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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The working people of Vera Cruz are
a clean, we'll fed lot. They earn far
better pay than the workers Of the
tableland cities, for they must eat we'll
or die. You cannot perspire all day
and not grow ~ravenouSly hungry; hence
the common laborer gets his dollar and
a quarter a day, and a Stevedore his 50,
or even more. And they eat we'll. these
men of the piers and lighters. Plenty
of beefSteak and mutton and an ahund-
ance of fish and eggs. 1t is always so
in tropical ports. People eat twice the
amount Of meat here under this fiery
overhead sun as in temperate lands.
At the hotels four courses of hot meats
are served at dinner and supper, be-
side fish and soup. Down by the mar
ket n sees, in the dusk of the early
evening, the poorest Of the population
sitting at long pine tables, of which
there are many. For 6 cents you get a
platter Of fried fish or a beefsteak, or a
cup of coffee with milk, and many
dishes are served. This is the poor
mans al fresco dining room. The fare
is plain, but abundant. The men and
boys here eating look strong and bright
eyed. They have those clear, sailor
lihe eS eo tAdt iooh lCiOSS TIC SEA, hCGh
and far-sighted. The poor of Vera
Cruz are not the cadaverous and dirty
poor of the City of Mexico, anemic and
sickly.
Everybody eats we'll here. The stall
wart Germans in the mercantile houses
are well fed. The women are fat and
they often have double chins. All Vera
Cruz eats heartily. Fish Is cheap, eX.
cellent and abundant. The shrimps are
delicious, and the oysters have the
right sea f1avor.-Correspondence of the
Boston HeralH.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

A high school girl being told by her
teacher to parse He kissed me- con-
sented reluctantly, because opposed to
speaking of private matters in public.
He she commenced, with unneces.
sary emphasis and a fcnd lingering
owe the word that brought the Grim
son to her cheeks, lis a pronoun. third
person, singular number. masculine
gender, a gentleman and pretty we'll
fixed, universally considered 4 good
catch Kissed is a verb. transitive,
too much so. regular every evening. in
dlcative moods, indicating affection:
first and third persons, plural number
and governed by circumstances. Me-
oh, well, everybody knows me-"
And she sal doWn.-Narren Leader.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16
FROM DORIS.

The letter sent with this was found
scaled and bearing your name and adj
dress in the room where Roger died
yesterday. He had spoken of you so
often that came almost to know you,
That is why 1 am writing this note;
you were his friend, and one so noble
as he must have noble friends. l
thought for a moment 1 would ask you
to let me read the letter, but l could
not bear to see it and know that it was
his last, and written to another. The
trouble was his heart. Will you be
present? l cannot write any more for
crying.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

AS winter advances, try and furnish
as great a variety of food for your
stock as you possibly can. There is
variety to be found in pasture fields in
summer. as a rule, but in winter, when
it is needed most. the variety has to be
provided by the farmer. This variety
may be helped some now. but the best
time to have provided it is when crops
were growing last season.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The queen of England has a necklace
of pink pearls that is worth $4,000,
and the dowager empress of Germany
one made of thirty-two pearls that
would bring easily SI--.lJo. The
Rothschild women have, however.
gems of this sort that far exceed IN
valu lie those of royalty. Baroness Gus
tave de Rothschild possesses one made
up of five rows Of pearls, the whole
chain being valued ut $4,000.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

What has become of the white pearls
of the Empress Eugene, sold at the
close of the Franco-Prussian was. has
never been made known. The value Of
these was some 100000. and they We're
gathered together in a beautiful neck
lace that frequently graced the neck Of
that unfortunate queen.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

He-I don't think there is anything
much finer than to have a beautiful
yacht.
She-I'm surprised at you, Haven't
you considered q beautiful wife:
He-Oh, yes; but | mean on the
ground of economy-IIarppr's Bazaar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The consular returns of exports from
bradford to the United States show
that the year has commenced we'll, the
total showing an increase of S503,3SO
over the corresponding month of last
year, and being larger than that of
any month in 1885 except August.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The belief that the shallower parts
of the bottom of the Eastern Atlantic
are parts of a submerged continent
once joined to the mainland seems to
be growing. Scientific evidence in sup
port of PIato's story of a lost Atlantis
has recently multiplied a hundredfold.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Tesla denies that he has succeeded In
photographing the human brain through
the skull, but he hopes soon to perfect
a method of passing solids through sol
ids. The new ideas in science are in
teresting, not to say alarming.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The jewel casket of the dowager en-
press of Russian is the most famous in
the world from a gem point of view.
Hardly second to it is that of the en-
press Ct Austria, whose black pearls
are noted throughout Europe for their
extreme beauty and rarity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

A young man has died at Edinburg,
Ind, of softening of the brain from
habitual cigarette-smoking. A young
man who makes a practice Of smoking
cigarettes is supposed to have a tolera-
BILE soft brain to start with.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16
Henry Dammc of Lorton. Neb.. went

Henry Dammc Of Lort0n, Neb., went
to the wicked and woolly town of
Omaha the other day, and about the
first thing that happened to him was
to run up against that old express
agent game, which cost him eleven
round silver dollars, After waiting an
hour or two on the corner Henry real
lied where he "A at, and all the way
to the police station he uttered his
W last name over and over again to
himself with peculiar emphasis.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Cnogress has been petitioned to Sc
lect June "a as a national holiday in
honor of the discovery of the American
continent by John and Sebastian Cabot.
Those esteemed navigators made a
mistake in distinguishing themselves
so near the Fourth of July, and hon
orable mention in the Biographies is
about as much as they can expect.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Sixteen thousand pounds is the figure
that it is appiCX mated the plpfs p al
would bring. One Of Leo's %predeceS-
soys became possessed Of it in a man
ner which has not been told, and it
has descended in a regular course.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

TEDDY wish | hadn't licked Jim
my Brown this morning.
Mamma-You see now how wrong it
was. don't you dear?
Tedd-Yes, cause | didn't know sill
noon that his mother was going to
give a party.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The French government claims the
right to appoint all bishops in France.
There are no fewer than eight eplsco-
nal sees vacant in France at the pres
ent moment.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The suggestion is to be made to the
Servian parliament that the bachelor
shall pay double taxes between his
thirtieth and fifty-siXth years, while
the widower is to be allowed nve
yaars' grace.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The other day, when a London com
pany went down to Manchester to
play. returning in the evening in time
for the usual performance in London.
the managers insured the company for
$4,000 and the chance of not opening
the theater that night for $500. This
quaint bit of business was done at
Lloyds' for a premium Of 500.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

1t is proposed to restore the stone
that marks the grave of DR.. Johnson
in Westminster abbey. The surface
Of the present gravestone is decayed,
and the inscription is half obliterated.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Princess Yousoupoff's gem is a won
derfully beautiful one. valued at
S1SO.0OO, it was first heard OF IN lo2O,
when Georgibus of Calais sold it to
Philip Nv. of Spain.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

AT a forthcoming wedding in Fort
land the groom will promise to love,
honor and obey his wife, VINO Is d
woma suffragist and made her ath-
anced agree to this.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Riehards' the ~~ndon professional
b%iliardist, says: "Ens.shmen will
never take to American BILLIARDS. ~.
tempts have been made to introduce
it time after time, but always without
success"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

After dinner at the cafe Robby no.
ticed with bulging eyes the hea?.ng
pile of change which the waiter
brought back to his father, "Oh. lapl!'
he exclaimed, sob, llpn, III like Il
plate of that, tOo."-New YORK Herald.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The japanese begin building their
houses at the top. The roof is first
built and elevated on Il skeleton frame.
Then it affords shelter to the work
men from storms.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

An eastern king, the Inman up Mus
cat, has in his collection a pearl worth
S1S5,OO weighing 1914 carats. Through
it the daylight can be seen.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

The city of Sydney, Australia, has
imposed a fine of S. upon any person
convicted of splitting upon the hoor OF
public buildings or upon the street.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Portugal will celebrate next year the
4OOth anniversary of Vasco da Gama.s
setting out on his voyage around the
Cane of Good Hope to India.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

Great singers such as the de Reszkes,
Calve, Plancon, De Vries, ETC., take
their dinner at 2 p. m. when they are
going to sing that evening.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-16

for he had the bundle of clothes in his
arms and had risen from the ground
and cleared the fence before an excla-
nation from one of the men an
nounced that he was discovered. Joe
threw the clothes. with the exception
of the trousers he felt to contain the
bag of money, into the river. as he rap
idly crossed the little footbridge. AT
the end of the bridge the road had
lately been covered with broken rock,
and here Joe was able to make good
progress away from his barefCoted
pursuer. The man had paused Il nc
meut when he saw his clothes splash.
into the water, but evidently consider
ing that the clothes were of less value
than the money, he hurried on as he
was. The broken stones We're SOON
passed and then at every step the
man gained upon ice. and had it not
been for a close prickly hedge near by.
through which the boy forced his way,
he would undoubtedly have been
caught. He reflected that if the ruttian
made up his mind to force his way
through the briers he would suffer
more than he, ard so he made the best
of his advantage thus gained.
At last the mar came through,
threatening and swearing at the terri
fled Joe, who. feeling that his strength
could not last much longer, doubled
his pace. In vain he looked for some
living thing to help-for a house IN
which to hide, but there vas not one
in sight. The ruffian had ceased his
threatening but his silence was far
worse. ard Joe could heal the patter
OF his bare feet close behind.
1t was of no use. He was losing
ground every minute. and it would be
impossible to Outrun this man. He
made a last squirt. however, and, dash
Ing about a corner Of the fence. came
in sight of the winding river again.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
PERSONAL,

Mr.. j.. F.. Jeffords of Livermore Falls,
formerly chief clerk of the railway mail
service in this city, was at the United
States hotel yesterday.
Officer Quinn has returned from his
vacation.
4 Ex-city Auditor Tobie is on vacation
He has visited Getty burg during his
journey.
Captain Edwin B. Dow, formerly OF
Portland, and the commander of she
Sixth Maine Battery at Gettysburg. is
In the oity visiting old acquaintance.
Capt. Dow is now in business In New
York olty.
A mong prominent arrivals at the
Freble yesterday were: Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
N. Page. Skowhegan; ]. s. Gillespie,
D. Springer, New York; Hon. aud Mrs.
B. Nj. Higgins, Limerick; A. Il. Bolou
and party of eight, Bar Harbor; q. M.
Plaisted, Worcester; W. E. Jackson, New
Haven; Mr.. and Mrs. F. Il. Hardy, An.
dover, Mass.
Ralph W. Phllbrook and wife, Beck
WV SoAooeS AoVO 1oouAuoA ASoM oOSuOu
where they have been enjoying brief
vacation.
M. N. Swain and A. S. Morse of this
city accompanied by friend from West
brook have gone on a two weeks gun
ming expedition in the Dead River
region.
Arrivals at the Congress Square yester-
day d were; Mr.. and Mrs. B. Coggershall,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Barker, Mr.. and
Mrs A. H. Ward, Newport, RI; J. B.
Hasford, Haverhill, II. +. Whitehouse,
Auburn; T. W. Hall. H. A. Porter, W.
P. Faulkner. A. A. Dieter, New York
". L. Hall, Troy, N. Y; E. L. Hall,
Holyoke; John R. Nolan, Detroit; S. H.
Pierce, Taunton; Geo. e. Macon Der,
Augusta; 1. Il. Davis, Providence, Il.
l.; W. M. Plaisted, Worcester; A S.
Bean, ". Bethel; Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Mayo, Foxcroft; j. L. Sperry, Chicago
+. G Leayitt, Miss Leavitt, Miss Em-
cry, Ssco; g. E. Ficken, IN. Bolles, A..
W. Ives, W. A. Lawton, G. L. SWEET,
Chas. S. Burgess, G. b. Osborne. q. D.
Palmer, J. E. Anderson, L. ". Sumner,
Boston; J.F.Hill, Watery1lle; M. Pierce,
Baldwin; M. G. SWEET, Passport; g. E.
Howard, Dover, Me-; Col. ALB. Nealey,
Lewiston.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
A Coat Thief.

Officer Skillings yesterday arrested
man named George Hatch for stealing
coats from Gray's and Shaw's business
colleges. While the schools were in
session the fellow would steal into the
cloak rooms ana take coats off the hooks.
Skillings found one of the missing coats
at Silverman's pawn shop. and by walt
ing, got glimpse Of the thief. The
fellow took to his heels and gave Skill
ings quite run, but was caught at the
corner of Central and Commercial
streets. When caught he had one of the
stolen coats ON his arm. He said he came
from Green street, Boston, and was a
dressmaker by trade.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08

REV. @. L. WELLS.
cellent results. It did great good for
my wife. We think highly Of DIR.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
edy, and cordially recommend It,"
Rev. C. D. B. Meacham, pastor Bap-
list Church, Townshend. VT, states:
II am very glad to say in regard to
Dr.. Greenes great remedy, that when
my blood was badly impoverished and
my nervous system greatly impaired,
DR.. Greene's medicine gave me won
derful relief"
Rev. Henry Langford, Of Weston, W.
Va, says II took Dr.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, and am won
derfully improved in health and
strength. I can heartily and truth
fully recommend 1t to the sick.''
Clergymen strongly recommend the
people to use DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, because they
know it cures, and because it is a
PHYSICIANS prescription, the discov-
cry of the most successful specialist
in curing nervous and chronic diseases,
DIR. Greene, of "a Temple Place, Bos-
ton, Mass, who can be consulted free,
personally or by letter.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
GOSPEL OF HEALTH.
Glad Tidings Proclaimed by Thank
fui Ministers.
Hope for Weak and pebihsated People.
How Health and Strength May Be
Readily Obtained.

There are no words SO strong as these
spoken by the true minister of the
Gospel. One knows and feels, instinct
lively, that such words come from the
heart, and are uttered only with the
earnest purpose of doing good to hui
mainly. These great preachers thus
proclaim a new Gospel of Health to the
sick and discouraged, which means re-
newed health, hope, happiness.
Rev. f. Il. Buffum, OF Winchester,
N. H., who is Grand Army Chaplain for
the state of New Hampshire, says -
"The remedial effect of DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy on
the weaknesses and nervous prostra-
ton of my wife, was so positive and
speedy that we can heartily testify to
its undoubted merits"
Rev. G. L. Wells, of Hardwick, VT,
writes -
81 have used DIR. Greenes Nervura
blood and nerve remedy with most ex.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
THIS W EATHER.
Some Observations From the Clerk of
e51 the Weather.
September Was a Record Breaker as
Wet One. and October Starts In Well.

September Was q Record Breaker as a
Wet One. and October Starts In Well.
Hello, You are another who has come
to see about the weather. Disseminating,
isn't it? But we are promised clearer
weather tomorrow"
Suchsswas the cherry greeting which the
PRESS man received when he opened
the door of the weather bureau office
yesterday afternoon, and confronted the
ever placid weather clerk.
"You see, VIZ live in a remarkable
Time" continued he, while reminis-
cent look came over his ooutenance, and
he began to look over the records of past
Septembers and Octobers. 'tThe last
September was the wettest in twenty six
years. Whyl nearly ten inches of water
fell in that month, there were sixteen
days. whensia ain fell, and twenty two that
were cloudy or partly cloudy. When
you remember that we consider Septem-
Der the great fine weather, month Of this
climate, these figures show what an un-
usual dampness came over us. The aver
age rainfall in all the September of
twenty-six years has been 1881 inches
The record this year is 9.57. The only
other September approaching it was in
1883, when 1922 inches fell. In 1885 the
fall was $50, and in 1882, it was 1858. !"
"How about October, SO far as we have
tried it?'' asked the PRESS man. A
dreary look came over the face of the
clerk of the weather as he replied: "We
have had seven days of this month, and
each one of them has been cloudy or
partly cloudy"
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
Two Sailors Arreste d.

At the police station are two sailors,
John johnson, and z. A. Ericsson, of
Sweden. They were signed with others,
in Boston, for the bark Norm andie. which
is ready to sail from this port to SCOT
land with spool wood.
When the Grew arrived here these two
men refused to go aboard the bark. al
though they had received their advance
money. Shipping commissioner Toll
man had them arrested. and they will
probably be compelled to go.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
E. Il. S. KICKER ARRESTED.
He is Charged With Obtaining Money
Under False Pretences.

Elbridge g. S. Kicker, of this oity, the
real estate dealer, was arrested late yes
terday afternoon, charged with getting
money under false pretences. The co M
plant is made BY Benjamin F. Sanborn.
1t Is alleged that Kicker old to San
born piece Of land in Deering. Kicker
representing that he was all agent Of Ed
ward ". R. Morrill,. The price to be
paid for the land is said to have been
$160; and Rioker Is alleged to have taken
from Sanborn s25, promising to get a
deed from Morrill, for the land before the
remainder should be paid.
1t 10 understood that Sanborn subse-
quently asoertained that Morrill, did not
own the land. there having been two
transfers since the title was in his name.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
zRLadies' Veteran Firemen's League.

4 The Ladies' Veteran Biremen's Leapue
held their regular meeting last evening
which was well attended. Several appli-
cations were received for election tn
mem bership. and the mmittee previous.
" appointed for the purpose announced
that fair and supper would be given
October 81, 90 and % in Congress hall.
good list of onations has been received
and the committee are to offer two silh
umbrellas for the voting contests, one
each will be given to the most popular
veteran and present active fl reman re.
ceiving the largest number of votes. The
committee in charge OF arrangements for
the fair are Mrs. M. E. Brooks, Mrs. r.
e. Libby and Mrs. A. W. Small.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
NEW ADvERrIsKMENrR
MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL.

THE annual meeting of the Maine General
l. Hospital for the choice of officers for
the ensuing year and the trans action of
such other business as may legally
be presented, will be held in the office OF the
Treasurer In Portland at four O'Clock in the
afternoon of the first Tuesday, the third day,
of November, 1896.
By order of the Directors.
Portland, October, 8, 1886. octsT&Thtd
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08

Man Arrested With a Bicycle in His Pos
session,
Officer Quinn arrested yesterday man
who was trying to pawn or sell an Excel
bicycle, model of 1895, No. 1891. The
man said he got the wheel in the vioini-
ty of Exchange street. He was intoxioat-
ed and gave the name Of Harmon, but
this is not his real name. He works at
the Boston boaG.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08

The international committee of the
Young Women's Christian association
has appointed Thursday, October s as
day of prayer for young women. A pub
lie service will be held in the vestry of
the Free street Baptist church Thursday
evening at s o'clock. Rev. Leroy Bean
win deliver an address on ''T!;s Quee nj i
ness of the Woman Every one is cor
daily invited.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
BIG SEIZURES.
The sheriffs Call on Hotels and Bottlins
Houses.

Deputy Sheriffs Hawkes. and Banks
made seizure Of 1913 bottles of choice
liquors at Otto Mariners yesterday, and
Deputies Firth and Plummer made seiz-
ures of hard and malt liquors at the
Carbonated Water company on Cross
street. Ingalls, Bros. on Plum street, the
Falmouth, United States, West End and
Swett's hotels.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
NOTICE.

THE annual Meeting of the Portland Widows,
Wood Society, for the choice of o aIms
for the ensuing year and the trans,
actionof such other business as NAV Is-
their office, City Building, Wednesday eyenin az
Oct. 2Sth, A. D.. 1896, at 7.3O O'Clock. As'
r. G. BRADFORD, Secretary.
Portland, October 9th, 1890. ocs-aw
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
POrfIa nd Fraternity.

THE adjourned Annual Meeting of the Port
i land Fraternity will be held at the Frater-
nifty House, No. rs Spring street, on Friday
evening, October 9th, at O'Clock, for the pur-
pose Of electing officers for the ensuing year
ana the transaction of any other business that
NAV come before the members.
oc8-1t DAVID W. SNOW, Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
The photographers Strike Off.

Mr.. F. E. Boothby, general passenger
agent of the Maine Central railroad,
yesterday received this dispatch:
Montreal, October 7th
F. X. neutrality-suspicious. strike called
off. Passenger trains all running on
time. D. W. M'NICUL
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
portland Benevolent Society.

THE annual meeting Of this society TOR the
i choice Of officers and other business, will
be held on Wednesday, October IA, 1896. at 4
O'clock p. m. in the Mayors room, City Build
ing. r. II. HINCKLEY, Secretary.
octS-dtd
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is the best in
the market. A single bottle will con-
vince you of it's excellence. Try it.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
Sunday : Excursion
white MOUNTAINS
Via the Maine Central r. r.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER II, 1896.

The only one to be run this season. Special
train leaves Portland at 8.45 a. M, stopping at
all stations to Bartlett inclusive.
Fare from Portland and Cumberland Mills,
$3.50, other stations in proportion. octSd3t