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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
John Dryden, Flour and Storage.

OOnu DTyOen, XOuE una Storage.
Mr.. John Dryden, who is engaged in
the business of dealing in -four and the
storage of goods, succeeded to the bust
ness of T. H. Weston & Company, who in
1880, the year in which Mr.. Dryden came
into possession, were then continuing a
business dating back to the earlier years
in Portland's history.
Mr.. Dryden was born in Roxburgyshire,
Scotland, and coming to this country in
the year 1862, he at first followed his
trade of a machnist. The thrift and
sterling honesty of the Scotch people were
soon recognized IN him and found favor
for him in commercial pursuits, where
he has won his way up to commendable
reputation as one of Portland's enter
prising and reliable merchants.
In the handling Of flour Mr.. DRYDEN is
an expert ard his Judgment is standard
on all grades. His premises at No. 4
Gait Block are most conveniently located
and admirably adapted for the storage
of goods and merchandise.
Kenseu g. Tabor.
This firm is one of the oldest grain
and feed handlers in the State and is
composed of Messrs D. w. Kensell and
J. W. Tabor, and is located at 1893 Com
mercial street. with all the conveniences
Of elevators, storage, and the necessary
facilities for the receiving and shipment
Of all kinds OF grain and feed.
Messrs. s. w. Thaxter g. Co.
wholesale dealers in grain, -four and
feed, at Nos. 2 and Gait Block, Com
irercial street, came to Portland from
Bangor in 1874.
They bought two of the stores in the
substantial Calf Block and thoroughly
equipped them with machinery for
handling and grinding grain. Their IA
cilities for doing an extensive grain bust
ness are not surpassed by any establish
ment in the State. The field of their
business operations, in all parts of the
State of Maine reached by rail or water
and the eastern part of New Hamp-
shire.
Having abundant capital and first-rate
Gre dit, they are able to deal with their
Gus TONERS in liberal manner and meet
any reasonable requirements made upon
them.
The s, A. and j. H. True Company.
This Company was Incorporated July
1, 1895. and is Offered by Samuel A.
True. president; John H. True, vice
president, and r. Stuart Laughlin, treas-
urer. Tho corporation of The S. A. AMI
j. Ii. True Co. succeeded to the business
affairs of the firm of S. A. and J. a,
True at 202 Commercial street, whelc
for number of years the firm had been
engaged as wholesale dealers in flour,
corn, meal, oats, cotton seed-meal, lin
seed oil meal, gluten meal and mill
products of all kinds Of grain and
careala-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY,
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary.

The Maine Eye and Ear Inf1rmarv.
possessing beautiful and healthy loca-
ton on Bramhall Hill in the western part
of the city of Portland, was incorporated
under the statute laws of the State of
Maine on Feb. Is, 1886.
The main building on the corner Of
Congress and Vaughan streets is an i'm
posing structure, five stories in height.
built largely Of brick and granite, and
finished inside in different woods in their
natural colors.
The basement with its heating appar.
atus, laundry and stores, the first door
with library reception room. clinical
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
FURNITURE.


One of the leading manufacturing COM
panies of Portland is that of Thomas P.
Beals & Co.. manufacturers of furniture
and spring beds, with factories at Nos.
So, IS and 81 Market street and at PIG and
224 Newbury street, where they do a
rushing business in the manufacture of
wire mattresses, spring beds, chamber
sets and every article of house furniture,
being compelled constantly to add to
their already large resources in order to
meet the fast increasing demand for their
products.
| In the manufacture of spring beds
| alone, the firm turns out thousands every
year Of the finest material and quality,
made by machinery which is the inven-
ton and sole property of this company
| The senior member of the firm, Mr..
Thomas P. Beals, is native of Wiscasset,
while Mr.. Frederick H. Beals, the junior
member, is Portland boy. Coming to
Portland when boy, Mr.. Thomas p.
Beals at once began to learn the furniture
business. Serving in the war of the re-
bellion as private and captain, he estab-
lished his business in 1867 and by wise
management brought it to its present
magnificent proportions.
T. H. Mcdonnell Co.
| The T. 81. Mcdonnell Co. are the sue
cessors in the manufacture and sale of
furniture to Enoch Lord, who began the
manufacture of furniture in Portland
about 1867.
On the death of T. H. Mcdonnell in
1885, Chas. d. Mcdonnell his brother,
succeeded to the ownership in the busl-
| pasc opd continued tho MANN 20 t,,ro oE
the medium and better grades of parlor
furniture for the wholesale and jobbing
trade and the sale of all kinds of furni-
ture including everything that goes into
an office or house, from the Office desk to
! the kitchen, dining-room, chamber and
parlor furniture of the medium and best
grades including Lords patent bed
| lounge and Lords patent reclining chair.
| They also carry for the trade full
stock of feather goods made up into pill
lows and other articles and find market
for their manufacture and wares in the
different towns throughout the State of
Maine.
| In the conduct of this business T. H.
Mcdonnell & Co. occupy four floors and
a basement at 102 and 104 Exchange
street, Portland.
II. H. widber.
| In the manufacture of Tables Mr.. F,
"a. Widber makes speciality of this line OF
furniture. He is located in the brick block
numbered from to 10 on Union street,
where he is thoroughly equipped with
the requisite machinery for the making
of tables of all kinds, sizes and patterns
| This machinery is operated by the power
| ONf11naH a hnvsn
furnishing steam to $50 horse power
engine. With a floor space of 10000
square feet, Mr. Widber is well equipped
to build tables at rates that find for them
a ready market in all the New England
States and many points in the Middle and
Western states of this country.
| In addition to his business of manu-.
featuring tables, Mr. Widber furnishes
steam to the adjacent properties for tho
operation of machinery, the running OF
elevators and other purposes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
GAS AND ELECTRIC FIXTURES.
l.. w. Cleveland.

AT NO. 43S Congress street is the estab.
iiShinent OF L.. w. Cleveland, dealer in
gas ana electric light fixtures, bells,
Datterles, electrical instruments and the
thousand and one improvements which
recent experiment in the field Of e,actric-
ity has produced. '- -''''' VI oA'o''i'-
ne also carries full line of fine deco
rated cut glass globes and shades, which
Ae SHOWS In all the most novel shapes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
GAS.
The Portland Gas Light Compeny.

The Portland Gas Light Company.
One of the wealthiest corporations in
the State is the sole company which fur
nishes illuminating gas to the people of
Portland. Its plant is of the highest or.
der, and the quality of It's product exel.
lent. The price of the gas has lust been
reduced to SLIGO per thousand fee t.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06

representative lines ofthe products of the
leading carpet, upholstery and wall
paper manufacturers in the United States
but they are large distributors of the
products OF many foreign countries, viz:
China, Japan, Turkey Persia, Germany
and GreaE Britain.
With q kull staff of courteous and ex-
perienced statesmen in every department.
always ready and willing to display
goods, they justly lay claim to their es-
tablished reputation, GA progressive and
up-to- date business house,
EIarIett, Stafford s. Co.
One Of the progressive, up-to-date car
pet houses of Portland is the house of
Marrett, Stafford & Co., located at No. -
Free Street and composed of James S.
Marrett and Chas. F. Stafford.
In addition to their most complete
stock that comprises the product of the
best mills of this and European countries.
Marrett, Stafford & Co. carry full line of
window shades and paper hangings of
the latest designs and patterns, and will
make close figures in contracting for the
furnishing of houses, hotels and public
buildings, to which they give especial at
tention in the development of their bust
ness
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06

ken, the other the firm of Cousins d
| Tomlinson, consolidated the business in
| terests of both firms and incorporated
under the style of Milliken, Tomlinson
| Company, for the purpose of transacting
business as wholesale grocers and deal
ers in flour and provisions.
The company now occupies the entire
block numbered from 303 to 300 Com
merclal street where it has more floor
space for the conduct of business than is
possessed by any similar establishment
IN New England. There are also several
large store houses constantly filled with
merchandise necessary to the business in
which they are engaged.
The Mlllikcn, Tomlinson Company
have ample capital for the successful
| conduct OF business requiring the large
area OF floor space already referred to,
I and employ q large force of travelling
| statesmen to keep that capital active IN
its earning powers which in its activity
and volume and through cash payments
enables the company to supply the
trade with goods in their line on terms
most favorable to jobbers and retailers
of groceries, flour and provisions. This
is business advantage that is recoq-
points of Maine, large part of New
|
New York.
The officers Of the company are: W.
F. Milliken, president; E. Tomlinson,
manager; A. T. Laughlin, treasurer.
Patrons Cooperative Corporation.
The day of doubt in regard to the sue
cess or benefits to be had in cooperation
has passed. This has come about through
the management on business principles
of such cooperative associations as that
of the Patrons Cooperative Corporation
OF Portland, which under the manage
ment of Mr.. c. f. Knight as agent and
treasurer is an unqualified success repres-
entative of the cooperative principle.
The company was first started in 1887 on
a cash capital of ten thousand dollars. 1t
has since increased in capital, in the con-
tidence of the trade, and now stands on
as firm basis as any wholesale concern
in Portland as dealers in groceries, flour,
grain and provisions, and is located in a
commodious building well adapted to its
business at 200 Commercial street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
Chas. T Barber & Co.

Chas. T. Barber & Co., located at the
Rines building, Portland, Me-, are the
sole proprietors and manufacturers of
"Hollis' original Atlantic City Salt Water
Taffy," which was first manufactured on
the Beach in Atlantic City, N. j., and
owed its origin to peculiar incident
In July 1882, there was a great scarcity
of fresh water on the island and neces-
sity mothering one more invention, COM
PEELED the candy manufacturers to use
salt water as a substitute. The expedient
proved to be a happy inspiration, for the
new ta1fy was a most delicious COM
pound, far surprising any of their pre-
vious attempts.
The name of 'Salt Water Taffy'' was
given to the new bonbon and while it's
novelty caught the popular fancy, it's
toothsome flavor captivated the public
taste. It's widespread success brought
in its train host of imitators against
whom the manufacturers were obliged to
protect themselves by registering the
title 'Salt Water Taffy," a name which
has become famous all over the country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS.
Goudy g. Kent.

The largest bakery and confectionery
establishment in Maine has reputation
by no means confined to New England, and
over the country. This oncern succeeded
to the business of the old concern of
Reuben Kent & Son, and continue the
manufacture of the famous Kent Pilot
Bread, which has an immense sale.
Their Purity Kisses, delicious confec-
ton, are known everywhere. Lewis A.
Goudy, the managing spirit of the con-
Germ, is one of the most enterprising men
of the State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
John ". Perkins s. Company.


Wholesale druggists and manufactur-
ing chemists at 81 and 90 Commercial
street. and and 4 Custom House wharf,
are probably the largest manufacturers
and dealers in chemicals, druggists sum
dries and pharmaceutical preparations
in the State. To this they add the sale
of perfumery, toilet articles, surgical ap-
pliances, shop furniture, glassware, pro-
prietary medicines, paints, colors, var
nishes, burning and Intoxicating oils, and
an extensfs @ line of cignrs, tobaccos, and
cigarettes. The magnitude and extent
of the business may be estimated from
their catalogue of articles which covers
more than three hundred closely printed
pages in their enumeration.
Inthe manufacture of havoring ex-
tracts the house is well known for the
purity and strength of it's product. AS
an instance of the care exercised in the
manufacturing department it may be
mentioned that after the proper mani
pulation. their vanilla extract is allowed
10 stand in barrels in cool cellar for the
period Of two years before bottling,
at which time it is very choice
article.
The history of the firm of John W.
SA Nils " SpAililshJ dbOCo OstCh W OCtO-
ber 1910, at which time Mr.. John w.
Perkins began business in Pennington.
In 1858 he moved to Portland and in
1855, founded the firm of John w. Per-
kins & Co.. witMB. A. Perkins as the
other member of the firm. In 1868 Mr..
John A. Titcomb was admitted to the
partnership. He retired in 1859, and
was succeeded by the admission of MIR.
J. Henry Crockett. In 1880 Mr.. w. S.
Kyle became a member OF the firm. In
1890 Mr.. Crockett retired and moved to
Plymouth, Mass. ,On the death of j.
Henry Crockett in 1892, Mr.. G. L. Fogg,
Bion r. Lane and VIM. P. Mally were
taken into the partnership, which, in
1896, was incorporated under the style of
John W. Perkins & Co. The business is
conducted with the aid of four travelling
statesmen, and about twenty clerks are
employed to take careIOf affairs in the
Office, and salesroom of the Company.
j. e. GooId & Co.
The firm of j. e. GooId & Co. was in
corporated in 1896, and succeeded to the
business of z. L. Stanw God & Co., of
which Mr.. J. E. Goold had been sole
proprietor since 1892. Mr.. Goold is now
president and general manager of the
new firm.
In 1880 the firm of E. T.. Stanwood &
Co., was formed, and engaged in bus
mess on Market ST., but owing to it's
rapid gro Nth, it WAS removed in 1887
to its present 10 cation at No. 201 Federal
street. The business dene by this firm
has been steadily increasing in both the
drug line and She paints and oils. They
curry 81 cOnnlete stock of drugs and
druggists sundries, also cigars, tobacco,
pipes, spices. paints, oils and varnishes.
They have recently taken the agency for
II. W. Johns Liquid Paints and Ashes
tos Materials which are recognized as
su perior to any in the market.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30
bright BITS.

Mrs. Newed-Is your husband a do
mestic man2
Mrs Henpeck-He's the only domestic
we keep. l have taught him to cook and
wash dishes very nicely.-Philadelph
Record.
-Frank-As this is leap year. I will
trouble you, Miss Florence, to help me
FIonsnceyC Certainly. and viii staff
your sleeves in with pleasure.-Indianapo
lis Journal
DIR. Sage-You are troubled with head
aches, and you do not sleep we'll. Evil
IDENTIFY what you need is exercise. What
is your occupatiOn2'
Patient-I'm a wood-sawyer
DR.. Sage-Well-er suppose you do not
grease your saw for a week or two
Boston Transcript.
No Contact -Friend-That
was a pretty sharp editorial paragraph
that you had about Cheatem in the paper
yesterday. Aren't you afraid that he will
come in and try to thrash you?
Editor-Oh, no; he won't come near me-
He has owed me 500 now for eleven years
-Somerville Journal.
Mrs. Mork ian Oklahoma matron): I
wonder what is the matter with the clock ?
The pesky thing went wrong just about
the time Alkali Ike began calm on you,
an it hain't been anywhurs near right
since. Ike don't tamper with it, does he ?
Miss Gladys MOrk-No, ma am, but every
time he comes in the clock stoDs and
throws up its hands.-Chicago Record.
His Views.-"Wha do you think of
this popular loan scheme?
why, to tell the truth, 1 have not
paid much attention to it. but, person
ally. ] may say"
"Well?"
that any loan that 1 can negotiate
would be regarded as popular Do you
happen to have a W about ou?'-Chi-
cago Post.
"A Perplexity of Leap Year-'Im go
ing to resign" said the editor in charge
of the how-to-behave column of a peri
odical.
Whats the matter?" inquired the pro-
prietor.
THESE people are getting too abstruse
for me. Here's a young man who writes
to inquire just how far it is proper for
gentleman to encourage a lady who
shows symptoms of proposing. Wash
ington Star.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30
Personal.

Cecil Rhodes has the powerful jaw
and the strong teeth that belong to men
of his type SO great has been the TUCK
Of this man that South Africans some
times ask him TO bite siN-pences Tor luch.
A young Englishman during recent
evening in Bohemia produced the traul-
tiOnal crooked siX-DCnce from ms pocket
and told how Cecil Rhodes had bitten IL.
The professor would not part with IL IOr
many times its value.
The following label has been stuck on
the glass which holds Gambetta's brain:
Leon Gam BETA. politician, died on Dec
FL, los2, OF Derityphlitis. at the age OF Is.
He was above everything else an orator
This can be seen from the great develop
ment of the third frontal and LETT conVo-
lution-a development greater than any
is in the Anthropological Museum in the
old Convent of the Cordeiers, at Parls.
M. Flammarion. in the course Of ex>
periments on the radiation of spectrum
colOrs, has made some interesting oDser>
VatiOns on sensitive plants. -Four plants
sOwn the same day and Of the same size
were placed under glass, excluding re
Spectively all but the red, green and blue
rays, the fourth plant being under or
binary white glass At the end OF SIX
weeks the red plant was twice as high
as any of the others; the green came
next then the white" while the blue, -
had not grown the fraction of cent?
meter.
d. l.. Moody, the evangelist tOld
story in Philadelphia the other day about
his life before his conversion, when boy
of II. He said that while he was a pretty
bad boy in his unregenerate days deep
in the follies and errors of the world. he
never broke so far away from his early
religious training as to forget to say his
prayers every night. Il used to sleep with
my brother" he said, and if either ono
of US happened to jump into bed without
first getting on his knees the other would
swear at him vigorously and kick him out
on the floor"
Some one in Washington recalls a story
of Henry Labouchere when he was an az
tache of the British legation in Washing
ton. One day he was sitting in his office,
when rather noisy individual came in
and asked to see the minister. You
can't see him. He's gone out. You must
see me-" Il don't want to see you" said
the noisy individual. "All right" replied
Labouchere, going on with his writing
Take a chair" The visitor sat and wait
ed for an hour Then, with several pic
turesque extracts from profane history,
he inquired how long the boss would be
gone. Il should think about six weeks. "
replied LahoUchere, Carelessly. You see,
he has just sailed for England"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30
Encourneement for Cubnns.

1t is very probable that the resolution
reported TO the Senate yesterday from the
committee on foreign relations will be
passed by congress II is a very mild res
olution. ard for that reason II may meet
with good deal Of opposition. There is
a strong feeling Of sympathy with the Gu
ban cause in congress, and also through
out the country. and an effort. doubtless.
will be made to adopt the resolution re-
ported BY a minority Of the committee.
The minority resolution is a clear and dis
tinct recognition Of the Cuban insurgents
as beliigerents.
II Gen. Campos had remained in com
mand Of the Spanish forces it is doubtful
if any step would have been taken.in con-
gress at this time from which the insur-
gents could draw any comfort, but the
recall Of Cen. Campos by the Spanish gov
eminent and the placing Of Gen. Weyler
in command has created the belief that
system of warfare is about to be inaugu-
rated in cuba that would be a disgrace to
civilization. Gen. Weyler has denied
that no intends TO adopt cruel methods 10
crush out the rebellion, but his denial is
not generally accepted. It certainly is
not accepted by the committee on foreign
relations. The text of the resolution by
that committee indicates very clearly that
grave fears are entertained that SPANS
purpose is to make the war so barbarous
as to scare the insurgents into submission.
If that is her purpose she will not sue
coed. AS gained from letters received in
this city the opinion of some Of the best
informed of the Spanish sympathizers in
Havana is that the war will be a long one
The insurgents are well armed and their
cause is apparently growing in favor.
If the resolution reported to the Sen
ate yesterday should not be adopted
promptly. it would be because of desire
to see what the policy of the new Span
sh general is to be- If it should be a
barbarous one-a policy of determination
| congress would not hesitate moment in
granting to the insurgents full belligerent
rights. The sentiment in this country
would sustain the government in giving
the insurgents every possible encourage
ment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30
WOfulIy Narrow Horizon.
From the Baltimore Sun Dem.)

Our senators are. in truth, provincial,
not seeing beyond the horizon of the cross
roads Solomon. This is the cause of their
reckless handling of the gravest matters
of state, the gravity Of the matters dealt
with not being perceived. One day they
are for war with Great Britain over Ven
ezuela, next day they report the Davis res
olutions, which are hostile to all Europe.
The third day they ask Europe to be so
good as to risk universal war to punish
the unspeakable Turk When the EN-
peror Williams telegram enrages the En-
glish, Senator Morgan wants President
Cleveland to send a similar telegram. All
these things argue a wofully narrow hori-
zon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30

1t cannot be too strongly impressed up
on cotton producers that they now have
the statistical position of cotton more
nearly into their own hands than has
been the case for a great many years,
and that if the market is smashed next
season by an enormous crop it win be
their own fault. They have been work
ing for years to reduce the surplus car
ried over from one year to the next and
to get the supply within the demand. It
took hard work TO bring about the pres
ent situation. But it will not take very
hard work to upset the whole arrange
ment and knock the price back to a five
cent basis. Commissioner of Agriculture
Nesbitt makes a careful and clear calcu-
lation to show how there would be money
in a 100000 crop this season, and how
there would not be money in 100000
crop. His reasoning is to the point It
Anow remains to see what the farmers will
70 about it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30

A fourteen year old white boy has been
sent to the penitentiary from Atlanta for
horse stealing. There was no other place
TO send him, and the court could not turn
him loose upon the community. because
he was a boy of bad tendencies. and
once had escaped the penitentiary
merely because of his youthfulncss. The
chances are that when he finishes his
five years term he will be a hardened
criminal. His associations in the peniten-
tiary viii be with the very worst criminal
element. He will learn of crimes and de-
tails Of crimes that he never heard of be-
fore, and when he comes out, a youth of
nineteen, he viii be well prepared to en-
ter upon professional criminal career.
The ways and means to reclaim such
youthful criminals should be provided by
the state