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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-11
Insulted.

Simmons-What is the matter with your
You look as if some one had made you
angry.
Timmons--Some one has. asked the
editor of The Bugle what he really thought
of my poetry, and he told me if there were
such a place as the laureateship in this
country, I would be sure to get it---In-
dianapolis Journal
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wANTED-AGENTs.

A GENTS--A big snap for agents. 1t surely
IA takes the lead of ALL Something new
beautiful and wonderful. First class lady and
gentlemen canvassers and agents wanted in
Right OF cities and towns given. Agents for the
Opa, Art Co, are making $50 to $50 per week.
Call and see for yourself. We can prove to you
that our agents are making So to $40 per day.
THE OPAL ART CO., $50 Congress street,
Portland, Me.
Press 1O-1-T1t.
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WANTED-To buy from $1,000 to $4,000
" worth of east off clot hing l pay the
highest cash prices for ladies' dresses, gents
ana chndren's clothing and gents winter
MIR. and MRS. DE GRooT, rs Middle street.
Jan13-5
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If you have dull and heavy pain across fore
head and about the eyes: if the nostrils are
frequently stopped up and followed by a. isa-
greeabIs discharge; if soreness in the nose and
bleeding from the nostrils is often experienced;
if you are very sensitive to cold in the head &C
companied with headache: then you may be
sure you have catarrh; and should immediate
1y) resort to Ely's Cream Balm for cure. The
remedy will give instant relief.
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WANTED-Smal farm with good buildings,
w not far from Portland. in exchange for
first class City rent property yielding good in
come. Will give fair honest trade. with no
imitation on either SIDE Apply to A. G. LIBBY,
421a Exchange Street. IT
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WANTED-An persons having any business
w with the late firm of Quinn s. Co., are re-
quested to communicate with DANIEL T.
KELLEY. and CHARLES STAPLES. As
sfgnees of said firm, III Kennebec street,
Portland, Me. 81
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WANTED-To purchase a modern built
~ house, on a good street. west of State
street, with all Modern Improvements. Will
pay from $4,000 to $4,000 for honse that suits
the customer. Apply 10 N. S. GARDINER,
1S5 Middle ST., Room A. 81
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ywANTED-A good. active. reliable boy in my
cleanly. polite and gentlemanly. A boy de-
string to make something of himself that can
come well recommended, will give a perma-
nent home and assistance, easy situation; daily
papers and all the good periodicals of the day.
Address G. Z. SMALL. No. Raymond Maine
1O.1
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Observation-Disclosures Beef, Wine and Iron
~ for quality, no equal. Bargain case with
graduate glass, supplied by Thompson s. Hall.
cortland. Me-, John Bird Co., Rockland, Me-.
Ihurston q Kingsbury, Bangor. Me-, and
1obbers generally. Try one Bargain case
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MFR. SAMUEL LEVY is now prepared to
W. buy cast of clothing of ali descriptions for
highest cash prices. Address letters or posta
to 100 MIDDLE STREET. sep4tf
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TEyO LET-A pleasant furnished room;
y heated, lighted, set bowl, hot and cold
water, use of bath room. Call at II DOW ST,
right hand bell 81
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ITO LET-Brck house No. IL Henry street,
near Deering street; has 8 rooms. furnace
heat hot and cold water. and all modern con-
veniences. just 10 minutes walk from postof1ce.
possession given Dec. 1. Apply at house to
GEO. F. WEST. ! 81 Middle street. 20tf
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"ANTED-All persons in want of TRUNKS
w and bags to call on L. d. REYNOLDS,
593 Congress street, one door above Shaw's
grocery store, as we manufacture our goods
and can therefore give bottom prices
Trunks repaired. Open evenings. We frame
pictures. fed4-2
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AZ WE WANTED A CLOCK

WE Would go to McKenney's because he has
w more up-to-date Clocks than all the other
stores combined His 95c alarm clock is walk
ing up the town. Clocks, DOC to $4,000
MCKINNEY. The Jeweler, Monument Square.
janl5tf
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ITO LET-Lowsr tenement of rooms, IA
III Clifton street, Woodfords. All In good re-
pair. Price S1l.OO, including water. Near
electrics. Good location. N. S. GARDINER.
1876 Middle street, Room A. 81
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40 LET-Peasant sunny house of eleven
a rooms, heated by steam. NO. SO STATE
ST. ian22-4
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M ONEY TO LOAN-On first and second
M mortgages, on real estate, stocks, bonds
and life insurance policies or any good securi-
ties. Notes discounted at low rate of interest.
/. 2. BUTLER. As Exchange street. ian3
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F6VO LET-A very desirable grocery store in
IL the new block at Deering Centre. A fine
opening ior the right party. Rent reasonable.
81
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WANTED

salesman. residing in Portland, who is well
acquainted with the retail grocers throughout
Maine. State experience and give references.
Address RETAIL. Press Office. Feb10 st
XNTANTED-A Protestant boy to work about
w an office. do errand and make himself
generally useful SMITH g. SALE, 45 Exchange
Street. 1O-1
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ITO LET-A first class tenement of seven
Il rooms, all modern Improvement. gas.
Sebago, hot and cold water, etc. Apply to
NO. FORE STREET. 81
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AE ONEY to loan; on first and second mort
VI Cages on real estate, personal porperty,
locks, bonds OF any good collateral securi-
es INQUIRE of A. c. LIBBY, AZ Exchange
reet. jan21-4
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FEO LET-Warmed and lighted a fine new
hail, Furnished with good chairs. good
stage with curtains and scenery; seating capaci-
ty 225. Terms three dollars per night ors4O per
ceut of gross receipts. Address JAS. EVANS,
Janitor, East Hiram. Me. 6-1
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WV ANTED-For the Internal Revenue
w Customs, Railway Mail and other ex.
Particulars free. National Cor. Institute,
Washington, ID. G. 81
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WANTED-In our order department a
w capable man for outside work. Steady
work and $1,000 per week if satisfactory.
Apply to GATELY s O'GORNIAN, AZ Middle
St., Portland Me. 81
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Young. Man, not under 20
position; address in own hand writing, giving
age. experience and references. Do not answer
unless you have had experience. 2. o. BOX
637 1O-1
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FOR SALE.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 20 cents. cash in advance
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MARRY NE ARRABELLA

ND I will buy you such a pretty ring Is
IN McKenney's. A thousand of them. the best
the largest, the prettiest stock. Engagement
and Wedding rings speciality McKENNY,
Ihe JeWeler, Monument Square. ian15u
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WANTED.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.
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to sell Baking Powder. We put
- our goods in Glass Rolling Pins. $50
go Baking Powder Co., 1877 Van Buren, St,
Chicago. 81
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FOR SALE.

A GRAND opportunity for cash. no broker
m Small corner store; fancy goods, small
wares and millinery. No experience required
as the trade is established. Will write par
tculars. Call or address 76 DARTMOUTH
ST.. corner Appleton street, Boston. feb6d2w*
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HF YOUR WATCH KICK

WE will take the kick out of it and make it
w keep good time. Mansprings Use, clean
$3.50; all work frstclass MCKINNEY, The
Jeweler. Monument Square. jan15tf
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FOR SALE--S20o cash; fine travelling bust
A ness outfit. Easy, pleasant. houorable.
profitable. Sell all or take partner No fakes
put good straight thing. with value received
Fortune made; you can do the same No
trifling. A. c. LIBBY. AZ IL Exchange st.
Ill
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EOR SALE OR TO LET-Farm 1-2 miles
Il from Portland on middle road leading to
Yarmouth, 80 acres. cuts 20 tons hay; one of
the best farms in Cumberland county for dairy
for COWS. j. w. MERRILL, Falmouth, Me.
Box 400 30-2
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WANTED-An experienced housekeeper
w at 1O4 OAK STREET 81
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Forty words inserted under this hea
one week for 25 cents. cash in advance.
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WANTED House in Portland. Deering or
w Westbrook, in exchange for fine village
farm. With good buildings, in Gray. Equitable
ate price, desirable and unencumbered. Apply
to N. s. GARDINER, Oxford Building,
Portland. II
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
LATEST IDEA IN SADDLES.

the point where the saddle post usually
enters and the other end is supported
on either side by rod which fastens at
the hub. Tbs saddle that is used with
this device is of leather, and is small
and without springs. 1t is secured to
the wooden arm in such way bat it
11ay be moved back or forward at will,
and it's shank may be lowered or raised
hy sliding it toward or away from the
curved end of the support. When the
arrangement is in use only the rear part
of it is supposed to be visible. 1t is
specially designed for women's wheels,
but may with little difficulty be at
tached to any bicycle.
Another new style of saddle is made
by an upholsterer in New York. The
outside is wholly of leather, and every
part of it yields to a slight pressure. In
this invention is illustrated the idea
of avoiding a needlessly long point to
saddles. The seat is very broad at the
back and it's point is intended to be no
longer and no higher than is necessary
to prevent lateral motion of the riders
body.-Chicago Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
THE CYCLE INDUSTRY.
It Now Gives Employment to l6O'OOO
American WOrkingmen.

It Now Gives Employment to l6O'OOU
American Workingmen.
The history of the bicycle industry IN
the states is in many respects the most
remarkable industrial record of the
country Prior to 1885 the number of
domestic manufacturers of wheels was
only six, and in that year 1000 ma
chimes were turned out. In 1890 there
were II factories, with an output OF
10000 cycles. In 1894 the number of
factories increased at rapid rate, and
125,0O0 machines were made. In 1895
the production bounded up to 100000,
and the number of manufactures was
more than 500, counting none which
turned out less than 1000 machines 6
year. The capital invested in these
larger factories is placed at $9O,00O,Ooo.
and the lowest estimate of the output OF
the present year is 100000 completed
bicycles, worth $6O.O00,000. The capt.
tai invested in the manufacture OF bi-
cles is about $125.OO0,000, and 10000
people are employed in designing. max
ing and selling the various products
appertaining to them. No complete
cycles are now imported into the United
States, and the American manufacture
ers, in the half year ended June 30, 1896.
exported cycles and parts worth ST.
654,291, or nearly seven times the
amount sent abroad in the previous half
year. Nearly half of this export has
gone to England, and it is now said
that American makers actually stand
a chance of capturing the English mar
Let. If the American manufacturers
will build a somewhat stronger ma
chine, fitted with gear cases and mud
guards, it is looked upon as more than
probable that from 100000 to $4,000
American cycles will be sold in Eng
land in 1897. In 1895 the best bicycles
were selling at $40; now the same
quality of machine-perhaps much bet
ter-sells at $780, More than 100000
bicycles are in use in the United States;
in other words, one person out of every
twenty-four has taken to the wheel.
In France, the proportion is only one in
two hundred and fifty. The wheel is
PROFESSIONALLY going to revolutionize
the roads of the country. 1t has reduced
and in some places practically put an
end to the demand for horses and car
riages, besides affecting the income of
street railway lines and livery stables.
In the first two weeks of July the rail
ways running out of New York car
ried $4,000 bicycles for outgoing passen-
gers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
BAR CONSERVATIVES.
Not to He Permitted to Land-A Sanitary
Restrictive Measure.


Local physicians are discussing the
point of an immigration bill pending
before the New Zealand parliament
with view to calling the attention of
congress to a similar protective meas
ure. The bill in question is to prevent
consumptives from entering the coun-
try. To effect that object the captain
of any ship who lands passenger suf-
fering from lung disease is liable to
penalty of $3.50 for every offense, and if
during the voyage he is proved to have
allowed such a sufferer to share cabin
with another passenger, an additional
fine is thereby incurred. Further
more, there is provision which holds
captain personally responsible and
liable to fine if, three months after
landing his passengers, any one of
them should develop lung disease.
Fancy a captain of nervous tempera-
ment laboring under this law, suggests
the st. Jarres Budget. "Given that he
has started with list of passengers
free from all palpable lung disease, still
his life would not be worth living.
Every cough, every splutter from a
crumb in the throat as his passengers
sat at meals, would would serve to
bangle the fine demon before his eyes.
One can imagine captain getting into
such a state of mind as to secretly slip
overheard any passenger developing a
genuine cough. Men have done worse
for less than $3.50. One can follow him
on shore. Having landed his passen-
gers, he is still within the clutches of
the state. Weeks afterward he may be
dining on shore. He hears cough at
table. A cold sweat comes in beads on
his forehead as he recognizes passen-
ger Another $780, he murmurs, as
he is carried out in a dead faint
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
DRoLL SORT OF DUEL.
How French sparrow Fought with a
"Flackbird" Up a Tree.

How French "Sparrow" Fought with a
"Islackbird" Up Tree.
One day the famous duelist, Pierrot
d'Isaac, went to see his friend, Mar
quis Merle de Sainte-Marie, says the
ST. Louis Mirror. 1t should be ex-
planned that in French pierrot means
sparrow and merle means blackbird.
Marquis" said d'Isaacs, 81 am Bona
partist and you are a. royolist. More
over, l am the sparrow and you are
the blackbird. Doesn't it strike you
that there is one bird of us. too many?"
ut precisely does," said the marquis;
my choice is pistols, and, as is APP
propriate for birds of our species, let
us fight in the trees" AS if it were
not sufficiently ridiculous thing that
one man should challenge another be-
cause his name was Sparrow and the
other Blackbird, the duel was actually
fought from trees, the seconds standing
on the ground below. The pistols were
fired at the signal. There was rust
ling among the leaves of ONE of the
chestnut trees. 1t was Pierrot d'Isaacs
who, wounded severely in one leg, came
tumbling to the ground. At this poinf
the marquis began TO chirp triumphant
ly, initiating the song of the blackbird
This was a fresh insult, to be atoned
in only one way, and d'Isaacs waited
for his wound to recover to challenge
Sainte- Marie for the chirp. This time
the duel was fought with swords, and
Sainte-Mari was badly wounded
sparrow had avenged himself on the
blackbird.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
NOVEL ADVERTISING DEVICE.

rncandescent Globes Used for Eyes in
Stuffed State Street Animals.
A State street fur dealer has evolved
a striking novelty for advertising both
his goods and his place. He has a num-
Der of stuffed animals which he has
mounted himself in various portions of
the shop. A white polar bear, lion,
two leopards and other smaller animals
are seen in various positions. In the
show window are two lynxes and a
Rocky mountain lion, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Every night at dusk when the store
is lit us each of these animals is seen
looking at you with blazing eyes. The
lions yellow eyeballs literally glow
with fire. Crowds invariably stop in
front of the shop to look at the lynxes'
sparkling emerald eyes, and as that por-
tion of the show window is invariably
kept darker than the rest of the store
the effect from the outside looks pc
culiarly weird and odd.
There is no secret about it, said
he the other day to an inquisitive call
er. INSULATED wires have been run up
through the creatures frames and the
eyeballs of different colors that you see
are simply small incandescent globes
that had made to order. The wires are
connected with the service in the store
and when the current is turned on, why,
they too arc lit. No, the idea is not
original with me. While in London
last summer l saw the thing done in
Picadilly shop. l thought it was a
clever device, and l followed the sug-
yeStion."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
SSljiiif|:.lli[,EE; jx{!Ri1 ion ion
x .sSSy, Inv ~ 50 ;ss:3sS SsEss
MUSIC OF NIAGARA.
A Distinct Chord Caught in the Mighty
Roar of Its Waters.

The mighty roar of Niagara falls con-
sists of a harmless musical chord of
four quarter notes and one sharp. 1t
has been proved recently by careful
scientific experiments that the various
waterfalls both on the American and
Canadian sides are playing the chord
of G. Eugene Thayer, the famous or
ganist, has discovered that each water
fall strikes different key, but that
this marvellous orchestra, without any
visible leader, always plays in perfect
time and never strikes false key or dis
cordant note.
The musical notes of this Niagara
symphony consist then of complete
series of tones all uniting in one grand
and noble unison, as in the organ. The
chord of G, as all musicians know, con-
sists of notes G, B, d, G. When these
four notes are struck at the same time
they produce a harmonious sound
which is rich, deep and impressive. If
these notes which go to make up the
full tone of Niagara's musicSdid not
form a regular musical chord, then the
roar of Niagara would not be harmoni-
Gus, but discordant; that is, it would be
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
ouR OFFICE BOY, jim.

Jim was boy with freckled face,
Which yet was full of a reckless grace;
The merriest mouth, and two bright blue
eyes,
Which Sparkled and gazed with a wide
surprise;
For all the world was show to him,
And life was joy to our office boy, Jim.
The nosest lad in the building TALL
Hevexed us each day with his piercing call;
His whistle so shrill made the Railways
ring,
And we stopped our ears when he tried to
sing;
And perfect torment, this bad boy, Jim.
But when the boss was at home in bed,
When the head clerks dear little child lay
dead,
When sorrow had Swallowed the girl CASH
That Jim was darling, very dear;
His hands were black, and his neck was
grim,
But his heart was treasure, that odd hoy.
Jim.
And there came a time when he stayed
away
day
We thought of his face and his rough red
head
With reverent pain-for the boy was dead.
And we missed him so much that our eyes
were dim,
For he'd stolen our hearts, had that queer
boy, Jim.
And we wept when his story was told
around
For he'd given his life away, we found,
To save a woman, forlorn and old,
From the wheels of a street car. With
courage bold
He'd leaped to his death, and DER deaths
dark rim
Was changed to a hero, our office boy, Jim.
Ethel NJ Colson, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
THE MUSIC OF THE FALLS.

merely heavy Earring noise. The mu-
steal perfection of the roar of Niagara
explains at last the wonderful inspir-
ing effect which the falls always have
upon their hearers.
1t is a well known scientific fact that
various chords in music produce very
different nervous sensations. There
is all the difference in the world in the
impressions given between the music,
for instance, of lively waltz and that
of church music. Darwin accounted for
this by saying that the nerves gave an
impression to the brain which varied
in some mysterious way with the num-
Der of vibrations per second of any par
ticular note in music. In other words,
the musical note is felt as we'll as
heard.
The difference between the music of
Niagara and that of any ordinary mu-
steal instrument is simply in the volume
and pitch of the music it plays. Nj
agara's music resembles that of a pipe
organ more than anything else. The
principal difference is that Niagara
strikes the chord of G in very much
lower key than any organ in the world,
and with infinitely greater power and
volume. Mr.. Thayer discovered that
the music of Niagara is played in key
Just four octaves lower than the lowest
notes of an ordinary pipe organ.
This music may be written on the or
binary music paper exactly the same as
piano or organ music. The musical
tones which NIAGARA strikes everlaSt-
ingly with such wonderful accuracy
and power are the same little egg
shaped musical notes which are used in
writing, for instance, banjo music.
They may be placed on the various lines
and spaces of the musical cleft just
the same as in any other kind of mu
sic. And since they form chord and
must be struck together, it is neces-
sary to write them in the ordinary way,
one above the other, joined with a fine
upright line.
The most remarkable part of Mr..
Thayer's discovery is that Niagara
! plays this chord to perfectly musical
time. It strikes what is known as
| quarter note. common time. This fact
was proved by counting the exact num-
Der of vibrations of these tones to the
second. The rhythm of Niagara's mu-
sic beats just for one second. This is, of
course, very simple form of music.
so that if Mr.. Seidl were to stand before
, Niagara to lead This stupendous or
chestra it would be only necessary for
him to move his baton up and down
once every second.-N. Y. Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-11
Good Imitation of Rain.

The phenomena of rain are initiated
by Prof. Errera, of Brussels universe.
ty, in bealler. The glass, eight inches
tall by five in diameter, is half filled
with 90 per cent of alcohol, covered
with a saucer and thoroughly heated
over water bath without boiling the
liquid. 1t is then carefully removed
to wooden table. Soon the alcohol
yapor is condensed into visible clouds
by the cooling saucer, innumerable mi
mute droplets of rain fall and the clouds
become gradually lowered away from
the saucer. The miniature storm may
last half an hour. The action is ntensi-
fled if the warm saucer is replaced bv
cold one. Whirlwinds and SQUALLS are
produced when the alcohol is very warm
and If the liquid is warmer on one side
the clouds may be seen to rotate around
a horizontal axis.