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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


Tonight the great Museum success
ashore Acres with James A. Herne, it's
author, the genial, able and popular
actor as Capt. Nat, supported by a
very strong company, will be seen /, at
Portland Theatre, and the piece will be
repeated at the performances OF Saturday
matinee and evening. The Boston Her
aid says:
at has been claimed that no play
which dealt with humble life, which
ignored plot and excluded the vulgarities
Of the variety stage and the cheap jokes
and claptrap of the minstrel and melo-
drama could succeed The success of
"Shore Acres" completely refutes this
calumny against a theatre-going public,
while those who have persistentiy as
serted that in order to satisfy public taste
plotless and yillianless dramas, which
make no illegitimate bids for the ap-
plause of the gallery, must be relieved by
gorgeous stage setting and fashionable
dressing, in which rich gowns cut peri
lousy lew in front and ridiculously long
behind, make up for what is wanting in
other artificial features, have been shown
that beyond the tricks Of conventional
ism, beyond the devices of artifciality,
rises art, which, when true, appeals to
something deeper and finer than the sur
face whirns Of humanity, and which,
even when she concerns herself with
the hum b1est life, provided she is true
in her delineations, proves absorbingly
fascinating to all those in whom the
current of human emotions flows in the
deep nature-ordained channels, instead
Of over the shallow crust OF conventional
ity."
Spider and Fly.
M.B.Leavitt's great Vaudeville COM
pany will be seen at Portland Theatre
Monday and Tuesday. The New York
World says:
"The Spider and Fly, spectacular
buriesque, pantomimique extravaganza,
in prologue and three acts, was pre-
scented last night at the Grand Opera
House, for the first time in this city.
The audience was large and appreciatlve.
The specialties in the Spider and Fly
were particularly interestingly and the
cast a good one. "
The Fencing Master.
D. Koven and Smiths beautiful opera,
aThe Fencing Master, which made as
great hit in New York and Boston as
robin Hood" by the same authors, will
be seen at Portland Theatre Oct. 9th and
18th, with the same great cast, orchestra,
chorus, costumes and stage pictures that
has marked it's long run at Hollis st.
Theatre, Boston,. Mime. Laura Schirmer
MapIeson will be seen in the title role.
Notes. j..
The three little sisters, one of whom
has already become such a popular
favorite in Boston, La Regaloncita,. La
pineiosa and TIA GraciOSa. are in daily
rehearsal preparing new ballet, which
they will Introduce in the new comic
opera, Venus" at the Park next week.
NThe Vendetta, stirring melodrama,
will be at Portland theatre, next We'd
nesday evening.
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GENTS DEPARTMENT..

/ lot OF Mems Working Boots
only $l.OO, former price $1.5O.
I lot Of Mems Dress Boots in
Laces or Congress. $I.25.
lot of Mems Calf Boots in
Lace or Congress, $l.5O, former
price $500.
1 lot Of Mems Calf. Congress
or Lace, Plain Toe or Opera,
only $1.s5, former price 1925.
we have the best $500 shoe
in Maine i'm Lace, Congress or
Butcher cut. Don't forget to
call and see them befOresyOli
purchase.
Also a full lime of Burt &
Packard, and j. s. Turner
Shoes, lin Graham, French and
PiccadiIAy Toe, we will sell at
reduced rates.
L lot OF mems Patent Lace
Congress only $500.
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]. R. LIBBY.

WOMEN's AND MIssEs's
Merino Underwear in vast
volume.
Every grade and weight
worth having,
Much OF it bought of
scared manufacturers,
Who cared vastly less
about the price secured
than 10 get the goods off
their hands.
Luck for YOU.
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NOTICE.

On and after this date Sep
tember 20, 1898, the LaAndry-
men OF Portland agree 10
charge Zee each, for laundering
open front shirts.
Sep29 ST.
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BOYS AND YOUTHS DEPT.

DV1V NM IOVHEt0 O.t -
lot Of Boys Lace or Button
School Shoes, solid leather,
sizes 8 to 8. 1-g. 9Sc.
Hot UT Boys Calf school Shoes,
SLIPS.
lot Of Boys Calf School shoes
$3.50.
lot Of Youths School Shoes,
sizes 1 LIE, lace or button, CSC.
lot Of Youths School Shoes
i'm lace or button only $l.25.
| LADIES' AND MISSES DEPT.
1 lot Of Ladies DOngola Butt
ton or Lace Patent Tip only CSC,
former price 1925.
Hot of Indies DOngOIsa But
ton, patent tip or common sense,
$l.45, former price $500.
L lot OF DongOIa Button. opera
toe, that was made to sell for
$500, now Sl.7s.
Hot of DongoIa Button, cloth
top, opera toe and patent tip,
$500, marked down from
$500.
We have a very large lot Of
Csiltedge and Alma Dressing for
ladies' and childrem's boots,
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outlined to some friends his plans for extend
ing the American Riviera" In view OF the
fact that present facilities for reaching this gar
den spot are 40 crude such u statement from any
one but a Flagler might seem visionary. But
he knows what he's doing and how to do it. He
now has the entire eastern coast Of Florids in
his grasp and nobody in this section seems TO
grudge him his power, for wherever be goes h.
seems to leave behind wave of prosperity and
progress
Everybody knows. either by seeing or read
ing. Of the wonderful changes be has wrought
at ST. Augustine, where his group of macniti-
cent hotels are the admiration of all travellers
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next winter In furnishing barracks for my work
men. Come, what do you say7
II haven't anything TO say" saidM Clarke,
cake what you want and do what you please. :"
nh yLAoLHRs PLANS.
Mr.. Flagier intends eventually to open mp the
east coast Of Florida - far as Biscayne bay,
and then he will be in . position to connect
with Key West, and perhaps he may establish
steamship line to South America For the
rect communication between st. Augustine and
Lake Worth His railroad now extends to
Rocklsdge, and he Il determined to have it
reach Lake Worth BY the LIST Of next Novem-
Der. He win run II along the west side Of the
Indian river. viii bridge Jupiter river, which
viii then continue It to . point opposite
his new Lake Worth property. His income IL
between two and three million dollars a year,
and he proposes to invest at once one year,
profits right at Lake Worth. His hotel will be
constructed on q most generous scale. 1t will
have accommodations for from i've hundred to
eight hundred guests. He will have large
electric plant, and will obtain his water supply
from some fresh water lakes which lie Q mile or
30 west OF Lake Worth. He will tunnel under the
latter body and the water will be pumped over
Lake Worth itself is salt, there being an ocean in
let about four miles from its upper end.
The most difficult problem to solve will be that
OF sewerage. Several plans have been con-
sidersd, but the one which meets with the most
favor Is to carry the sewage to the ocean and
by means Of piers, out into deep water of the
coral reefs. So delightful is the ocean shore
that 1t Is not at all improbable supplemental
hotel will be built there also. Mr. Flagler
now owns about hundred acres of
the choicest land fronting on the lake.
He intends to have his hotel in the middle of
what he prophesies will be the finest
tropical garden in the world. The McCor-
mick cottage. which has beautiful grounds sur
rounding it. is too handsome a structure to be
torn down, and arrangements now being
made to move it some distance. The house is
said to have cost a25, 900. 1t is finished solid
in mahogany, and very handsome mahogany,
too.
The logs were washed ashore many years ago,
and are thoroughly seasoned.
Mr.. FIagler's agent will be right on
the ground to superintend the extern
sive Improvements. He has purchased
a cottage built by young Englishman in the
Indian bungalow style, and its contents, aud
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'None Of rs would touch oranges when we
could grow pines," was the reply. Zone has
to wait six or eight years for the orange trees
months the pines pay, and, too, much better
than oranges. One acre Of plants will produce
l0.00o apples, and the grower can net from TO
cents an apple. Bssides the apple each plant
produces slips, from which additional plants
can be rsissd Three cents profit will pay him
well Al these pineapple men are making
money"
us there much Of demand for pineapplss?''
Yea, and II 10 growing rapidly. You people
In the north do not know what . real pineapple
h. The kind that you have been used to d the
rooey Bahama apple, which won't compare with
those that We are raising down here. There
are sixty varieties OF the pineapple. and We are
cultivating some choice ones. There ID . good
European demand for them, too"
The nan that owns this place ID Col
1aahards, he continued - the boat drew up
TO one Of The platforms IN The middle Of the
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lake than the site selected By Mr.. Flagier. He
has laid out his grounds in beautiful walks and
his gardens contain all kinds of rare
tropical plants. He improved his grounds
thus extensively before building and will
erect handsome residence this summer
Another rich eottager is Mr.. Adams Of Phila-
delphis, who grew wealthy because young
folks would chew gum. and he is largely inter-
ested IA one Of the most popular brands. Mr.
Q. L. Clarke, Pittsburg millionaire, IL Q Lake
worth enthusiast: When Flagler started in
Mr.. Clarke wanted to keep step with the pro-
eession, and he therefore bought the Cocoanut
Grove Hotel, the leading hosiery OF the settle
ment. and the grounds about it, giving s76 OO0
IN cash to the owner. who homesteaded the land
about seventeen years ago. Mr.. Clarke intends
tearing down the building and erecting an ele.
CANT winter home. But it will be run another
winter as Q hotel and its new owner has leased
1t for . year. Right here Il q good ploce
for story that shows the Fiagler way of doing
business.
Clarke" said he. few days ago, at isn't
often that have to ask . favor of . man, but
l want you TO do me one"
IAN right, anything You want in this country
you can have"
II want this hotel for the summer. III have
about thousand workmen here right along,
and VIII have 10 take care Of them OF course
don't want to put the laboring men in here,
but the carpenters and engineers. &C., win
have to be cared for in Q decent sort of wsy.
So let me have your hotel"
We'll, replied Mr.. Clarke, somewhat stag
gsred, ri would do it in . minute, but you
know the house is leased, and I'm afraid a
wouldn't be fair TO the man who has rented Il
| to turn II over to him after it has been occu.
pied al summer by several hundred workmsn.
Is conldn't be in frst-class condition, you
know"
You needn't worry on that sco1s," replied
tbs Florida king, II calculate that your nav
! tenant viii have no cause to complain TSis !.
what I II agree to. II you'll let me have the
hotel III take everything just - it il, from
spoons to mosquito bars, and In tbs
fall III rsfurnish it throughout and will let pext
years landlord select the furnishiugs, and IN
renovate it and paint it, and will fence II in 50
that d.riHg the dino have it the property win
| Eos be injured by people who have NO business
there. ] can make use Of the present contepts
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bu. everybody does 10! know what his inten-
tinos are regarding the Florida ot the future
The bold s;ateInen. al the opening Ofs this
Letter ina= therefore require some explanation
When NJ. r:1-ier had completed his extensive
Improvements at ST Augustine ne began ex-
tending MS Opera1oa with the definite object
q aIPeITs nOg. Of opeains w the whole % the
cas-. coast OF FLORIDA es far as Biscayae bay. he
extended the coas. -.sl-oa1 line as Ear as Rock
kdge. On the Indian river. To this point, there
-o-.'. traSe Z. Florida Is as good as it IL any
Nhe-e. but from there the visitor must intrust
himself 10 one o. the three Indian river steam
boats which Ply. vhea ssndbars viii allow
them. from T.tuSyiie. about twenty-five miles
above ROcSiedSe. TO Jupiter Inlet. q trip of
nearly $50 miles. The schedule time il less
than twenty-four hours. brt the boats do not
run by schedule. except az the starting point
From Jupiter to Juno the passenger travels
over the narr"w-Sauge Celestial railroad eight
miles. past the stations Of Venus and Mars
dots on the map each. but each in real life only
single frame house. A: Juno ne is at the head OF
LAKE WORTH.
The lake Is about twenty miles in length and
averages Q mile in width IL lies parallel with
the ocean and Is separated from 1t BY q coral
reef from a quarter Of a mile to three-quar.ers
Of . mile in width. The lake front Of this reef
10 q veritable garden spot in winter time and
here b where thirty or forty beautiful cottages
The Land all around the lake has been taken up
BY homssteaders. who have been holding on ~
their tracts in the firm belief in the future
Of this section. The land steadily but
sovly increased in value as wealthy
people from the north and west purchased sites
Tor winter homes. but now there 10 q boom-a
big. healthy boon-And land has gone up a
hundred per cent, and nearly If not ali the
available tracH have been bought up at what a
lev years ago would have been fabulous prices
Newer have there been such stirring times in
southern Florida The reason Of IL all Is tina,
fiAStsr has been here and the natives can think
and talk Of nothing else but land, land, land
They Jingle imaginary gold in their pockets Ind
smoke good cigars and get together in bit
tie groups and tell stories about land
sAlss and purchases For, strange a. l:
may seem, they have been buying land as we'll q
selling it This II how il all came about: Two
or three years ago Mr.. Flagler visited this SEC
tioa. but gave no sign. Still the owners were
hopeful. and late this winter their hopes were
realized His sgen: put in an appearance and
secured options en- q number Of desirable tract
and then made up his books and commenced
doing business In three days he purchased
sboat t90o 900 worth of land, and didn't
get % very much. either, for the owner.
know they had good thing and they
Tot their prices- He gave s75, 900 for the frs
ehoies-a beautiful site owned By p. r. Ne
Cormick Of Denver. who spent many thousand
In identifying the place and in the erection o.
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eOeoASrr GROVE HoTsL. PALM BEACH, FLA.
a handsosne winter hone. Dir. Fiasler also
gave fifty odd Thousand for he site adjoining
owned BY the stcrekeepers snd then e40, 600 for
another. and SO on, 90 that now he owns about
100 acres fronting on the lake
HOW THE LAND Il BoreHr.
The Land b bought by tbs front foot, the
purchase extending clear through TO the Atlantic
eesaa, and . rod Of land fronting on the lake
makes Just little over an acre. Unimproved
foot. OF about VI 900 an acre. 10 seems O
fabnlous price for Land way down south in
florida, bat Pisgler enterprise. it ia thought,
VII make IL much more valuable than thai,
hsoss he land boom Arrangements have
elr.dy been n.ds for the establishment
9 svs banks. one BY the Flsgler people
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y A FEW YEARS
there'n be q town over
there as big as Jack
sonville, and st. Au-
justine will be a way
station for it," This is
what Mr.. II. NJ. Flag
Ter. the Florida king.
who has made his mill
ions from Standard oil,
said yesterday as he
sat on the porch of one
of the beautiful Lake
Worth cottages and
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Transfers Of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: H.
E. Berrian to F. c. Schaefer. sub 20, SO. 969
g. Z. c. Schaefcr to II. L. Berrian, sub A.
So. s3S; s3,093.75. T. G. Dorsey to Arabella
V. Chase, sub l6, SO. Gil; $500. C. A. Nc
Euen to I. Il. Snowden, pt. l, Sec 4, Lincoln
300. Bridget A. Webb to T. +. Reardon, sub
IL. lot 6, Chichester; $500. E. j. Stellwagen
to W. 5. Teel. sub 1913. 50. $50: $500. w
Simpson 10 II. d. Fry. sIos 2l2 20 2l4 So 155
6. e. T. Pyles to ". Z. Jordan. pit. D. g I'D
to Uniontown; $3.50. b. A. Soper to C. F.
Norment, subs 1877 to 2O2. SO. 6!5; $4,000. T.
E. Davis ct al. to J. X. N. Norton, subs &c to 2s
"a. ST; s.. J. ". Foster to T. r. Brooks. sub
80, 81. lC2; s.. r. hermon to Josephine NJ.
S!oidard. lot 4. blk. "a. Columbia Heights
$. F. b. MCGUIRE to ]. II. Blackford, sub
1Ol, So. $50: 81, SS36S. Louise Graham to Leo
Simmons. pt 4, blk. s, T. Il B. 5 sub Mt Pleas
ant; $500. C. j. Hanback, to Blanche Carter,
Horner, lot 80, Lanier Heights; s.. F. R.
Horner to Lucy B. Gibson. lot 7, block 81,
Brooklaud; s.. Same to J. c. Louthan,
sub SO, Bellvue; s.. 7. NJ. W. Green to J. h.
anderson, lot 2. acc. 8, Barry Farm; s166.
Harriet V. Bruce to Hannah F. NJ McCarv, sub
SO. SO. So6; 81 200. Unity Presbyterian Church
to MARY G. Temple. subs and 3; SO. $40; s..
Nary q. Temple to Unity Presby terrain Church,
same property; 8. W. A. Brown to C. A.
Eberly. sub IS. square 511; $4,000. F. l.
Gregory to D. Birtwell, lot IL, 40. 1858. and
pit. 6. 50. 55s; s.. c. Gossford to c. ii.
Wilson, sub SO. SO. 767; s250O T. H. Clarke
TO r. A. Morrison, sub 104. SO. 623; g.. D.
Birtwell TO F. l. Gregory. sub &c. SO. 943; g.
". Z. Geyer to E. Fugett, pts. 4 and 5, 50. 534
50, l25. A. Carry to A. J. Clarke, subs to z,
50. g. Of 1918; Sl.s26.25. II. Shreve to T. G.
Jones, sub 2s2, So. GA S2.io0. E. H. NJ orseli
to Irene S. Buchanan. subs n and 70, SO. $50;
1900. Annie r. Clarke 10 Bertha f. Aukam,
lots y and 10, SO. 1921; 6. +. s. Carmody to
c. Hosmer, subs 90 and 80. SO. 1923: e.
George Bancroft to W. Fletcher. sub l4s, so.
AS; 5. c. E. Clarke to Georgette A. Cham
berlain. p. 8, SO. $50; g. Ira J. Baker to S.
E. Terry, pit. 10, blk. Is, Langdon Park; g..
F. J. Shadd to P. II. Carson, lot 80. blk. S, Ivy
City; s1.5O0. b. II. Warner to John Robertson,
lot n, Garfield; 800. E. T. Forester to W.
NJ. Kennedy, sub "a. So. SO; 8. I. C. Slater
to H. c. Borden. subs Is to 20 and IS to Al, 50.
1852; s.. II. K. Simpson to ". c. Peake,
pts. so and SO, 50. s6l; g. J. S. Hutchins to
Maria Johnston, lot 8. blk. IL, 7. Il BE- sub
Mt. Pleasant; g. II. Il. Stevens ct al to
L. Il. Stevens, subs 20 to 81, SO. 743; s.. b.
H. Warner to 4. J. King, subs 20 to %, blk.
Z, Eaiorama Heights; s.. T. II. G. Todd to
Z. A. Howell, lot %, blk. 9, T. and BIS sub
MI. Pleasant; g. Turner Jenkins to Mary
Flagier, lot SO, blk. G, Ivy City SIPS.
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ascial cOrcsrundenc. Of IN. rv-n,nr Sta,

II z RE is ONE
feature Of the worlds
fair thai is making rapid
progress toward com
pletion, and that will
probably be more re-
sorted to than any other
portion Of the grounds.
This is the midway
plaissnce. ID IL . strip
Of land about seven
eichths Of . mile long
and COO feet wide,
aud cOrsains .;oh.-
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That forever
W-est.es with the tides OF fate
From the wrecks Of hopes far scattered
Tempest sheltered
Floating waste and desola.e
DIFFERENT KINDS OF BOOMERS

All the "boomers" have not families There
are young men who file and make a payment
hoping to speculate and mako big money
before a second payment comes due. There
are real estate men and town site men whose
business Is dealing in town sites on paper and
boom" literature for quilting eastern GENDER
feet" Lawyers who reap fortune in the first
mo OF an opening off of the inevitable
litigation that follows. Hotel men are there bv
the score. Gamblers by the hundred and
doctors who find ample employment for surgical
knowledge.
Carpenters are there with the frames Of
dozens OF houses all ready to set up. There
are biacksmiths, tinsmiths, electricians-every
trade, calling and profession is represented in
that great rush over the border. The boomers
and real estate men are after the land for pur-
poses OF speculation, the trsdesmen and pro-
fessionals are after the money which in the ex-
element and general hullabaloo is thrown
about lavishly by men who three months later
may be forced to leave the country on foot and
penniless.
In ding upon land at the Oklahoma OPEN
ings ''frst come first served was the rule of
the Lind Office. As fast az the would-be flers
arrived they took their place in line. Some
times 2, 200 people stood In this line for three
and four days in heat and cold, rain and wind,
waiting their turn at the commissioners
window. They dare not leave the line to eat
or sleep, for they would lose their places and
have to 60 to the foot unless they saw 1T to
hire somebody at . fabulous sum to stand in
their place for q time. Sometimes mon paid
go for such . substitute, who served but an
hour or two. Mea learned to "sleep standing. 70
THE LINE At THE LAND OFFICE.
Men, romen and children Piled brisk trade
psddling cold lunch along the line. Kindred
aAndxichss were counted cheap ct so cents
each and cup Of coffee cost the same. A
small piece Of pie cost Is cents and cup OF
water vas hardly obtainabie 1t 10 cents. Men
who wore ont at the long vigil sold their places
IN line for from 81 900 for NTH place down to
036 for the one hundrsdth place OF higher.
Young women we're numerous n the lima.
Ohkvaaey was conspicuous BY ~ abeenee snd
they had 70 wait THAR turn.
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Thousands of Tons of Coffee Awaiting Car,

Thousands of Tons of Coffee Awaiting Cars.
About thirty feet of the wharf Of the
Panama Railroad Company at Panama, We'd
nesday. collapsed under the weight Of a
quantity Of coffee that was piled on it.
The damage was slight. The wharyes
there and at Colon are in bad condi-
ton. There are thousands OF tons of coffee
here awaiting shipment across the isthmus
The transfer OF this cargo is slow owing to q
scarcity OF cars. which has been caused by the
late arrivals OF the connecting steamers of the
Atlantic system. The cars in which freight is
transported to Colon are used there for storage
purposes awaiting the arrival OF the steamers
This, Of course, produces q car famine at this
end Of the line.
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Spying.

Spring.
Clothier and Fcrnisher.
We've put away our heavy clothes,
And we are feeling blue;
We wish We had not done it now
Achu! Achu! Achu!