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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-29
PreSumpScot River Steam.
boat Company.
BEGINNING JUNE goth.

Steamers will leave Riverton Park, for Fal
mouth. I.ambert's and Pleasant Hill Fal daily.
i.I5s, $50, Soos, I. aos, zoos p m. 0''0 o. i''
Returning, leave Pleasant Hill Falls at IL .00*,
II. 80 a. M, zoos, $50, 4.o0*, 5.30s, 6.O0* p
m.
Leave Cumberland Mills at 1000 a. M, 90
p. m.
Giving a 10 miles sail on the beautiful river
for 20 cents Children 15 cents.
c. L. GOODRIDGE, Deering Mgr.
4 Will not run in stormy weather. je2Odtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-29

In Effect June 22. 1896.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. M. & 100 r. M. From Union Station
for Poland. Mechanic Falls, Buckield, Can
ton. Dixfeld and Rumtord Falls. Also
for Roxbury, Byron, Houghton, Bemis and
Rangeley Lakes points via r. F. and r. L. r.
r.
$50 a. M. LOO anS *5.1op. m. From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
son Saturdays only train leaving Portland at
o. 10 p. m. runs through to Rumford Falls.
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and Rumf0rd Falls.
Through tickets ON sale for all points
on L. 4 II. f. R'y. Also for all
points ON Rangeley Lakes.
r. C. BRADFORD. Traffic Mgr.
Portland, Maine.
E. L. LOVEJoY, Superintendent
jun12 dit Kumford Falls, Mains
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.-.. JUNE %.
Sum Sum s ssss :4 Is High water s sS
Moon rises. -. 10 II lHeight -. % g. O4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-29

New York Mining Stocks
NEW YORK. June &c. lS96.-Ths following
are 10 days closing quotations OF mining STOCKS:
Ool Soai
Homestake. "a
OEtaflo Ii ~
ltuIckSiiFcl. 70
40 pius ID
"eXleah. .ss.s.sssssss..,
Victor
Portland.
Golden Fleece 65
Boston Produce market.
BOSTON, June IT, l896.-The following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR.
Sspring patents. 8 7o@S4 90.
The herald., 1896-01-12
MULTUM IN PARVO.

We always have time enough, If We will but
use it aright.-Goethe.
Chiefly the mod of a mans fortune is in
his own hands.-Bacon.
A tyrant never tasteth of true friendship
nor of perfect liberty.-Diogenes.
Superstitions are, for the most part, but the
shadows of great truths.-Tryon Edwards.
There is no courage but in innocence; no
constancy but in an honest cause.-Southern.
This is the course of every evil deed, that,
propagating, still it brings forth eVll-Cole-
ridge.
How calmly we may submit ourselves to
the hands Of him who bears up the world
Theologies are well in their place, but re-
pentance and love must come before all other
experiences. s.-Beecher
OF all our intirmites, vanity is the dearest
TO u.s. a man will starve his other vices to
keep that alive.-Frankiin.
That extremes beget extremes is apo
thegm built on the most profound observation
of the human mind.-Colton.
The saddest failures in life are those that
come from not putting forth the power and
will to succeed.-E P. Whppe.
The great men of the earth are but marking
stones on the road of humanity they are the
priests of its religion.
Before we passionately desire anything
which another enjoys, we should examine as
to the happiness of its possessor.-Rochefou
cauld.
It is wonderful what strength and bold
ness of purpose and energy will come from the
feeling tnat We are IN the way OF duty.-John
Foster.
The classic literature is always modern. New
books revive and redecorate old ideas: OLD
books suggest and invigorate new IDEAS
Bulwer.
The present, the present, is al, thou bo,
for thy sure possessing; like tie patriarch's
angel. hold it fast till it gives its blessing -
Whittier.
The herald., 1896-01-12
FOREIGN FACTS

Women letter carriers may be seen in parts
OF France.
Queen Victoria is a great tea drinker and
is so particular about her favorite beverage
that, when away from home, she always makes
it herself.
The manufacture of carpets in Syria is car
red on exclusively by women and children.
The trade, although important in it's way, is
not large, and power looms do not exist IN
the country.
Italian grape culturists are now making
Illuminating oil from grape seeds, from which
they get a product Of from 10 to Is per cent
1t is clear colorless and inodorous, and burns
without smoke.
Queen Victoria is said to attribute her gem
eral good health to the fact that she has never
been a victim of insomnia. She always eats
light supper before retiring, and sleeps
soundly for seven hours
1t is a matter Of record that the Italians
used forks at all events far back 1911
but. the English were entirely unacquanted
still fed with their fingers.
A society has recently been formed in
France. the members of which are bound, un-
der penalty of fine, never to shake hands
with any one unless with gloved hand, "as
the practice is contrary to health"
1t is a curious thing that the authors of
Husband" and "a Mans Foes"-Daniel Wood
roffe and E. II. strain-are both of them
women, though their names suggest men.
The Egyptians believed that the soul lived
only as long as the body endured, hence their
reason for embalming the body to make it last
as long as possible 1t is estimated that alto
gether there are 400 000, 900 muinmies in Egypt.
An English lady, Mrs Plumtre, has just
| finished a dictionary for the blind at Braille.
1t has been great undertaking, and has
occupied her nearly two and a half years.
working at it four. five and often six hours
day.
| The flying mouse is a recent discovery in the
CAMERON country of Africa. 1t is a link be-
tween the bat and the true mouse has tail
like mouse and heavy gray fur, while its
wings are not SO well developed as those of
the bat.
The Queen of Italy, who always takes great
interest in every new invention, has been
lately making use Of a horseless carriage in
her grounds at Monza, with which she has
been SO much pleased that she has ordered
| similar carriages for her other residences.
Tortoise-shell cats are said to have come
which is also the home of the finest dogs
called Great Danes. The famous dogs, as in
the case OF horses, display great fondness
for tortoise-shell cats with whom they form
inseparable companionships.
Queen Liliuokalani intends to take up her
residence in Austria. where she means to
build villa on the Garda Lake for a country
home. and will pass the winter elsewhere.
She is expected at Vienna in the autumn of
A 1896 and will spend next spring in London,
with her niece, who is now with her father
on the Riviera.
| From foreign journal we learn that an
| ingenious Swiss woman is the happy inventor
of watch for the blind: and to them so
limited in their enjoyments. this addition to
their list OF treasures must be regarded as Il
rare and most acceptable boon. On the dial
| the hours are indicated by twelve projecting
pegs, one Of which sinks every hour.
The herald., 1896-01-12

beaten with violence by Belaesis, and by
the two banjce. There were half a dozen
lanterns taken from the sleepy servants
in the veranda, and with much noise the
procession moved off through the compound
in the direction OF Lindsay's bungalow, some
300 yards distant.
There was light shining through the
windows.
With the big drum going its hardest tho
procession marched up to the door. Pat
put his shoulder to it, and, as it gave, the
first half dozen subalterns tumbled into
the sitting room.
1t was very bare little room, few
prints on the walls, a couple of Windsor
chairs, a wood and cane easy chair, a
table in the center of the ROOM
Seated at the table, his head buried in his
arms was Lindsay. A couple of candles
burned to the end were faring; there was
a lamp on the table.
He took no notice Of the inbufrst of men.
| Pat went up to him and put his hand
on his shoulder.
"I arrest you in the name" he began,
| and the boy looked up and there were tears
streaming down his cheeks.
! The boy held out a telegram that lay
before him on the table to Pat and he
glanced at it.
"Whist, boysp' he cried to the crowd
tumbling into the room. 'Be silent. The
| boys mothers dead"
| The fact took a second ,or two to reach
| the ouside fringe of shouters, but when 1t
did there was dead hush, and the crowd
melted away, leaving the boy in silence
with his grief.
There was a sound Of whispering ouside
and then Pat Brady and Alphabet Monty
came into the room again.
Were awfully sorry" said Pat, and
| there was tenderness in his voice that
written words cannot carry-"we're awful
| iy sorry, and is there anything we can do
| for you?'
/ The boy, his face in his arms again,
| shook his head.
duty tomorrow, and I'll tell Tasker you're
not coming to parade. Anything we can
| do for you We'll be only too glad to do
and-we're all more sorry than we can tell
| you."
| The three men stood and looked at ths
! boy whose back was heaving in sobs.
"I'd go to bed now," suggested Belassis,
and he blew out the flaming candles.
The men stood and looked for few mo-
ments more at the boy struggling with his
sobs, and then, at a sign from Pat Brady,
went very silently out of the room, Pat, the
last of the three, laying his hand on the
boys shoulder for a second before he left.
The silver of the coming day was in the
sky and the light struck white on the
faces of the group standing quiet out
side.
Better go home" said Pat, laconically,
and without word more spoken, in twos
and threes, the men and their guests went
omeward.-Vanity.
The herald., 1896-01-12
THE DRUMMER.

Ten wears ago found me not with the snug
business | now possess, but employed as
commercial traveller in the grocery line. MY
duties frequently took me TO birmingham,
and. If | am to tell my story rutntuily'
must saw was at that period OF my history, TO
nut II mildly. no better than 1 ought to have
been The life of a drummer is one fraugpt
with very great temptation, and l was not
aIwavs strong enough to keep my feet out OIL
the midst of the briers which then beset my
nath with which statement my readers VIII
readily agree when they read the Strange iio4-
dent | am now going to relate.
1t was o'clock on an autumn evening.
The streets of Birmingham were swept with
rain. 7 had had a toleraby successful day,
and there reposed in my pockets the sum OF
s10O which / had collected from my firm
customers. Having nothing particular TO 40,
and the torrents of rain absolutely prohibiting
all omen air enjoyment, l went to the hotel l
mos staving at. and although l had already
| drunk during the afternoon more than I
| ought and much more than l needed, called
| for a further supply of brandy, and while
| shining it was Joined by stranger who
| seemed eager to enter into conversation with
| me.
Nothing backward, and with tongue fairly
| set a-wagging / talked too, and l believe
| that before many moments he had ascertaned
that I had 500 belonging to my employer in
my possession
The brandy finished, nothing would satisfy
my new found friend but that he should take
me to the theater. where the well known
play Of Drink" was being performed. re-
member we'll how, half tipsy as was.
| shuddered at the realistic portralture py one
| of the artists of victim to delirium tremens
remember how the horrors OF drink were
delineated and was sane enough to remarH
| to my companion:
| "Bosh! They are overdrawing it!'
Certainly he replied, 'they are over
drawing it. But it's only play. There are
drinking bars here. they are reality. Come
let's go and get something"
So we went and "got something" and, &c
cut a long story short, when I left the
theater leaning on the arm OF my friend,
was helplessly intoxicated.
The next thing | knew was this: The rain
clouds mad rolled away, and ftful geami
of moonlight revealed to me the fact that
was in strange room, lying on strange
bed Two o'clock chimed out from neigh
| boring steeple Sobered with fright l raset
myself and then, quick as a lightning flash
came the thought-my money! My clothes wert
| thrown across the bottom of the bed
searched the trousers pocket; the gold was
there.
Then I heard voices in soft conversation
coming up from below Noiselessly l opened
the bedroom door and listened.
'Sure hos all serene?" queried one voice
to which another responded: "IIe won't wake
till G. at the earliest
every good" said the first voice. "Mind
IL he wakes whilo you're doing it" the
sentence was punctuated by the unmistakable
The herald., 1896-01-12
At A MEETING OF "THE NEW
WOMAN"

with Apologies to oliver Wendell Holmes)
II any old maid don't like our new girls
Are there any? Kick her out and cut her
Hang the crinoline skirts and the clothes that
Make room, for we. the new girls. are in
sight
We're witty. we're stylish; who says we are
more?
Those old-fashioned ancients, just show them
With tailor-made dresses in comfort and ease; !;
Yes, we carry cane whenever we please.
Were bucks" as you have so often been
told;
We 20 to the lodge, like our daddies of old;
See that girl? She's the Doctor" and that
one the "Judge;"
They're bright as new dollars (who gave me
nudge0
That lady, the Speaker" the one to the
Miss Majors the young one; isn't she bright?
That's "Mrs Knownothing," our member of
There's f The ' SReverend, lev so pious she takes
after me.
That girl with the long and sour old face,
She assists the Reverend" at meals, to say
grace,
And at the club they think it's joke
All manner Of fun always at her to pokes
There's girl who's tallier, with wheels in
her brains,
She outtalks any Judge when defending her
claims;
When she speaks in court in manly attire;
She looks like u Justice but we call her
the Squire
See that daredevil maid with the blackest of
eye?
God did His best work with His darkest of
dye;
She advocates "bloomers," so loose and so
free;
Just read on her medal, "oh, suffrage for me-
And that one laughing, you think she's bird,
But saints would laugh. too, at the joke she
Just heard;
Her children (she's single in company laugh
when she calls.
But her hubby poor man, cries hardest OF
all.
Yes, we girls always play with chips or with
pen;
At the card table our stakes no higher than
ten;
Shall we always be happy, merry and gay?
Just you bet' till the last jolly ones judg-
ment day.
j. P. Merrill.
The herald., 1896-01-12

they had drawn blank, and retreated in dis
appointment back to the billiard room.
'The supper is on the table, gentlemen"
said the mess sergeant, and they crowded
round the upper end of the mess table,
where were many dishes of griled bones and
deviled ham, and poached eggs on anchovy
tcast, and somebody began a song, and two
banjcs appeared from somewhere.
After time even the singing OF choruses
became a burden, and something more ex-
citing was required.
"A march paSt?' And the suggestion was
hailed with cheers.
Somebody who said he couldn't march
was put in a chair on the table, which was
pushed to one side, to mark the marching
past post, and clear space made down the
room.
Cavalry frst!'' said Tasker, and the
Never Say Dies scrambled up pick-a- back
on to the cavalrymen's backs, and with the
steeds curveting and pracing, went past the
saluting post, the banjos making a feeble
attempt to play the cavalry regimental
march.
"Infantryv' shouted Tasker, and, with bill
lard cues as rifles, the entire force came on
whistling the infantry's march past.
"Artillery!' and the infantry boys took
off their mess jackets and were dragged
along the floor by their legs past the sa-
luting point.
A suggestion to repeat the march was
negatived by the infantry men. who didn't
like having to play the part of guns, and
the question was: "What next?"
'Where's that young bounder, Lindsay"
asked Cooky.
HE wasn't in the billiard room," said
Pat.
Lets draw him." suggested Belassis.
"Don't. 1t would only lead to a row, ;"
said Tasker who knew the trouble that
such things make.
ooh, bother rowv' said Pat. "Well
try him by subalterns' court-martial. Come
on, boys. Whatll the charges be?''
'Absenting himself from his post and
causing dependency among Her Majesty 8
! forces by not losing his rupees at black
pool, suggested Alphabet Murphy, whose
knowledge of the manual Of military law
had got mixed in the course of the night
Come ON, boys, Them shouted Pat; "pa-
per and ink and pens and lanterns to fright
en- the snakes, and a bottle Of brandy to
encourage the prisoner before he's exc
cuted, and let the band go first
The band waa represented by tin bath,
The herald., 1896-01-12
A VISION.

Two angels stood before me, in my way.
And one was tall and he was wondrous fair.
He wore a wreath of pansies in his hair,
Soft as the dawning Of q summer day.
His eyes were helpful, holy and serene;
Like to the far-off heavens glorious blue,
So quiet steadfast and so greatly true
And in his hand he held branch Of green.
The other wrapped in shadows. stood with
grace.
His ewes we're dim with burning unshed tears
A look of pain that had been borne for years,
O'erclouded all the beauty of his face.
His hair was tangled, bound about his brow
A wreath of roses faded, once so red
symbol of happiness, all cold and dead
OF Joys that were, but long departed now.
His empty hands hung listless by his side
He raised his weary eyes and looked to mine
Come say whose lot shall hence be cast with
thine,
Love or my brothers?' the sad angel cried.
And, as I unused and bent my head full low,
The radiant vision spoke, Friend, seek re-
lease.
Abide with me, for o, my name is Peace!
'Tis but Loves wrath, he died long years
ago"
&C. Jack Douglas.
The herald., 1896-01-12

after pig or "shfkar'' stories of Cashmere.
When the General and the two Colonels
had risen and gone into the anteroom, with
q Major or two and a married Captain
to keep them company, the subalterns
swarmed into the billiard room, and black
pool was the order of the day. Every one
talked at the top of his voice, and gen.
eral shout went up whenever the black was
taken The walters were busy handing tho
long tunlblers around.
But even black pool began to pail toward
midnight, and some genius prOpounded the
question, "Where's the padre?' Let's
make a Bishop of him." suggested somebody
else, and forthwith a dozen subalterns
tumbled into the ante-room, where the padre
was looking op at the whist table, seized
him and bore him into the billiard room, the
worthy man protesting mildly.
They sat him en- the billiard table, and he
was crowned with mitre hastily made from
the Times, and was told that because he was
good fellow he had been promoted to be
Bishop of the Punjab, and that he must
have a drink.
"Well, what mischief are those boys up to
now?" said the General, when the padre,
smiling but disheveled, came back into the
room.
"They are just now discussing, sir,
whether they shouldn't make the Colonels
into Generals and create you Duke
''The devil they are!' said the General.
"Then this is no place for me-
Nor for u.s. said the Col7nels.
And the three put on their coats and
walked out into the night.
"a rare set of young devils you've got!'
said the General, as he said good night.
And the Colonel of the Never Say Dies
took it as it was meant-aS a compliment.
So, when a band Of subalterns, headed by
Belassis, the smallest and wickedest OF
them, poured into the ante-room to carry of
| the General and Colonels they found that
The herald., 1896-01-12
andy. ! DRANK and profegsed to be much

brandy. ! drank and professed to be much
better. / dressed; SO did he.
Would / have breakfast? No! most re-
luctantly asked to be excused being in haste
to catch the first train l possibly could back
to town, and / pointed out to my noble host
that either breakfast or that train must of
necessity be given up. Would he forgive me
If l felt compelled to choose the train?
l searched in my trousers pocket for my
money; gave a start of surprise, shrieked
out: "They have robbed me, those villains
robbed me last night!' and simulated as
ably as 1 could a most woeful expression OF
grief and despair. My good friend sympathized
deeply with me. He invoked maledictions on
the head of any one who could be base enough
to rob an unfortunate stranger, and with a
generosity well-nigh unparalleled he pressed
upon me to accept seeing | was peDniless, as
temporary loan if / liked, the sum of ten
shilings
do take it," he urged ''it is, you know,
more blessed TO give than to receive. | am
not rich myself. but a few shillings in the
cause of philanthropy I shall not, cannot,
MISS
So, with renewed assurance of indebted
ness, l wished my estimable benefactor adieu
told him 1 should never forget him as long as
l lived there / really was speaking the TRUTH,
and departed What the locality was l knew
not, but wandered, nay, rushed on and on,
until I saw a sleepy-looking Jehu whom
bade drive me with all possible speed to the
station. The train was just starting, and
jumped into an empty compartment. Hastily
l united the bag and scanned the contents.
Lo, and behold! found that had swept the
bird cage clean, for when l counted the money
there was $210 in gold and two $40 bank
notes. making the very respectable total OF
$3.50.
Now am happily and peacefully settled in
life and when round the fireside at night
l am called on for story nothing delights
me better than to tell my tale of how the
trappers were trapped.
The herald., 1896-01-12

Hear the note of parting time.
The dying year rings out its chime.
Down the vista masses go
In quick succession,
Onward as the waters flow
In a tides progression;
Throngs of every age and grade,
Talking, laughing, weeping,
Full of schemes impulsive laid.
Disappointment reaping;
Bold or tame,
Mad with shame,
Cloudlet fitting.
Light emitting,
Rushing in giddy swirl
Driven as leaves in autumn's whirl.
Hope then dies amid despair
Fen as bubbles burst in air.
Like plunge, and all is Ger,
Like a cyclone with its roar.
Into darkness myriads go,
Dream of life cut short below;
Ceaseless coming and departing,
Under fortunes scourges smarting,
Friends pass out and we alone,
Like the birds, their nestlings flown,
Warm hearts in frigid zone.
Only the eternal man
Lives beyond this fleeting span.
EDWARD OCTAVUS FLAGG, D. D
The herald., 1896-01-12
FAIR LAUNDRESSES.
A Washing Competition Is an Attrat
tinn at EuEIiSh luZur&.

n W WnShiDS Competition 1S an Altruc"
ton at English Dazurs.
In England when society embarks upon
some charitable enterprise-usually a ba-
Ear or something Of that order-they Sc
cure the promise of bakers dozen of
popular young debutantes to engage in a
washing competition this feature of the
bazar always proving big drawing card
Each of the fair washerwomen is attired
in chintz, big apron, broad white collar
and sleeves rolled up above the elbow in
true washerwoman style.
Each competitor is supplied with pail
some cold water, two pegs and soiled tea
cloth.
On the word ego" jeweled hands are
plunged into the water and the washing
begins. The prize is given to the competi-
tor who shows the cleanest cloth at the end
of three minutes, the same being pegged
into place upon the line. Points are de-
Quoted for overtime and incorrect detail
Said London belle who recently took
part in a washing competition at a select
social event Twenty minutes of that eX-
ercise every day would give anybody first
rate arm developing exercise. It's away
ahead of some of the methods in my physt
cal culture class"
The herald., 1896-01-12
COBWEBS.

Spider spider! weave thy thread
Over living, over dead;
From early morn to sunset red.
Spin, spider, spin.
Over palaces and graves,
Over mounds where green grass waves,
Where the stream the rushes laves,
Spin, spider, spin.
Over novels black with CRIME,
Over many a scene of crime,
Over many a deed sublime,
Spin, spider, spin.
In late autumn's pleasant days,
With wide web and artful ways,
Sharing every fly that strays,
Spin, spider, spin.
Dead man stretched on lonely bier,
Scarce a soul dare venture near,
Feet pass quiet, stepped in fear,
Spin, spider, spin.
Over sorrow, over mirth,
Over everything on earth.
over death and over birth,
Spin, spider, spin.
Spin; this cobwebby old earth,
For that purpose gave thee birth;
Other deeds are nothing worth;
Spin, spider, srin.
Chambers Journal