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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-27
MIR. REEDS WORK.
He IL the Centre Of Interest at the
National Capital.
NO FEAR OR DREAD OF HIS COM.
ING RESPONSIBILITY.

The Speaker Hard at Work on the Person
mel of the Many Committees-The
Great Rules of the 51st Congress VIII
of Course Be Adopted Agafn-A Con-
servative Policy for the Republican Ma
jority is sFavored-BenohesM May Replace
the Old Time Seats.
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Dca,,, of Alfred s. Wright.

Norrigdewock. Me-, November &c.
Alfred S. Wright, ex-prinoipal Of the
Norridgewock High school, died this
morning, aged sixty y-six of tumor on the
brain.
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AT BUFFALO.
The Most Serious Wind Storm of Recent
Years.

The Most Serious Wind Storm of Recent
Buffalo, N. Y, November 26.-One of
the worst wind storms of recent years
ragged today over the eastern portion of
Lake Erie. More than one hundred feet
of the west bound track OF the Buffalo
Greek railroad, and over three hundred
feet of the eastbound track, near the
junction of South Michigan street, in
this city, was washed away by the waves
from the lake. Near the same point
about four hundred feet of the Erie
track is gone.
r From Chicago
Chicago, November 26.-A blizzard de-
scended upon Chicago yesterday after
noon. It rained, it showed, and between
times sleet pelted down pitilessly. With
night came down pour of mixture of
snow, rain and sleet which was SO gusty
in the afternoon that it rose to gale.
Street pavements and sidewalks were
flooded with slush. the storm making the
pavements almost impossible Street car
traffic was seriously interfered with,
trolley wires were broken by the weight
of snow, telephone and telegraph wires
s~@-~ O%S'ooSA
until half the wires i'll the city were made
useless by midnight and all commune
cation with the outside world was entire
ly cut off
Today matters are almost as bad. Tele-
graph and telephone communications
is not resumed. Street cars are scarcely
able to run at even long intervals and
the streets are In a worse condition than
last night. Trains are late on all the
roads and mails are delayed.
No ship has ventured on Lake Michigan
today. The sea is running very high and
the wind blows hard. The big :Eooden
steamer, John. Morey and the schooner
bSarges Michigan and Elizabeth A.
Nicholson were driven upon the beach
OF Glencove by tho storm last night All
are loaded with coal bound from Buffalo
to Chicago. Over 42 sailors were on board
the three vessels when they struck. The
life saving crew took off all in safety
after hard struggle with the wave S.
Off New Haven's Coast.
New Haven, Conn, November GA
| many vessels to put into the local harbor
today, the wind is rising on the Sound,
| and fears of SWee ping wind storm are
entertained. There is little shipping
on the Sound today owing to the indica
| lions for storm.
Heavy Snow Fall.
Dayton, Ohio. November 26-Last
night rain began falling in torrents, and
the wind reached high velocity. Trees
were uprooted, roofing torn from houses
and outbulldings. and everything of
movable nature which was exposed was
blown away.
All wires are prostrated. No lives are
reported lost. A heavy snow is now
falling
| At Niagara.
Niagara Falls, N. Y, November 26. =
Az the wires have been the prey of the
she'd of the Erie railroad here was blown
down and the employees barely escaped
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-27
jim SMITH WINS.
In Nine Rounds He Conauers Dick
Burge.

London, November 26-The fight be-
tween Dick Burge and Jim Smith for 200
pounds side and purse of 300 pounds,
took place tonight at the Blobingroc ke
club. In the ninth round Burge, who
has boen badly punished, fell several
tines from exhaustion. Referee Angle
dscaS!ed Smith the winner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-27
THE CENTRE OF ATTRACTION.
Mr.. Reed Is Besiesed by Callers and Let
ters.
(By United Press.

Washington, November eff Hon.
Thomas B. Reed had any doubts about
his unanimous denomination as Speaker
by the Republican caucus next Saturday
night they would speedily be dispelled
by the amount and character of mail that
weighs down the postman who Sc tour
includes the Shoreham hotel.
All of the two hundred and forty four
Republican members elect appear to have
called on friends to present publications
for committee assignments to the coming
speaker, who is working his clerk and
stenographer extra time trying to return
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T--r--sss---- ~- ..
Dumas is Very Low,

Pairs, November 26-The physicians in
attendance upon Alexander Dumas an
nounced this afternoon that they enter
tain no hope of his recovery.
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Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 100 and 25f. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it. :,
Animal .,,e. r,ore tn an G, 600 600 boxen
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ANOTHER REPUBLICAN, VICTORY.
The Democrats Submerged in the Dover
Election Yesterday.

Dover, N. H., November 6-The city
election today has been the quiesess ever
held here. The Democrats had no candi-
date for mayor, and VIM. +. Mason, Re-
publican, received 5154 votes and was
elected. Of the aldermen elected two are
Democrats. OF fifteen councilmen three
are Democrats.
Still They Come.
Franklin Falls, N. H, November &C. =
At the city election today Edw ard Fl.
Sturtevant, Republican, was elected
mayor.
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THE WEATHER.
Fair.

Washington, November 26.-F orecast for
Wednesday for New England: Fair;
much colder Wednesday with cold wave
westerly winds.
Boston. November 26-Signals dis
played on the Atlantic coast from East
port to Norfolk.
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PORTLAND MAINE, WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER o.

with their lives. The wind played havoc.
and til water in the river is rising randi
J,y
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Local Weather Report,

Portland, November 26.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
sa. m. m.-Barometer, 80, 94e; thermome-
ter, 80 a; dew point, SO; humidity, 100;
wind, calm; Velocity. =; weather, foggy.
ter. 80. o; dew point, IS; humidity. 100
wind, S; velocity, 20; weather ;
rain.
Mean daily thermometer, 42o; maxi
mum thermometer, ST. O; minimum tber-
mometer 270; maximum velocity of
wind, ~, 5; total precipitation,
067.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-27

Annual sales more than e,ooo.ooo boxes
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Heavy Snow Fall.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, November 26. =
All the wires have been the prey of the
gale in this vicinity. The long train
she'd of the Erie railroad here was blown
down and the employees barely escaped
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01

thought of the loGg struggle for cli-
ents, the scarcely of patronage,
the probable harSships, and | Eeld
fast TO the office. The day
of reckoning came, as it al
ways does, and | vGs out of Office, with
a family on my hands. II was good
fortune, mere luSx, that a previous
newspaper training proved my saliva
ton. The office Tas a snare, delu
sion aid pitfall against which would
warn all others; particularly all young
men. Scorn and kpurn IL. You may
think you need n fsderal office, but you
will do well to heafken unto the words
of wisdom which bre born and bred of
experience Go toEour schools and coll
leges at home. lf4you are poor, work
all the harder for \ our education. But
stay at home, ana remain with the
friends who are always willing to help
the worthy and ambitious young people
in every community. Avoid politicians
and the alluTemepts of their promises
of patronage. Y6u do not need the
government to- lean upon and support
you. 1t will always be found broken
reed which will pitrce your hand. The
federal governmant is your strength
and your shield, llst as your state ard
municipal governments are your pro-
lection, for the rspholding of law, and
the maintenance o. order You do not
need its official employment. Later in
life you may wait prominent posi-
ton, and can CONS and it; but you can
not afford to commence life as a civil
service clerk at the national capital.
: ,piring than yourself.
SMITH d. Fry
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
THE GIRL IN SOCIETY.
Qualities which EHdear Her to Her A
0uaintances

Qualities which ERdear Her to Her Ac-
quaintanees.
Girls the world over and in all ages
have been a subject of surprising in
terest TO mankind. II is belief in this
statement and the desire TO increase its
application to another generation
which has prompted the girl of to-day
to keep herself constantly before the
eyes of the public Her greatest de-
sire is, further, to be considered an
enigma more intricate and difficult of
solution than any of her preceding sis
tiers.
There is an INDISPENSABLE satisfac-
ton to some girls in being considered
a creature of vagrant moods. and as
she at first allows the effect of all her
happenings to show in uncontrolled
buoyancy or dependency, she comes
later to be the unconscious victim of
her own folly. She may be an anus
ing and possibly an interesting study
to men whose lives are inactive, but to
those men who are in search of true
women to make happy homes for them
she is a riddle which they have no time
and but slight inclination to solve.
i am quite sure that men regard
''sweet simplicity" as the greatest
charm in women, and especially in
girls This does not mean simplicity
in the simpering sense, but an absence
of that affected air of boldness and
mannishness which has been assumed
by too many really lovable girls
Then, too, sincerity in expression is one
of the characteristics that charm men
! sometimes wonder if girls ever real
ize the moral injury which they in
fiict by acquiring the habit of making
statements which are contrary to the
whisperings of the still small voice.
To be sincere and candid the girl in
society need never be abrupt nor self
assertive Her tact and gentleness of
heart will guide her in her treatment
of persons who are uncongeniaL
The greatest kindness which a girl
can do herself in the way of laying up
future benefits is in showing kindness
and attention TO the older members of
society in which she moves. She thus
inspires gratitude and respect in abont
equal parts, an girl who is popular
with older people, and especially with
older women, is on the surest road to a
social success.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
NOW I Hear You "

Father OIialloran had a telephone
put into the parsonage in connection
with the church, the parochial school,
etc Patrick McFee, his reverence's
handy man, was instructed in the use
of the instrument. and il was only the
next day when Pat, busting out the
church, heard the clatter of the tele-
phcue bell. Taking down the receiver
he was pleased l.. hear Father o'Hal-
leran's familiar voice asking him some
thing or other about his work. Pat, in
essaying to answer, remembered that
his reverence was long off, and Pat
consequently hollered into the trans
mitter at the top of his voice. Il don't
understand you, Patrick, said the tel
ephone. Pat tried again with no bet
ter success. On his third trial he came
near splitting the telephone; but
again came Father 0'Halloran's voice.
Il can't hear what yoG re saying, Pat
rick Pat had by this time lost some
thing of his patience, and as he stood
gathering breath for the fourth blast,
he couldn't refrain from soliloquizing
in a low tone: All, may the divil fly
away wild the ould fool" But Pat
dropped the telephone like hot potato
and fell To his knees in dismay when
he heard Father 0'HalloraD's voice
once again: Now l hear you per-
fectly, Patrick" Boston Evening
Transcript
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
SWEET POTATOES.
Some Interesting Facts About Their Gull
tiyation and Use.


The sweet potato is most commonly
propagated by means of buds from
roots planted in hotbeds, and the
shoots as they develop are planted in
the field. Cuttings from these vines
are often rooted and transplanted for
the main crop. The plant rarely ma
lures seed IN the United States Ninety
days after the sets are transplanted
early varieties will be ready to dig for
use. The best growth is made in
warm, sandy, well-drained, and even
dry soil The greatest care in harvest
ing is necessary to prevent bruising the
roots in handling, for the skin is very
tender and wounded roots are sure to
decay. They are best preserved by
being kept in temperature of seventy
five degrees for fortnight after dig
ging. aud the.l lowering the tempera-
ture and keeping it during the winter
at from fifty to sixty degrees in a dry
atmosphere.
Rather more than two-thirds of the
weight of the sweet-potato root is
water. Three pounds of the roots af-
ford as much dry matter as one pound
of corn, but only about half as much
protein. On sandy soil, however, more
dry matter to the acre can be secured
with crop Of sweet potatoes than
with crop of corn. The young leaves
and tender sprouts of the plant are
sometimes prepared and eaten like
spinach, and the vines, although they
are usually left to decay in the field,
can be profitably used as food for cat
tie. They are better fed green than
cured into hay. and they cannot be
successfully made into ensilage. N. Y.
World
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
FACTS ABOUT FLEAS.
They Have Six Hundred Little Teeth and
Know How to Use Them.


The f1ea's body is covered with a
hard brown skin, arranged in a series
of overlapping wings. 1t has pair of
for other things.
The divisions of the fiea's leg are
known as the coxa, the trochanter. the
femur, the tibja and the tarsus. The
coxa, which is the joint next to the
body, is very large and is freer than in
any other insect. The tarsus in its
turn is divided into five joints and ter
inmates in a pair of sharp claws, en-
abling the insect 10 hold on to cloth
ing.
Body and legs are covered with brist-
ly hairs. These point away from the
head and account for the difficulty Of
ten experienced in holding the insect
between thumb and finger.
The fiea's mouth is of the type known
as suctorial. and is admirably adapted
for absorbing liquid food. which it OBJ
tains by process of perforation. The
dibles, maxillae. maxillary palpi and
labral palpi. Thus it has three pairs
of organs and one single organ for the
work of obtaining nourishment, and
we all know that it uses them with
great effect
The labrum, or upper lip. is slender
saw-edged bristle, perforated through
out its length with a minute canal.
The mandibles are on each side of it
and are formed like two straight, fat
blades, pointing downward and notch
ed on each side like a double saw.
The mandibular teeth mum Der about
seventy-fve in each row on each
side. There are six hundred of these
sharp, glittering teeth.
The maxille are two sharp triangular
pieces, furnished with a pair of long
four-jointed palpi or feelers. The la
Drum, or lower lip, carries pair of
palpi, each of which has a knife-like
edge.
All these instruments cooperate har-
moniously in the work of piercing the
skin with marvellous rapidity. When
we remem Der that it requires consider
able pressure to make pin draw blood
through the human Skin we shall bet
ter appreciate the powers of the tiny
hea
The flea has a large stomach, but
that does not measure its capacity for
devouring blood. II is able to eject the
contents of its stomach whenever an
opportunity presents of obtaining a
newer and fresher supply. 1t never
misses an opportunity.
The flea shows a marked preference
for women. children and persons with
thin skins.
A large flea is able to lap to the
height of foot, or about one hundred
times its own length.-N. Y. World
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
L RoY,s FISHING

You NAV talk about your fancy rods and null
tipIviuE reels.
And OF The higher pleasure an artistic angler
feels
But for romantic memories and everlasting
JOY.
Give me the fishing fun ID when once a
country boy
A long aud slender maple sprout grown in a
thfckets shade.
Selected with my critics eye. pole Just per-
feet made,
and 70 its top a teu-foot lire was tied and
wound about
with sinker hook and cork attached-all
ready FOR the trout
Armed With this homemade tackle. and the
big brown worms found
The night before Oy lantern-light upon the
deWy ground.
I'd start away through clover relds and daies
and leafs lanes.
As blithe and happy as the birds that sang
their sweet refrdius-
Soon in the wild and tangled woods. mid soil
I'd take the trail know 50 well and find the
crystal stream
A-tumbling over messy rocks. or gliding soft
and still
Tween fern-elad banks to distant pond BESIDE
the Old saWmii
Into each deep dark, silent pool I'd gently
drop ms bait.
md always catch a noble trout, and after that
its mate
And then Id hsh ,he rapids and the spring
holes Till had
As many spec kl-d beauties" as q little boz
could add
Sometimes sought the quite, ponds, and
where the lilies grew
ia hook the biggest pickerel. and swapping
turtles. too.
And perch and bass and catfish, and great
long. fresh water eels.
With al the keen enjoyment that a youthful
angler feels.
How would watch ny bobBing cork with
eager eyes unfil
II vent clean under out Of sight-and then
with quickest skill
Bring up and land a struggling prize and grab
70 tight before
1t noppes Itself a-dowu the bank and to the
Weedy shore
A. dark. as hungry as bear, back home 1
Eayly hied
To show my heavy string Of fish with lots OF
bOyish pride,
An meeEIy take scoIding for remaining out
so late
And leaving all my chores undone-when the
fishing was 20 great
An. yes, The modern angler q the fancy
tackle kind
would gladly give his fortune for the fun
used 20 find
And so would / for just week OF boyhoOd
once again
To use my own made maple rod cut in Fairy
Glen
II c Dodge in GoodalIs san.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
A NEED OF THE AGE.
Pedestrians and Cyclists should Come
Better Understanding.

Pedestrians and Cyclists should Come to
Better Understanding.
Yes, riding wheel is great sport
and bicycle is a great convenience"
remarked a young business man to an
indianapolis Sentinel reporter, as he
pumped away at the edge of the pave
ment. filling his tire with atmosphere.
But before bicycling will ever become
success meeting must be called for
the purpose of allowing the wheelmen
and the pedestrians to arrive at some
understanding. / am in favor of
convention OF something of that sort.
las it is now, rider comes down the
street and sees ahead of him at a cross
ing man or woman who is supposed
to be endowed with reasonable intelli-
gence. This person is in the act of
crossing the street. He looks up, sees
the rider coming and stands still right
in the middle of the street. OF course,
he y mentally calculating his chances
for getting across safely. One can see
the workings of his mind in. the muscu-
lar contortions of his face.
''In the meantime the rider is getting
closer and closer and is in study
equally as profound as to what the
person is going to do. The pedestrian
takes a step forward. takes another
glance up the street, stops, starts back,
makes an effort to reach the pavement,
stops again, starts forward, stops
''Of course, by this time the cyclist
is almost at standstill and is also zig
tagging from one side TO the other
waiting and muttering What he says
depends upon whether he is man or
woman. The pedestrian seems to give
up all possibility of escape. faces the
rider. both arms extended. jumps from
one foot to the other and the two coll
Tide. The cyclist is thrown to the
ground. his wheel twisted and he gets
the blame.
And how easily this can all be avoid
ed. Let the pedestrian instead of per-
forming all these trying evolutions,
merely walk along as though there was
nothing behind him. keep his course
and the cyclist will know what 10 do.
lie will turn his wheel to one side and
slide past with perfect ease and safety.
On the crossings let man walk along
as though there were not bicycle in
the state and the wheelman will Judge
his course accordingly. He has control
of his wheel and is as anxious not to
collide a. the other fellow. That's all
we want. We merely ask that people
walk along about their business and we
shall not modest them.
I'm the case of horse which is not
readily managed the rider or driver
may be on the alert and skillful. and
there may be a collision; but with a
bicycle the rider has control, and if the
pedestrian will only go along and not
get ratified there will be no collisions.
This is what | want the people to know,
and the only way it seems for them to
learn this is to hold convention or
cornatbfno
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
FARM AND. GARDEN.
THE BoAR'S TuskS.
Removal with the Saw Is the Only Props
and Humane Method.

Removal with the Saw Is the Only Propes
and Humane Method.
One of your correspondents some
time since asked how TO take the tusks
out of boar. and said he had heard
they could be knocked out. Your adj
vice was to saw them off, and it is the
only right way to do.
Last fall lost boar, aud to ex-
anime the jaw and teeth sawed it of
just back of the fourth double tooth.
Then boiled all flesh off. and allowed
il to dry perfectly. / was well repaid
for my trouble. for / had no idea of
the strength, size and weight-and so
very different from a barrow pig or
sow's jaw!
The jawbone Was inches long to
back of fourth tooth; width at fourth
tooth, inches outside of jaws; depth,
2ls inches; thickness of each side of
jaw, 4 inches; weight perfectly dryh
II pounds. The tusks are solid over
half their length and very strong, and
so constructed as to be very powerful
in an upward movement. In shape,
three-sided. the outsides, which are
almost at right angles, bracing the
inside, which is convex.
The tusks of an ordinary boar two
years old will project out of jaw ~
inches ard will be imbedded in jawbone
8 inches. The dry tusL viii weigh 4 to
~ ounces, and is as pretty ivory as an
African elephants. The front teeth,
four in number, are about 2I5 inches
long, almost straight, and hard blow
with heavy hammer will have no eff
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
BRAVE GIRLS.
Two Instances That Left the Question In
Dnnht.

There is an old saying that one never
knows a woman's true character till he
sees her in molDent of danger--and
seldom then. might well be added.
A couple of young ladies were on top
Of the Mills building recently. One
walked boldly to the very edge of the
roof and gazed steadily into the street
below without the thrill of nerve CT
the culver of muscle.
Brave girl that" observed the signal
officer. "Stout-hearted and fearless.
She'll make some man a good wife.
HUH Look at the other one" he ex-
claimed, in disgust, as the stout-heart-
ed girls companion shrank back and
cried Historically:
"Oh, hold me! / want to jump off,
What little fool!' said the signal
officer "A baby to be petted. Wants
to jump off! You couldn't pull her off
there with an OK team"
They were just starting own the
narrow stairway when some ono
shouted:
There's a mon9er'
The brave girl who had stood I'M
fiinching at the edge of a high roof let
out a wild scream and rolled to the bot
tom of the stairs, while her companion
laughed till she was almost hysterical.
Girls are all FOOLS" declared the
cynical signal officer.-San Francisco
Post.