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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Do Babies Talk to One Another

Do babies talk to one another? Who
ever has watched an assemblage Of
young babies left freely to themselves
as they are sometimes when several lit
tie carriages are drawn close together
while their mothers are shopping or
their nurses gossiping would be in
clined to give an affirmative answer to
this question. In certain large shop
in New York there is an antechamber
used by mothers to station the car
riages of their little ones while they
transact their business inside. The
writer has counted over dozen of these
equipages drawn up side by side, so
that the tiny occupants had every OPP
portunity to exchange civilities. A boy
in buttons, factotum of the establish
ment, is devoted to the business Of exer-
cising oversight.
The babies gaze at each other with
wide open eyes, 1000" and make all sorts
of indescribable sounds. They are re-
markably good and deeply interested in
one another and apparently derive the
greatest satisfaction from this social
converse. Cats talk by Infections. 1t is
claimed by some philosophers that the
human infant likewise employs this nat
ural language. If so, words are not
necessary to ideas, and babies can make
themselves understood by their kind.
Provided that such dialect exists and
is of use to them, with what contempt
must they regard the efforts Of grown
people to make ''baby talkr- Childhood.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Mr.. Edison Hates a Telephone.


"What makes you work?' asked with
real curiosity. "What impels you to
this constant, tireless struggled You
have shown that you care comparatively
nothing for the money it makes, and you
have no particular enthusiasm in the at.
tending fame"
81 like it, Mr.. Edison answered after
a moment of puzzled expression, and
then he repeated his reply several times
as If mine was proposition that had
not occurred to him before. 81 hke it.
I don't know any other reason, You
know some people like to collect stamps.
Anything have begun is always on my
mind, and I am not easy while away
from it until it is finished. And then
hate it,"
''Hate it?' I asked, struck by his en-
phatic tone.
eyes," he affirmed, "when it is all
done and is a success ] can't bear the
sight Of it. Haven't used telephone
in 10 years, and / would 60 out of my
way any day to miss an incandescent
Hght."-C. D. Lanier in Review Of Re-
views
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
KNEW Her own Game Best.

Just beside that triumph Of sculpture
representing the late Samuel s. Cox in
the act Of trying to catch an Eighth
street car tired truck horse stood in
the shafts. The driver had gone to re.
fresh himself in nearby saloon and had
first unshipped the horses headstan that
he might stand the more easily. A lit.
tie wizened woman, ugly as Punch,
dressed in rusty black clothes and carry
ing an old fashioned reticule embroid-
cred with colored worsted, came am
bling along the walk, mumbling to her
self. When she saw the horse, she
stopped and took some Jumps of sugar
out of her little bag. She put one of
them between her lips and marched up
under the horses nose. The intelligent
animal shifted, looked and saw the sugar.
He also saw the little old woman who
held the sweet morsel in such a forbid
ding setting. The horse hesitated, wig
gled his upper lip and gathered in the
sugar. The woman rubbed her hand
over her face where the horses lips had
brushed it. The ceremony was repeated
several times, and just as the last lump
was gone the driver reappeared.
sWhat yer dom to that horser he de.
manded.
"Gimme cents" said the old WON.
an stoutly. 1--we been giving your
horse all my sugar because you went of
to drink alone and left him."
The man refused. The crowd howled
with laughter and gave all sorts Of adj
vice. The little old woman repeated
her demand. The driver finally fished
out the coin and drove off, while the old
woman went her way talking to herself
and smirking and courtesying as the
crowd parted to let her pass.-New York
Times.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
AN INNOCENT IN A HOTEL.


Stranger Gets Into O Hotel Office and
Makes Things Lively.
There is stopping at the Great North
ern an old countryman, who was in for
mer years an intimate acquaintance Of
Colonel Sage, the night clerk. He went
out Sunday afternoon and returned to
the hotel some time after midnight feel
ing bit frisky. Presuming upon his
acquaintance with the night clerk, he
opened the gate and went behind the
counter to show the clerk how to attend
to his business. While Colonel Saves
attention was called away, the old fell
low sat down on stool behind the coun-
ter and innocently leaned his broad and
weary back against about 30 OF the push
buttons on the annunciator.
An electric wire connects these but
tons in the rooms above with gongs
which make peculiar and astonishing
amount of noise, especially when they
start suddenly after midnight and keep
up the racket without cessation. Well,
when the old man leaned his back against
the annunciator the noise began up stairs,
but of course he didn't hear 1t, SO he
continued to sit there and push the but
tons.
Many people had left calls so as to
catch their trains. They got up and be-
gan to dress, but they couldn't imagine
why the deafening noise continued after
they had pushed the button in response
to signify that they were up. The 9TH
ers were panic stricken. The halls were
soon filed with men and women in all
kinds of deshabille. Each door as it
was opened let an additional noise into
the hall, until with the oaths Of the men
and the screams of the women 1t seemed
a perfect bedlam. People became mixed
up and got into rooms with others whom
they had never seen. One man, after
the scare was over. never discovered that
he was in the wrong room until getting
in bed he almost mashed baby.
Of course there was rush for the Of
fee. The clerk opened his eyes and
grabbed his gun as everybody fired ques-
tions at him at once. He said he
couldn't explain it, but they must be
crazy. Then he looked around and saw
the old "chump" sitting on the stool,
with an innocent, inane, toothless smile
stretching across his sun bronzed face.
Colonel Sage pulled him up by the col
lar and told him what he had been do
ing.
"Well, I'll be gol darned," was all he
said then, but as the people started up
stairs he said, "I'm sorry disturbed the
good people, but who'd ha' believed that
that darn board could make all that
noise when it only had mans back
a-leanin against it," Then he went over
and began to push white spot on the
new postal box. He thought he was
ringing for the elevator. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Tho "wssking Stick" Dusinsss.

Under the general term walking stick
trade" is Included the manufacture Of
sticks for umbrellas, ETC., Of which an
incredible nuInber are produced annual
ly. Ia Eagiand-which, by the way, al
most supplies the world-the number Of
men employed is about 1000. The trade
is rather scattered, though by far the
greatest part is done in London, where
In the east end it is carried on extern
from the poorer classes Of st. Lulze's,
Finsbnry, ghorediteh, Whitechapel and
BethnzA Green, in which parishes the
principal workshops are situated. TIN
trade isstIic6ay assessor one. 1t is among
the FIRST to feel depression and among the
last to recover. A large number of the
men employed eaEn on tho average a fair
living, especially those in the largest
houses, who enjoy, as a rule, the most
regular employment.
But a large section Of the trade pays
bad wages--in fact, In some cases it is a
mere existence. A great quantity Of
sticks produced by these latter are
manufactured in dwelling houses-nay,
in the very living rocans, though in this
respect there is a gradual improvement
going or The people among whom this
state OF things exists are mostly small
manufacturers who work ON their own
account. Ia busy times it often happens
the man is compelled to work nearly all
night in opder TO get the work done in
time for payment On SaTHsasy. 1t has
been known foq wives and even chill
dren's help to bs pub TO account. This is
true wnen the trade is busy, which is
generally from March to November,
when slack time begins and continues
with more or Less abatement till the fol-
lowing spring. Chambers Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Nature Demands a Tonic.

We ought never to forget, even those of us
who possess vigorous health, that we are wear
ing out-that the vital clock work, so to speak,
must eventually run down. This, of course,
we cannot prevent. because it is in the ordinary
course of nature, but we may retard the too
speedy arrival of decay by the use of an invig-
GRANT which takes rank of every other--nameIy,
Hostetter's Stomach Btters. This century has
not witnessed parallel in success to tlis fam
Gus medicine. which not only suStlins health by
promoting vig0r but overcomeS cnnslipatiotS.
dyspepsia, chilis and fever naryei;sness
rheumatism and ether d1sordereit conditions 81
The system, fostered by weakness and an i'm
poyerished condition Of the blood. The feeble.
persons convalescing after exhaustng disease
,iSe OF this helpful and eficientt ania-
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
The Dress Of a wealthy Chinaman.

In the matter Of costumes the China
man is notable for the length and capac-
lily Of his skirts, while his wife and
daughters wear and not infrequently dis
play the breaches. Silk and satin are
his favorite materials for clothes, and the
handsomer the pattern and more heavy
and snowy the embroidery the better.
dressed he considers himself. A neck
lace of beads forms an Indispensable adj
junct to the full dress of every mandarin,
and fan is rarely out Of his hand
Washington Star.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Fifteen Reported Killed.
BRIEFLY TOLD.

1t is estimated that $4,000 men are out
of employment at Cleveland, Ohio.
1t is stated that the president will send
special message to congress at It's ex-
ira session in regard to the Hawaiian
question.
In Saturday sirace of the Royal South
ampton yachtclub, in light wind, the
American yacht Nayahoe beat the Eng
lish Calluna.
A report has reached Sydney that a
Queensland labor vessel, while engag-
ed in recruiting off the coast Of Malayta,
Solomon Islands, was attacked and
seized by the natives. The white crew
was killed and the vessel looted and
burned to the waters edge.
1t was learned Saturday in New York
that all trunk roads were in favor of
running cheap excursion trains to Chica-
90 another month. The schedule as
at present closes August 10Th. The ex-
tension will be to September 10th.
Nine Choctaw Indians who were SEN
fenced to be shot July for the murder
of several memb ers of the Jones faction
and who were respited by Governor Jones
until August have been granted fur
ther respite of one month.
The New York Herald prints the fol-
lowing cable dispatch from Bangkok:
The Saigon papers say there was severe
fighting between the Siamese and French
July 90, on the Mekong river. 1t is said
300 Siamese were killed. The French
losses were slight. The latter have oc-
cupied several more islands.
The New York Herald's Valparaiso
(Chili) correspondent cables: :" Hard
fighting is accompanying the siege OF
Laplata. A despach from Buenos Ayres
say that the provincial forces have made
repeated efforts to cut their way through
the lines of the Civico Nationals, but
have failed. During these engagements
over four hundred men have been
slaughtered.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
The Nick In a Mans Coat Collar,

The little V shaped nick at the juno
ture of the coat collar and lapel is said
to have had its origin as follows: When
the first Napoleon gave way to his am
bition, he tried to implicate General Mo-
reau in Pichegru's conspiracy. Moreau
had been Napoleon's superior and was
very popular, but under the circum-
stances it was not safe to express public
ly any sympathy with Moreau, SO his ad-
mirers secretly agreed to nick their coat
lapels to show who they were. 1t shows
the outline Of the letter M upside down.
Washington Star.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitut-
ional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is fnfamed
you have a. rumbling sound or imperfect hear
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an inf1amea condition vi
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; free.
nzvSold by Druggists, 75c.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
7Boothbay.
A MAN CUTS HIS THROAT WITH A RAZOR
TFrom our Regular CORES pondent.l

Charles f. Merry, while in a fit of tenn
porary insanity Friday afternoon cut his
throat with a razor and then tried to
drown himself. He died about two hours
after at his house, where he had been
taken. Mr.. Merry was a well-to-do farm
er, and worthy member of Weld Sargent
Post GA. R. He leaves wife and two
children.
A young son of John Burke fell from a
high beam in his fathers barn and re-
ceved serious injuries. DR.. Gregory was
called and he thinks the boy will recover.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
Took Anoth sr,

May-Do you suppose any one saw us
when you kissed me last tight?
Frank-It's possible. 'Ihore was a
great deal of sunshine il your smile
TgQt..l
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
LIoHTNlNG's WORK.
Two Barns and a House Destroyed ir
Fryeburg.

Fryeburg, August GA powerful hail
and thunder storm passed over this town
about p. M. The lightning struck and
destroyed the barn of Dean A. Ballard of
West Fryeburg, and also burned the val
liable dwelling and barn of Moses Chan
dler of Fryeburg Centre.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
viii Preach in Portland.
Especial to the Press

Especial TO the Press.
Rockland, August 6.-Rev. William
M. Kimmell, of the Universalist church,
preached his farewell sermon this
morning, closing very successful nine
years. pastorate. A large congregation
was present and tears flowed as the pas
tor closed with feeling remarks. Mr..
Kimmell takes a brief vacation previous
to entering upon his duties the first Sun
day in September with the Church of the
Messiah, Portlrnd. Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
nell have been prominent in Rockland
circles during their stay here, and their
departure is most earnestly regretted
Went in Swimming in Reservoir.
Especial to the Press.]
Richmond, August ERNEST Hunter,
George Rogers and Frank Anderson
were today fined SIS each and costs for
going in swimming in the reservoir of
the Richmond Water Company last Sun
day. George Deehan, who was one of
the culprits, was let off without paying a
fine because he told of the affair. The
boys are from to IA years old.
Probably an Incendiary's Work
Especial to the Press.1
Richmond, August 5.-The school
house on the river road in Bowdoinham,
just below Richmond village, was
burned early Saturday morning; proba-
IL ~, 80 irnarIsopu
Kelley Day at Ocean Park.
Old Orchard. August Cit was Kee-
ley Saturday at Ocean Park and it
proved successful innovation. Despite
the rain, large crowds heard Thomas
Leigh, Jr., of Augusta, Rev. Mr.. Stow of
Concord, ex-Judgc Hamilton of Bidde-
ford and others speak of the Kelley
work.
Broke Jail at Ellsworth.
Ellsworth, August 5.-George Albro,
Thomas Andrews and VIM. Pritchard,
prisoners in the county Jail here, es-
capped last night by breaking the wall
over the windows. Their whereabouts
are unknown.
Will Stop Condensing Milk.
WINTHROP, August According to a
vote of the directors this week, the Win
throp factory of the Aroostock Con-
densed Milk Company has suspended.
The suspension is due to difficulties over
the adjustment of prices and the
amount of milk supplied to the factory.
The factory will be started again as
soon as possible.
Stabbed with Piece of Pipe.
Bangor, August Gan Italian laborer
on the Aroostook railroad was brought
here this morning badly wounded. In a
fight among the Italians he was stabbed
in the ear with piece of pipe, making
fearful wound and swelling his jaw so
he cannot talk. His condition is critical.
His name is unknown.
Pledged $4,000.
Old Orchard, August 6.-Today was
missionary day at the Christian Alliance
campmeeting. The leader, Rev. DR.. A.
b. Simpson of New York, preached the
missionary sermon, following which a
big collection was taken for foreign mis-
sions. One person pledged $4,000, five
$1,000 each, nine $500 each, seven $500.
several 5000, twenty-five 800 each.
Many gave smaller sums. Some iewelrv
was contributed. The total amount Of
the collection was about s25,ooo.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
A Question ofrfne.

Scribble-I say, Van, you'll be there
the night they produce my play?
Van Trump-Can't promise, old man.
But If Pun not my grandchildren viii
bs.-Kate Fields Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
BASE BALL.
Y. M. G. AS Retaliate.

The Y. M. c. A. Base Ball Club de-
feated the Westbrook Stars at Deering
Saturday in an interesting game. Had
the Y. M. C.. A. pitcher been properly
supported, the Westbrooks would have
been shut out. The score:
PORTLAND Y. NJ. G. A.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
wEsTBRooK STARS.

Earned runs-Y. NJ. G. A., 6; Westbrook
Stars, 1. Stolen bases-Y. M. G. A., Z; West
Lowell, Rivers 2, j. Butler Struck out--By J.
Libby, 6; by J. Butler, 6. Wild pitches-By
j. Libby2. Passed balls-W. Girard 2. Double
plays-Parker to Files, Parker to j. Libby to
Files.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
other Games Saturday.

At FAN River-Fall Rivers. 8; Brocltons, 0.
At Dover-Dovers, IL; Lewistons, 10.
At Boston--Game with the Portlands post
poned by rain.
At Peaks Is!andaPeaks Islands, Is; H. ].
Bailey & Co. nine, 8.
At Brooklyn-First game. Boston, 6; Brook
Ign, 3. Second game, Boston, II; Brooklyn, 5.
AT Baltimore-New York. 12i Baltimore, IL.
At Cleyeland-Cl Cleveland, 8; Chicago. 4.
At lphia-Philadelphi 81; Washing
ton, 8.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
AT CINCINNATI.
/E;,e+ Ga,oo\

AT CINCINNATI.
First Game.)
ST. Louis. ......0 1 1 o 0 Oh
Cincinnati $50. 20 0 0 o 2 o.
Base hits-St. Louis, IA: Cincinnati, IS. Err
rors-St. Louis. s.; Cincinnati, 2. Batteries
Bretenstein, Garrison and Somers, Cross, Sulli-
kan and Vaughan.
Second Game)
St. Louis ....,..........2 l o 0 o. 4
Cincinnati. .............-..2 o 1 o o o.
Base Cincinnati, Z; St. Louis, 7. Errors
Cincinnati, 8; st. Louis, 0. Batteries
Chamberlain aud Murphy, Bretensteiu and
Peitz.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago: 20 2 0 OBJ
Louisville. ........1 1 2 2 o o o o. Z
Base hits-Chicago, IL; Louisville. TO- En-
rors-Chicago, 8; Louisville, 2. Batteries
Mauck and Schriver, Hemming and Grim.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07

Do you want to know what is going on
in the world-Take the PRESS
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07

The grand jury in Chicago has failed
to indict the persons held responsible by
the coroner's jury for the burning of the
cold storage warehouse on the fair
grounds.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07

Do you want to know what is going on in the
World-Take the PRESS
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07
CRUSHED LIKE EGG SHELLS.
Sleeping Cars Dashed Against 'he En-
CINE of a Freight Train.


Fremont, O., August Ga wreck oc-
CURED last night, shortly a1'er ~ at
Lindsey, eight miles west OF here' on
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad. Three people were killed out
right, and fully rs more or less padly IN
jured. The west bound Pacific express
should have passed a To-
cal freight side-tracked here. The
express running lat full speed passed
fafely until the sleepers neareo the
switch. Close to the freight the first
three sleepers jumped the track and ran
into the engine of the freight. The
engine was wrecked and the sleepers
crushed like egg shells.
Fifteen Reported Killed.
Danville, ILL.,, August Ga freight
train on the Peoria and Eastern railroad
broke in two on trestle this morning,
and the rear portion was run into by the
other. The middle span OF the trestle,
twenty-five cars of grain, two cabooses
and the engine were destroyed, Inc
loss is 100000. tits asserted that nj
teen men stealing rides were killed, but
only one body, that of brakeman, was
found.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-07

Especial to the Press.]
Probably an Incendiary's Work
Especial to the Press.l

Richmond, August 5.-The school
house on the river road in Bowdoinham
just below Richmond village, was
burned early Saturday morning; proba.
bly, the work of an incendiary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05
A Model Living Room.

l stepped into a room the other day
that just suited me. There wasn't
useless thing in it-no fancy work,
bric.a-brac, etc. The floor was finished
in hard wood. The walls are pale drab.
The large windows had sash curtains
we'll pulled back, of light figured China
silk. The large lounge was we'll sup
piled with soft pillows of cretonne, and
on it was spread fur robe, fur rugs
and robes were scattered about the
floor. In the center of the room stood
a large table we'll supplied with books
and papers. Baby's A B G primer and
Johns astronomy were there also. The
children, bless them, were all over the
room. One was curled up in corner
on rug, fast asleep, with his drum by
his side. There were few etchings
on the walls and plants in the windows,
but nothing to worry or fret the busy
mother, nothing the children were not
allowed to use as they pleased. 1t was
all plain and pretty and possessed the
requisite air of refinement.-Corre.
spondence of Stockman and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05
Scientific Waits.

The temperature on the planet Neptune
is estimated to be 900 degs. below zero.
A German inventor has devised an in
strument which is capable of measuring
the 1,000th part of a second
While oxygen when lquefied is strongly
magnetic, it is a poor conductor of electric
ity. In other words, oxygen presents the
curious paradox of n nonconducting mag
net.
Corrosive sublimate, in the strength of
sixty four grains to the gallon Of water, is
found by the health department of New
York to he the most effective of the germ
destroying agents
Dr. Peffer says his further researches
confirm his previous declaration that he
has discovered the influenza bacillus. The
disease, he says, is entirely confined to the
tubes Of the lungs.
A cannon ball fired from piece of mod,
ern ordnance would reach the moon Gao,
600 miles distanD in ~ days, Mars in 81
years, Jupiter in "a years, Saturn in los
years, Neptune in 800 years, and Alpha
Centauri, the nearest fixed star. in 5000 oO0
| years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05
Children Need Sleep.

Children, until they are twelve or
thirteen years old, should have at least
ten hours sleep, eleven is better; until
eighteen or nineteen, nine hours is none
too much. In this country our chill
dren inherit nervous temperaments.
No hygienic measure soothes, quiets
and strengthens the nerves like plenty
of sleep. Children should never be
wakened in the morning. Yet the de-
mands of household convenience and
the claims of school make it necessary
that they should be out of bed at a GER
tain hour, usually not later than seven.
To make this possible, and give them
their fair share of sleep so that they will
be ready to waken of their own accord,
they must be in bed between eight and
ten, according to their ages. If bed
time is made pleasant to them, as
mother-love can make it, with a story,
a little talk over the events of the day,
with loving words and ministrations,
the hardship of Punishment to bed will
be robbed of most of its bitterness
Ladies' Home Journal.