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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-01
Notes from the sportsman's Para

Frederick s. Dixon Of Philadelphia, who
has fine villa on ManescootuK island.
Rangely lake, passed through the city yes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-01
BASE BALL.

The National League.
The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-01
Local Weather Report.

PORTLAND, Me-, September 80, 1889.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-01
THE LEAGUE STANDING.

The following is the standing in the Ma
tional League:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-09
Depot JOttings.

A Walters excursion arrived in town
this morning.
Three steamers of freight are daily
handled by the Sunset Road.
Mr.. ]. A. Fathorn, Commissioner of
the Central Traffic Association, is in the
city.
Mr.. G. w. sanborn, superintendent for
the Santa Fe at San Bernardino, is in
town.
Mr.. A. G. Bird, general freight agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
is in town.
Two steamers with freight from this
city for the North, left San Pedro early
| yesterday morning.
Two cars of material for the Redondo
Railroad have arrived, and ship carry
ing rs, 900 ties for the line is expected to-
day.
Mr.. ]. T. Wheaton,, :rainmaster of the
| California Central and California South
ern, is in town on business connected
with the new timetable.
An excursion of forty-five people for
| this section is en- route from the East via
the Southern Pacific. The tourists left
New York on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-09
A SERIOUS BLUNDER.
A Lady Nearly Frustrated by n Patent
Medicine.

A lady well-known in the Western Addition
has been great sufferer for years with indiges-
ton and dyspepsia. Struck with the testmo-
malls praising joys Vegetable sarsaparilla, she
sent for bottle. The druggist, not having it,
talked them into taking another sarsaparilla
As the leading sarsaparillas use mineral blood
purifiers, the effect of the emptying of iodide
of potash into a stomach already distressingly
delicate was disastrous almost prostrating her
before the mistake was rectifed. She then
called upon Mrs. Fowler, of 1927 Ellis street.
whose name was among those cured by joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla. Mrs. Fowler said it was
true that it had cured her Again reassured
the vegetable compound was sent for and
gotten. The gentle action of its vegetable
stimulants upon the liver, kidneys and diges-
tive organs, and its warm stomach tonics, were
the very things needed, and she began improv-
ing and was her old self within fortnight
This sounds like fiction, but the names can be
given II necessary.-San francisco Examiner.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-09
undelixered telegram.

The following telegram remains at
the Western Union Telegraph Office, 6
Court street, May Sth: A. ]. Finley,
Albert Powell, Mr.. Jose Condo, Miss Lii
liam Bowers, f. Knacfuss, Thomas w.
Holmes, J. S. Crosby.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-09
DAILY HERALD.
PERSONAL.

Mr.. G. w. Sanborn, Superintendent of
the Santa Fe Railroad, is in town and is
stopping at the Hollenbeck.
Messrs. j. 81. Fountain and G.. W.
Sylvester, from Riverside, are at the
Hollenbeck.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-09

Uterine aud rectal diseases treated with skill
by her new painless method. City references
from hopeless cases cured 400 Fort street
corner Fifth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

Psrker. " are going simply 70 try to
discover the truth. and if thai truth proves
to be that she was murdered and We ge: ..
the complete story Of the matter, I shall b
ssflsned, although, ! coafess, to . certain
extent grieved, for I can not bat beiisve
that your daughter Is st1l alive"
NJ. Champion simply raised his brusss
With n expression Ct pifiahas tolerance for
the young lawyers notion and waited for
him 70 proceed.
II would Like to ask, first" said l(r.
Parker, for the complete history Of your
d.uRhter's life from her early childhood up
70 thu time Of her marriage, and instead Of
asking yO0 70 tell il to me o7hAnd I viii Try
70 get II by certain questions. Now. then.
dld she have in her childhood any intimate
friends to whom Z might ave fed in this
emergency, and with whom b might be
IN hiding."
lean think Of none" said Nr. Cham
oOn- "Au her friends are people who are
veil known, and who arc in the swim Of
society y conversaat with the news Of
ths day. And it could not be p~ossiole tha.
any OF them would restrain her from com
ing back % her parents and friends in such
. time a this. There are one or two Of
her early acQuaintances with whom she
was intimate until well along in her teens
OF whom have lost track. but I know thas
they 1--WE in distant parts OF the country and
even in foreign countries
There were, then, no friends in humber
NE to whom she might have gone!" con-
tinued Mr.. Parker.
81 think not" returned Mr.. Champion,
coi0ly. I'VE restrained cur daughters as
socrates to the grade OF society in which
she was born We alwass discouraged any
association with poor people"
~H'm," was Mr.. Psrker's only resors
Then after . pause he asked: Have the
servants that are now IN your family been
employed BY you for many yesrsi-
Nc. only one or two. We have bad the
usual changes Of servant that mark every
fAniiy's domestic history"
WAS there any favorite servant in the
family II the time Of your daughters chlLd-
hood!"
Mr.. Champion thought . moment and
b said, with some hesitation: 1T seems
to me there was. As I think Of it, there
was . woman named Mary something-upou
my soul ! can not think what her las: name
was now-for whom our daughter seemed
to have the hveliest affection when she was
the merest child She left our employ
nearly fifteen years 70, and Of course I
have known nothing Of her since. am In
clined to think You are pursuing very
shadowy clew.-
THAT may be-" said Mr.. Parker;
b see- We shall see. Would Mrs.
know more about his wonan,
Mary. than you do.-
She might l VIII call her if you ex-
desire it,
"Ido."
Mr.. Parker touched . bell, and when q
servant responded to the call. he said:
Ask Mrs. Champion to come TO the study
aud in a few moments the Indy entered,
in deep mourning.
LrO BE C~oSryyCEn.1
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
REsUkEp.

~hen dainty spflng w-ch vakeniu- -ana
/ Cncaasns the prssoaed dove-
Ana trips aoou: win Rianecs fond
zach teicec bod and froro
me noese-piActss.eA with longing e1s
10 Father meath The opea alxv
Ana feel tAe f~resheainy shove.1
How eagerly they drtnk the nzh.,-
Like children kept from p,ay.
while Others frolie fun IN right
They struggle for v.thheld delizh.
And press the pane With u,ent and mat,
Sweet freedoms boradIess can 20 oraIu-
Impatient as delay.
When warner blows the breath Of s,ras
The PRISON shackles fall
The lowers ur.e,tered foudlv elm
ar path : fragrance In:
cut Tar and vie, On ever sde,
Atcevy dawn a evearlce,
From path 70 lived
n rooe-geraniIn I-w
Away from wandering eyeA
Because IL lacked the tempting hue
OF sister 6owerA And ye: It threw
Asweeier perfume. day py day,
Than any other could essay,
For bees and burrer6.cA
When Jack Frost warned with scsers hoa.
The shiye-tas flowers 10 seek
Protector il tie house once more,
THIS lonely plant-negiecte6 sore
Wa LEFT 70 DIX. Al hetpless,y,
Beneath the gIitterng, frosty sky.
ScoUrged By the north winds bleak.
One day I passed With footsteps liRh.
The ivied " AL BESIDE.
Ny garments brushed With contact Iiea.
rs le~aves-all biacksned py the sht-
Necs sreetiy shed around my head
A SAD reproach. that plainly aid
Our sweetness has no. died.
Harry Hayden Moore, il Good Housekeeping
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
PROF. DE MACKE
OcCLIST
AND


The printing was very fne, And the widow
could no more read It than she could ~.
He raw her embarrassment and hauga-
ti,y took the passeboard from her.
Permit ne, mademoiSele, TO decipner
the very minute printing and ne read the
words with . rising infection on .'eIectri
clan"
Before there was time for the lady, as
founded 400 much greatness, 70 speak. he
continued: "Have I the honor Of addressing
Nile. Spencer, any,
MY name IS Spencer" responded the
widow. 1t last finding her tongue, ..our
there Is Ms before il Won't you come
inrr
Thanks; I viii, for I have important
business TO transact with Nademoi -;
beg pardon, madam. It IS so easy 70 mis-
take youth and beauty"
This last compliment was 50 broad that
the widow, VINO was fa:, fair and forty"
could not help blushing, and the fainrest
semblance Of . pleased smile was visible on
her face when sha 81: down with her guest
in the partor.
Many uen had called on Mrs.. Spencer
since the year Of mourning was over,
nearly q cah decade ago, but none had had
the air and bearing OF this one. He. in
pressioIe mind. ignorant Of the great
worlds ways, and easily Influenced by the
arrogance Of the stranger. was al IN q
wnirl. y she hardly knew how 70 demean
herself
Pardon ny mentioning the suoiecs,-
said the professor, uroaneIy; "bu: I no
ticed when I handed you my card that you
had trouble reading Il Nay I ask II your
eyes trouble your
Not a-that is. only . little sometimes
when the Sun shines in them" answered
ArA Spencer, evasIvely.
%, I see. madam. You need not be 1t all
drident about il. Frequently girls Of four
teen are compelled 70 remain At home con-
s:antly On account OF weak sight, and VOC
reed have q % compUnctions because you
who are probably ten years older thai that
begin to be troubled"
ITO be honest" admitted she. modified BIZ
the remark" M beginning to be . little
just . litsle-near-sighted. But Iwon'rEea
though"
Quite right, although . grea. many
people do. However, a. TO ny reason for
I an q professor Of the eye, Al
oculist Issopped 10 inquire the way 70 the
next town, but wnen I SAN yo4r difficulty IN
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
SIMPLICITY OF LANGUAGE

SHARP, Tsrse Senissees Versus verbose,
Grandiloqueat Statements.
Boys, If you have any thing to say q
write, a. or write It in q plain, simple
manner. Do not be verbose fthas is, wordy);
do not aim 1t . horid style; above all
things, avoid the gr~andiIoeueDs Zine talk
ing)- Words were not designed to obscure
thought High-soundIng phrases do not IN
dica:e the scholar MonosyIIaoles are abun-
dant: the Anglo-Saxon is essentially Wig
orous.
A simple style Of speaking o. writing can
be graceful and elegant Even sublime
thoughts are most charming when clothed
IN sim pie language. God said, Let there
be light, and there wa light What can
be grander than the thought and yet what
can be simpler than the languasel-au mo-
o~syilables. but compact with vigor. Arr
Lot two sparrows sold for . farthing. ane
one OF them shall not fall 70 the ground with
out your Father" etc. Suppose we change
That to The feathered tribes are cocsid-
cred OF small importance. and yet they
share the protection Of Providence" Does
that not greatly weaken the PASSAGE. The
eueHy and the searching sense Of the aH
peal are gone.
Most Of the frequently quoted sentences
that have come down to rs from classic
times are sharp, terse sentences OF more
modern times the remark 10 Just - true.
What made General DIS order so famous
but il shor, sturdy, vigorous c~har7ceer.
He said: IL any man pulls down the
American flag, shoot him on the spot II
was spoken At the right time in the nigh.
way, and subsequently na him Governor
OF . great State Sucn would not have |
been the result had ne wordei his order =
If anybody removes the United
coiors from the pois, enter complaint
against hun At the earliest convenience. and
have him committed for trial At the nexr |
term Of the supreme court for the county.-
Baifour's style was gorReously verbose;
Erskine'A on the contrary, Vas crisp and
The following anecdote IS told |
about the two barrsters: Coming into |
court n day Erskine noticed that Bal
tours ankle was baudaRed. Why, wha. !
$ the ma:ter.' asked Efskine. Instead Of
replying. Il fell from . gaze Baltour AZ
swered, N his usual r~ound-aoces manner
Il WAS taking . romantic rambie in z,
garden, and On coming to Q ease
discovered that I had to Climb over il, b. ]
which ! c2me in contact Nth the first bar.
md grazed the epiderm,s Of my leg. which
las caused . slight ex~rrarasasion OF the
hood" You may thank your lucky stars
-eplied ErskIne. that your brothers gate
vas not As lofty Is your style. for You Ger
ainiy would have broken your neck
Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

hurrisdly putting away the ~brea6-pan and
going to the sink to wash her plump hands.
Norah langridly started for the front
doo-. bu: she did not relish her task, NC be
fore she had reached her destination she
was overtaken and passed by the energetic
widow, VINO opened the door herself.
On the threshold stood . mAu whose ap-
pear1nce indicated that ne was . Count or
member Of Congress at least Tall, distin-
guished. with heavy black side-whiskers
AID An eye-giass, he WAS really . beng to
command attention.
"Ah, permit me to introduce myself be
said. - the hostess appeared and bowling
low he handed her . heavy oeveied-ec2ec
card, which said:
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

city praying that his sentence Be at least
committed uatI it should Be definitely
proven that Mrs.. Browniow bad died by
violence. Various obstacles by before the
Success Of thus pesitioa- Perhaps the grea*-
est Wzs that the incumbent Of he GpbeH
Material chair W1s . thorU0ghGoing pn63-
ciaa, AID would fear to o6eAd the general
pubic By extending 70 rich mar . fBvor
that might without special rkk have been
granted to . poor mar.
the CELL which he would occupy until he
should be put - death BE called for the
services Of . lawyer, but not for b pUr-
pose OF making . move for freedom He
would not permit the hWyer % talk
about that, but limited his services
strictly to putting his a6Alrs into such
shape that there would be no possible
question OF their disposition after bis
death Il VA, perhaps, characteristic OF the
nan that il choosing his attorney he passed
oyef h eminent men in b profession
whom he personally knew and sent for NJ.
Henry Parker, the yo~unGl4wyer assigned to
defend HIN By b Judge. and whom MI.
Brownlow had rebuhed % coldly and
emphatically. The most important work for
Mr.. Parker was, Of course, the drawing up
Of his strange clients viii NJ. farker's
astonlshment may, perhaps, be imagined
when Mr.. Browniow directed that Al his
property without exception should be
gwen e Mrs Leouora Browrlow, my
wife. when she shall return 70 her home"
xr. Parker was made trustee for her with
. salary Of i've thousand dollars yearly, 70
be drawn from the estate until the lady
-L--
The young lawyer protested u vain at his
clients extraordinary testament pointing
out that it made him, Parker, actually the
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

al, PEKNrr NJ TO INTRODUCE KYsHEn
reading NJ card ! concluded 70 aud you !
stop usually in large cities only, but this
, summer I Am taxing q vacation trip and Am
almost tempted 70 stay . few weeks in this
beautiful valley. Do you know OF any farm
house where I could nnd lodgings for .
7 shoet speir"
! Without giving her time to Avert o
assieA q with the foalow1ng ~prsqnftan:
why not let me board here and meat your
eyes for payment You would not, I pre-
sumo, are to go to . buugiing country ply
stefan to have your or5s Of vision perma-
nentiy spelled"
The proposal wa startling. but the ND
shot Of the matter was tina: it Was accepted
aaA tn lyuf0sof w1s esc0rted 70 the best
How pleasant he appeared when he came
down % dinner, He talked Of art and science.
1od told her Of his life. how be had begun
poor ana vaiad hb way ~ usalh ev,s
worth . quarter Of . million, with no one
h 1iSow sheusAf sls hsa,sser met
such Q dne gentleman, md in turn conAded
to him . history Of IL late Spencer and
how he h.d left her the tWo-hundred-acre
farm upoa which ~ iFed and vAica
me I'D. M L. .edIA
after this. and. dnner being Anisfed. he
explained how - had made % much monev
i VA through electricity.
II havs sPVked TIA eaarAsh arre.k n
Medicine IN such . way - 70 produce tAe
most Startling resuttA You have no idea
OF the wpaders ] have performed. WHY.
deaf are DsAs - Aear, dehGls a1i
AADe . walk and IL hind re
la! thas b mighty w~uoaarfnIrs e.
claimed the widow.
Yes and you shall Re for yourself
3a8A, what I can dolu
Ul,.e.i...as, ls.r 0
eBy tseaanayvuFoUne~
with e.e0EAHrF
sXes; VIM begh h sDrHaAe."
He W1s - good - hin word and cane
upon the porch IN the morning win q uys-
>ssious paekaes n hls haaa
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

Here are . PAR Of electric spect.dA.
Nine. Speacsr." he said. opening sh0
bundle They are very expensive, bot ar0
simply wonderful in their effect"
but ! don't want 70 wear S.aaoeA"
1T viii be necessary 70 wear these only
short time say . month and linen you Will be
free from EiAsses o. specsacies Of any kind
forever
The patient looked . little dubious, but
she took tae wonderful specsacles and put
them on.
You VIII notice the electric balls on the
ends OF The wires" explained the professor,
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

Hiss DodGlerou.- said . young man,
did you read the poem tha: I sen: your
Yea" replied the young LADY, rather
lAneuidly. l8~
'.ROv did you Ike itr'
-1h.doniy ose faRk 30 ind vithiA- "a
"WMt WAS thas?7 1879
1T "a . little bit too Ang-shsre were
o tWO verse; u nozC?
And the youth sat down In the corner and
Wovene to Ne uaisGbe--4aehaat
Traveller.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
THE PROFESSOR
Tae Widow Spencers Experience
with Electric Spectaclea.
HEIRS somebody


K q kin ss the
door. Mrs Sper-
GER" gasped the
widows little maid.
Moran. bursting in
70 the kitchen one
summer morning.
Ia me, what
shall I dor g
claimed the mis-
treSs, who with her
hands in the dough.
was surely UNI. 70
greet company.
Go an tell EN-
I'm busy" she
finally
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

"1AkR It very strong and close, Jehn.r
sad . vesesa' LADY 70 q nagrs Ne ~
building . new garden fence my Chris
tiAnity can't stand the test Of my neigh
bor's pigS and cAickenA" II h.heve you,
MlssiA," v1s The Cd mans enRhs&ic n
Spouse; s1nseIkin aims noeipe en& der
was N md % al peace IN goodwill IN
naboriine<s N 'h9ioa whAr dAr w1xn't1e
fence,
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
CHAPTER VII

The young lawyer went about his work
in . nethodlcal way. He said to himself:
The possibilities IL his case are very few;
1t saould be reasonably easy to eliminate Ill
things which are not possible from consli-
Grafton, and 50 concentrate attention upon
those things which were most likely 70
happen Now. then, the first point which
may be taken as . ciew Is this: Mrs. Brown
low left the house altogether unprepared
Tor . journey. She was not only in evening
dress. Dat 50 far - the efforts Of the detect
ives have shown any thing, it is clear that
she went away without my money IN her
pocket to pay for . journey Of any consid-
cradle length The matter, then, resolves
itself into one Of two general taings: She
IS either dead, having been killed. or met
with some fatal accident before getting far
from her house, or she IL alive and In this
immediate vicinity. There 10 NO reason TO
Mn that Any other horn Of the dilemma
can be found Now, if we proceed upon
the theory that she is alive, and thai is a
thing that we must do row. it is Necessary
to lind out In what part Of this vicinity she
might be That, then, is the one problem
that confronts me-"
Having gone thUs far in his ANALYSIS Of
the situation, Mr.. Parker came to q lead
stop. Il was night. and he was At his Of
fee, md long after the other occupants
. left for their homes he renamed, his
feet IN the air and N unliRhtec cigar in
his lips. pondering over the s~iruasiou. The
next morning he started for toe house Of
Mr. Champion. and when ne had found the
head Of the family. be said:
Il am Henry Parker, sir. the member Of
the bar who vas assigned by the court to
act IS the counsel in behalf Of your son
in-law on the occasion Of his recent trial
He absolutely declined to receive my serv-
ices. but has since employed me in other
Il Is without his knowledge or
consent that I come here now to see il
can not do something further to clear I'D
the mystery surrounding the disappearance
Of your daughter
Well sir said lr. Champion, rather
.brusquely. do ! understand you to hint !
that l have any more knowledge Of the !
than that I ave given o the WIT |
nesA-stand and to the officers Of the iawr- ,
"Pa-don me-. sir" replied Nj. Parker, |
'-for h.ving stated my errand in such terms
- should have allowed you 70 make ,ha
unhappy inference. Ibefeve :hae yeu
have been profoundly anx3Dus % Ind out
Inc truth regarding your 1Hnghter, md
hat you hsveAnoe 81 in yuuf po0erO gain |
hat ND further 6e ends OF justice, but
while / do not pretend 70 say. that I have
nd one or twof3mO G1nos the-uA wal
'ay thai il has seemed 70 me possible that
'omething further might be done. and ii il
nth thasrssher shadowy notion IN NY mind
hat ! haveS 00e 1Dy0n, HhevI1g t@ sou |
VII accord me your hearty cooperation IN
! may artempk"
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

heir to the property, for 10 q believed
that Mrs.. Brownlow wa alive.
You are MISTAKEN" responded Mr..
Erownlow, quietly; II believe it."
Sc the viii was drawn as directed and
duly witnessed BY officials Of the jail But
Mr.. Parker went about his duties with q
strange feeling Of oppression and doubt.
Was the law about 70 take the Life OF an
irresponsible man. or was i. about 70 Hur-
der An innocent mani Il must be one Ct
these. II be were hanged the viii could
not be contested successfully by Mr..
BrownIow's relatives, for r would be the
theory Of the law that any question of M.
Browulow's sanity had been settled by the
trial And yet the unfortunate man
seemed to be irrational. And vet again Mr..
Parker could not help . feeling that he WAS
innocent
The young lawyer decided that in the
time Intervening before the execution he
would make . Rrea: effort 70 discover the
truth Of Ms Browulow's disappearance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

pour Ansbead has zone Europe
He6 osNyfs0AtupA Ma Sweet Cizster
70 hAR dear friend Ma Olive Green Il thu
list reception
~ husband has1,t suoe - Europe md
iSytAsAk1ngaf s1c3 . thing" respoaAea
0nA Sweet ClAttes. who cuuld hive
started such . ssDryv
why" answered Hn. Olive Green, v6A
bek 81 WsILbfe1 urEise Il Twas ibid
Id svsRy 0veainE hat Ae ~ hAkfams
OVer.1
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
AA-

"A penny for your Thoughts, deaf." sid
ayounG mother % hef Hxxae dAn&hser Who
ut sieadily regarding ~ sunset
~1e1a moi seiI tAa2I mamma" answered
The child, sW0selY ~thay aro 0oa's
thOuzhfA-"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-07-10
THE AMRR1CAN TJJI,Ip,

The western poplar, sometimes called
the american tulip tree" (neither name
is used with scientific exactness), bears a
singularly lovely flower. and as the tree
is itself magnificent one, the flower,
with the two annexed and peculiar
leaves, would make as fine an emblem
certainly as do the lilies of France or the
roses Of England. It might be urged
that the tree is not common to all Sec
tions of the republic, but that is an OBJ
lection that applies to almost every
plant Many people admire the morn
ing glory, but 1t is neither general in
growth nor in favor. The sunfiower as
q national emblem must have been sug-
gested as joke. Certainly no one has
yet advanced any good reason for adopt
ing It except that, in the form we know
it. it is peculiarly American and grows
in nearly all sections, The violet and
daisy have much better reasons in their
favor; the former may be considered
one extreme, as the sunhower is the
other, undue and un-American modesty
against garish prominence and fragrant
color. Surely a typical United States
flower can be found without proceeding
to desDerate extremes.