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The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
A Tree Five Thousand Years Old.

On the island of Tenerife, one of the
largest if not the very largest of the
Canaries, about half way between the
Porto Santo and the summit OF the fa-
nous Pico de Tyde, the highest point Of
land on the island, stands the consider
able town of Orotava, famous for it's
wonderful "dragon tree" the identical
botanical specimen which Humboldt
pronounced ''the most ancient vegetable
relic in the world" Humboldt made
calculations on Its age in several differ
emit ways and declared that it was be-
tween 5000 and 5000 years old. Sir John
Herschel often alludes to it as the Oldest
tree in the world. For at least 20 CEN
turies the Guanches used the immense
hollow of this ancient tree as a temple of
worship. Its eyentful career was sud-
denly terminated in the summer of 1867,
when it was uprooted and almost entire
ly destroyed by hurricane. st. Louis
RArr, hlif,-
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
Bow That Paid Very Well.

A Kansas commercial traveller, while
taking in the sights in Chicago, visited
one Of the principal horse marts of the
city and discovered in the auctioneer,
who was selling a beautiful team of car
rage horses, a formerly of Kansas"
livery stable keeper, Of whom he used to
hire teams. The bidding was exciting,
and the auctioneer had evidently taken
the last bid and was crying: "Three hum
dred and seventy-fve! Do I hear four?
Going at three seventy-ive! Goingl Go
ing! Third and last call, and"- Just
then he caught the eye of the Kansas
commercial traveller, who gave '.Ches-
terfeld bow" in recognition, which the
auctioneer took for bid. 'sFour hun
bred have. Who'll say four fifty? Go
ing at four hundred. Going! Third and
last call, and sold to the gentleman from
Kansas"
The Kansas G. T. was in quandary
how to explain the mistake, when gen
tleman stepped up to him and offered
$50 for his bargain, which was accepted
with alacrity. When the sale was over,
the c. T. and the auctioneer had cor
dial meeting, and in the course of the
conversation the Kansas G. T. remarked
that ''politeness always pays and pro
duced the $50 he had just made as an
evidence Of the fact. It is needless to
add that there was hilarity galore when
the result of the Chesterfield bow became
known.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
Full of Peril

Are those disorders which, beginning with an
apparently trivial inactivity of the kidneys
or bladder, terminates in Bright's disease, dia
aetes and cystitis. The first two not only in
terrupt the functions OF the renal organs, but
as tubercular consumption does that of the
lungs. Hostetter's Stomach bitters is an ex-
cellent diuretic. promoting the activity of
these organs without over exciting them, thus
inaction is so prone to eliminate. The re-
moval from the blood Of impurities which the
kidneys should, but do not when inactive,
secrete, is another benefcent effect of this in
comparable medicated stimulant and depurent.
The Bitter is, in all cases, too, fine restorat-
i've of vigor and aid to digestion, remedie
malarial disease, and banishes liver complain
and constipation,
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
CHARLES G. BoNNEY.

CHARLES G. BONNEY. given the world
fair warning that she expects before
many years to have the same cinch on
intellect and it's products that she now
has on pork.
Few people have suspected it, but this
was the real object of the strenuous eff
forts to secure the Worlds fair, and this
has been the main idea underlying all
the herculean efforts to get things in
shape at the White City. The incidental
wealth that may accrue will count as
nothing when weighed in the balance
with brains and will probably all be
spent for educational purposes. Why
else was the Worlds Congress auxiliary
to the exposition formed? Read here of
it's aim and object in few words from
one of its prospectuses:
ssTo bring all the departments of hui
man progress into harmonious relations
with each other in the exposition of 1898;
to crown the whole glorious work by the
formation and adoption of better and
more comprehensive plans than have
hitherto been made to promote the prog
ress, prosperity, unity, peace and happi-
ness of the world, and to secure the eff
fectual prosecution Of such plans by the
organization of series of worldwide
fraternitles through whose efforts and
influence the moral and intellectual
forces of mankind may be made domi-
nant throughout the world"
1t seems like the irony of fate that a
New Yorker should be doing all this for
Chicago, but Mr.. Charles G. Bonney,
who originated and is in charge of the
auxiliary and has formulated all it's
plans, halls from the metropolis and
does not work any the less on that &C.
count. He is broad minded lawyer
and came very near being United States
supreme court judge in 1877, and he
probably cannot afford to narrow his
views by any question of vicinage. At
any rate he has not, as the programme
he has arranged will show. The con-
crosses are divided by months about as
| follows:
May-Woman'sP Progress, Public Press,
Medicine and Surgery. June-Temper-
ance, Moral and Social Reform, Com
MERGE and Finance. July-Music, Lit
erature, Education. Engineer
ing, Art, Architecture, etc.; Government,
Law Reform, Political Science, etc.
General Department, Science and Phi
losophy. Septenber Religion,
Missions, Church Societies, Sunday Rest.
October-Public Health, Agriculture.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21

The house is a little 2-story affair
16 feet wide by 43 feet deep, built entire
ly of brick, with Bedford stone trim
mings, and has the usual little front stoop
of four steps. It has double front door,
inside of which is 5-foot hallway, with
a parlor is feet inches long by feet
inch wide on the left. There is a
handsome walnut cabinet built into a
niche in the parlor, and walnut folding
doors connect the room with the dining
room just behind. The dining room is
10 feet by 10, just big enough to hold an
ordinary dining table and chairs. 1t has
a small china closet.
The kitchen is at the rear of the dining
room and measures 8 feet 6 inches by Z
feet inches. Il has stationary range,
with hot water apparatus and room for
coal bins. A piazza feet wide runs
along the west side Of the house and at
the rear.
Up stairs the front bedroom is "A feet
inches long by II feet 10 inches wide.
1t has walnut man 5el and corniced
ceiling. The corniced ceiling, by the way,
is a feature of all the living rooms and
the hail. Next the front bedroom is an
other, II feet by 9, which has a bay
window, and behind this is the bath
room, 6 feet by 6 feet inches. The
rear room on the second floor is the Phil
adelphia woman's back sitting room and
has an overhanging bay window A feet
deep. In Philadelphia the house could
be built for $4,000, but the model at
jackson park cost nearly double that
amount, owing to the cost Of transport
ing the materials and the higher wages
Of workmen in the Worlds fair city.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
when Jaokson's Nose Was Pulled.

Mr., James Carrigan, a venerable Bal
timorean, was living in Alexandria. Va.
on the memorable occasion when Lieu
tenant Randolph pulled President jack
sons nose. Lieutenant Randolph" said
Mr.. Carrigan yesterday, "who was at
sea in the service of the government.
was at the death Of the purser of the
vessel appointed purser, and he was
charged with appropriating $4,000 from
the funds. He was tried and found
guilty, and President jackson said to
him, you are not fit to associate with
the ohivalry of America Some time
after that it happened that the president
and a number Of other persons left Wash
ington to attend the laying of the cor
nerstone Of the monument to Martha
Washington. Their boat stopped at Al
exandria, and Lieutea ant Randolph
boarded her and walked up to the presi-
dent and began to take off his gloves.
81 wasn't there at that moment, but I
was told that the president made some
remark about there being no need to re-
move his gloves. Lieutenant Randolph
suddenly stretched out his hand and
pulled the presidents nose. I saw Ran
dolph running from the wharf as I was
about to go on the boat to learn the cause
Of the conmotion. I climbed up above
the crowd to get lock at the presidents
nose, for every one of us felt that the
whole country had had Its nose pulled.
Just then a man named Thomas said to
jackson, sMr. President Of the United
States, give me permission, and will kill
the villain to which I heard jackson
say, Thank you, can fight my own
battles. baltimore Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
fire And SMOKE SALE.

shah commence 80 sell Tuesday
ADrsa 4GAR saa 9 "a AT RS4 Middle Sd. the
entire stock OF Clothing and Gents fur
nisERimg goods lately damaged by Fire and
Smoke. These goods mnust be solid at once.
Look OsHG for bargains. Greatest Slaughter
Sake ever held Ann this city. Remember
Place AMID number
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21

Verbenas will thrive in almost any soil.
The Seeding plants are cheapest and
best.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
ENGINEERS THE AUXILIARY.

sharles c. Bonney Prepares Plans For the
Worlds Congresses.
Chicago is making many and rapid
strides in the direction of that intellec-
tual pre-eminence which should undoubt-
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
He Came From China.

When Mrs. Booth, the famous lee
turer, travelled through Maine, her at
tention was called by an awkward little
boy who shufaed in at a way station and
with the gall of innocence sat himself
down in the double seat that Mrs. Booth
had pre-empted. She smiled and di-
vided an orange with him. Then she
quizzed the shy little stranger in the
rusty garments.
"Do you travel much, my boy%
"Never's on the cars before but twict,
marm."
SIS that SO? Why, where do you
liver"
"China, marm."
"Chinal My! Aren't you a long way
from homer
''Yes'm, but brought my dinner cos
father said they'd ask like all creation
for anything to eat circus day."
Mrs. Booth was very much worked up,
for the thought flashed across her mind
that this innocent looking youngster was
guying her. She leaned forward and
asked very sternly, ''Little boy, when
did you leave homer"
''This morning, narm."
"What are you talking about? Where
is Gilman"
'sIts over beyond Waterville piece.
You take the STAGE But Mrs. Booth
turned to hel book without waiting TOT
more information upon the topography
of Maine.-Lewiston Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
PHlLADELpAIAss PRIDE.
One of Her Model workingmen's Homes
to Be Built at Chicago.

to BE Built at CfalcaRO.
Philadelphia is going to show the rest
of the world how she builds model
homes for her model workingmen and
gives them the maximum of comfort at
the minimum of cost. Philadelphia has
long been preaching the gospel of cheap
homes, but has hitherto had to content
herself with pictures and descriptive
text to bring her preachments home to
those who could not go the City of
Brotherly Love. Now she re-enforces
her discourse by a practical illustration
that all the world may see if it will only
take the trouble to go to the Chicago ex-
position.
One of the features Of the Midway
plaisance aggregation of specialties will
be model Philadelphia workingman's
home built by Philadelphia workmen of
Philadelphia material in the Philadelphia
manner and in all things an exact re-
production of one of those that form bull
warks for SO many miles of Philadel-
phia's brick sidewalks.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21

edly be hers and
is not attempting
to make them Sc
cretly. Her citi-
zens give liberal
ly Of their wealth
to endow educa-
tion al institu-
tons and pur-
chase for them
equipments that
S h all sur pass
those Of similar
institutions any
where, and the
Windy City may
be said to have
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21

and courage that
borders on the
heroic. but it is
very seldom that
one is courageous
enough to throw
himself into a po-
litical breach as
Nicholas Walsh,
an elevator boy
in Jersey City, did
recently.
Nicholas is an
ardent Republic
an and was very
anxious for the
success of his
party. He is very
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
THE DAILY PRESS
Can always be found at the periodical

Can always be found at the periodical
stores of:
John Chisholm, 1os Congress street.
A. B. Merrill, PAT
w, f. Goold. 4O5 g
N. G. Fessenden, 4S4
w H. JeWett 5O4
John Cox $50
G. DaSilya, 221 Spring street.
J. j. Beardworth. ST India street.
P H. Erskine. 43 Middle street.
j. W. Peterson. 2 Exchange street.
j. FL. Hernandy, 125 Commercial street.
G. G. Perry, Cor Commercial and India SITS.
W. a. Golden, 76 Exchange street.
W. S. Ray. 100 Bracket street.
Z. Bickford, 233 York street.
T. M. Glendening, Long Island.
f. L. Bracket. Peaks Island.
Also at the newstands in the Falmouth
Preble City and United States hotels and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. 1t can also be OBJ
tanned of Chisholm Bros, agents on all trains
of the Maine Central, Grand Trunk and Port
land & Rochester railroads and OF agents on al
of the Boston trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the following
places outside of the city:
Alfred-J. M. Akers.
Auburn. C. Haskell.
Augusta. F. Pierce
Bath-John 0. Shaw.
Bethel-G. r. Wiley.
Biddeford-A. M. Burnham.
L..
Bridgton-U. Fl. Caswell.
Brunswick-F. P. Shaw.
Camden-Fred Lewis.
Cumberland MilIs--H G. Starr.
behring's. S. Morrill,.
Fairfeld-E. HI. Evans.
Farmington-H. P White & Co.
Freeport-W. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg-F. L. Mark.
Gorham-Irish & Coburn.
y" n. H.-S. NJ. Leavitt.
Kennebunk-J. Fl. Otis.
Kennebunkp0rt-C. E. Miller.
Lewiston-R. w. Bncl1man.
j. M. Fernald.
Limerick-S A. Grant.
Mechanic Falls-Merrill & Denning.
Norway. ?; Stone n ;,,.,,,o,,,ao.
Old Orchard-Geo. E. Fogg.
Richmond-Geo. E. Ames.
Northumberland News Co.
:. A. j. Huston.
w. Fl. Hyde.
r. III. Burnham.
Rumford FallS-J. lei. WardWell.
Saco-H. B. Hendricks & Co.
6 FL. D. Davis.
Sanford-F. III. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck.
South Portland-J. F. Merrman.
South Paris-F. A. Shurtleff
South Windham-J. w. Read.
South Paris.A; M; Gerry.
Springvale-C. FL. Pierce.
Thomaston--E. Walsh
Ninal Haven-A. B. Vinal.
L Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss
Wateryille-W. D. Spalding.
Westbrook-W. B. Boothby
West Falmouth-A. S. Moves.
Woodfords-C Chapman & Wyman.
YarmOuth-ChaS. Blake.
Persons having any difficulty in obtaining
papers at any of these places will confer favor
| by reporting the matter to this Office at once
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
THIS is
SPRING 0VERCOAT TINE !!

AS the warmer weather approaches
a light weight Oyercoat receives the
first attention i'm change Of Clothing.
We have prepared line of Coats in
prices from $40 to $50 and we call it
superior to any that we have ever
shown. Our line of $25 Garments are
made by our Custom Coat Makers in
the dull time Of January and February
and are quite saving from the same
grade made to measure at the present
time, they are always the first ones to
sell from our stock. Let us show you
our Clothing before you buy your
Spring Outfit.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21


Fifth assembly district, where he resides,
and his party leaders, to add the strength
of his name to the ticket, nominated him
for justice of the peace. He did not
want it, but had the nerve to accept the
nomination for the party's sake. His
courage can be better appreciated per-
haps when it is stated that he has no
more knowledge of the law than the
average citizen.
He was duly elected and helped to pull
his ticket through, but he kept right on
running his elevator, believing that the
certain emoluments of his position in the
cage were more satisfactory than the un-
certain prospective fees to be made out
of warrants and weddings.
Judge Walsh is pleasant hammered,
cheerful, bright young man about %
years Of age and was born and brought
up in Jersey City, where he attended the
public schools He was married only a
uhort time before his elevation to the
iusticiary.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
MESSENGERS Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine. Cumberland, S., April
rs, A ID. 1898.
VIHIS is to give notice, that ON the 18th day
Il of April A. D. 1885, a Warrant IN
Insolvency was issued out OF the Court of Insol-
yency for said County OF Cumberland, against
the estate of
ISAAC D. MERRILL, of Cape Elizabeth,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petition
Of said debtor, which petition was
filed OF se 10Th day of April, A. d. 1898,
to which interest on claims is to be com
puted.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor. and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor
to prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees OF his estate, will be held at Court of
Insoly ency to be holden at Probate Court room,
in said Portland, i'll said county of Cumberland,
on the LIST day of May, A. D., 1898, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. SAMUEL ID. PLUMMER,
Deputy sheriff, as messenger Of the Court Of In
apr14&21
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-21
FROM THE CAGE TO THE BENCH.

An Elevator Boy In Jersey City Elected
Justice of the Peace.
It is obvious to most people who ride
on the passenger elevators of large bust
ness buildings that the conductors Of
those useful but dangerous adjuncts Of
humanity's legs often require nerve
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
The Paramount Question.

Few public men in the United States have been more faithful and conscientious than Senator Vance. He has for many years been one of the mainstays of the Democratic party, accepting the inevitable, but ever striving to promote the general good In speaking of the tariff bill, he says:
 The Wilson bill strikes me as be- ing a conservative and Democratic measure that will receive the party support. Certainly the Southern representatives will be found on the side of the bill, as the sentiment in my section for tariff reform is una- bated. It is true that the silver bill for a while eelipsed this question, but with the settlement of that measure the people will turn to this and advocate it's passage with zeal ?
 The Senator views the situation from thoroughly practical stand point. For a while, indeed the sil- yer question did eclipse everything, but now that fight is over The bitter feelings engendered during that trying ordeal should be laid aside and every true Democrat should prepare to battle for genuine reform.
 Other questions should not be con- sidered if such consideration would cause delay or friction in the reduc- tion of the tariff. For that purpose the people voted and the party lives To that sentiment it owes it's present power. Shall measure of minor importance block the progress of great plan for which so many Americans have longed for and hoped for and worked for?
 Mir. Wilson and his associates have done, their. shaae. The coun- try relies upon a Democratic Con- gress to do the rest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

SIR JOIN THoMsoN,' Premier of Canada, saws: For every step the United States Congress takes in re- ducing or abolisbing duties on Cana dian products, we will take eorre- spending step in reducing or abol- ishing our tariff at American ports, so far as the requirements of our revenue will make it possible, with out sacrificing our commercial inde- pendence or our attachment to the mother country Let the good  work go on.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
S18.50. IN GOLD
Absolutely Given Away. {:

The DAILY GRAPHIC has decided upon plan bY which the boys can make with very little labor Il snug sum for Christmas money The de- tails Of the plan can be found in am other column. To the person who will get up the largest list ofmonthly subscribers for the DAILY GRAPHIC before December 23. We will pay S1000 in gold. To the person who will get up the second largest list of sub scribers, we will pay S5.00 in gold; for the third largest list. S250 in gold, and for the fourth largest list, S1 00 in gold.
 The DAILY GRAPHIC already has the largest number of subscribers both inside and outside of Pine Bluff of any other daily newspaper ever pub- lished i'll Pine Bluff. but we desire to make the list still larger, and there fore offer paying Inducements to secure additional subscribers.
 The GRAPHIC also believes in en- couraging boys to work and make money, and in order to give the boys chance to spend a happy and merry Christmas, we offer $1S50 i'll gold for the four largest lists of subscribers.
 Here's rare chance for the boys.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

RAW materials mean more work. Why? With iron ore free, for in stance, the price of steel rails will probably be eheapened, capital can afford to build a great many more railroads. With the building of more railroads will come the em- ployment of more men in the iron and steel trade as well as more men in the actual work of building rail- roads. The reformation of the tariff is, therefore, an absolute necessity to the workingmen.-Memphis LeIaef=
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
To Printers.

The GRAPHIC has for sale one old style Gordon Job Press, 10x15 inches inside of the chase; 175 pounds of brevier type with a large assortment of figures, and several cases containing fonts of newspaper and advertising type, all of which will be sold at a bargain for cash. For furthur particulars address,
 THE GRAPHIC,
 Pine Bluff, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
N@RrO AllnN

DALLAS. Dec. 2.-Tom Boyd is a ne- gro who resides in Stringtown. He has been in the habit of besting his wife. and Thursday visited her cabin and she threw hot water on him. Tom assaulted her, and Major Smith, Toms stepson. aged 16 years, interferred. He drew his pistol and fired two shots, one taking effect in Boyd's neck and the other in his side. Smith surren- dered to Deputy Constable Ben Tanner. Boyd will recover
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
nlisxnrh In thr Nnrthwest.

HELENA, Mont, Dec 2.-The mer- cury was at zero in the warmest place in the northwest Thursday night. From that figure 1t ranged downward to s28 below. The past month has beaten many records for cold, and the pros poets for colder weather are promising. A heavy snow fell in South Dakota and trains suffered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

EMPEROR WILLIAM says: T want Christian soldiers who say their Lord $ prayer, Soldiers are not to have will of their own. You must have but one will, and that is my will; one law, and that is my law ? He knows what he wants. at least.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
N1extcan I.nnrr Leased.

CIrY OF MEXICO. Dec. 2.-El Univer- sal, the leading daily newspaper of this city, owned by Hon. Rafael Reyes Spindola. has been leased to Ramon Prida, prominent journalist. ill the sum of S100.000 for term of five years It is an administration organ, and its policy will remain unchanged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02
Dead on the Hie,,,vav.

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Dec. 2.-Chas. Grogan was found dead here shot in the right breast. Tal Neal, prominent business man, confessed to shooting Grogan. He says that while coming home the man caught his horse by the bit. He fired. but did not know whether he hit or not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS has no- tieed a distinct decline in American journalism. He has bought the .Haa aad Express and expects to revolu- tionize things. Maybe he will.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

RECENT dispatches say there is every prospect of a holy war in Mo rocco. France has been urged to assist Spain in the suppression of any outbreak, but France has other fish to fry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

MR. SOVEREIGN has gone to Phila- delphia to assume his duties as Gen eral Master Workman of the Knights Of Labor. Mir. Powderly did not wait to see his suecessor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

SECRETARY HERBERT begs leave to inform the President that the United States will soon be in the possession of first-class navy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

NOTHING has been done in Ad- miral Stanton's case. Action has been deferred until his arrival in Washington
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-12-02

A BRlBE of $l0,O0 was offered in the Coughlin case and it was not ae- cepted. All this happened in Chi eago. Has the world grown honest?