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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13
Atchison Topeka ( Santa Fe
Railroad Company.

In April last, we asked you to to intrust to
us your proxies, to be used at the annual
meeting OF the company in May. This re-
suited In change Of management, the intro
duction OF reforms and economies, and a d
h nan ga, reorganization Of the company that
During the progress Of this reorganization,
IL mas been frequently suggested in the public
press and by numerous and large holders of
the company's securities that 1t would give
greater stability to the reorganized company
II management committed to the success
ful working out of the plan of reorganiza-
ton, and absolutely In the interest Of the
property, could be secured for several years.
consulting our own inclination and con-
venience, we would prefer to leave the man
agement OF this good property to others; but
we recognize the force Of the suggestion and
the necessity Of some such arrangement, and,
as many shareholders believe that great adj
vantages are likely to result to the holders of
all classes OF the company's securities from
such cooperation, we have consented to act
in the matter.
Holders of Stock of the Atchison, Topeka
81 Santa Fe Railroad Company may deliver
their certificates, assigned upon the back
In favor OF George 9. Magoun. Thomas Bar
ing. Oliver w. Peabody and John j. McCook
to the BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND
TRUST COMPANY, 81 Milk Street, Boston.
subject to an agreement that the title to such
Stock and the voting power thereon shall be
vested In our nomineses or their successors,
also to be named by us, for ten years, or un.
til July /, 1900.
The Trust Company will issue Stock Trust
Certificates. emitting the holder to all the
beneficial interests and advantages belong
Ing to or growing out Of the deposited shares
and to the return of like number of shares
when the term Of the trust has expired. mn
less the same shall be further extended bv
the respective parties In interest -
n Applications will be made to have tie
trust certificates above referred to listed
upon the New York, Boston and London
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13
PONDICHRRRY COMPANY.

V'HE animal meeting OF the Stockholders Of the
u Pondlcherry Company will be hslu at their
ofice BrdgtOn. Maine. on WEDNESDAY, Janu-
sry 10, A ID. l89 at two O'c es>s..V the after
noon, for the elerton OF officers andfhe fransac-
tinn II any other busn. IS that m v legally enme
before them. p p BURNHAM (lerk
Brighton, January 2, 1890. / n8dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13

LAND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION

Of indianapolis, Ind, pays 9 per cent. interest,
and guarantees by Real Estate Security net
In three years. Men Of highest standing and re-
sponslbnity In the State connected with this AS
an National fank. or WM. w. SMITH. az Vance
Block, indianapolis, Ind. dec27dim&w3m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13
Merchants Marine Railway ('Omo ,py

VIIE annual meeting Of the stockholders Il the
Merehants Tine Railway Company will
Moult0n streets. on TUESDAY, the 18th day OF
Janu Try, 1897, at 9-3n a. m for the election OF
officers and the transaction Of such other business
as may legally come before IN m.
janSdtd JOHN II RUSSELL. Clerk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13
Portland and Ogdensburg Railway.

THE an ual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Portland and 0gdrnsburg railway will be
held at the office Of the Maine Central r. X Co.,
= John street, In the city Of Pc Iland Me-, on
TUESDAY. the sc das VI January, current
IL O'Clock In the for noon. choose directors for
the ensuing year, and 10 transact any other busl-
CHAS. II. FOYE, Clerk.
Portland, 'Duary 7. 90 jan1d2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13
PROPOSALS FOR IRON WORK.

once OF the State House Construction Commits
chusetts.
SEALED proposals will be received at this Of
Zoo nee until ~ nj. on the 2Sth day of January
Massachusetts State House Extension. Boston,
MASS; IRON beams, plates Orders, columns and
JULIET iron ana lor work thereon in accordance
anu any additional information ielating thereto.
nay De ns S on application at the office Of
s S,rIgiiam = opoHoIo Architects. The Commits
andlbids received after the time named III not he
considered. wan "oU DO
JOHN D. LONG, Com.
BENJAMIN d. WaITCOMB mission
WIN. ENDIG0TT, JR. ers.
JAM eoeqw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
ANNUAL MEETING.

Portland Soldiers and Sailors M0nu.
ment Association.
I'HE animal meeting OF the Portland Soldiers
dSaUrs' Monument Association will ne
held on MONDAY EVENING, Jan. rs, 1890, at
I;3O O'Clock, at Reception Hall, for the election
OF omcers and such other business as may proper
~ come before IL. Per order
CHARLES w. RO aERTS,
ian7flw Recording secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-13

The Bath Times. which formally and Off
cially retired from the discussion of eleeto.
raj reform some weeks ago, ventures forth
long enough to print this demagagic utter
ance Of Ben. Butler:
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
Can We Change Climate.

1t has been maintained that the mild
weather of this winter thus far aud of
the entire period of last winter is ow-
ing to detection of the gulf stream.
Ii this is 50. why could it not be tie
fiected some more and make New En-
gland tropical and raise oranges in
New Hampshire and pinelpples in
Maine? We believe that certain audit-
cious engineers have offered To do this,
provided capital enough is furnished
for the undertaking.
To limited extent, even now, it is
an admitted fact that a man can make
his own climate. The meteorological
conditions of the West have been great
lv modified since it was first settled.
Perhaps New Englanders may decide
some day that. instead of changing
our tiannels every winter, it will be
cheaper in the long run to change our
climate.
OF course it sounds preposterous to
advocate the detection of the gulf
stream, but many preposterous things
have happened in the nineteenth CEN
tury, and who shall say that any
scheme which is proposed for the
twentieth century is chimerical? After
we have married the Orient and the
Occident by bridge across Behring's
Strait, and are able to 20 to Europe
via Siberia in Pullman car, we may
turn our attention seriously to the gulf
stream
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
Iiaughed.

The word ''hell'' among Germans is
not looked upon with horror that it
is among Americans, aud even the
most cultured German would not hesi-
tate to use it any more than he would
the word 'heaven." A young lady
who learned the English language in
her home in the o.d country and can
speak it fuently went to a fashionable
party the other day. A CRATE fire had
been kindled and the room was uncom-
fortably warm. There was pause in
the conversation. when in a rather
loud tone of voice was heard the re-
mark in English, but with a pretty
German accent: at is hot as hell in
this room.n Tue electrified guests sat
as if stunned for moment. and then
as if by prearranged signal, all broke
out in laugh. Up to this date the
German girl doesn't know what the
laugh was all about Cle0eta,ld Pain
D9uLRY.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
Philosophy of the Table.

A sick palate is beyond the reach OF
physic.
Uneasy fits the coat the stomach pays
for.
When dinner and appetite fall out il
is time for arbitration
Que man NAV be sentimental. another
hungry; no man can be both 1T the
same time
The first lesson in dyspepsia is sur
prise to him who thinks lie knows
everything.
There is little choice between din
ner with no appetite and an appetite
with no dinner.
Poverty is an unpleasant dose. but
it will be sure remedy for many ills
of the rich.
The devil hath many dissnises. Be-
ware of him when he dons the cook
cap and apron
Mix your remembrance of good
dinner with little gratitude TO heaven
and the host
True charity warns the heart of him
that gives and him that takes; the
other sort is more chilling than cold
soup.
The life of the dinner lieth in delib-
eration; the death of the diner may
lurk in the lack of it.
The appetite is a tool of natures
tempcring; if you will listen to her aud
reason. You may learn the best way 70
sharpen IL
Man prslyeth for long life; let him
study how To use short one his prayer
may be nswered.-yoseph Whiltcn Ia
Tube Iatk.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
The Bird Market at Lucknow.

Some birds are used incidentally,
and it Is well known what strange ideas
rIa tive doctors have of the virtues OF
bird flesh. Both the flesh and the
brains of the common sparrow. espe-
ciauy the cock sparrow, are in great
repute for certain diseases; so a cage
ful of these familiar ehatterers is never
missing in the market. Certain species
are used in making love potions. and
are administered by rejected suifors
to the objects of their alteration. On
the other hand. the blood or the flesh
of an owl is supposed to make person
insane who drinks or eats it. On this
account men who are devoured by
jealousy of a rival or hatred of an
enemy come furtively to the market.
and purchasing an owl, in silence
carry it home secretly and prepare a
deeoction which an aceomplice will
put into the food or drink of the
object of their malignant desigus.
The list of uses for bird flesh is not
exhausted vet. Eating a crow is sup
posed to prolong life bv keeping the
ing gray. The common roller. often
called q blueiay. has certain rites per-
formed over it, and is then set free after
one feather has been plucked from it.
This feather is then wornas a. amulet.
and is supposed to have great potency
in averting the evil eve Another pur-
pose for which birds are purchased every
morning is to be set free again. This
is done by Hindus as work of merit,
and by Mohammedans, after certain
rites have been performed. as an
atonement in imitation of the Jewish
scapegoat. 1t is essential that bird
used for this purpose should be strong
enough to fly away, but that does not
induce the cruel dealers to feed the
birds or to refrain from dislocating
their wings or breaking their legs.
They put down everything TO good or
bad luck. and leave the customer to
choose a strong bird if he can find one,
and to go away if he cannot.
The merit obtained by setting a bird
free is not attributed TO the Deity, but
is supposed to come in large meas
ure from the bird itself or from its at
tendant spirit. and hence birds of good
or bad omen. and especially kites and
crows. are in much demand, and are
regularly caught to be sold for this
pnrpose.-Piolleer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
$500 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

dered him unpopular was his having
gone into speculation which made
him slnm landlord. He had some
ground near Rio which was likely TO
sell If held over for q great price.
Meanwhile he arranged to build on ii
quite town of novels for the negro
wharfingers and other colored work
ing folks. who were pushed out into
the suburbs by town Improvements.
Rackrents were asked, and the Counts
agent was hard man, who took the
law of non-paying tenants.
A Young man in Bowdoinham, Me-.
recently set u box trap beside brook
for the purpose of catching a mink he
had seen in the vicinity many times.
He baited the spindle OF the trap with
meat. Soon after he had set the trap
a heavy rain set in. which caused the
brook to rise over the ground where
the trap was placed. After the water
had subsidized somewhat he went to look
after the trap and found it was still
where he bad set il, but was sprung.
Thinking that he had caught ths mink,
he carefully peeked in, but instead of
a mink he found trout about fourteen
inches long
A well known Mount Glenn ents.
Mich. lady has been laboring under
the impression for the last five years
that she was a widow. Her husband
left her that long ago to take a trip
West and it WAS reported that he was
frozen To death in Dakota. When the
old gentleman returned home recent
ly she knew better. During his abb
sence he has been most of the time in
British Columbia. where he stacked up
an imposing pile of the coin of the
realm What explanation he made TO
his wife for his long silence is not pub
lie property, but ii must have been sat
isfactory. as she now appears as happy
rs gr;issiiopper dancing in the sum
light.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
The Widows Mite.

Rev. Theodore Pryor. D. D., fur
nishes the following: FIFTY years ago
John III. Rice, of Richmond. Va. went
North to beg aid for Hampden Sidney
College. In Philadelphia poor wash
erwoman said to him: L and my child
rem live from day |. day f,om my
labor. After hearing your appeal for
the college yesterday | went home and
tasted. and now | bring you for the col
lege the amount | saved by the fasting.
DR.. Rice said that it was the greatest
contribution of all the great gifts he
raised during that trip."-Rtcitnsoasd
Religious Herald.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
ADout the Vikings.

Paul du Chilu differs with many
leading histrians as 60 the social con-
dition OF tlf Vikings. the direct an
cestors of TIN English speaking peo-
pie, whom le believes TO have been
well civilized He insists that '.the
people who we're thes spread over a
great part of the preset Russia. who
4overran Gerna1ia, whs knew the art
OF writing, wb9 t led IL the e conquering
10 Italy,4sicily, Greece, the Black Sea.
Palesgine. Africa. and even TTossed the
htoad Atlantic to>~America, Sho 1vts,,s
nudisputef masters ofthe sea n more
tAan twelve centurie. We're nj bar
I.a,.;;ans ssIff ~ sslsclides. Il I,efthesa
sese seaoses !, from s,.a se,on.tary view proauoe
y - BIftisb archaeology of an In
surpassea or Gallo eirilizatian
wm That of the North. y
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
Legal Advice.

.What are you asking month for
the rent of this room?' asked young
New York lawyer of the proprietor OF
an exceedingly small room. Ten dor
lars a month. invariably in advance
..Whew! That's steep. You have no
ventilation aud very little light.
That's so, but You seem to overlook
the advantages this room has for :.
Young lawver.r What are they?s
I'm the first place, YOU are near the
COURTHOUSE, and there are two pawn
broker establishments and several Tree
lunch stands within block aud 4 half. u
-1e1as Sytiags.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
The Future Nfan-of-War.

The Italian Admiral Albini thinks
that the future man-of-war will have
double screws and helm at each end.
so that in battle it need waste no time
in turning around. Its sides will be
unarmored.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
scotchmen i'm America.

The Rev. Malcom MacGregor OF
New York thinks there never will be
what woul,. technically be called
Scotch voten in this country. He
says: sScotchmen have so thoroughly
identified themselves with the various
interests of this country that they have
never occasioned the slightest sectional
feeling. and have been treated so we'll
in this country that they have never
lad ground for complaint.
The EH,,fupa Nan-of.War
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
Insurance Against Burglaries.

For two years past there has been an
Insurance company against burglaries
fiourishing in London. According to
the new rates you can insure the con-
tents of your residence, or the damage
to it through burglary, or any special
article You desire
Mexico is to have magnificent con-
gressional palace. the architect to be
Piacentini, who built the Palace of Fine
Arts In Rome.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

.Nonin'. madam, Want any combs.
brushes. hairpin,. tahlc-cloths. towels, Lead
pencils. tooth-brushes, on chewing gum
The pcdllcr put bis hat ON the noor, ana
opencd bis pack "a, he asked the question.
.No. sir" said the woman sharply, lana
don't want any dime novels. nor cha.h
cr... nor hyc-ccnt calico Dor tooth powder
nor piz~-iu-thc-cloycr puzzles nor lamp
wicks. nor eye -alfe. nor corn liaslefs, hoi
liquid blue.
..Ju-t so. And / suppose IT'S no Use o.
4.k whether you'd like o. look at "a bottle of
wrinkle ullm' for old c0mplcNlpnsE
"Nota biz. sir, ami | know you haven
.,o, an, book. ON good manners. or you'd
read 'cm Yourself occasionally.
ozone of che people ! call on would app
pr,cmtD ',m, madam And now l you
think Won have h0 u-e i0r the celebrated in-
visible, ear-trumpet that you can idstcn vi
vo,r Kitchen window and hear everything
Iour uci-h10rs sav, og ia the fam lus long
range Afcucn telescope That VIII hrin-
every backward within nail nile OBJ your
house SO close t0 you that you can almost
smell the pipes the men are smoAlh on 'h'
back stoops ill Doe going.
.uoli on!" exclaimed the woman of The
/ house. 81 don't know but / would Ike o.
/ huY those two articles, ~ they don cosl
| TOO much.
| AN n,ht. madam rejoined the ped
idler off See any chap that's got EN- l.,
/ SCH l'.l steer him round this way. Mornlh
lie picked zap his hat. put % on his head
sidsv i-o. and went down the steps Whisiliha
.rit,le Annie Rooney leaving LARGE
erooked-nosed. raw-boncd woman standing
on the porch gasping IN inarucui''' rae
pittshurr Dispatch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
nefenlled Iler Honor.

Iu. Atlanta Constitution has a letter
irpm au American woman now lying in "A
Mexican Jail, which tells story OF great
suffering ana wrong:
~Ny umc." she writes sis Mary lnez
NcClb., agel eighteen years, and native
rf leNls. lu l~,, / was married 10 Judge
ID. +. Mri abe. soon after our marriage
uo moved t0 California. but recently re-
turned tp Texas, and last August came 10
iiiiai10 ou tine Rio Grande, my husband
being tl- county Judge of llldalg0.
lu June nay husband received a
.uu-.auf wound I'm the loot, the
wound being caused hy one Max stein.
"1lE husband crossed the river 10 ltcy-
uD-D, Mexico. for medical aid aud ! also
CROSSED thc bio Grauds 90 take care of him.
/ Do. has been confined to his bed ever since.
ln ibis condition was Obliged % attend to
bis affairs aud bon This ! was lone girl
without protection and boo "a country where
! could NOT speak tne Ian guage from day 10
day.
-rhi- mlu Max stein followed mo and
made indecent proposals tu me, ana on Nari-
0u- occasions he followed me L. the river
Uau, with armed men. One day he lay IN
wait Cor mc 90 "a secluded place 10y the road,
lul W..u / came by bee took hold % my
aria and tried % pull me- into the brush. !
I
las iur furCe weeks between life end death,
anil tuau lost my little baby by premature
/ leath. all cau-eJ hy the fright stein gave
mC.
"Wbm WAS able % zoo around again ho
continued f0 dog my steps, and he said If
/ dd not comply with hi, desires he would
/ pat nae Do jail Ohc jail being in his carcl
and then h. would make me comply with
| hia wishes.
~Ih.s wa, more than I could stand. ca
/ sunday. AUGUST lltn, i'm the town 81 Key
nD-a. MeN., ! met him again ON the plaza
where he renewed his threats and in ny
despair. driven o. the last resort, and in de
tense of that most dear 10 a woman, heart
my NlItuc ana my honor, with Il l1calibr'
Colts pistol sent bullet through hi
uelrt and forever sealed the polluted lip
iDf my dCilmer and wOuld-be rayishrr
~lle had also written t0 tine sheriff ~
lkaruDs county saving wa, not "A marie,
woman. and That wa, not decent woman
le broke mp 0ur home. tried tO Kill M
husband. Detained my honor. murdered my
baby. attempted 10 rayish me. and in dc
Tense of my person / shot him. \ woman
virtue is dcarer than life, aud a woman
~.0uid prefer death 90 dishOn0r.'
Sine closes with an appeal for help.
II am now lying in Mexican prison.
she writes. My husband is ruined iinanci
lally and / have not Il dollar on earth, AM
now appeal t0 every true American for aid
need money % carry on my defense.
need money 10 obtain the necessities Of life
iGeutiemen, You may have Il wife, sister
mother or daughter. / am wife and
mother. VIII yOu help mo! Ladies. YOU
j. who know the value Of WOman's virtue
VIII you help me. No matter how smal
tAs amount, it viii help me. You can sem
u money direct tO me here at MatamOras
. lnmaulipas. Mexico. or to Don Jua
Domingucz, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Friends. in th,s distress need money a
at once. Iawait your reply
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
BITS FROM THE MAGAZINES
CHAS. DUDLEY WARNER ON THE
COMMONPLACE.

Women In Coileges--Cardinal Newman's
Idea of GentIeman-Eewar of Lit
erature-Civiilzed Wcst-reaching a.
an Art.
Great is the power Of the commonplace.
"Nly friends said the preacher, in an inn
pressiye manner, alexander died; Napo-
leon died: you will all die 80 The profound
remark, 50 true. so thoughtful, creates a
deep sensation. 1t is deepcned by the state
ment that 'man is moral being The
profundlty ofsuch startling assertions cowes
tie spirit; they appeal TO the universal con-
seriousness, aud we bow 10 the genius that
delivers them. allow true - we eNclaim.
and % away with an enlarged sense Of our
own capacitv for the comprehension ~ deep
thought. our conccit is BATTERED. ID we
not like the books that raise Us tO the great
level ofthe commonplace, wbereon We move
with "A sense Of power ; Did not Mr. iup-
per. that sweet. mclodious shepherd
Of the undisputed. lead about vast
nocks Of sheep oyery the satisfying plan Of
mediocrityg Wa. there ever greater cN-
hihition Of power. while it lasted The
thinner chi, sor; Of thing is spread out, The
more surface 1t covers. OF course. W hat is
so captivating and popular as "a book OF cs-
saws which gather together and arranges %
lot Of facts ont Of histories and cyclopedlas.
set forth in the form of conversations that
any one could have taken part int j. not
this book pleasing because ~ Is common
place: And j. thi, because We do not like
10 be in-ulted with originality. or because
D d.
accepted which j. true. The States
man or the poet who lauches out
unmindml OF these conditions will
be- likely to come 30 grief in his genera
ton. Will not tne wise novelist seek To en-
counter the least intellectual resistance
should one take a cynical view OF mankind
because he porceiyes this great power oi
the commonplace; Not at all. lie should
recognize and respect this power lie may
even say that 30 J, thi, power that makes
the world go on as smoothly and content
cdly as 10 does. on The whole. Woe t0 MS, is
the thought of Carlyle. when thinker Is
let loose in Ills world, He becomes
a cause Of I'd casiness, and source
Of rage very often, But his power
is limited. lie filters through few
minds, until gradually his ideas
become commonplace enough % Doe power
ul. We draw our supply Of water from
reservoirs. not from torrents. Probably the
man who first said that the line of rectitude
CORES ponds with tine line of enjoyment was
dislikci a. we'll rs disbclicyed. But how
impressive now is the idea thlt virtue and
happiness are twins Perhaps il is true
that the commonplace needs no defense.
since every hody takes DO as naturally as
milk and thrife~ on il. Beloved ana read
and followed is the writer OF commonplace.
But is not the sunshine common aud the
bloom OF Nav Why struggle with these
things in literature and ln life; Why not
settle down upon the formula that io Doe
platitudinous is 10 be happy :-ilarpcr's for
September.