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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
mr.. Cables Readings.

1t is very rare thing to meet with an
author who amounts to anything as de-
ineator of his own writings, or those of any
one else, on the platform. Charles Dickens
possessed that ability in a remarkable de-
gree, but almost every other one has proved
lamentable failure. 1t was therefore a
most agreeable surprise to find in Mr.. George
W. Gable an author so thoroughly interested
in and so familiar with the Louisiana
creoles, and all their peculiar songs, ldlomsi
manners and customs, and SO blessed VIII
mimetic talent that he was able to repro
duce the scenes to which he has given a
national reputation as wildly as though the
spectator stood witness to them in the
French quarter of New Orleans.
1t is unnecessary for us to introduce Mr..
Cable. 1t is well known that he is native
of New Orleans, Al years of age, was a
soldier in the Confederate army, and after
wards a surveyor and cotton factor, and
that since 1879 he has devoted himself to
literature He has slight figure of medium
height; broad, high forehead; dark, keen
eyes; full dark beard and dropping nous
tache, and an olive complexion. His voice
is of excellent compass deep enough for the
religious fervor of ''Posson JONES' metallic
and crisp in the debonair persifage of Jules,
feminine and high-keyed in the accent OF
Widow Riley. He is intensely dramatic.
He possesses a great deal of magnetism and
can draw tears to the eyes in the quaint,
conscience stricken prayers of the POISON,
or delight with the gay, rollicking humor OF
the Widow His command of dialect is
wonderful. He never forgets his characters
and it is probably owing to their sharp con
trasts, so forcibly brought forward, that he
achieves no little of his success 1t is certain
last night the great audience, which wa;
cold at first and enthusiastic before he was
half through, could have sat an hour longer
with delight. His songs were delicious
reminder of those creole airs, heard as well
in Cuba as in Louisiana, and well sung, too
His description Of the sPosson's" struggle
with the tiger and Widow Riley's wooing
by Ristofalo were great.
Mr.. Cable was most felicitously introduced
by Hon. Stanley T. Pullen, who referred tc
the fact that on our own borders fingered
the descendants of those Acadians of whom
hr.-Gsttfc- has written and our own poe1
immortalized, and that among the adjacent
Yankee some might still be found. Mr.
Cable in reply said the term adjacent
Yankee" was good, very good, and humor
ously described the different appearance he
presented in his eyes now from what he die
| when he met him during the late war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
SERIOUS EXPLOSION.
A Young Man Badly Burned.

Yesterday morning Mr.. E. Z. Ling was at
work at Mr.. Fl. /. Hollands livery stable,
No. IL Silver street, polishing harnesses, in
a little harness room in the rear OF the build
ing, looking out on Pearl street, and situated
on the ground floor. Either the kerosene
lamp he was using exploded, or the harness
polish. for in a few moments, not only was
he enveloped in flames, but the contents of
the room were also on fire. Ling had locked
himself in the room and couldn't open the
door, but he forced himself halfway through
the window on Pearl street. and people drew
him out. He was taken home badly burned,
and his hair all singed off. The alarm was
nulled in and the steamers responded, but
before the first hose carriage had arrived
and it was quickly on hand-the stable men
and neighbors had put out the fire with buck
cts of water. The loss to the harnesses and
building may be a few hundred dollars, the
insurance with Munger & Co., and W. D.
Little & Co., being more than ample to cover
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
win support c. J. Chapman.

A large conference of Republican business
men Of Ward was held last evening, and
after an exhaustive canvass of the merits of
the various candidates it was voted to sup
port Mr.. Charles j. Chapman at the eau
cuses. Mr.. Chapman has had long expert
ence in the City Government in both
branches, having been Alderman from Ward
and President of the Common Council.
He is thoroughly identified with the bust
ness interests of Portland and has given
signal proof on several occasions that he
understands and is ready and able to defend
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
MODEM French Paintings.

The second lecture in Miss Sallie Crocker's
course will be a series of studies Of the land
scape and animal painters of this century, of
the school of artists at Barbizon, and the be-
ginning and elimination of modern realism.
These lectures form a course happily supple
mentary to Mr. Dickinson's illustrated lee
lures on art recently given in City Hall.
They are given at half-past four on Thurs
days in February in Miss Wolhaupter's
school rooms, 14S Spring street Tickets
may be obtained at tn door.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
Masonic Visit.

At the visit of the Grand Master of Mas
sachusetts to St. Omer Commandery, K. T.,
of Boston, the Commandery was also honored
by visit from delegation of Portland Sir
Knights, consisting of EN-. Sir Thomas L.
Shaw, Commander; En-. Sir Joseph \.
Hodsdon, P G.. and Grand Captain General
of the Grand Commandery of Maine; Sir
Clayton ]. harrington, Captain General
and Sirs George M. Moore, George E. Whit
ney, C. G. Bedlow, A. S. Kinds, G. G. Way,
Albion Keith, Charles R. King and W. S.
Philbrook of Portland Commandery; and
EN-. Sir B, B. Farnsworth, Commander, and
Sirs NJ. A. Dillingham;, John E. Small and
Frank D. Rogers of st. Alban Command
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
A Hard Pa ssage..

Ship Wilma, of Portland, Mos her, at New
ork' from Iloilo, reports Nov. Sd put into
batavia and landed Capt Simmons S, who was
SICK left Batavia Nov. 18th, an d had fine
weather TO Mauritius, where h eavy blow
was encountered, during which los maintop-
gallantmaSt sails, foreroyal and. jib, and
sprung maintopgallantmast; Dec 18th, off
the Cape Of Good Hope, had a ga. le which
filed the decks with water, and washed
everything movable off the decks; 24t h had a
lie for three days to the southwark of Hat
teras, during which blew away SPANK ST roy
al staysail, foretopgallant sail, and @ arried
away upper and lower neutrality-suspicious.; yards
and sprung erossjack yard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
real estate Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate in
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
Freeport-Edgar F. Winslow to Herbret A.
Harrison-Drusilla Fogg to Watson P. An
drews, land. $780,
Portland-Henry ?. Dewey to Joseph Castell,
land. 81 and other considerations.
Edgar Fl. Deering of Minot, to Alvin Deering,
land and buildings. $3.50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
A New Car.

The Portland Company has delivered to
the Maine Central railroad new platform
car fitted with powerful double hosting
engine for use on the bridge at Augusta now
being rebuilt Besides the hosting engine,
the car is provided with steam apparatus 1or
propelling it from p lace to place 50 that the
use of a locomotive on the bridge is rendered
unnecessary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
More Decline to Serve.

70 Tie Editor Of tbe Press:
noticed by yesterdays Press that my
name was mentioned as candidate for Coun
manclI from Ward 6. / have lived in Ward
"a years and never lived in Ward 6, therefore
am not eligible to the office in Ward 6.
ELIAS CHASE.
To the Editor Of the Press:
While sympathize with all moral reforms
do not consider it my duty to enter politi
cal movement, and must withdraw my name
from the Temperance ticket as Councilman
for Ward Z N w EDISON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.
The Republicans of Portland are requested t
meet at their various ward rooms on
MOE1Ay FER. % 1895 T730p.M

to choose seven delegates from each ward, to at
tend a convention TO be held in Reception Hall
City Building Tuesday, Feb. 3d. at 4 p M, for
the purpose of nominating candidate for Mayor,
also to nominate one Alderman, three Common
Councllmen, Warden, Clerk, two Constables and
five members of the City Committee.
Wards oae, Three and Five are to nominate
also candidate for School Committee.
By vote Of the City Committee lists of the voters
of the yariou, wards will be furnished which the
caucuses are requested to use.
f. S. WATERHoUsE Chairman
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
DEATHS

In this city. Feb. II. Henry H.. only son of Hen
ry H. and Charlotte E. Burgess, aged year and
months.
Funeral on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Burial private
In Bath, Feb. ID James N. Card, son of George
w. Card, aged Is years months.
In Gardner, Feb. 10, Esther Vose relict OF the
late Ivory Nudd, aged SO years
Iii East Pittston, Feb. II, Samuel S. Aver, aged
So years months.
In China, Feb. z, John F. James. aged ~ years,
of the late Martin Leayitt, aged SO years months
In West Farmingdale, Feb. IL, Betsey Hodg-
don aged ~ years.
In BiddefoTd, Feb. IA, Robert E. Jordan, aged
rs wears,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
The Oldest MASON in New England

The State of Maine claims the Oldest
Mason in New England, if not in the
country, in Mr.. Emerson Smith of Buxton.
He was made a Mason in June, 1924, and is
still hale and healthy, lives mile from his
lodge, but is able to attend all of its meetings
Mr.. Smith is andalways has been an up
right straightforward man, respected by
oil n thorough Republican.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18

SUPERIOR COURT.
pEroRE JUDGE BoNNEY.

Observation-Disclosures Il. Barker VS.. The Peo-
pies Ferry Co. Action to recover damages laid
at $4,000 for personal injuries sustained by the
plaintiff occasiohed by a collision between the
double end ferry boat "Comelia H." belonging to
the defendants and the Island steamer Gordon ON
which plaintiff was passenger.
The testimony and arguments were closed last
night and the case will be given to the jury inns
morning
Frank w. Robinson for plaintiff.
NJ & H. b. CleaYes for defendants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18

DIR. Wilson's lecture last evening was well at
tended. his audience manifested deep interest
in his explanation in the examination of the de-
yelopment and accidents Of the motive power on
the external organs of his subjects. The accuracy
of his skill was simply marvellous, never to be for
gotten His next and last lecture, February "a
his subject the immotive power, or internal or
gans, and diseases will be explained.
Ministers, Lawyers Teachers, and others whose
occupation gives but little exercise, should use
Carters Little Liver Pills for torpid Liver and
biliousness. One is dose. Jan 10 d&sw1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
WEDNEsDAY-Patri Wing; intoxication. Ten
days i'll the county jail.
John Daley; common drunkard. Thirty days
in the county jail
Edward johnson and James n. 0'Hara search
and seizure. Each fined 500 and one half the
costs Both appealed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
MARRIAGES..

In this city, Feb 16, by Rev. S. f. Pearson, Al
bert H. Polk and Miss Mabel E. Brewer, both OF
Portland.
In Bath, Feb. IS, Chas. B, True and Miss Eta
P. Smith.
In Winthrop Feb. 8, Geo. W. Vosrnus of Au.
burn and Miss Hattie N. Berry of Winthrop.
In Union, Feb. 3, Fred s. Burgess and Sadie L.
Ware.
In Temple, Feb. 6, Alpheus H. Locklin and
Miss Emma e. Humphrey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
GENUINE BARGAINS.
CORSET DEPARTMENT.

One lot Colored Corsets, good for the price, 25c
per pair.
42c per pair
L6omer's Elastic Cut-a-way Hip Corsets 75c per
pair.
Thomson's r H Corsets, White and CoIored,
Toe per pair
Also the celebrated P d & CP French Corsets
in the different qualities, all at reduced prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
GLOVES AND HOSIERY.

One lot Q BIT Kid Gloves at IL lie. per pair
one lot 3 BIT Kid Gloves at 25c. per pair
One lot Foster Lacing Kid Gloves at SOC. pair
One lot Ladies' Wooden Hose at IL l. &c. per
One lot Gents Ribbed Half Hose at 10e. per
nair
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
INSTRUCTOR WANTED.

INSTRUCTOR for cutting room in shoe fac
Il tory. must be man having. experience in
cutting Kid, goat grain, glove, calf ETC.; steady
employment guaranteed to the right man.
Address b. q. s.,
feb1Sd1W Press Office Portland Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
SPECIAL BARGAINS.

Berlin Worsted, per lap, &C. Cabinet Hair Pins
Sc. Box.
Country Yarn per skein, lie. Best Spool silk, &c.
Cashmere Yarn per skein, 15e Dress Braid &c.
Needles, BEST per paper, 4c. Pins, per paper, &c
German Knitting or Scotch Yarn, per Skein 25c
Ladies' Scarlet Wool Vests and Pants at Toe.
each.
each.
Gents Heavy Mixed Vests and Pants at 33c.
each.
The two last items are slightly soiled and are
marked TO CLOSE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
Purifies the Blood
Hoods SarsapariIla

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So. Prepared
by c. l. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
nj 0&yV1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-18
Examine an Excellent Bargain.

so dozen Mems Unlaundred Shirts, well made,
full Sizes the best value ever offered for the price,
As cents each; quality usually retailed at SO cts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
Winter Wheat Outlook.


| Late reports from the winter wheat
sections do not materially change the
conditions as indicated by the earlier
reports. Up to March % the situation
was reported as follows, the statements
including the entire winter wheat belt
from Ohio to the Pacific slope: One-
third of the crop was sown late, owing
| to the fear of the Hessian fly. The pro-
portion of the crop has suffered more
or less from water during the last thir-
ty days. The acreage of 1856 is from
eight to ten per cent below the acreage
of 1885. This reduction was caused by
the scarcity and high price of good
seed wheat at seeding time, and also
the generally Encouraging outlook for
the wheat grower. The States of Ill
inois, Kansas and Missouri show the
largest decrease in acreage; the acreage
! of Indiana, Ohio Michigan is practical
/ ly the same as the acreage of the prey
ious year. The aceage of Kentucky and
Tennessee shows a reduction of about
nine per cent. The wheat which has
been protected during the whole win
ter by snow is confined only to limited
areas in different States, and at no time
since the winter wheat was sown in
1885 has the winter wheat belt, as a
whole been projected for a period of
over twenty days. On the whole the
weather of February was trying upon
the wheat crop, and the month of
March up 10 this date has shown little,
If any. Improvement, North or the
Ohio River the winter wheat has made
scarcely any growth, and the crop is
backward. AS a class, farmers are in
clined to hold the reserves of wheat
only where crop prospects are not en-
couraglng. The crop for 1885 has
been pretty well cleaned up but there
seems still TO be considerable OF the
wheat of 1884 ON hand. Prospects are
fair for the average crop with favor
able weather during the next thirty
days. The most encouraging outlook
for wheat comes from the Pacific
slOne.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
His Peculiar Way.


It's curious what strange freaks
habit takes in man. | was walking
up Suffer street late one night and |
saw a gentleman who had been inn
billing with most satisfactory results
60 up to hack, by which the driver
stood. The driver did not open the
door; but the gentleman backed up
against il. raised himself until he sat
on the edge of the aperture left by
the dropped window, and calmly
squeezed himself in until bis head
disappeared inside and his feet hung
out. Then the driver put the obstre-
porous feet carefully inside and
mounted his box.
Whats the meaning Of that pro.
ceeeding3" l asked.
That's all right, It's only
naming a we'll known man. "He is
tight, and when he's tight he always
goes into the hack that way. He
wouldn't go in by the door if you
paid him for il. Gee upl1
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
Water supply of Two Great Cities.
New York Mail and Express.

London is furnished with water by
several companies, which obtain their
supplies from different sources. The
Kent Company, which takes its water
entirely from wells sunk into the
sands above the chalk, affords the
purest water. 1t is entirely free from
any kind of pollution. The New Riv-
er Company obtains about one-tenth
of its supply from springs and the
remainder from the river Lea, The
East London Company draws from
the Lea and the Thames alone. The
law requires the companies to furnish
pure and wholesome water and en-
forces. thorough liberation. The waters
of the Thames and Lea, notwithstand-
ing the most efficient possible fltera-
ton, are, on account of sewer pollu
ton, becoming less and less fit for do
mestic use, half of the supply being
already grossly polluted; add ply 81
clans recommend that the supply for
domestic use be drawn from the vari-
Gus tributaries Of the Thames at their
source.
Paris derives its water from the
Seine, the Marine, the Oarcq Canal,
artesIan wells and springs. One of
the artesian wells is 1 ,797 feet deep,
and yields ~ 500 cubic feet daily. A
cubic foot of water is u gallons. The
Passey well is 1922 feet deep, and
yields an average of 233 600 cubic feet
per day. The water brought by the
Ourcq Canal is quite impure. Large
engines raise the water from the Seine
to elevated reservoirs, and it is also
brought to distributing reservoirs, by
squeducts Every year new works
are constructed to increase the guam
tity distributed. The total supply Of
Paris at present is 20, $50, 600 cubic
feet in "a hours, ana the actual re
quirement of the city is not less than
IA, 127, 600 or not quite A gallons per
head OF the population, proportion
exceeded in several other great cities.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01

economy with women and newspapers.
II Baldwin had spent more money on
the press and less on the Perkins
woman, she would not have money to
attack him ia the courts, and the
press would have been defending his
character from calumny. 1t is, in
deed, a sad, sad world when a man
gets to be as old as Lucky Baldwin
and pays out money to designing
women that ought to go into the
channels OF newspaper enterprise, and
assist in building up the growing and
mighty west.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
kissing and Advertising.
Carson Nayada Appeal.

Miss Perkins, in her breach Of
promise case with Lucky Baldwin,
testified that he paid her $50 for a
ngle kiss. This recalls a circum-
stance in Mr.. Baldwln's career that
shows how false economy brought
so much trouble on his inexperienced
head About the time Baldwin got
INTO the Perkins trouble the advertis-
ing agent Of The Appeal called upon
MN al the Tallsc house, Lake Tahoe,
and solicited The advertising of the
MOTEL. Mr.. Baldwin was anxious to
insert the advertisement, for which
the agent asked $50. Mr.. Baldwin
refused to give more than IS. and thus
negotiations were discontinued and
Inc advertisement not accepted,
10 few DAYS the old fellow went
down to Los Angeles and offered this
SzJ for kiss. Meanwhile his busi-
ness was neglected at the hotel, and
y vas not known by reason Of an in
sutlciency of advertising, and, sick of
the business he leased it to another
party.
There is no doubt that Mr., Baldwin
pau OAk a great MAJ 81 ~
Kisses, aud had ne spent the same
amount IN advertising the merits of
AIS business and hedged on the rosy
lips Of the girls, his hotel would have
been household wor0 wherever the
English language is spoken. We do
aol claim that a man must esehew
tae fair Sex entirely and stop kissing
.ae pretty girls. Far from it, but if
Baldwin had divided the thing up
and paid SIS for the advertising he
would doubtless have secured about
as much kissing and also laid up
day.
A man wBo is well advertised does
not have to pay out much money for
asses, for everybody knows that
Women flock about a well known
r ga Ike flies around a molasses bar
ie4 while an obscure individual is
compelled to almost break himself 10
GET any recognition. We hate to see
man practicing this ridiculous false
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
Japanese Puzzled by a Negro.

When / was IN the country (of
Japan in the interior, foreigner
was a curiouslty, equal to the first
Chinaman or Jap seen by us here On
a visit made to the summit of Full
yama ia the Summer of 1871 went
to the famous hot springs at Hakone (;
at nearly evrry tea-house our party
was as much of an exhibition as j Jo
or the woman with big feet, is here,
A colorsd servant, dark as Erebus-
whom had with he, was q phenom
email subjee. to the innocent Japs. The
men and women would come up to
him, try to rub TIE black off with
their hands and be surprised they
could not, and laugh over it with con-
tagious glee which they so much en-
i3y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
A Bad Spell, Indeed.
Texas siftings

There was little social gathering
at the Yerger mansion last night.
Hail. a dozen of the most intimate
friends OF the family were represented
AT the supper table Col. Yerger spoke
up and said:
II had a dispute with the madame
here, and | want you all to settle it. y
"What is ito" asked several.
How do you spell eandlew
Hostetter mcGinnis said "k-a.D-
DULL" Gilhooly "k nd lie, young
Kosciusko Murphy said 'k-a-u-d oil, -
but none of them spelled il right.
There exclaimed Mrs. Yerger.
II told the colonel te look for it und-
er ks, and be said was only betray-
ing my ignorance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
No Uncertainty.

Angelina-Didn't you promise me,
Edwin, when you went out that you
would certainly be home at /.
Edwin-Yszb, my dear, yezh, and
here l ar iezh at the monent, my
dear.
AugeEna-Ju st TO the moment, in
deed D. you know what time II IS
now?
E3win-Jezh 1, my doar, jszh I.
Jezn heard it strike one over and over
again
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
Free TO Ministers, Lawyers, Doctors,
and Teachers

II you will get your dealer 70 ordar from
his Wholesale druggist one Dozen bottles
WARMERS WHTTR WINE or TAB SIEuP-
tAs best remedy IN the soorId for Cotl0 hA,
Colds, Asthma, CdtasTh, and Conssnsp-
Son, will send two bottles free Recon-
m@nd to your friends. Send name Of
druggist who gives the order. Map OF Holy
Land free with medicine Address DR.. C
d WARMER, Chicago. m All druggists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
Looked Like n Quarrel.

Have you and Clara had quarrel,
Mr. Featherly}' inquired Booty, as
that young man stretched his legs un-
der the supper-table and unfolded his
napkin.
Certainly not. replied Bobby's sis
ter with asperity, don't be foolish"
"Well, then, persisted Bobby, dog
gedly, when he left yoa last night at
the front door what did you call him
an Unsuitable monster for2"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01

When you visit or leave New York City. saw
Baggage ExpreSsage and S. Carriage Hirs, ana
stop at the Grand Union III etei. opposite
Grand Central Depot
SIS elegant rooms fitted up st a cost Of one
million dollars, 81 aud upwards per day. Euro
pean plan Elevator Restaurant supplied with
tn best. Horse cars stages and elevated rail.
,sd TO al dopots Families caa live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than At
any ether drst class Aotel In the city.