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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
THE PEOPLE or LAPLANb.
Civtlx.tion &C Its Worst 10 Prefor.bls "a
Life Among Thorn.

Ciyil,xa4ion at It'd worst 10 Prefor.bls -
/ Life Among Thorn.
The Laps have reconciled me TO
They are as cunning md
sharp as they can be and not In the
least good natured, but somehow man
age to live together without flying at
each others throats. In all instances
they are not frights, says writer in
London Truth. saw a few comedy
Young women and few crones with
really intelligent and interesting faces,
and some beautiful infants. But the
men, without a single exception, were
hideous, bow-legged dwarfs. To the
deteriorating influences ofsdirt and
marrying in-and-in they add that Of
drink The wife Of drunken husband
is allowed, without the formaity Of
divorce, to leave him and take a sober
one, or to neglect him for one that suits
her better. All have a talent for MAX
ing money, and they hoard what they
scrape together. The, peculiar bad
smell of Lapp settlement is q COM
pound of the smells in summer Of
shambles, dirty dairies, dirty kennels,
and OF gatherings OF dirty human
creatures. Bluebottle flies swarm on
the reindeer hides and on bladders filed
with reindeers' blood that are out in
the sun to dry. Their bite is venomous
and may be fatal, except to Lapps.
The huts reek with foulness unmen-
tionable., -s
1t seemed counter to the fitness Of
things for creatures of such beauty as
reindeer to be subject to those fright
full dwarfs. a. A herd Of one Thousand
nine hundred were fetched down by
dogs from the field for us to see. They
were picture and SO gentle that they
would stand to be petted. The dogs
were told, when the reindeer were
wanted, to go and fetch them. OFF
they went by themselves. In about
half an hour we saw them, with their
charges, come down a mountain and
twice ford river on their way to the
Enclosure where they usually came to
be milked. Twas offered bowl Of the
milk, but the wooden vessel holding it
was so filthy that I declined. How
ever, a Norwegian MIXED doe into a
drinking horn he had with him and let
me taste the contents and offered me q
draught, which took. It was like the
richest and sweetest cream, and, sup
pose, is just the beverage for cold
climate. A deep draught will give one
indigestion. Lapps themselves cannot
drink much of it at time. Diaries on
the fjlds for supplying timed rein
|ldeer's cream to the Paris market
would, have no doubt, be financial
success. A teaspoonful of it would go
further than a teaspoonful OF cows
cream and be more palatable.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
a NOTED MISSION in LONDON.
Founded by Frederick Charrington, Who
Did Not Fear to BE Dtsinherited.

Founded by Frederick Charrington, Who
Did Not Fear to BE Disinherited.
The other Sunday night at the Char
rington mission, which is held in a
long, narrow room, double galleried
all around, the coughing from the fog)
was more like Fourth of July with con-
glomerate firecrackers, church bells
and cannonading than one world con-
ceive as possible issuing from merely
human assembly, says London CORE
spondent of the Hartford Courant.
just word about this Charrington
mission, which is a feature of the east
end. Frederick Charrington belongs
to wealthy family of brewers. About
seventeen years ago he began to do
sort of street missionary work in
East London, near his fathers brew
cry. His father threatened to disin-
herit him, but finally left him q
share, though not q full share, in the
business Once, on being haunted on
the street with wearing the blue rib
bon-"what does it cost you to wear
that ribbon?'-he was able to reply:
"a hundred thousand dollars" He
sold out his interest in the brewery to
his brothers and built in Mile End
road the great assembly hall, which
had been projected but never begun by
Keith Falconer. Every Sunday night
three thousand or more people gather
at the evange1istic service of the mis-
sion, and it's fellowship society, with
the constant religious educational and
entertainment work centering at the
great assembly hall, makes it a power
Tor good in a district which contains a
number of powers for evil.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
TIE. Dress Il secondary.

a little Rochester maid Of five
watched her mother and the dress
maker wrestling half the morning
with q pair Of fashionable sleeves to
insure the proper fit at the armhole.
At luncheon the little maid said to the
.dressmaker:: II am going to make yon
8 pair Of sleeves and when the mod
siste had thanked her, she added: Eyes,
and I'm going to hitch the dress I'd
them. too. 81 And that IS about the wsy
of Il IN these times OF abnormal ex.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
Former NAH Service.

Less than fifty years ago there was
really no postal system in this country
Previous to 1s47 the mails were carried
BY private firms, and rates varied nc
cording to- distance. Carriers often
travelled on foot or horseback and the
progress was slow In 1s48 some Of the
post Offices issued stamps Of their own.
called provisional issues Z The i'd
hesivee stamp was first used s. this
country IN 1s47, and prepayment was
made csompuls sorry ia 1866. IN 1858 the
stamp conta the head OF Andrew
jackson was issued, and from then
until 1885 "a opted cont lined
The He's IS ents the United Y q
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
CRUEL SPORT IN Chill.

ssBarro," the Dangerous National Pastime,
in Which Fine Horsemen Participate.
The national pastime of Chill is the
! ''barro," which is played by the huas-
cos, or CHILEAN horsemen, who are
splendid riders. At every wayside
drinking shop there is range of posts
supporting a long rail, to which the
horses are tethered. Whenever q few
huascos meet a wager for drinks is
sure to be put up. Then sides are
chosen, and the leaders first take their
places on horseback side by side, each
with his horses chest close up to the
bar. The others mount and range
themselves on each side in the same
position. Then the game begins. The
object of each side, according to Lon
don Tid-Bits, is to force it's way along
to the further END of the bar against
the opposition OF the other party.
Each closes sideways with all his
might and digs his huge rowels into
his horses sides to keep his chest close
to the bar until they drop blood and
the cruel bits are jerked viciously.
Yells of excitement and rage break
from the players as the pressure in
creases, and their legs are crushed be-
tween the horses. The spectators are
equally excited. Even the horses seem
to take an intelligent part in the strug-
gle, and a well-trained mount will
frequently GUST rival from his place.
Progress along the bar u.s., however.
very slow, and vixen there are as many
as thirty or forty picked players side
q whole day may be spent without the
contest being decided. Horses aud
men both suffer severely, legs are
crushed and broken, and at the end Of
the struggle the riders have TO be
helped from theft saddles, and their
clothing has often to be cut from the
swollen flesh. Unless q limb be bro
ken, the tough horseman is little
worse. A day or two on his back and
pure olive oil restore him to strength
and suppleness
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
curious Point Of Philology,

It has been found in the case Of
primitive river names in the Old World
that 8 syllable meaning water occurs
once at least, and in many instances
several times,,i in the same name From
this philologists have been able to
trace successive conquests, as each
4conquering tribe added his own name
for water or river 90 the ables al
ready forming the names Of streams
within the conquered district The
same thing has hap ened IN this coun-
try, as the whites have tackled the
word river to many Indian names y.
ready conta ininu the word ss#ss
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
A BOYS PLUCK.
Nine-Year-Old David Captures q Thirty.
Two Pound Carp.

Nine-Yesr- David Captures q Thirty
Two Pound Carp.
An exciting combat between a nine
year-old boy and a thirty-two-pound
German carp took place on James
Moore's farm, near Bristol, says the
Philadelphia Record. The Neshaminy
creek in rainy seasons fills the bitches
of adjacent farms with water from
eighteen inches to two feet deep. The
other day David Cherry, the young son
of John Cherry, of this place, and two
small companions went fishing up the
creek. In one of the open bitches on
the Moore farm the lads espied three
huge carp Hopping about, the water
being too shallow for them to swim
without greatly disturbing the sur
face. David, pluckier than his play
mates, jumped into the ditch and
seized the largest of the monster fish.
The carp, nearly as big as the boy, had
the advantage, being in it's native ele-
ment. Young Cherry had tight hold
of it, but the carp plunged through
the water and mud, dragging the lad
behind. The boys on shore thought
their companion would surely be
drowned, for often his whole body was
under water At last the fish grew so
weary in his mighty efforts to escape
his captor that he could be thrown out
upon the bank. Then all three boys
jumped upon the carp and held him to
the ground until he had gasped out his
life. They lugged their trophy home
and put it on the scales The fish
WEIGHED thirty-tWO pounds.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
Mosle nln Graves.

When once filed in q Moslem grave
/ is never reope on any account To
remove the saintest chance of it being
thus detilea q cypress tree Is planted
after every interment, 80 that the ceme-
teries resemble forests more tban any
thing else.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
DANDlEs IN THE ARMY.

orman Soldiers Who Bedeck Themselves
with Finery.
Referring to the recent order of the
German emperor with regard to the
dandyfed irregularities which had be-
come common in the German army,
says the London Globe, correspon-
the fact that the kaiser himself is not
altogether free from affectation of this
kind, inasmuch as he himself sets the
fashion of bangle" wearing. In most
of the many portraits of the kaiser the
bangle is brought into special promi-
nence by the position of the arm. But
though addicted to the bangle, he new
er condescended to the earring, which
formerly was very commonly worn
among his officers.
In the time of Frederick William H.,
when the German army was resting on
the laurels of the great Frederick, dan
dies hourished in great numbers among
the officers, in spite of severe official
condemnations of foppery The mon
strosities and extravagances differed
but slightly from those of to-day
~sharp-pointed toes, ridiculously high
collars and short overcoats without
seams Latter-day exquisites have also
adopted the plan of 'crowding on the
finger as many rings as possible-he
who can carry the largest number on
the ring fingers and at the same time
bend his finger being considered to
have the bluest blood.
The Perfect Ear.
In McClure's Magazine Prof. Henry
Drummond discusses the question Of
where man got his ears. Nature, he
holds, seldom makes anything new;
her method of creation is to adopt
something old So when land animals
were determined on, and nature started
out to manufacture ears for them, she
made them out of old breathing appa-
ratus. She saw. Prof. Drummond con-
tends, that if water could pass through
hole in the neck, such as fishes have,
sound could pass likewise, thereupon
she brought certain species adapted to
her purpose to shore, and set to work
upon the Eve gill-slits and elaborated
the whole in q hearing organ. This
was not a quick process, but the slow
labor OF ages, but finally was produced
the perfect ear, and man was not ere.
ated until the work was done.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
Grocers and Flour Dealers Association

Grocers and Flour Dealers Association.
At meeting of the Wholesale Glocers
and Flour Dealers Association, held yes
terday afternoon, the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President-Holman S. Melcher.
First Vice PreSident-Fessenden V. Carney.
Second Vice President-James F. Hawkes.,
Directors-Edward Tomlinson, Jas. W.Judge,
Charles H. Randall, George Il. Fletcher, Fred
o. Conant
Committee of Arbitration-F. A. Smith, chair.
man, Weston F. Milliken, Charles Walker. Sam
ueIClark, Jr., Charles Henry Chase.
A discussion of the system of credits
which now prevail was had, and the mat
ter was placed in the hands of commit
tee of three-F. A. Smith, Jas. W. Judge
and A. T. Laughlin-to report at a sub
sequent meeting, with suggestions and
recommendations.
The matter of having dinner each
month during the winter. with the first
one to take place in October, was refer
red to a committee of three, consisting
of Charles Fl. Randall, F. V. Carney and
Edward Tomlinson, with power.
Quite an addition was made to the
membership.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Joseph W. Hersey, formerly of this
city, is foreman at the works of the Port
land Stoneware company at Charlestown,
Mass
City Treasurer Fred Murch of
Westbrook, has been appointed
marshal of Rigby driving park
during the races. Mr.. Murch has served
in similar capacity at the State fair in
Lewiston for several years and has
always given satisfaction.
Captain Thomas J. Hogan, First Lieu
tenant Thomas F. McGillicuddy and
Second Lieutenant E. E. Philbrook of
Co. E., First Regiment, NC. NJ, will
appear at the adjutant generals office
next Thursday for examination.
General Manager Tucker and Mrs.
Tucker will close their sumRer residence
at North Conway and return to Portland
for the winter next Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
TO GET BOSTON & MAINE.
Renewed Rumors. of the New Haven
Roads Intention.

For some weeks rumors have been in
circulation of com bination to control
the Boston & Maine railroad. 1t is as
serted by well informed railroad men
that the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, which lately absorbed
the Old Colony system, would soon add
the Boston & Maine to it's already
numerous conquests. In this connection
it is well to remember the contrast which
was entered into between the Boston &
Maine and New Haven some months ago,
whereby the latter stipulated that the
Boston & Maine should make no attempt
to enter the territory south of the Boston
& Albany railroad. This contract people
on the inside declare to be the first step,
and the selection of Mr.. Lucius futile
for the presidency Of the Boston & Maine
the second step in the onward march OF
the New Haven road toward the practical
monopoly of the New England railroad
field.
From New Haven few days ago came
rumors that the New Haven would alb
sorb the Boston & Maine very shortly,
and that better understanding would
be had with the Boston & Albany, and
it was stated that two of the New Haven
directors admitted that there was some
truth in these stories. While many people
scout this idea, there can be no doubt
that some combination exists to control
the Boston & Maine.
One of the rumors in circulation is to
the effect that q combination has been
entered into between the large stock.
holders of the Boston & Maine, Samuel
c.. Lawrence, George M. Pullman and the
American Express company, whereby
this interest will control the road. Some
see in this the hand Of the New Haven
people.
Gen. Samuel C. Lawrence, when asked
concerning this alleged combination,
said that there was no truth in the re-
ports. when Mr.. Mcleod retired from
the presidency of the Boston & Maine,
he said, I" a committee consisting of Mr..
Jones, Mr. Pullman and myself was APP
pointed to find another president. We
agreed unanimously upon Mr.. Tuttle, and
. A
the selection will be ratified unanimous
ly by the directors at the meeting
October II. There is no alliance what
ever. I have acted with Mr.. Pullman
and the American Express company
because we all agreed as to the policy
upon which the railroad should be run.
We might agree or disagree next Time
It would be simply matter of business
judgment"
Gen. Lawrence further said, in reply
to the question if he was candidate for
the vice presidency: II am not can
didate for any Office of the company and
I would not accept the presidency; the
only question ever in dispute was the
presidency, and that was settled months
ago.n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Teachers Selected for Evening School and
Other Business Done.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held yesterday af-
ternoon. Mayor Baxter presided, and
there were present Messrs. Allan, Blake,
Mcdonald, MCGOWAN and Brownson.
On motion of Mr.. Blake it was voted
to supply As single desks for the fifth
grade in the Monument street school.
On motion of Mr.. Brownson, Miss Rose
Ella Davis was elected a teacher in the
Chestnut street school at salary of
$425.
Mr.. Blake was instructed to procure
samples of settees to be put into the as
sembly hall of the new High School
building, and also samples of chairs for
the chemical and physical lecture room.
On motion of Mr.. Allan it was voted
that the evening school begin October g.;
that there be classes for men and wom-
en-; that the men meet in the City Build
ing. in the same rooms as last year, and
that the women meet in the Casco street
school house.
The following teachers were electeo
for the evening school:
Principal-Jo ohm A. Milliken.
Assistants Thomas H. Gately, Jr., Augustus
B. Duran, Miss Lizzie f. Walsh.s
Mr.. Milliken is the efficient and very
popular principal of the Centre street
school. Last year he had charge of the
Fraternity evening school, and was want
ed there again this year, but the school
committee felt that they had the first
claim on his services. Mr.. Gately was
one of the assistants in the evening
school last year, and gave excellent salts
faction. Mr.. Duran is student in the
law office of Symonds, Snow & Cook.
He has had several years experience as
teacher. Miss Walsh, who will take
the lyoung women's class at the Casco
street school house, is one of the best
teachers in the Centre street school.
It was voted to pay the principal OF the
evening school So night, and each Of
the assistants $3.50 night.
Payroll and bills amounting to S5S11.02
were approved.
Adjourned. W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
He Takes the Cake.

Mr., B. L. Pennell. the popular excursion
manager, was made the recipient of a
handsome testimonial in. the shape of a
superb silver cake basket from the ladies
and gentlemen whom he personally con-
Quoted from Portland to New York and
up the Hudson last week. The presentay
tion was made by Captain Bennett of the
Cottage City, on behalf of the donors
The people on the delightful trip feel
that they owe much of it's success and
their pleasure to the untiring efforts of
Mr., Pennell.
The basket will be on exhibition for a
few days at the drug stor 9 of Dr. Edward
K. Guenthner, corner of Exchange and
Federal streets
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
WEDDINGS.


At the old Millet homestead in East
Bridgewater, Sunday, Miss Lucia Millet,
daughter of the late DR.. Asa F. Millet,
was married to Mr.. Sylvester Baxter of
the Bosom Herald.
On account of the recent death of DR..
Millet the marriage was private and was
attended by only few of the immediate
friends and relatives of the contracting
couple. After the ceremony. which was
performed by Rev. Mr.. Quimby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Baxter took the afternoon train for
New York on their way to Chicago,
where they will remain several weeks.
They will visit the fair and will be the
guests of Frank D. Millet, brother of
the bride, who has cottage on Wooded
island, on the fair grounds, and whose
name is as well known in artist circles
as in the realm of letters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
Cumberland Association.

The Cumberland Baptist Association
will meet with the Free street Baptist
church, in this city. on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, commencing at
9 o'clock Wednesday morning. The
morning session will be devoted to the
reading of letters from the churches and
the annual sermon by Rev. B. F. Turner
of Buxton Centre. In the afternoon,
Rev. G. B. Ilsley of Bangor will deliver
an address on the work of the American
Baptist Home Mission Society; Rev. DR..
A. T. Dunn will present the work of the
Maine Baptist Missionary Convention:
and Rev. Mr.. Lebeau will speak of the
work of the Grand Ligue Mission lin
Canada. At the evening session, PROBES
sor i. E. Warren, of Colby University,
will deliver an address on educational
work, and Rev. HI. C. Mabie, d. D., home
secretary of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union, will deliver missionary
address.
Wednesday forenoon will be devoted
to the discussion of practical topics, such
as how to make the most of the prayer
meeting, how to make the most of the
covenant meeting, how to make the most
of the church sociable. The work of
young people and Sunday schools will
also receive attention at this session. AT
the afternoon session there will be a mis-
sionary address at 2 o'clock by Mrs.
Hale, recently returned from Burmah, to
be followed by reports and adjournment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
Hard on Portland.

The Longfellow homestead on Congress
street in Portland, which was Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow's home in his
youth, has been presented to the Maine
Mrs. Ann Longfellow Pierce The house
is the only brick building in Portland.
and Mrs. Pierce couples with the gift the
condition that the two front rooms shall
always preserved as the "Longfellow
Memorial Rooms and that within six
months after her death a suitable library
hall shall be begun. The entire property
is valued at $25, 000.- I Harper's Bazaar,
July 29).
This is rather hard on Portland. We
would inform the editor of the Bazaar
that if she will visit Portland we will
show her good many brick buildings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26

Since giving a list of new lodges of
Good Templars in the state last week,
Grand Secretary Bracket reports the
following additional ones organized with
in few days: Scion Lodge, No. 70 at
Scion, with A.G. Smith C. t., Albert
Whipple, secretary, and A. B. Taylor,
deputy; True Blue Juvenile Temple at
Scion, Mrs. A. S. Remick, superintendent,
and Lily of the valley at North Leeds,
Miss Nellie Beckford, superintendent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-26
The Leonard Boys Found.

1t will be remembered that Joseph and
Wilfred Leonard, the young sons of
John H. Leonard of No. 23O st. John
street, disappeared last week and moth
ing was known of their whereabouts.
Sunday, Mr.. Albert Stiles, the uncle of
the boys. drove out to his farm in Gray,
and there he found his nephews at the
house of neighbor, having glorious
time. The boys had walked to Gray,
and intended to GO still farther, but were
detained by neighboring farmer. The
eldest of the boys is only 1Syears old.