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The Portland daily press., 1888-08-17
Consistency Not a mugwump Jewel,

To The Editor of the Press:
Mr.. Cleveland obtained the presidency In
1884 by his lavish professions for civil service
reform. The credulty Of a few unstable
voters blind to the record and character Of
the Democratic party installed the hungry
and thirsty in Office. The absurdity Of the
hope Of such a reform from such source
was, indeed, very clearly exposed In par
hcular, President White Of Cornell, a man
Of profound and practical acquaintance with
politics, pointed out that the sentiment Of
the successful party would inevitably con-
trol the administration, and that that senti-
ment, If Republican, would on the whole
favor the reform. and, II Democratic, would
bitterly oppose it. But the seekers for figs
among thistles would not listen and the
blatant apostle for reform was elected. In
violation Of his letter Of acceptance, he Is
now candidate for reelection, and 1t be-
comes proper and necessary to compare ms
practice touching civil service reform with
his professions. 1t Is the language OF truth
and soberness to say that all his pledges
have been broken. Instead Of having done
more for the reform than Republican presI-
ients. as the Democrats Of Brunswick were
:. Nld last evening. he has done less than apS
of them, lOI tueJ hJ lcdSt QlQ not AID
bvr Ocrisy to failure. Not only has mere
been an almost complete partisan recon-
struc, lion Of the service, not only has tba
civil 5, Arvice law been In many casss directiv
violate, both by appointments AID remoyals
not onbv has oppressive parlsanship been
the rule under this administration. but no
an extent that Is appalling the criminal
classes OF oeiety have bsen levied uDon for
the instrun. ents Of '.seform." Murderers.
duellsts, rio, 'ers, foreers, robbers, swindlers,
blackmalers, ballot box suffers, not TO mem
tion political TiIinals like Pillsbury and
Chase, and th . revilers Of Lincoln and
Grant-these Al Q some Of the Presidents
chosen agents his work Of purifying
Americappoiities IL would seem as If no
unprejudiced man gOnld have supported Gro
yer CLsyeiand In iss fon civil service grounds.
In I8SS smell suppoI seems incomprehensl-
BIZ And vet the Pr ssident Of Bowdoin Col
Hee pnbIicly declared some weeks since that
me reform OF the civil service must be at
tended 10 before all others, Is logically
frst." and now announces himself
for the nominees Of th Democratic party.
In his earlier utterance ; l suspect Mr.. Hyde
was speaking as DIR. j ekyll. At any rate,
his position now should serve as warning
rather than an example. b. T..
Brunswick, Aug 10.
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About o'clock yesterday morning the
Cincinnati passenger train of the Illinois
Central that is due at $40 a. m, ran into
freight train of the Grand Trunk railroad at
Southlawn, about fifty miles from Chicago.
AS soon as Intelligence of the disaster reach
ed Chicago, the master mechanic of the rail-
road started for the scene ON special wreck
ing train. 1t is stated that two postal clerks
and three passengers vera badly hurt, and
that all. others escaped injury.
The Sioux commissioners, having been or
dered to remain for the present at Standing
Rock, have forwarded to the agent at Chey.
enne agency the necessary papers for the
purpose Of obtaining signatures to the Sioux
treaty.
Mrs. Hannah Bailey, Of Maine, was among
the speakers at the Universal Peace Union
at Mystic, Conn.,, yesterday. She spoke
against the use of liquor among the Indians.
Schooner Forest City, of Ellsworth, Me-.
has been ashore on Handkerchief shoal and
is leaking. She is proceeding to Norwalk.
her destination. The schooner is lumber
lafed.
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Foreign Notes.

Emperor William attended the unveillng OF
tile monument In memory of the late Prince
Frederick Charles at Frankfort yesterday.
The Emperor at a breakfast in his honor.
gave a toast to German unity. He said that
AZ. 600 900 OF Germans would die rather than
deliver a single stone OF Alsace Lorraine 10
France.
Advices from Cayenne, French Guiana
state that the whole business portion Of the
city has been destroyed by Gre. The loss Il
estimated at S2,000,OO0. -
General Boqlanger arrived at Doulleus<
greeted with cheers by his snpporters Tas Tas
with misses by his opponents. Riots ooIr rrsd Sad
between the two factions, and ths trooDs
were compelled TO occupy variouSnIaceS In
sne town TO preserve order. Anpmber Of
arrests were made. "u''
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troversy, hostility and hate. Arbitration
opened the door Of peace, concord and to the
composure Of strife.
Which door would the Senate enter? The
youth of today would live to see the
estend al Of over the the United eonasS ssts
He moved that the pending treaty be COM
mitted to the committee on foreign relations
with instructions to report such amendments
to the treaty as would remove the ambigui-
ty and remedy the defects in it, or else re-
port plan Of arbitration for the determine
tion and settlement of all difficulties in con-
nection with the fishermen.
Senator Frye remarked that there did not
seem to be much more debate to take place
on the treaty, and he asked unanimous con-
sent to order that all debate on the treaty
close Monday evening next and that votes
on the treaty and ION such amendments as
might be proposed to 1t, sh ould commence
at II o'clock Tuesday next.
Senator Morgan said: I'VE will take that
proposition under advisement until tOmor-
row."
The Senate. at 5.55, adjourned.
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions have been
granted:
ORIGINAL. INVALID.
Sanford Conant, Buckfeld.
George A; Tobey, navy, South Norridgewock.
William w. Barnes, Waldo.
Walter B. Blake, Denmark.
INCREASE.
William s. Rogers, Carmel.
Geo. H. johnson, Lincoln.
John Clary, Cary.
Lorenzo Gardiner. Calais.
Jeremiah Kelley, Kennebunk.
Elijah Knapp, North Leeds.
Lowell Blanchard, Norridgewock.
REISSUE.
James Ross, Littleton.
SPECIAL ACT.
Sarah f., widow of Albert L. Jones, Ellsworth
Falls.
Notes.
The Senate Committee on military and
militia has authorized its chairman to pro-
pose bill giving to Major General all the
rights, privileges and powers enjoyed by the
General and Lieut.. General when those off,
GERS existed.
In the House of Representatives the forti-
fcation appropriation bill was passed this
morning without division.
Senator Hale is at work on his report on
the violations of the civil service law in the
and Philadelphia and expects to present 1t
to the Senate in two or three weeks. He
says the principal effect of it has already
been obtained through the publication of the
says, will be mainly summing up of this
evidence and will embody some statistics
showing the changes that have been made in
the offices under the Democratic administra-
tion.
The platform adopted by the American
party's national convention in Washington,
favors the total abolition of the naturaliza-
tion laws; demands that no criminals, pau
pers or insane persons shall be allowed to
immigrate, and that in order to become an
emigrant to the United States a nan must
satisfy the consul at the port from which he
xrric chn 70 onf1 hat hn nf dor
capita tax to the consul before sailing.
There was debate in the House today on
general pension legislation leading to brief
war of words on the propriety OF the absence
OF so many members at present.
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PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
General Fisk to Open 1t at Portland.
Especial to the Press.

Especial to the Press
AUBURN, Aug. 16.-At a meeting of the
Prohibition State executive committee it
was voted to hold the reception to General
Fisk, Prohibition nominee for President, in
Portland, and to arrange for special trains
and great meeting. Miss Frances E.
Willard, President of the National w. C. T.,
U. will probably attend the meeting. The
date is September 4th.
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AT CAPITAL PARK.
Good Racing by Maine Horses at
Augusta.
Especial to the Press.l


AUGUSTA, Aug. 16.-The races at Capital
Park this afternoon were attended by large
crowds of people. In the race for green
horses c. Fl. Nelson's black stallion dis
tanced the field, the time being 2SS4, and
was given first money. Mr. Nelson then re-
turned half the money to the association,
which placed an equal amount with it and
new consolation" race for green horses was
formed which resulted as follows:
GREEN HoRsEs-PURsE, S1Oc.
Partridge s. Staekpole, Gardiner, bl
MatcnnaKeT, Jr...: ................,.......
A.. d. Bumps, Thordike, b m Nellie CALI. 1 /
:. Moore, Gardiner, b New Haven Boy. 2
W.T.: Walker, Augusta, Young Rolfe. =. s
Z. sylvester, Augusta, bl s Billy. ............ 1
Time-2.52ls, 2.55.
2.42 cLAss-PURsE s16o.
p "a. Jordan, Mechanic Falls, c. G. Rob
II: K. Haley, Monroe, b. m. Emma A.. Dis.
w. ID. Haley, So Gardiner b. IN. Huldah.1 1
Hilton q Currier, Hartland bl S. Currier..2 2
y VII y North, Nc Augusta, b. s. Busy Boy; Dis
Time-2.3614, 23T, 2.3713.
2.34 cLAss-PURsE 5000.
J. II. Grant, Augusta, br. s. Cushnoc. ....1
ID. j. Lawrence, Fairfield. s. S. Ticonic c...3 4
J. L, Ellingwood, Bangor, bl. S, Black
Simpson & Baker, Alma c. g. Hector s
III. c. James, Wateryille, b. m. Maud MA 2
Tlme-233A, 2.35, 2.33A.
The races tomorrow afternoon are awaited
with much interest, especially the free for all
race,
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Company Teams, Compete.

AUGUSTA, Aug. 16.-The following COM
pany teams competed today for the State
championship badge and the picture, "The
Combat of Rocks Drift" the picture,
washington Crossing the Delaware" and
1000 rounds of ammunition. The target was
third-class, 200 yards, the shooting being off
hand. The score stood
Company A, 113; Company B. 1913; Company
c, 176; Company d. 14S; Company e, 76; Com
pany f, 1872; Company G, $50.
Second Regiment-Company A, 118, Company
B, ID, 156; Company E, 1856; Company G, 1876;
Company ii, 154.
Best individual scores-Lieut. Bisbee list regi-
menI, Company c, 80; Captain Choate, 1st reei-
ment, F, 80; Sergeant Goodwin, 1st regiment,
Company Z, 80; Sergeant Morrill,, I'd regiment,
Company II, 80.
Morrill, leads. Companies E, F and H of
the I'd regiment fire tomorrow.
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BANGOR, Aug. 16.-Fitzgerald and Camp
bell, arrested at Brewer, Tuesday evening
for stabbing Louis Multy in the thigh were
arraigned before the municipal court today.
They waived examination and were bound
over to the grand jury, now in session, in
$500.
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THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


Mr.: Mannock who has resigned from his
position as superintendent of Pondicherry
Mills, Bridgt0n, is succeeded by ID. p. Scrib-
ner. Mr.. Scribner arrived there yesterday
and will soon enter upon his duties.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Two bunco steerers are playing the book
game in Bangor, by which the nnsuspecting
in which, in the hope Of drawing lottery,
he loses his money. Mr.. Nehemiah Kit
tredge accompanied one Of the shaprers to a
house where an attempt was made to play
him. He left the house carrying one of the
lottery cards with him.
Both Sellon and Hayes, the two survivors
In the recent postal car tragedy, put in ap-
pearance in Bangor.the first of the week. It
seems plain that Judge Brett and County
Attorney Appleton drew as strong warrant
against Sellon as the law would allow, and
the bail, so Judge Peters is reported as hav-
ing said to Judge Brett, was large, under
the law.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There will be q grand opening meeting on
the park of the West Somerset Agricultural
Society in North Anson August 22d and 23d.
The first days races will be- 500 for three
minute class; and 500 for 2.35 class. The
second day there will be 500 for a $50 class
500 for 2.40 class; $3.50 for free for ALL
WALDO COUNTY.
IOrgleS nave maue tnelr appearance in
Belfast bay, the first in ten years.
John Martz, of Burkettville, has been ar
rested for robbing store at Appleton and
the post Office at Burkettville.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Parties are purchasing and bonding all
the land from Howard's Cove to Starboard's q
Greek, at Machiasport, a distance of four
miles in length, and three in breadth, and
intend laying out several thousand. dollars
at Howard's Cove beach the present sum
mer and fall.
YORK COUNTY.
The Saco and Biddeford Savings Institu-
tion have engaged Messrs. Nathan Cleaves
and Henry B. Cleaves of Portland in the
suit of Nicholas Power for the reward They
claim it is game of bluff, and that if any
one, outside of Harry McNeally, is entitled
to the reward, it is the Globe reporter who
first discovered that he who registered in
Halifax last December as W. Z. Stuyvesant
was really Frank c. McNeally.
Enoch Townsend Of Saco has now covered
just 2,20O miles on his bicycle since April
9th.
Oliver Bats of Saco died at his home on
Seaman street Wednesday aged about 80
years.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Eastern
New York are rain, colder weather, winds
generally southwesterly.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug, 16. 1888
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The South Portlands will play their fifth
game In the championship series, Of which
they have won 2, lost 1, and tied l. with the
Presumpscots, tomorrow afternoon, on the
Portland grounds.
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The First Officers Account.

First Officer Petersen of the Thingvalla,
tells this story of the disaster: "The fog
was very dense, and through the night rain
had fallen at intervals. The first we knew
Of the Geiser's approach was when she ap-
peared on the starboard side right up
on us. Both vessels tried to sheer off, being
head on. The Geiser was struck opposite
her engine room, amidships. The Geiser,
being heavily loaded, was very low in the
water, so that the Thingvalla carri ed .away
her water tight compartment and the upper
parts OF her bow ran over the decks Of the
Geiser. The Geiser's deck houses were car
rled away, stater0oms smashed IN and their
occupants killed. We heard the bell ring in
the Geiser's engine room but could not tell
what the order was"
Officer Petersen was onldeck at .the time.
He then heard the bell ring again, this time
to back, and the steamer had just commenc-
ed to reverse when the Thingvalla struck.
The Geiser's whistle was blowing at the
time Second Officer J0rgenSen jumped for
the Thingvalla. when they struck, and was
hauled on the Thingvalla's deck by some Of
the latter'S crew. One OF the Geiser's pas
sengers was picked up with broken leg.
As soon as the Wieland arrived in the
lower harbor Capt. Mailer Of the Geiser left
the steamer on the revenue cutter and went
directly to the Office Of the agents of the
moments with the agent. He only left word
that the accident was due to the weather
and went away without stating his destina-
tiOn. The rescued crew OF the Geser were
taken to Hotel Denmark on the arrival of
the Wieland.
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The Standing.
The following is the standing of the clubs
in the National League:
New England League.

New England League.
The New England League game yester-
day resulted as follows:
AT MANCHESTER.
.Manchesters, 10; Portsmouths, 6. Base
hits-Manchesters, 10; Portsmouths, Q. Err
rors-Manchesters, IA; Portsmouths, IA. Bat
teries-Ferson and Clark, Feen and Ryan.
AT WORCESTER.
Worcesters, 2; Lowells, o. Base hits
Worcesters, 3; Lowells, 2. Errors-Worces-
ters, / Lowells, IL. Batteries-Stafford and
Terrien, Sullivan and Guinasso.
The Standing.
The following is the standing OF the New
England League:
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MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST II, 1888.
For StabbIng Louis MuIty.

meets at Camden tomorrow. About 400 Wis
itors are expected and ample provision has
been made for their entertainment.
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Passengers Story.

DIR. Aoge Weirn, of Copenhagen. passen-
ger on the Thingvalla, makes the following
statement: "The voyage was uneyentful till
early Tuesday morning. l had left my berth
and, looking out, saw that dense fog pre-
vailed. could hear the steam whistle blow
ing but heard no other signals. 1t was ex-
actly 43O O'Clock when l was hurled to the
floor Of my stateroom. There was terrific
crash and l knew instantly that collision
had occurred. As reached the deck. the
Thingvalla drew out of the rent She had
made In the Geiser's side. Can't. Lamb. of
the Thingvalla, was in his berth when the
the deck. " -N''0A
First Officer Petersen and Third Officer
Jorgensen were on the Thingvalla's bridge
az tne time. afterwards learned that Capt
Mailer, Of the Gelser, had gone to bed and
lelt FIRST Officer Brown in command of the
vessel. Brown was lost Life-boats were
promptly launched from the Thingvalla and
the work OF rescue began. Out of 100 past
sengers ana Grew on the Geiser only 81 were
saved. Some had reached the boats, bu-
most were picked up from improvised RATS
made up Of chicken cOops, camp stools and
anything else that would float. The survivors
had to hurry as the Geiser went down stern
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The Twenty-Sixth at Camden
CAMDEN, Aug. 16.-The third annual re-
union of the Twenty-sixth Maine Regiment
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BASE BALL.
The National League.

The following games in the eNationaLeague
were played yesterday:
AT BOSTON.
Innings. 2 4 6 z 8 .
Bost0nS. 49,. .......2 o o o o 3 o. 3
Chicagos...........0 o 3 o o o o O.
Base hits -Bostons, IA; Chicagos, 6. Errors
Bostons, Ii Chicag0s, /. Batteries-Clarkson
and Kelly, krock and Daily.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings. s...........1 2 9 8
New Yorks.........3 o o o 2 O.
Detroits. o o.
Base hts-New Yorks, IL; Detroits. 2. Errors
New Yorks 2; Detrolts, II. Batteries-keefe
and Ewing, Getzein and Bennett.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Innings. .....1 3 4 8 z So
Pittsburgs ........,.0 l l o.
Phiadelphias. $40 o o o o o.
Base hits -Pittsburgs. IL; Philadelphias, 10.
Errors-Pttsburgs, 8; Philadelphias, s. Batter
les Calvin and Miller Buffinton and Clements.
AT WASHINGTON
Innings. 2 3 81 SO
Washingtons. o o o.
Indianapolis. o O o o o. o
Base hits-washingtons, O.; Indianapolis. 2.
Observation-Disclosures, A Indianapolis, 3. Bat
teries-ODay and Deasley Burdick and Daily.
The Standing.
The following is the standing of the clubs
in the National League:
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Mean daily ther..73.5 Minimum ther .....66.0
Mean daily d'wpt.61.5 Max. vel. windi.. 10 Sc
Mean daily hum. Total precip.....
Inappreciable.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Aug. 16, 1888, 500 P.M.)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations.
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Remember, If you wish to
restore your baby to health
or preserve it's health never
change it's food, but add to
each meal three or more
drops of Murdock's Liquid
Food, which will restore it's
lost or needed vitality.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-17
DEATH IN THE FOG

DEATH IN THE FOG
Iron Steamships Meet with a Terrible
Crash.
The Ceiser Sinks, Carrying Down Over
One Hundred People,
While Her Destroyer, the ThiugValla,
is Badly Crippled.
Nearly all on Board the Doomed
Stealner Asleep.
Many Drowned Before they Could
Reach the Deck,
Others Crushed to Death by the
ThingValla's Iron Bow.
Some Saved by Means Of Rats Hastily
lmprOVised.
The Official Record: ll9 Lost;
Saved, 80.
Passengers from Both Vessels Landed
by the Wieland.
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Passengers from Both Vessels Landed
by the Wieland.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16-Steamship Wieland,
which arrived today from Hamburg, reports
that August 14th, while 80 miles south of
Sable Island, at noon, she saw the Danish
steamer Thingvalla, Copenhagen for New
York, with signals of distress set. The
Thingvalla collided on the 14th, at 4 a. m,
with the steamer Geiser, Of the same line,
from New York, August 11th. for Copen-
hagen. The Geiser sank in about five
minutes. Fourteen passengers and seven-
teen OF the crew, among them Capt. Mailer,
were saved. Seventy-two passengers and
thirty-three of the crew were lost. The
steamer Wieland brought 455 passengers
from the Thingvalla and those saved from
the Geiser to New York. The Thingvalla
will endeavor to reach Halifax. N. S.
The Thingvalla struck the Geiser on the
starboard side amidships, between the coal
bunkers and the engine room, and tore big
hole in her side. The Thingvalla had her
bow stove. A very heavy heavy sea and a
dense fog were experienced through the
night and early morning of August 14th. 1t
Is said an object could not be distinguished
nifty feet away by reason of the fog.
:. Inc stories differ as to where the liability
nes, II Il be not due wholly to the fog and
the heavy sea. The boats quickly recoiled,
and within i've minutes the Gefser sank
The crew OF the Thingvalla did all they
could to save the Geiser's crew and passen-
gers, while still in doubt whether the Thing
yalla was not dangerously disabled, but. ow-
ing to the heavy sea, only 81 were saved. No
other vessel was near at the time. The
miles away.
At 1l.9O O'Clock on the morning Of the 14th,
una uafn ko1 -. NJ
made by the Thingyalla. The transfer Of
passengers began shortly after. The sea
was then very heavy, but no mishaps oc-
CURED in the transfer. The officers of the
company are unable tonight to give a list of
the lost.
The Captains Story.
Capt. A. Albers, of the Wieland, tells the
following story: "At 10 o'clock, on the
morning Of August 14th, we passed some
wreckage floating In the sea, and suspected
that an accident had happened somewhere
near us. A little later we sailed through
sea of oil and saw broken boat of the
Geiser. AT about 11.30, we sighted steamer
to the northward, about seven miles off, and
seeing she had a flag Of distress, ran down to
her. She proved to be the Thingvalla, and
Capt. Laub of that vessel came to us in a
small boat, and begged US to take of his pas
sengers and those he had saved from the
Geiser. He said his own vessel was so badly
injured that he expected her to sink at any
moment. The forward compartment had
been completely carried away from halfway
from the deck to below the water line. We
sent three of our boats and the Thingvalla
lowered two of hers, and in five hours had
transferred the saved passengers and crew of
the Geiser, and also ass of the passengers Of
time, and the work Of transferring the pas
sengers very difficult. The immense hole
In the Thingvalla's bow was then patched
up as well as possible, and she started for
Halifax. The collision, so far as known,
each vessel was on deck at the time Of the
collision"
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Other Games.

AT observation-disclosures. Z; Marlboros. 2.
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Mr.. Mannock who has resigned from his
position as superintendent of Pondicherry
Mills, Bridgton, is succeeded by ID. p. Scrib-
ner Mr.. Scribner arrived there yesterday
and will soon enter unnn his Duties
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MAINE e.

Z. P. JONES. Observer.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-17

We use in our Hospital 200 large bottles of eve
ry lot made. This gives guarantee of sweetness
ofevery bottle sold, which Is not given by any
manufacturer of any preparation in the world
The benefit of our Free Surgical Hospital for
Women is being recognized in all parts of the Unit
ed States by the medical profession, as they are
sending ladies suffering for the want of an opera
ton (known as capital case) from all sections.
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The following games in the NatiOnaueague
were played yesterday:
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-17

LIQUID FOOD is adapted to all ages,
in health or disease, as by the use of
four tablespoonfuls four times daily for
an adult, twill cause rapid improve
ment In nutrition, better state Of the
blood and tissues, and a decided increase
in strength.