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Evening star., 1897-01-23

product of their toll? So they labor on and
on. and after hours Of hard work. at great
risks, succeed in landing the catch, only to
realize that the dory is overloaded. the sea
very rough and getting rougher. They
must row for their lives. ard the burden of
fish, for which they have worked SO hard.
must be thrown overheard. Who could
wonder II the poor fisherman became pro-
fame and cruel? But this is his life. and
usually the situation is alas, more serious .
In summer there is the danger that he
may be eaveloped in a heavy fog In WIN
ter he is liable to be caught in a violent
snow storm. When finally forced 10 aban-
don their task. the dorymen make run
they suppose. for their vessel. After hours
of hard pulling they realize that they have
been going in the wrong direction and
without food or water in their tiny craft
are lost upon the now tempestuous sea.w
Kind Hearts.
A few weeks ago a hurricane swept over
the North Atlantic ocean. As ! stood on
the fish wharves. the hurricane sill at its
height. there were many fishermen under
the lee of the mackerel sheds. peering anx-
breakers dashng over the bar. A wea ther-
beaten little schooner with topmast gone
and colors at half mast, beat up the en-
trance to the harbor.. and. as she secured
her last line at her wharf. a tall. hardy
fisherman stepped on shore.
"HollOa. there. Bill What's up%' was
the greeting from those on the wharf
Bill shrugged his shoulders and 1 could
see tears i'm his eyes he answered:
We'll. boys. Gus is gone. We tried to save
him. but it waren't no use. We run long
es twas safe. and then We tried ter heave
her to. Gus wuz at the wheel, and she
swung roun' a big come aboard
sweepin' the decks clean. He waren't lash
ed. Well. boys, you know the rest. Here's
the paper. Some NV you take it,. In a
rear tenement in Rogers street sat a wo-
man by the bedside of her sick child. Oc-
casionally she would peer out through her
window and gaze anxiously down the
street She was looking for some one
Trouble was depicted on her face Would
he never Gomez she had asked for the
hundredth time. when there was loud
knock al the door, The door being opened
in walked a hardy fisherman. And there
Evening star., 1897-01-23
What He Saw and Heard.

From the Boston Budget.
He was travelling in France and he had
conlforted himself down in the corner of d
first-class railway compartment. He was
alone in the carriage. The train. which
was just on the point of starting. would
run four hours without stopping.
-Four hours quiet, uninterrupted read
ing he told himself, accompanied by a
fat cigar
And ne purred at the prospect of reading
and smoking-and Observation-Disclosures by
the quibDles of chance acquaintance. And
he did everything SO easily, SO elegantly
he was a gentleman-aE American gentle
MAJ.
He placed a handful of papers by his;
side. He produced jeweled cigar case
from his breast pocket. He put a cigar
between his lips. He closed the case with
snap and returned it 10 its resting place
slowly, calmly. From his trousers pocket
he produced a pearl penknife. with which
he clipped the cigar and then returned the
knife TO its resting place-calmly. slowly.
FROM his Waistcoat pocket-what a host
duced silver matchbox and struck d
light
The guard blew his whistle
In dashed young lady. all brea athless.
She scrambled into the seat opposite the
gentleman.
The gentleman paused. The gentleman
swore. but the young lady did not hear
him
The train glided out of the station
The young lady arranged her skirts, and
as she did she the match burn to the
end. She saw the match fall from the gen.
tleman's hand. She saw the cigar case
produced. the cigar replaced among its
fragrant companions, and the case returned
to the pocket
She chuckled-almost aloud.
He swore-almost aloud
He buried himself in his paper
She laughed outright
He looked up. And what did he see?
He saw little, neatly sloved hand find
its way into a tailor-made skirt pocket
He saw the hand embracing the daintiest
OF nttie cigarette cases. and gold match
box, ec suite. He saw a cigarette between
the iirst and second fingers of the left
hand. and match between the finger and
thumb of the right
And what did he hearo
smoke
Evening star., 1897-01-23

Fish Bought Here Fresh Bait for Sale, -
Fresh Tongues Bought Here 'Livers
Bought Here" etc. are everywhere stand
ing out to show the industry of the place.
Skirtii g the edges of the harbor are miles
and miles of FISH fakes shining out white
ani bright with salt COD
At the mead of the wharyes stand large
skimTing lofts, and within easy reach of
the water are those most offensive of all
buildings. the fish glue factories.
GlOucrSter's fishermen are a mixed lot.
~ far the greater percentage of them
are foTeigners-New Foundlantl and
Nova Scotiam.n. Prince Edward and Cape
Breton Islanders. Portuguese and North
'ountrymen are to be found III the crews
Many of them have only temporary homes
in Gloucester and have. naturally. but lit
tie interest in the welfare and good name
II the city 1t is TO them more or less like
a foreign town. Their lives are lives of
CONSTANT peril. continuous hardship, and
absolute slavery tC discomfort If there is
class of men on earth to whom l.fe
TlednS little that We can imagine pleas
ant. TO whom hardship and danger have
no terror. it il the fisherman class, aId es-
pcCialiy thos- who go "a bankin'-" His
quarters are cramped, stuffy and wretched
his bunk is hard. cold and narrow, his
hours are long and his work heavy, dirty
and daE g-rous- Frozen, raw faces, torn
and festerei hands and poisoned blood are
lis not TN, ommOn nOr unexpected among
them
Bank fishing especially for cod is done
nowadays almost exclusively with travis.
The OLD style of hand line fishing is still
sometimes adhered to in bad weather but
II is too slow and tedious under ordinary
circumstances.
Fishina. With Travis.
II is in trdwling that the poor fisherman
meets the greatest dangers The man who
Gues u bankiH - never sets nor hauIs his
travis without ,akirg risks. Except in
s"ttl".l weather. ne must b. constantly on
The qui vive. that he is not caught ic a fog
blown OF by some sudden squall over
taken IN a snow storm And there IS little
Evening star., 1897-01-23

This peculiar and quaint old city has
ever been the home of fishermen and its
essential industry fish and fishing. On the
long and rambling wharves one sees little
bat fsh-fresh fish. salt fish. smoked fish
hut always fish of some kind. Along the
entire water front such signs as Fresh
Evening star., 1897-01-23

ECENTLf L SPENT
several weeks in the
famous old fishing
town of Gloucester.
and while there Wis
tied the Gloucester
men ON board their
vessels, talked with
them for hours on
the wharves and
watched them at
work on the Grand
Banks and during
{ h e ir leisure mo-
ments on the street
Evening star., 1897-01-23
In Ma N, mas Day.
| rom Life.

rom Life
Girls didn't wear a tailor suit
Mannish gloyes and caIfskin boot
Drive four hand. and smoke and shoot
In Mammals day.
Maids never yearned for politics,
Nor rode wheel. like Toms and Dicka
Nor tore around, with big golf sticks,
In Mammals day.
They couldn't swim with grace and ease,
In bathing suits cut TO their knees,
And sail boat through stormy seas
In Mammals day.
From what l have hecn told, and know,
Life must have been quite dull and slow
In that pathetic long ago
Ny Mammals s day
Evening star., 1897-01-23
Pitfed Him.

From the New York Truth.
Mrs Witherby-"Last night the man next
door made an awful mistake. He got into
our house instead of his own. and thought
at first IL was YOU"
Witherby-"Yes l met him on the street
this morning and he said he never was so
sorry for any man in his life
Evening star., 1897-01-23
Good Practice.

From the Boston Transcript.
Mother-"Dear me! the baby has swaI-
lowed that piece Of worsted."
Father-'rhat's nothing to the yarns
she'll have to swallow. II she lives to grow
icp"
Evening star., 1897-01-23
CeanPensation.

NO0R6Ao8thOAs =
From the Chicago Record.
Bilkerten's death was lamentabIe. WASH t
:t.,
Yes. but awfully stylish-he died In his
private car
Evening star., 1897-01-23
Hardships and Perils of the Gloucester
Fishermen.
BATTLES WITH WIND And WEATHER
A Rough Set of Men, but Good at
Heart.
T r y W LIN G FOR COD

Written for The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1897-01-23

A number of the Washington artists are
now al work pictures for the Tennessee
center nnial exposition. which are TO he col
lected and sent about the 18th of Maroh.
Mr. Theo. Cooley. the chief OF the art de-
partment was most fayorabiy impressed
with the exhibition of the Washington
Water Color Society, anG since has appoint
ed Mr.. Messer Mr.. Max Weyl, Mr.. Brooks,
Mr.. Parker Mann and Mr.. Il. NJ. GutherZ
to pass upon the works TO be forwarded
from here by the artists who have been
invited to contribute.
Evening star., 1897-01-23

The bronze doors which the late DIN l..
Warner designed for the new Congressional
Library now in position. and the two
panels containing the figures representing
Memory and Imagination have been much
admired. This pair of doors has been
placed III the doorway at the left of the
center and the other two doorways are
still filed with temporary woodwork In
the spandrels above the dcorways are fe-
male figures designed by Bella l.. Pratt of
Boston When the other bronze doors by
Evening star., 1897-01-23

Mr.. Carl Gutherz has recently finished
an oil portrait Of Senator Morgan. and It
Is now on exhibition at Veerhofrs The
painting shows Senator Morgan seated be-
sioe desk, as IL he had turned away from
II ior moment. and the figure is rather
considered a good likeness by those who
have seen IT.
Evening star., 1897-01-23

IN ECENrLY 1 SPENT
Evening star., 1897-01-23

Mr.. Edwin Lamasure has taken pleas
ant, well-lighted studio a 1924 New York
avenue. In his trips out into the country
he obtains many good motives, which he
jots down in pencil and elaborates i'm his
studio. He has now on his easel a river
scene which he obtained i'm this way. While
he usually confines himself to Landscapes,
he sometimes essays figure painting with
no little success. A good example of his
work in this line is a sketch that he has
recently made of his wife. 1t is treated
i'm quite "A broad, simple manner. and is
very good in color.
Evening star., 1897-01-23

Mr.. +. II. Miller has recently been de-
voting himself to cattle painting and is
now at work upon picture containing
several COWS grazing in cool grassy spot
Evening star., 1897-01-23

in the class of 1883.
Prof: E. B. Pollard delivered lecture
Thursday on The English Romantic
Movement"
Mr.. f. Leroy Parker. assistant in chem
istry in the Corcoran Scientific School. at
tended the rec ent meeting of the American n
Chemical Society at Troy, n. " and read
paper on The Present Status of Argon ;"
James II. Hopkins, jr.,has been appointed
academy editor of the Columbian Call, vice
Everett l.. Piper, resigned.
The practical course in the assaying of
gold and silver ores, bullion, lead copper
and other metals has opened in the Cor
coran Scientific School, With a large class
several of whom are owners Of extensive
mining properties. instruction is given by
the chief assayef of the bureau of the
United States mist.
Dean Monroe oN the Corcoran Scientific
School and Prof. Br. Schweinitz were elect
ed meiabers of the council of the Washing
ten Chemical Society Thursday
National 1niversIty.
At the regular meeting of the class of
97 of the National Law School, held Tues
day evening, January 10. 1897. the following
officers were elected President George N
Brown of wyoming; vice president, c. X
Allen Of the District of Columbia: secre-
tary, Gilbert A. Clark of the District of
Columbia; treasurer. Oliver V. Emery of
Pennsyivania; executive committee. c. II.
Merillat of the District of Columbia, c. r..
Davis OF Maine, and ]. L. Underwood of
Tennessee.
There win be mid-term examination
of the pos4-gFasiuate class. The mid-term
examination of the senior class was held
January q. 1897. The mid.term cxamfna-
tion of the junior class will be held about
February I. 1S,1.
/ The Debating Society of the Law Depart
nent has resumed its sessions.
. The court of appeals will convene about
FehruaEy Ii. and will remain in session
until all the cases on the docket are dis
posed Of.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
A Contested VIII.

Yesterday morning in the Probate
Court the will of the late Margaret Col
Inns was contested by some members or
her family. The testator left an estate
valued at about $4,000, and after sundry
legacies she left the estate to her sister
Ellen and granddaughter Daniel Glynn
In case of the death Of one or the other
the survivor took the estate. The sister
Ellen died and the property went to the
grand nephew. Another sister, susanna
Glynn, niece, Joanna A. Collins, and
nephew, John W. Collins, were the
CONTESTANTS, they claiming that the testa-
tor was of unsound mind and that un-
due influence was used, and that under
former will legacies were given those
that were left out of the last will. MIR.
E. M. Rand, the executor, appeared for
the will. and the contestants APPEARED for
themselves, without lawyer. After
hearing the evidence Judge Peabody gave
decision sustaining the will.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The ladies of Bethany Church Circle
are preparing to hold harvest supper
and concert the last of this month.
W. j. Rover has bought out the grocery
business of Smith Brothers, AZ Preble
street.
Smith Bros the grocers on Preble street
have sold their stock in trade to Mr.. Wal
ter Roger of Portland a former resident
of this village.
Mr. j. FL. Flanagan, the contractor
has moved his working tools and imple-
ments for use in the excavation for the
Stanford street sewer to a lot off from
St@ford street and expects to start a
crew Of fifteen men at work today on the
excavation. The contract calls for the
completion of the work November 6.
Seaside lodge of Good Templars held
their regular meeting last evening at
their hall on Preble street. The members
OF this lodge are considering the sale Of
| their hall at an early date.
Mrs. John Bolton has moved her fam
lily into the house owned by Mrs. N. F..
| Trefethen on Randall street.
The tug VIM. Wooley which has just
been on the marine railway to be re-
caulked and the steamer Forest Queen
being remettled were both let off into the
! stream yesterday noon the repairs having
been completed.
The collector of taxes f. B. Haskell has
posted notices of sale of real estate for
unpaid taxes assessed in 1896 on lands of
resident and nonresident owners in the
town of South Portland Taxes Of that
year not laid before December 6 said
property to an amount that will satisfy
the bill will then be sold at 9 q. m. of
that day at public auction at the town
hall
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
THE Y. M. C. A. FAIR
1t VIII Open at City Hall This Evening.

The City and Reception halls are IN a
state of confusion but out OF chaos ORDER
will come tonight when the Y. M. Y. a.
fair will open at City hall. The booths
will be arranged about the City nail IN
most attractive fashion, whlle In he
ception hall Mrs. f. E. Boothby will have
charge of the refreshments. There Will
be no formal opening. An elaborate sup
per will be ready this evening for Whlch
only twenty five cents will be charged.
A great feature of the opening tonlghS
will be Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works Iresens-
ed by Miss Mary s. McCobb. Miss NC
Cobb has national reputation as MRS.
farley and her witticisms are many or
them b ousehold words. Mrs. Winnie heam
Hoxie, whose sculptures adorn the
National Capital, will model Mayor Ran
dali from life, and the Beethoven Mando-
lin and Guitar Club will give some de-
lightful musical selections.
There will doubtless be large audiences
for the object of the fair appeals to large
majority Of our citizens.
Judge Strout will set as model for
Mrs. Hoxie at the fair Thursday evening"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Tacoma, Wash, October 12.-Men who
have just arrived from Dawson rsport
that three miners have gone crazy there
over the gold excitement. l.. f. Gerrish,
who arrived en- route home to West Su-
perior, Wis.,, says:
The sanitary condition of Dawson
City is not SO bad as many have declared.
A man named johnson washed out $780,
900 and could not dispossess himself of
the idea that he was going to be robbed.
he was found one morning dead in bed,
and underneath his pillow lay his sack
OF $50, 600 in gold dust"
Two other cases of mental arrangement
from similar causes are reported. Charles
Ihebo estimates that the next spring
olean-ups in the Klondike districts will
amount to $25, 100000, and that the first
steamersa goingss down the Yukon will
carry II to 20 tons of gold.
Michael Kautson took nugget weigh
Ing "a troy ounces and worth 1858 from
claim No. SO, Eldorado, few DAYS be-
fore the Gerrish party lfet.
Two thousand men who are still cross
ing Skagway and Dyea trails are having
terrible experiences. Two feet of snow
has fallen at the lakes and several feet at
the summit. The snow caught every body
unprepared.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
SUIT FOR FALSE ARREST.
brought by wardsworth verrill of Deer
ing Against Mayor Davis and City
Marshal Clark.

Wordsworth Verrill of Deering has
brought suit against Mayor Davis and
City Marshal Clark of Deering for false
arrest and imprisonment. The suit is
Tor $4,000, and the case will be tried be-
fore Judge Strout in the Superior court
on Friday, October 90.
At the April meeting Of the Deering
city council Mayor Davis appointed three
police officers, but did not state, 80 it is
claimed, whose places among the police
men on duty these new appointees were
TO take. Wordsworth Verrill and Mr.
Worcester were then serving as policemen
and they claimed at the time that Mayor
Davis had no right to remove them from
Office. At any rate Mayor Davis de-
manded that Wordsworth Verrill give up
his badge, billy and handouts which be-
longed to the city. Verrill refused to do
this, and on the Ievening of April Goth,
Mayor Davis accompanied by City Marsh
al Clark. went to Verrills house and
demanded the articles which he, had In
his possession as police officer. Verrill
refused to give them up.
The mayor ordered City Marshal Clark
to arrest Verrill and it is claimed that
the city marshal obeyed the order and
started with Verrill for the police sta
ton. On the way to the station Verrill
claims that City Marshal Clark took him
to his house and went into the house to
see Mrs. TClark, leaving the prisoner, Yer
rill, outside on the sidewalk. After n
time Clark came out of the house and
started with his prisoner again for the
police station. On the way there they
met Mayor Davis, who left them. after
Verrill's arrest. The city marshal, SO
Verrin claims, said that he wanted to
talk with the mayor minute and Yer
riu, thinking the conversation was to be
private and that his presence would not
be wanted, started to move away from
or two the city marshal, SO Verrill claims.
rushed up and grabbed him by the collar
and threatened him,with his billy. Ver-
lrill resisted this method of handling him
as he claims there was no occasion. Yer
rill was taken to the police station and
locked up.
| Verrill, having been under lock and
key for about two hours was released.
This is the basis of Vsrrill's suit for dam
ages.
Hon. E. G. Reynolds and Edward f.
Tompson have been retained as counsel
for Verrill, while Soldiers 81 Chase repre-
sent the defendants. The case will doubt
less be q very interesting one when it
comes to trial. What line the defense
will take in this trial has not yet been
made public.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
Maine Good TempIars.

Pennington, October 12.-The 40th
seni-annual session of the grand lodge Of
Good Te1nplars of Maine began here today
and will continue through Wednesday and
Thursday. The council will be in session
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday fore
noon.
Wednesday. the committee on credenti.
ais will meet at one O'Clock and at 1.SO
the business session will be opened and
the first proceedings will be the presenta-
lions of representatives Of the grand lodge
officers. AT 8 p. m. the annual meeting
of juvenile workers will occur.
Among those present today were Grand
Chief Templar Rogers of Richmond /;
Grand Secretary Brackett OF Belfast;
Grand Treasurer Holt of South Norridge-
wock; Grand Counsellor Stevens and
Grand Vice Templar Mains of Oakland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
BLUE PEOPLE BRIGHT.

The business mans friend, Bicola Pills, are a
scientific SCI remedy and the only perfect cure t4r
the diseases of the nervous system remedy
adapted for the banker, lawyer, doctor, preach
er and merchant. While BtcoLo PTS are in
tended for all who are afflicted with nervous
a0edhness, they are particularly adapted TO no
nervous system, with prostration. faintness, &c.
Bfcola Pills give immediate reIief--for rheuma-
tlsm, all blood and nervous troubles. Discov-
Greg Greg and Perfected by THE TURNER'S, Phlla-
deiphla. The TURNER'S also make
IARZtNA--The only ointment for skin troub-
les. Cures piles.
TURNER'S LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
"A very small pill Turns your liver.
=, regular agents in Portland for The Turner'S
Remedies, are:
H. ?. s. Goold. Chas. +. Landers, Goold g.
Bragdon, Frank F. Holland, Fred A. Turner,
!; z. Fowler, Chas. E. Wheeler, Edward M.
Stevens, Frank Z. Pickett.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
WESTBROOK.

Mr.. Abraham Cloudman an aged citi-
zen living on the Windham road, died
Sunday after short illness. His age was
nearly 81 years; funeral this afternoon at
2 o'clock.
The Ladies' Reading club at their meet
ing with Mrs. Fred r. Ames Monday
evening formed an organization with the
following officers: President, Louise W.
Dana; secretary, Mary r. Raymond ;com-
mittee on bylaws, Miss Maud Dudley,
Mrs. Brooks and Miss Libby.
Mr.. J. G. Scates returned this morning
from a short business trip to Boston.
Regular meeting of Temple lodge, No.
66, f. and A. NJ, this evening.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
will hold the first social Of the season at
the church parlors this evening. Mrs g.
Fred Murch, Mrs. e. J. Haskell, and
Miss S. N. Adams viii entertain.
Rev. Father La Riviere, who has been
assistant to Rev. Father Decelles Of St.
Hayacinth church, has been assigned by
Bishop Healy to the passionate of the par
ish at Whitefleld.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

water are all in excepting two, four on
Congress street and three are to go on
Westbrook street of which number only
one has been placed.
The Ladies Circle of the Woodfords
congregational church are issuing cir
cular to the residents of Deering calling
attention to the course of entertainments
to be given under the auspices of the
church during the fall and winter
Messrs. I. e. Thompson, A. f. Moulton,
+. V. Matthews, Fl. A. Rackliffe, Rev.
6. G. Wilson and Rev. E. F. Wilson have
recently been appointed as members of
the committee to assist in arranging for
the entertainments.
The ad journed meeting of the city gov
eminent will be held this evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

An Industrial Department at Deaf School.
The movement for an industrial depart.
ment for the Maine School for the Deaf
has received an impetus this week in the
shape Of 500 donation toward the $500
called for. Mrs. D. M. Sweat has sub
scribed $50, and Mrs. ]. Hopkins Smith
$50
Miss Taylor says at present the children
go to school from nine to twelve and from
two to four and the rest Of the day lie
passed in compar ative idleness. Now, by
raising $500, the necessary funds to equip
an Industrial training school, the chill
dren could have school session from eight
to one, then industrial training might be
given from two to four. The girls can be
taught sewing, cooking, and housework
in the dormitory; boys from ten 10 fifteen
years of age the use of tools, while the
older boys can work in shops.