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Evening journal., 1893-09-18
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Honor to the pioneers In the vast field
Of sciencei Mr.. John Sine has published
at the Chiswick Press in pamphlet form
a very interesting memoir of Sir Francis
Ronalds. Twenty years before Wheat
stone and Cooke OF Morse had patented
their improvements in the telegraph, in
deed while the first two were respective
ly lads Of 10 and IA years of age, Ro-
maids had sent messages over eight miles
Of overhead wires Of his own construc-
ton and had laid and worked a service
able underground line Of telegraph of
sufficient length to demonstrate the
practicability of communication by tele-
graph between long distances.
Details of his overhead telegraph wires
were published by him in 1923. Ro-
maids residence at Hammersmith, where
these experiments were carried out, is
the house now and for long past occu-
pied by Mr.. William Morris, the poet,
who has caused a tablet to be placed on
the wall bearing the inscription, ''The
first electric telegraph, eight miles long,
was constructed here in 1916 by Sir
Francis Ronalds, r. r. S." etc. An
autotype facsimile of portrait of thi:
father of electric communication ac
companies the publication. - London
/ Telegraph.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

The conditions are favorable for the
development Of consumption only when
the system gets ''run down." then fol-
lows a cold, catarrh, the bacilli Of
tuberculosis become lodged in the mu-
cous membrane, invade the tissues and
spread.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

ABANDONED farms all along the
Atlantic coast could be pure hased for
much less cost in money, and no risk
Of life and health, than an equally
valuable property can be "claimed" in
the Chnrokee Strip.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

In it shall prove tue that the shiT
Chicago is ''fatigued." then there is
another shipbuilder under the necessity
Of explanations.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18
Tho Tramp's Loyalty to an Ideal.

In one Of his delightful essays Mr..
Lowell tells Of a tramp whom for seven
years he assisted with money to enable
him to get from Boston to Portland.
He was as fine an example," Lowell
adds, "as l have ever met Of hopeless
loyalty to an ideal."-New York Trib-
une
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

Until about a hundred years ago burial
in collins was by no means universal In
early times corpses were merely wrapped
in linen shrouds.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

AND READING RAIL
j ROAIJ-"R Royal Route between Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City-Ihe only double
@''' ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
an" '70u''' FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
vVoe,, Davs.- Express, 500, 900 n. m,
fsatnrdavs- 800 200, 200, 400 80, 5.i5, p. m
Accommodation. 500 a m. BY. 5.45 p. m.
Aecomrnod alton, 500. n. m. and 4.45 y. m.
Returning. leave Atlantic City depot, corner
of Atlantic and Arkansas avenues Week
oe6 M and Bis. AGO $50, 70 y. IN.
RECOMMENDATION, $50. $40 a. m, and $50 p. N.
sundays r. Express, 40, 9w. otO' . w
a.sO p. IN. Accommodation ''oO a. m anu
o'Op =, lisswEIGARD, @. e. HANCOCK.
Genl Superintendent. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18
Calculating the Distance Of a storm.

Although lightning and thunder occur
always simultaneously, an interval of
shortersOr longer duration is usually OBJ
served between these two phenomena,
which is due to the fact that sound trav-
els only at the rate Of LOO feet per sec
ond, while the passage Of light is almost
instantaneous. Based upon this fact, it
is an easy matter to tell, atleast approx
imately, how many miles thunder
storm is away. A normal pulse will
beat about one stroke to the second, and
by counting the pulse beats during the
interval of the lightning and the thunder
the lapse Of seconds is arrived at and
consequently the number of feet, which
can be reduced to miles.
For examples: If 80 seconds elapse be-
tween the fash of the lightning and the
crash Of thunder, the storm center is at
a distance of $4,000 feet, or about 81
miles. An almost accurate calculation
can be made by using a watch with a
minute dial.-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

Very few can reach deep into their
own minds without meeting what they
wish to hide from themselves.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18


Boston. s5 IS m daily. with Pullman bufs
sleeping cars running through 70 Boston with
out change via Poughkeepsie b. idge, landii
passengers IN B a. N station, Boston.
PHILADELPHIA, TWELFTH AND MAR
kET STREETS. week days, 50 o. s137 s. 80,
SO 30 m, 81 40. So Ss 81 80, s1 90 M Sur days
50 O5' So 81, SO 20 m, 81 4e. s. IS, 81 80, 81 o.
PHILADELPHIA, TWENTY FOs RITZ
AND CHESTNUT STREETS, week Gays.
g o3, 600, 635 81, az, s. 90, ss 80 9O, 81 y,
O5. B O5, IS 3s, g 2s. 81 81 825 1000 sil OF 2 m
PHILADELPHIA. Sundays, So o., 35. A
IS 80. co. $40 80, II 40 m; SIC "A. co. AZ AZ u
405, sos, IS 8s. 2s " 3e 5 25. 600, sii OOp NJ.
Chester, week days So 03, Q 90, 30. 81 81. z ~
So ~, So 30, %, So 80, 10 80, 1905, sll 5.
100, s. g. 3 %, 90, 5O5 50 3s' p, 81 80, $50.
Chester, Sundays. So o. 6 s5. 7l7. ss 50. 500.
$40 30, 70 40 m; co. s2 40. 05, 05 %, 50 81,
%. 81 so, 3 2h. 10 90. sll 90 p IN.
Atlantic City, week days, 81 81 a m; l2 "a.
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington. week days,
IA 46, 7O2, lS AZ am; ll2 Is, " 05, 3 %, a 81,
s Il, a m; Iisi i2 O5, 9 o5, H5l. Is %. 1912
Baltimore and Way Stations, O2 an ,sO5
IA. daily.
m; n2 L. 05, "a 81, l6 81, 35. Is l2 - 10, D
D m, Sundays. IA 46. Z O2, Is AZ. a m, Il2 l6
"a 81. I6 80. 35, Is II, 10 10, II 10 D m.
Pittsburs. Is AZ a m. "a 81 D m. daily.
Chicago, lS AZ a m, y %, "a 81, 49, 10 D m. m.dai
Cincinnati and st. Louis, sl2 l6 p IN q
80 Is y IN daily.
5Ingeriy accommodation. 7eam. sO5,
and II TO m daily.
Landenberg accommodation, week da,
7O2 HOO q m, % and 40 p m. Sunday
3 30 a m, 3 %, 4 81 j m.
Trains leave Market street station;
For New York, week days. 81 20, 50 90, s.
sll 35 am
For Philadelphia, week days, 3 IS. $50. s7a
s8 o., 50 33, sl1 80 M. IL AZ, $50, 45 d. M
Sundays, G 20 a m; 12 AZ. 8 80. Q 45 D m.
For Baltimore, week days. 3 S5. 6 80, IS q
81 S5 a m. So. 80 p M. Sunday, 20 a 10;
For Landenberg and way stations week
days, 81, 10 90 "a N; 2 55 % p m. Sundays.
3 25 a m; 2 55, 90 IN.
Chicago and Piftsburg, ss 90 a m, daily ex-
cept Sunday; sl2 ~, $3.50 IN, daily.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, sl1 30 a m, daily
except Sunday.
LtAVE PHILADELPHIA, TWENTY
| FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STS., FOR
! WILMINGTON. week days. 81 O5. 500, z %,
ss l5 ~. 10 90, sll q m; " noon. 81 %, 90,
8 10, sS 40, 10 10 and ii 30 p m.
Sundays, sf O5. g 90. IS Is. 30, 10 90, s11 i2 a
m, IL noon, 90, 3 90, "a IA, as, So W, 80, 81,
| LEAVE TWELFTH AND MARKET STS.
8 45 81 So sll % mss 5s. So AZ, 81 22 50 % m
/ daily.
Telephone No. 1873.
Rates TO Western points lower than via any
/ other line. Q. o. SCULL, genl fass. Ageht.
J. T.. ODELL. General Manager.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

The dressmaker enjoys good fit and
then employs a ft to collect her bill for
Evening journal., 1893-09-18
showed sIrns of Rabbies.

Ferry Belt killed his fox terrier yes
terday. 1t showed signs of rabbles and
he shot it as precautionary measure.
Evening journal., 1893-09-18
tryrT.NfINGTON AND NORTHERN RAIL
wv R0An TlIne-fahle I'm elfecf Illne IL lsla.

1rTrIMINGTON AND NORTHERN RAIL
w ROAD. Timetable in effect June 10. 1898.
iT'reiue leave Wilmington, French street sta
tlon. for 3. q o. Junction, MOntchanin, VIM
ferthur Guyeucourt, dranOgue, Coefaft,
Shndds' Ford Junction, pocopsOn. West
Chester. EmbTeevills. Mcrtonville, Coates
VfIlo aud intermediate stations, daily, ex-
cept Sunday. at 06 and $50 q m. 2a5, 40 and
555 ~; sunday only, at su9. M; lus, 10
and 80 y. IN.
For Waynesburg Junction. Springfield and
intermediate tatious. daily. except Sunday,
al u6 m. a5 and So m. Sunday only
at 500 Il m. ug and 4 45 y m.
For Joanna. Birdsboro, Reading and inter-
mediate stations, daily except Sunday, at Z %
a M and 35 y N. Sunday only at s " m,
and Oa p m.
A, G.. NfcGAtc<nA Nd eSuperintentHss
BOWNESS BRIGGS, General Passenger AT
Evening journal., 1893-09-18

DALTIMORE a
ID OHIO RAIL
ROAD schedule in
effect July 8, 1898.
Trains leave Della
ware Avenue Depot,
East Bound.
s Express trains.
New York, weeg
days. 50 03, 81 81. $50,
sl1 80 a m, sl2 "a,
s2 Az. So 38. 81 80 p m.
Sundays, s3 03. So 30,
SO 36 a m, sl224, So 40,
~ n - N IL L.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
MIR. REEDS SPEECH.

1t is a distinguishing feature of Mr.
Reeds oratory that the arguments are
always founded on the rock of common
sense. Eloquenee and wit, neither of
which are ever lacking in his speeches,
embellish, but do not weaken or obscure
the solid fabric of his reasoning. This
is true in marked degree of the speech
which he delivered Saturday in the
House of Representatives, and which is
reproduced in full in another portion of
this paper. The description of the pres
emit financial situation is SO accurate, so
comprehensive and SO just, that candid
men of all parties will readily concur
with it. While not the sole cause of the
disturbance. the present arrangement
for the purchase of silver, is undoubted-
Iva contributing cause. And for this
reason Mr.. Reed is for immediate and
unconditional repeal. 1t is true that un-
conditional repeal is the policy Of a
Democratic President, that the RESPONSE
bility for legislation lies with the Dem
ocratic party, and that by opposing re-
peal the Republican minority could en-
barras their opponents greatly. But Mr..
Reed is not a statesman of the school
that succeed by playing politics.
"What we were in our days of victory"
he says in his splendid peroration, 1--WE
are in our days of defeat, champions of
true and solid finance, and when the day
comes, as it surely will come, for us to
lead this land back to the paths of pros
perity and fame, which were trodden
under Republican rule for so many
years, we shall take back with us our
ancient glory undimmed by adversely,
our ancient honor unsullied by defeat"
There was much in this for the refec-
ton of the mass of Democratic repre-
sentatives who on Saturday could not
refrain from applauding even this tribute
to the moral greatness of the Republican
party. They had only to look back
three years to the day when Mr.. Reed in
the Speakers char prevented the passage
of free coinage bill; and remember
how their party conducted itself as a
minority. With few honorable ex-
captions the whole of that Democratic
minority lost all view of the principles
of finance, of the needs of the country,
and thinking only of the embarrassment
they could give to Republican Speaker,
rushed headlong for free coinage, with
Crisp, Bynum, Catchings, McCreary and
many another whose honest voice is
now raised against unsound finance, in
the forefront of the herd. Mr.. Reed was
too magnanimous to recall in an hour of
personal triumph the memories of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
UNION MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

The Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany issued New Policies covering more
than Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
of Insurance in the month of July-by
far the largest amount written in any
corresponding month during the past
seventeen years.
1t is equally gratifying to note that ten
per cent. of this New Business was issued
upon the lives of Maine Citizens.
At first sight it partakes somewhat of
the nature Of a paradox that at the pres
emit time when SO much financial trouble
is rife, that so many people are to be
found willing. in fact anxious to either
increase the amount of Life Insurance
they are carrying; or, in the case Of those
who have been hitherto lax in their duty
in this connection, willing to embark
anew therein. But the seeming paradox
is speedily dispelled when little thought
is given to the matter and in it's place a
glowing tribute seen, which is being I'M
consciously paid to Life Insurance.
OF all forms of Investment when fnan-
cial self-preservation parades itself as q
stern duty to ones self and family, the
thoughtful discerning men OF the COM
munity betake themselves to Insurance
in one Of it's many forms. The reason
Of this is, that where so much uncer
tainty prevails. attention is naturally
directed to that commodity which Of; all
others presents the nearest approach to
fixity OF value. This naturally induces
those who already possess Insurance to
obtain more and the same reason impels
those whose lives are not insured to at
once get their risk covered.
cod tt aug 10
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
MAINE STATE PRESS.
Subscription Rates.

DAILY Gin advance) Sc per year; So for six
months; $3.50 quarter; 80 cents month
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
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rate of.S7 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS, (Weekly) published
every Thursday, 50 per year; 81 for six months;
so cents quarter; 25 cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long or
short periods may have the address OF their
paper changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
In DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square, first
week, 75 cents per week after. Three inser-
lions or less, $1.Oo per square. Every other
day advertisements, one third less than these
rates.
Half square advertisements S1.o0 per week,
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Special Notices, on first page, one third adj
ditiona1.
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Reading Notices in nonparel type ana
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Wants, To Let, For Sale and similar adver-
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28

Returning leave North Conway $50 p. M,
arrive in Portland $50 p. m.
Tickets good to return day following parade.
PAYSON TUCKER Vice Pres. & Gen Man.
FL BOOTHBY, Gen'L Pass. & Ticket .Agt.
j. HAMILTON, Div. Supt. aug23dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28

It was not very well cooked sometimes, and
he often ate fast.
When hunting or fighting a day would often
pass without anything being eaten at all.
Yet he never had dyspepsia.
He never "dieted.'
We hear too much about "dieting" these
days.
A man mustn't eat pie, or cabbage, or cake,
or beans, or this and that.
He mustn't eat very much and he must do it
very slow. He must never drink when he
eats. He mustn't hurry. He mustn't worry.
And SO it goes.
This is all very good advice. But it would
worry man to death to remember it all.
Why can't we live like the Indian In a
healthy, hearty, natural way? Because we
have such weak stomaohs. But how did the
Indian possess such perfect strong, digestion?
BY taking that medicine of his, Sagwa, when
ever he felt there was anything wrong with
him. That Sagwa we have now employed
him to make for us. If you would take the
natural American remedy for dyspepsia,
Klckapoo sagwa, you, too, would. not know
what @ weak stomach or dyspepsia was.
Thanks to the efforts of the Kickapoo Medi-
cine Company, Indian Sagwa and other
Kickapoo Indian remedies are obtainable Of
value is beyond comparison.
)Kickapoo Indian sagwa.
$l.00 per Bottle, 6 Bottles for $500
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28

abuse heaped upon him during that
memorable day in the Fifty-frst Congress
when he prevented the passage of free
coinage bill. But every Democrat who
participated in that affair of three years
ago must have noted the contrast; and
rendered mental homage to the fidelity
and consistency of the Republican states
man
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
CITY Or PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED proposals for constructing about
y 800 feet of wooden sewer at Deering's
Engineer until Friday, the 1st day of September,
at p. M. when they will be publicly opened
and read
The successful bidder will be required to
give a bond In sum and with sureties satisfae-
tory to the Committee on brains and Sewers to
insure the proper fulfillnent of the conditions
of the contract.
and plans. specifications and further iniorfna-
ton can be obtained at the office of the City
Engineer.
The Committee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids should they deem it for the in
terest of the city SO to do
Bids should be marked Proposals for Sewer
and addressed to
j. A. MCGOWAN,
Chairman Committee on Drains and Sewers.
ang26dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28

The joyous season of fairs is now under
way. This week at Gray, Cornish and
Bangor there will be displays of horses,
pumpkins and fruits worth seeing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
Annual Needing.

ANNUAL MccthH8s
TIME annual meeting of the stockholders OF
4 the Meteor Dispatch Company will be
Exchange street, room 4, Portland, Me-, on
Tuesday. the fifth day Of September, A. d.,
1898, at IL O'Clock noon, for the purpose of
that time, the election Of ofncers for the en-
suing year and the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before said
meeting.
Per order. GEO. +. GOULD, Clerk.
Portland, August %, A. D. 1898.
aug24eod9t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
THE PRESS.
MONDAY. AUGUST %.
STATE OF MAINE.
PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.

BY public enactment the Legislature OF our
State has designated the First Monday OF
September as
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28

The list of the dead by drowning this
year is appallingly long. The sad acci-
dent on the Kennebec comes too closely
after the tragedy of the Mary Lizzie.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
NORTH CONWAY.

All former efforts combined. Thirty valuable
prizes. Exhilarating music, gay eos
tunes, spirited horses
Excursion Rates. Special Trains
The Maine Central railroad will afford the fol-
lowing low rates and train arrangements:
Stations east of Portland, take regular morn
ing trains; fares, Augusta, Hallowell, Gardi-
ner, $3.50; Bath, Brunswick, Lewiston, Free
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
LABOR's LEGAL HOLIDAY,

1t is q just and deserving recognition OF those
great interests that have contributed so largely
to the continued prosperity and advancement
of our State, and deserves on the part of our
people general and appropriate observance
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta,
this twenty-fourth day of August, i'll the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-three, and OF the lnde-
pendence of the United States of America
the one hundred and eighteenth.
By the Governor: HENRY =. CLEAvEs.
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN, Secretary OF State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
A STOMACH LIKE AM INDIAN.
why the Indians Never Have Dys-
pepsia, Yet are Careless Eaters.

No one could accuse
an Indian of over-care-
fulness in eating. He
ate what nature gave
him = berries from the
wood, spoil from his
traps, game from his
bow. He ate plenty Of
III. ate till he was full.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28

The hosts of the allied Repealers are
clearly too many for Brother Bland.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13
ODD AND ORNAMENTAL.
Some New Things Seen Ia tho Jowcicr's
Window.

Some New Things Seen Ia tho ,1owclcr's
Window.
Powder putfs have silver bundles
Receivers for postal curds arc ICndo
Of silver.
Vegetable dishes and pluttcrs Of sill
yer have oval forms.
Spanish designs In jewclry produce
somc rich results
Small forms in jcwclry are much
moro becoming, especially in rings.
Narrow chased silver bands for chill
drcn's hair are popular at this season.
Olivincs ard ruby spincls arc the
most fashionable of semi-precious
stones.
Silver receptacles for letter paper
look something like ohlong toast
racks
A watch ard chatclnino OF black en-
amcl is covered with Egyptian orna-
mentS.
Small Queen Ann sugar bowls and
crcamers for fruit arc rivalcd by no
other forms.
Flexible belts In ino wire have
clasps Of silver gilt set Gypsy-lilIc with
colored stones.
An oblong brooch made of three large
square stones has the framework pow
dcrcd with diamonds.
A curious caprice is brooch In the
form of an enamel plaque, with Paleissy
designs of lizards In relief.
The newest ice pitchers follow the
forms of ordinary pitchers For the
table they have no covers. The latest
ornanentation Is the chrysanthemuln
in relief
Pale green kid is used In portmon-
naies and card cases. 1t Is bOrdered
with silver. finely wrought. Silver
feur-de-lis are sometimes applied to en-
rich them further.
Umbrella handles have silver ropes
apparently penetrating the wood and
coming out on the opposite side. Orna-
ments made from knotted ropes and
spirals arc very popular this season
A mans ring is of two intcrlaced
links of silver supporting an immense
ruby. The ombination of silver with
ruby of such value is more unique
than the union of silver and diamonds.
A praiseworthy innovation in toilet
pitchers is low, oblong receptacle
with o wide open mouth. 1t swings
teapot like on low standard. The
bowl Is oblong and can be filled with
out lifting the pitcher from its frame.
Here is French bracelet worth
description for It's beauty, grace and
distinction. Five large emernlds en-
cabochon are connected by two slender
gold chains two inches long Midway
these two chains are connected by q
slender gold bar in which arc set two
or three small rubies- The richness
and delicacy of this design have at
tracted much OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cir.
cular.