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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
MOTHERS-M-LAW.
wives of the Orient Likewise Find rbem
Troublesome.

Troublesome.
Do you cherish the fancy that wives
of the orient do not trouble themselves
about mothers-in law? If SO, you are
muoh mistaken. They are even more in
evidence than among the nations of the
west, for they have the right to do what
those others only desire-choose their
sons first wife for him.
A formidable being indeed is Abdal-
lah's ma to young Fatima, when, after
having discovered what her dowry will
be she calls to do Abdallah's counting
for him. bringing with her any female
relatives who desire to see what the girl
looks like.
Fatima. decked in all the best clothes
that she can possibly wear, with the
rest of her "Sabberday go to meetin's"
spread about for inspection, is called to
bring refreshments, principally sweet
meats and favored water. With cast
down ewes and blushing cheeks, she
first sprays the old lady with rose wa
ter and then presents the tray.
Having shifted, eaten and taken sip
Of something, Abdallah's mamma treats
the candidate for her favor as good mar
keters do a Christmas turkey. She
punches her to see If her flesh is firm
then she thumps her in the chest to try
her lungs. measures her hair, scolds
her to discover if she has bad temper
and runs her down little, as old clothes
dealers do the garments they intend to
buy, in order to lower her price. She
is not quite fat enough. Her eyes are
rather small Is she really healthy? Did
she not cough!
The contract is drawn up, the mother
in-law demanding for her son the right
to divorce his wife whenever he is tired
of her, so that he informs her legally
of his reasons for doing so, which may
be, ''She displeases my mother, " or any
| thing else that ne chooses.
Until she has son the wife cannot
even receive letter. If her husband il
| absent and wishes to tell her something
he must address his mother. After the
birth Of boy he may write to that in
FAINT, and his wife may read it.
| Mother Jealousy is tremendous In the
east. If wife makes her husband font
| Of her, she strives to hide the fact from
her mother in-law; else, so the poo
wives whisper to each other, a falst
tale of infdelity may be told him. If HI
believes it, he says to his mother, "Dt
with her what you will, and bag, full
of lime and daughter-in-law, is shortl.
flung into the nearest water.
isabella PROCTOR.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
A PASSION FOR MEMENTos.
Garfield Was Lucky to Save His House
When He Was Candidate.

I was q near neighbor of the Garfields
the year the general ran for president, and
| saw all the demonstrations attendant on
the visits of delegations to their home and
all the devastation wrought by the hands
of relic hunters, of which the delegations
were mostly composed. The two railroads
which pass through Mentor cut the Gar
field farm. Temporary stations were built
on the farm for the accommodation OF pill
grims. Day after day the trains would
drop off hundreds and frequently thou
sands of curious persons who were bound
to see the candidate. 1t was not long be-
fore the little path from the railroad sta
tions became broad thoroughfare, entire
ly denuded of vegetation. The relic hunt
ers began their work by stealing the flow
ers and plants from the flower beds.
Whep these wero all gone, the trees and
shrubbery were attacked for souvenirs.
Then a raid was made on the cornf1eld.
First to go was the sweet corn, which the
general had hoped to have for his table
use. Then followed the common field vari-
ETY. as it matured. Sticks and stones were
carried away. and pieces of the fences and
the buildings even were taken.
One of the most popular relics with WIS.,
itors was an apple from the Garfield or
chard Apples were very plentiful that year,
and General Garfield had an orchard of
trees we'll laden with fruit Every apple
he had was cared for by his visitors, and 1
venture to say that there are in the land,
kept as precious mementos of that cam
paign, thousands upon thousands of dried
and withered apples, stuck full of cloves
to preserve them. The owners of these
relics do not know that most of them did
not grow on the Garfield place. The
neighbors of the general had to come to
his rescue from the invading army of petty
thieves and they found way to help him
when they learned that the visitors had
turned their attention to the orchard. Ey-
cry night the neighbors would drive
around to the generals orchard and dump
wagon load on wagon load Of apples be-
meath his trees. 1t did not seem to matter
to the relic hunter that there were q dozen
different varieties of apples under one
tree and that none of them was the sort
the tree produced. They grabbed at the
chance to get an apple and take 1t away
as reminder of the visit By sailing the
Garfield place with relics the generals
neighbors and friends think they prevent
ed his house from being carried away
piecemeal-New York Sun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Shaker boiled cider and cider jelly
Shaw's
KIND, BUT FORGETFUL.
| W.aman Tells of Birthday Present
She Received.

W.aman Tells of Birthday Present
She Received.
A half dozen Washington women were
talking the other day about the kinds of
people they know-which, by the way, is
something women very rarely do, and how
these happened to be doing SO in this in
stance is not explained in this chronicle
and one Of them called the attention Of the
others to prominent woman at whose
house three or four of them had inciden-
tally met the day before.
"That woman" said the narrator, sis
kindly soul, suppose, and means we'll
enough, but her wealth and her social po-
sition take up SO much of her time she
hasn't much left to think about ordinary
things. 1 fancy there are others just like
her, too, though she Is the only one know
about, because I lived in the same town
with her before she came to Washington.
Of course here don't see great deal of
her, for she is SO much absorbed in her
own greatness that can't get to her be-
fore it is time to leave but always try to
remember the old times, and I always send
some pretty souvenir or other to her at
Christmas. 1 never thought they i'm
pressed her very profoundly, but still cent
name and birthday on her memorandum
book, and by that does not forget me on
that day, usually sending some such pres
emit as I always send her. Well, my birth
day occurred last week, and when opened
my birthday box from her ladyship, would
you believe 1t, she had sent me the very
thing sent her for Christmas She hadn't
probably looked at the trinket since the
day it was received, if, indeed, she hat
ever seen it, and had sent me that out Of {
lot of such unconsidered trifles as she hat
on hand Now, wasn't that funnyS"
Possibly" ventured another, "sh'
made mistake and didn't intend to sent
you that"
"It wouldn't improve matters much i
she didn't" laughed the first one, $50
she would be giving my present to some
body else in that case, which would b
about as difficult to explain as the other
SO let 1t all CO."
"Why not send it back to her at Christ
mas and save that muohp" suggested
third.
"And that's just what I shall dc
Thank YOU And the narrator for the frs
time began to really enjoy the situation
Washington Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
ORIGINAL JACK HORNER.
He Really Existed and Got 'P1um," but
Was Not q Good Boy.

He Really Existed and Got opium" but
Was Not a Good Boy.
Jack Horner Of the Christmas pie really
existed, though whether he deserved the
title of "good boy" Is exceedingly doubt
full. He was however, fortunate rogue.
When Henry VIII suppressed the monas-
teries and drove the monks from their
nests, the title deeds of the Abbey of Mells
were demanded by the commissioners. The
abbot of Glastonbury determined that he
would send them to London, and, as the
documents were very valuable, and the
road infested with thieves, it was difficult
to get them to the metropolis safely.
To accomplish this end he devised very
ingenious plan. He ordered savory pie
to be made, and inside he put the docu-
ments-the finest filing pie ever had
and intrusted this dainty to a had named
Horner to carry up to London to deliver
safely into the hands for whom it was an
tended.
But the journey was long and the day
cold, and the boy was hungry, and the pie
was tempting, and the chance of detection
was small.
So the boy broke off piece of the pie
and beheld parchment within He pulled
it forth, innocent enough, wondering how
it could have found its wey there tied up
in pastry, and arrived in town
The parcel was delivered, but the title
deeds OF MeIls abbey were missing
The fact was that jack had them in his
pocket. These were the juioiest plum is in
the pie. Great was the rage of the com
missioners and heavy the vengeance they
dealt out to the monks.
put MegEpr lack Hnpner kapt h; ee,,nat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25

South Berwick, November 24.-The
Union Thanksgiving service this year
will be at the Free Baptist church aud
the sermon will be by the Rev. e. W.
Cummings, pastor of that church. The
service will be held at the regular hour
of morning service 10. 80 IN.
The Newichawanick Co. will shut
down on Wednesday night for Thanks
giving and will not start up again until
Monday. This stop is made for the pur
pose of taking account of stock. Friday
of this week is the regular pay day at
the mills but on account of the holiday
tine help will be paid on Wednesday.
The Y. +. s. q. e. of the Congrega.
tional church held very enjoyable sooi-
able at the residence Of Mrs. John E.
Hodgdon at Great Works ON Monday eve
ming. In spite of the bad travelling there
were about tn irty-fve present.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Cornichoy and Empress arapes-shaw' S
Crime Detection.

DR.. Arthur Mcdonald, the Washington
criminologist, thinks that every man,
woman and child in the country should be
measured according to the Bertillon system
and the resulting data preserved by gov
eminent bureau with branches in every
township. This, he says, would not only
almost put an end to crime by making de-
lection practically certain, but it would be
of service in SCORES of ways among perfect
ly respectable people, like lawyers, bank
ers, insurance men and all others to whom
questions of identity are Of great impor-
tance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
PECULIAR TO GOTHAM.
Me- York's Fifteen Thousand Hall Bed.
rooms and Their Occupants.

Me- York's Fifteen Thousand Hall Bed.
rooms and Their Occupants.
That which distinguishes this city from
all others is the ballroom. London has
nothing like it, nor has Paris. They do not
exist in Boston, nor yet In Philadelphia.
The typical New York house has five.
There would be six but that the space for
one has been appropriated by the bath
room. There are 300 on each cross town
block. In solid section extending from
Washington square to Fifty ninth street
and within the limited confines of Fifth
and Sixth avenues there are roughly es-
timated, $1,000 hall bedrooms. Taking
this as unit Of measurement, the alert
mind can readily figure the hundreds OF
these cofinlike Enclosures that rise tier on
tier on Manhattan Island.
The moral and social significance of the
ballroom is even more impressive The
manifest destiny Of New York house is
that sooner or later it shall become board
ing house. The history of block after
block enforces this view. In that case, to
the poor, the lonely, the forlorn, the hall
room will fall OF this the architect, the
plumber, the gasftter, seem to have had
prescience. The water pipe ignores 1t; the
slenderest rill of gas alone enters 1t; the
steam pipes hurry by it; the tin furnace
pipes go out of their way to avoid 1T; no
register opens genially upon it; it has new
er known q flue of its own or cheerful
crate or sullen stove Even the range fue
will stretch it's warmth giving length in
any other part Of the house in preference.
In summer it is hot and sitting. In win
ter 1t Is cold and cherries. In all seasons
it is either unventilated or swept by peril
Gus drafts. 1t is the Pariah of the com
munity of rooms, the Cinderella of the do
nestle roof. Mary Gay Humphreys II
Scribners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local application as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness and that is by cOnsttu-
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing bat an infiamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness caused by ea.arrh) that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; free.
F. J. CHENNEY&CO., Toledo, o
ty- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
WOMEN ALONE.
MARY Kyle Dallas on the Rudeness of
Foreigners.

Foreigners.
Woman can travel alone in the New
England states without the slightest ap-
nrehension Of anything disagreeable.
She is severely left alone except when
assistance is necessary. Then she will
receive it promptly. No protestations
are made-no pretenses that it is pleas
ure to do this or that. 1t needed to be
done and is done, and thanks are usu-
ally replied to simply with a nod.
The New Highlander is neither warm
nor gallant, but he is civil. He recog-
nizes an unknown woman right to ask
a question Of man and receive civil
answer. Often a man will walk some
distance to show the road or point out
the street that is being looked for.
Even at the railway stations persons
in uniform give the requisite informa-
ton as to a trains time of starting and
whatever the questioner wants to know
promptly and without scowling, and in
car man seems to offer woman
Seat as matter Of course and instantly
5urns mis- back on her. If an unknown
woman thanks civil New England
stranger with a smile for any courtesy,
he freezes her in way peculiar to him
self Truth to tell, he is seldom obliged
10 do this by New England women, but
| native of elsewhere sometimes beams
apon him as token of gratitude and
ever after wonders what dreadful thing
that man thought Of her.
| Down south woman travelling alone
IS simply taken care of by every man
she meets. A feeling prevails that SOL
| ltary female is in great danger, and
men behave to her as women would to
an unprotected baby. They look kindly
at her, they address her gently, they
make her fGel as though the days of
ehivalry had returned The manner Of a
southern gentleman to woman travel
ing alone is simply perfection, and she
may safely show that she appreciates
1.-THE fact.
have never travelled in the west, but
I believe there is manly care Of lone
lily woman's welfare shown in most
lplaces, but I know my New York we'll.
Heaven help the solitary female stran.
ger who for time abides here Natives
can manage we'll enough. They learn
that all woman can do in Gotham il
to demand decent treatment and fight
her way, but never was there place IL
our country where she receives SO little
consideration, is SO rudely treated by
some masculine fellow travellers o.
with such offensive gallantry by others
where officials whose duty it is to re
ply to questions often either refuse to d.
SO or answer as they would trouble
some idiot; where woman may fal
about in the middle of car wher
youthful masculines stretch their lonl
limbs at ease and be elbowed out Of he
place by men in the cue of postof
fee station or a savings bank or
!, theater. Rudeness is the rule in New
York; but, for the credit Of my country
, hen, let me declare that those who ar
; offensive to women are invariably for
eigners The rough manner, the coars
. suspicion, the offensive gallantry, hav
:! all been brought across the ocean to al
: themselves in the land Of liberty, and
alas. in any crowd of the great city ther
will be 90 foreigners to American.
MARY KYLE DALLAS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Tons of sweets for Thanksgiving at
SEnH1a


Last evening Miss Hazel B. Conway,
the daughter of Mr.. John M. Conway,
cslsbra.el her 10th birthday by giving
party to some of her young friends at her
hoYne, so Atlantic street. The young
people passed very enjoyable evening
and Miss Conway received many pretty
and appropriate gifts of honor of the
occasion. Refreshments we're served
during the evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
A BECOMING RAIN CLOAK.
1O13-GERALD RAIN CLOAK.
Sizes, Medium and Large.

A becoming rain CLOAK is a very neces-
sary part of every woman's wardrobe.
and is generally recognized for Its use
fulness. Our new pattern is a conserva-
tive, standard mode, which will always
look we'll. The long cloak Is sleeveless,
loose in front, and fitted trinity in the
back and unde. the arms. The double
breasted cape affords considerable
warm tn and protection when closed. and
W hen open hangs with easy grace. Cra-
venette, which can be had in attractive
browns and g1ays, as we'll as black and
blue, is the most desirable fabric for
these cloaks, but there are also many
half-repellent cloths in attractive mix
lures and wide-wale storm serges.
Cloaking cloths in various weights are
also used. The popular finish is ma
chine stitching.
A special illustration and full direc.
tions about the pattern will be found on
the envelope in which 1T is enclosed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
sweetentne Salt Pork.

To sweeten salt pork cut as many slices
as you will require for breakfast and soak
till morning in sweet milk and water.
Rinse till the water is clear; wipe dry and
fry. Ham for frying is much improved
by soaking in water overnight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Mrs. Abner w. Lowell

Will receive classes and private pupils in
Eyocution and Physical Culture at real;
dence, IL Henry street.
ChIdFeHs Saturday Glasses win begin Oct
morning sad afternoon olassas Priyate ~ ssa
particularly saltcised. For fpfshee hformston
EAU or address II Henry street. AT home WeS.
hssdays. CnsaioRs' oct27eodlm
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OUR PATTERN OFFER.

We
from
thus making
the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
" subscriber has been duly appointed
and taken upon herself the trust OF Admins
tratrx OF the estate OF
ELMER E. WILSON, late of Portland,
in the County OF Cumberland. deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate of said de-
ceased, are required to exhibit the same; and
all persons indebted to said estate are called
upon to make payment to
LILLIAN Nj. WILSON, Deering, Admx.
Portland, Nov. IT, 1895.
nov21d1 aw3wSs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25

A sensible woman will not fail to keep
a bottle of Salvation Oil on hand for cuts
and bruises. It is unrivalved. rs cts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Pleased With Portland.

The Bangor people who attended the
Postlan d-Bangor game in the former
city ON Saturday speak highly of the
treatment which they received from the
people there. They say that they could
not have had a more enjoyable time any
where and that the Portland people
could not seem to enough for them.-
Bangor News.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
Opp. Baxter Block. Portland. Me.

Gold filings, s1.0O and up. Silver
Filings, soc to s1.0o. Cement, Doc to Too.
Painless extracting by Ether, Gas and
Local Anesthetics. Gold Crowns, IS. 90
cFqCn apd B and s TGss 4be4oaeb Sets sa
sla treatment and Of . all dental tai. diseases
h haarss a. m to u; i p. m. to s. Al,
points pointmsnfs solicited BY mail.
ect22eodem
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25

Manager Sutherland of the Biddeford
Opera house has invited the Thornton
Academy football team to attend the
etformance of Hi Henry's minstrels in
Bjddeford, Thursday evening.
The Biddeford High school eleven has
deficit of about $50. and intends to
Iiquidate it by securing Mr. Edward c.
SWEET of Portland to deliver his illus
trated lecture on Picturesque Maine"
IN Assembly hall in the near future.
Two coaches are getting Thornton in
to shape for Thursdays game in Port
lana.
The game which attracts the most in
terest of any played in Waterville this
year, unless 1t was the Colby -Bowdoin
game, will be played on the Colby
campus Thursday forenoon when the old
rivals Coburn and Wateryille High
sohoul team will line up for their annual
game for the ol ampionshipof the ". BIZ th
peans have be en working hard anu ARE
confident of swinning. ssHopkins haa been
coaching Coburn and Murphy of Bow
doin has been coaching the high school.
Both teams have agreed to play what
ever the weather. Last year they played
tie game, and both schools have tong
er teams than last year, aud it promises
10 be one Of the best games seen here this
yHar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-25
SOUTH BERWICK.

Extra salospeople. extra teams at Shaw s
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-06

are found IN number OF districts In diff
ferent parts Of the state. viii make Wash
ingtcn rank among the firss copper pro-
dueers.
Gold IS In traces in nearly all rock IN
Washington. hardly enc assay in a thou
sand being a blank. There is net a river
In the state which. on banning. viii not
show . tew oosors. Notwithstanding that.
TIE frees gold - not Plentiful But few
zaces In the state have paid. All OF The
free goid camps. with one exception are
IN Eastern Washington. u am new speak
ing Of the stass north OF Pierce county,
From there south free gold lodges are
reported. but the country has been but
little prospected. and those who assert
location Of free gold claims are very csnse
OF mouth. and N no Development OF any
kind - being carried on no positive state
meufs can be made. The one exception
mentioned 10 the Slate creek district. On
the summit OF the Cascade range. sixteen
miles south Of the British Columbia Ane.
Part of the district Is IN Okancgan county
and rars n Whztcom county. Here tire
sotd - free and in yellow iron pyrifes.
The camp - exceedingly promising. but
quite distance from railroad.
Eastern Washington has quite a usEm-
Der OF free gold districts. but in most Of
the ledges. when depsh il obtained. the
high value Is found in the sulphnr~ts.
In one large distric; the greatest value
10 In the copper pyrites. some OF which as
say - high as 81. 90 to the ton. The yell
low iren susphuret in this ore carries well,
blt the white iron 0rrespicsxzes shows
nothing. The tree gold IN this district IS
in the talcose ana serpentine rocks In
other camps IN that section Of the state
the yellow and white iron bear the gold