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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-10
OWEN, MOORE & co.
!. AN ORDINANCE
FOR THE
REGULATION OF PLUMBERS,

Be 1t ordained By the Mayor alderman and
Common Council ofthe City of Portland, IL,
CITY Council assembled, as folzoaUs:
SECTION I.-No person shall carry ON the
business of plumbing in the city of Portland
hereafter, unless he shall have first under
such regulation as the Board of Health of the
and place Of business at the office of the said
Board Of Health; and notice of any change Of
place of business of a registered plumber Shall
Be imlmsedIately given at the office of said
SECTION livery plumber before doing
repairs OF leaks, shall file at the office Of the
Board OF Health, upon blanks to be provided
for that purpose, plan OF the work to be per
formed, and no plumbing work shall be done
IN any building without the approval of said
Board of Health, and in accordance with such
Health shall adopt and make public;
SECTION III.-Any violation of the proyis-
ions OF the foregoing sections, or Of the pro-
visions OF the rules and regulations nrA.
scribed by the Board Of Health with reference
TO the registration of plumbers, or methods
of doing work, shall be. deemed a msdeinean-
or and punished by fine notsexceeding TWEEN
ty dollars,
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen, !.
Read and passed to be ordained and sent
down for concurrence.
Attest: J. P. BAXTER, Mayor.
In Common Council, June 3, 1898.
renee. -, 0'''''i-
Attest: 6. 81. RANDALL,
Approved June 5, 1898.
49, j: P. BAXTER, Mayor.
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One of the fruits of the great Centen-
NAL exposition of 1876 at Philadelphia
was the formation of the American Lii
brary Association. The founders were
working upon the idea that there should
be in America an association which
should at the same time bring together
professional librarians and associate
with them all men interested in the de-
velopment of public libraries as an edu-
cational agency supplementary to the
public schools. Under the lead of the
present President, Melvin Dewey, of the
state library at Albany N. Y, the Asso-
citation is making the work of it's Column
bian year the enrolment of all those
scattered co-workers who are in any way
interested in libraries as trustees. libra
rians, assistants, etc. The annual meet
ing of the association is to be in Chicago
July 1922.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
for Infants and Children.

"csstoria is sowell adapted to children that
recommend itassuperiort to any prescription
Known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D., zs.
iii So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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The failure of SO many savings banks
in the West, as compared with the steady
solvency of such institutions in the East,
is probably caused by the difference in
the methods of management. In the
West the banks have stockholders. who
run them to make the largest possible
dividends for themselves on the stock.
In the East the savings bank is public
institution managed in accordance with
certain rules laid down by law, and con.
trolled by trustees who receive no sala.
ries and are forbidden to use the money
OF the banks for speculation, or in any
other way except for the securing of the
best investments for the depositors.
The result is that failures Of East
ern savings banks are rare. Occa-
sionally poor investments are made.
and the bank finds it necessary to scale
down. But in these rare instances the
loss to the depositors is only partial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-10
UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

To secure and maintain the
respect and esteem of your
neighbOrs is one Of the Elighes,
aims of life. while this is true
of individuals, il is equally true
as between individuals and cor.
pOratiOns,
The support accorded to any
Financial Institution by citizens
who reside lin Its vicinity, is one
Of the most reliable criterions of
its worth that can be afforded.
The growth Of the Business of
the UNION MUTUAL LIFE IN
SURANCE COMPANY i'm its
Home State-Mainc- during the
past three years as compared
with the :. three preceding, has
been OF a most gratifying char
acfer; but it has been reserved
for the current year, SO far as it
has eIaped, to show the greatest
strides. Up to date hereof, the
New Business written i'm Maine
shows am increase Of consider
ably more than r fifty per cent.
over the corresponding period
of last year.
Such an increase, while. it is
exceedingly gratifying to the
MaHagemenf. lie n Syirxct tastS.
mOny to the super-exceIlence Of
the Policies issued by the UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY ana the popularity
of the forms of Life Insurance
that they cover.
nlay3oeodtf 81 .s.a
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The old Franciscan missions in Cali
fornia have been made familiar in this
day by the writings of Helen Hunt, who
depicted the happy condition of the ma
tives under the Icare' of the mission
fathers. The downfall of the old mission
began in 1888, when the Mexican govern.
ment began to enforce decree secular
izing the mission system. A few priests
fingered onsuntil the conquest by the
United States, only to die finally among
the ruins of their magnificent mission
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buildings. 1t is now announced, how
ever, that the Franciscans Fare returning
to California; and the abandoned mission
of San Louis Rey de Francia has been re-
dedicated and occupied by a band of
Franciscans from Mexico. The cause of
this return lis interesting The
Mexican government has virtually
driven the Franeiscans from its
soil by hostile legislation. There are
not now many Indians who will be in a
way to be helped by the Fathers, and the
return is merely suggestive of the con-
trasts in religious toleratin under this
government and the Mexican.
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LITERARY NOTE.

Pro lessor Charles A. Briggs expects to
publish at an early date his defence of
Tered to the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church at their recent
meeting in Washington. 1t will be is
sued in cheap pamphlet form by Pro
fessor Briggs's regular publishers, the
Serb ners.
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TO THE WORLDS FAIR & CALIFORNIA,

The very lowest rates. including Sleeper with
complete Pullman service, from Boston to destina-
ton also motel accommodations at Chicago during
eursions for California and ali Western points leave
Boston on through express trains every Tuesday.
Irqnk, Kock Island and Denver, and Rio Gfande
Railways For rates and full particulars of our ex-
curslons apply 70 your nearest ticket agent write
A. PHILLIPS e. CO.,
298 Washington street, Boston. Mass
apr22 SaTu&Th2m
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A witness named John Cunningham
seems to be furnishing the humorous
element in the Borden trial. He testi-
fed that he saw Miss Borden running
"triangularly'' across the streets on the
morning of the murder.
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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
Ford's theatre has come to fitting end
,ofiits career as an ill-omened building.

If the authorities of Illinois do not
have care few masked desperadoes will
drop in on the treasurer of the great
fair some day.
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It is thought that the decision of the
Circuit Court of Appeals that the Chi
cago fair shall be closed on Sundays will
go to the United States Supreme court
for review. The feeling on both sides is
too strong to be. satisfied by anything
but the highest opinion.
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NEW ApvEKrrsEMENrs
Store closes towtgAt at
6 o'cloek.

6 o'eloek.
The Weather Today
is likely to be
PORTLAND, juno 10, 1898.
T<HE store is very
4 wide awake in
all departments.
Quick things come and
60 in rapid succession and
shoppers run across new
surprises every time they
come here.
There are other things
in the store besides dry
goods; things for use and
ornament in the home.
Time and again we have
emphasized the fact. that
nowhere else is there such
a stock of draperies and
curtains /; nowhere else
such a variety Of new
and fresh and likely things
for house decoration.
And they keep coming.
The novelties are here
as soon as they're issued
from the factory and all
the latest ideas as to app
plication and treatment
are ready at your service
whenever you're inclined
to consider them. A lit
tie money will go a long
way towards furnishing a
house these days. If you
are building a new one or
refitting an old one we'd
like you to see and hear
what we have to offer.
Window Shades from
stock or to order; put up
by experienced skillful
workmen and warranted
n every way.
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sThe use of sCastoria is so universal and
it's merits 80 well known that it seems work
of supererogation to endorseit. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARrYN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bioomingdale Reformed Church.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

Perhaps the fish heard this bold,
horrible, hat-mouthed head came up
clear OF the water as they made the cry.
He turned full about as If to escape them,
made for the shoals. where, except al the
boat channels the water was not over q
tall mans head.
Foothold was all that Dumb Oliver
lacked for victory. JammiGg his toes
hard in the crevices of rock, he frightened
his grip on the long, big, Shiny body,
turned it head up stream and held on I'M
til its slackening struggles told him the
creature had yielded.
just how he managed after that to swim
ashore, half towing, half driving his
prize, 10 words can say, but the fact re-
mains that by help of Jack and Frankly
the fisherman regained his canoe, and
ate his breakfast, h lding his prize in
tow. Then all went ashore and up TO the
store, where the catfish was found to
weigh $50 pounds.
''Just twenty more than the man that
caught hin-and in his own element.
too!' Squire Wilten said to his boys
who stood gazing OPEN outhed at the
great creature. but it was muscle
against meat
81 never want to see such another
wrestle," Frankly said, soberly. But
Jacks eyes sparkled. 81 don't want to
see it neither, - he said, ssbut, on
wouldn't just like to catch such a fell
low myselt-and ride him all around the
river -
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things for the picnic dinner: so many in
deed, that the leather cover could not te
fastened, and the seat curtain bulged out
at either end.
Domino squeaIed in approval of the
good things he smelled, particularly the
green apples. Then he climbed nimbly
up the wooden step Of the horse block
and hoped lightly into the buggy, bur-
rowed under the seat, climbed into the
low fat apple basket, ate one single APP
pie, then coiled himself snugly on top OF
the rest and went fast to sleep.
! don't know whether he slept all the
way to the picnic grove or not. Anyway
he lay still though the horses went at
their best pace-so fast sometimes that
Willie held tight to his fathers arm.
ling to think how he had not been left at
home, or else planning how when
they stopped, he would take streak
ed apple in his mouth, lump out
and run after Willie and surprise him.
No doubt Domino could have carried
out his plan if he had not meddled with
ANYTHING but the apples. But he smelled
many more things that he liked and al
last he began to sir about in the dark,
pushing his little pink snout wherever ii
would go, Among other things Willie
mother had put III a tin tea kettle, small
and light, but deep, and there was paper
BAG of sugar set inside it. The cover had
not been shut in tight, and now it hao
iolted off; of course that little spotted
glutton thrust his head SO far In while he
was eating the sugar that he could not Gel
it out again.
Just az Domino found that out, The
horses stopped at the grove; and ther
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ind the very rare things that bring the

find the very rare things that bring the
big prices.
1t is not only the trouble of reaching
THESE countries that causes butterflies to
bring such high prices, but the trouble to
Whlch he IS put to get them once he Is
tiere In tropical countries the flowers
are usually high ny on tail trees, Mead
ows and pastures full OF low flowers are
almost unknown there. In the forests
everything grows with the utmost lux
uriousness, and in such paths as can be
found through the tangle OF fern and
and giant creepers the light is usual
iy SO shut out by the dense
growth overhead that butterflies are
seldom to be captured in such places,
These tropical thickets are SO matted to-
gether with creeping vines and huge air
plants and thorn bearing bushes that no
one, however eager to follow butterfly,
can by any possibility make Roadway
through them. ] have more than once
stood and gazed longingly after one idly
disappearing through such labyrinth OF
vegetation that | could not have cut my
way through it with an axe fast enough
to catch turtle.
THE BUTTERFLY GUNS.
One method OF capturing high flying
butterflies among collectors in the tropics
is by, gun specially adapted for such
small game.
These guns were first used by hum
mlng-bird collectors in the Amazon re-
gion, because ordinary guns loaded with
full charge OF pow der and shot would
tear delicate birds all to pieces. These
special collecting guns are made with a
very small bore, and are SO constructed
that they do not scatter the tiny load,
but bunch it in one spot. Either dust
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)uVenileDepartlnent.

catfish, which in the Cumberland grow TO
an enormous weight.
To rebait the trot lines was the first
thing done each day; Dumb Oliver had
set half dozen in the two rivers, and he
examined two of them every morning.
trot line, you must understand, IS a
stout cord sometimes 100 yards long. One
end is made fast to d heavy stone, which
is then sunk to the bottom. The other is
affixed to a largish float and rides the
water. In between, big. sharp hooks,
each with its own sinker are made fast,
baited and allowed to lie on the bottom or
few inches above if. For catfish the
favorite bate is -four dough with strings
of soft cotton kneaded through and
through it.
Angle worms, crayfish likewise go upon
the hooks to tempt the more bloody
minded of the finny tribe.
Though Dumb Oliver was welcome to
stay at the Wilten house, yet he always
refused to sleep there, preferring to camp
under the tarpaulin at a certain bluff near
by across the Harpeth. Every morning
rying him milk and provisions to last all
day.
usually they reached him by sunrise,
but one especial morning they were de-
layed, and they found he had gone to lift
trout lines without waiting for his break
fast.
Course we'll go on an take it to him
we'd go anyway to see the line come
up,' Frankly said, heading the canoe up
stream.
Jack said: "Ah' hope there's a great
big cat on 1.-THE says the cats weigh
hundred pounds sometimes
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the picnic people stood still and stared
with all their eyes at the little tin tea
kettle which hoped out from the back
of the buggy and began to run about and
back at lively rate, on the legs of fine
fat pig.
Poor Domino, he barked and squealed
both as he banged the kettle against a
sapling.
Black Uncle Ned, who had come up to
take the horses, caught him by the tail,
and gave him a shake, and re-
leased his little head all sticky with
sugar. He said to Willie as the kettle
fell off. ''Lor', done seed many things
done up in sugar to be fetched to picnics
fer dinner, but dis yere's de lust time, ole
as l is, dat ever l seed preserved live
Pig
Willie and his father and mother could
not speak at first, they were so astonished
and asham cd; but | can tell you that
Master Domino was the Joy of that picnic
all day long, and ate more kinds of cake
than ever fell to the lot of any other little
pig that ever lived.
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poMtNo,s ADVENTURE.
The True Story of How He Went to a
PICNIC.

The True Story of How He Went to a
Picnic.
Master Domino was pig-but a pig
can have adventures if you please, and
can even go to picnic.
He was only three days old when he
was given to Willie Darlington, and very
small and pink and white and fat, with
three round black spots on one side SO
that he was Immediately named Domino.
Willie tended him so well that in six
weeks he was fine, saucy, large pig, and
followed his little master like dog, in
doors and out.
So on the day of; the picnic the first
thing to be done was to shut Domino up,
with ali the nIush and sour milk and
| fresh green's he could possible eat all day.
! The spring outlet ran under one corner
of the pen and he could drink and wall
low as much as he liked and he ought to
/ have been satisfied.
! But he was not. He began to squeal
as dolefully as he could as soon as
Willie was out OF sight. Then he gorged
himself with milk and mush. rooted out
the trough, shifted at the greens, gave
another squeal and then lay down in the
water.
ZOE d minute VI GWo Nc SpldSHeu tHere.
Then he waded further, stuck. his nose
under the edge of the pen, knelt down
fiat, thrust his shoulders forward, wig
gled for minute as though stuck fast,
! then gave iumphant little grunt and
came up outside the pen.
He ran toward the house, but found the
yard gates shut. The buggy stood in
front of the gate drawn up beside the
horse block ready for Willie and his
father and mother to step in and drive
away.
! This buggy had deep box behind,
and it was now crammed full of good
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fast to the creature, in spite of its crazy
rush down stream. Now to this bank
now to that, the big fish headed.
The two lads watched the struggle and
rush, holding their breath until the rocky
point at the river mouth hid captor and
captive from view.
Then their canoe went racing after at
the best speed of their young arms.
s'That old catfish will drown nv Dumb
Oliver. l know he'll never let go, -
Jacky said swallowing down sob.
He shan't, Jacky, Well pick him up
in this boat, - Frank answered.
Both gave all their thought, all their
breath, to sending the light craft skim
ming over the water. In a little while
they were out in the bigger stream-and
there before their eyes the wrestle for life
again went on.
The cat had crossed the river. turned
and was now headed down stream and to-
ward the hither bank. His great fins
churned the water into foam. Now and
again he leaped half his length above it.
All at once he dived SO powerfully that in
spite Of divers resistance both went out
OF sight under water
The two little boys gave a great cry
it could not reach the dulled ear of their
friend, but maybe it might summon
other and better help than theirs.
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one end. Having provided good supply
of vegetable ropes, which grow SO pro-
fusely that ordinary strings are never
needed there, work can be CONNIE need.
The bamboo is so hard that the pointed
pieces can easily be driven far enough
into the tree to be firm; when
two are driven thirty inches
apart, one of the long bamboo poles is
tied to the outer ends and PARALLEL to the
tree. Standing on the lower round of the
ladder SO begun, another is driven IN and
bound fast to the outer bamboo, and thus
up and up until the top of the bamboo
pole is reached. Another long
pole is then firmly tied to the
last two or three rounds that were
driven into the tree, when further
stretch OF thirty or forty feet is ready to
be built in the same way. A firm and
rigid ladder can thus be made; the tree
gives it stability and the outer pole makes
it entirely safe for anyone to use it with
freedom.
In my butterfly collecting l have my
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lection OF the animal and plant life of all
countries as possible. and few private
collectors who are able to crafty the ex-
pensvie taste for complete collections
from different parts of the world.
How expensive this kind of collections
may be is illustrated by the fact that a
collector who spent but six months at the
city of Para at the mouth of the Amazon
river, brought back with him over 500
different kinds of butterflies and 1900 of
moths. Al student who wanted to have a
complete series of this one South Ameri-
can collection in his possession would
want st least one pair of each kind. or
6, 200 specimens. Ten cents apiece for
good specimens from such distance as
Para would be considered a reasonable
price; therefore, our student would have
10 jpay out the sum Of $500 just for
his share of the specimens brought from
that locality.
The late Mr.. Henry Edwards, of New
York, who is travelling actor, had an
opportunity to make collections for him
self, once told me he had spent quite
$40, 000 in filling up gaps in his collection.
WHY TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES COST.
In most parts of the United States all
the collector needs is to GO out with his
net and his other material for killing and
preserving his captures to field or
meadow where are plenty of honey laden
foiyers and make. the best possible use OF
his eyes and legs. There are few Iocali-
ties where hard mountain climbing or
tedious wading through swamps are nee
essary, but as a rule IL is easy to find a
good collecting ground and 10 keep very
busy when there.
All this is changed when the collector
finds himself in tropical countries and in
just the places where he is most likely to