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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Company A, Portland Light Infantry,
was inspected by Inspector General
Choate, last evening.
Yesterday was spring day. The mer-
curry rose to 4S0.
The Unitarian Woman's Alliance will
meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Schooner Golden Rule, Page, arrived
here yesterday morning, with 1919 bags
of sugar from Demerara. 1t is going to
Quebec.
Several of the street railway managers
of Maine met in this city Wednesday, to
have private talk about matters relat-
ing to business of this kind in the differ
ent towns and cities of the state.
The Foreign Missionary Society con-
nected with State street church will hold
a meeting in the chapel this afternoon, at
8 o'clock. Topic: China and the Chi
nese.
Isaiah Daniels has al For of $4,000
feet of pine planks ADJ; 100 feet OF
pine boards for New York parties.
The Maine Association of liberal minis
tiers has been in session in this city dur
ing the past two days.
The marine railway is just now UNDER
going extensive repairs. A new gateway
and fencing are among the improve
ments, but the principal feature OF the
change is the erection of saw mill on
the grounds. In the meantime six YES
sells are waiting for repairs.
The Unitarian Women's Alliance will
meet this afternoon at three O'Clock.
All members of Branch 652 Oh. III. are
requested to meet with Mrs. Wentworth,
p Myrtle ST., Friday, Feb. 9th, at 7.3O
pm.
Portland is to be represented at the
California mid winter fair by Curtis &
Son, spruce gum manufacturers, who
have received concession allowing them
to alone sell gum inside the grounds.
The firm yesterday forwarded full line
of their products, the same as exhibited
at Chicago, to W. I'll. Stanley, at San
francisco, together with the % feet of
show cases used by them at the Chicago
exhibition, where they took the first pre-
MUM. As far as known. no other Port
land house will be represented at San
Francisco,
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THAT OPERA HOUSE.
A New Plan Is Now Suggested from
Masonic Source.

Project for a Combined Masonic Temple
and Opera House-The Lease OF Mason
ic Hall Expires in Two Years and New
Quarters Are Talked of.
The reception of the reference to Port
lands opera house at the Athletic club
entertainment last evening shows that
this project has not entirely lost it's in.
terest.
There is, moreover, a quiet movement
going on which may ultimately result in
the construction of the long hoped for
edifice. The Portland Masons have for a
long time been meditating the erection
of a Masonic Temple in this city, and at
present the matter is being more actively
canvassed than ever because the present
lease of Masonic hall, on Exchange street,
has but two years more to run. The
lease can probably be renewed without
difficulty; but some of the Masons favor
taking steps to carry out the long
planned project of a temple. More than
forty years ago a prominent Mason, H.
H. Body urged the purchase of the lot,
corner of Congress and Chestnut streets,
opposite his house, and offered to con-
tribute literally. All can now see that
he was wiser than his generation. There
are at this time nearly thousand
Masons affiliated in the three lodges, and
probably half as many more are inter-
ested in bodies holding their meetings in
same apartments, the most of them men
in comfortable circumstances and ac-
customed to the luxuries of life. Twelve
bodies are now holding. their meetings in
them, exclusive of the grand bodies, but
there are not conveniences for two to
work in security at the same time.
Larger and more rooms must be provided
in the near future OF some of the bodies
must find accommodations elsewhere.
With these facts in view the Masonic
Journal suggests the following plan: eff
building is to be erected, it will be
desirable to have one from which some
income could be derived. More stores or
offices are not at present needed in Port
land, but if chredit can be given to what
we hear in all directions an opera house
is. Everybody is saying that a good
auditorium would pay, and why should
not the Masons of Portland build one in
connection with such other apartments
as are necessary, making use of the
auditorium for meetings of the grand
lodge and other large gatherings. and
not forgetting the modern way of avoid
ing four long flights of stairs to the
banquet chamber, anG give the grey
boards a chance at the tables"
1t is understood that this project of a
combined Masonic Temple and opera
house has been discussed somewhat
fully, and the feasibility OF the forma-
tion of stock company considered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
GOOD TEMPLARS.
Annual Meeting of Cumberland District
Lodge.

The quarterly session of Cumberland
District Lodge, 1. o. G. T., opened at
1915 yesterday forenoon, in Mystic Hall.
District Templar Elwell presided.
Delegates were present from ten lodges
in the district, who reported that the
condition of the order throughout the
district was very good. The forenoon
was occupied by the reports of the vari-
GUS officers and the appointment of COM
mittees.
The lodge adjourned at -. Is to the
banquet hall, where an abundant repast
had been prepared by the Portland
lodges.
Among those who were present were
noticed G. c. r., Mr.. Weber, Grand
Councillor U. A. Caine and Grand Super
intendent of Juvenile Temples, Mrs. E..
Z. Game.
AT the afternoon session, these officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
D. Templar-M. F. Elwell.
d. Counsellor-Amos Mann.
d. V. Templar-Mrs. Eudocia Cobb.
d. Secretary-P. NJ. Leighton.
D. Treasurer-E. w. Jepson.
d. Chaplain-Rev. f. j. Prescott.
D. S. j. T.-Mrs. Emma E. Knight.
D. MARSHALL. A. Nixon.
D. Deputy Marshal-Miss Annie E..
Files.
d. Assistant Secretary-Miss Annie f.
Knight.
Guard-Mrs. M. A. Edwards.
Sentlnel-H. F. Burgess.
E. w. Knight was recommended for
district deputy.
Mrs. E. E. Cobb, j. w. Mountfort, FL.
S. Burgess, Miss Lizzie Stevens, Amos
Mann and Mrs. E. E. Knight were elect
ed delegates to the grand lodge.
G. C. T., E. W. Weber and G.. c.,
U. A. Game and G. S. j. t.. Mrs. Emily
E. Cain were present and installed the
elected officers
The following resolutions were passed ]:
ResoIted, That we earnestly recon-
mend a general observance of General
BOWS birthday by the lodges OF our dis
trict, either at public or private lodge
meetings, and that the services be so ar
ranged as to best advance the noble
cause of prohibition and temper ance, to
which he has devoted his life.
Resolred, That we request our lodges,
while cultivating spirit of social unity,
not to overlook the educational work of
our order, but to bear constant testiIno-
ny to our faith in the great principle of
total abstinence and prohibition, on
which our order is founded.
Resolred, That we believe it for the
best interests of the order to allow chill
dren to join the subordinate lodge at the
age of II years, but not to vote until IA.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Mystic Lodge for hearty welcome and
entertainment; also to Lizzie Witham
for bouquets.
A delegation consisting of Rev. E. w.
Weber, Mrs. E. E. Knight, U. A. Caine,
Mrs. Starbard and A. T. Marsh, called
upon Gen. Neal Dow in the afternoon
who, in spite of his many years, enter
tanned his visitors royalty and gave in
teresting "reminiscences of the past.
A public meeting was held in the
evening which was we'll attended and a
very interesting programme was carried
out, consisting of remarks by Rev. E. W.
Weber, Rev. E. J. Prescott, All. Chase.
ESQ.,, Rev. Benjamin Freeman, Grand
Counselor U. A. Caine, G. S. J. T. Mrs.
E. E. Caine and Richard Hale. The re-
marks were interspersed by fine music.
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X. JOHN LITTLE & CO.
Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State of Maine Cumberland, SIS. February
Sth. A. ID. 1894.
T6IHIS is to give notice that on the 9TH day of
IL February A. d. 1894. warrant in insol-
veney was issued out of the Court of Insolven-
cy, tor said County of Cumberland against the
estate of
ALBERT w. MITSMAN, of Westbrook,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor on petition
Of said Debtor which petition was
fled on the 7th day of February A. D., 1894, to
which date interest on Claims is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by
said Debtor and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law. That a
meeting of the creditors of said Debtorito prove
their debts and choose one or more
assignees of his estate, will be held at
Court of Insolvency to be holden at
Probate Court Room, in said Portland, in
said County of Cumberland, on the 10th
day of February. A. D., 1894, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
witten. SAMUEL d. PLUMMER.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Court Of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland
FahoS-16
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See Hoss & Hoss tonight.
Teacher of Manual Training,

An effort is to be made to secure the
services of Mr.. Holden of Cleveland to
succeed Mr.. Schuerch as teacher of man
ual training. Mr.. Holden taught manual
training in Minneapolis for a year, and is
now employed in Cleveland in the same
and he has several relatives in Portland.
He is graduate of the Maine State Col
lege.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
Rev. r. T.. Clark To Lecture Here.

The people of Portland and vicinity
will be much pleased to learn that the
Rev. F.E. Clark, of Christian Endeavor
fame, has been secured to give his stere-
opticon lecture on his "Trip Around the
World"
Arrangements will be completed and
the lecture announced for March-which
is the same as has delighted the people
OF Washington and wherever given.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09

VIII the friends who remember the ur-
gent appeal from Maine Indian Assocla-
ton for aid to the missionaries and
their work among the sick and suffering
Indians send in their contributions, to
MIR. J. Frye's store on -Preble street
on or before Monday, Feb. 18th, as the
things must be packed and sent imme-
diatelY.
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See Hoss & Hoss tonight.
America Photographed.

Judging by the numerous enquiries
made yesterday concerning America
Photographed that publication is
bound to be received with great interest
by PRESS readers. In answer to many
inquiries. we would state that this work
has never before been published in any
form, and that as yet no copies of any
part have been before the public. Other
portfolios of American scenery have
been and are being published, but No.
of America Photographed will bear the
date of February H. The engravings
are the best copper half tones, and have
never been used in any previous publica-
ton. This fact and the fact that the
work is printed in the largest printing
establishment west of New York insures
first-class and prompt work. Part l will
be ready in a few days, and after that
one part will be issued each week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
Odd Fellows Benefit Association.

At the meeting of the Odd Fellows
Benefit Association of Portland, held last
evening, the following officers were elect
ed:
President-E. H. C. Thompson.
Secretary-O. L. Hodsdon,
Treasurer-Albro E. Chase,
Vice Presidential. c. Jordan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
Mrs. Helen WinsIOW Potter,

Soprano at State Street Church, will
receive limited number of pupils
in Voice Culture. Address, care of
CREssEY, JONES & ALLEN, No. 538
Congress Street.
February 8, 1894. feb9d2w9thp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09

'sMrs. Wins1ow's Soothing Syrup
has been used over Fifty Years by millions of
mothers for their children while Teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens
he Gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Collc reg
ulates the bowels, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea whether arising from teething or
other causes. For sale by Druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslows Soothing Syrup. 25c. bottle
apr17MW&F&wtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09

The following transfers of real estate
III this county has been recorded at the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds:
Freeport-Warren III. Litchfield 10
John F. Litchfield.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
Funeral of Rudolph scbuerch,

The funeral of Rudolph Schuerch was
held yesterday forenoon at his late resi-
dence on Spring street. The services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Pratt OF
Williston church The body was taken
to Boston for interlnent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09

The four H's-health, happy homes and hos
pitality-fostered by Angostura Bitters. Sole
Manufactures DR.. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. AT
all druggists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENT rs,

The toeathe, today
is likely to DO
FEBRUARY o, 1894.
JO you know the
~ Basement is an
all the year.
round toy shop?
The interest there
doesn't end with Christ
mas, not at all, there's
never a more interesting
place to take children,
there's always something
new the dolls and games
and playthings are on ex-
hibition every day and an
occasional visit is quite
as likely to be Of interest
to yourself as to the
children.
The German Favors
are in the basement too,
the biggest stock in New
England, and new ones
coming all the time.
Lots of novel articles
suitable for prizes are
here.
The basket and pot
terry sections take up a
large part of the base
ment, and nowhere else
in town is there such a
stock. Cut Glass, i'm
ported tin things, copper
tea-kettles on wrought
iron stands, anthony
ware, punch bowls,
Japanese ware, fans,
scrolls, parasols and
things for decorating,
paper napkins, screens,
paper lanterns, fancy can
dies, candle-sticks and
shades, Japanese incense
for perfuming and de-
odorizing, Royal Wor-
cester, Doulton, Sevres
and Carlsbad Dishes,
etc.--aOhate0er you re-
qnare out offMe ordinary
look foyltlw the basement;
ten TO one its there and
IN Oarzety.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09

WHAT'S the reason our good minist ers
will not leave Maine and go to other
states to preach the gospel?-Because
they are loyal citizens and like the
Kelley boys prefer to patronize their
own institutions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09
After Scarlet Fever

Some trace of the venomous disease is almost
sure to remain in the blood to torture the
life of the victim whom 1t does not wholly
conquer. To thoroughly expel this and all
other impurities from the blood. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the best medicine known. Hun
dreds of young people owe their good
health to it. Charlie Foss is one. Read his
fathers letter.
"In the fall of 1889 the members of our house,
hold were afflicted with scarlet fever. Charlie,
three years old was left with an
Abscess in One Ear
which affected his hearing. The abscess
grew worse, it discharged freely and the matter
was quite offensive. We were obliged to use
syringe twice day. After more than year
physicians decided that it might take years TO
heal the abscess, and it was likely he would
Always be Deaf.
This was great sorrow to us, and almost dis
couraged, we wrote letter of inquiry to c. l..
Hood & Co., LOWELL Mass. Theyreplied stating
that others similarly afflicted had been cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla; so we decided to give it to
our boy. There was great change for the bet
ter before he had taken two bottles OF Hooos
Sarsaparilla. The result has been more IMAM
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-09

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: Castoriai
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New Wants, To Let. For Sale. Lost, Found
and similar advertisements Will be found unoe
their appropriate heads on Page g.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

j. r. Libby.
Rines Brothers.
Owen, Moore & Co.
Paskola.
Manson G. Larrabee.
Lung kuro.
Monthly meetng-F. E. Belden Mica Mining Co.
Messengers Notice.
Mrs. Helen WinSloW Potter.
Maine Central r. Il.
Eastern EurnishingCo
AUCTIONS.
r. o. Bailey & Co.
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rim =, = BROS i.
LLAMA CLOTHS.

We off md
blue light pink French
dEapes beautifully
is q OF "a
SO cents yard. Price
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1912 Gents Per Yard i.


offer n demand.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

WHEN we export millions of bushels
of wheat out of the country we send
away the vvealth-the fertility OF the
soil-and it will be only u question OF
time before the soil is impoveris he'd
IT is said that if a team is inclined to
pull unevenly the trouble may be rene.
died by unhitching the inside traces end
crossing them, so as to have the same
horses attached to the same end of each
singletree.
AN animal thoroughly heated by
rapid driving on cold day should be
kept moving lively until he reaches
the stable. Neglect of all this precau-
ton has resulted in many fatal case
of pneumonia.
The secret of pruning is never to per-
nit a useless limb to grow. The Or
chardist who follows this method will
find the present busy season: When
the trees a re examined for borers, pinch
out all excessive growth.
VERBENAs are easily started either
| in the house or out of doors. require
| rich, mellow soil and plenty of sun
shine and moisture. They give ar
| abundance of bloom and amply repay
| one for The care bestowed on them
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23
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GROUND PLAN OF HOG BARN.
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more room, lay heavy stringers across
the drive; commence at the fur end
from where you drive in, lay boards
and fill in corn over driveway 10 feet at
a time; the corn can be thrown out OF
windows overhe ad; pens can be or.
ranged in size to suit the ow ner. 1 find
this plan convenient The 2O-foot pen
is a general purpose pen for grown
stock, shoats or brood sows or feed
floor. The doors thus arranged will al
low opportunity for shifting hogs from
one pen to another, or letting in the
drive at will. Each pen will require a
slide window to throw out manure and
give air and light in hot weather; put
troughs before pens in driveway, and
15-barrel tank ut side of drive; pipe
water from windmill On cold day
feed and water in a warm and dry
place The troughs nre arranged to
slope in front of pens in driveway.
use a 12-foot plank hardwood for floor
ing driveway without floor. Arrange
yards to suit pens inside; one window
in barn house and two windows III
drive way; slide windows overhead for
throwing out corn in yard if necessary,
and vcntilator. If a wall Is desired to
set the building on, use stone, as hogs
will eat out brick and let down build
ing. Hog yard ought to open in barn
ward. 1t is best to arrange to drive
: through building, but 1 back team out.
?. ! think feet wide is enough for drive
] that gives IL for pens. which is better;
| building to be set on a 3-foot stone
! wall. which makes it warm for pigs
J Prairie Farmer.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23
NATURES QUEER WAYS.

Mrs. w. c. WHATLEY. OF Roswell,
Ga. has chicken which futters around
with only one wing.
A CALF with eight legs and two tails.
all perfectly formed, was lately added
to the live stock of George Ruhl. OF
Fresh Ponds, n. J.
A PIG fifteen months old that meas
ures six feet long and weighs nearly
five hundred pounds is owned by Wiley
Neville, of Brassville, n. c..
A GRAY fox on a West Chester pa.
farm is on terms of friendship with a lot
of young beagle dogs and frequently
sleeps in the same pen with them
A SPIDER with legs four and one~.salf
inches in length, bacl. three inches
one way and four and one-half the
other, and weighing nine ounces. has
been reported from Alabama.
"A rEEE that smokes has been discov
cred in the Japanese village of Ono. II
is sixty feet high, and just after sun
set, every evening, smoke issues from
the top of the trunk. 1t is called the
volcanic tree.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23
FOR FEEDING SHEEP.

An Improved Box Rack and Feed Trough
Here is an improved box rack and
feed trough combined, for feeding
sheep. In the illustration d represents
the rack made by putting cross pieces
to two side rails. and of proper size to
play loosely in the box. The feed
trough. f, Is made with sides harinH
so as to be wider at the top. and has
fastened to it's bottom at each end an
iron arm which rises from the bottom
at such an angle will meet the cor
ner posts on one side at a proper height
to work as a hinge either upon a bolt
through the posts or upon the ends OF
the arms turned at right angles and let
into the posts, and to allow the trough.
when thrown up, to rise above the top
of the posts, resting the arms against a
top railing.
When the box is to be filled with hay
the feed trough is thrown up and the
ra ok taken out. After the box is filled
the rack is put back on top and by its
own weight it holds the hay nicely
down. The sheep then come up and
feed on all sides, the rack allowing
them to get only their mouths between
the cross pieces, and as they eat. it set
ties down upon the hay until 1T is used
out If it is desired to feed grain,
either ground or uuground, the trough
is let down, and the food being put in
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23
FROM UN0ER TIE GROUNp. !.

THE mines tributary to Butte City
have an output of e23, 900, 900 a year.
Z Il VEIN, ofs minernl swa,S which re-
.embles pure butter. has been discov-
cred by peat diggers in Ireland
.rnE old Rosario mines, in Mexico.
are said to have yielded $500, ,OOo'ooo
worth OF ore in two centuries.
Sos1E OF the Constock mines arc SO
deep that no means has yet been de-
vised to overcome the excessive neat.
A PHOSPHATE deposit has been dis
covered in bradley county, Ienn.'
about twenty miles from Chattanooga.
The vein, so far as known. is sixteen
feet wide and about nine miles long.
AT a depth of 5000 feet in the IA
nous Comstock mine at Virginia City
New, the waters that trickle from
sides, roof and bottom have a uniform
temperature of ITO degrees Fahrenhelt
AUSTRALIA mined 4,o37 ,9oe tons OF
coal last year. The supply is apparent
lv inexhaustible, and is counted on tf
he an important factor in the future
iraustrial development of the country
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23

be expanded or con tracted by simply
removing the top of the middle bolt
and slipping the wings back and forth.
An ordinary plow swivel may oe at
tached to the front end or a bolt run
through with projecting ends and a
wire loop fastened. In either case put
n rivet in the end to prevent spllttlng.
Harrow teeth one inch square like those
shown in Fig. are to be used, and may
be purchased readynade or any black.
smith NAV make them. They are cut
with spurs which serve to hold then,
securely in place when driven tightly
through the one-inch holes, which
should be bored for them not nearer
than inches. Fig. represents the
manner of attaching pair OF Plo W
handles to the harrow. if desired. Ot
course the harrow should be painted. -
Walter j. Garrison, in Farm and Home
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-06-23
COLONIZATION NOTES.

THE French Congo region covers 25o,-
900 square miles. The population Is
estimated at 1000, 900. but there arc
only 800 Europeans in that number.
GIBRALTAR is 4 crown colony ana
the governor. who is also commander
in chief of the garrison. exercises all
the executive and Legislative functions.
THE Spanish dependencies now have
a population of $4,000 In the days
Of Spain's greatest glory the colonies
were estimated to have 15O.00O,ooo Peo-
pie.
THE South African British colonies
had in 1910 a population OF 14o'ooo; al
present it is $50, 900, with business
Of e17. 900, 900 and 1900 miles of rail-
wlv.