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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
THE HUT ON THE MOOR.
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small two roomed affair, minus doors
and windows, and everything about it
testified to the fact that it had long since
been left to times destroying fingers.
The sound Of our shoes on the stone floor
echoed noisily, and a startled bird, which
like ourselves had sought shelter from
the storm, futtered across the room and
out into the gathering gloom. Suddenly
the storm broke and swept in all its
fury down the mountainside. The wind
howled and shrieked as only a strong
wind could over those wild, bleak moors.
The almost continual flashes of light
ming which showed us the rain washed,
windswept mountainsides, the Tever-
berating thunder peals, fascinated us,
though we gladly crept into the shelter
of each others arms as we crouched in
one corner of helonely place and specu-
lated vaguely as to how the dear 'sold
folks at home" would regard our situa-
ton.
The violence Of the storm was soon
spent, but the rain continued to fall,
with no prospect Of Immediate cessation,
and the sky remained dark and lower
ing. AS the time dragged slowly on the
idea that we were stranded for the night
in that desolate spot, miles away from
civilized habitations, was forced upon
us. We discussed the situation in low
tones. Even if the rain ceased at once,
we had been so long detained that, with
the muddy roads and steep ascents, it
would be impossible to get over, the re-
manning part of the woods before dark
ness fell. Here was at least roof over
our heads, and here we decided to stay
after vainly matchmaking the treach-
erous English weather, the landlord,
who had advised us to take this road
over the moors, and our own careless
ness in not studying up our route more
thoroughly. The rain fell with aggra-
waiting steadi,iess, and night came on
apace and we sstwo lasses," frightened,
cold and hungry, and thoroughly nisera-
bic withal, we sat out the dreary night.
Short though these English nights are
that one seemed ages long as the mo-
ments passed on leaden wings. With
the exception Of the wind, which whis-
tied and shrieked all night long, no sound
disturbed us, though our eyes and ears
were strained in momentary expectation
of an lawful something" swooping down
upon us in the darkness Shortly after
o'clock Old SOILS first rays stretched over
the hills, revealing a scene of grandeur
and beauty which we had never wit
messed before, and which will remain in
delibly engraved on our memory.
We waited FOR brief period to allow
the muddy roads to dry little. Then
with lightened hearts we pushed the
wheels up to the highway again and
were soon on our way. 1t was hard rid
ing, but we reached the end ere long
and came into the inhabited country
once more. We astonished the good peo~
pie of the Devonshire Arms at Bolton
bridge by the bountiful breakfast we ate,
and they lowered about us with many
admiring ordinations over our ablllty
in cycling and assured US that not
rider in all Yorkshire could get over the
moors in such good time, the while we
discEeetly held our tongues.
CARRIE l.. HopsDoN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
eUsTAvE RoL1N JAcoUEM1N.

GUSIAVE hOlIN JAC3OEMlNs
portunities, and the day may yet come
when the yellow flag will float deiantly
in waters remote from the Celestial
Kingdom.
Ii Hung Chang, who has for many
wears been the power behind the Chinese
throne, was born in the province of
Anu-Huei Feb. 16, 1928. He was govern
or of the Thiang-Sin province in 1860
and assisted actively in the suppression
Of the Tapping rebellion. From that
time he advanced rapidly in Office until
after the Tien-Tsin massacre in 1870,
when he was deposed from power on the
charge of failing to assist the general in
command. Two years later he was re-
stored to the office of grand chancellor
and has since retained the royal favor.
The defensive resources Of Siam are
Insignificant compare with those OF her
northern ally. She has standing army
of 12,000men, which might be augmented
to 100000 in an emergency. The mill
tary and naval establishments have for
several years been in the charge OF Euro
pean drill masters, and fair degree of
efficiency has been attained. The navy
consists of two screw steamers of 1900
tons and eight guns each, a few gunboats
in Indifferent condition and number of
steam yachts.
Naturally enough, the foreign affairs
of the kingdom of Siam are under the
direction Of foreigner, one Gustaye
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07

case of warfare between the nineteenth
and seventeenth centuries. In such a
contest France had an immeasurable adj
vantage. Now, however, the situation
is changed, and in the event Of active
hostilities China would cut no mean fig
ure in the fray.
The war in Tonquin was very hunil-
iating to the Chinese viceroy, but it
opened his eyes. He saw that it was
idle for mere human strength to con-
tend with the forces of nature which
have been harnessed and directed by
science. Ii Hung Chang is progress
i've statesman, and he Immediately set
about undermining the military and ma
val equipments of the nation. AS is
usual in such cases, he sought the ship
yards of Great Britain, which have fur
nished war vessels to nearly all the less
er powers of the world. German dock
yards were also patronized, and under
the instruction of European naval Off
GERS the Celestial navy has not only in
creased in size and power, but has i'm
proved in discipline and efficiency.
AS a result China now has a navy
which, though it cannot be compared to
the formidable fleets of France, would
prove quite effective for defensive pur-
poses, particularly in the shallow waters
of the Chinese and Siamese coasts. There
are now in active service 8 ironclads,
cruisers, IS ironclad gunboats and 9 tor
pedo vessels of the modern types, be-
sides about 100 other war vessels, many
of which were built in Shanghai and
Foo-Choo. The army also shows the in
fuence of modern European discipline
and in its full strength would number
about 100000 men. While China ap-
pears content to attend to her own af-
fairs and manifests no present purpose
to wage aggressive warfare, she is max
ing active and intelligent use Of her OPP
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
SHE WRITES POPULAR NOVELS.
Amelia E. Barr's Own Life Story Makes
Very Interesting Reading.

Amelia E. Barr's Own Life Story Makes
Very Interesting Reading.
Remarkably interesting reading now
islthe story of the career of Amelia E.
Barr, the novelist, though time was
when it must have seemed doubtful to
her if there was anything noteworthy in
the life before her. That was when she
began the struggle of supporting herself
and her three fatherless daughters by
literary work. She was 35 years old
when she was widowed and impover-
ished by the yellow fever epidemic in
Texas in 1867, far beyond the age when
most successful authors begin training
for their work. But she was brave and
went from Galveston to New York
equipped only with letter to Robert
Bonner and her determination, to sue
coed.
Mr.. Bonner gave her chance, and she
was soon treading the precarious paths
of Bohemia, writing stories, verses, para
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
A Chessboard Brain.


The most wonderful deformity in the
human brain that has ever been noted
by the scientists and made matter Of
record was that of the phenomenal chess
player, Richard Rockwoode. Rockwoode
could play 10 games of chess simultane.
ously, but no more, not even being able
to begin on the thirteenth. After death
his brain was carefully examined by
skilled ANTAGONISTS, who found in the re-
gion known to phrenologists as "local-
ity'' that the molecules Of that portion
of the brain had actually arranged them.
selves into combination of squares re.
sembling chessboard and that each OF
these squares had certain marks upon it,
supposed to represent the final positions
of the pieces in the last 10 games played
by. the great expert while he was blind
folded. The doctors who make this won.
derful report declare that it is true in
every particular, but that the arrange
ment of the atoms of the brain into the
chessboard squares referred to could
only be distinguished by microscopes OF
the highest power.
More than 40 years ago, when Slr w IL.
liam Dean Baker made an examination
of the brain of Forbes, the shipbuilder,
and reported that the molecules Of the
brain had arranged themselves (the
''gray matter" separating from the other
constituents of the brain and lining
up'9 into rude form Of a vessel hull,
he was only laughed at. The Rockwoode
investigation proves that Baker knew
what he was talking about. Louis
Republic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
~. -. use.nens eff Youth.

ssEvery middle aged man of sound
memory who was brought up in town"
said Mr.. Greatbar, twill recall the fast
that when he was boy he found great
delight in rafting q stick along the pick
ct fences. This amusement of child
hood, like many others of that period OF
life, appears to have been transmitted
from generation to generation without
material change The strings Of speeds
and the soldier hats and SO on of the
children Of today are substantially like
those of their forefathers. But it might
seem 80 some that this succession is in
danger of being broken. In many sub
urban towns and villages there is now
no picket fence. The modern spirit says
lawns, and so there are many places
where the houses are as if in parks, and
where the younger children might not
know picket fence if they should see
one. have two children, for instance,
who am quite sure have never enjoyed
the felicity of rafting hard stick
against the resounding pickets.
"It might indeed seem under such Cir
cumstances that this il one of the enjoy
ments of childhood which in some fanni
lies might be lost altogether; that one
could scarcely expect the children OF
these children who have never ratified
pickets to think Of it themselves, but ]
cannot believe this. believe, rather
that if in their youth the children Oh
these children should come upon town
where picket fences still remained they
would pick up the handiest stick and go
quite naturally and very gleefuliy rat
Ting it along the pickets, for cannot
believe that habit grounded for cenfu.
RES in the human race can be utterly
lost by its lapse in q single generation
NEW York Sun,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07

Secretaries Whitney and Fairchild. lie
was appointed police justice by Mayor
Havemeyer in 1878 and held the Office
for nearly 90 years, making way for his
successor only last year. He resigned IN
January, 1888, when he had still II
months to serve, in order that Mayor
Edison might reappoint him for full
term.
AS police justice Mr.. Kilbreth earned
the reputation Of being among the ablest
men who ever served New York city IN
that capacity. He vigorously opposed 8
bill permitting police justices to practice
law which was introduced in the legisla-
ture during the session of 1899 He
claimed that the. permission granted by
the bill could not fail to impair the use
fitness of the justices, and That the sal
ary of Sc, 600 a year was quite sufficient
to Justify their giving their whole time
to the city.
Mr.. Kilbreth is native of Cincinnati
and about 55 years of age. He comes of
an old Kentucky family, and his father
is man of wealth and position in Ohio.
The new collector went to New York to
practice his profession after graduating
at Harvard university and law school.
He was school trustee in the Eighteenth
ward for two years and judge advocate
on the staff of Brigadier General Warren
of the New York national guard. His
wife was the widow of Lucien Oudin,
and Eugene Oudin, the tenor, who made
q hit at Covent Garden, London, is his
stepson.
No., ,n.,t 10 know what is going on in the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
In Mrs. Ha-rison,s Memory.

Ex-President Harrison has ordered a
handsome monument to be erected in his
family plot in Crown Hill cemetery, In
dianapolis, where his wife is buried
The design has been chosen and the con-
tract awarded, and the monument will
be completed in a short time.
The design selected is one Of a great
number submitted for General Harri-
sons inspection and was especially pre-
pared for him. The monument will be
of Vermont granite, 10 feet in height,
very massive and severely simple in out
line. 1t will consist of four huge gran
tie blocks, three OF which will form The
base to support a heavy granite die 4
feet square, with rounded corners. This
will have pyramidal top, and about il
will be carved astragal in nasr-elief.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
Miss Hading's Faithfulness.

On being asked by an English inter
viewer, .sWhat is your favorite role?"
Nine. Jane Hading replied: 81 have
no favorite role, or, rather, all my roles
are favorites. l couldn't plays charac-
ter unless liked it sufficiently to identi-
fly myself with the parsonage it repre-
sented. Of course there are parts in
which feel myself more at home than
In others. I first endeavor to under
stand the characters that propose to
portray, and it is not until l feSl that l
understand them that / attempt to learn
the words that are put into their
mouths. I may tell you that all my
dy.is done at night"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
THE FRENCH IN SIAN.
The First Nation to Establish Dip
Iomatie Relations.


yhina's Interest In the Present Situation.
Ii Hung Chang a Progressive Statesman.
The sian,ese Minister of Foreign Affairs
and the French Admiral.
The intense interest which China has
manifested in the Franco-Siamese i'm
broglio may be attributed largely to the
influence of Lii Hung Chang, the viceroy
and practically the ruler OF. the Celestial
empire. China herself has suffered seri-
ously from French aggression, and
Chang is not the sort of statesman to
forget past injuries. Moreover, China
has cause to dread any augmentation of
French power and influence in south
east Asia.
When, nine years ago, France invad-
ed Tonquin and with the modern appli-
ances of war nearly annihilated the
forces of the middle kingdom. it was a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
NEW YoRNs NEW COLLECTOR.
He Has Had a Training of Twenty Years
In New York Politics.

He Has Had Training of Twenty Years
In New York Politics.
The position of collector of customs
for the port of New York, to which
James 7. Kilbreth was recently appoint
ed, is an important one in its dignity,
emoluments and patronage. The sal
airy is $4,000, and the business of the
Office every year runs into the millions.
1t was fight over an appointment to
this Office that led to the resignation of
Roscoe Conkling from the United States
senate.
Mr.. Kilbreth has long been prominent
in New York politics. He was a county
Democrat and an "antisnapper' in the
local parlance and great friend of ex-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07

The third or upper base will have hand
some short columns at the corners. with
carved capitals topped by tasteful frieze.
On the panel between the columns will
be the name Harrison" in large, poll
ished block letters. The monument will
be erected in the center of General Har-
rison's plot and will be one of the hand
soonest in the beautiful cemetery, Or for
that natterin tbs :: ,,NHie state of Indiana
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07

Do you want to know what is going on in the
world-Take the PRESS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
A NIGHT ON TnE MOOR.
The Fair Cyclists Have an UnpIsas.
ant Adventure.

To Haworth Across the Wild Yorkshire
proors = Lodging In a Deserted Hut.
Hours That Passed on Leaden Wings.
xu,o1ine EJ>.der Difficulties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-10-05

restTa1n tne1ir. NEITHER 40 they now promise
NJ any substantial relief. They have agreed
together to ignore in the coming campaign
every issue but one. They propose to drown
the outcries of a plundered people with the
uproar Of sham battle over the tariff. so that
capitalists. corporations, national banks, rings,
trusts, watered stock, the demonetization Of
silver and the oppression Of the usurers may
all be lost sight Of. They propose to sacrifice
our homes, lives and children on the altar of
MammOn; to destroy the multitude in order
TO secure corruption funds from the million
ARE.
Assembled on the anniversary of the birth
day of the nation, and filled with the spirit Of
the grand generation who established our indie
pendence, we seek to restore the government
Of the republic to the hands Of 1.-THE plain peo-
ple,I with which class it originated.
We assert our purposes to be identical with
thepurposes of the national constitutional
form q more perfect Union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings Of liberty for ourselves
and our posterity."
We declare that this republic can only en-
dure a. free government while built upon the
Owe Of the whole people for each other and
for the nation; that II cannot be pinned to-
gether by bayonets; that the civil war Is over,
and that every passion and resentment which
crew out OF It must die with 1t. and that we
must be In fact. as we are In name, a united
brotherhood Of free men.
Our country hnds itself confronted by con-
ditions for which there Is no precedent In the
history of the world. Our annual agricultural
productions amount to billions Of dollars in
value, which must within Q few weeks or
months be exchanged for billions OF dollars of
commodities consumed In their production.
The existing currency supply is wholly made
Quate TO make this exchange. The results are
falling prices, the formation Of combines and
rings and the Impeachment Of the producing
classes. We pledge ourselves that II given
power We will labor to correct these evils by
wise and reasonable legislation, In accordance
with the terms Of our platform.
We believe that tho powers Of government
In other words, Of the people-should be ex-
panded las In the case of the postal service) as
rapidly and as far as the good sense Of an in
telligent people and the teachings Of expert
ence shall justify, to the end that oppression,
injustice and poverty shall eventually cease in
the land.
While our sympathies as . party Of reform
are naturally upon the side Of every PROPOSE
ton which will tend to make men intelligent,
virtuous and temperate we nevertheless re-
gard these Observation-Disclosures rs they are
e secondary to the great issues now pressing
for solution, and upon which not only our m
dividuRl prosperity, but the very existence OF
frue institutions dc.en.ts. and ne Rekau men
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-10-05
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention ut
Omaha. july 4. 1892.

Omaha, July 4. 1892.
Assembled upon the 10th anniversary Of the
Declaration of Independence, the Peoples
party of America in their first national con-
vention, invoking upon their action the bless
ing of Almighty God. puts forth in the name
and on behalf Of the people Of this country the
following preamble and declaration Of princi-
pies:
The conditions which surround us justify
our action; we meet in the midst of q nation
brought to the verge of moral, political and
material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal
lot box, the legislatures. the congress, and
touches even the ermine Of the bench. The
people are demoralized; most Of the states
have been compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling places in order to prevent universal
intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are
largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion
silenced, business Frustrated, our homes COW
ored with mortgages, labor impoverished and
the land concentrating In the hands Of the
capitalists. The urban wOrkmen are denied
the right of organization for self projections;
imported pauperized labor beats down their
wages: a hireling standing army, unrecog-
nized by our laws, Is established to shoot them
down, and they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions. The fruits Of the toll Of
millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for few, unprecedented In the his
tory Of mankind, and the pOssessors of these,
in turn. despise the republic and endanger
liberty. From the same prolific womb Of gov
ernmental injustice we breed the two great
classes-tramps and millionaires.
The national power to create money is ap-
propriated to enrich bondholders; q vast pub
lie debt, payable in legal tender currency, has
been funded into gold bearing bonds. thereby
adding millions to the burdens Of the people.
Silver. which has been accepted as coin since
the dawn of history, has been demonetized to
add to the purchasing power Of gold by de-
creasing tho price Of all forms Of property as
well as human labor. The supply Of currency
is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bank
rupt enterprise and enslave industry.
A vast conspiracy against mankind has been
organized on two continents, and 1t Is rapidly
taking possession of the world. II not met
and overthrown at once 1t forebodes terrible
social commissions, the destruction Of civilsa-
ton or the establishment Of an absolute des-
potism.
We have witnessed for more that quarter
Of century the struggles of two great politi-
cal parties for power and plumber, while griev-
Gus wrongs have been inflicted upon q suffer
ing people. We charge that tho controlling
influences dominating both these parties have
permitted the existing dreadful conditions 70
develop without. serious efforts to prevent or
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-10-05
Household Helps.

Spirits of camphor will remove
white spots from furniture.
Mustard or celery rubbed on the
hands will remove the OdOr left after
peeling onions.
When fish is served as course at
dinner, potatoes are usually the only
vegetable presented.
For housekeeping time it's we'll to
know that q mixture of two parts Of
crude oil to one Of turpentine applied
with a soft cloth makes an excellent
furniture polish.
Food becomes dangerous if put
away in tin receptacles. China or
glass dishes are the only safe things
in which "leftovers" may be allowed
to stand. Many cases OF poisoning
may be traced to the common prac-
tice of leaving canped goods stand
ing in the open cans.
An effective recipe for Kidding a
storeroom of plague of led ants is
to dissolve a lump Of camphor in
spirits OF wine, add hot water. and
wash the infested places with the
mixture. Jumps of camphor tied in
white paper and left on closet shelves
will also be OF assistance in driving
off the persevering ants.
The perfect way of boiling eggs is
not to boil them at all. They should
be placed in wire basket that the
necessity OF fishing the eggs out one
by one may not keep some of them
in the water longer than others.
The basket should be submerged in
a dish OF cold water When the
water has come to boil. not boiled,
the eggs are ready to be served.
Yawning cracks in the floor may be
neatly and permanently filled with a
paste made by soaking newspapers in
a mixture of half pound of -four
half a pound OF alum, and three
quarts of water. The mixture, news
papers and all. should be thoroughly
boiled until it is about the consist
ency OF putty. 1t may be put in the
cracks and smoothed fat with case
knife. 1t will harden like papier
mache and will take paint like the
wood.