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The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
The wind Up at lsangor.

Bangor September 4.-The following
are the summaries of the races trotted
this afternoon, postponed from Satur-
day on account of the rain:
2.4s TRoTTERs. ESQ PACERs-PURsE 5000.
Charlie Danforth, ro g. by Fred
Lothair. Thomas McAioon, Ban
gor. ............ .......... IL L
Cashier, 8, spaulding & Ingra-
Ned II, by Edwards s.H...........4 9 DIR.
& Parker, cf $, Nelson. dr..
willie WTllmIsso1,sag1 9, & ae'3asSaM 3assM 1926 aso u a24
215 CLASS, TRoTTING-pURsE 500.
Early Bird, 70 s, BY Jay Bird. DR.. 7. NJ, :,
Drake, Pittsfeld :...........1 l !
Otis Shaw, b $, Moses. oses...-::...........S
Time-2.1914, 21s1s, 1917.
At Franklin Park.
Boston, September AIN the races at
franklin Park, Saugus, today, the 2.23
trot, purse 5000, was won by Ben III.
(Mooney) in four heats; Twand Orchard
sony, second; Lady Thompson (Titer),
third; best time, 2.21t. The 2. IS. pacing,
purse $500. was won by Saratia avery,
in four heats; Claybourne {Boutelle),
second; Aloyd Pope and Nelson), third !;
best time, 2. 1e4. The 2.32 class. purse
$500, was won by King Charles (Pope). in
three heats; Elsie Harris (Norris(. second; !;
Prince G. Demarest), third; best time,
2.28.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
where Portland Was Not In 1t.

Lewiston, September .-Today's game
closed the league season in this city.
Portland has not won a game on these
grounds this year.
Innings. 2 4 s 6 Z s 9
Lewiston. .........4 o Q o 2 o 2 2-12
Portland. .....".O O o o 8 l. 5
Base hits-Lewiston, 10; Portland, IL. Err
rors-Lewiston. 81 Portland, 4. Batteries
Wheeler and Connaughton, Dilworth and Ma
honey.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
ON WRIRRING WHEELS.
The Annual Race Meet Of the Maine
Division, l. A. W.
AFTERWARDS THE WHEELMEN
WENT OUT TO DINNER.

Aubrey Dyer Winner of the Mile Cham
pionship; e. G. Scu1ly, Portland, the
Half Mile; Geo. H. Turner. Portland,
Mile Novice-Dyer Captures About
the Officers Elected at Old Orchard.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
True Goldfish story.

At the New York hospital they relate
a curious occurrence bearing on the hi
bernation of fishes. In the conservatory
in the upper part of the building they
had several glass Jars in which Were
goldfish which is a species Of carp. One
morning the caretaker found a jar broken
and the water frozen through and
through, the fish Of course being as rigid
as ice. The lump was taken away and
thrown into an old rubbish barrel, where
il remained several weeks.
One March day the sun was unusually
strong, and it split the cylinder Of ice,
but what was the astonishment of the
caretaker to see the tail Of a fish wrig-
cling out Of a part Of the broken block.
The actual freezing had not killed the
fish, which was removed to another tank,
where it swims about as if nothing had
befallen it.-Our Animal Friends.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
how rastDoes rhourht Travelg

Professor Donders Of Utrecht has made
some interesting experiments in regard
to the rapidity Of Thought. By means
Of two instruments, which he calls the
''neomatachograph" and the 'noerna-
tachometer," he obtained some impor-
tant results. His experiments show that
it takes the brain .O67 of a second to
elaborate a single idea. Writing in re-
gard to this Professor Donders says:
Doubtless the time required for the
brain to act is not the same in all indi-
viduals. / believe, however, that my
instruments may be perfected until we
will be able to determine the mental
caliber of our friends without our friends
knowing that we are testing their apt
ness" The professor further says: "For
the eye to receive an impression requires
on Of a second, and for the ear to appre-
ciate q sound .049 Of q second is neces-
sary. These curious experiments have
established one fact at least-viz, that
the eye acts with nearly double the
rapidity of the ear. philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
An IdYl of the sunshine.

The girl was fair. Soft blue her eyes
as the skies, and pink and white her
cheeks as the mountain peaks at sunrise,
and golden light her hair as the moon
light air.
All, she was very fair.
Uncrowned save by her tossing tresses,
she stood facing the east, and the sun
came and kissed her.
Kissed her long and lovingly.
Her mother saw her there and called
TO her.
"Let me linger here, dear mother, "
pleaded the fair being. "The air is so
sweet, the fragrance Of the flowers so
rich. The skies above me are so tenderly
blue, and, mother dear. I feel as if l
were a little queen standing here in the
glorious reign Of the sum-"
The mother appeared at the door.
"Fudgep she exclaimed. "You ought
to have sense enough to come in out Of
that sert of a reign. Don't you know
you'll be freckled worse than turkey
egg"
And a heavy black cloud rose up and
swiped the SUI across the face.-Detroit
Free Press.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
nemornllzlnr the nusy nee.

AS the magpie is notorious for stealing
glittering oh jects, so we find the parallel
among sava5es who have been known to
help themselves on shipboard to all the
movables, being fascinated 10y mirrors,
cutlery and jewelry. Sometimes bees,
in order to save trouble, attack in
crowds well furnished hives and carry
off the provisions; they gradually ac-
quire a taste for this and form compa-
nies and colonies Of brigands. If bees
are given mixture OF honey and brandy,
tncy can acquire taste for it and be.
come irritable under its influence, drink
and cease to work, and like men fall
from one vice into Current
Literature.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Pernetnntlon of phr.lonl nnfonl. :.

Diseases Of malnutrition, such as gout,
scrofula, cancer and tuberculosis, re-
quire several generations for their full
evolution, and this evolution may be re-
tarded or even wholly arrested by inter
marriage with healthy persons Of an
other nonrelated family. Acquired con-
stitutional taints and abnormal habits,
as alcoholism, kleptomania, when once
firmly rooted in an individual organism
tend to propagate themselves like fam
lily features and become hereditary for
several generations, even when the origi-
nal factors have ceased to act. Thus
the acquired habit of the father may be-
come a natural feature in his son OF
daughter, just as the puppies Of a well
trained pointer or setter require but very
little training to point" or "set."
Deformties, superhuous digits or toes
and malformations in general may be
caused by accident to the mother, by
powerful mental impressions arresting
or altering the development Of the un-
born child, and the child born with any
of these defects may become the parent
or grandparent of an infant having an
exactly similar abnormality.- .-Homuo-
pathic Review.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
The Educated noosIer coesroaeh.

While a gentleman was at his office
desk day or two ago, one Of these dis
reputable reaches ran across the paper
on which he was writing. He fipped il
against the wall with his finger, and ii
bounded back on the desk, lighting upon
its back. 1t remained motionless fol
some time until it recovered from the
shock and then endeavored to get upon
its feet again, but in vain. Smaller
reaches passed by their PROSTATE brother,
evidently withoutnoticingit, it, but a larger
one came along pretty soon, stopped,
went over to the one that lay upon its
back, straddled across it, and giving il
a quick jerk with its forelegs landed ii
deftly upon its feet, and the two disap-
peared over the edge Of the desk.-In-
dianapolis News.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

1t was sll very well for Shakes.
peare to write about "There's Moth
ing in a name". Trade competi.
tions did not exist then The pres
tige Of so years of success did not
cause limitations. No other malt
extracts acts better on poor digestion
or general debility than Johann
Hof's; it has won a name. 1t keeps
it by continued success. Pleasant
and palatable is the way every user
describes it.
Beware Of limitations The genuine has the
signature OF "iOHANN HOFFn on the. neck
label bottle. W ite for our Illustrated book,
"Shakespeare's Seven Ages " sent free.
Eisner q Mendelson Co. Sole Agents, l52
and l4 Franklin ST., New York.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Arc ver.us Ineandeseent Lamps.

Some interesting tests have been re-
Gently made to decide the relative ilu-
minating power Of the arc and the in
candescent lamp. One company which
has 100 incandescent lamps from can
die power to 500 candle power and six
arc lamps Of 1000 nominal candle power
on its extensive premises finds that each
arc lamp tested eliminates an area OF
1900 square yards and absorbs one horse.
power, and that each 800 candle power
incandescent lamp illuminates an area
Of 200 yards and absorbs one horsepower.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Children over Six Hundred Years Ago.

Somebody has unearthed book writ
ten by Bartholomew Anglicus about
1860, of which one Of the most amusing
chapters is ON the children of his day.
OF these he writes: "They dread No
perils more than beating with a rod, and
they love an apple more than gold and
make more sorrow and woe for the loss
Of an apple than for the loss of heri-
tage. They desire all that they see and
pray and ask with voice and with hand.
They keep no counsel, but they tell all
that they hear and see. Suddenly they
laugh, and suddenly they weep. Always
they cry and jangle and jape; that un-
meth they be still while they sleep. When
they be washed Of filth, anon they defle
themselves again. When their mother
washeth and combeth them, they kick
and sprawl and put with feet and with
han6 }, and Withstand with all their
might" All of which sounds very mod
ern and up to date.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
PARBLEUI

What, prettyl-she2 With that brown skin
And hair pale brown the cheek too thin;
Gray eyes-rare eyes2 Wen; have it So
That's one good point, but protty--no;
And nine il ten would pass her by"
Faith, man, I'd be the tenth,n Quoth 1.
"Clever? not shell Do what you list
She's the dull dog that licks your fist;
Or only clever TO divine
A mans least i'll by the least sign
Like nature, soothe, one knows not why"
Here's genius past all wit" Quoth 1.
but good2 Parbleui by those calm looks
She's learned in hymns and cookery books
Made for a spinster, whose poor pains
VIII swell the great worlds general gains,
Uncounted, as the years run BY"
"Never, II love wins lover' thought I.
Dora r. Goodale in Homemaker.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
A piaboIlenl soun non..

eyes" meditatively said the bachelor
20 the other man, 81 would have been a
prosy old married man like you by this
time if it had not been for the meddle-
some Intervention of a soup bone. Some
months ago l was very much impressed
with little typewriter girl in our Of
fee. She was bright, pretty, had a
dainty figure and wore such neat toilets
that half the men in the place were more
or less daft about her. was too bash
full to ask her if might call on her. and
one night over my late cigar evolved a
business method of settling my fate.
would go early to the Office next morn
ing-she was usually the first clerk
down. would send the porter out upon
an errand and then dictate letter to
her asking her to marry me. Wasn't
that a brilliant scheme? But she was
not there and did not come in until 8
o'clock.
Later in the day 1 overheard her tell
another girl what had detained her. The
cook at her boarding house had gone out
to buy meat for breakfast. She entered
the butcher shop just as the butcher i'm
anger threw a soup bone at his assist
ant. The cook intercepted the soup
bone, was felled insensible, and being
unknown to the butcher was carried OH
to the hospital. The boarders waited
for their breakfast, and my romantic in
tentions were chilled beyond resuscita-
ton. So here / am, dismal bachelor.
the victim Of contemplate, mean, little
5-cent soup bone. indianapolis Jour
nal.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Ahont cnLtlnr ll,e rinrer NnIl..

These are several well known sayings
with regard to the pairing of the finger
nails, and among them are the following:
"Cut them ON Monday. cut them for
health; cat them on Tuesday, cut them
for wealth; cut them on Wednesday, cut
them for q letter; cut them on Thurs
day, for something better; cut them on
Friday. you cut for q wife; cut them on
Saturday, cut fer long life: cut them on
Sunday, you cnt them for evil; for an Of
thai week ym.m be ruled by the devil 90
-PhilaaciNlia Times.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
The small "Life" ofa Great Man.

The New York state library has in its
possession one of the smallest books in
existence. 1t contains II pages, each Of
which measures Il inches. On the fly
leaf are the words: Life and Service Of
General Pierce. Respectfully dedicated
to General Lewis Cass Concord Press,
1852" From its text it woald seem that
the little book wss q vest pocket cam-
paign document, issued during TIE
Pierce campaign. st. Louis Republic.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Homeless cnse-

Lady-What is the matter with my
husband?
Doctor-I cannot be sure yet. Have
you noticed him doing anything unusual
lately?
Let me see. Well, last evening in
stead of lighting his cigar the moment
he left the table, he walked into the
library and put on his smoking jacket,
smoking cap and slippers before begin
ming to smoke"
"Huml My, myr
"And later on, when he wrote letter,
he wiped the pen on penwiper."
"Horrorsl It's paresisl'-New Yorl;
Weekly.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Pronunelatlon of lyords Inding m ..Atnr.,

There never has been any general rule
as to nouns ending in "ator" In Scot
land the mode differed from the English
rule in more usually throwing the ac-
cent back Was it not Erskine who in
his earlier days, having spoken Of q Gu
rator, making the word q dactyl, was
interrupted by the judge before whom
he was pleading with Curator if
you please, 1lr. Erskine: a Latin word
with a long penultw "Thank you, my
lord, was his ready retort, "for your
correction. ! bow to the authority Of
so distinguished a senator and 'ora-tor'
as your lordship. London Spectator
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Apa..Ion For tI,e Antique.

Little May. Auniie loves you, don't
she. and wen.s you for her own?
Colonel Colllead (who has lost an ARM
Why DO yos think so. dear:
Littlo lay oh. you are all old and
broken up lika the Venus de Milo; that's
what she 10y es.--Chicago Inter Ocean.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

We have no doubt but what our friend
had counted the years whence he should
gather his first crop but, however, he lost
faith in his English Walnut's future and
unearthed IL. On opening it, he found
an advertisement of an enterprising
Baltimore clothing house
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
frying to Grow a spring suit.

On or about Arbor Day Keuuedyville,
Md man received through the mail,
fine specimen of English Walnut. from
friend in Baltimore Delighted with his
wonld-be prize. his son made careful
selection OF location, and planted the nut
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

The motto "E Pluribus Unum" was
taken from the title page of The Gentle
mans Magazine, at the time of the Revo-
luton having a large circulation in the
colonies
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
MnY LID.

Customer (at the fruiterers)-Let me
have half dollars worth of your incest
Strawberries.
Dealer-Yes, sir. VIII you take it
home with you?-Chicago Record.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

The visitor who is easily entertained
is an entertaining person and is gener-
ally welcome, even if he have many
faults.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

Saul, the first king Of Israel, killed
himself rather than be slain by the Phil
istines. Defeated in battle and his
kingdom gone, he had nothing to live
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

The Greeks stalSed their faith on No.
49," the oracles were consulted three
times; the tripod was sacred to the gods,
aud so forth.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

10 good slightly used upright Pianos
by Chickering. Steinway. Kue5e, New
England, Sterling and others. RuBg.
LENS, No. no Market street
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

1t is averred that a sausage and a slice
of bread and butter compose the Prince
Of Wales breakfast Eve mornings out Of
six.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

THE EVENING Journal has
a special telegraph wire, giving
its patrons all the live tele-
graphic news.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08

Send Yonr Carpets 20 the Electric CARPET
Cleaning and Upholstery Works 80 Orange
St. Telephone 5d5. Bader a. Conway.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20
HOMELESS HUMANITY
Taking Possession of the Largest Re-
o;r;,r po5v oF prblic Land

1dhLuS 1VSSoSs4Ou VI Vno 0@A 50OV 4'O
naming Body of Public Land.
In all the history Of the world there is
no record Of such frantic rush for wild
land as that which occurred last Satur-
day. Nor is it probable that thing Of
such magnitude will occur again. IL was
an avalanche Of humanity sweeping
down like locusts and covering nearly
100000 acres Of land within a few
hours. 1t was race between countless
thousands Of eager men and women, for
homes on the broad prairie. To many
of them it was struggle for existence.
1t was the strong against the weak, the
swift against the feeble, in race whose
goal was to be success to the few and
privation and disappointment to the
many. This was the opening OF the Chero-
kee strip lands to homestead settlement.
In arranging for this event the In
dian department laid itself open to the
charge of having committed the most in
excusable blunders and encouraged the
rsnkest frauds that have ever been
charged to that department. The whole
thing from start to finish, seemed like an
effort to induce people to commit fraud,
and whether it was 80 arranged through
ignorance or for purposes Of fraud it
condemns the secretary Of the interior
as unworthy the confidence Of the
people.
The scheme of registering all persons
who wished to enter upon and occupy
either farm or town claim, was carried
out in a very bungling and inhumRn
manner. For six days preceding the
day set for the opening, the nine booths
designated by the proclamation were
open for the purpose of registering.
These were located four on the south
and five on the north border of the lands,
on the 100 feet strip reserved for the oc-
cupstlon of the settlers until opening
day. During all that week the weather
was exceedingly hot and windy, but in
spite Of that there were thousands Of
men and women waiting in line, day
and night, for their turn to register.
There was no shade for them except
what they provided in the way Of um-
brellas, and the sight Of all these peo-
pie standing and sitting where the tenn
persture was from 100 to ITO degrees
above zero was extremely pitiful. The
last three days the lines grew 30 long
that they would have to wait twenty to
forty hours for their turn. Some Of
them had lunch and water with them,
while others had to depend on enter
prising peddlars who took advantage OF
the opportunity to sell refreshments.
The dust soon became 30 dense for miles
around these booths that one could not
distinguish any difference between the
faces Of the African and Caucasian.
Many fell exhausted by the heat and !
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

or mounted on horses or wagons, inn
patiently waiting for q signal which
should bid them 60. Many Of the horses
had been in training for weeks, and they
were hard to hold. All seemed uncon-
scious Of the fact that several thousand
''sooners" had stolen and bought their
way through the soldiers lines the night
before. There was here and there BIZ
oyolist ready to mount his wheel and 60.
About fifty coaches loaded with would
be settlers and sightseers stood on the
Santa Fe track at Arkansas City and
Orlando, (Ok), at q quarter Of II, and as
many more on the Rock Island and
Santa Fe lines west. About 5000 peo-
pie were on the Chilocco Indian school
reservation, below Arkansas City. The
border lines presented a wonderful sight.
At some places the lines we're five or ak
horses deep.
At y O'Clock gun-shot signals were
given at different points. If any were
given too late, the sound was drowned by
the unesrthly shout that went up along
the line as il it had been "set off" by an
electric W ire. At that instant the lines
surged forward and the horsemen
bounded ahead. From that moment all
restraint was of, f,and the frenzied crowds
ran as il their life depended on their
speed. 1t was an indescribRble scene.
From every railroad point trains sp-
preached the line and crossed o few
moments after the signal was given.
Their speed was limited to fifteen miles
per hour, and they stopped every five
miles. This speed kept the train about
even with the best horsemen who kept
their course parallel with the track.
Judging from developments, it is probs-
BILE that il one had been taking obserys-
tions from a high tower, he could have
seen, about midday, numerous "sooners"
coming out Of the rsvines and hollows to
assert their right to q claim, which they
had forfeited by violating the terms Of
the presidents proclamation.
From different points Of observation
the ADVOCATE reporters saw what no
ordinary man would wish to see repeated.
Yet it was reproduction, on q larger
scale, OF the bsrbRrUus scenes of Okla
homa days. Men and women fell under
the hot rays Of the sun, and many horse
dropped dead under his rider. Vehicles
were upset and broken, leaving the
driver to mount horse or 60 Rfoot.
Before night, many hundreds Of dis
appointed homs-seekers could be seen
vending their way back to the state line,
or going into camp after fruitless race,
to wait for the friendly shades Of night.
All day Sunday the roads leading out Of
the strip we're strewn with this solemn
procession OF detection and despair. The
railroad trains also got their share, and
ran extra trains for several days bring
ing out the disappointed. The only
cheerful thought about the affair Ia that
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

AuAAOvA "a Ao@eAS WoAo AOPOAV0A LASuA
that cause.
AT Arkansas City, where the largest
crowd concentrated, there were about
10000 registrations up to Thursday
evening, and it was estimated that there
would be at least 10000 more to register.
This could not be accomplished before
the opening with the facilities then in
use, 80 Secretary Smith and Commits
sioner Lsmoresux were again notified
by wire Of the situation. One dispatch
was signed by number of newspaper
reporters and described in forcible terms
the suffering and disappointment which
would follow a failure to provide Rddi-
tionRl facilities. This brought an order
from the department to the chief Of
registration to establish another booth
in the city Che other was four miles
SOUTH, with sufficient clerks to Rccommo-
date the crowd at any cost. This order
was executed by putting dozen clerks
in large store room, and by Saturday
noon those who had not got discouraged
and left for other booth, or made up
their minds to 60 without registering,
had secured their certificates.
During ell the week United States
troops were picketed along the borders
wherever settlers were congregsted, try
ing to keep them out, but the final re.
suit showed that they were not success
full. The crowd at Arkansas City was
something wonderful. For three days
and nights all the streets within ten or
twelve squares Of the center of town
were crowded with wagons, horses, and
men and women on foot. The banks Of
the two rivers were lined with campers,
and 80 was every road and street whore
any shade could be found. It was inn
possible for more than one-tenth of them
to find shade except that sffol ded by the
wagons. Store buildings, halls, barns
and residences were turned into lodging
houses, and after they were filed the
crowd on the street seemed as large as
before. A man nor q horse could walk
scross q vacant lot without stepping
over exhausted sleepers. The most, con-
servstive estimates fix the number in
and about the city at 10000 above actual
residents. The crowds at Hunnewell,
Caldwell, Kiows, Hennesey and Orlando
were as large in proportion..to the towns,
upon which many depended for accom-
mediation.
THE STAMPEDE.
Saturday arrived, the 10Th Of Septem-
Der, which will be as memorable q day in
Oklahoma history as the 22nd Of April,
1889, on which the tirst lands Of the terri
tory were thrown open. By Saturday
noon all these armies of people had con-
gregated along the north and south
lines Of the strip which is ffty-seven
miles wide. From the arkansas river as
far west as there were any towns, there
was q solid line Of men and women, afoot