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The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
MIR. BENNETT AND THE CHARTER

MIR. BENNETT AND THE CHARTER.
Mr.. LIB. bennett, whose communion
tion upon the city charter appears else
where, is unduly excited. The power of
removal given to the Mayor and Alder
men which he says smacks of the "des.
potism of the Middle Ages has existed
in this nation, this state an this city
ever since the nation, state and city ex-
listed. The great majority of the subor-
dinate executive officials of the United
States governments hold office at the
pleasure of the President. He can re-
move them whenever he sees fit, for
cause or for no cause. The Governor of
the State and the Executive Council
which correspond closely to the Mayor
and Aldermen, can also remove most of
the officers appointed by them at pleas
ure. The bank examiner shall, the stat
ute says, "hold bis office fur THREE years
subject to removal at.any time by the ap-
pointing power. An insurance COM
missioner SHALL the statute gays, "be an
pointed by the Governor and Council
who shall hold his office for three years
unless sooner removed" The original
city charter of Portland adopted in 1882
provided that tail officers of the health
ana police department. shall be appointed
by the Mayor and Aldermen, and may be
removed by them for good cause" Since
then special act of the legislature has
mac che city marshal removable at the
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

Mr.. Bayard expresses the opinion that
before. the present administration is over
there will be an almost universal call
upon Mr. Cleveland to take the b elm of
government. Whether he means this as
solemn prophecy or only as an express
ion of distinguished consideration for
the man who appointed him Secretary of
State is open to question. We should be
inclined to guess that the latter was
about all he Intended.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
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The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

Senatorial deadlooks are SO much in
vogue nowadays, that genuine surprise
would have Lean given the country, had
Florida in u business like manner pro-
ceeded to the election of her Senator
But such was not to be, and her anguish
is SO great that a petition has been sent
to Congress from that state in favor of
the popular election of United States
Senators.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

Spain's per cent bonds sell for 90
cents on the dollar. And yet her people
smoked s3l. 600, 600 worth of tobacco last
year or $3.50 for each inhabitant.
Some things cannot be dispensed with,
as the Boston Globe remarks, no matter
how much they COST
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

The recent military pageant in the city
of New York at the dedication of the
Grant tomb is worthy of something
more than passing consideration. 1t
is deserving of thoughtful study,
for 1t brought to the eyes of the ,nation
the progress which in these latter day q
has been made in the organization,
equipment and drill of the National
Guard maintained in the different
states. 1t has been long while since
even $500 regular soldiers have been
brought together in single public
parade, and this number is small COM
pared with the corps of S5, 600 citizen sol
d iers which made up the bulk Of the
military pageant. BY the latest returns
OF the War Department. 11s.0s2 officers
and men are now enrolled in the military
service Of the several states, and If such
portion of it as was represented in New
York is a fair criterion by which.to judge
1t as o whole, we as people have every
reason to feel just pride in the high
standard already reached in its personnel
quality, regularity of it's marching and
precision of drill in general. 1t should
encourage renewed attention to this very
important duty of military instruction
in the art of war SO essential to our
safety. Such instruction should broaden
beyond the mere execution of the manual
of arms to a comprehensive knowledge of
those details of minor tactics which are
now EN- braced in the curriculum pre-
soribed for the army In the latest drill
regulations. If the lesson which the
pageant teaches along the lines just sug-
gestod is carefully needed, the day may
yet be referred to as marking an epoch
in the development of our militia, which,
after all, must lie our main reliance and
bulwark of protection in fall national
crises Involving call to arms, the great
need OF which was severely felt at a
time, not 50 long past, but that it is still
fresh in the memories Of many of the
living OF today.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

III new two tenement house and 1880
feet of choice garden land; house has two
bath rooms, hot water steam heat, large
piazzas, bay window, cemented cellar, sew
er, Sebago, near three lines of electrics, best
location in Deering; price $1,000; only $500
down, balance same as rent. DALTON 81
CO., 478 1-2 Congress st. II
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the New York Herald reports that the
prevailing opinion in Russia is, that the
Eastern quest ion could be more easily
settled, were the mandates to he
given TO one, or two powers at
the most. Russia is the only power to
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

come into Immediate touch with tbe
Turk, and as such, with the kpow,ai1 90
that the mandate of the powers was be-.
hind Der, her word would he all powerful
and sher near presence guarantee against
further disnster. 1t is felt that against
such course, there would be an outcrv
of an anti Russian coteris of English
jingoes, but they should he assured that
Russia does not seek square inch of
Turkish territory, and although she
would kesnly desire, and one day must
necessarily have, tres passage through
the Bosphorus and Darllanelles, she has
none of tbs aspiration habitually asoribed
to her, of sesing the imperial Russian
flag flying over Constnnttnople. This
may be true, but it will lie extremely
difficult to make the other powers believe
it. What is every ones business is apt to
be no ones. and from this point Of view
there is force in Russia's suggestion, hnt
the time seems hardly ripe FOR the
powers to agree to dump this whole
eastern question into Russia's hands. for
settlement, as sole arLiter, for her In
terests are such, that she can hardly
be looked upon as wholly unbiased
and disinterested party.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
City Of Tacoma, Washington,
s Per Cent
GOLD BONDS,
Due June I, 1918. Issued for
Water Works,

Total Debt $2,73O,OOO
Debt 2,O8O.OOO
Net Bonded Debt, $50, 1000
Population 52,s67 State Census of 1892.
The city of Tacoma is located on Puget
Sound, and has one of the deepest harbors on
the Pacific coast 1t is the terminus OF the
nections with the Canadian Pacific, Union
Pacific and Great Northern Roads. thereby
having TRANSFORMATION facilities over all the
principal transcontinentaI lines. In import
ance as commercial city it is among the first
foar OF the Pacific coast, the others being San
francisco. Portland and Seattle. Tacoma be-
ing the terminus of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and Having such splendid harbor facli-
ties, handles great quantities Of wheat and
OF these articles. 1t Is also the point of ship
ment for large quantities of coal. iron and
lumber, in which the State OF Washington is SO
rich.
The banks of Tacoma represent combined
capital of over $7,50O,0 900; the popula zion in
1880 was $4,000. and by the State Census of
1892 it had increased to 81, 1877
The earnings of the Water Works since COM
ING into the possession OF the City IN 1898 haze
interest charges on entire aUater loan, and
ledve a surplus available for the Sinking Fund.
This loan was issued under a direct vote of
the people. and before the execution of the
bonds the matter was submitted to the Supreme
Court OF the State OF Washington in q friendly
suit. the court deciding that the bonds were
valid, forever estopping any question which
might arise IN the future as to ntheir valid
ity. The Statute under which these bonds are
issued .requires that Sinking Fund shall be
established sufficient to retire them al matllr-
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
DR.. FROST'S
LIVER CURE
RESTORES

the Liver to healthy condition, cures
sallow complexion, Jaundice, and drives
away that languid, faded feeling.
25c at all druggists, or by mail.
Frost HON. Remedy Co., Springfield.
Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
ISc per pound

"OUSE-On Adams street, near Water
III vile, two tenement house; rents for
SIS; she'd for horse or cow, good lot, back
entrance; very sunny. Price $1,000; only
$3.50 down, balance $11 per month. Dali
TON Il CO., 47S ID Congress st. IL
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

q. Geo, G. shaw & Co..
80 Congress ana Mioole SITS.
~ y9s9S : s sos = ,{iSs,SSg#3
= : = !. Il
<(2sssAl}
SATURDAY SALE
TODAY.
FRUITS.
8 bbls. jamaica Pineapples excellent
fruit for so early IN the season,
csc each, 2 for csc
ira large selected stock,
2Oc per dozen
| Smaller fruit at smaller price.
cases Mediterranean Seedlings,
csc per dozen
CANDIES.
zoo dozen Nipple Cocoanut Taffies, made
exactly like the old fashioned cocoanut
tafPy with maple in place of lnolasses as
base-pure new Vermont maple syrup.
happy thought ON the confectioners
part,
loo per dozen
800 lbs. Egg Cream Chocolates, another
admirable piece of goods,
27c per pOurd
100 lbs. Assorted Waters, all havors,
zoe per pound
CRACKER COUNTER,
10.cases common Crackers, largest size,
fresh baked, in paper cartons of l0O
full COUNT
1Sc each-lowest price ever made.
s bbls. Kennedy's Famous Grandmoth-
ers' Cookies,
Sc per pound
PRESERVES and Jams.
Preserved Wild Strawberries and Wild
| Raspberries in bulk. Fresh berries from
the Annapolis valley, Nova Scotia, put
down in pure granulated sugar-as
nice as any home product,
lac per pound
20 dozen Pure Fruit Jams, packed by
+. T. Adams Il Co., Boston, in one
pound glass jars,
I5c per jar, $l.7O per d0z
Fancy Creamery Butter.
just received from the Turner Center
creamery-the very highest grade of new
made butter-solid,
22c per pound
CHEESE,
A small invoice of new full cream
cheese, first of the season.
l6c per pound
NUTS.
1900 lbs. of NEW PAPER SHELL
WALNUTS from the Santa Barbara val
ley, California. abous the INCEST we ever
sold, white sweet meats,
IOc per pound
CIGAR COUNTER.
9 First Pick-a Lnndre full size, Sumatra
wrapper and mixed Havana filler. A
good smoke,
Sc, one or one hundred
CALIFORNIA HAMS.
Small pig shoulders cut to look like
ANS. Ths average buyer would say
y were hams. Very light salted and
cob fired,
I-2c per pound
Imported Severladt and Salami Sau-
sage,
1Sc per pound
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
IOc per pound
CIGAR COUNTER.

9 First Pick-a Lnndre, full size, Sum atra
wrapper and mixed Havana filler. A
good smoke,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
NUTS.

1900 lbs. of NEW PAPER SHE'LL
WALNUTS from the Santa Barbara val
ley, California. ahous the INCEST we ever
sold, white sweet meats,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
SC, one or one hundl
CALIFORNIA HAMS.

Small pig shoulders cut to look like
AIMS. Thu average buyer would say
y were hams. Very light sailed and
cob fired,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
CHEESE,

A small invoice of new full cream
cheese, first of the season,
l6c per pound
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01

1SC ptF pound
Imported Severladt and Salami Sau-
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26
Cool nights and hot days.

New goods, new prices at W. R.
Sneed & Cos.
A. Blasingame will pay the
highest cash price for your chick
ems and ducks. Bring them in.
The great sale of all kinds of
summer goods is now on at w. r.
Sneed & Cos. Bargains in every
department.
F, o. Butt is teaching the Nc
Kennon school near Berryville.
He spent Saturday and Sunday
with his parents.
D. E. Decker, tho artist is here
to remain several days. He does
all kinds of art work. Enlarging
portraits special y. Work guar
anteed. Call and soc samples of
his work. Prices very reasonable
John Harvey, the hustling Oak
Grove stock man, was in town
yesterday trying to buy sheep.
He says be has done two wise
things in the last two months
refused to take checks instead OF
cash and bought wheat while 1T
was so cents q bushel.
John Griffin, of GAINESVILLE, O..
says: Il never lived q day tor 80
years without suffering agony, un-
til box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve cured ny piles" For piles
and rectal troubles, cuts, bruises
sprains, eczema and all skin trou.
bles, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
is uneaualed. J. E. Harbert.
If q man wants to get acquainted
with human nature let him edit a
newspaper. He knows little OF
the ups and downs in this life uni ess
he has served in this capacity. He
may be a banker, merchant, doc
tor, lawyer, have sawed wood
been member of the school board
church janitor, or served as city
dad. still he needs brief exper-
ience as the editor of a local
paper to complete his knowledge
OF the many freaks there are in
hman natur re.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26

The holiness campmeeting is
holding forth OF Yocum yet.
Best hat for S1.00 in Carroll
county at W. R. Sneed & Co.'S.
Uncle John Hansen came to our
rescue with q dollar on subserip-
ton last week.
Wheat wanted-W. R. Sneed
u Co. will take wheat on store
accounts at customary price.
Harrison Orrell and family left
Monday for Sherman, Texas. where
they expect to reside IN the future.
Mrs. W. A. Hudson, formerly
Miss Fossie Rowen, a niece of Col.
J. P. Fancher, died at her home
in Texas last week.
Sick headache can be quick
ly overcome by using those ia
nous little pills knownas Dewitt
Little Early Risers. J. E. Harbert.s s
Jack Reeves left Tuesday for
Alton, I. T. He expects to work
till late in the fall and then move
his family to that country if he can
find suitable location.
R. G.. Massey did the proper
thing while in town Monday by
handing us dollar in payment
for THE TRIBUNE another year.
Bob is one OF our best patrons.
The Berryville Gem and the
Harrison Times are spatting at
each other little. AS the both
seem to have an over supply ot
circumlocution, it is we'll enough
to work it off that way.
7. S. Phillips returned Friday
from Cleburne, Texas. He says
Texas Is all right and that every
thing is on boom there. The
large wheat yield and the splendic
prices have done much for tha
country.
Vim, vigor and victory, these
re the characteristics of DeWit's
Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills for constipation, bilious
ness and all stomach and liver
troubles. j. E. Harbert.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26
Try 1t and See.

Whatever may be said about the
publications of Re-. Irl R. Hicks
by those who do not understand
the facts, there is no denying the
truth that his paper and Almanac
have come to stay. His splendid
journal, Word and Works, is now
entering its tenth year, largely in.
creased in circulation and in every
way improved, until it deserves
the national reputation it has at
tanned. His 1897 Almanac is now
ready and is by far the finest and
most beautiful he has yet issued.
1t contains l08 pages, including
cover artistically printed in colors,
and is filled from back TO back with
just what is wanted in every shop
Office, and home in AM merica. One
feature of the Almanac for 1897 is
series IL original, beautifully en-
graved star maps, with explanatory
chapters, which could not be bought
for less than five dollars in anY
work on astronomy. AS Mr.. Hicks
has so correctly and faithfully
warned the public of coming
droughts, foods, cold waves, b'izS
yards, tornadoes, and cyclones, i'7
the years passed, aside from th 4
other varied aud splendid features.
of his papor and Almanac, thess
considerations alone should promLIz
every family to subscribe at onN
for 1897. The Almanac is only a1
cts. copy. Word and Works s.
one dollar year, and copy 81
the fine Almanac goes as a preI
ium with every yearly subscriptioSz3
Write to Worn AND WORKS PtN3
Co., St. Louis, Mo. sSs
CcAsARETs stimulate liver, kidneys
b0wles. Never sicken. weaken or gripe. lOs "a
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26
Twelve ReasOas Why.

The st. Louis Republic gives a
dozen good reason why newspaper
readers should read this paper.
Here there are:
L. The Republic is the greatest
newspaper published.
2. It has a cable news service
over the entire civilized world,
which no other St. Louis paper can
secure.
3. Special correspondents in
all the large cities and capitals OF
Europe.
4. News Bureau in New York
City and Washington, D. G.
5. Special correspondents in
every city and town in the West
ern United States.
6. Member OF the Associated
Press, the greatest news gatherer
it the world.
7. Publishes daily the market
reports of tho world.
8. Issues magnificent colored
magazine cover with The Sunday
paper.
8, More noted writer's and art
lists contribute to the Republic than
any other paper.
10. Issues an unequaled four
PACED, comic weekly with each
Sunday paper tree.
IL. Publishes pages of interest
and value to womaakind.
IL. It's 10c dress pattern depart
ment is tho most popular feature
ever introduced by newspaper.
Thousands patronize it.
The daily and Sunday St. Louis
Republic is s6 a year, So for SIX
months and $3.50 for three months
The Twice-a- Week Republic is 81
q year lO4 papers, two each week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26
The
Rail
Road

Is coming sooner or later but We
are here all the time W1th ba1g0lnS
Mat Wi1l please the people.
NE respectfully MUite eUery-
body Whize attending the E.T-
CONFEDERATE REUNION
TO Gull and inspect our goods and
prices and We WiU convince y0u
that lOe can SdUe you good money
BY giving US your trade.
Respectfully,
II. z. SReed q Go.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26

Let the building boom commence
in Green Forest.
The railroad will miss Berryville
about three miles.
WHEAT taken In exchauge for
goo9s 0t 70 GEMS per 6uShel.
Sane Way on stare accounts.
". r. Sneed q Co.
Don't nauseate your stomach
with teas and bitter herbs, but
regulate your liver and sick head
ache by using those little pills
known as DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, J. E. Harbert.
Carl Buell. returned last week
from Kansas. He says the soci,y
did not suit him. The people are
in the habit of getting up at 6
O'Clock, eating three times a day
and working between meals.
1t heals every thing except a
broken heart, may be said Of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Piles
and rectal diseases, cuts, bruises,
burns, letter, eczema and all skin
troubles may be cured by it quick
ly and permanently. J, E. Harbert.
The ex-Confederate reunion be.
gins today, and everything bids
fair to good attendance. Quite a
number of prominent men are
billed for the occasion. Among
them are Senator J. Il. Berry, Col.
L. M. Gunter, Rev. D. n. Allen,
Col. Iverson A. Jones, Hon. S.
w. Peel, Hon. G. ]. Crump, Rev.
R. W. Goudelock, Capt. W. F.
Pace, Hon, Hugh A. Dinsmo1e,
Capt. Joe M. Hill, Hon. J. N. Till
man, Hon. A. Davis, Judge J. w.
Story, Col. J. Y. Walker, Judge
J. M. Pitman and Col. J. P.
Fancher. Other features of the
program are reeitations and songs
during the day and camp fire
speeches at night. The Green
Forest eornet band viii discourse
music throughout the three days
reunion. Elk federal soldiers and
every body else are cordially in
vded.
The proper thing for Sheriff
Naples bondsmen to do is to as
certain what the amount of the
shortage is and pay it off at once.
We have heard some of his Green
Forest bondsmen express their
willingness TO meet their porpor-
tionate part at any time 1t would
be much better for Mr.. Naples,
his bondsmen and the county, and
would go far toward showing the
honesty of purpose of all concern
ed. SO far as we know, no one is
particularly anxious that Mr..
Naples be prosecuted; they had
rather know that all shortages had
been made good. For the past
six years Carroll county has been
making considerable strides to-
ward getting ont of debt and the
tax payers will be ereluctant in see
ing the county suffer. We hope
to see the matter adjusted in an
honorable way and the people
will watch the matter closely until
it is.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26
$500 Given Away

To persons who make the greatest
number of words out of the phrase,
Patient Attorney Wedderhurn."
For particulars address fhe Ma
tional Secorder, Washington, D. G.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-26
Horse Feed Wanted.

We are badly in need of some
horse feed. Persons owing us
are earnestly requested to bring us
some oats, either threshed or in
the sheat This means You.
RAY & PoYNoR.