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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11
Peeps at the East.

"Peeps at the East, Egypt and Pales-
tine," will be the subject of Rev. j R.
Crosser's lecture at Park Street Presby-
terrain church this evening. Mr.. Crosser
will be remembered as the former pastor
of this church, a lecturer of great ability
an the subject in his hands will prove
a delight to all who attend.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11

when Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castorla.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11
Go West Young Man.

To the Editor of the Press:
ssPortland is Slow we often hear 1t
said Here are a half a dozen repre-
sentative western cities varying, in their
order. from the size of Portland to twice
tbe size. Sioux City, Saginaw and Seat
flo are well known in Maine as hustlers.
Here are the clearing house returns of
last weeks business, which shows how
thew beat us:
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11

.. The Toilet goods de-
partment has lately add
ed a complete new line of
powders, creams, grease
paints, gums and pastes
for Theatrical makeup,
made by the c. D. Hess
Company, guaranteed the
standard of excellence
and purity.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11
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"Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"

has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
he Gums allays Pain. cures Wind Collie, reg
ulates the bowels, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea whether arising from teething or
other causes. For sale by Druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c. bottle
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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11

Add 20 drops of Angostura EBitters to every
glass of impure water you drink. The genuine
only manufactured by DR.. j. G. b. Slegert u
Sons. Ask your druggist.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11
Rigby Park.

All local trains during Friday and
Saturday will stop at Rigby Park station
to allow people to attend the races there.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11
Among the out-of-the


Among the out-of-the
common specialties we
are selling this week are
black grain leather Shop
ping Bags, plain and en-
bossed at 48c, Genuine
Briar Pipes with amber
and amberine mouth
piece in morocco case at
CSC. Silver drinking
Mugs chased and gold
lined at 3ec. Silver back
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11

The thought is comforting that 1or hlm'
The day has come, not go gone
The sun has risen not se''
His life is now beyond CHANGE
The reach of DEATH OF 0h'e'
Not ended, but begun
The court cordially concurs III Cne t Ieeo7
buttons, and the clerk will sptboer b vlr
upon the records And In luip4 tba count court
of the memory of the deceased 'A-' '''i
will now be adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-11

The Tennis goods sec
ton offers a bargain in
fine ash-frame Rackets,
strung with best quality
white Oriental Gut, at
$2.os, been. selling all the
season for $3.50.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
Wash Day In japan.

The Japanese washing day has
many features peculiar to that pecu-
liar land. First OF all, the garments
which are to be washed are ripped
apart, as they are sown with long
stitches, like basting, expressly to
facilitate this operation. No hot
water is ever used, washboards, set
tubs and all other fittings which are
considered Indispensable by the
American woman are conspicuous by
their absence. The little tub, which
is about as large as dishpan, sits
upon the floor or the ground and the
operative armed with piece OF soap,
the cold water and her bare hands,
does the '1aundering." 1t scarcely
needs be said that it is not an easy or
an enjoyable task. Japanese dirt is
just as adherent in it's nature as
Yankee dirt, and leaves the garment
just as reluctantly. Most of the work
is done beside the streams or the
water supply, whatever it may be,
and such thing as a laundry room
in connection with the dwelling has
yet to be thought of, much more
adopted. The flat-iron is also un-
known. The clothes are spread
smoothly upon large boards, similar
to the common ironing board, and
the hot sun can generally be depended
upon to get one article dry by the
time the next is ready to take it's
place.-Good Housekeeping.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

RUNNING TO THE USE OF FEATHERS.
The use of feathers is always great
at this time, and has, of late, been
even greater than usual for cool
weather. Where four feathers were
used the Democratic Monthly says
six are seen. and this on some of the
most elegant hats that are shown.
Thus, a hat having high and almost
pointed directoire crown will have
I'Prince Of Wales" cluster of three
feathers on the back of an extremely
wide brim, while on the front a SINH
lar group is so arranged as to bring
one of the plumes very high upon the
crown, and the two others dropping
below it. In tie black and white ef-
fects, the bands of velvet around the
crown are white, and one of the feath-
ers in the two groups are white, also
producing an elegant whole which is
suitable for wear with a gown OF any
color, and has therefore been very ia
vorably received. The hats for the
theatre, which still in many elegant
examples retain the fat shape, show
a decoration of feathers arranged in
a circular and flat bunch resembling
a rosette of ribbon At the back
such hats, toques or capotes-all being
shown with such trimming display a
high effect of feathers in the shape call
ed "sea gull" or in q close "hussar"
plume. At the back Of such an effect
as this the curved 'Mephisto" feath-
ers are seen turning toward the back
in their graceful lines: Felts are
trimmed in so many different ways
that their garniture would seem to IN
clude every thing that enters into the
trimming of heavy hat fabrics, but
among all of these the band OF fur
passing around the crown and q more
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
About Some Authors;

Charles Dickens was extremely fc1d
of amateur theatricals. A recently
discovered letter Of his contains the
following lines which are most chasac-
teristic Of the author of Pickwick, II
am terribly out Of spirits this morn
ing owing to the great difficulty, ans
the stage carpenter experience in
making moonlight, which is a
much more troublesome task than
I'VE anticipated" There is something
very ludicrous in the idea of employ
ing a carpenter to make moonlight.
DR.. Cotton Mather, who died in
Boston in 1892, was the author Of
three hundred and eighty two works,
some OF them being OF huge dimen-
sions. The most bulky of his works
contained seven large folio volumes.
He died at the age Of sixty-fye.
Robert Dodsley, famous as book
seller, and author of much ingenious
writing, was a man almost entirely
devoid ofeducation. Hewas natural
writer, developing into an author of
no little renown, from the very
small beginning OF a livery servant.
The poet Shelley, as a boy, was pos
sessed OF a marvellous imagination.
So wonderful, indeed, was it that it
gave his parents many al anxious
hour. He would recount imaginary
scenes and conversations as though
they were actual, and it really SEEM
ed as though he were unable to dis
tinguish between the little fictions OF
his imagination and actualfact, This
characteristic was strong with Shelley
throughout his not very long life, and
frequently gave rise to unfortunate
complications between himself and
those who did not understand his
nature and habit.
DR.. johnson, who was extremely
careless OF his personal appearance,
called at the house OF a friend one night
to induce him to call with him upon
Goldsmith. The philosopher was
sprucely dressed, as neat in every
way as any one could wish, and his
friends noticing the change, inquired
why he had got himself up so spick
and span. "Why, sir" replied DR..
johnson, II hear that Goldsmith,
who is q very great sloven, justifes
his disregard OF cleanliness by quoting
my practice, and I am DESTROYS this
night to show him better example"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
CLIMBING A TREE.

The Ingenious Manner This Feat is
Performed by Native Austral-
tan.
A black never uses his knees when
climbing. If the tree is small in girth
they sometimes use vine, passing it
around the tree and holding onto it
as they ascend. The most common
way, however, is to ascend by means
OF nOtches cut into the tree or bark
about one and half inches deep and
about three feet apart. Having fixed
upon the side heintends ascending, the
climber cuts notch hith his stone
tomahawk about the weight of his
waist, and another on a level with his
head, but a little to the right or left
ofthe lower notch, as the case may be.
These notches are made by few taps
of the hatchet, first horizontally and
then at an angle OF fortyfve degrees;
having made the two lower ones, the
ascent is made by standing on the ball
Of the foot with the great toe in the
notch, while the climber cuts fresh
notch, level with his head, and so on
until the lower branches are gained.
Often the gum trees run 80 feet
from the ground up to the lowest
limb, the trunk of the tree being per-
fectly smooth. These notches are cut
with great regularity, for, measured
on fallen tree the distance between
them seldom varies half an inch. In
reascending tree fresh cuts are made
for every fresh ascent.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

When the weather becomes very
cold, it will require more corn to pro-
duce a pound of gain. This seems to
be pretty good reason for trying to
get the hogs off early.
Roots may form a portion OF the
food Of milk COWS, but must not be
fed too largely if the best quality Of
product is expected. Use them main
ly as laxative and appetizer.
This is good time for the farmer
to get some reliable person to do his
chores, and take a week visiting far
mers who are following the same
branch of farming as himself-an ex-
change OF ideas is helpful.
Good pastures and heavy grass
crops are important factors toward a.
profitable agriculture. Give some at
tention to these instead of spending
all your care and labor upon the grain
fields.
The increasing value Of farm lands
will be q factor in the profits Of the
farm in the near future. And this
profit is now quite as likely to come
in the older and settled regions where
lands have already a good value, as
elsewhere.
With good roads the farmer will
have q better choice of markets. In
stead of being compelled to buy and
sell at the point that can be reached
most easily, he will be able to 60 where
he can do best. impossible roads
sometimes prohibit such selection. },
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

small groups OF peoples and grasses,
in black. The sleeves are high, and
as well as the entire top of the gown,
are "subdued" by an Overlapping OF
fine black net dotted with jet, which
starts below the yoke above described
and falls almost to the hem. At the
back this net forms full gathers
below the yoke, and, as we'll
as the rippled drapery adjoining
the front, is edged with rich fringe
consisting Of strands of silk and Jet.
The sleeves are full and high. On the
shoulders there are butterfly bows Of
ribbon matching the mignonette tint
in the fabric. A belt of velvet ribbon
of the same color draws in the net at
the back and is loosely knotted un-
der the same on the front. The hem
shows a peculiar garniture, consisting
of a very wide, upturned band of the
Irish guipure seen in the yoke, with
rosettes of very large size OF the
ribbon decorating the tops of the
sleeves. The shape of the sleeves
shows a moderately high puff with a
somewhat loose forearm, which the
net Grapes as we'll as the puffs at the
top, as above stated. Our patterns
give the fitted shape of the gown and
the drapery OF net is easily added.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
Some Stories Of Kings.

A great French monarch. who in
addition to being great was man Of
much benevolence, once, while holding
court, brought the ceremonies to an
abrupt ending, Diminishing every guest
from his presence. When asked why
he had done so, he explained that he
had observed one OF his guests pocket
ing repeating chronometer watch
that did not belong to him. The
King knew that the dishonest guest
was poor, and was driven to stealing
by most pressing necessity, and he
also knew that as it only wanted a
few minutes to the hour, the chro-
nometer would soon ring out the time
and the culprit would be discovered
and publicly disgraced. To avoid
this the King dismissed all from his
salon, and doubtless later did some
thing to better the condition OF the
unfortunate robber, and put him in a
position to lead an honest life.
A more or less sycophantic clergy
man was once preaching before Louis
XIV, the King of France. In the
course of his address he cried out,
eve must all de-" and then feeling
that this was perhaps not quite the
manner in which to speak to q King,
he turned deferentially to Louis, and,
with a low bow, added, "That is your
Majesty, almost ALL"
DR.. Busby was agreat school-master
in England in the time Of Charles II.
Upon one occasion the King paid a
visit to the school where he was re-
ceived by the doctor, and by him
escorted through the establishment.
1t was observed that on the tour Of
inspection the doctor, preceded the
King, wearing his hat. while the
monarch, following meekly in
the rear, held his under his
arm. When the inspection was
over the doctor walked to the door
with Charles, and in parting apologize
ed to MIN for wearing his hat in the
royal presence, saying that he was
forced to do so. "For," he said, "if
my boys were to imagine that there
was greater man in the kingdom
than myself, should never be able to
rule them" The King, it is said, took
the explanation in good part, and re-
manned friend to the eminent educat.
or all his days.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
MISSES CLOAKs.

ed to wear. The other is of heavy
rich material, capable of passing
through tie ordeal of many q german
and coming out as good as new. This
shows that one is good investment
and the other isn't, which, after all,
does not count if the light gown hap
pens to be the more becoming of the
two. Such gown, designed in New
York, was of daffodll sole de chine,
made over foundation of daffodil
silk. The front of the gown had q
loose effect, with an odd little jacket
made of mouse-colored velvet and
trimmed with bands of gold gallon. A
girdIe of this gallon encircles the waist
ard falls in long ends. The sleeves are
rather wiug-ike. There is a puff Of
che daffodil sole &c chine caught just
above the elbow by a band of the
gold gallon and then the silky
crepe hangs loose and full, much
IKE the popular angel sleeve. An
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

or less wide edge of fur on the brim will
distinguish the winters effects and be
seen in black on palest gray, in brown
on green, in brown or black on reddish
tints and in gray fur on felt exactly
matching.
PRETTY NOVELTY IN TEA GOWNS.
A novel and charming style of tea
gown shows the shape fitted at the
back and loose on the front and back,
in fine Irish guipure, with a collar OF
folds of white silk, at the top of which
there are two rows of narrow silver
braid. The fabric of the gown is pale
mignonette cashmere, with a figure OF
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
SURRENDERED SIX TIMES.
Curious Experience OF Union
Soldier in the South.


Soldier in the South,
81 surrendered six times in one day
during the war;" said DR.. Thomas S.
Hawley, according to the St. Louis
Republic. cit was at Holly Springs,
Miss. I was with the Union troops,
and was making my headquarters
with a resident physician. The family
was very hospitable one, but there
was one daughter about nineteen
years old, red-haired and q regular
little spit6re, and q rebel through and
through.
"When the Confederates made their
raid on the town they took us by sur
prise. / was in bed, and was awak-
ened by the discharge of guns. I got
up and dressed, and in the early morn
ing light soon saw our men coming
into town from the outposts. motto
ed one poor fellow, badly wounded,
hobbling along the road, and took
him. l carried him upstairs, put him
in my bed and gave the best 6stention
could to his wounds. While ! was
engaged in this work my host called
me downstairs, saying, You are
wanted
81 knew what this meant. 1 went
down and met Confederate officer,
who demanded my surrender. I did
so, and explained that had wound
ed man in the house who demanded
my attention. The officer very cour-
teously paroed me on the spot.
cit seems, however, that the red
haired little rebel was mad because
had brought the wounded Yankee in
to the house, and she w&s determined
to make trouble for me. She told
some other Confederate officer that
was there, and he very promptly took
me prisoner. He came at me with
drawn sword and said, Surrender,
sir!!'
az have surrendered said I.
again explained and was paroled and
returned to my patient. This sur
render business was repeated until six
different Confederates had taken me
prisoner, Mr.. Sixth Captor was pri-
vate, boy about eighteen years old,
and he rushed in the house with his
musket levelled, and seemed deter
mined to shoot. I have always had
q suspicion that the girl put him up
to it.
II tried to explain that had al
ready been paroled five times, but it
was hard work to get him to listen to
anything. He kept yelling at me to
surrender, and made me stand with
my hands high in the air while I made
my explanation. l believe he would
have shot me but for the interference
of my host and some Confederate
officers who happened to come along"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
A Common-Sense Crusade.

By way OF protest against The mani
fest inconvenience of wearing long
and trailing skirt on the highway, an
association of sensible young women
in Nottingham, England, have adopt
ed the fashion of short petticoats
for their walks abroad. The women OF
England are persuading fashionable
tailor to make short costumes for their
outdoor expeditions natty and trim,
and finished with a facing OF soft leather
easily cleansed when splashed. This
costume requires we'll fitting boot,
since it necessarily leaves the foot ex-
posed to view. 1t is to be hoped that
the day of short skirts for outdoor
wear will soon dawn for all healthy
women.
For the drawing-room nothing is so
beautiful as the trained skirt. It
conveys with it the traditions of the
past, when queens stepped proudly
over palace floors. Every fair wo-
man is O queen in her own right, and
her sweeping garments emphasize her
stateliness in the house. But on a
sloppy city street, Or all abysmal
rural road, what so forlorn as the
lady clutching frantically at her dig
nifty and the hem of her best gown,
and vainly trying to keep up with her
more fortunate brother or husband
in the race of life?
We must admit that the Noting
ham reformers are trifle in advance
of what is absolutely needful. Re-
formers are apt to be little too
radical. Nevertheless, we congratu-
late them on their courage and their
commonsense, longing as we do to see
thousands emulating their example
here in free America.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
His Joints,

Wife, affectionately-How is your
rheumatism this morning, John dear?
Husband-Pretty bad, my dear,
pretty bad.
"Why don't you try the mind
cure?"
"There isn't anything the matter
with my mind. It's my joints, dear.
my Joints"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

The young men and young women W no
aspire to obtain Academic or College edu-
cations, and whose parents cannot we'll
afford them that expense will be interested
III the work of The Cosmopolitan Maya
zine, which has offered for the year 1893
one thousand scholarships at any of the
leading colleges or schools of the United
States, upon The condition ofintroducing
Yale, Vassar, Harvard, Ann Arbor, Chi
cago, and Southern colleges the great
schools of art and medicine, all are alike
open to the ambitious boy or girl who is
not afraid of little earnest work. The
Cosmopolitan sends out from its New York
office a handsomely printed pamphlet to
sary in order to secure one ofthese scholar
ships. The scholarship itself includes
board, lodging, laundry and tuition all
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
AN EFFECTIVE WINTER HAT.

Autumn leaves OF shaded velvet
make q stylish trimming for q felt
walking hat. An odd French hat is of
pale green felt, with broad brim,
which curls up artistically at the side.
The brim is edged with narrow dull
red silk cord. Around the crown of
the hat and spreading over the brim
are autumn leaves OF varied tints of
brown, dull red, green and yellow.
They are made OF shaded velvet and
are artistically arr anged. At the back
of the hat are two very straight wings
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
Asserted Himself.

Algy-Cholly offered me an unpaE-
donable insult-told me 20 60 to
thundah.
Hawy, Observation-Disclosures did you
do?
AlgY-I refused to GO.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
Almost.

Young Mr.. Yeerwed had been gazing
for long time at the antics of his
three-months' old baby, says Harper's
Bazaar.
The child had red face, no hair
and no teeth, but twas his own child
and he loved it. All at once the lit
tie thing looked up and laughed.
Mr.. Yeerwed was ovcrjoyed.
"By Jove! Maud" he exclaimed,
that baby is almost human"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
An Echo Of the summer.

An Echo OF the Summer.
He was in the ribbon department.
She saw him and rushed to meet him.
"Ah l have found you at last" she
cried, "This weary search that began
away last summer is now ended"
What" he asked in perfect COM
posture, "can | do for you?"
Il want our engagement broken. It
has worried me more than tongue
can tell"
Certainly, miss. Is there anything
else to-day?"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
FOR CHILDREN AND MISSES.

~ OAAAA>NAsASAN
Whether they are made of silk or
wool the children's coats are cut in
the latest fashion. They have Rus
sian fronts, Vatican backs, collars
with high-sounding names and enor-
mously pulled sleeves. An afternoon
coat for q child of is made ofheavily
corded old rose silk, arranged in box
plaits down the front. Around the
bottom and up one side is a
silk-woven trimming of cadet
blue, through which are run
threads OF silver. The sleeves are
full and pulled, and the little garment
is lined with cadet blue silk. Another
little coat, less elaborate, is of dark
brown rep, trimmed with bands of
dark red and gold passementerie. The
sleeves are made full to the elbow and
then finished with deep cuff.
A new design for a young girls dress
is q plain skirt with the waist Or
ranged in deep corselet effect. This
is cut with two points, and to each
point is attached q shoulder-strap.
The charm of this style OF dress is
that it may be worn with a. vari-
ETY. of yokes, permitting any number
OF changes with but little expense
The dress should be made OF some
dark cloth, like wool bengaline, with
a narrow silk cord around the bottom
of the skirt and outlining the corselet
waist. The yoke and full sleeves may
be made of India silk, heavy corded
silk, for, for more elaborate wear,
velvet. The new shot velvets would
look we'll thus combined. A quaint
little empire dress, recently bought
over, is OF pale pink bengaline. The
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

short waist is made so full
that it has a pulled effect. The belt is
of the pale pink silk studded with
turquoise. The sleeve is unusually
pretty, there being one full puff of the
pink silk and two bands Of tiny puff
ing, with deep cuff of the jeweled
Gill