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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-AJ Gorham
IL village, Me-. a large 2 LIZ story house Of
Is rooms, centrally located on principal street,
especially desirable place to take summer
boarders; will exchange for farm under good
cultivation within 10 miles of Portland or
Westbrook. E, G, S. Kicker, First National
Bank building, Room 1, basement. 20-I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

MIR. SAMUEL LEVY is now prepared to
WI buy cast off clothing of all descriptions
for highest cash prices. Address letters or
postal to 100 MIDDLE ST. feb1-H
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

DARTNEK WANTED-With capital in a
i well-estabhshed business. Address L..
this once. my14-H
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22
TO LET-RENTS.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for IS cents, cash in advance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR SALE-A jack; perfectly kind and
IL good for driving. Also dog cart and
harness. Apply to j, E. BRADFORD. No. IL
Main street, Knightyille. Me. Pill
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR sALE-Dog Collar plates. Very best
IL quality of German silver, with name. adj
dress, and license number, 50c., Brass 25c.
Very neat and durable. SOUTHWORTH
BROS. I'll
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

Misunderstanding Agents: largest proper
w tomato reserve fund, and lowest cost of
any relianle assessment society in New Eng
land. THE PROVIDENT AID SOCIETY, 90
Exchange street. Portland. Maine. III
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR SALE-Stock or Milk Farm. s miles
from Portland. 80 acres, As field, rest
pasture, 1875 fruit trees, Iold-fashioned two
story house, good barn 42x72, water in house
and barn the year round, $500. down. Address
wv. E. WINSLOW, West Falmouth, Me. 17-2
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

FOR SALE-At Westbrook several valuable
blocks, near the proposed City Building. These
are desirable lots and will be sold at a bargain,
F. G. S. KICKER, First National Bank
Building. Room /. Basement Dol
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

WANTED For the summer, within o miles
w of Portland. a furnished house Please
apply with all particulars to E. A. MAC DOW
ELL 38 Chestnut street, Boston, Mass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

WANTED-At A Bowdoin ST. A neat
w capable girl for general housework. Ref
erenceS required 22-l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

WANTED want athoroughly reliable, Ell
w ergetic man here and one or two in good
towns outside, to open small offices and hand
lie my goods Ono convassing, all goods sold di
rect to dealers). Permanent position and good
ray to honest workers Send stamp and refer
ences to A. I. NORRIS, care this paper. I6-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR SALE CHEAP-one secondhand box
u buggy; also harness. nearly new Apply
at Tow Boat Office, 179 Commercial street.
col
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22
WANTED.

WTANTED-Capital of 81 900 to So 900 in
w well established business, paying good
profit. For further particulars please call on
n. S. GARDINER, 1876 Middle ST., oxford
Block Room 1. 22-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR SALE-Greenhouse sash and glass, to-
Il gether or separate. Inquire of j. B. CUR
IT'S, Bradley's Cor, Deering. mar2ltf
EOR SALE-21s story house containing %
IL rooms divided into three rents, central
ly located, within eight minutes walk OF most
office; will rent for $35 per MONTH lot about
40x80. For particulars apply to A. G. LIBBY,
AZ ~ Exchange street. 21-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

WANTED-To call at your store or house
iron, rubbers bottles, metals of all kinds. II
you have any OF the above please drop me
postal Address G. B. WISH, 16o Green
street. city. 11-1rf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

EOR sALE-House 20 Crescent street. con-
4 tanning 10 rooms, bath. steam heat, open
fire place, unrestricted view. Inquire on
premises, or of JOHN F. PROCTOR. 2O-l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

w ANTED-A capable girl for general house
w work; small family good wages and
best of references required. Call at No. 81
Bramhall street. 2O-i
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

NOR SALE-The cheapest kindling wood in
L. the city. Cut rounds ST. per load; s bar
ly filed. VIM. TIERNEY, 276 Commercial
street. 2O-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

FOR sALE-Farm, 100 acres, 10 miles cut;
Il divided field, pasture, plenty wood.
water, orchard, buildingso wire Wnssd fence; bar
22-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

WANTED-Al lad IL to l6 years of age in
w office on Exchange street. Must write
well and furnish good references Address Post
Office box 457. III
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22
WA INTERPRETATIONS.

"ANTED-A situation in Portland by
w young man 20 years of age of steady
habits, a chance to learn the printers or ma
chinists trade. Can furnish recommendations
of character. Address BOX "a, Winthrop. Me.
22-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22
wANTED-FEMALE HELP,

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents, cash in advance,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22
FOR SALE.

NOR SALE-On Liberty ST., near Congress, a
located in first class repair and will be sold at
a very low price for cash. E. G. s. KICKER,
First Nat Bank Building, Room 1, Basement.
21-l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

COUNTRY STORE TO LET-Situated in a
" good centre for trade, within twenty rods
of railroad station. Address BOX "a. North
Leeds, Me. 21-l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22
FOR SALE.
Forty words or less inserted under this
Head for one week for 70 cts. in advance

InOR SALE-n Deering 2 1-2 story house
L. of rooms and bath, near Electric cars,
good stable; this house is finely furnished
throughout; will sell house and furnishing.
purchaser E. G. S. KICKER. First Nat Bank
Building, Roomi1, Basement. 22-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-22

yNANTED-A young man to drive delivery
w team. GEO. c. SHAW, 585 Congress
street. 1911
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
TIDE WELLS IN THE WEST.
Indications That Kansas and Nebraska Are
 Located Over an Underground Sea.

Indications That Kansas and Nebraska Are
 Located Over an Underground Sea.
 The best scientists of the land favor the opinion that Nebraska, Kansas and parts of Indian territory are situated over an immense underground lake or sea. It is a we1i-knoWn fact that in several places in Kansas whole sections of land have suddenly disappeared, leaving only fathomless lakelets to mark the spot where they were once situated Proof that there is some thing peculiar with the foundation of the section of the country mentioned may be found in the celebrated tide wells" of Polk. Butler and Colfax counties in Nebraska. Polk county is best provided with these curious wells. having between dozen and twenty. which roar and ebb and flow with an unseen tide. The roaring of these remarkable curiosities 6hey can not be called natural won ders, because they are the work of man, at least so far as excavation is con cernedl, is caused by the inhalation and exhalation of immense quantities of air. There are hours, regular and uniform, in which the air will rush out with loud, hissing sound, and again an equal space of time in which it seems that all the of the Platte valley will be sucked into the cavernous depths of these wonderful wells. The period of this ebb and flow does not seem to de- pend upon either the seasops or the state of the weather, but is thought to have some mysterious connection with the high and low tide periods of the At lantic and Pacific oceans. A meteorolo- gist of national reputation, who sought to fathom the mystery of the Platte river tide-wells,a and who issued a little pamphlet with the title Roaring Wells of Nebraska, gave it as his opin- ion that the roaring phenomenon was in some way connected with the pre- vailing adirection of the wind, being strongest in time of west or southwest breezes. The farmers in the three countries mentioned as being best pro- vided with these tidregulating air-ex- polling wells believe that the water supply is connected with body large enough to have regular ebb and flow of tide All the wells in the counties of Polk and Butler which are tide regulated are of about the same depth, those of Colfax being deeper, but all extending to porous stratum, having the same general characteristics. Chi cago Herald.
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Sugar and Preserves.

Sugar and preserves were fashionable presents in Queen Bess' time. Every one seemed to have had "a sweet tooth' in those times. The dean and chapter of Salisbury having a case to be tried before Justice Hale, presented him with six sugar loaves. for which the judge, who was exceptionally serupulous, in- sisted on paying. In Davenant's poem, Madagascar, occurs the couplet: Then reconcile the rich 'or gold-fringed gloves, The poor for Gods sake or for sugar loaves.
 The sergeants of the house of com mons in Lent, 1885, received from Lord Howard d presentof sugar. The cham Der of Exeter in 1910 voted sugar loaves to two canons for their morning lee lures. Sometimes marmalade, oranges, lemons, or even potatoes, took their place, and when sugar became cheaper the custom ceased. In 1881 all persons in Scotland not being dukes, earls, etc, possessed of at least two hundred and fifty pounds in yearly rent, were pro hibited the use of confections, foreign drugs and costly spices.-Westminster Review.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14

fnan and woInan. Ali the dwarfs liv- ing within two hundred miles of the capital were commanded to be present. The bride and groom rode on an ele- phant under canopy; some of the 1nidgets followed on camels, or rode in sIedges carved in the shape of various animals, Many of the vehicles con tained a dozen dwarfs at a time Some of these small people did not like the idea of being bidden or commanded in this way. Of course the procession of dwarfs was followed to the city by 8 laughing mob, and the pignies object ed to being made sport of; but Peters word was law, and he punished the dis obedient ones by making them wait at the banquet on those who were doeile
 Seventy dwarfs sat down to table, besides the tiny bride and bridegroom, who were richly adorned in the height of the prevailing Russian mode. Zotof took care that everything provided for this marriage should be of suitable size. X low table was set with small dishes. glasses, plates, and other ar ticIes, all arranged according to ths size of the guests. The dwarfs, we are told eontendea with much pride and gravity as to which should be first, but it was finally settled that tae smallest should take the lead; and then there arose disputes, as none of them would admit he WAS smaller than the others. The czar, who was pres ent, finally interfered order was re- stored, and the banquet proceeded Dancing followed. The bridegroom, who was thirty-eight inches high, opened the ball with minuet. The company soon followed the example of the groom, and entered into the danc- ing with great spirit. and after all their trouble, became very gay and had good time generally.
 AS has been before remarked Peter was very fond of the pygmy tribe, and ali the funeral of one who had long been attached to his court twenty four male and twenty-four female dwarfs walked in procession, followed by the emperor in person and his min isters and guards never heard of his being cruel to a dwarf, although he frequently made sport of them, and his love for practical joking was so great that even zotof did not always escape Mary Shears Roberts, in St. Nicholas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
GOLDEN FLEECE.

s,ast Highly Prized of All the sarviv.
 ing orders of ChIyaIry
 |s.x a1l the orders of medieval ehiyal- sbich have survived the shock ot z'z ..zs ssive revolutions on the continent !..s 5S.,rone since the great cataclvsm o1 s@sa that of the Golden Fleece is per 'ss,,s the most distinguished and the ''s,ss .,,s5 highly coveted by personages of - birth or of illustrious patrician sss2 s;,Saoe Students of the history of |ts,sprt or science of heraldry will learn ,sEsb interest and pleasure that the O1'- y4S,s of Poison dor, of Spain. having Isen conferred on the duke of York, isse,ovaf highness was recently invest .Asl sat Marlborough house with the 1n- s;pnia of the order by the prince of lVales. himself a knight of the order, .etinq in the name of the queen regent saa on behalf of the young king of Snain. The secretary of the Spanish asnbassv. as chancellor of the order, saad the royal commission creating the ,3ske knight, and the august cere- ,a,nv was also attended by the duke of ssa -eoburg- -Gotha and the Due 'Au- nsale. as knights of the order, and by f3e Spanish ambassador and the earl of Kim berley, her majestyas secretary of state for foreign affairs.
 The duke of York only received the 'baape of the order, in the shape of the 4i0ure of a sheep ill embossed gold sus- nended from heavy chain of gold, but at chapter of the order or at great ao{lrt functions at Madrid he would be entitled to wear the full robes, consist inoS of a long mantle of crimson velvet, zi1fsin the fashion of saeerdotal cope, Yielily embroidered at the borders with enablematic devices of stars, half-moons and feeces in gold and lined with white satin, over doubfet and hose of crimson damask The full robes also com prise a 'chaperon, or hood, with {. long flowing streamer of black satin; butthis headgear has in modern times been generally dispensed with.
 0riginally the robes of the order which was founded in 1I29 by Philip tlac Good, duke of Burgundy, were of crimson cloth, lined with white lambs wool: and this circumstance has some what strengthened the theory that the ool9en fleece was Instituted by Philip the Good in grateful recognition of the imnaense treasures which the duke of Buneundy had acquired from the wool of the aoel1s bred on his vast estates in Flanders. Be 1t as it may, the woolen eostume was changed in 1473 at a chap ter held at Valeneiennes for the more costly materials of velvet, taffeta, da- laasll and gold embroidery. London Telegraph
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
4 ROYAL AFFAIR.

P'er the Great, zotof, His Dwarf, and the {, Dwaff's Marriage.
 apn ITO, Zotof and his royal master |fanged wedding between two ar1s. This was celebrated at St.
 .ersburg with greatshoSv and parade. P'oI' as high official. was head and Pnt of the performance. It took a N tllne to prepare for this great
 si'. invitations to tic wedding were
 nt out several months before the date
 poanted for the ceremony, and all E courtiers and ambassadors were
 auen to the marriage ofa this tiny
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
CHINESE BANK NOTES.
utions Taken Against Gounterfeiting
 the Currency.

Preca utions Taken Against Gounterfeiting
 the Currency.
 Chinese bank notes are more like prom issory notes than our bank notes. There IS not and never has been a national bank and notes are not used as cufren- eY to any extent. The banker merely nris the amount on the note and puts his private seal or chop over it.
 Snch notes are made out for all sums from five to twenty thousand taels,and the Chinese banker never goes back on hissignature. He pays the notes when fAeE are presented in silver or gold. rlae silver is usually paid according to Weight, in bumps the shape of toy bath Enhs, ranging in value all the way iron one to fifty dollars. The usual size is worth about fifty dollars, and it Weigh hs about five pounds. The gold is 1aslde in long thin cakes and is twenty earats fine,
 Rhe banker stamps with his private seat every piece of silver he pays out and even the Mexican dollars are marked thus with India ink.
 Eyery big bank or company has a man who takes all of the silver dollars tliat come in and fits them into holes matle in board, so that when they lie oli Them their surface is just level with the board He then takes a brush and wsater and wishes them as white and elean as though they had just come rom the mint. He now stamps his ellop on each of them, and this means S 1llat he guarantees their payment.
 Any one who has been in China will Z see the necessity of this. There are no shle wder counterfeiters in the world tfan the Chinese, and they are espe- < va y adept in the plugging of coin
 fhe other day an American got Q silver dollar in a trade at Iankow. and athmpted to pass it at the bank there. kiekAyas told it was not good, and upon < < ms questioning the matter the Chinese 7. cashier sent for a candle and lit it. He fasn held the coin over 1t and 1ol in 8 tlaonent it began to melt. The sides feh off and in the center there was a peg of copper. The eounterfeiters < hau split genuine coin and had hol- sieWed out the two pieces on the inside 8 soSthat the copper could be fitted into thfn. They were then patched to- eefher so neatly that only the expert $ sneed ear of the Chinese shroff could } aetect the fraud.-Philadelph Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14

-"Have you anything to show from your last placer Bettie-.'Ye Yes, ma am; two as sweet evening dresses as ever you set your eyes on. n-Inter-ocean.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
FligIlty.

Eighty. Mrs. What do you think of the new minister? Robinson He's good man. no doubt; but he's quite visionary in his ideas.
 Mrs. Robinson Visionary? Robinson Yes; he talks of paying eff the mortgage Puck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
A DECEPTIVE TARGET.
It Costs the MarISsman Something to Lear Why He ean,t LIit tha Danolinn. Ball.

1t Costs the MarSsman Something to Learn
 Why He Can't Hit the Dangling Ball.
 4 shooting gallery peeuliarity that has recently came into popularity con sists in very light and fragile ball of blown glass, or in some eases a hollow egg shell suspended from string This always attracts the inexperienced mar1sman, because the natural de- structiyeness inherent in human na- ture causes him to prefer to shoot at something which he can smash rather than at a target that gets no harm from his accuracy. Therefore he wastes his three shots, at one and two-third cents a shot, not on the targets, but on the suspended mark. And he never hits it.
 The experienced man in rife-range gunnery wastes no time in the deceit- ful ball. He knows that it can't be hit. Probably he knows it from ex- perience, for it is one of those facts that no man will believe until he has tried it for himself The reason for it is that very light hollow glass ball, or blown egg if properly hung on a slender thread, will dodge any bullet that ever came from gun barrel. The air that the bullet piles up. in front of it blows the light mark out of the proj- ectiles path until it has passed, after which the target swings back to it's original position. This is very provolx- ing for the marlzsman, who, if lie be good shot, has the doubtful satisfaction of seeing his target execute three quick dodges at the aforementioned price of one and tEvo-third cents per dodge.
 There is nothing, however, so remu- nerative to the proprietor as these pend ant marks for the gunners, provoked at their lack of success. will keep on and on trying to hit q mark compared 2 to which pin head weuld be barn. door shot, and they only give 1t up in disgust when the cost begins to tell upon them or when some wiser friend explains their lack of success. Two dollars is 2 cheap price to pay for the knowledge that one of these hanging targets is better mark for a baseball than for 2 bullet-N '. Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
An Asparagns Ilish.

A here has been considerable ingenu- exercised in late years to devise a Ataole dish in w.ieh to serve aspara- 's. He best cooks nowadays serve
 entlre, and do not chop it up into fs, as old-fashioned housekeepers for erly did. Asparagus does not drain
 slly, and considerable moisture aps from it after it is taken up. Rerefore there should be a drainer to |e asparagus dish. Manufacturers of Rna make very pretty square-cornered 'iong platters of the proper size in hlch to serve asparagus. These are 'tlstlcally decorated with @ spray of
 e vegetable, and have a fiat drainer. ae white sauce, ordinarily served lth asparagus. is placed on the table 2 separate boat Silverslniths are aklng platter of silver with pie Pesque carving draiuer, elevated on gs over the platter Two tiny pitch s' to hold melted butter and white zee are mounted on either side of
 N platter, SO that the guest may take cholee.-N. Y. Tribune.
 Mamma Now, Bobby, say your
 ayers. Bobby after the usual NOW lay me-0-ssAnd please God 2 Ike me a good boy; and if at fh.st you 'h succeed try, try again Puck.
 -so should we live. that every hour ay die as dies the natural flower, a brewing thing of power Lord
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14

Attorney General William U. Hen sel was born and bred in the country, not fai. from Lancaster, his present home, and he is still a frequent visitor to the old farm and store where his parents live. lie is not only d shrewd lawyer and an able politician, but a skilled mixer of champagne cup and like delectable compounds He is q nonresident member of at least one New ' Yorlz club. and active in the only considerable social club of Lancaster called the Hamilton. not, however, in honor of the great federalist, but of a man conspicuous in the early settle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-14
lnent ot the lltt1e city.


 Money in It.-"rve got a great idea, cried the theatrical manager, tits continuous performance" That's not new interrupted man. - know it, cried the manager. but the rest of my idea is--I'm going to al- low five minutes between each act and buy the cafe next door. Life.
 The number of potential voters in this country in 1890 was f6, $40, ,31t In 1880 the number was f2. .sS0, 349 The total presidential vote in 1892 was 12,- 110,636.
 Nature and certainty are very hard to come at, and infallibility is mere vanity and pretense.-Marcus Antoni- nus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
The Abraham Lincoln rIyth.

Some fellow with an imaginative
turn has added to the literature of
the future by casting the scene of a
novel somewhere in A. d. 2233, and in
this connection he details the investi-
cation, by the advanced Africans, of
the tradition that one Abraham Lin
coin freed the slaves in the misty
past. The conceit is a queer one, aud
we'll worked out, but it is hard to
conceive a doubt of the existence of
Lincoln, any more than the popular
ity of the Saint Paul & Duluth Rail
road. This well-known thoroughfare,
which has long and for obvious rea-
sons been styled the Duluth Short
Line, is the peoples popular route at
all seasons of the year between the
double twins, ST. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth and West Superior, and as
such has for years maintained a
strong hold upon public favor. 1t
runs fast trains at convenient hours
over a smooth rOad-bed and be-
tween the finest of terminals,
where close connections are
made with trains running
in all directions. The latest lux
uries of travel in the way of modern
equipment are a speciality, chair cars
and sleepers of the best and most COM
Portable pattern, relieving the tedium
incident to travelling, so that the
tourist has every inducement. Ticket
agents will gladly furnish maps, cir
culars and information regarding the
line, or they may be obtained direct
by applying in person or by letter to
W. a. Russell, General Passenger
Agent, ST. Paul, Mimi.