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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
A Grand Thing and Nothing to Pay.

inst see what DR.. Greene offers to do
for all weak and suffering people. He is
the most successful specialist in curing
nervous and chronic diseases. His un-
paralleled offer to consult with anyone.
free of charge, by letter correspondence,
is doing wonderful good. If you have
any complaint which you do not thor
oughly understand, and which you
would like cured, write the Doctor let
ter stating just how you feel and what
symptoms trouble you. He will answer
it. giving complete description of your
case, explaining the meaning of every
symptom, and telling how you can sure
" get well and strong. ne gives most
careful attention to each letter, and ex-
plains your case so thoroughly that you
understand exactly what Rils you. All
this costs you nothing, you have no doc
tors fees to pay, and you don't have to
leave your home. The Doctor makes a
specially OF thus treating patients
through letter correspondence, and they
nearly always get we'll. He is the dis
coyersr of that wonderful medicine, DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve REM
edy. Write to him at his office, 81 Tenn
pie Place, Boston. Mass, and you will
undoubtedly be made strong and well.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
DIR. Blanchard and Christian Science

TO the Editor of the Press:
The Rev. Doctor Blanchard of Congress
Square church, in his sermon last Sun
Scientists, claiming that they were doing
great harm in the world; but ueverthe-
less, he felt obliged to admit that they
were doing some good by helping to
make men see thnt they live, move and
have their being in Cod Let me ask
what nobler work than this can any or
ganization be engaged in? If men ars led
to recognize God to tn at extent. and live
the life that such recognition implies,
what more ia needed? Surely they will
not need the services OF doctors or PRIESTS.
Again he objects to the Scientists
principle. mind, soul, spirit. truth. love,
substance, intelligence. Does he deny
that God is all there? He is Tiled with
horror, at the declaration that there are
nc sickness and sin" What horrible
thought. That the teaching of the church
born in sin and Kept under its control
the most of his life, and that all kinds of
sickness is the Legitimate outcome of,
and sure TO follow birth. should after all
turn out not to be true. What are the
ministers to do, with no sin to combat.
or the doctors with no use for their
drugs? Truly this would be d lamentable
condition Of things. If this should come
to be the general belief of mankind, men
would have no choice but to live good
lives aud SO keep vol. resulting In
"peace ON earth and good will to men.
Horrors of horrors!
The Doctors challenge (Which by
the way was omitted from the put lished
report of his sermon) seems to be fairly
met by your correspondent Fl. e. p, in
his reference to Acts XVIII, 3-6, bat
he might perhaps get little more light
on the subject of healing wherein. - he
power of medicine is not recognized o.
reading the eighth and ninth verses Of
the same chapter, and in Matt. ~. 81
he will find d reason why his challenge"
should not be accepted, or have been
made.
In his Judgment, to Disregard the
doctors in the healing of the body, is
sin against God. He is a Biblical scholar
of course, but he must have forgotten
the account of the death of King Asa,
given in Chronicles XVI, 10, which
says: Yet his disease he sought not to
the Lord but to the physicians. and Asa
slept with his fathers Perhaps the
ph 5 sicians of those days did not do now
as much as the Lord. 1t Is useless to
cite cases where patieAts have died under
the treatment of any school. as 1t is a
well known fact that thousands die every
day in charge of regular physicians. In
his closing remarks hs says: Let us not
move only among those who think as we
do Let physicist. psychologist higher
critic, poet saint help us see God. .
included in the above as desirable, are
content simply to take the example and
denonstrable teachings OF Jesus Christ
az their guide to the Father. b.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
TWO NEW COMPANIES.
National Guard Will Be Represented at
Machias and Westbrook.

The following general orders have been
issued from the Office of Adjutant-Gen-
eral Selden Conner, granting the petit
tions received for companies of the
national guard to be established at
Maohias and Westbrook. In these places
there is great interest in the organization
of the companies, land 9 their formation
will be soon accomplished. Each COM
pany will have AZ men. The following
are the orders:
State of Maine.
Adjusant Generals Office.
Augusta, Dec. II, 1886.
Special Orders, No. 58.
The petition of W. E. Gardiner, A. G..
Mackenzie william G. Means, Thomas
c. Albee and one hundred Others, sup
ported by the petition of e. Il. bryant,
W. II. PhinDey, II. r. Tay lor, N. H.
Machias, for the organization of DOM.
paay of the National guard at Machias,
is hereby granted.
Upon the recon- mendation of the select
men Of Machias, b, W. Bowker is hereby
authorized to enlist "a company of In
fantry of the National Guard, with
station at Machias, in accordance with
the letter Of instructions accompanying
these orders.
BY order of the Commander in Chief,
SELDEN CQNNOR,
Adjntant General.
Special Order, No. SO.
The petition of Albert A. Caldwell,
Francis A. Cloudman, Marshall l.. Babr
and others, exceeding sixty in number,
citizens of Westbrook, for ths organiza.
tIou of company of theA National Guard
of the State of Maine at Westbrook, il
hereby granted.
@. A. Moses is hereby authorized to en-
list company of infantry of the Nation
al Guard, with station at Westbrook in
accordance with the letter of instruction.
accompanying these orders.
By order of the Commander-in-Chi
SELDEN CONNUR,
Adjutant General.
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United States Civil Service Examination

United States Civil Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has ordered that an examination
be held by it's local board in this city on
Tuesday, February 2, 1897, commencing
at 9 o'c ock a. M, for the grades Of clerk
and carrier in the postal service. Only
citizens of the United States can be ex-
amined. The age limitations for this ex-
animation are as follows: Clerk. IL
years or over; carrier, over q and under
40. No application will be accepted for
this examination unless filed with the
undersigned, On the proper blank, before
the hour of closing business on January
13. 1887. Applications should be- nled
promptly in order that time may remain
for correction if necessary.
The Commission takes this opportunity
of stating that the examinations are open
to all reputable citizens OF the United
Sta tes who may desire to enter the ser
vice, without regard to race or to their
political or religious affiliations. All
such citizens ore invited to apply. They
shall he examined, graded, and certified
Will, entire impartiality, aud wholly
without regard to any consideration save
their eff Cheney, as shown by the grades
they obtain in the examination.
For application blanks, full lnstruo-
tions, and information relative to the
duties and so laries' of the different posi-
tions, apply to G. f. Jellison, Secretary
Board of Examiners, Postal Service,
Pest Office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
ReautifnI Mada.lions.

Mrs. G. W. Jones, of Augusta, men,
her of the Augusta China club, has
placed in Carter BI others' window, cor
ner of Congress and Casco streets. three
melallions that attract much attention.
One of the nledallions is an exquisite
miniature Of Miss Doris Powers, daughter
CT the governor-slect, another of baby
Frederick Jones son of tho artist, ana
one of Miss Grace r. Soldiers. daughter
of Hon. Gso. NJ. Soldiers. president OF the
last Maine Senate. Mrs. Jones at one
time had large studio at Concord n.
II. She works wholly from life has bean
awarded gold medals, and received an
invitation to exhibit her work. from the
Portland Art Club.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.
For the Cuban Patriots by Henry {
Staples Camp. NO 81. S. of v.

1T the regular meeting Of Henry G..
Staples Camp, No. 50, S. Of ", OF Au-
gusta Monday evening, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Spaniards and especially the Spanish
General Weyier against the Cuban
patriots being Of such nature as to
arouse the patriotic feelings in our hearts
therefore be it
Resolved, That we the members OF ID,
G. Staples Camp, No. 81, Division OF
Maine, Sons of Veterans, y. s. a, sim
oerely hope and pray that the Cubans
shall soon have liberty and peace granted
them, and if not, be 1t
Resolved, That we as a loyal Damp
SEQ need OF prompt sand decisive iegisia-
like our forefathers need liberty and
justice in place of tyranny and op-
preston.
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AGenerous Act.

Mr.. G. M. Cumston, a we'll known and
kind hearted farmer Of Monmouth, has
sent twenty barrels of apples to be dis
tributed among the inmates OF the Maine
General hospital, St. Elizabeth and Fort
land Female Orphan Asylums, Iempor-
airy Home, Home for Aged Men, Day
Nursery and Deaf Sonool. Ihe Maine
Central transported and the American
Express Co. delivered them without ex-
pensa-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
Real Estate rr...sfers.

The following transfers of real estate
IN this county have been recorded IN
she Registry OF Deeds:
Annie W. Stanwood of Brunswick to
Frank Drapeau ct al, for 81, lot OF land
in Brunswick.
Annie w. Stanwoo1 to John Reed
StaDwoad ct al, for 81, lot of land in
Brunswick.
Sanborn, both of Portland, for 81, loi
of land in Dseriug, on thu southerly side
Of Prospect street.
Frederick H. Hartford Of South Port.
land to Ellsworth Nd. Chandler of Port
land, for 81, lot of land in South Port
land between the Ferry landing and
Meeting House hill.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY

PERSONALLY CONDUCTED HOURS.
AEATCHLEss IN EVERY FEATURE.
Three tours to CALIFORNIA and the ? A
CIFlC COAST will leave Boston January 2ee
February % and March 26, 1897. FIVE weeks
in California on The first toueaAaz four weeks
On she second. Passengers ON the thagc te'lF
may return On regular taains @atha,a nino
months. Stops wls be na1s at Nc@ UTseaas
for Mar6i-Gras festivities on the secassd Ssaa,
Rates, $315, 1855 and $3.50. respectively.
"a
Jacksonville tours. allowing two weeks In
Florida will leave Boston January 20, Feofu-
airy s and % and March 8, 1897. Rate, cover
ing expenses route IA both direoaons,
SOS. 90 from Boston.
w a 5EIN GToN-
Seven-day tour WIN leave Boston Desamber
%. 500, February II, March IL, April 8 (six
days. and May IL, 1897. Rate, including all
expenses ell route, with board at Washington's
best hotels, S23 from Boston
OLD POINT COMFORT, RICHMOND
and WASHINGTON six days.. from New
York, December &c, January %, February 90,
March is, April Is. Rate. covering all ex
penSes, $50.
Detailed Itineraries and other information Of
Tourist Agent 200 Washington St.. Boston.
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ing and promoting must be seou'oIi;; 10
irreparable injury be inflicted aiise
upon the pIecocious and the pnoA sn,,,-
The boy Of one talent must not % oon
PEELED to forego its use because ne cA"A~'
gain ten. tho
We are making steady advance IN s1e
right direction; and the general reeuio
is assuring. Knowledge is no longer a
dead mass of facts and principles 70 Nd ID
principles vitalized by thought. Hduca-
ton has ceased to be static, ana - IL
teneely dynamic. The best ed ucateo tnnn
is the man whose entire nature nas os Ell
brought into vital relations wltn Cn9
most in portant truths. The individual
liberated from the letters of heredisy,
bad government, harmful traditions anu y,
his own inertia, is the elimination Oh aA
true progress.
But is there no danger of exaqgeratlnR
the importance of the Individual? fes'
there is danger. There is danger 81 mag
Difying the unit till VIC forget THAI II
il only unit, whose value is determined
by its relation to other units and TO So
oiety. In social ana political life, we al
ready notice tendencies toward anarchy
and disintegration. In religion we are
all making our own creeds. The spell OF
ancient authority Is forever broken IN
theology and politics We are most or US
eclectic. And we now need, as never
before, the ties of love and reverence
that bind US 10 God and to our fellow
men. Poetry, which, with Arnold,
believe to be the truest Interpretation Of
life, should be constant factor ~ All
educational work. To keep our indivld-
ualism from the folly add madness Of
egotism we need those studies which will
exhibit history, this present world, and
our own part in IT, in true perspective.
We need constantly to remember that the
only way to save our lives is to lose them.
and that this is the teaching, not only OF
Jesus, but of human experience.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16

A crew of painters from the steamship
Numidian were at work yesterday beau
tifing the walls of the new sailors read
ing and recreation rooms on Fore ntreet
which are being fitted up by the Porh-
land consular corps. The rooms are well
lighted and will be very comfortable
when they are completed. Those who
have the matter In chargs need lamps,
a stove and articles OF furniture to 6t the
place up and donations Of articles OF this
kind will be thankfully received.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
RELIEF in SIX HOURS

11eieved in six hours by the NEW GREAT a I
SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE. o,o Inc
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pain IN passing it almost imme ebis is YOUR
iemedy. Eold by c. r. GUPPY CO.. Drug
gist. 463 Coneress st. Portland, we.
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Your Newspaper for the Coming Year.
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for $750-a year in advance. OF for %
cnts month, for both papers. by mail,
or delivered by carrier in Portland
South Portland OF Deering.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-10

Balance in TREASURY. ...$35,717
The above balance stands to the
credit Of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Jan 2, 1896:
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
The Care Of Spectacles.

An experienced oculist says that .
great many people injure their eye
sight by not keeping their glasses
bright and highly polished. They al
low dust and perspiration to accumu-
late upon them, then they are dim
and semi-opaque and the eyes are
strained with trying to look through
them.
It is not an easy matter to keep
glasses in perfect order, especially in
warm weather, and just what is best
to clean them with has long been an
unsettled question. One man has put
himself on record as declaring that
the only cleaner he has found satisfac-
tory was bank note of large demon
ination. Whether the size of the note
or the quality had to do with the
efficacy of it did not transpire. A
lady has used Japanese paper napkin
with most pleasing results, and says
she buys paper napkins by the dozen
and keeps them on hand for this pur-
pose. Another lady, who must be
very particular about her glasses,
keeps on hand bits of mosquito net.
ting thoroughly washed and rinsed in
clear water and ironed, and pro-
nounces them in every way better than
anything else she has ever tried. The
ordinary pocket handkerchief, being
not a practical glass cleaner, these
suggestions are given for what they
are worth. New York Ledger.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
Tie Melon Tree.

Professor Hilgard of the Agricul.
tural College at the University of Cal
ifornia has succeeded in growing
melons Oh u tree. The strange horti-
cultural combination is in the univer-
sity conservatory, and has been pho-
graphed and labelled "melon tree" IN
the album of the Agricultural College.
1t stands about ten feet high, has
large green leaves, and would create
wonder in the eyes of any farmer.
Professor Hilgard!says that attempts
have been made for some time to Sc
cure fruit on this particular tree, but
all efforts had failed until recently.
Among scientific men the. tree is
known as the papaya, and is product
of the tropics. From it pepsin is ex-
tracted, chiefly from the leaves. In
California the tree has been fruitful
in the open air in Santa Barbara, but
none has approached the growth of
the specimen at the University OF
California. Professor Hilgard regards
it rs one of the most peculiar and in
teresting illustrations OF what can DO
uOuO WIN SAONbuS itp1a tAC VI ORiSrs
10 show the effects of the peptinine
contained in the melons and leaves,
several experiments have been made.
Tough beefsteak when placed within
the melons or between the leaves, un-
dergoes change that would bring Joy
to the boarder. In feet, the toughest
beef can be made to rival the tender
est in few hours, says Professor Hill.
gard.
The melons are similar in shape to
the ordinary elongated melon that
grows on vine, and are pleasant eat
ing, resembling the Watermelon IN
taste. 1t belongs to the Same family,
and its growth from the flower pro-
crosses in the same manner. Hereafter
Professor Hilgard says he expects to
make the tree bear every year. -Balti-
more American.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
An Enterprising Organ.Grinaer.

The grinder of tie street piano is
never ct loss for new attraction.
For some time couple OF little girls
have been following one OF these mar
wells OF technique and dancing on the
sidewalk each time it stopped to play,
but those performances have been
eclipsed. l have seen the pianist
down town lately. His partner turns
the handle and. he does song and
dance; rather, song or dance, as
the music requires. He has not q
bad tenor voice and he scars way up
on the small notes of "Arrahgowan,
Ye're Only Fooling," then comes a
quick step Of some kind and he trips
the light fantastic with trained bear
like motion. "Ob, Don't You Re-
member Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt, comes
in somewhere, and he sings it with
trill or two in effective places. He
succeeds in drawing crowd, and be-
tween the tunes he passes his hat. -
Albany IN. W Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
In a Lions Den.

One of the many incidents OF bravery
or foolhardiness occurring in Colora.
do took place near Debeque, Mesa
County, in the spring of 1856. At
that time the Roam Greek Toll Road
Company owned and was operating a
toll road through the Hogback canyon,
between Grand junction and the Gar.
field county line, and the superinten-
dent was young man by the name OF
John A. Rhone, printer by trade,
but who proved to be careful and
competent officer of the company.
The country through which the road
ran is wild and picturesque one, and
in those days the rugged canyons were
fairly alive with mountain lions, @
cowardly but destructive animal, says
q writer in the Denver Field and
Farm.
To maintain the road the company
kept several horses, among which was
a fine-blooded Kentucky mare, which
the President of the company had Sc
cured from passing emigrant IN ex
change for another horse. The mare
was turned out with some OF the com
pany's horses which were then not II
use. end in a short time she droppet
q fine colt. The mare and colt wer'
progressing finely, until one morning
The entire band came rushing Wild,
down from the hills to the toll camp
| The colt was missing. and the mare !
side was covered with blood aud tn
distinct impressions OF the claws OF
mountain lion, which evidently mad
a spring, but not getting firm hol'
simply scratched down the mare side
leaving deep bleeding trail OF eac
| claw.
The sight of the mare Iantine
frightened and bleeding and the los
of the colt SO outraged Rhole that b
Immediately seized his Winchester an
started cut Tor tue scalp Of the nour
tain ijon Which bad done tie nissa's
| ~ ialsslaf tbs veil 81 tgs ksfsts I
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
A Colony of ,Vegetarians.

At Oranienburg, near Berlin, q
colony of vegetarians was started some
wears ago, and is growing slowly but
steadily. Founded in 1898 by seven
enthusiasts on the subject, there are at
present forty-seven homesteads, where
thirty seven families and ten single
men have built houses and raised
their cabbage. Outside of the vege-
tables necessary for their own food,
they have planted 35, 900 fruit trees,
and Is. 900 berry bushes, and have
fenced in the entire property, with
hedge of hazel nuts. From q finan-
cisl standpoint they ars doing very
well, because they realize excellent
prices for the products of their truck
farms, the quality of the vegetables
raised by them being the best to b
obtained.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
more than the palliasss and the Dol.

moIo eAou suV Pu1i1@-s9 uu1 VIZ pVi'
ster.
"Well, I'm off to the Hen and
Chickens, said Walter Battersby al
length. "I've had enough of this.
So, too, had Mrs. Peter, for there
was not an article in the room that she
had not thoroughly tested.
The sun was still well above the
cemetery hill when Seth called at No.
SO, in his worksday CRIME and his
workaday grease.
cart ready, my lass?" he inquired
of Joan.
The girl began to make excuses.
'It's not right, Seth, to leave the
house with no one in it. Hewouldn't
have liked it," she said.
IFS not right, Joan, to make a
promise and not keep It," retorted
Seth. "Come, now, I'm not going to
leave you to NOPE your eyes out. Do
You mean to make me marry you?"
She was persuaded with difficulty.
Then it was revelation of charac.
ter to see how she locked one door af-
ter another and pocketed the different
keys.
s'Anybody 'ud think the things were
all yourn, JOAN" said Seth admir-
ingly.
"It's the same to me as If they
were," she answered, with the tone of
fresh tears.
But Seth hurried her of before she
could break down again, and soon had
her in the little red brick cottage he
shared with his mother.
Old Mrs. Perry had, in her younger
days, been servant herself. She had
true woman's sympathy for Joan,
and discernment enough to know that
her son might do far worse than marry
such a girl.
| It was as comfortable meal as any
in Moxforj, with the cat purring on
the hearth all time.
Afterward the talk turned solidly
upon old Carmel and his singular be-
quests to Joan.
''The money and the furniture II
be useful to you, child" said old
Mrs. Perry; "but the idea of leaving
you thing like that !" pointing to the
scrap book.
"I used to be so fond of it," STAN.
mered Joan. "The times we've sat to-
gether, him FASTING and me cutting
what he'd markell"
She rose and lifted the big book on
the table. united its strings, and
opened it.
"Why, what's this?" exclaimed
Seth, as q bank note for 9l00 ap-
peared.
Joan turned pale as she took it up.
1t was endorsed on the back: "Pay to
loan Smith aud no one else. !"
Ere they had finished looking
through the book they found twenty
one other notes of exactly the same
kind.
"They are certainly yours, my
GIRL" said Mr.. Cameron, when Joan
called ON him in the morning; "and /
shall have great pleasure in telling
Mrs. Peter Battersby what has become
OF the money to her brother-iu-law's
credit at the bank. "-Cassell's Satur.
day Journal.