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East Ardmore NJ z. Church south
Services every Sabbath at IL 4. IN. and 7:3o
o. N. sunday school 10 q. IL. Epworth
League y. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
night a cordial invitation 10 all. Come
and worship with Us.
J. 4. Godfrey. Pastor.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
BETWEEN
Springer and Erensly Streets
Regular service:
Satbath--11 a. m. morning worship
p. m, evening worship.
S.i5 4. m. Sunday school.
Wedn esday-S y. M, prayer meeting
y. m, Session meeting.
We extend cordial invitation 10 all to
worship with Us. Ii a stranger, We desire
your acquaintance. IA jhe name of the Mas
ter, We welcome YOU.
REV. {. c. MctiISLsY, pastor.
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The American TaiIOrS.

Call and see them if you want
THE LOWEST PRICES and THE
LATEST STYLES.
Pennington y Williams Building.
upstairs. lI3iu Street. Ardmurc. !. r..
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WJodmen Of the World.-Rcgular meet
ings on the second and fourth Fridays in
each month at u. M. in knights Of Pythiss
hall Visitiag.brethten invited
arthur Nalcrtt. (. c.
T. G. Eridgman. Clerk.
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knights of the Naccabees. Ardmore Tent
No. Meets ON first and tnird Mondays in
each month Al Judge Hobby's olIice on Main
street. Visiting members cordially invited.
Edwin Hobby. Com.
II. l. Iaudes. r. K
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Chickasaw Tribe so. 3. Improved order
OF Red Men-Meets at their Wigwam third
sleep every seventh sun. thirtieth breath.
MORAN SCoTT. S&chem.
STANLEY r. BRUcE. &. Off
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
BATH OF ENGLAND.
No City in Great Britain Richer in Histor-
&c Memories

No city in all broad England, with the
single exception Of its majestic capital, is
SO rich in historic memories as Bath, the
Queen of the VEST Few, If any, have
q more stirring mobility of aspect, or are
more favored in their surroundings. The
great English man of letters who COM
pared it with his beloved Florence did no
more than justice to the beauty of its sit
uation among it's embosoming hills; and
he might have added in praise to its oil
mate as q winter home that the protect
ing heights of Lansdown and Bathwick
give passage to none of those icy blasts
which sweep at times over the Tuscan
city from the wind grieved Apennines. P"
Its architecture If not so light and grace
full as that of the south has solid and
stately character of its own; and the
Arno itself flows not more sweetly than
the Avon through its peaceful pastures to
the Severn sea. And, thanks, no doubt,
to the attraction Of its healing waters
rather than to it's charm of site or an
tiquity of history, it has drawn to it
more of human greatness and genius
than any city of ancient or modern times.
To recite the names of those who have
paid some of them passing visit to
Bath, but more of whom have made it
their temporary abode, is almost to call
the roll of Englishmen famous in arts
and arms, renowned for learning and
wisdom, eminent in piety and good works
for generations past. Statesmen such as
Pitt and Chatham, Burke and Sheridan;
poets such as Byron and Wadsworth,
CoWper, Crabbe and Goldsmith; novelists
such. as Fielding and Scott and Dickens,
and that inimitable artist in literary
miniature who drew her inspirations and
her models from the very heart and life
of the city. Jane Austen; Gainsborough
and Lawrence among painters; WILDE
force and Allen the friend Of Pope,
among philanthropists; Parr and Parsons
among noted scholars; Nelson and Wolfe
and Napier among naval and military
heroes; johnson, Gibson, SOuthey and
Lander among men of letters-this surely
is "visitors' Iist'' and a directory of
residents''-for the homes of those who
dWelt there can be pointed out in most
cases to this day-of which any city
might be proud. Yet tits far from being
a complete enumeration Of the famous
men whom Bath has attracted, and in al
most every instance enrolled among the
train of her lifelong lovers.
To allow a city with such a record of
conquest to sink into neglect and decay
would have been little less than Nation
al reproach. fortunately, however, there
is now no danger that it will be incurred
London Telegraph.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
WANTS TO GO IN STYLE.
Mr.. Bryan, the Minister to China, asks for
Battleship.
Chicago Record. }

Washington, D. c., Dec. 17-Col.
Charles Page Bryan firmly believes he
will be confirmed by the Senate and he
is now making preparations to go to
China in q style BETTING minister
plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary.
He wants to go to China in battleship.
So he walked into Assistant Secretary
Theodore Roosevelt's office yesterday and
made the modest request that q battle
ship he placed at his disposal until he
had entered upon his duties. He ex-
planned that he had given serious con-
sheraton to the matter and he had be-
come convinced that if he went to China
in a big ship bristling with dynamite
guns and gorgeous in American colors he
would receive much more cordial greet
ing than If he walked down the gang
plank of an ordinary ocean liner in which
he had been booked as a cabin passenger.
When Mr.. Roosevelt had caught his
breath he told the Illinois colonel that
battleship had been ordered to China, but
as it was to go by thebWay of the Mediter-
ranean and it would take something like
two years for ii, to reach China he did not
believe 1t would serve the purpose. Col.
bryan DeSAu 10 LOOK dG bn6 pictures OF
gunboats, cruisers and monitors which
decorate the walls of Mr.. ROOSEVELT
office and that official made haste to ex-
plain that all the batt1eships belonging
to the United States Of America were
overworked and he feared that one could
not be spared to carry Col. Bryan to
China, even if the Senate should make
the request. Then Mr.. Bryan asked Mr..
Roosevelt If he had double He said
the president kindly had consented to
allow him to name his own secretary.
and that if he could find man just like
Mr.. Roosevelt that man could have the
job without going to the trouble of ask
ing for it. The assistant secretary of the
navy replied in words to the effect that he
was the only one left.
Mr.. Bryan also. it is said, has decided
he will need to have a naval attaohe all
to himself At present there is but one
naval attache for China and Japan, but
If Mr.. Bryan gets to China 1t is probable
that he will try to have the extra official
appointed. The senators in the meantime
are keeping up their cruel war on Col.
Bryan and the opposition seems to be
increasing in direct ratio with the num-
Der of calls which Mr.. Bryan wishes to
make on the senator's.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
w Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State Of Maine. Cumberland IS. December
10th, A. D.. 1897.
qIHiS is to give notice, that on the I4th day
IL Of December, A. D.. 1897, Warrant IN
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of In
solvency for said County OF Cumberland,
against the estate Of
GEORGE f. ELLINGWOoD, of Harrison,
adjuged to be an Insolvent Debtor. on
petition of said Debtor. which petition
was flied on the 14th day of December A.
D., 1897, to which date interest on claims is
to be computed
That the payment of any debts to or by said
debtor. and the transfer. and delivery of
any property by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor.
to prove their debts and in case there are
assignees OF his estate, will be held at Court
of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court room IN said Portland, in said county
of Cumberland, on the 3rd day OF January A.
D.. 1885, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
e. L. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger Of the Court of
Insolvency for said County Of Cun1berland.
decl7&2A
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
Messengers Notice.

Office of tie Sheriff Of Cumberland County
State of Maine Cumberland IS. December
10th, A. D., 1897.
V7HIS IS to give notice that on the 18th day
4 of December, A. D., 1897, q Warrant In
insolvency Was issued out of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County OF Cumberland, against
the estate of
JAMES H. RYAN. of Portland.
ad1udged to be an Insolvent Debtor. on petit
ton of said debtor. which petition
was filed on the 18th day OF December. A. D.,
1897, to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor, to prove their debts, and in case there
are assets sufficient to choose one or
more assignees of his estate. will be held at
a Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room. IN said Portland. in said County of
A. D.. 1898. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
c. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Court Of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
deo17&24
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
CLOTH WALKING COSTUME FROM nARpERs Bazaar

back. The jacket is short and tight.fit-
ting, and has the same style of trimming
put on the revers, with another band just
above the waist. The sleeves, of medium
size, have band just below the top and
another around the wrist. The gown is
simple, yet needs to be carefully built,
and a cut paper pattern of 1t, skirt,
waist, and sleeves, is issued by Harper 8
Bazaar where 1t appears. The coat is cut
with very high collar of the cloth,
which turns over into wide points, and
these points are faced with the dark vel
vet. The hat is decidedly odd-a soft
felt with the crown dented in and briIn
bound with silk, band of velvet en-
broidered in steel, and at the left side
some long plumes.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
CLOTH WALKING COSTUME.

The present aim of the dressmakers
and tailors is apparently to make up
plain cloth gowns most deliberately.
That is, the lines are straight and severe.
while the trimming is as odd as possible.
One OF the most unique gowns is of
cloth. made with a round skirt fitting to
perfection over the hips, and while much
narrower than any of last years styles,
still faring out about the foot 1t has a
wide and what might be called bold
trimming of bands of velvet of much
deeper shade let into the cloth, and fin
ished with bands of cloth on either side.
The pattern goes down into point in
front, but up nearly to the belt at the
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
THE HON
THREE DISTINCTIVE SOUPS.


San excellent soup is half an excellent
dinner, don't care how many courses
you have" So said an experienced giver
of dinners the other day. She is herself
an active housekeeper and by no means
Indifferent to good eating. And another
and younger lady, apologizing as she
asked for second helping, remarked:
FWhen the soup is as good as this I am
thankful for my dinner; do not wait to
see what comes next
A good soup has every consideration in
its favor-hygienic, economical, CASTRO
nomic-and in general way country
homes are the very places where the ma
terials for successful soup making are
most abundant, yet least appreciated.
Plain and simple directions for making
these three admirable and seasonable
soups, Of distinct character, may encour
age some young matron to try this I'M
portant branch Of culinary art a little
more frequently. But it must be remem-
bred that no mere rules, however useful,
can make good cook. Skill in practi-
cal handling of the materials comes into
play in every process of domestic cooking.
A quick eye, a keen palate, power Of
swift decision-all these and other gifts
are combined with much various knowl-
edge. gradually accumulated, IN securing
that habitual excellence of her numerous
productions which makes the thoroughly
accomplished cook. AS rule good WORK
of every kind demands careful training,
and fine cookery is by no means an ex-
ception. To be sure the training is not
necessarily preliminary; for training Is
most rapidly, though not most easily,
gained in actual, responsible work.
Most of us musty' learn to do by doing"
And in soup making this kind of appren-
ticeship is almost inevitable. Tt is "tes-
ting and tasting'' that teach most prompt
ly.
Macaroni Soup with Parsnips. This
very savory soup may be made almost
without meat; few slices of tongue or
thin shavings of lean ham for flavor are
all that is indispensable. Two pounds
of veal or chicken added will of course
make richer soup. Put over the meat,
cut small, in two quarts Of cold water,
simmer for an hour if the extra meat is
used. Wash, scrape and cut in quarter
inch slices quart of parsnips, measuring
when ready for the soup kettle. Simmer
for an hour or longer if not perfectly ten
der. Half an onion, bay leaf, few
sticks Of celery and sprig of thyme
should go in with the parsnips. Break
in short lengths large cupful of maoa-
roni and cook separately in saucepan,
with very little water, adding when al
most done half cupful of sweet cream.
Salt lightly, strain off the soup and add
to taste with salt and white
pepper, or paprika. Serve as soon as it
comes to a boil.
Chicken or Turkey Soup with Winter
S quash.-A Hubbard or other rich
SQUASH is another capital vegetable basis
for a soup at this season. 1t may be used
with beef, but IS especially good with
poultry, and only those housekeepers who
have tried it know what fine soup can
be furnished from the remnant of a roast
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
A CHRISTMAS CAKE.

One pound of powdered sugar and four
teen ounces Of butter are first creamed as
smoothly as possible, warming them a
little at first if the weather Is very cold.
Twelve eggs are then beaten to the ex-
IRENE Of lightness and worked into the
butter and sugar alternately with a
pound of flour. stirring very hard. When
we'll mixed add one tablespoonful of Gin
namon, two of mace, two of cloves, sift-
ing them ALL and one grated nutmeg.
with a gill of cream and half a pint of
brandy or boiled cider. Then three pounds
of raisins, seeded and halved; two pounds
Of sultanas, picked, washed and dried;
one pound of currants ditto, and one
pound of citron cut into strips-all the
fruits being well dredged with -four.
Mix them in by degrees all through the
mass. keeping out one.quarter of the cit.
ron to strew on the top, and stir for ten
or fifteen minutes as hard as possible. A
tablespoonful of orange. flower added
gives delicate perfumed flavor.
Bake in pans lined with buttered pa
per. nearly filling them; smooth with a
wet knife blade, and bake in a moderate
oven about three hours Leave it in the
pan until cold then rub it with flour.
wipe with cloth, and ice with white-of-
egg icing, finishing with chocolate or
orange icing-Harper' Bazar.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24

turkey or n pair of fowls. Break MP the
of meat remain and cover we'll with cold
water. Add the bit Of onion and flavor
ing herbs as before, and when it has SIM
mered few minutes, put with it a good
quart of the squash, cut in small pieces,
and keep at very gentle boiling for an
hour and half. Season carefully and
put through a sitter enough of the squash
to make the soup Of the consistency of
thick cream.
A Brown Beef Soup. Gut in inch
squares pound or more of lean beef
The end of porter house steak or trim
mings of choice cuts will serve for this
purpose, or a round steak. Put little
fat in the frying pan, and when very hot,
drop in the meat and brown briskly,
taking care not to scor0h. Scorched meat
or vegetables will ruin the flavor of a
so up, however good it might have been
otherwise. Take up the meat and add a
little more fat if needed. Have ready a
quart Of vegetables cut IN dice-oarrot,
parsnip, turnip, onion, even cabbage in
small quantity; all are good, and as a
rule the greater the variety the better
Brown nicely in the same manner as be.
fore. Put all in the soup kettle and sim
mer very gently for two hours. Strain
off after seasoning with salt and cayenne,
and thickentng slightly with little
brown roux. In making this it is neces-
sary also to be sure to avoid scorohing.
With some cooks what should be Drowned
butter and -four is burnt butter and -four
The difference is very great. Serve with
croutons.-Al bany Country Gentleman.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
The Chairman National Bank,

Chapman National Bank will be held at its
banking rooms on Tuesday the 18th day of jan
uary. 1898, at 10 O'Clock a. M, for the election
of directors for the ensuing year, and the tran
sacti0n Of any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
CHESTER II. PEASE, Cashier
Portland Me-, Dec 10, 1897. declOdtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24

Teacher-You may put into other words
to express the same meaning, the phrase,
Accidents will happen.
Freddie Fangle-Even a weather fore
cast may be fulfilled. Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
ANNUAL MEETING.

Tho annual meeting of the stockholders of
election Of Directors for the ensuing year, and
the transaction OF any other business that may
legally be presented, win be held at its Bank
ing Rooms on TUESDAY, the 18th dav of Jan
uary, 1898, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
j. Z. WENGREN, Cashier
dec6 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
Merchants National Bank.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Merchants National
Bank of Portland, Me- for the electonSof seven
directors for the ensuing year and the transac-
ton OF any other business that may legally be
on Tuesday the 18th day of January, 1898, at 10
o'clock a. m. G. o. BANCROFT, Cashier:
December 9, 1897. dec19dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-24
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Canal National bank of Portland will be
held at their banking house on Tuesday, the
18th day of January. 1898, at II o'clock a. m.
for the election of seven directors and for
the transaction OF any other business that
may be legally presented.
GEORGE c. PETERS, Cashier.
December 10, 1897. dec11dtd
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

, tuition to another until finally an age
Mexican woman offered 10 care for her,
although this benefactor is dependent
upon her labor, which consists OF sweep
ing and cleaning a restaurant for a living.
Mary says 1.-The sisters" clothe her, and
she is always cheerful and happy, child
OF good intellect and possessing great
good nature and patience. The unseltish
thoughtfulness of this little Indian waif
might also serve as an example for many
of her companions more carefully trained.
AS the children slowly resumed their
seats the thought suggested itself to the
visitor that here was an abundance of
material upon which the artists pencil
might build reputation.
Cherub faces and charming coloring;
expressions foreign to baby linea ments;
hints OF sorrows or tragedies that have
descended as a heritage to innocence;
eyes foreteling the wiGchery and charm
of coming years; shrewd eyes, given to
draw conclusions in spite of declarations;
large, peaceful Madonna eyes, that would
look calmly uDon every phase of life.
There is abundant promise of talent as
we'll as beauty among these North Beach
school children; talent in music and skill
in drawing.
Some of the tots mentioned have sisters,
it is said, who possess voices of wonderful
sweetness, and the "blg sister" of little
Italian girl displays her artistic talent, as
did Watteau, by sketching groups upon
the street with marvellous exactness.
Many of the children when first entering
the school can speak but little English;
under the excellent system prevailing,
however, they are not long in acquiring
knowledge of the language. They are
quick to understand the advantage of
personal neatness insisted upon by the
teacher, and, young as they are, compel
attention to the condition OF their cloth
ing when mothers are indoIent or untidy.
In time these children of foreigners will
be classed as American girls, and who can
tell but through natural ability, inherited
in some cases from an ancestry whose de-
generacy was of later years, and The ad-
vantages of training so lavishly bestowed
upon the youth of our public schools, also
spurred on by poverty in their home sur
roundings. as well as the contagious am
bition of American associates, there may
be many among these little women of for
eign nations that our land will be justly
proud to claim. CLARA LA PRICE.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

! hours, as at all posts guard mount IS
always maintained.
Aside from this the life OF the soldier is
one.of leisure and pleasure. He smokes,
converses, read books, magazines. plays
cards, billiards, pools, roulette, visits the
City, and if he is at Angel Island he at
tends once or twice a week a magic Ian
tern exhibi ton given by Captain Hum
phries. Sometimes there is a company
minstrel show on the island, in which
Private Webb of H battery, who was once
an end man of Primrose, Thatcher & West,
is the leading spirit. At other times there
are balls and entertainments at Alcatraz,
the Presidio and Fort Mason, to which
night boat is specially run. Much of his
time during the afternoon is spent in ath-
letic exercises. For from fifteen to twenty
minutes each day it is his duty to SO exer-
else. One day of every month is set aside
as a field day, when a programme is pre-
pared and committee of officers award
prizes to successful competitors.
1t can be seen that the duties of the SOL
dier OF to-day call upon his intelligence
more tnan upon his physical powers
This has come about through the intro
duction into the service of high-power
guns, of complex implements of war.
Even the Krag- Jorgensen rifle, now in
use, is an affair which needs an intelligent
man to handle, while the degree of men
tai eq q1ipment required of the man in the
artillery service demands high grade or
type of the genus homo to provide IT.
The technical instruction of the heavy
artiIleryman includes exercises with the
azimuth instruments, the transit theodo-
lite and studies of their parts and plates,
together with the perusal of such works as
Rodgers tables, Whistler's Graphic ta
bles and other authorities, besides courses
in cordage, in which they are taught all
about tackle and the making of all known
knots.
The opening of way from the ranks to
a commissioned officer-a recent change
in the law-has also drawn into the army
many high-grade aspiring men, who, hav-
ing been unable to secure the influence of
a Congressman and appointment to West
Point, take this means to work their way