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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-04
Farmers Institutes.

A Farmers Institute will be held
at Orangeville on the 10Th and aoth
insts., and at Numidia on the 18th
and 18th. Interesting programs have
been arranged.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-04

The late John Knies held $1,000
accident insurance policy in New
York company. A post mortem ex-
animation showed the brain clotted
with blood, indicating that death was
caused by conclusion of the brain re-
sulting from striking his head when he
fell down.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-04

The Indian School at Carlisle Pa,
has been quarantined because of an
epidemic of measles.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-04

Valentines will soon take up a
portion of the postmaster's time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Rheumatism Quickly cured.

After having been confined to the
house for eleven days and paying out
$25 in doctors bills without benefit, MI.
Frank Dolson of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
was cured by one bottle of Chamber
lan's Pain Balm costing 25 cents and has
not since been troubled with that COM
plant For sale by II. ?. S. Goold's
drug store, SIT Congress ST., Portland,
and Z. S. Raymond, Cumberland Mills.
From Cripple Creek.
After the big fire in Cripple Creek,
look severe cold and tried many rem
edies without help, the cold only becom-
ing more settled. After using three
small bottles of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, both the cough and cold left
me. and in this high altitude it takes a
meritorious cough remedy to do any
good.-G. B. HENDERSON, editor
Daily Advertiser. For sale by H. P. S.
Goods drug store SIT Congress ST.,
Portland. and <. S. Raymond, Cumber-
land Mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take laxative Bromo Ouinine Tablets. All drua
g1sts refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
A SUPERB GIFT.
A Tribute to Mr.. Payson Tucker from the
Employees of the Maine Central.

When Mr.. Payson Tucker retired from
the position of General Manager of the
Maine Central railroad last DecsIn Der his
fellow employees desired to present him
with some tribute of the great affection
they had for him, and this desire took
form in instructions to the celebrated
firm of Tiffany & Go. of New York to
manufacture a magnificent silver loving
CUP after a particular design. The CON-
mlttee, having the matter in charge,
with ths remainder OF the money, con-
tributed by the employes-and every one
subscribed from the highest Official
down to the section hands-was expend-
ed in superb statue of French bronze
entitlsd "The Toying Page" standing
upon pillow of serpetine marble, with
gilt ornamentation. statue and pedestal
being some eight feet in height.
1t was not Until this week that Tiffany
was enabled to complete the loving cup
owing TO the popularity of the design.
On one side is fine picture OF Mr.. Tuck
er, on the other a representation of the
Union station. and on third the pre-
sentation tablet with the date Deem Der,
1885. The chasing, representing railroad
wheels is very odd and attractive aud the
manner in which the Tiffany Co. has
done its work is worthy OF it's great repu-
tauion
The bronze statue.is particularly airy
and graceful The limbs are beautifully
nodded and the pose such as would nat
uraly be given to his work by an artist
of promipencs.a At the base of the statue
in the inscription "From the Employees
of the Maine Central"
TEis kingly gift was presented with a
touching xlittl6 note in which the cru
ployes begged MIR fuckers acceptance
of these remembrance as a proof of the
years of olnpanionship, interest, and
affection, each for the other. Mr.. Tuck
OF was deeply moved.
While We do not know the value of the
presents we hear it intimated that they
| costed in the neighbofhood of two thou
sand dollars.
Tiffany & Co.gent a srec;al agent with
them to Portland who unpacked the
| statue here and placed it cn it's pedestal.
The stat ne and cup were placed in
Owen. Moore & Go. s yesterday afternoon
and the pavement was crowded by the
passing throng. who expressed their adj
miration 10 unmeasured terms.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
PERSONAL

MIR. Peter O'Connor, of the United
States Hotel, left Thursday on trip
South for the benefit of his health.
Truth, London, says that the Duke of
Leeds will succeed the Earl Of Aberdeen
as Governor General of Canada in 1898.
General and Mrs. Murray of Augusta
are in Portland ON visit.
Mr.. Mitchell Willis has been elected
president and Judge George +. Gould
clerk, of the Evangeline Gold Co.
Mr.. Hanno W. Gage has been elected
clerk of the Frank A. Colley insurance
agency
Miss Olive NJ. Eayes of this city will
teach the spring term Of school in Dis
trlot No. 3, Cum berland.
General Secretary Garland and Assis-
tant Secretary Miller of the Y. M. G. A.
returned yesterday from attendance on
the 18th annual conference of the Y. NJ.
G, AS of New England which has been
held at Spring field. Mass, this week.
Deputy Sheriffs Clarence of Yarmouth,
Orrin 7. Despeaux Of Brunswick and
Walter Dresser of Portland, are an
nounced as candidates for sheriff two
years hence.
DIR. and Mrs. r. M. Fuller of Bath
were In the city yesterday.
Capt. c. A. Foster of Ash Point. South
Thomaston, captain of the schooner Ella
Francis, ia at the Eye and Ear Infirmary
having his eyes treated.
DR.. E. l.. Roberts and DR.. D. W. Eel
lows attended the meeting of the New
England boards of dental examiners in
Boston, Wednesday evening. Dr. Eel
lows spoke in favor Of a New England
association of dental examiners.
Mr.. D. st. G. Fraser of Saco is spend.
ing few weeks in this city, the guest
of her sister, Mrs. g. M. Donbam.
Mrs. f. Fl. Anderson arrived home
Thursday evening 8 p. m. train from
Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth King will sing solo al
High street church tomorrow evening
Bob billiard the actor, known al
"Fighting Bot," and Lloyd Bingham
husband of Amelia Bingham, SO well
known to Portland theatre-goers had 6
rough ana tumble fight in Boylstor
street, Boston, Thursday night. Each
declared himself thez.victor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27

&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
Gentlemen: For IL years have been
commercial traveller, and owing to the
hardships of my life, long railroad jumps,
ell kinds Of exposure, and sudden changes
of climate, ETC., my health gave way.
Physicians did not help me and I was
given up to die. My illness developed q
Complication Of Diseases.
I was without ambition or appetite. All
strength had left me. One doctor said /
had heart disease, another torpid liver,
a third said it was lung trouble and
another consumption, and SO on. have
no doubt, symptoms of all these COM
plants and even that of rheumatism,
Judging from the stiffness and pains in
my joints and legs at times, were mani
fest. 1 was unable to attend to business,
was confined to my room and frequently
lay in comatose state for hours. I was SO
feeble, and 30 little encouragement was
offered, that began to wonder
Where ! Would be Buried.
Finally, as last effort to help myself,
decided to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. The
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Bargain opening at shaw's today.


The morning Maine Central freight
from Waterville due here at 415 a. m.
under charge of Conductor Crosby, met
with smash up yesterday. just after
passing Woodfords the couplings con-
Meeting two of the cars broke apart, an
known to both conductor and engineer.
When the train was slowed up the other
side OF Union station, the part of the
train that was following in the rear Of
the break dashed into the rear car of the
section in front, smashing Que car loaded
with boz shook and slightly injuring
two others. The damage was small. No
one was hurt and the track was quickly
cleared
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Bargain opening at shaw's today.
Complimentary Concert at Willard To-
night.

Complimentary Concert at Willard To-
night.
A complimentary concert Is to be
rendered to the patrons of the Portland
and Cape Elizabeth Railway company at
the Grand Casino, Willard, this evening.
commencing at 8. 80 O'Clock. A pleasing
programme has been arranged for the oc-
casion, including some very choice
stereopticoL views, and music by the
orohestrion. The following is the pro-
gramme:
Tenor Solo-Homeward Bound,
Frank Smith
Reading-The Dying Gladiator,
Miss Gertrude Plummer
Comic Song-Parody on The Man
Who Broke The Bank,
q. W. Macr eadie
Illustrated Song-The Baggage Coach
Ahead, A. .. Macreadle
There will be music for dancing before
and after the concert Special cars will
leave Monument Square for the Casino
every fifteen minutes commencing at g. As
D. M, and returning after the entertain
ment No admission will be charged,
the concert being to all patrons of the
road,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27

effects OF few doses OF the medicine
seemed almost magical. The depressed
feeling left me, and when one bottle had
been taken, I had regained an appetite,
and strength was coming back. After
finishing the third bottle I was able to
go about my commercial duties. I con-
tinued to improve, and to satisfy my mind
that I had fully regained health, I sub
mitted myself to doctor for examination.
He pronounced me Sound as q dollar
Three months later, passed rigid ex-
animation for insurance. I have since
been in the best OF health, notwithstand-
ing my travels, and give
All the Credit to Moods
Sarsaparilla, as each season since have
taken several bottles. 1t keeps my blood
in good circulation, gives me keen APP
petite and leaves no room for that tired
feeling which naturally finds easy prey
among those Of my calling in the summer
months after an early spring hustle. I
consider Hoods Sarsaparilla the means
of saving my life, and gladly speak in
its favor" A. J. LEITcH, home address,
Cass House, Saginaw, Michigan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Pupils Cost per
a ttaDdinO DupiI

Total, $s4, 701 l, 49, 1925
Following is the average cost per pupil
for teachers salaries in the several
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
THE PRESS.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TODAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS IUDAks
j. r. Libby.
Owen. Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. g. Bancroft.
Rines Bros. Co..
hooper. Son g. Leighton.
Atkinson Furnishing Co.
Portland Stove Foundry Co.
II. Ii. Hay s. Son.
Fl. j. Bailey s. Co.
The James Bailey Co.
w. l.. Wilson g. Co.
Dow & Pink ham.
Geo. c. Shaw s. Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Complimentary Concert-Casino.
New Wants, To Let, FOR sale. Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements Wilde Iouno unoer
heir appropriate heads on Page 8.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Total, $34, 98l 2,61S $13. 81

The average cost per pupil in Chestnu
street school Is more than IN the primary
schools, from the fact that this is the
Training school and principal and assist
ants are paid somewhat more than in
other schools of the same grade.
The cost of school books per pupil WILL
not differ much IN any Of the schools of
like grade. The cost of maintaining the
buildings is not figured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
women's Council.

This afternoon the last of the series of
talks devoted to practical topics arranged
by the Woman's Council for the winter
will be given at Fraternity Parlors. At
three o'clock Judge Bonney will read a
paper Oh ''The United States Senate"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Gold Medal Flour.

W. L. Wilson & Co., are offering their
customers new brand of -four which
has taken first prize in six of the world S
greatest contests. They recommend it as
the best -four made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Birthday Presentation.

A number of the comrades of Bosworth
Post, No. 2, g. A. r., presented Major
George II. Colby with a Morris easy
chair Tuesday IL being bis Goth birthday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
COST OF THE SCHOOLS.
Average Expense Per Pupil for Salaries
of Teachers.

Superintendent of Schools Lord is pre-
pairing his annual report and from some
of the statistics which he has compiled
the tables printed below are taken. Fol
lowing is the average expense per pupil
for salaries Of teachers in the several
grammar schools:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
Sale of Portland and Rochester Stock.

Il. U. Bailey & Co.. sold at auction
yesterday forty shares Of Portland &
Rochester railway stock to Woodbury. &
Moulton at Sl21. so share; or "a, $50 in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
What Was the Trouble?
Health Broken Down, Heart Troubles, Torpid
Liver, Consumption, Rheumatism

Whatever Was, Hoods sarsapara Cured by Its Power
The One True Blood Purifier
Discouraged people numerous some because of
lost business others because of lost health All may find
fresh inspiration and valuable suggestions in the following
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03

count.sd much of a liar Nobody hadn't
said nuthin bout the chest of gold wheL
he gifts up and begins:
Let brotherly love and harmony ever
prevail I hain't no reptile. If I was, ]
could now be countin them goldpieces IL
that pirate chest When I was down tc
Atlantic City t'other day went to for
tune teller, and she located the chest sc
powerful clus that it won't take US ten
minits to heave it up. I could go out thar
tonight and git it and sneak out of Squan
Greek and go to Yurup, but that is not
Sardinapulus Jordan's 8 way of doin things
He's gone into this thing fur brotherly
love, and brotherly love it shall be to the
end Wen go out in the mornin and git
the gold and divide it. +"
We all kinder took stock in the story
and it wasn't skassly daylight before we
was sailin down the bay. Things turned
out Jest as before, and next night old Bill
Shattuck called a special meetin of the
Brotherly Love club and said thar was
liars in the club who orter be bounced
That started the row. and purity soon ev-
erybody was tumblin around on the floor
We upsot the stove, broke the cheers
knocked out the winders, and all got hurt
more or less. The row had Jest ended when
Stephen Platt cum along. He was livin
over on the marsh, and he wasn't no liar
What he had TO say was that durin the
HEO0EnOOI bWO SbEEiS6 uAO44 Ad0 Jill pAO0A-
in around the bay and jest afOre dark they
had fshed up an iron chest clus to the bell
buoy and then made off down the coast
He seen that chest with his own eyes, and
he heard the rattle of goldpieces, and he
had cum over to tell US that it was no use
lookin any more. You see. we had all bin
lyin about the chest but thar was a chest
arter all and sumbody else had got it
When we cum TO realize it, we all pitched
in fur another row, and about half the
members of the Brotherly Love club had
to be carried home in wagons We didn t
hold no more neetins. That was the end
of our brotherly love, and fur the next
three months no two members could meet
without hevin fight I dunno about the
other liars, but from that last meetin l
swore of and hev stuck to the truth ever
since. though it's hurt my bizness and
made poor man of me. Lytn allus pays
at least in Squan Creek-but if a feller
wants to go to heaven he has got to hang
on to hissef and be sorter decent
NJ. QUAD.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03
SQUAN CREEK FOLKS.
JEP JONES' YARN ABOUT THE BROTH
ERLY LOVE CLUB.

Tt Seemed to Be Great Go at First.
but Captain Kidd's Chest of Gold Broke
Up the Young Organiz&tion-Altoget
Too Many Talented Liars.
It was old Bill Shattuck who first start
ed the idea Of the Brotherly Love club in
Squan Greek, and when it finally organ
lied he was made president. There was
need of brotherly love. 1t had got SO that
hardly two men were on speaking terms
with each other, and no one of the winin
folks would lend her washboard or fat
irons to another to save her life. Bill
sorter figgered that if he could git about 30
of the men together once a week. with
plenty of hard cider. pipes and redhot
stove, they'd git over bein so Internally
jealous and low down. He expected to
interduce checkers and fox and geese and
like enough do a leetle debatin, but the
thing sorter run itself with the fust meet
in Philetus BascoInb was one of the
crowd, and bein an old liar and aIlus en-
ioyin lies from others he started off with a
yarn:
Thar hain't nuthin mean about me
though / do say it myself. Fur the last
two years I've had book called the Life
Of Captain Kidd In that book he tells
how he sailed into Squan bay and throwed
a chest of gold overheard 1 hain't looked
fur that chest cause 1 didn't want to be
mean and hatn t said anything about it
cause didn't want to git you all worked
up Today, howsumnever, 1 was down
the bay trollin fur blue fish when my hook
cotched on somethin which do declar was
that chest of gold. You kin allus purity
nigh tell by the feelin what you've got,
and I'm dead sure it was the chest I
wasn't goin to say anything about it, but
bein as we are to be band of brothers
from this time on IN willin to share the
secret If anybody brings up the chest
it S share and share alike "
That's the speech Philetus Bascomb
made, and though all of US knowed he was
the biggest liar from Barnegat to Jersey
City he said them words so seriously that
we could almost see that chest of gold Iyin
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03
PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals will pc received at the
office of the Secretary of State of the
state of Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas, un-
the finishing of certain portions of the
interior OF the dome of the State Capitol
building in Topeka, Kansas. The metal
YORK and glass viii be let separate from
+he pIastering and cornicing of the ro-
rl1nda All to be in accordance with
nIans and specifications prepared by T.
II Tescher, State House Architect. and
on file in said office
This work is authorized by the Exeeu-
tive Council under the provisions of chap
ter Al laws OF 1895. Copies of plans and
enarif3cations will be on file in the office
~ fine State House Architect from and
after October 10th, 1897.
Parties bidding on the work will be re-
cuired to accompany their bid with a
Certified check or cash in the sum of five
11er cent Is per cent?, to be forfeited to
the state in case the successful bidder
fails 10 enter in contract and give bond
FOR the faithful performance of same
within days after the said contract is
Srhe attention Of all bidders is called to
chapter ia of the session laws of 1891 in
relation to the eight hour law constitut-
The right is reserved to reject any or
ali bids Blanks for bidding will be fur
nished by the State House architect.
J. W. LEEDY.
Governor ana President of Executive
Council
Secretary of State and Executive Council.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03

on the bottom of the bay. It was proposed
that a committee be appointed to go out
ne1t day and look fur that gold, and the
moshun was duly carried, but as soon as
the meetin broke up no less'n five of US
started OF down the bay on a hunt. We
couldn help but run across each other
and know what was goin on, but every
one had q whoppin lie all ready at his
tongues end We put in the hull night
scrapin the bottom of the bay and lyin to
each other, but nuthin was found A doz-
en- boats was out next day and the next
and jest when all was ready to pitch into
Bascomb fur lyin we had another meetin
of the Brotherly Love club, and Solomon
White got up and said:
''Bein this are Brotherly Love club,
and bein as we are all brothers, I want to
say that when / was tongin fur oysters
tother day on the Two Mile bed hit that
chest of gold and heard the iron handles
rattle. l was SO weak in the knees fur five
minits that had to sit down, and then
squall cum up and driY me clear across the
bay. That chest is right thar, sure 'nuh
and don t want only my sheer of the con-
tents. Sum men would sneak out and fish
it up and say nuthin, but ain t that sort,
M in fur brotherly love- even If we don't
make cent. "
That's the speech that Sol White made.
He was sich an awful liar that nobody
could believe a word he said, but next day
the hull gang of US was out on that oyster
bed scrapin around fur that chest. He
was thar with the rest the old varmint,
and as we scraped away he sung Rock of
Ages" and declared that the finger of
Providence would pint out the treasure.
The finger didn t do it, howsumever. We
fooled around fur almost a week, and then
cum another neetin of the club We'd got
purity nigh disguised about the chest, but
our enthusiasm was aroused ag' in when
Goliah Prescott got up with paper in his
hand and says:
Brethren of the Brotherly Love club,
thar hahn t a mean har in my head. /
could hev scooped IN that chest of gold and
gone down to Barnegat to live in style,
but honor wouldn { let me do it was
up to the Marine hospital in New York
t'other day, and thar | met a dyin sailor.
He was a sailor as once beat my father out
of $40, and when he heard my name he
wanted to do the squar thing to git even
He knowed all about this chest of gold, as
his grandfather helped to heave it over
board and he writ down the bearin s of
the spot Them bearin s 1 now hand to
the president of the club, and it won t
take committee over half an hour to-
norrer to fish up the chest. .
That was the speech of Goliah Prescott
the old villain, and though nobody in
Squan Greek would lend him a chaw of
terbacker or throw stones at his dog, his
talk about that dyin sailor sorter made us
believe in him The bearin's put the chest
q cable length northeast of the red buoy,
and next day we had 12 boats out on the
search We worked hard all day. from
sunrise to sunset, but all we fshed up was
bits of logs and old cans When we got
through we was all mad and tuckered
ont. and no more huntin would have bin
done but fur what Sardinapulus Jordan
said at the next meetin of the club He
was a deacon in the church and not ac-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03


Golf2 haven Z tried my hand
Football ain t the game fur me.
Rase balls more'n / kin stand;
Umpire allus gifts too free.
J ss the same. liberal lot
o sportln blood Is what I've got
Callers fad me. like as not,
Playin checkerds.
There's the game as makes ye think
5ivin one an takln two.
Seem quicker n q wink
What the other man II do
In a corner near the sun,
When the chores Is mostly done,
That's where / have reg lar fun,
Playin checkerds.
Never played fur money tall
Jes the pride IN maxim kings,
Or a cornerin of EN- all
The reward my study brings.
Yet / wonder ef great men.
Winnln wealth TO lose again.
Has the pleasure / do then.
PlayIn checkerds
-Phllander johnson IN Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03
The Small Rov Kneu.
NJ. QUAD.

In one of the public schools an inspector
was examining class. His subject was
on animals, The inspector thought for a
moment and then asked the class:
what appearance has the zebraP'
Nobody seemed to understand the ques-
ton. So he made it more plain by say
ing What is a zebraS'
To this question an answer was soon OBJ
tanned, for a small boy called out, "A dom
key with a football jersey on Pearson 3
Weekly
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03

"What 1 want, " said the man who was
talking about taking flat, lis some place
where the rooms are big enough for me to
turn around in.
Certainly " replied the agent. "That
unusually large man. Stand up, please
and let me get your exact measurements.
=WashinRton Star
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03
RTiatakena

Rusty-Say. pard, Jim is disgrace to
the profession. 1 just heered that he's took
job
Rusty-Rob by q long shot, old man
He just challenged that 'sleepin wonder
at the museum to contest. st.-New York
Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03

Papa-And now remember, Tommy,
that time is money.
Tommy-Oh, that's all rubbish Tine
often hangs heavy on a persons hands,
but money always slips right through
ona 8 fingers. Cleveland Leader