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The herald., 1896-09-13

development makes him comparatively
slow, and Corbett will probably land
six to one from him. But Sharkey's
muscles are not yet bound or set. He is
only 25 years old and has four years the
best of 1t compared with Corbett. His
movements are surprisingly active for a
man of his build. In ring costume Shar-
key weighs 17S pounds, while Corbett is
seven pounds heavier. Corbett will soon
begin training at Asbury park. Sharkey
has not yet selected his training quar-
ters, but IL the fight Is to come of on the
Pacific coast he will probably train in
the neighborhood of San Francisco.
The herald., 1896-09-13
AN AWFUL PUNCHER.

Sharkey says that all lie wants is a
chance to hit Ccrbett once, and If the
blow doesn't kill him it will make him
the equivalent of a corpse for five or ten
minutes. This sounds like bluster, but
there is no doubt that Sharkey can hit
harder than any man who has ever step
ped INTO the ring. His great muscular
The herald., 1896-09-13
MANS GRIEVANCE
Dut Then He viii Raise Rev About Almes,
Anv Old Thing

0ut Thon ne VIII Ra1Se Kew About AI00St
Anv Old Thing
Ever notice how much a man dis
likes to have any one sit on his coat
skirts in a street carr" asked the OBJ
servant man as he folded his paper
Because it will crease his coat?"
mo, I never thought 1t was that. It's
a sort of natural impatience at being
held down. Then the offender is nearly
always a woman, and nothing short of
an earthquake will move a. woman in a
street car I always hold the skirt Of
my coat around me and watch for emer-
gencies. But saw funny thing the
other day. A woman who weighed 200
sat down on a mans coast just as he
The herald., 1896-09-13
he Merits Of Corbett and Shar.
key Compared
The CHANCES Of THE MEN
11osksy Has Marveleus Muscular De.
vslepmeat.. .cefbett's Science
WptAsst Brsly - Manager Penpadsar Jln
Nay D. Mere Fighting and Less Talk.
lng-liis Popularity wsnlag

NEW YORK. Sept. ITO the metro
politan sports 1t really looks as If there
would be q fight between Corbett and
9harkey. There Is not the shadow of a
doubt but that Sharkey wants to fight
e the matter should end in fiasco the
The herald., 1896-09-13

vas going to snatch 1t away. The fell
ow fidgeted, brlt 1t was no use; he might
is we'll have been nailed to the seat of
he car. When he reached his street he
said to the woman as he tried to edge
away.
"'Will you kindly release my coat?
"She was deaf, it appears, for she new
er budged step.
"'You're sitting on my coat, madam!
"'What does he mean?' she said to
the car, generally, what does the man
wanf?'
1.-The conductor explained to her, and
she rose as the man shot through the
door to the sidewalk.
why didn't he say what he want
ed?' she asked. I thought he asked me
something about a goat
Now you notice, and you will see how
1t annoys man to be pinned down in
that way. Women don't seem to care,
for I've seen one Of them sit on some
other woman's new gown or cloak and
she wouldn't seem to mind it a bit. But
it's different with men. n."-Detroit Free
Press.
The herald., 1896-09-13

Winifred Dickson, a woman surgeon, has
been appointed examiner in surgery In the
College of Dublin.
The herald., 1896-09-13
South African Gold

Gold production in the Witwatersrand
district in South Africa has risen again
to the height reached before the political
disturbances of last year., when there
was a decided falling off that extended
far into the present year. The July out
put is given as 203,S73 ounces, wnicn Is
tribe above the maximum record (206,-
~ nnncesl ATTAINED in August last year.
It is thus apparent that affairs have
resumed their normal course In the
tro1,hied district. and the year will'show
another large increase IN the worlds
production Of this metaL-Springteld
Republican. s.i. ,-.4, %
The herald., 1896-09-13

DR.. Pajot, the great French accouch-
eur, who has just passed away, was
about as famous for his wit as his pro-
fessional skill. Indeed, his talent for
epigram rather hindered his social sue
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
CITY OF PORTLAND.
TO the Electors of the City Of
POrflund:

NOTICE is hereby given that the board OF
IN registration of voters of said city, will
be In open session at Room Number Eleven
Q1), City Building, upon each of the nine
secular days prior to the National Election,
to be held on Tuesday after the first Mon
day, Che Third day of November next;) be-
ing October 70 TO October 20 inclusive, from
nine in the forenoon to one o'clock in the
afternoon, from 8 O'Clock in the after
noon and from seven till nine in the
evening, excepting on the last day. Of said
session, October 80 when it will not be in
session after five O'Clock in the afternoon,
to receive evidence touching the qualifica-
ton of voters in said city, and to revise and
correct the voting lists. There will also oe
sessions on October 30, 81, and November Q
to enable the board to verify the correctness
of said lists and for closing up the records
of said sessions.
During said time said board will revise
and correct the voting Lists land the wardens
of said city shall be governed by said re-
yised and corrected list. and no name shall
be added to OF stricken from said list on said
day of election, and no person shall vote at
any election whose name is not on said
lists, but the boa1d of registration will be in
session on the day of election for the cor
rection of errors that may have occurred
during said revision.
AUGUSTUS I. ..GERRISH, J Board OF.
MONROE A...Bi1ANCHARD, Registration
MICHAEL c. MCANN, OF Voters
Portland, october 3, 1896. oct13dtd
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
Sleeping After Eating.

To test the supposed advantages of nap
after dinner DR.. Schulz of Fribourg has
made series Of experiments on two nor
NAL subjects. The contents of the stomach
were analysed q few hours after meals.
some OF which were followed by sleep and
some Of which were not, and the results
indicate that sleep weakens the stomach's
movements, while the acidity of the gas
trio juice is increased, On the other hand.
simple repose in horizontal position stim-
ulates the motion of the stomach without
increasing the acidity of the gastric Juice.
1t is concluded, therefore, that one should
stretch himself out for rest after u hearty
meal, but should not 60 to sleep, especially
If the stomach is in dilated condition or
its juice very acid. Detroit News.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
eRoNCHo BoB's STORY.

He Describes the One Occasior TO-.
Which He Was Robbed.
II WINS the first time the Dir, uh. 80,
visiting the far west had ever ridden ~, !.
sta oeooach, and she was anxious - noiss
none of the romance Of her novel arnar;.
ence.
"This is very wild country she said
TO Broncho Bob, who was driving.
eyes. miss. It's right sorter lonesome u,
"Haye you been driving over this route
longa"
"Yes. miss, for several year, of and on. :"
"Were you ever robbedr'
"Was ever robbed" he repeated glow.
". SO az to gain time to search hismemorv
ssYes, miss was robbed once, an 'tain't
been 30 very long ago neither"
"Oh. do tell me about itp'
"'Tain't much of anything to, tell. I
wouldn't ask yer ter listen ter such poor
story"
"You don't realize how prosy and con-
yentional life in city grows. Perhaps
you fail to appreciate how thrilling even a
small adventure may be to those who have
led SO monotonous an existence
"Waal, miss, anything ter 'blige / lady.
It was this way: made up my mind ex
how I wanted ter see some O. city life, SO
took a few hundred dollars in dust an
got aboard the train fur Chicago. When
got there, asked a policeman whit the
finest hotel there was. an got hack ter
take me to it. was kinder dry, an the
fust thing I did was ter blaze my way
through the crowd ter the BARRON. It
was about ez fine er dugout ez ever made
myself ter home in. There was !ookin
glasses an brussels carpets an glassohan-
deliers all over the place. went er the
bartender an told i'm wanted ez lice er
drink ez he could fix up. He asked me
how mint julep would strike ms an
told i'm I'd go him hand er two weth
one jes' ter pass the tine. Waal, miss, he
got tergether lot o. fxin's, an purW soon
he showed out purity good sized tlmbler
at me. But the size er the lumber was
all bluff. He'd gone an LOADED it up
weth weeds an plums an berries an mos
anything he happened ter have handy
ez long ez it 'ud take up room an save
liquor. But scooped out the tmsh an
managed ter git er swaller or two. Then
I asked fur the bill, an, miss, ye might not
believe it, but that TELLER made mepay S5
cents jes fur that little drop O. weak mois-
ture. An that, miss, Is the only time, ez
I kin remember, that ever was robbed.
detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
Trunk Handlers,

On British and continental roads the
baggageman is not the autocrat he is here
An English gentleman tells us that he has
seen many things to make him believe we
are patient people, but nothing has SO
surprised him SIS the unprotesting way in
which we submit to have our baggage
maltreated. The extent of our forbearance,
he thinks, has ceased to be virtue. But
perhaps the baggageman's energy and en-
nifty are his way of protesting against put
ting in one trunk what ought to go in
three. Boston Transcript
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that tba
IN subscriber has been duly appointed
Executor of the Will of
SAMUEL A. HOLBROOK. late of Freenort
in the County Of Cumberland. deceased and
has taken upon himself that trust as the law
directs, and have appointed William k. Nj
of POI tland, Me-. Agt or Atty. within the stat,
of Maine. All persons having demands mon
the estate of said deceased, are reonired
to said estate are called upon to make no W
WILLIAM L. LOWELL, Newton. Mass
P. o. address As Milk ST. Boston, Mass. Fac
Agt.sor Atty.
oct1o 1awaAsat*
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
Commissioners Notice.

THE undersigned having been appointed
i by the Hon. Judge Of Probate for the
County of Cumberland, on the twenty-fourth
day of September, AID, 1896, commissioners
to receive and decide upon the claims of
creditors against the estate of George W.
Wolfe, late of Portland, in said COUNTY.
deceased, represented insolvent hereby
give notice that six months from the date
of said appointment are allowed to said creCli-
tors in which to present and prove their
claims, and that they will be in session for
the purpose of receiving the same at Room
10, 9S Exchange street, in said Portland, on
the second day OF November, 1896, the eighth
day of December. 1896, and the twentieth
day of January, 1897, at 2 o'clock in the af-
ternoon of each of said days.
Dated this ninth day OF October A. D..
1896.
CHARLES J. NICHOLS,
JOHN I'll. PIERCE.
Commissioners.
Oct10-17-
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
The Discovery Saved His
Life

Mr.. g. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
ville, ILL.,, says: "To DR.. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken with
La Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail, and was
given up and told could not live. HAY
ing Dr. Kings New Discovery in my
store sent for bottle and began it's use,
and from the first dose began to got bet.
ter, and after using three bottles was up
and about again. 1t is worth its weight
in gold. We won't keep store or honse
Without it. Get a free trial at II. p.
S. Goods Drug Store, SIT Congress-
ST., under Congress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
THE END OF THE FEuD.

When the Crisis Came at Last, the Entira
Village Was Amazed.
One afternoon, when the mail arrived at
the village Of Barbersville by stage, there
was the usual move on the part Il the
idlers to enter the postoffce 1t so hap
pened that the village cooper, whose
name was Jones, jostled the village cob
bier, whose name was White and they had
some angry words, as follow5t
"What ar ye pushin fur, Tom Jones?"
"Who's a-pushin, Bill Winter"
"You arp
"No, hain'tp'
"Then I'm liarp'
"Then you bel
'sThen kin lick two SIGH pumpkin
heads as yep
Then We can't do nuthin of the kindr'
There was hope that they would fight,
but nothing Of the sort took place. Next
day they had the scrap over again, and so
on the next, and by and by it came to be
regular thing. Every weekday afternoon
for ten long years they had war Of
words. and there was no variation. Bill
White demanded to knowwhy Tom Jones
was pushing him, and Tom Jones always
denied pushing, and it always looked for a
minute as II there would be fight. After
couple of weeks no one minded them,
but the principals kept 1t up just the same
until months made years and the years
counted a decade. Then one day, as they
were going through the usual programme.
Bill White happened to stick his finger in
Tom Jones' left eye, and at the same in
slant Tom Jones kicked at dog and hit
Bill White on the right shin. It was an
elegant opportunity for fight, as each
thought the other meant ii, and for a few
seconds the crowd held it's breath. Then
the two men turned and fled from each
other, one going up the street and the 9TH
or down, and when they met, three days
later, Tom Jones held out his hand and
said:
"Bill, hain't mad at ye, nor never
was.
"Tom,' replied Bill as he reached for
the hand, 81 hain't mad neither, and les
go fishin together tomorrow. ''-Nsw York
Sunday World.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Tske Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure. Zoe
The record-union., 1896-10-19
VISITED WATSON.
Committeeman Reed and Washburn
Consult With Him.

THOMSON (Ga). Oct. 1S.-The much
heralded trip of Committeeman Reed
and Washburn eliminated at noon to-
day, where they We're met and driven
and Washburn eliminated at Thomson
at noon to-day, where they were met
and driven at once to the home of Mr.
Watson. Tonight they were seen in
company with Mr.. Watson a his home
and Mr.. Reed said:
Mr.. Washburn and will return to
Atlanta tomorrow, and if there is any
statement that we desire to make to the
public we will make it there though
do not know that there will be any"
Mr.. Washburn added: THE newspa-
pers seem disposed TO attach signifi-
canoe to our visit to Mr.. Watson that is
hardly justified by the circumstances.
There has just been held a meeting of
our National Executive Committee at
Chicago, at which was issued an ad-
dress to the public bearing on the cam
paign. 1t seems most reasonable that
after such action a subcommittee
should come to report to our candidate,
who was not present at the meeting, all
that transpired there
Concerning Mr.. Watson's letter in
reply to his notification they would say
nothing at all. The statements that have
been made, however, about Mr.. Wash
burn having the letter were errone-
Gus, as Mr.. Watson said yesterday that
he mailed it himself to Chairman But
Ter at Washington. Mr.. Watson has de-
clined all along to say anything con-
cerning its contents, further than to in
innate that it contained an argument of
his side of the case in opposition to the
policy of fusion that had been pursued
by Chairman Butler.
The record-union., 1896-10-19
GROOVENOR'S LAST FIGURES.
MCKINLEY HAS SiXTY.EIGHT
VOTES TO SPARE.
He Thinks if the Ratio of Late Gains
Continues This is Very Con-
Servative Estimate.

ATHENS (O), Oct. 1S.-General
GIosvenor gave out revised estimate
of the Presidential vote tonight. He
said
There have been some significant
changes in the situation since my first
bulletin, and 1 have taken very great
pains by the use of all available means
to ascertain substantially what the re-
suit is to be. There is yet some doubt
and uncertainty about some Of the
States, but l think the following may
safely be placed in the absolutely sure
column. Mckinley and Hobart Will
have the following States; New Eng
land 40, New York sc, New Jersey 10,
Maryland :, Delaware 3, Pennsylvania
81, West Virginia &, Ohio 23, Indiana
-, Illinois "a, Michigan II, Wisconsin
II, Iowa 13, Minnesota 9, South Dakota
4, North Dakota 3, Wyoming 3, Ne
braska :, Kentucky 13 Oregon t.
Washington 4, California 9; total, 292.
There are some States which / do not
class as sure for Mckinley which 1 be-
lieve Will give him their vote, to wit:
Kansas 10, Virginia l., Tennessee u,
Missouri II; total. 81
The States which do not seem to be
doubtful and which must be conceded
practically and without controversy to
Bryan remain as in my first table, ex-
cept that Florida has disclosed an un-
certainty as to her status, and 1 think
that Texas and Louisiana may be added
to the sure votes of Bryan North Car
olina is doubtful State, with chances
il favor of Bryan, in my opinion.
Thus we have 292 votes for Mckinley
and Hobart, with 224 necessary to their
election. If they gain in the same ratio
for the next three weeks as they have
gained in the last three this is a very
conservative estimate of the electoral
vote for them.
The record-union., 1896-10-19

received the letter he would be dead
He claimed his income from his office
was not sufficient to keep up his house
in the way in which he wanted to run it.
He said that he had not used any of
the money in gambling or speculation or
had not, as might be charged, spent it
Tor pleasure or debauchery.
The letter was dated at Colonnade Ho-
tel, Philadelphia
Twenty years ago Rambusch was en-
gagged in the real estate business in part
nership with Richard Mertx. They
purchased the abstract office of Judge
Lewis and he was pushing them hard
for payment. In October, 1877, a small
brick building in which were the county
offices and all of the real estate records,
burned. 1t was charged at the time
that the fire was started to destroy the
evidence against Ode Traynor, who was
County Treasurer, and who was alleged
to be short in his accounts. Traynor was
tried and acquitted.
At the time the District Attorney sus
pected Rambusch of being the incen-
diary and had collected some evidence
against him but not enough to warrant
prosecution. The next morning after
Tie IRE IldIupuScH DOTTOWeu SliouSh
money to pay Judge Lewis and to secure
the abstracts. The fire which destroyed
the county records made Rambusch. The
records which he had bought for $4,000
were then valued at about $50, 600
Dodge County could not then afford to
have new records written. Rambusch
was the only one who could furnish
complete abstract of title to it's lands
and he secured from the county a con-
tract by which he was to furnish 1t for
twenty years all of it's abstracts. This
contract still has two years to run. 1t
placed every investor who put money
into Dodge County lands absolutely at
the mercy of one man.
1t is thought he began his fraudulent
work in 1876. All the time he was a
good church member. An Episcopalian,
he went to the Presbyterian Church be-
cause his denomination had no church
here He cared for the collections of the
church.
The record-union., 1896-10-19
PALMER AND BUCKNER.
The Sentiment of Sound Money DEM
OCrats in Their Favor Growing

CHICAGO, Oct 1S-It was definiteIv
decided to-day that Generals Palmer
and Buckner, who will arrive at moon
tomorrow from New Orleans. will visit
Omaha In that city they will speak
under the auspices of the State Commit
tee of Nebraska, and if the committee
deems it advisable, the candidates will
make flying trip to Lincoln. They will
come East through Iowa, and NAV
either return to Chicago or proceed to
st. Louis, where the State Committee is
preparing to give them big reception.
The itinerary of the Western jaunt will
be completed tomorrow.
With only two weeks of active cam
paign left the officers of the National
Democratic Committee are more than
are going to receive their full share of
votes in every State where the Demo-
Gratis have organized. Advices from Ma
tional Committeeman and from the
Chairmen of the State Committees re-
ceived byVice-C Chairman Hopkins during
the past four or five days indicate thar
the sentiment of sound money Demo-
Gratis in favor of Palmer and Buckner
has been growing at phenomenal rate.
and that thousands of Democrats who
had originally intended to cast their
votes for Mckinley are taking refuge
under the standard of the Indianapolis
Convention
Vice Chairman Hopkins does not
deem it advisable at this time to give
out any figures relative to the probable
vote for the ticket, because he inclines
to the belief that the present estimates
are too low. He believes that during
the two weeks intervening before elec-
ton day a radical change will take place
and that more than 90 per cent. of the
sound money Democrats of the Nation
will vote for the candidates OF the In
dianapoliS Convention.
The record-union., 1896-10-19
CROP CONDITIONS REPORT.
SHORTAGE OF THE
EUROPEAN CROP.
The Late Advance Tight Have Been
Doubled Had the Financial
Condition Been Right.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The Agri-
cultural Department from the October
returns makes the following report of
crop conditions: A feature of the pres
ent outlook encouraging to the pro-
ducer, is the prospective shortage of the
European crop, In Georgia, a heavy
producer of potatoes, not more than
half a crop is expected, and with less
heavy shortage in other States an in
creased demand for export trade will
probably arise.
A general decline in condition of Su-
gar cane is shown. In Louisiana, the
chief producing State, only about half
a crop is indicated, and less than that
in Texas and. Arkansas. The condition
in Georgia is far below the normal.
Dry weather is cited as the cause of
the shortage. There is a decided falling
off in the condition of rye from 1850
TO CSC. The drought has been the
principal cause of low condition.
OF the wheat market in Great Britain
the European agent Of the department
writes: Great Britain is the principal
outlet of the Superfluous wheat of the
world, and her markets during the past
month have presented a study of pc
culiar interest and value. 1t was known
at the opening of the month that the
Russian and American crops were
short. There was practically nothing
from other exporting countries, except
a few cargoes of last seasons wheat
from Argentina, and stocks were lower
both in Great Britain and on the con-
tinent. The Russians declined to sell
except at enhanced prices, and their
shipments fell far behind the usual av-
erage for the time of year
1.-The only source of supply was the
United States, and it might naturally
have been expected we would reap the
benefit of the situation by obtaining
enhanced price. Our financial position
appears, however, to have precluded
our taking full advantage of the situa-
ton, and our new wheat came forward
III great quantities.
"The month ends with an improve
ment of six points above. but it is the
general opinion of the members of the
grain trade in London and Liverpool
that the advance might have been
doubled and brought about earlier had
the United States been in a position to
hold back wheat. 1t is certain that the
harvest of the current year will see no
surpluses, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that we shall see no further re-
duction of wheat areas such as have
been observable in the records of the
last few years."