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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

The South with its large cotton crop is
likely to have the lions share of prosper
ity thrust upon it. Indications point to
a crop of $1,000, 900 bales. At to 16 cents
per pound, the price now paid in New
York, a 100000 bale crop, 900 pounds
to the bale, would bring the comfortable
sum of $403, 1875, 900, or about SIS per
capita for the whole South. 1t would be
500, 100000 more than tho receipts for the
biggest crop over produced. The Jack
sonville Times.Union says: about 90
per cent of the cotton of the United States
is grown in seven states-South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Arkansas and Texas. In 1890 the
population of these states was only ten
and third millions, and their percent
age of the crop would average s35 per
capita, or $175 per family
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
CURRENT COMMENT.
ALL'S WE'LL THAT ENDS WE'LL.
(ROstop Herald \

lDOSbOA IlCIdlu.
The letter addressed to President An
drews by the subcommittee of the trus-
tees made further trouble by the astonish-
ingly unfortunate manner Of it's wording.
1t is difficult even now to understand how
such an amazing blunder could have been
made. Perhaps it is not important that
this should be explained. The essential
point is that it did not represent the real
feelings of the trustees. With this fully
explained and understood, we need not
explore deeper into the circumstances that
brought about this unfortunate contin-
gency. 1t is enough that the trustees are
demonstrated to be right now that their
recent action proves them to be not big
oted or eccentric; that they hold with
other educated and intelligent men on the
right, the privileges, and the duties of
public instructors. 1t is fair, under the
circumstances, to assume that the bulk of
them have always SO held, and that it was
misconception that temporarily placed
them in different position. Alps we'll
in this case that ends well, and good
rather than evil has accrued from the
opinion of the country as to the rights
and the duties of public instructors that
has been elected in this discussion.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Colonel Brigham, master of the National
Grange and assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture, declares that the chief cause of
hard times for the farmers is low prices,
and cites the fact that the largest corn
crop everkgrown in this country, that of
1896, was worth $53, 0O0, 900 less than the
smallest crop since 1889. This was also
true of potatoes, and largely SO of all
crops. Col. Brigham wisely advises the
farmer to diversity his crops, as we now
import large quantities of agricultural
products which with profit could be raised
in this country. Sugar for instance, of
which 800, 100000 worth was imported
last year.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

About AZ. 314 acres of valuable tim Der
land in Northern Maine, the property of
the late A. d. Manson, was sold at auc-
ton in Bangor Wednesday. The TRANSACT
ton was one of the largest ever consum-
mated in Maine; the total amount of
money involved was nearly $50, 0O0-S47, :
530.01, which, while not in itself large
sum, will indicate to lumbermen the
magnitude of the sale. The lands were
parcelled through Piscataquis, Aroostook
and Penobscot counties.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Statistician Mulhall in recent article
shows that the Prairie States upon which
the silverites relied last year to carry their
free silver proposition, are not only the
most prosperous sections of the United
States, but most prosperous in the world,
and that their grain production is at
least as great as that of France, Germany
and Austria collectively, and their gener-
al food production five times as great per
each person as in the most advanced Sec
lions of Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

W. e. Curtis says the opera in Germany
is public institution under the manage
ment of the municipality, like the techni-
cal schools. The museums and the art
galleries are institutions of education as
we'll as enjoyment, as essential to the we'll
being of the community as churches or
water works or parks and usually the
opera house is the first building in town,
excepting the cathedral and the city hall.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
Fatal Accident at Pawtucket.

Pawtucket, R. T., Septem Der 3.-Steph-
en- A. Peck, 80 years old. carpenter, I'm.
married, was fatally injured at the new
Masonic temple in this city this fore
noon. He was at work on the second
noor when joist, 20 foot long, fell from
the Nth story, endwise. 1t struck Peck
on the head, causing compound frac.
ture of the base of the skull. The victim
of the accident is stockholder and an
active member of the Masonic Temple as
ISOLATION on whose building he was in
jured. Death is expected at any time.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

The Democrats, Populists and silver
Republicans of Nebraska have fused on a
ticket, each one of the contracting par
ties being allowed representation upon
it. Fusions, however, do not always fuse,
and Notwithstanding Bryan carried the
State last year by $4,000 majority the sue.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

The Bridgton News hopes that the bust
ness of the State liquor agency may con-
tinue to drop, and that the State may see
its way clear to drop entirely business.
SO illogical for prohibitory. State. But
hasn't it been said that the agency system
was one of the bulwarks of prohibitionf
Seems as if we had heard something of
most earnest advocates of the Maine law.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Attorney General McKenna's construc-
ton of clause % of the tariff law is to be
given Monday. Whatever it may be the
clause will eventually go to the courts
for judicial construction.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

The spirits of our Androscoggin friends,
purturbed over the reports that Portland
would try to capture the State fair, are
at rest now. AS a matter of fact there was
never any reason for their being pur-
turbed at al, for Portland never dreamed
OF such a thing as trying to change the
location Of the fair.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

cess of the combination is far from as
sured. When Bryan succeeded times were
hard, and the prices of the farmers crops
ruled low. Now prices are way up, and the
Nebraska farmer is rejoicing in the pros
pect of a snug surplus as the result OF
the yar's business. EThat Will makea big
difference i'll his feelings when he goes to
the polls this fall, and doubtless in his
vote also
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

A national convention of mayors is to
be held at Columbus, Ohio, the latter part
of this month. The gathering should be
large one, and that it will be a variegated
goes without the saying.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.
Agricultural fair weather this year has
been the fairest kind of fair weather.

European dispatches would seem to in
dictate that all the enthusiasm was coming
from the French side of that Franco Rus
sian double header.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Mr.. Laurin, who seems likely to go to
the Senate from South Carolina is an inn
provement on Irby and Tillman and
Evans, but it would be possible to find
somebody in tie Palmetto State that was
q great improvement on him
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Some great bargains in our renting
stock now coming in;
Kranich & Bsc,, $2e5
GabIer. $125.
Gordon UPRIGHT mahogany. nearly new, 5000
In all about twenty genuine bargains.
Call early.
CREssEY, JONES Il ALA N
sept2 eodf
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
Your soyWont Live a Month

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, Of 81 MIL st.,
South Gardner, Mass, was told by the
doctors. His son had Lung troubles
following Typhoid Malaria, and he spent
three hundred and seventy-dve dollars
with doctors. who finally gave him up,
saying: Your boy won't 1--we a
month" He tried DR.. Kings New Dis
covery and few bottles restored him to
health and enabled linn to go to work a
perfectly well man. He says he owes
his present good health to use of DR.,
Kings New Discovery. and knows it
to be the best in the world for Lung
trouble. Trial Bottles Free at n. p. s.
Goold's, SIT Congress street, under Con
gress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
Buckien's Arnica saIve.

THE BEST SALVE In tho world fot
Rhsa1m, Fever Sores letter Ghapped
Hands, ChilblainB, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun hed
Price % cents per box. For sale by H. p.
s. Goold, 577 Congress ST., under Con-
sress Square Hotel.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
FORTUNA re BOSTON HORSES.

Boston civilization has reached such
pitch that 1t makes even the police
horses Of that fine old town tired. Their
WEAKNESS was observed by their acute
and humane masters and some months
ago the police commissioners of Bos-
ton decided that every horse connected
with the police department should have
vacation Of two or three weeks, and
during that time be exempted from
physical labor and mental anxiety. A
pasture was rented outside of the city,
and every horse had his turn in run
ming loose, eating grass and generally
doing as he pleased, The usual rations
of grain We're also served every even
ing, so that the horses had no COM
plants to make Of any shortcomings in
their summer board. 1t is announced
that the results are not only satisfac-
tory but gratifying. On returning to
their duties, the horses showed every
evidence of improved vigor and cheer
fulness. They We're stronger and more
sprightly, did better work, and plainly
| exhibited the beneficial effects Of rest
and recreation. The experiment, in
fact, worked so we'll that Boston is con-
sidering the feasibility of treating it's
| fire horses in the same way next year.
This horse-vacation notion is good
one for the horses and not bad one
for their owners. Perhaps it will soon
| be decided that the public horses Of
Boston are entitled to pension when
| they have served a few years.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07

Kingsberry, for 81 damages, which
leaves Zimmer the defendant, to pay
the costs, amounting to over $1,000.
There are also two SANDER cases grow
ing out Of the hog case. One of them
has been compromised, and the other
probably will be. The full amount of
the costs in the three cases, including
attorneys fees to be paid by defend
ant, will aggregate the large sum men
toned.
The hog case is known on the docket
as that Of Noah Kingsberry against
John Zimmmer. The court history of
the case would fill q book, and among
the lawyers it is regarded as one OF
the most famous cases ever tried in the
state of Missouri 1t was a suit for
possession of hog valued at $40. Noah
Kingsberry and John thinner live on
adjoining farms in Franklin township,
Howard county, near New Franklin
About year and a half ago hog
strayed onto Zimmer's farm. Kings
berry identified the hog as one OF his,
and sent to thinner for 1t. thinner
refused to give it up, when Kingsberry
began suit for Its possession, giving a
replevin bond. The court ordered the
constable to take the hog from thinner
and restore it to Kingsberry.
In the first trial of the case, before a
justice of the peacoy there was mis-
trial, and new trial was ordered. The
second resulted in verdict in favor of
Kingsberry. An appeal was taken by
thinner to the circuit court of Howard
nd
trial it resulted in a, second judgement
in Kingsberry's favor Owing to the
alleged misconduct of one of the jurors,
the Judgment was set aside and "a new
trial ordered. Zimmer's attorneys at
once entered a motion for change of
venue. which was granted to this
(Randolph) county, with the result as
given.
One of the Islander cases growing out
of the above was that of Ed P. Mil
Ter against John thinner The plain
tiff claimed that the defendant charged
him (Miller) falsely with forging his
(Miller's) mothers name to a note for
$1,000, which note was given to zim-
mer, Miller claiming damages to the
amount of 100000. This has been COM
promised by thinner releasing Miller
of the payment of the note and interest
and paying Miller's attorneys $3.50 fees
and the court all the costs in the case
The other SANDER suit is that ot
Ed Kingsberry against John Zim.
mer for 5000 damages. ED" Kings
berry sets out in his petition that the
defendant, thinner, called Kingsberry
a liar, hog-thief, etc, in the presence
of other parties, and that his character
was damaged to the amount claimed in
his petition. The compromise proposed
in this case is that the defendant pay
the plaintiffs attorneys $500, the plain.
tiff $500, Sign libel and pay all the
costs in the case.-Moberly (Mo) Dis
patch to the Globe-Democrat.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
SETH rows OPENING SPEECH.

Night before last Henry George
made his opening speech in the momen-
tous New York campaign. There was
nothing in it to give announcement to
those who want to see New York we'll
governed. Last night Seth Low made
his opening speech, and it was full OF
encouragement to all who believe that
the business Of city should be done
in business and not in a political way.
He pointed out that the problem which
confronts Greater New York cannot be
successfully dealt with by any man who
goes into the office of mayor with q
double object in view, and that If the
new city government is to be treated
as party spoil history is full of Illus
trations of what is to be expected. He
called attention to the fact that when
party organizations have become politi-
cal machines that respond absolutely to
the will of a single man the very fabric
of free government is in peril. He
madethe whole situation very clear and
in conclusion he said: "Our ticket
stands in this campaign, first, for the
independence of the city; secondly, for
the responsibility of the city official af-
ter his election directly to the people,
and thirdly, for the independence of the
citizen in naming the candidate for
whom he wishes to vote"
Mr.. Low may not be elected mayor
of Greater New York, but if he isn't it
will be because partisan and bad poll
tics are more powerful than they ought
to be.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
MONEY FOR n MANS HEART,

The responsibilities of the New Wo-
man increase with the increase in her
privileges. 1t was formerly generally
understood that the Old Woman, ON ac-
count of her weakness her tenderness,
ETC., etc, was at a great disadvantage
in a love contest with strong, hard
Man. So when her heart was broken
by a breach Of promise by the said Man
she had general and unbounded SYM
pathy and help in any effort she might
make to set cash valuation on the
damage to her heart and to collect the
sum total, with suitable costs, from
Man. And it was also generally under
stood that Mans heart was of such a
nature that it could not be seriously in
jured in love contest, and that under
no circumstances would he be justified
in demanding money from the Old Wo-
man as partial and cold compensation
for damage done his heart. But the
old order is changing. 1t is now seen
to be possible that the New Woman's
heart is not SO brittle as was the heart
Of the Old Woman, and it is also per-
ceived that Man may have a heart that
can break in such a way as to need
cash for it's reconstruction. The latest
indication of this change comes from
Maine, where Arthur E. Melcher has
Mrs. Louise M. Hadiey, and has been
awarded $1,7S9 damages. The story is
very significant one, and has promise
ia it as well as breach of promise 1t
appears that some years ago Louise
loved Mr.. Hadley, whom she has mar
RED Then she didn't love him, or he
didn't love her, or something, and the
Melcher's wife died, and Louise loved
him well enough to be apparently will
ing to marry him a few months after
his wife was put in the cold, cold
ground Then she discovered that she
didn't love him well enough to marry
him, and so she suddenly married Mr.
Hadley, whom she had had practice in
loving long years ago. She omitted to
notify Mr.. Melcher that she was going
to marry Mr.. Hadley, and therefore
had no release from her promise to
him. But she didn't mind a little thing
like that. and she didn't suppose that
Mr.. Melcher would. But he did. He
sued her for breach of promise, just as
if her promise was binding, and an I'M
feeling jury took the same view of the
matter that he did, and said that the
loss of her love and affection was worth
$1,7S9. which sum she must pay to the
man whom she had suddenly and false
~ deprived of them.
But even in such a catastrophe as
this the New Woman shines. 1t is fig
ured that as Louise has secured, or re-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
IMPRESSIONS,

Patron-"Why do they call it impress
sionist art, anyway"
Artist-"Oh, because the fellows who
do it labor under the impression that
it is art, suppose Somerville Mass. }
Journal.
The Bachelor-"Don't you think our
divorce laws are disgraceful?'' The
Grass Widow-"Oh, Mr.. Fergus, don't
let a little thing like that keep you
back. If we should get tired of each
other, you know there is Dakota?" But
he escaped through an open window
Cleveland Leader.
Stern Party-"Well, sir, don't know
as I am particularly DESTROYS of be-
coming your father-in-law, young
mani" Cholly Seeke-" Er-eh-I n-ne-
never thought of that. You w-wo-would
b-be my father-in- law wouldn't you?
g-guess We'll l-let the--er--m-matter
DROP -good-d-day. "-Truth.
These are The days when the tired man
Will carry round a gun
That weighs about ton,
And call it fun
TO wade through knee-deep muck,
Beneath d broiling sun
And then just miss his duck!
Cleveland Leader.
Deacon Grimes-'I saw you at our
church Sunday. That was a masterful
arraignment of Satan that Mr. Texter
gave US, wasn't it?'' Fogg-"Yes, it
was simply awful. But, do you know,
7 have made it a rule in life not to make
up my mind upon any matter until I
have heard both sides. boston Tran
script
"They have appointed woman to
clean the streets in Chicago"
Il hope she won't follow the example
of my wife"
why so?"
Because if she does she'll take ev-
erything out of one street into another
before she commences to sweep. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Naggus, you are looking better than
when I saw you last"
81 think I am. My doctor told me I
ought to pay more attention to my diet
and must confine myself strictly to
water"
Did you act on the SUGGESTION"
81 did. took three consecutive trips
across the ocean and ate five meals a
day."-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
FASHION NOTES,
The Exact Truth as to skirts.

OVcrskirts may be Worn il you care
for them, That is the exact truth; if
the making over of an old gown is SIM
plitied by the adoption of the overskirt
idea, so ahead and have an overskirt,
but il you are going in for a new gown
and don't especially wish an overdress
then the perfectly plain five gored skirt
is all right. The plain skirt is becoming
to five women where an overdress is
becoming to one. A gown made with
plain skirt gives satisfactory wear
upon many occasions when trimmed
skirt would be inconvenient. Theater
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
THIS $40 HOG COST 81, 900.

How Two Farmers Fought Over Him
in a Long and Expensive Lawsuit.
1t now develops that the famous $40
hog, the subject of litigation between
Noah Kingsberry and John thinner,
will cost the latter. the defendant, not
less than $4,000. The celebrated case
of Howard county brought here on Il
change of venue from the Fayette cir
cult court, was decided in the Ran
dolph circuit court yesterday after
noon. and went to the jury Monday
evening. On Tuesday the jury award
ed a verdict in favor CT the plaintiff,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07

wear, for instance, is the ruin of an
important part Of dinner dress even
OF an opera gown. The dancing frocl
may gain grace and novelty by the fall
of over drapery but almost any other
occasion is sufficiently graced if bodice
and material be planned with reference
to the dignity Of the said occasion, even
though the skirt be not overdraped nor
trimmed.
Outdoors in fall the plain skirt is es-
pecially serviceable. and if the bodice
with it is of novel cut, the skirts sim
plicity does not detract from, but
rather heightens, the effect of the
waist. Thus accentuated by plainness
below it was the novel jacket that the
artist puts in the accompanying pic
ture. Of bottle green cloth, as was the
skirt, it was fitted at back and sides
and boxed in front. 1t closed beneath
a wide center boX-pleat and was orna-
mented with black braid in imitation
of bolero. Across the front We're
military ornaments Of black cord and
several rows of cord trimmed the
sleeves near the wrists. Its high col
lar was wired and edged with q pale
green bias fold
In the glove stores just now especial
courtesy is noticeable in the clerks re-
sponses to requests for tans. Observe
another thing, that the show windows
of the best glove stores are almost filled
with grew gloves, and then If you don't
comprehend what Is the most desirable
shade YOU deserve to wear tanS all
winter! FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07

ceiyed, about $500 worth of jewelry from
Mr., Melcher she is that much in any
way Still, she cannot feel entirely
comfortable, for she must pay $l,7S9,
and she has been the means of estab-
fishing the fact that the New Woman's
privileges in a love contest are not dis
connected from all responsibility.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-07
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