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The Forrest City times., 1892-07-01
How the Continent. Astrac. seas.

How the Continents Attract Seas.
 The effect of gravitatIon in heaping up the sea waters upon the shores Of continents is one of the most interest ing as we'll as the most curious and least considered facts in counectiOn n with old ocean's history. Thus, the continents are all situate. at the tops of great hills or mountains of water and, to cross the Atlantic or any other ocean, the ship has to first go down tho sloping sheet, cross the valley and then climb the mountain of water on the other side before it safely reaches a harbOr.
 In this connection the interesting calculation has been made that in mid- ocean on the Atlantic the depression is about three-fourths of mile below the level of the water at coast-line, while ship in travelling from San Francisco to Yokohama. Japan, must cross valley at least mile in depth-
The Forrest City times., 1892-07-01

The very large excess of males in 1860 is readily accounted for by the greatly increased number of immi- grants who have come to this country since 1870, over three-fifths of the en- tire number of immigrants being males. In analysing the results of distribu- tiOn of population according to native and foreign born, it is seen that l4.77 per cent of the population in 1890 are foreign born, as against 1882 per cent in 1880.
 The colored element of the popula- tion, including Chinese, Japanese and civilized Indians, as we'll as persons of African descent, represents 1920 per cent of the population of 1890. The relatively decreased per centage of colored persons in 1870, as compared with 1860 and also with 1880, is due to the deficient census of 1870 in the Southern states.
The Forrest City times., 1892-07-01

4 letter from the home office of the Southern Building and Loan associa- tion states that they can place several loans here at once. Now is your time if you need money. See Vadakin.
The Forrest City times., 1892-07-01
CENSUS FIGURES.

Comparative Statement Showing the In- crease in Population in Ton Years. WASHINGTON. June 24.-The census office issued today advance sheets of
 bulletin containing the following sta tisticS:
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
HE LOST HIS ARM.
Young Cables Run Over by Train near
the Foot of Cassidy's Hill.

Yesterday morning, a young son OF
Mr.. Cables, who lives at No. 244 Dan
forth street, took pail and went blue
berrying along the line of the railroads,
few miles out of the city. After get
ting his pail filled he got aboard Of a
platform car attached to freight train,
to ride into town. AT the foot of CASH
dy's Hill the boy attempted to get off the
car, but missed his footing and fell in
such manner that his arm was struck
by the wheel Off car and badly mangled.
The boy managed to get to DR.. Charles
E. Webster's, who, as soon as he saw the
arm, took the boy to the Maine General
Hospital, where it was found necessary
to amputate the limb at the shoulder.
The little fellow-he is but Is years old
bore the operation admirably, and is
doing as well as possible.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Pavilion Theatre.

my Son" a great play and by many
pronounced to be the best of the season,
was thoroughly appreciated by a
large audience last evening. The play is
a melodrama with the scenes laid in
England and Africa. Of the acting by
the leading members in the cast only
good words can be said. Messrs. Nor
gan, Garfield, Hawkins and McCallum
were prominent on the mems side of the
caat, and it may be truly said that the
regular patrons of this popular family
resort were treated by the manager. Mr..
McCallum in the part of Civo Panitza as
suned character new to his patrons
and by the artistic manner in which he
played the part showed himself to be
an actor of far more than ordinary abil-
ity. In fact he makes great hit in it
and his friends should not miss seeing
him this week. Of the ladies Miss
Hamilton, as is always the case looked,
acted and dressed the character of
Dorothy in a most acceptable manner.
Miss Ada Hatfield as Mrs. Prescott, the
blind mother, did it with a grace that
was most pleasing, and that was warmly
applauded. Miss Evelyn Pollock, as
Mary, is at home in the part and as
pleasing as could be desired. The other
members of the company are all good.
Mr.. Horne has lighter part this week
than last and is not seen so much but
while before the audience he makes his
usual good impression.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Sale Of Real. Estate on Execution.

STATE OF MAINE. CUMBERLAND, SIS.
TlAKEN this eighth day of August, A. D. 1892,
Il ON execution, dated August 8, A. ID. 1892,
issued on Judgment rendered by the Superior
Court. for said County OF Cumberland, at a term
thereof, begun and held on the first Tuesday of
October, A D. 1886, to wit, on the twenty
eight day of October, A. d. 1886, in favor of J..
D. Lacerte of Somerset, in the County OF Me-
gantic, in the Province OF Quebec, in the DOmin-
ion of Canada. against Cleophas Lariylere, alias
for the sum Of one hundred thirteen dollars and
thlrty-four cents, debt or damage, and twelve
dollars and forty cents costs OF suit upon which
execution twenty-Six dollars has been paid),
and will be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder, at the Sheriffs office, in the City Build
ing at Portland, in said County, on Saturday,
the seventeenth day of Sc ptember, A. d. 1892,
at three O'Clock in the afternoon, the following
described real estate and all the right, title and
interest which the said Cleophas Lariviere, alias
Charles Rivers has in and to the same, to wit:
A certain lot or parcel of land, situated in
WeStbrook aforesaid, bounded and described
as follows, viz:
Beginning on the easterly side of Cole street,
so called, on the line Of and formerly owned by
Jonas Raymond; thence ninety-one (91) feet,
sold by Leander Valentine and ais, to William
Charland, one hundred eight 10S) feet from
North street; thence sOutherly on said Char
land land. parallel to North street, fifty (5O)
feet to point; thence westerly on line parallel
with the line of the Raymond land ninety-three
(93) feet, more or less, to Cole street; thence
northerly on said Cole street, fifty (50) feet to
the place of beginning, being a part of lot
numbered (76) seyenty-six, on plan OF Mason
lots made by G. 2. Weeks, recorded IN Cumber-
Given under my hand at Portland, this eighth
day OF August, A. D. 1892.
aug9d1aw3wTu Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Harry Virgin is convalescing from
his serious illness.
Congressman Reed called upon Mayor
Ingraham, yesterday. Both gentlemen
enjoyed the call.
Hon. John B. Redman of Ellsworth
and Hon. A. p Wiswell of Ellsworth
were at the Falmouth Hotel yesterday.
Prof. Rankin, who is visiting Spring
vale, is delighting the residents by his
playing on the various church organs.
Rev. G. W. Ryder Of Providence, R. L.,
will preach at Emmanuel church, 4913
Congress street, this evening at 8 clock.
The public are invited.
Prof. Hannah J. Carter, of Drexel In
stitute, Philadelphia, with her son Philip,
is spending few weeks at the Crawford
House, Jefferson Highlands, N. FL.
MI. Charles J. Pennell is out again to-
day, after severe illness of two weeks.
Mr.. Pencils many friends welcomed
him back to business most heartily.
Miss Lydia A. Tracy, employed by the
telephone company for eleven years, and
chief operator the last four years, has re-
tired on account of i'll health.
Capt. Phillips and family left 'the
Stuart" where they have been sojourn-
ing for several weeks, yesterday. Capt.
Phillips will probably be ordered to De-
troit
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
A CONFIDENCE MAN.
Fails To victimize Clerk Costello at the
PrebIe House.

A. grey-haired man who had the ap-
pearance of an ex-veteran of the war,
and who had a very pleasant manner,
stopped at the Preble House for some
weeks. He had a very genial manner,
and made many friends. He said he was
from Los Angeles, and had an invalid
wife resident at Windham. He did have
wife in Windham, but took her away
and left her bills unpaid. He tried to
pass check on the Manhattan National
Bank of New York, on Clerk Costello,
and got Costello to give him some money
on it. Costello said he would put it in
the bank for collection. The Manhattan
Bank replied that the man had no funds
there. Before the answer came the man
left, probably for Boston. He registered
at the hotel as DR.. Charles L. Williams,
and said he was an army surgeon. He
borrowed $5 from Mr.. Young, another
clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
For additional Local News sec
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINas.

A seizure was made at 16 Cotton street
yesterday.
It is said that Nadeau who shot Nc
Nally has gone to Manitoba.
Yesterday was bright and warm, with
a bright southwest wind in the after
noon.
The Frank Jones having been fitted for
sea left for Rockland Sunday after
noon.
The Portland companies went off to
muster yesterday morning about 12O
strong.
Y.P. S. c. E. local union went on a
moonlight sail on the Merryconeag last
evening.
The annual squabble has begun again
between the Dominion lines about the
price for carrying the mails.
A dog in a fit created quite sensation
at the corner of State and Deering street
yesterday. He was shot by citizen.
Schooner Moses B. Linscott, Captain
York, brought in about thirty eight
sword fish yesterday. The fish are
scarce.
The police arrested two of the accom-
plices in the disgraceful row which
took place at Gorham's Corner Saturday
night.
The executive committee on the re-
modelling of the Davis house for the
Athletic club will remember the meeting
this afternoon.
The splendid iron schooner yacht Ell
ma of the New York Yacht Club, for
merly the Priscilla, r. i. Belknap own
er. is in the harbor, and the schooner
yacht Gundred of the Boston club, B.
Vaughan owner is also here.
The Prohibition flag, was flung to the
breeze yesterday. One end of the line is
fastened to the Cahoon block and the
other to the liquor agency. The flag is
headed 1.-THE Saloon Must Co." Does it
mean the agency?
Bosworth Post has received an elegant
group photograph of the COMMANDMENTS
chief, adjutant general, quartermaster
general, and executive committee of the
Grand Army, also the chairman and sec
rotary of the citizens executive COM
mittee.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Il Has Come
To This

That every successful, meritor-
ious article has its limitations.
This is a grave injustice, for
the genuine pure article will
often be judged by the imita-
ton. No preparations require
for their manufacture more
care and skill, more costly
and purer materials, than
Flavoring Extracts.
In this instance cheap mater
ials mean inferior favors.
DIR. Prices Delicious Flavor
ing Extracts have won their
way to public confidence by
the pure and costly materials
used, the new processes en-
ployed for extracting from
the fruits their natural favor
ing principles. In using DR..
Prices Orange, Lemon,
Vanilla or other favors the
housewife will never fail to
obtain the grateful hasor
desired.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
WALTER MAxWELL's RAFT.
1t Became the Means of Drowning Its
Youthful and Adventurous Owner.

Yesterday morning young boy aged
about years and named Walter Max
well, who lived with colored man
named Bowles on Hancock street, at
tempted to cruise on small raft in one
of the docks in the Portland Company's
yard. Several boys watched his opera
tions about o'clock in the morning, but
no one seems to have seen the catastro-
phe which overlook him. About 2.30 p.
M, a boy named Gallagher, son CT Alder
man Daniel Gallagher. was passing that
way and saw the body in the water. He
waded out and brought it ashore. Coron-
er Perry was summond; but deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Foresters' Outing.

The committee on the Foresters' field
day have nearly completed the arrange
ments for this long-looked for outing.
They have not spared anything that will
aid in making the day pass pleasantly
for those who are fortunate enough to
attend. Invitations have been extended
to several prominent people and also to
Court City of Westbrook, the latest adj
dition to Maine Forester Circle. The
ball room will be looked after by COM
petenr committee. The tickets can be
obtained from the members of the COM
mittee, at R. f. Somers's hat store, VIM.
Alden 6 Co.'S, druggists, Manument
Square, or from Mr.. Burton at the Fal-
mouth Hotel. The Harpswell line of
steamers will transport the party to and
from Long Island on Wednesday, August
10th from Portland Pier.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09

Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Today is temperance day at Ocean
Park. In the morning there will W. G..
T. U. conference, participated in by
Mrs. DIR. Cheney of Lewiston, Mrs.
Mary Wade of Dover, Mrs. Davis
and Miss DeMerritte of New
Hampshire, Mrs. Lee of Massa-
chusetts, Mrs. Sanderson and Miss
Dougall of Canada and others. Mrs.
Matt Hughes, Miss c. M. Dow, Mrs.
Geo. S. Hunt and other Portland women
will assist.
Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens will give par
iamentary lesson.
In the afternoon the principal address
at 2.3O o'clock will be given by Madam
Lazzah Barakat, the eloquent Egyptian.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend the meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Moonlight Sail Tonight.

Tonight, Coles sail on the Merryco-
neag to Harpswell, will come off. The
Merryconeag will leave Portland Pier at
7.3O o'clock. 1t is the time of the full
moon and there is no doubt there will be
a splendid night for the sail. Mr.. Coles
excursions are always patronized by our
well known citizens. Chandler's band
will provide the best of music. Get tick
cts of Mr.. Cole, SO Brown street or at the
boat. The excursion will be postponed
if the weather should prove stormy.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Board of Registration.

The board of registration are in ses-
sion, and will be today and tomorrow to
get the names of voters corrected for the
city clerk. They are engaged in cross
ing out the names of citizens who have
moved from the city, and also the names
of persons deceased since the last cleo
ton. The board will receive no new
names at this sitting, but on September
9Th they will be ready to take the names
of new citizens.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Died while Pulling Travis.

Schooner Panther, of Provincetown
arrived here yesterday, bringing the dead
body of Frank Silver, of Provincetown'
He was pulling travis and while SO en-
gagged fell back in the boat and expired.
Heart disease was the cause of his death.
He had a wife and home in Province
town. He was IS years of age. Rich &
Son took charge of the body and for
warded it to ProYincetown last night
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Peaks Island Improvement Company.

Peaks Island Improvement Company.
The cottage owners at Casco Bay Land
ing have formed an association under the
name of the Peaks Island improvement
Society, with the following officers:
President-J. P. Stevens.
Secretary and Treasurer. ii. Dow.
Executive Committee-Jabez True, j. T. San
ford, H. H. Kicker.
A grand water carnival and illumina-
ton is one of the things talked of the
last of this month,
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
The Casino.

If you want to have good time 60 to
the Casino at Long Island by the Casco
Bay Steamboat Co.'s boats. Lavender
and Thompson, Gus Mehan, Annie Ray
mond, the Mackleys and Miss Mantill,
beside the musical Armande and the full
stock company, appear nightly in a
choice selection of attractive acts, and to
wind up there is a grand ball each even
;nr
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Pyth.an Sisterhood.

Damon Assembly, No. 7, P. S., will
hold a basket picnic at Long Island
Wednesday, August 10th. The boat will
leave Custom House wharf at half past
10 o'clock. Tickets can be obtained of
the committee at the wharf.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Annual Excursion of Grand Canton
Ridgely.

At the regular meeting of Grand Can
ton Ridgely, held last evening, the COM
mittee who have just returned from
Burlington, VT, made their report and il
was voted to visit that city, leaving here
Monday morning, Aug. 20. Returning,
leave there Wednesday noon. The COM
mittee will soon issue their circular Civ
ing full particulars.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Eleventh Regiment.

The Dist annual reunion of the Elev-
enth Maine Regimental Association will
be held in this city on Wednesday, Aug
ust II. Business meeting at Reception
Hall, City Building at o'clock a. M.
Dinner at Portland Club House, Great
Diamond Island. Headquarters will be
opened at the Preble House on the 10Th.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
The Hibernians' Picnic.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
be off to Sebago Lake on their fourteenth
annual excursion Thursday next. The
American Cadet band will provide mus
ic. Full particulars can be found in the
amusement column.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

= The Feather Today
is likely to be
fair and aUGrn,er.
PORTLAND, August 8, 1892.
TNHE test Of a store
Il like this is in it's
prices.
Providing stocks are
equal the thing that brings
you to a big store is the
certainty Of lower prices.
You also look for a larger
variety, a more complete
assortment and you ex-
pect the newest and latest
and best as soon as it is
to be had anywhere.
It is our ambition to
fulfill this expectation.
1t is our aim to lay be-
fore you at all times a
satisfying stock Of every
thing in our. line as early
as it is to be had in any
City, and we see to it that
there's nothing disap-
pointing in the prices.
We are different from
the ordinary store. We
are bigaenough to deal in
most anything that people
need; we go direct to the
maker wherever he is;
use experts in every sort
Of goods and provide the
means of doing every
thing quickly, easily,
cheaply and well. NE
haze aOAat you aOamf TO
buy; the size of the bust
ness turns to your bene-
fit in variety, style and
price,-that is the test of
the store.
At the present time
every department is
crowded full Of the most
interesting things partic-
ularly deserving Of notice
from you who are visiting
Portland for the first time,
and from those who are
looking for something in
the way of a souvenir or
remembrance to take back
home.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09

The fines recently collected from ves-
sci captains at Bangor and Bucksport by
the officers of the revenue cutter Wood
bury have been RENTED, all captains ex-
cept the one of the Eva Odell having re-
ceiyed their money!
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Special Election in Deering Calls Out a
Small vote-Tie in Ward Two.

The special election in Deering yester-
day, for the choice of wardens and
clerks in the various wards,
resulted in tremendous Repub-
lican victory. Even in Ward 2, the
Democratic ward, the vote on ward clerk
was tied, and new election will be or
dered. In Ward 6, (Oakdale) the Demo-
Gratis were entirely showed under, Geo.
E. Allen (Rep.) getting 10 votes to one
for Howard Winslow Dem.) This one
vote was thrown by Mr.. Fl. Evans, who
seems to be very courageous man. In
Ward (Stroudwater) there was quite a
brush, the war horses coming out with
only three plurality. The total vote in
the city was 255, of which 1877 were Re
publican and SO Democratic. These re-
diculously low figures show how little
interest was taken on both sides. The
vote by wards resulted:
Ward One.
For Warden-Walter Fl. Brown (Rep) "a !;
For cler a Wallace &. Knapp Rep) So;
James Blake (Dem.) 16.
Ward Two.
For Warden-Geo. Fl. Bangs (Dem) 10; j.
FOR Clerk9B. Frank Libby (Dem.) 10; Elmer
o. Varney Rep.) Is.
Ward Three.
For Warden-Walter F. Goodrich (Rep.) 90;
Robert C. Marshal Oem.) T..
For Clerk-Thos. N. Files (Rep.) 20; George
P. Sherwood, Dem.) z.
Ward Four.
For Warden-F E. C. Robbins (Rep) %; ia
IF For r. ClerkNNm. E. Perkins (Rep.) %; Geo.
e. T. Kelley Dem.) 4.
Ward Five.
For Warden-John H. Card Rep.) "a; Steph-
en- M. Watson Dem.l 49,:
Harmon (Dem) IA.
Ward Six.
For Warden-Geo E. Allen Rep.) 10; How
ard Fo WlnsIgw y St. John (Repa 49, Seth
F. Clark Dem.) L.
Ward Seven.
For Warden-Fred H. Libby (Rep.) 90; Al
pheus E. Grover (Dem.l %.
For Clerk-Clarence I'll. Dresser (Rep.) 70;
Horatio Maxfeld Dem) 26.
At least seven days will have to elapse
before the new election for clerk in Ward
2 can be ordered.
The city government met in the even
ing to canvas the vote, Alderman Hutch
ing occupying the chair in the absence of
Mayor Merrill.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
No More Sunday Excursions to the Noun
tains for the Present.

Owing to the immense numbers of
people now seeking the mountains,
thereby taxing the rolling stock to the
utmost, and to the fact that great many
people expressed desire to visit them
after the autumnal tints have come the
management of the Maine Central rail
road, have deemed it advisable to cancel
the Sunday train for the Mountains
which has been leaving the Union Sta
ton each Sunday at 9 a. M, and such
train will not run hereafter for the pres
ent. The service, however, will be re-
sumed later on in the season of which
due notice will be given.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Ward Six.

For Warden-Geo. E. Allen (Rep) 10; How
ard Winslow (Dem) 1.
For Clerk-Geo. W. ST. John Rep.) 10; Seth
F. Clark (Dem.) 1.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09

LA IA ADS1AESi3 WILL ~
gin the Triennial Conclave of
Knights Templar.
The Templars Of other days
as protectors of pilgrims became
one of the most powerful orders
in the world. In the fourteenth
century, they were the victims
Of great cruelty and persecution,
their grand master, Molay, be-
ing burned alive at Paris. Pope
Clement v, abolished the order.
We've got a few of those Blue
Serge Suits left that have been very
popular all this season and sold fol
$12, SIS and S18, you can have then
now for $40, SI2 and SIS; perhaps
you can't get fitted, but il
you can it is a good chance to get q
good suit cheap.
Do you want Neglige Shirt ? i
you do ours are all marked SI.25
used to sell them for $I.5o, $1.75 ane
and $500. We're fitting everybody
now, selling them by twos and hal
dozens.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09

For warden-John H. Card (Rep.) "a; Steph
en- NJ Watson Oem.) IT,.
For Cierk-Almon F. Hill (Rep) "a; Eben 7
Harmon DEM IA.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

FIFTH PAGE.
F. O. Bailey & Co. t.
X. John Little & Co.
EIGHTH PAGE.
Owen. Moore g. Co.
Harrington & Bickford.
Rines Brothers.
X John Little & Co.; 2.
Portland and Rumferd Falls Ry.
For rent; Benjamin Shaw.
Sale of real estate on execution.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale. Lost, Found,
and similar advertisements will be found under
the appropriate headings on page 6.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Ward Seven.

For Warden-Fred Fl. Libby (Rep.) %; Al
pheus E. Grover (Dem.l g..
For Clerk-Clarence H. Dresser (Rep.) 20;
HOratiO MaXfield DEM %.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Before Sept. Ist.

This is a great opportunity to obtain great value
i'm carriages; the stock consists of Carryalls Surrys
Phaetons, Open and Top Buggies, Banner and Con-
cord Wagons, etc. all must be sold regardless OF cost
or value This sale means business and
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
Ward Four.

For warden-F. E. c. Robbins (Rep.) %; ia
cob S. Parker (Dem.) 5.
For Clerk-Nm. E. Perkins (Rep.) %; Gee
e, T. Kelley (Dem.) 4.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09

We open today the finest selection Of Silk
Skirts ever exhibited in Portland All designed
and expressly made for US.
You will find them at the Underwear Counter
today. Prices $500, $500, $780, $1,000.