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The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

If tho two electric light companies are
to entsr into the arrangement proposed
in the order of the city council they
should enter into an agreement between
themselves by which the erection OF an.
either lire of poles In the territory which
Is to be lighted by the Portland Company
tan to avoided. A fair arrangement of
this sort will be a gain to both COM
panies, because the Consolidated Will
get someth ing out of property which will
otherwise be non productive and the
Portland Company VIII be able to begin
the performances OF its contract on time,
which most likely 1t will not be II 1t
undertakes to set new poles of its own,
1t will be great gain TO the citizens of
Portland as well, who will be relieved of
the Inconvenience, and perhaps dangers
which the multiplication of poles and
wires will produce We don't know as
the city has power to compel such an ar
rangement If the companies will not
make it voluntarily. but II 1t has 1t
should exercise IL.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28
TO CONTRACTORS

FNHk committee OH public buildings will re-
= ceive sealed proposals until the 4th day of
Uetcoef 1879. at noon for The remodeling and
enlargement of the Park street school building.
proposals may be made for the completion of
tne Whole or any portion Of the work. Plans
anu specincatlons can be seer at the office of f.
street. where all information and conditions
can pc obtained. Satisfactory bonds will be
,rrsquired for faithful performance of contract.
Tue committee reserve the right to reject any
% an proposals, should 1t 10 deemed Tor the
interest OF the city so to do. Proposals should
pe marked Proposals for alterations OF Park
Street school building" and addressed to
EhANA ". ROBINSON. Chairman OF Com
mittee on Public Buildings. sep12tocl4
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28
most di1Hcult and delicate situation which
followed his great victory.

One has to maintain a certain amount
Of reserve nowadays In commenting on
Interviews. IT SO frequently turns out that
things man Is alleged to have said
have never been uttered by him and are
pure inventions of some constituencies
reporter. But regarding, the interview
with Dewey published In yesterdays
paper IL can be said that II originated
with a paper which has never been guilty
OF taking interviews. and which would
never have published IL had 1t not be-
lieved it authentic. That of COURSE does
not make 1t Sd, for the most careful
newspapers are liable to b. imposed upon
Assuming the interview authentic IL
shows that several prominent gentlemen
OF this country have been very much mis-
taken. no one more 40 than Gov. Roo evelt
of New York. who in his speech at Akron,
Ohio, likeuei the Fillpinos Co thu
Sioux Indians and Aguinsldo to Sitting
Bull. It is fair to presume that Dswey's
knowledge of the Filipinos and of their
leader Is FAR more accurate aud extern
sive than Roosevelt's possibly can be.
Dewey hns spent year at Manila; and
for considerable part of that time his
relations with them were intimats.
Roosevelt has never been In Manila, has
never seen Filipino. never talked with
one and all his knowledge regarding them
has been derived either from the news
papers or evolved cut of his own inner
consciousness. Dewey thinks the Filipi-
nos are not 'just now" Ht for
self government, but they are fit
ter, even now, he declares. than the
CubaDs and better people than the
Cubans. Roosevelt, however, says they
are savages. like the Sioux Indians. and
pronouncss the war In the Philippines
simply conflict against savagery. Here
are Dewey and Rooeevelt, ons who has
seen and one who has not seen, the people
they undertake. to describe. One pro-
nounces them better fitted for self gov
eminent, already, than the Cubans who
more than year ago were declared by
the American Congress entitled to inde-
pendence, the other says they are savages.
Can anybody DOUBT which is right.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
SPARE DEWEY THIS SPECTACLE
(Erom the New York SUM-

SFA hE DEWEY THIS SPECTACLEi
= (Erom the New York SUM-
As the Olympia nears New York the
newspapers and individuals who manage
the enterprise known as the Dewey Home
Fund are doubling the insistenoe OF their
calls for subscriptions.
1t was announced yesterday that tina
IL tai amount collected after many months
OF sysiematic solicitation In all parts of
the United Stats IL about $4,000; and
that as only q week renal before the
list Is to be closed, it will be necessary
for wealthy contributors to "come for
ward with generous donations, y Ii money
enough is to be raised to purchase a de.
cent sort of a house for Admiral Dewey.
The subscription list should he closed at
least as early as "Wednesday morning, II
Dewey Is to arrive on Thursday Better
yet to close it today, in order that the
echo OF these last frantic appeals to the
liberal to step up and do she right thing
for Dewey may not reach the admiral
through the first newspapers that gets on
board his ship.
But by eli means stop the subscription
by Thursday morning, even If tina total
at that time has not passed s2f, s87. 20.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

Lightning has been unusually busy
in Maine during the season just closed.
So far as tabnlated by the State insurance
ofiica the returns show 1t to be the worst
season of which We have the records. A
total Of S39 buildings were struck, and
the aggregate losses amount to sl5s. 1896.
Forty seven buildings were totally de-
stroyed, 2S of these being barns. and
only one being dwelling. OF the build
ings damaged, but not destroyed, there
were 239. Among these were 6 churches,
summer cottages, 81 dwelling houses.
80 barns, 10 sets of farm buildings. Is
dwelling houses with barn, and dwell
lings with stable.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

Several years ago Isaac Sanford, a
nitizsn of Kennebeo county. left trust
fund amounting to Sl5o0. tho interest to
be used for the purchase of school sup
plies for INDECENT children. 1t was stip-
ulated that while Augusta should have
the handling of the fund 1t should go to
Readfield. Sidney, Belgrade and Angus
ia in order. the latter city having
1t two years in succession and the others
one year each. Thers are many such in
teresting funds doing work for the bene-
fit of Maine towns,
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28
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His Life W. as saved.

Mr.. ]. <. Lilly, a prominent citizen
OF Hannibal, Mo-, lately had wonderful
deliyerance from frightful death. II
telling of il he says: II was taken with
Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia.
Ny lungs became hardened. 1 was SC
weak l oouldn's even sit up in bed.
Nothing helped me. l expected to soon
die of Consumption, when heard of DR..
Kings New Discovery. One bottle gave
great relief. 1 continued to use 1t, and
now am well and strong. l can't say toe
much in It's praise" This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest cure
in the world for all Throat and Lung
Trouble. Regular sizes so cents and 81 90
Trial bottles free at ii. p. S. Goold, 577
Congress street; and Ii. g. starr, Cum
berland Mills
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

We commend to the attention of some
of the grim visaged warriors who are so
profuss in their denunoiation of every.
body who disagrees with them in what
our attitude should be toward the Fill
pinos as 'traitors' and "Aguinaldists''
to the article from the Washington Post
reprinted elsewhere. AS the Post SAYS,
Intelligent men are not to be scared away
from their opinion or from expressing
them by the use of any such abusive
epiuhets. Our attitude toward the Filipi-
nos is proper subject for discussion.
President Mckinley practically wei
coined such discussion when he said in
his Boston speech that he wanted to fol-
low the wishes of the people in this mat
ter. Ihe wishes OF the people can only
De ascertained through discussion In
which the facts of the case are set forth
and the probable consequences of different
policies which msy be pursued considered.
No man that has seen fit to take part In the
discussion has ever been scared off by call
ing him an Aguinaldist, or a Tagal or a
traitor or a oopperhead, and we do not
think that anyone ever will All that the
use of abusive epithets shows is that the
men who esq them are very hard up for
material. When a man has a good solid
argument to maintain his position with
always use the most effective weapons.
When he is short of this kind of ammu-
milton he makes faces and swears.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

The contest between Bates and Guild
for the Republican nomination for liou-
tenant governor OF Massachusetts is decid-
eddy injecting Bates carried q large
majority of the Boston delegates which
places him considerably in the lead, but
Guilds friends are by no means dis
oouraged claiming that caucuses yet to
come will moro THAI make good his
losses in Boston. To an outsider though,
it looks as If Bates not only had de-
'cldetl lead, but was going to keep 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

We're nct for the unfortunate row
between GOV. Lowpdes and Senator Moll-
ington, Maryland would be pretty sure
to remain in the Republican column.
The state administration has hesn very
successful and has met in large degrees the
expectation # the people. But with
lot Of Re- biieans knitting their own party
the result is likely to be- disastrous in "a
close state.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

Admiral Dewey declares that he has no
political ambitions. He is sailor and
intends to remain one. Yet 1t mr. be
truthfully said that Admiral Dewey has
far more qualities that go to make states
men and successful administrators than
the great majority Of military and naval
heroes who have been tempted into civil
life. There Is room for question whether
his exploit In sinking the Spanish feet
or his management of affairs whiIs he
remained in supreme control at Cavite was
the greater achievement. His entrance Of
the bay at midnight and his quick attack
of the Spanish feet stamped him as a
bold, dashing and skillful commander.
His influence with and control of the Fill
pinos and their leaders stamped him as a
Discreet and exceedingly tactful diplomat
and administrator. IL is impossible to
say what might have been, but there Is
good ground fer believing that If Dewey
had been left to deal with the natives
some arrangements might have been ar
rived at which would have aversed the
present war. We know at least that so
long as DEWEY was in supreme control
there wers no signs Of the trouble which
afterward cuiminatsd in an attack upon
our troops and precipitatsd the present
war. The spectacular appeals most strongly
to the majority Of men. aud hence the bat
tile of Manila Is to most minds Dewey's
osief claim to fame. But 1t Is
question If o still stronger claim Is not to
bs found In his mastery treatment of the
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

The homs for girls, which Is an an
mex of Good Win Farm, now Is caring
for 20 girls. The girls have no school
building except q one-stofy farmhouse.
which has been used for educational pur-
poses ever since the Girls Home were
opened. There can be no doubt, however,
that in due time this branch of the home
will receive advantages, as tina boy s
branch has in SO ample measure.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

"A benevolent woman has given $500
to he used in tree planting at Good Viii
Farm at East Fairfield. A Boston archi-
tect Is making plans for an artistic dis
position-of these trees, and in years TO
come they Will do honor to the memory
of the thoughtful donor.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

About the regular price for Demo.
cratic nomination for a judgeship in New
York cifR IS SIC 0OO, ana of course the
Iammany money goes to. 1t Is q ques-
tion If q strong temptation Is not before n
man who nas paid out SO large sum as
that to recoup himself in ways not
reconcilable with the strictest honesty
and impartlality
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

Patrons of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the Office
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly ace requested to notify the Office OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street.
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28
WATTERSON ON REED.
(From The Louisville tEy.) Courie
Journal,1

soutnbtst
Never mind now about his arbitrary
rulings; his despotio control of the drove
Of wild horses over which he was placed
at the beginning of three Congresses and
in which he maintained himself sturdily
to the moment he laid down the gavel to
quiz. the House of Representatives forever.
he was an Intelligent and amiable des-
pot, (" as he was happily phrased and did
his duty for his country rs he snw 1t.
He was mistaken as to the tariff and a
few other points of good government, but
he was everlastingly right ON some
others. and we shall not quarrel over
political differences Mr.. Reed was SO
strong man he perhaps had not enough
consideration for weakness, and he de-
spised the shifty arts of the politicians,
but he cannot be- blamed for thsse His
definition Of office is worthy statesman
and patriot, and he lived IL.
2 Mr. leeds career 10 proof that the
Americans have not degenerated, either
in the production OF statesmen or in
popular appreciation of their services.
His voluntary withdrawal from pnblic
lfe at time when he IL most needed 10
due to hard conditions of life from which
no poor man is exempt. and which has
rsoently cost the nation the loss of Mr..
Reeds illustrious predecessor. However,
both Mr.. heed and Mr.. Carlisle have
done the State such service in their most
productive years that now, when their
days are falling into the sere and yellow
leaf, they cannot be blamed for wishing
to provide for the comfort OF their age
Such careers as theirs will long be In
spiration TO the youth of Amerioa.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28
$3.50 WALIHAM WATCH,

Silverine case. Waltham OF Elgin movemen
A good timekeeper, warranted. MCKINNEY
the Jeweler. Monument Square. je9
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

The DAILY PRESS Is delivered At these rates
every morning TO subscribers in all parts of
Portland and IN westorook and south Pore
land.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

Let not the dismal cries OF the well-mean-
Ing but misguided persons who persist
In passing the hat for the hero of Manila
mingle with the cheers of welcome that
will greet him on his arrival.
Dewey should hear as littie as possible
atout the dewey Home fund.- The
failure Of that mistaken enterprise Is not
due TO any lack Of appreciation OF the
admiral's services on the part OF the great
American public. It Is attributable
rather to "A very general and accurate APP
precintion of the sort of recognition
which is likely to be distasteful TO that
haFO.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

MAINE STATE PRESS Weekly
BY toe year, 81 IN advance. OF si.25 at the
end OF the year.
For siS mon hs. 30 cents; tor three mouths,
20 Gems
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-28

DAILY PRESS

BY the year. SO in advance or 81 a, the end of
the year.
BY the month. so cents
The silver star., 1899-09-15
r.rsui..r. for what.

The Ohio Station has been making
an interesting experiment on fertiiiz-
ing wheat The marked eject on the
growth OF the wheat plant. which -
usually observed after the application
o. fertilizers carrying soluble phos-
rhoric acid. such As acid phosphate or
dissolved bone black. together with the
low price ~ which plain acid phos-
pilates can be bought as compared
with fertilizers containing nitrogen
and potash. have led many farmers TO
the use Of this material alone. oeliev-
Ing that they can supply suncien,
rltrose. by growing clover. and that
potash 10 not needed. The trials made
covering . period o. years show con-
elvsivsly that the clover Is not fur
nlshins sufficient nitrogen TO NEE, the
demands OF full crop. and that 1, ss
more economical TO use q fertilizer
containing : small percentage Of nitro
gen tzramocial. even though the Coz.
ee somewhat Increased. than to use
oas which carries only phosphoric acic.
The silver star., 1899-09-15

The Indiana bureau OF statistics has
completed its compilation o. returns on
agriculture from the i.0l& townships in
were S,is1.s11 acres ~ wheat sown last
fall and o. this. 1854 acres were
plowed up this year on account o. the
hard winter conditions. This LEI;
soSs.sss aeres standing for the harvest
As to the minor crops. It may be men
toned that there are 1895 acres in
rye. ls.1SS in barley. l.sSS in fax. s,5s4
in backwhea;. 1850 in tobacco and
900 In sorghum The average in tim
othy meadow is i.iee.so9 and in clover
l.s4o. .sSS.
The silver star., 1899-09-15
r.r. xess%.

Range steers fed In q CONNIE. .,.l
way viii gain from a pound and .
quarter to . pound and q half day.
Alfalfa alone will do this much
4 dairyman who has been In the hab-
Il Of buying fresh cows to replace thoss,
died Oh commenced to keep an account
with earh cow and the first year he
found that after charging each with
her cost OF food and cfesilting each
with what she produced there was .
wide difference In the ccwx One COW
gave . profit Of only % . year. while
another gave . pro6t Of ei1. Follow.
ing out this policy he has changed the
whole character OF his herd and today
be finds that two cows pay him as well
~ three did previous to his experiment.
Flfseea years ago q banker who was
npt . farmer and knowing nothing
about gfnsses. remarked to one OF his
ne4gAbogB that he was going to acw
so0e Rass p~sd and trust In God.
without special preparation Of the lard
- oowed . mixture Of alfalfa. b1ur
gFnss. timothy. resitop and red clover
oeed. nve pounds OF each to the acre.
u an came up we'll bot everything ex.
cept the blue grass and alfalfa has dis-
appearcd. This 1el>l afler 0fteen rear
has such . perfect mat Of blue grass
between the nlfnlfa plnnts-some Of
which are . rod apart and some vpfy
cIose together. showing the sced wrs
not well mixea-that the alfalfa plants
have Devsr b<en able TO multiply them.
><Aves - any extent by the srstserinr
u sre<A aD't they dc quite freauentiv n,
lAnd whRse sherc IL NJ turf 10 prrveo1
she sped ffum roofing. Otsr exprrienlv,
has favorvs1 orvhaFsi grass a. ths -
co0panion for alfalfa and Il wtIl eeieh
0ke . nsuekef after other thlnaD ~
al0Vpra col-f1ead AID Tarm.
11eeR ~ the stlo days ana ~ -
1Dooege tnnk n IT, Windnpr M r
eslao ellsd With v~sy ees1 eulti16 =
The silver star., 1899-09-15

In the state 0. Indiana there are S.
4ot farm hands regularly employed and
the average wages paid them BY the
month, including board. is siS-s for
the state The hishess average pay tor
the month Is sis.7O. and the loves,
average si05o. There are l1.7ii WON
en- and girls regularly employed In the
families OF farmers and The average pay
per week. Including board Is si.5s. The
Aighss. average in any one county is
SIS per week and the loves: in any
one county = 81. These averages are
found by taking the wages o, all en-
rloyed in either class and dividing
TIA: ythe number employed in each
county.
The silver star., 1899-09-15

tain brooks. II is found in cold situa-
tons as far south as Virginia and
Westward 10 Oregon and Washington.
Il is even met with in Alaska Its
poisonous properties are found In all
parts OF the plant. seed. leaves and
root. II has been reported that chick
ems are frequently killed by eating the
seeds. and horses by eating the
leaves. Blu, /, is asserted that sheep
eat the leaves with relish and apparent
inpunity. The root has been known to
Kill people who ate 1t for something
else. One case is reported where a
family prepared the leaves for eating.
thinking them TO be marsh rarigolds.
The result was the poisoning OF the
entire family. The poison acts by par
alyIing the heart
The silver star., 1899-09-15
His Cisvernes.. .

Vice Chancellor Bacon had an
athy for one member Of the inne|
practicing before him. The mari
vices were not much in demand
although his ability and knov
of law were undoubted, he was :
look at a case from an lmprs2
point Of view, and not to MAKE
most Of its best points. 1t wm
monty said OF him that he had Z ?
In his mind. When this man was r
20 years old some one remarked N
Judge that he was very clever Z
said the old man, slowly and judo
''he Is a very clever young man"
after a pause, he added: "If be I
lowed q nail he would vomit a "a
The Argonaut.
The silver star., 1899-09-15
roo p.o sALARIRs.
nrisish Ceaosiss carry "a u,,..
Heavy Uarden. a

Heovy nardon. h.
The commercial depressIss
which several Of the British =.
dian islands are now SUFFERS"
from which Jamaica has istsz.
vived. has brought to the from u !
tati0n against the extrayarnnS ;
rles paid to the governors Of fh..]
onies. A West Indian govern +
ly gets about 81, 900 . year. ~
az much a. the secretary Of ~
al the British colonies draw N
even to the pay Of Lord Eaiiah.
foreign minister for Great Brifssl
more by $500 than the first n
the British admiralty or a.
mander-in-chlef Of the BrltIsh .
receive. The extravagance q 4
such salaries II more striking II
Of the present governors is 1 r,
any special note or attainmentn +
OF the islands which have Z
these large salaries have less IL,
600 inhabitants, and are 80 smsl'
one can walk across one Of tSr
q day. It IL thought that 4 IA
governor-general for the whole r
British West indies ought to l,
tained for a salary of SIS, 900 /
with deputy governors at the n
islands drawing from 5000 to q
The silver star., 1899-09-15
a.~ner,ne leler.


Lat pigs run with the dam untu
twelve weeks old. provided she y ~
literally with I warm. we'll balanced
ration Of shorts. oats. corn meal ana
screenings. says Farm. Stock ane
Home. This last mentioned food TOR
hogs. Of which the Northwest has an
immense bulk, y lost to the farmers
and being utilized by sheep feeder. q
the Twin Cities and other central
points. To the above list Of foods ado
q ration Of oil meal. bran, ana even
corn ON the cob Let the little piss
also have access to whole oats. carr
should be used 20 ~ not to overfeeo
the SOW. Once on her feed she Will
fail to produce milk. and It u dimcuit
to restore good digestion and milk pro-
duction. The clover neld must 30 hand
in hand with this good feeding. but on
stormy days they arc much oette'
cared for In their pens with an ahun-
dance Of freshly cut clover. By July
there should be feld Of peas. where
the pigs will grow and do we'll. The
field of peas is next In value to the
clover field. II not convenient to pas
ture the peas, then cut and feed to the
young pigs. To this method OF feed
ing upon clover and peas. add regular
feeding hours for concentrated feed.
This IL Of vast Importance. Pigs
should not be allowed to stray all over
the farm. When confined at night IN
well-regulated stables and in well-lit-
tered yards, there is made large re-
turn for food consumed. The pigs
should be promptly returned In the
morning to the pasture after feeding.
BY this method little II any manure u
lost. and a steady increase In the fer
tility Of the soil will be the result
BY such methods Of feeding during
the summer and finishing or ripenins
the animal on a mixed food Of squash.
shorts. oats. peas. meal and corn. the
previous feeding Of bulky clover and
peas will have distended their stom-
achs and put them in fine form to
ripen rapidly into the desirable hog
The silver star., 1899-09-15

Culture" Is a pe, word in fashion
able society. Cultivation IS also used
by the select and exclusive ones who
neither toll nor spia-ihat is.;ho<s who
90 no: toll a< Es toll and spin as Ne
spin- They all work in a way-a; use
fai tasks or IN the csaseiess search for
sa;istactiors Of thousand kinds But
do they know tia; they borrow their
choice words from the fNrn- Do the
few know that they speak the speech o,
the many They love the words which
drag their meaning from the brown
earth and the toll 0, those who make
ls yield bread and wine, but Do they
care for the people Whose calling and
Industry give them Ehai = bes. In
ufs,