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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The morals and manners of certain
persons are such that they are warmly
welcome when they stay away.
The fragmentary flashes of CONVEX
sation, passing words, almost the idle
words of earnest men, how valuable
they are.-Paxton Hood.
What is the ruin of life? OF art? OF
happiness? OF womanhood? Of enter
prise? OF success? just this: Ill-regu-
lated emotion.
There are saint-like lives and
martyr deaths which are not recorded
and are worth all the more in Heavens
sight because unsustained by human
admiration. Between the Lights.
No man or woman of the humblest
sort can really be strong, pure and good
without the world being the better for
it, without somebody being helped and
comforted by the very existence of this
goodness. Phillip Brooks.
I'm order to do good to others we
must come into personal contact with
them. 1t was never expected that
Christians would hand bread to each
OUlACA do Olld UAdA iOlOy jill uAAO OAAtA
of his staff.-C s. Robinson.
do not allow yourself to be drawn
into quarrel which does not concern
you. ''He that passeth by and med
dleth with strife that belongeth not to
him is like man that taketh a dog by
the ear. "-Proverbs, XVI, II.
The greatest need of the times is a
positive Christianity, a Christianity that
believes with the heart and speaks out
of that belief, and works up to the full
measure of the feeling and the utter
ance.-New Orleans Christian Advocate.
In this country questions remain
unsettled until they are brought into
the forum of debate and landed in the
urn of destiny, which Americans call
the ballot box, where King Majority,
the only ruler fit to survive, arbitrates
finally upon them.
Ills sinister statistic this which
the W. C. T. U. sends out, viz, that 80
per cent. of the inmates Of our penal in
situations have at some time been Sum
day-school scholars, and that rs per
cent. of these attribute their downfall
to the use of Intoxicating drink.
We have but to name God before
sorrow, and it changes color; before
burdens, and they grow less; before
the vanity of life, and it disappears.
The whole sphere and scene of life is
changed, lifted into realm of power
and wisdom and gladness.-T. T. Mum
ger.
If, invisible ourselves, we could fol-
low single human being through one
day of his life and know all his secret
thoughts and hopes and anxieties, his
prayers and tears and good resolves, his
delights and woes and struggles, we
sholld have poetry enough to fill vol
ume. Drift Wood.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24
FAD Stage Fright.

Young and difficult orators will take
fresh heart when they learn, if they dc
not know it already, that so accomplished
and self possessed a speaker as George
William Curtis suffered from stage
fright on the occasion of his first lee
ture, and began by saying, ''Ladies and
gentlemen, the pito1nless bott,' with a
solemnity which was changed to con-
fusion when he perceived his error. OF
course he had meant to make an illu-
sion to the bottomless pit.
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tn prove G SaE m nA5Ta T.

On and after October 1, 1884, we give every.
person selling our medicine the privilege OF
that IN case it does you no good you can
receive your money back. Read guaranty
with every bottle. We claim to cure Dys-
pepsia, Headache, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
kidney Complaint, Neuralgia, Distress after
eating, Palpitation of the Heart, Collie Ner-
vousness, Loss of Sleep, Dizziness, Irregular.
ity of the Appetite, Pleurisy Pains, .Bloat,
Wind on the Stomach, Hacking Cough, and
Constipation. And why will it cure? Be-
cause 1t is Relaxing, Purifying, Soothing,
and Healing. 1t is compounded from the
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphia. 1t is harmless to the smallest
child; children like it, and it is far superior
to Castor Oil and all other preparations
Call for Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia
Syrup. None genuine unless bearing our
trademark, the Beaver.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24
CLAIMS THAT
G qoaER,s Sy7yp
CAN CURE THE Old, DYSPEPTIC
SOLDIER.
dtfnrnltopco

GENTLEMEN:
/ am an old soldier, and have been
troubled with my stomach ever since
Headache, Distress after eating, Sour
stomach, Heartburn, Floating Spells,
and Dizziness; unable to sleep nights:
Some days 1 would have a good appetite and
would wish that had not eaten anything,
it would cause me such distress. Such was
life day and night until / used Groder's
Botanic Dyspepsia Syrup. You can all
see from my photograph and from my state
ment that I enjoy good health. l can now
work every day, and recommend this
Syrup to everybody, but particularly to my
old comrades, as 1 know that thousands
are suffering just as was.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES KNOX,
Oakland Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24
UNDER WEAR.

UNDER W. EAR
Gents Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, not
all sizes, actual value 75c,
Only 39c Each.
Gents Lambs Wool Shirts and Draw
ers, very fine quality-S1.0o is the real
value,
Only Gle Each.
The celebrated Heavy Swift Conde
Underwear, sold at $3.50 and $l.7o eacn,
Closing Price csc.
Gents Natural Wool Shirts and Draw
ers, $1.00 quality and finish, not all Sizes
CSC Each.
A regular 81. so quality Shirts d Drawers
For CSC,
$1.75 quality for Sl.l5
$500 quality for SLIGO
There are Linen Collars in regular loo
quality, in sizes IA, 16, 16a and II, at only
&c Each.
Linen Cuffs at lOc pair
Ties in light colors DC eacn
A regular SOC Tie for 25c eacn
Gents Soc Braces for H5c eachh
There are many other lots OF goods
such as Pocket Books, Jewelry, Hand,
kerchiefs, Leather and Kid Mlttens ana
Gloves. IAN
One large lot of Gents fTan Leather
Gloves, lined at csc pair.
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TIE GRGDER DYSPEPSIA CURE COMPANY,
VAUDEVILLE, MAINE.
''ShOrter'' Pastry
and
aShOrter y Bills.

We are talking about shorten
ing" which will not cause indi-
gestion. Those who aknow a thing
or two" about Cooking (Marion
Harland among host of others)
are using
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24
ABrief Narrative

Five Brothers Plug Tobacco is
the Best Chewing Tobacco that
can be made - the choicest
selections of the highest grade
Leaf Tobacco, used in connection
with absolutely pure ingredients
to produce pleasant flavor and
palatable chew. We want your
Judgment. Ask for Five Brothers
Plug. Use it once, and we be
lieve you will always use it.
JOHN FINER 4 BROS, L27isTi'la
IVA dtfnrmtopco
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GENTS W|NTER-WE|GHT UNDERWEAR.
GENTS WINTER WE|GHT HOSIERY
Final Closing Out Sale Of the Bankrupt Stock SATURDAY and
MONDAY The balance Of the Bankrupt Stock at the
old store Of Cheney Co., has been moved to my
store tor the final Closing Out Sale
246 = MIDDLE = $TREET-
MANSON C. LARRABEE.
Ladies' Underwear and Hosiery.

Ladies' Underwear and Hosiery.
We have selected from our large stock
lots, for grand sale for Saturday and
Monday.
One price made on all the small lots
from our 373c, SOC and 624c qualities;
Ladies' Cashmere and Wool Hose, ribbed
and plain, full regular made,
Saturday-25c pair-Monday
/ We shall show some great bargains in
Ladies' Black Fleeced Lined Hose at
csc Pair.
What there is left of our stock of Fast
Black Cotton Hose-25c quality-we shall
sell Saturday and Monday at
Ice Yard.
One lot SOC quality Ladies' Underwear,
French neck and ribbed skirt,
80 Cents.
CORSET SALE.
What sizes we have in DIR. Warmers
Coraline and Health Corsets we shall sell
until closed at
soc Pair.
Sizes Is.
A SOC Corset for csc
A Toe Corset for soc
Saturday and Monday the balance of
our manufacturers samples of Cloaks
will be closed REGARDLESS OF COST.
MANSON G. LARRABEE.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24

Tommy's Notion of the Great Christopher.
The following conversation took place
on a recent afternoon between a lady of
this city and one of our public. school
boys:
We'll! Tommy! did you celebrate Co
lumbus day?
Yes, marin.
How did you do it?
Marched into school with flags, sung
and got out of school at ten.
What did Columbus do, Tommy?
Discovered the World.
Who was Columbus?
Dunno marin.
Surely Tommy you can tell me where
Columbus came from
Ireland, marin.
The lady gave it up and sent Tommy
home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-24
0TTT0LENE

instead of lard. None but the
purest, healthiest and cleanest
ingredients go to make up Cot
tolene. Lard isn't healthy, and is
not always clean. Those who use
Cottolene will be healthier and
wealthier than those who use
lard Healthier because they will
get "shortef" bread; weather.
because they will get "shorter"
grocery bills-for Cottolene costs
no more than lard and goes twice
as far-so is but half as expensive.
Byspepfics delight in i'll
Physicians endorse it'll
Chefs praise it!
Cocks exGoi it!
Housewives welcome It'll
Ali live Grocers sell i'll
n. K. FATRBANK & CO.,
CHICAGO, ILL, and
za4 State Street, BOSTON.
PORTLAND, ME.
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A FEW PRICES.

Standard Maine Corn 10c per can.
(New pack, in patent self-opening cans)
Standard BIB Pears zoe per can
C California Apricots 1Sc .
6 Alaska Salmon 13c
g Maine Lobster 1Sc .
New California Raisins Sc per Id
Choice New Figs 12c per 10
The 1Oc corn mentioned above is a
first-class article, and the patent open
ing arrangement does away with the can
opener.
Those Maine packed pears are going
fast.-They ought to at the price.
We have an unusually fine lot of olives
in bulk.
Remember the Original Arabiaa Cof-
fee.
We are sole distributors.
We sell Teas.
Watch for our "Ads."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29

The trite but true aphorism which
says that God made man, and man
makes his present and future" is aptly
illustrated in the ideas various rpces
have of what the future abode of the
blessed will be. Take the Congo's be.
lief for an instance. During his whole
life he is pestered to death by mosqui-
toes and other biting things. This be-
ing the case, it is not unreasonable to
hear them say that angels spend TWEEN
ty-four hours out of every day and
night catching such pests and pulling
their bills of. The natives on Boto
GUIDES, one of the hottest regions of the
globe, believe that Heaven will be a
land of cool streams and shaded groves
entirely devoid of cactus thorns. ALI
wild desert jewellers die expecting to
awake in a wooded land, plentifully
supplied with cool, running water.
The paradise of the natives of the
frozen north is land of blazing suns
and warm fires, overhung with pots OF
boiling whales blubber. When the
Chinese and japanese beggars die in the
streets it is with a hope that their fu-
ture may be spent feasting at round
table covered with yellow CLOTH
Boston Globe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
Cereals for Breakfast.

Almost all families are fond of cereals
of some sort for breakfast. As a well
come change from oatmeal and cracked
wheat, many families win be glad to
try comparatively new article, which
is brought out under the name Of
farinose. 1t is identical with the
preparation known as wheatena, but is
sold at price little more than half
of that article. Both preparations are
made at the same mills, and consumers
of the one would not be able to dis
tinguish between the two. 1t is
very easily prepared, all that is re-
quired being little boiling water. with
salt, into which the farinose is stirred
until of the proper consistency. II
boils in moment, and is served with
cream or milk. Some persons add lit
tie sugar, but this does not improve It
for the majority of tastes This fari-
nose makes most delicious Cruel made
thin with half milk and half water; or
or made somewhat thicker than regular
Cruel and diluted with little cream, il
is at once a most dainty and comforting
dish for the sick, and will be relished
when most other cereals would be re-
jected.-N. Y. Ledger
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
A CITY OF ToMBs.
Annoy. Where Four Million Bodies Are
Buried.

Annoy, Where Four Million Bodies Are
Buried
Annoy bears the unenviable reputa-
ton of being the dirtiest and most un-
'healthful city on the globe. The reputa-
ton is thoroughly deserved. What is a
more unpleasant fact is the promise of
the present tendency Of affairs to a
lower and worse condition. The rea-
sons are obvious to newcomer at q
glance.
The city is built on the edge Of a
mountainous island and is exceedingly
old. Inscriptions on ancient tombs run
back cas- far as the beginning Of the
Christian era, and coins found in ac-
cidentally discovered graves date back
to dynasties from 500 to 1000 B. c.
During all this period the hillsides of
the city have been used as burying
grounds. AS the population increased
the houses encroached upon the ceme-
terry land, until finally the two became
hopelessly intermixed.
The United States consulate Is re-
garded as very superior locality, but
it is surrounded by over one hundred
tombs. A score of large blocks of
granite used in and about it are old
tom bstones. On the hill Immediately
behind the residence Of +. Malcampo
the graves touch one another at every
point and form solid white surface of
rock, brick, porcelain and cement, COW
ering more than one million square feet.
Near the Lam-paw-de joss house thir-
ty thousand bodies are said to have been
buried vertically to save space. They
lie or stand in plot of land of as many
square feet. Annoy proper and its SUI
burbs have living population of about
one million and dead one Of four and
half times as many. The wells are
shallow and are sunk on the edges OF
the graveyards, and even among tho
tonbs themselves have not seen one
whose water is not muddy and dis
colored by the perpetual turning up OF
the soil.
The city is relic of the past. It Il
walled the same as it was in the time
of Confucius. II has no sewers what
ever. The streets vary from two to six
feet in width; no wheeled vehicle can
use them. An equestrian would ex-
perience great difficulty in turning Z
corner. Here and there is an open
space or plaza, dug out so as to be a
huge open cesspool; into 1t the streets
discharge their flth. IN. Y. Journal,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

IAN inexpensive and acceptable we'd
ding present is a glove-case, handker-
chief-case and a night-gown case all
made of the same material and scented
with violet sachet powder.--N. Y. Trib-
une.
Ham Omelet: Beat half dozen
eggs separately, very light. Have ready
q spider with three tablespoonfuls Of
hot butter, and then pour in the eggs.
Let them brown on the bottom and on
top, then spread over it a cup of finely
chopped ham; fold the omelet over,
take up and serve Immediately. -Bos-
ton Budget.
Bread and Butter Pudding: Cut
bread in rather thin slices, remove
the crusts, lay the buttered slices in q
pudding dish and sprinkle currants lib
orally over the bread layers. When
the dish is nearly full pour q boiled
custard over it; bake fifteen to twenty
minutes. Serve with sauce.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Plain Omelet: Four eggs, one table
spoonful of -four, two tablespoonful of
milk; beat two eggs and the yollxs of
the other two with the egg-beater until
very light; sift in the -four. add the
milk and a pinch of salt; then beat the
whites of the other two eggs very light
and add; put small piece of butter in
smooth spider; shake the spider so
that the butter greases it well; then
pour in the omelet, and watch closely
until it is cooked on the bottom; loosen
from the spider, set in the oven on the
top CRATE for two minutes to cook it on
top; slip out on to plate and ser We.
Small omelets, with only two eggs, are
easy to cook, and preferred to larger
ones.--N. Y. Observer.
-Quaking Pudding: Break some stale
bread into small pieces. Take q double
stew-pan and place in it layer Of
bread crumbs, then sprinkle in some
raisins, then another layer of bread
crumbs and more raisins, and so on I'M
til the pudding is as large as desired
Make a custard with five eggs, one
quart of sweet milk, a cup of sugar
and seasoning to suit the taste. Pour
this over the bread and raisins and Lei
stand two hours Then place on the
stove and steam one hour and half, OF
until the custard hardens- When done
set off to cool little, then run knife
around the edge between the kettle
and the pudding to loosen it Turn il
out on deep plate and you will have
q pudding true to its name.-Home.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
In Making jams.

There is great difference in the
space of time used by housewives in
making jams. Twenty minutes is the
average time for most fruits, but others
prefer to cook their fruit half an hour,
or even an hour, and. rs the old Scotch
servant declared: ITO boil the very
judgment out O. it." Long cooking GER
tainly destroys the natural flavor Of any
fruit, and in many cases renders II
mucilaginous or candied. In other cases,
delicious and distinctive flavor is GER
tainly developed by the process Of long
cooking, as in the case Of the ounce.
which only thus attsins Is red. rict
color and fayor,-N Y, Tribune
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs. Mackay has again been sur
prising London with her display OF dia-
monds, and one critic said that she
showed more really fine stones az one
time than could be seen in all the shop
windows on Regent street
Karl Emil FRANCIS, the brilliant
German novelist, is middle aged, with
large dark eyes, square forehead,
sparse black hair, Hebrew features and
stout figure. Herr Frances best works
are For the Right and "The Chief
Justice
Queen Liliuolxalani of the Sand
witch islands is an earnest patron OF
temperance reform. She pays license
fee for coffee house opened in her
capital city by the Women's Temper
ance union, and has banished wines and
spirituous liquors from her table and
receptions.
Louis G. Brennan, the inventor OF
the famous $3.50, 900 torpedo, has been
created q companion of the bath by
Queen Victoria. Mr.. Brennan is by birth
an Irishman, but spent much OF his life
in Austria. He was offered $3.50, 900 for
his torpedo by Russia, but preferred to
sell it to England.
According to correspondent there
is bottle afioat somewhere that con-
tains an interesting manuscript. Th'3
writer says that Emperor William was
so delighted with his recent exploit OF
happening a whale that lie wrote with
his own hand a detailed account of it,
put the writing in bottle and threw It
into the sea.
The German emperor is fond Of
hunting, particularly of following the
boar, the sport IN which his forefatheis
excelled. The kaiser rides white
horse when he goes hunting. and sill
yer spurs jingle on the heels OF his top
boots. He is good marlxsman. and
has a record of putting three BALI.
from revolver in the bulls-eyc of q
small target fifteen PAGES distance.
-Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New
York Tribune and republican candidate
for vice-president of the United States,
says in reply to young man who
asked him for list of the best books
on business: THE best single treatise
is the New Testament, next to this is
the Book of Proverbs of Solomon. The
best business man ever knew memoir
lied the entire Book of Proverbs at
twenty-five"
-Ex-King Milan and his youthful.
son, King Alexander Of Servia, are
much en- evidence at their villa at Ems,
which reJoices in the name Of Petit
Elysee. Every fine day they dine in a
small kiosk In their garden, and are
happy together over their bottle Of
champagne. They are not often seen
among the public, but when they do
take their walks abroad they are al
ways together.
Francis j. Kelly, of Pittsburgh,
has the reputation of being the tallest
newspaper man in America. Mr.. Kelly
is almost seven feet high. He has seen
life in many varied phases, having
. served in the British army, squatted in
Australia, and travelled twice around
| the world. His first experience in
(. America consisted in running q locomo-
j tive out of New York. subsequently
he acted as press agent to the Irish
cricket team, and thence drifted into
| newspaper work.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
uPnoLsTERINc CHAIRS.

Some Directions that May BE Found
Helpful in Many Home.
To upholster chairs the cane seats of
which are broken, begin by removing
the superHuous bits of cane and cover
the space with mating formed of
three-inch wide canvass betting
woven together. Tack it temporarily
in place. After placing over this some
coarse. strong muslin, draw both
smoothe, and secure at the edge with
Irvine, making use of the perforations.
Remove the tacks, turn the raw edges
over toward the center, and haste all
down smoothly. Arrange the curled
hair, or wool, or whatever you
propose using for stufing, and
keep it in position by basting over
it piece of muslin. Then very care
fully fit the rep or plush on your Sc
lected covering, pinning it into place,
then lacking down permanently. Cove.
the edge GALLON to match the cover,
using this time tiny ornamental taclxs,
and tie with an upholsterer's needle in
as many places as is desirable, having a
button on the upper side (this button is
mold made of turned wood covered
with circles of the same material used
as a cover.) Turn the chair over and
tack on a lining to the under side of the
seat. If the hack of the chair is to be
repaired the lining should be neatly put
on the back with fancy lacks.
The writer of this has chair of the
days of that French king, Louis, whose
taste we modern folks never question,
but rather allow to dictate and guide
us-a graceful chair whose cushion age
had spoiled. / painted the framework
with two coats of white enamel, then
finished it with curled hair cushion,
and covered it with-well, where do you
suppose that dark green brocaded silk
velvet $50 deity patched from little
pieces by A. R. T.. ever figured? Give
it up? 1t was once a beautiful bodice
worn at concerts by a friend-Mme.
Julia Reeve King-America' first pian-
iste!-Detroit Free Press.