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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-20
CERTAIN BUSINESS PRINCIPLES ARE
Prevalent AT THIS STORE.

The policy which
best Obtainabe
We
Sy the salesman and
ana this policy strictly Lived up to has been the keynote of
T be hae you Less than We shall
popular prices Good solid values marked prices TIA OTHERS can't
saved dollar made the old
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-20
AMOS S. KNIGHT, 1st Sergeant.
BRAVE SPIRITS BROKEN.

How often women wake up in the
morning cheerful and happy, deter
mined to do so much before the day
The herald., 1896-01-19
Ht~ limit.
81 want to have a talk with you.

II want to have talk with you.
Drawing her to his knee, just as he was
wont to do in the days when she was ilttle
blond headed girl of four. the fond parent
laid his hand affectionately On the head OF
the young girl who was so soon to leave the
domestic hearth around which mad been
passed the happiest hours OF her youth iioi
tense McFarmacy had, indeed, all that a oeau-
tiful girl could wish for The daughter VI d
well known and popular druggist ehe nau
never known what it was to want ior III ,Il tne
days when her father was but Struggling
prescripticn clerk she was AIS yet too young
to realize their somewhat pinched clrcuh-
stances. Hortense had always been h.S Ia,
vorite and when at one time she hau au
him to cut down the profits on prescriptions
from sos to an even 500 per cent, "hiie nl1
nature had strongly revolted ne a. las'
consented to the change, and TINS, perhaps
is the strongest evidence that could pc gwen
Of the mower of this girl over the naughty
and obstinate millionaire. When, therefore
Hortense had confded to him, only a ie"
weeks previously, that she was g9inS u
marry well known poet in me heiShOot
hood, it came as a great shock, but lhe olu
man did not rebel. At the time ne hau s'en
his reluctant consent, but it was evident now
| from the firm look in his eye that he mao
| come to some fixed determination tnaI HUN
| ing could alter.
MY dear" he said, gently 81 have peen
thinking over what you said to me ias
week. While I heStated at the time TO slV'
my consent to your marriage with youht
McMeter, on consideration 1 am rathel
| pleased at the thought of having such
talented young man in the family an
aware that he is poor, but that is nothlnt
against him. l am willing to help you aions
and make it easy for you. ! am wiling u
stand by you as your father. but there is on
| thing want to make plain.
what can that be, papa?' wonderingi!
asked the young girl. as she looked up
| him out of her luminous eyes.
"It is this" replied the parent. Il wan
it distinctly unders TODD. so there can be NJ
mistake about it, l am not going to furnish
1 him with nnStare stannS ',-Truth
The herald., 1896-01-19
Fussy House BOdices.

There is a wonderful tendency to trim the
house waists. The plain full silk ones that
were so much admired in the fall are not ad-
mired at ell now. Even the pufed sleeve
is gathered in the middle with rosette. Gold
thread is very abundant upon the waists. Many
of them were trimmed with 1t entirely. l re-
call one worn by young woman at the
matinee that was of pale rose silk: Around
the throat chased the stripes OF gold thread,
doubled and many times doubled. Down the
chest it ran also, making circles Of ITSELF and
finally describing figure like an arabesque.
The herald., 1896-01-19
"Dld your friend get check for his last
poem?"
He did. Editor checked him before he got
half through.-Atlanta Constitution.

We are to cast aside our pet superstition
with regard to opals. The Queen did long
ago, since she has bestowed upon each of her
daughters in turn as wedding gift either an
opal ring, brooch or brelloc. Americans are
setting the fashion and wearing opals as a
lucky" not unlucky stone. The New York
jewelers. have bought up opals from all parts
of the Continent by the hundred thousand.
and some LoLaon Jewellers have been doing
the. same. No really wholesome mind could
TO moralize! They are so lovely. Even more
beautiful when scarabaeus-like set in the
matriX than when highly polished
The herald., 1896-01-19

The Fat One-Sir, 1 want to know what
you mean by saying 1 could take my collar
off over my head without unbuttoning it?
The Thin One-It was a thoughtless
statement on my part, made on the spur of
the moment, and l am sorry said it.
Every well, if you are sorry, of course"
''Yes; forgot the size of your ears
The herald., 1896-01-19
a Resemblance,

"Colonel Wilson is a fine looking man,
isn't hep said friend of ours the other
day.
YES" replied another, 81 was taken for
him once"
"You! why you are as ugly as sin!'
~ don't care for that; l was taken for
him. l indorsed his note and was taken for
hm-by the Sheriff.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Out-HerOdcd.

Youngsley-Hello, old man! How are you ?
Look, there goes Mrs. Blank out for drive.
She is the greenest looking mortal l know
Of.
Smarty-She always reminds me OF pas
age in biblical history.
Youngsley-In what way?
Smarty-The eieighing of the innocents.
The herald., 1896-01-19

The good housewife will form no opinion
of her new neghbors until after they have
their washing out.
You can't make financier out of hen.
She will lay when eggs are plenty, and when
they are scarce she will lay off
The herald., 1896-01-19
FLASHES OF HUMOR.

At the boys boarding school-Fair patron
What do / see? You make your pupils
saw wood for you?
Principal-Again you see the fruition of
plan of progress which l have realized-to
combine gymnastic exercises with practical
results.-Le Journal Amusant.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Aging RaI,idIy,

Conversation turned upon the difference
In age that ought to exist between hus-
band and wife
my wife was nine years younger than
f. said Calino, when | married her."
'How is it now?" queried friend.
81 don't know" replied .Calino shaking
his head doubtfully, my wife has been
aging very rapidly Of late. Texas Sift-
ings.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Mrs neutrality-suspicious. what do you
think is the matter with me?
Doctor-I am inclined to think your blood
is not pure. I'll have to give you something
to purify your blood.
Mrs. Bondciipper (haughtly)-You are
probably not aware that l belong to one Of
the old Dutch families of New York.
The herald., 1896-01-19

One of the things We can't understand is
why man will go to the theater and laugh
and applaud when the imitation locomotive
crosses the stage with it's deafening whistle,
and when he hears a genuine whistle five
blocks away from his own home he'll rave
and swear.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Enterprising.
Oklahonla)-Col


Tourist Tin Oklahoma)-Colonel Handy
Polk, the real estate deadler, is very ell
terprising man, isn't he?
Alkali Ike-Wal I should shout! Why,
he can make q mountain out Of mole
hill an then have no trouble in sellin' 1t
to some fool Easterner.-Truth.
The herald., 1896-01-19
A Gorgeous Cont.

A jacket shown at recent exhibition OF i'm
ported garments is made of velvet, with ap-
pliuue Of very thick silk embroidered down at
The edges The silk covers at least half of the
surface of the garment, the patterns being laid
on in stripes from the collar down. A high
rolling-collar of fur and fur cuffs make a
very handsome finish
The herald., 1896-01-19

A very rich and handsome opera cloak 10
made of cream-colored velour. elaborately en-
broidered in silk and pearl beads. A fringe
edge, and the shoulder cape is similarly TRIM
med. The hood is edged with this trimmine|
and enormous bows of satin ribbon are set onI
at the front and back
The herald., 1896-01-19
A Stretchcr.

$50 he didn': get job?" said the bass
drummer to the first violinist. why
didn't our boss take him."
Because he wasn't any good. Why, the
old man said he didA't have snap enough IN
him to play in rubber band. Truth.
The herald., 1896-01-19
ooh. SQyv

Englshman-I wouldn't want to hear
more than the first line of "The Star
Spangled Banner" to know that it was writ
ten by an American.
American-Why so?
Englishman-The first two words tell me
that plainly enough.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Miss Gush-Oh, Captain. were you ever
boarded by pirate?
Captain Storms-Yes. He charged me $11
day for a hall room on the fourth floor
Indianapolis Journal
The herald., 1896-01-19
A World Mt Stake.

columbus took big chances when hi
illustrated the fact that the world wat
round"
How so?"
Suppose the egg had been a bad one."
The herald., 1896-01-19

Mrs. Gossippy-I think young Mr.. Chat
ter is q delightful conversationalist.
Mr.. Gossippy-Well yes; he succeeds
pretty well for a man who never has any
thing to say.
The herald., 1896-01-19

turnip with human face was pulled from
in the year 1923. A full account of this won
der and splendid woodcut of the same may
be found in "Miscellanea Academiae Natura
for 1870 page 1885,
The herald., 1896-01-19

Cholly-I always give him a quahtar
pooah beggah.
Chappie-Why?
Chol!y-He swoah at me once. He is an
Irishman, and he took me fob an English
SWELL yeh know.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Mrs Wagges-Doesn't your husband SUI
fer dreadfully with rheuma tism?
Mrs. Wiggles-Yes. but it's nothing to
what the rest of us have to endure.-Som-
erVile Journal.
The herald., 1896-01-19

In her impotenr rage Her Grace could
only scowl at the Duke, her husband
This" she bitterly exclaimed, sis what
a woman gets for buying what she doesn t
want, just because it's cheap!'
The herald., 1896-01-19
M niNcrencp.

| Clara-He broke off the engagement just
because wanted tine ring reset.
I Maude-How foolish Of him!
| Clara-Wasn't it! But I am going to have
| it reset, iuEt the same.
The herald., 1896-01-19
VERY chean sLists.

Denim makes excellent petticoats and II mad
with the light side Of the blue out IN
trimmed with three or four rows Of blue an
to please any one. A light weight should 5
selected. / have seen a good quality sold q
eight and a third cents.
The herald., 1896-01-19
My. but this road Is rough.

Mamma-Oh, dear, Frankly, you mustn't
get into bad habits, you know
Frankly (aged three)-Then what makes
you leave bad habits around where III get
into them?
The herald., 1896-01-19

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-I hope I don't see
you drunk again to-day?
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-Hic-I hope you don't
suspect me of leading-hic-a double life?
The herald., 1896-01-19

Hoax-I understand you ran to sea when
you were a boy?
Joax-No; l started to, but my father
caught me, and 1 went on whaling ex-
pedition with him.-Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1896-01-19

"How do you sell this music paper?" asked
the customer at the stationery store.
I'm not certain about it, said the new
clerk, but 1 think We sell it by the choir
Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1896-01-19

The Bachelor-It's easier to break things
than to make them.
The Engaged Young Man (dubiously)-I
don't know about that.-Philadelphi Record.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Garnicht-On what shall you base your
application for pension?
Annoy Core-I got so scared In my first
fight that 1t stopped my growth.
The herald., 1896-01-19

When a man does something that we can't
exactly approve, we say it is Just human
nature" And yet lords Of creation that
We are, we call all other animals brutes.
The herald., 1896-01-19

He (as he left the house in the morning)--
I'm glad this war news is subsiding.
She-Why, dear?
"a man can turn his trousers up at the
bottom now without the fear of being
mobbed."
The herald., 1896-01-19

Mrs. Hicks-Id like to know what you
could have to say to that disreputable
looking dog catcher.
Hicks-I told him, if your poodle got lost,
to come around and l would give him dol
lar.
The herald., 1896-01-19

The largest pure diamond, that belonging to
the Rajah of Mattan, weighs 1861 carats The
one of next greatest weight. the Orloof or
Orloff. weighs 1913 carat&
The herald., 1896-01-19

Mrs. Nupop-Oh, you must come and hear
baby talk.
Uncle Bob-I shall be deighted-but you
must act as interpreter.
The herald., 1896-01-19

The word "and" occurs 35.543 times in the
Old Testament and 1854 times in the New
Testament.
The herald., 1896-01-19

"Gussle, why did you refuse Smithett
Did he show the cloven foot"
"No, but he showed the cloven breath. -
PHILADELPHIA Telegraph.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Skidmore-You can distinguish good
money from bad by its conversational
qualities.
Snooper-What do you mean?
Skidmore-Genuine money talks, but
counterfeit notes have to be uttered.--De-
troit Free Press.
The herald., 1896-01-19

There are over 500 pieces in the $4,000 set
of china used at the White House.
The herald., 1896-01-19

What were you arguing about so vio-
lently with Smthers, professor?'
He called me blooming jackass.''
You ought to have knocked him down. "
"Oh. didn't mind 1t, personally. 1t was
the unscientific nature of his statement that
annoyed me-"
The herald., 1896-01-19

Cromwells signet ring bore his crest, . lion
rampant
The herald., 1896-01-19

"Then you think you can count on him
as a frend?"
"Why, only yesterday he said to me, If
ever l need money. my old friend, rely
upon me- Never would 1 address myself
to another. lie Petit Journal Pour Rire.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Don't touch me with that hand. Il is
much too big for my face.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Every Roman freeman was entitled to weaI
an iron ring.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Why didn't the person who suffered untolt
agony tell somebody?

'Poor felow!' exclaimed Miss Cayenne,
as the young author was mentioned.
"Why, he is prospecting splendidly," was
the rejoinder.
: II know it. But l can't help feeling sorry
for him. He has to read his own novels at
least once, you know. w.'-Washington Star
Needleson-Yes, we think a great deal
of that parrot. / wouldn't take hundred
dollars for him.
Pinns-He isn't very handsome. but
suppose he's an excellent talker?
''No, he is not much given to talking"
''Won't talk?"
~Can't"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
BULLETS AND FIRE.
A Lover of Thirty-five shoots His
Elderly Sweetbeart and Himself.

A
SALEM, MASS, April 9. 1s96.-There
was a double tragedy at the house num-
bered 122 Boston street this morning. At
40 o'clock people living upstairs in
the house smelled smoke, and going to
a room occupied by Miss Josephine Man
ming, forced an entrance and found the
bed on fire and the room full of smoke.
Across the foot of the bed a man was
lying, fully dressed, and just gasping for
breath. He was taken out, but died be-
fore medical aid arrived. In the bed Miss
Manning lay dead, her head covered with
blood from a wound.
The family upstairs reported that they
heard three pistol shots an hour pre-
vious, and an examination showed that
the woman had two pistol wounds in her
head.
The man, who was James F. Flynn,
also had a bullet wound in his cad An
examination of the premises revealed a
watch, revolver, pocket-book and a pack
of cards on the bed. Flynn was wild
over about Sc years old, n had been
keeping company with the Manning wo-
man, who was a dress maker and about
80 years old.
It is supposed that he killed the woman
and then committed suicide. He was
dressed in his working clothes and no
one could tell when he went to the house,
nor was anything known as to. the cause
of the shooting.
Both bodies were somewhat scorched,
but only the bed in the room was burned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE
Documents ouehing the Controversy
with England TO Be Printed.

with England TO Be Printed.
WASHINGTON, April 3, 1896.-Mr. Mall
lett-Prevost has had a conference at the
Venezuelan Legation with Minister An
drade, relative to the translation and
printing of the documents recently re-
ceived by Mr.. Andrade, on the subject
of the boundary dispute between Vene
zuela and British Guiana. Owing to the
fact h it has not yet been possible
to make and print the translations of
these documents, they have not been
formally presented to the Commission
It is the intention of Mr.. Andrade to
submit both the original ana
the printed TRANSACTIONS as soon as they
can be prepared. The following VIII
serve to give some idea regarding the
ments.-
They are contained in three large folio
volumes and compromise from l.oW 70
them are in the form of certified copies
of original MSS. on file in the archives
at Seville, Simancas and Madrid. Many
documents cited and quoted by the
British Government in the Blue Book re-
Gently presented to Parliament are in
that book given only in the form Of ex-
tracts. Some of the documents now
IN the hands Of Mr.; And trade :
papers. and will, therefore. enable the
Commission to form a much more accu-
rate idea with regard to their exact
meaning and value: In some cases the.
extracts given in the British Blue Book
are exceedingly meagre; as for Instance,
in the case of the report sent by the Gov
ernor of Cumana, Don Jose Oigu1a, on
December 10. 1868. The extracts from this
report as given in the British Blue Book
cover about two and a half pages.
The original report, a certified copy of
which is now at the Venezuelan lega-
ton, contains nearly four hundred pages.
The translation of these documents
will necessarily occupy some weeks, as
Interpretation of the technical language
used for legal documents in the six
teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turtles, in which they are couched, re-
auires more than ordinary skill and care
In addition to the three quarto-volumes
mentioned, Mr.. Andrade states that in
the course of two or three weeks he ex-
poets to receive from the Venezuelan Lee
cations at the Hague, Rome and Madrid,
copies of further which agents
of his Government have been en-
gagged in collecting at those places
Pending the arrival of these papers and
the translation of those already here. the
commission is vigorously prosecuting It's
work of inquiry along Independent lines,
and has abundant material to work upon
for some weeks to come.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
Leave pennsylvania b. r.. Depot.

Leave eRketSylvdsfiA IA. H. kSepOIs
f:12 A. NJ. Daily, except Sunday. for MAUCH
CHUNK and intermediate stations.
S:33 a. NJ. Daily for GENEVA, ROCKIES.
TER, BUFFALO, Nj SUS.
| PENSION BRIDGE and the West and prln-
| cipai local points: dining car to Suspension
| Bridge. Pullman vestibule sleeper to Chicago.
11:S4A. NJ. Daily Qeaves 1912 A. M, Sun
| dayl. for MAUCH CHUNK and intermediate
noints: connecting for Reading and Harrisburg.
lis P. M. Daily, except Sunday, for ELMIRA
~TTsvIT and READING. Chair car to
W s.za p. NJ. sundays only, for WILKES.
BARRE, L. & B. JUNCTION. and all inter.
x.ss P. NJ. Daily. except Sunday, for L. 4
B. JUNCTION and the principal Intermediate
stations. Pullman buffet parlor car to Wilkes
barre. connections for PottsviIle.
432 p. Nj. Daily. except Sunday. for BOUND
$50 p. M Daily. for EASTON and inter.
SSIe P. NJ. Daily. for BUFFALO,
FALLS and all points west; Pullman sleeper
yestibule train, New York to Chicago. sleeper
TO Buffalo and Toronto; connections for Read
ing and Harrisburg.
6:s2 p. M. Daily, except Sunday, for EAS-
TON and intermediate stations
9l2 p. M. Daily for ITHACA
| ROCHESTER. BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS.
and all points west; Pullman sleepers to Chi.
| cago and Buffalo; chair car to Wilkesbarre.
tickets and Pullman accommodations at
PENNSYLVANIA r. r. Depot.
The New York Transfer Co. will call for and
check Baggage FROM hotel or residence through
to destination
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
sWINDLER OF WOMEN.

DETROIT. MICH. April 9. 1sss-Late
yesterday afternoon Frank G. Harrington,
formerly of St. Paul, Chicago n Del
roy, a suburb of this city. but now Of
New York, was convicted by a jury in
the United States District Court of using
the mails to defraud.
harrington advertised in papers in near
ly every State in the Union, a scheme
whereby women could obtain easy home
employment at fancy n~eedlework and
make So to $40 a week. For patterns and
instructions the promoter of the enter
harrington has been tried twice before
on similar charges. Once in st. Paul
he was released on suspended sentence,
and on another occasion in Chicago he
pleaded guilty and paid a fine. When
arrested in New York 1,500 letters found
in .~Farrington's apartments were con-
fscated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
NEWS OF OUR WARsHIPs.
The Indiana Again Anoat -Tht
Dearoit,s Movements.

ID u
Dearofcs Movements.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1S96.-Beyond
a brief telegram containing a notification
of the Indiana's successful departure from
the Port Royal dry dock and her depar-
ture for Hampton Roads, the Navy De-
partment has no official Information con-
corning the big battleship. The Indiana
has on board Captain H. F. Picking and
the other officers composing the board
delegated to conduct her deep sea trial,
which will TAX place On the voyage to
the Virginia Capes.
The trial, according to the requirements,
must consume 48 hours and must TAX
place at sea. It's purpose is to deter
mine whether any repairs or alterations
are necessary in the vessel for which the
contractors may be responsible.
About $50, 600 of the contract price of
the Indiana has been withheld from the
Cramp Company by the Navy Depart
ment as collateral TO cover the cost of
making any changes or replacing any
work for which the trial board may
agree that the contractors are liable. The
indian will probably reach Hampton
Roads tomorrow evening.
A cable despatch to the Navy Depart
ment today reported the departure of the
cruiser Detroit from Chin-Kiang for
Wu-Hu.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
ToNlGHT'S EVENTS.

A charitable entertainment for Bethel
A. M. e. Church will be held at Has
brouck Hall this evening
The Wanser Club meets tonight.
The Palma Club gives a progressive
euchre party tonight.
Teutonia Circle gives a reception to-
night at the Avenue House.
There will be a musical and dramatic
entertainment tonight at st. Michael's
Hail.
Good Government Association No. i
meets tonight at Arcanum Hall.
Summit Avenue Baptist Church meets
tonight to elect trustees.
There will be a reception tonight to the
newly appointed Methodist pastors in
Emory M. E. Church.
There will be a meeting Of the Board
of Finance tonight.
The Board Of Education meets this
evening.
TIL Fire Board win hold a special meet
ing tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-09
THE HIGHLY VIRTUoUs WEST.
Mr.. Mantle of Montana Gives Hi
Sacfi0n Gand Chnracfar

WASHINGTON, April 9, 1S96.-In the
Senate today Mr.. Mant (Rep., MONTH,
addressed the Senate in support of a
resolution heretofore offered by his coll
league, Mr.. Carter, to recommit-to the
Finance Committee the House Tariff
bill placed in the early days of the ses-
sion. He spoke of the unwarranted as
pensions cast by the metropolitan press
on the Senators who favored silved coin
age and who voted in opposition to that
bill; and. he defended those Senators and
the people of the silver States from the
indiscriminate charges of ,selflshness and
lack of patriotism brought against them.
He ave statistics to show the high
condition of prosperity, morality and
education in those States, as compared
with States further East. And he declared
that in point of intelligence, morality.
love of home life, love of order, social
status, and civil and political organiza-
ton, and in their unswerving love n
devotion to everything purely American,
the people Of the far Western States
were the peers of the people of any other
section of the country.