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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-05
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The Wedther today
is likely to be
rainy.

|T<HE lots we've select
Il for to-day's offer
ing are in small
quantities mostly, not
many of a kind, and
therein is a hint for you
who are interested in
this list to be on hand
early this morning. As
is usual at these Bargain
sales, price is no relation
to the value Of the goods,
and many of the lots in
clude some of the most
desirable merchandise in
the whole store. Well
begin with the
DRAPERIES ROOM.
Two hundred square
fancy chenille Table
Covers, fringed all round,
one and one half yards
square, the sort that's
sold everywhere at 500
to 60 at 67c.
We shall also sell in
this section, the balance
of our stock of Tribes
Curtain Rods, for sash
curtains, with fixtures
complete, at Ioc each for
all lengths.
SILKS COUNTER.
One complete line
of extra fine French Silks,
figured and striped. and
Broche effects, for even
ing Waists, at $I.oo a
yd. marked down from
$I.25.
NEEDLEWORK COUNTER.
One lot Of fancy Silk
Upholstery Cord, all
colors, at &C a yard. mark
ed down from I4c. One
lot Of white COUGHING
Cord, for embroidery, at
SC a yard, marked down
from I5c.
YARNS COUNTER.
One lot of Columbia
Germantown Yarn slight
ly soiled and a little fad.
ed, at Ioc a skein, regu-
lar price 18c.
LEATHER GOODS COUNTER.
One gross Of assorted
colors Alligator purses,
with full nickel frame, at
Ioc, marked down from
2oc.
JEWELRY COUNTER.
An assorted lot of
"Czarina" Hat Pins, with
patent device for attach
/ ing them to the hat or
bonnet, to be sold at
half regular prices to-day.
GLOVES COUNTER.
A broken lot of Per-
rims five hook G'ace
Kid Gloves, colors AMI
black, to be sold to-day
at soc which is half the
regular price--medium
sizes are gone.
SKIRTS, ETC.
One lot of fine fast
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WRAPPERS, ETC.

A<SsSS q SsoSA VI ttiS
blankets from which
these Wrappers are
made and we will take
orders to be made from
measure at the same
price to-day only.
INFANTS OUTFITS COUNTER.
To-day we will sell a
lot of fancy Elder Down
Cloaking, two styles, at
46c a yard, regular price
75c. At same counter
a lot of wadded Silk
Bonnets, colors and white,
at Soc, marked down
from $I.5O.
Same section, one lot
of children's short
Cloaks, at $3.50, marked
down from 81 and S..
Also a lot of fine quality
short Cloaks, at 81, worth
6 to $40, for children one
and a half to four years.
NFcKwEaR COUNTER. tWomen's.)
One lot Of Windsor
Ties and Teck knot
Scarfs, damaged, at SC.
One lot Of large size
fancy bordered Japanese
Silk I Handkerchief, at
half price today.
EMBRoIDERIEs COUNTER.
One lot of Cash's white
Coventry Cambria Rib
bons, for trimming I'M
derclothing, at SC a yard
to-day, been &c to 14c.
LACES COUNTER.
An assorted lot of
plain and spotted Tuxedo
Yelling Nets, all colors,
at I8c a yard, marked
down from 25c.
LINENS COUNTER.
One lot of genuine inn
ported Scotch Turkey
Red Table Damask,
wide width, assorted pat
terms, at SIC a yard to-
day. !.
HANDKERCHIEFs COUNTER.
One lot of women's
Swiss Lawn Handker-
chiefs, double hemstitch-
ed border and handsome
wrought initial, to go at
II 12-c to-day, never sold
before for less than 2oc.
RIBBONS COUNTER.
One lot of colored
Moire Ribbon, No. : at
&c yard to-day, regular
Y price r2c.
HOSIERY COUNTER, Women 81
Three styles of Wo-
mems Onyx Hosiery,
wide tops. at 36c, mark
ed down from soc and o2c,
in this lot some are I'M
bleached tops with black
boots, others are plain
black, and a few opera
tops with black boot,
great bargain.
HOSIERY COUNTER (Children's.)
One lot of heavy black
ribbed Onyx Stockings,
feeced, at 32c, 36c, and
Aoc. Marked down from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-06
TRAVELLERS.
THE CLEVER CHINESE
Cfrcumvent Our Laws With Much
Ease Our Own People.

CircumVent Our Laws With Much
Ease . Our Own People.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-The craft
and cunning of the Chinese in this city
has once more circumvented the federal
authorities and the exclusion laws. As a
result of the privileges extended to them
by congress in connection with the
Midwinter fair, the celestial population
in the country has been swelled by the
addition of another ship load of labor
ers.
When the resolution introduced by
Senator White, and extending the same
privileges to exhibitors at the midwinter
fair as had been previously granted for
the Columbian exposition, was adopted,
the parties in this city who have been en-
gagged in evading the exclusion laws,
were quick to see the opportunity to
bring in another batch of Chinese under
cover of bringing them to the fair at
Chicago, and as a result 275 laborers
were landed despite the opposition of
Collector Wise.
Special Agent Phoenix acting under
instructions of the treasury department
visited the Chinese villages and discov-
ed that out of the 275 Chinese all but
two had levanted and there is little
doubt each one of the 22O 1aborers who
thus slipped into the country is safely
registered, with years of residence in the
United States backed up by a score of
witnesses.
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LIVELY TALKING

Heard by 2, 900 People as the InfernA-
tionaI Prohibition Convention.
PROHIBITION PARK, n. Y. June g.
The closing session OF the international
Prohibition congress here was marked
by some lively scenes.
Rev. DR.. A. A Miner of Boston, in an
address charged the Republican party
with repeating prohibitory law in Mas
sachusetts, and accredited the Neal Dow
prohibitory law in Maine to the Demo
Gratis. Mrs. Bryant, delegate, said there
was no Republican party In Maine when
the prohibitory laws were made.
DR.. Miner also said that the press Of
both parties is in league with iniquity
and are well paid for it. He denied that
Governor Tillman had captured the con-
vention for South Carolina dispensary
laws and when he asked how many
favored it only seven of the 1000 peo-
pie present arose.
The Rev. T. B. Wakeman, of New
York, followed DR.. Miner. The prohib-
ition theory, the speaker said, could not
succeed because it was wholly theocratic
in nature. "You have not succeeded
in Kansas, Iowa or Maine, and
you cannot succeed under your present
system. You must change from theocracy
to scientific common sense. Your prohi-
bitIon arguments are in direct opposition
to our Republican form of government
Yesterday you worshipped Governor
Tillman when he addressed you, and to-
day you repudiate him. This shows you
are flexible, and gives me hope that in
time you may change about and come to
a sensible view of the liquor question"
The committee appointed to consider
the advisability of organizing a national
temperance board reported that such
boards should be established in the United
States and Canada, the members to be
composed of the first two officers of each
general temperance organization.
The congress then came to a close.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna
Shaw will address a mass meeting at
Hamilton hall Saturday evening.
George NJ. Chase, who was badly
burned last Saturday, is reported to be
ION the mend and greatly improved to-
day.
The 6-months-old infant of A. 7. ROude-
bush of 335 Liberty street, died this
morning of whooping-cough. The fun
eral services will be held at the residence
tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, the in
terment being in the Tecumseh ceme-
terry.
A room in the basement Of the hotel
ThroOp used as a general c1oak-room by
the employees of the house, was burg
larized this morning between and 8
o'clock. The robbers took away several
good suits of clothes, some shoes and an
indefinite amount of money.
Cora Morand petitioned the district
court today for divorce from Charles
MOrand for reasons too numerous to
mention, but embracing nearly every
ground included in the divorce code. It
appears that one of Morand's favorite
pastimes is choking his wife until blood
comes from her mouth and nose.
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SITUATIONS wArrEp-FagE.

Are you In need of work? If SO. you are at
liberty to use these columns for assistance In
that direction. While this notice appears the
STATE JOURNAL will publish free on Saturday.
MODday and tuesday. for Topeka or Kansas
peoDle All notices of :. Situations Wanted not
exceeding fve lnres or thirty live words. Ii
length. Provided that all advertisements OF
this nature are handed in previous 10
ten O'Clock saturday morning; also on WedneS-
day. Thursday aud Friday. all advertising or
this class handed in by ten O'Clock Wednesday
morning
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. NO OBJ
legation is incurred on the part of the advertise
err No worthy and needy man OF woman need
hesitate to take advantage of this offer. No one
In business or having employment is expected 70
take advantage Of it, but all others invited 60
avail themselves freely.
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without stopping to inquire, supposing the
voice came through the open window, at
once passed round to the side of the house
and dumped the load down through the
cellar door, A few days later he came
around and presented his bill to the owner
"Why, 1 didn't order any wood" ex-
claimed that individual.
Eyes, you did, sab, persisted the wood
man. LAS I was pawsing by heerd a
voice sayin, Put it in de cellar and OATS
wat l most certumly dun, sah."
'Oh, you heard voice, did your" said
the man of the house, and looking up he
caught sight of the parrot, who was I'M
concernedly blinking eye. 'We11, I
know who it was. 1t was that id par
rotI' and reaching up into the cage he grab
bed the unfortunate bird by the tail and
swung it around his head and banged 1t ND
against the side of the house.
Then he took it in the back yard and gave
it toss over on the ash heap. The parrot,
to all intents and purposes dead, lay there
all night. The next morning consciousness
returned, and slowly gathering himself up
he stood upon his feet. Then .straighten-
ing out one leg and then the other he look
ed around, and his eyes fell on the carcass
of aSdead cat that was lying on the other
side of the heap. Then he exclaimed as he
ruefully gazed on the remains: "Umphi'
What did you order?"
The peculiar idea of punishment held by
some parents has never been better exempli-
fed than in q story told by w. r. le Fanu,
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6 feet 2 in height,
and at that time
the sergeant major
was q man whose
height was only 5
feet 4. On this day
he approached the
squad looking
sharply about him
for some fault to
find.
All the m en-
squared up except
Doherty, and the
sergeant major at
once accosted him.
Head up there,
mani" called he.
Doherty raised his
head slightly.
up higher, sfrl's
The head was
waiGo1 avain Then
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death. A story is
told of him to IL
lustrate his con-
tinued interest in
students. Accord
ing to the Phila-
delphia Press, a
freshman, on his
way to the college
library, was accOst-
ed by DIR. McCosh.
"And how do
you do. sirf I
think I know you,
sir, but cannot re
call your name,
air -
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Different Tastes.

"HeIIo, Charley" I said as I took the
s-year-old upon my knee Where's your
mother"
Cup stairs in her roon.'
s'What is she doing?"
t'Frizzing and kinking up her hail"
ttAnd where's the girlf''
(Which one-Dinahr'
eyes"
"Oh, she's up stairs in her own room. I"
''Well, what is she doingS"
"Oh, she's trying to get the kinks and
frizzes out of her hair. ''-Arkansaw Tray
eler.
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mothers voice sounded clear on the night
from the head of the stairs.
The youth stopped short, but held on
ssMary," came the maternal voice quer@
ulously, sis that young man there yet"
mot yet, mother replied Mary, smiling
sweetly down on the face of her Romeo.
'but he's getting there"
And two weeks later the cards were out
Robert Bonner went to the New York
Herald one day and asked the business
manager. Mr.. Elliott, If he could haye a
page of The Herald for next morning. Mr..
Elliott said, Certainly; two If you like"
'.Then III take four" said Mr.. Bonner.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.
Topeka. Kansas.
There will be a special meeting of the council
of the city of Topeka, June 18th. 1884, at
O'Clock ID. m, for the purpose OF hearing any
and all complaints that may be made as to the
valuation assessed by the appraisers as per
their report now file in the city clerk s Office
of said city, of all the lots pieces and parcels of
ground liable for the cost of construction of a
sewer IN district No. IT, as provided by ordi-
nance No 1910. approved August 10th. 1898. and
also to hear any and all complaints that may be
made as to the validity and fairness of the as
sessment special taxes to be assessed or
levied on all lots. pieces or parcels of ground
liable for such assessment
Witness my hand and the official seal of the
CITY of Topeka, Kansas, hereto attached this June
4, 1891 T. W HARRIsoN. Mayor
[sEAL.I Attest: s. 5. McFADDEE. City Clerk
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the Irish author.
Speaking of the
factional fl & h t 8
which were such a
regular feature of
life in the county
he once lived in, he
goes on to say that
just after one of
these fights at the
fair of Arlington,
which he witness
ed from the oppo-
site bank of the
river, he saw an
elderly man rum
ming after q young.
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out in the unvary-
way assumed by
his craft, Wood,
wood to SELL"
When he arrived
opposite the house
where the parrot
was. that bird
aroused himself
and Justify replied,
PUT it down Gel.
lar. " The dealer,
to whom the house
was familiar and
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"All right. You
can have four. y
'Then I'll take
eight" was the
prompt responseoi
Mr.. Bonner. After
consultation with
Mr.. Hudson. tbs
editor. it was ar
ranged that Mr..
b mn er was &c
have eight pages
but no more, as to
give him more
space would tax
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the girl was ready
to accept him as
Eoon the proposal
was in shape.
Even the mother
was willing, but
latterly she had
grown tired of the
dila t Org tactics
and Fabian policy
Of the sutton and
had kicked on his
coming SO often
and s t q yin g SO
late.
One night, after
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NOT MUCH LIKE KANSAS.

Minnesota Women Batter Down the
Doors of a Drinking Club.
ST. PAUL, June GA number of young
men at Cambridge, Mimi, some time
ago established a club house as there
was no saloon in the place.
Last night sixty of the most prominent
women in the town battered down the
doors of the club house, emptied out the
beer in the cellar and ended by tipping
the building over.
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INDIGNANT AT AMERICA.
English Opinion on the Outrages Against
CoIored Men In this Country.

COIored Men In THIS COuntry. -
LONDON, June 6.-Mr. Joseph Pease,
member of parliament for the Tyneside
division of Northumberland presided at
a breakfast which was attended by a
number of members of parliament and
their wives to hear an address from Miss
Ida Wells, colored, upon the subject of
lynchings of negroes in the southern
portion of the United States.
Sir Wilfred Lawson, the temperance
advocate and member of parliament for
the Cockermouth division, Cumber-
land; Mr.. Henry Joseph Wilson, NJ. p,
for Yorkshire, and Mr.. Alfred Webb,
member of parliament for the west divis-
ion of Waterford, representing the Eng
Iish, Scotch and Irish, expressed sym
DathY with the crusade.
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colored Republic
ans to hear Settle.
On one occasion
Vance was inform
ed { b a { som c
young ladies de
sired to tie S fifty
their devotion to
the party by kiss
ing the candidate
for g owe rn or.
N OF b ing loath,
Vance descended
from the platform
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the Sergeant major managed. by standing
on his toes. to reach Doherty's chin. and he
poked it higher, with the remarks
''That's better. Don't let me see your
head down again"
By this time everybody was interested at
seeing Doherty staring away above the SER
geant majors head, when a voice from
above said in a rich brogue:
'Am 1 always to be like this, sergeant
major7'
eyes, SIR"
''Then I'll say goodby to ye, sergeant ma
5or, for I'll niversee yez again"
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the resources OF the composing room. "Oh,
you won't have much to set up" said Mr..
Bonner. II want only this six line adverN
tisemsnt in small type, set in the center oil
each column" 1t was so printed next day.
1t was the announcements of a new serial
blood and thunder story by Sylvanus Cobb.
Jr. The morning the advertisements APP
peared Mr.. Bonner's minister rushed to his
office to demonstrate with him ON the ex.
travagance and absurdity of paying IS
times for the insertion of the same insiR-
nifcant announcement. "Now, why did
you do it?" the minister asked. ''I had two
reasons" Mr.. Bonner replied. 81 was not
going to be bluffed by Joe Elliott, and
wanted to find out if you read The Herald
see you do"
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three hours of struggle on his part and
much delicate encouragement on the part
of the girl, he had seized her hand convul-
sively, dropped on his knees impetuously.
and was about one-fffth through an inpas-
stoned appeal to her to be his'n when the
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Future Fame.

Lner-That boy of mine has contracted
the habit of using slang. I don't know
what to do with him.
Spacer-Leave him alone. When he
grows up, he can make name for him
self as a writer of tough boy'' dialect sto-
ries.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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When buying q policy see that the
loan feature, extended insurance and
paid-up insurance are written in the
policy in plain figures. or you will get
left The accumulation Policy of the
New York Life guarantees to loan to the
policy holder at only 5 per cent per
annum more money than any other COM
pany. Ask Wharton.
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If dull spiritless and stupid: If your
blood is thick and sluggish: Ifyour APP
petite is capricious and uncertain. You
need a Sarsaparilla For best results
take De Wits. 1t recommends itself
J. Z. Jones.
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'fBabies, 25 cents,'' read a Somervil1e
man from photographers sign down IN
Cambridgeport.
''That's cheap" said he. tsI've got one
up at my house that cost me more than
$500. ''-Someryille Journal.
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Satisfies Hsr. Conscience Anyway.

Mrs. Ighlife-And how do you manage
to escape having that odious Mrs. Cheap
stone at your lovely little dinnersf One
feels that ones Obliged to invite her, you
know.
Mrs. Smartleigh-Yes, but give all
my invitations to her to my husband to
xnail-Chicago Tribune.
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The freshman gave his name and added
that his father was an alumnus of the col
lege
Every well, sir. think know him, sir,
father well?"
''He has been dead for several years." re-
piled the student.
This terminated the interview until DIR.
McCosh had secured his mail from the post
Office and had met the same freshmen re-
turning from the library.
Il know you. know you, and how are
you, and what is your name?" The infor-
nation was given.
"How is your fatherS'
''Sti1 dead sir, - replied the freshman.
1t is said to be old story, this of a man
named Doherty, who was drilling with his
nnnad Of r,anr11its in .nndnn nnhnrfr rraa
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The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact.
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A Great Actor.

Mrs. Dix--Whom do you consider the
best actor In romantic rolese
Mrs. Hicks-My husband. Sometimes
his art deoeiyes even me.-New York
World.
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Ex-President McCosh of Princeton, who
recently celebrated his eighty-third birth,
day, is working ON his autobiography
which is not to be published until after hia
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Some thing wrong when you tire too
easily. Some thing wrong when the skin
is not clear and smooth, Some thing
wright when you take De Wits Sarsa-
pariIIa. 1t recommends itself J.. <
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and kissed dozen or so of the young beau
ties and then paused long enough to turn
around toward his competitor and shout:
''Settle, I'm kissing my girlsi Now you
kiss yoursI'' Kate Fields Washington saya
of him that when he married the second
time he said to his wife on their wedding
day: MY dear, Pm stubborn fellow, and
you may anticipate trouble. Now, in the
beginning, while I submissive, want
to give you one piece of advice. If you fol
low it, we'll get on mighty well. 1t is this:
Make me do just as 1 darned please" A
newspaper man who was starting for
rather out of the way portion of Vance's
own state was asking him one day what
kind of accommodation he was likely to
find. They'll give you some of their
fried hog and eggs" the senator replied.
'sThat's better than nothing" said the
newspaper man. 81 don't know-I don't
know" the senator answered in a dubious
tone; s'Ive tried both"
A collection of parrot stories that have
gone the rounds would, if gathered into
book form, make a most respectable vol
ume. One of the best of these is about
certain bird that was in his cage, which
hung on the balcony of it's owners house in
a southern city.
One day a vender of kindling wood came
along. and nearing the house he shouted
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SOME GOOD STORIES.
IN WHICH VARIOUS PHASES OF HUI
MAN NATURE ARE SHOWN.

@enator Vance as Wit of the First Order.
The Parrot That Wanted to Know-Two
Tales About Robert Bonner and DR..
McCosh.
The late Senator Vance used to say that
his liveliest campaign for the governorship
of North Carolina was that in which Judge
Settle ran against him. They stumped the
state in joint debate. All the white Demo
c-ats turned out to hear Vance, and all the
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fellow of two or three and twenty. Every
time he got near he struck him on the head
with a blackthorn, and every blow he set
the blood streaming from his head. At
last the youth got beyond his reach.
why" said Mr.. lie Fanu to a man
standing near him, ''does that young fell
low let that old man beat him in that saw
age way?"
''Ah, sure, your honor" said he, s'that's
only his father that's chastising him for
fighting" go.
The progress that woman is making to-
day extends into all spheres, and it is nat
ura1 that in love matters she should not be
exempt. The following incident is vouched
for by the Detroit Free Press:
The young fellow was extremely difident
and very much in love with the girl.
He had made half dozen attempts to Of
fer her his heart and hand, but on each oc-
casion he had fallen short.
To add to the Seriousness of the situation,