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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
GLIMPSE AT THE HARD TIMES.
Two Boston Men at the Police Station,
Tramping to the Kennebec After Work
on the Ice-TaII1 About the Difficulty of
Getting Work.

Two men came to Portland on the Boston
and Maine freight late Saturday night and
secured lodgings at the police station.
They were not regular tramps, though they
had had a free passage on the freight from
Exeter.
they left Boeton last Wednesday morning
bound for the Kennebec river, in hopes to
get work on the ice. They had sought en-
ployment on the way, but without success
and arrived here Saturday night without a
cent They started out Sunday to begin
their tramp to Gardiner, but found the
storm too severe and returned to the
station, where they passed last night.
They are men between forty and fifty
years of age, well appearing and evidently
willing to work if they could get it. They
appeared to be lrish-Americans. One OF
them wore new stout laced shoes, but no
rubLers, and new, we'll fitting suit Of
coarse clothes, but no overcoat. The other
wore an old overcoat and respectable
clothes and boots. They certainly were
not and never had been regular tramps, but
had been earning money at no very late
date.
But they had lost employment somehow
they didn't say how, other than it was due
10 lJle IldIu llllSSs dIu lIold IOuA4N ~
sible to get employment.
One of them who said lie was a currler.
and always had worked leather. said
This country is in a terrible condition II
man once loses Job he can't get another
without he has some one to speak Tor nm.
I'm ready to do any kind of work, but /
can't get it. / don't see any Improvement In
the hard times They're just as hard as
ever they was. You wouldn't believe me
| if l should tell you how many unemployed
men there are;in and around Boston"
They hoped to get to Gardiner in two
days if the storm cleared away. They knew
| that work was TO begin on the ice Monday
and had hoped to reach there then, but the
storm prevented.
Think of it! Two middle aged men, eyi-
IDENTIFY intelligent mechanics, unable to Sc
cure work, though ready and willing tC
work, starting out for Boston to tramp way
down into the middle of Maine, insufficient,
ly clad in this past week of zero weather
and with only bare chance of getting
work on the ice after reaching the Kenne
| bee.
1t was certainly significant glimpse al
the hard times in massachusetts,, to sec
these men and hear them talk, and feel con
| tident as to their unfortunate condition.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
sHAws BUSINESS COLLEGE.
The College Holds a Reunion and the Club
Gives a Banquet,

Tho tenth annual runion ofShaw' busI-
ness College took place at its room on Con-
press street. saturday evening between S
and II p. M. The rooms were beautifully
decorated with bunting, and about five hun
dred alumni we're present at various times
during the evening. The programme pre-
pared 10y Mr. George II. Hatch, chairman
was well prepared and thoroughly enjoyed
Mr.. shaw was presented a plush dlVan,
Miss Spear, the shorthand teacher, gold
watch chain, Mr.. Jenkins gold fob chain
and Mr.. Lockwood, a strap and pen box.
The committee of arrangements was COM
posed of Misses Marie D. Lawson, Nelmar
r. Bailey. lIessrs. r. +. O'Donoshue anu
George G. Gay.
Prior to the reunion the college cluo en-
ioyed their second annual banquet at the
Preble house. About forty members sat
down to an excellent supper. brlel IG-
marks were made by President A. h.
Chandler. by Mr. Shaw, principal OF the
college, Rev. Matt ). Hughes and MI t.
O. REYNOLDS. These officers were elected:
Prasident-A. II. Chandler.
Vice PresidenUs-k. NJ. GrenuoW' H. -
' Hecretary-R. Il. Downing.
'Vreas1rer-H. V. Allen. u
Executive Commit ee-C. &. higgins F.
n. Totnlan and W. L. spear.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
Careless Burglars.

Bangor, January 5.-While Era l..
Ssearns and family were at the reception
given by Mrs. Stearns in Society Hall
last evening, burglars entered Mr..
Stearns's house on State street and made
away with SIS. No iewelry was taken,
and a pocketbcok lying near and con-
tanning 5000 was apparently not discov-
cred by the burglars. Entrance was
effected by breaking pane of glass and
drawing the bolt to the door.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
OBITUARY.


Gardiner, January 5.-sifamai Bow
man died this morning, after a long i'll
ness, at his house on Brunswick avenue.
He was born in Litchfeld, February
5, 1912. He became cashier of the Oak
land Bank ip 1855, a position which he
held until 1898, when he resigned on &C
count of the infirmities of age. He was
CITY treasurer for 81 years. He never
rode upon the steam cars. His wife died
in 1891, after married life of SIS years.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
Dreyfus Degraded

Paris, January 5.-The formal degrad-
alton of Captain Albert Dreyfus, who
was recently sentenced to deprivation OF
his military rank and title, and to con-
finement in fortress for life for having
divulged government secrets, took place
this morning on the ground of the Ecole
Militaire, in the presence of 5000 troops
and number of newspaper men and
others,
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
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IS Ounce Loaves Of Bread for
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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07

Each part contains from
to sixteen pages of descriptive
and statistical matter, The double
page maps open across two
pages without break and measure
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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07

Miss Nj. Riley rendered a reception to
a number of her friends at her home on
Munioy Hill last Thursday evening,
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07
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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-07

The alarm from box 5l4 at 5.25 O'clock
Saturday evening was from blaze AT the
residence of Mayor Baxter. Deering street.
lamp, carried by Mrs. Baxter from the
uarlor to the library, came in contact with
a uortiere, and in an instant it was in a
blaze. Mrs. Baxter bravely grasped the
burning curtains and dashed them to the
floor, where they quickly caught the carpet
She then threw some rugs on the blaze to
smother it, but seeing that it was of no
avail, ran out to pull an alarm. AT the
door she met the Mayor, just coming from
his Office. His wife hurriedly told him that
the house wasson fire, and running across
the street broke the glass in the alarm box,
cutting her hand slightly. In the meantime
the Mayor ran into the house. and selling a
pail of water dashed it upon the blaze,
which was just assuming considerable pro-
norton. The only damage was that to tho
curtains and carpet (which were badly
burned. Mrs. Baxter also suffered quite a
severe burn to one of her hands.
Hollands Resemblance to New England.
In a speech before the famous New Eng
land Society of New York, Rev. DR.. Bolles
remarked, that in his travels IN Holland
last summer, he was astonished to so
much in the people the customs and many
little ways of life, that reminded MIN of
New England. This resemblance would
seem to confirm the latest historical ideas,
that we owe mo1e 10 Holland than TO Eng
land. 1t win be interesting 10 hear DR..
Bolles's views on this sEbject, and TO get
the benefit of his personal OBJ ,ervations on
Holland, illustrated with fine views. No
student of history or lovar of foreign
countries can afford to miss Dr. BoIles 6
lecture next Thursday evening, MT Congress
square church,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-10
MANNERS OF MEN.

THE duke Of Marlborough said that he
owed his success as much to his elegant
department as to his talents.
BYRON was affab1e to his equals and
to those whom he wished to please, but
naughty and distant to most others.
RoBEsPIERRE was urbane in manner
and courteous, though brief, to those
who approached him on business.
BEETHOVEN was rude and gruff, and
seemed to be in perpetual bad humor
with himself and every one else.
HAYDN was the epersonifcation of cour-
tesy. He once said: "It does not pay
to be impolite, even to dog"
TALLEYRAND owed his success in life,
to no small extent, to the uniform
courtesy with which he treated every
one. .t2@-H
THE elder Pitt was extremely rough
in addressing those with whom he
came in contact, and so many made
enemies.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-10
A HIGH HAND.
The CosmOpolitan's NEany Roles In Many
Lands. ."

The COsmopolitan's Many Roles In Many
LAndE.
The old-fashiohed operation Of rob-
bing Peter to pay Paul was lately re-
vived on large scale at Lyons by q
man with Russian name, who speaks
eight languages, and is well-known in
Paris. While in the capital the swim
dler gave himself out to be a great
Muscovite maRnate, and so dazzled the
proprietor Of o music hall and tavern
that the Russian hymn was played as
the sham prince strutted proudly
through the place. At Lyons the, pris-
oner induced some persons to join him
in an alleged purchase of pictures,
which were to be resold at profit. He
obtained large advances from one set
of victims, and then repaid the others
with interest. The supposed Russian
also represented that he was about to
purchase the collection of Prince Paolo
Borghese, and showed forged docu-
ments in proof of these assertions. He
obtained about six hundred pounds in
this manner, and then decamped to
Madrid, where he was arrested. The
accused caused some merriment in
court when, as the president reminded
him that he had also passed as prince
in Italy, he answered.: bah! in that
country a man who eats macaroni is a
count, and whoever orders fllet of
beef is a prince" The cosmopolitan
swindler was sentenced to three years
imprisonment.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-10
DUELIN0 IN RUSSIA.
NOS Considered q Crime, But In Eome
Circumstances CompuIsory.

Not Considered Crime, But In Some
circumstances Compulsory.
An order was issued to the Russian
army last year which makes duelinp
under certain circumstances compul-
sorry, instead of branding it as crime.
The result is that often men who are
friends are obliged to fight each other.
The RRzvedchick gives a graphic ae-
count OF duelof this kind which took
place recently between two Russian
officers. They stood. by agreement,
/ forty PAGES apart, facing each other,
: with the right to approach nearer after
firing. The seconds stepped aside, and
one OF them slowly, counted one, two
three; q couple OF shots rang out, but
no one was touched. The seconds
begged that the affair might now be
considered. at an end, but one Of the
contestants insisted that there should
be further exchange of shots. The
distance was again measured, the word
given once more. Two shots were lost
in one, q cloud Of smoke Ien4eloped
each of the firers:: AS it cleared one
OF them advanced a couple of PAGES
and fell face upward. The fallen man
lay as If alive, but on his left eve was a
dark spot from which the blood welled
slowly up. One of the seconds was
overcome and turned away. The other,
blinking curiously, tugge6 at his mus
tache nerVously with one hand, and
with the other tried to take handker-
chief unobserved from his pocket. The
author Of the catastrophe remained un-
hurt, and, with his arms folded, looked
gloomily aside, tears coursing down his
cheeks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-10
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-10

AMONG the verse tributes to Robert
Louis Stevenson recently issued are
"The Sea Mark; A Threnody," by Bliss
Carman;sand .".An Elegy," by Richard
LIE Gallienne.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-10
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09

Bishop Watterson in comment
ing on the partisan press, admin.
listers some well merited rebukes.
lie says: ''One Of the pests Of TO-
day Is the partisan organ. II dc
fends is party, right or wrong. II
suppresses the truth; il suggests
what IS false; il misrepresents its
opponents-wheneye il expects
thereby 70 benefit its own moral
sense. II confuses the public con-
ception Of roctitude. IL does the
devils own work by misleading
conscience, by making the wore
appear The better reason, by de-
ceiying the simple, by calumnat-
ing the good. II prefers to be
victorious rather than TO be right.
II esteems party success above the
public welfare. IL puts the
triumph Of its faction before the
prosperity Of the nation. II dis
regards the meaning Of patriotism,
and trains is followers 10 be un-
worthy citizensof the nepublic."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09

The delay In the execution Of
the sentence Justly pronounced up
on the negro, for a murder com.
mitted more than a year ago, Is
an outrage upon public justice.
The man had q fair trial and was
convicted partly upon his own
confession and was sentenced 10
be hanged last month. The trial
and sentence were reviewed by the
Chancellor and confirmed. Then,
on The petition Of the prisoners
counsel, . rcprieve was granted by
the Governor To allow an applica-
ton 70 be made 10 the Board Of
Parions for Communication Of sem
tence. This was heard and de-
nied and tho counsel ness brought
forward The extraordinary plea
That ~ The negro had not been
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09

either darn socks or hem busters
When we spoke Of her | said |
trembled at the awful blow it
would be for us if she should mar
ry and go away. This kind Of
thing was kept up until February
!, when my gentleman began to
feel easy and snug, like one of the
family.
"Then came the delicate move.
ment, for just at this point | would
introduce some silly dandy that
neither | nor Mary would have
looked at. But | coddled the
youngster, had him to tea op. the
same night as regular, and waited
TO see what would happen. The
ruse always succeeded. He and
Mary would come blushing to
ask if they might have each ether.
and while they made up in The
parlor I looked up my COOKERY
book to see my way to anotli-
er son-in-law.-Pearson' Weekly. |
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09
Wonderful Edison.

There Is a theory that the man
who thinks much over night digs
heavy lines In his face, and becomes
contracted about the bruws and
around the corners Of bis mouth. II
10 probable that Ellison has done as
much ponderIng over things that are
not easily ascertainable as any man
In America, yet he has o face that Il
as free from the lines Of thought and
caro- rs the face Of the average Office
boy. Edison's manner carries ous
The amiabie expression Of his faca.
He Is o little deaf, but II never an.
noys him, and he has o little rheurna.
tism which he occasionally derides.
In manner be Is simple and InquIr-
Ing. Nearly oil Of his conversation
Ia interjection points, aud be has an
astounding dIsinciination 10 talk
shout himself. He Is not much Of Q
New Yorker nowadays, though for q
time hemade II o point 70 visit The
city at least two or three times q
week, and wac frequently seen about
the hotels and cafes uptown. Now.
edays he confines himself almost en-.
slrely % New Jersey and bis work.
M X. Sun.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09

hanged on the day originally fix
ed, he could not be hanged at all
Both the Judge Of the county and
the Chief Justice refused to inter.
fere on this ground, and an ap-
peal to the United States Circuit
Court was naturally refused. Ev-
cry competent tribunal had de-
clared the proceedings regular,
and the longed-deferred sentence
was to have been executed last
Thursday, when q fresh obstacle
was presented ine stay of execu-
ton from a Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States. This
means probably another years
delay Upon what ground the
Justice based this interference is
not explained in his order, and it
would be improbable to conjec.
ture. It is such interference upon
hair-splitting technicalities that
brings the criminal law into con-
tempt. Supreme Court Justices
and Governors, sometime COM
plain that they have too much to
do, and yet they persistently busy
themselves with causes that only
by some metaphysical abstraction |
,an be brought under their juris-
iiction, and allow the law, (which
should be a terror to evil-doers, to |
Do made the plaything of ingeni-
'us lawyers and misunderstanding |
'entimentalists.-Ex
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09
highest Of all in Leavenng powe-Late u S. Govt Report
Re-! q! Bski9s Bs%5:s,
ABSOLUTELY PURE
BULLET-pRooF CAR.
n Fort on Wheels for the Protection OF
Valuable Shipments,

A. Fort on Wheels for the Protection n,
Valuable shipments.
Invention is now at work TO circuu-
vent the daring train robbers in the
west, the latest step In this direction
being a bullet-proof car.
1t is supplied, says the Boston Her
aid. with cages designed to be opened
only from the outside, by a station
master, which are provided for the safe
and the more valuable parcels, and the
arrangement Is such that II the rob
oers succeed in entering the car they
Will be exposed to the fire of the mes.
senger from q bullet-proof compart-
ment In each end of the car, the mes
senger being also able to shoot along
the sides Of the car to protect the en-
gineer or to prevent burglars and rob-
bers from making an entry.
The car has double floor and double
roof, and at each end Is messengers
compartment, from which he NAV shoot
along the side Of the car from ont
wardly-swinging sections provided with
portfolios, or through portfolios In its
sa1. Ae oPPositS hloeS OF the car, I'D
joining each messengers compartment,
are strongly-formed barred compart-
ments or cages, for the reception of
safes, ETC., each cage being reached by
door opening into the body portion Of
the car, and q passageway Is left on
one side Of each cage from the mes
senger's room to the central portion of
the car. This passageway Is designed
TO be closed at each end by doors car
ried on the enda Of a platform pivoted
between the floors, the doors thus be-
Ing simultaneously opened and closed,
and the arrangement being such that q
robber gaining access to the center Of
the car Is liable to be shut In there or
In the passapeway by the messenger,
the latter taking refuge In one of the
end compartments, where he may fire
through the portfolios In the doors
upon the robber thus imprisoned. The
is also closed by an inter
mediate door having q lock on the side
next to the messengers room. The
construction Is designed to be very
simple and substantial, and yet not
very expensive.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09
All Sorts.

| Great soldiers should be careful
where they fall. They never
know when a monument VIII be
put up to mark the spot where
they tall, and the fall should be in
a good place.
|. From Harper's Young People
is thispoetic idea of football:
The pumpkins the autumn foot,
ball
In the field by the old rail fence;
Each cornstalk's a lively player;
And / am the audience.
The morality of the bonanza
millionaire is strikingly shown in
the will of the late ex-senator
Fair. After declaring that he was
not married, and had no other
children than those already men
toned in his will, he leaves $780,
600 to any possible widow, and
SOC, 900 To any other children that
may be declared by law to be his.
This about as good a sample of a
confession in a denial as one ever
sees.
II is said that in a western
court, not long ago tiresome law
yer had been trying for more than
two hours to impress upon the
jury the facts of the case as they
appeared to him. At last he
glanced at his watch, and, turn.
ing to the Judge, asked: "Had we
better adjourn for dinner, or shall
| keep right on ?" "Oh, you
keep on" answered the judge;
keep right on, and we will 60 to
Somebody has reported that the
genus Democrat no longer inhab-
tied the hills and valleys of Yer.
mont, but the New York Recorder
has discovered: "When you do
find a Democrat in Vermont he
died in the wool. There was a
funeral in 81. Albans recently ola
Democrat, age 50, who was buried |
in a coffin made by a Democrat
Of pine grown on a Democrats
land and sawed at a Democrats !
mill, and the undertaken and
bearers were Democrats"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-09
size Of Babylon and Rome.

The greatest cities Of ancient time
were Babylon and Rome. The former
Is said to have an area Of one hundred
10 two hundred square miles; It's houses
were three or four stories high, but
palaces and gardens occupied much Of
the vast area, 80 that the population
was not what these figures seem 10
Indicate. In fact, IL is said by one his
iuFian that nine.tenths Of this area
was taken up by gardens and orchards.
The total population Of the city under
Nebuchadnezzar and his son, Evil.
Merodach, Is estimated at over two
million. Rome reached It's grandest
sizo during the fourth century Of our
era, and Its population was then about
two million Ave hundred thousand.