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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
JACKSON SCHOOL.

Yesterday afternoon at the Jackson
school. there was fine entertainment
given by the members OF the class CT
'98. The programme WAS as follows:
Singing-Breaking Waves, Glass
Solo, instrumental, Viva Crommet
heading Glass Papers, Editors
Observation-Disclosures Snowfiakes,
Clara johnson
Vocal Solo, Jennie Woodfords
Christmas Songs,
Jennie Woodfords, Viva Crommet
Clara johnson, Florence Hughes.
solo, instrumental, Beatrice Orr
Sextette-See Our Oars,
Members of Glass
Duet,
Jennie Woodford and Matte Pickett
Vocal Solo, Matte Pickett
Solo, instrumental, Alice Shehan
The entertainment was greatly appre-
ciated by all present and each mum Der
was heartily applauded. During the
entertainment, Miss Moulton, one of the
popular teachers of the jackson school,
was resented by her class with beau.
tiful clock by Willie L. Wish, in q neat
speech. The paper, which Was bright and
spicy, was edited by Willie Wish and Ada
Staples.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
POSTAL MONEY ORDER CLEARING
HOUSE SYSTEM.

Attention is invited to the fact that
what is known as the ''Clearing House
System" of payment of Postal Money Or
ders has been put into operation at this
post office, an arrangement having been
made with the banks forming the Clear
ing House association. Under this ar
rangement money orders drawn upon this
post office are received on deposit for COL
lection by the several banks the same as
ordinary drafts or checks, and at once
credited to the account of the depositor,
who is thus spared the necessity of pre-
senting them at the post office.
The post office department, DESTROYS of
accommodating the business houses,
which are the payees of some millions of
these orders, has recently modified certain
of It's regulations for the convenience of
banks and the business public, and IN.
der the method above described the
prompt payment of orders will be greatly
tacilitated. Money orders deposited in
bank for this purpose need not be in
dorsed to the bank, but simply receipted
on the face as whom presented by the
owner at the post office.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
PERSONAL.

Mr. Fl. Granville Cloyes, window dres-
scr and buyer for D. D. Emerson & Co.,
Temple Place, Boston, will spend Xmas
with his parents, Fl. G. Cloyes, Z Walker
street.
Edward S. Worseley, proprietor of the
Jefferson cafe, is now rapidly improv-
ing. The cafe was closed Yesterday
Hon. Augustus F. Moulton of this
city, leotured at the Uriversalist church
at Biddeford, Wednesday evening on his
recent trip across the continent with
the g. A. X. veterans at the time of tn
encampment in California.
Hon. Isaac W. Dyer, who has lust
teen appointed U. S. district attorney
for Maine. left Thursday for New York,
where he will remain until the first of
January.
Mr. Thomas S. Krutz of New York,
vice-president of the Portland and. Cane
Elizabeth Railway company, is in the
city on a brief business trip.
Rev. DR.. Arthur Little Of Dorchester.
Mass, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. j.
3. Thompson of State street.
DR.. D. D. Spear for the past % years
@ well-knoWn practitioner in the town
of Freeport, will resume practice in this
city at the Office formerly occupied by
DR.. Searle, DR.. Searle removing to the
western part of the city.
Mr.. I. A. Burke of the Argas spends
Christmas at his home in Portsmouth. N.
H
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
TORE HIS EAR OFF.

Alonzo Ready who drives a delivery
wagon for Charles Pennell, met with a
painful and serious injury yesterday
forenoon on Dantorth street. He was
thrown from his wagon and struck on
the side of his head Oh the frozen ground,
almost completely tearing the ear from
his head. He was arried to his home on
Danfurth street and attended by DR..
Dunn. The injury was a most painful
one, but there is good chance of the
doctors saving the man from losing his
ear
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
CLOAKs At HALE PRICE

"Balf Price" has an alluring sound,
and especially 80 when it applies to the
fine stock Of oloaks and other such arti-
Giles that Eastman Bros. & Bancroft are
known to keep. In their advertisement
they announce great closing out sale
of cloaks for next week, beginning Mon
day. The week after Christmas is usual.
" quiet in the stores, but there will sure
ly be at least one busy place on Congress
street till their stock is reduced.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
NO cAANoE FOR BOYS.
Sea Captains .,oa' AXE Them to sea
NOW.

hardly a day passes that Shipping
Commissioner Tolman does not have two
or three applications from boys who want
to ship as sailors. The most of these boys
are between the ages of fifteen and eigh-
teen and have never been out of the sight
of land or seen vessel larger than q small
coaster. All of these applicants are
treated kindly by Mr.. Tolman, who after
questioning them as to their homes and
parents, their intentions and reasons for
wanting to go to sea, generally ends the
interview by assuring the would be sailors
UnaV ne has no opportunity Tor them to
snip at present but will bear them In
mind and give them the first chance That
comes along. He advises them to call
again IN few days but it is not often
that the shipping commissioner ever
hears from them again. The boys are
anxious to see something of the world and
in nearly every case have good homes
and opportunities for entering some kind
of business which will prove more Iucra-
tive and far more pleasant than sailors
life. The applications from boys are 50
numerous that Mr.. Tolman does not pay
much attention to them now. He seldom
has q chance for boys to ship on large
vessels as no sea captains wish to take
them. There is sometimes chance for
boys to go to sea in the larger vessels
which are bound on long voyages for
South America or West Indies, but as
nearly all the vessels sailing out of Port
land are in the coasting trade the ship
masters have no uso for boys and will not
take them if they can help it.
And yet, though the shipmasters will
not take boys and give them no oppor
tunity of learning seamanship, they all
complain because there are not to be
found more American sailors. Said one
shipmaster the other day to PRESS re
porter: ST have not had an American
sailor in my vessel for so long that can
not remember the last one. They are all
Norwegians, Danes, Germans, Nova
Scotians or P. E. IS, Irishmen or other
foreigners. Tt seems as if there were no
American sailors afoat now.''
When Shipping Commissioner Tolman
S7AAS0 WIS wi IL AfeA IOOiAI
on board his vessel for q bright young
American boy who wanted to learn sea-
manship the N ster replied: tWhy my
dear sir, what use is a boy to me? [
couldn't afford to pay him $5 month. I
have no use for boy on my ship. A man
who eats of the bread of my owners must
be able to pay up for it and his salt be-
Sides"
Until some chance is given boys to learn
seamanship on American vessels there is
little chance of there being q great in
crease in the numbers of American sea-
men. This is recognized to be serious
question by the Navy Department., and
for the purpose of encouraging American
boys to learn seamanship the apprentice
service was inaugurated. This is giving
to navy an able corps of petty and war
rant officers but the enlisted men in the
navy are still mostly foreigners. The re-
luctance of shipmasters to take boys into
their vessels and teach them the rudi-
ments of seamanship probably explains
the scarcity of the American sailor on
board ths Yankee men o'War and in the
marine.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
BRIEF JOTTlnGS.

Mr.. S. A. True fell Thursday night on
his arm. Mr.. Spencer Rogers fell on the
sidewalk yesterday at the corner of Free
and Middle streets but escaped with a
severe shock and bruis ng.
A pair of horses attached to a hack, at
the Union Station, ran away Th thursday
afternoon. The hack struck curb at
the corner of St. John and Congress
streets and wheel was torn off, and
the hack swinging, demoralized the
wheels Of a wagon standing near. The
horses went up the hill at breakneck
speed, but were caught.
Willis A. Gates. the jeweler, will keep
his store open until ~ O'Clock Christmas
day for the accommodation of custom ers.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton rooms will not be open to-
day. The Women's meeting will
be held at their rooms at 4. so p. m. Sun
day the goth. Mr.. E. f. Jose will speak,
and all women are cordially invited to
attend.
The usual Christmas services will be
held at st. Stpehen's church ct 49, 80
a. m, and all interested are invited. On
Monday afternoon, at three O'Clock, the
Sunday schools Christmas tree service
will be held to which all are invited.
There will be business meeting of the
Maine Commercial Travellers associ-
alton this morning at O'Clock at the
Congress Square hotel.
The committees on printing and fire
department. held meetings yesterday af-
ternoon and approved bills.
The letter carriers had o lively time
yesterday carrying the big mails, and a
large corps of boys was employed TO as
sist them in the work.
The express companies were kept busy
yesterday distributing the Christmas
presents from friends of parties who live
out of the city, and will probably have
all they can Jump to" today.
The streets were very lively till a late
hour, Notwithstanding the cold, for
large number of persons had postponed
their Christmas shopping to the last
moment. There were crowds out in the
afternoon beseiging the stores
Mr.. Herbert A. Harmon has bought of
Mr.. A. e. Marks the handsome residence
corner Of Forest avenue and Noyes streets,
Deering.
Mr.. J. W. Plaisted, the new president
of the Veteran Firemens' association,
gave dinner to the members of tho as
ISOLATION last evening.
There was very attractive Christmas
tree for the children at the First Parish
last evening, and an excellent supper
served with delightful music
The officers of H. W. Longfellow lodge,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, will
be installed at its meeting in this city,
Sunday.
The city schools closed yesterday FOR
the Christmas vacation. The next term
will begin January 3.
Yesterday morning Mr. T. P. MoGouI
driok, manager for M. Steinert Sons
Company, with great generosity. present.
ed to the Centre Street Grammer school,
a serviceahle piano, all complete, with
a stool. The instrument has an excel
lent tone and is admirably adapted for
the purpose for which it is to be used
Principal MiIliken and. the scholars were
naturally delighted
The medal which was recently present
ed to Lieut.. Peary, G. S. N, the Arctic
explorer, by the Edinburgh Geographical
society, and which was subsequently
Lost, has been found in London theatre.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
HASKELL 81 JONES.

II Haskell & Jones west show window
in Monument square, is a very pretty
scene. There is an open fireplace, with
brisk fire blazing therain, big arm air
drawn up at one side, and table with p
box of cigars CD it, the scene representing
a bachelors quarters. Then there arc
samples of handsome house coats, and
other styles Of coats. In the easterly
window is most attractive display of
neckwear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
CHRISTMAS AT THE MARINE HOS
PITAL.

Capt. E. P Pickett has never forgotten
the sick sailors at the Marine hospital
on Christmas, and has always made 1t a
point to visit that institution during the
day with such little presents of fruit,
flowers or confectionery as he could
afford. This year the Floating Society
of Christian Endeavor has taken up the
work and present each one of the 25 sail
ors at the Marine hospital with com
fort bag filed with many useful articles
as well as toothsome goodies. The soci-
ETY. desires TO express its thanks to the
business men on Commercial street for
their generous contributions to this
worthy cause.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
These transfers are reported:

These transfers are reported:
Nellie W. Brown of Bridgton to L..
Olivia Pike 0 Otisfeld, for ST, lot of
land in Otisfeld.
James K Morrill, of Charlestown, Mass.
to Cornelius N. Morrell of Windham, for
81, a lot of land in Windham.
James K Morrell of Charlestown,
Mass, to Isabelle f. Morrel for 81, lot
of land in Windham.
George II. Green of Otisfleld to Free.
man II. Pike, for 81, lot of land in
Otisfield.
Cornelius N. Morrell of Windham 10
James K. Morrell of Charlestown, Mass,
for 81, lot of land in Windham.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
no BURY sHIPWRECKED sEAMEN.

TO BURY SHIPWRECKED SEAMEN.
Shipping Commissioner Tolman has re-
ceived letter from the commissioner at
Philadelphia in reference to the body of
Joseph SlevIn of the wrecked schooner
Thurlow. The commissioner states that
he has seen Slevin's uncle and aunt and
that they arc Indifferent as to the disposi-
ton of the body. They say they have not
seen him since he was little boy and
have no means OF Identifying him. He
will probably be buried here.
The commissioner has also received q
letter from the Secretary of the Atianti G
Seamen's Union of Providence of which
Mate Mclean was at ono time secretary.
The union sent Commissioner Tolman q
check for Sal toward sealing the casket
and sending it to Halifax, saying that
this sum is all the union can afford at
this time. The remaining expenses will
be borne by the city.
Captain Joseph Weldon, the owner of
the ThurloW writes the commissioner
that he has received letter from the
daughter of the steward, John G. Nichols,
in which he states that she cannot afford
to have the body sent to Philadelphia and
requesting that it be inferred at Portland.
Capt. Weldon has sent Commissioner
Tolm an a check for S57.0s, the wages due
the dead seaman, and the commissioner
will turn them over to the United States
cou t. The stewards daughter has asked
that they be paid to her, but this is for
the court to decide. If her identity is
proven and everything is satisfactory, she
is entitled to them and will receive them.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25

George Wheeler, 55 years old, no home,
WAS found frozen to death in a wagon
shed at 555 Dorchester avenue, South
Boston, Friday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
OBITUARY..
JOHN MORRIS.

Mr.. John Morris, one OF the Oldest and
best known hack drivers of the city, died
at Greeley hospital Thursday. Mr..
Morris WAS fifty Two years of age. He had
been q sufferer from dropst for the past
three years and unable to work. He leaves
no family with the exception Of a little
adopted daughter.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25

FElHE annual meeting Of the Stroudwater Hall
Co. will be neld at Quimby Hall, Jan. l.,
1898, at 730 p. m. LOUISA TITCOMB. Clerk.
Stroudwater, Dec. "a, 1891, 257t
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
Corner Park and Congress Sis.

@5 Gents Per Pound.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-25
SScroffuIa

hsood's Pills cure sick headache, 25o.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

Sealed proposals for furnishing SUP
plies delivered at the Nevada Hospital
for Mental diseases at Reno Nevada. for
one year from July LIST, 1897. to July lst.
1898. will be received up to June 9TH. 1897.
All articles to be first class of their
kind and to be delivered in such ouan-
titles and at such times as may be re-
quired by the Superintendent, quality
varying each month as directed by him.
All article not satisfactory to be re-
turned at contractors expense.
Bids to be directed to Clerk of Board of
Commissioners for the care of the Insane
Carson City. Nevada, up to June 9Th. 1897,
at O'Clock p. m. at which time all bids
received will be opened and considered.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
For list of articles to be furnished and
conditions of contract, Apply to DR.. H.
Bergstein, Supt, Reno,lNev.
Envelopes enclosing bids should be
marked Proposals for Supplies.
BY order of the Board.
W. r. DAVIS, Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16

Sheriff of Ormsby County.
Dated May 18th, 1897.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
FOR WOOD.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Commissioners for care of
the Insane, at Carson City, Nevada, up to
June 9th, 1897, at l o'clock p. m. for furn-
ishing Five hundred cords of woods de-
hvered in Reno Nevadasfor use at the
Nevada Hospital for Mental Diseases.
the quality to be good limb and split pine
wood. such wood to be delivered at such
times and in such quantities as NAV be
required by the Superintendent of he
Hospital.
The Commissioners reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
Envelopes enclosing bid should be
marked proposals for wood.
By order of the Board:
W. r. DAVIS, Clerk.
Carson City, Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
CIRCUMSTANTiAL EVIDENCE.

All the talk about Durraht ;pinp
convi ted Cd circurn taLTlai evi''enc'
is the haldest kim flpf.cn -. Eiyh.
positive w~itIesseS na.'i Il he prose
cution to trace his U"vruerts from
the time he took ilS victim from
school until be passed with her into
the Church door, from which she
never anne out alive. The organist.
saw him coming down from the bel
fry, but because no one saw him kill
the girl, a hue and cry is raised about
''circumstantial evidence" If h
murderer Is not hung on evidence as
direct as that produced at the trial,
there is DO safty in human life The
man who kills his victim unseen need
not bother about the o5htr details. He
has been able TO explain any of
the evidence against him.
Much stress has been laid on the
fact that John Rosenberg a convict
has confessed to the murder Of Blanch
Lamont. He was on a ship
on the high seas when the murder
was committed, and did not arrive il
San Francisco until six months later,
1t Is on the Sc slender, not to say rot
ten props, thai the defendants coun-
sci rest their claims for executive
clemency.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that on to-wit
the 4th day of June, A.. D.. 1897, between
3 o'clock A. NJ. and 1 o'clock p. NJ. of
said day, to-wit: at one O'Clock. the under
signed as Sheriff of Ormsby County. Ne
vada, will persuant to a decree, and order
of sale, made and !entered bv the
District Cour for Ormsby County. Ne
Vada,in the case of E.B. Yerinyton. Plain
tltf, versus H.. X. Brown and Carrie r
Brown, sell at public auction, in front of
the Court House in Carson City, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described real property, to-wit: North
half of block QD number eleven of Phil-
fps Addition to Carson City, Nevada.
Bounded on the North by Spear ST.. on
the East by Elizabeth St. and on the
West by Mountain St.
WIN. KINNEY.
Sheriff of Ormsby County.
Dated May 18th, 1897.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16

'hH ION q ECLIlC-
man is amply demonstrated by the
acts OF millionaire Bradbury, of San
Francisco. He vas fined q short time
ago for e~Xpectoratina in a street car
and was again arrested Wednesday
night, charged with the same offense.
He insists npon his right to eXpectO-
rate in a car. and his in
tention of carrying the case to the
Supreme Court, if necessary.
or course, a man may rest u!on
what he considers his inalienable
right as an American citizen to be a
hog il he 90 desires; but then he
should not complain if others exercise
their undoubted prerogative to treat
him as a hog.
A hog is not allowed to travel ex.
cept 10 freight Garland we do not
know OF any law hat would force a
common carrier to transport it even
that way, ii such transportation would
vitality injure its business. -Sacra-
meLto Bee.
The Dixon Tribune man says feel
ingly: THE country editor NAV not
know it all, but he does not remain
long in a community without know
ing a duced sight more than he pub
llshes. 1t is the deciding what 10
keep out Of a paper more than what to
put in, that tries the judgment more
than anything else in the newspaper
business.
An Oregon postmaster, accused of
fraud, crossed a raging torrent, at the
risk OF his life, no less than four
times in order to face his accusers.
He got six months il Jail, and IS now
Illuminating on the probable results
which would have followed his COM
polling the other fellows to ford the
turbulent streams.
Commander Booth-Tucker Of the
Salvation Army has been indicted in
New York on the charge OF maintain
ing a public nuisance. A gentleman
residing near the army's quarters
complains that sleep is impossible
under the troublesome influences Of
the army's noises. This question OF
free speech" hobs up at intervals in
various guises.
The Turk is not disposed, say the
dispatches, TO accept the intervention
OF the Powers as mediators kindly.
That is sll by-play for effect. The
Sultan knows that he must accept the
mediation that he caunot avoid it.
He is simply making a bluff for the |
best terms possible.
r. NJ. Horton, a son of the late r.
l.. Horton, he widow and Mrs. Allen
G. Curtis, arrived on the east-bound
train last evening from San Fran !
cisco to meet the remains of r. L
Horton at this point, they being en-
route to San Francisco for burial. ,
The remains were accompanied by a,
escort OF Masons and Odd Fellow. 10
which orders deceased belon ged.-
Journal.
While Irish and English girls are
coming to this country to lo,k for
work it is noted that there is a large
influx of Germon girls at London.
Berlin may have to make up the def
cheney from Russia and Russia from
Central ASIA. So the world goes
round and oms keeps moving.
There vas quite a lively shower yes
terday afternoon, accompanied by
thunder. The ground got a sufficient
wetting to do the crops considerable
good. More is expected.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
Mood Tor Sale

O"llette has II larg~ quantity Of
wood for sale at Tunry's Ha. Yard.
II" chhrg"s for yellow pine $3.50,
Cedar IS and nut pine So per cord .
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
Notice.

On Friday, May IA. at 10 a. m. | will
s'il the personal property Of rb-
estate Of Mrs. VIM. MrDpnald at uub-
II" auction in front of the old Tribune
office.
FLANK HELM.
Publ, Administrator.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-16
Ficw4rs for Memorial Dav.

Lave orders for flowers for Ne
mortal Day with Miss Martin at F.
W. Days. Orders not taken after
the Goth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-11
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-11
Negro Conferences.

The work and Importance of the
Tuskegee negro conferences have now
become so widely known and recog-
nized throughout the country as a
means of showing the colored people
how to get upon their feet, that the
friends of the negro will be glad to
know that the next session of the ne
gro conference convenes at Tuskegee,
Ala, under the auspices of the Tuske-
gee institute, on Feb. "a. On the fol-
lowing day the workers conference of
representatives from the leading ne
gro schools will be held. These negro
conferences, being composed as they
are of 700 or 800 of the farmers and
mechanics of the colored race, furnish
rare opportunity to study at first
hand the negro's condition and prog
ress from year to year. Many local
conferences on the same plan are now
being organized throughout the south.
Friends OF the race are invited to at
tend.-New York Tribune.