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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19

gall said ia very close to the truth. Pos
sibly there may be little rhetorical ex-
| aggeratlon about it. but not much. 1t
has been plain TO see for long time TINT
personal infuen ce and what is known
as log rolling" have been altogether too
potent in our legislature; and that tho
intrinsic merits of a bill have had alto
gether too little to do with deciding
whether it should become n law or NOT.
Lobbying has been altogether too much
IN evidence. Advocates of measure
have perfect right to present the
reasons why it should become law and
its opponents have an equal right to
make known their objections Argu-
ments, whether addressed to the membe
collectively or individually, that are con-
fined to the merits or dement's of q
measure are perfeosly legitimate. but
when they take the form of threats or
promises that the attitude of senator or
representative or a certa in measure, will
have an unfavorahle or favorable effect
upon some other measure irrespective Of
the merits of the latter they transcend
the limit of what is right and proper,
and the men who use them are guilty of
moral transgression if not of legal. So
also W hen the hope Of reward, it makes
no difference whether in shape Of money
Or of political preferment, is held out
as an inducements for a member to vote
| certain way there is serious moral
transgressioL. There are certain practices
which have become 80 common in our
legislative bodies that th cir real moral
qualityais overlooked. Trading, so called
is one of them, and most common one.
A agrees to vote for a bill which B is In
terested in If ho will support the measure
that A Is interested In. 1t is to be feared
great many bills get through the legis-
lature on such trades as these which
would have little chance of passage on
their own merits. A great many men
make these trades who would be Mortified
If anybody should offer them money for
their votes; and yet the moral quality of
the two actions is not very different
One is bribery in its gross form while
the other is more su bile form of sub
stantially the same thing. Probably the
Maine legislature is as clean legislative
body as can be found in the country No
doubt what is ordinaril termed bribery
Is unknown there. Yet there are prac-
| tices there, entered upon thoughtlessly
| very likely and without full compre-
hension of their real moral quality,
which ars utterly indefensible and which
are doing much to lessen the respect
that the peUple have for it. Mr. Pat
tangall has pointed out some of those
practices and in doing SO has done val
liable public service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19
"SHEDDINGLIGHT."

In course Of the debate on the Eastern
Maine Hospital bill Representative
Pattangal of Maohias referring to the
change Of mind that Ger tain mem bers
had experienced since the previous debate
on the same question said:
Gentlemen have said that since the 23d
OF February new light has shone on them
am sorry to say that since came here
have observed something of the opera
ZION OF shedding new light on the Legis-
lature. | have stood in.the rotunda of
this Capitol ard seen new light shed In
whispers on various subjects. Some
times it has been: eff you don't vote
for q measure, your railroad charter
won't 20 through" Sometimes it has
been; IF you don't vote for measure,
your bridge appropriation won't go
through" Sometimes it has been a
temptation to be candidate for some
office. Let me tell you that this she'd
ding OF new light is dangerous opera
ton. Ii history is correct, the Bangor
hospitalswas started, not on account of
the necessity for providing for the insane,
but because there wassa little danger at
that time that the State Capitol might
go to Portland. If history is correct
there was great hesitation two years ago
to provide for the insane, until the time
came when the Gorham Normal school
wanted that extraordinary dornitory. If
history is correct, certain appropriation
of $50, 900 for the purchase of Madawaska
lands was mixed up in the care for
suffering humanity I saw in the
newspapers several days ago that the
frie nds of the State college had traded
with the Bangor hospital people. If they
have, they left me out of the trade. /
beg Of this House one thing. that when
this vote is taken, you vote as you hon
estly believe. I believe you will do that
but have right to ask that, because
when the Vots was taken In February.
more than one man who voted to sustain
the appropriation came to me and said /:
"You were absolutely right. but could
rot vote with you" Let no man who
votes on this bill say to us, tomorrow
morning.: 81 believed as you did. YOU
were right. but 1 WAS forced to vote
against yon. That is an isnoble position
indeed to be occupied by any mem ber of
the House. For the honor Of this House
and this STATE. for your own honor. vet,
consoientiously upon this question, not
as a matter of personal feeling toward
the commission, but as matter of
finance and business. (Applsuse.
We regret to say that there is abundant
reason to believe that what Mr.. Pattan-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19
Commodore Taylor.

The schoolteacher in country distric,
near San Francisco is a buxom widow
with an interesting boy. Many times sht
explained to her history class that she had
named her son Perry because of her great
admiration for Commodore Perry, whom
she considered one of the most heroic char
acters in American history.
Among the admirers of the pretty school
teacher was Bob Taylor, one of the trus
tees, and his attentions to her had beer
observed by the school children.
One day she asked her history class tt
name a naval hero in the war of 1912. Mo-
a pupil could name one.
"Of whom do think great deal?" sh,
asked by way Of refreshing the memories
of her pupils.
"Bob Taylor!" shouted the class in uni
son.
Ever since Bob Taylor has been known
as commodore.-SanF Francisco Post.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

An interesting memoir of JENNY Lind
h as just been written By the Swedish
singers daughter, Mrs. RAYMOND
Maud5.
Saint-Amand, whose biographies of
Famous Women Of the French Courts
have been so dopular in this country. is
about to publish a new volume called
Napoleon and Mademoiselde Montiio."
Oliver Schreiner is sail to be only mod
erately lionized by London society. The
author of "The African Farm antapon-
lied many people by allowing her hus-
band to take her name, instead of follow
ing the usual practice.
John Oliver Hobbes's new book,
called "The School for Saiuts,' was be-
gun as play for Henry Irving and has
occupied the author forssthe past year and
a half, ever since she returned to England
after her Am erican visit.
Two Berlin scientists have been en-
gagged for no less than twelve years upon
Investigations having for an object the
discovery of the earth's weight, and now
announce that "the density of the earth
is such that, the whole globe weighs 81,
COL trillion tons"
The Lounger Of "The MONTH remarks:
"Thomas de Quincy and Herbert Spen-
Ger were appreciated in this country be-
fore England recognized them; Robert
Louis Stevenson had host of enthusiasts
tic admirers hers before England dis
covered him America brought forward
Felix Gras, the PrcyencaI romancer and
introduced his Reds. If the Midi to Eng
land. Bnt we do not think it worth
while tn keep up an sinccessant chatter
over our acumen and we have hardly
smiled at England's change from soorn
over 'Trilby' enthusiasm to mysteries
which easily paralleled ours
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The First Operation Under Ether in Eng

New York Medical Record.) !,


New York Medical Reoord.)
{ The essays and addresses of the late
Sir Russell Reynolds have just been pub
lished in book form. The scene (Which
he describes as an eye witness) CT the
first operation under anaethetics possesses
peculiar interest to Americans. and we
therefore give it in the authors words:
g. 1t may be interesting to many here to
recall, and to some others to learn, that
the first operation in England performed
under an anaestbetic (ether) was wit
messed in University College Hospital
and was done by our great surgeon,
Liston. Peter Squire, the father Of phar-
macolngy in England, having become
acquainted with the use of ether as an
anaesthetic in America, administered it
experimentally TO his nephew, William
Squire, who was then pupil of our col
Iege, and rendered him quite insensible.
He was the first to undergo the process
in England. William Squire and were
fellow students. and he administered 1t
to me shortly afterward, as l wished
much to know in what order the senses
became extinguished. Those mixed SEN
SEES, smell and taste, went first, then
sight, then touch and the capacity for
approaching pain, and then-longo in
Notwithstanding. They, tho senses,
came back in inverted order, hearing
being an easy winner in the race. The
day after this observation was made
there was a field day in the hospital, and
Liston had consented at Peter Sources
request to try the anaesthet1c. l can see
him now, as he said to the students
with playful eye ana doubtful, almost
scornful mouth, Gentlemen, We are 60
men insansitls. This mans leg has to
come off above the knee and Mr.. Squire
is going tc give him ether, so that he
won t feel it, When Squire was giving
the anaesthetic ListOn leaned against a
bench, trying the point and edge of his
long amputating knife and smiling in
credulously as the poor owner of the
doomed leg Kissed and gnOrted under the
process Of inhalation. Ether was not 80
pure and an apparatus for Its admins
Eration not SO handy in 1S48 as they are
in 1888, and SO perhaps ListOn was little
impatient to get to his work; but at
length Peter Squire said: He is quite
ready now, sir. Liston's knife flashed
in the air; / took out my watch to count
the time. and the leg was on the floor
in six and twenty seconds. AS If it were
Yesterday, I remember the expression of
Liston's face as he turned round to us
students and said: This Yankee dodge
gentlemen, beats mesmerism hollow. +"
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We All Know Them.

"Are your new neighbors, the Woosel
tons, interesting people?"
Exceedingly SO. He is the kind of maj
that won't speak to anybody without az
introduction, and she is the kind of WON
an that borrows everything in your hous.
without being introduced at all. Truth
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19
Moral Suasion.

Old Gentleman--Do you mean to say
that your teachers never thrash you?
Little Boy-Never. We have moral sua
sion at our school.
Whats thatS'
"Oh, we get kept In, and stood up IL
corners, and locked out, and locked in,
and made to write one word a thousand
times, and scowled at, and jawed at, and
that's ALL Buffalo Commercial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19
Insomnia

can be culed. Sound. healthy slumber
follows the use of Anheuser- Busch's
Malt-Nutrine. 1t quiets the nerves and
builds up the system. To be had at all
druggists.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29

struck the city four or five years the
first thing affected was the realty; bus
mess men who were in temporary need
of money were obliged to sacrifice their
property, mortgages were foreclosed
and the real estate market became
stagnant. There was a long list of
offerings, but no buyers. People We're
afraid to invest money in land, espe-
cially in unimproved land, thinking 1t
would merely be an expense, in the
matter of taxes, ETC., with no fmmedi-
ate prospects of selling at a profit, SO
prices went to the bottom with what
you newspaper men call "a dull, sick
ening thud.'
For four years the real estate
agents had hard time, and a sale OF
any Importance was an occurrence SC
rare that it would have warranted the
issuing of an extra edition of the
GIob e to chronicle it. But business
is looking very different now; there is
a feeling in the air that the rush is
about to commence, and we agents are
very much encouragd thereat."
Another agent said: In real estate
circles activity usually commences with
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29

st. Paul is about to welcome the re-
turn Of activity in real estate matters.
This was predicted in recent issue of
the Globe, and a call upon num-
Der Of prominent agents yesterday aft
ernoon demonstrated its truth; they all
report that the past week has been the
busiest in their line for several years,
and. while the number Of sales has not
ranged so far above the average, yet
the inquiries and inspection of pur-
chasable property indicate that an un-
usually good number of deals will be
closed up within the next few weeks.
There is not nearly so much real
estate on the market today as there
was a month ago. remarked a repre-
sentative agent to a reporter for the
G b yesterday. This doesn't mean
that it has all been sold, although a
considerable amount of st. Paul dirt
has changed ownership recently, but a
far greater amount has been with
drawn from the market. The owners
realized that it is good thing to have
in view of the conditions of the pres
ent and the prospects of the immediate
future. When the wave of hard times
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29

farm property. I happen to be In
position to know that there is good
demand now for Minnesota farm lands
not only from those who contemplate
a bucolic life, but also from speculat-
CTS. 1 have just returned from a trip
to Milwaukee and called on William
Plankinton, well known throughout the
Northwest. While in his office Chi
cago man came in and announced his
intention of buying $4,000 acres of Min
nesota farm land; in fact, he was al
ready dickering for the purchase of
several large blocks of the fertile soil
of the North Star state. He frankly
admitted that he merely wanted 1t for
speculative purposes, intending to sell
it in smaller parcels at a good advance
and on time, saying that he was posi-
tive the prices were going up. City
real estate is goingYto he mighty good
property from now-on; I only wish
had the deeds in my pocket for a lot
of it," 3n NJ
+ shEe
One agent who makes a speciality of
pine lands said that there was every
indication of a big, demand for that
branch of holdingsa eas it was evident
that the loggers would operate heavily
for the next few years. All the specu-
lators who have bidIinftimber lands at
the state sales of firecent years have
been obliged to hold onto their hold
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29

3Sx69 two stories. Cost $500. They also
have plans for a 2Sx42 two-story frame resi-
dence to be erected on st. Anthony hill. 1t
will be modern throughout, and cost 500.
Herman KretZ & Co., architects, have plans
for improvements in the Edward B. Smith
building on Sixth street, near Cedar. There
will be new store front, iron beams, plate,
loaded and ornamental glass; hardwood inter-
ior finish and fixtures: cost, 81, 800
The st. Paul Furniture company secured
the contract for manufacturing the Office fit
tings and fixtures for the Dominion Express
company at Winnipeg. They are of quartered
oak with ornamental wire and ironwork and
will be shipped early in September.
Archer & Co. have begun work on a brick
warehouse and office building to be added to
their lnseed oil works near the Minnesota
Transfer. 1t will be 49x60, two stories, gravel
roof, stone trimmings and foundation, freproof
vault; cost, $1,000.
The H. A. Munke Mfg. company are pre-
pairing plans for an addition to their buggy
factory at Merriam Park; to be brick, three
stories; COST So, 900.
P A. Anderson, 62S jerks street. has be-
gun work on frame cottage, 22X40, on Ed
gerton street, near Ivy, for A. w. Johnson,
Oiof S. Ralph, 1902 Oxford street, has the
contract to erect a brick-veneered cottage on
Roland street, near Usage avenue, for P. j.
Rossback. 1t is 24x30: cost, 81 ,000
A. Koerner GAL Winslow avenue, has the
general contract to erect Thomas E. Hag
gerty's frame residence on Goodrich avenue.
1t is 23x43, two stories, frame, modern through
out: cost. $3,000
Schuneman Evans are making some in
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29


TT is singular how the rental rates
have held up during the depression in
real estate Values remarked an agent
who makes this the principal feature
of his business You cannot find a
desirable house vacant, at least very
few of them, and the tenants are in
most cases paying as much rent as
they did five years ago. There is al
ways a good demand for residence
property by renters, and the supply Is
by no means equal to the demand. l
look to see a large number of these
dwellings erected by capitalists next
season, merely as an investment, and
1t would be a good investment, too
The Improvement Bulletin notes the
following in st. Paul:
Louis Lockwood, architect, has plans for a
fiat building to be erected near Sibley street,
for Mrs. A. Vandersluis. Specifcations-2Sx60
three stories, contain three apartments, Twin
City pressed and Chaska common brick, gravel
roof plumbing, mantels, baths. gas, electric
BELLS hardwood interior finish throughout,
steam heat. Contract. except heating and
plumbing let to A. Koerner: cost, $1,000.
Herman Kretz & Co., architects, are pre-
pairing plans for double frame residence,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29
Hard Luck of mn Editor,

1.-The railroad train ran over us recentIy,''
writes rural Georgia editor, but in this
as in all other instances, Providence was
against u.s. The fool engine only cut of our
wooden leg, and we can't get dsmages''
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29
Through the 10000 Isles of line
Georgian Bay to Owen Sound
Only SIS.

OF the many delightful tours on the
Great Lakes. for grandeur of scenery
and diversity of attractions, none can
compare with the wonderfully beauti-
full trip from Sault Ste. Marie, through
the great North Manitoulin channel
and Georgian Bay to Owen Sound.
From the commencement to the end
there is not one moment devoid of in
terest; islands succeed islands in un-
broken continuity: islands of every
size, shape and description, presenting
a constantly changing panorama of the
most wild and beautiful scenery. There
is nothing wanting that the mind car
discover to make this the beau ideal
tour of the Great Lakes. Inquire of 500
line agent.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29

terror improvements. William Robertson, 100
East Minnehaha street, has the contract at
$1,000.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-29

ings, there being no purchasers among
the actual operators, but the latter are
now coming to the front with offers for
this property.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-18

dried up. Near by half-full of rust
coloured water was a water-canteen
cased in canvas with the letters d. H.
II. painted on it. 1t has since proved
to be the property of Mr.. Howard
Hitchcock of Hilo who was up there
with Mr.. Julian MOnsarrat's party in
April. 1896 Things keep well on this
mountain top and l was uncertain
whether three months or a year had
elapsed since the party had Toasted
there.
Curiously enough, insects of various
descriptions are common on the sum-
nit One species of butterfly common
at the coast is not at all infrequent
The butterflies were more often TO be
found dead than alive, and those flying
about were in a half-drowsy condition
and easily caught. There were flies of
different kinds, the hOuse-fy and the
blue-bottle fly proving great nuisance
in my tent. Besides these there were
moths, bees, gnats, and an occasional
dead dragon-f1y; whilst bugs and other
insects were collected as they fed upon
the bodies of the dead butterflies.
These insects were more common when
the wind was southerly, and no doubt
they had been brought up to this abb
solutely sterile region by the wind.
Evidently most if not all of the butter
flies and moths soon die and probably
the other insects too. The whole mat
ter is however very suggestive and
shows how readily insects (even the
parasitical bug) may find their way
into the upper air-currents.
During the last few days of my stay
on the summit | found myself getting
sensibly weaker which l attributed
partly to want of sleep and partly to
lack of appetite. The kerosene had got
mixed with the biscuit on the way up
and the sugar was in the same condi-
ton. Fancy also gave the same favour
to the bacon and rice and | swallowed
my food like so much sawdust. My
face was like that of cOal-heaver,
washing being rather risky at that al
titude On the last day, however, L
made myself a little respectable and
awaited the arrival of the relieving
party When, therefore, on the even
ing of August both l heard the sound
of voices and the clatter of horses feet
outside the tent, l was not long in Civ
ing the party a welcome. Mr.. Gaspar
had brought up with him two German
naturalists, DR.. Kramer and Dr. Th1-
lenius, the first we'll known on account
of his previous work in the PACING,
whilst the second, who had only arrly-
ed at Honolulu a few days before, was
on scientific tour around the world
and was collecting material for future
embryological and general biological
study. 1t was indeed an unexpected
gathering of naturalists on that lonely
mountain-summit. AS we sat huddled
together in the tent, drinking hot coffee
and eating fat bacon to keep the cold
out and talking of coral reefs and of
the glorious life of the naturalist in
those sunny chimes, it was difficult to
imagine that a few PAGES from us SUM
bered Mokuaweoweo and that we were
in a land above the clouds. When we
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woke up at sunrise the thermometer
stood at 20 deg in the tent. The morn
ing proved unusually warm and after
DR.. Kramer had taken some photo
graphs of the crater we commenced
the descent Mr.. Gaspar conducted us
safely to Napoopoo and thus pleasantly
ended a rather trying expedition.
H B. GUPPY, MD.
Punaluu, Hawaii, Sept. II, 1897
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Garibaldi's tomb in the Island of Ca
prera was visited by the Prince OF Ma
pies recently, who deposited a wreath
on it and left the island before the in
habitants knew of his coming.