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The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
BAD ACCIDENTS.
Two Little Boys Who We're unfortu-
nate.

Little BERTHE French's Terrible Fall-Littie
Willie Carr Killed by Sled-other
Accidents.
Last Thursday, little BERTHE French, the
eight-year-old son of Frank French Oh
Gorham, was found lying on the track
between two freight cars, on sldlng'
in an unconscious condition. with MS
head lying in pool of blood. The man
who saw him first thought he was Dead
and did not touch him, but thesnext man
took him home. He had been walking
along the top of the freight cars. ana
had fallen head first between two OF
them, striking on the iron coupling.
There was long cut on the scalp, ex-
nape of the neck. DR.. Redlon took
good many stitches in this cut. Satur-
day, DR.. John E. Thompson of this city
was summoned. 1t was found that the
skull, had been fractured on the crown,
and also just below the back of the
bred that he can. live, we understand.
He is conscious at times, which is encou-
raging.
FATAL COASTING ACCIDENT.
Saturday afternoon, Willie, the son OF
Mr.. Daniel Carr, bright young pupil
of the North school, met with sad accl-
dent that terminated fatally. He was L
years old, and was standing Oh Oxford
ho o0acfino A
sled that was coming at rapid rate &C.
cidentally knocked him down. He got
up and walked into the house, apparent
ly none the worse for the accident.
A bout 2 O'Clock his parents asked II he
wasn't going to eat any dinner. lie re-
then complained of his head aching bad
Iy. His father started for a doctor, and
happened TO see DR.. Sullivan calling at
the next house. The doctor Immediate
ly visited the boy, but could do nothing
for him, and shortly after o'clock the
little fellow died. He was the Oldest
of six children, and was a very bright,
promising little fellow. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carr have the sympathy of the entire
community over their great affection.
| The sled that ran into him carried two
lutte girls, Helma. Hanson and Emma
lSullivan. The Sullivan girl received a
sprained ankle.
OTHER ACCIDENTS.
A young daughter of Charles Tracey,
the printer, was another victim of a
coasting accident Saturday. In the fore
noon she was sent on an erra1d to a
nearby store, and while crossing Lincoln
street she was run into by a sled, knocked
down and severely bruised about the
head and face.
Charlie Bruins, the youngest son of
| Neils S. Bruins, the coal man. while coast
ing OH Pearl street Saturday, collided
with log team. The boy escaped with
badly bruised ankle.
EArthur Jordan, the 10-year-old son
OF Edward Jordan, was thrown from his
sled while coas5ing on Boyd street, Sat
urday, fracturing rib ON the right side.
DIR. Hunkins was called.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
Daughters of the American Revolution.

A meeting of the board of management of
Elizab beth Wadsworth Chapter was held
Saturday and application for membership
were received fl om Mrs. John P. Tenney of
Portland, descendant of Samuel Blsbee,
Mrs. Jacob S. Winslow of Portland. de-
scendant of DIR. Donald Mcdonald, Mrs.
Mary @. Ward of Portland. descendant of
Ezra Carlton and Mrs. Hattie G. Hooper of
Deering, a descendant of Ezra Carlton. The
proof in each case being satisfactory they
were seveIally elected.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
The aCeather today
is likely to be
unsettled.

is likely to be
unsettled.
PORTLAND, Feb. 4. 1895.
1THIS morning we
Il begin our new
business year.
The annual inventory
has been taken, every de-
partment has been over
hauled, all the odds and
ends, the flotsam and jet
sam Of a busy years traffic
have been weeded out of
the stock, goods affected
by the new tariff have
been reduced, prices
on slow-moving goods
have been cut and all
the surplus stock not
absolutely necessary to
the regular lines have
been sacrificed and sold
at the January sales to
clear the shelves and
counters for the new
fresh stock which is now
arriving for 1895.
The most popular of
all our special settings are
the MONDAY Bargain
Sales" which, you will be
glad to know, are to be
continued.
The following are our.
selections for today's
sale.
GLOVES COUNTER.
One lot Of women's
black wool Mittens, at
nc, been CSC. One lot
cashmere Gloves, small
sizes only, at same price.
HOSIERY COUNTER.
One lot of women's
heavy fleeced black
Onyx cotton Hosiery,
ribbed top, at 81 1-2c
today, regular price
soc.
HOSIERY COUNTER Children's.
One lot Of Onyx black
Stockings, for boys and
girls, at 25c, been 42c to
5oc, all sizes.
UNDERWEAR CoUN TER (Knittec
One lot of Swiss ribbed
ga wool Undervests,
high neck and short
sleeves, at 6oc, marked
down from $500. One
lot Of children's heavy
ribbed Undervcsts, at
IL 1-2c, been 25c.
DRESS TRIMMINGS COUNTER.
One lot of Cog feather
Collarettes, at 3oc, been
$500,
CORSETS COUNTER.
One complete line of
the famous "R. & G"
Corsets, at $I.I3 today,
regular price $3.50,
white and grey--all
sizes.
INFANTS OUTFITS COUNTER,
One lot of white
Dresses for children one
to three years, at halt
marked Eprices today.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04

The last performance of 1.-THE Kirmess''
was given at City hall Saturday evening.
and drew fair sized audience. The pro-
cession was much more effective than on
the former occasion because it was pre-
sented in separate divisions instead Ct all
the floats being brought on at once. After
the parade there was very cute dancing by
little Kitty Flaherty living pictures by
High school girls. and singing of the Holy
City, by Miss Clementine Varney.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
Eucalyptol Cream cures chapped hands.
Arrivals at this Port.

During the monthfof January there en-
tered at the port of Portland exclusive of
fishermen. 1901 vessels of all rigs; &C had
cargoes of general merchandise, 40 of coal,
29 lumber, 20 lime, ice. hard pine, stone,
hay. three each, gravel. salt clay and oil
one each. while 81 had no cargoes. Five
English steamers have sailed from this por t
during the same period, their cargoes aggre-
eating per manifest values, 81 ,484, $751; of
which $538,7ol represents products of the
United States.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: Castorias
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04

DR., Orrin Fitzgerald.
At Falmouth Hotel, Portland. on Thurs
day. February 9Th.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04

Ladies take Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bit
ters generallyswhen they feeljow spirited.
1t big htens themeuR immediately.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
TIE PRESS.
.,,rs winslow,s soothing syrup

Mrs. WInslOWs SVoSAAaI syrup
has been used over Fifty Years by millions
of mothers for their children while Teeth
ng, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures
Wind Collie regulates the bowels, and is the
lest remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising
from teething OF other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
,.yrup. 25c. a bottle ysss
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
J. R. LIBBY.] n


| Stand at this Silk counter OF ours
and you'll say anything but monot-
onous"
Black? 1t absorbs all colors and
has the beauty of all.
Are Etchings monotonous? Or
steel engravings? Or black babies?
In our Saturdays enumeration of
Spring Fabrics in our
Great Mondays Spring Opening,
We purposely omitted black,
For the Black Silks alone deserve
a separate chapter.
There have come to our Silk de-
partment the past few days,
The richest array of Black Silks,
Leaving the colored fancies out of the ac-
count,)
We have ever exhibited.
This Crepe Or Crepon EFFORTS
exclamation from
The most stoical
First, there are IA inch Black
Satin Duchess stripes.
Then the 1 IL inch space be-
tween these stripes are puckered,
crinkled, beyond belief.
Beautiful for waists, for sleeves,
$500.
Another Crepon is BLACK
Beauty" giggling and
gurgling between its firm stripes OF
satin, s1.25
Another Unfettered by the tram
mels of stripes, FUCKERS
all over,
| A curious, fantastic, a charming
weave. g
This one is $1.00
| (There are also evening shades of this one.)
Still Another Is Honeycomb
Crepe, 3-S inch
satin stripe, keeps the ripples in
place.
Two styles of this, both $3.50.
Black Taffetas. Very soft, per-
feet in coloring,
new, 81 1-2c, 75c, $1.00.
Black eros For sturdiness, for
Grains. intrinsic worth, Tor
style, drape and durability,
Is there a silk weave superior to "a
good eros Grain?
We know of none.
Forty-eght hours ago there came to us 49,
Almost straight from the custom house,
Five choice lines of Gros Grain.
Varied in weight and thickness,
Identical in quality.
| 75c. Soft, flexible, wearable
SOC. A trihe welghtier.
! $1.OO. The $3.50 kind, not so
long ago.
| $1.19. We've sold poorer at
$500, within the memory
of four year old child.
| $1.29. Heavy, massive, soft, hav-
ing the rich feel of French
kid.
BrOcade Woven in patterns never
midas. before seen in this hemis-
phere.
Perhaps dozen designs, mostly
smallest figures, 75c.
Dram d'Alma. These have fne'
diagonal lines, soft
in the hand, yet very heavy, rich,
durable.
! Two grades, s1-OO, $1.39.
Fables. Faille Franchise Silk
/ holds favor with all silk
lovers. It's richness suggests aris-
tocracy, nobility, palaces.
Satin Luxors. Only $1.oo.
Worth $3.50.
Satin Marquise. Only in black.
This superb fab
ric has cross cord similar to Benga-
line, but not so pronounced.
The cord half hidden by the
satiny lustre.
Two grades, $1.25, $3.50.
And numberless other Black
Beauties pose upon our silk counters.
The exhibition begins this morn
ing.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04
MOORE eco.
| JEWELRY COUNTER.

JEWELRY COUNTER.
One lot of shell and
black celluloid Hair
Ornaments, at 12c,
been Ioc.
STATIONERY COUNTER.
One lot of "Steam-
boat" Playing Cards, at
&c a pack. One lot OF
Picture Frames at &C,
been IL I-2c,
TOILET GOODS COUNTER.
One lot of solid back
Hair Brushes, at CSC,
been 5oc--pure Russian
bristles.
One lot of Wrisley's
"Oatine" Soap, at 15c a
box 6 cakes.)
One box Of Sea Salt,
dor the bath) at lac d
package.
HABERDASHERY COUNTER.
One lot Of Guyot's and
other French Suspenders,
$ / i G h t ly damaged
as to the elastic, two
pairs for 25c today, been
soc a pair,
One lot Of blue flannel
neglige Shirts, at SI.oo,
been $3.50.
HOSIERY COUNTER, (Mens), .s,,>
One lot of mems
heavy grey camels
hair Socks, at CSC, been
3oc.
UNDERWEAR COUNTER, tMen's).
One lot of brown
mixed Undershlrts, odd
sizes, at 25c, been 50, 75c
and 81.
BASEMENT.
One lot of bamboo
Scrap Baskets, at 1ec
today, been CSC, 80 and
soc.
One lot of cocoa Floor
Mats, 25c., great bar
gain.
One hundred Japan
|
/ csc lacquered Glove box
! es. at Ioc each today.
Tie only terms at these
/ Mouaay Sales are cash,
! and no exeAamgss.
|OWEN. MOORE & c,
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SAI6 ., LII u
One lot of navy blue
twilled flannel Under
skirts, one ruffle, at CSC
been $3.50.
UNDER WEAR COUNTER (Muslin)
One assorted lot Of
Underclothing including
several pieces of French
goods, (Nun embroider-
ed,) to be sold at a great
reduction from regular
prices.
NECKwEAR COUNTER. (Women's.
One lot of silk Hand
kerchiefs, at SC, been
IL I-2c. One lot Of lin
en- Cape Collars. at SC,
been I5c.
EMBROLDERLES COUNTER.
One lot of Antique
Lace Tides, ecru color,
at r3c, been 2oc.
LACEs COUNTER.
Six pieces of imitat-
ion Point Venise Laces,
fit for wash dresses, reg
ular prices 2oc to 42c, to
go at half price.
HANDKERCHIEFs COUNTER.
One lot Of women's
| white hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs, with hand
wrought Initial at II 1-2c
been 2oc.
ILLNENs COUNTER.
One lot of pure linen
Monte Towels, size
22x44, at II I-2c, great
bargain.
RIBBONS COUNTER.
Forty pieces of basket
| weave fancy edge Rib
bons, double face, at &C
yard.
UMBRELLAS COUNTER.
One lot of garnet
Gloria cloth Rain UNI
brellas for women, at
csc, marked down from
$500.
NEEDLEWoRK COUNTER.
One lot of Foot Ball
Pin Cushions, college col
ors, at 42c, regular price
&c. One lot of en-
broidery Silk, in packets,
assorted colors, 1oc a
packet.
In the Art Room are
about a hundred Arto-
types, Iox2o inches, to
be sold at zoe today I'M
framed.
SILKS COUNTER.
One lot of Black gros-
grain dress silk, heavy
weight and fast black, at
soc yard, been S1.oo.
DRAPERIEs ROOM.
One lot of Goat-skin
Rugs, grey, black and
white, large size, double
sewn, selected skins, de-
odorized, at S1.o8, mark
ed down from $3.50.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
INSTINCT OF BIRDS.
In Their Own Way Our Feathered Frieads
Are Real Philosopher.

In Their Own Way Our Feathered Friends
Are Real Philosophers.
Some wonderful facts about the in
stinct Of birds have been observed by
naturalists. The oriole. for example,
has a fondness for bright colors. and
yet prudence leads the little creature
in choosing its nest to select the least
conspicuous hues. He also shows arch
itectural skill in attaching a string to
his hanging nest and fastening it Sc
curely by a number of turns and q
knot to branch above.
Birds also show a progressive spirit.
Since the introduction Of British man
ufactures they use sewing thread and
rawlings from cloths.
In the districts of Switzerland where
watches are made. the wagtails have
learned to build their nests of the fine
steel shavings- Sparrows. which usual
ly build in the chinks of walls or under
roofs. If forced to construct their nests
in trees or any unsheltered spot. cover
them with sort of hood to keep out
the rain
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
ThlEv,No BLUE JAYS
A Family Of Three Bring Sorrow - q
Heart Of . S0apmaker.

A Family Of Three Bring Sorrow - the
Heart Of . soapmaker. t sea
Samuels, the Massachusetts, ornithol.
ogist. in one of his books tells story
of a blue jay and bit of so;,p. It was
the last piece of soap that collecting
party in the Adirondack wilds pos
sessed. and when the theft was COM
mitted by the bird the action was noted
carefully for more than scientific rea-
sons. Bird students know that the jay
will take almost anything in sight and
eat nine-tenths of what he takes, but
they thought he drew the line at soap.
It has been left to family Of High
land Park Ill.) jays to bear out Sam
uels' story and to break the soap eating
record.
On the west side of the track in that
Chicago suburb lives German who
thought that he would try the expert.
ment Of making soap for sale. He col
lected the proper ingredients, put them
together, stirred them to the constitu-
ency of paste. and then just at evening
in his yard to see if it would harden
over night. He slept little late and
when he finally went to look at his soap
cake. behold. it had all vanished save
thin edge That was beautifully
hard, though, and not stopping to con-
lecture what had become of the rest of
the cake he stirred up the rest Of his
mixture and patted cakes until he had
tventy-four, each weighing one-quar-
49, - ,>~,,nl Tho Suv, hol v,oScoH
behind the heavy oaks in the yard, so
the German went to the edge OF the
road, placed his board so that it's ends
rested on two barrels, and put thereon
his soap cakes that they might harden.
A cement sidewalk was in process Of
construction across the road and q
''boat" full Of Portland cement mixed
to mush with water and "torpedO"
sand. was adjacent and parallel to the
board and its load of cakes. The side
walk contractor was across the road
and the soapmaker went over to talk
with him. His back was turned on his
sticky product, taking advantage of
which fact. for this bird is sharp-a
family Of seven blue jays, five full
fiedged young and the two parents,
descended on the board and attacked
the soap. The contractor saw them and
watched in amazement. They devoured
the mixture of I've and grease as dom
key devours thistles. Then the side
walk man gasped out: Hans. they are
eating your soap.
The German turned. saw the last bit
Of one cake disappear, and then grabbed
q big, round. smooth stone, such as the
lake casts up, and threw it. Us man
''puts" shot, straight at the robbers.
The birds rose, calling thief, thief
vociferously. for the bluejay is given to
calling himself names. The stone
landed on the edge of the board and
turned the entire soap product into the
sticky mass of Portland cement. Soap
and cement were ruined.
The jays did not stop to decide which
was the madden Of the men, but mado
their way toward the Ravine drive,
loudly calling thief" as they went.
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
NO COUNTRY FOR cHlLLs.


Tie 8A0k10G Reo10onto wanted BV0y
thing But Quinine.
The colonel suggested that I take
along a package of quinine in my ride
through the swamp country, as the
towns were far apart and the drug be.
yond the reach of many settlers At
nine o'clock in the morning reached
q cabin. to find the owner and his wife
and three children sitting out in the
sun. All had blue lips and haggard
faces and all were shivering with .
chill. / told the man l would leave
him some quinine, and was about to
undo the package when he stopped me
with gesture and said:
"Stranger, we amt chillin' fur
shucks, but thar is them beyand us
that ar Leave me a plug of ter
hacker and save yer kee-nine fur wus-
ser cases"
On the doorstep of the next cabin
sat q lone man. He was trying to
scrape the bark off sassafras root,
but he shook and shivered SO hard that
he could make no progress. told him
had some quinine as a free gift, but
he held up his shaking hands and re-
piled:
stranger this hain't no chillin' to
DO curcsl by kee-nine, but is jist
nervousness for the want of q sip of
whisky. You'll find chillin' further
down the road"
gave him a sip from my flask, and
at the next cabin found q woman and
two children on the bed and two moro
children on the floor. The woman sat
up in bed and shivered and shook and
clicked her teeth together. and as
explained the object of my call she re-
piled:
Powerful kind o yo', stranger. but
thar is them as needs it further on"
But haven't you chills and fever?''
"Wall, sorter. but nuthin' to brag of.
I reckon the most that ais me is the
want of snuff. If you'll be SO kind as
to leave me a pinch or two I'd b
mighty peart in an hour or So"
During the days ride of twenty-five
miles dispensed whisky, snuff, tobac-
CO and pipes several times over, but no
quinine. At the last cabin before !
reached Marion found man stretched
out on the bed and tied fast. His hands
were as cold as ice. his lips as blue Is
If painted, and his shakes not only
shook the bed but the whole cabin rs
well.
Tiled he 'un on SO he 'un couldn't
shake off," explained his wife.
II see. He has it pretty bad. Twill
leave all this quinine with you. and it
ought to cure him in a week or two. "
"Kee-nine! What's that fm?'
ITO cure chills and fever. I'll fix .
dose for him at once"
stranger, don't bother" she said rs
began at the package.
But he wants to be cured?''
'Yes, reckon he does; but don't
bother with that kee-nine. II yo'd
got a drop o whisky an plug Of ter
hacker an some powder an shot, yo'
can make Sam as peart as butterfly
by tomorrow. 'Tain't ager Is ais him,
but it's bein' discouraged kase coons
is thick around yere and every dawg-
gone varmint kin climb faster an
higher'n he KIM. Quad, in Detroit
Free Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
PETE. THE TRAMP CAT.

How He Won the Good Opinion Of Grand
ma and Hannah.
Pete was . very black tramp cat, and
nobody but Ethelwyn loved him, be-
cause he mewed continually, and in
such a mournful. half-starved fashion,
that he did no credit whatever to his
good care after he came to grandma
house.
81 don't like animals around that look
and act rs if they were half-starved, !"
said grandma. who was not given to
starving anyone or anything, as Pete
well knew. But he kept on yowling SO
dolefully that Ethelwyn. who was Wis
iting grandma. when she saw the old
lady begin to fdget and look under the
table, would jump down and take Pete
out to the summer kitchen and shut
him in. Although she kept his saucer
full Of milk there to comfort him, they
would still hear him family crying.
"He amt mite of COOL" said Ham
nah, the kitchen girl. Il don't believe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
Perplexed Without Cause.

A famous Chicago lawyer once had .
singular case to settle. A doctor came
to him in great distress. Two sisters,
living in the same house, had babies OF
equal age and sex. who so resembled
one another that their own mothers
were unable to distinguish them when
they were together: and it happened
that by the carelessness Of the nurses
the children became mixed. How were
the mothers to make sure that they re-
ceived back their own infants? But,
perhaps" suggested the lawyer. ''the
children weren't changed at all" 'Oh,
but there's no doubt that they were
changed!' said the doctor. Are you
sure Of it?- asked the lawyer. Per
fectly." was the reply. "Well. If that's
the case" said the lawyer, ''why don't
YOU change them back again? don't
see any difficulty in the case"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

contracts for duplicate of some other
house, not knowing that the contractor
can duplicate the appearance without
duplicating the value. Sometimes he
allows the contractor to make the draw
ings and specifications, which is far
from being the part Of wisdom.
The contractor is always apprehen-
sive, with good reason, that the profit
ION paper" which seems to be satisfac-
tory, may disappear in labor troubles.
delays, mistakes, advance of materials,
etc. Occasionally he will ostentatious-
ly show the owner a bit of detail of bet
ter quality than the contract calls for.
as proof that he is building him gooc
house, but all the same he will perform
the work just as chcaply as the specifi-
cations allow, and he is not to be blamed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
useeuL BACTERIA.
Not All Of the Much-MallGne4 0lcs
Organisms Arc Dangerous.


Organisms Arc Dangerous.
In all departments Of farm work
heterogeneous are active. and With
out their aid the farmer could make no
progress in his arduous and difficult
occupation. Their presence on the
farm is as necessary as the presence OF
his larger live stock-his cattle, sheep
and pigs, for without their assistance
he could not grow his crops, or make
his butter, or ripen his cheese. In
short. on their presence in the soil, in
the manure heap, in the barn and in
the dairy successful farming depends,
and for the farmer q stock OF bacteria
is among his first requisites.
Again, the existence OF certain large
industries is dependent on their action,
such as that Of brewing. The yeast
organism which affects the conversion
of sugar into alcohol, on which fermen-
tive change the practice Of brewing
depends, was one of the earliest OF
micro-organisms of the air to be dis
covered fifty years ago. Pasteur has
devoted long years of exhaustive in
vC0tIK0tlOU W tuC 0tuOy Va shAS lila
portant organism and has furnished
the brewer with information Of the
most valuable kind regarding it's ma
ture. Hansen, of Copenhagen, has
still more recently made elaborate
Investigations on the nature Of yeast.
The result of these investigations
proves that for every particular kind Of
beer q particular kind of yeast is re-
quired, and pure yeast growths are
now cultivated for the supply Of brew.
cries all over the world in certain con.
tinental laboratories.
Among other common micro-organ.
isms in air may be mentioned those
which affect the souring Of milk-the
process known as Tactic fermentation.
That the souring of milk is due to its
contamination with certain organisms
in the air is fact which has long been
recognized, and if we take precautions
to keep milk perfectly free from the
organisms in the air no sOuring will
take place. Another interesting organ
ism is that which converts alcohol in
dilute solutions into vinegar-the So
called acetic fermentation. The action
of this organism is seen in the souring
which takes place in the light wines,
such as claret, when exposed to the air
for some time.-Gentleman's Magazine.