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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10

Captain Charles E. Nash OF Augusta
has pussy willow in his possession. the
first of til o season, which he highly prlz-
es. 1t was cut from willow on the
banks of the Kennebec, before the freshet
close BY the waters edge. The parent
tree was carried away, being washed from
its bed by the flood.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10
Loading the Scotsman.

The steamship Scotsman is receiving
meats, flour a nd provisions. The talk a
few days ago of shortage of freights
was all nonsense. The lines will be more
likely called upon to refuse than to
solicit freights.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10

was an old lady named Davis, aged 1872
During her life she had had some rough
house and home BY are and other causes
some eight or nine times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST,"

Friday night, the store owned by M.
Bigelow and occupied by his son, A. r.
Bigelow at St. Adams was discovered to
be on fire. The only things saved were
the desk taken out tie window and the
safe through the side of the store. Stock
and store were partly insured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxastive Bromo Quinine Tablets
all druggist refund the money if it fails
to cure. 25c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10

The heroine of the freshet in Auburn
Monday evening, and the oldest person
who went boating during the food there,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10
FULL
COUNT
PRIN TING

nm recent job we printed The outside
" and another printer printed the in
side. Our customer said: HDidn't you
print more than 5,oco?" Ans. "Not
more than 20 over" Customer: eve
had $50 of yours left over.'' Natural de-
duction: the other fellow gave short
count. That's the kind of competition
that makes friends for us. He cheated
the customer out of nearly 10 per cent.
of the job.
We give you just what we charge you
for every time.
THE THURSTON PRINT
81 1-a,ExcHANeE STREET
PORTLAND, ME.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10
Wedding and Reception.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ohso Small invite all their
friends without further notice TO witness the
marriage OF their daughter. Tiny Mite, to Tom
Thumb in the Church of the Messiah Thursday
evening" March 49, at 7.3O o'clock. Admission
% cts. 1913
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10

We will pay $500 per cord to any person
who will recover and deliver to our mills at
Cumberland Mills any OF the poplar wood
which was carried away by the recent
freshet JOHN Il. WARREN, Agent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
bought Her Grave and pied.

One of the most pathetic cases OF
suicide which has been recorded IN
some time occurred in Brookline, Mass,
the other day. While passing through
an out-of-the-way portion OF Hollywood
cemetery, a Brookline citizen stumbled
against the body of a woman. In the
dress was bottle of morphine tablets.
Medical experts declared that she died
from morphine poisoning and that 1t
was undoubtedly a case of suicide. In
a large wallet in her pocket was found
the deed of lot in the cemetery. II
was made out to Margaret Flynn.
There was also receipt which showed
she had paid $50 for the lot the same
day. Nobody knew who the woman
was. The suicide was evidently very
deliberate. The grave she mad paid for
was dug for the lonely woman and she
was laid at rest in the spot she had se'
lected.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

Mrs. Fairchild left San Francisco aud
arrived here, en- route TO her home
further east. The gentleman followed
her here and insisted on having Sc
ances every day in the morning. His
name was DR.. Stevens. his fair lady's
name Emma.
At one of the seances he attended
Miss Emma materialized and consent
ed 10 spirit marriage. DR.. Stevens
accordingly made preparations by buy
ing flowers, and asked Mrs. Fairchild
to provide a couple Of witnesses. Mrs.
Fairchild wrote DR.. and Mrs. Sossen
to call at II o'clock a. m. Wednesday.
/ No other invitations were issued, and
the only ones present were DR.. Stev
ems. Dr. and Mrs Slossen, Mrs. Fair
| child and her eldest son, who acted
/ as master of ceremonies.
DIR. Stevens seated himself a short
! distance in front VI the cabinet, and
/ DIR and Mrs. Slossen were seated near
! him, facing the cabinet. Young Mr.
Fairchild also sat near. Mrs. Fair
child, as usual wound the music box
and stood herself in the room. outside
the caninet, walking back and forth
by It's. The day was beautiful. and the
sun shone brightly in through the lace
curtains Of the room. Every move
made was plainly visible. They waited
but moment when, with a noiseless
| tread, gentleman. dressed la mode.
stepped out of the cabinet. There was
nothing ghostlike or uncommon In his
dress or manner.
Mrs. Fairchild announced the gentle
man as Dr. Rush. the former dean VI
the Medical University OF Pennsyl-
vania. lie soon began TO address DR..
Stevens on the appropriate subject OF
marriage. He must have talked five
minutes at least before he turned TO
the cabinet and took the fair bride
by the hand as she came from the cab
met, dressed in the white bridal ar
ray, with long lace bridal veil de-
scending nearly to the floor. being held
in place by a wreath OF roses on hei
head
As she approached DR.. Stevens h,
handed her beautiful bouquet %
flowers. and as he stood by DR. Rusf
The ceremony was brief. but impressive
and as soon as the bcnediction wa
pronounced the company waited for ~
invitation 10 greet the bride. but sh'
turned and smiled sweetly. She kisset
her husband and Mrs Slossen, an
grasped DR.. Slossens hand
% This proceeding occupied five min
utes, when she bowed gracefully. ant
the groom led her back TO the cabinet
which she entered and disappeared
DIR. Rush then bowed, and, going q
the cabinet, also disappeared. TIL
groom conversed pleasantly with thos
present, and we then left.
DR.. Stevens was a strong. hale mar
, about sixty years old. of medium
, height and white hair The bride wa
. seemingly eighteen. slightly taller tina
the bridegroom. Mrs. Fairchild LEI
the city shortly afterward. The MAJ
!, riage was not made public until RI
/, Gently. A friend of Or. and Mrs Slo
sen. hearing OF 81 by chance COZ
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

igin, reserves TO itself the right of al
lowing private dealers. such as grocers,
etc, TO sell vodka, and the right of do
ing so will be granted only to persons
who may be considered thoroughly
trustworthy. From July |, 1897. the
monopoly will be extended to the prov
inces OF wilma, Vitebsk. Kovno. Minsk.
Moghileff and Smolcnsk, and from Jan.
!, 1898, a further extension of the sys-
TEN will embrace the provinces OF st.
Petersburg, Novgorod, Pskov. Olonetsk
and Kharkoff 1T is too early vet TO
form positive judgment whether the
monopoly OF the sale of spirituous bey-
erages by the government has answered
financially all expectations. But the
first essay in its application TO four of
the eastern provinces of the empire
has proved so satisfactory in general
effect as.to Justify the gradual extern
sion OF the system to other parts of the
empire. This gradual extension is now
in progress"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
sARAH y. ARMsTRONG


Miss Armstrong was fashionably
dressed, has a fine figure and would
be very pretty were it not for a sullen
expression ana heavy eyebrows run
ming straight from eye TO eye. Until
last April she was assistant postmis-
tress at North Tarrytown She was an
active church worker and highly re-
spected Her father, Bishop Arm
strong, used to be postmaster of North
Tarrytown and made his son Frank
his assistant. Frank was caught rob
bling the mails and served a term in
the Elmira reformatory. Old Bishop
Armstrong, keenly feeling the dis
grace. resigned and the villagers pc
titioned for the appointment OF James
VI. Swift, who had served before.
Through kindness Mr.. Swift appointed
Miss Armstrong, daughter OF the eX-
postmaster, his assistant. The mail is
taken from North Tarrytown to larry
town by messenger and the inspectors
put four marked 81 bills in a letter at
North Tarrytown. When the pouch
reached Tarrytown the latter was there
and the money was gone. The inspec-
tors at once insisted on searching
Postmaster Swift and his assistant
The postmaster mad $50 in his pocket
but no marked bills, while on Miss
Armstrong was found the marked
money. She claims the postmaster
gave It her in change for a s. bill
The whole affair is complicated and
ne residents OF that part OF the coun-
try are much excited.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

The recent elopement OF Miss Laura
y. Mllson. of Salem, Ill.,, with John
Louis Martin, Of a neighboring village
has attracted unusual attention because
the clipping girl is a niece Of William
Jennings Bryan. Her mother is the
eldest sister OF the democratic leader
The bride is II and the groom 49,
The couple were schoolmstes and
played together in early childhood and
always have been very much devoted.
Their early childhood friendship rip
ened into love. and for years there had
been an understanding between them
that they were to become man aud
wife. Last spring they arrived at the
conclusion that they would be happier
together than apart, and the young lady
informed her mother that they had
decided shortly to assume marital ties
Mrs. Mllson, Of course, objected and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
4 Skull BonncI.

A Brooklyn woman whose taste for
peculiar things has been well de-
veloped, now wears human skull as
a bonnet. She is proud of her curious
bonnet chiefly because il is unique, and
the consciousness that 1t cannot be
easily duplicated by her envious sis
ters adds not a little to her feminine
Joy. About a month ago the lady's
husband, a well-known physician of
the City of Churches. brought home 4
human skull. which the woman laugh
ingly placed on her head, saying:
How is this, John. for a stunning eff
fect?" by Jovew replied the husband;
1.-The effect is certainly stunning. But
the authorities would arrest YOU if you
appeared on the street in that sort OF
headdress." There the matter dropped
But the wife. full of a new idea, had
the skull carefully cleaned and pol
ished, and. with a deftness known only
to the hands of woman, fashioned Al
affair of skull. feathers, and ribbons
which, when completed, was as orig
inal an arrangement as one could i'm
agine. The woman attracts much at
tention on the street
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28


is a little animal known as the Japan
csc terrapin which for many years has
been allowed TO make its humble way
unnoticed. Then of a sudden some
tickle Partisan ladies began 10 tire OF
their brilliant chameleons. which they
had formerly been fond of wearing as
a substitute for jewelry, and the pretty
little terrapin was attached. This In
turn is fastened to a very newest fad.
Then New York women took up the
idea. aud a New York jeweler, in re-
Spouse to the demand, has just ordered
some hundreds of these living orna-
ments. The terrapin is a harmless little
/ creature. most amiable and un0btru-
| sive in disposition and modest likewise
! in appetite. When the wearer is tired
/ Of him as an ornament he may safely
/ be kept i'm a box and will subsist con-
/ tentedly on little water and fly or
two every night. He has pretty
notified shell, to which the gold chain
is easily attached This in turn is
| fastened to a stickpin, which may DE
elaborate or otherwise A gold heart
| is the simplest design, and a gold dag
ger is likewise popular. The terrapin
| if often worn with evening gowns,
when he astonishes the public by crawl
| ing over his owners fair neck.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
MUD WASHES.
society Girls Have ~ New scheme '"r
Beautifying Themselves.

socIety Girls Have New sche"e '"'
Beautifying Themselves.
The old proverb that there is nolh-
ING that has not some use in the world
If only We know what il was has been
verified again. This time the discov-
erer was the girl who has returned
from her outing at the ccashore or IN
the mountains. The bugaboo OF the
summer girls season is the tan when
she brings back to the city with her
II interferes with her wearing oil even
ing gowns. And she viii go to almost
any extreme to accomplish that result
in n hurry. The latest wrinkle OF the
city Girl is mud. Plain. dirty sticky
mud The idea is by no means new,
but Il is the first time that society mas
as whole accepted il as skin beau
tifer. Swamp mud or the mud from
the bed of stream Is the best. Inc
skin should be thoroughly cleansed
and dried until the skin feels warm
and perspiration has started. Then
apply the mud thickly, taking care TO
keen II from the eyes. 1t is especially
necessary that care be taken to cover
all portions OF the skin alike, as the
smallest patch of uncovered skin is
likely to stand out with disagreeable
plainness the next morning. The
feeling of the mud on the face Is not as
UNPLEASANT as one might at first sup
pose. Ii feels much as n coating OF
vaseline or cold cream would and its
beneficial results are much greater. The
hands are treated the same way, except
that II is advisable to wear an old loose
pair of gloves TO prevent the mud from
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

wealthy Australian physician. and his
ghostly bride was his sweetheart of
forty years ago. There is an uncanny
flavor about the tale of marriage OF
the living and dead. Here is the story
two eye-witnesses tell:
To w. r. Hearst. New York Journal;
Mrs. Helen Fairchild came here and
held a series of seances at No. $40 West
Eighth street. After attending several
seances, she told me that some impor-
tant event would happen soon. and she
would invite me and the doctor. She
said n physician from Australia met
her i'm San Francisco and attended sew
eral OF her seances. at which beau
tiful spirit always materialized, in
whom she recognized former lady
friend in England They had been
engaged to be married, but she died
before the marriage could be ccle-
brated.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
pussrA.s prspENsARY SYSTEM.
MonopoI, of the sale OF spirits by the
Crown.

uonopoI, OF the sale OF spirits by the
Crown.
The extent of the system OF monop-
DIV of the sale of spirits by the crown
In Russia Is described by our eonsui-
general az st. Petersburg In his last
report. says the London iinles,
The system was first introduced IN 1899
in the provinces of Perm ula' oisn
burg and Samara, and was eAtehueu
from July / 1896. To Bessarabia, Noi-
hvnia. Ekaterinoslav, Kien, Podona,
Poltaya. the Taurida, Khersoh anu
Tchernigov. To these provinces 'he
system has been applied, with some
notifications, which local pecuilarlues
and conditions have necesslta1eu' ino
notifications consist principally III tn0
acouisition by the government OF corn
brandy from small brandy disuiieries'
whereas i'm the four eastern provinces
such purchases were confined 10 large
distilleries. Moreover, brandy dlstiiieu
from grain and potatoes VIII DC ac-
ouired by the government In preferences
10 that obtained from the residue OIL SUI
gar made of beet root, the Drahuy us
titled from which has peculiar TASTE
which renders il rather unpaiataoie'
II would appear that the sale of Scotch
and Irish whisky, gin, rum. liquors ana
other spirituous drinks, excepting wihe'
beer. porter and mead. comes under
the operation of the new liquor sale
monopoly law and that IL will rest win
the ministers Of finance and interior
TO issue or withhold licenses for the
sale OF those to private individuals
The ordinary corn brandy, or vodka
of the country in its various forms Is.
under the new regulations. sold from
shops and depots maintained by the
government. which. however. as in the
case OF spirituous drinks of foreign or
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
The Pile.
The nCbleman's ancestral pile
Has crumbled TO decay.
But still he has the pile OF his
Wifc's papa, 4. S. A.
Detroit Tribune.
POLITICAL MAxIMs.

When the wicked are put in Office the
devil can rest.
A wrong principle is as wrong in pol
tiles as 1t Is in religion
Backbone Is needed in politics az
much as IL is in religion.
To license the saloons is to ask God
TO let the devil stay loose.
The man who rules himself ie n king
whether he wears crown or not
Men will fight for their politics VIM
wouldn't raise a finger to defend tboIr
religion.
A politician can see no more of Tho
public good than he can see from ,ha
public crib.
To favor any kind Of wrohe. knowjno
1t to he such. is a vote for the devil ~
rule the earth.
The man who don't believe in excite.
ment during a revival will shout him.
self hoarse whenever things go his way
in politics
II was while saul wac hunting for ;bs
asses that he was called to be king bu,
he made an ass OF himself after he be.
came king.-Rams Horn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

CONSERVATION has Tor the last two
or three weeks possessed the souls Of
all the inmates OF the royal palace at
Berlin, for the historical ghost of the
Hohenzollerns has once again made
her appearance. Her last visit was in
1879. Just before little Prince Waldo
mars fatal fall from the palace win
dow. although there are rumors OF
Countess Anna Of Blammede- for such
is the lady's name having visited the
imperial house prior TO the deaths of
the Emperors William /. and Freder-
lex. This time she was seen by one OF
the court chamberlalns in the long cor
ridor. rising up. as 1t were. FROM the
solid tiled floor. She wac clothed in
pure white and wore q wOndrously
faweled belt: one hand rested upon IL.
the other was upheld ia warning Hor
face looked ominonsly severe. TIL
time she came empty handed. her U.s.
ual insignia Of Office mas been q ban
Of keys Tine chamberlain grea.
alarmed. Immediately spread lie re-
port. which soon convulsed the entire
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
The Cnp series.

The Baltimorcs have at last reached
The height of their ambition. After
three trials they are finally Temple
Cup winners, and thus stand on the
pinnacle of base ball fame. 1t Is some
what curious that in each series for the
cup the winners have won with rush.
In 1894 New York won with four sue
cessive victories. In 1895 Cleveland won
four out of five. and now Baltimore
wins iour straight. This does not neces-
sarily indicate that there was that
much difference in relative strength. II
means only that the series being n
short one the winners got the other
fellows going" as it is expressed In
base ball. and then maintained the
pace until the series was won. In a
three cornered fight the beaten team
may collect its forces. but in two
handed fight it is generally fatal. When
Cleveland lost the opening game with
Young in the box the series was over.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
Cnarhinr Needed.

II is TO be hoped that the masnsVe'
will take a long, sober thought oeiOl'
they decide to do away with coacnlns
There is as much need OF brains Oh Wv
coaching lines to-day as there ever We" 70.
and. besides that. 1t gives lie - w
game and stirs up players ana spe0.
tors alike. 1t is the abuse OF Tue p.s,
tice that has called down the oppo'iu, y.
of some of the moguls, but that eau =
remedied. There is not so mucn 'O' =.
noisy. senseless coaching TINS yea, :
there was last, because some Oh ahe s w.
pires have had the nerve to MP II N"'
ever tried. Any disgracelui e. !. ~.
arising as the result of coaching a' :, az AZ
fault mainly OF the umpires, DuI J" ~, ~
away with It altogether would pu' ND S
game on par with cricket, croaueI lar Law
other sensational sports.-Bostoh n''
aid.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
The Block Hall.

the rule regarding block balls, which
hes always given umpiros more or less
trouble, is thus referred 10 by Mr..
Hurst:
AS this rule stands now, it provides
that If q person not engaged In the
game should retain possession Of the
ball. or kick It beyond the reach Of the
fielders, the umpire should call time
and require each base runner TO stop
at the last base touched by him until
the ball is returned to the pitcher,
This rule causes squabble almost
every time it is brought into use. One
side will say that the ball wasn't
touched by an outsider, and the other
team will claim that there was inter-
ference. These disputes would never
arise IL the law allowed the base run
ners to go home on blocked balls. II
often happens that ball thrown over
an inclosure into the grandstand or
bleachers is held. or course this &C.
ours when the home team is at oaI
The inconsistency of the rule appears
in section =, rule 80, which says
that the base runners may run tn'
bases without being put out until Ine
ball has been returned to the pitcher
OF course the home team Is going 10
get the best OF this ruling, for the locS
fans will hold out the ball II tnrOwD
by the visitors. and return 1t II Inc
error is made by the home team ~
my opinion the base runners snoul'
be allowed TO score on any KIM ol
blocked ball, and thus save many us
putes as 10 the construction placed Old
the rule by both teams"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
She spoke to the jury.

There was laughter such as even
comic opera never evoked in the court
of special sessions in New York the
other day. The young woman who
was the cause had never been in a
court of justice prior 10 her appearance
as a witness. She took position with
her back TO the jury and began telling
her story TO the court. The justice said
10 her: Please speak to the jury, miss;
the men sitting behind you on the
benches" The witness at once turned
around, says the New York Times
story, and. making polite bow to the
jury, said. with perfect gravity, Good
morning gentlemen"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
TIC nuchesscs and rhcir nnrs.

Recently there has been much dis
cussion as to who among Partisan la
dies owns the most beautiful dog The
pretiiest terrier certainly belongs TO
the Duchess de Chartres; the Marquise
dc la Valette's greyhounds are cele-
brated and Count Horace de Choiseul
possesses splendid Newfoundland.
The Duchess 'Uzes has a splendid Dan
ish dog and Nine. Standish ownsa wolf
hound Of great Intelligence Gentle
woman
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

Regarding amendment of playing
rules. Mr.. Hurst suggests an old
scheme which has been tried and found
wanting. Says he:
"Of course the playing rules commit
teemen know their business. hut after
all their knowledge OF the game Is
purely theoretical. would suggest
that one umpire and one well-known
player versed In base ball and familiar
with the past and present rules be add
ed to the playing rules committee. Mr..
Anson. Mr.. Ewing. Mr.. Joyce, or Mr..
Brown would b competent to act on
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28

London Household Words: An old
Scotch lady. who had no relish for
modern church music. was expressing
her dislike Of the singing OF an an
them in her own church one day. when
a neighbor said; Why, that Is a very
old anthem; David sang that anthem
to Saul To this the old lady re-
piled: "Weel, weel. moo for the Grs
time understan' why Saul threw his
javelin at David when the lad sans
for him"