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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1896-07-10
de... d'employ6 du gouverne-
ment, insinua Picard.

serviteur de conf .nce du tres puis-
SAINT lieutenant general de police!
surenoh6rit Picard en- appuyant
sur les mots.
AUST Monsieur Picard, je
vous prierai d'accepter l'hospitali-
te dun pauvre, mails brave homme.
De grand coeur, monsieur Ru-
mignao.
Les deux hommes ~traverserent le
chemin de ronde qui entourait la
Bastllle ct a%rriverent, q l'entr6e de
la rue Saint Antoine, devant une
petite maison don't le geolier ou-
writ la porte basse. Et falsant pas
ser son invite devant lui:
-H6! h6l ft-il, entendez-vous la
nich6e qui plallle la-bas. C'est du
req de chsuss6e, tenez q droite.
La femme Rumignao SO pr6sen.
ia, en- &c moment sur lie seui], 81
introdulsit Picard dams la piese
enfum6e qui servait de mid q Ia
oouvee d'enfants, de sale q man
ger. LIE repas du pere qu'on atten-
dit 6tait d6ja pref sur la table,
Aanqu6 dune bouteille a CROSSE
pense.
-Assayez vous Ia, en- face de
moi, fit gaiement lie geolier apres
avolr renvoye lie %marmaille, ct tot.
femme, apporte un gobelet pour
cot excellent Nj. Picard, le....
comment dirai je 80. lie "factorum''
de monsejgneur le lieut. enant de
police.
Nine Rumignao salua tres bas.
Puts, continue lie geo!ier, tn
pourras nous laisser, car j'ai be-
so,n do oauser avec mon ami Pi.
card,
Les gobelets empl;s, les deux
hommes les viderent dun trait. lie
valet buvait peu d'habitude, mails
il fit violence q ca sobi6t6 pour
faire honneur d son hote. Rumi.
gnac commence en- reposant bru'
yamment lie goblet d'6tain sur le
table:
-Vous me demaudiez-doo, MOI
cher monsieur, de vous raconte1
comment j'ai fait....
Pour vous 6vader de prison
Enfn comment vous vous y prem
dr1ez pour sortir de la Bastille q
vous y 6tiez epfsrme.
MATS CONNIE je my prit
autrefois pour m'6vader de la for
teresse dams laquells ces dlaple'
d'Anglais m~'avaient inoaro6r6.
Ii prit I'm temps, ct scendant 81
phrase:
-J'en suis sorti au grand jou1
ct par la grande porte!
-VralmentY
Oette fois Picard ne dissimulai
pas la surprise qui Sc lisait sur sol
visage. l'homme qui lui parlai
d'6vasion await, on effet, une s6ri
euse competence on oette matiere
ct ga facon d'sf6rmer ma pouvai
~laisser que d'int6resser vivemen
oelui qui m6ditait une evasion
pour sou ms1tre!
-Vraiment, reprit lie valet, vou'
n'avez pas GRANT d'etre ap ,r9u?
-Apereu? Mals je Tai etd, mo-
cher monsieur Picard, Je Tai ct
autant qu'on peut l'etre.
EFT Pon ne vous a pas reconnu
Ca, o'est autre chose; javai'
su prendre mes measures pou'
qu'on ne put pas me reconna1tre
EFT ION ne.... ION ne vous
pas repris?
Mon, mon ami Piquard, j'ai 81
me gllsser dehors CONNIE une cou
leuvre.
-Vous etes un homme admlra
biz, monsieur Rumiguac, ce qu'
vous venez de me dire m'intrlgu'
an dernier point, ct c'est peut Ctr
IN bonheur que ]e vous ale renoon
tr6 au]ourd'hui. !.
I'm bonheur? pour qui?
Pour moi, d'abord....
DE quelle faeon comprenez
vOus car
Tout supplement, paroe OUT
vous allez me donner une leco1
d'6vesion, qui pourra me servir.
-Ahl oui, fit en- RANT ls g6olier
uusnd CO sera le tour de ces autrel
de porter ce %troueseau de GETS q |,
caintnra. Haureusement ona non,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1896-07-10

LIE gaolier SO rengorgea CONNIE
IN paon, Picard, qui l'observait du
coin de l'oil, ioges quill allsit en-
fin so deboutonner.
Eth bien, voici la chose. dit
Rum gnac. Vous savez deja que,
fait prisonnler u le champ de
batnille Oh je venais de m'lllustrer,
je fus enferm6?....
>-Oui, dams une forteresse..
lComme la Bastille.
Encore plus imprenable!
-Dlable! diable!
On faisait bonnie gsrde a lin
t6rieur arssi bien qua rext6rieur.
Mails c'est miracle que vous
avez accompli en- vous 6vadant.
monsieur Rumignao.
I'm vrai miracle.
Et %reprenant son recit:
Done, me VOLTA cofr6! les le
lendemsin quelque chose fermen-
TAFT lA-dedans.
II SO frappa lie front.
-C'ttait lie genie, monsieur Ru-
mignac!
LIE geoli6 so renoorgeait de plus
en- plus.
-Oui, continua-t-il, 10 remu-
nais....
-Vous songeriez a vous eva
der?
-Vous l'avez dit!
Comment svez.vous proceeds?
s'irforma Picard, dlsslmulant nal
une pointe d'anxi6te. On vous gar
DAFT bien sans doute.
-Mieux que.... je ne.... non.
&c nest pas Ga que je voulais dire,
Euin, il ny a gu6re que moi qui
aurals pu me regarder mieux go'on
lie faisait
-AIors, une fois votre proJet ar
ret6, demanda Picard impatient
d'etre renseign6.
-Je lai mis- q execution, ct vol
ei comment, %j'avais remarqu6 que
le dimanche que lie g olier etalt
press6 de sen aller aes quill ma
Wait epport6 le souper du solr.
-Ahl
-Oai! LA-bas, Ga SO passait, ]'ai
So celia depuis, absolument CONNIE
q la Bastllle
Quoi done?
Les officers jouaient aux d6s,
pardienne! Et les soldats les imi-
talent.
Lies geoliers aussl apparam-
ment?
Ca va sans dire. Pour lors, ia
vais decide de d6guerplr un diman-
che.
EFT vous vous y etes prist....
Rumignac lu1 regardant les ma
rines:
Prenez vous du tsbac, au fait?
Cette question posee a brole
%pourpoint trouva le valet ind6ois
sur la reponse q faire. A tout ha-
sard, il 6vita de SO d6clarer formel-
lement soft pour affirmative soft
pour la negative,
Celia depend, ft-il supplement
je prise on je ne prise pas -. Sc
Ion l'occasion.
Eth bien, mon cher monsieur
Picard, il faudra prendre l'habitu-
de de priser, de faqQl q avoir sur
vous une tabatiAre toujours pleine
81 je men avais pas use de la sor-
te, je sera1s encore d pourrir dams
la fo%rteresse de COS sc6lerats dan
glais.
-Je no m'explique pas!
-ParbIeu! Oh serait lie merlte 81
tout 10 monde pouvait oomprendre
la chose! c'est alors que les gul
ohetiers ct les soldats go mefe-
ralent!
Eft on ne peut pas SO meier
avec %votre.... syst6me?
Pas le MONS du monde, zen
donnerais ma tete d oouperl
Eft moi, ]e lonne ma langne
au chat! ricanna le valet.
Primo, d'abord, fit le geolier.
fgurez vous que c'est vous qui
etres le prisonnier.
Bril- Brr! tremblota le valet;
ca men dome la chair de poule.
J'a1merais mieux etre le geolier.
-Ce nest pas possible!
-Alors, va pour l'autre!
Rumignac sortit de ga poche
I--- 600
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
CASTLES HELD UNDER BIG ALL
Charges A gainst Then Ordinary Atlas O.
Pure Shop Lifting.

London, October 3.-Mr. and Mrs.W. |
M. Castle of San Francisco, who Hre
arrested on October z, on a charge If |
stealing q number of valuable fuss, -,
arraignment In the great Marlborough
street police court, remanded for furthes
hearing, were again arraigned and re.
manded for week the magistrate Are-
curing bail in the sum of 40, 600 pound.
for the release of both prisoners pending
their arraignment next week.
Mr.. Avory, representing the public
prosecutor, said the case was an ordinary
affair of shop lifting, pure aud simple
The prisoners had lived In ono room il
the Cecil hotel and had cleaned from
various shops variety of articles, suct
as eighteen tortoise shell combs, which
were certainly in excess Of their require
ments, several ivory framed hant
mirrors, several gold watches, II fans,
brooches and great many other articles
1t was difficult to believe, Mr.. Avor.
continued, thas the male prisoner ooult
have been unaware of what artiolesshi
wife had in her possession.
Nj. Matthews said that he was prepared
with complete answer to the charge
against the prisoners. The case of tn
lady he said, was extremely painful. He
medical history during the last thre
months had been of character who'll
had led physicians who were present il
court to certify that she was laborin,
under the effects of disease which wa
likely to lead to a temporary overthrow
of her mind, to this these doctors woult
testify when called upon.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Women's Relief Corps.

Mrs. Sarah L. Pascal. department.
president of the Women's State Relief
Corps, g. A. R., was in the oity yester-
day afternoon and in an interview with
a PRESS reporter said. tThis Is the be-
ginning OF the work of inspection of the
several corps throughout this state, the
work of inspection being carried on by
the department officers. have
awaited myself of the opportunity to
visit about one half of them. have thus
far inspected the corps at Castine. Au-
burn, Lewiston and Edes Falls, and this
afternoon am to inspect Thatcher Relief
Corps.
1t was my privilege to institute the
corps at Edes Falls last January and to-
day find them in fourishing con-
dition and while there received q very
cordial reception by the post and corps
to general camp fire which they had
arranged for.
The corps throughout the state show a
gain over last year in point of numbers
and interest.
We have at the present time in the
State of Maine 81 corps with a member
ship of 372S.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
WESTBROOK.

The inspection officers will visit the
,Cloudman Relief Corps. on Thurslav.
Ooto Der 10Th. A full attendance ia de-.
sired.
A dancing school will be started in
this city this fall. 1t will hold forth in
Odd Fellows hall. The opening will be
one week from this evening.
Temple lodge, E. g. A. M, will work
the 4. C. degree at meeting to be held
this evening.
Moses Eastman lost the third finger
of his left hand on buzz planer while
at work at the paper mills yesterday.
Mr.. H. N. NeviIls, who fell down a
flight OF stairs in his shed and broke
his shoulder. seven weeks ago, was out
for the first time yesterday.
Mr.. G. A. Morse left Yesterday on q
cunning excursion for few days in
GoIha
Mayor Cutter is in Boston for a few
days purchasing goods for his new store.
Mr.. Joseph Dow of Providence, R. l..
Is visiting friends iii this city, his form
er home. Mr.. Dow is employed as motor
man on one of the street railroads.
Mr.. l.. W. Edwards left yesterday for a
short pleasure trip to the eastern part
of the state.
The manager Of the Westbrook High
school foot ball eleven Is negotiating tor
a game with the Bath High schools to
be played in this city Saturday afternoon.
The abutments for the new bridge at
Cum berland street were finished yester-
day, and the street commissioner now
awaits the arrival of the iron work.
The Willow Club cottage OF the Pre-
sumpscot has again been entered by
thieves. This time every movable article
was taken including dishes, cooking
utensils, etc. The members will spare
no effort to bring :. to Justice the mis-
creants
Mr.. Wesley A. Wilkes has returned to
his home in West Everett, Mass, after
a two weeks visit with friends in this
city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Garfield Council.

Garfield Council No. IS, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, held well attended meeting last
svening at which time the COMMITTEES on
announced that the plans
were about perfected and the dates for
holding the same would be announced at
the next meeting.
Several applications have been received
for initiation at the next meeting and
they will be received into membership.
At the close of the regular meeting the
new side degree recently adopted will be
conferred on some of the mem ers OF the
council.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Dominion government has decid-
ed to proclaim November 26th as Thanks
giving day throughout Canada.
The body of David Milburn, steward
of the wrecked schooner Luther A. Roby,
was found by the Lewes life savers Tues
day morning.
The Hay Trade journal recently sent
inquiries to farmers in the hay produc-
ing states asking their views on the
political situation. The replies so far as
received show So per cent of the farmers
to be in favor OF the election of MoKin-
ley.
The St. James Gazette says that Sir
VIM. Harcourt has addressed letter to
the Liberal whips resigning the leader
ship of the Liberal party in the House
of Commons and also intimatipg a de-.
sire on his part to retire from pariis ment
altogether.
County Clerk Knopf of Chicago. Mon
day arrested on a charge of malfeasal,ce
in office, in connectie with naturaliza-
ton papers which he signed and sealed
without authority of the court, was
Tuesday discharged ON the ground that
there was no criminal intent on his part.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
CORNISH,

Died at Cornish, October 18th, Hon.
Daniel W. O'Brion, aged So years. He
VAS kind neighbours prompt and genial
business man and an honored and
respected Citizen. He leaves a wife and
inc son and one daughter to mourn his
departure, as we'll as a large cirols of
who will ever remember
linn with pleasure.
4 NORWAY.
1 Roy Bennett and Morris Carter, who
7sre wrecked in Hobbs pond last week.
~ across the bottom Of the inverted
oat for nearly two hours with their
vet clothing on, cold piercing wind
lowing from the northwest whil0. the
rscuers drove some two miles to get
aother boat. they were nearly dead
fom cold and fatigue and not able to
b carried home until the next day.
Most of the farmers are now busy har-
psting their abundant crops of fruit.
barrels are scarce and demand good
rice. Manufacturers Of barrels for pack
liz purposes has been started at West
hris. The price paid for apples hardly
Sally Pratt, the Oldest person In Ok
fold county died at Norway, October 8,
aged 80 years months and days.
building still continues una batting.
Se.eral elegant residences are nearly fin.
ishsd and many more partially SO,
Rents are scarce and much higher than
in most cities. There seems to be work
enough for all who are willing and II
wages are low the oheapDess of most
comm ODDITIES seem to atons for 1t.
There seems to be much dissatisfac.
tion among portion of the shoe shou
hands. but where the blame lies we are
unable to say.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
VICTIM OF cIGARET It's.
Son of Maine Manufacturer loses His
Mind.

Haverhill, October 13.-Hopeessly un-
balanced mentally from excessive cigar
cite smoking, Guy Fuller, son of H. q.
Fuller, a.wealthy. manufaoturerof Hart
land, Me-, is now under the Gre Of at.
tedants at his Maine home. witIthe pos
sibility of being obliged to pas several
years In an insane asylum.
Several months ago the oy was
brought to this city and PLACID at the
Carleton school, Bradford, by hi father,
who said that his son had been noapaoi-
ated for study by the exoessis use OF
cigarettes. The father nrgedthat the
hahit be restrained, and he thoyht that
with proper care and supervision the
boy would recover.
For q time everything wenEelI, al
though he had been using twpr three
boxes daily, promised to limihimself
in the future to four OF. five cisrettes
day.
The hours of study were tIihardest
| for him, aud with a shattereQervous
system, he found it impossible devote
his mind to his study and fosd relief
only in inhaling the fumes ofIum ber-
less cigarettes after study hours
| Prof. I. N. Carlton, prinoin of the
school. yesterday said that thdoy was
poor. student and resortsd ofteto vari-
| GUS excuses to explain his ahsece from
recitations and study hours. bile the
prin ipal says no absolute evlenoe of
| insanity was noticed in the bs'a de-
meanor, those who knew him Intimately
say that they noticed all the evlence Of
an un balanced mind and waveng will
power.
Long periods of absence weIfnally
explained by the principal filing the
| time was spent in this city atFarious
places where the boy engaged roms and
where he, after laying in largsupply
of cigarettes, would retire ansmoke
himself into a state of insensibilit.
The managers of the school fLlly re-
solved to summon the father toemove
his son to a place where he night be
cared for and possibly cured of Is I'M
fortunate habit.
At local hotel Fuller registere three
days as G.G. Fuller of Boston, annoth-
ing unusual was noticed in his MINOR
The boys parents and friends araope-
full for the ultimate recovery, and peak
of natural brightness and oapsility
which they fear have been blightd by
the cigarette habit,
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Gov. Fuller,s Funeral.

Brattleboro. VT, October lathe
funeral OF Ex-Governor Levi K. Fuller,
was held at the Baptist church this after
noon. Private services were held at the
late residence this morning, after which
the fuller Battery, escorted the body to
the church, where it remained in state
until 2.30. The services at the church
were under the l.onors OF Beauseant
Commaudery, knights Templar.
There were present: Gov. Josiah Grour
and staff and state off GERS, joint COM
inittee OF five senators and nine represen-
tntivss, special committee of flvo soma
tors from the state legislature. heads 81
branch of the houses of Esty Organ COM
pany, and other mbers of the music
trade, employees of the Estey factories in
Brattleboro, the fuller Battery, delega-
tlons from orders Of Odd Fellows and
Red Men, and large number of citizens
of Brattleboro. The floral tributes wore
numerous and magnificent.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
The Now Year at Harvard.

10 the Editor OF tho Press:
Cambridge. Mass. Oct. o. Having
little time at my disposal after the
fatigue of settling in new quarters
write you limo on the opening of Har-
ward college. Though the "wheels" be-
gin to move on the day set by the faculty
OF arts and sciences it really takes full
month for an institution like Harvard
to pull itself together from all over the
country and get to work. All through
September students have been arriving
in large and mall numbers but toward
October LIST they have been coming in a
lump, many barely in time for registra-
tion and not a few missing it altogether,
unlucky mortals that they were. for
missing registration Is almost crime.
Well. early or late about $500 students
are in Cambridge today and business in
Harvard Square prospers In way that
makes the hotel people, furniture, groc-
cry dealers and other college caterers
beam with satisfaction.
In spite of the dull days the college
yard is scene of animation and brings
up the memories of the preceding year.
lily rings out for recitations, the same
crowds In response I'LL the yard ana hurry
hither and thither. Friends greet each
other and talk over old times The we'll
kept grounds, the buildings, the stately
elms rich with autumnal foliage are just
as we left. them aud seem to extend a
CHEEKY welcome on our return.
Things assume a more conventional
aspect within that building CT official
business, Auniversity Hall. The stone
steps and corridors are thronged with
fellows who jostle one another and scan
the walls for posted notices of courses,
candidates not admitted and the like.
ErIand boys, clerks, students, and in
structors hurry to and from the publica-
tion office. their hands flied with pamph-
lets of instruction. The dean and cor
responding secretaries have in their
offices freshmen, specials. and those stu
dents stranded by waywardneas and de-
tc1ency, while the recorder, small, har-
raised looking man, hurries nervously
about and attends to his verwhelming
duties of general supervisor aud all round
college police officer.
Bloody Monday, that day of terror for
the freshmen, passed off without mis-
hap. The boys had lively rush In the
yard about dusk and tore up q great
| deal of turf, but nothing else. Later
President Eliot Rev. K. e. Hale and
others addressed large body OF students
| in Memorial ball. The speakers directed
their discourses mainly to the ire. hmen
and gave them much earnest advice. 1t
| is not until this day that the routine of
college work really higgins. The previ-
| GUS Saturday the students have enrolled
| themselves in their studies, presori bed
| and elective, and are now shown the
| treadmilI.
The student organizations this year
ara numerous and prosperous as ever.
The Republican club, sound money
club, and slight Bryan and Sewail
movement mark the trend of political
sentiment Fat Harvard. Many students
are engaged in philanthropio work
The Y. Nj. @. A. Is fourishing more
| than ever before. Other societies, too,
athletic, social, literary, and musical are
enrolling new members and taking their
old place az prominent factor in COL
lege life.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr.. 8. L. Miller, assistant adJutant
general of the Department. of Maine, was
IN the city yesterday, and from him the
PRESS learns that favorable response.
are being received from the other New
England departments relative to chang
ing the time for holding the enoamp-
ments from February to some time in
April or May.
Mr.. Miller reports the Department Of
Maine is in aourishing condition and
announces that the commander will
issue an order in few days calling the
attention Of the Posts to the annual in.
spections which are to occur during the
months of November and December
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
shepley Camp, S. of v.

At the meeuing of Shepley Camp No.
4, s. Of ". last evening committee was
appointed to arrange for grand camp
fire to be held Tuesday evening. October
OF. An effort will be made to secure one
of the largest attendances OF the season
as the annual inspection occurs at AN
early date at which time it il expected
the colonel of the division will be
present.
/ Inspector W. L., Gribbin goes to FREQ
port Thursday evening to inspect the
camp at that place and expects that a
delegation from this city will accompany
hi
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14

IT had chronic diarrhoea for ton
years." says L. W. Kichlein, a Justice 'e Of
the peace at South Easton, Pa. .sNo =,
remedy afforded me real relief mil y 7 7
was induced by Chas. T. Kilian +ha
druggist, to try Chamberlain,s Coiin
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy r
cured me and for year have had no 70, ~
turn Of the trouble" 1t has also c,,rad
many others, among them old solSiara
who had contracted the disease in H. o.
my and given up all hope of recov o al
For sale by Landers & Babbidoo T.
Monument Square, and Fl. P. S. Gna,d =
ST. Congress ST., under Congress Sonars,
Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Great Darlington Fire.

Great Darlington, VT, October 49,
Thirty business places were wiped on,
and sixteen families rendered homeless.
No serious injuries to occupants of build.
lngs are reported. The total loss will
reach $50. 10000 on buildings and conten f.
The ruins will be cleared up ut on CO and
temporary quarters built for the mer-
chants burned out. The fire broke ont
again OF =. 80 tonight near the Sumne
block. The department responded ouio X.
ly and had the fire under control IN q
short time. No mole danger ia fearad
ILe ruins will be watched all nieh. 't ~
guard az aiDst outbreaks. W
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Thatcher Relief Corps.

The inspection of Thatcher Relief
Corps, g. A.. r., occurred yesterday
.fternoon at thres O'Clock. Mrs. Sarah
:. Pascal, the Department. president.
vas present to conduct the inspection.
There were present as guests Of the corp:
several of the mem bers of Bosworth Re.
lief Corps Of this city. At the close Of
The inspection the department president
made some interesting and encouraging
.emarks, in which she oomplimenred
;he corps on their past achievements and
Wished them SUCCESS in the future.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14

wood park today. The day was cold and
the sttsudance small. but the noes were
very good. There were eleven entries in
the two.nfty class and thirteeI in the
two-tbirty. The results: Iwo.tiftv
GLASS, D urse SIS, Miss Perkins, W. E.
Perkins, owner, first; spiniste, r. A.
webbsr owner. second; time, 2ss, 3 s715
ss4N. In the two-thirty ol,ss, nurse
500. Gipsy Boy, b g, by Charlie wilkes
A. K. Libby, owner, first; Deadly. or g.
by Tom Hal, J. K. Hilton, owner.
second; time, $50, s.s3, 2. 331S. s.s7.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14

J.. San Francisco, Cali, October l3.-The
National Athletic club yesterday de-
posted forfeit of $4,000 with the SPORT
ing editor of the Examiner to bind its
offer of $40, 900 purse for finish fight
for the worlds heavy weight champion
ship between James j. Corbett and
Thomas Sharkey, every demand of Cor
bett having been conceded. 1t ia diff
Quilt to see how he can avoid meeting the
sailor.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14

cial Travellers Home Association of
America. The convention WAS called to
order by Mayor Green, who is president
of the association. The report of Sscre-
tary George showed mn encouraging in
crease in membership and the financial
affairs of the order to be in fourishing
condition. The reports of VIM. M. But.
Ter, manager of the Home Magazine,
and 6. f. Swigert, chairman of the
board of managers, were presen ted.