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The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
Fach His Own rimeniece.

There is a well known gentleman in
business in Main street who possesses re-
markable power, which is also of great
service to him. He can go for hours at a
time during the day without looking at a
timepiece, and when asked what time it is
he can tell within five minutes the ex-
act position of the hands Of the clock. He
always allows himself a margin of five
minutes on either side of the exact time,
but as a general rule he can tell the time
to the exact minute or within one or two
minutes of it,
This power of time telling resembles
that possessed by the famous Rube Field
of Missouri, who died some years ago
Field could be awakened from his sleep
at any hour Of the night, and he could tell
the time to the exact minute.
He was also mathematical prodigy
Though he had never received any school
ing to amount to anything in mathemat-
fcs he was able at a glance to solve the
most abstruse problems Louisville Com
Inercial
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

delights the eye and caused ordinations
of pleasure burst forth from the lips of
many weather beaten old salts who saw
her enter the harbor yesterday.
The name of this trim little craft is the
"Hermione' and she belongs to MIR.
Henry l.. Pierce of Boston and yesterday
WAS flying the flag of the Eastern Yacht
club, although she belongs to the New
York Yacht club as we'll. The Her
mione arrived yesterday from Tenants
Harbor and had on board as the guests of
Mr. Pierue, Mr.. Thomas Bailey Aldrioh,
the author, Mrs. Aldrioh, Mrs. and Miss
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
Miles standish and John Alden.

Captain Miles Standish, the man not of
words, but of actions, did not capture the
Puritan maiden Priscilla, but John Alden
did-after awhile. The first wife of Stan
dish-Rose-had died Jan "a, 1921, and
after this unhappy arms length courtship
the captain married Barbara, the younger
sister of his dead wife. When he mado
his will, he left his property to his widow
and four sons-Alexander, Miles, Joseas
and Charles-and to his daughter Lora.
John Alden married Priscilla Mullins,
and the next generation Of the two families
intermarried, and from them and the chill
dren who married otherwise have descended
great army of American people who are
glad they are of Puritan stock, and espe-
cially that they are of the Standish and
Alden strains, On the Kennebec they
have family association of Standishes as
well as in Massachusetts and. in New
York In Androscoggin, Franklin, Ok
ford and Cumberland counties we are con-
stantly running across people who are
proud that they are Standishes or Aldens.
To give a list of each descendant or to men
ton every family would fill series of
hooks.-Lewiston Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
PhenoI Dressings.

The medical experts report several mis-
haps from the imprudent use of phenol
dressing which were recently brought to
the attention of the Paris Academic de
Medicine In one of the cases quoted in
Paris cook, after wounding her thumb in
cleansing pane of glass and after keeping
1t dressed two days with a 2 per cent solu-
ton of phenol, found that the second joint
had become quite black, but in spite of the
acute pain she continued to apply the So
LUTON The caustic action was so rapid
that four days from the beginning the Sec
ond joint was black and shrunken, and
subsequently dropped Off The Herald's
foreign medical correspondent, comment
ing upon this result, says:
"The only means of protecting ourselves
against accidents of this nature is to be
well aware that strong carbolic solutions
are not the only ones to be suspected: a
phenol dressing in 40, SO or even 100
kept around finger or toe for one, two or
three days may cause more or less conplete
modification of the whole or part of it. an
any age and without any pathological pre-
disposition, because the fact of being shut
In by an impermeable wrapping gives to
the dressing a degree Of caustio power
which the concentration of the solution
would in no way lead US to expect. n-New
York Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
TRUST IN FOOD.
EAT PROPER FOOD AND SEE THAT
YOU DIGEST 1T.

Your health and strength depend on the
food you eat-and the way you digest it.
Simplicity in diet and looking after your
stomach may add several yeas to your life.
1t will certainly make you happier, for
unhappy people are generally dpspeptics.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon are Pc
culiar people, with peculiar views.
They may not be right in everything, but
they know how to live 2. healthy life. They
take care of their stomachs. They live to a
ripe old age.
When they have Indigestion, they take
lew doses of a peculiar cordial which they
nave for years prepared from medicinal
herbs and plants. 1t is called the Shaker
Digestive Cordial
Shaker Digestive Cordial will cure indiges-
'ioh Immediately; permanently with the
alei OF proper diet 1t is tonic for the
stomach and for the whole system. It
makes your food make strength, and thi
is the whole secret of STRENGTH,
HEALTH and HAPPINESS
Pale, thin, weary, worn out individuals,
with no health, energy OF ambition will get
strong and bright and healthy, by taking
the Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sold by all druggists at 10, 25, so cents
and loo q bottle
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

man. In taking tine chair Mr.. Todd
made az10-minute free silver speech. He
said that when he recently tried to get
into Democratic paper something about
the financial policy Of Thomas Jefer-
son, they told him that Jefferson twas
a CHESTNUT" and that they wouldn't
print it.
The principal business of the c1nven-
ton was the nomination of az candidate
for Congress. There was no division of
opinion among the 13 delegates present.
They were all for James A. Campion of
Portland and Boston. Mr.. Campion
has his residence in Portland, but is a
telegraph operator In, Boston.
The following district committee were
appointed w. III. Jewett of Portland,
W. M. Merrill of Berwick, Fred W. Mich
OILS of Freeport, d. o. Moulton of Fal-
mouth and Sumner @. Berry of Vest
brook.
He was the Populist nominee for Con-
gress in this district two years ago, and
nevertheless, is ready to run again.
The business of the convention being
disposed of Mr.. Campion was called OH
to make free silver speech. He was do
ing this to perfection when Mr.. McLaugh-
lin interrupted with proposition that
hay certificates be issued as currency.
the farmer depositing hay with the
government and receiving certificates in
turn. This proposition rather staggered
the brethren; but they seemed to think
that hay certificates might be good
thing.
Mr.. Campion spoke at length on the
function and character of m oney, express
ing strong sentiments in favor Of the sill
yer standard.
Mr.. David o. Moulton of Falmouth
spoke briefly, but sensibly as to the
kind of speeches Populists should make.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
THE HUMAN MIND.
Rev. DIR, Pleasant Hunter Gives a Talk at
Chestnut St. Church.

Rev. DR.. Pleasant Hunter of Minneap-
oils. gave very interesting talk on the
human mind at the vestry of Chestnut
street church last evening to very well
pleased audience. The talk was of an
anatomical character for the doctor de-
scribed the brain, the skull, temporal
ment, athe nerve forces and centres and
made the audience laugh when he told
how he sat down on two doctors at Lon
don, Canada. by showing by .Gray's An
atomy that they were in theswrone.
DR.. Hunter said each faculty the hui
man mind acts through particular de-
partment. That's how we find people
insane Oh one subject but perfectly sane
on all others. There are men and brains
of different quality and fibre, and that's
what tells in the ability of man or
woman. Generally speaking the bigger
the brain the greater the ability. A
mans brain is larger than a woman's,
but the woman's is of finer fibre and
heavier in proportion to the entire body
than that of the mans. AS result the
women when pitted against the men in
the schools and colleges take as a rule
the gold medals
The speaker declared chronology a
humbug in the sense of Study of bumps
There are no bumps But there are
marked characteristics of the head that
enables one to read character after a lit
tie study, and these the speaker describe
He also showed how mastery the skull
Is formed for the protection of the brain.
He said that men work by reasoning pro-
cesses. women by intuition and he would
trust..to the women's intuition every
time. He illustrated the difference be-
tween reasoning and intuition, compar-
ing the former to sheep and the latter
to an eagle. The sheep wanted to 90 to
pasture on the side of mountain
along way offssand he reached it by.taking
circuitous and weary journey. When
he reached the spot he found the eagle,
who he supposed be had left behind,
waiting for him there.
@ After the address several Of
the audience went on the platform and
Rev. DR.. Hunter gave them a desorip-
tion OF their characteristics.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
A MELooIous DUEL.
Why a Middle Street violinist Now Plays a
Tin Horn.

. The diseordalt shrek of tin horn,
combined with the deep notes OF double
bass tuba, rent the air in certain
neighborhood ON Middle street last night
for almost an hour The tin horn
shrieked SO persistently and the bass
joined in the chorus SO unf1inchingly that
Police Officer Merrill sought to investi
unharmonious open air concert. He To-
Gated the building from which the
sounds were proceeding and WAS going
up to suggest that 1t was about time for
the postlude. when neighbor explained.
According to this mans story man
on the third floor OF the building plays
violin, and a colored gentleman on the
second floor INDUCES his musical tastes
by practicing on bass horn.
The bass horn got the best of the fiddle,
for the noise it makes il not for the soul.
full qualities OF the melody, and tho man
with the stringed instrument worried
good deal over the matter. Finally he
went to his landlord and asked to have
his neigbbor evicted. The landlord not
having a GOOD ear for music and deem
ing himself incompetent to decide be-
tween the relative merits of tuba and
violin, refused to interfere.
Matters remained in statu quo for
awhile.until last Saturday when the notes
of big tin horn between the lips of a
small boy, suggested fendish idea to
the fiddler. He spent the rest Of the
day looking for the loudest and most
shrieky tin horn in the market. He
found what suited him and since then
whenever the tuba man begins to prac-
tice he strikes up in response on til =
horn.
The officer saw at once that this was no
ordinary quarrel, and as the two had
OR the time suspended hostilities he
left the neighborhood. The neigh bors are
making the best of pad matter by
amusing themselves by laying wagers
on the staying qualities Of the respective
combatants in this melodious duel.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
TOBACCO SOPHISTICATlONS.
All Tobacco Treated With 'Sauces'' to
Adapt Them to VARYING Tastes.

All tobaccos are treated with sauces be-
fore being made up into their commercial
form. By this means they are favored in
various ways, so as to adapt them to the
tastes of consumers The tastes of con-
sumers vary in different localities, and to
make his goods to suit is the business OF
the manufactures Each manufactures
has his own secret recipes, which are
handed down from father to son. Tastes
differ even among people of various occu-
pations. Miners, for instance, want very
strong tobacco with scent and flavor
which another class would not relish. Out
door workers in general like stronger to-
bacco for smoking and chewing than in.
door folks.
All tobaccos, in fact, are doctored.
Sometimes it is done in an illegitimate
way, for the purpose of deception. Ordi-
narily however, it is honest and even nee.
essary. One object of it is to make the to-
bacco keep better. Without such treatment
it would become like so much dry leaves,
the aromatic properties passing off. Niter
is added to smoking tobacco in order to
make it burn well. The leaves intended
for chewing are stepped in licorice or other
gum in order that the plug shall have the
requisite consistency and sweetness. Mu-
cilaginous substances in small quantities
are added to cigarette tobacco SO that the
particles may hold together and not fall
out of the paper wrapper. Some pipe to-
baccos are heavily charged with perfumes
by treating them with essential oils Of
rose, verbena, chronicle, bergamot, cassia,
musk and catechu.
1t is not true that cigarettes are COM
monty charged with opium and other in
1r1Tin 6r.r1rp AD,-
with essences of various plants such as
vanilla, stramonium, coffee, valerian and
tea. Occasionally few tea leaves ara
mixed with the tobacco. These flavors ara
matters of fancy and women particularly
select their cigarette with reference to
them. Scarcely plant that will yield an
agreeable favoring escapes employment
by the manufacturers of tobacco Among
those most used are the lemon, the orange
geranium, sassafras, thyme, anise, mint
and cinnamon. Honey and maple sugar
are utilized for sweetening. A decoction
of hay is sometimes applied to smoking
tobacco.
The basis of "sauce'' Is nearly always
some spirituous hquor-usually rum.
Sometimes wine is used Glycerin is a
common ingredient. More or less molasses
enters into the composition of much plug
tobacco. The rum preserves the tobacco
and adds to the flavor of the plug. The
plug trade for the United States navy is
large, and it is required by the govern
ment that the tobacco furnished in this
shape for the use of its sailors shall con-
tain no foreign substance except limited
percentage of licorice. Saltpeter is some
times added to smoking tobacco to make
it burn better The tobacco leaves are
dipped into the sauce or else sprinkled
with it.--Boston Transcript.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
MI N Y 0N'S
Improved Homeopathic
REMEDIES
SAVE DOCTORS FEES
with Munyon's Guide to
Health and a Munyon Fam
iiy M edicine Chest i'm the
House You Can
AVOID LONG SPELLS OF ILLNESS
SAVE DOCTORS FE|
AVOID LONG SPELLS OF ILLNESS

The Munyon Remedies act instantly,
giving relief after the first two or three
doses and effecting rapid cure even in
the most obstin ate cases. There is a sep
arate Munyon Remedy for each disease
and each specific has plain directions, so
there can be no mistake If you are all
ing read Munyon's Guide to Health; it
will describe your disease and tell you
how to cure yourself with % cent Mum
yon Remedy. If you find that you have
rheumatism, take Munyon's Rhauma-
tism Cure and your palms and aches
will be gone in few days. If you have
stemaoh trouble take Munyon's Dyspep-
STA Cure; for a cold or a cough, the Cold
Cure or the Cough Cure, and SO on. No
matter what the disease you can be abso-
lutely certain of a cure if you take the
remedy recommended in the "Guide. !"
Where you are in doubt, personal let
ter to Professor Munyon, 1905 Arch street
will be answered, with free medical
advice for any disease.
AT ALL DRUGGISTS csc A BOTTLE.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

Charles aud Talbot Aldrich. The party
sailed early yesterday morning from
Tenants Harbor, where Mr.. Aldrich
has been spending several weeks at his
summer home. They are now bound
for Boston and expect to sail for that
portTearly this morning.
When the anchor had dropped into the
mud at the bottom of the harbor, nearly
all Of the party came ashore to SEQ Port.
land, but Mr.. Ald-ioh remained on board
Of the yacht.
The Herm ione'' was built two years
ago on the Clyde, and was designed by
Watson, who was also the designer of the
Valkyrie. She is 1877 feet over all and
22.7 feet beam. She has quadruple ex-
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

pansion engines and besides has auxiliary
sail power. She is fully equipped with
an electric plant and has search light.
She is magnificently fitted up through
out and her cabins and other rooms arc
extravagantly furnished. She has eight
state rooms besides reading and smoking
rooms and saloon. She carries five boats
one of which is an electric launch. Last
winter Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. and Mrs.
Indies in their fine yacht. She carries a
large crew and an experienced sailing
master.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to reg
ulste the bowels and kidneys will find
the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This
no whiskey nor other intoxioants, but
acts as tonic and alternative. 1t acts
mildly on the stomach and bowels, add
ing strength and giving tone to the Or
gans thereby aiding Nature in the per-
formanoe of the functions Electric Bit
tiers is an excellent appetizer and aids di-
gestion. Old People find it Just what
hottie at II. P.SS. Goold, sDrug Store, 577
Congress street, under Congress Square
Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
PORTLAND.

Earned runs-Pawtuoket Z; Portland,
4. II ONE runs-Beaumont, Herr. Two
base hits-Connihan 2. Hannivan, g
Yenger 2, Leighton, Slater. Stolen bases
-Cavanaugh, O'Rourke. First base ON
naugh; by Woods, Whiting. First base
on errors-Pawtnoket, l. Hit by pitched
ball-Woods. Struck out-By Herr, Ma
COON, duncan, Edgar Q, Musser; by
Woods. Coughlin. Double plays-Wal-
dron and Beaumont; News. Coughlin
and Beaumont; Coughlin and Beau
mont. Umpire-Brady. Time hour, 45
minutes.
Bangor Almost Shut Out.
Fall River, July 6.-Bangor, narrowly
escaped shut out today. Stevens
picthed admirably and was we'll support
ed. Attendance 500. The score:
Fall River. 0 8 0 0 10
Bangor. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIL
Base hits-Fall River, 10; Bangor, 6.
Errors-Fall River, 2; Bangor 3. Bate
ries-SueVens and Rupert; Horner and
Hayes.
Korwan Shuts Out Lewiston.
Brockton, July 6-Korwau was COM
plete puzzle to Lewiston today and was
finely supported. The visitors were not
dangerous Mt any time. A tendance 700.
The score:
Brockton, @ Q o KS
Lewiston, 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 90
Base hits-Brockton, 9; Lewiston, i.
Err ors-Brookton. /; Lewsiton,4 Bate
ries-Korwan and J. Shea; Forred and
Messitt.
Game Easy; Attendance Small.
New Bedford, July 6.-Todays' game
was too one sided to be interesting. At
tendance 200 The score:
New Bedford, O 0 0 O-6
augusta, o 0 0 0 0 0 Ii
Bse hits-New Bedford, 10; Augusta, 6.
Errors-New Bedford, 8; Augusta, 3.
Batteries Monahan and Murphy; Dill
worth and Butler.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

When Chairman Todd called Mr.. Moul-
ton to The chair and proceeded to advise
the brethren how to vote. Find out how
the bankers and brokers want you to
vote and then vote the other way. The
managers of both the old parties could
not be trusted. The Republicans at st.
Louis had formulated platform that
ignored silver nptil the nations OF Eu-
rope should permit us to use IT. A
scheme WAS going Oh among the mil
lionaries of this country to form mon
eyed aristocraoy. The Sons OF the Reyo-
luton and other such organizations had
tendencies in this direction. AS for me,
said Mr.. Todd, believe my grandfather
fed from Ireland to keep from getting
hung.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
STEAM YACHT HERMIoNE.
Arrived Here Yesterday With 4. b. Aid
rich on Board.

Shortly after three O'Clock yesterday
afternoon all eyes along the water front
were oentered upon a Iakish looking
blacks.hulled steam yacht which come
swiftly up the harbor, shot under the
stem of the United States revenue Gutter
Woodbury. in q graceful curve and
dropped anchor to the windward of her,
about a cable length away.
1t has been some months since more
beautiful and shapely craft has visited
this port. The entire vessel is one which
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

j. H. Swiborg, late captain sTof the
steamer Horsa, who was convicted of be-
ing a flllibusterer, surrendered himself
in the United States district court at
Philadelphia yesterday for the purpose
of completing his sentence of year and
four months. He was taken to thesEast
ern penitentiary.
Daniel D. Youmans the well-known
Broadway, New York halter, and his
vile, were drowned near Bergen, Nor
way, Saturday, while driving along
carriage road at the side of lake. No
particulars are received.
The question of endorsing the Socia-
list trade labor alliance was discussed in
the socialist convention at New York
yesterday. The convention adjourned
unit today.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

The schedule of the liabilities and
assists of the HiDsdale Bros. wooden manu-
facturers of Pittsfleld, Mass, fled yester-
day, shows total Indebtedness Of $780,
600; assets SO, $50, comprising stock man
ufautured aud in stock. The real estate
and plant prop er y. estimated at $3.50, 600
will not bring half that at forced sale
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
AT CINCINNATI.

AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, o i 0 0 x-I0
Philadelphia, / Q l 90 Q p 6
phia, 10. Errors-Cinoinnati, L; Phila-
deiphia, 6. Batteries-F foreman and
Pietz; Keener and Grady.
AT LOUISVILLE.
louisville, 0 1 Q 0 0 2 ks
Boston, 0 OIL 0 . 0 1 0 %
Base hits-Louisville, 6; Boston, 9.
Eros-Louisville, 1 Boston, 4. Bate.
ney and Bergen.
AT ST. LOUIS.
r. New IS york, 8 8 8 3 9 9 9 80 s-s
Base hits-New York, 10; St. Louis,
10 Errors-New York, 2; ST.. Louis, 5.
MISREPRESENTATION and Wilson; Dono-
nue. and Wilson, Donohus and Murphy.
called on account of rain.
AT CLEVELAND
B BTooaIvn' g o o Q q 9 Q < S-a
Base hits-Cleveland. z; Brooklyn, G.
49, -OloV6l1nu, ". broOKlyD, 1. Bat
uertes-Wallaoe and thinner; Payne and
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, 0 Q 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-6
Pittsburg, 0 0 0 0 l o / %
Base hits-Washington, 10; Pittsburg.
overwhelmingly, O.; Pittsburg, 8.
Observation-Disclosures and Mcclure: Hawley
and Sugden.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, l 0 O. O Q 6 1-l3
Baltimore, al @ 0 0 0 0 81
Base hits-Chioago, 1s; Baltimore, A.
Errors-Chicago, 8; Baltimore, A. Bate
ries-Terry and Donohue; Hotter. Esper
and Clarke.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
Widening Oak Street.

The committee on widening Oak street
from Free to Spring street met yesterday
afternoon at the corner of Free and Oak
streets and examined the proposed loca-
tion. No one appeared in opposition and
the committee will probably be called to-
gether in a few Gays when they will
make their decision.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
National League Standing.
Baseball Notes.

BaSeDall Notes.
Well Pawtuoket needed the game,
perhaps, and so did we.
q Cavanaugh is batting very steadily.
But for his capacity to make great clus-
tsrsfof the most lurid kind of errors, al
critical times he would be one of the
most valuable infielders in the league.
The Lewiston Journal says that Shee-
han will-play ball i'll that city or not at
all. but drops hint that he might be ex-
changed for Leighton.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
An Impressive Lesson.

In a certain prominent English church
the choir sang one Sunday morning an
unusually brilliant "Te Deum," which
had q grand fortissimo ending. AT it's
close the rector arose and in his quiet voice
read the second lesson, which on this par
ticular Sunday was the twentieth chapter
of Acts, beginning, 'And after the uproar
was ceased
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

TIE Yale ciew went on The river at
6. 20 yesterday for the last practice before
Stirring in the trial heat in the race for
The grand challenge cup today, when
they win row against eight of the Lean.
FER rowing club. The Yale crew is in the
best possible condition.
Advicee received from ConstaDtinople
rcm.the Island of CyprusSssyfthat5seye
hooKs Of earthquake have occurred
throughout the island and that the in
habitants of the towns of Limesal and
Carnaca have deserted their houses and
taken refuge in the open fields wnere
they are living in tents.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

Pawtucket July 6.-Pawtuoket won to-
days game by batting Woods hard in
three innings. Herr pitched with splen-
lid Judgment and kept Portland's hits
scattered. Coughlin and Magoon played
gilt edged ball and both teams were in
fine form. Beaumont and Herr made
home runs. Attendance $50 The score:
PAWTUCKET.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07
Reported Drowning Accident.

1t was reported last night that young
lad named Edward Stevenson, lately dis
charged from the Reform school was
accidently drowned at Orr's Island, but
the story could not be substantiated
last night.