusions that almost annoy one In the
effort to unravel them and now and then
a very repelling Interpretation of nature
or the SOULS contemplation. Having
freed book reviewer conscience of that
load attention may now be called to
numerous poems-all her verses are brief
which 1t is not too much to oall ex-
quisitely lovely or quaint or delicious as
their case may be. We should like to
cite IA Book" Saturday Afternoon, {"
"Disenchantment" aud many another
but must content ourselves from a choice
among the light, dainty conoeits Of the
poet, with
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-06-09

A delegation of the Independent
Fire Company of this place, consist
ing of Lieut.. Abram Stump and
Messrs. Chas. II. Grim, Jas. w.
Carney. Mamma Robertson, Vernon
S. Weller and William Burris,
went to Winchester Saturday with
handsome floral decorations for the
Rouss lot in Mt. Hebon Cemetery.
The designs consisted of two exquis-
lite pieces-one gates ajar and the
other a crescent, harp and star in
beautiful Notwithstanding spec
linens of flower work seldom surpass-
ed. They were put up at the Pen
mock flower gardens here, had in
them $40 roses and 1900 carnations.
and were prepared to the order OF
the Independent boys as a token OF
esteem for their big-hearted friend,
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, in
sympathetic tribute to his beloved
dead, whose ashes rest in Mt. Hebon,
close beside the noted Stonewall
Cemetery with its dust of Confeder-
ate patriots from all over the sunny
Southland.