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The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
An Experiment With Brick Pavement
in View.

Some of the Things Done the Streets
Recent1y-Relics of the Old Deering
Bridge.
The Commissioner of Public Works is
completing the paving of Green street to
the Rochester track This will give Oh
botk sides a good granite block surface
from Portland street to the railroad.
A pipe culvert is being put in on Cutter
street, below the Eastern Promenade.
This will prevent the flooding Of the
Grand Trunk tracks at the foot of Cutter
street. with sand washed from that
street.
The sidewalks of Green street are also
receiving attention. On the west side g
new one has been built from Portland
street to the entrance to the Oaks, and
on the east side, the walk has been ex-
tended from Martyr street to Kennebec.
The seasons work on the streets has by
no means closed. In relayiDg pavement
and putting in sidewalks there will be
work until snow flies.
1t has been great year for new side
walks
Sidewalks on Elm from Cumberland
down, the whole length of Montgomery,
two new ones on Morning street, one
nearly the whole length of Sherman
street, one on Carter street. on West from
Vaughn to Neal, are among the works to
be done very soon.
The work of patching up the Macadam-
izing on streets where it has begun to
wear out has been attended to- this year
for the first time. Mr. Fernald has had
one team engaged three months on the
work. Another year still more Of this
work will be done, the idea being to keep
the permanent work up.
Commissioner Fernald is a firm be-
lever that most Of the narrow streets
which are now earth streets, should be
paved with granite or brick, both as a
measure of economy and sanitation.
They then can be kept clean by sweeping
or flushing.
The new paving bricks which are used
SO much in the West are believed to be a
most excellent paving for streets where
there is light traffic The bricks are made
eight inches long, two and half inches
deep. They are burned hard and
vltrifled, and are laid on edge, making a
smoother street than can be obtained
with any paving except asphalt. 1t is
easier to clean than granite, much more
durable than macadam, and if a salts
factory quality could be made about
here would be cheaper than granite.
Mr.. e. B. Winslow, at the Deering
Pottery works, is experimenting in
making such bricks, snd if he is success
full Commissioner Fernald thinks the re-
suit may be very beneficial to Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
(WHICH WAY"
A Small Attendance at Ingersoll's Lecture
Last Evening.

Robert G. Ingersoll was lot greeted at
City hall last evening with SO large an
audience as last year. There were more
empty seats than filled ones
His lecture consisted of comparison of
two ways of human thought and life. He
called them the natural and supernatural.
Of course the latter, he says is the belief
in and worship of gods and hope of a
future life. The former, the natural, he
said, is the following of reason, intellect
and facts demonstrated by human expert
ence. OF course he denounced God as q
monster of iniquity and religion as the
source of the world s misery and sorrow
and injustice through the ages. Equally
of course he declared tha3 the following
of reason, the belief in simply cause and
effect is the only true liberty. OF course
he was eloquent, witty and amusing, as
he only can be. He closed with superb
fight of eloquence. He pictured what he
saw in the past, of the bloodshed and
misery and slavery that has resulted from
religious intolerance. He pictured the
present, when education and science are
beginning to rule in place of the priests.
Then he pictured glorious future
where men are ruled simply by reason,
and where therefore all poverty, disease
and cruelty are banished from the earth
and men are all healthy and happy.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
PERSONAL.

DR.. ]. W. Whidden returned yesterday
from his vacation which has been spent
in the Mount Katahdin region. He got
a moose. caribou and two deer as result
of his hunting.
Hon. j. 81. Manley started on his Cali
fornia trip Monday afternoon. He will
90 first to New York and thence to Bos-
ton. where he will JOIN his wife and
daughter, and then go to California. He
expects to be in Augusta again the day
before Thanksgiving.
Mayor Baxter has gone to Boston. He
will return Thursday.
DR.. Whidden returned yesterday morn
ing from q hunting trip up the West
Branch of the Penobsoot. The trip was a
successful one, as he secured moose, carl
bou and deer.
Judge Webb and Judge Putnam are in
attendance at the Boston Circuit Court
of Appeals
Mr.. O.W Brown, Aroostook correspond
ent of the Boston Globe, has come to
Portland to take a course of short. hand at
Shaws Business College
Hon. S. I. Kimball of Washington, ID.
c., superintendent Of the government life
saving service, is at the Falmouth.
Messrs. William Gibbons and Arthur
Berry Of this city, are spending their
vacation i'll New York city.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth
hotel yesterday were: Mrs. r. Good
man and party, Lenox A. Huntress, H.
B. Temby, F. Fl. Newcomb, E. D. Bas-
sett, H. s. Fisher, Boston; H. 2. White
and wife, Pennington; N. F. Nichols
Henry Wolff, NewaYork; A. R. Tuck,
Providence; F. c. Riggs, Syracuse; W.
H. Chase, Lynn; E. M. Banding, Ban
gor; j. II. Fowler, Wetfield; II. M. Heath,
Augusta; A. W. Hanson, Botson.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
CAPE ELECTRIC NOTES.
j ust How They Get Across the Draw-How
the Two Companies Trolley Wires Will
Cross on Middle Street.

There has been SO much query as to
just how the electric cars will get over
tho draw on Portland bridge that an ex-
PLANTATION may be acceptable. OF course
the current must pass along the trolley
wire on the draw, or the cars cannot be
propelled across the draw. The feed wire
is taken care of by being laid on the bot
tom of the harbor under the draw. 1t
will be remembered that the frame OF the
draw slopes down at the ends. Frames
have been built upon these ends TO the
necessary height of the trolley wire
These frames just correspond with
frames built on the ends of the bridge
next the draw, SO that they come very
close to each other when the draw is in
place. The trolley wire must of course
be disconnected at the points where the
frames separate when the draw is swung
open. At these points the trolley wire
ends in copper platos about two and
half inches in diameter and four inches
long. These plates do not quite touch
when the draw is in place. From under
leath it is possible to look up and see the
sky between them. But the space is very
small The electric current easily jumps
that space, and would do SO II it was the
width of an inch. Thus the current is
made continuous across the draw, and
yet the trolley wire is disconnected all
the time.
Manager Krutz said yesterday that the
work would be pushed forward as rapidly
as possible up Cross and along Fore
streets The turn out on Fore street will
be between Exchange and Union streets,
and that work will have to be left for
week or so in order to get the special rails
for the turnout. The same Is true of the
curves at the corner Of Market and Fore
and Market and Federal. and also the
crossing of the Portland Street Railways
rails on Middle street. Plans have to
be made of such crossings and blue prints
of them sent on to the manufacturers.
The trolley wires of the two companies
will of course have to cross each other on
Middle street. It will be in the nature OF
a frog in mid air, similar to the frogs for
rail crossings on the ground. But the
wire frog will have to be insulated. II 1t
was not, the company that has the strong
est current would draw away the power
of the other company
By the 10th of November, Mr.. Krutz
says the cars will surely be running into
Market square. Also by the end OF next
year they expect to extend their line
along the shore to Pond Cove.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
Evening School.

The evening school opened Monday eve
ming in the Spring street school house.
Sixty-six pupils were in attendance and
more fare coming. All the pupils were
much pleased with the new quarters.
Mr.. j. A. MCGOWAN is the member of
the school board who has official charge
of the evening school. The school will
continue through the winter. Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays MI.
J. A. Milliken is the principal and his
assistants are Mr.. Caswell, Mr.. Gateley,
Miss. Morton and Miss Walsh.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

The American Cadet band have present
ed their new leader, Mr.. R. B. Hall, a
handsome rosewood baton tipped with
silver.
All members of Encampment No. 1877
q. Y. L. are reminded Of the regular
meeting of the encampment this evening
at their hall 46 Plum street There will
be muster followed by clam boil A
large attendance is desired.
Mr.. McGouldric representing sthe cole
b-ated firm of NJ Steinert & Sons Com
pany, has just sold to Mr. and Mrs. Her.
mann Kotzschmar a beautiful Stein
way parlor concert grand piano, dupli-
cate of the one lately sold to Mr.. Harvey
Murray.
The annual meeting of the Congress
Square Union will take place this after
noon at 2 80 O'Clock in ladies' parlor.
Yesterday was pleasant in the morn
ing, rainy and colder in the afternoon.
The clergy of the two Catholic parishes
arc taking the census Of the Catholic
people.
An old -fashioned stone mason's ham
,ner was dug up yesterday morning by
one of Mr. James Cunningham men
at the end of Hampshire street sewer. 1t
had been buried there for at least 40 years,
yet it is still in fair preservation.
Danny Friel has been arrested. The
other day one of the travelling statesmen
of N. S. Freeman, the nursery man sold
some of his outfit to Friel for So. The
police claim thatsthe man had no right
to sell the outfit and that Friel knew
this and he will be arraigned for deal
Ing in stolen goods.
A petition is in circulation for an ex-
ira mail etween Boothbay Harbor, and
Portland, leaving Wiscasset on the arrival
morning train from Portland, and return
Of the ing from Boothbay Harbor in time
to get the afternoon train for the West.
Mr.. r. E. Rounds, overseer of the poor,
took charge Of several cars loaded with
sheep that should have been left at Burn
ham by the Maine Central, but were
brought to this. city and put them at the
poor farm where he had them fed and
Watered.
The skies cleared last evening and 1t
was much cooler.
The police, at the request Of D. W.
jackson of Rcckland, arrested Frederick
s. Benson, aged ID of Camden. who ran
away from home.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed : Castorias
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.


The audiences increasing daily at
Mystic hall, Monument square, to witness
the wonderful and astonishing cures per-
formed by DIR. Russelle, simply by the lay
ing on of hands. All diseases. no matter
how bad or how long standing are cured by
him free of charge every forenoon, COM
mencing al ten O'Clock. Private treatment
at his office, 1893 i-2 Middle street, Q a. M.
TO .. N. Consultation, examination and
advice free
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
Mrs. w1nslow,s soothing syrup

has been used over Fifty Years by million
of mothers for their children while Teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t sootbes the
child, softens the gums. allays Pain. cure
Wind Colo, regulates the bowels. and is the
best remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising
from teething or other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part Of the world. Be sure
and ask for Mars. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
25cts bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

At a weekly meeting of the Congrega-
tional ministers Of Chicago Monday. reso-
buttons of sympathy with the Cubans
were passed. The report was adopted
Without discussion.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

they have been reduced and wasted
by disease, it starts as it were, the
wheels of the wonderful mechan-
ism that gives us life, and by thus
aiding the patient to pass the
turning point of his malady when
his system is at its lowest ebb
enables him to advance once
more on the road to health and
happiness. Sold by druggists
everywhere. 81 a bot e.m
tie, 6 bottles, IS.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

Containing among its ingredients the purest
of medicinal French brandy ana the pest OF
imported ginger it is vastly superior to the
cheap, worthless, and often dangerous gingers
urged as substitutes. Ask for SANFORD'S
GINGER and look for owl trade mark on the
wrapper Sold everywhere, poT PGito nhos AND
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

A free ticket to the great Mechanics Fair is
presented to every guest for one day or longer
at the American House, Boston.
sepsoMw&s12s
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

By adding 20 drops of DR.. Siegert's An
gostura Bitters to every glass. diseases iron
drinking polluted water are avoided.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09

Most grateful and comforting of
warming stomachics, it quench-
es thirst, warns and strength
ems weak stomachs, promotes
digestion, prevents chills, de-
stroys disease germs in water
drunk, eradicates a craving for
stimulants, and protects the sys-
tenn from malarial and epidemic
influences.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
K ickapoo / | ndian 4Sagwa

specific for all disarrangements of the blood kidneys,
liver and stomach and especially beneficial for use in cases
of evers of every description For by restoring the great
life giving of the body healthy condition when
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-09
ScrOfula Bunches

Formed on my neck and humor broke out
on nv face. Sores came on my forehead
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
strike in Ph,l.ael,h,...

Philadelphia, Dec. 18.-At a O'Clock
this morning the street car lines OF
the city were tied up In a general
strike. That step was decided ul,on
late Inst night. The conductors and
motormen are waging war for an In
crease In wages. shorter hours and tho
privilege Of belonging to the Anal
gaAlated Association Of Street Kali
way employees. Dissatisfaction Ina
been growing for a long tirie. hut
reached a high pitch Immediately af-
ter The recent consolidation of ali tn,
local llIes into one company. Then
action was precipitated by the nunMr.
Gus discharges from the c0mDany's
service OF men belonging to Inc 40.
ISOLATION.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
in NORTH DAKOTA.
rridsy, Dec. III.

Agents Mt Onlses have become tired
81 putting up to their companies TO-
other peoples coal. and served notice
that only casll gees hereafter.
A big wolf hunt is planned down in
Sargent county, the wolves beipg I'M
usually numerous and troublesome In
that locality this winter.
DIR. Archibald has received dis
patch from Prof. Tyndall. the mind
reader who exhibited In jamestown
something over n year ago, asking II
he would come to Los Angeles. Cal,
to superintend his burial test.
The second trial Of Dan Stewart,
former cashier of the Great Northern,
was finished at Grand Forks and tho
jury returned verdict Ct acIultt:l
Ing false entries In the books. will be
tried next week.
II. W. Cults of Grand Forks has r;N
ceived word that his father and moth.
er. who died Mt Springfield. Mo-. both
In the last, week In October. had been
poisoned. and three men were arrested
The Cults family lived at Grand Fork /,
for several years. Mr.. Cults left for
there tonight.
- Isarea- .pacial says Richard =.
Hainer. ex-express assiit at Kindseis
who wa5 brought lack fiom Den. or II
suspicion Of having robbed tile exMress
office ard nftcrwArd released. was ra-
arrested. The arrest Of AIcCabe In
the northern part of the state ia said
to have been a blind to throw Haincs
off the track while his actions were
being thoroughly investigated. Cen
eral Superintendent FO0tner Is in ttS
city ard states that the evlden J.,
against Haines is conclusive.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
RELIC WITH A HISTORY.

-.
An Oia Bronze Cannon Of Spanish
ke ooins TO DESTRUCTION.
An old bronze cannon Of Spanish
make lies on the beach at Alameda
Point half snnken In tho .and Tho
.,sa ,,,,.,a. - :. a..,,,. - ,ae .
'lue Duf.es :. continuahy deeper' anu
soon, II left there to the ehacement Of
the sens, 1t will be lost to sight and to
memorv
And yet th,. nort,cu,or oarrop ,,+h.
ont domht. - Vas a. one nc .; ~ I the two thai tint
rang % ont scro.s - ti,e % i,ov 4ho az t,rs+ rs ors
tiiiarv 81, Into thst hsv ny ayor o he. I'D, ID h,s
S.is.ss .s.ns .s. a .Ls "y y.e eseI nsa ...n .ae
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
LEGENDS OF THE n1sTLETon.
Shakespeare Knew Then Well-on
l without Trageay.

Shalespeare Knew Then Well-One
without Tragedy.
Shakespeare certainly knew Of the
mlstletoe legends, for he speaks en-
phatically Of "baleful mistletoe," as do
other writer's Of his day. Among the
many legends told this has no tragic
feature. A prince is the hero, and he
got separated from his friends while
hunting. He wandered about for q
long period and finally discovered a
humble cottage. Here he took shelter
for a time and fell in love with the &C.
cupant's lovely daughter. His identity
was not snapactad. and owing, to- his
shnbby appearance resulting from blu
long wandering he was regarded % an
undesirable suitor and was summarily
elected. Broken-hearted, he again re-
sumed his apparently endless journey
and at nights slept under an oak tree.
There q good fairy told him that q
twig Of mistletoe would reconcile the
irate parent to the match, but 1t must
be gathered from a hollow oak tree
growing by the side of a stream oppo-
site a peculiarly dwarfed weeping will
low.
In the morning he was preparing to
search for the tree, but found to his
delight TINT 1t was evidently the one
he had been sleeping under. Climbing
to the topnost branches. he found the
mistletoe, tore 1t of and descended the
tree in triumph. He found the cottage
without difficulty, presented his peace
Offering aud was promptly given the
young lady, with whom he returned to
the palace, where he lived thc remain.
der OF his days in the usual legendary
condition of bliss. The story Is told
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
sunday, Dec. 15.

Farmers in Dickey county are be.
coming largely interested in sheep.
Graftcn's school enrolment ia over
500 and steadily increasing.
The enrolment of the Reynolde
school is over lao.
Severnl cases Of diphtheria are re.
ported at Grafton.
George Williams Of New Rockford
gets two years In the penitentiary for
grand las<eny.
r. l.. KILLER of Melville Inns been
bound over to the district court in
5000 bonds for shooting u hoAse be-
logging to a neighbor.
The Grand Forks lodge of Workmen
will erect hall for lodge purposes.
The money will be raised by assess.
ment Of the members.
Judge Cults of Grand Forks has
gone to Missouri to investigate what
Is suspected to be the murder of his
parents.
Judge Sauter is busy In the Seventh
district, and sentenced five Pemlina
piggers to 500 and ninety days last
week.
The number of students at the agrt.
cultural college has reached the hun.
dred r.ark, and President Worst 10
happy.
Railroad Commissioner Currie IA
having q, addition built to his Dickin-
son store In order to accommodate the
rush Of business.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20

les . sai
"I'm sorry" said Bobbie, affection.
ately, as he took the others hand in
his and kissed It.
"Dont- don't do that" said the man,
huskily. "It's not-not Clean"
II shouldn't think It would be-"
laughed Bobbie, climbing in by sooty
chimneys can't be very clean work.
Do you know, I always wonder why
there's never any SCOT left ON the
toys?"
assistant. "You see, this bag keeps
the SCOT off. but didn't come by the
chimney this time," he added, hastily
observing that there was no SCOT on
the bag, either. II thought the win
dow was easier"
You're. all through, aren't, yonY'
eald B0bbie, looking at the bar. IS!
:: How do yon Know thatl" answered
the inAn. '.ll,s. n
''You bag is empty. Isn't there any.
one else for you to take a toy tor
The unexpected guest buried his
face In his grlmy hands and a great
lump rose up In his throat.
'aThere was one other" said the as
sistant, "but there's nothing for him
and-and it's all my fault. l neglected
to look after him."
! "And he won't get anythingg" asked
Bobble.
NO." enid the assistant, roughly, ris-
Ing, and taking step toward the tree.
"He can have one OF mine," cried
BObbie. "Here, take him this. I've
! got plenty, thanks to you" He hand
ed him one of the treasures beneath
the tree.
The unexpected guest looked at the
boy for minute, and then he slowly
reached cut his hand and took the
profered toy.
God bless you for 1t! Good-by, little
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
Monday Dec. ia

MONDAY, Dec. 16.
Grafton'e reconstructed electric light
plant Is about ready for operation.
The report of the Glendale creamery
Is anxiously awaited by the people.
Fort Sully buildings are to he sold
and the land opened for settlement.
Supt. Croker Of Lisbon is seriously
Ill with pneumonia, but will recover.
Twenty families near Milnor intend
locating in Virginia.
Just now Willow City Is enjoying
the pleasant chimes of o new school
bell.
The new postoface Of Oakwood is
now doing business, with Alex Gagner
0s postmaster.
The Watertown electric light com.
pany intends to quit business at once.
1t has offered the plant to the city for
the year 1896 for 81 rental.
Jake Schneider's horse fell into a
hole at La Moure and was without
food and water for five days before he
was found.
The thief who stole buggy belong
ing to Frank Russell Of Lisbon
dropped dead in Minneapolis last
week. Frank always gets 'em.
The curfew bell at Glendale got to
be such a chestnut the authorities
had 1t taken down and the kids don't
know when to 70 to bed now.
William Hobson Of Abercrombie had
an interview with Judge Lauder and
was given ninety days In jail besides
an assessment of $500. He ran a b. p.
The sheep industry Is on the boom
in Dickey county, not 80 much for the
sale Of the wool as for mutton. A
large number are replacing their herds
Of cattle with sheep.
Grand Forks is getting a bad repu.
tation from the frequency that miss
ing girls are searched for in that VI
cinity - and Davis isn't to blame
either.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-20
Taesaax. Nee. II.


The Wadsworth case grinds slowly
at Bismarck.
Dickey county is organizing an im-
migration association.
A Great Northern freight train went
through bridge at Minot, dropping
about thirty feet.
w. w. Allen, formerly one of Ash
ley Mears' bank cashiers, has been
arrested for embezzlement.
An Indian squaw named Whitedog
was accidentally shot by her hubble
on the Fort Totten reservation.
Mrs. William Armstrong of Man
dan had close call from death. Her
clothing was set on fire by gasoline.
The chinook wind melted the snow
on the Missouri slope and grazing Is
again good on the ranges.
J. n. johnson Of Kindred has been
sued by Martina Peterson for 5000
for breach of promise.
Towner has received nearly car
load Of whisky In one consignment
and il fixed for the holidays.
A Glenwood farmer who had too
much religion for his peace Of mind
took a dose Of Paris green for relief.
but a doctor and stomach pump
thwarted his scheme.
A lad was arrested and Jailed at
Mapleton ON the strength Of q tcle-
gram from some place III Minnesota,
and has not yet learned what he Is
wanted for or where he Is to 90. His
friends are very indignant over the
situation.
Wolves are reported unusually num-
erous In the hills In western Sargent
county this fall, and the cold weather
has made them very bold. Sheep
ralsers and owners OF young stock
are greatly annoyed by their depredla-
tions. Plans are being made for Y
biP wolf hunt.