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acquaintance.
II Thought they nnriaed IT,,
Drisandare i'm Greece

As far as brigandage is concerned, most OF
Greece is rs safe as Picadilly, and much
more respectable. Since the affair at Pikerm.,
on the road to Marathon, in 1871, Attica has
been perfectly secure and the Pe!oponnese
and the isthmus have completely lost their
traditional terrors.> But Tbessaly and the
Turkish frontier are still dangerous. When
/ was in Athens the sensation of the day was
the trial of a Greek member of parliament
and his two brothers before the crimina
court at Larissa, on charge of compl1city
with brigandage in the neighborhood of
Irikkaia.
Some of the evidence was of a most extraor-
dinary character, and among other statements
made by the witnesses was an allegation that
the spoil was TO be divided into three parts.
0ne-third was to go to the brigands, one
third TO the accused, and the remaining third
as a thank-offering to the church. The news
papers of the opposite party 10 that OF the ac-
cused deputy naturally made as much polit-
ical capital out of the affair as they could but
strenuous efforts were made to secure an ac-
quittal. and although the evidence appeared
to corroborate the charge, The honorable
member and his brothers were pronounced
innocent.
Two days later the son and the nephew of
local mayor weie captured by dangerous
band of robbers near Goura not the place of
that name in the Peloponnese. but village
on the northern slopes of Mount Othrys. in
ThessalY. In this case the brigands de
manded 10000 drachmas ransom. but. ul-
timately took 5000 on the understanding
it is said-that they should be allowed to es-
cape. But brigandish like everything else.
Is highly colored for party purposes. The
Westminster Review
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b The Second Regiment intends to celebrate
on Nashington's birthday and celebrate in
first rate shape. When it disbands at the
armory in the evening a day win have been
put in. 1t is the intention to meet in the
morning aud march out Sixteenth street 10
the Columbia road Here regimental and
battalion driIl win be held The battalion
drills will occupy an hour perhaps, followed
by the regimental drill.
Following this luncheon will be served on
the field. Sandwiches viii be taken in
abundance and a barrel OF hot coffee. A ter
these refreshments haze been served ex-
tended order drill will be the order of the
DAY. The skirmish lines viii extend from
Pierce's mill along Rock Greek and then up
20 the large vacant field just across the Co
lumbia road. For this ammunition has been
issued from headquarters and permission
granted for the regiment 70 turn out. Alter
the skirnish has been ended The regiment
viii march back. paradins through the prin-
eipa streets Of the Northwest All this, OF
course depends on the weather
The Washington Light Infantry turns out
on this day. too. IL always honors the day
and will not forget il th 5 time. All compa-
MES hay ng a distinctive uniform have been
invited 10 parade with the Light Infantry.
The Marine Band will furnish the music, and
the parade Will be a gorgeous one.
THE ENGINEER CORPS.
Major Gilbert Thompso commanding the
Engineer CorIs, was born in North Black
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ODD FELLOWS.

Excelsior Lodge, No II conferred the Sec
ond and third degrees upon one candidat at
its last meeting.
Grand Representative F. a. Stier. assisted
by Grand Representatives Joseph Burroughs
and Past Grands J. II. Crew, p. r. Daley. l..
Nagle. J. l. Porter, e. p. Rhoderick, and l..
3. Taylor. OF Golden Rule Lodge, No. II, in
stalled the officers OF Excelsior Lodge as fol-
lows:
Past grand Howard E. Sweeting; noble
grand. John II. Parsons; vice grand, Albert
E. Gorham; recording and permanent seere-
tary, Enoch Edmonston: treasurer. William
?. White; warden, c. A. Freeman, conductor,
G. A. Emme; r. s. TO N. G., j. S. Gourlay;
L. S. to n. g., James Haley; R. S. to " g.,
W. Fl. Parsons; L. S. to V. G., Jacob n.
Belt: inner guard Edw. C. Wagner, and
outer guard, w G. Walker.
The installing officer made an interesting
address on Odd Fellowship. Among the yist-
tors present were Vice Grand j. e. Griffith
and Brother Ernest Higdon. or Mount Pleas
ant Lodge.
Vice Grand A. L. Gorhan expects shortly
to take IA two or three weeks trip to Florida.
The officers of Takoma Lodge, No. 24, in
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stone. Mass. March q. 1889. and received
his education in tbs common schools and an
old-tirae Uriut. ne Office. He enlIs: ed in Com
pany s., ndei States Typographical Ensin-
eers. November y. 1861, n Boston, Mass.
This comganV was stationed al Fort Iade-
pendenee. Boston Harbor. until December.
when il proceeded 10 West Point. y. J.. and
thence 10 Washington. ID. C.. arriving Janu-
AIRY IL 1862. The Typographical and engineer
corps we're then united. and the members of
this first and only company OF ''Topo-. En-
gMCers' were transferred 10 the L. 5. En-
gineer Battalion This organization was III
tached 20 the Army OF the Potomac aud re-
mained with it until active service came TO
clo-e in May, 1865.
He WAS at the front the whole time during
his term OF service. and thus had actual AID
practical experience in military engineering,
the building Of pOutOon and permanent
bridges. construction OF military roads. laying
OUT for;iieations. and supervising the work
ing parties while building the same. During
Il portion OF ibis time be Was on Typographical
duty az Gen. Mea 3es head quarters. and was
retained there & civilian assistant engineer
when his term OF service expired IN 1854.
He was engaged in surveying the route Of
march OF the Second corps the last lighting
day OF The Army of the Potomac April 9.
1865. and during the sumner following was
engaged ia making military surveys at Peters
bUrg. Va. and the next season the battle
fields OF Ahuetam, fredericksburg, Wilder
ness. etc.
After this date he was engaged in various
SURVEYS Tor river and barbor improvements.
when in 1872, he Joined the office OF eXploTa-
tion west OF the Tooth meridian. under charge
OF then Lieut. George II. Wheeler. Corps of
Engines. L. S. A. While in this work he
made geographical surveys IL Utah. CaiiOr-
MIA. New Mexico. Colorado, and Arizona.
and penetrated. on several occasions. into
areas never before visited bY white man.
and became ah adept IN the mysteries OF
w0odcrag and frontier camplife, wei! Us
Throwing tire diamond hitch.
q In 1880 Be joined the L. S. Geological Sur
gey as iOpOgrapher. and Tor The arSt time
since 1861 was ont OF military service or lis
influences: al this date lie IS SAL employed in
tnat Office.
When Gen. OrGway issued his rcnlaF look
ing to the o-gauizat on OF an engineer corps
for the ID. < \. c.. Ma or Thompson took an
active interest in Its organization. ana en-
listed in it az all do who join it-0etober q,
1882 Afterward he was chosen as the CON-
nanGing officer, and has remained such 10
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COL CECIL CLAY

date. This corps has an unrivalied record IN
rife practice. and has been the means OF
bringing out many new men as hrst-class
rifemen. This is, in a measure the result or
the infieXible rule that no one OF the corps
gains a place on any team, even Tor a corps
match. except after a free-ior-al competition
IN military engineering surveying. and sig
mailing the cOrus appeared 10 good advantage
at the sham battle OF brentwood road. The
ground was thoroughly secuted, ana a map
prepared by them for the use OF both OF the
opposing forces. Signaling by nag and the
sending OF messages by homlng pigeons was
carried out The infantry and artillery were
put under cover by brush screens and rlne
pits. The corps possesses 4 good lhrary OF
military works and with more ezrended op-
p0rtunities In field days and necessary maze
rial would in a short time be proAeieht IN
every branch Of the work rednired ~ active
service. As proof Of their progress they
viii 90 into the new armory as battaliOn-
MAJOR THOMPSON is "A member OF the soele-
ties OF Colonial Wars Sons Of the American
ReYolu;ion. q. A. r.. and the various scien-
Tile societies in this city. His profession IS
geographical work, but he is also an earnest
advocate at ali times Of the militia. and be-
heves that il is not only duty but priyl-
lege Tor every able-bodied citizen TO perform
a fun term of duty as q militiaman.
The pictures OF Col. Clay and Capt Moyer
appear in this column tins week. The records
OF the gentlemen. of which they can well be
proud. were published last SUNDAY.
The Third Battalion is now in shape to do
great things and push itself right ahead. The
officers OF The two companies from the Second
battalion were a little slow IN reporting to
9ia or Wilson. but they did after little jog
ging. Gen. Ordway has dropped fer the
bresent his idea Of q High school battalion,
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An Honest Merchant.

''Are you sure that this suit Of clothes is
durable?" asked the prospective purchaser of
the dealer.
''No, 1 don't think they will wear very
well, y said the dealer.
Are they all wooI?"
mo. mostly shoddy.''
The customer looked puzzled. He thought
he must be dreaming. He had reyer heard
merchant talk this way about his own
goods.
'Does the suit At ne perfectly" asked the
customer. alter he had recovered from his as
tonishment,
Bags at the knees sleeves are too long.
legs are too short, too tight under the arms,
too loose over the shollders-bad At.
The customer edged away, beginning to be
thoroughly frightened. But he finally caught
his breath long enough 70 gasp:
DO you think the suit is cheap?"
Awful high price for such poor goods, !"
said the dealer.
The customer would have tainted with fear
but just here the keeper of the insane asylum
cane in aud led the dealer back to the insli-
tuition from which he had escaped.-New
York World.
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improved Order of Rel men

At the last regular council of Tusearora
Tribe. No. 5. the following chiefs-e.ect were
duly raised to their respective chieftaincles
by Great Junior sagamore Il. ". Emo, assisted
BY Great Shiaf>or Records James L. Dement,
and Great Mishinewa H. E. Emo:
Prophet, Edward Brtscoe; sachem, Charles
J. Thorpe; G. of f., John c. Dunning; keeper
OF wampum, ". II. King
At the last regular council of Usage
Tribe, No. G. the following chiefs-eiect were
duly raised up to their respective chieftain-
cies by Great Senior Saeamore E. s. West.
assisted 10y Great Mishinewa H. Z. Emo. and
Past Sacnem W. S. Mann: Pro phet, G. ".
Sellers; saehem, j. A. Whitiock, ir.; senior
sycamore, G. P. Johanson; junior sycamore,
J. Z. Shepherds: chief OF records, james e.
Dement,, and keeper OF wampum, John L.
Springman.
At the last regular council of Seneca Tribe,
No. / /, the following ehiefs-elect were duly
raised up 10 their respective chiefttancies by
Great Sachem w. G. White. assisted by Great
Chief of Records James E. Dement,. and Past
Great Sachcm w. I. Boarman: Prophet, Henry
F e. Dismer; sachem, John l.. Yoeckel;
senior sycamore. Philip Lewis; chief OF rec
ords, A. T. Loose, and keeper OF wampum.
Leonard Geneste.
At the last regular council of Mineola
Trite, No. IA, the following chiels-elect were
duly raised up to their respective chieftain-
cies by Great Chief of Records James E. De-
ment. assisted by Great Prophet John c..
DunLing and Great Mishinewa H. E. Emo:
Prophet, Peter Mesmer; sachem, j. T..
Fowler: senior sycamore, Thomas Gibbons;
junior sycamore. w. L. Jordan; chief Of rec
ords, Wilbur S. Dodge: collector of wampum,
D. T. II. Shanko: keeper of wampum, Ed
ward Hinwood. AT its last council sleep
there were two applications for membership
received and the warriors degree was con-
ferred ON one Hunter.
The tribes of the reservation have ap-
pointed committee for the purpose of con-
sidering the feasibility of getting up public
entertainment on the occasion of the visit oi
the great chiefs of the great council of the
United States to this reservation, which is
expected to take place some time during
this term.
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TIE wAIF's LEGACY.

De kid wus here dis mornin'-
De little chubby chap,
What pulled from fore lie horses
When dey give me sIch rap
And Mic yer 'ort ter seen him,
A pattin' DER me face;
just laughin and q cfowin-
Say he's a reg lar case.
III.
His mar so fine aud purity,
Said I'd saved her darlin' chile,
And she cried and said If I'd get well
I'd live wild her in style:
But Mick guess der game i up
Sc de doctors said ier-dRy.
Der's somthin hurt in me insides,
and ebout ter give away.
But Mickey. shucks' yer t'ink ] care
Just so lie Kid wuz safe
He l. grow ter be dandy man
I'm Just er ragged waif,
Yer ort ter feel his scottish cheek,
Say, Mick, he's out er sight,
And muscles in his chubby arms
Enough ter squeeze me tight.
If yer conId only see him, Mick,
A rompin Ger me bed,
Yer wouldn't care ter live and see
De little beggar dead;
And, Mickey, when I've give de shake
To dis here rocky life,
wish yer'd give dis to de kid
Me bran new Barlow knife.
-srdEL RoUsH
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Sometimes II Is Too Strong Tonic for
Ordinary Lungs

Sometimes II Is Too Strong Tonic for
Ordinary Lungs
man from The iamarack swamps went to
Kansas thinking to improve his condition,
but alter three years OF it he returned to his
native heath.
"How do you like it out there?p asked an
acquaintance.
Not very mnch." vv-tH
Its good country, amt it?'' =
I've seen BETTER
1.-The aic is better there than it is here.
amt it2T
Sometimes ii is. bat not always
Il don't see why it amt as good one time
rs another
"WeIl. if amt"
Why
Cyclones
Il thought they purified it?''
That > what / thought till | tried if. but
when hai to breathe furniture aui weather
boardin aud bedclo's and shingles and live
stock and household goods aud farms and
fence rails and that sort of thing abeut three
times "A week / sort OF changed my mind and
come away. Kansas may have some adyan-
tages, hut air aint one of them as steady
thing. Detroit Free Press.
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Inst cnstnrn AZ Hia

"O-hl And It is a real diamond, ;" twit-
tered the young woman, 10 the most artless
manner imaginable.
1T is not. Miss Fetherbee," said the young
man, firmly; "but viii say that it has always
been my custom to give bond to replace is
with a real one Immediately after the per-
formanee Of the ceremony" &C CIncinnati Trib<
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Economy.

"STariar," said the Mormon gentlemant,
''hain't you KEEP them letters wrote you
when was eourtin'?'
"Yes," said the wife.
IL allowed you had. wish you would gis
'em cut so / can use 'em. I've got anotheg
wife in view. Indianapolis Journal
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Fa Fayette Lodge, No, 19o will confer the
third degree on Thursday evening.
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National Lodge. No. 10. will confer the
first and second degrees on Tuesday evening.
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Hiram Chapter, No. TO- will confer the mark
master degree on Monday evening.
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/ Washington Commandery, No. /. conferred
4 the order of the temple and of Malta or
! Wednesday even ng last.
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Brightwood Chapter, No. 9. will confer th'
past and most excellent degrees on Wednes
day evening.
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KANSAS AIR.

be National Qua rd was represented at the
eral of Col Heyl at Arlington
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Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA. will
confer the third degree onsW ednesday even
ing.
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Four of the lodges meeting next week will
confer the third degree. This will be inter-
esting news to visitors and officers who are
desirous OF seeing the degree well worked.
the Royal Arch degree Monday evening.
Business OF finterest and Importance will pre-
ceda the degree p
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Brother a. johnson, Heiibrun, of Harmony
Lodge. No. IT, has recently achieved quite 2
reputation as an impresario. He is the hust-
ling secretary OF the Washington Outing Club
and the chairman of the entertainment com
mittee. d
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Hiram Lodge, No. 10, will confer the third
degree On Tuesday evening.
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Companion Ira ". Hopkins. the excellent
high priest of Hiram Chapter. No. 10. has
held weekly rehearsais for the past month for
the mark degree. which wilt he conferred to-
morrow evening.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-23
THE POLICE COURT.
John Young Gets Sixty Days in Jail for
Taking Coat.

In the police court Friday morning. be-
fore Judge Gould, stout young lumber
man named Jonn Young, who said he was
from Vanceboro and had been working in
New Hampshire, was arraigned on charge
of stealing a coat from Patrick Campbell
on the Grand Trunk wharf. Young plead
ed that he had been out Of money, and was
trying to get back to Vanceboro. He Hoped
the court would deal leniently.s officer
Skillings said he had found Young in asso-
citation with worthy called tsFly-leg'' Con
nor. and Marshal Triekey said Young had
taken wrongfully- some apothecary sup
plies from the store of John W. Perkins Co.,
and had peddled them out. The Judge gave
Young sixty days in jail. a5 r',
Charles h. Allen. of Portland, cook by
profession, was arranged on charge of
stealing copy of the Revised Statutes of
Maine. Sixty days in jail was the punish
ment melted out.
John johnson. James Cummings, Thomas
Kelley and Michael Quigley, were eacL fined
three dollars and costs tor drunkenness.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-23

ITO LET-Rent of 5 rooms, Danforth street
Il $40; rent of 5 rooms Winslow street, East
Deering. SO: rent of 5 rooms Winslow street.
East Deering, So; new house, sewer connec-
lions. RICHARDSON & CO., Ats IL Con-
gress street. opposite Preple House. 22-l
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Registration of Voters.

The board Of registration have been at
work d airing this week. About eighty new
names have been added to the lists. The
Board will be in session for registration
from now OH every evening until p. NJ.
until Wednesday, when they will close at S
p. m. The last three DAYS of the week will
be taken up for verification and completing
the lists, but not for registration. On cleo
ton day the Board will be in session for the
correction of mistakes.
The total registration this year will be
about 1900. Last March it was 9,365. The
new educational qualification is undoubted-
~ operating to restrict somewhat the num-
her Of new voters. But the principal rea-
son is that of late the political cont ests
have been SO one sided that both parties
have not worked to get their new voters
on to the list.
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"ARGON."
The Alleged New Element in the Atmos-
phere.

Q.ondon Gable to New York Sum-
Prof. Ramsay explained, in an interview
this week. how he discovered argon, the
new element in the atmosphere, which is
now exciting the wonder of the scientific
world. He said: 1.-The impulse came entire
ly from Lord Ray1eigh. ae was much ill.,
pressed by the fact that atmospheric nitro
gen was heavier than chemical nitrogen.
This may be due to an admixture OF lighter
gas with chemical nitrogen. or to the pres
ence of a gas of greater weight in atmos-
pheric nitrogen. Lord Rayleigh was IN
cliIed to the former explanation, and some
four years ago he consulted me ABOUT the
manufacture of chemical nitrogen.
II regarded the second explanation as the
true one, and after be had been experiment.
ing tor some time I asked his permission to
make the experiments on my own account
He never hesitated to accord his consent
and ] set to work. 1t was dreary waiting
for results that never came, but these were
times of high excitement as my suspicious
became proba bilities and proba bilities grew
into triumphant certainty. AT length in
July last, was able to send Loud Rayleigh
three ounces of the new gas.
HE replied at once. He also had some of
the gas. Our Investigations, conducted
Independently, had led TO simultaneous
success, as had been the case with so many
discoveries and inventions. There was still
another coincidence little later. As soon
as we got the gas, We wanted to lind out
its nature. Was it a chemical cumb1n alton
or mechanical mixtureI Was it monatom-
ic OF diatomic. simple or compound? Pro-
lessor Olszewski of Cracow was experiment
ing with it in communication with me- By
the application of heat he made the discov-
cry that there was 10 loss of heat through
intermolecular motion. We made out that
argon was monatomIc. wrote he news to
Cracow. My letter had hardly gone when
| received communication from my con-
frere. Ge also had suspected the monato-
mic nature of the new gas, but for another
reason. Argon weighs twenty times as
much as oxygen. He had expected he
heavier gas TO liquefy at higher temper-a
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-23
A WINTER HAVEN.
Skipper Norwood Spending the VIM
ter with His Daughter.

In Holyoke, Observation-Disclosures First
Winter that He Has Not Passed Alone
for Thirty Years-A Pleasant Closing
of Peculiar Life.
Readers of the PRESS will remember
skipper Norwood, the so-called hermit of
House Island, the quaint little old man,
who plays jewsharp SO inimitably and
dances SO irrisistibly at our summer resorts
and who leads curious, solitary life. hunt
ing it'll his brother for buried treasure
along this coast in the summer and hiber-
mating in the winter in his little cabin on
House island.
He IS not there this winter. great
change has come upon his life. For thirty
years. at least. and probably more, he has
lived his solitary lie and passed the winter
alone, not always sufficiently provided for
in necessities and seldom in comforts. But
last November he received foul letters from
his married daughter in Holyoke, Massa
chusetts. whom he had not visited for thirty
years, he told a friend.
These letters were urgent that he should
come and make his home with them. AS he
was rs years old and the prospect of spend
ing the winter alone on House Island, with
very limited resources. WAS not very allur-
Ing, even to his accustomed endurance. he
took counsel with the friend above men,
toned and decided to 60.
How shall get there" said he, for the
old man really had no idea where nolyoke
was.
$50 to Manager Coyle and he'll give you
pass up ON the Boston boat said the
friend.
The old man went and soon returned
with the pass. He took his dog with him.
Said he. 'Tm going TO take my dog. Il they
don't like him shall come right back"
He said to his friend. 'They want me to
stop at place just outside Holyoke, what
for?"
II shouldn't wonder'', sad the friend,
'if they wanted to look you over bit be-
fore they take you home. They may he
well-to-do l.eople and want to have you
dressed up like them, SO that everything
will be all ship-shape you know"
do you s'pose can ever act right in
them starched shirts and collars" said the
old man obviously.
"Of course you cam said the friend.
"Brace right up and act as if you'd worn
'em all your life" The old man frightened
up, and said it would be all right, but" he
added III hear any music Pm goin'' to
start right in and kick her out; it don't
make any odds where it ISL Sa
So he went up to Boston with his big bun
die and cur. He went TO a home to pass the
winter with relatives like other people for
the first time IN thlrt y years and no won.
der that the great change was attended
with misgivings as we'll as satisfaction.
Itis pleasant to report that letter. re.
ceived recently in this city, from skipper
Norwood, states that every thing is all
right that his welcome was most cordial
that he and his dog are happy, but that he
shall come back again next spring.
He and mis- brother will continue. proba-
ly, their search for buried treasure along
this past next spring. in their small boat
fitted up with three masts and now hauled
up on House island. They will be 70 and 81
years of age. but they will sail that boat
with the skill and ability of younger men.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-23

statesmen for Hulley's
w Veterinary LinimenI aud Little Won
der Salve: zig money. Samples free. ~Ad-
dress d. 81. HURLEY & CO., l45 Essex
street, Salem, Mass. 2-l1s