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The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29
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The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

President NJ. E. Ingalls,, of Cincinnati,
chief of one of the great railroads of that
region, and well-known In this State of
which he is native, is in Virginia, and
sends from there the predi ction that
Mckinley will larry that state by over
10000 plurality. Mr.. ingalls, also regards
North Carolina and Tennessee as sure
for the Republican national ticket. To
US Mre Ingalls's prediction seems too
sanguine; but the fact that he is making
such predictions shows the way the tide
is setting in the great central portions of
the country.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post writes from Brunswick
long letter on the Fren Oh Canadian
population Of Maine, in which he takes,
upon the whole, very favorable view of
this large element in the poplation of
this State. Speaking of their NUN bers he
says that the national government does
grafton from Canada, nor are the returns
TO be found in the census of 1890; re-
lance must be had, therefore, ON unoffi-
cial publications and private inquiry.
According to the Guide Francais de la
Nouyelle-Angleterre for 1891, there were
at that time in Maine 52,9s6 French
Canadians: and while this figure is prob
ably not the result of actual enumeration
1t is no doubt accurate enough for practi-
cal purposes. The French population
though not SO rapidly as in previous
years. A conservative estimate would
place the present number at not far
from $4,000 About half Of these are
found in six manufacturing centres
Biddeford and Saoo have, in round
nnrn bers, about 1900; Lewiston and
Auburn. 11,rOO; Waterville, $500, and
Brunswick $500. Probably 10, GOO are
settled In the extreme northern and west
ern parts of the state. in the region
along the Canada line; the rest are, for
tine most part, scattered, few hundred
in place, among the larger towns and
cities. 1t is at once apparent that the
distribution Of the French is by NO
means even-they are massedsat a few
points and, as q rule. are not found in
any numbers in the seacoast towns. The
Guide Franoais, already quoted gives q
list OF but thirty three places in Maine
in which there was an appreciable
French population in 1891. AS to the
prosperity Of these settlers the Posts
correspondent says that there are among
them three or four thousand real estate
owners, with property valued at about
two and a half millions of dollars. The
number of property owners is increasing.
The most unfavorable feature of their
establishment here is their teLdenlcy to
nlannishness, and their slowness in
adopting American ideas and customs.
Tins and greater prosperity however,
will undoubtedly work great change In
these respects.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

In Ala bama Bryan will undoubtedly
sweep the State; but there is nevertheless
a strong sound money element in the
Democratic party there. Governor
Oates is for sound money. and Secretary
Herbert is stumping the State for the
same cause. But the great mass of the
regulars, who control the organization
and are potent in the count, are for sill
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

Bus all are honest and sincere.
That is why any one can prove fo1
himself the genuineness of Puritana
cures.
Puritana patients get well.
This is fact.
There are reasons for 1t.
Puritana is the discovery Of Prof.
Dixi Crosby.
Hewasthe greatest New Hampshire
physician of his day.
He was at the head of the Dart
mouth Medical College for a genera
ton.
He used common sense, and found
that disease or health came to the
body through the stomach.
He scientifically compounded a
stomach medicine from the harmless
products of nature.
This is Puritara.
It makes the stomach right.
That is why it makes the health
right.
With a sound stomach no one can
help being well.
That is why Puritana patients get
we'll
Chemists say that Puritana is a good
medicine.
They also say it is well made.
The materials are the purest and
best that money can buy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29
F. o. Bailey & CO., Auctioneers.
Positive and Absolute Auction Sale of Plan
and Organs,

IN WEDNESDAY,, NOV. f. 1896, at 10
~ a. m. at our salesroom, 46 Exchange St.,
Portland, Me-. we shall positively sell without
reserve or limit the following pianos and Or
gans:
One upright Cabinet Grand manufa ctured by
pease, New York, mahogany case, fine condi-
ton, cost $3.50. One Chickering & Son, upright.
rosewood case, nice condition. One Smith
American, upright, French walnut case, 1-3
octave, very fine piano. as good as new. Two
square pianos manufactured by Edwards &
q Fuller square piano, z 1-3 octave, carved
legs fine Instrument and in nice condition. One
Haines Brothers square piano. One Samuel
Five cabinet organs, manufactured by Story
Clark and Smith American. This entire in
voice OF pianos and organs are consigned to ba
cash. Will be on exhibition Monday, November
2.IS96. oct29dtd
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WiIIiamWCKinley
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Gafret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

John f. Hill, of Augusta.
Joel Wilbur, of Avon.
Edwin Parsons, of Kennebunk.
A. 4. Nickerson, of Boothbay HarbeE.
Fred Atwood, of Winterport.
Albert H. Sawyer. of Calais.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

In this campaign, with it cries of mon
archy and anarchy, the archys clearly
have driven the isms from the field.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

Morris Velansky, a Hebrew, aged
thirty. was snot by Lewis KEN ber, aged
twenty, at Lebanon, Conn.,, Wednesday.
Kember was infatuated with Velansky's
wife. The bullet lodged in KEN ber y
lung and he may not recover.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

The campaign ends next Tuesday; but
the foot ball season will remain with us
until Thanksgiving.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29
ahsll be well oonsti tuted, the people will
act

If the border States of the South, like
Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri and
Tennessee, persist in voting for Bryan,
as one or two Of them seem likely to
do, it will not be the first time that
their people have allowed their ancient
prejudices to stand in the way of their
present and future prosperity. Those
States have great natural resources only
awai ting the magic touch of labor and
capital. But labor cannot WORK until
capital comes in, and soapital will
not go into any region where the people
favor debased currency. An individual
who shouldfwish to build up business in
which capital is required, would be
very foolish to start out Dy abusing oapi-
talists and defying the we'll known code
which governs borrowers and lenders.
Equally foolish is community who do
this thing. The same rules apply to
communities as to individuals.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

Druggists say it is a good medicine.
Their customers buy it and are more
than satisfied with it's effects.
What the people say about Puritana
you have read before. and you will
read again.
The thousands of Puritana cures are
becoming better known every day.
The patients are real people.
The cures are real cures
They can be proven in court.
They can be proven by any medical
society.
They have been proven before the
tribunal of Public Opinion.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29

United States Senate on sound money
and protection for two years to come.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
Coolest of Train Robbers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct 23- Blue Cut,
between Independence and Glendale,
Mo-, was the scene Of another train rob-
berry at 5:i0o'clock this evening. Chicago
4 Alton train No. IS was held up by four
bandits, who compelled the engineer tn
use his cold-hammer to break open a
small safe.
One of the robbers went through the
passenger cars pretending to take poll,
while the others attended TO the express
messenger, fireman and engineer. 1t is
said that the robbers got $4,000, but this
is not substantiated
This is tie second time that Chicago
& Alton train has been robbed in Blue
Cut, which was made famous by rob
berry by the James boys.
Inspector Flahive, of Kansas City, LEFT
this evening with posse of eight men
for the place where the robbery occurred.
1t is about twelve miles from Kansas
City.
The train robbed was fast express, en-
route from Chicago to Kansas City. None
of the passengers were molested, and
many of them did not know that a rob
berry had occurred.
The train was stopped by displaying a
red flag. Not shot was fired. The
bandits hae Winehesters and are sup
posed to have had horses hitched close at
hand.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
Z Hosts of people 90 to work in
z the wrong way to cure a
$SPR AIN.
when St. Jacobs Oil ,,Ss geSd r.g s"re ss + s s ss
Chained Woman in a Pire.

WILLIAMSBURG, PA, Oet.-Soon after
noon yesterday flames were discovered
coming through the roof of a small farm
house at Canton, Bradford County, own
ed and occupied by Martin Morse, his
wife and his wife's grandmother. Mrs.
Leroy. The latter is 90 years of age and
quite decrepit.
Those who rushed 10 the house found
it apparently deserted, with doors and
windows fastened, but above the crack
ling of the flames could be heard faint
cries of distress, and upon breaking in
the door the men found old Mrs. Leroy
chained to the walls.
The room was already fall of smoke,
aud liames bad eaten their way through
the ceiling. above the room in which the
old lady was a prisoner. The chains
were broken with difficulty, and in a
very short time after the wOman's release
the burning roof fell in and the building
collapsed.
Mrs. Leroy was almost crazed with
fear, and it is thought that the shock viii
result fatally.
The populaee began a search for Mr..
and Mrs. Morse. The former was found
working in a field a quarter Of mile
away, while Mrs. Morse was on a visit 10
a neighbor. They were greatly shocked
when told of the news, and explained
that it was customary with them TO chain
the grandmother to the wall. as she was
childish and might do injury to herself.
Some of the people clamored for the ar
rest of Mr.. and Mrs. Morse. but their for
mer good reputation prevented this. 1t
is thought the fire originated from a lye
pot in the wood shed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
Moon Heat.

Many people suppose that moonlight
possesses great potency and has Won
derful influence ON or over animate anc
inanimate things On our planet. SUch
persons should remember that moon
light is only reflected sunlight, and that
the quality and quantity of the light
thus reflected Is not what Is generally
imagined. In fact, it Is a truth which
mas often been demonstrated by the
speculative astronomers that 1t would
take 6lS.00 full moons TO afford an
amount of light equal to that emitted
oy the sun, and. furthermore, there Is
only sky space for 20. 900 such disks.
Some heat comes from moonlight.
However, it is in quantities so small
that it cannot be measured by ordinary
instruments. Flammarion says that the
amount of heat emitted by full moon
while at the zenith cannot be more
Than one-e;ghty- -thousandth of the
amount that the sun supplies when
standing on the meridian on a favorable
day in July. Such being the case, it Is
-eally surprising that intelligent people
:hould consider that the moon has such
} wonderful influence" over terrestrial
Affairs. ST. Louis Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
The Science of Smiles.

The gentle art of smiling is the latest
thing which science has been meddliRf
with, tracing back to its very beginning
and pointing out with something like &
sneer how this facial expression first
came to adoTn the face of primeval man
Mr.. Edward Cuyer. in recent lee
ture in Paris before the Societe d An
thropologie, stated that our smiles, how
ever winning to outward seeming, are
simply records Of our very remote aD
cestOrs' selfshness, greediness and pug
naoity.
The passion that dominated all others
in primitive man was the desire for
food. The animals of those days were
huge and fierce. and the implements O!
hunting few and crude. The naked
hunter, therefore, was forced to 20 oft,
times with an empty stomach, b--
when he made kill he gorged hi:nse:
with meat. The anticipation Of the M
preaching satisfaction of his huEss1
caused him to open his mouth and show
his teeth, partly through pleasure aud
partly through an instructive impulse
to get himself in readiness for the iv
mediate slowing away of his food.
With the progress of civllizatiOa
however, this facial contortion grew &
be caused by other pleasurable things
and then came the sound Of auGib.e
laughter.
The graceful smile of the bostee4
therefore, as she receives her guests tr
merely an inherited expression os satis
faction derived from a savage LrogeH
ltor who anticipated a good time whep
he had people to dinner-or for dinner.
Again, the open smile Of more open
pleasure is simply a survival of the gap
ing mouth with which the semisin, ~
prepared TO tackle roast grandmother. -
New York Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
DOLLY MADIsoN's TACT.
How She Placed at Ease a Ratified Visitor
at the White House.

at the White House.
1t was the tact and genuine kindli-
ness Of Dolly Madison that made her
one of the most prominent American
women. Several episodes mentioned III
Mrs. Almon Goodwin's Life Of Dolly
Madison are significant Of this. At
CAe of her leyees her attention was
lrawn to a rustic visitor, youth who
was evidently suffering all the torments
of embarrassment He had at last ven
tured 10 help himself to cup Of coffee,
when Mrs. Madison walked up and ad-
dressed him. In the surprise of the mo
ment the lad dropped the saucer and
stroye to crowd the cup into his pocket.
His tactfuI hostess took no notice Of the
accident, except TO observe that III such
a crowd no one could avoid being j0stled,
and straightway turned the converse
tion to the boys family and ended by
sending her regards 10 his excellent
mother and bidding the servant 10 bring
another cup Of coffee.
On another occasion two old ladies
from the country arrived at the White
House while the family were still at
breakfast. To the surprise of the rural
visitors, the woman they came to see ap-
peared IN a stuff dress of dark gray
protected by large housewifely white
apron and with a linen kerchiof pinned
about her neck. Her simplicity Of man.
ner and attire completely swept away
their awe, and before parting one Of
them found courage to ask, Perhaps
you wouldn't mind if l kissed you
lust TO tell the folks aboutr'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04

Rain is, as we all know, the moisture
Of the atmosphere condensed into drops
large enough to fall with pe1ceptible
velocity TO the earth. The variation in
the sizes Of the drops is dependent upon
the difference in the height from which
hey have fallen and TO the amount of
atmospheric disturbance present at the
time. Ii they fall from great heights,
the drops suffer gradual division into
smaller and smaller parts until they are
az last converted into mists. In calm
weather, with the clouds near the earth's
surface, the drops are apt 10 be large
and heavy. The formation of rain Is in
general continuation OF an enlarge
ment Of the processes by which clouds
and fogs are formed The deposition Of
moisture depends upon the cooling Of
Re atmosphere, bat concerning the pre-
clsc ! -ocoss by which the cooling is ef-
:ecJcd various opinions are entertained
even among these who have made me
ieOI0logy life study. In considering
The matter we have deduced our reck-
oa.Ics from what Is considered the best
authority ca the subject. From this il
appears that the temperature Of a given
mass Of warm air is lowered in the or
dInary course Of atmospheric phenomena
by one or the other uf the processes
mentioned in the following: By radia-
tion TO the cold sky, by radiation TO the
neiehb0lsng InGsses of clouds q tie
cold ground. by mixture with cool air
or by the absorption OF heat IN the ex-
pansion of ascending columns OF air.
Whatever the process may be. one thing
is sure-the cooling must take place be-
fore the moisture viii collect into drops
Of sufficient size to cause them TO fall
from the mass Of vapor in which the
constituent parts have been floating.
ST. Louis Republic
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04

Are your scales correct? \ gentleman
recently made statement in this Office
that will bear looking into. He had oc-
casion few days since to ascertain the
weight ofan article and 10 determine the
same visited several business stands. hav-
ing Graught of the article made at each
point, and was surprised at the result
after having been at but four points. At
two of the stores the weight Tailed exact
ly, but at the others there was a wide
discrepancy, as much as one pound in ten
in one case, and almost as much in anoth-
er. To protect their trade and reputation
all merchants should test their scales and
weights occasionally, and know for a
certainty that they are what they ought
TO be.-Huntingdon News.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
The Bor.ng of Glass.

Strong glass plates are bored through
by means Of rotating leass tubes of the
necessary diameter, which are filled
with water during boring. To the water
there is added finely pulverized emery.
II is said that thinner glass can be pei
forated with holes IN an easier manner
by pressing disk Of wet clay upon the
glass and making a hole through the
clay of the width desired, SO that at that
spot the glass is laid bare. Then molten
lead is poured into the hole, and lead
and glass drop down at once. This
method is based upon the quick local
heating of the glass, whereby it obtains
a circular crack, the outline of which
corresponds to the outline of the hole
made in the clay. The cutting Of glass
tubes, cylinders, ETC., III factories is
based upon the same principle. New
York Ledger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
A PhiIaaelnhia Mn. ,Ia,aprop.

There Is 4 Mrs. MalaYTCp living up
town whose queer blundeTs i'll her ev-
eryday talk would fill good sized vol
uIne, and most OF them are funny
enough TO deserve publication. She was
telling neighbor the other day about
a friend Of hers who had bought bicy-
Gle. He went and bought the thing, "
said she, for $l5, and when he went
out to ride it the first thing You know
it iell apart Why dom t you go, sez
to him, and get good wheel and pay
for 1t On the European plan:' 3" YesteI-
day she went over to a neighbor's house
for recipe for lnayonnaise dressing.
She said: How dye do, Mrs. Smith?
l want to make chicken salad tonight,
and thought I'd get you to give me a
recipe '-pronOuncing II III two sylla-
bles-''fCr Moyamensing dressing.
Last winter her house caught fire and
was slightly damaged. To her friends
she explained that the trouble was caus-
ed by a disinfected fiue. On another &C.
casion an accident occurred ON the street
opposite her house. She and her cronies
were discussing the affair across the
back fence Il didn't know there was
an accident at all till | heard the ava
lanche a-comin down the street a-ringin
the bell. +" She also told Mrs. Smith one
day that she had read in the paper that
milk was Z good 'anecdote" for poison.
Philadelphia Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04
COG AND MAGOG.
Various Traditions Relating to These Two
Famous Giants.

Various Traditions Relating to These Two
Famous Giants
Who were Cog and Magog? English
tradition says that they were the last of
a race Of giants who infested England
until they were destroyed by some of
the TTojans who went TO the British
isles after the destruction of Troy. Cog
and Magog, it is said, were taken cap
tive to London, where they were chained
at the door Of the palace of the king.
When they died, wooden images Of the
two giants We're put in their places. In
the course of time great fire destroyed
these, but now, if you go TO London,
you will see in the great hall Of one OF
the famous buildings-the Guildhall-
two immense wooden effigies of men,
called Cog and Magog.
But there are other traditions Of the
two giants. One is TO the effect that
when Alexander the Great overIan Asia,
he chased into the mountains Of the
north an impure, wicked and man eat
ing people who were 20 nations in num-
Der, and who We're shut up with ram
part in which were gates of brass. One
OF these nations was Goth and another
Magoth, from which we readily get the
names of the mythical giants. 1t Is sup
posed, however, that the Turks were
meant hy Cog and the Mongols were
the children of Magog. We shall find
mention made OF Cog and Magog III
many books, including the Bible, but
there is the great wall and the ram
part Of Cog and Magog, whatever may
have been the fact that gave the names
os the two giants to that portion of the
structure. - Noah Brooks III St Nicho-
ias
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-04

As matter of fact, and in spite Of
its having carried Mohammed in four
leaps from Jerusalem to Mecca, seven
miles All hour Is the camel's limit, nor
IAN 1t maintain this rate over two hours.
Its usual speed is i've miles an hour
IA slow pace, beyond which it is dan
gerous TO urge ii, lest, as Asiatics say,
II might break its heart and die literally
On the spot.
When camel is pressed beyond this
speed, and Is spent, il kneels down, and
not all the wolves in Asia will make it
bulge again. The camel remains where
it knools, and where 1t kneels it dies.
\ fire under Its hose is useless. Times
OF India.