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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-23
DEPEW On CRANKS.
The Glory Of Insanity Experts. The
Terror Of the People.
WHAT THE WITTY CHAUNCEY SAID
OF THE PURITANS.

pendence of Religious Thought was
Crankiness-Their Ideas of the Earthly
Dinner of the New England Society of
New York,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-23
Benjamin Dalton.

BDDEFCRD, December 22.-Benjamin
Dalton of Westbrook, formerly prominent
business man of Biddeford, and later of
Dover, n. H., died 10 Old Orchard today.
He leaves widow and one son.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY or CANADA

Do and afier MONDAY, JUNO II, F'"'
trains will ran follswsf
DEPARTURES.
1ur Auh,,x, end UewIssoa, 7.21 2. M, and
I245 ana s. p. m. For German, 500 a, ~.
100 and slip. m. For meniresI aud Sss-
eago, $50 q. M, and l,SO y; m' 81 S..sa,.,
$50 M, and l.SO p. M
ARRIvALs
xru,,. s,eyxI.tsn and Auburs. $40 and l1.45
Cos ~, and ii asa. M, and 5. AZ y. m. From
sihieago mud IN Montreal, II AS q. m, B.42 y.
no From Quebec, 11.46 a. m.
s,,,iimam Palace Sleeping Cars or night
train, and ParlOr ears on day train between Polt
isnd and Montreal.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Domestic Markets.



NEW YORK. July 81, 1891.-The FIonr marse
@recelpts Io,o92 packages: exports 2 IC6 bb.s ar
1851 sacks; steader. fair deliveries, chlefy
nome trade; sales 216O bbls
Flour quotatlons-low extras at 3 7563A AZ
GUY mills extra at O095 10; city mills spatents
a5 95 90; winter wheat. low grades, at 75ta
@5 %; Minnesota clear 35@4 90; straiehts dc
s st 6ogS 10 90 patents 60g6 so; do rye mix
as So; Southern flour firm and In fair demand
sales 900 bbs; common to fair extra 7604 50
good to choice 35@5 20. Rye Flour quiet and
Wheat-receipts 245, 100 bush; exports 279,5Ii
bush; sales III 900 bush higher, firm and quiet
Seal So EeS e. a0al s9e o StOTe ana eeS2tor
ern 70 arrive 071sa1 07s4 No hard to arrive
~ C91a9l 09A No Chicago at O31a@i O4.
nesSS s SGs sass 6
dull and stronger; No 2 at 69c elevator zoe
anoat; No 2White ate. Gats-receipts l21 ,OOO
S9c; White do at Acc; Ne 2 at 4O1aa42c; dc
Mnlte az 47@4Sc; No l at 40c; do White at SEA
5Sc; mixed Western at 3s@43c; White do at 4a
4l1s@42c. Coffee-Rio firm and more active
fair cargoes 1914. sugar-raw nominal
No at ljlee e1 No at STi;t No sae 1sI S%
NO at 3% c; No 10 at 3ssc; No IL at sac; No
II at 3ssc; of A l-1e@44c; Mould A at 41sc
cut loaf and crushed 51sc powdered at 4 IN lee
granHlated at 1864 9-16c; Cubes at 8 Il sc.
Petroleum quiet and steady: united at e714c
and dull; beef hams quiet and steady; tierced
DeeI nrm and quiet; cut meats quiet and firm;
muoles IN fair demand and firm. Lard firm and
qulet: western steam at IS 721a16 65; city al
go 0ogo IL; refined frmer; Continent SO 509
10; "a. at 81 90. Butter quiet and easy
Cheese firm and in moderate demand; State IA
8s4 C; fancy 81a@8sAc y
Freights TO Liverpool hrm and in moderate
demand; grain v steam I'd
CHICAGO. July 81, 1S91-Flour market is
nominally unchanged. Wheat irregular and
higher; No spring at B7Ssc; No 2 Red 571ao.
Corn strong, active and higher; No at SOC. Oats
strOngi No at 36c; No2 Wbite-c. Rye-No
Lard at 50 371s@6 40. Dry salt meats-shoul-
ders So 1895 10; short clear sides So lO95 20.
Recelpts-Flour 5000 IBIS wheat 227 900 bush,
corn $4,000 bush, oats 195, 449 bush rye IL OOG
bush, barley 1000 bush.
Shipments-FlOur 5000 bbls, wheat 10000
1000 bush. barley O,0o0 bush.
ST LOUIS. July 81, 1S9l-The Flour market
Is steadler and unchanged. Wheat higher; No 2
Red at S4Tsc. Corn higher; No at ole. Oats
higher; No at 30Ac. Rye dull and lower; No 2
b9c. Provisions strong and higher, pork, standard
mess at S11 60 Lard at So 10. Dry salt meats
shoulders at So 80; longs at So 20; ribs at 81 ;
longs at 81 b0ribs at 80 short clear at 81 20.
Hams S10@12.
Receipts-Flour, 1000 bbls: wheat 80 600
bush; corn SO 600 hush oats 20 600 bush; rye
5000 bush; barley, 00,00 bush.
Shlpments.Flour, 10000 bbls: wheat. 5000
5000 bush; barley 5000 bush.
DETROIT. July 2l, 1S9I.-wheat-N White
al SOC. No Red at 88hc COrn-No at 62c.
Oats-NO at ACC; No White at 43c. OReceipts
Flour 90 bbls, wheat "a 400; corn 5000 bush
oats 1900 bush.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Why Fat Men suffer with Heat.
Tnetroit Free Prase

A well known Detroit society man, who
is somewhat larger in the girth than the
lines Of beauty and the rules of perfect
physique call for, is going to Boston this
summer to take a few lessons in education.
One of the recent hot days he met girl
from that town, and after tanning himself
till his arm was black and blue he said:
II don't see why get SO hot. Other
people don't seem to suffer as do"
"Well," she replied. sit is very simple
indeed; fat men"-
81 beg your pardon" he said haughtily.
"Excuse me-" she twittered, sit is very
simple, indeed. Stout men suffer more be-
cause gravity is an ethereal force contin-
ually streaming from space through every
solar or celestial body. If the body is not
movable with relation to some larger body
this force of gravity becomes that form Of
molecular motion which we call heat. AS
gravity depends upon the mass of body,
and as heat is in one sense gravity, it fol-
lows that the larger body is the hotter it
is, hence, Mr." -
But she didn't finish the sentence, for
Mr.. - was in such state of collapse by
the time she had got to that point he had
to be carried out to the hydrant.
And he isn't going to see that girl when
he goes to Boston either
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
TIUKET OFFICE.
so Exchange ST.. and Dsool Fool Of India STAG

Lowest fares from Portland, Yarmouth .Jun..
ton and Danyille Junction as follows: TO Chicago
go ana SiS,I5; Detroit SIS. 76 and 81 80; Kan
s2I 20; st. Louis via Detroit S23. as ana si0.25I
~. Louisya Chicago s27 Ii and s22 10; San fran.
are sui leet to change '"'''
,..La. ]. sEARaEANT, General Manager.
JezS dtf
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Her Tears We're Not for the Coat.
New York SUM-

A wealthy cabin passenger who landed
from the Arizona recently, and who for
his wife's sake does not care to have his
name published, tells the following story:
son a windy night when | turned
into my berth 1 found myself very restless,
and at about 2 o'clock on the nefft morn.
ing, being still unable to sleep, deter
mined to go on deck and take a smoke.
dressed myself, and as it was blowing
rather hard | carried with me a well worn
light summer overcoat that had not used
in long time. AS the breeze, though
strong, was rather warm, however, l had
no need of the coat, so looked about for
some place to lay it down until / had fin
ished my cigar. Then noticed how shabby
it was, and held it up by the collar, Won
dering whether had better throw it over
board or keep it until / reached New York
and give it to some poor man. A sudden
gust of wind decided the question for me.
1t filed the old coat like balloon, dragged
it out of my hand and carried it quarter
of mile to leeward.
81 thought it rather whimsical incident,
and at breakfast / tried to make my wife
laugh by telling her about it, but it did
not amuse her at all. On the contrary, she
was so distressed that she hastily left the
table lest any one should see her sorrow,
and when followed her to our stateroom
found her in tears.
II was very much astonished. Between
you and me she is a more than ordinarily
sensible woman, and it seemed impossible
that the loss of a wornout overcoat should
have thus opened the fountains of her
grief.
"'Oh, James, she said. 4 am not cry
ing for the old coat, but (sob) there were
$500 worth of lace that bought in Belgium
stitched into its lining. knew you hated
smuggling, so didn't tell ~ou about it.
Boo hooi'
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
One Problem Solved


The professor Of natural science at Ann
Arbor was discussing the process of ferti-
LIKING plants by means of insects carrying
the pollen from one plant to another, and to
amuse them told how the old maids were
the ultimate cause of it all. The humble
bees carry the pollen; the field mice eat the
humble bees; therefore the more field mice
the fewer humble bees and the less pollen
and variation of plants. But cats devour
the held mice and old maids protect cats.
therefore the more old maids the moro
cats, the fewer field mice the more bees.
Hence old maids are the cause of variety in
plants.
Thereupon, sophomore with a single
eyeglass, an English umbrella, a boy coat
with his trousers" rolled up at the hot.
tom, arose and asked:
IT sa-a-y, professah, what is the cause
ah-of old maids, don't you knowf"
"Perhaps Miss Jonos can tell you" sug.
gested the professor.
"Dudesp' said Miss Jones sharply, and
without moments hesitation.
There was silence in the room for the
space of thirty seconds. after YhicA the lee
ture was resumed
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Proper Bridal Etiquette.
Ladies' Home journal.

There are many little things about
weddings that people inquire about
The bride writes personal note of
thanks for every gift received, whether
it be a great one or a little one, and, if
she cannot do this before the ceremony,
she does it after the bridal trip. In the
church the bridegroom's family and
friends sit at the right of the altar, being
on the bridegroom's right hand, while
those of the bride are placed on the left
at the brides left. The bridegroom does
not pay for anything connected with the
wedding unless he should choose to send
bouquets to the bridesmaids, and, of
course, to the bride, and presents and
boutonnieres to his best man and the
ushers. A widow removes her first wed
ding ring at her second marriage, and
does not assume it again. The engage
ment ring is taken from the third finger
Of the left hand and worn afterward as
a guard to the wedding ring. 1t is not
considered good taste to cut the finger
out of the glove for assuming the ring.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
State Camp Incidents.

Here are two stories that float down from
the state camp.
Early one morning recently two Sew
enth regiment men had adjoining posts.
Instead of walking in the same direction
as they should have done, they were plod
ding toward and from each other. Sud
denly the sentry on post No. 5 bawled out
as he saw some one approaching from post
No 6:
"Who comes there2 Haiti"
The response was quickly given, "Get
out, you darned idiot, Pm the sentinel u
Then whispered conversation was held
the result being that the matter was to go
no further.
A night shortly after found a big Ger
man doing sentry duty. The countersign,
Lafayette" was given ont. Just after
the sounding of 'taps' a figure was seen
by the German sentry to come out of the
darkness and toward the post he was pa.
trolling. Then came the cry, not "Who
comes there? Haiti" but "Who ish dot dat
comes py me? Shtopp
Friend" was the reply.
Come on, friendt, und if You don't say
'Lafeet' Won't ledt you pass"
The friend passed safely,
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
How DO You Bow?
Toronto Globe.

Did you ever watch people bow? 1t Is
quite study to note the variety of facial
contortions and the divergence as to the
method of bobbing the head.
You have probably noticed the digni-
fed little bend of the head accompanied
by passive countenance. 1t does not
mean much, and when it does the special
graces and commendable virtues are not
indicated in the definition. A genial
bow has as much to account for as a
hearty hand clasp, and one frigid recog-
milton has been known to drench sprout-
ing friendship with ice water and kill il
ON the spot
Heads are often tossed back and ther
bent down, and I have taken delight il
observing man who opens his moutl
as if to facilitate the fitting of his head
On some occasions a greeting is givel
by solemn wagging of the head, jus
as people in some localities shake handl
with a motion from side to side.
With few people the whole face
lights up as they greet their friends,
and to those CHEEKY, whole souled NOR
tails we give an unasked and voluntary
confidence. Lips can be curled into q
fairly good imitation of smile. Eyes
can be danced into a dreary semblance
of mirth. Words can be strung together
by the brain and uttered in tones OF
counterfeited joy, but we can read the
falseness and mark the absence of heart
on every feature.
Those who are glad to see us rarely
disguise the fact, and those who are not
can scarcely force our belief from rest
ing upon the foundation Of a perhaps
disagreeable truth
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
cynIcs may not Enjoy PickwIck pa,
pers.
rNru.a.
National Observer

lNaIonal observer.
Why criticize "Pickwick?' The inter
poiated stories are distracting and tire
some; skip the stories. The Fleet
episode is not comparable in power or
effect to the Marshalsea scenss In Little
Doritt." But skip the Fleet. All the
rest remains a priceless treasure. How
are we to decide with the cocksurness OF
Fitzgerald that this thing is exaggerated
and that unnatural? Let us take Book
as we find it. The moment You apply
the principles and the standards OF real
life the illusion vanishes. Not the least
marvellous characteristic of the authors
genius is the sureness with which he
stills you spellbound in his enchanted
pleasance.
So long as the magic holds, you travel
with pleasure in the coaches; you go with
rapture to Dingley Bell; you admire
young ladies with fur round their boots;
you applaud Sam Weller; you thank
heaven and Charles Dickens for Mr..
Weller the elder, and you lavish your
hopes and fears on Mr.. Pickwick him
self. But try to place the characters in
the real world, and you find you have to
deal with 'impossibles," who peram.
bulate the country tippling ale, brandy
and water and punch, who kiss the serv
ant maids, whose womenkind are as sim
possible" as themselves, and whose cir
cumstances and surroundings are dis
tinguished by nothing save an uninviting
plenty. To the dyspeptic who thus
essays to 'treahze" these friends from
youth to middle age, these heroes of the
one great Cockney epic, the posthumous
papers of the Pickwick club are not to
be recommended. For those thrice fort
innate that boast themselves eupeptic
they are the most invigorating tonic
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
a Smart Young Fellow.

lNCW 1luSS.l
"There are pretty smart people travel
ing nowadays" remarked Hibernian
driver of a Fourth avenue car afew days
ago, "and we carmen now and then meet
some of them. A young fellow with cuffs
on his shoes boarded my car at Twenty
third street. He carried grip, and I put
him down as a matter of fact business
man. He was in hurry, and says. he:
Lay your whip on those horses; I'm
going to Hartford, and want to get to
the Grand Central station in five min
utes.' He spoke in such commanding
way that asked him who he was. I'm
the first vice president of this road, old
man. says he, and want you to obey
my ORDER Without further ceremony
got nay horses into lively trot, and
people on the avenue must have thought
that the car had an electric motor as
well as the horses.
In the space of few minutes I was
at the station, and hoped my passenger
would put quarter in my hand for my
obedience. Well, sir, that young man
jumped from the platform, and after he
did so he turned around, made an often
sive gesture with his hand, and said,
old man, you can now drive to the
devil Twas greatly annoyed at the trick,
and would have punished him for his i'm
position but for his understanding me. I
think he was an actor who was late for
his train
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Embarrassing for the Pole.
New York World.1

A charming, and it must be confessed
rather coquettish widow, whose name ia
familiar to many of you, was recently
being escorted home from literary re-.
ception by two young men, an English
man and Pole. Now, the Pole conld
not speak English, nor the Englishman
Polish, nor even French, in which lam
guage the lady was accustomed to ad-
Dress the Pole. Thus, in a sort of lin
guistlc medley, the three were discuss
ing the marriage of very young gill to
an Old man whose Recommendation was
his money.
Said the Englishman Gn English, OF
course-a dead language to the poleG
snow, Mrs. -, if you'll pardon tne
candor, don't really believe you disap'
prove of such marriage as violently as
Won say you do. You women are all
sordid creatures-get you to the scratch.
Tell me. frankly. if you had to choose
between that rich old man and say, for
instance, me (the Englishman was con-
spicuously impecunious), which would
you take?'
She-Why, youl You are at least young
and
They were interrupted by the Pole
muttering and jabbering under his mus.
tache.
Excuse me, madam" he Missed in
French, Il see l am de tropl" and off he
went down side street. OF course they
were thunderstruck, nor could they
possibly account for his strange conduct.
A half hour later, while the imperturb-
able Englishman pursued the even tenor
of his way down Sixth avenue, such
peals of laughter as rang out from the
ladys dressing room!
HE must understand little Englishr'
she said to herself, "just enough to have
made him think Mr.. - had proposed
and had accepted him. No wonder he
felt de tropr"
She has never seen the Pole since,
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
He Had.
lChicago Tribune


"Poor manp' exclaimed the impulsive,
warm hearted lady, you look as IL you
had known some great sorrow"
"You are right, num-" answered the
battered tramp, gratefully accepting the
doughnuts and bowl of fresh milk. II
have"
"May ask what it isf"
"Yes, num-" he said, with his mouth
full. II lost both my parents when was
nothin' but small boy"
Had you no friends?"
"Yes, mum. / had an uncle / lived
with him till was a good sized chunk of a
boy, and then he died"
Sand you had no other friendss"
"Only an aunt, mum; Invent to live with
her next. Twas very happy at my aunt's,
till-till"--
"Don't speak of it, my poor man, if it
awakens painful memories"
sit breaks me all up, mum; but there's
worse to come. My aunt-she"-
"Died?"
"No. She was q widow, my aunt was
you know, and she up and married again.
Married a mean, stingy, ornery cuss of a
man. He drove me out of the house be-
fore he had been there three weeks"
"And thenW
"And then, num-" said the detected
traveller, frightful spasm of pain distort-
ing his face at the recollection. ~ had to
go to work."
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
New York Mining Stocks

10y 4clegrdpns
NEW YORK, July 81, 189l-The following are
LO-QaY,s closing quOtat1Ons of mining stncks.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
WHICH ONE WAS KEPT

There were two little kittens. a black and a
gray,
And grandmamma said, with frown,
ut will never do TO keep them both,
The black one we'd better drown.
Don't cry, my DEAR" to tiny Bess.
zone kittens enough to keep:
Now run TO nurse, for tits growing late
And time yen were fast asleep"
Tho morrow dawned, and rosy and sweet
Came little Bess from her nap;
The nurse said, go into mammals room
And look in grandma's lap"
"Come here" said grandmanNma, with smile,
From the rocking chair where she sat;
HGod has sent you two little sisters,
Now, what do you think of that?"
Bess loolSsd at the babies moment,
With their wee heads, yellow and brown,
And then TO grandma soberly said,
(which one are you going to drown?"
Fashion Bazaar.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
PORTLAND & WORCESTER UAE
Portland & Rochester Il. Il.
STATION FOOT or PREBLE STREET.

On and after menday, Jane 10, 1884,
Passenger Trains will Leave Portiaadi
Fer " Forester. Clinton, Aver Junction,
Nashua, Windhnm and Epging At 7.2S
a. m. and 1870 p. m.
For Manchester. Gsncsrd, and points North
at7.25 n. M, 1870 p. mn.
Fer Rochester, sprinEvale, Alfred, " alter
bore and SAGE River az 5.21 n. us., 1850
Fer Gerhsns at rs and 10000. n,., 1880
Sis, $50, $40 and HIS D. M.
Fer saccarar2a, Gum bertrand "a ills, West
brook junction and Weodford's az 1.25
and 1900 n. M, $50, SIS, $50, 6.S0
and HIS y. m.
Fer Forest Avenue (Deering), Gao y.
The 1890 y. mn. train from Portland connect,
at Aver Junction with "Moo-ae Tnsnei
Route for the West and at Union Station,
Worcester, for Previdence and New ter-E(
VIA "Provideacs Liae,s for Norwich and
New Work, via Nerwieh Line with Bestea
a Albany ". x, for the West, and with
New Kork ali rail, via, HsprinR ri eId.''
Trains arrive at Portland from Werce-set
at 80 p. ns.; from II Rochester mt 500 n. ma,
1.3O and ) 80 p. M; From Gerhnm at o.aO,
s.35 and 80 !. M, i.3O. Also, $50 and
t1.35 p. mn.
For through Tickets TO all points West and
South, apply to s. K. CORDWELL, Ticket Agent,
Portland, Me. J. W. PETERS Supt.
O. J. WIGGIN. Gen1 Ticket Agent. ie27dtf
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Money Easy-stocks Close Dull and
steady.
Sterling Exchange quiet and Firm
Railroads Dull and Steady.
Quotations Of staple Products In New
York, Chicago and st. Louis.
Stocks and Bonds.

At New York money has been easy, ranging
from IIS02 per cent. last loan at and closing
at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper at 51s07
per cent. Sterling Exchange is quiet and firm
with actual business for bankers bills at A 841s
for eO-day bills, 4 81 for demand; posted rates
4s504s8 Commercial bills are 1914
and 48a14. Government bonds are dull and
heavy. Railroadbonds dull and generally steady.
The stock market showed the usual dullness
after 1 O'Clock but In the absence Of the selling
pressure prices improved more rapidly than dur
the forenoon with Louisville and Nashville in the
leading, After concessions were mad on all
active stocks, wiping out the improvement over
first prices. The tone improved slightly before
close which was duh and steady at little change
from first prices.
The transactions at the stock Exchange sggre-
gated 86,IOO shares
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22

"Dot boy of mine ish going to make goot
business man." said Mr.. Beckstein. Yesterday
l told him vas going to leave all my property to
him ven died, und vat you s'pose he say TO
dot?"
II don't know, Mr.. Becksten.
"Vell, he say he viii throw eff 6 per cent for
spot cash."-Detroit Free Press.
For the complexion use Ayers Sarsaparla
1t brings blooming health to wan cheeks.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Boaton stock Market.
Grain Quotations.
NEWsYORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

CORRECTED BY PULLEE, oRooKEB 3 oc.
Mondays quotations.
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Expensive Repairs.

A submarine telegraph cable has life
OF from ten to twelve years. If a cable
breaks In deep water after it is ten years
old it cannot be lifted for repairs, as it
will break of its own weight. On this
account cable companies are prepared to
put aside large reserve fund in order
that they may be prepared to replace
their cables every ten years. The action
of the sea eats the iron away SO com
pletely as to turn the outside coating to
dust or sediment while the core is still
intact. The breakage of an ocean cable
is very costly accident, owing to the
difficulties to be encountered in repair
ing it. 1t often becomes necessary in
case of a break to charter ship at $500
per day for several days in succession.
trying to fix upon the location where the
cable has parted. One breakage In the
Direct Cable company's line few Years
ago cost that syndicate 1925, 900
The Portland daily press., 1891-07-22
Cotton Markets.


=, NEW YORK, July 81, I89I-The Cotton market
Is gulet ana hsc lower; sales $3.50 bales; ordlnalY
G GP,lis az o4sc; middling uplands at SAC;
NEW ORLEANS, July 81 1907 -Oottop mar.
ket Is irregular; middling 1850
SAVANNAH, July 81. Is9l,-The Cotton mar
ket Is easy; middling 9-I6e.
CHARLESTON, July 81, 1s9l.-Cottop market
is quiet; middling 77sc. e'''O" "'"'
MEMPHIS, July 81, 1891. The C,ottor r,.rLat
Is easy; middling 7Tsc 'N"i NOV
MOBILE. July 81: 1S91.-The Cotton market
nominal mlddling 7Tsc. "'''' Ae'