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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
THE PRESS PORTFOLIOS.
A Supply of All Four Numbers OF the
Worlds Fair Series Now ON Hand.

Complete Sets of the Holy Land Photo
graphed Are in Great Demand-Every
Number in all Series as Far as Issued
Can Now be Obtained at the Portfolio
Department.
We have complete stock of all num-
bers yet issued in all the series on hand,
and can supply demands for any of
them. We requestpeo who call for
any of the portfolios to be careful and be
sure of the mum Der wanted before call
ing for them, as we do not like to ex-
change copies any more than Unnecessary
All desire fresh copy, and the numbers
returned often show signs of handling
that makes them unsaleable. We are
leased to correct errors honestly made,
but the number of cases where persons
buy an early mum Der. and after looking
it over exchange it for later one is be-
coming too numerous. A copy of each
part will be found in the PRESS count
ing room, and all are welcome to come
in and look them over as much as they
please.
That "Famous Paintings of the World"
is meeting with such large sale is
very gratifying indication of the artistic
tastes Of the Portland public. "Famous
Paintings" reproduces the best work of
the most celebrated artists of Europe
and America-nots old, or hacknayed
subjects. but their most recent work,
the ripest fruits of their genius in the
maturity of their powers. To get per-
mission to reproduce these works, many
of these artists have been visited in their
studios in France, Germany, Spain,
Italy, Russia, Poland, England, etc.,
and by their generous cooperation the
publishers of this work exclusively are
enabled to offer this most extraordinary
collection of modern pictures ever COL
lected together. No single gallery in
the world contains what can now be pur~
chased for a nominal price by every
reader of this paper.
The geysers of the Yellowstone are
among the most wonderful of the many
natural wonders of this country. The
Excelsior geyser at that place is the
largest in the world, and its eruptions
extend as high as 200 and 300 feet. 1t
hurls forth large rocks throwing them
high in the air and scattering them far
and wide. America Photographed Nos
contains full page illustration of this
geyser in action, taken from an instan-
taneous view. 1t ia most excellent
view, and one gets fine idea of the
magnitude of this boiling fountain. An
other page illustration shows the Lone
Star geyser at the same place. This
geyser sends a small but very high
stream Of water, reaching the height of
sixty feet. An illustration of the So
called Mammoth Paint Pots of the
Yellowstone is also given, showing the
condition of the surface of the earth
near the geysers. With each view is
given a concise, pointed description, SO
that none of the facts illustrated can be
mi SSed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
THE coeRA,s JEWEL.
An Incident Which Led to an Explanation
of the Superstition.

An Incident Which Led to an Exp1anatio1
of the Superstition.
In India there is common superstition
to the effect that the jeweaed cobra, most
poisonous reptile, can never be found
without its precious stone. The natives
assert that as soon as a cobra loses its
stone or has it taken away it eventually
dies linger' ng death or commits suicide.
These sna as are rather rare; otherwise
this superst' Ion would have ceased to ex-
list. However, an entSnologist of an in
curing turn of mind ana da bbler in cleo
tricity, recently returned from India, tells
the following incident, showing how cleo
trioity can even serve the double purpose
Of exploding mines and false theories:
It appears that he was anxious to catch
q number of Indian frehies, and as = de-
coy he used half candle power inoandes-
cent lamp, current being furnished by a
email sulphate Of mercury primary bat
terry. The battery and lamp he deposited
or jungle and awaited developments. It
male fly is provided with the brilliant
light, while the female gives but a faint
glow and does not leave the ground.
LAG AI6V AA&Ab vAx CD tAfC 1oAAR AClA&AASl
on the ground very few Of the mals fies
to the fact of the light being SO intens-
So the next aight he set the decoy again,
dimming tho lamp, however, BY covering
1t with some tissue paper. Hs laid tAis
down by tree, and net In hand awaited
the coming of the male flies.
They came, too, in short order, and in
H. 4 -
specimens. Suddenly, however, the air
was free from dies. They disappeared as
If by magic. just then the entomologfst,
thinking that the cause OF their sudden
departure must be due to something unu-
sual, looked down to see IL the lamp was
still burning. 1t had gone out. Stopping
down in the darkness, he placed his hand
where he thought the lamp ought to be,
and to his great horror he found that he
had touched the moist skin Of living
cobra. The reptile had swallowed the
lamp, thinking it to be cobra's jewel.
1t Is almost needless to say that there
was mutual surprise, but it was COM
paratively easy to tell which was the more
frightened. The snake slurred off, and as
the battery ,tas little too heavy for him
to drag along, the wires being strong, the
lamp was forcibly removed from his
mouth
This incident led to an Investigation,
and il was found that the cobra while'
young makes search for phosphores
cent pebble, composed probably of barium
sulphide, which, upon being slightly heat
ed, produces light which resem bIes that
emanating from the female freely This
he lays upon the ground Immediately in
front of his mouth, and as the winged in
sects approach they become an easy prey
to this most venomous reptile. Electrical
Review.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
Canned Peaches"

A highly respectable and widely re-
spected clergyman living in a'country
parish not far from Boston received a
communication from New York house
dealing in wines and liquors not long
ago, saying that they would be very
glad to furnish him with anything he
needed in their line, and as an induce
ment for his patronage added that they
were aware that the arrival in coun-
try place of wines and liquors for the
use of the clergyman was apt to create
comment, if not scandal. And they Of
fered in case he purchased goods from
them to have them securely packed in a
wooden box, where they would be free
from examination, and to have the box
marked Canned peaches. boston
Herald.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
A REMARKABLE CASE.

PORTLAND. Sept 10, 1898.
Mr.. EDITOR IL wou like to inform my
friends and others of the wonderful cure that
medicine. About year ago l was taken with
rheumatic fever. After the fever had subsidized
was left with my limb perfectly paralyzed
and for five months laid in my bed without
physicians decided my hip had got t" be
broken before | would ever be able to move it
again. In my weak condition l doubted very
much being able to go through such an opera
ton. l called DR.. Chase, 372 Cumberland
street, on May 18th, and by June 10th began
to walk a little, and from that time have
gradually improved until today can walk three
miles without any Inconvenience and my limb is
about well. MRS, SOMNER WEBB,
feb21dtf Dermott Court Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
THE CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
Resolutions Adopted Concerning the
Clubs Purposes-Rev. DR.. Burrage's
Paper.

At the Preble House last night, about
90 ladies and gentlemen attended the
March meeting of the Congregational
Club. Following are those who sat
down to the banquet tables: H. w.
Shaylor, Mrs. Fl. W. Shaylor. F. E.
Leighton, R. II. Hinkley, Miss Gertrude
S. Lawrence, Geo. FL. Richardson, Miss
Alice Hinkley, Geo. F. French, Mrs. Geo.
F. French. Geo. W. Simonton, Mrs. Geo.
W. Simonton, VIM. M. Marks, Mrs. VIM.
M. Marks, W. r. Evans, Mrs. W. R.
Evans, Horatio Staples, Mrs. Horatio
Staples, Fl. c. Fabyan, Louise L. Ed
wards, Anne P. Burgess, A. H. Wright,
Rev. E. P. Wilson, Rev. Dwight
M. Pratt, Mrs. Dwight M. Pratt, c. A.
Brown, Mrs. c. A. Brown, George Lib
by, Mrs George Libby, A. A. Lane, Mrs
"A. A. Lane, G. c. Edwards, Mrs. B. M.
Edwards, B. NJ. Edwards, Fred V. Mat
thews, Mrs. Harriet Fl. Harmon, Dr.. G.
M. Talbot, Miss Grace P. Libby, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. W. Mitchell, G. H. Pease,' Miss
Fogg, Mrs. E. M. Latham, Edwin NJ.
Latham, Frank Haskell, Mrs. Frank
Haskell, W. K. Dana, Mrs. W. K. Dana.
Rev. S. n. Adams, Mrs. S. N. Adams.
Henry s. Burrage, ]. L. jenkins, S.
Peters and wife, B. F. Dunn and wife,
John II. Card and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Webster, DR.. and Mrs. G. w. WAY.
Jos. F. Chute, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H, True.
Mrs. and Mrs. L. NJ. Cousens, Mrs. M. A.
Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Woodbury..
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Way, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pickard. Mrs. and. Mrs. John E.
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Pickard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oman Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. E. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
A. Weston, Edward II. Elwell, A. S..
Burbank, Miss Florence Burbank. DR.. J.
l.. Hersom, j. G. Merrill, Mrs. j, G.
Merrill. Mrs. P. S. Nckerson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. II. Kicker.
After the supper, President Jenkins
called the meeting to order. Rev. Mr..
Wright, for the executive committee, of
fered resolution suggested by President
Jenkins, declaring, first, that the club
seeks something beyond its own social
and intellectual pleasure, and that
committee of five be appointed to take
the matter in hand and report in regard
to methods for extending the influence
OF the club in all Congregational circles
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS
USE PONDS EXTRACT

Have the early frosts or too late lin
gering by the garden gate again aroused
that RHEUMATISM SO peacefully
s1umbering the summer long? Well, if
it's very bad you must change your diet q,
and perhaps take some distasteful drug
the doctor will tell you what-but first {
rub thoroughly the part afflicted with
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warmly with flannel, and the rheuma- y
tism may wholly disappear. twill GER
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have the PONDS EXTRACT try it for
any of the many things its buff wrapper
mentions. It's a wonderful curative.
But don't accept substitutes. 6
PONDS EXTRACT CO., rs Fifth Ave., N. Y.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
vERDuRous LAWNS AND FOLIAGE.
An Englishman Teals About the Careful
Gardening In His Native Land.

An Englishman Texts About the Careful
Gardening In His Native Land.
Lewis Rose, a practical gardener,
came to this country 10 years ago from
England, where he was farmer, and
! he trims and cuts according to English
rules. Speaking of this country, he said:
You Americans do not know what
good lawns are. In England the houses
of the gentry are surrounded by acres
of green sward that looks Just like vel
vet. They NOW the grass with ma
chine every week, and after the mower
comes heavy stone roller that rolls it
down as fat as piece of paper. It is
just as smooth as that table cover there
stretched over the table. The roller is
to press down and heal any little break
or tear in the turf made by the machine.
If you break the turf anywhere, it is
just like breaking your skin. You
must fix it directly, or there will be
sore place on the lawn. Even il it gets
we'll there will always be scar there
unless you mend it carefully. You
should see the English lawns after
shower! The green is beautiful, and
every blade of grass stands up straight,
but all the little blades are of exactly
the same length, and they look soft and
level. The perfume of the new grass
is delightful. They have windows gen.
on the walls outside the house are
climbing rose bushes all in bloom. The
combined odor of roses and new mown
grass is very pleasant.
You have to go at lawn as If it
were piece Of EN- broidery you were
at work on. First you must have good
rich, decaying mold for the grass to
live on. You cannot make grass grow
in sand. Then as the grass comes up
you must 60 over it step by step and
dig out all the coarse grass and weeds
and be sure to mend each place after
digging up the roots. Then you will be-
gin to find patches where no grass APP
pears. You want to have grass seed
handy and sow these places with it.
water my lawns twice day-in the
morning before the sun gets fairly up
and at night after it goes down. | NOW
the grass every week. After you have
good lawn you must watch every
inch of it. You have no idea how easy
it is to let patch here and there get
poisoned to death. When you find any
foreign substance on a lawn that is like
ly to poison the grass, you want to dig
it up, put fresh soil and fertilizer TN
der 1t and fit new and healthy bit of
turf IN the hole you have made. Then
keep an eye on it afterward and water
it we'll. The rich, decomposed sweep |
ings from the stable make the best fer
tilizer
In pruning trees you want to cut off |
every long shoot and make your trees |
compact and bushy like a full blown
rose. Even wealthy Americans let their
trees get scrawny, and they don't al
ways cut them enough to prevent decay |
IN some OF the branches. 1t is easy to
trim trees if you understand this prin-
clple. And the only reason / have been |
successful with my lawns is that have
Deeh willing to take pains with them
ana 90 lot of hard ork.---New York
Sun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
Mayor Higgins Installed.

Ellsworth, March 12.-The city govern
ment was organized today. Nehemiah
H. Higgins, Democrat, was sworn in as
mayor. Officers were elected as follows:
Clerk, T. E. Hale; collector, J. Fl.
Higgins, treasurer, G. H. Drummey;
assessors, M. M. Moore, George r. Camp
bell, Els. Means; chief engineer of fire
department, ED. Carr. In his inaugural.
Mayor Higgins recommended several
minor changes, among them being an
increase of the police appropriation. The
bonded indebtedness of the city is $685.
300; interest on the same $2S92. There is
an outstanding note of $500. There has
been paid on the debt during the past
year $3O5O
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
HaM'S Thist

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
Runaway Legs.

Lady Canning tells story about her
father, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, who
was ambassador at st. Petersburg in
the forties. He was afflicted with sort
Of nervous paralysis, which deprived
him of the control of his limbs. Once
his secretary saw him running rapidly
along the quays. Afterward he heard
himself called and found Lord Stuart
clinging to lamppost. II wanted
particularly to speak to you, but could
not stop. My legs ran away with me"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13

Especial to the Press.]

Especial to the Press.]
Richmond, March 12.-Following are
town officers chosen today: Moderator.
VIM. H. Whitney; clerk, James r. Cum
ningham; selectmen, overseers and
assessors B. f. Curtis, j. l.. Lake, y.
Ring; school committee, A. Libby, G. Fl.
Theobald, W E. Whitney, c. E. Dinslow,
FIN. Yeaton; town agent, BE. Curtis;
auditor, J. F. Um berhine; treasurer, w.
H. Stuart collector of taxes, TT. Par
SONS. Party lines were not considered.
Everything Went Republican.
Especial to the Press.l
WATERFORD, March 2-The Republic
cans had everything their own way here
today, the Democrats having no ticket
in the field. Eighty three votes were cast
for each of the following candidates:
Moderator, Butler Libby; clerk, Charles
K. CARL; selectmen, assessors and over
seers OF the poor, Frank J. Roberts,
Frank s.Libby, Chester r. Chadbournea;
treasurer, Jason S. CARL; town agent,
Joseph A. SWEET; auditor, George 9.
Cluff,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
RING SHATTERED.


selectmen, assessors and overseers of the
poor, Jamen H. Fender, Sc, Samuel j.
Mitchell, 50, John A. Coffin, So; town
treasurer, Lucius NJ. Perkins, so; agent,
Nathaniel Cluff, 81; mem bers of school
committee. Henry c. Lord, for three
years, Sd: James H. Littlefield, for one
year, ~; town auditor, Harry &. Little.
field, 81,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-30

Special Dispatch 10 the DAILY Eagle
GUTHRIE o. T, June 29.-In the supreme
court of the territory today leave was
granted to amend the petition in the man
damus case Of the city OF Eaid against the
Rock Island K Iilway company, aud new
writ was issued, returns bic in ten days.
when the court will again BE in session, it
being the intention TO adj urn tomorrow.
Mandamus proceedings were brought by
the city OF Enid 10 compel the road TO
build a depot and stop trans at that polnt,
but the papers were not drawn up cor
rectly, and the court yesterday sustained a
motion TO quash the writ, Chief Justice
Dale and Associate Justices. McAIee aad
Burford sustaining and Justices Bierer
and Scott dissenting.
The court, however, gave the attorneys
OF the city leave TO amend the petition, aud
present 1t in a proper way, that Is, the
name of the party ut interest, either the
attorney general or the attorney Of the
county. The attorneys of the city at once
made u motion to so amend the petition,
and the court today granted the motion.
The Enid people are elated ever the re-
suit so far, and feel that ultimately a writ
of mandamus will be issued. Judge
Macky, it is said, will institute like pro-
ceedings in the name of Pond Greek.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-30
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, June cat the opening
of the senate today the joint resolution ap-
pointing Charles II. Anderson of Green
vile, Ohio, Sidney G. Cook of Harrington,
Kansas and A l.. PIerson of Pittsbu
members of the board OF managers of the
national nome for disabled volunteers was
passed.
Mr.. Sherman's resolution of yesterday
directing the committee on interstate COM
merce To Inquire into the advisability of
regulating the use of sleeping or parlor
cars was also adopted.
The joint resolution contin uing the an
nual appropriations thirty days after June
30. was adopted.
The tariff bill was taken up and Mr..
Vest moved al amendment clause repeal
ing the reciprocity feature Of the Mckinley
bill. Agreed 40.
Mr.. Jones then asked the unanimous
consent to make a number of amendments
overlooked As the bill War being considered.
The amendments were agreed to as fast as
read. Most of them were very unimport-
ant. The tariff bill was reported to the
senate at 5:45.
Mr. Mandereon moved to adjourn until
Monday. Lost-25 to 80.
La the executive session which followed
the motion was agreed to, and at $50 the
senate adjourned until Monday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-30

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June en- II.
Buckley, president; Frederick Bait, super
intendent, and j. T. Anderson, of the
Pennsylvania Steel Casting and Machine
company, were arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Myers today, charged with
cons piracy in perpetrating frauds upon the
United States government in furnishing
steel gun castings. The affidavit upon
which the arrest was made charges that on
or about May IS 1894, the defendants con-
spired to defraud the United States by
duplicating the official stamp of the in
spector OF ordnance and Ia subjeeting
specimens already stamped and separated
for casting for test, to treatment different
from that received by the castings. which
would result in delivering to the United
s ates castings OF quality inferior TO the
specimens of the quality required by the
contract of said Company with the United
States.
In the hearing before the United States
commissioner, Lieutenant W. Irving
Chambers testified to the details of the
charge as set forth in the affidavit. The
hearing was continued until next Tues
day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-30
JOIN THEIR COMRADES.
All Union Een at st. Louis Stop Work
Through Sympathy.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 29-On the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad in st. Louis the
freight blockade is complete, but one
stock train being sent out today. The
mail AMI passenger trains on that road
are moving in and out without interfer-
ence, being made up by the few switch
men who remained loyal. W. II. Morton,
general passenger agent OF the Missouri
Pacific, says tonight that no trouble is
being experienced anywhere else on the
line.
Tonight the train on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad which usually Carries Pull
man sleepers, lett this city wi hout them,
a notification having been received from
Cairo H., that the employees of the Big
Four road, over whose tracks the Mobile
and Ohio trains run, would refuse to handle
the trains ontIining the obnoxious cars.
All the employees of the Terminal asso-
citation in East st. Louis stopped work at
o'clock this evening to attend secret
meeting.
At midnight every wheel in the Ter
minal association yards on both sides of
the river and on the bridge was at stand
still, all the men having decided to stop
work in support Of their striking com
ra1es.
a meeting was held in East st. Louis
topight at which there were present ter
minal employees aud other railroad men
interested in the American Railway union.
A resolution was adopted in which those
present decided to give their hearty
support to the terminal strikers and
handle no cars whatever.
BRAZIL. Ind, June cali the Crescent
train aud yard men quit work here today
out OF sympathy aud cooperation with the
Pullman strikers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-30
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER BUREAU
Oklahoma Custodian Proposes the Es-
tabllshment OF one by Government.

Special Dispatch TO the Daily Eagle.
WASHINGTON. june %. - Mr.. ". p.
Campbell of kingfisher. historical custo-
dian of the Oklahoma Press Association,
has written Delegate Flynn, Senator
Martin and others in behalf of national
bureau of newspaper statistics. The OBJ
ject, as Mr.. Campbell expresses it, Is:
1.-The collection aud preservation of publi-
cations of the United States. Mr.. Camp
bell would have congress create this de-
partment, making provisions for
suitable buildings in each state
and territory, with sufficient cleri-
cal force to carry on the work.
He would also make provision TO
leave intact and protect such state or ter
ritorial organizations as are already in ex
istence. The postal department is 10 be
brought into REQ uisitiOn in this behalf by
requiring each publisher who uses the
mails as second class matter to send one
perfect copy of each issue OF his publIca-
ton to the custodian OF the state or terri
tory where published.
Mr.. Campbell, in one of his letters. says
he is preparing a bill, the outlines OF
which are in substance as here given.
Senator Martin, in speaking of the mat
ter, says he fully appreciates the infinite
interest and benefit such "A bureau would
bring to the future; but doubts the proba-
bility of securing eff-ctual results at this
time. owing 10 the vast amount OF money
the scheme would involve.