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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29
THE DOCTORS FAILED.
Then jerks Studied Up His Own Dis
ease and Cured Himself.

From the Providence, r. T., BMhetin.)
There are but few diseases that puzzle
physicians more than rheumatism. There
are great many theories as to its cause,
and a great mary theories as to the best
means of curingit, most of which are absurd
One of the greatest sufferers of rheuma-
tism known in the annals of medicine IS
John G. jerks, of Riverside, R. /. He
became the victim of rheumatism while
in the army. and the disease seems to
have given him a taste OF all Its various
tortures. Physicians and medicinesfalled to
give him any sEelief, until at last he effected
his own deliverance from the bonds OF PAIN.
"Rheumatisnp' said Mr.. jerks, when the
subject was preached by reporter who
went to hear his story. well, should
say / do know something about 1t; all
learned by actual experience, too. l flrst
contracted rheumatism in the army, and
have had every variety of the affiiction
since, and have suffered such agony with it
that at times death was pleasant thought
to dwell upon. Take medicine? Enough
to stock drug store, and none Of 1t did me
any good. Then l began to study the dis
ease myself ! made up my mind to get
acquainted with the enemy and bght IL on
different lines | had theory of my own
and began to look around for remedy that
was calculated to have the desired effect.
One after another was tried until at last
hit upon Pain-Killer, which applied freely.
Almost with the first application came re-
lief kepton using it and the rheumatism
was soon knocked out. Neither have l had
any return of the trouble.
81 also used Pain-Killer internally for
the ague another war relic It did what
pounds Of quinine couldn't do. -,-
'Pain-Killer keeps guard in my house
against all ills, and it has never yet slept at
It's post Of duty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29

schooner Isaac Webster, which he had
heard could be bought for $3.50. # tthey
could make a good trade and float her
in the spring they might buy her.
When Lewis was in the Lowell sitting
room that Thursday night witness talked
with him about going to sea, but not
about purchasing the Grace Webster. He
thought they did not discuss the articles
of clothing that they would take with
them, He noticed nothing unusual
about Lewis's manner or conversation.
Direct resumed. "Why did this COM
mun1cation that Mr.. Chute made affect
youth such way?" S f4SSStI
fl object" ss.,,.r,-. ,sa''sse.as,s
The Judge ruled that, the question
might be answered. ss. $50.
II Thought they might lay something
on me. 1t came kinder sudden.ss7s zaA
Cross examined. Did soMrasC huters tell
Won, at the time that your wheresiod5s
were accounted for?"
II DOM think that he did."9xh
MRS. KIAIBALL AGAIN a. ST.
Mrs. Lizzie C.Kimball was again called
tosthe stand. .ss3 + srs
i 500 YOU remember an old coat found
in the tie.up after Mr.. Conurn's murder?
She did remember it. 1t belonged to
Thos. Sullivan, man who came there
some time before. 1t had been in the
barn about two years.
l. The bunch of keys found in Graham s
pocket vera handed her and she said
that they were not Mr.. Coburn's and
she had never seen them before.
Cross examined. The coat had been in
the barn for two years and as far as she
knew was not worn by anybody.
Mr.. Coburn had keys that he kept in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29
EDWARD GRAFFiM
A Very Remarkable Witness. His In
portant Testimony.
HE PERSISTS IN HIS STORY OF
LEWIS'S CONFESSION.

Answers All Questions With Extraordinary
Promptness and CooIness-Mr. Chase
Opens for the Defense-He Makes
sM Effective Use of the Prosecutions Weak
Points-Lewis Paints IN the Court
Room During Graffams Testimony.
The trial was resumed Monday morn
ing. in the lower and much larger court
room. 1t was densely crowded. The
gates were shut in the lower hall and
only the favored few were allowed to
pass through. Whoever had business in
the court room was beset, by others to
take Them in. y. t~ So
TallmaI b. Lowell was again called to
the stand. With reference to ex-DeDuty
Sheriff Chute's statement that Lewis
told him that witness made the state
ment about Che Paris green and the
cider; witness denied that he ever made
such state ment.
Cross examined. "Where was it that
Mr.. Chute told you about it,"
sat the head of the stairs in the ante
room ofthe Masonic Hall at Gorham."
9 ais it fact that when he told you you
nearly tainted and fell down stairs?"
Yes. sir, it is"
".You and Graffam and Lewis have
had a good deal OF talk about going to
sea together?"
"No. sir, not great sight"
They had laIked of going in the BENZ
C. Cromwell. also Of buying the old
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29

Continued on Third Page.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-29

a warmer welcome on their recent visit.
On last Saturday afternoon, loaded
wagon, belonging to Mr.. X. A. Erwin,
had breakdown on Main street ih
front of the postoffice. The driver, it
seems, was trying to get off of the
street railway track, on which two of
the wheels had been running, when
the wheels, coming against the iron,
collapsed Accidents of this kind, it is
said, are not Of unfrequent occurrence,
and it is high time that the city authori-
ties, or the street car company, take
such steps as will result in putting the
track in shape that will no longer
endanger the safety and convenience
of vehicles crossing the line.
Adjutant and Inspector General
Watts was in town last week, having
come up for the purpose Of inspecting
two military companies in the county.
In conversation on Saturday morning,
he mentioned that the company at
Ebenezer, of which Mr.. Alex Fewell is
captain, had come up to the standard
required.
DR.. J. E. Massey, of Fort Mill, ex-
poets to locate iu our city, and will
probably move his family down just
as soon as he can make arrangements
for securing suitable house.
Next week will be commencement
week" in Rock Hill. On Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, the closing exer-
cises of the graded school will be held
in the school building, and on the two
nights following, the representatives
chosen by the two literary societies of
the Presbyterian High school, will en-
gage in declamations and joint de-
bate. Handsome medals have been
offered by the friends of the school
for the ones excelling in these contests.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-29

more than SIS, 900 to him-or, properly
speaking, more than $500, for half the
sum he had carried off was his right
fully. And his surroundings had always
seemed congenial to him, and his pros
poets - including marriage, probably
that summer, with a charming girl,
daughter of one of the richest men in
Rridgton-were such as Il young man
would be little likely to cast away for
petty immediate plunder. His conduct
seemed hopelessly inexplicable.
Instinctively I wandered toward his
house, yielding to the attraction of the
dear magnet who always had for me u
loving welcome there. Hope and cheer
seemed most likely to be where she was.
She saw me approach and came down
the shrub bordered gravel walk to the
gate, meeting me there. Together we
went up to the pretty little porch cur
tanned in by clematis and wistaria vines.
and there Iset myself to finding out with
such gentle artifce as I could command
something upon which I might base a
reasonable hypothesis for her, brothers
action.
"No," she responded to question Of
mine, Il saw nothing unusual in Har-
old's manner. He said nothing to me
about his business, merely that he was
going to New York by the 6:53 train,
and seemed in his usual good spirits. l
asked him when he would return, and he
replied lightly, oh, in few days ]
am sure he was all right. Don't You
think so?"
II hope so," assented doubtfully.
"You hope SOL" she exclaimed, turn
ing pale. "Why, you don't think any
thing has happened to Harold. do you?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-29
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.

Musical Entertainment-A breakdown in
the Street.-The Ebenezer Company
Passes Inspection Satisfactorily-Com-
mencement Week.
Correspondence Of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Rock HILL, May 2S.-The Mandolin
club, of Charlotte, n. c., gave a con-
cert in Roddey's Hall last Friday night.
Owing to the very inclement weather,
the audience was small and the receipts
doubtless fell far below the expenses
of the club. Some of the young gen.
tlemen who belong to the organization
have been in Rock Hill before on more
than one occasion, assisting Miss Ger
trude Williamson in her musical en-
tertainments, and on account of these,
especially, it is regretted that condition
were not more favorable for giving them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-29


had not the heart to tell her what
was in my mind-that it was to me some
thing had happened, and my anxiety
was much more about the firms money
than for her brother. Her innocence and
trust were so perfect that not even a
shadow Of suspected wrong clouded her
pure and gentle soul. and weakly tenn
porizing, though l knew full explana-
ton was inevitable, Ireplied confusedly:
"Well-I had sort of vague impres.
sion-it is very hot weather in which to
travel by rail- did not see him before
he left, you know-and have not heard
from him since"
"Can we not learn at once by tele-
graph if he arrived safely and is all
right?"
TCertainly. An excellent idea. He
went to the Astor, presume, as usual?'
II suppose So"
While she called Dick, the hired man
to carry the message to the telegraph
Office l hastily wrote two dispatches,
one to Harold Linden and the other IL
the clerk of the hotel. But Celia did not
observe my sending the second. When
Dick had gone upon his errand l tried
for time at least to Danish my gloomy
forebodings and allay Celia's apprehen-
sions by diverting our conversation to
happier theme-our love and approach
ing marriage. Time always slipped
away unnoted when our attention was
engrossed by that subject, and l was
really surprised by the apparent sudden
ness of reply to one of my kilograms,
broux',t me by messenger from the
store, where it had first been delivered.
It was the hotel clerk who answered:
Mr.. Linden registered yesterday morning,
breakfasted, went out. Nothing known Of him
since. Valise still in room.
lnvoluntarily and even unconscious
that my thought voiced itself. ejacu-
lated "Skippedp'
Celia uttered a little cry of panied sur
prise and responded appealingly: "Oh,
Ransoml You surely don't mean he has
done anything he should notf
Manlike l sought to defend the atti-
tude in which I had placed myself, but
endeavored to do so as gently as ! could,
consistently with facts.
Before leaving he drew our bank bal
ance of $4,000 and took it with him.
He did not tell me why. He even left
me to find it out for myself"
She fell back in her chair as if about
to faint, but recovered quickly.a and de-
clared very earnestly, 81 am sure, as of
my own existence, that Harold Linden
never in his life harbored a dishonest
thought or did questionable deed"
avoided direct reply, for if / had
spoken what l thought-a bad habit to
which am much addicted when in Sc
rious earnest about anything-I would
have had to say regarded his carrying
off of the firms bank balance as decidedly
a questionable deed, however honest his
thoughts might have been. Instead of
that, however, replied with assumed
cheerfulness:
81 dare say you are right, dear. We
are no doubt worrying ourselves over an
imaginary mystery which he may at any
moment clear up by half dozen words
over the wire"
Eyes, or he may return home tonight
or In the morning.
II hope so. would gladly sacrifice a
fatted calf to welcome him."
So went away to the store, carrying
with me haunting remembrance Of her
sweet face clouded by look of anxiety
and, fancied, little reproach.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-29

a9 The death-rate among the In
dians who aim to live like white peo-
pie is three times that of those who
continue to live semi-wild life. The
Pawnee tribe has lost more men by
lung trouble in the last 10 years than
they lost in battle during the previous
80.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12
be Explicit.

A great cause of trouble with SER
mi Is the want Of clearness when
engaging them. A mistress should ex-
plain, clearly and definitely, what the
work required will be, and it t. even
a good plan to write this down, and
make the maid read and, If possible,
sign 1t, as well as the mistress, and
then there a be no chance of COM
plant afterward. Very often both the
maid and mistress are shy ut the reg
istry Office, or wherever the servant is
engaged. and duties are CLOSED over
with a "You understand" or "Of
course we can settle all those details
when you arrive" The other maids,
knowing the mistress, encroach-or
seem to do Soon the girls arrival,
and a state of friction is set up. which
1t takes q considerable time to over
come. Besides duties, all privileges,
allowances and extras should be spe-
cifically mentioned, so that there may
be no mistake as to the "outings'' al
lowed and such like, all of which rises
up in judgment against the careless
mistress. II not actually in fact, yet in
the maids mind. and give a bitter feel.
ing of unfair treatment, and enlem
Der that If there is the least loophole
left for this sort of feeling there are
sure to be plenty to implant and cul-
tivate this uncomfortable PROPOSES
sion. The worst is pretty certain to
be made Of any stupid little slip, and
then a sore is set up, which takes a
long time to heal, If, indeed, it ever
hoes.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12
Householl Hfnts

Fruit Is most Who'll esome us a food,
but it shaslld be in perfect condition.
A dish OF unripe berries or a soft
hearted banana is as bad as the COM
bination OF lobster u Ia Newburg and
Ice cream n a midnight menu.
Cold lar,b for luncheon or supper
may be made ap%petiztng if cut very
thin and heated in a sauce made from
a tablespoonful of sweet butter, a des-
sertspoonful Of onion juice, a table,
spoonful Ct cucumber and u table,
spoonful OF parsley chopped fine, and
mixed witn Il tablespoonful of lemon
Juice or vinegar.
A dining table with n heavy glass
top that wss used ut a dinner, remark
able in many ways, had it's circular
shape divt.sed into twelve scallops of
equal size. Each guest was seated at
the edge 1T me Of the semi-circular
projections so that there ives space
on each side dividing him from his
neighbor, aud also giving a servant
space to mt,ve in and out without lost
ling the GUESTS.
A pretty dinner cloth has the center
strewn with single blossoms of the
sweet pea, with a double border of
two ribbons about the center. The in.
side ribbon holds q bunch of the sweet
peas Mt each corner, where 1t ID tied
into a bow. The outside ribbon has
crossed ends at each corner. The Dor.
der of the cloth Is strewn with posies
Of the sweet pea, each bunch bound
With a ribbon.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12

At mention Of gloves women who
have examined the new ones offered
will doubtless he reminded Of some
oddities in the fall stock. They come
from what seems to be a determined
ehor to "A American women to
wear loose gloves. As a matter of
fact, the women of this country are
Ii only ones who insist on having
their hands tightly bound in their
gloves, for English and French women
all wear loose mes. French gloves fit
truly without a wrinkle, but that is
because they are perfectly cut and
loose. When a hand SO incased is
taken 1t can be felt; when an Ameri.
can wOman's hand, trussed up in tight
kid. is grasped. it feels more like a
little foot In a shoe than a hand. The
English glove does not wrinkle, and
the English woman has large hands,
too. 1t does seem as if American
women might submit to the two ex-
amples, and dealers are going to try
her because 1t costs them so much to
have gloves made in foreign markets
for home use. They must he of cor
rect material. color and shape, but in
an entirely different run of sizes, and
Of some modification in cut, that the
hand may have some bond, although
so closely tied up. 1t is really said
that though women are not to be
frightened by i:c.iig asked to accept
a glove IL size or two bigger, according
to number, than their habit, the gloves
actually will be larger than their num-
bers will imply. If women submit
they will be less troubled with red
hands, and that's II point gained.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12
YOUTHFUL PICTURE DEALER.
Cigarette Cards Are His Wares and
He Does Il Good RuaineaaL

Cigarette Cards Are His Wares and
He Doe a Good Business.
One Of the queerest of many ways
of getting q livelihood is that adopted
by a boy who runs the streets Of
Louisville. This boy is generally to
be found among the newsboys and
bootblacks. but he never sells a pa.
per or blacks a shot. says the Louis
vile Commercial. His business is the
buying aud selling Of cigarette pic
lures, and lie seems to make q good
thing Of it. Small boys are inveterate
collectors of these pictures, and gener-
ally they get them from him. The
name Of the little picture merchant is
Willie Dreyfus, and he has the name
printed OH a card which he carries
with him.
Willie gets his pictures in a very
systematic name He goes around
to all the centrally located saloons
and gets permission from the proDrie-
tors to pick up any pictures which he
may find. Very often the barkeepcrs
collect pictures for him, and when
they do this lie generally pays u small
sum. Then, too, he hunts ND the
small boys who have collections of
pictures who want to sell out. These
collections lie buys at a bargain and
sells ut a good round price.
That the business is a profitable one
is shown by the prices which Willie
gets for his pictures. For new pic
lures which have just come out of the
boxes he gets % cents n hundred.
Sometimes he has special pictures
which bring as much as 1 rent api zee.
Not very long ago he sold 1000 pic
lures for So. AS lie has practically a
monopoly Of the business. Willie finds
out how badly the prospective pur-
chaser wants the pictures and charges
him accordingly.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12
NUnBlNs OF xEA.
Items Of General Interest. ~. . B.,
ESNxY pHnex r

Items Of General Interest ~. ). H.,
q Few Zines.
Owing to a sudden cold Prince BIS.
marck is slightly indisposcd.
The annual convention Of paint and
varnish men opened to-day in Chicago.
A fourth Indictment was returned
against Father Dominick Wagner ly.
the grand jury at st. Joe. Mo-. this
morning.
The schooner Sunrise. from .A!pena,
which has been out three weeks ana
which was thought to have been LOST.
reached Chicago to-day.
The court Of appeals at Albany has
affirmed the conviction of Rat Shea TO-.
the murder of Robert Ross at the Troy
spring election Of 1894.
James Moore was instantly killed
and Doc Morrison fatally injured hy
an explosion Of giant powder in Il
shaft of the MatchlesS mine at Lead
vile.
An elevator in the building of the
National Tailoring company in Chica-
go, fell 100 feet to-day. fatally injuring
a man and a boy and seriously injur-
Ing two other passengers.
The Paris Eclair this morning de-
clares that the powers have decided
to summon the porte to submit cate
gorically to the reforms demanded in
the administration of Armenia.
Dispatches received in Madrid from
the city Of Barcelona announce that
serious conflicts have taken place
there between the liberal and Catho-
lie students of the university.
The records Of the treasury depart
ment show that 1.3322 persons paid ill.,
come taxes. aggregating $77.13O be-
fore the adverse decision Of the SUI
preme court as to its cOnstitutiOnality
was rendered.
Imported Ormond dor. chestnut
stallion. by Ren dor, and brother to
Ormonde, that w. r. Mcdonald of Cal
ifornia paid $4,000 for. is dead ut
Spring Hill stud. Ky, of Inflammation
of the bowels.
Gen. w. ]. Landrum. distinguished
as a soldier in the Mexican and civil
war. and Il personal friend Of Gen.
Grant, is i'll beyond recovery at his
home in'% Lancaster. Ky. He is sixty
seven years old.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12
MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock Centern.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centern.
Chicago, Oct. 1O.-Wheat - October,
SO 1-2c; December, 50 3-4c; May. G4c.
Corn-Cash. 30 1-Sc: October, % 3-8c;
November, 70 1-Sc; December. q lie;
May, 29c. Oats-October. II 7-Sc; Dc
cember, IL 7-Sc: May. 2O3-Sc. Pork
October, $S.31;. Januhry, 1856. Lard
October, $3.50; January, S5.S2 -; May.
$685.. Ribs-October, S5.25; NOvenl-
Der, $3.50; January. $4.S7 L.
Chicago, Oct. 1O.-Hogs-Market ac-
tive: best steady; light and common
weak to DC lower; light, $3.SOa42 81
mixed. S3.75a4.:O: heavy, So. 55a4. 30;
rough, S33.5:,a3. 20. Cattle-Market ac-
tive and generally Zoe higher; beeves,
* .jOa5.GO; cows and heifers, $1.4Oa
$40; Texas steers, $2.SOa3.75; West
ems, $3a4.3O; stOckers and feeders,
$2.3Oa3.9O.
Minneapolis. Oct. 1O.-Wheat-Octo-
Der closed at 81 1-4c; December opened
ut 81 3-4c and closed at :55c; MAY
opened at SOC and closed at 80 lac. On
track-NO. 1 hard, 56 lac; no. 1 North
ern. soc; No. 2 Northern. So 1-2c.
Milwaukee. Oct. 1O.-Flour dull and
lower. Wheat firmer; No. 2 spring,
SIC; No. 1 Northern. 80 3-4c; December,
59c. Corn nominal: No. 4. 32 Ice.
Oats lower; No. 2 white. 10 lie: No. 3
white, 1S Ice. Barley firm and higher;
No. 9, 41c; sample. 2Sa41c. Rye steady;
No. /. 40 LIE. Provisions weaker:
pork, $40; lard. $3.50.
st. Paul, Oct. 1O.-Hogs &c lower;
quality not very good; outside demand
good and yards cleared at S3.4Oa3. 20.
Cattle slow; too many common cattle
on the market; good demand for good
butcher cows.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12
THEY KILL THE DYING.
Horrible Burial Customs Extant
CRmpbell and the PreaidenCy

Horrible Burial Customs Extant in
Campbell and the Presidency.
In Ching Che Ii, one Of the most
northern districts Of Thibet, a burial
custom exists which writer's on the
subjects say Is the most repulsive
manner of .lisposlng of tie dead that
is known to be practiced 10y any civil
llzed or savage tribe In existence.
The dying person is never permitted
to PASS away naturally, but, accord
ing to the Cincinnati Enquirer. is dis
patched with a sacred" club, kept for
chat purpose. as soon as he or she Is
announced az being beyond all hopes
Of recovery. The corpse Is immediate
~ stripped and painted tred in the
casc Of males; yellow If a female), and
the head drawn down between the
knees ain1 firmly bound in that posi-
ton.
. Next the corpse Is carried to n or
ner of the room where 1t Ia allowed
to remain until the first night Of the
new moon. no odds If the date should
he full four weeks from, the day Of
death. AS soon az the new moon Is
seen III the west the corTse Is remov-
cd from the corner with much cere-
mony and suspended in a cowhide
bag from one OF the rafters. ar from a
corpse hook" in the ceiling. After
banging thus suspended for even days
and nights. the remains are taken
down and sent to the corpse CUTTER"
n sort Of government undertaken"
This important individual ties the
body to a post and remove the decay
ing flesh, which is fed to the countless
warn of wolves and wild dogs that
infest that portion of the Orient.
After the flesh las all been careful.
ly removed the bones + macrrated
In lime water and then pounded into
a jelly IN a mortar specially Eept for
that purpose. This horrid mass Is
then mixed with hits Of refuse meat,
grain, -four and vegetables aud fed to
the dogs. hogs and vnltures. In case
the subject has lived past a certain
limit (this standard varies among diff
ferent tribes,) the skull is not consign.
ed to the bone mortar, but is carefully
dried and worked up into sacred hut
tons and charm disks for ~rosaries.
Finger and wrist homes, as we'll as
teeth and nails. may also be reserved
In special cases, In when went they
are Invariably mn;1e INTO necklaces,
armlets. and ank!ets and worn Ivy SGT.
rowing friends.