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The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01

An experienced sea captain, who has
visited the Kennebec on numerous voy-
ages, predicts that the ice business will
not last ten years longer, and now Mayor
Charles Milliken of Augusta says that
the spruce on the Kennebec will give out
in fifteen years.
Although the main drive of logs has
passed down there are still 5000 or 5000
above the Augusta dam belonging to the
Augusta Lumber Company. OF these,
however, only about 1000 will be foated
down at present.
Capt. D. W. Leighton of the schooner
Jennie Hall, of Addison, was on the way
in his vessel room Norfolk, Va, to ST.
Pierre, Martinique. When ten days out
he says he encountered a sea serpent: 1T
was lying coiled up in an oblong coil of
about fifteen or twenty feet long, and
should think the serpent was all of fifty
feet long. if not longer. Its head was as
large as a hundred gallon cask, and black;
its body was a pinkish color; its eyes
looked as large as a 12-quart pail. Now,
perhaps my eyes may have magnifed
some, but do not think SO for I passed
within fifty yards of him and got
good view of him as the schooner was
going about four knots at the time;
when I got alongside of him he raised his
head about three or four feet out of the
water took look at us and dropped
back into the water again. When it rails
ed its head | made up my mind we were
to be- gobbled up very soon, but he let US go
scot free, and I was we'll pleased when
had good distance between us.
Hancock County liquor dealers have
paid S. 600 into the county treasury.
A stock company has been formed for
the purpose of building new wharf at
Hancock Point; capitalized at $1,000, and
$500 has been subscribed for.
The Thomaston schooner Mabel Jordan,
Capt. Balano, sailed from Rockland Fri
day for Rio de Janeiro, with a cargo of
lumber and 1900 barrels of apples, the
first shipment of apples to leave that
port this season for South America.
Good authority says there has been
shipped by steam ships and sailing YES
sells the past AZ years over 2, 600, 900 tons
of dressed and rough granite from Fox
Island
Hunters on Dead River in the vicinity
of Flagstaff have been considerably stirr-
oSA up Wy uiio 1iOquOAU dppcchlcsuCo VI q
white fox. He.has been shot at at least a
dozen times, but at last accounts was
still unhurt. One young guide who can
pick off a partridge head with a rifle ball
at twice the distance, missed this rare
animal at three or our rods. He fired six
or seven times while he ran, but each
time with equally poor success. The
hunters are beginning to think this frisky
Reynard bears charmed existence. He
is described as having black ears, nose
and feet with spots of black on the rump
and tip of the tail.
Mr.. NV. Higgins of West Eden, civil
engineer, go years of age. while engaged
with Mr.. e. M. Hamor, on Friday in tax
ing measurements on the side of the
Newport mountain, near the Gorge, lost
his balance and fell distance of 15'feet
over a bluff, breaking his leg near the
ankle bone Mr.. e. M. Hamor, who has
charge of running the lines on the noun
tain side, said that in his 20 years. work
on Mount Deserts mountains the acct
dent of Friday was the first to happen
to any of his men.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01

An experienced sea captain, who has
visited the Kennebec on numerous voy-
ages. predicts that the ice business will
not last ten years longer, and now Mayor
Charles Milliken of Augusta says that
the spruce on the Kennebec will give out
in fifteen years.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01

Although the main drive of logs has
passed down there are still 5000 or 5000
above the Augusta dam belonging to the
Augusta Lumber Company. OF these,
however, only about 1000 will be foated
down at present
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01

II special information regarding any Ma
ton, Province, State, City, Town or Village
is desired, the knowledge is rarely obtain
able from a school geography, which nee
essarily has only 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 world), the Woman's Tenn
pie (the handsomest building in Chicago,
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01
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Address "ATLAS"
Office of the Daily Press, Portland Me.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01

Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, the White
House at Washington, the Great Brooklyn
Bridge, Mirror Lake yosemite Valley, Ell
Captain yosemite Valley, Waterfall and
Cave New Zealand Jordan River, Murchi-
son Waterfall Upper Nile), Pilot Knob
Qron Mountain, Missouri), United States
Signal Service pixies Peak, Colorado),
Giants Gap american River Canon, Col
orado), Scene in Tropical Florida, Falls of
the Rhine, the Matterhorn Mountain
(Switzerland), Scenes in and near the City
of Picking China, Island of Juan Fernan-
dez, State Capitols, State Seals, ETC., etc.
All the Large Cities of the World, the
Important Towns and Most of the Villages
of the United States are Given on the
Maps.
1t gives a Classified List Of All Nations,
With Forms of Government, Geographical
Location, Size and Population.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
$1,000 A SHOT.
1t Il Economical. After All, IL Considered
Properly.

1t Il Economical. After All, II Coaside red
Properly.
One thousand dollars a shot Is rather
expensive shooting. but when you come
to figure 1t out you will find that IL il
not quite as much in proportion as 300
shot under certain conditions The old
smooth bore cannon, short in barrel and
short in the breach, had to be trained
with tho greatest patience and care on
the object aimed at, and il the 100
pound ball didn't land exactly where it
was intended 1t did very little harm.
With the big pneumatic gun at Sandy
Hook it is impossible to make . miss
You just touch her of at u 900 per
touch. and IL the projectile drops within
one-sixth Of a mile Of where IL was in.
tended to drop there IL immediate and
serious trouble and in all probability no
necessity for the expenditure Of another
dollar ON that particular target. II costs
more to fire the big Krupp gun than it
does our dynamite gun. but the exe1u.
ton bears no comparison. One hundred
gatliDg guns, fired at short intervals fog
one hour, would cost $40, 900. Even II
the object shot at was within range the
shooting vould not be one-tenth IA IF
fective az the shooting Of the Sand,
Hook terror New York Mail and Ex
tresz
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

Passes which bear indication OF nav
ing been tempered with are to be taken
up. Children under u years OF age VIII
be admitted free. provided they are &C
companied with parents or guardians
II the little visitor IS not carried III arms.
the gatekeepers must direct that they
pass under the wings Of the .urnstIles
The gatekeepers are made the Judges of
the children's ages II Il chlld's general
appearance and size Indicate il To be- old
er than q years, the official is empowered
to deny il admission. The gatekeepers
are instructed To exercise great discretion
in this matter.
Besides the Photographic passes, trip
passes and special press passes, there Is
another pass called Il complimentary
card. This pass will be issued III the
aame OF the person To be admitted and
will be good only on the day Of issue
When such card Is presented. the gate
<eeper must insist that the holder Do
posit with tho pass one VI his Persona!
ards II TIE visitor Is unproylded with
such card, the official wIll furnish a
blank card AMI pencil. and the holder II
the pass must write his or her name
thereon This IS Tor the purpose OF So
curing some sort Of Identification. Ne
deviation from this rule Is permitted.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

Personally conveyed all persons ad
judged Insane in her county to the insane
asy lum.
Made all rangements for the execu-
ton Of a condemned felon and was tho
happiest woman In the state Of Illinois
when the governor committed the sentence
Organized a ladies cavalry club for po-
litical purposes and personally conducted
her husbands last campaign.
Contested In an equestrian tournament
and received a diamond studded gold
medal as the best horsewoman.
Took several carloads OF cattle to the
Chicago market and disposed of them at .
good profit
In addition to the above, Mrs. Ames
has conducted n millinery establishments
in Belly idere and has supplied the maids
and matrons of the city and the surround.
Ing country with the latest fashions In
headgear.
Yet she says she has done nothing re-
rnarkable.
Every one In the town speaks In the
highest terms Of Mrs. Ames as public
official, business woman and wife
Her home life Is much the same as any
other good woman's, and every room In it
gives evidence of the delicacy, refinement
and dainty femininity that characterize
her private life.
Mrs. Ames was born In Canada, but
she Is OF Scotch Irish and En- glish parent
age. Mrs. Ames was tho only daughter
and during her sirlhood was chum Of
her brothers. She took part In their games
and sports and never allowed any Of them
to excel her in any undertaking To this
fact she partly attributes her liking for
those occupations supposed to be wholly
within the province Of the male sex
Sixteen years ago Albert T. Ames was
first elected sheriff Of Boone county, Ills.
He served two terms Of two years each
and one term Of four years As the Law
was changed so As not 10 permit Of consec-
utive succession, he was out Of the Office
for four years and was then elected to an
other four years term, which latter eI-
pred on the first day Of December. When
be took charge Of the Office, he made his
wife his chief deputy. He knew her bust
ness capacity and wanted the Office in safe
hands during his necessary absence. Mrs
Ames took hold Of the work with enthusi-
asm. She kept the records Of the office,
served papers in civil processes and showed
such adaptahility for the criminal work Of
the Office that in addition To other duties
she was given charge Of the county jail
This was n novel experience to the pris-
oDers, and several times they became I'M
ruly. They found, however, that they
bad to deal with a woman who could not
b triaed with or imposed upon.
One day, when they had been let I'M to
the corridor, they became involved in Q
discussion which led to a row. Mrs.
Ames came In to stop It,
Quit this right awayN' she exclaimed.
"All Of you will have to go to your cells
and be locked up until you learn how to
behave"
I'D like to SEQ you stop us, said the
leader Of the group, n heavy set criminal,
with an ugly disposition.
Maybe l can't" said Mrs. Ames, bot
this cam" she added, whipping out pis-
tel and ieveling 1t at the prisoners. Now,
go back to your cells, every one Of youi'
They went without another word and
were thoroughly disciplined before receiv-
ing further liberties
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
the ExIles OF ENGLAND.
4l,sir Tonhs and Memorials Scattered al
Over Europe.

Elssir Tomhs and Memortals Scattered al
Over Europe.
No doubt we have driven out our own
exiles As well as received the exiles Of
foreign states. although not in the same
proportion and measure There are
tombs Of Stuarts in Italy, and there Is
q church in Rome where have rested for
centuries the remains Of the greatest
Irish rebel who ever stood up against
the English crown. But the ashes Of
any Stuart would be welcome to rest
ing place here il il were 80 desired, and
IL the plot Of earth which holds the body
Of the gallant Tyrone were to DO incor-
porated with the soil Of any English
cemetery no Englishman would make
objection, and indeed we fear that very
few Englishmen would know who the
Earl Of Tyrone was. There Is some sat.
isfaotion in thinking that an English
man travelling in foreign countries finds
little Of mute reproach in the craven
names Of exiles ON tombstones The
bearing home in triumph Of some ban
ished mans coffin is often the crown Of
q political party's endeavor. Sometimes,
too, the refusal to allow of the bringing
home makes q man and party popu
lar. We can most Of Us remember we'll
how the father Of the late President Car
not became in a moment u popular idol
ont Of comparative obscurity because he
sternly refused to allow the remains Of
his own father to be brought back to
France from a grave in Magdeburg.
II was in the zenith Of the second
empire. and Napoleon III thought he
could do . popular thing, and indeed
perhaps sincerely felt tho desire to be
generous, when he offered to the Car
France the coffin Of the organizer Of vic
tory. Carnot, the son. sternly refused
to accept the invitation. His father. ha
said, had given his genius and his life
to the service Of the French republic.
His body should never rest in land
which was governed by imperial des-
potism. Perhaps the late President Car
not might never have been the chief
| magistrate of a French republic il his
father had not thus peremptorily and
publicly rejected the offer Of Napoleon
III. Time came round, and the empire
is gone. and the Cannot tradition had
its revenge. Napoleon III, to do him
| justice, was not ungenerous i'll his deal
ing with political opponents, at all
events with political opponents whom
he thought no longer able to work him
harm. 1t is not easy, however, to make
safe calculation in that way. The man
| i'll the coffin is sometimes able to work
more harm to the ruling system than
the orator in the political tribune. -
London Telegraph.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
DANGEROUS RULES OF ETIQUETTE.
Treating In New Mexico !. Fraught with
MANY Dtfftcuitie,.

The man from New Mexico and his
friend stood against the bar in one Of
the palatial saloons Of Chicago The dis
penser put out four glasses.
Where's your beeswax?' asked tho
New Mexico visitor.
I'm not on, responded the dispens
er.
Never tend bar in New Mexico?"
The dispenser said he had never had
the pleasure.
Pleasure nothing. 'Tain's no pleas
ure, I'm tcllin you. It's much a. .
mans life is worth. But seo you don I
savoy about the beeswax Well. I'll tell
you how they drink in New Mexico
There's only one thing to drink, that's
whisky-liquor. see? Tho bartender sets
up one glass. He amt got no whole lot
OF glasses like you He Just sets up one
big glass. Then he takes out his bees.
wax, and he marks the glass for ~ many
drinks as there are drinkers in the par
ty. Say there's three. He puts two bees
wax marks on the glass about 50 far
apart. Then no fills the glass with liz.
uor to the rim OF the glass. The first
man in the party drinks down to the
first beeswax mark, and then he passes
the glass to the next man, and he drinks
down to the second beeswax mark, and
the third man drinks to- tho bottom Of
the glass. IL amt safe for man to go
below his beeswax mark \ man in
New Mexico who'd do that wouldn {
live long enough to send his wife dy,
in request, A New Mexico man mighs
ro5 a stagecoach, but he wouldn't drink
below his beeswaI mark. Got any wa
terri
''Oh. yes. Plenty Of water"
We'll, set 'er mp. And IL there's any.
thing eStry for it III pay the cost Say.
this is the all tiredest town was ever
in. The idea Of settin up four glasses
for two men to drink outen. reckon
there amt another town on earth where
such stravagance is seed. Chicago
Herald
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

An old man rode up to the door Of a
Cumberland county postoffce on a gig
AS soon AS the postmaster spied the Wis
itor he tore around behind the little case
of boxes. grabbed letter and a paper
and darted out of doors at the same high
rate Of speed.
Here's your mail. Mr. Smith. Little
rainy. isn't it? Hope your grounds look
ing well. ETC.. until the old man tucked
his mail under his leg and drove away.
The postmaster saw fit TO explain a
little when he came back That's one
Of the old seed Democrats of this town
and"-with a burst of confidence-..it
always pays to be polite to them kind. ]
don't know as it will amount to any
thing. but II don't cost a cent. and. con
tinued this rural diplomat, with a wan
smile. there amt any signs of new
postmaster being appointed yet" All of
which indicated the state Of suspense OF
the fourth class postmasters in this de
voted country. Journal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
THE PRICE OF A WIFE.
osvagss Place . VARYING Value Upon Their
Chosen aelpmates.

DvUXUD IbBnS - WohybU8 oAuS puo AmOAh
Chosen Heipmates.
In the earliest times Of purchase .
woman was bartered for useful goods or
for services rendered to her father. In
the latter way Jacob purchased Rachel
and her sister Leah. This was Beena
marriage. where a man. As in Genesis.
leaves his father and his mother and
cleaves unto his wife, and they become
one. flesh or kin-the woman'A The
price Of bride in British Columbia and
Vancouver island varies from $40 to
E4O worth Of articles In Oregon an In
dian gives for wife horses. blankets
or buffalo robes; in California, she'll
money or horses; in Africa. cattle.
A poor Damara will sell daughter
for one COW. A richer Kaffir expects
from to 80. With the Banyai. If moth.
ing be given, her family claim her chill
dren. In Uganda, where no marriage
recently existed, she may be obtained
for half dozen needles. or a coat, or .
pair Of shoes An ordinary price is .
box Of percussion caps- In other parts
. goat or a couple Of huckskins will buy
. girl Passing to Asia. We find her
price II sometimes 5 to so rubles, or at
others . cartload Of wood or hay. A
princess may be purchased for 5000
rubles.
In Tartary . woman can be obtained
for few pounds of butter. or where .
rich man gives 20 small oxen a poor
man may succeed with pig. In Fiji her
equivalent is a whales tooth or a mus
ket These and similar prices elsewhere
are eloquent testimony to the little value
Advertiser.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

Algol, "the variable star Of the con
stellation Of Parseus," is regarded
among astronomers Us the greatest mys-
terry Of the heavens. Its light usually
remains constant and uniform for .
period of from IS TO co hours. 1t then
commences to gradually fade from view,
and in less than four hours diminishes
to an Insignificant point of light. After
remaining in state Of semiobscuration
for period of time, varying from Is to
80 minutes, it again regains its former
brilliancy. Astronomers believe that
some large dead and dark world revolves
between Us and Algol, but this is the
disputed point, mystery which will,
in all probability. never be satisfactorily
explained. st. Louis Republic.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

bnisttckths .hsshofIinAfy I" 's''s
Paris has On coat of many colorS. It's
walls are covered with the professions OF
faith, in all hues and tints, OF candi'
dates for the town council. the govern
ment alone having the right to stick
white bills. Eighteen hundred billstiek'
ers have been at work night and day
They only take snatches OF rest IN the
offices Of billsticking contractors. where
they throw themselves to sleep awhile
on piles Of placards.
They start out in shifts Of six or seven,
and before they come back placard IRON
ESQ to 800 bills, trying wherever they can
to cover over the bills Of hostile candi'
dates. Each member Of each shift earns
5francs for every $50 that he sticks. lie
makes during the war of placards, which
lasts three weeks about 20 francs day
and night.
The paste pot with which he Is sup
Piled contains II pounds. enough to stick
1900 bills. the weight Of which Is y
pounds. Ono Of the gang carries lad
der. There are 600 candidates, Tor each
Of which about 1900 bills are stuck.
This uses up 1900. 900 Of them and 49,
900 kilos Of paste Besides this placard'
ing each candidate sends round to the
electors in addressed envelopes profes-
sion Of faith and voting tickets, Nine
teen hundred persons at francs aday are
engaged in writing tho addresses. Paris
Iattar
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

relations Of the mikado's kingdom to the
rest Of the world At commencement
time she read an essay entitled British
Policy Toward Japan" She predicted
that Japan would soon take high place
among the civilized nations Of the world,
and her prophecy seems to have been well
founded
Her marriage to Count Oyama was ar.
ranged by her brother while she was still
Ut Vassar, and 1t Is said that she saw her
hance but two or three times before she
became his wife. With her thorough cdu
cation and her wide knowledge Of the
world she Is n decided power az the wife
Of Japan's minister Of war She has borne
him three children and IL a devoted wife
and mother. She has a dark olive com
plexion, intensely black hair and hands 80
beautiful that she would not disflgure
them with rings when she was at Vassar.
She was bright student, but did not
delve into the depths Of a subject like
many Of her American fellow students
When she was at Vassar, her future hus.
band was an attache to the Japanese leRa-
ton in Paris. He Is a brainy, intellectual
man, and his rise In Japan has been very
rapid He has prosecuted the war against
China with great vigor and ability and Is
now in the field at the head Of the second
army Japan sent To China.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
SHE WAS A vASSAR GIRL.
The Wife of JapAn's Minister Of War Re-
eeived Her Education In America

Nine. Stematz Yamakana Oyama, wife
Of the japanese minister Of war, who Is
conducting such vigorous and successful
campaign against China, Is a graduate OF
Vassar college and received nearly all her
education and religious training In Amer
lea. In 1871, when the Japanese govern
ment decided to educate ten japanese girls
in American schools, Stematz Yamakana,
then mere slip of girl OF IL years, was
chosen as one Of the candidates for the
honor. Stematz entered the family OF
Rev. DR. Leonard Bacon at New Haven,
and her education was begun under DR.
Bacon's watchful eye.
In ISL, the ten years having expired,
Stematz was summoned to return home,
but as she still needed another year to
complete her course at Vassar the requisite
time was granted her by the japanese
government. At the age OF 90 she spoke
English as well as any American girl and
was thoroughly saturated with American
ideas. She still loved Japan, however, and
displayed q wonderful knowledge Of the