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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
Gould's Horse Beat.

Deputy Sheriff Gould's and Mr.. j. G.
Curriers' horses had an exciting race to
Westbrook and back yesterday. Each
owns very good horse and there has
been considerable rivalry to decide which
was the faster. Yesterday the matter
was settled Starting from Wilson's
stable on Federal street, the two horses
were driven to the Presumpscot house
in Westbrook and back. Deputy Sheriff
Gould won the race, reaching the stable
about 20oyards ahead of Mr.. Currier.
The time of the round trip out and back
made by Mr.. Gould was 45 minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
Plumbing of the New High school.

Yesterday afternoon the members of
the Board Of Health visited the High
School building in company with Mayor
Baxter and the committee on public
buildings to inspect the plumbing. The
Board of Health had made some criti-
cism of minor details of the plumbing
arrangements, and the meeting was for
the purpose of examining into the mat
ter. Nothing definite was arrived at, but
the Board of Health are to submit their
criticisms in writing to the committee,
who can then know definitely what is be-
fore them. DR.. Meserve said yesterday
that the matter was not one of great pub
lie interest, since whatever the board
had to criticize was strictly relating to
minor details, and not to the general
plan of the plumbing, which was all
right.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
He Severed an. Artery. !

81 Patrick Bradley is an employe fof the
Eastern Forge Company. Yesterday
morning he went into Doten's mill
while intoxicated He got among the
machinery and in some way brought his
hand against a circular saw. The saw
cut bad wound and severed an artery.
officers Sparrow and Haggett took him
to the station as he wouldn't 60 to the
hospital, and d. Getchell dressed his
wound there.s on the way to the sta
ton a bottle Of whiskey was taken from
the mans pocket. 6ssass4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
THE GROWER.
A Piece of Continental Horse Play-An
Aggregation of Samples of Most of Civil
zation's Cast Off Things-It Was at Union
Station Yesterday.

A curious object was ON exhibition at
the American Express Office at the Union
station yesterday. From it's appearance
one would judge that all the cast off
articles of American civilization were
represented by samples collected into
this formless mass. The express agents
said that it was the Deadwood Growler,'
and that it was one of the best advertised
aggregations in the United States. 1t
seems that the thing began in Dead
wood, Colorado, probably some time in
April. 1t was originally only one of
those tin cans such as are used in some
placessfor carrying beer. Thesscan is called
the GROWER" and the using it for carry
ing beer is called rushing the growler !"
BY some express agents joke or mistake
this "growler" got started on the line of
the Southern Express company. Some
one tied an old hat to it first, then an
old shoe, and SO grew up the custom for
each express messenger to tie something
to it and send it along. A cane seated
chair, base ball mask, an old pair of
gloves, a tin pail, ETC., made the aggrega-
ton curious and then famous. At Column
bus, Ohio, butcher knife was added to
the collection, at Milwaukee an old shoe,
at Bangor an umbrella, and tin spoon
at Harrisburg, Pa. A cane-seated chair
was tied on at Atlanta, Ga, but was
soon smashed. Its parts hung together,
however, and now furnish the bones on
which the curious thing has been built
up. At New York a pair of trousers,
well stuffed out, were added, with the
inscription "These are the last remains
of the man who broke the bank at Monte
Carlo" A cold lunch, composed of
sandwiches. and carefully tied up. is one
of the curious things added. At Boston
a rag baby was added. The thing went
through to Bangor Sunday, and came
back here yesterday morning on the
Pullman. The boys OF this division
have contributed literally: Joe Colley
nutmeg CRATER, John Porter a cap,
Howard Thaxter tin pail, Albert B.
Clark rolling pin labelled Keep it roll
ing" G. A. Dearborn hat, and CINE.
Kimball the following poem:
Aou Aloy ououU 1oI d uTluk uuGll you are
hoarse.
In Maine the Neal Dow law is in force.
In California you will be used fine.
Drown your sorrows in native wine.
The @gcowler" will be sent over the
Mountain division this morning to Con-
cord, III, whence it will move west
ward, finally bringing up at the Midwinter
Exhibition in California. 1t has already
been to the Worlds fair. In turn the
following express companies have
handled it: Pacific, Southern, Adams
Wells Fargo, Denver and Rio Grande and
American. The Dominion will take it
West.
The whole thing weighs about a hum
dred pounds, and is as shapeless an object
as can we'll be imagined.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
FRACTURED His Skull.

A little five-year old son of Mr. Doug
lass S. Cameron. who lives at 81 Tying
street, was playing in the back of a
milk wagon on that street yesterday,
when the horse attached to the wagon
took fright at something and ran. In
turning corner the wagon was upset
and with it the little Cameron boy. He
received a bad cut on the head and was
taken home unconscious. DR.. Marshall
feared that the boys skull was frac-
turede
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
Two Fingers Ampulated.

Earl T. Blake, switchman at the Grand
Trunk Railway station at Yarmouth
yesterday, about 10 o'clock a. M. while
coupling cars, had his left had caught
between the hunters and it was so badly
injured that the amputation of two fing-
ers was necessary. He was attended by
Doctors Burbank and Thomas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
women's Indian Association

The annual meeting of the Women's
Maine Indian Association will be held in
the First Baptist Church, Friday.
November "a. Gen. Morgan, ex-com-
missioner of indian affairs, will speak in
the evening
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
Cottage at Little Diamond Broken into

CIR. Holland, Waterman at Little
Diamond Island during the winter
months, discovered yesterday that one of
the cottages had been entered by thieves.
The cottage belongs to Mr.. Coolbroth.
and as he elves in Massachusetts,, the
loss cannot be ascertained until he
arrives. He has been communicated
with
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14

One Black Wide Vale, winter
weight Jacket, satin rhadame lining,
Hard Buttons, was $14 now 800
Wider Vale, heavier, was SIG,
now $500.
Tan, Diagonal, Fancy Silk Hoops,
was SO, now $500.
Blue Kersey Beaver, was SO,
now $500.
Extra heavy Tricot Jackets, were
$500, now $500.
Any Garment in this lot will be
sold you at exactly half the price on
the ticket.
! Here's beautiful Tan Kersey
Beaver Jacket, fine cloth, tight fit
ting, embroidered all down the front
and at back and on the cuffs in
darker contrasting shades.
Electric Seal Edge all around and
on cuffs. Half lined with Salmon
Rhadame. A very Frenchy garment.
The price tag says $25, you get it
for $3.50.
And the above is only a sample of
hundreds Of other bargains
During this
Great Clearance Sale.
Nm #x
Here are Ladies' Capes in limitless
variety, Seal trimmed, Martin
trimmed. The prices bear no rela-
ton (not even stranger-in-law) to the
actual value. Newest styles; high
shoulder. Kersey, Cheviot, Beaver
and Plush.
Always bear in mind that in the
matter Of Seal Plush Garments we
distance our keenest competitor. If
we are strong anywhere it is in
Plush Garments, in style, quality Of
material, but weak in prices.
Now for Misses and Young La
dies Garments.
Here is one lot of Misses Gar
ments sizes IA to 16 years old.
Fancy diagonals, Fur trimmed,
Rhadame lined, some of them.
S 600 fol, $500. s 500 for 400.
1000 for 500. 1900 for 600.
The above are good styles left
over from last season.
We assure you that this
Great Clearance Sale of Garments
Outranks any Of our previous
efforts,
And we know we are doing you
a favor to call your attention to lit.
Visitors tell us that they get more
courteous treatment in our Cloak
department than in some other
houses. Curt answers, sour looks,
slack attention are not tolerated here.
Everything is CHEEKY and bright.
Come and see if it isn't so.
| j n. Libby, j
e Congress Street. 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
: j. r. LIBBY. \

The more you count up the stuff
and style, and stitching, the more you
wonder at the price.
There! We've tumbled right in
to the middle Of our story?
J 1--WE got excited at the Ribbon Sale going
on While the writer writes.)
The story in Garments, and the
moral of the story, is that a vast
mass of Ladies' and Misses Garments
are taking up the space needed right
quick for
Holiday Goods;
Now coming and almost here.
We've 40 Ladies' and Misses
Jackets that will go on the Morning
Bargain Counter
This morning at $3.50 each.
That's quarter value for some,
That's value for some,
Half value for few.
The Cloth is multitudinous.
Kerseys, Hop-Sacking, Cheviot,
Beavers, Diagonals, Fancy Weaves
1nnumerable.
Colors are
Black, Blue, Tan Brown, Drab.
Styles are Jackets, long and short,
tight and half tight. Sizes of Misses
II, IA and 16 years. Sizes of Ladies
80 to 40.
These Garments will be on the
Morning Bargain Counter this morn
ing from 8 to 10 o'clock at $3.50
each, and if any are left they will
go on the
8 o'clock Bargain Counter.
40 Ladies' and Misses Garments
at $3.50.
~ w
The above, however, is but pinch
as compared to the hundreds and
hundreds of
Ladies' Garments, and Misses
Garments, whose resignation have
been sent to them,
And they've got to go.
Santa Claus has preempted large
space in our store,
Space now occupied by these Gar
ments.
In the Garment Department,
Separate and distinct from the $3.50 lot on
the Bargain Counters)
are choice, stylish Garments that we
sell to-day at
Exactly half Price.
Here are
Ladies' Black Jackets in
Kersey, Beaver, Cheviot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14

This is the greatest cut iaa prices ever
made by us.
These garments Will be placed on three
lines of tables and ready for sale
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-14

Here are Ladies' Capes in limitless
variety, Seal trimmed, Martin
trimmed. The prices bear no rela-
ton (not even stranger-in-law) to the
actual value. Newest styles; high
shoulder. Kersey, Cheviot, Beaver
and Plush.
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Petrined Wood.
From the Hio11o Duly Tribun,.

1t was meek. mild-mannered youth that
stood behind the exhibit OF petrifed wood
There was look OF agony on his face that
seemed born Of fright A visitor approached
the exhibit. and the. face Of tho mild hammered
"" s tits putt" putreiied wood ?" asked tho visit.
mo, sir; this is petrlHed wood" The visit
or withdrew. The next came.
NO. sir; that is petrined wood" The ashen
gray on the youths face was growing moro
The listener understood the situation now.
and sympath2ed and drew nearer
Wlfc. that Is peterfiod wood" explained an
old farmer as he and his better half passed by.
This isn't oXldHed wood. is 1t 2" asked a
schoolgirl next The attendant explained his
""Is that galvanized wood 2, was the next.
NO madam, that Is pctrfed wood" The
attendant was growing weaker
Is that perforated wOod"
No. sir: that is petritied wood"
is that the new cement We read aboutT'
NO. sir: that is petriaed wood"
rs that marhlezed wood I"
The attendant failed to answer. The woman
looked up. and, seeing the youth about to faint.
produced her smelling salts and the attend.
apt revived; But. alas! thirty seconds only
preached
DO you sell any seed to raise that kind OF
This was slight change. and tho lah In
chins Of wood In the case, which he sold to tho
gaunt countryman for u consideration. But
the eNertion only weak ened him tho more.
:. Was that wood sawed and polished before
mo. sir: don't think 1t was" 1t was evil
dent that the young man couldn't last long.
The listener would have hercd him II ne
could out tho young man had 20 stand the
strain alone. There was hopclessness on
eTery feature as one moro anxious adhirer
Was this wood petrINcd especially for the
guard called n n am nulance. A crowd gathered
about and cast plying gIances as he WAS laid
In the wagon. lie was taken to the hospital.
and the trained nurses wondered what IL all
meant rs he groanod N his de!ir!um. mo. NO.
this 10 petriaed wood"
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entrance and gave notice that any one who d de-
Cordellas met this move by hiring "touehs".,to
approach nSpT Ola Of any ducks, Tho TeaIs also en-
gagged tonRhs," and II Is q row. ,sapate
tlc. aI As "Fodsors. ' eSrrespondont Of osest
and Stream who Ciyes this Information. truly
says 1T Is peculiar eo NIL o. 1hlng sor IN
loss price for service that promises q scrim-
mage than for any legitimate purpose"
Tho Old Colony Club OF Massachusetts. Of
which Joseph Jefferson is President is somc-
what interested in tho future OF fishes. partlc-
ularly as regards those indigenous to the wa
ters OF Buzsurd's by. At recent dinner
givcn by tho club papor was read entitled.
Fish and Fertlizors." It was In the nature
OF reply to ono contributed to tho State Agri-
cultural Reports by n manufacturer OF ferti!iz-
ers. who claimed that. MS fishes con-
tanned nitrogen and phosrhoric acid.
tho farmer should insist that they be
put upon the land as manure. Mr. Edward
read hefore the Old Colony Club In refutntion
Of the arguments OF the manufacturing OF Ter.
tlzers The Oh Colony eaamnions ff hs snh'
or that the waters should be depleted for such
a purpose. They chow that tho farmer can can
phosphates OF lime at from Sl4 to Slo per ton.
whereas no pays S35 per ton Tor ilsh 1ertlizer.
i
Bile to the farmer as manure. me Question
naturally arises as to what considsrati6on Is
rs an article Of food. The paper read before
the Old Colony Club was in affirmation only OF
the interests OF the fisheries Of BuzZardS
Bay, but that sheet OF water is but q fractionn,
In the pursuit i Of shes Tor ertznG purposes.
Tho sea OF the, middle and eastern Atlantic
egupped with enormous purse nets Tor
clusivelyr used by the iertilizer, mapuf ,Se
so qsS" which, siepo' will PASS desert the coasts
as soon as the menhnden is ,exterminnted.
menhaden. the annual run Of blueish striped
bass. and other valuable fishes Is decreasing:
moreover. with each recurring season not only
the menhaden. but the sorts enumerated which
consume 1t AS food are striking further and
further Off shore. II to-day VIC were depend
emit upon the edible fishes taken on the mid
supply they would be n luxury Of the first clnss
and available only to the rich. These fatal
results OF the immense take OF menhaden Is
hut tho capital employed in its manufacture
into u fertilizer is so very large that it is per-
fectly useless to hope for any Legislative action
looking to represSive measures.
The causes which for n time threatened dis
aster to the New Hampshire State Hatchery at
Sunapee Lake have happily been removed.
The State Fish Commissioners have reorgan-
lied the working force. They have also ef
fected favorable leases for a lengthy term Of
years. With the money appropriated by the
State and that received from other sources
u capacity to hatch 1.5OO.00O trout and sal
mon eggs annually The two Pike brooks
which enter Sunnpee Lake. and whose wealth
OF young salmon and trout h as for two years
been abandoned to itinerant fishermen. have
been closed by tho Commissioners.
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Not only are the Congo natives now working
for wages on the road. but. Major Thys writes.
many Of them who are not in the service daily
visit tho scene OF track laying and work for
hours. apparently for the fun OF 1t.
Our picture is taken from photograph sent
to Europe by Capt Wcyns. showing a number
OF these natives engaged in laying track. They
are in charge Of a white superintendent. Ma
jor Thys says they arc as easily taught how to
do good work on II railroad as any hlack men
grown weary Of their new work. and the pros
poets are that the Congo railroad labor prob
lem Is solved. II this experiment succeeds.
the company will have overcome one OF it's
greatest difficulties. The railroad Is now ap-
preaching the more popuous districts OF the
lower Congo and the company hopes to draw
it's working force from these villages instead
Things have evidently moved on the Congo
since Stanley laborei, In vain to induce these
OF supplies up the river. when he was on his
way to Stanley Pool to found his first station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
DENOUNCED, As 1T SHOULD BE.
Tho fragrant Solecism of Which Certain On
named London SweIis Arc Guilty.
From the C7Othier and Furnisher.


From the CI1her and Frnsher.
The wearing OF tho business shirt Is becom-
ing more generally the vogue. and is continued
on from the spring and summer in n greater
prevalence at the present time. The colored
stiff bosomed shirt. with attached cuffs OF the
same material and detached white standing
colar-which Is an American innovation
has been taken up by the London and
Partisan swclls. and really amounts. in these
foreign capitals. to pa pable fashionable rage.
1t WAS worn properly with the single breasted
and double breasted sack suitings or the cut
away sutings, which are in dark duli finish
materials. in keeping with the conservatism OF
seen through the apels and at the wrists. and
the quelling smartnesS Of the white collar
impart relishnble 2est to the sombreness OF
the everyday businesslike ensemble.
A few Of the ultra London swells. possessed
OF more love OF tlnery than OF sound judgment
In the fashions have taken to wearing the
business shir with the long-tailed double:
breasted and GETAWAY frocks OF semi formal
tempted application of two separate, not to
say distinctly different phases. in the apparel
code. is. iurthermore stigamatlzed BY the
wearing OF the tall silk hat. The blend Ing OF
calendar OF mems, belongings with a
garh. is n preparation OF one OF the
abortvo innovatio on ind followers 1t would
simply tend. IN n short period OF time to the
RELOCATION of this now APPLY worn article to the
long list OF the has beens."
Happily. tho right-minded London gentry
shirt TO an utter y uncongeniai and absolutely
channel. and the fad OF the ad.
die pated instigators will be but short lived.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
VALUABLE WASTE.
How the Clippings OF Senaitized Photograph
Paper Are utilized.


"Reflners Of nitrate Of silver for the use Of
photographers" said one Of this profession.
have agents travelling constantly about the
country collecting the waste clippings Of sem
sitized paper that accumulate in every photo
graph gallery. They buy all they can find. and
pay for 1t in new nitrate allowing the photog-
rapher a good round price for his waste. The
waste is shipped to the refners. where the
nitrate in the paper is separated from 1t by
chemical processes and prepared for market
again. This re-refned nitrate is as good as 1t
was originally. and is sold for Just as much.
The refncrs. Of course. make a big profit out OF
the waste and the photoara pher is able to get
n good supply OF material for the scraps that
would otherwise be OF no use to him.
when one thinks of the great number OF
photograph galleries and studios in the
country. and the fact that the waste paper OF
them all is closely gathered by the refiners at
a price that will average q dollar a pound. he
may get some idea OF the proportions Of
business that is utterly unknown outside OF
the persons directly interested. Not only tho
scraps OF silver sensitized paper. but those Of
the paper treated with solutions Of gold. are
eagerly sought BY the refners. and the pho
tographer is always very glad to exchange his
accumulation OF. to him. worthless waste for q
neat stock OF valuable nitrate"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
ar work ON TIE IRON BIeHWAE.
Congo Natives Have mt Last Consented 20
Heir Build the Railroad.

Major Thys who IL In charge OF building the
Congo Railroad. sent n letter homo to Brus-
sells. short time ago. that excited much SUR
prise.E He said that the Congo natives them-
selves had at last begun to show m UGH interest
in the iron highway that Is building through
their villages. and many OF them are now en-
ployed In the work.
During the two years since the building OF
tho road began tho enterprise has not been
able until now to command the services OF the
Congo natives. They were glad to engage In
the carrier service. but drew the line at dig
ging on the railroad. The company was com
PEELED to import all it's railroad labor from
Zanzibar and ports along the Gulf OF Guinea,
and this was both inconvenient and eSpen-
sive Early this year quite large party OF
Chinese laborers ore taken to the Congo and
put to work on the railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
KILLIES AND THEIR FOES,
Not Only Fish, Wild Fowl, and Man Devour,
but Even Chickens PiIiage Them.

He doesn't mind little thing like that
said the Deacon. kindly. as he passed his hook
through the skin behind the back fin OF the
killie and cast minnow. hook. and sinker the
| length OF his line to try the effect Of fresh
| bait. III the snappers don't Lite any better
than they've been doing. he'll be swimming as
| lively as ever when We pull UP anchor to go
| home. Look at those kllies in the bait box
Nothing damper about them than some sea-
| weed since morning. and they'll all he ready
to swim away. II they stay till to- morrow.
They're tough and hardy little fellows and
no mistake" he continued. lifting the seaweed
to look admiringly at the wrigglinG little
stumptaied fish packed like sardines in the
the good OF others Everything preys on
killies. from men. who Lait their hooks with
to the Gulls and herons and bass and blnckllsh
and weakflsh and luke and snappers that fol-
Mt All 9REs t RseSns as4 a
don't thin them out that any one can see.
Why. the very chickens along shore will run
IRON TOT a dough trough Tor the sake ofeatinG XII
Hold on a minute. Deacon. said the re.
eompanon that ' days e Phys grant " the ress
you say. but please explain how chckens
Chickens, said. and chickens mean," re-
turned the Deacon severely Let me tel! you
listen. was Mt John Cavanaugh's place Mt
Canarsie one day last summer. and among
other things WAS adm irlng his fine poultry as
they strutted about the premises. This was
high tide. mind you. Pretty soon happening
TO look up as We sat talking on the vernnda,
there WAS not n fowl to be seen except two or
thrce sh0rtlegg ones on the full run, who
acted as If they might be following the others
In the direction of the beach.
here are your fowls running TO. John 2 |
asked. Are they Off for n sea bathY
Not a bit ofit Md Cavanaugh. laughing:
they're hunting kiliies eggs. Would you like
to see how they do i'll Come on them
SO we went down to the beach. which tho
tide was Just beginning to leave bare All
along the narrow strip OF wet sand the chick
ems. forty or nifty of them. were running to aud
fro. pecking into the sand and then lifting
their heads to swallow. They w0rEe ed as II
they were there for business. md meant 10 lose
no time. As more OF the bench kept coming
into view they spread out SO q ; to cover more
space and ran and pecked the faster.
90, lhen Cavhnaugh scraned away the sand n
little and showed me where the kllies had
spawned as they came In on tho rising tide
The eggs wore scattered about. Just below tho
surface OF the beach. In little yellow clusters.
f hnc containing i don't know now many en-;
2nt how those chickens were keeping in
Misunderstanding order in August; It was all ow.
turns Of tide
But in spite Of all these setbacks n good
many killles seem to hatch ont, and they get
on swimmingly." And tho Deacon chuckled
Mt his little Joke as he pulled up his line TO SEQ
whether 1t WAS blue crab or n sea robin that
had been fooling with his bait.