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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
At the City Hall.


Mayor Baxter and the committee on
public buildings. inspected the Adams
House on Temple street yesterday fore
noon. At the time of the big fire the
city obtained mortgages on many pieces
OF property in the city. In this way a
mortgage On the Adams House was held
by the city. Mr.. Samuel ]. Anderson
who owns the house, recently transferred
it to the city and the mortgage was de-
stroyed. This was SIMPLY another
method of foreclosure. The inspection
was for the purpose of learning what
shall be done with the house. 1t is I'M
derstood that large part of the COM
mlttee are in favor of exchanging the
house for some other property in the
city.
The school committee examined sam
pies of various styles of seats at the
school committee room yesterday morn
ing, to decide upon those that will be
selected for the High School. Their de-
cision will be announced later. They
also inspected the High School building
and engine house, No. 2.
The committee on judicial proceedings
and claims held meeting in the
afternoon. Most of the petitioners will
be given leave to withdraw.
The committee on accounts passed
upon last months bills last night.
Yesterday was the last day for dis
count on taxes. The city treasurer's Of
flee was crowded up to the last mo-
ment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01

If some dealers told the jacket story
that is in our advertising columns, we
should lift dur Ieygs and murmur sscum
grano salis.o' But! coming from the
source it does, we know it is true. More
over. when you read it all through, it is
reasonable, for he is candid enough to
tell that some of the garments are last
years goods. But surely the purchasing
power of dollar is nightly strength
ened at J. R. Libby's today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
Public Library.

At the regular monthly meeting Of the
trustees of the Public Library. held last
evening, Mr.. Francis HI. Fassett and
Mr.. Franklin R. Barrett were chosen trus-
tees in place of George c. Burgess, re-
moved from the city, and Philip H.
Brown, deceased. No other business of
public Importance was transacted. The
new bookcase, built by Walter Corey &
Co.. is beauty, and the new desks and
chairs are very handsome.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
Rev. DR.. Hale's Readings.

The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D. D.,
OF Boston, will give readings from his
own writings at the First Parish house
next Tuesday, at o'clock. Of course
there will be great desire to hear him,
and tickets can be secured at G. B.
Greenleaf's on Spring street, and at Ste
vens 6 Jones's, Middle street, under the
Falmouth Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
Eye and Ear Infirmary.

The Eye and Ear Infirmary is furnished
and occupied to the fifth floor, although
the new building has been occupied less
than one year. The elevator, which was
omitted for lack of funds, is very much
needed now. The proceeds of the en-
tertainment to be given at City Hall.
Friday and Saturday evenings and Satur-.
day matinee will be devoted to this ele-
waiting need. Tickets at Stockbridge's.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
Grand Lodgeiof Maine.

A special CONTAMINATION of the Grand
Lodge + Maine Wilt be held at York
village, Wednesday,, N November at 7 p.
M, for the purpose of constituting in
ample form St. Aspinquid Lodge. The
Grand Master will be pleased to see as
many of.the Grand Officers present to
assist him as can make it convenient to
do 80
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Board of Trade journal.

The Journal this month contains por-
trait of Edward B. Winslow, Esq, presi-
dent of the Portland Board of Trade,
and several scenic illustrations of various
parts of Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01

when Ssby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, che gave them CastoriA
dec11 eod&1wy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01

is likely to be
fair.
NOVEMBER /, 1888
TOES your daily
~ visit to the store
include an oc-
casional glimpse at the
Basement?
If not, then you are
missing one of the most
entertaining places in
town. A catalogue Of
the interesting things to
be seen there would
make a big book. We
can't tell of them all
in a newspaper adver-
tisement, there's no way
of making you under.
stand how much it may
be to your advantage to
keep informed as to what
is going on in that most
attractive part of the
store, unless you see it
once in a while,
A beautiful show Of
choice Cut Glass is down
there.
Did you know thats
And Royal Worcester
China, and Doulton and
Derby. Bits Of rare pot
terry from Austria, Ire
land, and odd things from
far away Japan, all fit for
wedding presents or
other occasion gifts.
Then the more serious
stuff, like baskets and
household hardware are
here.
The Basement Depart
ment is the doll depot of
the town, more kinds and
sorts and colors and sizes
than anywhere else, and
all the flxlngs to make a
doll comfortable.
Toys galore!
Games, picture books.
blocks, balls and all kinds
Of playthings--it's the
Mecca for:children; grown
people find it interesting
too.
One ton composition
paper for school use just
arrived.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
Police Commissioners.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Police Commissioners was held
last evening, Mr.. =. c. Hamlen in the
chair. No business of public Importance
was transacted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
Portland Theatre.
First grand ball-A. o. Fl. Of A.

The old folks concert and farmers supper by
the Zion Mission will be given at Thatcher
Post Hall Friday evening, Nov. Sd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01

Ladies ars greatly benefited by the use Of An
gostura Bitters, the South American tonic of
DrJ. G. B. siegert & Sons. Ask your drug
gist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01

The Maine Central Conductors Bali.
The Maine Central railroad will sell
tickets at one fare to holders of tickets
to the Conductors concert and ball to be
given at Lewiston, November 9th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Coming home from the Worlds
Fair our buyer was entertained
day at New York by
Arnold, Constable & Co.
Among other attractions shown
him there was lot of 20
High-class Black Cheviot Jackets
for Ladies.
They were made to sell for $1,000
each last season,
And they are worth every penny
of it.
But A. G. & Co. decided to close
them out in one lot rather than
to retail them.
Our buyers luck was to be there
just in the nick of time.
lie bought them.
And here they are at $3.50 each,
But a shade over ONE-THIRD
PRICE.
Let us tell you as briefly as we
can what they are.
First-The material is a good.
winter weight diagnnal
Cheviot. All wool.
A perfect shade of Black.
Next-The shape.
They are half fitting Jackets,
80 and SO inches long.
Remember that, So and SO
inches long.)
Broad Watteau-plaited back.
The Vatican, braided in elabor-
ate patterns the entire length.
Broad cuff; the cuff covered on
upper and under side with
ingenious designs of braiding.
The shoulders and sleeves as
correct as if telegraphed from
Paris.
Broad, electric Seal collar.
Collar notched, Seal lapels, Fur
edged fronts.
The sizes are "a, SO SO, 40.
Two pockets,
Double rows, large, hard but
tons.
We shall sell the entire lot of 20
Garments for $3.50 each.
We have, say a dozen or less.
long Garments left over from
last season that we shall close
out at $1.Oo, $3.50 and $500
each.
All OF them are full length Gar
ments. coming to bottom
of dress.
Some checked, some plain
Beaver. all of them all wool
fine cloth.
One of them-the $500 one lined
throughout with quilted Satin.
Original price $25. 90.
One of the $3.50 ones having 25
rows of Mohair braid on Cape
Sleeves.
The Dollar ones were originally
$500 and $500 each.
These are sold at s1.oo, $3.50 and
$500 simply because they are
left overs" and not quite up
to the head of the fashion
column.
We still have a few left of
Misses School Jackets
at $3.50 each.
The Ladies' Brown, Tan and
Gray Jackets at saes,
And the Superior Cheviot
Jackets at Sa.O0.
These are new goods and right
in the front row of fashion.
n - NUA ~ AZ
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THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

Owen. Moore s. Co.
j. r. Libby-2.
Eastern Furnishing Co.
The Atkinson Furnishing Co.
Loring Short & Harmon.
Mason & Merrill.
Dissolution of partnership.
DrS. Small s. Smith.
Copartnership-Mason g. Merrill.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Portland Theatre.
First grand ball-A. o. FL. Of A.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
EASTERN FURNISHING co.

Good tailoring and good
worth in Clothing is not an
accident.
1t is the difference be-
tween being satisfied with
the good or dissatisfied
with the poor kinds.
We invite you to carefully
examine our Overcoats and
listers. They are from the
best manufacturers in this
country. If we choose to
sell them below regular
prices, that's yourgain, it's
our way Of reducing surplus
stock.
Bring the boys in and Sc
cure a bargain in one of
those Cape overcoats go
ing at half their value, ages
Ito IL years.
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j. R. LIBBY,
CONGRESS ST.
COpartanersllip

COpdfafhCFSMlp.
THE undersigned have formed a copartner-
Il ship under the name and style of MASON
y MERRILL, for the purpose OF carving on
banking and brokerage business at So Ex-
change street. Portland, in the offices hereto
fore occupied by Fred E. Richards & Co.
WILLIAM w. MASON,
ARTHUR w. MERRILL.
Portland, Me-, Nov. J.. 1898 nov1d1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-01
]. R. LIBBY.
Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice of Partnership

DERLEY L. CHASE and JAMES E. OWEN
i have this day formed a partnership for
the. purpose OF carrying on the retail grocery
and provision business at No. 532 Congress
street.
PERLEY L. CHASE,
JAMES E. OWEN.
November /, 1893. nov1eod3t
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15

There are no alleys in Para, Brazil, as
the authorities considered them merely
hiding places for garbage, and had them
done away with about three years ago.
By a city ordinance, however, all ashes
and garbage must be carried out and left
in the street every evening between 7:30
and $3.50. At 9 o'clock the street clean
ing department Of the city leaves the
various stations, goes through and
sweeps every street, loads all garbage
and ashes on to it's wagons and hauls it
away to the garbage crematory, about
three miles out of the city limits. There
the wagons are driven on a large re-
volving platform and carried to the place
where the load is dumped into the retort.
By midnight the streets are all clean, TIE
days garbage consumed, ashes carted
away and the men and horses of the
street cleaning department are at rest.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15
THE LABOR WORLD.

CALIFORNIA is next on the list to get q
Bureau of Statistics.
IN China workingmen strike every time
they make a request.
CONCERTS for working people are being
held in Chicago with great success.
THERE are 400 Socialist Leagues i'm Den.
mark with a membership Of about 81, 900.
MACHINERY is producing ninety per cent.
of the manufacturing labor Of the country.
GOVERNMENT statistics place the average
income of American farmers at eighty. two
cents a day.
The protective fund of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners amounts
to $l4, 2S0. IS.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
has a membership of about twenty.six thou
sand. 1t was organized in 1880.
In India there are 1879 cotton mills, with
3:,4Oo, GOO spindles and 200 looms. employ.
new mills now in course Of construction.
The striking machinists of the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad nave compromised on
a rate of $40 per day at Albuquerque. New
Mexico, and ST. per day for points west. o
TIE larger electric machinery builders
are all charging their works, and have con.
tracts sufficient on hand to keep them busy
in many departments to tbs close Of the
year.
A LASTING machine that enables one op-
orator to last 5000 pairs of shoes q week is
one of the latest things in labor-saving ma
chinery. It tackles anything from light
feminine foot gear to the heaviest brogans.
ONE million and a half men work in the
coal mines of the world. or these England
has 535, 600; United States, 800, 900; Germany,
235, 600; Belgium, 100, 900; Russia, A, 900.
The worlds miners of metal number 4,000,-
600.
The Krupps have virtually consolidated
with the Gryson works in Magdeburg, Ger
many, agreeing to pay shareholders nine
per cent. for twenty-five years, with privi-
Iege to purchase the works within that time
for $500, 600, and after for $3.50, 600 at the
dictation Of the shareholders.
The mutual benefit fund Of the Associa-
ton of Working Girls Clubs of New York
City is a great success. Any club member
may join by paying IN initiation fee of
fifty cents and the payment Of fifteen cents
a month will entitle her to So a week in case
of illness. If she pays twenty-five cents o
month she will be entitled to IS a week, or
she may pay forty cents and have S.. Any
one who remains a member for five years
without drawing any sick benefit has all the
money she has paid in weekly dues refunded.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15
american Glaciers AMI Snow Banners.

In our W country we can boast of
glaciers grander in proportions and prob
ably more venerable in point of time.
than those in the Alpine region. Sew
erai of these ice.rivers creep down the
valleys of Mt. Shasta, in Northern CAL
tfornis. One of them is eighteen hun
dred feet thick and four mules across.
There are also vast glaciers upon Mt.
Tacoma, in Washington, upon Mt. Hood,
in Oregon, and upon Mts. Mcclure,
Lyall and Hoffman, in the Yosemite Val.
ley. Each of these is equal to the largest
of those upon Mt. Blanc.
Some of these peaks exhibit that splen.
did phenomenon, the s'snow-banner,"
Upon the upper reaches of the noun.
talns, where the now lies, in immense,
powdery drifts which the sdn's rays have
no power to melt, the ne-th wind sweeps
down with hurricane force and swiftness.
driving the light, dry particles outward
In horizontal lines for hundreds of yards,
so that, at a distance, there appear to be
vast pennons of sparkling mist attached
to the peaks, and futtering away from
them as do the ensigns from the masts of
ships. Wonderfully beautiful objects
these snow-banners are, especially when
the eastern sky is a9ame with the dawn,
and the rich glow, filtering through the
wavering clouds of snow, converts them
into prisms of the most exquisite and
ever-changing hues.-Demorest's Mag
Azine.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15

In round numbers, there are SO, 900
convicts in the p~enitentiaries and 30, 900
able bodied men confined in jatls, max
ing a total army of 20, 900 men available
for employment in road improvement in
the United States. Why not employ
them in this works suggests the Farm,
Field-and Flreside. Many of them are
lying in idleness, fed at the peoples K
pense, while the labor of Others in the
p~enitentiaries is let by contract to manu-.
facturers and employed in direct COM
Eetition with honest labor.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15

sweetly, sit must be with something
more than a ruby necklace"
"Anything in the world, sweet girl
to the half of all I possess"
stYou are not in earnest, Mr.. Dusen
bury, of course not. You gentlemen are
a great deal fonder of making promises
than you are of keeping them" Ruby
said, archly.
''Never was so much in earnest in my
life; get me pen and paper and I'll show
you"
Taking him at his word, and tantaliz.
ing him with roguishly expressed doubt,
Ruby danced away and brought him the
required articles. He did not expect to
be taken so at his word; but humoring
her whim, as he called it., Moneybags
drew up in regular business form, a
paper in which he obligated himself to
hestow on Miss Ruby st. Maur the half
of all he possessed the day she became
Mrs. D%usenbury.
Ruby kept up a constant fire of Jest
and laugh and general w%itchery, but
took possession of the document in
triumph, and promised Moneybags that
she should claim the fulfllment of the
obligation it contained at an early day.
Both Mr.. st. Maur and N oneybags were
n ecstasy.
A week dropped slowly away, and
,oaeybags quite neglected his business
at the counting room in order to dine
with his old friend, st. Maur. He really.
seemed to be getting humanized.
One night Miss st. Maur kept dinner,
waiting again, till the two gentlemen
grew somewhat impatient, and Mr.. st.;
Maur, summoning a servant, sent to in.
qulre after her.
Before the servant returned, however,
Ruby herself came-not in dinner attire,
however, nor alone; but with bridal
flowers in her hat, and hel little snowily
gloved hand confdingly resting upon
the arm of Mr.. Hunt Dusenbury.
Greatly, upon my Word," began Mr..
st. Maur.
"You won't let papa scold, will yous9
Ruby said, putting out a coaxing hand
to Moneybags, and in a comically aud
ible aside, "Shall we kneel down,
Hunt2"
Moneybags looked h~ercely at the little
olive branch Ruby held out to him
about half a minute.
"Humph," he growled, 81 suppose
you're married9"
"Oh, yes" Ruby said, placidly, "it's
all right. I'm Mrs. Dusenbury fast
enough"
Moneybags tried to look Plutonian
grimness, and frowned till his gray eye
brows bristled. But it wouldn't do.
The humor of the thing was too ap"
Besides, he was glad of an ex-
to welcome back that young hope
ful of his. So, melting suddenly, he
shook Ruby's small hand cordially,
gfambled something about its being bet
:er so, and, turning to Hunt, "Glad to
you, my boy, and if You'll let this
7oung sunbeam you've caught Sparkle at
he head of my table at home, you may
it at the foot of it, and you may study
aw all the days of your life for aught ]
Mr.. st. Maur could but follow Money.
'ags' example, and they all went out to
Inner, which still waited, as gay a
'arty as you often see.-New York
News,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15

II is often remarked, observes the New
Orleans Picayune, that a public petition
is no index of public of public senti.
ment, because almost anybody will sign
any kind of a petition, and another il.
lustrati6n of the fact seems to be af
forded in a recent election in Seward
County. Kansas, for the purpose Of
settling a controversy about the count,
seat. Not nearly so many votes wer.
cast at the election as there were names
signed to the petition praying that a,
election, to settle the point in alleged
dispute, be held. The Supreme Court
is to settle the matter.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15

It looks to the New York Sun as
though the cave-dwelling race, which
once lived In Arizona and the regions
thereabout, had been discovered as far
north as Alaska, or upon a small island
off the Alaskan coast which was recently
visited by the United. States cruiser
Bear. The Bears officers, while explor-
ing the upper surface Of the rock known
as Kings Island, which rises. above the
waters of the Bering Strait, found an alb.
original tribe of cave dwellers, who seem
to possess some Of the characteristics OF
the curious people which in old times
existed far to the southwark. From the
account given of the dwellings we infer
that, in construction and in grouping,
they resemble those of the cliff dwellers
of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
Some of their implements are similar to
those that were made by the ave and
cliff people elsewhere but their food il
not like that which was used by their
southern kin, who had no opportunity
of ~fattening upon whale blubber Or wal
rus meat. It is hardly worth while,
however, to speculate about these Alas
kan cave dWellers until we have fuller
= =
information concerning them. That the
island had some inhabitants was known
before il was visited by the Captain Of
the Bear, whose report is likely to be Of
antsrest to American archecogists.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Wood pavements cause op~thalmania'
A diamond for cutting glass lasts
about three months.
Psychologists say that people do their
dreaming, or most of it, after 4 a. m.
A German savant has discovered what
he thinks 10 a sure means of disinfecting
rivers.
Physicians are now able to wash out
tie system through the natural channels
of circulation by means of injected
fluid.
The copper plating of sheet zinc has
been successfully accomplished and the
process is recommended where wear
takes place.
The most valuable bit of ore ever
melted in the world, so far as is known,
was a lot containing 200 pounds of
quartz-holdlng gold at the rate of $780,.
600 per ton, and was found in a mine at
Ishpeming, Mich.
It is said that one of the new armored
cruisers will have smokestacks 100 feet
high. These high tunnels will be IN
slightly, but appearances are to be sacrl-
feed to utility. The increase in height
will give additional draft in ordinary
steaming.
Recent studies of cancer not only in
dictate that it is An organic gro With, but
almost certainly prove that it is itself
liable to the attack of another parasite.
Better acquaintance with the relations of
these parasites may possibly bring tho
long-sought method of arresting cancer.
There are two fixed rules for proper
tioning the human form; just two.
They are that eight heads Chat is, skull
lengths) make the total height Of the
figure and that the invariable center of
the total length of the whole figure
should be the front termination of the
lowest part of the pelvis.
By placing two iron bars at seven or
eight yards distance from each other and
putting them in communication on one
side by en- insulated wire and on the
other side with a telephone, it is said
that a storm a be predicte tWelvs
hours ahead through a certain dead
sound heard in the receiver.
sneezing is averted by pressing the
upper lip, because by doing SO we deaf
en- the impression made on \ certain
branch of the fifth nerve, sneez,n5 being
a reflex action excited by SO he slight
impression OF that nerve. Sneezing
does not take place when the fifth nerve
is p~araiyzed, even though the sense of
smell is retained.
Paper tough as wood is sai | to be
made by mixing chloride of zJac with
the pulp in the course OF malIfacture.
It has been found that the greater the
degree of the concentration of the zinc
solution the greater will be the tou5n-
ness of the paper. It eau be used for
making gas pipes, boxes, COMBS, for
roofing and even, 1t is added, for max
ing boats.
Still another use for aluminium has
been found in the construction of slate
pencils. It was accidently discovered
that aluminium would give a stroke on a
slate, and a German forthwith set about
manufacturing pencils of the new metal.
They are five millimeters thick and four
teen millimeters long. They are said to
need no pointing, and are practically in
exhaustible and unbreakable. The
writing, which can be erasedwith a wet
sponge, is as clear as that of the ordin-
ary pencil, only requiring a little more
pressure,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-15

DR.. Parker, of the London City Tenn
pie, not long ago held a service for the
unemployed, and invited each of his
hearers into the vestry after service and
presented him with Q small sum of
money. One OF the recipients, with
cynic& caudor, said to some one as hs
came away: "I've not done a davis
work for SYSTEMATICALLY years and I
don'tmean toll"