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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20
USE PONDS EXTRACT

Have the early frosts or too late lin
gering by the garden gate again aroused
that RHEUMATISM SO peacefully
slumbering the summer long? Well, If
it's very bad you must change your diet
and perhaps take some distasteful drug
the doctor will tell you what-but flrst
rub thoroughly the part afflicted with
PONDS EXTRACT, then wrap it
warmly with flannel, and the rheuma-
tism may wholly disappear. twill GER
tainly be much relieved. Now that you
have the PONDS EXTRACT try it for
any of the many things its buff wrapper
mentions. It's wonderful curative.
But don't accept substitutes.
PONDS EXTRACT CO.. rs Fifth Ave. MY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

table Com
pound did.
Employment
of any kind
does not trou-
BILE me now,
andIcanstan
nearly all day
and not feel
tired I can
not thank you
enough. I rec
omuend the
Compound to
every woman ,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20
The Disappearance of Mr.. March
o the Editor of the Press:

Rockland, February 49, 1894.
The Globes reporter in this city must
be wrong in making his statements con-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

On the occasion of visit of United
States Senator George Frisbie Hoar to
New York he was approached by report
az for the New York Press. He was walk
ing up and down the corridor, when the
reporter stepped up to him and said,
Senator Hoar?'' eyes, Pm Senator
Hoar," replied the senator. ''Well, sena-
Tor, I represent the New York Press, !"
said the reporter. "You do, hey?" re-
Eponded the senator grumpiiy. "Well, sir,
I'm glad to see the New York Press SO
we'll represented. Good day, sir" And ne
resumed his walk.-Nsw York Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Gray.

| Gray.
! Mr.. Butler and wife of Lynn, Mass,
have been visiting Mr.. Chas. Mayberry.
Mr.. F.W. Stinson has been at Water
/ vile, Me-, the past ten days.
A smart young miss is Ina Fogg nine
year old child OF Mr.. Frank Fogg. She
has not been absent one day or one hour
from the winter term of school taught
by Miss Nora Whitney. This little girl
has to travel one mile to reach the school
house which is the greatest distance any
scholar attending school has to go.
War Scenes will be given under the
auspices of the Geo. F. Shepley PostG. A.
r. at the Town Hall Saturday evening"
| Feb. "A. Mr.. A. L. Harris Lecturer.
The Y.P.S.C.E. have Shakespearean
party Saturday evening, Feb 24th az the
honse of H. c. Doughty. .u
The Free Baptist society Will inahe
their annual visit to their pastor, +.
Norwood. Thursday evening fep. ga.
The Free Baptist Society Will furnish
dinners at Cobb's Hall for the hungry on
the day of our annual March meeting.
The Pennell Institute lecture course
concert will be given frlaay evening" ING
Feb. ed at Pennell institute Hail.. The
Aeolian Quartette of Lewiston will fur
nish vocal entertainment. Mrs. Eliza
BETH Dodge, graduate of Boston college
of oratory, will read.
Messrs. Hiram Kicker and Sons of
Poland Mineral Springs have recently
bought several large lots of hay In
town.
1t would be time well spent If all the
property holders in this village would
arrange to set out one or more shade
trees the coming Arbor Day.
Master Harlan Chapman and Lewis
Leighton have not been absent from
school any the past year. Miss Sawyer,
teacher.
Wednesday morning the 14th inst, the
coolest of the season, thermometer two
degrees below zero.
VIM W. Stevens, merchant at the
corner, has rented the store formerly &C.
cupied by J.E. Stephens at the Centre,
and put in a stock OF goods and will bid
for the trade of that vicinity with I. H.
Burgess who occupies the store of the
late N. A. Small.
Young, Bishop & Swasey of the Falls
and E. E. abbott of East Rumford have
scraped two tracks on the river at the
head of the Falls where they intend TO
speed their trotters. Half mile tracks.
Joseph Simpson, who owns nice little
farm anu DulluluSS near tiie Ccu0io VIII
build the coming season at the falls.
He is a mason by trade and contractor
and during the past two years has done
a large amount of work at the Falls.
Miss May Dell Hemingway closed her
school in Dist. No last Saturday.
WI Clark visited home last week. He
is logging in D. township near the four
ponds, the head waters of Swift river.
Wilson Thomas has lost seventeen hogs
by hog cholera since last October.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

regulates menstru-
alton, removes in
fammation, ulcer
alton, and tumors
of the womb, etc.
Here are two
women who speak
from experience,
and for the bene-
fit of others.
elenSmith,
43 22d Place, Chi
cago, H., says:
I" / was troubled
with irregularity
and leucorrhoea.
l followed Mrs.
Ds~5Il,o~a3e n Jr;oa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

took her Vegetable Compound, and used
her Sanative Wash. [ now feel like a
new woman, and am perfectly healthy"
Mrs E. Fox, Woodstown, N. j.,
writes: =
81 had been sick 10 years with womb
trouble and leucorrhea. Doctors could
not help me. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS
A WOMAN'S POWER.
TT is THE GREATEST ON EARTH.
MISCELLANEOUS
1t Establishes Thrones and Destroys
Nations.

rsPEo1AI TO OUR LADY EEADERs.l
The influence of women upon the
civilization of the world could never be
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20
WEST BUXTON.

&c. Am brose who has been confined to
the house with:the mumpssfor a. week, is
slowly recovering. Rev. Mr.. Land from
Sugar Hill has been holding meetings
the past week at the Baptist church, and
is to remain through this week, having
meetings every evening. One evening
he is to deliver his popular lecture, on
Slavery. He is very interesting speaker,
and nice singer.
The officers of Buxton lodge F. and A.
M. were publicly installed last Saturday
evening by E; M, I; H. Hargraves, John
A. Fellows, W. NJ. John II. Severance. S.
w.; John Bergman. treasurer: Cyril P.
Harmon. secretary; Almon "a. Barnes, S..
D.; WILDER G. Townsend j. D.; Daniel j.
Foley, SIS; George M. Holland, J. S. !;
James Sands, chaplain: Joseph E. War
rem, marshal: Charles Butler, organist;
Daniel Huntoon, tyler. Edward C.
Ambrose the J. W. was not installed on
account of sickness. Revs. Land and
Waldronsmade appropriate remarks. A
large company was present, and a
delightful social time was enjoyed by
all. A mixed choir. furnished excellent
music. A bountiful supper was served.
Mrs. j. D. Waldron is sick with the
grippe. o,,. r - uo+,uoa eu,,,
her visit to Connecticut.
The Republican voters of this town are
requested to meet in caucus Saturday
afternoon. February 25th, in Ridlon
hall at $50 O'Clock to nominate town
officers for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Moses E. Little has purchased the
Hinkley property, so-called, on Church
street, of Messrs S. Huxley & Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

lifted them out of the misery brought by
displacement of the womb, and all the
evils that follow diseased uterus.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound restores natural cheerfulness,
destroys dependency, cures leucorrhea,
backache, strengthens the muscles, re-
stores the womb to It's normal condition,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20
DIR, {. B. REED.
Botanic and Specialist.
NO. 500 1-2 CONGRESS STREET,
Portland. Maine,

treats all chronic and complicated disease of
long standing, all that flesh is heir to. The only
step necessary is to call upon the Dr.s at his OF
fee Consultation and examination free until
further notice. Office hours from a. m. to 8
y. m. Examination at a distance by letter with
dence with ST. 90 and one wo-cent stamp.
nOv24 dH
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

A COUPON FOR THIS SERIES WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE g.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
Clippings.

The Vermont Historical society has
placed life-sized portrait of Senator
Morrill, in Representative hall. Mont
pelier. 1t was presented to the society
by T. w. Wood, the artist who painted
it. When it was unveiled the other
day the venerable senator made hap
Ply speech.
In the British navy is the most singu-
lar ship in the world, the Polyphemus
1t is simply a long steel tube. buried
deeply in the water, the deck rising
only four feet above the waters level.
i. carries no masts or sails and is used
as ram or torpedo boat.
That was notable victory wen by
the republicans in Mount Vernon. y. H {,
at the late election. For ninety-one
years the town has been democratic.
This year it is republican. The total
vote cast was seven, Of which the re-
publicans captured four.-ExchanGe.
Platinum has been drawn into wire
50 fine that it could NO: be dis,in.
guished by the naiSel eye. even when
stretched across piece of white card
boar1.
An average of eighteen suicides each
day are annually recorded in Paris dur.
ing the month Of June; In December the
average Is eleven.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
1t Will BE Prominent Topic In the Senate
This Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-The events of
the past few days leave little room for
doubt that the financial question is to
be prominent topic in the senate dur
ing the present session, and there are
some facts which point to state of af-
fairs which may render the session one
of great interest. 1t is understood that
the instructions of the democratic SEN
atorial caucus do not go to the extent
of indorsing the recommendations of
the president and secretary Carlisle,
but only require the finance committee
to take these suggestions under consid-
Grafton. as they would any other sug
gestions bearing on the questions which
might come from a creditable source.
In the senate at large the plan appears
to commend itself to some of the south
ern senators, largely because of it's pro-
vision for the removal of the state bank
tax. If bill on the lines suggested
should reach the senate it would be op-
posed by the extreme free silver men.
who believe that if a law containing
such provisions should be enacted it
would prove a death blow to silver.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
A WOMAN'S HEART.
One Disease That Battles the
| Physician.
Tho Story Of . Woman Who Suffered for
Nine Years. How She Was Cured.

Qrom the Newark, N. j., Evening News.)
Valvular disease OF the heart has always
been considered incurable. The following
Interview, therefore, will interest the med
ical profession, since it describes the sue
cessful use Of a new treatment for this dis
ease. The patient is Mrs. George Archer,
Of Clifton, N. j., and this publication by
the News is the first mention made of the
case by any newspaper. All physicians con-
suited pronounced the patient suffering
with valvular disease Of the heart, and
treated her without the slightest relief.
Mrs. Archer said: 81 could not walk across
the floor; neither could go upstairs with
out stopping to let the pain in my chest and
left arm cease. l felt an awful construction
about my arm and chest as though 1 were
tied with ropes. Then there was a terrible
noise at my right ear, like the labored
breathing of some great animal. have
often turned expecting to see some creature
at my side.
"Last July" continued Mrs. Archer, 81
was at Springfield, Mass, visiting, and my
mother showed me an account in the
Springfield Examiner, telling of the Won
derful cures effected by the use Of DR.. Will
hams' Pink Pills for Pale People. My
mother urged me to try the pills and on
November 18th last bought box and began
taking them, and have taken them ever
since, except for a short interval The first
box did not seem to benefit me, but I perse-
vered, encouraged by the requests Of my
relatives. After beginning on the second
box, to my wonder, the noise at my right
ear ceased entirely kept right on and the
distress that used to feel in my chest and
arm gradually disappeared. The blood ha.
returned to my face, lips and ears, which
were entirly devoid of color, and feel
well and strong again.
"My son, too, had been troubled with
gastritis and induced him to try the Pink
Pills, with great benefit. l feel that every
body ought to know Of my wonderful cure
and bless God that have found something
that has given me this great relief"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are now given to
the public as an unfailing blood builder and
nerve restorer, curing al forms Of weak
ness arising from a watery condition Of
the blood or shattered nerves, two fruit
full causes OF most every i'll that flesh is heir
to. These pills are also a specific for the
troubles peculiar to females, such as sup
presslons, all forms of weakness, chronic
constipation, bearing down pains, etc., and
In the case of men will give speedy relief
and effect permanent cure in all eases
arising from mental worry, overwork, or
excuses Of whatever nature. The pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid
on receipt of price, go cents a box or 6
boxes for S2.50-they are never sold in bulk
or by the 100 by addressing DR.. Williams'
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
EXTENDING CIVIL SERVICE.
1t Is Thought All Government Offices Will
Soon BE Included.

1t Is Thought All Government Offices VIII
Soon BE Included.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-"Within two
Cleveland retires from the presidency"
said Chairman Proctor of the civil
service commission, almost, if not all,
of the government officers will be
under civil service regulations. The
commission will continue to urge ex-
tensions of the service, and, if
we may judge by Mr.. Cleveland's
past acts, we shall have his
hearty cooperation. There have al
ready been great extensions of the
service and we hope for even greater
ones. The day of the spoils system in
American politics is over, and q
broader era in politics is opening.
Political preferment in the future will
not depend, as it has so unfortunately
in the past, upon the distribution Of
patronage, but upon the care, the at
tention, the study our members Of
congress will give to important
issues of the day. They will be
relieved of the disagreeable, the
tiresome, the never-ending round
of the departments in quest of subor.
dinate positions for their friends Re-
lieved of this work, and every senator
and representative will privately wei.
come the relief, more attention can be
given matters which should legitimate
~ occupy the attention of members OF
the houses of congress"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
APo,nter for the Church.

Gen. Black, of Georgia, lately in con-
test with Populist Tom Watson for a
seat in the house, has made an offer to
call the election a draw and play it all
over again. Watson, to whom political
campaigns are as the breath of his nos
trils, took Black up. There will be
another election in that district and
the battle of Black against Watson
will be fought again. And the cogent
cause of Blacks offer to Watson
was the church to which Black be-
longs. There were some 10000
more votes polled in the district
than lived and had their district
being. This was very discouraging to
the church. which notified Black
through a committee of good folk that
he could no. take a house seat with a
stain of fraud upon it and retain his
place in the churchly line. Whereupon
Black pluckcd up vast virtue and said
he felt the same way himself. Then
followed his offer to Watson to vote
over. There is a general fear that
even the next election will assay at
least fifty ounces of fraud to the ton,
an apprehension somewhat justly
grounded when one reflects that the
district has not enjoyed an honest cleo
ton in twenty years.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
THE EDIBLE FROG,
In Defiance OF st. Patrick He Prosper I'd in
Irish Marshes.

In Defiance OF st. Patrick He Prosper I'd in
Irish Marshes.
The edible frog is found in England,
though, as it was first noticed in Foul
ness Mere in 1s43, it is probably an in
PRODUCTION from the continent. In the
course of the last fifty years atteropts
have been made to naturalize it in
various parts of the south Of England,
but without much success. Nor has
any better fortune attended the invol-
untary immigrants placed in Irish
marshes, where, it may be mentioned,
the common brown frog has prospered
since 1896, in spite of the popular legend
touching St. Patrick and his curse. 1t
is difficult to understand this aversion
of the edible frog to the south of En-
gland. The climate is much the same
as that of northern France, and conse-
quently the theory that it's tadpolc
cannot undergo full development DUR
ing the dry summer, before the advent
of autumnai cold, must be unfounded.
At all events, it ought to flourish IN
Bedfordshire. Even for decorative
purposes some of it's kindred are worth
acclimatizing. The American bullfrog,
with n cape wide enough to swallow q
CuiChCu, Gue AuStrltn
Alytes, the male of which bears the fe-
males eggs on his thighs, would per-
haps not be acceptable introductions.
But the beautiful tree frogs, one of
which-the European Hyla-is kept in
Germany as a living barometer, sink
ing or rising in the water as rain or
drought is approaching, ought to be
unobjectionable. The lovely striped
species of the north African streams,
which it inhabits in company with a
trout, would be scarcely hardy enough,
but the leopard frog of the United
States might, with a little care, soon
form an interesting addition to our Or
namental ponds, and, supplemented by
the green ''esculcnta." impart the con-
trast of color to the homelier swarms
of their brown denizens.-London Tel
egraph.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
A Missouri Madman Murders His Wife an,
Children and Kills Himself.

A Missouri Mailman Murders His Wife and
Children and Kills Himself.
BETHANY, Mo-, Dec. 12.-At his farm
house on the Burlington railroad, 8
miles northeast of this city. David
Sprigg at noon yesterday murdered his
wife and two children, mortally
blew his own head off. 1t was a
butchery most horrible. No cause is
known for the terrible tragedy. The
alarm was given in incoherent fashion
by step-daughter who escaped She
says that her step-father first attempted
to cut his own throat, but simply made
serious cash. He then seized little
son, tied him and killed him with a
butcher knife. Then he attacked his
wife. She fled into the yard. The hus-
band pursued her and terrific strug-
gle ensued. Sprigg literally hacked
the unfortunate woman to pieces. Her
hands and face were cut into shreds.
Sprigg then returned to the house and
slashed among his children like a
maniac. Another of his own children
he simply butchered. Two of his step
children he cut and stabbed SO badly
that they cannot live.
The one step-daughter who escaped
ran to a neighbours. Soon a crowd sur
rounded Sprigg's house. He stood at
the front door, shotgun in hand, and
defied his neighbors to take him. The
countrymen stood off frightened.
Finally the man entered his house and
closed the door. Suddenly two shots
were heard There was a ruSh for the
house and Sprigg's body was found ly-
ing dead on the floor, his head almost
blown Off
Sprigg had been married to the wife
he killed about two years. Both had
been married before, she to man
named Onstatt, who became insane
three years ago and committed suicide
in the asylum at st. Joseph. Sprigg is
supposed to have been insane also. His
who escaped, says that
he went Monday to Ridgeway, miles
away, to see physician about severe
headache he had.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
LABOR LEADERS.
Annual Meeting at Denver of the American
Federation of Labor-Condition OF tho
OrRanfzzfion

Annual Meeting at Denver of the American
Federation of characterization OF tho
Organization.
DENVER, Col, Dec. 1.-THE four.
tenth annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor was called
to order by President Gompers yester-
the Denver trades assembly, deliver ed
the address of welcome, to which Mr..
Gompers briefly responded. The latter
spoke feelingly of the almost desperate
condition of labor at the present time.
Thomas NJ. Patterson, of Denver, was
then introduced and delivered an ad-
dress on ''Labor's Rough, but Noble
Struggle"
When the convention came to order
for the afternoon the committee on
credentials reported on contested dele
cations and asked time to consider
three contests. The request was grant
ed. The report states in conclusion:
I'm presenting this report your COM
mittee takes pleasure in reporting that
we have had placed before us creden-
tials of David Holmes and John Burns,
representing the trades unions of Great
Britain, and it affords us unbounded
pleasure to recommend to the conven-
ton the seating of these delegates from
over the ocean and the granting to
them of the full privileges of the con-
vention."
The president then delivered his an
nual report. He complimented the or
ganization upon being able to preserve
its existence during the recent adverse
circumstances. He defended the action
of the federation in regard to the A.
r. U. strike by the assertion that Mr..
Debs' proposition submitted to them
was a virtual acknowledgment that
the strike was failure. The honest
effort of the government to regulate
immigration was acknowledged, but
amendments to the laws were suggest
ed, the most important of which were
speedy trials of immigrants suspected
of being under contract, and the send
ing of agents to foreign countries to
inspect prospective immigrants.
Secretary Chris Evans submitted his
report of the finances and numerical
strength of the federation. The re-
ceipts from sources, including bal
ance November 1, 1898, of SLIT. A
were stated at S22, 493.S7. The expend-
itures were given at SIT, 3o2. Os, includ-
ing S3,573. 81 donated to the sustenance
of striking unions Five hundred of
this was given to the Debs defense
fund. The receipts and expenditures
were less than in 1892 and 1893. There
is balance of SIS, 1919, which is less
than at any other time since 1890. The
report showed that 167 charters were
issued during the year for local
and central unions and state fedora
lions in thirty states. Several unim-
portant amendments to the constitu-
ton were recommended. Regarding
the proposition that the federation en-
ter politics, the secretary recommend
ed that such action be consigned to
work independent of any party.
Closer organization and a general
breaking away from political parties
was recommended
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll Informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.