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Year: 1879

WIT.-Wit is not the produce of study {;
it comes almost as unexpectedly on the
speaker as on the hearer. One Of the first
principles of it is good temper. The arrows
of wit ought always to be feathered with
smiles; when they fail in that, they become
sarcasm
Year: 1879

Senator Blaine has been staying at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel for several days, resting from
his campaign work in the West and attending
to some business matters He goes to the
Western part of the State to-day, and will
speak in jamestown, Chautauqua County, and
Cuba, Allegany County Both OF these
speeches will be short, as Mr.. Blaine has not
recovered his voice sufficient to make it pru-
dent for him to put it to severe test. The IN
iury to his voice occurred suddenly while he
was trying to throw it over several acres oil
people at one of his big Iowa meetings. Mr.
blaine said that he felt sensation as though
something had dropped in his throat just un-
der the chin in the left side of his neck. The
doctors say that one OF the vocal cords was
over-strained and relaxed suddenly, and that
there is nothing to be done but to let nature
effect cure.


After his trip to the Western part of the
State Mr.. Blaine will return to the city in
time to speak at a meeting i'll Cooper institute
Hall on Thursday evening. This Will be his
principal speech of the canvass. Friday he
goes to Poughkeepse, where he will talk per-
haps half an hour Then he will go to his
home in Augusta, Me-, and remain there un-
til his duties in the Senate call him to wash
ington. His general health is good, and the
difficulty with his voice is probably only a
temporary inconvenience. Mr.. Blaine takes a
warm interest in the New York canvass, anu
expresses confidence in the election of Mr.
Cornell and the whole of the Republican
ticket. The management of the New York
campaign does not strike him as close "a ana M
thorough ON either side as he Is accustonle1 10
in Maine and has observed in some other
States. He thinks New York too large for the
details of political work to be directed and
Kent in hand from single committee head
quarters located in the city, and says that 1t
would be necessary to divide the territory into
three or four sub-districts with branch head
quarters in each in order to bring the work of
the canvass to bear directly, persistently and
effectively upon the individual voters, and to
stimulate the town and county committees TO
energetic acton.-Nelc York Tribune 27h.
Year: 1879

There was method in Buffers support of Jeff
Davis in 1860 and money in his support of the
war in 1867 Portland Press You didn't
talk that way until Butler became an opponent
of Major General Long, Lieutenant General
Talbot, and Brigadier General Beard.-Bangor
Commercial.


WE have always talked that way. Look
over the files of the PRESS if you want to re-
fresh your eyes with the sight of an anti
Butler paper.
Year: 1879

THE Greenback State Committee in Mas
sachusetts are a shrewd lot To save money
and time Awful Fogg is to address the voters
in that Stale from the top of Bunker Hill
Monument 1t is expected that he will
raise the enthusiasm of the members of his
party in North Adams and Nantucket to the
highest pitch with his fiat oratory
Year: 1879

WE learn from the Progressive Age that
the Republican party favors centralized
despotism a union of Church and State, and
the placing of political power in the hands
of an aristocratic privileged class. Much
obliged for the information. VIII the Age
be little more specific in its allegations and
tell us what church the Republican party at
fects? We want to know where to go to
maatin'
Year: 1879

SUNSET Cox says Tilden knew all about
the cipher dispatches. 1t must have been
rich to hear Cox comment upon the great
reformers novel plan to buy the Presidency.
Kelly's friends are doing the public good
service in pricking the fraud bubble.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publca
tion but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munloatlons that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE Greenback Progressive Age is show
ing its hand. never at any time well-con-
cealed, and declares for union with the
Democracy. Of course the Democratic pa
pers are patting its soft head. Their object
all along has been to take in the Green
backers-an object that has been pursued by
some Of them with more zeal than dscre-
Year: 1879

I take this occasion to return my thanks to all my
friends and the public generally for past ayors and
patronage and with pleasure inform them that
have fitted mp new factory on Union st. with
Steam Power and Steam Elevator and greatly i'm
proved facilities for handling work to advantage, to
inspection of which you are respectfully invited
Year: 1879

The London Era has got into hot water with
the husband of an actress by observing that
cher appearance was not much in her favor.
The lady's husband sends the Era the follow
ing neat epistle:
Year: 1879

The fact teing somewhat new to him
we had to brush up his memory. After
some trouble we did succeed in getting
him to admit that he believed there
was such an Office somewhere in the
department, but his deficient geograph-
ical knowledge would not permit him
to say to certainty whether it was for
Christians or Murderkill Hundreds.
He then began to make deductions re-
flecting on particular people and giving
everybody in general q reputation for
piggishness, rather reflective on the
porker Of course. His knowledge Of
horse-racing was immeasureable, and
as he began to trot out his favorites,
show up their records and call ON us
for authorities we began 10 feel very
much like q man who had gone to
"pump" and was being thoroughly
pumped" in return. As his explana.
ton continued he grew more interested
until at last he broke the fgurative
camels back by insolently desiring to
borrow $40 from us ON bet that the
relative position of a horses tail with
the points Of the compass had consid-
cradle to do with horses oelerity Of
locomotion. We bet. 1t wasn't the
horses. Nor it wasn't the bet.


It was our desire to frown down the
growing evil of money borrowing. We
feel that the interview was a failure.
But it didn't matter, however, for We
found out what we desired to know,
and that was that the appointment will
be up from Frederick on the morning
train, and that it will be signed and
delivered in the course of the after
noon. .........
Year: 1879

The Water Witch s. F. E. Co. gave
their engine the usual monthly test IS
to its squirting capacity last evening
and the engine gave satisfaction by
sending stream over the top Of the
Conpapy's tower,
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon car on the
Delaware Western Railroad, disagreed
with the shifter which was drawing it
towards the yard, and at Water and
French streets jumped the track. No
damage was done, however, and the re-
factory car was soon righted.
Year: 1879

This firm has received a contract to
build another vessel similar to the
"Frontieror" built short time ago by
them. The new vessel is to be 115 feet
in length and is for q South American
firm.
Year: 1879

John +. O'Donnell and Thomas Ca
rev two old typos have started for Colo
RADIO where to take charge Of paper.
They will now be free from the
eagle eve Of Constable Brooks who ran
his legs almost of to arrest him ior re-
peating at the City election. II he sue
ceeds as we'll in voting early and often
in Colorado as he did in Wilmington,
he will be q valuable acquisition to the
Democracy in that State.
Year: 1879

Mir. LII Helm, General Supt of the Ti- ger mine, arrived in town last evening rom the Bradshaw and in q short inter- view with him We eIicited from hIm the fol- lowing in regard to that celebrated ore depos- it and the work being carried on for its de- velopment. The company have about 100 men employed, portion of whom are at work iu the old shaft taking out ore while others are sinKing new prospect shaft and putting up the new mill. Good ore con- unues to come out of tue mine at the 400 foot level and large quantities are now waiting treatment in the ngw mill winch will be completed and running by the 18th Of May. The new prospect shalt Is being sunk steadily and the worlsinen are now under the ground 13O feet. This shaft will bc run down nine hundred feet deep, when they will run tunnel east about 15 fl. 10 the lead. The Tiger is undergoing a more thorough prospecting. probably, than any

 aine in the Territory and the rich chlOrides that show themselves on the approach of each bucket of ore as it comes from the dark recesscs, 400 feet beneath the surface, to the light of day, certainly jusyifes the large expenditures the stockholders have been and are still making on this mine.
Year: 1879

disappointment was caused by the
rain, yet the streets from an early
hour were filed with thousands of
spectators. When the distinguished
party landed royal salute was fred
and the bands played the national an
them. By request of the governor
general an address of incorporation in
French was first read and in the same
language the governor general replied.
After this Official welcome the mar
quise and princess were escorted to
the Citadel, the whole route of the
procession being crowded with people
and the streets made bright with
bunting notwithstanding the rain.
Year: 1879

COLUMBUS, June 4.-The Green
back Convention have, with great
unanimity, adopted a resolution direct
ing the chairman to rule out of order
any resolution or motion looking to a
coalition with the Democrats.
Year: 1879

THEY WORK ToGETHER.-When your sys- tenn gets out of tune and you feel completely played out, it is pretty certain that you need a medicine to act on both the Kidneys and liver for these important organs work together in freeing the system of it's waste, and keep ing up the tone. Then take Kidney Wort for this is just what it does for it is both diuretic and carthartic.
Year: 1879

Be careful to call for COLLINS vOLTAIC PLASTER lest you get some worthless imitation. Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Druggists throughout the United States and Cansdas, and by WEEKS POTTER, Pro.
Year: 1879

SHOULD BE REPAIRED Though per.
haps not particularly our business we
cannot reflain from suggesting to tose
who take an interest in Church matters
that the Protestant Parsonage at this place
is sadly in need of repairs, and further
that the furniture contained therein and
belonging thereto is not just what it should
be for the reception of a newly-wedded
couple. 1t is more than likely that we
shall hereafter have religious services
regularly, and pleasant, cheerful home
in which to compose them will add much
to the interest of the dscourses. The hint
is thrown out in the hope that some of
our good people will take hold of the
matter and see that the parsonage is put
in proper order. 1t should DO done at
once and before wet weather begins.
Year: 1879

DENTISTRY. 1t should not be forgot
ten that Dr.. r. j. Holden, the Dentist is
here and that he will remain only a very
short time longer. Those who may de-
sire first class dental work should avail
themselves of this opportunity. Office at
the New York Hotel. Do not delay but
have your teeth attended to at once.
Year: 1879

and have recently read in the papers favor
able notices of him. | see it said, ''He is a
leyel-headed man." "An honest man, "A
man who will do right regardless of party,
and many other equally commendatory re-
marks. If all this is true of him, and am
willing to think it is, | must say he IS very
funny man. Last summer he went to Geor-
gia and as the papers reported him he toldthe
Georgians that the republican party was the
same as extinct in Maine, that our probibi-
tory law is failure, more intemperance IN
Maine than ever before, and came home and
told some one that he hardly saw man
drunk whilst he was gone, but that the hrst
man he saw when he left the cars at Lewiston
was intoxicated; that there is more intemper-
ance in Lewiston than in any Southern city
he visited.


In August he visited our village, and
made campaign speech of two hours in
length He told our people what enormous
and excessive taxes they paid upon cotton
and wooden goods and that they were ground
down and kept poor by excessive and need
less taxation, that the trust funds and sinking
funds which should be in the State treasury in
Augusta are all gone, not one dollar there, all
squandered by republican officials. lie SAID
that he knew wealthy man in Bath who,
some years ago had $4,000 in United States
bonds, that he sent them TO Washington and
received for them $40 200 in National Bank
bills These he Immediately exchanged for
s45 900 in bonds bearing interest and has
been for years receiving interest on 5000
worth of bonds, although all the bona fide
property he has in the world is $4,000
find the same story told in the National Trb-
une or quoted in the Portland Advertiser of
a banking operation at the West only then it
was company with a capital of 81 ,000,000
with which they created series of banks
down to the last which had capital of about
$50, 900; the capital of each bank being ten
per cent less than the preceding one. All
the real capital they had was the Sl,O0O,00O
with which they began. Now if man who
tells such stories as the above, whether for
electioneering clap-trap, or for any other pur-
pose, is ierei headed, then do not know the
meaning of that slang phrase.


In 1865 Samuel Wells was democratic can
didate for Governor of Maine. The clap
trap of his campaign speech was against the
prohibitory law of Maine. Although he was
said to be an able lawyer, yet he told the
people of Bangor, where | heard him, that
what man could legally buy, he could not
be constitutionally deprived of the right of
selling that if the constitution and laws OF
the United States permitted citizen to buy
intoxicating liquors, he could not be deprived
of the right of selling it. On such issues as
that he became Governor of Maine, deposed
Judge Woodbury. Davis from his seat upon
the bench of the Supreme court because he
would not do his party work, and did many
others equally foolish. The next year the
people seated Hannibal lIamlin Governor by
20. 900 majority and gave Mr.. Wells and his
adherents leave to retire to private life. |
risk nothing in predicting that whatever this
administration may 10 if it does not retire
this year it will next.


COMMON SENSE.
Year: 1879




The protest of the republican senators
and representatives elect of the Maine
Legislature so fully and clearly sets forth
the arrogant lawless, unconstitutional and
usurping policy of the Governor and Coun'
Gil that comment is unnecessary As the
case now stands the proof furnished by the
action of the Governor and Council con-
clusively establishes a conspiracy to usurp
the government of Maine in defiance of
the expressed will of large plurality of
the voters. If they carry out the plot
which they have so recklessly entered
upon, the Government of the State of
Maine will no more be the Government of
the Constitution of that State and OF its
people than is the Government of Turkey.
1t will in its spirit be no more republi-
can government than is the Government
of Russia. Let us not be deceived. The
usurpation shadowed forth is the same in
essence and purpose as that which Napo-
leon carried out when he changed re-
public to an empire and named himself
Emperor whom the people had made
President. The French usurper relied
upon the army and his police. The Maine
democratic plotters believe that the peo-
pie of Maine will not resist these usurpa-
tions by force, and, consequently. count
upon peaceful acquiescence in their high
handed outrage, their snbversion of the
Constitution and destruction of a popular
form of Government. We submit that
these are considerations which may appall
the friends of popular government. If
this usurpation, under any pretext. is per-
petrated in Maine, why may it not be
a precedent for similar outrage in any
State where the party in power does not
CHOOSE to relinquish the control of the
State? And if the usurpation is success
fully carried out in Maine, why may not
majority of all the States be each made an
irresponsible despotism, and under the
guise of elections, why may not the most
autocratic of governments be established
in the United States? Will not this Gov
crnor and Council, that seize the functions
of the Legislative and Judiciary depart
ments of the government of Maine, count
in such representatives to Congress as
please them, and thus extend their local
usurpation to the Federal government
These are questions which meet us at the
very threshold of the Maine conspiracy,
no matter under what pretexts or dis
guises it is made.


The Governor and Council Of Maine
stand convicted by their own record of the
most disgraceful double dealing and eva
sion. They have caused an order to be
placed upon their records notifying those
interested that on certain day the returns
would be open for their inspection. Pur-
suant to that notice, parties interested ap-
pear. coming many miles, and are refused
access to the returns! Did ever Chief
Magistrate and the Council Board OF a
State thus break faith and thus disgrace
themselves before? What pretext do they
offer? That they have no right to show
these returns-that the law is unconstitu-
tional Who has made them the judges of
the lawp They have usurped the func-
tons Of the Supreme Court.
Year: 1879

Our people are glad to know that Alonzo
Garcelon is Governor of Maine and will stand
by him horse and foot SO long as he main
tains the constitution and the laws, the visit
ing statesmen to the contrary nstwithstand-
ing.-Cdyibou Correspondence Of Bangor
Commercial.


As Garcelon got only about one vote in
four in Caribou at the September election,
the above assurance Of support from the
.shorse and foot of that town must be
very cheering to the commandsr-in-chief at
the State House. Next.
Year: 1879

Those languid, tiresome sensations. caus-
ing you to feel scarcely able to be on your
feet that constant drain that is taking from
your system all its elasticity; driving the
bloom from your cheeks; that continual
strain upon your vital forces, rendering you
irritable and fretful, can easily be removed
by the use Of that marvellous remedy, Hop
Bitters. Irregularities and obstructions Of
your system are relieved at once, while the
special cause of periodical pain is perma-
nently removed. Will you heed this?
Year: 1879

An attempt was made yesterday in the
House of Representatives to push forward
a Confederate claim. Yesterday was the
second day of the session. This is the
Congress which was to behave itself so
sweetly, and these are the Southern dem
ocrats who intended to leave every step to
the decision of the Northern members
Tribune, Sd.
Year: 1879

Sometimes the pains of disease are so grea:
that it seems as if they could not be borne,
and sometimes the minor pains worry men
rest and sleep. Then the soothing influence
of Warmers Safe Nervine is like translation
from hell to heaven.
Year: 1879

And now we are informed that the
count OF votes is proceeding according to
the order passed by the Executive Coun-
Gil Nov. 22d. As the order is one that no
body outside of the Council is capable OF
understanding. the public are utterly un.
able to comprehend the value Of this piece
of information,
Year: 1879

The New York Tribune says: THE
Maine dispatches indicate a full determin-
alton on the part of the democratic State
officers to persist in their grotesque scheme
of fraud. The application of the repub-
licans for permission to see the returns
upon Senators and representatives has
been denied by the Council upon the ex-
traordinary ground that nasmuch
as the Council has no power to
alter returns, there is no real necessity
that the republicans should see them.
Which is very much as if suspected bank
cashier should decline to show his books
on the ground that it would be actually
wicked for him to steal, and therefore the
directors need not worry. nor even take
the precaution to count the cash. The
republicans have made strong protest
against this decision of the Council, which
must attract the attention of the whole
Year: 1879

1t is interesting to be informed by the
statement in the Reply of the Executive
Council, that 1.-THE views OF the court would
shave great weight with the executive de-
''partment in the discharge of the delicate
"and responsible duties now before it."
The public had about come to the conclu-
sion, since the act of 1877 was declared un-
constitutional by the Governor and Coun-
Gil, that they did not regard the court as
of any consequence. OF what possible
use can the "views of the court" be to a
body that has no regard for law or right
Year: 1879

At 5 o'clock the 18th inst. mercury was
IS degrees below zero. don't know where
it would have gone to if it hadn't froze up.


The work on tho Red Eye road was tenn
porarily suspended on account of the heavy
fall oi snow which fell on the 9Th inst, but
will be renewed again with redoubled encr-
ry. None but men that have the welfare Of
the county at heart could lie induced to work
and sleep in IL inches OF SNOW to get road
through the county and unless the proper en-
couragement is given by the citizens OF Wa
dena and vicinity it will be useless to try
to get men from this town to take hold OF
such an enterprise again., especially when
the business portion Of the town OF Wadena
will get the cash benefit OF the road, while
the country people will only get the benefit
Of the rise in the price OF their land which
Of course will not be realized for some time,
~ the most 0! i: is homestead claims. And
Year: 1879

IT'S anna ing TO get up in the middle o:
the night and, in attempting to light the
lamp. turn the wick left handed and 0!
course the wrong way, and then burn your
finges with the last match in the house, vain
ly endeavoring to strike fire to it. Interest
is sometimes added to the occasion wien
you remember that you have a match in
your vest pocket, and at once begin search
for that vest; it is cold, and you shiver; SO
does the chair (the big rocking chair) Which
you give tremendous kick with the big toe
OIL your off foot; you don't mind this any.
but continue after that vest. playing football
with every chair in the room until great
beads of cold sweat frozen to icicles) stand
on your srow. SILL you are not happy; Oh,
no; you are bound to find that vest or bust,
Notwithstanding the chances are that you
will bust, and do not give up until you run
over trunk, skin your legs from your ears
down to your elbows, break your head on
the side Of a dnrman window, and at last find
your vest hanging up OIL the floor near tn:
place you FIRST stood. You find the match
and draw sigh of relief af ter all your tro:.-
bies you also attempt to draw the matc:4 on
the usual place and turn up the wick at the
same time but discover two alarming facts
simultaneously. One is that you havn't got
your pants on and the other is that in your
A1st effort you turned the wick below the
eleyating power Of the burner and it. won't
come up. Your next effort is to unscrew tile
burner and fish after that wick. AT last
success crowns your efforts and you set the
wick through the burner, and just as you
scratch the match on the looking glass the
glorious orb OF day begins to throw his re
splendent rays of light over the peaceful
world and you crawl back to bed Az invalid
and frozen cripple, only to find that your
wife has stuffed all the bed quilts in her
mouth. We believe in keeping light all
night, If it is little contrary to the strict
rules Of hygienismr