davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
CAUSED BY A LAMP.
Fire in e. S. Libby's Livery Stable Early
This Morning.

The fire which was the cause of the
alarm from bog F37, at 8 O'Clock this
morning, caught from lamp in the liv-
cry stable of ELS Libby, just above
Preble street, at 1886 Cumberland. Jo-
seph Wallingford. the hostler, discovered
that tina lamp, which was in a bracket,
fastened to the wall in tie Office, was
blazing up in a dangerous way, the oil
being on fire inside the lamp Wa1ling-
ford took the lamp and attempted to
carry it out, but burned and cut his
hand so that he had to drop it. The fire
then ran up the sides of the room and
burned through the floor above, but for
tunately did not reach the y hay Gin
the loft. Mr.. jeremiah SWEET, who lives
opposite, heard the hostler's cry of fire
and sent in the alarm. There were be-
tween Is and 20 horses in the stable.
and all but two were taken ont. These
two showing decided preference for
their stalls were allowed to remain, as ii
was evident the fire would soon be extln-
guished. The loss to building and con-
tents will be small. Mr.. Libby had An
insurance with Dow and Pinkham,
probably sufficient to cover his loss.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
A CASE OF STEALING.
Watch and Overcoat Disappear from the
Perry House-Two Men Arrested.

At the Perry house several witnesses from
Caribou, for the United States Circuit
court, now in session, have been stopping
for several days. Two men named "Sapply''
Sullivan and Cumber, well known to the
police, have been making themselves very
familiar with these witnesses apparently
for no good purpose. They were hanging
round the Perry house yesterday afternoon,
when one of the witnesses was lying down.
When he got up he found his watch had
vanished, also his overcoat. Another of the
witnesses happened to find the watch in the
cellar on dark shelf just where man
might have left it, who wished to get rid of
it for awhile, and then come after it. Com
plant was made at the police station. A
Swede boy at the hotel declares that he saw
Cumber go out of the hotel yesterday after
noon, with an overc oat on his arm.
The two men, who are from thirty to
thirty-five years old, were arrested on sus-
picion. s'Sappy'' Sullivan ate dinner at the
Perry house yesterday noon and charged it
to one of the witnesses.
The overcoat was found under the sofa in
the parlor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24

past winter despite his great age. 10 put
the gun onto a running fox is no slight
feat for for young man. Mr. browne IS
hale and hearty and one of those typical
tough, wirey Yankees, whose sineWs
seem to be unaffected by age.
Trout fishing commenced at Harrison
last week. Eight fish were taken In one
brook Wednesday, and as many more
Thursday.
Tomorrow the Orono Trotting Park
Association, of which Mr.. Chris. Toole
is president, will hold meeting to ar
range for the summer racing.
The Clique has been chartered by the
United States government, and will be
used to run as government tender be-
tween the buoy station at Hog Island
and the city.
The Waterviile French Racing Associa-
tion held their annual meeting at the
City Hotel recently, and made plans for
the coming seasons work. DIR. "A. Jolly
was reelected president, F.W. Clair sec
rotary, and Fred Pooler treasurer. 1t
was decided to hold trotting meeting
at the Fairfield driving park on June 6.
JIG. Morrison and Forest Bussel, each
shot fishhawk Friday, at Cobbossee
Both birds measured the same, feet
inches from tip to tip.
Speaking OF the salmon in the Segun-
dekunk at Brewer, MIR. Lowe says that
at high tide he can feel the big 30 and
60 Founders thump against the side OF
his shop until the whole building
shakes. In fact they will occasionally
be SO plentiful as to clog the str ca m
and on such occasions they rub the
clapboards off the back side Of the house
in their efforts to get up river
Mr.. F.W. Aver, who has for several
years past had the honor of taking the
initial salmon at the Bangor pool, paid
his first visit of the spring to the pool
Saturday. and the result was the speedy
killing of a salmon that weighed 20 1-2
pounds. A salmon weighing 1912
pounds was taken Thursday by Mr.. Burr
of this city.
Wild geese are very plentiful down the
Penobscot river around Holmes Bay
tnlS spring. Ou TUESDAY CliltOH ndHio-
del, small boy, killed an old goose
with an arrow shot from his bow gun.
Willie Davis of North Cutler has killed
30 thus far this season, and is still out
for geese. Two sloops came into the bay
last week, loaded with gunners, all of
whom had fine sport.
Mr.. r. B.Swift, the we'll known jeweller
of this city, went to Sebago Lake last
week and returned with fine four
hook the fish have got to land.
Bicycles run easily on the excellent
roads in and about Bar Harbor, and the
Army of the Commonwheel is out in full
force.
Harry Fiske of Ellsworth who built
the yacht "Thetisn, is now constructing
boat for VIM. Fl Lawrence of Sorrento.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness and that is by consti.
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam-
ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing. and when it is entirely closed Deafness
is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing bat'an infamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir.
culars, free.
F. j. CHENEY s. CO.. Toledo. O.
nB-Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
OBITUARY..
John e. Dunn.
the parlor.

On the 21st of April John e. Dunn of
Cumberland, Maine, died after brief
illness. The deceased was born in
Poland, Maine, January 10th, 1852, and
for twenty-four years has been resident
of Cumberland, where he has been en-
gagged in the business OF general store
keeping. He leaves wife and three
children, and an aged father, and moth
err of whom he was the only living child.
A friend writes of him: "His .rambi-
tion was the right performance of duty.
Content with sphere of life circum-
scribed by the needs Of those who leaned
upon him, he found his earthly joy in
gladdening by his devotion the hearts
of others. By straightforward living
he sought alone that need Of the Mas
ter's praise to those found faithful over
a few things, and now rests in the prom
Use 4 will make thee keeper over many.
A devoted son to parents ever wistful OF
his cheerful care, loyal, loving hus-
band, an indulgent father and citizen
whose political and household creed
alike was: Manly character, integrity
and love to his neighbor-such he WAS,
and therefore loss to those who knew
him and loss to the world that knew
him not.n
John III. McCarty.
Engineer John H. McCarty, one OF
the best known men in the employ of
the Boston g. Maine railroad, died early
yesterday morning at Portsmouth, after
brief illness. He was a mem Der OF
Portsmouth Lodge, No. 81, B.P. O.E.
and order of Locomotive Engineers. He
leaves-a widow and two children.
Jesse Seligman.
Hotel del Coronado, CAL, April 3d.
Jesse Seligman, the banker of Newly ork
and London, died at the Hotel del Cor
onado at 9 IN. today, of pneum onia
and Brights disease.
Notes.
Mr.T. Hopkins, formerly for twenty-siz
years in the fish business in this city,
died in Chelsea yesterday, aged GA years.
He was a prominent mem Der of the
Portland Yacht Club. He leaves wild
ow and one daughter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
THE WALNUT HILL CREAMERY.
The Assignee's Sale Took Place There
Yesterday.

Cost $500, Sold for $160O-Owned by
Not Agree.
About two years ago. Colonel HI. S. 0s-
good of this city conceived the idea of
establishing creamery at Walnut Hill,
North Yarmouth, his native place. He
obtained the cooperation of his brother,
DR.. Osgood, of Walnut Hill, interested
some Portland business men in the mat
ter, also quite a large number OF the
farmers, and the Walnut Hill creamery
became fact 1t cost $500. It was
operated unsuccessfully for about a year,
and half, and then it was put into
the hands of ass:gnees.
Following is the claim of the Portland
men: They say that the farmers had
majority of the directors, and voted to
pa Vi themselves 20 cents can for milk.
whereas the Creamery could only afford
to pay IS or 20 cents can. Consequently
it kept getting more and more in debt
because of the large expense of running
it. The butter sold only for 81 to %
cents. When the assignment occurred IL
was some $4,000 in debt and nobody was
willing to take mortgage. The Port
land men claim to have lost all the mon
ey they put in. Associated with Colonel
osgood were William n. Scott, George
G. Frye and several others.
The farmers claim that there has
been mismanagement, and needless
loss of money. The Portland
men claim that the farmers
have virtually gotit because they re-
c.ived so much more for their milk
than is usually received. When several
thousand dollars is being paid every
month for milk, an increase of several
cents per can for milk over what the
market price or butter warrants, meant
ruin to the plant, and the farmers got
the money together with the employees,
who received wages. But the farmers
believe that Encouragement has lost
them their stock and also the price of
their milk which was not paid for, at
the latter part of the business.
The assignees' sale took place.yesterday.
None of the farmers would buy the
plant, and nobody seemed to want it.
Finally it was sold to George c. Frye for
$1,000. This money will be divided
among the creditors, that is, the farmers
who have not been paid for milk, and
will net them about 80 per cent.
Whichever side is right in it's belief,
as to the rights of the matter, the fact
remains that there has been good deal
of feeling and loss ON both sides.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
Castoria.

sCastoria is so we'll adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-
Il. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. z.
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN G. SMITH, Pres,
urrav Street. New York City.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
Man Missing.

Elias Hersey, a roofer, who lives in Deer
ing, left his place of business Thu rsday
night to go to his home. Since then he has
not been seen. His friends have requested
the police to look out for him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
GET A new ONE.
Be sure that your
new
CARPETS
DRAPERIES and
WALL PAPERS
are what they should be to
MAKE A HOME
BRIGHT and HAPPY.

We are old and experienced in
the matter of refurnishing your
floors, walls and windows. We
have the goods, the people to help
you find what is right, and the
People to put them i'll their Proper
Places in a Proper way in your
homes. We want you to see and
talk with us about it. You know us
as being tried and competent in this
regard. The Prices will be just
right.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
What is
y!:J''7 | ':||'' RIA

Castora prescription for Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor OIL
1t is Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feyershness. prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and fatulency.
Castora assimiates food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Gas.
toria is the Childrens Panacea-the Mothers Friend
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24

Cost $500, Sold for $160O-Owned by
Farmers and Portland Men Who Could
Not Agree.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24
Castoria.

"castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me OF its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G.. O. OseooD.
Lowell, Mass.
"Castoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers willconsider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria In
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
DESTROYING their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtiu
agents down their Threats, thereby senaing
them to premature graves"
DR.. ]. f. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-24

The Centaur Company Murray Street, New York City
St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-17

promotion was rapid, and at the final
conflict at Aquidaban, which brought
the campaign to an end, he was in COM
mand Of the Ninth Regiment of infantry
When the overthrow of the empire was
accomplished in November, 1899, he had
attained the rank of major general. This
was confirmed after the revolution, in
which he had no active participation, by
Senior benjamin Constant, minister OF
war in the provisional government. The
following further particulars have been
given by the Daily Graphic:
When Senior Constant became minis
ter Of education, General Peixoto was
offered and accepted the portfolio of war
lie resigned, with his colleagues of the
provisional government, as II protest
against the sCaudulouS affair of the port
Of Torres His native state Of Alagoas
imnediateI Y elected him senator and
he took part in the deliberations of the
constituent assembly which elaborated
the new constitution In the election of
officers which followed he was almost
unanimously appointed to the vice presi.
dency of the republic In this capacity
he otticiated as president OF the senate,
Since his accession to the presidency,
General friXOto has exercised his powers
with moderation, and it Was thought at
one time that lie would overcome the
reheilious spirit Of Rio Grunde and San
PauiO without any serious ettusiOn Of
blood
St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-17
A RAT-CATCHING FOX.
He Made His Home in q Mine and
DIned on Rodents.

The best rat 'catcher we ever had in
the mine said LacNawanna Valley
miro foreman. was fox, and the way
lie got down into the mine was little
curious. One fall morning, just as had
started down the shaft Oh the car, a fox
lcapcd into the shaft and landed on the
car close to NE. The poor animal was
all Of trembIe, as though he had been
chased all night by Il hound, and he had
evidently plunged into the shaft in search
of shelter from his pursuer. The fox
was in q pickle when lie found where he
was, but he couldn't get back to the
surface or off the car, 30 he Jumped back
and forth till the car reached the bottom
Of the shaft, when he sprang off and
disappeared in the gangWay. | ordered
the miners and driver boys not to scare
or hunt the fox, and as the only way fol
the toN to get out OF the mine was
through tho shaft, Jerry as named him,
had t. stay in the mine.
''Th3 fox gradually became wonted to
his new home. and the way he began to
sag the big and hungry mine rats seemed
to surprise the cats and please the mules.
Jerry soon learned that the rats were in
the habit Of tlorking to the barn where
the mules were fed. and it wasn't long
before he killed more rats every day than
all of the eight Or nine cats put together.
When the mules We're at work Jerry
would crouch aid watch for rats
near the dinner cans OF the miners,
and AS the men never frig ghtencd him, he
got to be very tame and confding, and
was great favUrite among the work
men
"W hen Jerry had lived in the mine q
few months he became homesick, and
one morning he jumped on loaded car
at the bottom of the shaft and was
hoisted to the surface. never ex-
pected to see the fox again. but two
mornings afterward Jerry returned to
down into the mine. thought he had
been cured of his homesickness, and the
men and boys We're very glad to see
Jerry Looping through the gangways and
Swapping up rats again. In the spring
and summer the fox rode up the shaft
every few weeks, stayed away a day or
two and then appeared at the head Of
the shaft and waited for a car to take
him down. The rats had to hustle
whenever Jerry returned from his vaca-
ton.
"Worl in the mine was indefinitely
suspended in the fall, the mules and cats
were removed to the surface, but Jerry
was left down there Six weeks later |
went down the shaft and found Jerry
lying dead in the mule barn He had
killed every rat in the mine, and as there
was no other food for him to get, the
poor fellow had starved to death. ~
New York Tribune
St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-17
Fleet-Footed Zebras.

The rapidity with which the different
zcbraS have been eXtermlnated, owing
to the advance Of civilization in South
Africa, is shown by reference to such
works Us that Of Sir Cornwallis Harris,
written in 1910, in which the author tells
us that the uuagga was at that time
found in "iuterminable herds,' bands Of
many hundreds being frequently seen,
while he describes Burchell's zebra as
congregating in herds of 50 or 100, and
ubounding to q great extent; but now,
after the expiration of but fifty years,
the one species is extinct or practically
SO, while the other has been driven much
farthcr ateld and its numbers are
yearly being reduced, Says the Saturday
Review
This authors description of the COM
mon zebra is well worth repeating. He
says: Seeking the wiIdest and most
se4uestcred spots, the naughty troops
are exceedingly difficult to approach, as
we'll on account Of their extreme agility
and tleetness of foo. as from the abrupt
aud inaccessible nature OF theil highland
abode. Under the special charge of
sentinel, so posted on some adjacent
crag as to command view of every ave
nue. Of approach, the checkered herd
whom painted skins adoln' is to be
viewed peralnbulating some rocky ledge
on which the rifle ball alone can reach
them. No sooner has the note of alarm
been sounded by the yidette, than.
pricking their long ears, the whole flock
hurry forward to ascertain the nature Of
the approaching danger, and, having
gazed moment at the advancing hunter,
whishing their brndled tails aoft. he'll
ter-skctor away they thunder, down
craggy plccipiccs and over yawning
ravnes, where 10 less agile foot could
dare t. follow them"
OF Burchell's zebra he says: "Fierce,
strong, fleet and surprisingly beautiful,
there is, perhaps, no luadruped in the
creation, not even excepting the noun
tain zebra, more splendidly attired or
presenting picture Of more singularly
attractive beuuty' Zebras are by no
means amiable animals, and though
many of the stories told Of their ferocity
are doubtless much exaggerated, they
have 50 f;n not proved themselves amen
able to dOnestic0tiOn.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-17
THEY WOULD NOT DIE.
Stories Of Two Women Who We're Very
Near to Death.

One of the earliest wrecks recorded on
ttecoast of America was that of Dutch
' ,,sel on Sandy Hook in 1920. The
8ptain, passengers and crew contrived
evade the Indians, and in the long
boat arrived safely in New York, except
ing a man and woman named Van Prin-
els. He was wounded at the time of The
wreck and mad to be left behind with his
faithful! young wife, Penelope. BY her
aid he managed to find shelter in the
neighboring woods, where she nursed
him, until they were discovered by the
savages Tigers could not have been
more merciiess t. these helpless cast
aways They murdered the husband,
and cleaving the woman's skull and fear
fully s]ashing her body, left her for dead,
as they supposed But she seems to have
possessed constitution of iron, for she
revived and crept into q hollow tree,
where she actually kept alive seven days
On the seventh day q deer passed her
with arrows sticking in its side. This
was evidence that Indians were at hand.
Rendered desperate by hunger and pain,
and prefcrring immediate death to con-
llHudHSc VI lAliS llHSCl4iS Stoi ~ Hdb1oAs tAlS
Young woman craWled forth from her
ASYLUM as two Indians reached the spot
One was for finishing her at once with a
blow of his tomahawk, but the elder
Indian, moved perhaps by shrewd de-
sire to profit, interposed, took her to his
wigvam, and by the application of SIM
Piles, cured her wounds. When she was
able to bear the Journey he took her to
New York, where she was ransomed for
what wps very large sum according to
the price of captiyes in the Indian stock
exchange. This most remarkable hero-
inc afterward married Richard Stout,
and died in 1712 at the age of one hun
dred and ten, after seeing 502 OF her
descendants.
Her story reminds us Of the episode
told of Margaret Erskine, who was laid
in the family vault apparently dead. A
ring left on her finger had attracted the
cnpidity Of two OF the attendants at her
funeral They invaded the vault, and in
order to remove the ring cut the finger.
She started up in her coffin. Horror
struck, the robbers fled, and she walked
home in her shroua and tapped on the
door, Her husband recognized her
knock and ran to the door, saying, 1T
is my Margaret.' Her son, the famous
Lord Erskine, was born year after
his mothers funeral. Worthington's
Magazine.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-17
Firemen on Bicycles.

After the soldiers, the tiremen are
making use of the all-conquering cycle.
This, at least, is what is happening in
Belgium. The Bargomaster of Brussels
has ordered the formation of cyclist
corps in connectio<----ith the local fire
brigade, for the purpose of carrying the
first aid to the persons in danger through
an outbreak The men are already being
drilled every day, the machines selected
being tricycles, upon which they carry a
coil of rope, a hatchet and other articles
useful in cases of emergency. 1t is
thought that by this means help will not
only be earlier forthcoming, but that the
health of the men will be improved, as at
present, at the first alarm of fire, some
of them are told off to run to the spot,
where they arrive hot and perspiring, so
that often they catch a bad cold through
standing about afterwards in the cold and
wet. ~ London News.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-17
Night turned lato Day.
----------saa'-AaAz1 q Az1AAh<EHs

The wealthy Siamese, including the
King, practically turn night into day.
All important political meetings are
held IN the night, and at four o'clock III
the morning is the hour at which Bang
kok fashionables retire until four the
succeeding afternoon. There is a semi
European theatre in Bangkok. which was
erected by one of the present Kings
predecessors, and there are plenty OF
outdoor theatrical performances by ma
tives, the Siamese being pleasure loving
people and fond Of all sorts Of entertain
ments.
The worst thing that can happen to
nan in Siam is to get into debt, from
which there is never any escape, owing
TO the cyorlitant interest charged. once
in debt there is 10 appeal, the debtor
being stripped of his clothes and com
nclIed to work in fcttcrs, generally TOR
the rest Of his life, to pay the interest.
Drnnkards are not permitted to give
evidence in the law courts OF Siam.
The Buddhist priests, clad IN ycIlo"
robes are to he seen everywhere III
Ranu kok and it IS quite common Tor
vonnp men to enter the priesthood,
which affords them an easy and Luxurious
cyisttucc owing to the lib"ra!ity OF the
populacc toward anyone sanctlfeo 70 'he
service of BuGIha ~ Demorcst