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The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR,

letter was received at the General Post
Office In New York recently, from small
Office along the Erie Railway having one
cent cent coin fastened with mucilage along
SIDE one-cent stamp on the right hand up
per corner Of the envelope.
Have the dudes and swells and bucks Of
New York yet ''tumbled" to the electric
cane? asks the London Correspondent of the
N. Y. Home Journal. 1t acclimated here
especially to summers. The usefulness can
be applied to the parasol handle. By pres
sing knob and touching an assailant he is
instantly placed hors du combat.
A New Hampshire Judge tells the follow
ing story of General Marston of the same
State. The general was arguing case and
made rather an outrageous statement. 81
knew that 1t was not law" said the Judge.
and rather thought the general did: still
put the question to him, do you think
that It Is law, general" to which he audaci-
ously responded with QuiZzical look, mo
do not. judge. but / thought you might"
John Williams, colored, section laborer on
the Mississippi Valley road, lost his life at
Vicksburg, Miss. one night last week in a
very singular manner Having an aching
tootn winch panied him severely, he took
some nicotine from an old pips and applied
II to the cavity. Ten minutes ter he fell
from his bunk, dead, as his Mortified mess.
mates discovered when they went to his as
sistance. The casualty occurred at Rolling
Fork.
Lord Tollemache, who died last week at
the age of IS, was considered the model land
lord of England He provided each cottage
tenant on his vast estates with three acres
and cow, and spent 9150,000 in building
farm houses and al32 600 III the construction
OF laborers' cottages. His estates were
broken up into 200 acre farms, as he always
maintained that that was just the quantity
of land upon which thrifty farmer
could live and prosper. He used
to say that the only real and lasting
pleasure derived from the pos
session of landed estate is to witness the
Improvement in the social condition of those
residing on 1t, sentiment which may be
commended to landlords in ireland and else
where. This fine old Euglishman rode t
hounds regularly until week or two ago
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26


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The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26

Police Justice Diver of New York, has
started his judicial mill promptly. The first
grist. consisting chiefly of plain DRINKS, was
easily disposed of on the principal of fine
one, discharge next. A simple case Of steal
ing proved harder to deal with, and his
Honor availed himself of the privilege of trial
justices by remanding the prisoners for trial
in higher court
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26
CURRENT COM M EMIT.
THE ALLIANCE BOILED DOWN.
Helena. Mont .Jonrnal

Helena, Mont, JournaLl
Stripped of all its sophistries the Alliance
scheme as thus far developed resolv itself
into proposition to turn the government
into pawnbroker's shop. But II WON'T
work. Uncle Sam has bigger fish to frv.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26

Our collection comprises very extensive assortment
of Breakfast Jackets will
find in stock aud exclusive styles
ed Garments and English Faids, making altogether
bes, ne ever shown by u.s. As one of these garments
makes desirable
from Chri-imas buyers We also meaiiOn few Of the
articles
lined and unned Kid and SILK wear
in all the popular shapes. Fancy shirts.
Umbrellas and Canes. SILK Initial
muers scarf Pins Buttons, Coats, Full
Cases, Fur Trimming for OvercOats, ETC., Etc.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26
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And fortnlghtly thereafter.
IasCos 10 Boston Ma loudondery and 6aIsa,.
International Steamship Co.

'Easpot Calais, ST. John, N. g., Halifax. MS,
and all parts OF New Rruuswich, Nova sco-
tig Prince Edwsr ds Rsinnsf, ama Cane
u etsn- The fayorite route TO Campobeilo
al d st. Andrews, N. n.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
On and after Nov. 3rd, and until further notice,
the steamers OF this line leave Railroad Wharf,
Portland, MONDAY and THURSDAY at 500 D.
m. for Eastport and st. John, with above connee-
tions, returning, leave Sc. John ana Passport
same days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked to
destination. ER-Freight received up to 400 r. N.
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply az the Union
Ticket once, 40 exchange 81, or for other infor-
nation at COmpany's once, Railroad Wharf, foot
Of State street. j. b. COYLE,
marlSdu Gen'l Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 20.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nicatIons. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26
WREoK OF SCHOONER 5. 5. BICKMoRl

WRECK OF SCHOONER S. S. BICKMORE.
w Engineer Office. U. s. Army, Newport,
r. L., November 20. 800. To whom it may con-
ceru. Whereas, navigation is DISTRACTED and
endangered by the wreck OF the schooner s. s..
Bickmore, lying about half way between the
wharf and the west end Of the breakwater in
Hyannlas HarbOr, Mass: Notice Is hereby given
to all persons interested in said vessel, her cargo
and all other property therein. that il, within
thirty (3U) days from the date of this advertise
ment, they shall not have signfed TO me their in
tention and taken preliminary steps to remove
said wreck, etc, as soon as practicable, the same
will be considered as abandoned and derelict, and
1t will be removed by the United States under
authority of law. Sealed proposals in triplicate
for the removal of said wreck, will be received at
this Office until IL O'Clock noon, on Saturday, the
9th day of December, 1870, and then opened.
The attention of biddess is invited TO the Acts of
Congress approved February %. 1885, and Feb.
ruary %, 1887, Vol. %, page 1872, and Vol. "a,
reserves the right to reject any or ali proposals
and to waive any informalities. Full information
furnished on application. BY authority OF the
Secretary of War. w. r. LIVEHMOhE, Major
OF Engineers. n0v26d4t then dec26&26
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26

pose Of every one of the reasons alleged for
restrictive legislation against the Canadian
roads and to leave the American trunk lines
who alone are seeking it without a leg to
stand on
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26

Wesley A. Cove. Esq, Of East Boston, was
defeated for reelection to next years board
of aldermen. His future is not all dark and
cherries however. A new ferry-boat is to
be named for him, by order OF the city
government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-24
IOwa's Coal Palace.

Corn and culture have for long time
been staple products in Iowa. Having
become foremost in the production of
the former, Iowa is now about to take q
step in another direction and exhibit to
the States her rccources for ''light, heat
and power"-in word, her vast store of
bituminous product. The palace idea
just now is the prevalent one, and 80
while her corn palace has been built in
the region Of her great corn belt, and
her blue glass palace located in the centre
of her best meadows, it is natural that
Ottumwa, being in the centre of the coal
fields, should he chosen as the site for
her coal palace, unique and massive
structure which has just been constructed.
Primarily the coal palace represents the
counties adjacent to it so productive of
cheap fuel. secondarily, but Of no less
importance, it represents the best of the
numerous manufactures of the Hawkeye
State, for it is ''The Iowa Coal Palace
and Industrial Exhibit" The coal
region of Iowa is not extensively men
toned in the biographies, perhaps, and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-24
Drowned by the "Sea Puss."

Heretofore one of the great causes of
danger to bathers in the surf at the sea-
side has been styled simply the "under-
tow" by which is understood that
strong undercurrent of reaux which fol-
lows the breaking of the waves on the
shore. In the disaster at Spring Lake,
where q gentleman spd a LADY loss their
lives and faa6s others We're involved in a
series Of exciting mishaps growing ont
of attempts at rescue, the calamity is
ascribed to the "sea puss." Perhaps the
terms are synonymous, since the Spring
Lake bathing master says "the people
were caught in sea puss' occasioned by
the outaowing water coming in contact
with the waves, which, coming in OF an
angle, formed whirlpool, into which
the bathers were drawn in their helpless
condition" All experience and obser-
vation point to this cause, whatever it
may be called, as something to be
guarded against in every way and with
the utmost prudence, for it is a force
more Of less strong always present in the
surf, and varying with wind and tide and
sometimes complicated by currents. It
Is danger to the most expert as to the
least experienced and safety lies only in
prudence-in not vcnturing out too far
or getting beyond the ready reach of
help. Baltimore Sun.
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see nj thing: yet she could
voices ard foots IS. She cautiously
left the room and went down the long
corridor toward the farther end OF the
building.
The lightning still flashed, while the
thunder roared even more fercely; Just
as she got opposite the room door that
the poor lost wife had occupied, a man
came rushing out, and almost ran
against her. Old, faithful Tom closely
followed the man, who looked like q
raving maniac; to take second look
at this frightful-looking man, you
would think it was skeleton, with the
skin of human being stretched over
the bones: he. was hatless and shoe
less, while nothing but an old ragged
shirt and pair of dirty, worn pants
covered his body. The face, or all
that could be seen of it, was ghastly
pale, while two dark, sparkling eyes
were sunken. far back in their sockets
the face was nearly covered with
beard that had been allowed to grow
for months unkempt, and the hair was
long and shaggy-looking; it was plas'
tered to the head by the rain,
and great drops of water dripped to
the floor from the ends of hair that
hung over,the shoulder.
No wonder Jeanette shrank back,
frightened still more; she did not
know who he: WAS. and in the dlmly
lighted hall it would have been hard
to recognize any one, but frequently
the hall was:illumined by lurid fash
of electricity, and then she could get q
better look at him.
There was nothing about this strange,
wild-looking man that any one could
identify him by, except the broad,
noble, white forehead, which belonged
only to Bristol-and this man stand
ing IN front of .Ueannette was none
other than Raymond Bristol. -.
"Where is my wife and babe?" AS
these words rang clear and loud
through the hall, there came cont.nu-
ous blaze of blush light. followed i'm
meliately by crashing peal OF thun-
der.
Jeanette leaned against the wall,
gasping for breath, as she saw what
she thought must be but the ghost OF
Ray standing beforeher calling for his
wiSe.
"She is g." but at that moment
there came coursing down the wall, but
q few feet from where she stood, 6
bright blue streak of electricity, and
Jeanaette fell senseless at Rays feet
fro BE Continued
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HoH They Make Wooden Shoes.

One of the most interesting places in 9
Holland village is the aklompen" makers
shop, where klompen, or wooden shoes,
are made.
Not far from Rotterdam, surrounded
by high dikes, lies the little village of
Rijsoord; in that village, beside the
skalkydijk River, is q shop in which an
old man and his son work early and late,
supplying the peasants (who never 60
baretooted) with shoes. These are first
roughly shaped from blocks of willow
wood, as a statue is. first rudely outlined
BY chipping the marble block, and after
ward the shoes aye finished smoothly with
sand-paper and pumice-stone.
The willow trees are grown for this
purpose, and when they attain the re-
Quired size, they are cut down, the
branches are trimmed off and only the
trunk is used, being divided into blocks,
each one of which is the length of the
longest shoe.
The work goes on without interruption
through the morning. unless some friendly
neighbor looks in over the half-open
Dutch door; and this is the occasion
seized upon by the two men for re6lling
and lighting their pipes, and drawing
few long whiffs, while they listen to
little village gossip.
At II o'clock the good vrouw appears
at the door with "kofij, jongens" (cof-
fee, boys), and they follow her into the
adjoining room. It has low, thatched
roof of deep-yellow reeds, and contains
the great fireplace, where in damp
weather the newly-made shoes are placed
before the fire to dry.
All their food is cooked in the same
fireplace, excepting the bread, which in
every peasants home is supplied by the
baker.
The shoes are piled round the smolder-
ing embers, often with the tea-kettle SIM
mering among them; and while the sap
dries out, they give little groans, and
sighs, as if they knew the hard fate
awaiting them when the time shall come
for them to cover the feet of some sturdy
Dutch peasant or workman and to clatter
over the pavements of the town.
After this mornings refreshment, which
all peasants enjoy, they return to work.
-St. Nicholas. /
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EMPEROR AND CROWN PRINCE. -
Prince Eitel Frederick, when he IS not
at his lessons or taking exercise, passes
MS tlme conducting extensive military
operations with huge armies of tin SOL
diers, and whenever part of them are
slain the dead ure always Prussia's enc
mics.
If the Emperor William doesn't spare
his children he doesn't spare himself or
the Empress, either. He doesn't hold
the ordinary German view of the restricted
sphere of the Hausfrau. She is Colonel
of regiment, has uniform, and, what
is more, wears it on review days. Per-
haps, though, the fact she is proudest of
is that she has borne five sons to Germany
who will be able one day to fight for the
Fstherland.
She and her husband have begun the
multifarious duties of the day at 8 O'CLOCK
in tie morning. They can be seen walk
ing in the Thiergarten, even in mid
winter, OF s o'clock.
During the day the Empress, In add-
tion to all the important court functions
and engagements which she has to at
tend to, assists the Emperor as sort Of
private confidential secretary. As her
husband has to very great extent taken
the reins of the Empire into his own
hands, and is very fond of putting his
fingers into great many pies, she has
plenty to do.
The young princes are dressed and
brought up in a palmer fashion than the
families of ordinary well-to-do people.
There isn't "Little Lord Fauntlcroy" IL
the family.-Mev York Sun.
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AN EMPER0R'S BOYS.
HOW THE YOUNG HOHENzOL
LERNS ARE REARED.
The Spartan Manners of Frederick
the Greats Household Are Still
in Fashion at the Schloss-
All Are Early Risers.

Plain living carried to the length of
afectation has always been a character
istic of the Royal House of Prussia.
Frederick the Great, the domestic idol
of the'family, had hard time of it
o hundred years ago. BE often wasn't
able to eat his food, it was so bad, or
sleep in his bed because it was so hard.
His regal papa used to chase the Princes
music teacher around the royal halls
with a big stick, driving the unhappy
man to take refuge, in his terror, up
chimneys and under beds.
The impression ever since has been
that because Frederick the Great turned
out such a swagger king, the sort OF
training he received must be the best,
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Sparr0Ts as Nurses.

In the Jersey City fery-house of the
Pavonia Ferry, few days ago, the pas
sengers watched with much interest Q
flock of sparrows taking care Of one OF
their number, who was evidently very
sick. There was much chippering
among the birds, until it was finally SET
tied to put the patient behind the top
cornicc of pillar. Tho sick bird was
then carried between three Of its COM
panions and deftly dropped into the
chosen place. Then O dozen sparrows
perched on the telegraph wire and chip
pered loudly at the passengers beneath.
When last seen the sick sparrow was
bundled up in some straw.-Nsu Y0r'
World.
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The present Emperor is regular mar
tinet. He believes in the sort of mill he
himself was put through, and thinks
there is nothing like it. His little sons,
two of them not yet out of long clothes,
arc literally spoon-fed by military rules.
The royal nursery is a small barrack
room, where everything is done with
iron discipline and regularity.
The children rise at dawn and 60 to
bed at about 6 o'clock. The three cid.
est are under the care of stiff and
starched military tutor of the most Prus.
sian type. His orders must be obeyed
with military alacrity. Disobedience
would be looked on by the Emperor as
mutiny and punished accordingly.
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a PALACE MADE OF COAL.
yet ten counties in the State last year
mined over three and one-half million
tons of coal, employed in the mines
nearly eight thousand men and paid for
labor alone more than million and
half dollars. It is not so startling then,
that Iowa, so we'll known as an agri-
cultural State, can build palace of coal
taken from her own borders, and thus
prove to the sisterhood her wonderful
variety resources.
The palace is an imposing structure
.23O feet in length and 13O in width, the
main tower being 200 feet in height.
The architecture is compromise between
the gothic and the Byzantine. The
palace is two stories in height. the first
being about 20 feet to the ceiling, the
other reaching to the top of the structure,
varying from 40 to 60 feet. The main
entrance is on Main street, through the
grand arches in the tower to the right,
whose summit is near the grand tower.
That tower is SO feet wide and of the
same proportions as the one to the left,
which faces unique and beautiful sunken
garden on Washington street. The rear
end is beautifed by twin semi-circular
turrets, one of which can be seen at the
extreme right. A couple of similar
towers, somewhat more elongated, just
out from the other side toward the oppo-
site or Washington end of the palace,
while similar tower to that first de-
scribcd, forming the Main street entrance,
symmetrizes the palace on the opposite
side. In this tower is the stage, 3Ox36,
and main hall, with the balconies ascend
ing direct from the stage, gives the
building an auditorium with seating
capacity of from 1000 to 6Oco. On
either side of the main room or nave Of
the building are the spaces above and
below for the exhibits of the nine SUI.
rounding counties and from abroad.
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A Lunatlc's Curious Gun.

A curious gun has been made by lunatic
on Robben Island, the leper settlement
at Cape Colony, South Africa. The bar
rels are portions of the hollow legs OF an
iron bedstead, attached to a rudely cut
wooden stock by scrap of iron and two
twists of wire, strengthened by lead and
cobbler's wax. The maker was much an
noyed at having his treasure taken away,
as he declared it was most useful to shoot
the lions which prowled around.-Nev
York Ielegram.
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RUssUM THE pEAU.

Eov socn on some soft sunny morning
The frst thing my neighters shall know.
Their ears will bs met with the warning
Come bury -Old Rossun the Beau"
Ny friends then 80 neatly shall dress mo
II linen as white as the SNOW
And in my new coffin shall press me
And whisper, Poor Ro5sum the Beau
AID when I am to BE- burie I reckon
The ladies will all like to CO.
Let them form at the foo: OF my co;tn,
And follow -Old Rossum tia Beau
Then take you dozen gool follows,
And let them all staggering 60,
And dig deep hole in the meadow,
And in it toss "Rossuu the Beau"
Then shape out a couple OF dorn!cks,
Place one Mt the head anil the toe,
And pray do rot fail to scrGtch on II
The name of odd Rossum the Beau.
Then take these dozen good fellows,
And stand them n! rolnd IN 4 row,
And drink from b!g-Dellied bottle,
Tarewen 10 Old Rossum the Beau
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GOtham's Mopkey Market.

One of the attractions of New York
is the monkey market, where hundreds
of sailors repair every week to dispose of
monkeys and parrots which they have
brought from tropical countries. The
Italians are amoung the principal buyers.
Five dollars will buy parrot that will
talk in half q dozen different languages.
Times Democrat.
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Now Musical Invention.

A new invention in musical instru-
nents is O violin piano. A case
containing six violins, two violas and
two violoncellos resembles q pianoforte
frame. The instruments are connected
BY circular bands, which orc brought
into contact with the strings by means of
the keyboards, the hammers Of which bear
upon the bands with varying pressure. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-24
Morning.

There are at present 1900 beet sugar
factories in Europe, and they consume
24,OOO,O0O tons Of beets every year.
Their annual output of sugar amounts to
100000 tons. It is said that over
$50, 100000 are expended for labor and
fuel, and that $1oO, 100000 are paid to
farmers for bects. e:
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"UycLE DARE" centenarian living
near Sheffield, Ala, has just died. He
was with Andrew Jackson in the In
dian war and helped to plot Sheffield
over seventy years ago. His wife died
in 1s42, and every day up to his death
be prayed at her grave.
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ALYR1c FROM THE JAPANESE,

The maple lifts her head,
Crowned with autumnal red,
While l, who love the girl,
Plunge for the biggest pearl,
Under the waves, y.
And up In the caves, Z
Where stormy pillows curl
And the angry waters whirl! -
"Wert thou pearl" she cried,
As I hurried to her side,
"Iwould clasp thee on my arm,
For magical charm,
That like the glowing sun
When the summer day is done,
And rises the cold white moon,
We might part--but not too soonl g
"For Ikea stream that finds
The way it must retrace;
Or like the pathless winds
That have no abiding place,
Upon my lonely bed,
With the bride-wreath on my head, :
Iwait thy first embrace!
-R. II. Stoddard, IL, N. Y. Independent.
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4 recent Government report states that
at the close of 1889 there were 1Os
cotton mills at work in India. They
contained %, ,156 looms, 1850, ,992 spin
dies, and worked up 347, 900, 900 pounds
of cotton during the year, employing
AZ, 126 men, women and children.
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During the last financial year closing
the German Government received e sur
plus of SS,000,OO0 from the imperial
postal and telegraphic department, and
If $780, from the imperial printing
Office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-24

A CAIRO bachelor, who. the adver.
tiser said, was "eighty-seven years old,
but rich," has received 250 applications
from ladies willing to be his wife-and
risk his dying pretty soon, -...