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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
TWO FIRES.
The Steamer Merryconeag Considerably
Damaged.

The Harpswell Steamboat company's
steamer Merryconeag was at her wharf
yesterday morning undergoing repairs
for the summer season. A bucket Of tar
which was being used in the foreoastle
OF the steamer, burst and spread over some
bedding and other infiammable material
that was in the boat. 1t ignited and q
hot fire started in very few minutes.
The captain of the boat happened to be
there at hand and he had hose and pipe
in use at once, and stream on before
the fire boat arrived. The flreboat was
no laggard, and in few moments he
was at work on the blaze, and had the
fire under control In a few moments
The fire was confined to the forecastle of
the boat. The wood work was consider
ably burned. and the bulkheads, the bull
warks and the deck, will have to be re-
placed. The vessel is insured for $4,000
through the agency of Morse and Guptill,
in the following companies: Prcvid ence
of Washington, $4,000; Mercantile, $1,000;
Union $1,000; Hamburg Bremen, $1,000.
The loss is between $500 and $1,000.
The roof of the building on CONNER
oihl street, occupied by Lewis & Greeley,
caught fire at 10. Is yesterday morning
from "a spark. An alarm was run in
from box ~, but the fire was extin-
guished by a few pals Of water SO that
the services of the department. were not
needed.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
A Tramp in the House.

Yesterday morning family on Oxford
street. got big surprise. On the sofa in
the pnrlor tramp was found asleep
when the family aWoke this morning
The fellow was smeared with blood and
had evidently been drunk during the
night. How lie gained admission to the
house cannot be learned. AS soon as the
tramp wasSdiscovered be ewoke in great
alarm. Before the family could do any
thing to detain him, he rushed out Of the
door and quickly vanished. The police
have not bean notified and hence it is
net likely that the fellow will ever be
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
BRIEF LOTTlNGS.

Inc May Lay CGfBlYai COulnlbbo5
turned over to Bosworth Relief Corps
Friday afternoon the sum of 1881 net pro-
ceeds Of the recent entertainment.
Joseph Landry and Joseph 1Laohen of
VAUDEVILLE, have been brought to Port
land by Deputy U. S. Mars halls Smith
and Emery to await the District Court
at Bangor for retail liquor selling.
The Ladies' Veteran Fireman's Aid
will meet at Reform Club hall, corner Of
Congress and Temple streets, entrance on
Temple street, on Wednesday, June 9th
at three p. m.
The X-ray and microscope exhibit to
be held at Chestnut street church We'd
nesday evening, June Sd, is attracting a
great deal Of attention as this is the
first time the Portland public has had an
opportunity Of seeing the actual working
of these wonderful inventions.
Yesterday was a bright but quite cold
day.
Consul Heating is making arrange
ments to form Portland branch Of the
order OF the Sons of St. George.
John O'DonneIl's horse ran away on
Danforth street yesterday, but did no
damage. A horse ran down town from
Munioy hill, but was stopped without
harm.
There will be an exhibition of the x
ray method of photography at the Chest
nut street NJ. E. church, Wednesday eve
ming, June 3. DR.. II. 7. Clough will be
the operator on this occasion and also
show tho horoscope, the wonderful in
vention of Edisop, by which the operation
of the X-ray method can be plainly seen.
A retreat for men was commenced at
the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con-
coption Sunday evening. 1t will last all
of the week and will be conducted by
Rev. M. A. O'Kane. S. j., of st. John, Is
college, Pordham, N. Y.
There was a meetingsof the League of
the Sacred Heart of both the Cathedral
and ST. Dominic's church, Sunday.
The Martha Washington Society will
hold a tea meeting, and picnic supper
Thursday at Ocean street hall. Ocean
dale. If stormy will meet FRIDAY. Ocean
street cars will leave the station at Ia;
anu Ss 1Os Lib WILL 10 buS 4thaa IlICCu42lS
Of the season.
Tonight the Army and Navy Unior
will celebrate their anniversary.
The McAu mission will hold its last
meeting for the season at Mrs. Chas. J.
Chapman's tonight.
The annual meeting Of the Portland
company will be held this afternoon.
Two fawns were born to the doe at The
Oaks yesterday morning. Mother and
children are doing well.
Z The hose carriage Of No. Academia lily
ran into carriage belonging to J. R.
Libby when going to the fire yesterday
morning and broke it. The tire on one
Of the wheels of Engine was broken OF
the uneven paving.
Next Thursday morning II. P. McCar
thy will open sale of boots and shoes
which were slightly damaged by fire
and water at the recent fire at 247 Mid
die street. Tho insurance on these goods
has been adjusted and some phenomenal
baTpeiDs are annouOced
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

~~NJ
\ MONG the new
~ arrivals in the
Glove depart
ment this morning are
two special lots of white
Chamois Skin Gloves at
$500 and $3.50.
The dollar ones are
cut from fine selected
skins, are very even, uni
form and of equal thick
ness, have long ample
wrists and fasten with
four large pearl buttons,
or mousquetaire wrists
with two buttons.
Those at $3.50 are of
extra quality, fine and soft
white castor, fasten with
two large metal button
clasps, backs cmbroid-
cred in black or white
silk, very heavy. These
gloves are specially de-
sirable for street wear
just at present and are
extremely fashionable.
For bicyclists, for driv-
ing and for horseback
riding a medium weight
tan dogskin gauntlet
glove with lap seams, silk
stitched, at SI.75, is the
most in favor.
A special midsummer
glove for wheel women
is made of silk with kid
lined palms, grey or tan.
We have these for men
too.
Extra heavy Milanese
silk gloves with f o ur
large enameled buttons,
75c. White silk gloves,
four button, 75c. Black
silk gloves with double
woven hnger-tips, the tips
warranted to outwear the
gloves.--$I.oo. B a c k
taffeta gloves, four but
tons, bound wrist at soc.
Black silk mitts. Tan
and brown silk and tat
feta gloves and mitts for
girls.
Dents gloves for men,
tan for street, white for
weddings, the best gloves
in the world for men.
We have the agency
for the "Ravoir" process
for cleansing gloves, alb
solutely odorless.
For Yachtsmen, White
duck working suits,
blouse, trousers and hat,
regulation cut. Large
stock ready for inn
mediately delivery.
ANITENI NIAAn Il "
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
The Training School

The graduation exercises of the Portland
Training and Practice school will take
place at Assembly hall, High school
building, Monday evening, June %. 7 he
address will be delivered by Mr.. A. W.
Edison of Worcester, agent Of the Massa-
ehusetts State Board Of Education.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

Maine leads in Kelly work. What blessing
the Deering institute is. tfmay22
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
Novelty Dress Patterns.

Those Imported Dress Patterns are 60
ing fast, AMI they are beauties too. They
Goods offers. We've cut prices generously,
for your benefit.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-26
WARD FIV E.

r. S. Laughlin was chairman, and
Geogre A. Byron. clerk. The whole
mum Der of votes cast was 172. For coun-
ty delegates the Libby ticket headed by
g. W. Sylvester. had Ill; the Webb tick
ct, headed by John H. Fogg, 90, and the
Looney ticket. headed by John E. Rand
s. These were the ticekts.
Libby-G. ". Sylvester, D. T. Riues,
&. S. E. Mcclellan, George II. Blake
Hovey.
Webb-John H. Fogg, j. G. Small, A.
D. Sullivan, f. O. Conant, e. Hasty, l..
S. Sanborn, H. s. Higgins.
Looney-John I, Rand, B. f. Haskell,
John Flayin, F. 9. Johnston, F. D. Wins
low, G. F. French, w. S. Merrill.
Delegates to State Convention-J. T.
=. bennett, W. II. Dow, W. II. Dugan,
g. A. Byron.
WARD SIX.
In Ward 6, Joseph A. Locke was chair
man and Elliott G. Mitchell, secretary.
Charles Il. Randall and Fred H. KING
were checkers.
The caucus cast one ballot for the fol
lowing list OF delegates to the state con.
vention: Fred n. Dow, Weston T. Mill.
ken, Henry S. Osgood, Charles J. NJ G.
Donald, Fred Il. King. Thomas P. Shaw,
Whitman Sawyer.
For delegates to the county convention
the vote was as follows:
The delegates favoring Webb and
Drummond received 1873 votes. The list
was as follows: Charles R. MilIikep.
franklin G. Payson, Addison S. Thayer,
William R. Anthoine, Albion Keith,
Mark H. Sawyer, John L. Corey.
The Libby and Drummond list was af
The Republican., 1896-12-10
TEMPERANCE.
THE DUEL OF THE EYE.

Story OF a Remarkable Conflict Between
Indian Chiefs with q Temperance AppIi-
cation.
IW. c. T. U. Medal Contest RecitationI
The forceful influence of the human
will is an agency to the import of which
all people are not thoroughly alive.
Exert"d in a physical way, and by
human organ, this power which one
life may hold for another, is perhaps
best Illustrated by the wonders of
che human eye. The eye is the
most power-charged instrument which
God has given us, and can, more per-
fectly than tongue, express in it's
changing moods the varying senti
ments of the fesh-veiled soul, of which
it is indeed the outlook. The eye can
smile and caress, and be kindly as the
perfumed breath CT the dew-sweat
grass in summers time; or it can frown
and blight, and curse away happiness,
or even life itself.
The deadly. destroying voltage of
1.-The evil eye" is well understood
among savage peoples. Some of the
American Indian tribes hold traditions
of one or another of their great chief
tains in the past who have had this
gift of peculiar power in themselves,
so that the eye would execute as an
outward symbol the vengeful dictates
of a hating heart within. One who
found in himself this potent weapon
considered it a great mark of favor
from the gods. and was not content
until he had so perfected himself in
this mysterious power that his eye was
servant terrible in its obedience to
wreak out upon his enemies the vcnge-
full demands of its mastering will.
The most terrible duel which was
ever fought on American soil occurred
many years ago on the marge of one
of the great northern lakes. Two ia
nous Indian chiefs had long been bit
ter rivals for the possession by their
respective peoples Of coveted hunt
ing ground. Strangely enough, each
was holder of this strange, dominant
force, which is now better known as
occultism, hypnotism, mesmerism and
by other names. Each realized his
strength, and, while knowing his ad-
versary and his wiles, felt that his op-
ponent could actually be put to death
by sheer will power, expressed in an
unflinching eye. So it was finally
agreed that in the settlement of the
feud ordinary weapons of destruction
should be cast aside and battle of the
eye waged to the death.
On the time appointed the two lead
ers repaired to the spot selected for
The Republican., 1896-12-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There are about 100 grains of IRON
in the average human body, and yet So
important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is attend
ed with very serious results.
Cleanliness is next to godliness,'"
quotes the mother of three school chill
dren in Mount Vernon, n. Y, and she
insists, she says, on giving them bath
at least once year, whether they need
it or not"
The robes worn by the speaker of
the house of commons are Identical
with the judicial costume of the master
of the rolls, an office which in former
years was frequently united with the
speallership.
A buttonhole bouquet was fastened
with a needle to the jacket of little
son of Henry Haynes, of Gainesville.
Tenn. Soon afterward, while turning
a somersault, the needle penetrated his.
heart, causing death.
Nine married and nine single wom-
en- played on opposing sides in game
of baseball, at Hopkins, Mo. The UNI
pre- was lne husband or one OF the play
ers and there was a little riot when
every decision was announced.
One of the oldest of actual specified
diseases would probably be smallpox.
which, on the authority of Masudi, at
tackled the African tribes who made ex-
Cursions into Arabia, and laid siege to-
Mecca in the latter part of the sixth CEN
tury, \. d.
A writer in L'Union Medicale con-
cludes that all kinds of food can pro-
duce fat, and that beverages, especially
water, may influence its deposition.
Alcohol causes it's accumulation by lin,
iting its oxidation, and lack of exercise
favOrs it for the same reason.
When criminal is sentenced to
death in England the judge writes op.
posite the name in the calendar: Left
for execution" Fourteen clear davs
must elapse, and then it remains for the
sheriff, or sheriffs, to appoint day fol.
the execution. No warrant is issued
from the home office, except for a res
pite or reprieve. The queen does not
sign death warrant.
The Republican., 1896-12-10
THE kOLA NuT.
Physician Sounds Note of Warning
Against the Use o. This Stimulant.

Physician Sounds Note Of Warning
Against the Use o: This StimuIant.
A prominent physician says he feels
it matter of duty to warn bicyclers
and the public generally against the
use of the llOla nut. This drug was vir-
tually unknown two years ago, but by
judicious advertising, in which was en-
phasized the wonderful staying power
derived by savages on their long hunts
in the forest, from the kola nut alone,
the drug has become popular, and is
now put in every conceivable shape,
pills, tablets, still and sparkling wines,
and in combination with other drugs,
principally quinine and cocoa. The ter
rife power of kola may be understood
from the fact that it contains three
times as much caffeine as coffee 1t is
this that makes it dangerous. There
are coffee drunkards. The kola drunk
ard is just three times as pitiable an
object, and escape for him is just three
times as difficult. Kola was taken up
by people who would never have en-
shaved themselves to rum or opium, be-
cause it was announced as a stimmant
without reaction. That is the sheerest
nonsense. There must be reaction from
the eXhilaration of any stimulant. The
first effect of kola is hardly noticeable.
The man who takes it simply feels re-
freshed, but after eight or ten hours
the hearts action is increased enor-
mously. Then, later, in the habitual
kola drinller or eater, there is the lassi-
tude, the nervous weakness and the
tremulousness that ensue from over
drinking. The difference is that with
llola the reaction comes on more grad
ually. The wise bicycler, who is wheel
ing not only for this year but for many
years to come, will let kola in all its
forms severely alone. 1t is in the in
sidiousness of the drug that the danger
lies. 1t does away with the fatigue that
long bicycle ride brings, and pill"
or nip at the tiny flask, will add great
ly to the pleasure of the days run. Be
fore long, the nut comes to be relied
upon, and from that stage the develop
ment Of the slavery is easy. The effect
of the llola itself is aggravated by the
alcohol which is used in making it into
liquid form. Many a wheelman, who
would not drink alcohol, does not know
that in taking kola to fortify himself he
is getting rum" just the same. The
important point for the public to bear
in mind is that while kola is in many
respects a most valuable and useful
drug, they must not suppose it is harm
less, but must regard it with the same
suspicion and use it with the same cau-
ton that they would use opium or NOR
phine.-EXchange
The Republican., 1896-12-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Generally speaking, we say that the
curvature of the earth amounts to aoout
seven inches to the statute mile; it is
exactly 500 inches, or 1862 inches for
geographical mile.
Scientists say that no negro has ever
tanned an elephant or any wild animal,
though negroes frequently perform
with wild animals after they have been
cowed into subjection by white men.
Lightning is zigzag because, as it
condenses the air in the immediate adj
vance of its path it flies from side to
side in order to pass where there is the
least resistance to its progress.
A gray, green or yellowish green
sunset indicates rain. a red sunset
means rain. y deep blue sky means
fair weather. \ growing whiteness, 1;
storm. Unusually bright or twinkling
stars mean rain.
Prof. Barnard's photograph of the
milky way shows the existence of 500.-
00o,000 suns, each supposed to be tho
center of system of planets, where
hitherto it was thought to contain only
about 2O,OOO,OOO such suns.
A female Goldfish will lay $4,000, 900
eggs during a single season. Piscato-
rial authorities say that were it not for
the work of the natural enemies of fish,
they would fill all the available space
in the seas, rivers and oceans. ------e
Snow appears white because it is an
aggregation of an infinite number of
minute crystals, each rejecting all the
colors of the rainbow; these colors,
uniting before they reach the eye, cause
1t to appear white to every normal eye.
The nautical term trade Winds
applies to constant winds which blow
at sea to the distance of about 30 de-
grees on both sides of the equator. On
the north of the equator they blow
from the northeast and on the south
from the southeast.
The Republican., 1896-12-10
FACTS AND FINDINGS.

Fourteen parishes in Louisiana are
Prohibitory.
The devil has a good start in every
house where there is a moderate drink
er.-Ram's Horn.
The rum traffic is an unmitigated evil.
Not one honest word can be said in it's
favor. Suppress it.-National Temper
ance Advocate.
Europe is burdened with her expendi-
lures for self-protection; America is
burdencd with her expenditures for self
truction.-Portland Herald.
Build a granite wall between the chill
dren and the first glass, preach temper
ance from the pulpit, practice it in the
pews and parlors as a part of real re-
ligion.-National Temperance Advo-
cate.
An Odessa correspondent of the Lon.
don Daily News says that at least 4,50C
people were killed and 5000 wounded al
the recent Moscow disaster during the
coronation. 1t was a beastly orgy of n
drunken horde of partly civilized people.
The New York Sun says that "6,O 900 of
the 1000 saloons in New York are con-
trolled directly or indirectly by one of
the great liquor monopolies, and the
saloon keeper is practically subject to
the demands of these monopolists."
AS result of the rule adopted by the
Grand Lodge of Tennessee, that here
after no masonic property should be oc-
cupied by n saloon, the fraternity of
Nashville, on July /, removed from its
building saloon keeper who is said to
have occupied it for quarter of a CEN
tury.-Christian Worker.
The fact has been brought to light
that in Belgium during 40 years
the number of public houses has
increased from $4,000 20 17j,0CO
and the excise revenue from
SSO0,OOO to $6,6OO,OOO. In view of this
appalling showing, the eX-lninister Of
justice in Belgium is moved to declare
that "the nation is returning to a nOw
form of barbarianism."
The Republican., 1896-12-10
WOMAN'S lMPULSlVENESS.
1t Often Proves to BE Her Worst
Enemy.

1t Often Proves to BE Her Worst
Enemy.
If a thoughtful woman were asked:
What is the greatest curse of your
SEX" she might well answer: I'M
pulse" 1t is responsible for almost all
the mistakes made by the good hearted
among us. May it not be safely said
that IA few minutes thought before
speech or action would prevent most
itve bondage to our bird-lile quickr ess
to feel to show our feeling, to retort
or to respond. If we are hurt we must
Immediately give ourselves away" as
the phrase runs, if not by bitter speech
at least by look and manner; yet re-
Election frequently brings the keenest
regret for the lost dignity, the betrayed
secret. Many a one has wrecked her
own happiness for the want of the pa
tient stoicism which would have led her
to stand aside for awhile watch ng
events until they brought with tn I'm
her opportunities. Even when we are
happy it is not always well to let The
bright stream bear us away rudderlea rs.
The impulsive manifestation of affsc-
ton, the hasty proposal of marriage, the
hastier acceptance--have they never
proved the beginnings of misery? Or
has rash word never sundered tue
lovers, true friends? If these things
are true it is likewise true that me
fault in the commencement has been
that of feminine impulsiveness. The de-
feet is a generous one, and, therefore,
commoner with us than it is with men.
so that it handicaps us unfairly in the
struggle of life. And truly it is IA weary
task to be always with host of petty
maXims preaching down" ones heart
But we must do it; either we must rule
feeling or feeling will rule us. 1t is a
good servant, but a bad master. Our
loving women's hearts are like the fire
of the domestic hearth-the light of he
home when duly controlled warming
the whole house, but if the fire be not
kept in its subordinate place what a con
tlagration ensues!--N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
The Republican., 1896-12-10
GATHERS SKULLS.


Get Them.
About 10 miles below Portland, on the
Oregon side of the Columbia. the broad
eNpanse of water flows without a
ripple, and is deep and as still as death.
The bank rises high above the waters
level and stretches away back to the
timber line. just above this point is
Coffin rock which was the starting
place to the happy hunting grounds"
OF the various Oregon tribes of Indians,
but the very high water of 1862 swept
Coffin rock of all of it's deposits to the
point below. 1t is lonely place, with
out sound, save the call of the cricket
in the grass, or the hoot of the screech
owl nestled in the adjacent timber.
Here the overtiowing waters of nearly
half-centurv ago lodged the remains
Of many tribes high and dry, literally
moving the last resting-place of their
dead, for no Pacific coast tribe ever
buried their dead below the surface of
the earth. Some hedged them about
with rocks, above the ground. leaving
the face upward and exposed. Others
put a bark covering over them, while
others were suspended from limbs OF
left in the forks of trees. Time has
robbed every form of its substance, and
left only the whitened bones and
bleached skulls.
Students, dentists and physicians are
eager to secure these trophies for a~ticu-
lation. SO great is the demand that at
least one man has for years followed
the hazardous business of gathering
these skulls for the market 1t is risky,
for the few remaining Indians still keep
vigil ever the remains of their dead. and
to be caught in the act would mean a
prison in the recesScs of the neighbor-
ing mountains, followed by death of
slow torture, for no quarter or mercy
would be shown to the victim. Still,
knowing this. Howard Clause. a re-
cluse, nightly risks his life to gather
these grinning, whitened skulls. and
every now and then a box of large and
small skulls are shipped from Portland,
Ore, to the various noted seats of
medical and dental learning in the east.
San Francisco Call.