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The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

GITUATION WANTED-As engineer
- Have had several years experience
References. if revuired. Address. ENGL
NEER, this office. 81
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

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one week for 25 cents. cash in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mortgage on real
M estate In any amount on one-third value at
per cent; over that at six per cent. Loans on
I'd mortgages and personal property made at
fair rates. A. G. LIBBY, 421a Exchange
street. oR-A
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20
MISS a. L. SAWYER'S
SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRlTlAG

Also, Headquarters for Shorthand Work
and Typewriting.
CENTENNIAL BLOCK, 90 EXCHANGE ST
AMI q edit
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Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents, cash in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

no LET A very. desirable tenement In West
= ern part OF city; having eight rooms and
posture. Inquire at No. Cushnan st. City.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

VNo LEI -FaEpisbed room with heat and
= HRs, at W hlgn Street. lift
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

p LEhIlaSlo9o Tent Oh Tooms,c s 81 "a
2 rents of 6rooms each, S12. 90 and $lo.6 DO, or
will let the whole house to a good party for
$40. 90 month. N. s. GARDINER, 1S5 Mid
die St. 1871
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

ITO LET-Furuished cottage for the sea-
Il son. on Great Diamond Island. Nicely
age. Is. h. COOLING. leo Middle street.
It-tf
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-20

ITO LIE r-Ssveral finely located cottages
i to let ca Little Diamond island HorS
SIS to $3.50. Inquire Of A. Nj. saith, lei
Bfackatt street, CITY. niay3dtf
The morning times., 1895-10-21
MURDER FLATS.

There Is every indication that the flats
lying west of the Long Bridge will become
as notorious as Bret Harte's p oker lats,
though they may be of a different kind
and lack the essential element of pic
They furnish a convenient
hiding place, however, for tramps and
thieves and thugs of every description.
Their dense jungle are penetrated now and
then by the police and as a result a
variegated assortment OF huboes appears in
the police court the next morning: bat that
is all.
Quite different aspect, however, presents
itself in connection with them when the Sc
curity of the persons and property of people
travelling across the Long Bridge, either
from necessity or from choice, comes into
question. Upon their track hangs the thug
who, for a dollar or two, would just as
soon as not crack a skull or cut a throat.
The dead body of F rank Smith. found with
broken skull on the causeway of the
bridge only q few days ago, ttld its silently
Nor is it so very long since John Ellis
manSled remains Oh the railway tracks tes-
titled that another dart deed had been done.
Those flats ought to be weeded out
thoroughly not figurativeiy merely, Of
their stunted human growths, but of the
tangled underground of brush that gives
shelter and refuge to the former. Whoever
is the proper authority should be importuned
by the police to have this work done and
then the territory ought to be regularly
and effectively patrolled. Something
must be done or Murder Flats will be-
come the appropriate soubriquet for that
locality, as Murder Bay used to be for an
other Just little further north some years
ago.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
BRAKES MIST WORK.

The narrow escape from a serious acci-
dent on the Tcnleytown trolley line last
Saturday. and the collision of two trolley
cars in PhiiadeIphia> whereby several per-
sons were hurt, both nshaps being due
TO tue inability of the motorman to control
the brakes, direct attention TO the
necessity of providing for this new kind
OF motive power some appliances more
reli;. BILE than those now in use. The
brakes with which the electric cars are
fitted are the same that were in use on
the horse cars, and they furnish no e. ran
tee of efficiency. when the greatly increased
speed is taken into consideration. 1t
is quite clear that under extreme or extra
ordinary conditions, they cannot be relied
upon to perform the service that is ex-
pected of them.
That there were no broken limbs or heads,
if no worse. in the Tenleytown road acci-
dent is to be ascribed, partly to the cool
ness of the motorman and conductor who
stuck to their posts, and partly to the
kind interpoSition OF Providence. \ car
coming down such steep incline, its speed
accelerated every moment, might Just as
well have jumped the track at the foot
of the incline and been turned topsy-tu turvy
as TO have remained on the rails. Had
such thing happened, it would have been
almost mir iraculous had no loss of life
occurred
1t is quite plain, therefore, that electric
cars ought to be equipped with brake appli-
ances which can be depended upon to arrest
almost Immediately the progress of the
vehicle, no matter how swift, and whether
on an incline or on level ground. The
public has right to expect that much
from the corporations to whom il has
granted their valuable franchises and
who look to it for patronage and revenue.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

furthest removed from the influences Of
civilization.
1t is not at all difficult to find the
reason for the self-sacrificing spirit which
animates the young women engaged in the
work of reclaining those that have fallen
victims to the drink habit and other vices.
1t is to be looked for in woman's latent
heroism. great deal is said about the
courage of men and they endowed, more
or less, with that quality, which asserts
itself, however, more in their combative
moods than at any other time. Even TINS
women do not lack altogether, as has been
frequently demonstrated, but they are
immensely superior in that quieter, yet even
more effective courage. which proceeding
from philanthropic emotions. accounts no
sacrafice too great for the achievement OF
its aims. The wider sphere which has
been accorded to woman's activity in the
closing decades of the nineteenth century
has put this inherent trait more in evil
dence and has also stimulated younger
women to identify themselves with the
various great reform movements
1t is n grand, an inspired work in which
these young women are engaged. 1t pro-
ceeds upon the principle that "as the twig
is bent the tree is inclined" II the human
race is TO be regencrated it must be through
the rising generations. In them must be
sown the seed of purity of temperance and
of all other virtues "a nd the fruit it itbearswill
be the reward and comfort OF society.
The members OF the Y 'sdo not proba blyfully
realize the full significance of this fact-at
least. not all of them do; but none the less
it is their zeal and their efforts from which
the world will have the most TO hope and
look for
The morning times., 1895-10-21
Raced a Handcar.

A friend and myselfhad race with ahand-
car recently We were on our bicycles and
the bandcar was on the track. We started
from where a red COW was enjoying rub
against a telegraph pole. The section
crew were fresh, having been all day out OF
sight of the pay car ,and they entered intothe
race with a spirit of earnestness. Going
round a curve the bandcar threw shovel
and two dinner pals.
This did not delay matters In the least,
and on we went. When the track takes
pitch near the mile board the handcar
went few rods on the ties, and the section
boss bit his clay pipe in two and one of his
menbit his lip but they ynevermisscda stroke,
and went up on the rail again like an old
bandcar should Then my friend took the
pole: it was a telegraph pole; he stopped
right there and his bicycle blew out a
cylinder head, coughed few times, and
breathed its last.
had the whole road for short time, but
met an OK team and the driver was counting
his wheat money and did not turn out
Here / lost considerable time looking for my
The morning times., 1895-10-21
MIR. STERN'S CASE.
Comments from washingtonian c
the German Arrest

Comments from washingtonian On
the German Arrest.
tFrom Communication in the Jewish
South.)
take great pleasure, as a subscriber to
your paper, to address you few lines,
which may or may not be of interest to
you or your readers 1t is an accident
which occurred q few months ago here
abroad in summer resort, Kissingen.
Mr. Louis Stern. of the large New
York dry goods house OF Stern Bros, a
native or Ziegenhain, near Cassel, is the
subject OF the unfortunate occurrence.
This gentleman came here with his wife
and son, and engaged very luxuriant quar-
ters- IL is customary to announce your
arrival at the police bureau OF station.
unless you remain less than one week.
and pay a tax OF 10 marks S375) for
the season for each person, and half rate
under fifteen years of age
Gnbeknown to him, this was done by
the hotel proprietor, and, whether by mis-
take or not, howsoever this may be, the age
OF MS boy was given as thirteen and-a- half
years, and only half tax paid for him. The
| poy We're Knee pants, and though fifteen
years OF age, could have readily been
judged two years younger. On the fatal
| nlSht want to relate about this boy went
INTO the ballroom, where nobody under
| fifteen years old is admitted
Inc commissioner of the city OF Kissinsen.
| or at least his substitute in his absence
| ordered Mr.. Stern to have his son leave the
| ballroom, being under age Mr.. Stern
| ignored the ORDER and asserted the right
| ms son had to remain there, being really of
| age The commissioner, of course. guided
by the police report. insisting on his ren,oy-
| al at once, caused heated discussion
| Mr.. Stern called the reprcs sentative of
His Majesty an insolent liar. Threatened
| to smash his face, ETC., whereupon fol-
| lowed Mr. Stern's arrest, trial and con-
| viction to $50 fine and two weeks I'M
| prisonment without bail. An appeal was
noted, and after considerable difficulty.
| furnished $4,000 marks, $50 bail, and
| finding that even the United States govern
ment, whom he appealed to for protection,
| refused to interfere, forfeited his bail
| and returned to the home of his adop-
| ton. where his pugilistic efforts are more
| apprecia ted and where he can act more free
and easy. Some people say the commission
| er's substitute is ananti-Senjte dew h:ser)
Some are in sympathy with Mr. Stern.
The majority, however, believe the latter
in the wrong.
My opinion is that it is always best to
| keep your temper and respect the laws
| OF the country, and those employed to
enforce these laws. and you will not provoke
| hatred, disrespect. prejudice or whatever
you may term it. Respectfully yours,
NJ H,
/ Washington. ID c.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
The Modern Store.

obIiging Clcrk-Ten yards of brocaded
satin-there you are, ma'am! Eng else7
Customer-Er-yes; a kit of mackerel."
'Yes'm! Send 'em homer"
Certainly. Now. let me see-you have
some very fine laces, see."
1.-THE rarest, ma'am. A few yards off
this piece?"
"well, yes-eight yards, and load of
coal"
Exactly. And the ribbons?"
"Send twenty yards OF the pink-and a
bale of hay"
..Um-huhI Now, as to the wrap. Here's
beauty for"
THAT will do. Send IL with a bushel
of turnips and barrel of lime"
"Soi And the silk muffler-want 1t,
think?"
".Oh-I-yes. you might send IL, with a
| thousand lap shingles. peck of onions, a
pair of tongs. q bolt of tidy cotton and q
load of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Plain Dealer.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
Cooks and Cookery.

IJde. q French cook, says eels should
he thrown alive into the fire, then skinned.
Louis XVIII, "The Well Beloved" was
the most noted glutton Of the century.
The interior of Roman roast pig
contained thrushes, ortolans, and small
fish.
Before the time of Pericles, B. G. 429.
professional cooks Were common in Greece.
About 1880 the turn-spit dog was re-
placed by the smoke jack, driven by hot
air.
A piece of gossip that comes from a
fayorite visitor to the White House, is
that the President has been cutting down
his allowance of beverages until nova
DAYS his visitors have very dry time OF
it. Even at state dinners he permits
but one glass to be filled, and that is
charged with half and half proportions
of water and claret," says this friend.
His German cronies from Buffalo-sturdy
old hail feIlows-must wonder "vot has
habbened by der olt man" when he es-
capes from the White House, parched and
dazed, to compare present experiences with
the old days in Buffalo.-Exchange-
The morning times., 1895-10-21
Curious Scrap of Ancient Verse.


Editor Times: In a recent research Of
Oriental translated manu- script in the
Congressional Library, came across a
strange piece of verse and suggestion,
seemingly written in the reign of Tanner
lane the Great
1 find also that the "Ancient Order of
Tarters' are mentioned in this rare docu-
ment, and in recent years have heard of
the same order being In existence in the
United States
To scholars of Oriental languages 1 ap-
peal for the name of the author of the fol
lowing verse, and ask for information as
to where can find any member or organ
ization of the Ancient Order of the Tar
ters." JOHN A. JOYCE.
Tam, the Tarter.
''Sung by the Ancient Order of Tarters,
before and after eating, drinking, speak
ing or sleeping:
Tam, Tins, TamerIane the Tim;'
Never on earth could you sphinx up him;
He ate and he drank like a monk or q
martyr,
And was always on deck like a grand old
Tarter.
For fight or frolic be was ready, right
or wrong,
And for auking for the drinks he was
always mighty strong;
But our Tam and our Tim was never known
to barter
His honor or his word for any other Tarter.
So long life to our tribe and The hunters
OF the garter,
And hurrah for our King, the Royal, Roor-
ring Tarter!'
The morning times., 1895-10-21
"HYPO-JOE."
Once Worth IL Million, But He Died
PennileSS.

Sporting men and gamblers either side OF
the Rocky Mountains will feel genuine
pang OF sorrow when they learn that Joe
Nesbitt, or "Hypo-Joe," is dead, and that
he died in want and without the most com
mon comforts.
Joe Nesbitt was known among the high
class gambling fraternity from Chicago to
San Francisco. and all over the Colorado,
Montana and Idaho sections. Ten years
ago his check was good for S100, 900 in the
Montana National Bank at Helena, without
Endorsement.
Last Saturday he ran ava y from the poor
farm at Dunning, H., says the chicago
Times Herald, and came to Chicago
ror the purpose of begging enough money
to buy morphine and cocaine. He was weak
and emaciated from long sickness and de-
NAL of the drugs, and when he sought his
rooms at a cheap lodging house in Clark
street. he lay down upon the bed and never
awakened. It is supposed he took too much
of the drug in his anxiety for the stimulant.
The story of Joe Nesbitt's life would read
like a tale from the arabian Nights or 4
romance of wealth spun by the pen OF Rider
Hagcard. He was the king OF gamblers IN
Helena for ten yea arspreceding1 $50. andhad
a portion of his colossal fortune as late as
1893, at which time he came to Chica 90 from
Denver on a special car chartered by party
of The best known and wealtbiest faro bank
owners of Denver and the Northwest.
But Joe got up against it," as the
gamblers saying goes, and was ''flat broke
before World air wasover Then
he dealt bank in Varnell's, Hankins', and
other noted gaming houses, but the curse OF
the drug habit was upon him and he could
not shake it off.
About a year ago he alienated all or his
friends who remained In Chicago and his de
scent was rapid. From cheap hotels nc
passed to poorer resorts, until ne rinahy
came to the cheapest of cheap lodging houses
in the levee district.
Ten yenrs ago Nesbitt owned considerao Ole
good silver and copper mining stock and had
a large interest in at least one big gambling
house in the four cities OF Denver. Helena
Butte and Colorado City. He had married
early in life and his wife was worshiped by
him and esteemed by others
She died in New York city about three
wears ago. His son, father and mother
now live at Bellevue, Neb., near Cmaha
| His downfall was the result of investments
| in race horses, which proved losing ven
lures and made him morose- In the pocke
| of his coat letter from his son in Nebraska
| under date of October 6, was found.
Both men and women were found las,
night who declared that Nesbit was WOru
| ST 900 ,OO0ten yearsago. butmore conserva
| tive persons estimated his wealth at rev
hundred thousands
His body Is now In the care OF the
| county and will be buried at the expense o
| the county il his relatives do not respont
| to kilograms sent them.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
THE TIMES CIRCULATION.
oreTha II Fifty-one Thousand G reatel
Than Its Closest Competitor.

MoreThnn Fifty-one II ousSa nd G reater
Than Its Closest Competitor.
The attention of advertisers and the pub
lie generally is called TO the solid front
OF The Times circulation.
TwOHUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND
SIXTY-SIX is the sum total of the cupies
OF The Times actually sold during the past
week. The nearest approach TO these fig
ures is shown in the statement of an even
ing contemporary. which claims 176, ,263
as its aggregate Of circulation for the same
period. or 81, ,2O3 less than is shown in the
sworn statement of The Times.
No better evidence can he offered uf the
popularity OF The Times, which, in cnm-
paratiyclyshort time, ,hasattainedmoreth than
that which it has required years for its
rival to accomplish.
The Times is 4 popular paper, sold at a
popular price, published in two editions Of
eight pages each dlily, and a Sunday edition
or not less nan twenty pages, all of which
arc delivered to subscribers in Washington
for 80 CENTS y MONTH.
The morning edition reaches readers in
time for early breakfast ard the evening
edition before o'clock in the afternoon.
This method gives readers all the news be-
fore it is twelve hours old and is great
improvement over the ordinary daily.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES
Is GREATER THAN THAT OF ANY
DAILY PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE
= T.yp n
The morning times., 1895-10-21
Ano,her lie OF I,inco,n

With the November number McClure's
Magazine commences the publication of q
new Lifeof Lincoln which proEsses
to be unique in many ways.
1t is to contain complete series of the
portraits of Lincoln, over forty in number,
more than twice as many as have appeared
in any previous biography, and Including
many important portraits that have never
before been published.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
nc chose an Awful Death.

Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING Miss lar
Iem-Towne,~ goodnight. 1 go from you
forever. Your refusal, so sudden. so cruel,
so unlocked for, has quite unnamed me.
/ am a desperate, broken-hearted wreck
goodnight aud goodbye for all time.
Heaven shower blessings on you always
good-bye-there is nothing left for me on
earth. ~fti
Miss Harlem-T Towne-Surely, Mr.. Bluff
along. you will do nothing rashr'
Mr. Buffalong-Yes, am going to Brook
lyn aud may the good Lord have mercy
on YOUR soul.-New York World.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Subscribers to "The Times" VIII
confer favor by promptly reporting
any discourtesy of collectors or neg
lect of duty on the part OF carriers.
Complaints either by mail or In per-
son Will receive prompt attention.
The Morning Edition should be de-
Hvered TO all parts OF the city by 6:3o
O'Clock n. M, including Sunday. The
Evening Edition should be In the
hs nds OF subscribers not later than
G:3O d. M.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied by
stamps, but any obligation to do SO
IS expressly dis;avowed.
Manuscripts sunaccompaniedb by post
age VIII not be returned.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Evidently Chairman Carter would never
have said there is no more dreary place
than Washington between sessions" If his
Sahara of thought could be enlivened with
anything but the roll calls of Congress.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
Total, =. 22T

iothl.. oo
solennly swear that til. above IL Il cor
rect statement of the daily circulation OF
THE WA SHL.GTON TINES for the week
ending October 20, 1895, and that all
thu copies we're actually sold or mailed
for q valuable consideration and delivered
n hcna fite purchasers or Subscribers;
also, that none of them were returned ur
yefliain in the office unmaivered.
J. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Perhaps Thomas Bracket Reed might
be able to rescue that boom from its terri
torial parenthesis by striking out the
middle section of his name.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

The Venezuelan crisis win end with a roar
from the British lion, a reading of the Mon
roe doctrine. and some ourth of July fire
works.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Unless either pulled off or declared off
without unnecessary delay the big fight
would better get off the earth.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Senator Hiirs harmony in New York
seems to be made up principally of tiger
growls and chromatic runs for Sunday beer.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Attempts to create political harmony
generally make pretty bad campaign music.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

Tammany will probably set up crow
should the rooster of the State Democracy
be taken off the blanket ballot.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

The need of fast colors for boomers is
made more apparent by the report that we
are TO have women bicycle races.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

bicycle, which was finally located in a corn
field. and the handcar was cutting the air
mile ahead.-Grafton, N D., Record.
The morning times., 1895-10-21

1t was called machine politics because
if not properly creased the party journals
got hot
The morning times., 1895-10-21

A SCOOP is news published ex-
clusively In one Rpn PAPER mhe Times
The morning times., 1895-10-21

$50 Jap. silks. Csc yd.
Plain cream color only-splen-
did quality-aDd worth 35c., and
more.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
Seen Through a Glass.

The popular citizen had made arrange
ments 10 go into business in another town.
He had sold his property, packed his house.
hold goods. and everything was in readiness
for his removal.
His friends got a farewell dinner for him.
The tables groaned etc. The viands were
suuiptuous. The cha mpa gne wasabundant,
and after 1t began to circulate there was
flood of oratory. The speeches were all
to the effect that the loss the community
was about to sustain was irreparable. The
speakers dwelt upon the good quality OF
their friend, his many excellent traits of
character. his genial, companionable ways,
and all took occasion to express their deep
sense of personal bereavement on account
OF his contemplated removal. Then they
sang:
The morning times., 1895-10-21

7Sc Black Taffetas. SOC yd.
Coiored stripes run through it.
T5c. yard was G.. & L.'sold price.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
LABOR'S GAIN and loss
Commissioner Wright's Report on
Strikes and lOckouts.
OVER SEVEN YEARS COVERED

Illinois Had the Largest Number, New
York Came Next and Pennsylvania
Third-Building Trades Most Large
Iy Affected-EmplOyes Lost Twice
as Much in Money as the En- ployers.
The morning times., 1895-10-21
For he's jolly good fellow.
m dnnu "

Brimful of emotion, the recipient OF all
this rose to reply:
Bows" he said, unsteadily, Il didn't
know what was doing when went INTO
apy scheme to leave this town. / didn't
know how sorry my friends would be to see
me go. Thc-the friendship of my friends
is worth more to me than few nun rd dol
Frs might make by movin way from mere,
and IN be-be everlastingly dadswangled
n I'm goin' to move. I'm goiD' to stay
RI here in town, fellers, an don't you
forget it. Whoopr'
An hour later detected company OF men
assisted, a helpless comrade up back stair
way and dispersed without saying word
Chicago Tribune.