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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
sweden and the swedes.

Thursday night, at City Hall, Hon.
WV. Thomas will deliver his celebra ted
lecture on "Sweden and the Swedes," in
behalf of the Y Dung Mems Christian
Association. The tickets should be
secured at once at Stock BRIDGES.
Mr.. Thomas delivered this lecture in
the Star course, at Boston, Monday night.
The Boston Herald said:
"Iu the Star course OF entertainment is
at the Peoples Temple, pleasant COM
Dinatiou of lecture and concert was made
last evening, where the large throng of
listeners took most delightful trip to
Sweden, in their Imagination. Mr.. Will
liam Widgery Thomas, Jr., for two
terms American consul to Sweden, lee
tured on "Sweden and the Swedes,"
while the charming melodies of the
country were given in delightful man
ner by the Lutheran Sextette from
Stockholm. Mr.. Thomas was specially
qualified to handle the subject in an in
teresting manner from his long residence
as an official in that country, and it is
safe to say that few more entertaining
ard instructive lectures have been given
in Boston this season than that at the
Star course last night. He has already
attracted much attention among readers
by his attractive volume desert bling
Sweden, and his lectures about this coun-
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
EPlSCOPALIAN CLUB.
Bishop Nicely 1ts Guest at the Annual
Meeting.

Maine, Mexico and Massachusetts, were
in conjunction at the meeting of the
Episcopalian CLUB of Massachusetts,, at
the Brunswick, in Boston, on Monday
evening, and the com bination made the
gathering very intresting and enjoyable.
Previous to the dinner there was a re-
ception to the Rt. Rev. Henry A. Nee
ly, STD, Bishop of Maine, who was
assisted in receiving by the officers of
the club and Bishop Lawrence The
other bishops who were expected were
unable to attend.
Bishop Nicely was the first speaker.
The Boston Journal says, The strong
voiced, strong-faced, good Hooking, be-
loved prelate, made an address that won
at once sympathy for his work and adj
miration for his success. He told of the
missionary work that he is called upon
results that mad followed in the Pine
Tree State, that in his 2S years in the
episcopate the number of communicates
in Maine had increased from HOO to 5000;
the number of parishes from IS to 45
and the number OF clergy from 10 to Sc.
He made strong appeal for his diocese.
and told many stories of the difficulties
under which he had labored, difficulties
at once humorous and pathetic AS is
always his lot he made most favorable
impression, and aroused the $50 promi-
nent churcnmen present to great enthus-
iasm -
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
A SNOW BLOCKADE.
Drifts Fifty Feet Deep and Railroad Trains
Buried.

San Francisco, January 22.-The worst
storm for five years is raging in the Sier-
ras, and threatens to repeat the great
railroad snow blockade of 1889. Hard
packed snow lies from 80 to so feet deep
in the railroad cuts, while on level at
the summit of tine Sierras, it measures
40 feet. Except for two days the South
ern Pacific has kept its Central Overland
track clear, but it looks as though there
would be serious blockade. as the
snow is drifting badly on the line toOre-
gon.
The situation is worse, as every strain
for d week has been from ten to fifteen
hours behind time. On the Siskiyou
mountains the snow is thirty feet deep,
and in the canons of the Shasta division
several trains have had to be dug out.
The worst part of the Central Pacific
is the Truckee division. There are tbs
huge snow sheds, and at Emigrant Gap
and Blue Canon the snow lies $50 deep
that tunnels will soon have to be dug to
reach windows and doors. Snow flies
along the coast range and rain is report
ed as falling in all parts of the state.
1t is especially heavy in Southern Cali
fornia, where floods and washouts have
occurred on the Colorado desert and in
San Diego county, were rain seldom
falls
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Women on the school Committee.

Women on the School Committee.
To the Editor of The PRESS:
The question has been asked by one
who did me the honor to read my letter,
published in the PRESS of January 22d:
"And pray is talent for housekeeping
the only qualification necessary for a
woman to possess to fit her for place on
the school Doard?"
Yankee-iike. reply by another query:
DID 1 say the "only qualification"
And yet, were such capacity ner "only"
characteristic, I should still advocate
the election of such woman 10 order
house Alright requires most, II not all,
CT the cardinal virtues, foresight, pa
thence, prudence, energy, orderllness.
sweet temper-not to mention faith,
hope and charity. There are times
when all of these virtues are called
into play to direct and control house,
hold.
So, if we say give US woman who Is
a good housekeeper, we imply give us a
woman who is equal to almost any duty.
Our public schools have been long I'M
der Daternal government alone. Iney
sadly need mothering also. There are
many problems relating to the welfare
of young children and of older boys and
girls, which mothers can solve more
quickly than fathers. 1t is SO in the
home Is it not true in the school?
Women, as a rule, are more ready to
investigate minor details than are men.
They know, from experience. what
children ought to learn, and how much
mental pabulum the young brain can
assimilate. Their opinion on the fitness
ofsinstrucuors is apt to be worth needing.
They can offer valuable suggestions as
to the proper number of pupils to be put
under the care of one teacher; and as to
the numb Der of hours during which rest
less little souls and bodies. can profitably
be shut within the limits of four walls.
Surely there are wise and good women
in Portland with whom the men of the
school committee would be glad to con-
suit on a matter of such vital import
ance as the physical, mental and spirit
ual training of our girls and boys.
I think voice the desire of a majority
of the mothers of Portland when l ask
The voters of our city to give serious
thought to this subject, and to place
one or more intelligent, educated women
on our school COMMITTEES.
MARY SELDEN McCOBB.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
A Suggestion.

To the Editor of thee PRESS:
The communication in yesterday g
PRESS, signed by Miss McCobb, sasking
that women be put on our school board,
and giving as the principal reason there
for the want of cleanliness of the school
buildings, and also the lack of
knowledge of housekeeping by men,
caused the following question to be
asked by one of several men who were
talking about the subject under discus
sion: would it not be better to have
a woman elected as superintendent of
schools. since it is part of the duties of
that official to visit all buildings to in
spect the schools, and when SO visiting
attention could be given to the needs
of the building? Would it not be better
to elect as school agent a woman?" Ii
these two offices, or even one of them
was filled by woman, could the build
ings suffer for the want of cleaning?
WOMAN'S FRIEND.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
AMERICAN MECHANICS!
Formation of the Star of Liberty Council
at Westbrook.

at WestbroOk.
The Daughters Of Liberty Council,
a woman's auxiliary to the American
Mechanics, is now represented at Vest
brook by council called Star of Liberty
No.3. The council was instituted Mon
day evening by National Secretary W.O.
Staples, assisted by Peter Fitzpatrick,
deputy national councillor, with 70 char
ter mem bers, of whom SO were present
and were initiated. These officers were
elected:
Councilor-Mrs. W. A. Babb,
Asst. Coun. Mrs. Chas. Barber,
Vice Coun.-Mrs. Sarah Watson,
Asst. Vice Coun.-Mrs. H. S. Hudson,
Guide-Mrs. E. A. Edwards,
Rec. Sec.-Miss Helen L. Cotton,
Asst Rec. Sec. Miss Alice Rice.
Finan. Sec. Mrs. Jennie Burke.
Treas. Mrs. =. W. Golf,
Inside Guide-Miss Eva Manchester,
Outside Guide-Fred Watson,
Junior E. Coun.-Mrs. Mary Gresham,
Asst. Junior E. Coun.- Mrs. W. M. Wood
side,
Trustees-E. H. Hodgkins, Mrs. N. B.
Small, Mrs. John Burnham.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

try and it's interesting people will add
much to his reputation.
The Globe said hon: W. ". Thomas
talked about "Sweden and the Sw ed esq.
1t was one of the most interesting feat
ures in the whole course and the audi
ence applauded the speaker generously"
The Journal said: "Mr. Thomas gave
an excellent description of the country,
and of it's hardy people and their modes
of living, and showed that he thorough
Iy understood the people of the far
northern peninsular."
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded in the Registry of
deeds: eaee
Portland-Bar Mills Lumber company to
Ado NJ Rumery.
Albert Woodbury. to Cora B. Woodbury..
Yarmouth-Edson Nichols ct al to Mary
Hewitt.
Harmon.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Ivanhoe Lodge K. of p,

Castle Hall was filed with very
large audience last evening, gathered to
listen to an entertainment afforded by
the mem bers with which to celebrate
their fouIeenth anniversary. 1T was a
capital programme, and the various
mum bers elected the heartiest applause.
This was the programmes:
Ouartette-B Blue Bells of Scotland,
Schilling
Cecilian Quartette.
Reading-The Sistelly Scheme, Bunner
Agnes Mabel Stafford.
Banjo and Guitar Duer-Saltzgittar
March, Hatch
Messrs. b atch and Barnum.
Vocal Solo-When the Heart is Young,
Buck
Lizzie NJ Brown.
Vogrich
Cecilian Quartette.
Xylophone Solo-Medley, with ban
jeurine accompaniment Mr.. Hatch
Solo-The Valley by the Sea, Adams
Jennie King Morrison.
Instrumental Quartette-Sylvan Dell,
Colby
Cecilian Quartette.
Readipg-The Slaves Lullaby, Edwards
Agnes Mabel Stafford.
Vocal and instrumental Quartettes-
Plantation Melodies, Foster
Cecilian Quartette.
Bottle Piano Duet-Medley
Messrs. Hatch and Barnum.
Ouartette-The Old Oaken Bucket,
HALLMARK
ARRANGED for the Cecilian Quartette by
Theo. 1. King.
Cecilian Quartette.
Miss Mamie E. Durham accompanied
most acceptably.
After the concert there was most en-.
joyable dance in the banquet hall.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Cumberland Bar Association.

The annual meeting of the Cumberland
Bar association and of The Greenleaf Law
Library were adjourned yesterday to Sat.
urday next to the Falmouth hotel at 7
O'Clock, where the annual supper will be
epjoyed. Every member is requested to be
present as business of Importance will come
I'D for action.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Extract From Letter on Woman suf-
fr.oa From One Woman to Another.

frage From One Woman to Another.
TN the Critic of August 4th, 1894.
Tn all these debates" so called, not
one nerson has had the courage to say
women are not the equals OF men in any
sense applicable to government in
democracy. Indeed nature and not man
has untitled her for the struggle which a
democracy imposes upon every good and
conscientious citizen. 1t is argued with
some inconsistency that it will develop
The noyers and intelligence of women if
thew have the vote because without it
thSy have become the superiors of men
who have had the educational benefit of
the ballot. Nothing is less well proven
than that the franchise has changed the
character of the emigrant or educated the
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
DEERING.

An entertainment will be given at Ills
ley Hall, East Deering, this evening at
s O'Clock, under the auspices of What
soever Circle of Kings Daughters.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Portland Company to Change its Style o
Bookkeeping.

Mr.. John o. Rice. has been employed by
the Portland Company to go through their
books and devise simpler and more mod
eIn style of bookkeeping. The idea is to
simplify and lessen the Office work. 1t is
hoped to have new plan ready for opera
ton at the beginning Of the corporate year
in Mama.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
INSOLVENCY COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY.

BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY.
Monday-FirEt meetings were held in the
following cases and assignes were elected
North Lubec Improvement Company, Clar-
ence Hale; John W. Hall, John B. Kehoe.
In the case of Frank E. Marston, A. Leon
Hanscome was appointed by the court.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

Monroe Whalen of Birmingham, Ala, writes.
81 purchsed six boxes of your Japanese Pilet
Cure from Mr.. AMI Golden. and it has en-
standing will advise my friends to use it, W.
W. Whipple & Co and John williamson Port
land.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
CATAR Ri

ELY'S CREAM BALM Opens and cleanses
the Nasal Passages. Allays Pain and Inf1ama-
ton, Heals the Sores, Protects the Membrane
from colds, Restores the Senses of Taste and
Smell. The Balm is quickly absorbed and
gives relief at once.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
DIRECTIONS for as

DIRECTIONS for as
ing CREAM BALM
apply q particle Of the
Balm a1eU up into the nos
trjts. after q moment
draa1 strong breath
through the nose. Use
three times q day, after
meals preferred, and be-
fore retiring.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
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School Shoes

We have the LARGEST ASSoRT-
MENT of SCHOOL SHOES to be found
Portland, and they will prove the
most satisfactory. Prices from 75 cts.
to $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

A particle is applied into each nostril and is
agreeable. Price so cents at Druggists or by
mail.
ELY BROTHERS, Sc Wa rren ST., New York
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
Gone into insolvency.

Gone into Insolvency.
J.J. Curran, grocer. Lewiston, who
has gone into insolvency, it is said, is
owing Portland parties somewhere be-
tween $500 and $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Aug. 14th. 1893.
II can speak in the highest terms OF
your medicine from my own personal
knowledge. Twas affected with hear6
35years, was treated by the very best
physicians ana spent hundreds of dol
lars, tried every known remedy with
out finding relief. Ihave only taken
one bottle Of your P. z. p, and can
cheerfully say it has done me more
good than anything have ever taken:
can recommend your medicine to all
aufYerers of the above diseases.
MRS. M. NJ. WEARY.
Springfield. Green County. Mo.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood is in an impure condl-
ton, due to menstrual irregularities
are peculiarly benefited by the won.
critics Of p. p. P.-Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
Central Republican Club,

The committee selected to arrange for
the reorganization meeting of the
Young Mems Central Republican club,
to be held tomorrow evening, has sue
ceeded in securing promises from Hon.
Noses E.CIapp, Dar F. Reese and others
to be present and address that meet
ing. The meeting will be held in the
large committee parIoF at the Windsor
hotel. This will probably be the first
OF two or three informal meetings, af-
ter which a permanent organization
will be effected, if the present plans
of those already interested in the mat
ter meet with approval
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
Itgs Eusy-Jhev Sell Themselves,

can sell six times as. many pianos
the day after Christmas as the cry
baby dealer can the. day before Christ
mas, as is very much in evidance by
the fact of Or having sold twelve pi-
amos yesterday, and We'll sci! twelve
more today and twelve more tomorrow.
ATS easy.
Christmas cuts no figure with a man
who wants piano for its worth, and
wants his moneys worth when he gets
1t.
Man is but human, and it's human
nature for man TO spend his money
where he can get the most for It, and
at time when that most can iaa-had.
To buy qG the manufacturer. heads off
the middle,aa;n.. don't it2 To head Off
the p1idd1en1an leaves in YOUR pocket
the fifty per cent be adds on for his
pocket. The .,Ess tfme and place TO do that
Is right ,lsse5ssFs at Lag t4F and 142 East Sixth
street, IA 4. Fisher, General Agent,
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
TIE BUSY WORLD.

NJ. L. Parker and z CoggshaIl, OF
River Falls, Wis., are guests at the
Merchants
. James R. Newton and son, Of Ro-
chester, Mimi, are guests al the As
toria.
W. P. Miller and Norton Page, Of
FARGO N. ID, are guests al the Wind
6Or
C. W. Myers and wife, of Hudson,
Wis, are among the Clarendon guests.
W. G. GaIliep and wife, Of Waseca,
MINI, are registered at the Clarendon
Charles s. Marden, of BarnesviIle,
MINI. is stopping at the Clarendon
N. A. PoznansEi, of Chippewa Falls,
WIS, is registered at the Ryan
P. Clark and wife, of Ortonvi1le,
MINI, lare at the Clarendon
Q. H. Daley, of Blue Earth City,
Mimi, is at the Merchants
. 4. 3. Eldridge, of Marquette. Mich,
is stopping at the Ryan
G. A. Benson, of Winthrop, MINI, is
stopping at the Windsor
S. e. Meager, of st. Cloud, is stop
ping at the Merchants.
,--v-ff C. F'ridley, Of F'ridIey, Mimi is
a guest at the Ryan
George C. FELTON,, Of Chicago is a
guest at the Ryan
j G. Kiesel, Of shakopee, Minns is
at the. Clarendon
H II. Burke, Of Superior, is a guest
at the Merchants
T. :. Stevens, Of Grand Forks, N D.,
is at the Ryan.
J. c. Palmer. OF Grand Forks, is at
the Merchants
William Westezrnan, OF st. Cloud, is
at the Windsor.
J. E, Cook, Of Chicago, is a guest at
the Windsor.
A, Snyder, of Duluth, 1s at the Wind
scr.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
SA.lN,[ z AUL. .
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The Central w. c. T. U. will hold a
meeting today at $50 O'Clock Ia Goa
ever hall.
- Senator Roverud, of Houston county,
SSSas a caller at the governors Office
Men3n.,rs Of the Minnehaa1a Skating
Sclnh are requested to be present al TIE
meeting at S>G& H.
The new nunBeS. of the telephone in
the editorial rooms Of the Clio D e.
Newspaper Row. is 15ST>~
The Young Women's Friendly assoc
citation will receive New Years day
from to s, at their rooms, Jackson 'as{id
Seventh streets.
Scarlet fever is reported at S31 Wells
street, PSI Selby avenua 1919 Wesley
avenue. and menlbranous Group at S25
mississippi street.
Unity Theosophical society VIII have
ats weekly study meeting tonight in
Room 24z, Endicott building. Subject
OF study, Astral Forms"
The Christmas exercises Of the pri-
mary department of the House of Hope
Sunday school will be held in the lee
ture hoom of the church this afternoon
at 2:3G.
Every old soldier in ST. Paul will at
tend the meeting Of Gen. Ord post to-
might. The department commander
will be there, and a number of recruits
will be mustered,
The meeting Of the board Of fire COM
missioners, which was to have taken
place last night, was deferred for sew
eral days owing to the absence from
the city of certain commissioners.
The adjutant general yesterday re-
peived and accepted the resignation of
Capt Z. a. Ransom, of Company l,
Second regiment, at Albert Lea who
has accepted an appointment on the
staff of the governor, with the rank Of
ma ior,
The commission on the location Of the
Fourth hospital for the insane will meet
at Fergus Fails today and inspect the
hospital there with a view to gaining
ideas for the construction Of the new
one. They have already visited the
hospitals at st. Peter and Rochester
Adiutant General Muehlenberg yes
4erday accepted the resignation of
Capt A E. Ransom, Company 1, Sec
pnd infantry, stationed at Albert Lea.
Special orders were also issued ap-
!Dointing eX-Capt. Ransom member
OF the governors staff with the rank
OF major.
The day nursery will enjoy Christ
mas tree about p. m. today at Relief
mall, 141 East Ninth street An enter
lTainment will be given tomorrow morn
ing at the same hall under the au-
Spices of the ladies managing the Re
jHief society's sewing school Stereopti-
con views will be presented and ad-
dresses will be made.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
MMAJ0RsS BAUGHTER1

Presented at Turner Hall by tbs
Vega Dramatic Club.
The Vega Dramatic club gave a. very
enjoyable entertainment last night at
the Old Turner hall. 1.-THE Majorens
Dortrar," which translated means the
'.MajoI's Daughter" a tllFee-aet COM
edy i'll the Swedish language, written
by Frans Hedbers, was presented very
satisfactorily. considering that all who
took part are amateurs. These taking
part We're c. Skog, Miss NJ. Collins, Miss
A. Anderson, Miss c. Grahn. A. Oster-
berg, L. Ordell, G. Ryberg, J. Larson
and c.. Carlen, A dance concluded an
evenings amusement that was thor
oughly enjoyable.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
3 u - E Egsssssgz5
gI5 e SSSs 8 agSggS5a' Z

The above showing is a very favorable one,
indicating an improvement Of about 60 per
cent in condition of cars on arrival. as COM
pared with the record of the preceding year.
The number of complaints of shortages in
weight were diminished in like ratio.
DOCKAGE OF UNCLAIMED WHEAT.
Out Of the ,07S carloads of spring Wheat
received at all terminal points during the
season, II, $50 cars were subjected to dockage
for impurity, as follows: 6S,292 cars were
docked one-half pound per bushel; 10, l09 cars
one pound; e103 cars two pounds; 6l0 cars
two and one-half pounds; 374 cars three
pounds and PSI cars over three POUNDS ana
at an average of four pounds per bushel;.
There were received 1S,24S cars upon which
no dockage was imposed of these S,lI0 cars
contained wheat which had been cleanea
before shipment from country points, ana
10 07S cars contained grain Of quality which
debarred it from being inspected higher than
rejected or ''no grade" in which case no
deckage was imposed.
At Minneapolis the average dockage lot the
year on all wheat subjected to dockage was
fourteen and one-quarter ounces per bushel
at Duluth and Superior, fourteen and three
Quarter ounces; at st. Cloud, fifteen and
one-half ounces, and st. Paul. seventeen
ounces.
The net average doekage at all terminal
points were fourteen and one-half ounces
per bushel as against twenty-one and one
quarter ounces the preceding season. This
indicates a marked superiority in the char
acter Of the crop, as to cleanliness. over the
previous one.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
SAINT pAu1
i tie .bFsgeat tiflg would Sc very dis

at tie .pFsgeft tifig would Sc very dis
astrdtss Z. y, t,i - :. .. s-e. =
Maj: Fafstead;fepiied that he did4not
enjoy the proposition of the United
States getting into another war, but
that the dignity of the nation should
be preserved at any cost.
A motion to lay that part Of the reso-
luton on the table prevailed. A reso-
luton also prevailed making Judge Ed
gerten a life member of the society.
A committee of three was appointed
to make preparations for the eelebra-
ten of washingten's birthday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
Action for Commission.

Desire Michaud has sued Frank J.
Mclean to recover $500 as commission
on a real estate deal. He alleges that
the defendant promised to pay him the
customary commission IL he would find
a person who would trade. property in
ST. Paul for his farm, known as the
Tyrone farm, ip Dunn county, Wis.
The plaintiff claims the farm was worth
$4,000. and he wants 5 per cent ON this
amount.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
BERG AND WILDT.
Philip Is Going to Vindicate Himself
After All,

The public may yet learn some addi-
tional facts Of the way the secretary Of
state conducted the census If the fol-
lowing from last nights Minneapolis
Journal be true.
"P. W. Wildt is understood to be sit
ting up nights writing an article for
the secretary Of state responsible for a,
large part Of the disgrace which has
come to him, and says that the secre-
tary cannot possibly be renominated
next year. This is cheering for the
secretary, who stood by Wildt after
everybody else had deserted him, and
long after the press Of the state had
begun to call for his official head"
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
Got the Cfcars Honestly.

Harry Ealvorson, a brakeman, who
was arrested the other night by & po-
licenan because Halvorsoa happened
to be carrying a, couple Of boxes of
cigars under his arm, and who was
afterwards honorabiy discharged in the
municipal court, seems to have been
the victim of a gross misrepresentation,
According to the facts as developed in
the police court there. was no excuse
for Haiversea's. arrest, as he. had come
by the cigars honestly :>.<, -e..,.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27

large number Of cars, passing hinder t1eif su
ence 10 the AGnibef OF cars found with door
apen OF with oTiginab seals broken:-
The following Statement shows in detail the
condition OF cars on ARRIVAL for the crop year:
Condition Of cars on arrival at Minneapolis,
Duluth and ST. Paul. season ending Aug. 81,
tCO