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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30
The Very Man.

A clerical looking gentleman, in the
hope Of obtaining contribution, entered
the office of newspaper, and, finding the
editor in, said:
II am soliciting aid for gentleman Of
refinement and intelligence who is in need
of little ready money, but is too proud
to make known his sufferings.''
"Why," exclaimed the editor, "I'm the
only man in town that answers that de-
scription! What's the gentleman's namep''
"I'm sorry to say am not at liberty to
disclose It, !"
"It must be me, parson. Heaven pros
per you in your good work I" said the ed
itor, wiping away tear.-Tit-B Bits
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NOT AS WISE AS sERPENTs.
3 Number of Foolish Snakes That Had 9
Asot OF Work For Nothing.

. Number of Foolish Snakes That Had q
Lot OF Work For Nothing.
Talking OF snakes, said a man who
had recently arrived from the wilds of
Nicaragua, reminds me Of an incident I
witnessed while was in the interior of
the little republic. 1t was in the section
where the hills approach the rivers 1
happened to be padding down the stream
and hailed 10 escape the sun, just under
cliff, which was some 80 feet above the
low ground, forming an abrupt declivity
while was leaning against the trunk
OF large trumpet tree near the bank of
the river l happened to glance up at the
edge of the cliff and noticed a snake hang
ing head downward and swinging in the
open space. While was wondering was
more surprised at seeing another reptile
climb down TIE body of the first and coil
his tail about its neck. Then there came
another and another, all doing the same
thing. until there was q rope of snakes
reaching within about three feet of the
ground, all pursuing the same tactics as
the second. Then I realized that the things
were trying to reach bottom in this orig
inal manner. They did not reach low
enough, and directly the bottom ones
crawled to the top and shortly reappeared,
each with a small bit of twig in his mouth.
When the first one with the tw1g reached
the end of the rope, Exchanging one grasp
ed the wood in his mouth, and the other
hung tail down. Then second dropped
down the rope, coiied his tail about the
tail of the other and hung head down with
the stick in his mouth, and third, climb
ing the living coils, In his turn grasped
the other piece of twig and was suspended
tail down like the first. ny the aid of the
pieces OF twig they heightened the coil un-
til the bottom snake touched the ground''-
Say" queried one Of the interested
listeners "ws4at became Of the snakes at
the tops Did they drop"
''That was just the thing. When the
bottom snake was about to Let go, he SEEM
ed TO realize that the ones at the top would
be no nearer terra firma than before and
changed his mind, and, crawling up slow
", apparently informed the others, and
the links shortened as the snakes crawled
up, and the last I saw Of the lot they were
hunting for piece Of twist vine to make
@ rope ladder. New Orleans Times Dem
ocrat.
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MADE THEM FEEL CHEAP
The American Girl Was Too Much IN.
Two InsOlent Eng1ishmen.

Two Insolent Eng1ishmen.
An American girl travelling alone ., =
compartment car from Ossend to vie,,,a
was annoyed by two Englishnen who -
gan by staring at her and ended bv MOB
inr remarks about her in French
She took no notice of them, but b,s,od
herself In the corner seat near the windon,
writing with pencil In a notebook.
Assuming that she did not undera4. nd
French. they commented upon her beantv
stylish appearance and innocence and az,
changed surmises respecting the extent Of
her fathers fortune.
While they were debating whether II
would he worth while for them to flirt
with her she at once rang the bell for a
porter, and speaking In excellent French.
gave directions for her luncheon, which
she expected to take on the train.
The two men looked at each other in
amazement. They had been talking about
her for half an hour on the opposite seat
without suspecting that she understood
their faulty French. Then, continuing
their conversation in German, of which
they knew less than they did of French
they rallied each other upon their misad
venture and decided that SO handsome a
girl must have rich father, and that mar
rage with her would be good specula-
ton. This went on until an English tray
eler from the next compartment came in
with train official and begged their as
sistance
81 do not speak German" he remarked
"and this man is trying to tell me some
thing which probably ought to know
The ticket collector, speaking in Ger
man, explained that the Englishman had
got on the wrong train and would have to
get off at the next station and wait sew
eral hours for return train unless he pre-
ferred to buy ticket for another station
farther on, where he could make better
connection.
The Interpreters did their best, but they
could not fully clear up the situation The
ticket collector finally turned to the lady
and asked her If she understood German
She nodded her head and Immediately gave
the confused traveller the correct informa-
ton, enabling him to decide what he would
do.
The two handles were silent when the
ticket collector and the passenger retired
from the compartment. Embarrassed by
the evidence that the American girl had
understood their German as well as their
French, they said nothing more, but set
tied themselves bac.. in their seats and
closed their eyes. The lady went ON with
her writing.
When the train reached Vienna, she tore
a number of leaves out of her notebook
and handed them to the two men, with the
sarcastic remark.
II have corrected some of your French
and German. Possibly my notes will help
you to improve as linguists. Youth s
Companion.
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WIT AND WISDOM.
Mr.. Asbury Peppers,

81 am up in most of these society
freaks" said the dentist boarier, "but
saw one thing mentioned that is too MANY
for me- saw mention made of some
lady giving walking luncheon What.
under the canopy, is walking luncbeonp,'
"It might have been cheese" suggested
Asbury Peppers.-Cinoinnati Enquirer.
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No Carriage.

A late bishop of somewhat inquisitor,al
character once wrote the following query
to the church wardens of parish in his
diocese: Are the conversation and car
rage of your Clergyman consistent with
his holy Officer" The reply was. "We
can't say nothing about his conyars;on
but he don't keep no kerridge. "-I,onso,,
Household Words
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nor SALE-I hereby offer for sale the fur
a nlshings of the st. Julian Hotel in Port
land, Me-, as part of the estate of Richard ".
Underwood. now deceased. l have been duly
appointed administrator of his estate and wish
10 close up The business at once. This offers a
line opening for the right man, IS well patron
ICED and gives promise of lucrative business.
The house is centrally located and in good
condition, DAVID F. MURDOCH. Admir-.
sept29 If
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Legends of the devil are quite common
In Ireland, but the one which is most in
teresting and Least known perhaps Is that
which tells why the prince of the internal
regions has split boots, like those of a COW
beast. Moore elludes tc the legend in his
story of st. Kelvin and Kathleen at Glen
dalough In that story Moore makes St.
Kelvin throw his former ladylove over the
cliff in order to be rid of her opportunities,
but the peasants of the Glendalough dis
trict give the story more postical touch.
They insist that it was not Kathleen that
was thrown over the cliff, but that 1t was
satan, who had assumed the form of the
lady in order to tempt the saint. The mo-
ment the prince OF evil toppled over the
edge Of the yawning abyss he spread his
batlike wings and sailed away in safety,
much to the surprise of the holy saint.
Later on the devil again attempted to lay
a snare for St Kelvin, but the saint man
aged to get the arch flend on holy ground,
where, OF course, he was helpless. While
the devil was Ia this helpless condition
Kelvin sawed off his legs and attached
cows boots to the stumps Since that day
satan has been cloven footed and will be
ssaatii the eud Of Ilne.-St. Louis Republic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

WANTED-A good American girl to 60 to
W Melrose, Mass. to do general homework
In small family Inquire at once at Baker
Extract Co. Office, 249 Commercial street
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FOR SALR-Lease. two and one-half years to
run an attractive store situated on one of
the best streets in the city, well adapted for re-
tall or wholesale business, circumstances of the
For particulars apply to N. S. GARDINER.
1856 Middle ST., room l. pig
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gavethem Castorie
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

WANTED-A girl for general house work,
w who can go home nights. Apply at SO
Spruce street, left hand bell. 26-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

IRON TANKS FOR SALE-We have a LARGO
L number of iron tanks from 400 to 200
Sugar Refinery, Portland; also have large
Sturdivant blower with engine attached:
steam pumps, Engines, etc. Write for prices
THOMAS BUTLER q CO., 249 Causeway
street, Boston, Mass. 249
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

NOR SALE-Dont you want the book called
IL "Foresr and Shore" or old Joe Wyer the
Indian Scout. by Charles Ilsley. This is book
Portland, Falmouth Yarmouth and Windham
Price 70 cents. COLESWORTHY Book Store
90 Exchange street, 281
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

DESIRING to retire from the hotel business
uated in the village of Limerick, Me. Com
pletely furnished, building In good condion, liy-
cry stable connected. For terms, etc., address
5. f. GRANT. Limerick, Me. 25-4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

FOR SALE-A farm consisting OF sb acres
divided into field. tillage. and wood land,
cuts 70 tons o; hay; Buildings in good repair,
ana SITUATED II miles from Portland in Wind
ham, Maine. For further particuIars inquire
OF A. 9. LIBBY & CO., AZ 1-2 Exchange Street.
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NOTICE., M. Watkins custom tailor,
~ Morrills Corner. Deering, Is selling strictly
All Wool Business Suits from $12 to S25.
Black Worsted Getaway Suits from $1S to
$50. Overcoats from $12 to 500. Pants from
So to SO. oct5 3mon
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30

fH1O LET'-On Commercial wharf, store for
T. merly occupied by the late Charles P In
graham, suitable for business or storage. Also
store lately occupied by C. w. Lombard. Also
stores suita Bile for storage. Apply TO B. w
JONES, 90 Commercial street. ily2ldtf
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wANTED-MALE HRLr.
If YOUR WATCH KICK

WE will take the kick out of it and make it
W keep good time. Mainsprings 75o, clean
Ing $1.00; mainsprlng and cleaning combined
Jeweler. Monument Square. jan15tf
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FOR SALE-At Riverton Park, ten choice
cottage lots overlooking and adjoining the
grounds OF the Park. Cars every few minutes
two entertainments each day, finest summer
resort IN Maine. Build cottage this winter
for next summers use. Prices low, terms
easy. DALTON s. CO., Ats IL Congress ST..
opp. tPreble. 2S-l
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Forty words or less inserted under this
Head for ono week for rs cts. in advance.
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GTAVE SLABS FOR SALE CHEAP-In
~ bundles for baker use or ANYBODY who
wants to build fire. Inquire of the WHARF
NIGER. PSI
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IF WE WANTED A CLOCK

WE Would 60 to McKenneys because he has
w more up-to-date Clocks than all the other
stores combined, His 95c alarm clock is wax
ing up the town.. Clocks, 95c 10 $4,000,
MCKINNEY. The Jeweler. Monument Square.
an16dn
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EOR RENT-In Park street block, near the
IL Sherwood, two suites of three TO oms
each furnished or unfinished. BEN JAMIN
Z. HARRIS. Chambers, corner Exchange and
M1ddle streets. 27-1
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LOST AND FOUND.

Forty words inserted under. this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30
OUR MAILS IN EARLY DAYS.
They Moved Slowly and the Letter Post
age Was Very High.

1hey Moved Slowly and the Letter Post
age Was Very High.
Gin Washington's first term an effort
was made to speed the mails-to move
them at the rate Of 100 miles in "a hours,
or about AZ miles an hour" writes ex-
President Harrison in his "This Country
Of Ours' article In the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal "This would have been a notable ad-
vance, for the carriers were then taking
nearly 30 hours between Philadelphia and
New York. The roads were bad, and
there were many slow ferries
I'm 1915 there were only 20 postofioes
in the colonies; In 1913 there were 458,
and in 1895 there were f0,064. The rates
of postage when the department was Or
garSGed under the constitution were high
-fes 80 miles, cents for one letter sheet;
for 60 miles, 8 cents; for 100 miles, 10
cents, and SO increasing with the increased
distance to Eae maximum, 25 cents for dis
tances over $50 miles. Stamps were not
In use in these days, nor was the sender of
letter required to pay the postage in ad-
vance The postage, 6 cents or IS cents,
as the case might be, was written by the
postmaster on the letter, and If the sender
paid the postage the word paid was add
ed. II he did not, the postage was col
lecbed Of the person to whom the letter was
addressed. These rates soon yielded a
surplus over the cost of the service in spite
of the ranking privilege which the law
gave Co congressman and the heads of de-
partnents.
1.-THE demand of the newspapers and
periodicals. OF every class for cheap postage,
seconded by their subscribers, has led to a
reduction of rates greatly below the actual
cost to the government In his report for
1899 the postmaster general, after stating
that the present letter rate pays twice the
cost Of the letter mail, says that the book
and newspaper mail is carried at a loss of
6 cents pound In recent years the post
office department has been characterized
by a very progressive spirit, and it is now
rendering, not perfect service, but high
class service. No other department has
more nearly kept pace with the marvellous
development Of our country
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WANTED.

Forty words inserted under shis head
ono week for 25 cents. cash in advance.
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EOR SALE-Restauran in Boston close to 2
theatres; owner called away must be sold
HOTEL HUDSON. Suite 5, 70 Church street.
Boston, MASS. Boil
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4 OST-A pocket book containing sum of
MA money Finder will be rewarded by
leaving same at the Office of the South Port
land Post Office. SOL
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GTUATION wanted about November 10th
- by lady fully competent as child's
nurse, or to take care of invalid, elderly
lady or as managing housekeeper. Best Of
references. Address H., Lock Box II,
Kittery, Maine. 27-I
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MAIN SPRINGS 75c.

Genuine Waltham Resilient Mainsprings
only 7bc, warranted tor one year. MKENNEY
the Jeweier, Monument square. je2edtf
MONEY TO LOAN-On Household goods
NA Life Insurance Policies year old Horses,
Carriages, Store fixtures. Furniture Leases.
LIST and End Mortgage, Real Estate, Bonds, Com
mercial Papers discOunted ayorible terms
PORTLAND COLLATERAL LOAN CO., Room
Oxford Building. ga
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ITO LET--The third fiat of seven rooms and
Il bath, set tubs, elevator, new house.
natural wood finish, nicely papered; rooms
street; also six room on second fiat, 81
Federal street. COLESWORTHY Book store,
90 Excange street. N-1
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EOR SALE-At Oal1dale; new house on
IL Pitt street; contains rooms and bath,
not and cold water, cemented cellar, large
lot, will be sold Oh easy terms. Apply to
DEERING LAND CO., Charles C. Adams,
Treasurer,31 Exchange street. 1914
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ITO LET-A very desirable rent in western
4 part of city; first class In every partic-
ular; contains eight rooms; price SIS per
month. Inquire IL Hill street. Pol
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II osT-A PAIR of goldbowed eye glasses,
IL either on the car coming from Wood,
fords or from the corner of Portland and
Green streets, to the corner of Cumberland
and High or High streets, on Sunday, Octo-
Der 25th Leave the same at 1889 High street.
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ITO LET-Two modern rents in central part
of city, convenient to Congress street,
each containing six rooms and bath; both
Apply at once Real Estate office, First
National Bank Building, FREDERIC S.
VAIL. 241
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EHOUND-On Friday, October 16, an over
II coat on the street in Deering. Write to
or cali on IRA VIM, West Falmouth, prove
property and pay adv. 24-l
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FOR SALE.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance
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r OST-Saturday, October "a, near Oak and
ia Cumberland streets, black and white
kitten Please return to 100 Oak street and
receive reward. 27-1
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FOR RENT-Near Maine Eye and Ear In
rooms and bath, all on one floor; heated by
steam, stationary tubs; hot and cold water;
cemented cellar, etc., etc.. at moderate
office, First National Bank Building,
FREDERICK S. VAIL 27-1
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TOILET.
Forty words inserted under this head
enc week for 90 cents cash in advance.

ITO LET-At Oakda1e, a down stairs rent of
six rooms; sunny and convenient for a
small family, so FesSenden street. 30-1
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ITO LET-Tenements at No. "a Mechanic
street; No. "a Hanover street, Nos. SO
and 40 Stone street: Rent $40 to $14. APP
greSS street. OIL
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WANTED-By person of experience a sit
W uation as book keeper or clerk after Nov
18th. for the winter or longer. Only fair pay
expected. Good references. Address NJ r.
JOHNSON. So. Poland, Me. ISL
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ITO LET-Very comfortable winter rooms
with board at IA SPRING ST. oct2ld4w

WIFI UoesI y DIT e Of NIISd . I. OCCEIu4W
ITO LET-The dry goods store occupied by
u W: w. Cutter in Odd Fellows block
on Main street; floor space 1926 feet with
basement. The store is centrally located
and lighted by electric lights. Inquire of
M. W. STILES, Hawks coal office, or G. b.
Woodman's drug store, City Westbrook.
1914
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NOR RENT-In central part of city, neal
Il. the park, a lower corner rent of sit
rooms and bath, ETC., etc. Has bay window,
sunny exposure and good location; rent
moderate. Apply at once Real Estate Office,
First National Bank Building, FREDERICK
S. VAIL. 27-1
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THlO LET-Large front room on Congress
Il street, II by "a, suitable for an office; ten
dollars per month; also one small and large
room for light HOUSEKEEPING. seven dollars
per month"; Apply at 399A Congress street,
MRS. PALMER'S office. 27-1
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NOR RENT-In western part of city, on High
IL St., near Congress, a lower rent of rooms,
recently repaired. Has bay windows and is
heated by seperate furnace, rent only $50 per
month. For particulars apply at Real Estata
office, LIST. Nat Bank Building FRED'K $.
VAIL. PSI
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

SITUATION WANTED-By first class cook
y also good washer and ironer. City or in
the country. "a Maple street, City. 29-1
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ITO LET-A very desirable upper fiat In d
u new two flat house on Sherman street;
entirely separate, consisting of nine rooma
and bath, hot and cold water, gas, cemented
cellar and furnace heat. Inquire at office of
the Gas Works, West Commercial st. 27-2
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MoRn MORaL QUESTIONS.

Well! Well! Well! And also Humph!
That asphalt pavement seems bound to
be interesting. Before it was made it
agitated the town, and among the ques-
tons raised by it We're some nice moral
ones. Since it was finished it has been
the means of calling attention to some
more nice moral questions. For in
stance, is it wicked to ride a bicycle
on that pavement Sunday just for the
fun of it, and if it Is how wicked is it?
And is it wicked to go fast in sleigh
on that pavement Sunday, and if it is
how wicked is it?
1t is certain that when the sweetness
and the light of Orange street struggled
so for that pavement they did not fore
see that it would make of their quiet
street Sunday bicycle rink and a
Sunday sleighing course. And what
would John Davenport and Theophilus
Eaton say if they could see what goes
on in that part of their good old town
Sunday afternoons?