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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-21
Dr.. Major .. MacRae,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,

SPECIALTY-The treatment and the curing Of
- Cancer. anywhere upon the external surface,
and also OF the tongue, throat uterus and rectum
persons who are afflicted In any form with that
malignant disease, Cancer, can now be positively
cured without the use OF the knife by DIR. Mac
Rae's Electro Chemical Process, that excludes
the circulation of the blood from the diseased
parts, which is mild, safe and scientific in all its
bearings upon the diseased cancerous tissue, etc..
etc.; also Piles and Fistula cured in a few days
without pain, knife or detention from business;
other malignant Tumors, alterations and diseases
of the bones Of Scrofula nature effectualy treat
ed professional letters, soliciting medical advice,
with fee Of $500. will receive prompt attention.
Parlors and Reception Rooms, $40 Congress
Street, Portland, Me. Reference of persons who
were cured of Cancer, in the State of Maine MIR.
Enoch nj. Reed, Bath; Mrs. Geo. n. Rice, Port
land; Mr.. Fred T. H0dgdon, Portland; Mr.. VIM.
Sheaf, Portland, Mr.. Paul G. Merriman, West
Harpswell; Mrs. Betsey Alexander, Harpswell
Centre;. Capt. A; D. Pnkham South Harpswell;
Mrs. Addison Pinkham, of the Merryconeag
House, South HarpSwel; hundreds of others that
were cured of Cancer, Piles and Fistulas, through
the United States and the Dominion of Canada
will be furnished to the public at my Office. DR..
Major ID. MacRae is a regular graduate of the st.
Louis, Missouri, Medical College, and also grad
uare of the Cincinnati Medical Institute, Cincin-
natl, Ohio. and has held the rank of major regi-
mental surgeon In the United States army.
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Grand View House, West Auburn, Me.
OWING to the death of the proprietor, the
" valuable property will be sold at bargain
House 31s stories, with central pavilion stories
go rooms with gas. electric bells and bath-rooms[
broad piazzas and beautiful shade trees; two
grounds near two celebrated mineral springs
large stable, bowling alley and billiard hall ;
house all furnished, ready to open. Photos can
be seen, and full particulars learned at JOHN +.
PROCTOR'S, No. SO Exchange St., Portland, or of
FRANK CL0UGH, West Auburn, Me.
may1 dIawtfW
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WANTED-Man and wife to take charge of q
49, az farm on an island in Portland harbor. Ad-
dress f., this Office 1911
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WANTED-Good care and nursing for an
INVALID lady in or near the city, Portland)
bt as Ior particulars stating terms, u C Lynn
rost omce, Lynn, Mass. 274
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AGENTS WANTED.
WANTED.

WANTED-An persons in want Of trunks or
b56 Congress St., COR of Oak as we manufacture
our goods, and can therefore give you bottom
prices. trunks repaired. Open evenings IN y.
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MISCELLANEOUS

UyHOSE who want washburns IS su g@ or
Il Pillsbury's best Flours az sH E6 PeT n TSI
Corner Congress and India streets. Also brick
ball butter at 20 and &c. VI
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REWARD OF $4,000.

For the return Of a Ladies' small Gold
Watch, lost at Old Orchard.
Apply to OLD ORCHARD HOUSE.
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WANTED-Highest cash prices paid for cast
~ On clothing, ladies or gents, or exchange
nut nuTksn rugs. Please send letter or postal to
m. DE1hooT, 941A Middle street. b-tf2ws
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IyOR SALE or TO LET - The Atwood
Il house, two stories with French roof, pleas
antly situated In Ligonia, Cape Elizabeth, with
several acres of lana, fruit trees In bearing good
room and furnace. and is in good repair it viii be
rented low or sold on reasonable terms. Apply
to LOCKE & LOCKE, $50 Middle street, or to
AUG. p. FULLER, 452 Fore street. 25dtf
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EOR sALE-In town thirty miles from
IL Portland, a stock in trade of country store.
One of the best stands in Cumberland county;
change of business cause of selling. Address,
CHARLES F. HANCOCK, Otisfeld. or +. II.
HARTFORD, 80 Exchange street, Portland, Me.
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EOR SALE-Brck house, three stories, ten
IL rooms and bath new steam heating works
of the latest pattern. Located on one OF the most
desirable streets in the central part of the city;
cheap, ON easy terms. w. H. WALDRON, $50
Middle street. I'll
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G-.,e:,,e Ae M.....--
MRS. MOBILES CHICKEN SAUCE.

Mrs. Secretary Noble has brown book
with crinkly yellow leaves. She guards il
carefully, for it retains the recipes gaFnered
in % years. She has copied them all her
self and here is her favorite and the 6eere-
tary's.
It has driven epieures to whom she has
served it to rise and exclaim, with such
sauce one might eat ones grandiatherl''
Sauce for pheasants, roast quail cro-
quettes or chicken" is the label, and these
are the directions: We whisper in condolences
to housewives that water does as well aa
broth, although she said Secretary Noble
claimed he could tell the difference.
Heaping tablespoonful butter; tablespoonful
sifted -four; rub well together 0ne-half pint
broth, 2teaspOonfuls mushroom, 2teaspoonfula
catsup, 2tablespoonfuls cream, 2tablespoonfuls
Then add yolks Of two eggs beaten light, con,
stantly stirring and never allowing to boil or Is
Will curdle. When thickened BY the eggs serve
LIzABErH NoBLs.
Mrs. Justice Miller is one Of the most
famous cooks Of Washington. One Of her
fayorite dishes she makes with her own
hands and no French or native cook has
ever been allowed to touch the Christmas
mince pie, fruit cake or fig pudding In the
Miller household. Her mince apies are
known everywhere, and lucky Is the larder
that will have one the night before Christ
mas. She learned how to make them in st.
Louis years ago, and she especially demands
of all who follow her that they use raw in
stead of cooked meat. Jnst there the Miller
mince pie differs from what the world has
known under the name. The best OF the
recipe, Mrs. Miller says, she cannot give to
the public. That is the art Of tasting. She
can tell to a currant whether it is right, and
she acknowledges that at the last she often
adds q grain more cinnamon or lemon
juice.
Her recipe is as follows:
Two pounds raw beef chopped fna
Two pounds sust chopped fine.
-Four pounds good tart apples.
Two pounds Of currents.
Two pounds raisins.
Two pounds citFon.
Two pounds brown sugar.
One quart good New Orleans molasses.
-Four ounces Of salt
One and ons-half ounces, mixed spices. china.
cinnamon.
one-half ounce white peppeF
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DEADLY TOBACCO FUMES.
Meat That IL Exposed TO the Smoke Fonnd to
be a Rank Poison.

Meat That IL Exposed 10 the Smoke Fonnd 70
be Rank Poison.
Cases of poisoning due to meat which
seemed thoroughly wholesome have some
times occurred and have remained unex-
planned. In the Revue PHygtens Of this
month NJ. Boarrier, Inspector Of Meat for
the town of Paris, makes q sug-,
gestion. He described his expert.
ments with meat impregnated with to-
bacco smoke. Some thin slices of beef
were exposed for considerable time to the
tunes OF tobacco, and afterwards offered to
a.dog which had been deprived Of food for
IL hours. The dog, after smelling the meat,
refused to eat it. Some of the meat was
then cut into small pieces and concealed
within bread. This the dog ate with aVidity,
but In 20 minutes commenced to display the
most distressing symptoms, and soon died in
great agony.
All sorts Of meal, both rawand cooked. some
grilled, roasted, and boiled, were exposed In
tobacco smoke and then given to animals,
and IN all cases produced symptoms Of acute
poisoning. Even the process OF boiling
could not extract from the meat the nicotine
poison. Grease aud similar substances have
facilities of absorption in proportion with
their fneness and huidity. Fresh killed
meat Is more readily impregnated, and
stands in order Of susceptibility as follows
pork, veal, rabbit, poultry, beet, mutton,
horse.
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CHRISTMAS IN THE ANTIPODEs.
How the Day Is Celebrated Under Austra.
LAS Midsummer Sun.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. !


Christmas at the antipodes. Christmas
in the Australian bush, with the midsum-
mer sun shedding its rays with a 100
degree intensity out the azure of the typical
Australian sky. smiling Ger the wide fields
of golden grain, and making appear as so
many snow-hillocks the browsing focks of
newly-washed sheep-this, the only sug-
gestion of snow to be found in all this wide
territory. The bullock dray, with its load
of supplies, is motionless by the road
side, its outspanned team of hardy bullocks
seek shelter from the growing heat in the
mimosa and fern-tree shaded gully be-
yond; the busy hum of the reaper is silenced
for the nOce; the very wallaby and cocka-
toos seem TO know the day; even the iguana
and snake keep out of the way, and an air
of Quietude, repose and peace prevails over
all; for it is Christmas morn.
And now the little timber-built church
on the hill begins to fill. The settlers and
their women fOlk-the latter gaily attired
as BETTING the day-congregate within its
precinct, exchanging, as they enter, the
old time salutatiOn and hearty grip of the
hand. The squatter and trader, station
hand and farmer, all assemble
to unite in pious thanksgiving for
favors received, and join with the preacher
in his fervent desire for "Peace and good
will to all men," Service over, relaxation
begins. A couple of elevens are chosen for
the national game of cricket; the old folk
gather around and exchange "reminiscences
of past teats of prowess with bat and ball;
the MONDAY sun has no terrors for the girls,
IS accompanied by their cavaliers, they
scamper across the extensive paddocks on
their feet ponies in friendly race, and a
score of stockmen are quickly mounted and,
followed Iby their lithe-llmbed hounds, are
off in pursuit of the leaping long-tails.
And what merry party 1t is that later
on assemblies around the selectors hospitable
board to discuss the freshly killed mutton
and savory dough-boys, the barbecue
and fritters, and create a diversion among
the fruit and pies of all kinds, not forget
ting the old English plum pudding, which
is at length brought in as crown to the
feast, encircled in flames OF glory. Flagons
of colonial ale from keg in the corner have
raised the spirits OF the company, and when
later an adjournment is made to the wood
shed, invited thither by the lively strains Of
an extemporized band, consisting of flute,
violin and accordion, it is with determi-
nation to dance it out until the "Wee sma'
hours o. the morn" The placid moon looks
down upon the merry groups out of her
faultless shrine above, and is silent witness
of the fact that e happy Christmas it has
been, indeed. f. JAY KAYE.
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There the captain, a veteran of
many rough trips, stands by a
table covered with the Union Jack
and, prayerhook in hand, prepares to SOL
emnize the day with appropriate prayer,
when the purser at his side has read the
lessons. No one there but is carried in spirit
to the side of his wife or sweetheart, sister or
mother, as the soft notes of the old hymn
rise and fall, recalling the occasion of happy
family gatherings and drawing IRON the
heart an earnest prayer for their happiness
and welfare
The rest of the day is spent in the dolce
far niente Of intermittent and reminiscent
conversation on deck until the dinner gong
summons the wayfarers to their Christmas
feast. At this the proverbial baron of beef
and plum pudding play their respective
parts, and toward the close the ''Old man."
as the captain is fondly called, makes
brief address, in which he wishes his pas
sengers-on this occasion his guests-the
customary compliments. He asks his
guests to pledge him in one toast, and in
silence they respond to the sentiment of
"Our absent friends" KELLY.
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small holes caused by the various punch
ings. When the plate Is at last finished
the diverse side is covered with wax to pre-
serve it from injury, and the object of SO
much labor is mailed to the etcher.
"When get the plate, said.Mr. Beattie,
ST warm 1t thoroughly and clean off the
wax with whiting, so that not a..singlc parti.
Gle adheres to the surface. then heat some
more wax aud, wrapping it in silk, rub 1t
all over the plate. Next, taking q dab
ber-
''Is this q dabber that see before me?"
asked the inquisitive man, pointing in .
melodramatic manner TO an object reseni-
bling a lady's powder puff in shapA and
apparently constructed Of black silk.
eyes, that's Q dabber," said the artist,
land il is used to dab the wax on the plate,
thus spreading it evenly in all directions and
removing the surplus layers. When this is
accomplished I can begin my etching as
soon as please"
Mr.. Beattie then took four or i've etching
needles from . drawer. They were Of steel,
about four inches long, and in thickness
similar to those dainty pencils which hang
from the dance programmes Of ballroom
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The Whitewashed walls were adorned with
various-siEed wheat crosses, while neat little
sheaVes Of barley and oats were tastefully
arranged about the ikous and the image
case; the floor was newly sanded, aud the
prominent red-bordered oven-the only Or
nament TO be seen in a peasants hut
showed that the hostess spared no pains to
make il appear at Its best. The bulky
trunk, which serves also as Q table, was
covered with Q spotless coarse linen cloth of
domestic manufacture. A large rye loaf of
bread and q wooden dish full Of salf,-which
is the Russian symbol of hoEpitsIity-were
soon put upon the trunk-table.
Turning 10 the ikous, the head Of the fam
iIy, followed by the rest of the
members, offered most fervent
PRAYER, suPplicating the Almighty
thui his corn in the field yield him a good
return. that his cattle. his pigs and his
fowls be disturbed by no calamity, that per-
feet harmOny, contentment and peace reign
in his house. That The prayer was very at-
fsctiTe was evidenced by the heavy tears
that rolled down Mrs. Gordei'S eheekL
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RUSHING TIE SEASON.
Poets and Drammsrs Selling Spring Goods
in Winter.

Poets and Drammsrs Selling Spring Goods
in Winter.
st. Louis -Democrat.l
have heard that the writer's of poetry for
the magazines work out Of season, as it
were. 1t is during the sweltering days of
midsummer that, with his eyes in fine frenzy
rolling, the poets write of jiugling sleigh
bells, driving snow, whistling winds and
merry Kriss Kringle, and it is in the
warmth Of his study, before blazing fire,
that be sings his lay Of violets. gentle
zephyrs and blushing roses. The publish
ers must have their spring and winter poetry
in stock, know that thisis the case in the
hat business.
It is now that the drummer from the man
ufacturer comes in to show the spring styles,
and assure us that there will be a revival of
pearl derbys with a tendency toward
smaller proportions next April and May.
1t will be in the latter part OF January that
the drummer in his fur coat will come in,
kick the snow from his feet. and open up
his samples Of nobby straw hats. This
same preYiousnes5 exists In the boot and
shoe. clothing and drygQods trades.
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than those of other men. You see, an artist
can always reproduce the spirit Of his own
painting. There are two kinds of copyistS
the mere mechanical workman, who can
not, or who does not attempt to, enter into
the life and :feeling of the picture, and the
really appreciative workman, who nearly
always oYerdoes the qualities which he ad-
mires. One class sin by omission-the
other by commissions. That is why the
artists remarque plates are SO highly
thought Of"
CHANCE FOR ORIGINALITY.
Etching, then, leaves room for original
RNrk?" asked the inquirer.
"Yes," Mr. Beattie answered; ''that is
why etching is SO far superior, as an art, to
engraving. You will see that more clearly
later on" n
A copper etching plate was then prodVr IL
from its protecting envelope. These pk Jes
are manufactured by New York house, and
are Of every size. The large ones are very
dear, costing from $40 to $25 per plate. This
is owing to the extraordinary amount
of care which is bestowed upon
their preparation. The plate must
be as perfectly smooth and as perfectly
level as it is possible for matter to be-. To
attain this degree of excellence every por-
ton of the surface is tested. The instant
the least roughness or unevenness is discoY-
cred means are taken to remedy the defect.
The plate is punched upon the reverse side,
opposite TO the faulty spot, and this side is
generally found punctured all over with
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YULETIDE ON THE INDIAN OCEAN.
The Captains Toast to the Memory Of Our
Ahsent Friends.

The Captains Toast to the Memory Of Our
Absent Friends.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPAToHI
"The merry, merry time, the merry, merry
time;
Now's the merry, merry Christmas time"
Sang a deep voiced Quartermaster Of the
Peninsular and Oriental steamship Kanda-
har, In an undertone as he swung himself
up the accommodation ladder to take his
trick at the helm. One day is as another on
board ship, and we had unconsciously been
oVertaken by Yuletide while in the middle
OF the Indian Ocean on our homewsrd trip
from Calcutta. The stiffness was broken
only by the slight wash astern and the
scarce-heard throb of the motive power deep
In the framework of the ship. Not ripple
broke over the blue expanse of water that
reached away to merge with the sky, and
overhead the sun-god poured down his heat
rays with vindictive energy through the
double awning that enshrounded the decks.
1t was one of the few occasions when Jack
has two Sundays in the week. The Lascar
crew had cleaned up overnight, and, in the
morning watch, having holly stoned
the deck, were now relieved from all
work for the day. They passed the time on
the forecastle deck, some at their devotions
and others. squatted in groups, were talking
80 to the dozen, and obtaining such enjoy
ment from their surroundings as only their
wild hammered race can.
And now from the spacious music room
the sweet and solemn notes of the adeste
fdelis swell upon the still air as the familiar
hymn is sung by the choir to the organ
accompaniment and taken up by the pas
sengers assembled in the saloon below.
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to reproduce in lines any part of that paint
ing on the easel, you would speedily lose
command of your needle. Before you knew
where you were the needle would career
across the plate and utterly ruin the etch-
ing. In fact any slips, or rather mistake,
can never be completely remedied. OF
course the runaway lines can be covered
over with wax, but this will make the proofs
horribly clumsy. So much for the etching
process; now shall tell you about the
biting process"
From picturesque pile Of odds and ends,
only to be found in the studio, a kind of
tray or dish Of tin was selected.
The inside of the tray was smeared with
pitch-an idea OF Mr.. Beattie's-the usual
'biting" dish being of porcelain. "When
have got my etching worked in" Mr..
Beattie went on, II fill this tray with nitric
acid, diluted with water. Into this bath 1
dip the plate. The acid gets into the lines,
where the needles have removed the wax,
and bites the metal. It will bite clean
through if permitted, and as some lines in
the picture want to be deep and some light
the amount Of biting has to be carefully
regulated.
BITING IN THE PICTURE.
''This is how it is managed The whole
plate is dipped in, and allowed TO remain
immersed for a few minutes, That will
give the acid time to bite in all the light
lines, such as those representing the sky.
The plate is then taken out and these light
lines carefully stopped ont with stopping
varnish, which process protects them from
the acid. In goes the plate again for an
other few minutes, and this time the un-
stopped lines are bitten q little deeper.
When the etching comes out after its second
dip the set of lines next in order of lightness
are stopped off; and the process is repeated
again and again, till every line has been
bitten to the required depth.
1t generally takes about II dips to finish
the job. There is another method of bit
ing in the lines, which is the inverse of
the one have explained. This is to draw
the heavy lines only at first, and calculat-
ing how much time they will take to get
them burned in and stopped OUT with
varnish before the next heavy lines are
drawn. This latter method has one great
advantage. After the last biting you can
cross over the heavy lines bv light lines,
thing impossible by the other plan. A,
feather is used during the biting process, to
brush away the bubbles of acid. These bub-
bles often blur the plate if not kept in order.
''When the biting is completed, the eteh-
er's work goes to the printer, and the test
proof of the etching is produced. If the
proof be faulty, the etching has to be re-
bitten, and this is a very irksome task.
When satisfactory proof is produced, the
artist signs the plate and afixes the re
There you have the whole truth
about etchings."
With sigh of relief Mr.. Beattie fell back
in his chair and proceeded to light cigar.
The inquisitive man expressed himself
highly satisfied with the information, so
lucidly conveyed, and in a few moments the
studio was enveloped in tobacco smoke, and
in silence. Brennan.
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DANGERS PROM CHLOROFORM.
Conclusions Based on the Results Of Numsr-
nna InfarnniInr ExnaRimanfn.

Conclusions Based on the Results Of NumsF-
Gus Interesting Experiments.
Glasgow Mall
The following telegram from Mr.. Lander
Brunton, at Hyderabad. was received yes
day by the Lancet: -Four hundred and
and rabbits used; 120 with manometer; all
records photographed; numerous obssrva-
tions on every individual animal; results
most instructive; danger from chloroform is
asphyxia or overdose; none whatever heart
direct"
These results, says the Lancet, apparently
indicate such complete reversal of the view
held bv DR. Brunton at the time he left En-.
gland, that one Of the dangers resulting from
ehloroform is death by stoppage Of the
heart, that details Of the experiments will be
awaited with the greatest interest.
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and looked suspiciously at the questioner.
SIS that bona fde query" he said, ''or
are you merely getting off one Of your
piquant newspaper jokes on me? Don't you
really know how etchings are made?"
An expression of injured innocence dis
tributed itself over the features of the in
quiring one. Nothing about McGinty
was intended, assure you" he exclaimed
CT am honestly ignorant on the subject of
etchings."
The artist laid aside his vanishing para
phernalia, and good-humoredly promised to
enlighten his visitor. In few minutes all
the articles required for the forthcoming
object lesson were laid upon the studio
table. Mr.. Beattie first produced the proof
of an etching from his well-known picture
Returning to Labor" It was an "artist's
remarque etching;" in other words, the
painter had reproduced his own picture,
afixing his signature and "remaraue," or
little device appropriate to the subject. In
the case of the etching from Returning to
Labor" the remarque used by Mr.. Beattie
was pillow.
"The artists own etchings," said Mr..
Beattie, "are considered far more valuable