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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
PERSONAL.

Miss Edna Wood Of Chicago is visiting
her brother. Col. j.. M. Wood, the
arohitect of the new theatre. at ohe
Congress Square hotel.
Mrs. E. P. Kicker, Mrs. ". RA1k6k,
Hiss N. NJ. Kicker and Mrs. H. H. Prince
CT Poland Spring, and Mrs. W. S. Blake
CT Boston, were at the Congress Square
hotel yesterday.
Hon. Fred Emery Bean of Hallowell,
E. R. Wingate of Steep Falls, John
Bsnnett, EGq., of Parsonsfelu, W. w.
Ireland and wife of Portsmouth, E. G.
Walker CT Briugton, and A. Drummond
OF Bristol, member of the firm of
Charles j. Walker & Go. of this city, were
at the United States hotel yesterday.
Augusta Odd Fellows gave recep.
ton last evening to Arthur N. j. LoveJoy
CT that city, VINO has been elected grand
master of the ordar in Maine. The
receiving party consisted of Mr., and
Mrs. Lovejoy, Rev. and Mrs. Cummings
and several other prominent Odd Fellows
and their wives. All Odd Fellows in
Augusta whether they are mem bers of
ASy AeIh ioNko VI nut WST6 luVlG6u TO be
present with their ladies, also members
of r. B. Capen Rebekah lodge.
Col. j. A. Smith of Cleveland, former
ly of Portland. is calling on friends and
stopping at the Preble.
The following were among the
arrivals at the Profile house yesterday /:
Il. Drake and wife, Augusta; E. q.
Fitzpatrick, o. Ii. Pearson, W. G. Mnt-
thewa, Boston; N. S. Clark, RAYMOND ::
c. D. Emery, Rockland; NJ. B. Ladd,
Denver; E. e. Fales and wife, Rockport.
Ex-Mayor Macomber of Augusta was
in the oity yesterday.
The arrivals at the Congress Square
hotel yesterday included Il. A. Lewis,
Boston; W. A. Coggins, st. Johnsbury;
Henry Wolff, New York; A. W. Rollins.
Melfose; A. S. Short, Bristol; W. o.
Deer. Bangor; ]. NJ. Pullman, Lynn;
Rev. and Mrs r. E. Conner, Waltham;
H. L. BurDham, M. D. Clergyman, W..
A. Mann and A. T. Carleton, New
York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
IN this county have been recorded in
the Registry OF Deeds:
PorSland-Waiter I. Woodman to job n
Daley.
Pownal-Charles z. Jordan to Andrew
Z. Jordan, $500; Emma B. Nichols to
Anderw I. Jordan; Charles B. Jordan
to Andrew F. Jordan, $780,
Deering-Clara A. Richardson to Me-
hitabie G. p. Baxter.
Brunswick-Stephen B. Andrews to
George ID. Hughes; Sarah G. Golderman
to George D. Hughes; Rosina NJ.
Cousins to George D. Hughes; Levi G.
inc A. Vance ct al To George ID. Hughes;
Isaiah P. Andrews to George d. Hughes !:
Levi J. Thayer to George ID. Hughes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
An Awful Calamity.

In the year 1901 remember seeing a
very dismal procession passing down the
street: It consisted of an elderly gentle
maxwell dressed-only his hat had
fallen off, walking hand-cuffed between
two policemen, while another policeman
marched behind.
The elderly gentleman looked pitiably
conscious of his disglaceful stu alton.
The boys ran after. The people in the
street looked on curiously.
What has he done?" asked one.
He didn't 60 to see Lillian Kennedy
in the great comedy, "The Deacon' IS
Daughter"
Isn't it shameful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
INSPECTOR Gribben,s Work.

Division Inspector W. L. Gribben re-
turned yesterday morning from two
weeks inspection trip during which
time ha inspected camEs at Edes Falls.
Alfred, West Newtield. Bridgton, San
ford and Freeport.
Last night the camp at Gorham was
inspected, and tonight Mr.. Gribben will
inspect Wade camp of Westbrook. A
large mum Der of the mem bers of Shepley
camp are to accompany Inspector Crib
ben to Westbrook on invitation of Wade
camp.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
st. Dominic's Conference.

The annual coffee party of the Confer
enoe connected with st. Dominic g
church will take place Tuesday even
ing, October ~, at City Hall. This
coffee party is now one of the events of
the season; and as 1T is one Of the first
attractions of the season it is always
sure of a large attendance. Many take
this method of giving their annual con !.
tribution to the poor assisted by the
conference.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
The Bangor-winterport Railroad,

A start has been made upon the con-
struction OF the Bangor and Winterport
electric limo. Gen. Henry L. Mitchell
has been In active communication with
his colleagues for the past week. Mater
ial has been ordered and is now on the
way to the city. Within very few
weeks, according to the plan, crews will
be at work south of the Hanpden line
putting in rails.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
A ROPE BROKE.
And Vincent McDermott Had His Arm
Broken by a Falling Pile.

Vincent McDermott of East Boston,
aged about thirty years, a workman on
the Grand Trunk elevator. had his shoul-
der dislooated and an arm broken yes
terday afternoon by the breaking of a
derrick rope and the falling of pile
which WAS being drawn up to be driven
in it's place in the elevator foundation.
The ambulance was called and the in
jured man was taken to the Maine
General hospital.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
0. S. e.

fremont Quartette with Mrs. Henni-
gan, reader, has been engaged by the
entertainment committee OF the l. U. o.
+. fair, also the Boston Ideal Ladies'
Quartette.
There will be meeting of the general
fair committee this evening at 7.30 at
ODD Fellows hail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
45I CONGRESS STREET.
DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK FRENCH .

Study by the Gouin method. A
psychological system enabling the stu
dents to speak correctly in the shortest
time. Several classes have already been
formed. PROF. BACHIMONT, of the
University of Paris, will give a free
lesson, Monday, Oct. Goth, at 4 o'clock.
in Y. Nj. Z. A. Hall. oct23d8t*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
SKIN SQhP." c Gle N.

cuticle arithout Irritating tile delicate tbs
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The finest and purest soap made. Superb
For Infants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23

Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
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ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. % cts.
a bottle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23

Chorus Tor Moody Meetings..
All persons who are willing to sing at
the Moody meetings in City hall, Satur-
arc requested to meet in Y. NJ. C. A.
hall this evening at 7.30 O'Clock to re-
hearse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23

Chairman Rossing of the Popocratic
party of Massach userts has issued a
statement claiming that state for Bryan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
TIE PREl55.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADVER5ISEMENIB TOUAX.
Owen Moore s. Co.
j. r. Libby.
Eastman Bros & Bancroft.
L. f. Homsted
Il. NJ. Lewsen g. Co.
Rines Bros Cop.
Frank P Tibbetts & Co...
Prof Bachimont.
Ira +. Clark & Co.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements will be found under
heir appropriate headson Page 6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
A CHARMING RING

10 give your flancee or wife will not
necessarily be a big drain ON your
pocket book.
we have beautiful line of Plain
Rings $3.50 to $500.
Rings of elegant design with dia-
mond settings from $500 to $500.
Diamond Rings for engagement are
just the thing, won't cost you much.
$1,000 to $3.50.
These are instances Of ourprices, but
to fully appreciate their quality they
must be seen. We extend to you cor
dial Invitation to ceme and examine
our stock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

running AZ the top 81 their speed and
in i've minutes all ~ the hundred
were H. line and the exciting roar ~
,nr drums was still They must take
tne school arms and march across
fNb1utry 10 the country town. seven
ten miles away There was no town
large enough for safety any nearer
ihhn that. They could no, go by rail-,
fct the nearest station was three miles
aUay In the direction from which the
coHvicts were coming. The wires had
hss.n cut by the conyicts. ~ there was
~ hope 81 troops arriving by special
train. With the academy arms added
a. the forty rifles they had taken from
the guards. the couvicts would b. able
IA rcpulse any force that could be
raised and sent against them IN the
time II would take them 10 reach the
in1uniains. once Ia the mountains
thsy would separate and make good
thlir escape.
Within fifteen minutes from the mr..
rival OF the messenger the cannon had
ls,su spiked and the battalion bear.
g.. the muskcis and followed by the
a hool delivery wagon loaded with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

The rear guard lined up behind them
with switches In their hands. while
John Darlington stationed himself Ia
front 81 them 10 keep them IN place.
A few hundred feet away there was
crrst through a narrow cut. Through
this cut the horses were 10 bc driven
m soon as the convicts were heard ap-
preaching the foot Of the hill an the
other side.
The voices % the convlcts came
steadily nearer. The bu gler put his
buglc 10 his liVs. The others raised
their switches 20 tie position OF from,
cut.
Charge r1iTed the adjuianL
Down came the switches. q chorus OF
hurruhs burst forth. the hugles blew.
the horses IN the rear. maddened by
tie blows, plunged aud leaped. the
others caught their fright and the
whole mass ~ horses gaining fury and
gwiftness with every bound. dashed
up the hill swept through the cut
and hurled themselves doNn upon the
advancing couvicts. A few rifles bark
ed. hut the horses. accustomed 10 IRE
arms. were fearful only of the whips
behind them. and waycrcd not as they
rushed hcadlong upon the iaoh before
them. \ cry OF terror arlsc from the
ranks 81 the cOnvictS aud they melted
away like magic before the glorioos
cavalry charge. Wildly rang the cheers
81 the rar guard aud the notes OF
the huglc. aud drawing their sahrcs
they pursued the convicts. who through
harllhood ~ WEAKNESS Jagged behind
In the rou;, ard drove them into the
woods after their com.Rdes
Now let's hurry up and gct out
hefore they come hack said the ser.
gean,.maior wnen the last convict had
disappeared,
They won't come hack" said the
adjutant. DO you suppose those fel
lows arr going to hang arou nd herr "a
see u there was a hoaxf They were
charged by cavalry and broke. and II
was everyone for himself and they
can't possibly get together again. They
think that the country Is full OF sol
dicrS and each one will strike cut
alone"
what arr you going 10 call this
hatilcy asked the buglcr. 1T ought
to have a name"
What DO Sou think Of calling 4
The Charge Of the Forty'leventh Ken
lucky Cavalry suggested the adju
tant.-fhlladelphla Inquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

joe rhayer picked up the star bar.
gain az rasIgs sale when De made the
closing bid o. $50 Tor the fast Axtei
PAGER. Esteem. 2:2il-L he Is now o
yclr Old and should reach 30 this
season.
MAYO. a 3-year-old By Treyiulan.
..us Ia. stepped q working m.le hand.
ily Tor Dick Curtis 10 2.3l. lie Is said
To be able to go miles In 2.i5 and one OF
the best actors TO be- found.
Despite the much-touted return %
breeding activity. few outside the lead
Ing slros are resolving patronage sufii-
Client TO pay the groom's wages Il
will ever be- a survival Of the fittest.
Algy 2i9t-i. own brother Of Aegon.
Was Withdrawn from the New York
sale. having contracted a severe cold
en- route from Iowa
There are many youngsters In train
inE which would be far and away bet
ter of Kicking their heels al play on
the greensWard.- Chicago News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
RIDING DOWN
THE CONVlCTS.

When the news arrived thai four
hundred convlcts he'd broken uul from
the stockade az the Clarkson mlae and
were marching toward the academy 10
yolze It's one hundred and atty Spring
neld rifles. rot one Of the faculty was
on the grounds and the responsibility
Of the necessary immediate action fell
upon the senior cadet captain. All but
three Of the stockade guards had been
killed or wounded and one Of these
had ridden on 10 the academy parade
ground just as the sergeant VI the
guard was dismissing the punishment
SQUAD al halfliast i've
In a moment the drummcrs were
heating the long roll aud the hughes
sorLded "to arms" call which the
battalion had never heard before aud
did not understand. save that H. fran
tic blares could be- nothing else than
notes ~ dire alarm. aud from every
Part Of The school domain cadets came
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
PHILANTHROPY.

Alfred c. Harrison has given $780,
900 TO the University OF Pennsylvania.
a department Of comparative path.
ology will be added TO the Harvard
medical school. Boston merchant
having endowed Il with 100000.
Joseph Pulitzer has offered ten schol.
arships OF $3.50 each TO male graduates
OF the grammar schools o. Neu YORK 10
enable them 20 pursue ooi.cse courses
Mime Audlarcl has hell1a,aoj 500
000 francs 90 the Paris Aealeuy 0,
Medicine. The inrome 2tnao francs
Is to bc glyon Cor the res, % his lie TO
the physician FTeuca OF foreign. who
discovers a cuye for consumption.
The late Joan W. Miller. wAose viii
was roceatly held at New York. leaves
to the O,tine Orphan Asylum. New.
town. L. l.. the sum OF $4,000. and o
trust fund Of ss5Ooo. the income OF
which Is TO be applied to the paying o.
the salary Of the minister OF the said
church. Al TIE death o; bis wife he
gives 10 The Five Points House OF In.
dus;ry 5000. 20 the Wetmorc Home
$500 and to the German Evanrellcal
Synod and Missionary Society. 81
Louis, siO,oCe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

stockade guards bad warned The farm
ems 90 take their horses With them IN
their fieht. A soon as the ammuni.
ton WIS distributed the convicis were
IN motion again and on the trail 81 the
cadets. for the marks Of two hundred
feet were easily disccrnlble Ia the
ruad
The column continued It's retreat III
they reached the stock farm Of Maj.
Darlington. where they were Just IN
time 10 Intercept John Darlington, on
his way a. the stables with his hands
60 turn out the horses and drive them
10 the town. lest they should fall Into
the hands ~ the c0nvicts.
Don't do IT," said the officer IN
charge Of the academy; drive them
the other way"
Toward the conylctsT
"I.lsten. I have ten men with me
mornted. We will ride behind the
horses Back here about there IA n
narrow cut"
Il know" said Darlington. "whcro
the valley narrows."
Yes by the time the horses aud
cOnvlcts meet there Il will b. dark
The enemy viii think Il II the trooT
from the town charging them What
do you say
"Hurrahr- said John arlington.
The plan was Instantly put into on
Grafton.
I The horses were driven into the road
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

For diet avoid liquids as much a. pos
siole, except water; eat beef and chops
which are moderately rare. boiled pota-
toes. ard plain vegetables: avoid sweets
In tae main. and eat nothing fried.
Aside from this the food question ls
not 80 Important ag the time Of eating.
whFh should be- absolutely regular.
hroakiast between Z and s. the same
time every day: a hearty lunch. which
should be practically a dinner. at from
half-past - 10 !: and a dinner or sup
per al between and half-past. Go TO
bed at TO- ana get mp at Z. This may
well be considered severe course OF
training, and Is only for a seasoned
rider.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
a VALUABLE TURTLE


~ the Neek
speaking OF curious tustbnff ald
the downtown man 10 The Nav Yafk
Herald reporter, zone o. the strangest
ever heard Of was the renting out ol
a live turtle for green turtle soup. ra
slr; mean renting out, and yoa
needn't stare at me There used 20
be one old turtle that for many weeks
brought In his owner q regular steady
income, all because Of the popularity 81
soup that vent under that name. fcu
know the dozens Of little restaurants
that put out big. haring sign every
once In awhile Green turtle soup To-
morrow Well. 70 make that turtle
soup a drawing card II IL necessary e..
put q live turtle on his back b. TIRE
door. directly under the plaeard. the
presumption on the part Of the public
being that this very animal will fhe
next day be converted into the populaf
delioacy advertised. Now genuinas
turtles are expensive and theao liffle
restaurants do a small trade and maze Fl.
only small living for the proprisGbf
At the best. Any quantity Of the greea
turtle soup advertised Il NOS green
turtle az all-only q tasty mixture
made out OF veal. delicaiely favored.
But the live turtle outside the day b.
fore Il needed and that was where M ~
friend came In. He had a famous old ~
turtle that he affectionstely called Ton
and he quickly saw the chance Of turn
ing an honest penny with him. Going
around to two or three Of The cheap
restaurants that liked 70 discard green ls|
turtle he preached bis project 70 them,
Offering Tom 70 each restaurant for i
day for the price OF $3.50. The idea
took and each morning the turtle world
be delivered. put on his hack IN
warm corner outside and the old
placard busted and hung up The next
day customers would crowd ths little
room 70 eat what they were sure vas
green turtle soup and Tom would b.
doing duty In the same way IN front
Of an eating house boz half a donn
blocks away. Soon that turtle uasrtE-Ii
ularly engaged for Eve days IN tn
week. and his master had good thing
OF Il IN a small way u, would have
been permanent I suppose. q TIA turtle
had not died from-fhey said 4 uaa
overwork. don't know how those
restaurants that we're Ia the scheme
are making out at present
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

II was shot through the neck. The
one bullet had killed both deer.
A strange story Of deer killing comes
from the lower end Of Center county.
where i7-year-old Clarence Slower slew
a doe with a stone and a pocket knife.
This beats the deer killing IN clearheld
lunty. where a party OF trackmen on
The railroad ran a deer into the river
and then got after Il with a boat and
dubbed II 70 death. Young Slower
was on his way to the log woods with
his father. when they we're overtaken
by neishbor. who was driving a light
rig.
The elder Slower was invited 70 ride
and Clarence soon found himself trun-
ding along alone. Just at the edge OF
a clearing the boy was startled 70 see
emerge from the woods about q rod
ahead Of him. a full grown deer. II
was coming toward him and the lad
slid into the corner OF a "stake-and-
rider" fence. where. with a good-sized
nt'uFf ~ MHittA AtH NNAlNh ~
movement Of the deer vas slow and Il
came within twenty feet Of the boys
hiding place. when he hurled the stone
with such excellent skin that It took
the deer square In the side. The ami
NAL leaped TO one side. then stumbled
and fell. apparently dazcd. In an in
slant the boy was on Il and then a bat
tie royal ensued.
stover Is a well-built. athletic young
fellow. the deer was no match foi
him. although Il did manage TO kick
him IN the stomach with SUFFICIENT
force to bring about a rather tired
feeling" Finally Slower rested his
knee on the deer's neck and pulllnl
his iackknife from his pocket cut ia
throat when dressing the deer q
was discovered that Il had beer
wounded by a gunshot back Of the lef
shoulder. This accounted for its IN
activity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
IaAa.sn Defeated.

Norm. the celebrated French bley-
,list. beat John S. Johnson. the Amer
lean. In both heats Of the 1000 metres
race at the Velodrome De Ia Seine. at
Paris. France. May H. Following Is
the cabled account OF the afair:
The appearance Of the two racers
was made the occasion for a hearty
ouiburst Of applause Again. during
The race johnson was accorded an Oya-
ton when he stopped to ALLOW his adj
versary TO change a punciurcd tire
Upon the resumption OF the race John
son led. and after several attempts
70 get NORM IA front, 90 az 10 force
hin 70 e. the psce. both stopped and
leaned against the ratings. MORN
thereupon dlsmounted and walked Oh
while johnson finished tae course
Thh match was. however. declared
void. owing 10 thc leaning on the rail-
ing Upon this ihe crowd hoo,ed and
applauded. according to the direction
their sympaihios took 4 pacemaker
was then provided. johnson again
took the lead and an efforts to get
NORM IN front proved futile. At the
last bend In tho course Johnson spurted
but NORM caught him and finished a
length ahead. The second heat was a
repetition Of the tactics In the first
Johnson beiug forced into the lead. lie
spurted upon entering the last lap and
gained about thirty yards on his ad-
Versary. but was again caught and
beaten BY about a length. The defeat
Of the American pleased the crowd. and
the winning Frenchman was trantlcal-
" cheered By thousands OF spectators.
Some OF Moriu's admirers focked to
the truck and surrounded him. tearing
his sweater from his back and replac-
ing u by tri-colorcd Jersey. In which
patriotic apparel they escorted him in
q triumphant march around the track.
amid yelllngs and acclamatiOns John.
son took his defeat In very good part.
though he dld not altogether relish the
treatment that hai been accorded him,
either by his opponen, or by the crowd.
After the race johnson said u was
fairly outpaced ON both finishes an
right enough. Bu, desire TO express
my iegrct that was not treated IN a
more sporismanlikc manner by MORN
After he had been paced for two laps
he aaily refused 20 render me any sim
liar service. The crowd also pelted me
with gravel as We went along the
track"