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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

Three burglars, one named Bradley,
and the other two Flaherty, were cap
tured by Deputy Sands and Officer Soamel
block, Lewiston Monday night
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

Rumors were rife upon thu street Mon
day in Auburn of proposed cut down of
wages in many departments of the Pray
Small shoe factory. but the company say
the rumors are untrue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
SPRING ovERCoATs.

One lot of Mems Spring Overcoats at
$4.98, all wool and made up with silk
sleeve Innings and well worth $40.
Mems all wool Putnam Overcoats at
$5.9S.
Young Mems Nobby Spring Overcoats,
all the new shades, at So, $40, $12, SIS,
SIS, $40 and $25.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

There are 346 polls at South Paris and
o valuation OF 1862, 504.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

While eating breakfast, May s, A.. j.
Penley of Biscoe district South Paris
locked out Of the window, and saw three
deer quietly feeding in the field within
twelve rods of the house. The two
smaller ones trotted towards the pasture
after staying about ten minutes, while
the larger and darker one stayed some
time longer and then followed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

The board of firearms of Lewiston find
that their worst fears are realized and
that the sanitary condition of the High
school building is something horrible
It is filled with sewer gas; is poorly if at
all ventilated, and is certainly menace
to the health of any one attending there
DR.. burlington. who is membe of the
board of health and who assisted in the
vision OF the law relative to public school
buildings complied with in this school
building.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
ODD PANTS.

One lot of Mems Worsted Pants at
$1.49, well worth $3.50.
One lot of all wool pants at So pair.
Mems Dress Pants at So, $3.50, $500,
$3.50, S., Sc and ST.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

The meeting of city superintendent of
the State will be held in the Senate
Chamber at Augusta, May 10Th.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08
CHAPTER XVIII.
Mp. HARNESS NARRATIVE.


MIR. BARNES NARRATIVE
Gentlemen, began Mr.. Barnes.
rising, Il am only an ordinary man,
following profession at which some
are disposed TO sheer, but which to me
seems hut the plain duty Of one who is
endowed with the peculiar qualities
that are essential to the calling. Oar
hest would make a magnificent detect
i've, but l suppose he feels that he has
higher duty to perform. Begging you,
then. TO forgive my manner of address
ing you, being by no means speaker.
Twill tell you the little that I have
done, prefacing my remarks by saying
that without the valuable assistance of
Mr.. Mitchell should have been power
less.
There was curious button which
found in the room where the murder
was committed, and which matched a
set owned by Mr. Mitchell SO closely
that it seemed to me 10 point to him as
one who had a guilty knowledge. ]
spent much time following the clews
that turned mp in that connection, all
of which, however, was not entirely
misspent. fer discovered the true name
of the dead woman to be Rose Montal-
bon, and that aided me greatly in my
later work. At last, then, abandoned
the idea that Mr.. Mitchell was guilty
and frankly admitted this. He then told
me the name Of the jeweler from which
the buttons had been ordered, and
went across TIE Atlantic
1.-The button which had was imper-
feet. This was my starting point.
Through letters of introduction which
Mr.. Mitchell gave me l succeeded in OBJ
tanning the assistance Of the jewelers..
They gave me the name Of the man who
had carved the canoes for them, but
they knew nothing Of the imperfect but
ton. They had also lost track of the
cameo cutter. 1t took me over month
to trace that man, evenlwith the aid Of
the Paris police. Finally found him.
and he told me that he had sold the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08
A MAN CAN'T WORK
When He is Suffering With
Piles.
He can't Eat, Can't Sleep. Can't Get
Comfort any Way but One-Pyr-
amid Pile Cure Will Cure
HIM, Give Him Relief at
Once--Never Known
to Fail.

just a little pain may so distract a
mans mind that it will cost him
hundreds of dollars. Life is a battle.
TO succeed one needs all his ener-
gies and all his brain force to apply
to, the question at hand. Even a
corn will make him irritable, cross,
angry-and an angry man seldom
succeeds. The trifling pain of a corn
is pleasant feeling beside the ago
nizing ache of piles. That is pain
which seems to pervade the whole
body. 1t communicates itself to all
the parts near the seat of the trouble
and brings on a heavy, dragging
feeling in the pcrineum. Those who
have never SO suffered do not know
what it means. 1t racks the nerves.
prevents sleep, prevents conccn-
trated thought and makes a man
lose flesh as fast as he would with q
virulent fever.
And yet piles are looked upon as a
little thing. They are neglected.
allowed to run from mouth to month
and year to year. BY and by comes
dangerous surgical operation.
Maybe it cures-maybe it kills.
There is only one sure. safe and
qnick cure for piles. 1t is the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure. 1t is a recent dis
covery and it's properties are such
that it cleanses, soothes. and heals
the inflamed parts, reduces the in
flammation at once and with con-
tinued treatment. removes all SWELL
ing and all trace of the disease. 1t
puts the membranes in q healthy, ac-
tive condition and cures completely
and permanently.
From G. F. Collins. Garrett: ]
commenced using the Pyramid Pile
Cure and my case was SO bad l
thought the remedy was going TO
fail in my case. but before / had used
two-thirds of one package / began to
feel much better and can honestly
say am entirely cured. 1t is the
quickest and surest remedy l have
ever tried or heard of.
From Josiah Roberts. Port Dram,
N. j.: just one-quarter Of q pack
age of the Pyramid Pile Cure did
wonders for me and I have lost no
opportunity of recommending such
q great remedy.
From William McHale, Rockport,
Mass: One package of Pyramid Pile
Cure has helped more than anything
l have yet used.
Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug
gists generally. II yours doesn't
keepit. he will get it for you if you
ask him. Book on cause and cure OF
piles sent free. Address Pyramid
Drug company. Albion. Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08

lie CTUtVtu ms lrfNCVtGSS.
button to friend. This friend found
after some delay, and he admitted that
he had once had the button, but that he
had given it to q woman. More time
was lost i'll discovering this woman, but
when l did she, too. recognized the
button and said that it had been stolen
from her by another woman, whom she
described as creole. Thus at last got
on the track Of the Montalbon, for that
was the name which she used in France.
Under this name it was easier to follow
her. soon learned that she had a COM
panion, of the name of Jean Molitaire.
then easily found that Molitaire had
been i'll the employ of the Paris jewel
ers as shipping clerk. 1t was he who
had written the two descriptions of the
jewels, one Of which found among the
woman's effects and the other in Mr..
Mitchel's possession. This was suspi
cious circumstance, but we know now
how it was that the handwriting match
ed, fact which had puzzled me great
ly. 1t seems that Mr.. Mitchell at one
time had bought some valuable papers
from the Montalbon woman, paying her
with diamonds and recommending her
to his Paris jewellers to dispose of
them."
That said Mr.. Mitchell, twas
partly to get her ont of this country
and partly to recover the diamonds,
which did, through the dealer
so he told me. 1t was when she re-
ceived the money from them that she
noticed Moiitaire. 1t was not long after
that the second set of jewels were sold
to MIR. Mitchell This clerk, of course,
knew Of the transaction, because he
packed them for shipment. Then he
must have persuaded the woman to ac-
company him across the Atlantic, with
the design of stealing the gems from Mr..
Mitchell as soon as he should take them
from the custom house This is seen
from the fact that three days after the
shipment this man resigned his posi-
ton, and from that time all trace of
both the man and the woman in Paris
is lost :"
From which you deduce that they
followed the lewels:" said Mr.. Mitchell.
VI course. The man and woman
separated here TO avoid suspicion. By a
trick the woman obtained possession of
apartments in the very house where
your INTENDED lived, while Molitaire
stopped at the Hoffman, which, of
course. is very near your own hotel. As
soon as You went to Boston they follow
ed and registered at the same hotel
You obtained the jewels from the Gus
tom house, and they entered your room
and robbed you during your absence.
Your theory of the murderer's actions
after the jewels We're recovered BY Won
Is probably correct. He Went back to
hunt for them. hoping that she had not
placed them in the satchel or rather
that she had taken them out of it, since
you yourself PLACED them there. think
there is no point left unexplained. -
Pardon noe. said Mr.. Thauret, 81
thipk you are WRONG. .You hare not. to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08

mine and suspend Judgment for . few
moments:''
I'VE will hear you," said Mr.. Mitch
ell, inarvelirg at the mans nerve. The
others resumed their seats. all except
the detective. who stood Just back of
his prisoner.
II will trouble you to fill my glass, "
said Thauret TO the waiter, and after
being served he coolly slipped mouth
full.
II shall not bore you with a lengthy
recital" he began. II shall simply
make statement. Society, the civilized
society Of today. frowns upon and pun
ishes what 1t terms the criminal class
Yet how nla1y have ever examined
into the existing state Of things and
analysed the causes which make the
criminal a possibility? The life Of such
a man is not so inviting that one would
adept it from choice, one I mean vino
had moral instincts. With the naturally
immoral it would be otherwise, Of
course. But if one be born immoral,
who is to blame? The individual him
self or the antecedents, including both
parentaSe and circumstances? We pity
the man who is congenitally tainted
with disease, and we condemn that 9TH
er man who is tainted in morals, though
his condition is analogous and traceable
to similar causes. Such a man / am. /
confess that l am and always have
been criminal, at least in the sense Of
acquiring money by what ere termed
illegitimate methods. But you will say,
Mr.. Barnes" turning for moment to
the detective, and thus while speaking
to him attracting his attention, so that
unnoticed lie dropped small white pei
let into his glass of wine, THAT work
ed for the jcwelry house. Well. what
ever l am have aimed to be artistic,
as Mr.. Mitchell admitted of me q few
moments ago. By seeming to earn an
honest living l blinded the keen eyes Of
the Paris police. so that, though many
suspicious have been cast in my direc-
ton, conviction has always been impos-
sible. So now. while pretending to ex-
plain to you all, have explained moth
ing. simply designed to prevent con-
viction Of the crimes charged against
me, as do, thus
With q swift movement he drained
his wincglass, though Mr.. Barnes at
tempted to prevent him. In ten min-
utes he was Id.
THE END.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08
BY HELEN MATHBRs

Author of Cherry Ripe" Comm Thro' the
Rye" my Lady Greensleeves," Blind JUS
tice," etc.
Helen Mathers achieved fame at the age
of 20 by writing Comm Thro' the Rye"
simple study of English family life that caught
the English heart. That was about twenty
years ago. Now Helen Mathers is one of the
six English authoresses who can command
practically what terms they want for their
work. and she is as popular in America as in
Great Britain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08

Have on hand q Ioss IN south Roch Island On
easy tsros; Just outs'de tho city linite; FOOD
WATER; low t,xcs, and cheap insursnes. Ten loso
On Thirtyeighsh street snd riftseuth svsare.
4 runesf Of pissss q psoussty u Ne e,ty fos
on1o 81 ssat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08

Some years ago Miss Mathers married Henry
Reeves an eminent surgeon. but she still
writes under her maiden name, and at her
elegant home in Grosvenor street, London,
she mingles in the fashionable society SO
faithfully portrayed in her novels.
Helen Mathers' latest novel, THE
LOVELY MALINCOURT," which is to be
published in America simultaneously with its
appearance in England. is a charming tale
of English societyslife, and withal love
story of surprising power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08
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are the most POWERFUL. SAFE. PnourR end M
LIABLE. Of THE sind 10 the market n original
ypuf draeE1et II he don't kesp thsn. Wfits liFoce
to us snd ~ viii send IL diieet upou rsoeip9 q
price. u. sealed. ~ nail Urspsid. a. J. Heies
Lcnssa svssus and TssstytAied stssst, nset
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08
HELEN
MATHERS

The famous novelist, Il the
author of this story. We have
purchased the exclusive Serial
rights in this territory.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
Baptist missionary Convention.

The following members of the executive
committee of the Baptist Missionary Con.
vention was held at the West End hotel
yesterday evening. No matter for publ
cation was given oft These were
present: President, A. J. Padelford; vice
presid snt, Rev. q. B. Ilsley; recording
secretary, Il. S. Burrage. D. D.; CORE
spending secretary. A. T. Dunn, D. D.
treasurer, q. +. Morse; auditor, Charles
Dunn. Jr., executive committee, Revs
G. e. Owen, G. A. Towne, T. s. Sam
son, E. 9. Whittemore, K. A. Mason. N
T. Dutton, E. ]. Bicknell. L. ]. Rams
dell, Il. r. Mitchell, A. j. Padelford
L. Fl. Emery, 6. B. Ilsley and Msssrs
G. &. Morse and A. T. Dunn.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
F. o. Bailey s. Co.'s Bicycle Exhibit.

At their carriage repository at the
corner of Middle and Market streets, #.
O. Bailey & Co., opened their bicycle ex-
hibit at p. m. yesterday and continued
it through the evening. The spacious
room is very prettily decorated with
bunting and a big painting of two
feminine cy clists. On one side arc seven
or eight Storms bicycles, including a
tandem, and on the other side arc twelve
or fifteen of the other three makes that
this firm carry, viz. The Tourist, Craw-
ford and Pierce.
Mr.. J. B. Ecolestone, manager of
agencies for the e. c. Stearns company
b as arrived and will be here during the
exh ibit, for the rest of the week. Every
evening there will be music by the
American Cadet orchestra. This evening
there will be special attraction in the
shape of an electric bicycle that will
eclipse anything of the kind ever seen
here.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
PERSONAL.

FEED B. Gage Of this city has been ap-
pointed one of tho house surgeons at the
new Harvard VeterinaryaHospital free
clinic department., Boston.
LleweIlyn Barton has been elected
treasurer of the Young Mems Democratic
Cluband the time of holding theEmonth-
" meeting changed from Monday tc
uesday evening.
Hon. W. H. Anderson, Surveyor of the
Port. has received his commission and
will enter upon his Office at the Custom
house this morning.
C. D. Woods, Wesleyan, 80, the Vice
Director Ut Storrs Agricultural Station.
has been elected Dean of the Agricultural
Department of Maine State College, and
Director Of the experiment station
there. He will take his office July l.
Judge E. T. Allen of Salem, Mass.
was in the city Tuesday evening on his
way home by boat
Miss Lillian Dunton has returned from
her eastern trip and is stopping at the
Preble house.
. Mr.. Bonney of Kennebunk, the vete.
ran engineer of the Boston & Maine,
who was injured in the Scarboro crossi pe
accident several years ago, and has moi
been ON the road since that time, is en-
ploysd in the Boston & Maine freight
yard in this city.
Conductor T. W. Heald of tho Portland
& Rochester. is on duty again, having
III
Speaker Reed is having hundreds Of
requests for his autograph and has been
obliged to make q rule that he will re-
spond only when a 2-oent stamp is en-
closed with the request. ~ can spare
the time and the paper and the pen and
the ink" he says, "but cannot afford
the e-oent stamp to send it," He gets
many more requests for autographs than
Allison or any Of the other candidates,
which In itself indicates something OF
his relative position in the public mind,
but If they are to be as good-natured as
he Is and send the autographs at all,
they will have to make a similar rule.
His private secretary, Mr.. Allen, tries
to makes these autograph requests at
little trouble to him as possible by say.
ing them up for a month and then seiz
ing on sumo odd hour to get the Speaker
to write his name over and over unit
the supply equals the demand.
Miss Edith Cole is quick sick at hel
home on York street.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth
yesterday were O. H. Oxford, MIR. ant
Mrs. G. ii. Thorndike. Bosotn; o. 81
Hersey, Miss Hersey, Buckfeld; G. E
Green, Essex; H. Fitzgerald, Islane
Pond; Mr.. and Mrs. W. Ross, Bangor
s. II. Coggins, Passport; P. 2. Burn.
ham, Bridgton; The Coon Hollow Com
pany.
These were among the arrivals at ths
Preble house last evening: W. A. Re
cord, New York, J. Palmer, Boston; M
NJ. Stone, Augusta; H. j. Hathaway
Houlton; 6. L. Gould, Boston; e. NJ.
Walker, Bethel; j. NJ. Jones, Milton, N.
H
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
The Mission Band.

The annual meeting Of the Young
Women's Mission Band was held at State
street chapel last evening. These officers
were elected;
President-Mrs. J. +. Thompson.
Seoreuary-Miss Louise P. Edwards.
Jreasurer-Mrs. Fred Hamblen.
Vice Presidents-Miss Nellie G.. Davis,
State street, Miss Mary 2. Brown, High
street, Miss Alice G. Twitchell, Second
Parish Miss H. Mabel Lach, Bethel :.
Mrs. Joseph Anderson, St. Lawrenoe
street; Mrs. Eugene Tobey.
The amount raised during the year was
s5OO.2
DR.. Pauline Root gave an interesting
talk on India.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27

E-RENCH PRINTED CASHMERES Only pieces opened Tues
day We shall probably have These peculiar de-
signs be found 45 inches wide, fne
twill On delicate tinted grounds look like
Dresden waredesign Of bright clover top Roses bloom and in
budcusers of wheat heads sprays of wild flowers Remarkably
striking effects The grounds Heoope Light TAM Cream, Ne
White also Black Exclusive stuff Boston eas them
$685. cost 95c to import. Our price 69 cts.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
The Opera House.

The committee on opera house are
now considering the site of the new opera
house. They have talked the matter over
with parties who have eligible sites ana
probably a decision will he made in few
days. In New York much encouragement
was received from the leading managers
in regard to the new venture and some
exec lent advice
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
WEDDINGS.
Bous-Grosvenor.

Mr.. Frank NJ. Bolles of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of this
city, was married to Miss Lillian Gros-
venor at her home in Augusta yesterday.
After weeks bridal trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Bolles will return to this city where they
will reside at the Arlington.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
Board of Registration.

The Board of Registration closed it's
labors yesterday Of registering the voters
Up to closing few short of six hundred
had registered.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
Public Library.

At a meeting Of the trustees of Port
land Public Library held Tuesday night,
Col. Albert W. Bradbury was elected q
trustee.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27

Aids sale, social and entertainment
this afternoon and evening in yestry of
Second Parish church. Admission free.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

TURF, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN Francisco, July
4, 1898, p N. Weather conditions and general
forecast:
The following maximum temperatures are
ported from stations in California to-day:
Eureka So, Red Bluff 1O6, San Francisco SO,
Fresno 100, San Luis oblspo ~ Los Angeles rs,
San Diego ~, Yuma 10S.
San Francisco data-Maximum temperature 66
minimum 81, mean 5S.
During the past twenty-four hours the pressure
conditions have altered considerably over the
western half of the country. The pressure has
fallen rapidly in Northern California, and thence
northeasterly TO the frontier. long trough OF
relatively low pressure extends from Arizona to
southeastern Washington. small area OF this
trough appears TO be developing the Sacra-
mento Valley and will probably move slowly
northeast ward.
The Jempera ature has fallen slightly aIon e the
Valley and Southwestern Nevada A heavy
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
ExUlanatlOE.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
et station indicate maximum temperature for the
Aays; those underneath IL. II any, the amount OF
rainfall, Of melted snow in inches and hundredths.
during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid
lines, connect points of equal air pressure; iso-
word "hlgh" means high barometric pressure and
u usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: sslow's
refers to low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains,
SLows' usually first appear the Washington
coast; Wnen the pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast rain is probable:
but when the slow" is inclosed with isobars of
able. With "high" in the vicinity OF Idaho, and
the pressure falling TO the California coast warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter. The reverse of these Condition.
GLl produce opposite result