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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-27
Wonderful Indian Runners.

An Indian has been known to carry
letter from Guazapares to chihuahua and
back again in five days, the distance being
nearly 800 miles. In some parts where
the Tarahumaris serve the Mexicans they
are used to run in the wild horses, driving
them into the corral. 1t may take them
swo or three days to do it, sleeping at
night and living on little pinole. They
bring in the horses thoroughly exhausted,
while they themselves are still fresh They
will outrun any horse if you give them
time enough. They will pursue deer in
the snow, or with dogs, in the rain, for
days and days, until at last the animal is
cornered and shot with arrows or falls an
easy prey from sheer exhaustion, its hoofs
dropping of. -Scribner' Magazine.
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A Successful life.

Success cannot be measured by fame;
wealth OF station, writes Edward W. Box
in The Ladies Home Journal. The life
of the humblest woman in the land, if
well lived, is as successful as is that of the
woman who, with greater opportunities,
is enabled to make the results of her works
reach farther Some Of us must live for
the few, as others again must live for the
many. But both lives are successful
Each of us in this world influences some
other being, and it is the quality Of our
influence, and not the number we influ-
ence, which makes our lives successful in
the eyes of God. We may, believe that we
90 to our graves unknown and unsung,
but not one of us goes out from this world
without leaving an impression either for
the good OF the bad. And the kind of i'm
preston we make while we live and leave
when we die is the difference between sue.
cessfs] and xnsaosessful living.
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was defeated for his sixth congressional
term by a jackson man. He made no par
ticular mark in any public office he ever
held. Fillmore appointed him treasurer in
1850 and he continued in office until 1858.
He died in 1856.
Samuel Casey, the next on the list, was
not public man, and there is no record
that he ever held any office until appointed
to the treasurership by President Pierce in
1855
William G.. Price, of Missouri. was ap-
pointed by Buchanan in 1860, and held the
office nutil Lincoln came in, when he was
succeeded by Francis E. Spinner, the most
widely known of all the treasurers. 1t was
in his time that the government currency,
known as "greenbacks'' was first issued,
and his extra ordinary signature, unreliable
by gods OF men, lent an additional charm
as we'll as an additional security to those
early issues. Exasperating as the decipheT-
ing of it was, one felt that to counerfeit it
was an 'impossibility, and therefore the
notes were all the safer.
Francis Elias Spinner was born in New
York In 1902. He held various local offices.
and in 1854 was elected to congress as an
anti-slavery Democrat, and as the slavery
question grew more burning was elected
twice thereafter as a Republican, serving
form 1866 to 1861. When Chase became sec
rotary of the treasury Spinner was appoint
ed treasurer, and he continued in office
through the administration of Lincoln.
johnson and Grant. 1t WAS he who first
introduced women clerks into the treasury
department, because of the number of men
who left the government civil service to
enter the army. He resigned in 1876 and was
succeeded by John G. New. of Indiana.
Since that date the treasureIs have been
men of no particular political note, The
only practical politician among them is Mr..
Huston, and for some reason he did not
care to retain the office longer than year.
All Of them have been men Of disting uished
business ability.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-27
A CURIOUS BEgcErET.
Il Was Made From Rusty Pins That Had
Amused French Prisoner.

About 30 years ago there was exhibited
In one of the NEST fashionable jewelers.
shops in Paris very curious and interest
ing bracelet. Every one who passed the
shop was attracted by it as it hung in the
window, and the conversation in many
salons was based upon the brilliancy and
perfection OF the gems which surrounded
it. The most remarkable part of this piece
of jewelry was that it was chiefly COM
posed of four rusty, bent and broken pins.
These were set in framework of gold, the
gem surrounding the whole
70 explain the origin of this old orna-
ment it is necessary to go back many years
before it was exhibited One day M
Mazeres was walking the streets of Paris
when he came suddenly upon some who
were at work 1nending the pavement. In
some way or other monsieur tripped and
in falling was hurt. Without thinking of
the consequences he exclaimed against the
superintendent of the streets, saying he
should instruct his workmen to be more
careful. This remark was overheard, and
he was Immediately arrested and placed
in dungeon for complaining against the
public works, and he was kept for many
weary weeks without companions or occu-
patton. He felt his body commence to
weaken and knew that under such strain
his mind would soon give way. But he
was a plucky man and determined to
awaken his spirits from the lethargy which
he knew would soon make him insane
When cast into prison, M. Mazeres was
searched by the officers, but in some man.
ner they had neglected to take from him
four pins. These pins were all he had to
amuse himself, and he set his wits to work
to devise some game to keep his mind oc-
cupied
During six years the poor prisoner occu-
pied himself in throwing the four pieces
of wire at random about the cell and then
in searching for them that he might re-
commence his game. This was all the
pleasure he had for those six long years.
and, simple though it seems, it was this
alone that served to keep his body and
brain active.
A revolution set him at liberty one day,
and his devoted wife met him at the prison
door to take him home. He then exhibit
ed his four rusty and bent pins and told
his story. His wife considered the pins as
the means of his salvation, and to show
her gratitude she had them mounted in
gold and surrounded with jewels to the
amount of many Thousand francs. -Phila-
delphia Press. ~
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along its smooth pathway with a swinging
stride that astonishes even themselves.
Whence comes this IMMIGRATION that rem
ders distance in the wilderness and fallen
trees and marshes and hogs less fatiguing
than the smooth pavement of city? Is it
the wild beauty of the sunset glow upon
that awful bog that stimulates the muscles
because it delights the eye Or is it simply
the pure ozone or the exhilerat ton that nat
| urally comes at escape from a cedar
swamp! Or is it the undisturbed serenity
OF that days surroundings that dispells
all business cares and worries and ambi-
lions and relieves the mental pressure
upon the physical Vitality Or is it somo-
thing higher, something infinite in power?
Has the wilderness revealed to them per-
haps half consciously, the real sublimities
OF life, the real design of meE and things?
And by this broadened mental scope per-
haps the dists nee seem small
They feel near to home when Pickerel
Pond is reached, at fifteen minutes after
hye O'Clock. True, the home stretch is
nearly four miles through dismal swamp
and chaos of mud and water. 1t is alread
pitchy dark, and they have been walking
nearly eight hours They dread the mud
puddles, but hour or less VIII see them
in camp, and the thought of fire and sup
per and pipe is almost dream of bliss. 1t
is SO dark in the swamp that the roadway
is only indicated by the apertures in the
tree tops. One inyoluptarily holds up the
head as If to keep the chin out of water,
but really TO give the drowning eyes the
vague, faint breaths of light.
One inyoluntarialy assumes the "loup"
of the scout; SO that the bent knees may
be ready for holes and rocks and hummocks
and when the puddles are reached our
hunter can simply founder through. The
icy mud and water GIBBS and flows in the
mutilated high-topped boots and soaks the
feet in the little laced shoes. But what
of that? Ten steps on the ground and those
marvellous woollen stockings begin to get
warm again. That is why the riyer-driver
can work with wet feet in the early spring
all day and not Immediately perish through
it kills him finally.
When they reach the camp the man of
the long-legged boots, he who is fresh from
the Office chair, is utterly exhausted. The
heavy rifle has worn a sore place on each
shoulder. His bones and muscles ache
everywhere, protesting against the unusual
exertion.
They have been strained less by the long
tramp than the involuntary and violent
contraction that a slip on a slippery log
anu stumnle on rock ana hummock Will
Always lnauce. he is TOO tired, almost, to
care even Tor rest. he has been falling
along 1or the last mile or Two In purely
mechanical way. lie cannot lie comfortably
on the punk even. lie Is too tired 10 care
TO eat, though an hour ago he was raven
GUS ana When MS copmanlon Calls him
70 supper he nm2s to the table with little
appetite. But few mouthfulls revive
him. lie gets hungrler as he eats and his
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The Series Is Now Complete.

Eighteen parts have been issued which contain 28S plates Of
our native wild flowers in their natural tints with descrpt
ions.
The habits and pecuartes Of these flora also receive
their share of attentions and in Part also is published
elaborate and complete index which will be most useful
for future reference when the work is bound
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-27
THE NATIONS TREAsuRERs,
Many Solid Men and Few Politicians
in This Office.


. p,.us,,,;a Merchant Firs.
.,s ''i'
Fiace-oeh' Aaeufe-Pol1-
tics in the jackson days.
IT. ,,,rsbin cf the uni+os
,,raat - ;,,nortant as it is. has '..aoes'
g ,h;+ion IN ~. W. oeeh
And the reason is not far to seek On tba
one hand it is too much OF business Office
for the average man. ana on the other it
ton that many other government Offices do.
The only professional politician that has
ever accepted it was James n. Huston, and
he only held 1t year. despite the attrac-
t1veness of S6,oOo salary. It's requirements
are integrity ana sohoits' and these are
the chlef charcteristics Oh the Signatures
representing all the incumbents of the
once since 1t was established.
Michael Hlllegas was inc nrst treasurer of
the United States. when they were not
United States but only United Colonies
seeking redress OF grievances from the
mother country, ana not yet resolved on in
dependence. He was merchant of Phila-
oelphla. where he was porn In l728. of Ger
man parentage. lie amassed fortune as
sugar rehner, ara when the revolution
commenced espoused the patriot cause.
IN 100 the continental congress. then as
sempleo at Phlladelphla, appointed him
treasurer, ana ne held This ONCE through
tho war ana until the establishment of the
new constitution ana the inauguration of
washington.
WHEN PUBLIC MONEY RAN SHORT.
More than once in oomrary ,,.x, p.,
Morris. George Clvmer. samuel ,rosos,.t
and other Pbiladalnbia men. 80 f,u..,..s ~.
advanced money from his nria w.. ,,o.,,s -.
tide over tba financial stresses - .h.s.s
eminent. and had If NOT been 70, sno1, -
triotic ad vances The yorktou,, a.x....i,-..
would never have been possible
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of him. but that he was trpstworthv and
even notable man in his dav i evident ~
the fact that he held the Office of l+raas,,,a,,
continually for fourteen wears and that he
associated with the leading men of +ba
time. The Pennsylvania legfslatnya in 1rs1
authorized him 10 nrenara . yo1n,,,a 49,,
tanning tbe nnlbic acts and nrocaodi,,a. -
the commonwealth from 1774 mr. N 17s1 M
volume was published in 17s2 He died ~
1904 at the age Of IS. r j
His successor, Samuel Meredith, was ALSO
of Philadelphia. where he was born in l740.
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however was first rendered to Judge Saw
age. of New York, and on his declining it
was given to Clark.
He held it, however, but scant year, for
when jackson came Clark was one of the
first victims of the spoils system then and
there commenced. Clark was subsequently
elected to congress from Pennsylvania, serv-
ing from December, 1888, to March 8, 1887.
During the time he followed the leadership
of ohm Quincy Adams. He died in ls4I.
Jackson's appointee to the office was John
Campbell, of Virginia, and all that is known
of him is that he held the office for ten
wears. Even the ordinary tomb stone infor-
mation-bis birth and his death-has es-
cape the chroicler, and are no longer Access
sible to the ordinary historian. IA
ESCAPED THE SLAUGHTER.
William Seldom, of Virginia. was appoint
ed by Van Buren, in 1889, and escaped the
slaughter of the innocents Commenced bv
Harrison. simply because Harrison did not
live long enough to turn out all the Demo-
Gratis TYLER retaine him because he was
yirpinian and Polk because he was a Demo-
GRAFT. He held on until 1850, whey Fillmore
disnlaoed him. In 1858 Buchanan apnointed
him marshal of the District of rCulunb;a
which Mace LIE held until 1861.
John Sloane. the next incumbent of the
oftice was a considerable man in his dar
He was born in Pennsylvania in 177e, and ,e-
moved to Ohio at an early age. From 1914
to 1905 he was member of the Ohio legisla-
ture. and was speaker of the house for two
years. He was the United States receiver
Of public moneys in Ohio from 1908 until 1919.
He was then elected to congress, and served
five terms, from 1919 to 1929. He was a sun.
porter of John Quincy Adams and Henry
CLAW. and bitter opponent of jackson. and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-27

tlOn SLOW ny Hdtuf, anu the Qeef are soon
aware of it-tuo soon for the hunters hap
piness. Some may say that this "bull luck"
was ACCOMPANIED by stupidness. But one
should shoot at deer ones self before
critioizing.
But it is nearly one O'clock. They have
been tramping for four hours ,aLd rest and
refreshment are necessary, as is an early
start if they are to reach the camp by night
They have over ten miles to travel. They
decide not to return over the sandy ridges,
but to follow the ozark road into the
great forest that spreads out around the
bog.
They arrive soon in the hemlock growth
where the bark-peelers were at work last
July, and then the struggle begins. The
great bare, slippery tree trunks with
masses of brush and branches are piled
in the utmost confusion. 1t is climb and
scramble and slip and tumble for a half a
mile, and then they find the road again
and 1t leads them inc cedar swamp. How
damp and cold and dismal it is! The crypt
OF a cathedral is. no gloomier. The deep
moss makes no sound, neither does the
thick, overhanging foliage and the short.
stout tree trunks are like tier after tier of
stone pillars supporting an enormous
weight. There is mile after mile of this
underground forest,'' and at last they
come out on the edge OF the log.
The high Hhcrse back' is on the other
side. The sun is just setting as they strug-
gle across. The moss is trial to fresh mus
cles' but after seven hours of tramping it
drags one down like quicksand. To walk
is as dlhcult as peddling bicycle over the
merciless inelastIcity of q haaeh Rut the
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knights of Honor

They agree to pay the sum of $4,000 to-
the death of member Falmouth Lodge, No.
738, meets at Columbia Hall, Monument
Square, 1st and Sd Wednesday evenings of
each month.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-19
SIX PERISEED

In tho Wreck of the Schooner Cummings
on misunderstanding Attempt to
Rescue tho Crew.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May lS.-Thc
gch hooner NJ. ]. Cummings, !adcn with
grain from Chicago, dragged her an-
chors and fouudcrcd in about twenty
feet OF water just south OF tho harbor
piers a. 0 o'clock this morning. a
fierco gale from tho norshwnrd ragged
md tremendous sen swept into tho
bay. Five vessels were ut anchor under
the government brcakwater, and with
the exception Of tho I. K. Barnes,
which rapidly drifted towards the
beach, 1t was thought they would
weather the storm. Tho Barnes was in
area, danger OF drifting on top OF the
sunken schooner N. J. Cummings Just
south of the harbor. The Cummings
outored tho bay about 8 o'clock and
dropped her anchors oil Michigan
street, but they failed to hold and the
vessel driited southwark and shorcward
mill she reached tho breakers, when
she evidently filed through her cabin
nnl forccastic aud went down in twenty
feet OF water about 8 o'clock.
Five men and woman perished oe'
fore tho liie saving crew reached the
wreck. One OF tho crew and a Lilo saver
wero rescued.
Tho men who persisted fell from their
perches in the cross trees to the water
and sank out OF sight like pieces OF lead.
Tho body OF tho woman is still lashed to
tho rigging, to which she escaped.when
the ship began to sink. -
six thousand people lined the piers
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-19
AN ARTISTIC SUCCESS.

"liy Lord iu Livery" aud "ChGGkIuto'' ut
tho Opetn ffouso Last Night
Amateur performances arc nlwaya
trcated With friendly spirit and with
allowances that arc justly duo those
who mako no claim to perfection In
dramatic art, but the performances At
tho Opera uouso last night demanded
no such favor or indulgence. Tho
ladios and gontlomen who assumed tho
somewhat difficult rolOs in "My Lord
in Liyery" and "Chockmato" acquitted
themselves In manner that WAS sur
prising. They won tlIor sucCoss
atrictly on tho merits OF their inter.
probation oi tho characters thoy rcpre.
aented. Thoir work was OF IVORY high
order. being finished and delicate in
tho varying moods and situations,
which would have fallen fat Ind ttoy
not been go well up on stage technique
and dramatic action and spirit. And all
Of this is duo TO tho skillful training Of
Miss Meryillo (Mrs. 4. I. Levil, who is
ono Of tho most handsome and talented
actresses In tho profession.
Familiar acquaintance with actors
md actresses invariably robs thcm o.
half the charm, and is prejudicial TO n
correct appreciation OF their acting, but
notwi.hs landing this handicap tho work
was OF such high character last even-
ing that the audience was captivated in
spite OF itself. This may bc deemed
iusomo praise, but there ia no doubt
that the most critical peesimist will
agree with the writer that professional
compa could not havo carried thom-
solves In moto satisfactory manner
'PraisG from Sir Rupert is praise In.
deod," and 1t Ia not saying too much
that every ono present last night was
q Sir Ruport.
Tho ono act farce OF my Lord In
Livery" was u pointlcss piece, yet tho
intelligent acting Of Messrs. Ralph Hey
man, Charles Brilles, David Kraus,
Master Gerson 1senberg, Misses Hattie
Reed, Mario uovman and Mrs. Sadie
Rice made it more than SUCCESS. In
lcss skillful hands it would have been
very dull. II required high order OF
talent to give 1t an acceptable prescnta-
tion, and it is only honest praise to
Stutc tUuk tliC luulud UllN StUllUuICA AZ
the cast were equal to every occasion.
"Chcckmate' was the niece dc resist
dncs. 1t was farce OF much better con-
struction and more rational situations
than the curtain raiser. and It's delicate
treatment by those making up the cast
was Of q surprisingly professional char
actcr Mr.. Charles b. OF mover ap-
peared to better advantage while Ed:sB.
Franzheim, B. K. McMechen, D. Z. Stal.
maker, Gilmoro Brown, Robert I1aaso
and Frank Waterhouse, who have not
had the benefit OF his experience, divid-
cd tho honors OF the evening with him.
Miss Eta Rinehart gave very pleasing
and natural Characterization OF tho
heiress and maid, and Misses Laura
Caldwell, Maud Richards and Carrie
Gutman wcro very attractive and ac-
coptable In their roles ns servants. Miss
Lena Mervillo. ns Martin, acted with q
vim and dash that was very refreshing,
and in no instance did she disappoint
those who had expected much OF her.
The performance will be repeated this
afternoon and evening. Don't miss the
opportunity Of seeing the bes. work ever
done by local talent
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BRIEFS FROM THE WIRE.

Gold for shipment to Europe to-day
S2,S50o0o.
No business OF importance was trans.
acted by the house yesterday. The
houeo adjourned over Saturday.
Tho main building OF the Hilsboro,
Ohio, Female College burned yesterday.
Loss, $4,000 insurance, $4,000.
Pittsburgh wire works n. Braddock,
Pa, havo closed on account Of scarcity
Of coal and $50 men arc thrown out.
The Pittsburgh coal operators will
continue the fight A special meeting
will held Monday to decide on o
future COURSE
Senator Hill 10 engaged on now tariff
bill-a substitute for the senate com.
promise bill. He will boldly demand
Its acceptance.
Tho leaders OF tho Coxeyltes In Utah
who seized Union Pacific train were
civon ilvo days in Jail and from $40 to
SlO0 fine each.
Frye's Commonweal army is on the
outskirts OF Cincinnati. The mayor
will not allow them to enter and has
ordered them away.
The Order OF Tonti nasign cd at Phila.
delphia to Francis Brown and the Land
Title and Trust Company. The assets
Of the order are placed n! abou. 81 $50.
600.