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The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
The Official Ballots.

Oisy Clerk Dyer hes received from
Hon. nicholas Fessenden. secretaryso 1
state, the official ballots for Portland fol
use in the coming sta to election. The
ballots are similar in form to those in
use two years ago except that the square
for marking at the top Of each ticket is
the full width of the column or about
two inches square. This will doubtless
prevent voters from spot ling their ballots
by marking outside the square, as wal
sometimes done when the smaller squares
were used. There are four tickets Oh the
ballot. Republican, Democrat, Prohibi
ton and Peoples.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
GRAND EnoAMPMENT G. a. p.
Three Parties VIII Start for St. Pan, This
Morning.

A number of the officers and map,bars
OF the Grand Army arrived in the city
yesterday and will start this morning nv
the way of the Mountain division of the
Maine Central for the St. Paul enoamp-
ment of the order. The party was ner-
sonally conducted by Major J. l.. Merrick
and among those noted In the party were
the following: Mrs. Belle J. Palmer,
Monroe, department. president of the
National Relief corps; Mrs. M. An
toinette Millett, Gorham past department
president; Mrs. Mary e. Palmer, Cherry
field, past department president; Mrs.
Leroy L. Carleton, Winthrop; Miss Maud
Merriok, Wateryille; Mr.. Farnum and
wife, Monroe; Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason,
a past department president; and the
present national installing and institute
ing officer; Mr.. f. M. Roberts. Phil ips;
j. r. Adams, Stratton; A. e. Nioker-
son, Swanville; S. H. Beal, Avon; Mrs.
j. A. Record and daughter, Liver more
Falls; Mrs. V. A. Roweli, Auburn; E.
G. Bashford and wife, Livermore Falls
o. L. Bashford, wife and daughter,
Fayette; William Varney and wife,
Brunswick; Mr.. M. P. Hatch and wife,
Lisbons; Mrs. DR.. Lymans, Brunswick !;
Mr.. Fl. P. Sawyer and wife, st. Paul;
G. Knauff and wife, Waterville: Rev. G.
A. Southland, Livermore Falls; Martin
Blaisdell. Waterville; Mr.. A. e. ELLIS and
wife, Waterville; Mrs. Charles BDrrill
and Mrs. L. Burrill, Skowhegan; A. P,
Hatch, North Troy; E. W. Hatch, Clin-
ton; Oren A. True. Litchfield: j. g.
Merrymans, Searsport; A. M. Cain,
Skowhegan; e. Courson, Bangor.
Col. L. d. Carver and a party of about
30 arrived in this city yesterday noon and
will proceed to st. Paul this morning by
the way of the Boston &c Maine.
A. M. Sawyer's party, numbering
u bout 80 principally from this city, will
also leave on the Grand Trunk this NOM
ing.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29

Mr.. Howell of st. John street, was
driving his team yesterday, and in turn.
ing into Pine street he fell from his
wagon and cut his head badly. DIR.
Dunn dressed his wounds.
One of the letter carriers, Mr.. e. h.
Mariner. was getting off a car on Mid
die street, and did not notice car com.
ing in the opposite direction. He was
struck by the car and knocked down
and his hand badly bruised.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
Excursion to Biddeford.

The steamer Pilgrim will make triI
tomorrow that will be very interesting.
The scenery on the Saoo river Is unsur.
passed in beauty. AS the steamer sails
up the river turn the course presents s
new and pleasing picture. Fine sail
along the Cape shore will be very pleas
ing too. In fact the entire excursion
will be very enjoyable. There will no,
be many more of these summer days tic
enjoy an outing. Better go on this trip
If possible.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
BRIEF JoTTINas.

A young man took two SUITS of clothes
valued at $40 from Allen & Co.. tailors,
Thursday, saying he wished to take
them home to No. SO Pine street. There
is no such Enumber and thespolioe are
looking for the young man.
A young man, named Hargraven. COM
planned to the police sthat on the way
from Boston to Portland, Wednesday
night on the train he was assaulted by
two men, who were dri hiking, and badly
handled. The men left the train at Old
Orchard. The police advised him to go
to Old Orchard with a warrant for the
mems arrest If they could be found.
The board of public works has just ao-
qsired cement tester for use in deter
mining the quality of cement used in the
various public works. 1t is of the most
modern pattern and will do the work in
great style.
Agent Carney Of the board of health
says that there Is not a case of scarlet
fever or diphtheria in the city.
The committee on public buildings and
on police met yesterday and approved
bills.
Tho Rigby cars have changed their
each regular cal will go to the P. &. r.
station after reaching Monument Square.
Yesterday was beautiful autumn day
mucn like that of Septem Der.
Transactions at the Portland clearing
house yesterday amounted to S211, 1858,
an increase of 1854, s91 as comparedEwith
the figures for the corresponding day
of the week year ago.
The police patrol box now located at
the junction of Free and Congress street
will probably be rem owed to place near
the new theatre, and another placed near
the junction Of Park and Congress
streets.
A young man named Blanchard, an
electrician, who lives on Wilmot street,
rode to dentist office on Brown street
thu other night to have a tooth filed
He left his bicycle at the curb. When
he came out 1t was missing.
Nj. John W. Stevens went to Wood
fords yesterday and obtained his team at
Drssser's stable. 1t Is said that the
ltSu WIZ etOio toalu stOl6 RUiu
watch and a small.sum Of money in Free
port.
Mr.. Benjamin @. Miles of this city is
seriously Ill, and has gone to the Massa-
ohusetts general hospital to have an
operation performed.
Rev. G. Everett Bean will deliver an
address on temperance at Quinby hail.
Stroudwater, Sunday evening, August
50, at 7.30 O'Clock. The meeting will
be under the auspices of the Stroudwat-
or W. c. I. U. The Loyal Temperance
Legion will assist.
The usual mems meeting will be held
at YIN. G. A. hall tomorrow afternoon
at 49c.
Socialist Badger will continue his
propaganda Of socialism at tine public
meeting in Mystic Hall, 457 10 Congress
street at q 80 tomorrow afternoon. The
subject of his address will be "Reform
or Revolution"
The case of Michael Vincent forsthe
larceny of diamond stud from gentle
man at Rigby was not brought up in
the Municipal court yesterday after
noon. 1t is next Monday at p. N. when
Vincent will be arraigned,
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
MIR. CLAREN CE HALE CLIFFORD

MIR. CLARENCE HALE CLIFFORD
Will resume his classes in French and Ger
man after Sept. 18th. He will prepare pupils
for college, and help them if desired in any of
the French and German literature OF the
college course.
He still teaches the Merstershaft System to
those desiring 1t and makes speciality of
conversational French and German enabling
his pupils to learn the language for practical
purposes in % or 80 lessons.
He also assists Business Men by translating
their French and German correspondence inro
English.
For particulars call at AZ Pine street at noon
or between and p. IN. ag29 cod I'm
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
Capt. Allen and His Missionary w ork

Capt. Allen and His Missionary w ork.
are on the way to this port on visit for
a few days in the yacht Alert and probab-
ly dropped anohcr last evening. Capt.
Allen comes from Muscongus and places
of the eastward. Those who have gifts
in money for his work OF clothing for
the destitute in his large and scattered
field, will please send to him at No. 10S
Newbury street, and he will gladly call
for them.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
LET THEM BOTH STAY.

There was a young from the Platte,
With Presidents "bee" in, his hat.
les terrible plight,
With two tails to his kite,
To tell where the. poor fbee" is at.
ST om" boldly asks Arthur to sneak,
And ARTHUR calls Thomas" freak.
And the buzz Of the "bee''
1t Is easy to see,
Is made by the strife much more weak.
Let both of them stay in the show,
For while we're about it trow
We might as well "do'
The trio as two,
And "bury" the three in row.
ZERT
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
Last Sunday Excursion.

I Tomorrow will probably be your last
chance to make that Sunday excursion
you have been talking about all summer,
to Popham Beach, Squirrel Island and
1oothbay Harbor, by the fine stamer
Salacia, leaving end of Franklin wharf
at 9 a. m,
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29
Baxter Block Sidewalk.

The new sidewalk In front of the Bax.
ter block will be of concrete, the same as
the sidewalk in front of the Congress
Square Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29

S. W. Mclaughlin. 143 Oxford street.
+. II. Lowell, 1875 Oxford street.
+, +. Hiliman, 149 Oxford street.
j. +. Norton, ut Oxford street.
J, L. Strout, "a Portland street.
Q, n. Lang, 1874 Portland street.
+. II. Chase. Green, cor. Portland street.
J.. W. Deering, 576 Congress street.
IL. L. Starbird, 1924 Congress street.
J. l.. Rice, 1I07 Congress street.
Jas. Hudner, 8 Adams street
John McMenamin & Co., "a Cumberland
street.
Jas. Mccartney. "a Washington street.
John Quinn, LAG Washington street.
VIM McArLhur. 100 Washington street,
=. johnson, Ia Hammond street.
5. Hobart, 143 Bracket street.
Mrs. ChaS. Mullen, 237 Fore street.
j. f. f. Connolly, 511 Fore street.
A. s. Murch 500 Fore street.
Murray q Malta, 35 Pleasant street
Mrs. A. NJ Rafferty,. 81 Pleasant street.
Mrs. w. G. Canning, 20 Danforth street.
>. Thornton, II Danforth street.
w. o. Blake, 2O5 York street.
7. Mclaughlin. 81 Summer street.
7. Quinn, 48 Clark street.
w. P. Carroll, 80 Salem street.
T. ONeil. 238 Danforth street.
Jas. DeWolfe & Co., 249 Danforth street.
I. L. Callan, 231 York street.
c. Z. Kelley. Pol Spring street.
j. M. Edwards & Son, Green, cor Portland
street.
j. Fits s. Son.
Sawyer & Dyer. age sat&wed ct
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

Mrs. Carl Fischer Hansen, nee BroE
i one OF GOtham'> pretty Young
matron> blessed with a considerable
fortune III her OWL right. The lisch-
cr> are now abroad. but will return
before the holidays They were
entertained recently at the Court of
Denmark
Mrs {. d. Gibson, the wife OF the
clever illustrator. i one of the very
beautiful voung women i'll the social
set. In nearly all of Mr.. GibSon's
later work the fair face and graceful
figure of the artists wife appear. Her
beauty is of the Grccian type, some
what severe in il, outlines, but noble
and imposing
The friends of Mrs Oliver II. J.
Belmont say of her that She has
marked literary tastes and Is close
reader. She is extremely fond OF
music, plays with skill on the piano
forte and is well informed a. 10 art
and artists. Moreover, She has Il
fancy for botany.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
Miss EDITH COLLINS.

Miss EDITH COLLINS
Whom Dame Rumor has engaged to ChaunccN W.
Dcpcv
\ Southern woman OF social distinc-
,ion is Mrs Van I.ccr kirknan, picNi-
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

1t i, whispered among her friends
III tii, city that Lady William Bcrcs-
ford, formerly the Duchess OF Mari
borough and previously the beautiful
Mrs. Louise liancr,lcv OF New York.
is to return to lis in the Spring Tor
considerable stay. " Lady Bcre>-
ford. this lovely woman Is perhaps
more interesting than She was aS
he Duchess Of Marlborough, for II Is
said that her union with Lord Will
lam Bcresford 4 love match, and
She rcnounccd the title OF Ouch
css for My Lady with the will
ing calmncsN of an infatuated young
girl.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
South Americas Resources.

The sixteen republics south of the
United States and including Mexico
and Central America have Il popula-
ton of over so, 900 people.
Brazil is the largest OF the southern
republics. 1t is said to have more nav
igable rivers than any other country
in the world. Rio de Janeiro is the
principal city and il has nearly / ,000,-
900 inhabitants.
Rubber is the best product of the
Amazon valley, 33, 900, 900 pounds hav-
ing been exported in 1888. Iron
abounds, but the mines are undevel-
oped.
The Government of Brazil controls
the telegraph system. In 1890 there
were II, i67 miles Of wire aud Brazil
communicates with the United States
by three lines.
Brazil's commerce is mainly with
France, Great Britain and the United
states. The principal articles export
ed are coffee, hides, tobacco, gold coin
and bullion, sugar, diamonds, rose
wood, cocoa and rubber.
Venezuela is three times the size Of
France and of Germany aud five times
the size of Italy. II is. in fact, larger
than any European Nation except
Russia. There are only two Seasons
the wet aud the dry. The climate
varies with the altitude.
Venezuela is one of the richest of
the South American republics in nat
ural resources. 1t has fine gold mines.
rare and precious woods and splendid
agricultural facilities. Many of the
mines have never been developed.
Mexico's mines are many aud rich.
They have been worked for over 400
years and although vast quantities of
precious metals have been taken out
by far the greater part of the treasure
is yet to be mined. Humboldt, at the
beginning of this century, estimated
Mexico's mines at 5000.
Bolivia and Colombia have their
greatest wealth in mines. Their de-
velopment is very slow. however. Vast
coal fields, gold, silver, precious
stones, iron, copper, tin, lead, bis.
muth, mercury, platinum, zinc, rock
crystal, alum, tale and alabaster are
among the things which will make
these countries very rich.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
gold hair and eyes of real pansy blue,

gold hair and eyes OF real pansy blue,
like picture.
"was he, indeed2' said the rebel of
the family. 81 wish he'd mind his
own businessi''
"Oh, Sylphide," said Josepha.
"don't speak sol And what have you
got there? Horrid little mice, rs /
live Oh, do throw them awayW
"They are darlings," said Sylphide,
her defiant eyes softening as she gazed
down at her drab treasures. "And
I'm going to bring them up by hand
and teach them all sorts of cunning
tricks. know il can be done"
ooh, indeed !" said Lesbia, severely.
"You have time TO set mp a private
menagerie, and romp with all the cats
and dogs, and ponies aud calves on
the place, but you have no time to
paint Easter cards for the Sunday
school girls, although Mr.. Highland
especially requested us"
"Mr. Highland again !" burst out
Sylphide, passionately. "You may be
Mr.. Highlands obedient slaves-you
and all the other unmarried women of
the ongregetion-butI have declared
independence !"
And she ran away to the barn cham
Der, fragrant little nook, where, ever
since she was twelve years old, she had
possessed her own little sanctum, un-
disturbed by prying eyes, to make a
warm nest for her little orphans until
she could smuggle in some milk from
the kitchen.
And Lesbia and Josepha met Mr..
Highland the next day at church with
sweet, sorrowful faces, like grieved
Madonnas.
"We are so sorry," said Lesbia.
"But Sylphidc refuses positively to
help us with the Easter work"
at is absolutely impossible tointei
est her in church affairs! signed
Josepha.
But Mr.. Highlands heart gave a
throb of exultation when, as he was
halfway through tho service, he
caught glimpse Of slight, veiled
figure at the very back of the church.
at was Sylphide, he said to him
self. al am quite sure 1t was Sylp.
hide; but she slipped away before
could get to the door to speak TO her.
But what m iucomprehensiblo little
sprite she is !"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
Some Remarkable Jumps.

hoag jGnPj2g mGSt ~ something
worth seeing, says the st. Louis Re-
public, when the winner is forced TO
jump upwards of three-quarters of n
hundred feet in order to gain tho
prize. At the great athletic meeting
held at Stockholm, Sweden, in 1894,
there were several competitors in the
running spring board jump" each of
whom managed to clear more than
forty-four feet, the winner making u
record Of seventy feet three inches.
The Swedes and Norwegiaus, it is
true, do not jump in the same fashion
that Americans do. They have n run
way at the athletic grounds at Stock
holm which is down the side of hill
200 feet in height. At the bottom of
this nm immense spring.board is set in
such "A way that the "spring" end is
six feet above the ground. 1t is from
this that the jump is taken. However,
il we think of the matter properly,
this seventy-foot flight through the
air is wonderful feat after all.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
How Nails Are Named.

Two accounts are given of the origin
OF the terms ''six.penny," "eight-
penny" "ten-penny," and SO on, as
applied to the various sizes of nails.
According to one statement, when
nails were made by hand, the penny
was taken as standard of weight, aud
six were made to equal the weight of
copper penny. This explanation is
open to criticism on account of the
very small size of the nails of which
six were needed to balance even the
large sized, old-fashioned copper
penny. The other is much more prob
able. 1t affirms that six were sold for
penny, and the name grew into use,
even when the price changed, and the
larger kinds were, from popular
mistake, called ten-penny and 30 on,
without regard to size or weight. OF
the ordinary six.penny nails, there
are eighty to the pound; of the eight.
penny, there are fifty; ten-penny,
thirty-four; twelve.penny, thirty
nine. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
SELECT RELIGIOUS REA..6G.
TEMPORAL BURDEN,

I knew Christian lady who a very
heavy temporal burden. II too away her
sleep and her appetite. and thet was dan
ger Of her health breaking doy under IL.
One day when IL seemed espec ly heavy,
she noticed lying on the table ar her u
little tract called "Hannah's Evsh." At
tracted by the title she picked itI n and be-
gan to read Il. little knowing tn IL was to
create n revolution in her whole perience.
The story was Of poor woma Who had
been carried triumphantly throuT, life of
unusual sorrow. She was giving u history
Of her life to kind visitor on on occasion.
and at the close the visitor said. ,lingly,--
go Hannah. do not see how could
bear so much sorrow ~
"I did not bear II. was the qui reply /;
"the Lord bore IL for me-" =,
Eyes. said the visitor "that Is ,s,ie right
way. We must take our troublI to the
Lord"
Yes replied Hannah. "but WEI must do
more than that we must leave than there.
Most people, she continued "tlke their
burdens to Him. hut they bring ttim away
with them again. and are just a] worried
and ~ unhappy ~ ever. But tai mine.
and leave them with him. and come away
and forget them. II the worry cones back.
/ take II TO Him again and do this over
and over until at last Just forget | have
any worries and am at perfect rest. H. W.
Smith.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
pAwNfNg DAY.

] saw In the early morning the sunlight
touching first. with it, morning glory. the
golden eros, Of the nearest church. and the
hcavcnward-p pointing spire Of another in
the distance. and then the chimneys and
roofs Of the houses. gradually reaching
down, lighting their sides and hooks and
corners, until 1t fell upon the earth itself.
and the world was warmed and glorilled.
As the day waned | watched the light
slowly fading from the lower things first
lessening ON the sides OF the houses little
by little. from below upwards. until the last
rays Of the setting sun touched only the
highest points. the roofs and chimncys, lin
gcrng longest upon the cross and spirc
which were the first 10 receive
his morning greeting. And so think 1t il
with the sun of righteousness. His
light touches first that which il highest in
human nature, that which dspires
though ever SO fcebly, and reaches
dsTiY evs - Loo is-htiuLr chang
ing, redeeming from its own darknes p;and
a. lifc's day declines, the light need,R for
the illumination OF its lower phases A the
things which are of the earth. and become
divin" only In the shining of divine light
slowly fades. and the last glow fingers upon
that which is highest and trucst and best in
II chara 'tcr. Mary Ella Mann.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09

Tho enormous amount of wool now
used for making paper every year may
be judged from the fact that a Paris
newspaper, the Petit Journal, which
has n circulation Of over n million
copies day and is printed on wool
pulp paper, consumes in twelve
month 100, 900 fir trees of an average
height of sixty.six feet. This is said
to be equivalent to the annual thinning
of 20, 900 acres of forest.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
sCRIrTrRE \ KAYs.

Professor Roentgen insists on calling the
rays which produced his wonderful photo
graphs OK or unknown" rays. as distin-
guishcd from cathode rays. advancing in
support Of this view the two considerations
that In the passag" through the air IA small
cr proportion of the y rays than OF cathode
rays is absorbed, and that the direction of
the latter can Ice changed 10y magnet
while the course Of the former cannot. II
so, these rays would seem 90 AFFORD a fine
symbol Of the infalliblc illumination of di-
vine truth, which enters our world but il in
capable of being absorbed and lost in its
transit like n cathode ray. and is in no peril
Of being diverted from its true course and
mission 10y any magnetic attraction of Il
lower earthly character. The Scripture ray
is the superior y ray.-N. y. Observer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
DARING BURGLARY.
Clothing Store in New Castle Robbed cf
Valuable Goods.

One OF the most daring burglaries that was
ever perpetrated in New Castle occurred
early Sunday morning, and probably NOT
later than $3.50. About this time the EN-.
ployes Of an all-night restaurant saw two
men go past the place with armfulls OF cloth.
ing. An investigation showed that ALI
Wylie's clothing store, situated ON the main
street, had been entered and robbed Strange
to say the entrance was effected through tn,
front door. which Is located almost opposite
the Leslie House, one Of the largest hotels In
the city. Jimmies were used In forcing the
door, and the thieves secured suits of cloth
ing, jcwelry, oyercoats and kid gloves,
valued at about $500.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09

Tho value of thoroughness in the
treatment of any subject has received
recent illustration in the case of
Professor Roentgen, who gave the
matter of his y ray photography so
exhaustive study before publishing
anything with regard to it that it has
taken the rest of the scientific world q
month to catch up with him. 1t is
said that photographs taken by him
are better than the majority of those
taken by other experimenters. Pro-
fessor Roentgen's modest paper on
the subject of his discovery, says the
Scientific American, has not been ex-
ceedud lin interest, clearness of state
ment, and precision of deductions, by
all which has been published since.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
Williams Little Oaks.

The Kaiser celebrated his thirty.
seventh birthday short time ago, and
a Berlin florist sent him thirty-seven
tiny oak trees. William III. was de.
lighted. The thirty-seven little oak.
lings We're given to the head gardener,
and will be transferred to one of the
Imperial gardens, while the Emperor
will personally superintend their
grouping, And the far-seeing florist
now displays the royal arms above his
door.-Detroit Free Press.