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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

The Female Criminal ExceIs the Male.
Dr.. Lombroso, the italian specialist
in criminology, has written book On
1.-THE Female Offender, in which he
says; ''The female born criminal is far
more terrible than the male. She COM
bines the worst qualities of both sexes
the woman's excessive desire for re-
venge, cunning, cruelty, love of dress
and untruthfulness, the mans vices,
fckleness, fearlessness, audacity and
often muscular strength. Celtic wrote
in the fifteenth century: NO possible
punishment can deter women from heap
ing up crime upon crime. Their perver-
sity of mind is more fertile in new
crimes than the imagination of a judge
in new punishments, Ryzise said,
Feminine criminality is more cynical,
more depraved and more terrible than
the criminality Of the male. Rarely
says the italian proverb, is woman
wicked, but when she is she surpasges
the man.. Then comes Euripides with
this crusher: The violence of the ocean
waves or Of devouring flames is terrible.
Terrible is poverty, but woman is more
terrible than all else. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

The persistency with which children
see some other moral in fable than the
one which it is intended that they shall
see is often distressing, and sometimes
really instructive to their elders
A mother had recited to her little boy
the story Of the wolf and the lamb, and
followed it up with the remark:
And now you zee, Willy, that the
lamb would not have been eaten by the
wolf if he had been good and sensible. .
eyes, understand, mamma" said
Willy, "If the lamb had been good and
sensible, we should have had him to
eat P'-YouUh' S Companion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
Wan and Bear Both Scared.

eyes, we have a great many interest
ing experiences out in the Puget sound
country" said the New England man
lately returned from the state Of Wash
ington. II saw big brown bear one
day when Twas six miles from the near
est camp. He was about so feet ahead
Of me on the trail, and was to Ieeward
Of him, SO just went round him"
''Why didn't you shoot him?''
"WeIl, people that don It know the
forest always ask that, even after I told
them had only three shots left in my
revolver and no other gun along. ]
should have been in a mess if I had only
wounded him, you see. When he scent
ed me, I was long way off. y
"Didn' he run after you?"
ooh, those brown bears are as much
afraid Of man as man is of them.
Why, 7 knew a fellow who was going
across a stream on a fallen tree once.
The trunk Of the big pine was about five
feet up from the ground on his side of
the stream, and three feet on the bears
side. He was picking his steps and
didn't lock to the other side of the wa
ter, go feet or SO. When he got fairly up
on to the leg, there was the bear coming.
They were both so dead scared they
tumbled off into the water on different
sides Of the log"
"What happened next?"
Nothing. They both swan ashore
on their own sides of the river and put
off through the forest. don t suppose
there ever was q man and bear more
SURPRISED or worse scared. Boston
Transcript
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

extent his vigorous lung power in order
that his voice might be able to drown all
the other incidental sounds.
After Capt. Stone had concluded, one
OF the ladies attired in the well-knoWn
handsome uniform of red and wearing
one OF the pretty poke bonnets, trimmed
with red ribbon, infused her audience
into singing another hymn. She kept
time with her right arm and her man
ner OF doing SO was up to the complete
standard of the leader of any well-drilled
orchestra. She read few Scripture verses
appropriate to Christmas tide and elo-
quontly pleaded all to think of their spirit
ual welfare and to at once determine
TO seek salvation.
" You people, l know" she said,
don't see any beauty in our serving
Christ, but you will if you will come
and join US. All you have to do is to Ie-
member that He had to do the same thing
that we in our way do
The testimony meeting in which as
its name signifies, the stories of con-
version are told, next followed, but not
until a collection had been taken. Usual
ly two or three collections have to be tax
en- before the army managers can be
assure that the expenses of hall
hire and the small sum necessary to sup
port three or four officers have been met.
But last night the hat was passed
through the crowd only single time.
Capt. Stone counted the money thus
collected and reported that a sum rising
50 had been realized.
"That's enough" he said, land as
I shan t ask yon to give any more tonight,
you ought TO feel well pleased"
The testimony meeting by this time
was all ready, Capt. Stone remarking,
'Now for somesraps at the.devil."
Comrade Mills during intervals sang
a solo in fine style. He has an excellent
tenor voice. MB
The testimonials were very interesting.
One of the soldiers said thai he believed
that everybody intended at some time in
the future to take salvation. These delay
ing people wanted though, to attend some
more theatres, tell few more lies. and
NAOOP SA OihSehOib3 pOOP1O JAop q 44uUio WA14o
longer.
AT this point the first real move on the
part of the audience occurred when
gentleman arose and rehearsed his own
life's story. He had formerly been
terrible drunkard, but now, thank God,
was able to keep sober. He had simply
made up his mind to reform. He scored
the Kelley cure institutions maintain
ing that these places were practically USE
less This opinion was substantiated by
one Of the lady members who related sew
eral instances whore she had known
young men to come out of the Kelley
and in a weeks time be again drinking
like fish.
After few more testimonials the pray
er meeting was begun. When this was
heralded about one-third of the audience
made dash for the door and in order to
ensure no trouble by ruffianly actions,
the bass drum boy hurried to the rear
and stood by to maintain peace. The
prayer meeting occupied a quarer Of an
hour and then the work of the Saliva
ton Army for Christmas in Portland was
at an end.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
Chronic
4 Alcoholism

is a disease hard to cure, as Is
the morphine habit. Every
organ of the body is affected
A continual demand for stimu-
liant is called for. Food ceases
to crafty, in fact, often cannot
be retained on the stomach, or
when it is the vitiated blood
ceases to absorb nourishment
from it. Give such sufferers that
greatest of food stimulants, blood
enrichers, fesh-creators,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
BOVir1ifle

a highly concentrated extract of
the vital principles of lean beef,
it is retained by the weakest
stomach and nourishes quickly,
SO that with renewed tissue and
returned strength morbid crav-
ings vanish. DR.. J. B. Madison
of the Brooklyn "Home for Hab-
tues" writes of Bovinine. ait
is the best thing on earth of its
kind. 1t is sustaining, nourish-
ing, helpful in every way to
patients of my special class"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
What hanranad next e.


Presently formerly meant instantly,
Immediately, and is used in this sense
in scores of places by Shakespeare and
other writers Of his time. It is curious
illustration of the dilatoriness of human
nature that word which once meant
instantly should come to be universally
considered as meaning after time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
HIGH AVERAGES.
Annual Christmas Shoot of the Portland
Gun Club.

There was large attendance at the
annual Christmas shoot of the Portland
Gun club at the Deering range yesterday
Phe winners We're Harry Chisholm,
W, B. barton, Albert e. Neal, Clifford
Randall and Ernest Randall. The high
est scores were Chisholm so, barton is,
and Neal rs, out of a possible 100.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
PIANOS AND ORGANS
They must go. We must
move. Greatest oppor-
unity the world has
ever known.

Having sold our lease of the IargeA piano
warerooms in the world to the New Hotel
Syndicate, we the Largest Piano Manufactures
the world, must remove as soon as possible.
and must realize on the largest stock, greatest
variety and grandest assortment Of Pianos and
Organs the world has ever seen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

Island Pond, IT., intermedia to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk RaiIway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. m.; close at z a. m. and Loo
p. m.
Gorhan1, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
:. 40 a. m. and 1890 p. m.; close at a. m.
LOO and 40 p. m.
SlCd1,ton IT., intermediate Offices and con-
necuons, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. IN.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and CON
nections via Mountain Division M C. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.3Op. m; close as
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
DucE Pond, Prtde's Corner W3rdhars, No.
Wdl,dhdno, Raymond and South Casco-Arriys
at 1900 M; close at Las p. II.
Rochester, N H., intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 40 and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. N.
Cumberland Afius-Arrive at $40 a. H.. Las
500 and $50 D. NJ; close at $50 a. NJ, 11.45
q. m and $50 m.
WeSt6rooE (Saccardppa)-Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. L.. ! close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 D. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,aiqbt1iUe-Arriye at
800 a. nj. and ?. NJ; close at a. IN. and las
p. m.
Boa0ery Beoch-Arriye at p. NJ; close Las
p. m.
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RATES OF POSTAGE.

On First Class Matter.-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-clasS rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
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On poStel cards one cent each, the price
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s. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
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The rate OF postage on newspapers and
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

TglHE BUTTERFTELD hOUSE-Hus been
a newly fitted up and under new man
agement is now opened; elegantly fur
bha ash rooms steam he"is Sas ana use Of
at the house, No. 92l Cumberland street.
IA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
OBITUARY.

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS

LsFEtIAL TO THE FRESs.]
Sebago, Me, December 25.-MG Oliver
D. Dixie died this morning at the age of
IS years. months, 20 days Mr.. Dixie for
many years has been trial justice and
justice Of the peace He was many years
ago county commissioner and during
most Of lbs life has been superintend
ent of Sunday schools in this own, and
held many other prominent positions.
he duel between Billy Johns and Les
Mitchell, occurred at Bere, KY, Tuesday
night. johnson was killed ard Mitchell
fatally wounded. There has been bad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
DIRECTIONSfor ms

DIRECIIUNDJOF Us
ing CREAM BALM
-AppLy a particle Of The
Balm egeU up into ht
nostrtls. after a mo
ment dr0eo strong breath
through the nose. Use
three times a day, after
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

A particle is applied into each nostril and is
agreeable. Price SO cents at Druggists or by
- ELY BROTHERS, Sc Wa rren St. New York
MW&Ffnrm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

If special information regarding any Ma
ton, Province, State, City, Town or Village
is desired the knowledge is rarely obtain
able from school geography, which nee
essarily has only a few general facts and the
location of important cities.
Railroad maps are VIGOROUSLY incorrect
and misleading, hence the puzzled truth
seeker, where large libraries are inacces-
sible, is without relief unless he is the
happy owner of neutrality-suspicious.
pleasure-giving Peoples Atlas.
All Countries on the Face of the Earth
are Shown.
Rivers and Lakes are Accurately Located.
Among the illustrations are the follow
ing: The Masonic Temple at Chicago tall
est building in the world) the Auditorium
Building at Chicago zone of the largest
buildings in the woNd), the Woman's Tenn
pie (the handsomest building in Chicagol,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

q Cc8LdeY's Office, Sundays excepted), 7.8o a
III to 100 p. m; Money order department, 8 a
N 10 300 p. m. Registry department, 600
a. m. to 600 p. m,
Generdt DeJirerg, Sundays excepted) 7.3O
d. H. to 100 p H. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Co1Tters Dsiiveries Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
uId Sftets at 100 and 9. 10 a. m. l2.45 m, 100
4H ~ D. o p. m. in other sections at 500 a. M.
GGee2se On congress 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
plllce window, 800 to 1000 d. H. Collections
Lo 5 q street boxes at HOO 9. H., 400
ana GU p. m. Sunday, 900 p M only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
~ 5oSton Southern and Western, intermediate
olIceS ana connections via Boston s. Mains
Laliroad eastern diysion)-Arrive at 1890
O. ana Il.3o p. NJ; close a. m. and u m.
c cao a ao 30 e m Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. m.
Bosto1a, Southern and Weste7Y. and inter-
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
MAINE rallroad (WeSten diviSion)-Arriye at
1890, 5.30 and $50 p. M close 6,S8 a. m.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central RaiIroad-Arriys
p. m.
Algststo, intermediate offices and connections
VIZ Maine Central railrOad-Arrive at 2. 60 and
800 a. m. L and Glib p. m; close at G. 90 a.
H., IZoo m Alb and 9.15 p. m.
:, Formta'gton intermediate Offices and connec-
Mons. VIA Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
] and 615 p. m; close at 745 a. m. and
1925 p. m. " -' ''-''
Rocktdnd, intermediate offices and connections
VIA hnoX and Lincoln railroad-Arrive l
ana D p. m; close at 600 a. m and 1225p m
!. Sho~hcgan, intermediate Offices ana connec.
IohS, VIA Maine Central ralrOad-Arriye at
p m. close at 1926 p. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
WHITES ANNUAL
Z amn7oth Christmas Tree,

Following our usual custom az Christmas
time, we viii erect at our store Saturday,
Dec. l4th, mammoth tree, loaded with a va
rlety Of choice gifts, which we viii present to
all our customers purchasing goods TO the
amount Of fifty cents and upwards; and we also
wish to acquaint our patrons that We viii pre-
sent for their inspection at that time The largest
IN this state. We have secured one thousand
pairs OF manufactures samples in mems and
boys slippers, which we viii sell at less than
the cost to make them We intend that our
store shall be the headquarters for supplies Of
Christmas footwear. Remember our tree VIII
remain from Dec. 18th, until Christmas and we
Invite you to bring the children in order that
they may see the presents which it win contains
WHITES SHOE STORE,
400 Congress ST. 0pposHt8 PrabI8 House
QecI3eodtf
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Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestic mail matter, that is
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1st CLASS. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets OF the same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class Periodical publications, namely all
new ;papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, whicn bear
date of issue, and are numbered cOnsecutively
are issued from known office OF publication,
are formed Ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cloth; leather or other substantial binding
To be of information OF public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
art, or some special indt stry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must nds
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates
Sd Class. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having tho
character OF an!actual and personal correspou-
Gence.'
A"circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which according to internal evil
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the frst. second or third
cIasSwhich is not iii its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of The mail bag. or harm the person OF
any one engaged in me postal service, andnos
above the weight provided by law
Limit OF Weight of Mail lfdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds snail be re
beiEed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing III excess of that amount. and
except books &Ad documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packa ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the fun
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
poStalS conventions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

Included in the purchase Of the Sunday Times
10y the present prOprietOrs, was large number OF
unbound parts Of Rand & ucNallys Encyclopedia
and Gazetteer OF the world. This work was issued
in % parts and sold at 10 Cents per part. Out of
the parts remaining we have made up
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

3. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
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The rate OF postage on newspapers an
periodical publications Of the. second-clat
agent, is one cent for each four ounces
fractional part thereof.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26

Which offer at the low price Of SOO each unbound
in substantial binding and eered for $1OO making
complete book of 72O treating nearly subject
can think Of for only $500.
This offer holds good only for the Sc complete sets and
after they sold copies be obtained less than the
usual price of $3.50 for the set.
These sets be obtained at the office of the Portland
Publishing Co., 81 Exchange St. will be sent any
by express In the latter transportation changes
be paid by purchaser.
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printed letter. which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
ADDRESSED or of the sender, Or the correction Of
mere tVDnrra Ilhira1 errors
The evening times., 1895-08-10
BROOKLAND ITEMS.

The lawn party held during the past few
evenings for the benefit of st. Anthony g
new church closed last evening. 1t has been
. most gratifying success in every par
ticular. The weather was exceptionally
fine, and the beautiful picnic grounds have
been continually crowded. Quite band
some sum was realized, and as this viii be
devoted to paying off the remaining in
debtedness on the lot, the parishiouers
hope tha twork on the church will be COM
nenced shortly.
Among the visitors last evening were the
Rev. DR.. Rocker and Mgr. Sbaretti, OF the
papal legation; Rev. Cornelius Gillespie
pastor of st. Aloysius'; Messrs. A. II.
McLachlen, George Noyes, and many
other friends Of this new underta king.
Col. Juan Lewis is in New York city at
tending reunion of his old command, which
was held at Coney Island yesterday, the an
niversary of the battle of Cedar Mount
ain. The occasion was made mem ora Bile by
the presence OF Gen. George Greene, now
ety-four years of age.
Messrs. Frank Howe, Audubon Ridg-
way, Guy Camp. and Ralph Marean leave
tomorrow on their wheels for tourthrough
the Great Falls region.
Mrs. william s. Ward and the Misses
Ward, who have been visiting Mrs. Mary
Burr, of University Heights, left to-day
for stay in lower Maryland.
DR.. Theodore Holm has returned from .
delightful botanical excursion throug
the mountains of North Carolina. The
doctor has collected some interesting speci-
mems Of herbs and wild flowers.
Miss Rosalie Briscoe, who was the guest
Of Miss Bernardine Woodward, has returned
to Washington.