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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
FEW OF TE1.EI

Unbleached Cotton &c. to best at 6 ] -4c.
Bleached Cotton 4c. to best at q LIE.
Best quality Sea Foam Bats, Sc. lib.
Blankets from 59c. pair up.
On the center counter in basement You
can find large line Of different
makes in Washable Dress Fabrics,
such as Westbr00k and Scotch Cling
hams, Figured Lawns, Figured
Batiste Cloths, ETC., all of which
have never been sold less than
IL 1.2c., at this sale only 6 1.4c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16

figures. The golden fringe, tassels and
general tracery are of the finest. 1t was
laid as Americas memento in the Church
Of the Holy Sepulcher at the tomb Of the
Saviour, where it is now held among the
most cherished treasures.
These pilgrims took part in the mag
niicent ceremonies of the last week in
Lent in Jerusalem, and Is of them were
selected for the annual ceremony of feet
washing by the Latin patriarch at Jeru-
salem. On Good Friday they traversed
the usual route of Calvary and held a
prominent place in the ceremonies of
Easter. They visited all the holy places,
made the tour of the Holy Land and still
reached home early in the season. 1t
really dazzles the imagination to contrast
their experience with that of the pill
grims Of only thousand years ago, and
still more of those warriors who tried in
their blind, brave way to improve the
situation.
In all history there is no episode more
wonderful and thrilling than that series
of movements c Collectively known as the
crusades. "All Europe rose as by one
impulse and preoipitated itself upon
ASIA" is the lively expression Of one his
torian. "Robber kings and bandit bar
ons," says another, crowded to do bat
tie for the tomb of the Prince of Peace,
and defenseless captives were massacred
by. tens Of thousands in honor of him
who forbade his followers to shed human
blood"
It is scarcely an exaggeration. At in
tervals for IT'S years successive streams
of knights and yeomen, kings, noblemen
and peasants, even Of women and chill
dren and singing priests, poured into
Asia Minor, and Of all these millions not
in 20 ever saw home again. Of the
first throng some 100000 persisted in
Hungary, Bulgaria and the Greek prov
inces by famine and the hostility of the
natives. OF the first 300, 900 who crossed
into Asia, aided by the Greeks, who were
anxious to be rid of them, not one lived
to tell the tale. The Turks made pyra-
mid of their bones.
Yet the undaunted Christians pressed
on, with regularly organized armies, aft
er their first losses, and in the last year
of the 18th century captured Jerusalem,
which they held 81 years. Then came
such 1sgentle pilgrims" as King Philip of
France, King Richard I of England,
Leopold of Austria and their kind, for ii
is to be remembered that all the cru
saders were ranked as pilgrims and en-
titled to honors and indulgences as such.
King Richard joined in prayer with his
allies at the holy places, but he cursed
Philip for refusing to work on the siege
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16

RICHARD TAKING DOWN LEOPOLD'S BAN
NER.
engines, and when Leopold hoisted the
banner of Austria on the walls of Acre
Richard threw it in the ditch and placed
that of st. George in its stead. Hewould
not get married in Lent or inaugurate a
movement on Easter, but a few days
later he had 5000 Mohammedan captives
massacred and wrote Of it as ga service
acceptable to heaven"
All these were pilgrims and millions
more like them. 1t is estimated that
100000 Christians volunteered for the
holy war, and that at least half Of these
went on till death stopped most of them
and truce the remainder. The net re.
suit was treaty by Edward of Eng
land Of the eighth and last crusade which
gave Christians the same rights at the
holy sepulcher which they had enjoyed
before the movements began. The last
act in the bloody drama was the capture
of Acre by assault, led by Sultan Ke-
laun, May IS, 1891 Sixty Thousand
Christians were massacred, and the few
survivors sold into slavery.
IF it were not so serious a subject, one
might commend to the easy going pill
grims of this year the story of the gen
tleman who, being asked the best route
from Washington to Richmond and the
cost of the trip, replied, 'sThe only time
I made it was three years on the way,
and it cost me a leg" It cost the
Christians of 1896 to 1891 about mil
lion legs to get to Jerusalem and as
many more trying to hold it, but for the
first thousand years of Christianity the
trip could be MAIDEN comparative peace.
Pilgrimage thither began very early, and
after the Empress Helena, mother Of
Constantine the Great, went thither it
became the grand passion.
On setting out the pilgrim received
from his priest a peculiar gown and
cross, from his bishop letter of com
mission and from his sovereign pass
port. In the Holy Land he gathered a
palm branch, which was laid upon the
altar when he reached home as a proof
Of his journey, and SO returning pill
grims were called palmers. Many other
places are now points of pilgrimage, and
of late years many companies OF Protes-
tants have gone from various parts OF
Europe to Palestine and a few from the
United States. The journey is now,
however, little more than a pleasure ex-
cursion. J. FL. BEADLE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
BARGAINS

DO You want Black Dresss Let me
say to you this is the chance for you
to buy from large stock at less than
the Importers prices.
Silk Warp Henriettas.
All Wool Henriettas.
All Wool Serges.
SebastopoOIs, Brocades and Fancy
Weave Black Dress Goods.
We shall not sell at these prices Mon
day morning. There are still q few
desirable things in C0lOred Dress
Goods at about half price.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16

lions of the faithful, for in these days
steel and steam are the allies of faith,
and the pilgrims leaving New York
harbor early this February expect to en-
joy Palm Sunday in Rome and Easter
in Jerusalem, visit many places of in
terest between times and be in New York
again for the May festivals.
AS might have been expected, jubilee
years have greatly multiplied. The first
was proclaimed by Pope Boniface VIII
in 1900, and the blessing was granted
only to such as had made pilgrimage
to the shrine of the apostles at Rome.
Once in century was the time at first,
but Popes ClemenaW, Urban VIII and
Sixtus w reduced the period success
sively to so, 35 and % years. Now ju-
bilee is ordered even more frequently
that is, for any important event-and that
of 1893 is proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII
in honor of the 50th anniversary of his
conservation as bishop. And it is but
Justice to add that many Professionals will
rejoice with the hundreds Of millions Of
Catholics that in this era of doubt and
unsettlement so wise pontiff sits in the
chair Of st. Peter.
AS the pilgrim no longer goes afoot
and in peculiar garb, SO he no longer
returns from Jerusalem with palm in
his hand. AS the pilgrim no longer
walks, so the crusader no longer fights,
and the palmer, or returned pilgrim, is no
longer sole survivor out of many who
started, for, though the Turk is still
nominal ruler Of Jerusalem, England
rules the Turk, the Jaffa railroad is COM
pleted, and tickets are sold and baggage
checked from London to Gethsemane.
So it is rather matter of surprise that the
first organized pilgrimage from the
United States to the Holy Land was in
February, 1889.
On the 21st of that month the steamer
Wieland left the Hoboken dock with 101
Catholics bound for Jerusalem, and at
least Is times as many were there to see
them start. In the pilgrim band were
35 priests, including bishops, and 10
ladies, all under the direction Of Father
Charles Vissani, Franciscan, who organ
lied the band. just previous to their
departure the pilgrims went in solemn
procession to St. Patrick's cathedral,
the noted and beautiful edifce on Fifth
avenue, New York, where high mass was
celebrated by the Right Rev. Bishop
Wigger of Newark, and Archbishop Cor
rigan delivered an address to the pill
grims.
They carried with them silken ban
rer Thought bv MANY to be the finest
ever manufactured in the United States,
and religious and patriotic enthusiasm
rose to the highest pitch when it was I'M
furled, for one side was devoted to the
nation and the other to the faith. This
banner was, or rather is, s feet high and
s feet wide. The diverse side has a
hand painted representation of the resur.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16

rection. The figure is shown on white
damask silk surrounded by vines, with
the passion flower intwined. The balde-
auin above bears as an inscription the
10th verse of the 18th chapter of Isaiah:
"And his sepulcher shall be glorious. :"
On the reverse side is a figure of an
American eagle soaring aloft with the
stars and stripes-in one set OF Ialons
bearing the emblems of war; in the other,
the olive branch Of peace. From his
beak streams the motto, "E Pluribus
IInum.r These are only the nriucipal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16

Ladies, Handkerchiefs, from 20. to the
best at 14c. ssg s
Gents from &c. to linen hemstitched at
~ 1-2c.
Good Machine Cotton, &c. a spool.
Best Blasting Cotton, lie. spool.
Best Braid, Sc. a roll.
Best Needles, &c. o paper.
We have not room to mention the bar
gains in this linen stock.
Everyone should visit this sale in base
ment whether they wish to purchase
or not.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16

Friday and Saturday we shall put the
balance OF the Cotton Underwear ON
the (2) center counters in the main
floor for the final cut price clearance
sale.
Remember Friday and Saturday.
Ladies' Corsets, Underwear and Hos
iery at less price by half than they
We still have left few good trades in
Umbrellas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
TO THE HOLY CITIES.
Pilgrimages to Rome, Jerusalem and
Elsewhere.

The Pilgrims Now on Their Journey Are In
deed Favored-Contrasts with the olden
Time The Crusades = Protestant Pill
grims-stee1 and steam Devotion's Allies
The year of jubilee has come again, and
already Catholics from all parts of the
world are turning toward Rome or other
places consecrated by their faith. No
longer in peculiar dress and marked
with a cross, no longer afoot and bear
ing small bag to receive the contribu-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
Manufacture of Textile Fabrics.

The manufacture of textile fabrics in
the United States is not standing still by
any means, The new mills erected last
year afford employment to $1,000 per-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
Mineral specimens.

Mr.. Arturo F. Wendt is engaged in
mining in Chill, and is preparing fine
collection of mineral specimens which
will be exhibited at the Worlds fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
SALE!

During the liquidation Of the Atkinson
House Furniahug Company, unusually favorable
tunity will be afforded to purchase complies house fur
nshings and personal outfits at special cash prices
The stock includes not only
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
Dividend Notice.
No. 81 PLUM STREET.

Alta meeting Of the Directors of the Maine
"A Automatic Lighting Company held on Sat
urday che 10th inst, quarterly dividend at the
rate Of 10 per cont. per annum was declared,
payable TO stockholders Of record, M arch 18th.
fseS at the office of the company, 100 Ex-
change$treet, Portland. Me- BY order.
fnaffA eod1w
The Press., 1893-07-13
An Ingenious Lawyer.

The ingenuity of lawyers in making business for themselves is in course of illustration in reference case now in progress down town, An estate is in- volved in the litigation. An unsuccess- full contest of a will left some of the litigants dissatisfied. This furnished the lawyer his chance. He found that about 125 persons might be entitled to dip into the estate if the will could be broken. Ire addressed note to each of them, proposing to attack the will and rendering his services on a contingent arrangement. In this note he informed them that proceedings would be begun and that he would. make defendants of all who did not join his movement. With the apparent necessity forced upon them of accepting his services without charge or hiring various lawyers to pro tect their interests, they focked to him.
 When proceedings were started, he issued circulars of information to his clients and kept them posted on every move. This involved some trouble and expense, in which the clients were asked to assist. In this way, while receiving nothing that could be called 8 fee from any one, the small contributions of his 125 clients are said to have helped the lawyers bank account an average of $500 per month. As he is very industri- ous and does his work earnestly, his, clients are glad to help him out, and while he seems to be passing his chances of reward solely on the success of his suit he is making quite 9 comfortable income.-New York Times.
The Press., 1893-07-13
LonlOn's UndergrOund Water.

The chalk under London can no longer be looked upon as a source of great addi- Gonal supplies of water. This is already utilized by upward of 200 wells, and while at the commencement of the cen tury the water when tapped rose in many places to the surface it stands. now at level of about 40 feet below Trinity high water mark. It is considered that the rate of depression now varies from one to two feet per annum. The effect of the continuous pumping of water from the chalk has thus been to lower the plane of saturation, whereby the flow of distant springs and streams has been more or less seriously affected. Practi- cally, the amount of water pumped from the chalk under London is so much taken from the streams that are fed by the natural overflow from that formation.- Natural Science
The Press., 1893-07-13
They Object to Cold Mutton.


 What, wonder, is the reason of the intense aversion to cold mutton cher ished by certain classes of the commu- nity?
 Is it possible that Dickens, with his grim picture of the squalid rations dealt out to the poor little marchioness by Miss Sally Brass, has had anything to do with the unpopularity of this particular article of food?
 Whatever be the cause, there can be no doubt about the fact, and most house. keepers will recognize in the protest of the sweeps man who objected in Lon don court to the action of his master in offering him cold mutton for dinner an echo of staple and recognized con- plaint from the servants hall
 The odd thing is that no one, servant or otherwise, ever thinks of objecting to cold beef. It is only mutton in it's frigid state that is held to be, in some myste- rious way, derogatory to the dignity of its consumer. .
 The comic papers, in days of yore, used to connect cold mutton and ''wash- ing day" together, and it is. perhaps to this fact that the survival of this curi- ous prejudice may be traced.-Lady's s Pictorial
The Press., 1893-07-13
D,.aater and Death at the Worlds Fair.

Disaster and Death at the Worlds Fair.
 Fourteen f1remen lost their lives on Mon- day by the burning of the cold storage warehouse at the worlds fair. The build- ing had caught fire near the cupola. The firemen went up into the tower to apply wa ter to what seemed an insignificant blaze. While hauling up hose for use suddenly the entire tower structure below them burst into flames. There was hardly time to choose between death by burning or an equally sure death by leaping 15O feet to the ground. A few made the leap, and were horrible crushed. Later few more slid down rope, but most of these were fatally burned. All this was in view of thousands of visitors to the fair grounds, who stood powerless to help, and obliged to face the horrible spectacle.
The Press., 1893-07-13

Iowa experienced one of the worst tor nadoes in it's history last Thursday. Its line included the village of Pomeroy, which was wrecked, the entire regions money loss being up in the millions. But, saddest.of all, 80 persons lost their lives, and hundreds suffered bodily in- juries of various degrees, many being maimed for life.
The Press., 1893-07-13

THE national Young Peoples Christian Endeavor convention at Montreal has had an unpleasant experience, and narrowly escaped mobbing, through excitement over remarks made at the convention by 8 converted Hindu, who, in his comments upon idol worshippers, was considered to reflect upon the Catholic religion, the sit uation being further aggravated by re- marks following from an "anti papacy'' crank from the Pacific coast. These re- marks were exaggerated and distorted in printing in French newspaper, and great excitement followed. Each meeting there after was disturbed by bowling mob collected outside, and it was difficult to keep these disturbers from breaking into the meetings, or assaulting the delegates upon the street. The city authorities used every effort to prevent unpleasant ness. The Roman Catholic mayor warm ly welcomed the convention to the city, and was warmly greeted at every appear ence. The best of feeling pervaded the best people of all religions, and the trouble was wholly confined to the ignorant ot both sides, for there were, evidently, del egates attending not over burdened with good sense. Very truly the Hartford Courant says: "What a whimsical thing 1t is, when you come to consider it, that the most unpresentable, discreditable sam ples of religion are the quickest to take umbrage at the first sighting word about 1t, and the most jealous in breaking heads Cor windows, as the case may be, in it's honor!"
The Press., 1893-07-13

THE Rockville Journal last week con- mented upon a decision of the local court and the editor was summoned into court therefor and admonished. In the case in question an officer arrested person for obstructing the sidewalk and for using pro- fane and abusive language. The court discharged him. The Journal remarked that an offer doing his duty in such a case should have been sustained by the court. The newspaper was probably in the right, and the judge showed weakness in being sensitive over the criticism. If news paper has right to criticize the act of a policeman, it also has that of judge, and should "kick" in defense of this right, which decent newspaper will however, never abuse.
The Press., 1893-07-13

BUoKLEN's ARNIoA SALvE.-The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded Price 25c per box. Sold by E. K. Taft.
The Press., 1893-07-13

HALF fare rates are now to be given to Chicago, the buyer being restricted to or dinary cars and trains, with no stop over privileges.
The Press., 1893-07-13

Rev. Dr. McGlynn and Archbishop Cor rigan do not seem to be on any better terms than before the doctor went to Rome, but there is considerable talk to the effect that McGlynn may be elevated to bishopric by Mgr. Satolli.
The Press., 1893-07-13

OCTOBER 3d, 4th and 9th is the probable date for the Stafford Springs fair. The lookout for attractions has been going on for some time.
The Press., 1893-07-13

Springfield Union: The Washington correspondent of the New York World says that many of the democratic leaders have become so apprehensive that filibus- tering will be carried on in the house by the silver men, that mot few have in- sisted that to prevent such dilatory pro- eeedings, which would not have a reas- suring effect on the country, it might be well to force the adoption of closure at the opening of the extra session." When that happens it will be worth a trip to Washington to see Tom Reeds smile.
The Press., 1893-07-13
HOW will this Farm suit you [?

Good upland moving, 30 acres self sustaining tntervale; last crop of hay brought over S2OO; {; plenty of paSturtng and wood 1S0 acres, all told ; good House, good Barns; mortgaged for $1 900 !; situate in town free from debt, in the eastern part or Holland, County, Conn.,, miles from de- pot, from Stafford Springs. Worth g ,OOO Must be sold. J. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
 Stafford Springs, Conn.,, March 1st, 1898.
The Press., 1893-07-13
YNO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN,
 AND TO WHOM IT DOES NOT CONCERN {:

July IS is advertised as Merchants Excursion Day, and all who wish are invited to go, and as far as yet known all who wish can stay at home and attend to business The public are hereby WILL BE OPEN as usual, from a. n. until 10 p. m., to accommodate all who wish to avail themselves of the privilege Of purchasing Meat We do not belong to the Merchants Protective Association, and if we did would suggest to maHy who will go and spend one to five dollars that If they would stay at home and add one day'searn- tngs to it they would be better prepared te cope with dull times which threatens all business in themselves from being advertised on the black list by members of the so-called Merchants Pro. tectiVe Association. One hundred and forty-six availed themselves last year of the opportunity to purchase supplies at our place on that day, and many more would have done so if they had been assured that we were Open Thankingsthe public for their liberal patronage, we shall en- deavor to accommodate you as far as possible in future. providence permitting.
The Press., 1893-07-13

Look out for bunco men. They are operating in country towns of Connecti- cut, and yesterday unsuccessfully tried to make 8 victim of Dr. Sumner, of Mans field
The Press., 1893-07-13

Financial Chronicle: Restored conf- dence means, first, the stoppage of with drawals of capital from this country. Sec ond, it means the setting free and the re- turn to active use of all that has been hoarded or sent abroad by our own peo- pie. Third, it means that it will not only draw back the European capital that has left us on account of this discredit, but will do more than that-it will start another movement of capital abroad seek ing employment in America. Foreign in- vestors need our securities, and they have faith and have reason to have faith in the resources of the United States, and will take securities freely as soon as confi- dence is re-established in the measure of values.
The Press., 1893-07-13

Boston Globe: The New England eli mate has reformed. Where can better weather be found than we find here and now in New England in July? If man sighs for Italian skies, he makes a mis- take to start upon an expensive journey to Italy for them. If he only looks up he can behold them right here in Boston. The airs in the valley of the Charles are as sweet and salubrious as in the valley of the Arno. Australia has no more ex- hilarating ozone in her atmosphere than has Suffolk county. The best of all the climates of all the climes seems to be condensed and converge right here. The best weather of the world is focused now over Boston and New England, and the humorist who ridicules our climate now does 8 heinous thing and is twenty years behind his contemporaries.
The Press., 1893-07-13

IT may seem matter of small conse- quence, but party of lynehers at Bard well, Ky, have hung the wrong nigger.
 Two little girls had been outraged and
 killed. c. J. Miller, a Springfield, H., mulatto, was caught. The father of the girls expressed doubts of his guilt, and begged the mob at least not to burn the man, as they had proposed to do, but if they must kill him to hang him. Many of the crowd were in doubt, but the fun of killing nigger must not be lost. So they hung him with trace chain-having no rope, and then shot the body full of bullets. And now it seems that he was not the right man at all. It is not known that the missing culprit is negro, even, but the people assume that he is, and are terrorizing all the negroes of the vicinity.
The Press., 1893-07-13
Born.

Stafford Springs, 10th, daughter to Owen Kelly.
 Westford, 10th, son to Henry c. and Rosie M. Barlow.
 Stafford Springs, 18th, daughter to Pe- ter Shahan.