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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19

Mr.. Pattangall said he came to the legis-
lature with an inherited prejudice against
the Eastern Maine Insane hospital and
that it had been eradicated only by care
full investigation. He said that when it was
demonstrated that Maine needed and
could afford a new hospital he would favor
having it in Bangor and he would vote for
the completion of the hospital begun at
Bangor. Mr.. Pattangall said Judge Phil
brook had been mistaken in supposing that
crookedness had been insinuated by him,
for he openly said and would repeat that
"new light had been shed on mem bers
of this legislature by dishonest methods.
1t sounded WE'LL Mr.. Pattangall said when
a man said he never knew of q case of
bribery in Maine politics, but that such
statement means as little as did the prayer
of certain man who thanked God that
there were no saloons in Maine Now, if
you pass this resolve, you will be told two
years from now that no one supposed that
the hospital could be completed on $685.
900 and that the word completing was
not put into this years resolve to make it
rhetorically perfect.
Mr.. Pattangall disclaimed any desire to
stampede the House and thought it an in
suit to the House to take it for granted that
such thing could be done.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19

MI Walton of Skowhegan who made the
motion to indefinitely postpone the old re-
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19


Mr. Hamilton of Biddeford said he be-
lieved the resolve was worded to deceive
the members. The other one had been for
$30u,00O and it Was then stated, Mr.. Hamil-
ton argued, that the hospital could not be
completed for less than that, sum, but that
now it was said that 900 would do the
work. He therefore had reason to think
that the whole plan was dishonest.
MI Hamilton criticized the commission
for not making more complete report
He read the following which is the conclud-
ing paragraph of the statement of facts
accompanying the bill: These contracts
so nearly carried out, do not complete any
department, although the kitchen depart
ment is more nearly finished than any 9TH
er portion. An estimate giving q full ac-
count of necessary items to complete the
buildings for the reception of patients is as
follows:
He then called attention to the fact that
nothing but blank followed, and said that
these items were omitted to deceive those
who read the statements.
Mr.. Hamilton said that the proposed hos
pital is costing S2500 for each person to be
accommodated, but that in Massachusetts
(.
Mr.. Hamilton then said he objected to the
| items of the travelling expenses of the COM
| mission. Mr.. Hamilton said that one time,
according to the statement of facts, 1t had
cost over $1400 to supervise the work at the
hospital lot during the period when only one
man was at work there. The salaries of the
commission during that time, the getleman
from Biddeford said, was $3.50 and the ex-
penses $3.50. He went on to charge the COM
mission with general Misrepresentation of
the hospital fund. He said that he did not
object so much to appropriations as he did
to the way the money was expended. He
said that $4,000 of the last appropriation
as accounted for only under the general
head of expenses, and that $1,000 was charged
to miscellaneous" FWhen / used to go to
Boston and New York, and all those plaes,
that is the way used to make my accounts
balance, charge SO much for miscellane-
| ous.''
Mr. Hamilton said that 80 per cent of the
money appropriated had been put out to pay
the expense of spending the other part.
Mr. Folger of Rockland contradicted all
statements that might lead the members to
peneVe tnaI Ine commission nau mace no
report The motion to indefinitely postpone
was carried 60 to 60, and counting those
who reported pairs and their opponents
with whom they paired the vote was 70 to
65 in favor of indefinite postponement.
The House passed to be engrossed the fol-
lowing measures: Accidents ON railroads
Merrymeeting and Arrowsic bridges; Bath,
Small Point and Popham each railroad COM
pany; relating to fish and fisheries.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19
Powers Fire on Insurgents,

London, March 1S.-The Press Associ-
alton says the government has been in
formed that the insurgents today at
tackled the Turkish position at Scitia and
the French and British ships at that
place fired shots to intimidate the rebels.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19

(tHRISTIAN MAN WANTED. not employed,
" acquainted with Church people, SIS per
week. Write Stndard Manufacturing Co.,
II Franklin, St., Boston, Mass.
mars 1awiStTues
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19
THE DAILY PRESS

Can always be found at the periodia
torres Of:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
School and Other Moneys.

State Treasurer We.terfield has beer
Disturbing money somewhat literally
from the State Treasury this week.
Tuesday he paid out S25 2S7 and yes.
terday nearly as mucn more for the
public sch"' Is. He Issued one war
rant for s3,O73 SO for the State Uni
Ve1sity.
He received from Washington and
Deposited IN tue Washoe County Bank
& check for %. 900 for the University
college of Agricultural and MechAui-
cal Arts. Next year this amount
from the General Government will be
Increased to s24,0"0 aud the succeeding
year 10 S25, 0O-, which AMOUNT the Uui-
VTfSlty Will receive annually there
after from the Government.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
General ~Court-martlal.

A general cou,t-martiat il app0iEt-
ed 10 meet i'll Virginia City on July
gath for the triaI Of such uersOns AS
may be PIX perly brought before it,
1he particular person to be tried is
said 10 be IA captain OF one II the Vir-
gi"la City military Companies. The
detail for tie c"ut is as follows :
Colo"el J"hn J Crosby, Colonel d
Boyle. Litutent-C"lonel j A Coubuie.
LleutenAnt-C:lnnei J H hlnkead.
M"jor E B Harris. ,ptai" w G Nor
rison, CAPTAIN D M Ryan, and Col
O. Ell f Lord, Judge Aivorate.
The heal taiIors are at work on
some long black gowns and white
Wigs t" he worn by the Judges during
The proceediBgs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
BRYAN at a Walk.

Uncle ALI Hin, whom many Reno.
ties will Tememher, writes he journal
from Lookout, Wayne county, Penn,
his present home. as follows: Il
passed my s5th mile stone the 18th of
June and still keep hale and hearty.
| have the best garden and the best
poultry in these parts, Prosperity has
not struck this section yet and the
Goldbugs begin TO thiak Mckinley as
an advance agent a too far ahead
OF his show. As far as business is
concerned this is the worst wear |
have seen here 50 far. | believe if
matters keep on as bad as at present,
Bryan can carry this rnck-riDbad
Republican State in 1900 in a walk
A. &. HILL.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
A Sermonette in Advertising,

was driving through the country
the other day with E. L. Buchanan. a
local druggist and a mao who '+.-
lleves in advertising in newspapers,
writes Willis y. Powell. Of the Lacon
Qil) journal. I asked why his name
never appear on the fences aud dead
walls through the country, when I
know that "A druggist can have his
name put to the patent medicine post
ers and paint pc ters and other ad-
vert!sing latter with no cost to him
self. 1T is this way said he. Did
you ever Iotice that over th~ree-fourths
OF the names Of the firms YOU see on
fences and on posters pasted OF. the
barns are firms that have failed or
gone out OF business? | do not want
to be classed with them. A
could not pick out the quick or the
dead"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Science or Suoerst,rI0n~

There ale certain wei; AtUuuteG
superst:tions regarding 7&l'- moon
which are worth giving .. scientific
investigation. The Itnii,n potato
raisar5 IN the Carson river n-ar Dav-
ton always liant their potatoes in the
early stages uf the moon, as they
claim they will grow bigger and bat
ter than IL planted in tie full Moon,
As they have made a Success Of potato
raising where others fail, it looks as
il their Theory had something in it.
These same men will MT get their
hair cat except IN Il full moon, as they
say that hair cut IN the first quatter
OF the 0 grows faster and has 10
be cut OfteneT.
Aim 1T any one can recall times
when they have their hair Ii and it
needs cutting again in a very short
space OF t!me and again the growth is
very slow Old time horsrmeu vii.
not perform surgical operations ex-
cept when the o is right as they
say the wounds grow with the moon 5
expansion and contract and heal as
the mo0n wanes these ideas ar. 50
wide spI~nd that it mieht be . 20 1t
idea for Il fair t~St to be made, so tina
the mater c0ntd re settled drtinjtel,.
Is ttrIenre .: superstition or u3e
of tie many "ndreampt OF things IN
the philosophy Of HoratiU?
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Venus in Sight,

Yesterday Venus could he seen tc
westward Of Carson by ,eople with
good eyrsight.
Everybody who was snxious 70 see
the lady by daylight elongated their
necks by the hour to Ct a look. Lv-
nan Frisby cracked his glass eye
looking. Some people regarded the
thing as a joke and were unable to see
it al. The sight OF ne s ar at mid
day IS unusual. but rhs majority Of
people think that it 10 ks better at
night.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Burial of Forest Small.

The funeral Of the late Forest G.
small took place yesterday afternoon
from the A. o. U. w. hall, where the
service OF the order was read and
music rendered by a choir posed
OF Mrs. Cagwin, Miss Oliver, Mr..
Bergman and Prof. Pearce.
The pail-bearers consisted of F..
Anbe, RUDE Weper, VIM. Cowan.
Joseph Wolf, Sam Martin. Fred
Wilder, John Epstein and John
Chairman.
The funeral was largely attended.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Always Remember

- When wanting
the very latest Summer Suits,t Summer I'm
derwear,a nobby Collar, Tie. Fancy Front
OF 0hirt. a straw Hat, or in fact anything in
LIZ l'he OF gents and boys furnishing line,
with an extra large stock to select from at the
very lowest prices: Then the first place to try
is
JOE PLATT'S G Th9 Rj9 gfors
Suits Made to Order and a Fit Guaranteed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16

Considerable discussion has been
occasiooed 10y the act Of the last Leg
islature in making a l'H tax receipt
"A necessity in order to vote. The Con.
tltuticn OF the State Of Nevada. Arti-
Gle ii. Section Z, says: ire Legi.ln-
ture may. in its discretr'r make such
payment a condition to the right of
voting.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
ALL SORTS.


Mr., Chne. dams arrived from
oaH GAVIN was 10 town f"r awhile
yesterday.
lh's Is tle KID OF weather to dTink
soca-a1 Johnson 3 fountain,
Furnished rooms to rem Neer the
csnitol. Enonir at t,,i. office
King V, the best Sc cigar on the
market for sale by J. NJ. Johneon.
Fred Currv went nm TO Hone yaIIa,
this morning.
had at very reasonable rates. Apply
at this Office. lw
Ter Bell has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Bodie to succeed s B. Burk-
ham.
Mrs. Dan Robb. formerly of Carson.
has taken up her residence in Soda.
vile.
genuine crack proof fishine boots AZ
John G. Fox's.
OF the passenger copductor oassss
through to Virginia Yesterday morn
ing.
Dick Kirman received a new ,a7
White FLYER from San Francisco yas.
'eroay.
Decorate your home Now j. rho
time to get all the latest dea;,,s of
all papers AT Holm q Fox,o
Do Won want @, a.sr via
ride or sosa ,;sa.
- - ohe
Aoe C'hh ana Bill MusSrove have
gone oo"tc to iook after some mining
property.
IS a'u mat the Endeavors pass
ins thloueh Reno on their way home
look Ike 'hey mad things their own
way
Navajo mil, o,-o
"oVernfaent THIS year to be used for
arms q equipments.
N;os .,;,a
FOR cr,s. VII. 0Vnkoi
aies ias' evening "here
"hen you are thirsty try a Chicago
-"ne'e-at JoEnson's drug store.
Mr. Chas Gabriel. a former Com
stock merchant, rs O in the employ
of Summerfeld and Bomsn. clo1hiers
San Francisco.
,ar q,
uNnoe o' young people held a
evening.
T N Stone Cnu
for California and Notarv p,hio -
Ormsby counts. Office. Cani+o1 RID
ing.
'oot ,"ehtS iheaapers or me Hunt
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16

Claus Sirecklrs has sued rhe Ex-
amlner f'.r r million dollars for
Saying that h. occasionally III ed4d a
bath. The last br. ak he made would
Indicate that be needed a guardian.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Agent Wanted.

A State agent at Carson City, Nevada,
for the Washington Life Insurance Com
pany OF New York. A capable success
full man Will be given an opportunity to
build up a profitable and permanent
agency. Address, JAMES b. DAY, Man.
ager, 2l6-2l7 Safe Deposit Building. San
Francisco, Cal. l67t
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Grand Bail.

There will be a Grand Ball given at
h9ou on Saturday evening July 3Ist,
mat Will surpass all previous occasions.
ieains will be kept free of charge and
boats furnished to patrons. Come one.
come all to Parrish's ball.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
The Ozark.

Fol a quiet game Of billiards and a
round OF reliable refreshments after
wards, there is no better place TO eo in
carson than the Ozark. 1t is a cool,
and airy snug retreat in warm weather.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16
Auction,

mere will be an auction # two fine
mares in front of the Tribune building
on Saturday afternoon July 18th.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-16

II ice axe ofthe W. w. Wood
pattern. Leave the same at Doc Benton,s
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
Pestiferous Buffalo Gnats.

John w. Rusk, of Bellport, N. O.,
writes to the New York Sun regarding
the buffalo gnat:
sT think that, as a native of North
Carolina would say, the entomologlsts
have not met up with the gnat IN
question; possibly it is not distributed
over a large area of the country. lmet
the gnats several years ago In Arkan-
sas. on the bottom lands OF the Of
Francis River, and think they were
the greatest day pest I ever saw. In
shape they resemble a buffalo some,
what: hence the name. They DO no.
bite or sting their victims. They nave
a disagreeable habit of flying from the
ground and striking one IN the race
Rut the chief trouble is that the.
crawl into the mouth, nostrils and tn.
ears and deposit thor eggs, which
hatch in very short time. The larvs
eat away The membranes, causin!
death to large numbers OF stock OF al
kinds. and OF many game animals.
.aThe planters on the st. Francis Sc
| old LOGS afire in the woods for smoke t
protect stock, which will eagerly rus
to the smudge and stand in it to &c
rid of the pest.
"On one occasion I was kindling
fire to keep off gnats, when lare
buck deer came rushing to the smos
and stood in it, not needing my pre-,
ence. In few minutes flock OF WI
turkeys and also four or five wild nol
came for protection. It is not an u q,
common sight to see mule before u
! blow. trudging along with bucket co
tanning smudse hanging from
neck. The mule will keep Its nose o ~,
! the smoke as much rs possible. Ii
e.-,n4 nannnt stand smoke"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
Signalling ON Battleships.

The United States Government has
lust concluded series of very success
full tests of the eophone upon the bat
tleship Indiana. The instrument con.
sists principally of a plate, usually OF
metal, varying in size. This serves
as diaphragm to a resonance cham
Der. Connected with this chamber
are tubes leading to any desired part
of the vessel. These tubes are sound
conductors. The eophone is placed
on top of the pilot house of ship, and
by means of it sounds from another
vessel SO distant that the report OF
cannon on board could not be distin
guished by the ear, are easily heard
The purpose of the invention is 4
rive warning in darkness or fog OF TIT
proximity Of another vessel or OF
dangerous shore, also for the trans
mission q lannd signals,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
CURIOUS FACTS. +,

The Japanese are the politest people
on earth.
Calcutta, India, is the hottest city in
the world.
Minnesota's forest region is $50 miles
long and 200 wide.
From Germany we get the custom OF
celebrating gold and silver weddings.
In Mexico the school children who
have done best are allowed to smoke
cigars while pursuing their lessons.
The combined age of five couples
who recently celebrated their golden
weddings at Wazemmes, In Belgium,
was just 800 years.
All the railway stations in Sweden at
which meals are served are known by
sign bearing the suggestive emblem
of a crossed knife and fork.
A cherry tree in Dayton, Oregon,
which was recently blown down by q
storm, bore a ton of fruit in season.
1t was set out over forty-five years ago.
In the year 100 B. G. Hepparehion
counted 1912 stars with the naked eye,
and Hoiemans 1922. First-class tele-
scopes of to-day reveal over 100, OOO,-
900.
Canada claims to have the Oldest
newspaper in America. The Halifax
Gazette made its first appearance In
1852, and is still published under the
name of the Royal Gazette.
AParisian lamplighter makes his
rounds on a bicycle, with long torch
carried over his shoulder. He guides
the wheel with his left hand, and is SC
expert that he lights the lamps with
out dismounting.
i A Bath (Me.) gunner was over IN thu
Woolwich woods and wounded rab
bit. and before the hound could brins
him down the little sprite had reached
the river and had swan over 100 fee
before a second shot had ended hi
career.
In one of the Canary Islands there
a tree that, as the evening come on
quite frequently rains down copiou
shower of water from its tufted foliage
, This forms a pool at the base OF tn
tree. which the natives use as drlnkln
: water, it being absolutely pure an
fresh.
Dowestoft, seaside place Of fashio
in England, is the chief seat OF the he
|, ring industry-in factsit possesses tn
l largest market of its kind in the worlt
The busiest time of the year Is IL
midsummer and autumn or home flsl
: ing. Herrings are bought at SO mue
: a "hundred.
One of the paying professions OF Far
4 is said to be that of trunk-packe
4 In many of the little trunk stores yf
, can hire a man who will pack yo1
y trunk artistically, folding expensi
= gowns and. other garments IN tissl
1 paper, and slowing away delicate brl
;s a-brac in the safest way.
5 DR.. Carl Dandstriner, President
is the Vienna Society for the Protecti
of Animals, says that in the large citl
or of Italy 'huge piles Of nightingale
c. larks, fnches, and of late, even sw
III lows" are seen on the market stal
id These little creatures are caught
IN the wholesale in fowlers' nets duri
be the fall of the year, when the BIRDS
of migrating to the south.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
An Unsntentional Insult.

ALondon exquisite-in America ne
would be called a dude-had gone into
a West End restaurant, and was fal
from pleased with the way In which MI
order was filled.
..Do you call that veal cuslety n
demanded of the waiter. why, sucf
n eutlet as that is an insult to ever.
self-respecting calf in the British En-
The waiter hung his head for mo
ment. but recovered himself, and said
q tone Of respectful apology
az really didn't intend to Insult you
aIy.n-spass Moments,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
4 CLEVER CHECK FoRcER.
And How He Was Caught by Banks
Alert Paying Teller.

Alert raging AeheA'
Not long ago there stood before the
paying-teller's window OF one OF New
York's big banks an unctuous little
chap, smiling blandly over a Sloo
check. Signature, endorsement, ana
eyery detail were correct. To make
assurance doubly sure, the little man
explained. with some insistence, You
see I have had my endorsement certl-
fed" :.
The check was paid without hesita-
tion. but the teller said to himself;
ssWhy is that idiot standing there with
such q broad grin, trying to fix bus
face on my memory?" And duly ne
took note.
A few days later, the man appeared
at the window again, his countenance
distended in the same smile, with an
other check from the same firm; the
endorsement was certified in exactly
the same way, and this time the
amount was 5000. There was abso
lutely nothing wrong with the CHECK
on it's face, and it came from a well
known customer of the bank. IL
spite of ALL" said the paying teller
something told me that fellow was
crook. So said should'have to lool
M the account before it could be paid
and while he waited l slipped aroun'
to the firms Office, which was only
short distance away. The check wa
axono;nad and pronounced perfectl
! good, aud I was about to walk . away
when the head of the firm said, Why
!, hold up. We've issued no checks tn
morning. And then I went back an
! bagged my crook. He had first sol
the firm bond, and got his origins
800 check in payment. This ne ma
used to initiate the firms signature Q
! the second, and likewise to impress N
with the fact that he was all right,
that when he came around secon
! time would not bother him. -. l
: Lanier, in Scribner's.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
nIortuary Customs.

The Guatuso Indians of Central
America live in considerable numbers
in single hut, and the village visited
eomprised about fifteen huts. re
dead are buried in the habitations,
and the earth covering the graves
settles until it is about foot below
the surface of the floor As time
goes on the graves become less ds-
tinct. and finally they are completely
obliterated. When a person dies the
relatives wall aloud, crying l" am dis.
tressed." When warrior is buried
his body is provided with certain
feathers of two currassows, a bunch
being placed in each hand, and fol
some time after death cacao is placed
upon the grave, in order that the dc
narted warrior may be supplied VIII
| drink.