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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-24
About Burning Witches

There is a widespread belief that
witches We're burned at the stake in
Salem, Mass, and elsewhere in the Amer
lean colonies 200 years ago. A popular
stage play represents stern Puritan on
the point of applying torch to the pile
of wood which is to consume witch,
when suddenly reprieve arrives and
everybody is happy but the Puritan.
More than this, newspaper correspond
ent assures us that he has seen in
Washington a collection of spirit por-
traits, painted or photographed by the
spirits themselves, one of which is the
picture of Mary Salisbury, with the
flames curling about her breast. Mary
informs us in her own handwriting that
she was burned at the stake in Salem in
1923 for being spiritualistic medium,
miscalled witch, and that, moreover,
she never felt calmer in her life than
when she was sizzling in those cruel
flames in the manner aforesaid.
We are sorry to spoil powerful scene
in play. We are sorrier yet to con
tradict departed spirit, but when Mary
Salisbury says she was burned at the
stake in this country she is, so to speak,
talking through her hat" The most
careful and scholarly research on the
part of Moncure D. Conway, j. Fl. Bea-
die and others fails to find evidence that
single person in America was ever
burned for being witch. Numbers Of
persons We're hanged for witehcraft in
New England and some few in the south
ern states. Quakers were also hanged
in New England. This is bad enough.
But burned at the stake? No. Even the
bloodthirsty malice of superstition was
not cruel enough for that 200 years ago.
A writer in the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
GRAFT criticises the new army tactics Sc
verely. He says they are too elaborate
and complicated for the American vol
unteer, and the American volunteer is
the soldier who must fight the battles of
the next war, if we. ever have another
war. He would have drillbooks reduced
TOT minimum and contain only the move
ments absolutely necessary on the march
and in the field. He thinks the mill
tary authorities have made the mistake
of copying the drill Of the large compa-
MES of European standing armies, when
they are not suited to our smaller Amer
lean companies. For the American vol
unteer few simple essential movements
that may be learned in a few weeks
should be al that is attempted. As
these essentials the writer mentions:
knowledge of the use and care of arms;
discipline, use of cover, squad, company
battalion and regimental drills; guard
duty: the procuring of ammunition,
food and clothing; the duties of the out
post. patrols and advanced guards; re-
conAoissance and method of marching
and camping. In case of the outbreak
of actual war those are the things that
would have to be learned in hurry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-24

The SITTER and the Rutland
Weekly Herald each one year for only
$1.50 Address this Office.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-24
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
THE

Hawaii's revolution might perhaps
better be called Hawaii's evolution.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-24

Since 1870 the southern states have
regularly increased their output of iron
and steel 10 per cent year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
The Eva May in Trouble.

The schooner Eva May is again in
trouble, but Capt. McDufie and his crew
are congratulating themselves that they
are all right. The schooner was on her
way from the East to New York with q
cargo of paving stones, and all went well
until off Thatcher's Island, when she
suddenly was found to be leaking badly
All hands were kept at work at the
pumps, but the water seemed to gain on
them, and at last Capt. McDufie OF
dered the boats to be provisioned and
made ready in case it was found that
the schooner must go down. He did
not propose to give up unless he had
to, and kept her afoat until he was
sighted by tug and taken in from the
Portland Head Light. She will be re-
paired and will then go to New York
with her cargo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
Tax on Itinerant Vendors.

A complaint was made to City Clerk
Dyer Saturday that an itinerant vendor
was about to open store for business on
Middle street without license, which is
against the laws of the state.
There is statute to the effect that all
persons. both principal and agent, who
shall engage in temporary or transient
business, shall pay a tax of s25 to the
state, and that local tax shall be
assessed according to the valuation Of
the stock. 1t is aimed mostly to protect
our dealers from dealers in bankrupt and
damaged stocks, who came here for few
days and then leave. If dealer locates
permanently in the city, of course the
aforesaid tax is abated.
It comes down to question of facts
whether the dealer does really intend to
open a. permanent business, or only to
stay until his goods are sold and get
out. There are several of the above
cases in the city at present, who are
anxiously awaiting the outcome. A we'll
known attorney has been engaged to
look after the dealers interest, who it is
claimed wishes to establish a permanent
business and objects to paying the
license,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Baker of New
York, are at the Falmouth hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Pennell will receive
their friends tomorrow from 2 80 to s,
and 7.3O to 10 pm. on the occasion of
the 50th anniversary of their wedding.
MI. Thomas Edwards has purchased Mr..
Williams's house, corner of Vaughan and
Brackett streets.
Miss Annie Wiley has accepted the
position of organist at Park street
church.
M. Ed. Snow leaves today on an ex-
cursion to Japan.
Mr.J.H. Files of the Advertiser, who
has been seriously i'll with pneumonia, has
SO far recovered that he was able to call
at the Office Saturday
Bishop and Mrs. Medley are expected
home Wednesday.
The marriage of Mr.. Charles Wells so1
Los Angeles, grandson of the late Hon.
Bion Bradbury, and Miss Marion Ferley
of Titusville. Penn, is announced.
Mr.. e. M. Blanding of the Indust rial
Journal Bangor, passed through Port
land Saturday evening en- route home
from the Worlds Fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
A Narrow Escape.

Saturday, while some of the clerks
were at work in the cellar of Schlotter-
beck & Foss's drug store, they noticed
that a set of shelves that were supported
by braces from the cellar walls and
which were loaded with about $1,000
worth of essences. patent medicines, ex-
tracts, mineral waters. etc., were slow
ly giving way under the weight placed
upon them. The clerks made rush for
the shelves and managed to hold them
until more help could be procured from
the store, and the shelves were gradual
ly relieved Of their burden. As it was,
only some $25 to $50 worth of goods
were broken and wasted. If the clerks
had not fortunately been at work at the
time the braces gave way the whole
stock on the shelves would have proved
total loss.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
DIR. Hale's Reading.

DR.. Edward Everett Hale, who is to
read tomorrow afternoon at the First
Parish House, is well known in Port
land. He is to read a new story, "Mrs.
de Laix's Indecision," which is known
to some of his friends as "The Purple
Ribbon" He will also read ''The Man
Without a Country which has been
called the best story by an American.
Written soon after the close of the Civil
War, it breathes the spirit of the times.
AS he himself says of it: sit is wholly
fiction founded on facts.' The facts
on which it is founded are these: That
Aaron Burr sailed down the Mississippi
river in 1906, again in 1906, and was tried
for treason in 1907.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
aHE WAS A PORTLAND MAN
And He Has Sister Living In This
City.

William Burke, a laborer employed or
the Consolidated roads four-tracking
just outside of Bridgeport, Conn.,, was
shot by Samuel Grinrod, an East End
resident, at 8. As Friday morning. Three
bullets were lodged in his body Grin
cd Immediately fled and the police
are searching the surrounding country
for him.
The cause of the shootingiwas jealousy
Burke, who recently came from Ireland,
has been at Grinod's house and was talk
ing the Irish language to Mrs. Grinod.
Both were laughing heartily. Grinod
became enraged and row followed in
which he shot Burke. The victim is
about % years of age and unmarried.
A sister of Burke's, who lives at 80
Clark street, in this city, came to Mar
shall Trickey yesterday in a much dis
turbed state of mind and said she was
afraid that the injured man was her
brother. She said he was a workman
and that several years ago he left Port
land for New York to go to work there.
She had not heard from him for a long
time. What gave her the impression
that this Burke was her brother was not
only the similarity of names, but the
habit he had of talking Irish whenever
he got a chance.
Marshal Triokey telegraphed the city
marshal of Bridgeport, and he replied
that the man Burke said he used to live
in Portland and had sister here resid-
ing on Clark street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

The Portland evangelical ministers
will meet in Y. M. G. A. hall at TO- 80 this
morning.
Saturday was mild and rainy and Sum
day bright and cold.
IN. w. Lombard of Biddeford has pur-
chased the steam launch Leo.
Mr.. B. W. Slower is breaking ground
for the erection of two two-story wooden
houses on Grant street. They will be
completed about the first of January.
There were 40 arrests last week, of
which 33 wore for drunkenness.
Thomas Howley. 10 years old, of York
street, entered Isaac Andrewski's store
on Fore street Saturday and made off
with pair of one dollar trousers. He
was arrested.
Mr.. Ainsworth caught a man stealing
at his variety store, corner of Union and
Middle streets, Saturday. The man was
arrested and many things found on him.
He gave the name of Hartman.
The double-ender Elizabeth City will
90 on the marine railway this morning,
to be fixed up for the winter service. She
will have iron guards put on her hull as
protection against ice, and be otherwise
looked after The Alice will take her
place in the meantime.
Mrs. Naomi Dewitt, widow of Mr..
John E. Dewitt, has sold her handsome
residence on Deering street to Mrs. Ly-
man NJ. Cousens. The price paid is said
to have been $4,000. Mrs. Dewitt ex-
poets to remove to New Haven.
A special meeting of the Samaritan As
sociation will be held Tuesday afternoon,
at o'clock, at the residencesof Mrs. E.
A. Hunt, corner of Franklin and Con-
gress streets. A full attendance lis par
ticularly requested.
The members of the Paint and Oil club
held their first meeting for the winter at
the Preble house Saturday evening. No
business of a public nature was trans
acted.
Steamer Portland did not go to Boston
Saturday night. as it was necessary to
rekey her wheel centres. The fremont
ran down and went back to Boston last
night.
The regular meeting of the Portland
and Westbrook city governments will be
held this evening.
Miss Wyer's Sunday school class at
Williston have raised $40 for the new Y.
N. G. A. building.
The lunch at the Portland club has
been postponed from tonight to tomorrow
night, when the returns from the cleo.
tions will be received and read.
The regular meeting of the Central
Labor Union will be held this evening al
7o'clock.
Milton L. Worthley, accused of as.
saulting Miss Louise Dana of Westbrook,
pleaded not guilty and waived an exam.
ination at Westbrook Saturday and was
bound over in $1,000 to appear before the
Grand Jury in january.
Manson G. Larrabee's creditors meet
next Wednesday. The assets and liabili.
ties are not yet computed.
There will be meeting of the Method
list Preachers Association of Portland
and vicinity at 10 a. m. today at the Y.
NJ. G.. A. rooms.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Maine Indian Association will
be held in the Friends meeting house,
Oak street, tomorrow afternoon at g
o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
The Diet Mission.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Diet Mission Saturday afternoon, Mrs.
W. 7. King was elected president. There
are % now under the care of the society.
st. Lawrence stree will furnish for the
next two weeks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06


nent Women Who Will Attend the Meet
ing in This City--Arrangements for En-
tertainnent and Reception of Delegates
its meetings at High street church to-
morrow, is very useful and interesting
institution. The birth of the organiza-
ton dates back twenty-six years, to the
times when woman in this country was
making the first effective steps towards
the enlarged sphere Of influence and
activity which is hers today Before that
date in the Dutch Reformed church there
had existed union of women interested
in the cause of missions. But with this
single exception the Woman's Board
is the fsst organization of it's
kind in the country. 1t devotes
itself - solely to the foreign mis-
sionary field, supplementing the work of
the American Board. About one hun
dred thousand dollars year are raised
by it for the support of it's III unmarried
women missionaries, who are laboring
from "Greenland's icy mountain to
India's coral strand" The Board also
lends assistance to other women who
are the wives of missionaries. but in
general those whom it sends out are ex-
pected to be single. Misses Morrill, and
Gould, who have lately gone to.foreign
fields, are sent by the Woman's Board.
The territory of the Board comprises
New England, New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. Modelled after it are
similar associated DO ards for the interior
and the Pacific.
The Maine branch has been in exist
ance for long time. Mrs. W. H. Fem, of
this city, has been it's president for
twenty years. Each state supports it's
own missionaries, and the Maine branch
contributes about five thousand dollars
yearly. and supports four: Miss kim
ball. at Van, Turkey, Misses Morrill, and
Gould at Paoting Flu, China. and Miss
Agnes Lord, in Smyrna.
The meetings will begin tomorrow, and
tonight there will arrive in the city
about 200 representative women who
are prominently identified with foreign
missions, some of them having seen ac-
tive service in the foreign field. Among
them will be: Mrs. Judson Smith If
Boston. president of the Board. and wife
of..Dr. Judson Smith, one of the:secretaries
of the American Board; Miss Abbie
Child. daughter of Hon. Linus Child Of
Boston. and the secretary of the BOARD
since it's establishment: Miss Carruth of
Boston. who succeeded her sister as
treasurer and who handles about s1oo :
900 yearly: Miss Harriet W. Nav of Bos-
ton. assistant treasurer: Mrs. J. Frederick
Hill. of Cambridge. Mrs John Means
of Auburndale: Mrs. Josenb Cook of Ros-
ton: Miss Lucy M. Fay of Lowell. Misc
Susan HAYES Ward of Newark Nj
Mrs. Henry Fairbanks Of Vermont. Mrs
or Daniels. Mrs Hume. of india Mrs
s Brainerd Pratt Of BOSTON Mrs n r,
Holmes of Plymouth. Mass. and others
Tuesday at o 3oa M tbe delaootes
will meet for organization 10 +h;s
meeting oalv regular accredited delegates
will be admitted. Wednesday, and Thurs
day the meetings will he omen to the
nubIic. Wednesday evening will he de-
voted tn a vonn, neon1a,s service Thoro
Iii 10 sn.o;o1 ,,p,sia Ii. -
WILL We epeoiai Huslc' al auuress py
Rev. 4. Il. Clak, and other interesting
faafnrQG
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
"a1rs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"

has been used over Fifty Years by millions of
mothers for their children while Teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
he Gums aIlays Pain, cures Wind Collie, reg
ulates the bowels. and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea whether arising from teething or
other causes. For sale by Druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c. bottle
aprl7MW&F&wtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06

when Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
daci1 eod&1wy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
Installation.

The installation Of Rev. Mr.. Kimmel
as pastor of the Church of the Messiah,
will take place next Wednesday evening
at $50 o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06

F. 0. Bailey s. Co., will sell today at 10 a. M.
and 2 p. M, the stock of Gage Bros, consisting
of bicycles, ball and tennis goods, fishing tackle
and sporting goods at their former store, cor
ner Free and Cross streets. For particulars
see auction column.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06

The genuine Angostura Bitters OF DR.. j. G. B.
Siexert & Sons, are the most eficacious stimu-
ant to excite the appetite. Ask your druggist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06

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, 1893-11-06
ANOTHER LOT OF
G a 2 M II : 8
TO Be ALMOST GIVEN AWAY
FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 9TH.

AT our sale last Tuesday we sold over fifty
NeWmarkets the first hour Of the sale. Next
Tuesday it will be heavy Refers in two lots.
First Lot will be So. 90 Refers for $3.50
Second Lot will be $1,000 amd
$1,000 Refers for $500
Both lots were Garments made up last sea-
son in extra length and good sized sleeves.
Samples of each lot will be shown in our Con-
gress Street Window today, but not sold until
eight O'Clock Tuesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
RINES BROS
WYER GREENE & co,


Ii is hard to convince everyone of the
fact that they can save dollar by buy
ing their footwear at this time, but if
they could see the wonderful bargains
in Boots and Shoes that are being car
ried away each day, they would take
the advantage of this sale and lay in
their winters stock. just think of it,
in many cases Shoes :at half their actual
value. Look in our windows and see
the goods and prices and be convinced.
WYER GREENE & co.
move eodtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

Owen. Moore s. Co.
j. r. Libby.
Eastman Bros. s. Bancroft.
Rines Brothers.
Alexis Menage q Co.
Wyer Green u Co.
Steamer Enterprise.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Portland Theatre.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
THE WoMAN's BOARD.

Lit Is One of the Most Interesting and USE
full Institutions in the Country-Promi-
nent Women Who Will Attend the Meet
ing in This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for En-
tertainment and Reception of Delegates.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09
The Chicago Fair. bad Management.


Either the blood sucking parasites at
the fair must be dispensed with, the dead
head leak stopped and expenses cut down,
or there must be default on the bonds
which the corporation owes. The direct
ors have outstanding Eve millions of
bonds and floating debt, and they have
not yet dollar to apply on the bond
payment. They have not yet paid the
floating debt by perhaps million. and
from present appearances will not until
late in August.
The fair is costing 5000, 900 month for
operating expenses. The army of dead
heads who enter its gates is steadily in
creasing. Friday more than one-third Of
those in attendance went in on passes.
The deadheads ought to be cut down at
least one-half. At least half of the police
force at the fair ought to be mustered
out and taken off the payrolls. The ex-
penses Of operating the fair ought not to
be over $500, 900 per month at the very
outside. The directors must face the
music.-Chicago Tribune.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09
Exlled SockalIafa In Riheria.

A number of socialist exiles have seen
located at Chita, Siberia. Our CORE
spondent tells us that, though not allowed
to leave the city, they move about freely
enough within it and in various kinds of
skilled handicraft are earning their own
livelihood. They are in this way quite
an acquisition to the neighborhood. II
you have a scientific instrument to be re-
paired or any work to be done in which
delicate manipulation and special inge-
nuity are essential. you must send for one
of the socialists.
They bear an excellent character, and
the superintendent of police in Chita
says, IF all the people in this province
were socialists, there would be nothing
for us to do" Alas for this province, a
large proportion Of its people are of q
very different type! What Van Dieman's
land and Botany bay were to England
! half century ago the Transbaikalia Is
to Russia nova cesspool for It's crime.
Capital punishment Is comparatively
rare in Russia, and villains who would
without doubt receive the death sentence
in England or be lynched without judge
or jury in some parts Of the United
States are in this country condemned to
life banishment In Transbaikalia. Lon
don News. ~
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09
Police on the wheel.

The proposal to mount a part of the
park police on bicycles is timely though
tardy. Already the worlds armies have
organize dtheir bicycle service, and it
can hardly be contended that this mode
of locomotion is more appropriate there
than in the police service or likely to be
SO useful. In the event of the wheels
adoption by the police authority the
public may assume that the men will be
required to sit it properly. They will
not offend the eye by contributing to
the monkey on a gridiron exhibition.
In fact, their martial appearance could
be expected to contribute by its example
to diminish that depressing practice.
1t is certain that the seat of the mounted
police has stimulated perception of the
ridiculous in eqnestrians bobbing from
the saddle like cockney tailors ont for a
holiday.
The extension of the use of the wheel
is among the interesting phenomena of
the day. The French postal service has
adopted it extensively in rural service.
Even the stolid Briton has proposed the
reform. In England, however. the mag
nitude Of the mail offers some difficult
ties. Its growing extension in the COL
onies is marked. The export of bicycles
now cuts a respectable figure in board
of trade returns. During the past year
the value has nearly doubled. New
York Evening Sun.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09

David M. Stone of New York city took
editorial control Of The Journal Of Com
merce in 1849 and relinquished it on the
same date in 1893. and during those A
years he has, according to his colaborers,
poured a mingled stream of religion.
politics and financial wisdom into the
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09
LIEUTENANT PEARY.

rive about the last Of July at his old
headquarters at Whale sound. in lati-
tude n degrees 45 minutes north.
The entire party will live in one house,
which they are taking with them. and
as soon as they have it erected prepara-
tions for the following winter will be-
gin. Early in the spring Of 1894 Lieu
tenant Peary will start on his journey
to the interior.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09

Lieutenant Peary is already far on
his way into the remote and frozen
north, and pigeon messages received
from him indicated that all was well
with him in Jnly. His vessel. the Fal-
con, of st. Jchn's. N B.. is a craft of
4SO tons. being nearly twice the size of
the Kite, in which his expedition of
1912 was made He expected to ar
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-09-09

DAVID u. BIONE.
columns Of The Journal of Commerce
and has written "A annual Christmas
sermons, "A New Years sermons, A
Thanksgiving sermons and "A Easter ser
mons without having repeated SEN
tsnce. He is 70 years old, in vigorous
health and fond of talking of the good
old times before the war"