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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
UNION MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

The imperative need of the protection
afforded by Life Insurance is made man.
ifest every day. Of late. the grim spec
tire Death has stall1ed abroad in its most
hideous forms accidents of the most ter
rible character-some resulting fromeenat-
ural forces, others from the carelessness
of man-have been recorded day by day.
Immunity has been accorded to none;
neither age, youth nor status has claimed
championship old and the young, the
rich and the poor, have alike. fallen be-
fore the scythe of Deaths avenging
angel. It's this uncertainty of life--the
converse of deaths certainty-that caus-
es those who reflect to avail themselves
of the beneficence of Life Insurance.
When death in its terrible swiftness en-
tiers household, the pangs of the suffer-
ing bereaved are sufficiently acute with
out being added to by any prospective
view of perjury and want.
Life Insurance is duty; one of the
most sacred attaching to any bread-win-
ner, and terrible responsibility rests
upon the shoulders of those who are in
any way neglectful in this connection.
INSURANCE PROTECTION CONsE-
QUENT UPON DEATH BY DISEASE
OR ACCIDENT is ALONE SECURED
BY POLICIES OF LIFE INSURANCE.
Your home company-the Union Mu-
tual-issues policies than which none are
more liberal; they are also of the most
varied character, with premiums as low
as it is possible to make them con-
sistent with the absolute security they
afford.
INSURE TODAY, IT'S MADNESS
TO DEFER.
cod If Septo
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
Dobb's Ferry, October 5.
A Native of Maine Honored.

The Democratic State Committee of
Massachusetts have selected Boardman
Hall, of Boston. as the partys candidate
for State Auditor this year. Mr.. Hall is
native of Bangor, son of Colonel Jo-
seph F. and Mary M. (Fanow) Hall, and
was born APPEL Is 1896 lie was eduoat
Preparatory School at 'Wiaterville and
Colby University. He studidd law in
the Boston University Law School, and
his first professional connection was
with the office of the Hon. William HI.
Mcclellan, Attorney General of Maine,
in 1879. He has since practiced in Bos-
ton. and was for some time assistant
United States Attorney.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
MESSENGERS Notice.

Office of the sheriff of Cumberland County.
q State of Maine. Cumberland, IS. October 9th,
A. d. 1898.
yyyHIS is to give notice that on the 9Th day
of October, A. ID. 1898. Warrant in In
solvency was issued out of the Court OF lnsol-
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
JOSEPH L. MELAUGH, of Portland,
adjudged to an Insolyent Debtor. on petit
the eth day Of October, A. D. 1898,
to which date interest on claims is to be
computed. That the payment OF any debts to OF
by said Debtor, and the transfer and delivery OF
any property by him are forbidden by law;
That a meeting of the creditors OF said
Debtor, to prove their debts andschoose, one
or more assfgnees OF his estate will be held
at Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room, in said Portland, in said County OF
Cumberland, on the 10th day of October, A. d.
1898, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written SAMUEL d. PLUMMER,
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger Of The Court OF
oct 9&14
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AN IMPORTED PUPPY
He Psoves q Wonderful Object Lesson In
Custom House Circumlocution.

Es&OVGS
Custom House Circumlocutiop.
plato White, Los Angeles phvsician.
was so tangled up in custom house red tape
recently that he was almost in despair OF
ever freeing himself. He arrived at San
Francisco from Honolulu on Tuesday with
a 2-rnonth-old Japanese pug pup. In ac-
cordance with the rules OF the ship the ami
NAL had been taken in charge by the purser,
who inadvertently entered it on the ships
manifest. This should not have been done,
as pet dogs are allowed to enter duty free.
But the pup was listed nevertheless, and it
would require an order from the collector
Of the port to get it from the customs Of
ficials.
81 never did SO much chasing for SO little
return in all my life before,n the doctor
said II first went to the deputy Surveyor
and told him my case. He advised me to
hire customs broker. who would know
the ropes employed FL. B. Thomas, and
together we went to the deputy collector.
He referred us to Special Deputy Collector
Jerome. Mr. jerome made out free de.
livery permit for the dog, but said that he
could not sign it till the appraiser had in
dorsed it with the statement that that
bowling little pup had no commercial
value.n
1--WE went to the appraiser and described
the dog. He wrote a note to Mr.. jerome
saying he knew something about dogs, and
it was his opinion that the dog had no COM
mercial value. We went from the apprais-
er's building to the custom house with this.
Mr. Jerome refused to accept the note as
an official notification. He sent us back to
have the statement properly written on the
delivery permit. The appraiser did not
want to give this statement till he was Of
ficially notified as to the pups actual val
ne and detailed Special Examiner Mcguire
to 70 to the docks and examine into the
dogs value.
"wednesday night thought my labors
were finished. The examiner reported to
the appraiser that the dog was Of no COM
mercial value. Thursday morning APP
peared to have my permit properly Endorsed.
This could not be done, as in the meanwhile
another examiner had been nosing about
the dog stores and reported that fanciers
priced similar dogs at $3.50 each This the
appraiser wrote on the delivery permit, but
accompanied itwith note advising that
the dog be admitted duty free. I took this
again to Mr.. Jerome. He said his duty was
plain = ] +
s.The dog was valued at 81. so, according
to the appraiser, and would have to pay 90
per cent duty on that. He admitted that
the dog was entitled to free admission, but
said that the appraiser must first properly
countersign the permit. This at last the
appraiser did He scratched out the $3.50
and wrote that the dog had no commercial
value. Then Jerome signed the permit,
and after nearly two days work of myself
and customs broker, days work of two
appraisers examiners and much loss of
temper. was given my 50 Japanese pup.
Believe me,' he concluded earnestly, ''the
custom house, and especially the appraisers
department. lisa place of marvellous expedi-
ton. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
Messengers Notice.
ONCE of the Sheriff Of Cumberland Count

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State of Maine. Cumberland, S., October
6, A d. 1898.
TlHIs is to give notice, that on the 9Th day
Il of October, A. ID. 1898, Warrant III
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
ROBERT HEADLEY, JR., of Westbrook,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petition
of said debtor, which petition was
filed on the 9th day OF October, A. ID. 1898.
to which date interest on claims is to be COM
puted.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor. and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor,
to prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at a Court OF
Insclv ency to be holden at Probate Court room
in said Portland, in said county of Cumb erland,
on the 18th day of October, A. D., 1888, a
10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. SAMUEL d. PLUMMER,
Deputy Sheriff. as messenger Of the Court OF IN
sotvency for said County OF Cn,n6erLond.
oct9&14
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OF A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY.
missionary Thornton Who Was Murdered
in Alaska.
ILstter to the New York Post.l


Mr.. Harrison r. Thornton, who was
killed in Alaska, and whose death you
noticed yesterday, came of a distin-
guished Virginia family. His brother
James Thornton, is professor of mathe-
matics at Hampden and Sydney college,
and another brother, William Thornton,
is professor of applied mathematics at
the University of Virginia and chairman
of the faculty. ~
The father of these young, men, Col.
John Thornton, was colonel of Con-
federate cavalry regiment and was killed
of several miles, after the battle was
over General Lee wrote to Col. Thorn
toms widow a beautiful letter deeply
lamenting his suntimely loss. Col. Thorn
ton was an able and eloquent advocate.
In ante bellum times, I once heard him
defend a young negro accused of crime
against white woman. He did not be-
lieve in the virtue of the, woman, and
was making such an able defence that
the husband, fearing an acquittal, came
up behind the negro and cut his throat.
l.
l can remember, not word was spoken.
The negro swooned, one or two men
tainted at4the sight of blood, the judge
sat quietly in his chair, the would-be
assassin was arrested and carried out.
The cut was severe, but it was not fatal.
Months afterwards, when the. wound
had healed the negro was again brought
into court to finish his trial. The court
room was crowded to it's fullest capacity.
A large number of the relatives of the
woma and her husband were present
armed to the teeth and determined to kill
the negro, if acquitted. Col. Thornton
rose to speak. He had a portly form and
a handsome face. His speech was deliber-
ate, and he had those large gray eyes
which seem never to wink He informed
the court that he knew that these men
were armed and that they had come pre-
pared to defeat, if they could, the ends
of Justice. He then turned upon the men
themselves and defed their brutality.
and made them cover before his in
yectiye, as I have never seen men COVER
before or since.
While this incident has merely local
interest, there is another which has
national one. think there can be no
doubt that the suggestion. of the
Southern Cross as the emblem of the
Confederacy came from a speech OF Col.
Thornton's in the Virginia convention
which was called to decide the question
Of secession. That convention, as all
Gov. Wise, Judge Summers and others.
But no man s, words rang in the ears of
men for long months afterwards as did
those of Col. Thornton.
Dobb's Ferry, October 5.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
I. The Death Rate.

The number of deaths for last week
was 18, from the following causes: An
ssmia, Ward 5, 1; Bright's disease, Ward
8, 1; carcinoma, Ward 8, i; cerebral ap-
oplexy, Ward 4, l.; chronic bronchitis,
Ward 7, /; cong. of lungs. Ward 7, 1;
cystis, Ward 7, 1; dysentery, Ward 1, 1;
hamaturia, Ward I, /; hemorrhage,
Ward Z. L; old age, Ward 6. 1; paralysis,
Ward 8, /; phthisis. Ward 2, 1; prema-
ture birth, Ward 8, /; pulmonary oedema
Ward I, /; shock, Ward 7, Il; suicide,
Ward 8, l.; uremia,. Ward 8, l. &t
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Twenty-fifth Anniversary To Be Held in
Auburn,

The State Sunday School Convention,
which opens at Auburn tomorrow, in
cludes all denominations, and will be an
occasion of great interest. The pro-
gramme is able and strong. The most
lively enthusiasm prevails in view of the
presence at the meeting of Mr.. B. F. ia
cobs of Chicago, who is a speaker of
great power and attractiveness. The
programme:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
2.3O-Organization. Devotional SER
vice. Rev. F. c. Rogers, Auburn.
3.00-Address of welcome, Rev. T. III.
Stacy, Auburn. Response by the Presi-
dent.
3.5O-Address, sThe Holy Spirit in
Sunday school work." Rev. E. G. Whit
temore, Damariscotta.
4.00-Model primary lesson, Miss Ber-
tina +. Vella, Lynn.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7.0O-Devotional service. Business
session.
7.15-Young peoples societies in s. s.
work. Rev. E. o. Thayer, Lewiston; v.
Richard Foss, Portland.
7.45-Address, Common sense in the
Sunday school," Principal Purington,
State Normal School, Pennington.
S.10-''The suficiency of the Bible for
modern thought" President B. L. Whit
man, Colby University.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
9.00-Devotional service. Business.
9.15-The International Convention at
St. Louis. Rev. w. II. Clarke, Mechanic
Falls. The second worlds convention,
Superintendent A. w. Butler, Rockland.
Observation-Disclosures hour, led by a
superintendent.
10.30--Address, 1.-THE Sunday school as
an evangelizing agency" Rev. Addison
P. Foster, D. D., secretary Am. S. s. I'm
ion, Boston.
: 11.00-Report of the State Field Work
er, B. P. Capshaw. Officers reports.
Reports from counties. Consideration
of state work. Methods and measures
for the future.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
2.00-Devotional service.
2.15-Address, Studying the Bible for
profit, Rev. w. S. Ayres, Portland.
2.45-Address, "They brought young
children" Miss Vella.
3.30-Address, Mr.. B. F. Jacobs of
Chicago, President of the Worlds S, s.
Convention.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
7.00-Devotional and praise service,
7.15-Address, intellectual processes
for spiritual gains in Bible study Pro-
lessor A. w. Anthony, Cobb Divinity
School, Lewiston.
7.45-Address, Mr. B. F. Jacobs, Pres
ident Of the international Executive
Committee.
THURSDAY MORNING.
S.45-Devotional service. Final bust
ness session. Reports. Election of Off
GERS, etc.
9.oO-Paper, Temperance in the Sun
day school," Mrs. Ell. j, Bailey, Winthrop
Center.
9.2O-The lesson for next Sunday, Rev.
A. A. Lewis, Saco.
9.45-Reports from the field. -
1O.5O-The state field New work;
better work" Free parliament.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09

Charles A. Parker, an inmate of
the Soldiers Home, Togus, had been
around Boston all day Friday, and
when WEAKNESS overlook him he sat
down In a doorway on Albany street
and fell asleep. When he awoke he
found somebody had relieved him of
his overcoat, undercoat and vest and
SLOUGH felt army hat, as well as a small
amount of money. Parker who is, 40
Years of age, was put up at the police
station for the night.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
Broke Her Shaft.

The A. Demerest, Capt. Matthews,
when about eight miles off the Cape
yesterday, took the John K. Souther in
tow for this port. The Demerest's shaft
broke, and the Belknap coming along
brought in the Souther, while the water
boat as sisted the Demerest.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
OBITUARY,

Mrs. Nathan bunker.
Mrs. Nathan bunker, of this city. died
Saturday night of consumption, after a
long sickness. She was buried yesterday,
according to the Hebrew ritual.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE GOULD D.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
SATURDAY. Richard c. Fuller and
Charles Sylvester. Intoxication. Each
fined So and costs.
Lewis Stebbins and Henry buddy
Common drunkard. Each go days In
county Jail.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
AUCTION SALES.
ASTONISHING SUCCESS

Chase House, Congress Street The Doctor
possesses the ability to detect hidden diseases
and reveal the disease of each person. who
He performs q speedy cure in all forms
Of chronic or long standing diseases. Office
hours9 80 to ~ a. M, to 8 p. M. Consulta-
ion free sep26, 2w, 1st5tkofSthp*
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THE STUART.
92-9A Park ST.

Rooms at moderate prices Table board
in the Dining Room at the Stuart or in tho
connecting Dining Room of the Sherman.
Sept IL cod I'm
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nzrSend for descriptive book, mentioning
whether California or Mexico tour is desired.
RAYMOND & WHITCOMB,
s96 Washington Street Opposite School
street,, Boston, Mass.
Oct9d3t
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
PROF. BROWN, O. S.,

Is about to make his annual visit here.
After 20 years of successful practice
it is hardly necessary for more than
an announcement of his office hours,
&C., and yet it may be said that the
general effect !of Eye troubles is only
beginning to be understood. Head
and nervous troubles that are Occa-
stoned by the eye cannot exist under
the influence of his prescriptive spec
tacles, and in most every case perfect
and comfortable vision can be had.
Don't be discouraged because you
have failed to get good results in the
past, he guarantees perfect satisfact-
ION or no charge.
Consultation Free.
oct5 eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
RAYMOND'S
VACATION
EXCURSIONS.
A winter IN
CALIFORNIA.

Parties will leave Boston via Chicago and
the Santa Fe Route November is ana De
cember ! for PASADENA, Los ANGELES,
SAN DIEGO, RIVERSIDE, SANTA BAR
BARA, MONTERREY, and other California
points. Each trip will be made in a Special
Train of Magnificent Pullman Palace YES
tibuIed Sleeping and Dining Cars.
The tickets cover every expense Of travel
both ways, and give the holders entire freedom Pm
on;the Pacific Coast. They provide for visits
to all of the leading California resorts.
The return tickets may be used on Any Reg
ular Train until October, 1894, or with any
one of Ten Returning Parties under Special
Escort. with Choice of Three Different
Routes.
Hotel coupons supplied for long or short So
journs at the principal Pacific Coast resorts.
Two Autumn Excursions will leave BoS-
ton for California October IS, including week
at the Worlds Fair.
Additional California Excursions: Janu-
airy 8, II and 80, February 20 and %, and
March and Is.
Excursions to Mexico: January 80. Febu-
airy 20 and March 13.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-11
.HOVc & StetSOl,
INSPECT OUR BARGAINS.
We Mean Business.

Twenty : three
PatterpDressee
at $500 each.
Prices were
$12.50 and $15.
January is the
ro1rfh f1~ho-
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-11
REAL TEMP.RANCE WORK.

Rum" can do about as much harm on a
railroad as anywhere. Adrunken engineer,
switchman or signalmsn may cause ter
rible accident. Therefore managers of
railroads believe in temperance, and rome
of them are very effective workers in that
line. For instance, President Corbin of
the Long leland railroad informs the gen.
ersl manager of the railroad that he has
heard of violations of the rule as to the
use of Intoxicating liquors by employees
while on duty, and serves notice that
all heads of departments will be held
strictly snswerable for the enforcement
of this rule. ''Men who violate it," he
says, "must be promptly discharged, and
proof that a man goes inside a drinking
place while on duty will be ample evidence
to warrant his immediate dismissal. More
than this, men known to drink to such
excess as TO frequent places while of duty
will be discharged" Nor is this all. "In
the employment of new men," says Mr..
Corbin, "strict inquiries shall be made as
to their habits, and preference always
given to those who do not use intoxicating
liquors at ALL" Finally, he announces
that "h' ds of departments will be re-
quired to keep informed as to the habits of
the men under them and make sure that
they observe strictly these rules"
These regulations are not bit too
severe. Similar ones exist on many rail
roads. The safety of the public demands
that men who have TO do with the running
of railroad trains should have clear heads.
A very slight lack of perception or
promptness in a railroad man is sometimes
enough to make terrible trouble, aud q
man who drinks cannot be depended upon.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-11
8n1rrmaI aud Gnnrtsr.
THE SENATORIAL CAUCUS


This afternoon the senatorial caucus of
the Republican members Of the legislature
will be held, and 1t ia expected that Sena-
tor Hawley will be the choice of the eau
Gus. His opponents have shown their
weakness during the last few days by try
ing to bring out number of new candi-
dates. They have done this because they
have realized that their Gaze was desper-
ate one, and they have done all they could
to draw away some of the friends of Sena-
tor Hawley. 1t is not believed that they
have succeeded in this, and it is believed
that the Hswley ranks are unbioken. The
supporters of Senator Hawley can give ex-
cellent reasons for the faith that is in them.
They have a candidate of whom they are
proud and of whom Connecticut is proud
There has been no sound argument made
against him during the whole campaign,
and none that is even plausible. The fact
is, there is no good reason why he
should not be returned, as Senator Platt
was. He will be more useful than ever in
the Senate, owing to his experience. No
new man could learn to work we'll there in
a long time, and no new man that has been
named is the equal of Senator Hawley in
general fitness for the place. The opposi-
ton to him has not a good foundation
Those who are conducting 1t admit all that
Senator Hawley's warmest supporters say
in his favor, and yet they want somebody
else. We believe that an impartial and
true regard for the interests of the State
demands the reelection of Senator Haw-
ley. No good reason why he should not
be re elected has been or can be given.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-11
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

1.-THE Truth About Beauty" by Annie
Wolf, author of "Pen Pictures of London
Society" A tasteful volume, fully illus
trated. and with portrait of the author.
1t claims to be the outcome of actual expe-
rience, and will doubtless be read by those
who are wise enough to know that the
correct study of ourselves is the first prac-
tical step toward being beautiful. Much
thought and esrnestnees have been brought
to the compilation of this volume, which
Is well written, and takes a good stand
among the many books designed to en-
courage the systematic cultivation of per
sonsl beauty. Lowell, Cory-ll s. Co., New
York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
Barbara Dering. A Sequel to the
Quick or the Desdf" An intellectual and
courageous work, far more sensible, and
less spasmodic, than the novel 1t is intend
ed to follow. 1t is at once more artistic
and moro true to life, and brings home to
the reader, conclusion which the author
may not have had in view, namely, that
work, and considerable of it, in the lot Of
both husband and wife, 10 the only relis-
BILE remedy for the inevitable Temperament
tai friction of married life. ]. B Lippin-
colt Co., Philadelphis. For sale by E. p.
Judd.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-11
COttOnSs

It is unnecessary for us to say Cottons
have advanced from 1c to 90 yard.
1t is fact-buy now at old prices-1S93
will not give you as good an opportunity.
Good brown Cotton sc a yard; worth
to-day 64o.
Cast iron brown Cotton. best made, in
lengths from 5 to 25 yards, 7c yard; !;
manufacturers price Tie.
Atlantic A brown Cotton in short pieces
6o yard: manufacturers prices $50.
42-inch pillow case brown Cotton 80 a
yard; manufacturer's price 1Otc.
Bleached 4x4 Cotton 70 yard; manu-
facturer's price 79c.
Blsached nameless Cotton Sc a yard;
manufacturers price SIC.
Fruit of the Loom Cotton $40 yard;
manufacturers price &c yard.
New York Mill Cotton 9lc yard; manu-
facturer's price 104c.
9x4 brown sheeting 19c yard; agents
price to day zoe.
9x4 bleached Sheeting zoe yard; agents
price to-day 21c.
9x4 bleached Pequot Cotton 81 &c yard !;
worth to-day 25o.
1Ox4 bleached Pequot Cotton 23o a yard ::
worth to-day 2Sc.
Lonsdale Cambric 9!c yard; worth to-
day by case 10c.
AZ inch bleached Pillow Case Cotton 12c
yard; worth to-day by case 13c.