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The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Young woman,s Christian Association.

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At the meeting of the board of mana
gers, the general secretary's report
showed the following statistics: Attend
anoe at the rooms, $40; daily average, 35;
attendance at gospel services, 80; daily
average, So; attendance at sooinls, IA; at
tendance at GLASSES, 1874; attendance at
noon rest, 40: applied for help, 30; ap-
piled for employment, Al.
During the month the Bible class has
been organized, with Mrs. S. r. g..
Clark as teacher, and an enrollment of
twenty. The class in American literature
has large enrolment. The Current
Topics club has already reached the limit
of its membership, which is twenty.
The report Of the railroad branch is as
follows: Number of calls at the home,
20: number of calls at the station, four;
stopping for the night, II women and 4
children; waiting for trains Is women
and children.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
The Leap Year Privilege.

AS leap year is now in its last month
it may not he amiss to give precise
definition on old authority. of it's priyi-
leges for the behouf Of those who have
waited till this late hour to exercise
them. A book printed in London, 1908,
entitled Love, Courtship and Matrime-
ME, thus formu lates them: "Albeit it
has now become part Of the common
lave in Iegards to social relations of
life than as often as every bissextile
year dothe return the ladyess have the
sole privilege during the time it centin-
ueth of making love unto the men which
they doe either by werdes OF lOokes as
to them il seemeth proper and moreover
no man will be entitled to the benefit of
clergy who dosth in any way treate her
proposal with slight or eontumely."
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
The Crystal Maze.

Over 5000 people have visited the Crys-
tai Maze at 400 Congress street since it
opened its doors two weeks ago. That
is truly an uDheard of success Of any
amusement enterprise of like character
that has ever been in Portland, but it
can be we'll understood as no fun nier
place has ever been brought to public
police. The Maze is booked ahead for
other towns and will have to leave Port :
land shortly. We advise therefore every
one to see 1t before it is too late to do So
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Portland Local Union Y. P. 8. G. Z.


Rally No. 2'' is to be held this eve.
ming in ths First Presbyterian church,
Park street, at 7.45 O'Clock. A fine pro
gramme has been prepared and it is
earnestly desired that there be large
attendance. The principal part of the
exercises will be an address by the Rev.
James L. L. Hill, d. D., of Salem, Mass;
subject: 'The Endeayor Spirit" DR..
Hill is very able speaker, and hulds the
attention of his audience by his easy and
earnest manner. He is a trustee of the
United Society and comes to Portland
highly recommended. Don't fail to at
tend. Singing will be under the direc-
ton of Mr.. A. B. Watson Of tho ST. Law
renee street society.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09

Biddeford, Decem Der 6.-Edward 1.
Dearborn, popular Biddeford young
man, son of ex-AldermaR Joseph Dear
born, died Tuesday morning Of syphoid
fever. He leaves a widow and two chill
dren. His age was thirty-s1x years. He
was for many years book-keeper at Dear
born & Shaw's shoe factory, and for two
years has been local mail carrier. He
was one of the first bicycle riders here.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Congress St. Y. P. S. G. e.

The Y. P. S. q e. of the Congress
street Methodist church, at their annual
meeting for the election of officers elected
these:
President. &. L. Baker.
Vice Observation-Disclosures T. Skillings.
Secretary-Miss Edith M. Houghton.
Treasursr-Miss Eva Mcdonald.
Missionary Treasurer-Elmer r. Jen,
ningx.
Corresponding Secretary Gertrude
Davis.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS

Distressing kidney and Bladder diseases
1Ieieved in six hours by the NEW GREAT
SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE. The
new remedy is great surprise on account
pain in the bladder, Kidneys, back and every
part Of the urinary passages in male or fe,
male. 1t relieves retention of water ansi
pain In passing it almost Immediately.
you want quick relief and cure this IS your
Iemedy. Sold by c. Fl. GUPPY CO., Drug
glst. 4e3 Congress st. Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Maine Patents.

Washington, December 8-Tbese patents
have been granted: Elmer l. Bell, Whit
ing, fish cutting machine; Fred +. Mac
Ronald, Portland, packing case; Charles
l.. Mcintyre. South NorridRewock, check
rein hook; Edgar MoNichol, Jonesport,
stringed instrument.
j.. K. Andrews, Bath, riding or moor
ing bitt
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Washtngtonian Meeting. !.

. The eighth meeting of the Washing
tonian movement will be held in Cos
pei Mission Hall this evening at 7. 30
o'clock. Good music and good speak
ing. Everybody is welcome. Go in and
find out what it all means
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Her 1O1st Birthday.

Concord, N. H., December S.-Mrs.
Lydia Tenney Of West Concord today
quietly observed her lois t birthday ami
versary. She is in excellent health and
in full possession OF all her faculties.
Mrs. Tenney makes her home with her
son, Daniel c. Teneny.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09

Mrs. Abby Merton Diaz will speak for
the Beecher Club at Mrs. Frye's, 10
Mellen street, sThursday, at p.
m. on "Womens' CLUBS. Their Value to
she Community, to Men, TO Women
Themselves, and as Mathers, Wives and
Home Makers". A free invitation is ex-
tended to all
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09

The next meeting of the A. B. c.
ter's, Wednesday morning Deem Der 9th,
| beginning at 9. As and closing at II. IS.
Members will please notice the change
| in the hour. The lesson is from In
| Mem oriam, poem "a to 81. The current
events topic is Foreign Affairs, and the
ladies are requested to bring items of in
terest upon this subject.
People who deHire to enjoy good lee
ture should be sure and attend the fourth
entertainment in the Deering course at
| Woodford's Congregational church to-
morrow evening when Miss Charlotte
Thorndike Sibly will lecture on Coon
stantinople, she City OH the Golden
Horn.
The Authors club are very fortunate
in q recent addition to their corps of
corresponding members, William G on
verse Kendall, NJ. D.. of Washington,
D. G. DR.. Kendall is an able writer in
the department of natural history.
At recent nesting of the Good Temp
lars lodge at Deering Centre. the exer-
cises were made more interesting by the
appearance of four ladies impersonating
Japanese ladies, who sat in brilliant ar
ray on cushions among their brethren and
sisters in tse temperance cause One
of them enlivened the meeting by play
ing upon the piano.
A Christmas wedding is announced,
the bridegroom being one Of behring's
prominent scholars, now master of a
Massachusetts high school, and the bride
one of our poets, whose sweat verses have
been enjoyed by Maine people since her
school days in the Deering High school.
The Little Helpers Mission band met
on Saturday last with Miss Eva Jones of
Richardson street This il band of
little friends who are making good their
names by doing much coed to far away
children. An election Of officers took
place.
The powerful "aura'' of Santa Claus
is making itself felt among young and
old this season. The remarkably mild
weather is very favorable to the shopping
expedition of his helpers.
Mr. Pearl Cannon has moved from
Maple street to the Morgan house at
Morrill's corner.
Miss Martha Owen Coloord of Port
land. valued member of the Authors
club, with her well known literary abiii-
ty and livsly wit ia editing department
In the Columbian.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
U. S. DlSTRlC T COURT
BEFORE JUDGE MERR.

Tuesday-Jane Coffee of Chelsea, was
before the court today for assault on
Ellen Gone, the offense having been COM
mitted on government grounds at Togus
Jane Coffee was fined $40. Paid.
Eugene Hunter Of Kingman in retail
liquor DEALERS case plsnded guilty. His
case was continued until the February
term, he recognizing in the sum of 500.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09

Your Newspaper for thoComing Year.
The Portland Sunday Times may be
obtained in connection with the PRESS
for $3.50 year in advance, or for IS
cents month, for both papers, by mail
70 delivered by carrier in Portland,
South Portland or Deering.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09

New remedies are being constantly in
troduced to the public, but DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup still maintains its pre-emi-
hence.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
PORTLAND FRATERNITY.

sUCkAL AND EDUCATBONAL.
Reading and Amusement Rooms. Mem
bership $l.0o per year. Special arrange
ments with clubs. Apply at Fraterni-
ty House, No. Isl Spring ST., or to E.
Z. Jordan, President, II Danforth st.
nov5eu dim.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
ON THE BALE FIELD,
Results of the Games in the Big League
 Yesterday.

Results of the Games in the Big League
 Yesterday.
 At Chicago-The locals made it three straight from St Louis in a one-sided game to-day. The crowd was so large that play was almost impossible at times Hart was hammered all over the field at times when hits meant runs. He was given much better support than the Browns showed in the previous games. Briggs did the pitching for the home team, and while hit hard was ac- corded championship support. Attend ance 10000. The score:
 Chicago. ...2 4 2 o o 4 2 3 *-16 St. Louis.. 70 2 1 o 2 0 o. '
 Hits-Chicago 15, St. Louis IT, Er- rors-Chicago ?, St. Louis g. Batteries Briggs and O'Donoghue; Hart and Douglass
 At Louisville-Louisville outbatted Cincinnati to-day, but lost the game through loose fielding and poor base running. Attendance 5000. The score: Louisville .. 70 0 0 0 2 1 0 0-3 Cincinnati. 70 1 0 3 0 0 0-5
 Hits-Louisville 9, Cincinnati 7 Err rors-Louisville 5, Cincinnati 1. Bat teries-Fraser and Warner; Dwyer and Vaughan.
 At Newark-Hartford put up good game this afternoon, but by sharp work on the part of Newark on the bases few of the heavy hitters got in. The home team did all it's batting in the seventh, which netted it four runs. Attendance 1000. The score:
 Newark. ....0 0 o 0 0 0 O-4 Hartford. 70 0 0 0 0-3
 Hits-Newark F, Hartford 9. Errors Newark 4, Hartford 6. Batteries Bristow and Often; Vickery and Bot tenus.
 At Paterson-Paterson failed to make it three straight from New Haven to- day, the visitors winning by score of to 6. Frye, for the visitors, pitched a very effective game. Up to the sev- enth inning only four hits had been made off him. Cogan, who pitched for Paterson, was batted rather freely. In the fourth inning the visitors made five hits, and being given bases on balls, scored four runs. Heidrich, of the home team, made a home run. Attendance 300. The score:
 Paterson ....0 0 3 0 o 2 0 1-6 New Haven..0 0 4 1 l 0 0 %-7
 Hits-Paterson g, New Haven 13 Er- rors-Paterson 1, New Haven l. Bat teries-Cogan and Elton; Frye and Hodge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
Colonial Loan Exhibit.

The Colonial Loan exhibition, which was given in Hartford last week, will be given in this city at the New Haven Colony Historical society building be- ginning on Wednesday. Besides the articles on exhibition in Hartford there will be numerous additions of articles loaned by New Haven people. The ex- hibition will last three days and will be open every day after Il a. m. until 10 D. m. On Wednesday afternoon tea will be served at o'clock and the ser- vice and tables will be distinctly Puri- tan in decoration and dress. On Thurs day afternoon the fitting will be of Revolutionary style in the old fash toned blue and white characteristic of that period, and on Friday afternoon the Colonial colors, blue and yellow. Besides all sorts of Colonial relics from Connecticut, the states of New York, Massachusetts, Delaware and Virginia will be represented in the exhibit.
 The building of the New Haven Colony Historical society will be open to the public only upon payment of price of admission during the week be- ginning Monday, May 4, the time ar ranged for the exhibition of Colonial relics. Members may have access to the library by application to the jani- tor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
NO OVERT ACTION TAKEN
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST MANI
 TESTED IN CUBAN AFFAIRS.

It is the Impression That General Lee
 May Succeed in Bringing Order Out of
 Chaos-The Speech of the Queen Regent
 May Outline the Policy of the Spanish
 Government.
 Washington, May 3.-Since the pas sage by both houses of congress of the concurrent resolutions declaring that the president should recognize the bel ligerency of the Cubans and tender his recognition of the independence of the Cuban republic no overt action has been taken by the United States so far as known, unless the appointment of so prominent parsonage as General Fitz-Hugh Lee as consul general to Havana can be so regarded. There is a widely prevailing impression that Gen. eral Lee will go to the post of duty in the double capacity of consul general and special commissioner, empowered to report directly to the president as to the exact condition of affairs in Cuba. This impression has been deepened by the protracted conferences which Gen. eral Lee held with Secretary Olney and MT. Cleveland yesterday.
 Meanwhile considerable interest is felt as to the probable course of the Spanish authorities.
 The queen regents speech to be de- livered at the opening of the Spanish cortes at Madrid on Monday, May II, is expected to outline definitely the Cuban policy of the government. It is awaited with considerable interest here, espe- cially as informal assurances are be- lieved to have been given to the ad ministration that Cuba is to be tender ed almost as great a degree of autono- my in purely domestic affairs as Can- ada now enjoys in its relations with Great Britain. The reform measures for the civil government of Cuba pro- mulgated by the royal decree of March 15, 1895, which were not promptly put into operation because, as it is claim ed, the present revolution prevented the local elections being held to pro- vide the officials named in the decree, are expected to be enforced without much further delay, now that elections for the cortes have ostensibly been held throughout Cuba in the past month Supplementary to these laws, liberal legislation by the new cortes is also an ticipated by those well informed as to the Spanish program.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES.
A Word or Two About the Various New
 Choirs.

Choirs.
 The musical year began with yester- day and the choirs for the coming year in the various churches began their la- bors. There are several changes of im- portance and the character of the choirs of several churches have been altered.
 At Trinity MT. Goodale, the new or ganist and choirmaster, began his du- ties. MT. Goodale has subjected the choir to severe rehearsing and although there was no important change at yes- terday's services, it is said that he has several innovations in mind. At the afternoon service the chorus choir which Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson organ ized for the Lenten services sang with the chanceI choir. It has been decided to continue the afternoon services and the choir will be maintained as before. At Center there are two changes. The second quartet has been abandoned and the tenor of the second quartet MT. r.Zim- merman, has taken the place in the first left vacant by MT. Moyle Mir Zimmerman is pupil of Dr. Griggs. The afternoon services, which are so popular, will be continued during the coming year.
 At Dwight Place the chorus choir un- der Professor Bonney has disappeared and in it's place quartet consisting of Misses Loomis and Lynch, Messrs. Spier and Cooke, with MT Cooke as di- rector, sang. Willis Alling remains as organist.
 At the First Baptist the quartet has vanished In it's place volunteer cho- rus choir, with Frank E. Edgar as pre- centor, sang the hymns. MT. Chandler, the new organist, presided at the or gan.
 At the Humphrey street church there was a new quartet.
 At the Grand avenue Congregational the quartet under Harry Woodstock S leadership sang. The members of this quartet are Misses Hofer and Sharp, Messrs. Woodstock and Seviere.
 At the Church of. the Redeemer the principal change was in the solo tenor. MT. Lautenbach gave great satisfac- tion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
THE HILLS OF PALESTINE.

Interesting Talk by Miss Charlotte Thorn dike Sibley of Belfast, Me-, at United Church Chapel Last Evening.
 The meeting of the Christian Endeav- ors at the United church chapel last ev- ening was addressed by Miss Char lotte Thorndlke Sibley of Belfast, Me. on lover Palestine Hills on Horse back" Miss Sibley also lectured at United church chapel Saturday even- ing to large and select audience for the benefit of the Armenian relief fund. The audience at the lecture was large and the proceeds were about $160, which will considerably swell the relief fund.- Miss Sibley is a fine speaker, and is charming in her personality. She speaks with great expression and at once impresseS her hearers that she knows what she is talking about thoroughly. She spent five weeks in the Holy Land last summer and tells of what she has herself seen and ex- perienced there.
 She was introduced and welcomed at the Christian Endeavor meeting last evening by Mir. Hartshorne, president of the society. The audience was large, and greatly interested by her talk Dur ing her stay in Palestine Miss Sibley visited Joppa, and she said last evening that while there she went down by the sea and saw the veritable building on the top of which Peter had stood. She spoke of the Joppa railway by which one can go from Joppa to Jerusalem in three and oneshalf hours. The road is not now is very good condition, and is in the hands of a receiver No im- provements are made on it owing to the tact that the Turks interfere with all attempts at improvement
 In speaking of Jerusalem, which she visited, Miss Sibley said that it is at present heap of stones with narrow streets, along which carriages never pass. She spoke of seeing the Jews at prayer, lamenting the departed glory of their race, and quoted the prayer which they make. This is an exceed ingly interesting ceremony, but must of the interest has been lost, as the men who make the prayers are hired for that purpose. Miss Sibley says that she sees no hope for the return of the
 
 them and there are now four times as many Jews in New York as there are in Palestine. She said: ''The glory of Jerusalem has departed, as the light of the world shines there no more" Miss Sibley also visited Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity there, in which fifty generations of Christians have worshipped. She saw there the spot on which the manager in which Christ was born is said to have been situated. A bronze tablet suitably inscribed marks the spot. She visited during her tour Nazareth and Damascus, and went di- rectly west from the latter place to the Mediterranean, and then southward through Syria. She told last evening of the great good being done in that re- zion by missionaries, and mentioned having seen while there Dr. Van Dyke, the famous missionary, who death oc- cured early last fall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
EFFECT OF RELIGION
Upon the Civilization of the Races.

Upon the Civilization of the Races.
 The third in the series of illustrated lectures which is being conducted in the Church of the Messiah was delivered by Professor William H. Brewer of Yale university on the Influence of Religion Upon Civilization The speaker said in part:
 ''The Christian missionary has been prominent factor in the extending of European civilization, which is as old as civilization. Christianity, com- merce and immigration have been three great modern factors in develop ing and extending civilization. The ac- tuaI means have been through three works, that of missionary, mode of commerce and immigration.
 Protestant missionary work in this country has been only attributed among savages along the work of civ- ilizing them. No Protestant mission- ary has gone among the savages to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ with- out the distinct purpose of civilization. I need not deprive civilization nor waste time in telling about it, as it is as we see it. in it's outward features.
 ''Civilization itself is partly founded upon education and culture. Education directs, controls and subordinates the man to high nature"
 The lecture was concluded with ilius- trations showing the differences in the types of civilization from those of the most primitive to the most enlight- ened.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
A Unique Marriage.

New York, May 3.-Claude Falls Wright, the theosophist, and Mary Katharine Leoline Leonard, also an active worker in the cause, were mar ried in the rooms of the Theosophical society this afternoon. It was a the osophical marriage, conducted under the authority of the head officers, but in order to make the union legal Alder man Robinson performed a civil mar riage. The theosophical marriage was performed according to a ritual pre- pared from the ancient Egyptian rites in the great mysteries, and none but the accepted members of the society were allowed to witness the ceremony.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
AT EPWORTH M. F. CHURCH.
Two Received at Communion Yesterday AForcible Preparatory Discourse by Rev. MT. Griffin the Pastor.

Two Received at Communion Yesterday
 AForcible Preparatory Discourse by Rev.
 MT. Griffin the Pastor.
 Previous to the communion service al Epworth M. D. church yesterday morning, the pastor, Rev. D. N. Griffin, made a brief preparatory address for the service, The address, though brief, was a strong one and presented several fruitful thoughts in a forcible manner The main subject of the dis course was the delineation of the fact that our bodies are the temples of the Holy Ghost. MT. Griffin read for his text several scriptura1 passages ap- propriately bearing on the subject, among them being First of Chronicles 8, 16-17, Knew ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the temple of God dwelleth in you? If any man de- fileth the temple of God how shall God destroy, for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are"
 He then showed that the body, as well as the spirit, is a temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and for this purpose must be kept pure and holy. The Holy Spirit comes upon all mankind but in special sense it comes upon and dwelleth in believers to abide. Unless the temple is holy the spirit may come. but will not remain. Many receive it but lose it. Gods purpose is to come and take up His abode in those who believe in Him. To emphasize this point Mr. Griffin quoted Romans 12:1, "I beseech you, therefore, brethren. by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies living sacrifice, holy, &C., ceptable unto God, which is your reas- enable service.' Paul said: Mot I but Christ lives within me-"
 Unholy desires and ambitions, wicked deeds and impure thoughts defile this temple, and the Greek word which is translated defile in this connection also means destroy The spirit which comes to dwell in the pure and undefiled bod fly temple is a Holy Spirit and can have no fellowship with anything un- holy and cannot dwell in those who are sinful and unholy, so the temple must be purified and cleansed and kept holy. As in ancient times the vessels of the temple were set apart and con- secrated to the service of God; so must the members of the body be dedicated to God as is sung in the Conservation hymn. The time will come when the outward man will perish, but there is building of God which will never per- ish and if we so live that He dwells in us now He will dwell in us forever.
 At the communion service of the church yesterday two were received, one on probation and one on profession of faith.
 Rev. Mir. Griffin and Rev. Mr. Sco- field of Grace M. E. church will ex- change pulpits next Sunday.