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The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
CHINESE VEGETABLES.

Some Recent Introductions Which Are
Worthy Place In American Gardens.
Professor L. H. Bailey of the Cornell
university experiment. station devotes
bulletin to the description of various
garden vegetables that have been intro
duced by the Chinese, some of which
are worthy of our adoption. The best
known and perhaps the most valuable
of these new vegetables is the pe-tsai,
or so called Chinese cabbage. This
plant bears loose, lettucelike head of
crisp leaves, which may be used in all
the fashions in which cabbage is served.
This plant requires a cool and moist
soil in which to make it's best growth.
It is essentially an autumn vegetable
The Chinese mustard is an excellent
plant for green's and produces an enor-
nous amount of heritage Its culture
demands the same attention as that adj
vised for pe-tsai.
California pepper grass appears to be
finely cut leafed form of mustard
long known in old gardens, but not de-
scribed either in American botanies or
gardening books 1t is one Of the best
of all plants for early spring green's.
Although the species is cultivated in
China and Japan, it does not appear to
have been independently introduced
from those countries in recent years. 1t
is not known how or when the plant
first came to this country. Other mus
tardlike plants recently introduced
from China are the pak-choi, used as
greens and for the white thick leaf
stalks, and the tuberous rooted mustard,
grown for its small turnpike root.
These plants possess less merit for Amer
lean gardens than the foregoing species.
Of the various squashlike plants In
PRODUCED by the Chinese the best is prob
ably the wax gourd or zit-kwa. The
fruit of this is excellent for conserves.
The plant is of easy culture, but re-
quires long season.
The la-wak or momordica has more
merit as a curiosity and an ornamental
vine than as an esculent for American
tastes. 1t is not new to the American
seed trade. The luffas or dish cloth
gourds OF the gardens are of two species,
which differ chiefly in the contour of
the fruits. The commoner species in
this country has ribless cylindrical
fruits, but the one chiefly grown by the
Chinese about New York has club
shaped ribbed fruits. These fruits are
interesting to us chiefly as a curiosity
and as yielding a spongelike fiber which
is useful for household purposes. The
Chinese pea has little to recommend it
to American gardeners. The Chinese
bean or tou-kok is no doubt valuable
vegetable for late home USE
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
North Yarmouth Academy.

Miss Alice M. Parker of Keene, N. H.,
has accepted the position of Assistant
in the Academy, and will assume her
duties at the opening Of the fall term
Tuesday, Septic.
2 The Academy offers special facilities to
those who desire to prepare for courses
in electrical civil engineering, and to
such as would like thorough training
in modern languages.
Miss Nellie F. Snow. A. B., has been
elected preceptress, and will teach Latin
and mathematics.
The main room in the Academy has
been renovated and improved making
it an exceptionally pleasant school
room.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
SWEET BETTY AND THE BIKE.

The lovely Betty often rides
Along the broad highway,
And fairer rider ne'er bestridss
The bicycle today.
For like swift winged bird she flies,
And none can pass her there
As on she speeds with dancing eyes
And shoulders straight and square.
Upon the road Tor on the track
Or spinning down, the street
Sweet Betty rides with unhumped back
Erect she holds her seat.
She's CARRIED in divided skirt
That fascinates the eye,
Ajockey cap and outing shirt
And killing sailor tie.
And added to this costume neat
Are leggings, full in view,
Which show-ahem!-he tiny feet
And shapely ankles too.
She beams upon the gazer's sight
Tn embodiment of grace.
In short, she is perfection quite
In manner, form and face.
And there is nothing that l like
So well to see today
As charming Betty on her bike
Upon the broad highway.
New York Press.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
DEERING.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Burnham are visit
ing relatives in Lynn and Newburyport
this week.
sMiss L. ]. Burnham of Portland, is
spending her va cation with her parents
at Morrill's Corner.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Three children, aged 10, s. and years
respectively were found by the Bangor
police, in the garden of an old deserted
house. They hadn't seen their mother
for two days and were hungry and dirty.
Their father is dead. The authorities
took care of them.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

rne rapid increase OF the agricultural
experiment stations shows the need
there was for them. Nearly every state
has one, while some have two or more.
The government pays more than 81, 0o0,
900 year for these and it is money
well invested There are now 81 sta
tions enon!oving Kn0 DC sons.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

The boat of MIR. Joe De Grace, fish
erman of Rockland, was picked up off
Hew1tt's Island. It contained lobster
traps and lines, but De. Grace is miss
ing. 1t is not known where his home is
or whether he has any relatives.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Pownal.

A church meeting was held at the
parsonage on Wednesday evening. After
cake and coffee were served the necessary
church work was considered. In alb
sence of the clerk, George Merrill was
chosen clerk pro tenn. By examination
of the church roll it was found that the
church numbered about forty members,
have never severed their connection with
this church. Mr.. Perez Chaplin was
unanimously chosen deacon. Mrs. Flora
Sweetsir superintendent of Sunday school
George Mitchell, assistant, and several
other officers of lesser Importance. Rev.
I. &c. Richards and Mrs. Richards
were present at the meeting, which made
it very pleasant.
The aOId Fashioned School" will be
played at Mallet Hall on Friday evening,
Sept. 18th. We trust. that there will be a
full attendance.
The Ladies Aid Society will hold their
meeting on Wednesday afternoon at $50
pm.
Miss Ethel Harris, daughter of Mr..
Cornelius Harris of Portland, is visiting
her friend Miss Lillian Latham for few
days.
Mr.. G. H. Merrill and family are to
| move to Andover in few days we be-
| lieve.
Miss Emma Pollard, from Portland,
has been visiting her parents for the past
week.
Buxton.
Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin will give a
reading at the South Buxton Congrega-
tional church, on Wednesday evening.
September IL. in the interests of that
church and society. Miss Sally Akers,
who sang with Mrs. Annie Cary Raw
mond, in New York last winter, and by
her remarkable vocal powers acquired
considerable fame in that city, will sing
some of Mrs. Wiggins's own beautiful
songs on this occasion. Miss Annie
Witherell, an accomplished pianist from
Boston will also assist Of local talent
Mrs. Frank McKenney will aid, and alto
oether a very a rare treat is Anticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

1t appears from investigation of the
Sebas5icook & Moosehead railroad books
that the sum of $1,000 remains unac-
counted for by the missing treasurer,
David E. Thompson. In this amount is
included the $4,000 realized on the draft
of President Van Wart.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
Buxton.
Peoples Party Mass Meeting.

e The Peoples party will hold mass meet
ing at City hall tonight. There will be ad-
dresses by James E. Campion, candidate for
ranraser, A~@i--~ p . s@,-.,--- ~
other
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
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Wisdom,
Kindness and
Appreciation.

The most precious attribute in man is
] wisdom or common sense. Brill
ancy pales before it. In every walk of
life there is brought home to us every
day the value of wisdom. There are
people in the world who outstrip their
neighbors and competitors in every
rivalry. They look at things with keener
appreciation; they know things better
and as it were by instinct. These people
are generally credited with wisdom.
They usually have knowledge. If an
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

There were $50, 900 tons of ice on hand
on the Kennebec August 10th and $4,000
on the Penobscot.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07


know about them them. That's
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
Appreciation.

r.
alton And this work passing and millions will lament the lost
lowers o a want
Amos J. Cummings
Congressman.
of
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Professor
Chairman Us
Nothing that compared
of Ame1ica" by G. II. Buck &
Chairman u. Burea Education Washng
United within
Amos j. Cummings.
wild by
is as Iknow that SO exhaustive
Professor f. KmOwIton
America" by Buck Co.. happy
Chairman u s. Committee and Means, Washington
publisher in
cheap IS public benefactor
Chairman U s. Education. Washington
Q'efering to Wild Flowers of Amerca)
and completeness a needed
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nature
Nh.
Congressman Marietta College, exPresdent
nd o Otheu)
UP line LIST August two two forty
those who are Flower portfolios MS adverTseS
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The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

Joshua Bridges died at his home at
West Dover last week at the advanced
age of "a years and 5 months. This is
the gentleman who has received frequent
mention in the papers as at one time
resident of Castine. He retained vivid
recollection of the occupancy of that
town by the British during the war of
1912. He possessed his origin al teeth
sound and entire, and we'll retained his
faculties to the last.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
Kindness.

Next to Wisdom and beautiful for Kindness There
Wid Floys PS and would have missed them entirely had been
where Thousands these cutting
roll
of
good riend Kindness ndureth
procured through the medium.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

Crazed Men Jump from the Windows Into
the Flames-The Engineer Almost
Roasted In His Cab-Fleeing People
Overtaken by the Flames and Burned
to Death.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

Two unobtrusive, industrious, temper
ate men one from Guilford and the other
from Abbott, went on to Little Russell
Mountain the other day for blueberries
During the day they killed "a snakes.
After they got home it occurred to
them that they were the champion snake
killers of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

The East Buckfeld correspondent of
the Oxford Democrat says: at has
certainly been cold enough for mittens,
but when we laughed at Virgil DeCoster
for having them on. he showed us the
end of his fingers where the skin was
worn to the blood, and then invited us
in to help pick cucum bers."
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

A young lady in Union, who complet-
ed the prescribed course at the Union
High School but refused to participate
in the closing exercises, sues the school
committee because they refuse to grant
her a diploma. She evidently doesn't
think the dress parade exercises on
graduation day are a part of the cur
riculum.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07

The annual meeting of the Dexter &
Newport Railway Co. was held at Hotel
North Wednesday forenoon, and the fol-
lowing directors chosen: Hon. James
W. Bradbury, Augusta; AT. Bradbury
Dexter; George Fisher Bath; Oscar
Holway Augusta: VIM. D. Sewall, Bath;
Francis W. Hill, Exeter; B. Parrott,
Augusta. George Fisher of Bath. was
chosen president of the board of direc-
tors, Josiah Crosby of Dexter, clerk and
A. F. bradbury of Dexter treasurer.
---Governor Stephenson left Togus yes
terday forenoon for Gettysburg, where
he will deliver the Grafton at the dedica.
ton of the monument of the 32d Mass.
DR.. B. Ridlon, graduate of the Maine
Medical school of Bowdoin college re-
ceived the appointment of second assis-
tant surgeon for the Home at Togns
Sept.l, and entered upon his duties Of
once He fills the vacancy caused hv
the promotion of DR.. Nutter to be first
assistant surgeon, in place of DR.. G. r
Libby, who has gone on an extended
European ton
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
smono the odd fellows.

District Denuty Grand Master - Wis.
Crump was in the city last M'''u"'
itirg. ,,.,,,,o,,,s NJ Arvonia
the city Thursday. -. camnbeU of
Powhatan Lodge. No 81, OF Mo2S'''
ton. was in the city I !, mo mos will in
stItuta two new encampments, one ~
Norfolk, and the other In PORTSMOUTH -
a short time. ,-.,,.,,.a will he
a new lodge Of Odd-Fellows VIII Ior es
instituted by Special Deputy 7rhonoas N,
and Past Grand Master nori' f,1,ura'
Render, at Ciayvfiie, in the near lItu WIZ,
Past Grand william Loeb, OF naiiTy ;,
Lodge. No -, Harrisonbuti a. ,,.,oai, at
the city for a few days thlSs fjo~aI
tending the Grand Chapter OF the ny 81
Past Chief Patriarch Nathan W9rT rms;
Hampton Encampment No. ~ % Pa-
Monroe, paid his respects TO pI 1nod,ioe-
triarch Manly Il: Ramos &c iaS one of the
live Odd-Feliows OF his Vicinity. c...s
Grand Lecturer Branch visited Grand
Treasurer John W. Ferg qssQh ~" ~, V"' :, .
ago. The lodges of klchmo ora cr ~ II
said would be glad 10 have the Grdmd
Lecturer visit them seml-ocGidSl n oiia ,hS
and instruct them in the work Oh the
order. -. b..
establish lodges IN NiitI'"i 49, -
and Chesterfield counties HIIihS ,ng
month OF December. opecldl Deputy
Jones holds a commission from the Grand
Master authorizing him to establish theSe
lodges. go. 30.
A series Of grand visitaions are De-
ing made by the district. deputies OF
Henrico district. They viii visit Jeuer-
son Lodge No. s, on Monday evening
next. accompanied by Past 6rand Mda,
ter Render. Special Deputy Jones, uI,d,, iau
Secretary Davis and Grand treasurer
FERGUSON These visits VIII De con-
;inued throughout the remainder Oh tiliS
month and December. ,.,...
Richmond Odd-FellOws nave al" - >
been recognized as among the most pr
gressive set Of brethren 81 TINS JuIl9Il.-
ton. They stand ready always 20 udt-
tie for the good OF the order. LAST ytdI
through their influence and enersy' lhey
succeeded in making the largest Hcrease
that has ever been given the pfder III tIls
State since the institution or the Nlr-
ginia Grand Lodge. Nearly lZp mem
bers were added TO the rolls OF the or
der.
This year there does not exist the same
spirit Of energy and enthusiasm as last
year. and there has been little or no IN
crease in the membership TINS year. ! ne
odd Fellows Of Richmond are now sur
ring themselves. and VIII no DOUBT pre-
sent to the Grand Lodge another lodSe
to be located IN this city. Inc pcuuoh ~
now in circulation, and contains the
names Of the best citizens and business
men Of our town. They are all i've,
progressive people. and it Is proposed 10
raise the number so as 10 make II the
largest charter lodge in the word.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
ALL Is IN READINESS.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR
THE BIO THANKSGIVING GAME,
A Large Crowd VIII witness the Contest.
Special Trains " II be Run From Over
the State.

when the Varsities and Tarheels meet
at West End Park on Thanksgiving Day
10 contest for their annual supremacy
In football. they will be greeted by prob
ably one OF the largest crowds ever as
sembled together 10 witness an athletic
contest In this city.
The great college games has grown 10
such importance during the last few years,
that II mas now become Il serious question
as 70 how the larger cities are TO nan ne
the immense crowds that hoek 10 VIII
ness the gam"s between such teams as
Yale and Princeton, Pennsylvania and
Harvards The rough but exciting past
time has gradually become more ana
more popular In the South, until there is
nearly as much excitement over the game
here as there Is In the Nor'h
Last year tie NaTSities and University
of North Carolina MT in this city, ana
about 400 people saw the game. II was
played on Island Park which was not
only "A horrible place for the game, but
was too small 10 accommodate the crowd,
whJ, during the second half broke over
the ropes and crowded upon the field.
wHfRE 1T WILL DE PLAYED.
This year the contest will be at the West
End Park which has been fltted up for
the game with every view 10 the accom-
mediation OF the crowd. and The convent
ence of the players. 1t is estimated that
with the crowds that are coming from
NlHTlOtieSNlIIf, Ib4lhllNs titiSDst -
Norfolk. LynchbuTg and Fredericksburg;
in addition 10 those 80 the city who WIZ
see the game, that there will be in the
neiRhborhood Of eight thousand people
10 witness the contest
The plat which Is published with TINS
article. will be OF assistance TO those
who are not familiar with the changes
made at the Park. -,
rte western fence has been moved
back sixty feet, thus giving ample room
for the girdiron to be laid off from east
10 west instead OF diagOnally across
the field as would otherwise have been
the case.
ABOUT TrY TICRETs.
As will be sren from the plot. the red
tickets will admit the bearer 10 the grand
stand They ca1 be purchased under the
granustand from the window, marked
one dollar tickets. The entrance 10 tie
grandsiand will Doe the first gate al the
western end Of that structure.
The Blue tickets are for the occupants
of inc Main street heacheries, winch
extnnd along the southern edge Of the
feld. They can be purchased at the
western end OF the grand stand ana their
gate Of aumittancc is just beyond the
grand-Stand gate ,.
The general admission or yellow tckets
can be purchased from the eastern end
OF the grund-stand and their gate
opposite the car sheds, and near the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

IT'S hardly worth mentioning, because
none OF these people are very old, for
Maine. but Il has been noticed this week
that Sewall Emery. of Biddeford, aged
s. years. sawed a cord Of hard wood,
three cuts 10 the stick, in four hours, one
day recently; an so-year-olt lady in Tenn
isaac Caswell, OF West Rockport, IS years
old. does all her own housewOrk and does
II well, too; Mrs; Eliza Ward, OF Troy
aged 8 years. spins skeins OF yarn each
dav. Mrs. Amy Addition. CT Portland.
AGED 81 years. has just finished a crazy
Cuilt. dong the work unasssted by
spectacies; Mrs. Clarissa Maxwell, or
North Hartford. 10 years old, nyes alone
On a farm and does all her work herself.
and 7s-year-old Mrs. cynthia K. Young
of Turner, takes care OF two cows and
thirty hens has made 2s6 pounds Of but
"a re- OF an invalid daughter besides doing
her housework ard cutting apples this
fall
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

Have YOU ever been hypnotized In a
dry goods stOre?" asked a woman. Il
mean, have you ever been waited on by
clerks who absolutely force you to buy
what you do not want? Let me tell you
what happened TO me the other morning.
| went into a store TO buy a gown, and
in a certain store one OF those horrible
hypnotic Clerks fixed me with his glitter
lrg eve ard positively controlled nv pur-
chase. He mesmerized me into letting
him cut me on a gown pattern that |
did not want; It did not suit me in color.
design or texture. yet there | stood SMELL
bound and allowed the scissors 10 seal
my doom. A cash boy was then called
TO carry the purchase to the lining coun.
ter on the way over there / emerged
from my hypnotized condition and had
my revenge What do you think / did2
| turned corner. scuTried through
crowds Of other victims, got out a side
door and went about my business No one
in the store knew me, and l have felt
better ever since. If the hypnotic clerk
had trouble with the proprietor about
that gown so much the better. IL will
teach him not TO exercise his mesmeric
powers over helpless women. Albany
EXPRESS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

speculation as to the make up Of the
backs on the 18th. Pope, of course, will
play full back and Taylor quarter, john
son viii almost as certainly play on
half, i"aving Jones. Groner and Cooke TO
fight il out for the other half.
Jones is an older and steatier player
than Groner who is determined play
er.
Cooke plays strongly and ie a good
substitute fun back. SO altogether there
Will be a great quartet behind the line.
Woodruff, of Pennsylvania, said that
Penton far oUtclassed Taylor, Of Prince
ton, as a guard. In the game between
Virginia and Pennsylvania, Johnson,
Taylor, Aludd, and Price showed them
selves able. time and again, TO break up
the Interference Of Knipe, Colbert.
Brooke, and Osgood, which proved 50
formidable 10 Princeton.
Furthermore it is universally believed
here by conservative judges that Virginia
can to-day beat Cornell, the much yaunt-
ed holder Of fifth place by curtesy.
Those who saw the L. r Princeton
game and the t.. p. Virginia game can
not help believing that should Princeton
play Virginia again il would 90 still
worse with them than on that memorable
October 18th, Whera the score stood Il
Q. In Princeton's favor at the end Of a
hard-fought game.
Practice behind closed gates begins this
afternoon, and for three or four days at
least Will b. confined exclusively TO de
fcnSlyc work.
Then the coach. Mr. Maclie. will prac-
tce the team in offensive WORK. Mt.
Mackie speaks very highly Of the Prince
ton man who rs now training North
Carolina. and predicts that if there is
any material in the old North State that
the University OF Virginia will have a
stiff fight If they want 10 win
There certainly seems TO be no lack
OF material especially, in their crack
guard Gulon. IL IS probable that game
win be played with tn Annapolis naval
cadets on Saturday in Annapolis The
cadets have a very strong team, and A
close game may be expected.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
Snow Church Review.

The Snow-Church C0mpany's Weekly
Review OF Trade says.
The result Of the election must be re-
garded as expressing profound dlssatIs-
faction with the present administration
OF the country. our electors have very
summary way Of dealing with their rep
resentatiVes under certain conditions.
Congress is expected 20 keep the business
Of the country In healthy and prosper
Gus state, and II trade Is OYeTtakeu win
depression the rulers must meet their
reckoning at the next election. Nor is
this rigid rule of accountability peculiar
10 our own people; II apples equally
wherever representative government pre-
walls. and woe be 10 any party that hap
pens to be in power when things 80
wrong with the trade Of the country.
For the week preceding election-day
the uncertainty which prevailed had
much to do with deferrng and restraining
trade. Though no fall in prices occurred
of any special note, the volume of bust
ness, however, remained low, and con-
tinuatiOn OF the former gains which seem
ed to be expected in some quarters did
not occur
Confidence has, however. been restored,
not only among sympathlZers and adhe-
rents of the victorious party, but
throughout the country at large. We can
now look for a tirmer and more confident
tone TO general business, which must re-
suit in an improved condition of trade
throughout the country.
If all the postponed buying Of the past
few weeks should materialize now that
the election is over, for which buyers
were waiting, there Is good business
ahead. Sentimental Improvement Is al
ready present; the next development to
boz expected Is an improved demand and
freer trading. The week under review has
been uncventful i'm every selling centre.
For three weeks there has been a dWin-
ding in the volume Of business and
statesmen have heard much of the desire
Of their customers 10 wait for election.
Some business men. indeed. have been
holding for the same reason, preferring
10 take their chances on more spirited
market after a protection victory. rather
than push their sales on the weak mar
ket that has been experienced Of late.