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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-21
WESTBROOK.

The following officers were elected by
| Calanthe Assembly, p. S.. Saturday eve
ming: P. c., Mrs. Fred Lord; G. g.,
Mrs. Hattie Winslow; V. c., Mrs.
Nathaniel Hatch; chaplain, Mrs. j.
Haven Phinney; NJ. at A., Mrs. X. A.
| Durell; A. M. at A, Mrs. Charles
Sylvester; M. Of E. Mrs. Henry Cousens;
NJ. of f. Mrs. 'Woodside; I. g.. Miss
Sanborn; trustees for three years. Mrs.
IP. S. Graham; organist, Mrs. 6. +.
| Murch. representative to Gran1 Lodge,
| Mrs. A. G. Chute; alternate-Mrs. G. Fred
| Brown.
Mr.. Roy Spear, the IA year old son of
j. +. Spear, met with a painful accident
Saturday afternoon. lie with two other
young toys were playing with toy can
non. They put in a doubls charge and
then retreated TO watch the effect.
| Through some means the cannon re-
bounded, hit one of the boys in the Shout
der and glanced off taking young Spear
over the right eye, in1icting teep cash.
| It was necessary for the attending ply
siciap to take four stitches in dressing the
wound.
MIR. Edward Clements was badly
burned about the face and arms while at
work at the paper mills Saturday after
noon. He was repairing IA belt in dark
room and had lump with him. A cot
ton apron that was about him came into
contact with the flame of the lamp and
burst into flames. The apron was be-
sneared with oil and was SO in daminable
that MIR. Clements was badly burned be-
fore be could extinguish 1t.
Mr., VIM. j. Snow secured satlsfac-
tory settlement With the Portland q
Rochester railroad the past week for IN
juries received at the Spring street cross
| ing last fall.
The recruiting officers for the proposed
company of the National Guards report
much interest in the matter among the
young men of the city and a large list Of
those wishing to inlist has been secured.
| The company will be organized Monday
evening at the armory in the forest
street grammar school building.
/ VIM. Fl. Jones died at his home on
| Brown street yesterday morning Of
| Bright's disease, at the age OF 70 years.
/ He was born in England and was at one
| time u soldier in the English army. He
has been resident of this city for the
past sixteen years, and was employed fol
| n number of years Mt the piper mills.
wife and two children survive him. He
was q mem Der of the local order o.
Foresters. The funeral will be held a.
=! the Ol. dyacinbn cuuEch dt D " oiooH
| Tuesday morning.
John. the eleven year old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Holm of Maple street,
died suddenly Sunday morning OF diph
| liberia.
| Yesterday was observed as Peace Sun
| day at the UniveTsalist church. Tht
PASTORS subject at the morning aaryict
was Peace. He dealt largely with
national affairs. He scored the present
administration for what he termed thu
unnecessary expenditure of public moneI
in the military departments.
A search and seizure was made by thu
city marshal on Bridge street, yesterday
morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-21
MARRIAGES..


In Bar Harbor. Dec 10. Nelson E. Hopkins
and Miss Edith L. Hoyt. both of Eden.
In Stow Dec. IL. Geo. W. Emery OF Stow and
Mrs. Mary A. harrington of Fryeburg
In Brewer. Dec. II, Fred c. Vickery of Hamp.
den and Miss Hattie Z. Higgins of Brewer.
In Milo, Dec. -, Clarence Ill. Stanf1eld and
Miss Mae Mitchell.
In Sandy Point, Dec IL. Gilbert Granville
and Miss Maud May Shute, both of Stockton
Springs.
In East Wilton, Dec. -. Eben Merchant of
Wilton and Miss Emma Meras of Camden.
In Sedgwick, Dec. -, Fred &. Ford OF Sedg-
wick and Miss Carrie E. Wescott of Brooks
vile.
In Rumford Falls, Dec. IL. J. Clarence Baker
of Sumner and Eva l.. Howe OF Hanover
In stowe, Dec. II, by Rev. B. N. Stone, Geo.
W. Emery of Stowe and Mrs. Mary A. Earring
In .Haliowell, Dec 10, VIM. H. Smith of All
gusta and Miss Harriet L. Bacon.
In South Orrsngton, Dec, 8. /. J. Abbott Of
Verona and Mrs. Laura E. Lowell OF Orrsngton:
Iii Gulford, Dec. 8, Arthur Larrabee and
Miss Minnie McPeters.
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Eliot coffee served free at Wilson's
First Parish Church.

The First Parish Christmas service
was held yesterday. Tho church was
prettlly dressed with evergreen, and Mr..
Perkins sermons, morning and evening,
related to the Messiah and the lessons of
his birth. The music by the First Parish
quartetta, Mrs. White, Miss Rice, Messrs.
Barnard and Pierce with Mr.. kotzschmar
at the organ, was fine. This was the
program me at the morning service:
Anthem-Ia the Beginning was the
Word, - caesar Franck
Anthem-Th Kotzschmar
Pastoral Symphony-Messiah,
Kotszchmar
In the evening these anthems were
sung:
Anthem-I Feel Thy Presence,
Charles D. Carter
(The American Prize Anthony
Anthem-Oh Be Joyful, Fairlsnd
Anthem-As Moses Lifted Up the
Servant, Fred Gostelow
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DEATHS.

In this city. Dec Is 9th, Florence Maraget, in
FAINT child OF William H., and Bessie M. Crock
EFT, aged weeks.
Funeral services Sunday at p. M, from
parents residence 16 ST. Lawrence 81.
In this city, Dec. 20. John d., son OF 1nomaS
and the late Rose Mcmahon. aged % years,
Funeral Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock
fromsNo 20 South street. Bath papers copy ]
REQUIEM high mass at st Dominic church at
9 O'clock.
In this city, Dec. 10Th. Michael James, son
of John and Celia McCue, aged 20 years,
Funeral Monday afternoon at 80 o'clock
from No. Is Commercial st. Services. at the
Cathedral OF the Immaculate conception AT z
O'Clock.
In Pleasantdale, Dec. Is, Helen f., vile OF
Storer G. Dyer. aged Al years.
Funeral this afternoon at O'CLOCK from hef
| Iate residence Summer ST.
In Brewer, Dec Is, Mrs. James j. Long, aged
| 81 years.
In Brewer, Dec IS, Capt. Nath'l W. Bartlett,
In Appleton, Dec. 10, Mrs. Margaret Gordon.
| aged IS years.
In Eden, Dec. 10, Mrs. Mary Iiscomb Peach,
aged Sc years.
In Sedgwlck. Dec. H. Capt. Groves Parker.
! In Ellsworth, Dec. Is, Timothy Finn, aged
| 10 years.
In Dedham, Dec. 10. Mrs. Abra W. Conden,
aged so years.
In Franklin, Dec. H. Edward Wilbur, aged
| 26 years n,
In Rockport, Dec IL, Lincoln Waldo. aged
| 43 years.
| In North vassalboro, Dec. 10. Benz. Lourne.
| aged CT years.
| At Cape Rozler Dec ~, Chiricirus Gray, aged
about 81 years.
| In Pittsfield Dec, IL, Mrs. L. E. Graves, aged
| % years.
In HSorridSewock, Dec. 6, Mrs. Samuel Handy
| In North Sedgwick Dec g. David j. Allen.
aged G3 years.
! In Kennebunkport. Dec. 6, Miss Hannah
| Downing. aged So years.
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St. Lawrence St. Church.

The Christmas exercises at ST. Law
renee street church yesterday were high
ly enjoyed by the large congregations.
The musical programme printed in the
PRESS Saturday was fully carried out,
and MFR. Wright's morning sermon and
his Christmas story in the evening were
much enjoyed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-21
New Music.

We have received from Ira G. Stock
bridge ''1f Only Could Blot Out the
PAST words and music by Gussie L.
Davis; "When the c ity Sleeps" words
and music by Edgar Selden; My Tom,'
words and music by Henry S. Jones
"Shadows OH the Hearth, - words by
Charles II. Robinson, music by Walter
A. Phillips.
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Hot coffee served free at Wilson S,
The Theosophists,

The regular meeting of the Portland
Philosophical society was held last eve
ming at it's hall, 542 l-2 Congress street.
A paper was read Oh "Theosophy, ths
Essence Of Christianity. Then followed
general discussion. principally on
prayer. Next Sunday the subject will be
The Inner Meaning of the Christian
Festival %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-21

Opera glasses are very useful and
lasting present. McKenney would be
pleased to show you 100 pair of his own
Importation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-21

Miss Bertha Galland appeared at the
matinee and evening performance aS
Portland theatre Saturday to small audi
ences. In the evening scene from
OrtheIIo was given in addition to the
other features of the programme. and
iss Galland pleased as Desdemona,
while the Cthello and Iago were very
we'll assumed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-21

a McKenney's line of cIoaks is very large
Including all the latest designs. He has
a stock Of 300 to select from.
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NEW HAVEN MORNING THURSDAY

other by a tlller just like the ordinary ruddor tiller, The propeller shaft con sists of a tube, through which a tleXi- ble shaft is run. The outer end of the shaft is connected with the pro- peller and the inboard end with the electric motor by means of gearing. The revolutions of the motors arma- tura are communicated to the propeller through the flexible shaft. The pro- peller tube Is provided with Q flnlike arrangement which performs the func- tion of a rudder The motor derives it's power from storage batteries, the weight of which for an IS or 20-foot boat may be from 100 to 275 pounds, &C., cording to the capacity carried at one time, The weight of the motor, rud- der and propeller is only 35 pounds, and a. boat of the length mentioned can be driven at a speed of three to five miles per hour. This apparatus can be attached to any boat without any special preparations, The motor is noiseless; it's motion is reversible, making it possible to go backward; !; the battery can be taken out by hunt CTS and used to light the tent, and the cost is five cents an hour.
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lent" black, for he thinks he is justified
 by his creed, which the Amerean does
 not, and he has 8 fear that his oppo- nents may find foreign protection. from
 which the American is exempt In plain
 English, the Armenian, having once aroused Ottoman jealousy as well as
 hate, must either be protected from the
 outside or he will perish.
 Our people will understand the whole situation if the Macedonlans should rise in insurrection and be put down as the Armenians are being put down." The sympathy of Europeans and Asiatics is so imperfect, that even
 the modern passion of pity grows cold when the victims belong to the latter continent. The Japanese massacre of
 the Chinese in Port Arthur hardly stirred Europe more than great rail way disaster would have done. The great persecution of the Jews in Russia was no doubt condemned, especially by | religious persons, but it woke none of | the passionate feeling aroused two cen turies before by the cruelties inflicted on the Hugenots of France. Not only were the flying Hebrews not welcomed here as the Huguenots, who were fed, comforted and subsidized, but the mass of the population objected to their com | ing, sulkily declaring that Russian Jews we're q dirty lot and would bring down the general rates of wages. Even for these Armenians, though the existence Of treaties and general horror of Turks wakes in this country a general energy Iy,f tt, | is imperfect, the subscriptions for the ruined come in in drlblets, and many of
 the journals are willing to believe not only that Armenians are disagreeable folk-which is true enough of classes among them, they often displaying the Aslatic tendency to insolence in pros perity-but that they are capable of rising voluntarily upon .Mussulmans, which is like saying that the Jews of our East end are capable of organizing
 a revolt The Macedonians, on the the other hand, are as European as we are. Every blow struck will be realized all through Europe, and if the Macedo-
 nian women are treated as Armenian
 women have been treated, nothing
 would save either the throne of the Sul-
 tan or the Osmanli caste. The myste-
 rious comity of race will influence us as
 well as pity; and those who pity will not
 flush, but turn white about the lips
 as only Europeans do. Then, and We
 begin to fear not till then, we shall
 realize to the full extent what the Ar
 menians have suffered and are suffer
 ing, and what the real danger is--that
 they will be actually exterminated.
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told of piece of silk tapestry for which French artists asked $1O,OOO, which had been exactly duplicated In Japan at a cost of only $7OO Watches every bit as good as those yetalled In the United States for S1,50 are now being made in Japan to sell at about % cents each, Watches that cost SEQ to make in this country can be made in Japan for $2. Skilled workman in the Japanese fac tories get but three to five cents a day, and this is ample to supply all their requirements. As a rule the average Japanese workmen in tho manufactur- ing industries now coming into compe- tition with western industries work for wages that would not keep an Ameri- can in tobacco. One of the members of the Chamber of Commerce told of having recently bought in Japan ten boxes of excellent parlor matches for one cent.
 Such statements as these indicate that lethargio indifference is hardly the proper thing in the East or any other section of the country likely to be af- fected. Japan has shown what she can do in the art of war. She will evidently bear watching by her competitors in the arts of peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-09
YHM DANGEROILS .IipiNESE

California is not as much disturbed by Chinese cheap labor as she used to be, but she cannot have peace because Japanese cheap labor is threatening her of the country. At a recent joint meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers and Producers associ- ation of San Francisco committees were appointed to investigate every line of industry in which Japanese goods com. pete with those made in this country, with view of presenting to congress 'pnirnpeachable facts and figures with which to break the lethargic indiffer- lenca of the East And some state ments were made which will be likely to make some impression on that in- difference. For instance, it was stated that nine carloads of buttons had been purchased recently from Japanese man. ufacturcrs by an American house. It was said to be entirely likely that the plant of the Oakland Nail company would soon be removed from Oakland, California, 10 Japan, because Of the very much smaller cost of equally good labor in the latter country. A Japan csc firm is now negotiating for d nail making plant, and another for q iute plant. Several Japanese steamship lines have lately been established on the Pacific to Australia and to this continent. The Japanese inroads have been greatest in lines of textile goods so far This is especially the case in regard to cotton goods. One merchant
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moo job? Mike--Shure I have, Pat, Pat-And how are they all up yure wey? MllSe-Everybody's sick, Pat Aye, aye! That's too bad, man! Mike --Oh, no! I'm worzin' at Bellevue IIarpers Bazaar,
 Artistic Critic-Humph Yes, not bad, but-er-dont you think that they-er -er-lay the color on a little too thick? The Teacher-Well, m'yes, perhaps so; but Gin a whispeD you see they buy all their colors from me, so 1t wouldn't do to discourage them, would it?--Ally Slcper.
 Walk right in dearl Your supper's ready, your slippers are right where you can find them easily, and your pipe and tobacco are on the writing desk, handy for youw "AI right, Mol lN" groaned the tired, suspicious hus- band, you can get that new cloak to- morow!-Washington News.
 You don't call upon Miss smarte as much as you did?"
 No, Fact is, have reasons for sus- pecting that my company is not so agreeable as it might be. The last time l was there I suppose I did stay rather long,and when I got up to go, Miss Smarte said: Must you so now? I was in hopes you would stop for break fast Somehow 1 got an idea that perhaps it would be just as well for me not to waste any more time at that house. Boston Transcript
 Domestic Economy-"What's thism exclaimed the young husband referring to the memorandum she had given him. One dozen eggs, pound of raisins, bottle of lemon extract, can of con densed milk dimes worth of ground cinnamon, and half dollars worth of sugar, What do you want of all these things. Belinda?"
 I've got dry loaf of bakers bread" replied the young wife, that I an going to save by working up into bread pudding. l never let anything go to waste, Henry, "-Chicago Tribune
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ENGLAND MOVING.

Although it is said that the Emperor intended to encourage the South Afri- can republic to maintain it's independ- ence England does not yet appear to be much modified. She has notified the German government that she means to maintain at all costs the rights in the TransVat4i secured to her under the convention of 1884. And she is pro- ceeding exactly as she might if she considered those rights seriously men aced There is to be quick concentra- tion of both troops and warships on the African coast. The Royal Lancas- ter regiment, which has started from India, will disembark at the Cape An- other regiment of equal strength is on considerable force will shortly leave England for the same point. Admiral Rawson. commanding the Cape and West Africa squadron, has been or dered to take his flagship, the St. George, to Delagoa Bay. To his sup port there will be sent a, flying squad ron consisting of six warships-the great new battleships Royal Oak and Revenge, and the cruisers Gibraltar, Hermione, Theseus and Charybdis
 This has business look. Awhile ago this country was singing "We don't want to fight, but by lingo, if we do." We had to stop there. England can sing the whole song and sing it with effect. She has the men, the ships and the money and she knows how to make other countries realize it.
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I'll F POPUL4IR LOAN.

The popular loan" grows more and more interesting. There doesn't appear to be any great rush for it yet by the people. Perhaps they are restrained by the difficulty of getting gold Those who told the government and the peo- pie that the loan ought to be popular omitted to tell how the people could get the gold to make it popular. Mean- while the great financiers who have gold or know how to get it are keeping as still as they can, knowing that they will probably have to make the popu- lar loan by and by if anybody does And it is new quietly said that if the syndicate puts in a, bid for the loan. or any msubscribed part of it, the bid will probably be for the bonds at par. The syndicate would not want them unless they could sell them at d profit. and there would be no benefit to the syndicate in buying any of them at q price approximating to the price paid by the public. There will not be much demand for the bonds after the public demand has been satisfied by the pub liz sale. And so forth and so on.
 It will he quite interesting and in structive if the chief effect of the de- mand for a popular loan is a cheapening of the bonds and a strengthening of the notion that the country cannot be saved except by the bond syndicate That's the way things appear to be headed new
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FASHION NOTES
Two Sorts of Goats.

The chiffon coat is destined to become the blessing, saving and pride of many lucky girl. It is no omre than an ac- cessory, and may be planned In color to go with some especial gown, but it should harmonize or contrast correctly with several dresses. Its material is either t1uted or plaited, or it may be of the crinkle weave that pretends such a process. Its back fits colsely, the flutes being drawn close in the middle
 of the waist line at the back and al- lowed to spread for the width of the
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T, Lincoln" This idea was instantly amplified. 'The names of sherman and Lincoln put together would be irresist- ible. That ticket would elect itself, We should have a. campaign of march, ins and song. We need the inspiration, and Marching Through Georgia and We are Coming, Father Abraham, would give it. We must not lose this campaign, and am alarmed by the prospect of losing it in my name. ''-- Murat Halstead in McClure's Magazine.
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Advertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small advertisements. One Cent a Word each in- sertion. Five cents a word for n full week (soven times.)
 Display Advertisements-Per inch, one in- sertiou, $l20 each subsequent insertion, 40 cents; one week, S320; one month, Sl0; one year, $40.
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents per Inc, Notices of bi ths. Marriages, Deaths and Funera s, 30 cents each. Local notices, i5 cents DOT line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own iectionable). and their contracts do not in- clude Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Disoounts-0n two inches or moro one month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches or more, one month Il ll over. l5 DOT cent.
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TRUATPS.

'The new woman seems to have play ed her last card. I wonder what next" "Oh. she'll ask what's trumps. I fancy" Detroit Tribune.
 "rimmins says his last novel is bound to make people talk T guess so. l fancy they would rather talk than read t.'-Indianapolis Journal You've seen them more than once or
 twice.
 These vagaries of fate. The thinner Johnny thinks the ice. The worse he wants to skate.
 Washington Star. Mir. Keep Cash-Did you write to that man who advertises to show people how to make desserts without milk and have them richer? Mrs. Cash-Yes. and sent him the ST. What did he reUly?" "Use cream. Rehoboth Sun dGs Herald.
 Pat-HelIo. Mike. oi hear yez have a
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----.---------'---------- COMMUNICATIONS.
The Sidewalks.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER;
 Shall we have our walks cleaned? Or will the same free and easy way that prevailed last winter in most of the streets a little remote from the center, be followed this season? Some walks cleaned, some half cleaned and others not at all. Is it not a. good time now to begin before the snow is trodden and frozen down? P.
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shoulders. A belt passes outside of the coat at the waist line, just slipping under a little part of the waist line right at the center of the back, so that there is princess effect right down the middle of the back trick that lends length and grace of waist. Below this belt the skirts of the coat fall full and fiuty. The front of the coat hangs loose and straight, the belt passing under the front pieces and at the cut out the front turns away in pillows of ruffies that extend the circumference of the great puff sleeves. These sleeves hang yard on yard under the arm in countless intermingling curves. The sleeve draws into a running ribbon at the elbow, and the armhole opens by a hook, so that any under sleeve can get get into place without injuring the chiffon.
 Do you see what a transformation is accomplished when over shabby even- ing bodice this sort of an accessory is adjusted? Of course the chiffon coat may be high neclSed as well as iow, and may be worn over any kind of bodice. In any case the effect is magical. and the demure tailor made girl in town all day shopping appears of sudden de- liciousiy elaborated for dinner when every one knows her bag wasn't big enough to have held the new dress she seems to have donned
 The coat bodice that is pictured here cannot bo well directed to such tricky use, but it is so unusual as to advertise it's newness, which is an advantage that compensates for it's being confined to use with one dress. Its ripple back is oynamented with buttons, it's fronts turn back in rcvers that extend into a sailor collar, and are of white satin, embroidered with ilwidescert spangle, with bordering of blue fox. The vest is of black and white striped satin, and a similar garniture appears on the sleeves,
 whose puffs are shirred to 1t at the side. leaving the inside of the arm plain. Satin, spansles and fur appear on the collar, and the skirt has trim ming of black velvet and buttons. A two toned cloth was the dress goods as sketched. FLORETTE.