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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
ODDS AND ENDS.
A fly has 16. 900 eyes.

A fly has 10000 eyes.
There are $40, 900 varieties Of insects.
John Wesley's father was a country
clergyman.
At the equator the average annual
rainfall is 100 inches.
Pigeons were employed in the mail
service in Bible times.
Oblique finger nails are an Indication
of deceit and cowardice.
An ocean racer burns about $4,000
worth of coal every trip.
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a
golden neutrality-suspicious..
In New York the average number Of
persons to dwelling is 1871.
The favorite flower of the Princess Of
Wales is the lily of the valley.
Do not clean the gravy ladle by scrap
ing it over the edge Of the tureen.
The heaviest British wood is that of
the box tree, which sinks in water.
A woman may be mother" to all
the little waits in her neighborhood.
The longest bridge in the world, over
the st. Lawrence river, is 9,144 feet.
Pronounce the letter in words where
it occurs, as in "arm," "girl." rubber"
In Siam the kings head has to be
shaved in the presence of the assembled
nobility.
The bones and muscles of the human
body are capable Of over !, 200 different
movements.
A Chicago merchant has on exhibition
in his show window pair of live Japa.
nese babies.
There are one Chinese, one Portuguese
and one Cherokee newspaper printed in
the United States.
Oilcloth should never be scrubbed, but
washed with soft cloth in lukewarm
water, without soap.
In this world of change naught which
comes stays, and naught which goes is
lost.-Mme. Swetchine.
The British museum has recently ac-
quired Chinese bank note dating back
to the last years Of the fourteenth cen
tury. 1t is the Oldest bank note known.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

achievements of the century. The en-
cheering problems encountered were
novel and difficult, but the greatest Of
them was involved in the short time in
which the wheel must be completed if it
were to prove remunerative. It was
the middle Of last December before the
preliminaries were settled, and the foun-
dations, which are 40 feet under ground,
had to be laid during the coolest weather
of the winter. Live steam was freely
used in mixing the concrete to keep it
from freezing. The work of erecting the
ironwork began about Feb. %, and on
June21 the inauguration ceremonies took
place.
The highest point of the wheel is 800
feet above the ground. The axle turns
on the tops of two pyramidal towers 40
feet high. There are So passenger cars
on the wheel, each seating 40 people.
The view from the top is superb, and
the sensation of making the trip, which
takes 90 minutes, is both novel and ex-
hilarating.
Mr.. Ferris is not less interesting than
his great wheel. He is pale, quiet,
thoughtful looking man of 33 and is at
the head of one of the greatest civil
engineering firms in the country. He
was born in Illinois, but went to Ne
yada with his parents in prairie
schooner when only years of age, To-
eating first at Carson and then at Vir-
ginia City. He took mis- engineering
course at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
school in Troy, N. r., and for some
time afterward engaged in railroad and
bridge work, which gave him consider
able reputation in the engineering
world. Physically he is tall and well
built, and his bearing is kindly and I'M
assuming.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
The Importance of Good Cooking.

A good cook is treasure mistress
rarely wishes to offend. How often
does one hear a woman say something
like the following, after recounting
faults of a most serious character on the
part of her cook: 'Still cannot afford
to part with her, for she is far better
cook than can get elsewhere. She sat-
isles my husband better than any we
have had, and you know how difficult
he is to please. There is no peace If his
dinner does not please him."
eff a woman is at the mercy of the
cook, and she is not good" as writer /
have already quoted has remarked, cher
table will soon become intolerable. Bad
soup, soft and fabby fish, meat burned
outside and raw within-the husband
will soon fly from the Barmecide feast
and take refuge in his club, where he
will not only find food that he can di-
gest, but at the same time fly from the
domestic discord that usually accom-
panies ill cooked victuals at home"
Bad cookery may seem small thing
in comparison with other evils, but the
results are as dire as those that followed
the proverbial lost nail in the horses
shoe-wasted incomes. impaired health.
drinking habits, family discord. Bad
cookery, more often than not, causes
'sthe little rift within the lutte" which
by and by makes the music of married
life mute. "Whom God hath Joined in
matrimony i'll cooked joints and i'll
cooked potatoes have often put asunder.~
Nineteenth Century.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Thex nrax Never Marrx.

One reason why the Russian czaro-
witt can never marry the Princess Vic
toria Of Wales, with whose name the
gossips have connected his, is that they
are first cousins, and the marriage of
6rst cousins is strictly prohibited by the
canons Of the Greek church The heir
of the emperor of all the Russias could
not possibly ignore these laws if he de-
sired to do So The young prince was at
one time, it is said, deeply in love with
the daughter of the Greek king, and it
was only these same obnoxious laws that
prevented their marriage.-New York
World.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Men of Millions and Mcleod.

New York, August 24.-It is rumored
that close alliance had been formed be-
tween President A. A. Mcleod of the
New York and New England railroad
company and Russell Sage, whereby Mr..
Sage will support Mr.. Mcleod in import
ant railroad movements. A gentleman
who has close relations with Mr.. Mcleod
said this morning: st would not say that
either Mr.. Sage or Mr.. George Gould is
backing Mr.. Mcleod, but, on the other
hand, should not like to make a positive
affirmation to the contrary
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Canal Barge Wrecked.
Testimonial Concert.

Brattleboro, VT, August PA large
and representative audience, greeted
Mary Howe and William Lawn at a
testimonial concert rendered tonight by
leading citizens of this town. This is
their first appearance since their return
from years study in Italy. They will
soon sail for Europe where they appear
in grand opera.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
A Lawn Party Indoors.

Bar Harbor, August PA. S. Kennedy
of New York gave a reception this after
noon, intended to be an elaborate lawn
party. Rain interfered. About $50 guests
accepted the invitation and roamed at
will through the beautiful house and
partook of delicious refreshments. Many
people were present.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

getting all the
credit for the ex-
position, and Ide-
ternined that the
engineering pro-
fession should be
represented by
something that
would stand as a.
monument"
His determine
ton was carried
out, and the Fer
ris wheel stands
among the fore
most mechanical
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
BASE BALL.
Fall Rivers Today.

The leaders in the league race will be
the attraction on the home grounds this
afternoon. The visitors are great favor
ties here and large crowd will be in
attendance. Ladies will be charged 10
cents for the grand stand. Game at 3.15.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
HE BUILT THE GREAT WHEEL.

Engineer Ferris Tells why and How He
Did 1t.
SIT was largely matter Of pique, :"
said George Washington Gale Ferris,
the inventor Of the great wheel, talking
about the origin Of his big idea. II saw
that the architects of the country were
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.

The Financia, yicissitudes of a Gigantic
Enterprise
The financial vicissitudes which COM
PEELED the Northern Pacific railroad to
admit its insolvency and consent to the
appointment of receivers are officially at
tributed to the great falling off in its
earnings consequent upon the extraordi-
nary business depression, but there are
men bold enough to assert that it is en-
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, |

FRANK j. CHENEY en- makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, Coun-
ty and State aforesaid, and that said firm will
for each and every case of CATARRH that can
not be cured by the use of HALL's sCATARRH
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence. this 9Th day of December, A. D. 1886.
<~ A. w. GLEASON
Jsr.r Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
my-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

Do you want to know what is going on
in the world-Take thePREss.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
AT NEW YORK.
Notes..

The Dovers will play two games to-
morrow for one admission, the first game
to commence at 2.30
The game scheduled at Dover next
Tuesday will probably be transferred
and played here.
All should purchase ticket to the
benefit ball to be rendered the Portlands.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
A Grand Scene at Old Orchard,
Especial to the Press.1

Old Orchard, August 23.-The scene
here today was very grand. The great
waves broke high up, but no damage was
done. Old summer residents here say
they never saw the like before. There
was high wind, and the regular session
at the campground was interrupted by
the storm.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
On the Grand Trunk.

was mSn WlQQ, ana Un6 regular session
at the campground was interrupted by
the storm.
On the Grand Trunk.
Beyond Island Pond there was no tele-
graph connection on the Grand Trunk
last night, but the storm extended be-
yond Montreal and swept the valley of
the ST. Lawrence very much as it did the
Atlantic coast. The Grand Trunk road
bed stood up well, and late last night it
seemed probable that there would be no
washout at any of the numerous ex-
posed points along Sir Henry Tyler's big
road. The wind and rain made sad
work with the wires all along the line.
Damage Done on the Jersey Coast.
Asbury Park, August 24.-The storm
last night along the Jersey coast was one
of the most terrible on record. The
waves did hundreds of thousands of dol
lars damage. The famous board walk
here is wrecked. At Long Brannch the
famous iron pier was carried away and
much other damage done.
Schooner VIM. e. Bee Wrecked.
Milford, Del, August 24.-During last
nights storm the large three-masted
schooner VIM. E. Bee, OF Sullivan, Me-,
was driven ashore on West Flats and was
a total loss. Capt. VIM. Rathborn, his
wife and six mtn were found in the rig
ging. At sunrise this morning they were
landed at Cedar Beach. The crew lost
everything except the clothes they had
on.
Canal Barge Wrecked.
Southampton, Del, August 24.-At 9
o'clock this morning the Likens Valley
coal barge and Panther, the towing
steamer, were wrecked off the coast at
this point, following in the wake of the
severe storm last night and this morn
ing. Thus far six men washed ashore,
out of total of 81 men on board both
vessels. Of the six men from the tow
ing steamer who reached shore three
are alive and three are dead. The fif-
teen other men of the crew are believed
to have been drowned, making a total
loss of IS persons.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

Take the PRESS only 30 cents month in
advance.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
National League Games.

The following games were played yes
terday in the National League:
AT BOSTON.
Cincinnati. ......3 O O 0 o. 8
Boston. '......O 1 0 0 0 o. 1
Base hits-Boston, 6; Cincinnati, z; Errors
Boston, 4, Cincinnati l.. Batteries-Dwyer
and Vaughn, Nichols and Bennett.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. ....2 2 g. z
Cleveland ......O 0 o 0 O o o.
Base hits-Philadelphia, IL; Cleveland, O..
Errors-Philadelphia, o; Cleveland. g. Bate
ries-Carsey and Clements, Cuppy and Gunson.
AT BROOKLYN.
Pittsburg. ........O O o 5 o o. 7
Base hits-Brooklyn, Is; Pittsbure ~. Errors
Brooklyn, 6; Pittsburg, IS. Batteries
and DAILY, Gambert Mack and Earle.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore. Q o Q Q Q @ 9 2 5
St. Louis. .....O 0 0 o o o. 1
Base hlts-Baltimore, Z; St, Louis, s. Er-
Baker and Robinson, Breitenstein, and PETIT.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington..dI s Q ! Q DO
Base hius--Louisville. 10; Washington, 10. Err
Maui and Mcclure. Hemming and Grim.
AT NEW YORK.
Chicago. .........2 Q Q 2-1o
Base hits-New York. 8: Chicago, 90 Err
Clausen, Kittridge and Lange, Petty and MILL
gan.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

The following games were played ye
terday in the National League:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
RICHARD HEBB.s CASE.
Sioux Falls Printers VIII Ask this coyerno
for a Pardon.

Sioux Falls Printers viii Ask ths Governor
for Pardon.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb 9.-The
Sioux Falls typographical union No
.1s is looking up an interesting case in
which ono. of the printing fraternity is
deeply concerned. The nature Of the
.a.s is the supposed false Imprisonment
If Richard Hebb, printer, sentenced
to serve term of seven years in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary for arson.
The facts SO far gathered by the union
are as follows:
One Sunday night about two years
ago. Hebb, who is u young man pro-
baby 35 years OF uge, got crazy drunk
at Hot Springs. s. D. He was wander.
ing around and went into an empty
building where he proceeded to take q
smoke. After lighting his cigar he
threw the burning match into 4 box
containing some loose papers. OF
course the papers caught fire and soon
brisk fire was in progress. The blaze
was discovered before any serious dam
age was done and cxtinguished. Hebb
was at once arrested and thrown into
lal!, for what cause, he was too drunk
to know or care. Monday morning he
was somewhat sobcred up and WAS told
that he had set the building on fire and
had been arrested on the charge of
arson. On Wednesday he was brought
into urtwhere he was not given the
least chance to prove the accident or to
even say a word in defense Of his inno-
sence. He asked that he be allowed
to secure q lawyer to defend him, but
the request was not granted. He was
convicted Of the charge and sentenced
70 serve q term Of sayen years In the
penitentiayy, Less than . week elapsed
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
DEwAR's SENSATIONAL STORY
The Whisky Trust Wanted Him to Blow Up
ths Shufeldt plstley.

WASHINGTON, Feb. o.-The sub-com-
mittee of the house Judiciary committee
continued it's inquiry into the whisky
trust with the examination of
Thomas Dewar. He testified that he
was approached by Mr.. Gibson.
secretary of the Distilling and
Cattle Feeding company, and requested
to assist in destroying the Shuteldt dis
tillery. Witness left the Distilling and
Cattle Feeding company on being APP
pointed United States gauger and was
ordered to Chicago. Shortly after
he arrived in Chicago he
which the latter said there was some.
thing crooked in Chicago and the dis
tilling company could not do business
to make the matter right. On Janu-
ary 25 witness again met Gibson.
Gibson then stated that he
could give Kim Dcwar) something
that il pnt under u tank of alcohol in
the cistern room would go off in n few
hours. No one would know anything
about it and the difficulty of his COM
pnny in Chicago would be done away
with. In case of success witness was to
receive $4,000; in case of failure 81 900.
Gibson then showed him common
oyster can, divided into several COM
partments with I. tin tube in one cor
ner and gum tube in the center.
Gibson also showed him quantity Of
liquid which when exposed to the air
and q temperature of certain degree
would give n flame He then
left agreeing to meet Gibson the next
morning. Witness was then ordered
to st. Paul. As he was paying his
hotel bill Gibson came in and remarked
that he was sorry he was obliged to go
away and wished him better luck next
time -.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
WRECK on THE BIG FOUR
One Map lncinerated and Thirty.
One Injured.
Caused by Broken Rai'...sevsraI of the
Cars Take Fire..Passengers Rescued
With Much Difficulty..Ac Corpse
cremated.

Sr. Louis, Feb. 9..-The Big Four
passenger train, No. 12, which left here
at 1855 last night, in charge OF Con:
ductor Fitzgerald, was wrecked by q
broken rail one mile east Of Pana, ILL,
Mt 1l:l0.
Baggageman Charles Resseler, Of In,
diapapolis, was killed. Thirty-one pas
sengers We're injured.
The train consisted OF eight coaches,
including the baggage and mail cars.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rall caused by the extreme cold
weather. The accident occurred on a
small trestle which spans the creek.
The engine passed over in safety, but
the entire train left the rails and inn
mediately caught fire. The mail car,
which was next 10 the engine, was the
first to ignite, and as it was burning
split in two. The express car and the
day coaches were thrown from the
trestle, a distance of at least thirty
feet. The rest OF the cars were saved
by an embankment on the opposite
side of the ditch, otherwise the death
roll would have been horrible. The
passengers in the day coaches were res
cued with great difficulty by the train
men and umnjured passengers.
The following is list of the in
jured:
SAMUEL O. DooLrrlE, Madison, Ind,
express messenger.
c. II. BARR, st. Louis, express messcn-
ger
A. N. TRAVERSE, Cincinnati; slightly
SAMUEL COHEN, Houston, Tex; hurt
abont the head.
Fox, bruised about the head and Shout.
ders.
MRs. ARMSTRONG, Birmingham, Ind ; in.
ternally injured.
Mail Agents CONWAY and DEWITT, hurt
about the head.
MKs. LAuauLIN, Cleveland: slightly in
jured.
CHARLES W. CoNLEy, Alma, Kas. cut in
the head.
JAMES CARROLL, Alma, kas. bruised and
cut.
CHARLES H. Fox, Tifin, O.; internally
Injured.
H. II. 1nnERrsoN, ST. Louis, injured i'll
back and head.
JAMES NJ. NICHOLS, Mattoon ILL.,, badly
bruised.
Mns. NEAL, residence unknown, proba-
bly, fatally injured.
MATTHEW ]. BANNER, Pawtucket. r. l.,
slightly injured.
". Il. MUSE, ST Louis, hand cut and
back injured.
Several other passengers, whose
names coulo not he learned, were
slightly injured. All the bed clothing
in the sleeper was utilized for the com
fort and warmth Of the wounded women
and children.
Baggageman Resseler was pinioned
between the mass of trunks and burned
to death in sight of the trainmen and
passengers who We're unable to rescue
him.
Mrs. Langhlin was travelling with
the corpse of her husband, which was
in the baggage car. The corpse was
cremated. Mrs Laughlin's four chill
dren We're slightly injured The weather
was bitter cold aud the wounded suf-
fered considerable by exposure in adj
dition to their injuries. The Ohio and
Mississippi road sent a special train Of
two cars to the wreck and brought the
injured passengers to Pana, where they
were carried to the hotel. They were
properly cared for by physicians OF
Pana and TowerhilI. n
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
Jackson's "unc,e Tom. I"

SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 7.-Peter jack
son is studying hard for his theatrical
venture and "Uncle Tom" will doubt
tess appear In fair condition ON the
opening night
jackson, in speaking of his part, says:
"Uncie Toms grammar is n bit
faulty, but I'll soon get used 10 it. For
instance, about the first words have
TO say in the third act are Please,
mas'r, there amt no ,casion to say
nothin' bout me- / find it hard to
overcome the inclination to say the
words in a more grammatical way, but
of course l know that to be Uncle Tom
to the life have to say the words the
author has put into his mouth
Some one suggested to Peter that he
would need to pay particular attention
to the part of the piece where he car
ries little Eva in his arms so as to do it
gracefully, but he replied: 81 have no
fears on that point. am strong
enough TO carry dozen. little Evas.
BY the way, though, that reminds me
that when Uncle Tom is near his end u
couple of other slavcs-Sambo and
Quimbo-earry him off the stage. Now
am good deal on the heavy side of
200 pounds, and it strikes me that
Sambo and Quimbo will have to be
husky fellows if they have to lug me
around much"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
THE COMMONS aeAssEMsLes
Gladstone civss Evidence That His Heart Is
With Home Rule.

LONDON. Feb. o.-The house of COM
mons reassembled Wednesday. Mr. Glad
stone at once announced that he woulc
tomorrow or Friday move the suspen-
sion of the rules under wh ch the
houses rises at midnight. This evil
'dence of the prime minister's intention
to bring the debate on the address in
reply to the queens speech to an end
as speedily as possible, SO that he may
introduce the home rule bill ut the
time fixed, Monday next, was greeted
with cheers by the supporters OF the
government.
The debate on the address was then
resumed. Jesse Ceilings. who repre-
.sents the Bordesty division of Birming-
ham, and who, though radical, op-
poses the home rule bill. moved an
amendment urging that legislation for
the betterment Of the agrculturists
have preference over the home rule bill
In speaking to his motion Mr.. Coilinps
taunted the liberals with promising o
help the agriculturists md then forg T.
ting their promise when they came into
power.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
wAsHlNeToN's MINIATURE.
A Valuable Portrait of ths First President
Nov Owned by Baltimore Man.

A Valuable Portrait of ths First President
Nov Owned by Baltimore Man.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.-In the autumn
of 1885,. the first year of his presidency
OF the United States, George Washing
ton commissioned John Ramage to
paint a miniature of him on ivory.
General Washington was then in New
York, and had but short time before
recovered from Il dangerous Illness
caused by a carbuucle on the thigh.
Charles Henry Hart, of Philadelphia,
an authority on Washington portrait
ure, in an article in 1889 on the "Orig-
inal Portraits of Washington, says:
This artist, Ramage, was an Irishman,
and the principal miniature painter in
New York from 1877 until his death,
which occurred soon after he painted
the miniature of Washington. All trace
OF this interesting portrait is unfortu-
nately lost,
This portrait, it is fair to assume, is
now in Baltimore and is in the posses
sion of Harrison Stabler, clerk in the
National Bank of Commerce. 1t was
shown to Mr.. Hart at his office in the
Drexel building in November, 1891.
Mr.. Hart, said Mr.. Stabler in speak
ing of the matter, pronounced it at
once the Original Ramagc miniature,
and fairly trembled as he looked Mt it.
He examined it carefully and WAS pos
tive it was the original portrait. {"
The history of the miniature is an
interesting one, and is made more SO
by the fact that it is one Of two OF
three noted portraits OF the great
patriot, the whesea bouts OF which have
never generally been known. Wash
ington gave sittings to twenty-one
artists, and Ranage was the eighth
who had the privilege of studying his
features and reproducing them. Until
two or three years ago. when it came
into the possession of Mr.. Stabler, the
Ramnge miniature had never been on
exhibition, and for more than fifty
years had never been outside of Lynch
burg, Va. 1t is oval and about az
inches wide and is mounted in gold.
Ramage was goldsmith as well as an
artist, and both the portrait and locket
are of exquisite workmanship. The
portrait was made by the straightrline
method, and is upon background OF
blue and fsreen. The detail OF the