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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-24
PERSONAL.

Mr. Frank E. Prescott of the Quincy
Daily Ledger, and Mrs. Prescott, formerly
of Deering, have. been passing New Eng
land Fair week in Portland.
Rev. DR.. B. L. Whitman, president of
Columbian University. who preached
Sunday from the pulpit Of the First Bap-
tist. church, Boston, denies that he is a
candidate for president of Brown Univer-
sity, and prophesies that DR.. Andrews
will retain the position.
DR.. H. 6. Boyer, U. S. N, surgeon
of the U. S. S. Amphitrite of the Nor tn
Atlantic Fleet, stationed in the Gulf, is
in Portland on furlough, stopping at tn
Sherwood. He is going to Montreal to
attend the annual session of the British
Medical association.
Drs. Weeks and Spalding will attend
the meeting of the British Medical asso-
citation at Montreal.
Mr.. Henry Humphrey well known as
one of the most talented of the Portland
ers now studying abroad, is spending the
summer at Zellertield, in the Hartz
| IuOuuuhlAb LII 10 Ca RCOUCSl AO VIII IcuuTu
to Portland in 1898, after having spen
one more year under Prof. Martin Krause,
of Leipsig. He is reported to be doing
very artistic work.
Judge William L. Putnam started
yesterday noon for Halifax to resume
work as member of the international
tribunal for the adjustment of claims
arising out of the Behring Sea seal fish
cries. The length of his absence is uncer-
tain.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Denison of Dor
chester, Mass, were in the city yesterday
en- route from the funeral of the Hon. A.
G. Denison., who recently died at Me-
chanic Falls.
Mrs. L. B. bennett is visiting her sons,
DR.. Charles A. BENNETT of Arlington,
ass, and DR.. Dan. G. bennett of
South Boston.
Ex-Mayor John Murphy of Richmond,
P. O., is passing few days with P. o.
Malley at Long Island.
Among the sailors on board the flag
ship New York Is A. A. Sherry, son of
c. Sherry. the well-known barber of this
city.
Col. and Mrs. F. NJ. Drew of Lewiston
have been the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
Torrington at Peaks Island. DR.. and
Mrs Torrington are 81 and SO years of
age respectively and are still taking an
active interest in the affairs of their
large farm.
"The House Party" written by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Whitehouse, and so sue
cessfully given Friday, August 10, at
Squirrel Island. will be brought out in
Portland some time this winter.
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Messengers Notice.

ONCE of tie Sheriff of Cumberland County
State OF Maine. Cumberland IS. August
23rd, A. D., 1897.
THIS Is to give notice that on the goth day
L of August A. d. 1897, Warrans in
Insolvency was issued out Of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County OF Cumberland, against
the estate of
THOMAS J. ANDREWS, of New Gloucester.
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor. on petit
ten of said debtor, which petition
was filed on the Goth day Of August, AID. 897,
to which date interest on claims is to be-
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor. ana 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 suf1cent Assets to authorize
the same. to choose one or
more 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 9Th day of September
A. d., 1897. at 10 o'cocK in the forenoon
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger OF the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
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The following notice has been issued by
Superintendent of Schools W. W. Stetson:
AS finally arranged, examinations for
state certificates will be held August "a,
beginning at 8 q. M, In the following
named places and school buildings:
Ashland, High school; Auburn, Webster
Grammar school; Augusta, State House;
Bangor, High school; Bath, "Old
Academy building; Belfast, High school;
Bluehill, Grammar school; Bridgton, In
termediate school; Boothbay Harbor,
High school; Bar Harbor, High Street
Grammar school; Brooks, High school;
Buoksport, Grammar school; Calais,
Church Street Grammar school; Eastport,
High school; East Corinth, Academy
Ellsworth, High school; Pennington,
High school; Foxcroft, Academy Free
port, High school; Frenchyille, High
school; Houlton, Grammar school; Lin
coin, Academy; Machias, Grammar
school, Newcastle, Academy; Old Town,
Grammar school; Pittsfeld, Lancey Street
Grammar school; Presque Isle, High
school; Rockland, High school; Saco,
Park school; Scion, High school; Spring
vale, High school; South Paris, Grammar
school; Strong, High school; Union, High
schools Waterville. Coburn Classical In
stitute; Wiscasset, High school.
Teachers will choose the place for ex-
animation which best suits their con-
venience.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Business Transacted at the Regular
Monthly Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
school committee was held Yesterday
afternoon, Mayor Randall presiding.
Messrs. McGowan and Whitehouse were
absent
This order was presented:
Ordered, That all applicants for ad.
mission to the High school will appear at
TENDER 18th at $50 a. m. All members of
the High school upper classes are re-
quested to appear at the High school
building at $50 a. m. Tuesday, Septem-
Der 18th.
The order was unanimously passed.
This order was passed:
Ordered, That the examination of appli-
cants for admission to the High school
under the rules be left to the supervisor OF
the High school and superintendent OF
schools with power.
This order had passage:
Ordered, THAT Mr.. Bowen be instructed
to buy sufficient number of copies OF the
Natural Elementary Geography to supply
the pupils of the first and second classes
Of the evening school.
The resignation of Miss Grace II.
Hodgkins of the Chestnut street school
was accepted.
The resignation of Miss Alice e. Jones
Of the jackson school was accepted.
Miss Leeman was transferred from the
Centre street to the Chestnut street school
In the absence Of Messrs. MCGOWAN and
Whitehouse, DR.. Vose and Mr.. Peabody
were appointed by the chairman as COM
mittee on estimates and appropriations.
Miss Clara S. Pancoast was unanimous.
ly elected teacher in Centre street school.
Miss Lucy G. Bedlow was granted leave
of absence for another year, to continue
her studies at the Art Institute in Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Miss Mary B. Butler was elected tempo.
rary teacher of drawing in place of Miss
Bedlow, at salary of 1926.
| The introduction of vertical writing in
one of the schools was left with the suk
committee on writing, Messrs. Warren,
Brownson and Whitehouse to report al
the next meeting of the board.
Miss Christina M. Thompson was given
three months leave of absence.
The committee on music reported the
Butler Grammar and Brackett street
primary as the two schools for the trial
of the new natural music system. DR.
Warren saidVhat he heard from the agent
of the company that all effort would BIZ
made by the company to put the system
properly on trial. He wanted to know
how many books would be required and
was informed eight hundred would be
| enough.
The report Of the committee was &C.
cepted and the schools selected adopted
and an order passed for the requisite
number of music books.
Supplies were ordered purchased for the
kindergarten schools.
1t was voted that the new school house
on Emerson street when completed be
used for a grammar school.
Bills to the amount of 81 ,276.62 were ap.
proved.
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Has Lost Three Bicycles.

Mr.. Henry P. Newton, the Pearl street
hair dresser, who also deals in bicycles,
made complaint at the station last night
that he had lost since August 4th three
bicycles. Two were taken on forged
orders yesterday. One of the orders pre-
tended to be signed by Miss Patterson at
a number on Monument street, and the
other by A. d. Ackley, 1877 Grant street.
There is no 1877 Grant atreet, nor is there
any such number on Monument street, as
was given in the Patterson order. The
wheels were Parke flyer, worth about
$35, and the other ladies' wheel worth
$50.
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The Last Baby Show

Tor this summer will be given at Forest
City Rink next Thursday afternoon. The
other exhibitions of the little ones have
been so popular with the public that MT.
Gordon has consented to have another.
This time the age of the little ones will
be from two tot hree years of age. Mothers
and the children that are to be exhibited
will receive five tickets to the island and
admission to the rink by applying to the
Casco Bay Steamboat company's office,
Custom House wharf.
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THE WHITE SQUADRON.
All But Texas Got Away in Order.

She Remained Awhile Because She Could
Not Get Her Anchors Up-Regrets at
the Going.
The White Squadron sailed Monday at
ternoon with all the pomp and clrcum-
stance of naval order and ceremony. The
| little flags were fluttering from the flag
ship long before the hour for sailing ar
rived, transmitting orders even for the
most minute items of preparation. While
the fleet were in process of moving from
their anchorages, some sensational con-
versation was observed taking place be-
tween the Texas and the flagship. The
observers could not tell what it all meant
at that time, but they could see that the
signal officer was waving flags very in
dustriously, and that the flagship signal
officer twas waving industriously in re-
turn. None knew then what it meant,
but later all were able to guess.
In majestic order the great floating
citadels of steel took their way out of the
harbor. First went the great battleship
Massachusetts, next the Iowa, then the
swift cruiser Brooklyn, then the New
York, the Maine, the Puritan and the
Fern.
The Texas sdid mot start. This was
what all the signalling was about. 1t
seemed that the big battleship was the
victim of an annoying, but not serious &C.
cident. Her anchors had got fouled and
she could not raise them until after q
long and bethersome time. The Texas lay
with three anchors out, and it is not un-
common for the anchor chains to get
| tangled under such circumstances.
While the squadron sailed shortly aftel
8 p. M, it was nearly o'clock before the
Texas got away.
The warships were watched by crowds
from the shores and from steamers. AT.
ter they had passed around Cushing's
| Island they could be observed over the
low lands of Peaks and House Islands,
as they steamed for the eastward. With
a glass they seemed in contrast with the
low shores, even more immense than when
| they lay in the. harbor.
The departure of the feet brought re.
grets in many breasts. Of course first
there were the young ladies, who enjoyed
the impetus which the squadron gave the
social life; then there were the sightseers
who have enjoyed their views from the
Promenade; then the captains of the
steamers that carry sightseers aboard
and finally those who have supplied the
fleet with the necessities of life
1t may be mentioned by the way, thai
Randall Il McAllister supplied the fiee1
| with 1900 tons of coal; Captain Nathanie
Haskell furnished them 214, 900 gallons Of
water; and Ryan & Kelsey upwards Of
$4,000 worth of provisions.
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Messengers Notice.

Messengers Notice.
Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State Of Maine. Cumberland. IS, August
23rd, A. D. 1897.
gUyH1S is to give notice that on the 10th day
Il Of August A. d. 1897 warrant in inso~
vency was issued out of the Court OF ms olvency
for said County OF Cumberland, against the
estate OF
CHARLES L. BYRON, of South Portland,
on petition Of said Debtor, which
petition was filed on the Goth
day OF August, 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 sufficient assets to authorize the same to
choose one or more 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 9Th day OF
September. A. d. 1897. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
G. L. BUCKNAM.
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger of the Court of
insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
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brief JoTTINas.

DR.. and Mrs. Ring, Mrs. John G..
Small and Miss Ida Doten returned yes
terdsy from their European trip.
Rev. DR.. Blanchard is passenger on
the Lucania which will arrive at the end
of.the week in New York.
DR.. ]. T. Thompson and Mrs. Thomp
son will arrive In Boston on the Cunarder
that sailed last Thursday from Liverpool.
ss..Kastern Star. ElEncampment will work
the third degree this evening, August
gath. Work will be followed by ban
quet Members are invited to be present.
Z Yesterday was quite chilly all day,
owing to the low temperature .andssouth-
eastsswind.
Atlantic Lodge, .ssl, F. and A. NJ,
SpurwinkE tomorrow at 4 p. M. Teams
will leave Harding's, MonumentIsquare,
from to 2..o'clock..p. m. All Master Ma
sons are cordially invited to attend. The
committee Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
Messrs. r. K. Galley, M. a. Dillingham;
and William G. Mills. gou
The new soft.. local pocket of the A. R.
Wright Coal Co., located onEthe old Bos-
ton & Maine wharf, will soon be ready for
use.
There are six popcorn vendors on Peak s
Island; one of them uses ten pounds OF
butter day and only about one package
in ten is buttered and salted; his sales
will average one thousand packages day
The bridge over the Boston Z Maine
railroad at Danforth street is being,,re.
built
:. The Portland railroad company is'said
to..have carried over 45O, 600 passengers last
week.
A new main is. being laid by the Port
land Gas Light Company on Brown
street.
Artificial stone sidewalks will be placed
around The jefferson.
Yesterday afternoon the Portland Off
GERS were practicing on the Deering
grounds. The men were under the
tutelage of fCyclone Bill'' Phillips
The Third Cavalry Band left yesterday
by rail for Fort Ethan Allen, its regular
station.
The new ST. Lawrence street church
will be opened September Is, on which
occasion an elaborate dedication service
now being prepared, will be given.
The board Of mayor and aldermen will
meet this afternoon at 4.30 to give a hear
ing on the petition of the Portland Rail
road Company for the construction of a
loop Of the road On Oak, Free and Con-
gress streets for the benefit of the patrons
Of The jefferson Theater.
The table girls at the Ottawa House
presented Mr.. John Coleman, the popu-
lar head waiter, with handsome photo
gravure on Saturday evening. Mr.. Cole
man is very much liked by the employees
of the Ottawa.
. Officer Newcomb and friend caught
twelve bass, and liz trout inY..two days,
on the officers late vacation.
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HE TOOK THE BRIsKET.
But the Police Seized the Man and the
Beef and Brought Them H.

Last night Officers Craig and Haggett
saw man evidently pretty full, who was
trying to dispose of great brisket of beef
for twenty five cents. They gave chase to
him and hooked on to him in the alley
leading out of Moulton street, and
brought him in. He denied stealing the
beef, which the officers brought along
with them, but it bore the tag OF Nelson
Morris Co., and the officers said he had
stolen it.
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Cornish Bros.

Cornish Bros, the fashionable tailors,
are Offering full line of stylish winter
and fall goods at their tailoring establish
ment under the Congress Square hotel.
The cloths were bought before the new
tariff, but prices will not be raised. This
is now the time to get nice dress suit
to wear at the opening of 1.-THE Jeffer-
son." and for use at the great Maine
Musical Festival
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GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND.
A Young Woman Burned but Extin
gutshed Fire.

A young woman living at Mr.. Wal
toms on Nevin's street, Deering, showed
great presence Of mind Sunday. She
lighted an oil stove and in some way the
oil blazed up and set her shirt waist on
fire as well as the flooring of the room.
With great presence of mind she pulled
off the shirt waist, seized a rug and en-
ve1opedTthe stove, ssand got pitcher of
water and extfnguished the burning
flooring. She was badly burned about
the arms, and face, and lost her eyebrows
and eye1ashes.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
In this county have been recorded In
the Registry of Deedss
Fred S. Jordan of Deering to GEORGE r,
D. Berry of Portland, land in Deering on
Main street.
Edwin T. Murch to Annette E. Rar-
nard, both of Bridgton. land in Bridgton
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


OUSEKEEPERS can spend an entertain
Il i ing half hour at our Linens counter
in looking at the line of 25c Towels
alone. More than thirty-three kinds in our as
sortment at this popular price
Today we are selling wonderful good one
of fine German buck, 23x5o inches, hemmed ends,
not frnged) with red or blue border Also
fairly good damask one ssthe same size, with deep
knotted fringe and strip of openwork inside the
coored border. They are uosdeys of tozvsz ex-
ceIZeNce
There's daily opportunity here now to save
money on Shirtwaists. We invite you to speculate
a bit.
Dollar waists for soc. Dollar and half waists
for 5c and 50 on--nearly complete line of sizes
and good assortment Of styles and colors
Tourists should take home with them copv
OF Morrls's MAINE and It's Scenic Gems" A
handsome book Of fine half tone engravings in
Guiding thirty views of Portland and environments
and many glimpses of the most picturesque part of
Maine. We have reduced the price today to nc
acopy.
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The Fairs.

The fairs at Gray and Cornish begin to-
day, each lasting three days. Both are
worth attending, and will give a grateful
rest after the big time of Rigby week.
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Notice to Contr actors and Builders.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
Me- until Tuesday, August 81, 1897, for furnish.
ing the labor on factory 5ox2l0, 2 stories high;
also labor for laying 50 NJ bricks tn boiler and
and building foundation for en-
CINE and factory. We reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Plans and specifications can be seen at our
factory, Westbrook, Me. 9 aug24d1w*H
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kfPLiSG vs.. PHIIAN.
Two Different Ideas of Women. a.
Expressed in Poetry

Rudyard kipling's vampire poem
written upon q picture in the New Gallery
OF London by Philip Burne Jones. who $
cousin of Mr.. Kipling, has been read and
quoted good deal of late, ana among
those who would sing more happily than
the English versifier is John " Philan, OF
San Francisco The Bulletin o. that city
recently published the poems Of the two.
They are:
The Vampire.
BY Rudyard kipling
a fool there was and he made his prayer
Given as YOU and II
To arag and q bone and hank OF hair
eve called her the woman who did not
careb
But the fool he called her his lady fair
tEven as you and ID
Oh. the years we waste and the tears We
waste
And the work of our head and hand,
Belong TO the woman who did not know
,And now We know she never could know
And did not understand
A fool there was and his goods he spent
Gwen you and ] y
Honor and faith and sure intent
tAnd 1t wasn't The least what the lady
meart)
But fool must follow his natural bent
Oven as you and -
Oh. the toll we lost and the spoil We lost.
And the {. ceiIent things we planned,
Belong 10 the woman WHO didn't know
tAnd now We know tina, she never knew
And did not understand.
The fool was stripped TO his foolish hide
Gwen as you and 10
Which she might have seen when she
threw him aside
Out il isn't On record the lady tried)
So some of him lived. but the most OF him
died.
Even as you and -
And it isn't the shame and II isn't the
That stings like a white-hot brand
Its coming to know that she never knew
why
tSeeing at last she could never know why
And never could understand.
Here is Mr.. Philan's reply:
The Sage.
BY John y. Philan.
\ sage there was and he made his prayer
Even as you and ID
To lovely form of beauty rare
With bright blue eyes and golden hair;
The sage thought no one half SO fair
Gwen as you ana ID
Oh the life we live and the love we give
And the work of manly soul
Belong 10 woman good and pure. :,
While time wings on, while seasons roll,
And human hearts endure.
A sage there was and his life he spent
Gwen as YOU and ID
In the smile of love with heart content,
With the joy and care that God had sent:
Where duty called twas there he went.
Gwen as you and ID
Oh the toll so sweet when loved ones meet
Ger the work that love has planned
And the heart of the sage grows young
with the age
OF life rs pure virgin page.
And the Wife can understand.
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ceiIanecus !. esS The Juvenile department
is not included in the above statistics.
After the conclusion of the session many
pleasant parties were formed for the re-
turn trip. and the acquaintance formed
ST Zurich were thus continued during
few brief days of enjoyable travel. At
LGcerne. the Risi, Ingeriaken. Berne- Paris.
and London frequent meetings Of return
ing Good Teniplars gave xest 10 the pleas
ures OF sightseeing. Together WITH ten
other American Representatives and Il
host OF returning tourists aid jubilee vs.
itors- an row on the good steamer ST.
Louis. westward bound, cutting the wafer
at a a~knot clip. which promises 10 bring
us 10 the welcome sight or Sandy HOOK
tomorrow evening. six and ene-half days
out from SOutha Gapton
GEORGE Z. COTTERII.L.
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THE HOME.
A Worlds Brighfcuers.

A Arearv place would be this earth
Were there no little people In it:
The song OF lite would lose It's mirth
Were there no children TO begin it.
No little forms like buds TO grow.
And make the adnliring heart surrender,
No little hands. on breast and brow.
To keep the thrilling love-chords tender,
No babe within our arms TO leap.
No little feet toward slumber tending:
No little knee in prayer 20 bend
our loving lips the sweet words lending.
LIES song indeed, would lose it's charm,
Were there no babies 20 begin 1t:
A doleful place this world would be,
Were there no little people in il.
Whittier.
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II you woui6 have an abundance .
dark. glossy hair. II you would nas. .
clean scalp, free from dandrum ane ~ ~
Eating humors. or IL your hair Is IT,
and gray. and you would have ny -.
inraI color restored, use Ayers Han -
or. 1t is unquestiosabiy the best o's~
ing
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He-I-all-have always had a horror of
premature burial. being buried too soon,
you know.
She-Oh, pshaw, Such a thing is i'm
possible.-Cincinnau Enquirer.