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The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21
MamoYannia.

Lynn, Sept 18.-The Camden barque j Bow
ers while leaving this harbor today in tow OF tug
Elsie bound TO Portland, ran aground on edge Of
the channel. 1t Is expected that she will float at
nigh water tonight. She Is chartered to load lum-
Der at Portland for River Platte.
Perth Amboy, Sept lS-sch ILuella Snow of
Wald0boro, Carter, for Charleston, sc, for New
York, was abandoned 18th leaking and on her
beam eEds. All hands saved and landed here BY
sch Senator Sullivan. fm Brunswick, Ga.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21

Steamer State Of Maine, HiIIard, Boston for
Eastport and st john NIB
steamer fremont. Craig, Boston.
ID Warren & Co.
Sch Emma Angel. Trip. NorIolk-coal to M
Sch Fred Jackson, Gardner, Philadelphia-coal
to Sargent Il DennsOn.
Sch Charles Morrison, Smith, Philadelphia
Sch Bessie Il Rose. Sawyer, Philadelphla-coal
to Randall & McAllister.
Sch J Nickers0n, Winslow, WOODBRIDGE N j
clay to Portland StOneware 20.
Sch willard, York, New York-eoal to 8 ID
Sch George Berry, CHM. New York.
Sch Lucy Bell, War;, Addison for Boston.
Cleared.
Steamship Manhattan, Bragg, New YOrk-pas
sengers and mdse TO b COyle.
Sch l. II French, Newman, Prospect Harbor-J
ii Blake.
Sch Virginia, Pratt, Calais-J II Blake.
Sch Ada J Campbell, Smith, Bayonne-W l.
Blake & Co.
Sch Belle o'Neil. Dunton. Kennebec to load for
Batimore-Ryan & Kelsey.
SAILED-Sch Matte Russell.
SUNDAY. Sept 20.
Arrived.
Steamship Cottage City, Bennett, New York
j B COyle.
Steamer Portland, Snowman. Boston.
HBark II Bowers Magune, Lynn, 10 load for
South America. Vessel TO Ryan & Kelsey.
Bark Ethel, HOdgkins, Norfolk-cOal TO Randall
q mcAllister. Vessel to w Jordan.
Sch Emma. Lntlejohn. New York-eoal to
Randall & MeAllister.
Sch kenduskeag, Norton, Bangor for New York
SAILED Sch Robert Mcfarland.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21

11eo11
:, Ar at Hayre, 18th, ship John Mcdonald, Istone.
Tacoma.
Passed Kinsale, 18th, ship st Frances, Scribner
San Francisco for Liverpool.
Sid I'm London, 18th. ship G Chapman. New
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21
Kind Words from an Angel.
New York Times.1

1t was evident that she scolded for the
pleasure of scolding; to be disagreeable,
as pretty women find singular, rare,
extraordinary diversion in being, once a
month or week or day; for his re-
plies to her reproaches were frank, ear
nest and fagrantly truthful. The ma
jority in the car was for him, although
a good advocate, who would have whis-
pered to her to undo the knot of her
brows, might still have made for her a
triumph similar to that of Helena,
daughter of Leda, in the Greek council.
Surely he suffered all the fortunes of the
abandoned; but there was an old woman
in black in the car, and she must have
been fairy in disguise, she was so mar
velously wrinkled and ugly.
She put her shriveled hand on the lit
tie gloved hand Of his companion, and
calmly, in voice of the last century,
voice to sing to clavichord accompani-
ment, she said: Madam, 1 had lovers
once; and, peevish, I fancied I could
never lose them. Now, would be ami
able to man who loved me, even if he
had, like my shawl, which is made of
more holes than stuff, more faults than
virtnAs- I would be amiable to him."
The Explosive Ammonite.
New York Times1
The new explosive called ,ammonite is
probably the most useful and reliable vet
made. 1t has great power, is free from
danger in manufacturing and In use.
and recent tests made with it in Eng.
land have resulted in the railroads TAX
ing it for transportation without the
usual restrictions pertaining to explo-
sives. 1t is not injured by exposure to
the air and will not decompose. Its in
gradients are mixture of 81a per cent.
Of. Ammonium. nitrate and 1sA per cent,
of,,mono- nitro tnaphthalene.J
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21
Portland wholesale Market.
Grain.

PORTLAND, Sept. 10 1891
The following are to-day's closing quotations of
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21

Pure grind Id z 00@7 so
Pure drylead z 0097 so
Eng Ven Red. 3@ 3h
Red Lead ...7 a TIA
Am. ZinZ.....o 00R7 90
Rochelle Yellow. 2s
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.


R0CKPORT, Sept 19-The three-masted sch
Ellen Eells was successfully launched from the
yard OF Hardness & Eells at 10 O'Clock today.
SACO, Sept 19-Ar sch ID Hale, Norfolk; Jno
Sawyer Wilmington via Kennebec.
WISCASSE EFT, Sept 1S-Ar 18th, schs Newall b
HAYES. Brown, Portland; 18th. Ira ID sturgIs
Blaisdeli. Newport.
BOOrHBAY HARBOR, Sept 19--Sld schs Am
prose knight, McK0wn, Caroline Vaughn, Seavey
Joo DOW, Lewis, and fifty others, shore fishing;
Lizzle MAY, Fernaid, Calais for Boston; Alpine,
Haskell. DO Tor do; Cora Meader, Rockland for
LAUNcHED-At Bath. the four masted schooner
Sarah Y Ropes, was launched this morning by
l. Crosby. Her dimensions are, keel, 130 feet;
width. 80 feet: depth, 10 feet. VIII be COM
manded by Capt w Kreger, formerly of sch An
ME J Bartlett. Mr. Crosby Is managing owner.
At Bath. 10Th. from the yard OF John Mcdonald
barque Pactolus, of New York, owned by Capt.
Seymour Watts Of Thomaston, the builder. who
Will command her, and Flint & Co, OF New York,
managing owners. Length, 223 feet; breadth,
Al q; depth. "a Net tonnage, 1886. She cost
about $4,000.
At ROckland. 18th, the threemasted sch Olive
I Whittier, 652 tons gross, Of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21
Grain Quotations.

NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
CORRECTED BY PULLEN, cRocKER & co.
fridays quotations.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-21

A teacher in public school gave out a list OF
words to be defined and put in sentences. Among
them was the word "chasm." A little girl looked
in the dictionary, and, not being quite satisfied,
inquired If "chasm" meant gap" The teacher
absurdly replied yes, but was astonshed when
she pI esented her paper with this sentence:
when am sleepy / always chasm."-N, (.
Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
Ber,ip,s salvation Army.

The Salvation army in Berlin has
found new and unique recruit in the
Baroness Marguerite Won Lilienkreutz
She is beautiful, and only thirty years
old. She is the daughter of Swedish
knight. and the widow of a Swedish
captain. Before her conversion to the
principles of the army she led gay life
in ST. Petersburg, Stockholm and Ber-
lin society. The Salvation army has
not. however, as the conversion Of the
Baroness might indicate, had very
easy task trying to reach the sinners
of the Babylon on the Spree" They
have been in numerous rows in Berlin.
In a restaurant in the Rheinsberg
strasse ten days ago six warriors, who
were attempting to convert the work
ingmen drinking there, got completely
done up" by the crowd, who objected
to be disturbed at their beer. IN. Y.
Sun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
Life at an Italian Nunnery.

Some further particulars of the way
Of life at the Nunnery of the Buried
Alive, at Naples, have come to light.
The nuns eat only twice day and never
meat unless it is presented as gift.
The cells are airy and lighted by win
dows placed high up in the wall Each
nun lives in a separate cell, which con-
tains only small bed and prize dieu
below crucifx. The nuns rise at five
a. M. all the year round, and after pray
9rs and mass retire to their cells. At
midday is dinner, after which they walk
in the garden. Then prayers again,
supper and bed On the walls Of the
corridors are various inscriptions point
ing out that such or such cell is kept
at certain expense by one of the Span
ish court and that the nun inhabiting 1t
is bound to say prayers for the donor
and b s family. The nuns may only
leave the convent when permitted by
Cardinal. Another account says the
nuns were kept in such state of seclu-
sion that some were apparently in a
state of idiocy. Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
INDIAN LONGEVITY.
Twice Three Score and Ten on Californk
AcOrns and Climate.

Twice Three Score and Ten on CaIifornia
Acorns and Climate.
A community is usually surprised
when it is announced that one among
them has died at the advanced age OF
100 years. When, however, the state
ment is made that some one has passed
away at the age of ITO incredulity takes
the place of establishment, and we
imagine that a good deal of evidence
would be requisi tie to convince even the
most credulous that individuals now ex-
ist whose years reach a figure double
the three score and ten of the Psalmist
Yet such is the statement made by DR..
Remodino, of San Diego, in a paper
recently read by him before the medical
society of the State of California; and
we think that the evidence submitted
by him to substantial this remarkable
sta tement would be accepted by many
persons as conclusive.
At the Indian village of CAPTAIN
Grande there are several Indian women
whose ages are over 100 years. Dr.
Remodino quotes DR.. Edward Palmer,
long connected with the Smithsonian
Institute, as auth rity for the statement
that there lives in Southern California
squaw who is 1875 years old, and that
he has seen her carry, tied up in blan-
ket six water melons for distance of
two miles. A few miles below San
Diego lives an Ind an, bent and
wrinkled, whose age is computed at
40 years. Although blind he
is still active and daily
goes down to the beach and
along the beds Of the creek in search of
driftwocd, making it his daily task to
gather and carry to the encampment
fagot Of wood. Still another is men
toned who, although 1l5 years old, is
wonderfully active and great walker,
fifty mile trip to the mountain for
bag Of acorns, which he packs on his
back, being an ord mary matter for the
old man. Father Ubach, who is con-
nected with the missions, is thoroughly
conversant with the personal habits of
all these Old persons. He says their
habits have been those of strict temper
ance and abstemiousness, their diet be-
ing exceedingly simple, consisting of
acorns, flour and water. DR.. Reno
dino thinks that the climate is an i'm
portant factor in producing this great
longevity There is in Southern Cali
fornia an almost complete immunity
from hepatic and renal disorders; no
land is SO free from lung affections
while rheumatism and malaria are I'M
known. 1t results therefore, he says,
that from childhood to old age there are
no deteriorating influences to encounter,
and green old age is reached with an
organism unimpaired and fully able to
perform ali its physiological functions,
which enables the body to prolong its
physical existence to that extreme limit
that makes euthanastic death in that
climate not only a ssibility, but
probability Brooklyn Medical Jour
nal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
GREAT BEAR SKIN.
1t Was a Black Grizzly's Hide and Glad.
stone Has Reclined on 1t.

1t Was Black GriZzly's Hide and Glad
stone Has RecIined on 1t.
Kansas City has the distinction of
possessing through one Of her citizens,
the largest bear skin in the country
and. presumably, the largest in the
world Although not yet two years old
as detached skin. it las an interesting
history. The immense rug is owned by
Mr.. S. M: Jarvis, and occupies place of
honor in the center of his drawing
room. 1t is twelve feet long by ten feet
wide, not counting the head, tail or
legs, all of which are attached and APP
pear as atural, almost, as life.
The bear, black grizzly, was killed
some time during the winter of 1888 and
1889 on Bear Lake, in Utah. His mate
and two cubs were killed at the same
time. The bear when killed weighed
$3.50 pounds The skin was bought by
Mr. Jarvis, who was about that time in
the neigh borhood of Bear Lake looking
up some property interests. While it
was being prepared for use as a rug the
fame of the big bear skin got abroad
through the local newspapers, and
among others who tried to buy it
was representative of the
University of Pennsylvania. This
gentleman offered 81, 100 for it, but al
though the original purchaser had Sc
cured it for much smaller sum, he re-
fused to sell it any price. The rug was
shipped to Mr.. Jarvis last Christmas
Now comes the part in the history of
the big bear skin, of which the old
grizzly's posterity in the noun ains of
Utah may well be proud Just before
the famous Stanley dinner, given in
London in honor of the great explorer.
May 80. 1890, Mr.. Henry S. Welcome,
chairman of the committee on the big
entertainment, who had been in Kansas
City, and had been particularly struck
with the handsome trophy of the forest,
asked for it to use on the occasion A
rare collection of such things deco
rated the banquet hall, and the bear
skin occupied prominent place on the
wall
Some time after the big dinner, Miss
Dorothy Tenant, then Stanley's fance.
and the present Mrs Stanley, wrote to
Mr. Welcome, asking for the use of the
rug for a short time Her wish was
gratiied, and when a few days ago Mr..
Jarvis received the rug from London it
was accompanied by letter from Miss
Tenant thanking Mr.. Welcome for it
and describing luncheon which she
had served on it to the Right Hon. Will
lam Gladstone and Mr.. Stanley
sas City Star
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

-Barmann, the liontamer, came home
one night rather the worse for drink,
and was soundly rated by his better
half His unruffied composure on this
occasion incensed her all the more, and
Barmann at length took refuge in the
lions cage, boiling the door after him.
Wife (at the door Of the cage, and armed
with broomstickl Come out Of that,
you owardT'-Fliegende Batter Kalen-
der
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

"A Precarious Time. "A reporter on
an interior daily paper wrote that wom-
an had been complained of for keep
ing sixteen cats. The editor, realizing
that the eve of election was precarious
time for handling public news, changed
the item to read sixteen canary birds,
and thereby doubtless saved the vote of
the woman's husband to the party
Detroit Free Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Jack Benson Was Modest and Probably His
Request Was Granted.

Jack Benson Was Modest and Probably His
Request Was Granted.
The last faint blush of the evening
was rapidly fading from the sky. Ben
son, the mountaineer, was dragging
himself YEARLY over the rugged upland
piece of ground called "the medder,"
each step growing that it was his lot
to be always poor. His father had lived
on the little farm in the Ozarks of Stone
County, Mo-, for more than thirty years,
and had died there. His son John
promised to do the same thing. AS he
trudged along that evening he be-
moaned his fate bitterly. He was about
to give vent to another burst of rage,
when he caught sight of brilliant
light ahead of him through the trees
Ye gods! How Benson's knees clapped
ether! How his teeth chattered
''Some fairies is er coming" he MUIR
INJURED, "some fairies ez I've read
erbout."
Though frightened, he was gleefu1.
He felt sure that something was about
to turn up. He had not been on that
part of the land for several weeks. He
had sold it for dollar an acre to
seedy looking chap, because it was so
rough that he could not work it, and
when the seedy individual came around
he thought he would work him. Benson
kept on through the trees, and in ten or
fifteen minutes burst into open piece of
ground, where the full glare of the
brilliant light surrounded him. He
saw derricks and machinery and great
many men at work. Among them, act
ing as sort of director, was the seedy
looking chap now brisk and bossy.
Stepping up to him Benson asked:
"Look hyar, what does this mean?'
s'This is the Consolidated Lead &
Zinc Mining Company-runs day and
night"
can yer knowed thar war zinc and
lead hyar when yer bought this piece of
me?"
"Yes''
can didn't say er word?''
NO.
''That want treatin' me right, stran-
GER"
sob, don't know"
SIT want"
''Well?'
81 war goin' ter say, stranger, that eff
ye'd give me couple er dollars, SOS ter
get some snuff fer the gals, I'd call hit
squar. "-Detro Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

"A Great Magniier. -Customer-
"Will this telescope bring objects very
near?" Dealer Near! Why. sir, it
brings the objects SO near that you can
put out your hand and touch them. -
Yankee Blade
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
DIR. LepuC.s PERIODICAL PILLS.

From Paris, France, act only upon the gener-
alive organs in females and positively cure sup
preston of the menses (from whatever causel,
and all periodical troubles peculiar to women
A s5fe and fuliable remedy. The larger propf
ton Of ills to which ladies are liable is the di1s
result OF disordered or irregular menstruat;o,.z
The American Pill Company. Royalty props,
Spencer. Iowa. So or for SIS sent by mail. The
genuine sold by all druggists 8yl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

Lamp chimneys are easily cleaned
by holding them over the steam from a
tea-kettle. rubbing them with a soft
cloth and polishing with paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

I'm the Studio. -Sculptor-"T There.
How is that for polar bear?" Critic
Admirable. So original, too Totally
unlike any polar bear we have ever
seen before. IN. Y. Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

In selecting your shin of beef, re-
member that fresh shin of beef is al.
ways the best for soup. In choosing
fish, look at their gills, which should be
bright red.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

The greatest city park in the world
LIS Paramount park, in Philadelphia,
containing over 2, 900 acres.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

"A beggar applied for relief to a
pompous philanthropist One of the
grounds on which he based his claim
was that he had large family of young
children. To this the gentleman, who
was simultaneously inclined, replied:
'"The Lord never sends mouths but he
sends bread to fill them" 'True,"
said the beggar, "but he has sent the
mouths to my house and the bread to
yours
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

Wien Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

MIR. ". NJ, Boyle who in the inter-
est of a friend of his endeavored to
work up a stock company to put in
an electric light plant here, was asked
by BANNER reporter with what sue
cess he was meeting with. Mr..
Boyle said that for the present the
project had been deferred for a
month or two on account of the pre-
sent financial stringency, but that he
had the assurance of a number of
Brennan capitalists that if col
lections were anything like as good
as they expected, that they would
take stock enough i'll it this fall to
putin first class plant.
The plan is to buy a good plant
at once and run it in connection
with the Brennan Compress and
Oil Mill company They will also
start an ice factory and cold storage
business, but the electric lights is to
be the first additional branch of
their business. Alter that others
will perhaps follow until they have
added a number of industries to
BRENNAN, one among the first of
which will perhaps be a soap factory.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20
Is jackson Out2

A letter received from Mr.. C. S.
Williams, of Caldwell recently, ad.
dressed to Judge Beauregard Bryan
relates that E. L. jackson, the man
who was tried on the charge of IN
fanticide at the last term of the
District court, and who beng &C.
quilted on that charge, plead guilty
to the additional charge of incest
and was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary, is up there at large
and revealing his identity he had a
curiosity to know how he came TO be
at large, when he was pardoned OF
how come him to be out?
The mystery can only be explained
at this end of the line upon the
hypothesis that it is a case of mis-
taken identity with the gentleman
writing and that the jackson he has
met is not the one that went from
here to the penitentiary, as nothing
has been heard about his escape
from the penitentiary or the Gov.
ernor's granting him pardon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20
BRENNAN GETS A PRIZE
AT the Encampment, as the Following
Letter Will Show.

Letter Will Show.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, Aus
TIN, TEXAS, August IL, 1S91.-Will
Morris, Sergeant Brennan Light
Guard.-Dear Sir: Through sources
other than official record of same,
this Office has concluded that you
are entitled to the medal that was
to be awarded for the best sergeant
of the Guard during the tour of duty
at Camp I'D. S. Stanly." 1 therefore
will express this medal to you to
wear and keep possession of same
until the next annual contest
You are highly honored, and,
ought to feel proud that your SER
vices as Sergeant of the Guard has
been so distinguished in the line of
duty as member and officer of the
'T. V. g." as to merit this mark of
excellence. With my congratula-
lions, 1 have the honor to subscribe
myself. Very Respectfully Yours.
". q. MABRY.
Adjutant General.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20
Where Our Money Goes.
Victoria Review.


The retired army and navy pension list
will astonish every one who looks at it, and
thinks it over. There are five Major Gener-
ais receiving S5,625 year each; thirty-one
Brigadier Generals, S4,125 each; eighty-seven
Colonies at S3,375; twenty-seven Lieutenant
Colonies at $4,000; also a large number of
Captains and Lieutenants who draw from
$1,000 to $4,000 each. The navy register
shows thirty-nine Admirals on the retired
list at 81, 800 each; ten Commodores at 3d.
$50 each; eleven Captains at S3,375; eleven
Commanders at S2,625; ard forty-ive Lieut.
enants at S2,250. Besides these there are
eighteen Medical Directors. seven Medical
Inspectors, eight Pay Directors, three Pay
Inspectors, and twenty-one Chief Engineers,
all of whom receive $500 per year each.
How do these large pensions to retired Off
GERS, who are probably in good health, COM
pare with the six and eight dollars per month
paid to poor invalid soldiers? When an
officer is retired from his service his salary
should be reduced.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20
ANOTHER SANTA FE WRECK.
Trains Collide at Phillips Switch, and Box
Cars run into the Bay at Galveston.

Trains Collide at Phillips Switch, and Box
Cars run into the Bay at Galveston.
Before the force on this section OF
the Santa Fe had cleared away the
wreck three miles above here news
reaches here of another at Phillips
switch, six miles south of this city.
Early Friday morning the north
bound freight collided with the rear
end of another freight standing on
the track at Phillips switch while
going at speed of about 25 miles
an hour, telescoping the caboose on
the train that was struck and taking
up so suddenly as to crush the ten
der in the rear of the moving train
and squaring some cars across the
track. The pilot of the engine was
broken and other slight damages
sustained, the extent of which it is
hard to learn from railroad men,
who are, generally speaking, rather
reticent when questioned about any
accident on their road
News was received here Friday of
still another accident that happened
at Galveston Friday morning. Sew
eral cars got loose from a switch en-
CINE and ran wild into the bay. 1t
seems to be the Santa Fe's unlucky
season, and It's troubles are not
coming singly, but in troops and
battallioDs.