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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
UNION VETERAN LEGION.
Encampment No. 1s7 Mustered in Last
Evening.

Encampment No. 127, Union Veteran
Legion, was mustered in last evening by
Mastering Officer Seth Chandler, present
mayor of Lewiston, and a delegation
from Lewiston Encampment. the latter
being the pioneer encampment of Maine,
and the Portland camp the second. We
understand that two other camps will
soon be organized, one at Augusta and
the other at Bangor. This organization
is comparatively new in Maine, but IN
the West, where it originated, it is in a
very 1ourishing condition and very pop
ular. The following composed the Law
iston delegation:
Surgeon General Dr.. w. S. Norcross.
Colonel Seth Chandler, Assistant Adjutant
General of National Encampment.
Colonel Phil P. Getchell.
Lieutenant Colonel w. S. NorcrosS.
Major William Dodge.
Chaplain F. G. Tarr
OFFICER of the Day Ed Marion.
officer of the Guard John Whitman.
Quartermaster George B. Haskell, Past Col
onel.
Adiutant William Baird.
John Carrigan.
John KearnS.
Oswald Dunton.
N. B. St0ckbridge.
w. III. Hanscomb.
The visiting comrades were met by a
committee of the new encampment and
escorted to 'rations," after which amid
cigar smoke and war stories social
hour was enjoyed preliminary to the
mastering in ceremonies. The Lewiston
comrades are loud in their praises of
the Portland comrades, and went home
declaring they had had jolly good time
and that the Portland old soldiers were
ust the ones to visit.
Some of the objects of this association
are:
The cultivation of true devotion to
American government and institutions.
The moral, social and intellectual i'm
provement of it's members, and their
relief, and the relief of their widows and
orphans in sickness and distress. 1
The preservation of friendly relations
among those who fought for the safety
of the American Union.
By the personal example and influence
of its members to perpetuate the three
great principles, fraternity, charity and
patriotism, and to promote the interests
of humanity.
These are the officers and members of
the new organization:
Colonel-,A. A, Nickerson.
Lieutenant Colonel-Wm. 81. Sewen.
Major-Luther Bradford.
Surgeon-Chas. A. Sloman.
Officer of Day-Wm. Frazer.
Officer of Guard-John F. Mullen.
Chaplain--Alvin F. WEIGH.
Quartermaster- George o. D. Souie.
Adjutant-George A. Bailey.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Harrison W. Smith.
Comrades-Lewis L. Thurston, John Cakes,
Thomas S. Pine, James w. Anthoine, VIM. FL.
Lindsey, Argyll D. Morse, Ezekiel Hanson, Geo.
F. Hunt, EDen True.
At the conclusion of the muster-in
ceremony interesting remarks were
made by Hon. Seth Chandler of the
Lewiston camp, and responded to by
Col Nickerson of Portland camp.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded at the Registry of
Deeds:
New Gloucester-David H. Allen to Lemuel
8. Day.
Harrison-James P. Blake to Charles B.
sylvester.
ray.
Windham-Mary Cash to Frederick Cash.
Cape EliZabeth-Herbert F. Sterling to Newell
Bridgton-Forest Mills Company to Abel H.
Hartman. $3.50.
Almira I. Perley to Daniel P. Chaplin ct al
PoWnal-Charles S. Davis to Matte 7. Davis.
ocarboro-Horatio Hight to Augustus R.
south Portland-Chas. C. G. Thornton ct ais.
to Mary F. Pettengill. $1.75.
Otisheld-Charles E. Kemp to Maurice G.
Kemp.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
ISLAND NEWS.
Great Diamond Island.

Great Diamond Island.
Mr.. G. v. Hanson of Skowhegan is the
guest of Mr.. Geo. H. Libby.
Mr.. H. W. Bryant and family have
moved up to the city.
Commodore Rollins has arrived home
from his cruise. He went as far as Bath
and reports very fine voyage.
The Lyceum Concert Company gave
an entertainment at Elwell Hall Monday.
1t was theI best travelling company that
has been on the island. The following
was the programme:
Rock piano prot Iacason
song-The Broken Home. ...................
g, E. Bloomer.
Cornet solo-In Old Madrid. ................
Master BERTHE Lesser.
Recitation-BarthOldi Statue .............
C. E. BiOOmer.
Song-Out on the Deep: $500. ..-...'..'...
Prof Jackson.
Impers onation-The School Girl. .........'
Mr.. Bloomer. -
Rock piano. :. 49,: -.
Duet-I Loved You Better Than You You! Knew
MesSrS. BlOomer and jackson.
Cornet solo-After the WAR;. 1900.
Master BERTHE Lesser.
Recitation-CraZy Kate. ..............'.....
G. E. BloOmer.
Duet .Harmonica and Either
Master Lesser and Prof Jackson.
ersonation-Bridget Malony... ......
Chas. E. Bloomer.
The rock piano is an unique instrn-
ment eight feet long composed of SO
rocks. Three persons can perform on it
at the same time.
Mr.. Hanson left yesterday for trip to
Chicago and the Worlds Fair.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
Views Of the Reservoir.

We have received few photographs
of scenes at the recent reservoir disaster
taken by Messrs. Fred W. Chandler and
Henry r. McClearn, at II. Fl. Hay d
Sons. They give realistic appearance
of the ruined houses after the water
first subsidized, and are probably among
the best that w ere taken, the young mon
being SO early on the ground. They may
be seen in Hays window, and limited
number are for sale at Is cents each,
These views were taken with the Hawk
eve camera, and speak much for the
merits of that favorite of the amateur
photographer.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Bakers.

This play has scored a great success at
the Pavilion, and last night the house
was packed to the doors. The play is
running very smoothly now, and i'm
proves at each performance. Mr.. Cowles
is making a big hit. Better get your
seats in advance.
Professor Nichols Crouch, famed the
world over as the author of kathleen
Mavoureen, was Sc years old on July 81.
He lived in Baltimore for a number of
years, but is now in New York awaiting
the opening of the fall engagement of
"Glen-da-Lough y kathleen Mavour
reenn is one of the principal airs in this
opera, and during its performance Pro
fessor Crouch leads the orchestra.
During her American tour Ellen Terry
probably will appear in her favorite part
of Ellaline in Calmour's poetical fancy.
"The Amber Heart which, however,
contains no part for Henry Irving.
Despite his farewell to public life by
the famous tenor, Sims Reeves, he has
arranged to appear at Covent Gar dens
during the coming promenade concert
mances.
Mr. Henry E. Abbey's new theatre in
course of construction in New York is
being rapidly completed, and when fin
ished will be one of the handsomest play
houses in the country. The general style
of the architecture is italian renaissance
Of severe type, the main ornamentation
of the facade being the elaborate carving
in the cornices and the main entrance,
the massive balcony over the portico be-
ing supported by three solid Corinthian
columns of marble The theatre will be
six stories high and built of limestone.
The vestibule is on a level with the
street, the seating capacity being 1900
and the house will be fireproof, the floors
throughout the building being con-
structed of mosaic thing and the walls
of cemented brick. There will be twenty
exits and all the doors can be opened
simultaneously by pressing an electric
button.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
LAW TERM-wEsTERN DISTRICT.
The following cases were disposed Of yester-

LAW TERM-wEsTERN DISTRICT.
The following cases were disposed Of yester-
day.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Charles W. Small, Geo. o, Small, pro ami VS..
VIM. 7. Morgan, ct al. Argued orally.
A, NJ Spear. Spaulding s. Baker.
Fogler.
Charles L. Hathorn vs. Ernest F. Kelly ct
ais. Argued orally.
Sawyer Larrapee,
WALDO COUNTY.
Islesboro Land and improvement Co. vs. L.
S. Preble Argued in writings
Williamson. Folger.
Christiana r. Parker vs.. Humphrey W. Ian
caster ct ais. Submitted on BRIEFS
Rogers. Hartman.
Argued in writing.
Williamson. Fogler.
Abbie E. 6. Wright vs.. Hartwell L. Wood
cock ct ais. Argued orally.
Thompson. J: =. Coombs.
VIM. M. Payson.
Williamson & Son.
D. w. Mansfield ct AL, VS.. Martha McGin-
ness. Argued in writing.
Williamson & Son. Thompson.
The business of the term is closed. Today
will be spent in consultation.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
RIaBY PARK.
Contract for a Grand Stand Closed-Fast
Work Yesterday by Nelson and Bayard
Wilkes.

Contract for Grand stand Closeu-f asst
Work Yesterday by Nelson and Bayard
Wilkes.
In his work yesterday at Rigby Park
Nelson exhibited some very fast time.
In his work lie showed second quarter
in 3O4 seconds and a half mile in 1.023
Bryard Wilkes in his work showed a
mile in 2.1S.
Last evening contract was signed for
the erection of "a double-deck grand stand
to be completed in time for the grand
opening in October. This stand will be
one of the finest in the country. 1t will
cost 1922, 200. In its equipment will be
$500 folding chairs. The contracting
parties will at once move steam planners,
&C., upon the grounds and work will
begin this morning.
One hundred new stalls are also to be
erected Immediately.
The Boston & Maine Railroad Com
pany have large force on the grounds
and their part of the equipment of
Names great mile track will not be
lacking. The feature of this arrange
ment is that their trains will leave pas
sengers within 200 feet Of the track.
There will be some preliminary in
teresting races at the track next Friday
and Saturday.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
General Manager Sergeant Entertained.

General Manager Sergeant Entertained.
Mr.. L. j. Sergeant, general manager
of the Grand Trunk Railroad has been
stopping at Cushing's Island for some
few weeks, and yesterday by special in
vitation of General Manager Cooling of
the Casco Bay Steamboat Company, Mr..
Sergeant was entertained by a sail and
clambake in his honor. The steamer
Forest Queen left Custom House wharf
at 10 o'clock, and passing out through
White Head passage proceeded to Long
Island where an elegant shore dinner and
clam bake was served by Ponce. Then
the Queen was boarded again and de-
lightful sail about the bay enjoyed. Mr..
Sergeant was extremely enthusiastic
over the beauty of Casco Bay and the is
lands. A number of Portland gentlemen
enjoyed the excursion.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
MARRIAGES.

In this city, Aug. 8. by Rev. S. F. Pearson,
David W. Crandall and Miss Leah Percy, both
of Portland.
In Limington, Aug. 5, by Frank M. Bradbury,
Esq, Jas A. Randall, of Buxton, and Miss Mary
: In Bath, Aug. s, John w. Campbell and Miss
In Ashland July %, William E. Hooper and
In Springvaie, July 30. Herbert J. Philpot
and Miss Carrie M. Day, both of Emerys Mills.
In Orono, Aug. 3, F. B. Briggs add Mrs. Amy
Allen.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
Astounding Memories.

Horace Vernet is the best example OF Wis,
ual memory. He could paint striking
portrait of man, life size, after having
once looked at his model. Mozart had
great musical memory. Having heard
twice the Miserere in the Sistipe chapel, he
wrote down the full score of it. There are
soIoists who during "a hours can play the
composition of other masters without ever
skiuuing a uete. -Revue des Deux Mondes.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
The Day Fire Works

should be seen by everybody. 1t will be
a novel and interesting spectacle and one
which cannot fail to attract a large num-
Der of people. 1t is especially desirable
for the little ones. Take Casco Bay
steamers.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
PORTLAND CLEARING HOUSE.
An Explanation of the Manner In Which
1t Works.

A bank clearing house is an associa-
ton for the purpose of facilitating the
collection of bank checks. In the
course of each business day, each ma
tional bank receives from its depositors
many checks on the other national banks.
These are received to accommodate the
depositors. instead of requiring them to
take the trouble of visiting the various
banks to collect the checks themselves.
Many checks are also received from
banks out of the city for collection.
Each Portland bank asserts the checks
received, according to the banks on
which they are drawn. and lists them on
slips like the following sample:
CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK
FROM
NATIONAL TRADERS BANK.
JULY 81, 1898.
s 51.73
1882
S.93
800
1880
6S.OS
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09

The difference between these columns
will show how much that bank owes, or
how much is owed to it. In the above
case the clearing house is debtor to the
bank $4,3S1.1S. This amount is entered
in the clearing house book in the proper
column, and when the balances of all the
banks are entered the columns will bal
ance and appeared as follows on this
particular day:
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
$158.S6

Instead of each bank going the rounds
of all the banks to collect these checks,
every day at 10 o'clock, all checks re-
ceived for the past "a hours are entered
in the left hand or debit column of a
book as follows, the sample
being from the Traders Bank:
TrJy 81 1898
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
He who dallies is bastard,
He who doubts is damned!

Speed the President on to his duty,
let the towards loiter where they mayl
brain, the glow of passion in his heart,
and God over all! Let him nail to his
bed post the Democratic platform, and
every night as he kneels to pray, let his
prayer be this: Before yield a word,
or blot line, may yon woods deny
me shelter, earth home, the grave a
resting place and eternal life the gates
of Heavenl"
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09
To Grover Cleveland: Greeting.
Colonel Watterson in Louisville Courier Jou

Colonel WatterSOn IN LOUISVILLE COufleF jour
sneL]
The chart which guided us was plain ly
writ. Every point upon it was laid in
lines of living light. There was mis-
understanding nowhere. A campaign
of education extending over decade,
preceded it. Every voter knew what he
was voting for, and, if popular govern
ment be not failure, the majority of
the voters who carried the election will
visit condemnation, swift and sure,
upon the slightest departure from the
promise made by the manifesto: Truly
now, even more than when the brilliant
Kentucky senator uttered the words:
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-09

A representative of each bank then
takes the checks held by his bank to
a room provided by the courtesy Of the
Portland Savings Bank and then there
exchanges them for the checks drawn
drawn on his own bank, which he enters
in the right or credit column of the
above books, as follows:
JJIy Of 1899
The herald., 1893-11-19
Do Swans Sing Before They piea

The story that tells of swans singing
before death is very old, and of course is
founded upon fancy. The idea has been
brought down from ancient myths. The
voice of the swan is extremely harsh
and disagreeable, without single mu-
sical note il it, and no good reason can
be found for likening some of the worlds
sweetest poets to this unmelodious voiced
fowl.
The only approach to verification
we have ever seen is the following,
clipped some years ago from Virginia
newspaper:
"A sporting friend, recently returned
from foray upon the Potomac river
below Mount Vernon, was the guest of a
venerable and highly intelligent lady,
who has always lived on the Potomac
Speaking of the swan, she gave it as her
decided opinion that this bird was in the
habit of singing or making plaintive
noise when dying. The reason she gave
for entertaining this belief was that on
very many occasions in the last so years
she had been awakened at night by a
sweet and exceedingly sad noise, some
thing like the tones of a fageolet coming
over the water, and that on every sub
sequent morning dead swan was found
to be floating on the water or to have
been washed ashore. Pittsburg Dis
atch
The herald., 1893-11-19
PUZZLE OR NO PUzzLEf
A Horse Trade Which illustrates Some
Phases of the Tariff.

H0rs0 Trade Which Illustrates bomo
Phases of the Tariff.
[For the HERALD
When was small boy on my fathers
farm, neighbor of ours, remember,
had very fine horse which took my
fathers fancy, and we tried to buy him.
After considerable dickering with the
owner it was finally agreed that my
father should take the horse and give
for him hundred sheep, to be delivered
the next spring, just before shearing
time. When the bargain was made
sheep were worth 81 head, and the
value OF the horse was rated at $l00, a
pretty round price for horse in those
days. Il am now upwards OF 70)
This transaction occurred in the fall of
the year, but during the winter, owing,
believe. to some change taking place
juet then in the Tariff on wool. sheep
ran up, or rather, should cav, the price
OF sheep ran up to So q head, and that
was what they were worth when my
father was called upon to deliver them,
My mother, q real business woman she
was, insisted that the horse cost us just
$500, and it certainly appeared so; out
my father would not nave it exactly
that way.
He maintained that it was not his
want OF foresight that made the horee
seem to cost more than was intended,
but the unforeseen legislation on the
tariff question, which brought up the
price OF eheep. He said the great bene-
fit accrued to the neighbor from the
simple fact that he happened to be
creditor.
could not exactly understand the
thing at the time, and there was
always something little puzzing about
the transaction, but it appeared to me,
nevertheless, that my mother had the
better of the argument, for it was clear
that 100 sheep, actually worth So apiece,
were paid for a hundred.dollar horse.
To my childish intellect it was precisely
like discharging that debt by paying
$500.
Ny father, it is true, only paid the
100 sheep as he had agreed; but here
comes in the joke: Unfortunately, that
wiuter was an extremely hard one, and
some OF the sheep died. so that my
father was compelled to buy others, and
to pay for them at the rate of SO head,
to make good his number according to
contract.
Z / have thought a good deal about
this sheep transaction of late, and won
dered if congress By demonetizing silver
and thus doubling the value of gold,
did not put all the debtors of the
country in about the same predicaInent
that my father was in when he had to
deliver the sheep. have heard that
we are indebted to England in very
large amuunt Of money ; some say we
owe the people of that country
thousands of millione. II this be SO,
and all of it is payable in gold at the
enhanced rate, and if my mother was
right in the argument about the sheep,
we shall have to pay England q great
deal more than was expected. In other
words, we ehall have to deliver the
sheep, even though they cost US So a
head.
Is thie the sort OF feast to which the
American people were invited? Will
Mr.. Cleveland or Mr.. Sherman ex-
plain? DAVIDSON.
The herald., 1893-11-19

than the cloak's fabric. At the other
hand in the picture is a three-quarter
length jacket made OF dark mode colored
cloth, trimmed with brown elk braid
and mink fur. The coat is tight fitting,
with the fashionable fare at the bot
tom, and all seams are covered with
row OF braid. The pointed collarette is
alike back aRd front and is edged with
band of miisk three-quarters OF an inch
wide and almost covered with braid.
The standing collar, both sides of the
front and the hem are trimmed with the
mink. The skirt OF the Jacket is further
garnished with eight rows OF braid.
Another couple shows two more &C.
cepted cool weather styles in the last
picture. The cape here is in nut brown
cloth, lined with brown quilted satin
and trimmed with rolls Of wool seal. 1t
is not cut as wide as the usual circular
cape, and it is predicted that this model
will be still more popular than the
other. The cape is garnished with Eve
rolls of fur with six-inch space between
each, and the narrow shoulder cape has
three rows. A band of fur also encir-
cles the neck and edges the ruching,
which is made OF strip OF cloth six
inches wide and 54 inches long. lined
with plain silk.
Beside this cape there is tight
fitting jacket with shoulder cape. The
material used is q heavy mole colored
cloth, for which lining is unneccessa-
ry; but If lighter weight fabric is
chosen the lining should be quilted
satin. The jacket answers correctly the
current demands in the fare around the
bottom and in being ouble-breasted.
The short circular cape is quite full in
the back, but plain in front and over
the shoulders. 1t is unlined, but is
faced with narrow bias fold of cloth.
The fronts OF the jacket turn back in
revers, with turned down collar. The
opening is filled in with plastron and
standing collar of beaver or mink, sewed
to the jacket and hooking in front.
The garment closes with large mother
of-pearl buttons.
Dear little hoods, made loose and soft
of dark velvet. lined with soft, white
satin and edged with fur, are worn with
evening wraps. Nothing could be more
becoming to young, round face than
such hood drawn close. and nothing
more gentle to an older or more faded
one, II the hood is worn loose and drawn
forward so the face is prettily shadowed,
yet emphasized by harmonizing color
in the hoods lining.
Copyright, 1893.
The herald., 1893-11-19

when she puts on her coat, buttoned
closely, with collar fluted. and crinkled
and skirts fulled on like the. pipes of a
church organ, or, less poetically speak
ing, half open umbrella. Skirts are
correct for some times you can gee three
OF them fastened one over the other, to
q close fitting body. These voluminous
skirts, with the big sleeves dropping at
the shoulder under the heavy collar, the
collar waving in and out with fuiness
make a moving spectacle over which one
wonders at the inventions of genius.
Goats are made of velvet, plush, bea.
yer. and heavy diagonal cloth, or satin,
as the taste dictates. Black is the color
most in vogue in coats to be worn with
all costumes. Black and white COM
bined 10 the reigping taste Just now.
For this effect ermine is again brought
into use as trimming in capes, collar
cites, collars and bands; 30 the woman
who can produce this costly fur from
among her treasures ia conscious of
being ultra-stylish in dress, as we'll as OF
wearing badge of royalty. In the initial
picture there is shown coat with
cape, both made OF blue cheviot. The
foundation coat has the regulation
sleeve, and is, of course, ,dou ble- breasted.
The circular cape ia joined to round
yoke, and both cape aud yoke are fin
iehed by ruffiss OF cheviotp put on with
heading and garnished with three rows
Of black braid, which also comes down
the 'front.',
Circular cloaks and long loose cloaks
with flowing sleeves trimmed with cream
lace are affected for the carriage. These
are in black, brown. blue and light tan.
The lighter colors, however. .areitrimrned
with black Augora fur or Russian sable,
The herald., 1893-11-19

But the fairest OF ecenes are like mus
ical instruments. only the soul in har-
mony with them can feel or bring out
all their sweetness. A woman once in
the studio of Turner looked at one of
his pictures that was all ablaze with the
richest color, and said, Dear me Mr..
Turner, neves saw nature in such COL
ors as that" Like q fash came the
answer, Madam, don't you wish you
could.' So with these beautiful scenes
about Los Angeles; to feel and appreci-
ate all their beauty, eye and ear, brain
and heart must be in unison with them
and receptive OF their charms.
g. MULHoLLAND.