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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

1--WE know pretty well what we are"
said one Of the girls, beginning to see
through the fraud. Now, what we want
to know is the future"
"But haven't told you that you are to
be married and each of you is to have five
children? Yours'll be three boys and two
girls, and hern'll be just the opposite"
'sThat's all right" said the second girl.
"but you promised to show our husbands
faces, and we want to see them"
''Or to get our money back" added the
first.
II never returns any money" said the
old lady, ''but if you two insist on it
won't mind showing you the faces-that'Il
belong to your husbands"
The young ladies did not notice the en-
phasis the old creature put on the words
s'that'll belong" so they followed her into
an adjoining room, where there was more
light. Pointing to mirror hanging against
the wall, she said:
Look into that"
The young ladies did so, and one of them
exclaimed:
why, we see only our own faces"
"Wel1, isn't that right?" asked the nag,
with bow.
ut is not right. You promised to show
us our husbands faces"
ssAnd so have Won't them two be
your husbands faces-when you are mar
ried?"
Angered with the woman and Disguised
with themselves, the girls left the place.
their faith in fortune telling entirely un-
dermined.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

When very much younger than l am at
present, l, like Silas Wegg, was addicted
to dropping into poetry" Although my
opinion Of this poetry has undergone a
radical though by no means a violent
change, recall the time when thought it
equal to the best.
One of my early poems was called 1.-TWO
Brothers" My purpose was to show how
two brothers, brought up alike and sub
jected to precisely the same influences,
took opposite sides in our civil war, each
dying for the cause he thought to be right.
I still think the idea good one. One of
my lines read:
And these brothers were like as the
stars in the books" Imagine my horror on
getting the paper in which the poem ap-
peared to find the line butchered in this
way.
"And these brothers were like as the
steers on the hooks" In correcting proofs
the author or proofreader writes on the
margin what is to take the place of the
words erased A friend of mine who is an
editorial writer had even more curious
experience, In his copy appeared the SEN
tence:
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the
came back, the editor was surprised to find
the phrase:
Tomorrow is the anniversary Of the
death of Sam Phillips" Angered and at
the same time amused at the blunder the
editor wrote on the margin for the benefit
of the proofreader in the composing room:
"Who the dickens is Sam Phillips? See
copyF'
/, Satisfied that all would now be right, the
editor went home, but when he looked over
the article next morning he fairly foamed
with anger. It read:
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the
death of Sam Phillips. Who the dickens is
Sam Phillipsf See copyl"
| ALFRED r. CALHOUN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

know old men in Spanish Wells who
have never seen a horse or four wheeled
vehicle. Persons live and die here and
never go 90 miles from the settlement,
They do not know what a sidewalk is.
Nassau, 40 miles away, is their ideal.
"Why," said Joe Pindar 80 me, Nassau
his a city, boy. Hit as 5000 people,
hand the streets are SO wide carriages
can drive along hand leave room for per-
sons to walk hon beach side" As can
be seen, the Bahamas are ''cockneys."
We told Joe we lived 100 miles from
water. s.Hand his there land enough
for that?" he exclaimed. Fancy run
ming an electric car through the islands
some dark night when the trolley and
the wheels spit firel 1t would send the
poor devils on their knees in a twinkle.
After the chicken episode Philip
brought sack of land crabs to us.
These crabs are enormous and swarm on
the islands. The natives catch them at
night, when the animals come out Of
their holes. Hardly night passes that
we do not see lanterns flashing along the
shores, giving evidence that q crab hunt
is in progress. The crustaceans are
eaten greedily by the islanders. The
eggs are esteemed a delicacy and really
are very good. Philip deposited the
squirming sack on the deck. He is q
typical Bahaman, and / took him and
the crabs at one shot with a camera. He
Is wonderful diver. Most of these
L. Dl,,1ix, hn crn 6nUyy1
nine fathoms-54 feet. That is long
dive, as three fathoms causes a fellows
head to ring.
The colored Bahamans are different
in some degree from the whites. They
offer the finest specimens of the negro
race that can be found. Spanish Wells
has white population, but have met
the darkies at other points. They are
great, well developed creatures, with
splendid chests and arms. We were
dredging once near Andres island, and a
lot of black fellows came aboard. They
are terrible beggars, but very religious.
They wanted Bible first, then an old
hat, then pair of pantaloons. One OF
the darkies acted as captain and took ev-
erything we gave them and blessed us
fervently. 'We so po'-such mis'able
critters-gib us anything" ne said
The local name for colored Bahamans
is "conchs." Despite their powerful
physique, they are arrant towards, and
an American can bluff them with ease.
They are also dreadful liars. They dis
lance any feats of which have heard.
Ananias would have to hump himself.
But. white or black, the Bahamas are
,crupulously clean, and that covers a
multitude Of sins. Ed Z. SAR1N.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

Especial Correspondence
SPANISH WELLS, Bahama Islands, Sept.
4.-H you are in need OK quiet and rest,
take passage in a Baltimore fruiter and
come to the Bahamas. Come to Spanish
Wells, at the north end Of Eleuthsra is
land. It is worse than a house after the
family has moved out. have been here
week, and now I would pay a dollar
for last years newspaper. But aside
from being dead, the place is not SO bad,
after all. The settlement is not pretty,
but the surroundings are very attractive.
The town is on a small island, with
Eleuthera just across the way. A chan
mel runs between them. It is narrow at
the mouth, broadens into a harbor and
then in slender passage runs out to
the west. Palms and other tropical
plants grow thickly on each island.
Spanish Wells numbers about 800 peo-
pie. Here we see the Bahaman In his
pristine beauty. The type does not vary
much. Swarthy as the sun can make
him. Broad brimmed palmetto hat,
loose shirt and patched pants. He chews
and smokes-if he can get a weed. He
never wears shoes; therefore in these
lands we see real feet. The toes are
widespread and capable of independent
motion. Theyare innocent of that fash
ionable appendage-the corn. These
feet are covered ON top with sun
burned skin, while on the bottom the
epidermis is as tough as leather. Nay,
I believe Bahaman could walk where
a shod foot could not tread. At first
used to gaze with admiration at the feet
that visited our schooner.
The inhabitants of the place call us
Yankees. They are very kindly but
exceedingly inquisitive people. We keep
open house all day and night. Crowds
visit us, much as Americans do circus.
But we pay, not they. They rarely see
strangers Probably we are the first
Yankee landsmen who have ever been at
Spanish Wells. Being Americans, they
wanted our money. Men and women
come to us from even Current, 10 miles
away, and try to sell us curious shells,
etc. One man offered us poor lone
chicken. He asked us If we had ever
seen such an animal. That illustrates
the simplicity of these Bahamas. They
do not envy us. They have no idea Of
the life led in the great outside world.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
Keeping Apples In Winter.

For keeping apples in winter use only
clean barrels and sort the fruit well,
packing each grade separately and mark
ing it accordingly. Let no good fruit
go to waste. Dry what cannot be mar
keted otherwise. For winter storage
pick winter fruit when fully mature.
handle it as carefully as you would eggs,
leave it outdoors as long as safe from
freezing, then put it in cool cellar. For
home use in spring try packing some fine
apples in barrels or boxes of dry oats or
cork dust. Pine sawdust, if used as
packing material, imparts bad favor to
the fruit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
Color Of Flowers.

Blue roses or blue dahlias, at one time
thought impossible, and probably still
impossible rs a natural product. may
now be obtained by placing the cut flow
ers in solution of analine substances,
says Meehan's Monthly. Indigo car
mine produces beautiful blue tints. For
awhile there was quite rage for having
these artificial oolored flowers, lily of
the valley, dahlias, hyacinths and others
being successfully SO treated, but this
has entirely gone out of use, except
where people wish to try the matter as a
simple chemical experiment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
Rather Sharp.


The belief in fortune tellers is as old as
human curiosity and the yearning to lift
The veil of the future, nor is the belief in
the powers of gypsies, Seventh daughters
of seventh daughters" ''trance mediums"
or people born with ''call," whatever
that may be, confined to the servant girl
class.
know two well educated young ladies
who, made curious by the advertisements
of a fortune teller, an alleged gypsy who
had made competency out of ''credulous
humanity" determined secretly to- consult
her.
One of the things this woman promised
to do was to show the young women who
natronized her the faces of their future hus-
hands. and this it was no doubt that in
duced my young friends to pay 81 each to
see. as they imagined, the portraits OF the
men to whom they were to be wed.
They were admitted into half lit room,
candles burning, though the sun was shin
ing brightly outside, and the walls decora-
ted with snakes in tinsel and many caba-
listic signs that the girls could not under
stand, and which no doubt conveyed no
meaning to the adventures. exceptit might
be o-.riI >A.. l..-..., .-e-.4illa W tile awe
OF her patrons
The fortune teller called herself "a palm
list" and pretended to look into the future
of the girls through their palms. Being an
excellent judge Of human nature and a
keen physiognomist, as are all people OF
that class, the woman mad no difficulty in
giving pretty accurate delineation OF the
girls characters. This with many of her
visitors might have passed for fortune tell
ling. but it did not suit these particular
vounp ladies'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
Experimenting.

:"
A German friend recently told me this
story to illustrate the fondness Of the pro-
fessors in his country for experimenting. It
may be as well to add that do not youch
for it's truth:
5, Herr Grun is famous naturalist, and he
lives at Stettin, on the Baltic He is fond
of making experiments to prove that the
environment of animals affect their habits.
One day he captured live herring, car
ried it home and put it in vat of salt wa
ter. Every morning the professor dipped
out of this vat half teaspoonful of salt
water and replaced it with the same
amount of fresh, his purpose being grad
ually to accustom the fish to live in frvsh
water instead of salt.
The herring lived on apparently in the
best of spirits. In course of time the water
in the tank was perfectly fresh, and the
herring still fourished.
Next the professor began to deprive the
fish, little by little, of the fresh water ele-
ment in which he lived. In this also he
was successful, and after time the herring
gamboled around in perfectly dry tank.
The herr professor congratulated himself
that another transformation had been ac-
complished. He had at last land herring
4NCAo eAC ploLCSSoi pAo oAC ACIIluS luGO
a birdcage, and the intelligent creature be-
gan to utter chirps of satisfaction and to
manifest unmistakable signs of affection
for his master. His food was gradually
changed, and his mouth grew into resem-
blance to a canary's.
One day the professor noticed that his
pet was ailing. The poor thing was mott
ing its scales, and it seemed to yearn for
something not present in it's cage. The pro-
lessor meditated.
"Ahl' he exclaimed at length, 81 have
it! I have forgotten for two days to give
the poor little fellow anything to drink.
shall remedy that oversight at once"
He brought large dish of water and put
1t in the cage SO that the fish might drink
at his leisure.
Next morning when the herr professor
came to look at his fish sad sight met his
gaze. The herring had fallen head first into
the dish of water and had been drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.
Where Last Years Newspapers Are
/, Worth a Dollar.

Observations of the Bahama Islands-An
Extremely Simple Peopae-A Few Weeks
at spanish wells-where a Dollar Il a
Luxury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

Do you want to know what is going on
in the world-Take thePREss-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
J. R. LIBBY.

Oule
sps % is %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

We have a few Jackets
large sizes only, that
were left over from last
season. Styles similar to
this season, full sleeves,
The price was $500
Price now $1.50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

Brown Kersey Coat, um-
brella back, umbrella
cape, cuffs and edge
stitched, pearl buttons,
effective, stylish.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

Fancy Scotch mixtures
full sleeves, double and
triple capes, bishop
sleeves, in velvets,
braided. This is an ex-
ceptionally fine lot,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
Fine, Heavy Beaver
Jacket,
$3.50 Black BoucIe,

or more of a Hop Sock
ing effect, rough but
soft and silky (like an
ocean steamer captain).
Satin Rhadame lined
throughout, full back,
double stitched, pearl
buttons as big as a
silver dollar. This
garment would absorb
admiration on Fifth
Ave.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

$3.50 Stylish Jacket, novelty
Scotch mixture, half
lined with fancy silk,
plated cape, seal edge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

also Blue, half lined
with Satin Rhadame,
velvet collar, 8 pockets,
pearl buttons, full
grown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

~ Kersey Coat, Imported
cloth, Seal Brown only,
genteel shape, plated
bark. A model garment
cut and workmanship
perfect.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28

Worumbo Beaver Jacket,
black, brown and blue,
superior finish stuff, full
back, full sleeves. One
of the most desirable
garments in our stock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25

Tho possession OF the marvellous aud
intricate faculty OF ariculuto speech
goems no more miraculous 10 the IN.
thinking than do The eternal varieties OF
eating, diinl,ing and sleeping. Yet the
former ia urbi,rary and conventional, tho
invocation Of man-parhaps not confined
90 him. IL Professor Garner Of moakoy
speech fame Is 20 be bolicyed-whilo tho
latter are natural, nlrolutc common,
and the sine qua non OF existence.
Tho Office Of spccch-thc celebrated
french diplomat to she contrary not.
withi,Guding lis 20 convey thought.
How Important, then, that this vchiclo
Of thought transicrcuce. this common
carrier Of ideas, this carriage lsdcn with
tto most delicate and elusive Of bur.
dcns, nothing less than the very essence
of tho aoul-perishablc freight, indeed
should be carefully wutchcd and deycl.
oped TO H. highest and beat capacity.
Tho comparative ease with which tho
average individual may DO taught 10 OK.
press the thoughts OF himself or others
in an intelllget, Ineligible, oven pleas.
ing fashion, makes Il seem almost Grim.
inal TO neglect such vast possible addi.
ton TO the general good
In none Of tho arts-for reading O. not
only nn art. but ,ho noblcst OF them all
docs general information, education
and Intelligence count for so much. IA.
=. Burbank Va Godoy's.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
~ pursuance OF an order OF the Probate
Court OF salt Lake County, Territory of Utah,
IN the matter OF the estate OF Sarah Watkins,
deceased, made tho 18th day vt March, 1875, tho
undersig ncd John I, buckle, administrator OF
said estate, viii on or after the Ind day OF May,
1875, sell NJ private sale TO the highest bidder
for cash aud subject To tho approval OF said
lrobate court. all the right, title and interest
which the said sarah Watkins had ut the timo
Of her decea,o or which sAid estate has since
acquired, IN aud to the following tract OF land
situated IN salt Lake City. county Of salt Lake
aud Territory OF Utah, 10 Wit 1he east half Of
the west hall u lot two ~, In block thlrty i've
t3sl ofplat u, salt Lake city survey. Terms OF
sale cash, Deed al the expense OF purchaser.
bida must be m writing, and may be left At the
store Of nucslc & Son, No. rs south, East
Temple street, Salt Lake city. Utah.
JOHN a. HUCkLE,
Administrator OF the Estate OF sarah Watkins.
deceased.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25

To mako parsoual charities small and
infrcqucnt IN order to buy the more
tickets FOR boxes 40 charity concerts and
balls TO give ones family insufficient
and unsayory food In order 10 have the
money FOR largo nnl costly entertain.
mcnts; TO economic ON warm under.
clothing for the sake Of buyir more
Snowy outer garments; 20 go on loot or
IN the horse cars when health and the
weather require tho Use of n carriage.
and then pay for several visits from
physician aud Tor the attendant drug
store bill; TO cSpenl s. 500 year for
tho rent Of o narrow "house with hard
wood iiuishings" in fashionable neigh.
borhood, aul tl0O annually for enough
coal TO barely Keep its inmates from
freezing, while from 81 ,9O0to e. 800 rent
aud 990O for fual would keep tho house.
hold warm and comfortable In u wide.
old fashioned house IN respectable VI.
ciUiiy-thos2 arc bu, fcw Of tho count
lesl ways by which small savings may
accompany great wastings. -liarpcr's
Bazaar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25
GUARDIAN SALE.

NoriCE Is HEREBY GIVEN. TIIArIs
~ pursuance OF an order OF sale made and
cutcrud BY the Probate Court of salt Lake
County, Utah Territory, on the 9Th day OF
April, A. d. 1883, In the matter OF the estate
aud guardianship Of Henry Ives Cobb, Rufus
X. Cobb, James X. Cobb, Grace q. Cobb and
q, W. WINS, the undersigned gu sfdian Of said
minors, Will sell at public auction, subject to
the confirmation OF said court, all the right.
tiuo and interest Of SAID minors In and TO tho
following described real estate, via situated
In the city ana county OF Salt Lake, Territory
OF Utah. and bounded and described as fol.
lows. Part Of lot four (n IN block seventy -four
GO plat "a" salt Lake city survey, beginning
~ point two hundred and sixteen and three.
fourths (2iba) feet duo north Of the southwest
corner OF sAid lot. thence east ten tl0l rods.
thence north two aud one half (st.l rods,
thence wett ten (l0l rods. thence south two
and one half t2'D rods to the place Of begin.
ming.
said sale will be made or the 9Th day Of May,
A. u. lsi9. ut twelve O'Clock noon, AZ the front
door OF the county court house. In the city and
county OF SAT- Lake. Utah. Terms Of sale one
third cash, balance In one year with interest NJ
eight per cent per annum. represented by noto
secured by mortgage upon said property.
JAMES y. IVES COBB,
Guardian Of said Minors.
Dated Ami sth 1871
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25
SUMMONS.


The People Of the Territory of Utah send
To Ela NJ. darcy, Defendant
VOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO AP.
i pear IN an action brought against you by
Tue above named plalniiii, m the District
Court OF the Third Judicial Dis.
irict Of the Territory OF Utah, aud
10 answer the complaint 1lod therein
within ten days leNrluflye OF the day Of ser.
vice. alter the service on you ut THIS summons
Ii served within this coraty OF, n served out
OF TINS county, but In this district within
twenty days Otherwise within forty days-or
Judgment By default will be taken against you,
according 10 thr prayer Of SAID complaint
Tina hald action D. brought 10 nave decree
o. this court disanlgng the marriage relation
now existing DO .wcun ulainuu and defendant,
and granting plninuh general rolief, prayed
on TIC ground that Tor more than ono year
next prior 10 che commencement or this action
defendant has wilfully and without cause dc,
serted and abandoned tbs plaintiff, and re,
fused 20 again 1--we with HUT
AMI you are hereby notified that II you fail
90 appear und answer the sad compliant as
above required tbG sGid plaintiff Will apply TO
the court Tor mo relief demanded therein.
Witness, tho Hon UhHrlos \. Zane, Judge,
and the Hrul OF the Distrtet Court Of the Third
judicial bltrici, IN aad Tor tho Territory OF
Utah this 2!ud day OF March, IN the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
isrAT-i HENRY G. MCMILLAN, CLERK.
By GRO n. Looms. Deputy CLERK.
CoAD toAp, atorucys Tor plaintiff.