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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30
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The appeals for subscriptions to redeem
the homestead lost by Mary Ellen Lease
under foreclosure of mortgage are not
meeting with generous responses. The
good citizens of Mary El1en's burg have
discovered that she has plenty of means
with which to pay back the borrowed
money if she felt so inclined. But it
isn't question Of means with Mary
Ellen; it's one of principle. She bides
defiance to this isoulless corporation"
that robs her of her house. Tho Council
Bluffs "Nonpareil' gays: "The revela-
ton has been made that the money she
borrowed was the savings OF poor WON
an in the east, for whom the ''soulless
corporation acted simply as agent. Ii
there is to be any sympathy expressed or
subscription raised the recipient should
be- this poor woman, who, instead of R
steady income and a safe investment.
finds herself deprived Of both, while tbs
one who got her money kept it a. nd then
tries to make the public believe she is
the saartyr'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30
DANGEROUS USE 0
STRONG PURGII|IES.


Pills and purgatives which act
quickly upon the bowels, irritate
and destroy the mucous Innings
of the stomach and bowels. A
continued use of such remedies
inhames the stomach and bowels.
The use of the genuine imported
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt is highly
recommended because its action
is due solely to its solvent and
stimulating properties, withou.
irritating the stomach. Best re-
suits are obtained when outdoor
exercise can be had. Obtain the
genuine imported article only,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

The main business of the Massachusetts
Democratic convention, like that of eve
ry other Democratic convention that has
been held this year, was the "wreaking
of vengeance on the Democrats who re-
fused to accept Bryan as the embodiment
of Democracy and the Chicago platform
as an authoritative declaration of Demo-
cratic principles. There were some per-
funotory resolutions about the state of
the country and the iniquity Of Republi-
can legislation and George Fred Williams
was nominated for governor. But nobody
cared about these things. The punish
ment of the men who had been lukewarn
toward Bryan, and his Massachusetts
representative, George Fred Williams,
was uppermost in the conventions mind
from the moment it was called to disor-
der until it adjourned IL deprivation
of any official position in the party is
vengeance certainly the Williams faction
wreaked @ lot OF it, for every member Of
the state committee who was suspected Of
lukewarmness toward Organism, was
cast out. The party organization after
the publication was Williams organiza-
ton pure and simple, with all its men,
bers selected by Williams or with his ap-
prevail. Hereafter to gain admission to the
inner temple Of Massachusetts, Democracy
one must swear allegiance to Bryan and
free silver and accept Williams as the To-
cal potentate. The Massachusetts Democ-
racy were already a few and feeble folk,
but after the Williams publication they
can safely. be ignored as factor in any
political contest. The house has been
divided against itself and it is in ruins
as the natural and inevitable consequence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

The September monthly statement of
the Government receipts and expenditures
makes the treasury outlook quite favor
able one. There is a material decrease
in the deficit as compared with August
and the receipts from internal revenue
justify the expectation that by January
/ the deficit will have been reduced to a
nominal amount. The excess of expendi-
lures over receipts go far this month
amounts to something over IS, $50, GOO but
it is expected that by Oct. 1 this excess
will have been reduced to IS, 600, GOO or
less, making the deficit for the first
quarter of the fiscal year about SIS, O00,-
600. After the frat of the new calendar
year substantial Improvement should be
shown in the receipts from customs reve
nue..
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

Gen. Woodford describes his mission
in Spain as wholly friendly" and for
the purpose of offering 1.-THE good offices
Of the United States to re-establish q
lasting peace in Cuba" If the United
States will offer to help Spain subdue
Cuba and reinstate her authority in the
island, that will be ''good Office which
Spain will appreciate and perhaps &C.
cept. But it is useless to expect or hope
that Spain will accept any mediation
from us or make any concessions to Cuba
at our request. Spain cannot be coaxed
into doing justice to her colony Moth
ing short of coercion will suffice
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

The Massachusetts Republicans yester-
day unanimously renominated Governor
Wolcott amidst great enthusiasm. 40
cording to the present outlook they will
not meet with oppositi.n enough in the
coming campaign to furnish them with
reasonable amount of healthy exer.
cise
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

as the Mecca just now OF peace loving
tourists. Hardly had the echoes of the
revolution in Nicaragua died out before
Guatemala projected revolt of fair pro-
portions to be followed by third which
is now threatened in Costa RIGA. A sea-
@ n of prolonged peace in that section of
Gle world cannot reasonably be looked
for this side of the millennium. nr.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER so.

If Mrs. Luetgert is really above the
ground somebody ought to be able to
catch her. In the courtroom she would
be worth great many identif1cations by
Oshkosh farmers and Nebraska lawyers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

The prohibitionists of New York are to
distribute cakes of soap as campaign doc
uments. just what kind is not stated.
Soap has been found to be efficacious ct
times in "oiling"kthe political machine
but it was not of the washing variety.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

Mr.. Horace Chapman, candidate off
the Ohio Democrats for governor of that
state, is shouting calamity at the top of
his voice. Business goes right on reviving
all the same, much no doubt 10 the lis
gust Of Mr.. Chapman whose only hope of
ever being governor of the Buckeye
State lies in paralysis Of business and in
dustry. Luckily for the public the time
has gone by when calamity howlers can
stay the rising tide of prosperity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

Silver seals will replace the gold on the
state documents of Kansas till further
notice. This concession Is not surprising.
1t has in it more sentiment than sense
to be sure, but that is q characteristic of
the whole free silver movement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

The scheme of government proposed for
Hawaii after annexation contemplates
two legislative houses and governor
appointed by the President. 1t is quite
safe 90 predict that Mr.. Sewall can be
prevailed upon to accept the latter office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

The Attorney General of the State o
New York has just rendered a decision
that the equipment of the state troops is
included within the provisions for the
supply of state goods by convicts, and
that If thespenal institutions are ready
TO supply this equipment, purchases can
be made nowhere else. This will afford
an enlarged field of employment for con-
yict labor and though perhaps not intend
ed by the law givers will give some relief
to the convict labor question.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

Mr.. Low says he will stick, notwith-
standing the nomination of Mr.. Tracy.
That means of course that the opposition
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30
AN IQUE
FURNl'TU R
Bought and Sold.

Repairing, polishing and upholstering in all
its branches neatly executed by skillful work
men. Restoring Of antique furniture speciality.
Estimates free Of charge. Orders by mail
promptly attended to. Address
G. FL. SEANEY,
iy2sdt Factory 105 Preble ST.. Portland. Me
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30
Portland school, of Gymnastics

WILL OTEN NOV. 2Q
Applications Received at the hall Oct 3eth
and Nov. 1st. For further particulars and cir
culars, address HELEN L. C0E, A5o Cum
berland street. sept1aeod1m
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17

until lin spied this bird, and with
jump he was on her hat, much to the
alarm and fright of the lady, who In
stantly sprang to her feet, screaming
loudly. Jim was quickly removed. out
could not be driven away while the lady
remained in the store. The clerks are
going to give Jim a stuffed bird for
Christmas present
James Bell, also a resident Of the
Quaker City, owns a pretty maltese cat,
whose only fault is kleptOma mia.
Madge Is the cats name. While Mr..
Bell was eating his supper a few even
ings ago he was startled by a funny
noise on the stairs. Running In the
direction of the racket he beheld the
thieving cat coming down the stairs
with his gold chain In her mouth. while
the watch was humping each step. evi-
IDENTIFY much to the delight of the cat.
Quickly seizing his timepiece, Mr.. Bell
made a lunge for the cat, but Madge
escaped. Lately the family had been
at loss to know what Madge had done
with her kittens. Their Whereabouts
were discovered by Mr.. Bell, who
found the tiny creatures cozily nestled
in his new silk hat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17
The heath of Willie Lincoln.

In the ST Nicholas Mrs. Julia Taft
Bayne gives an Interest ting glimpse of
Willie and Tad Lincoln" who were
playmates of her brother. "Budd." Mrs.
Bayne gives the following account Of
the death Of Willie Lincoln: On Feb. l
Budd had a severe cold and was kept
in for a few days. and Tad reported
that willie had a cold, too" When
Budd returned from a visit, he said.
Willie Is dreadfully sick; he talks
about me and the pony all the time"
My mother went to inquire, and Mrs.
Lincoln told her they feared typhoid
fever.
Sometimes the President would come
in, stand aw hile at the foot Of the bed
and 60 out without speaking. Once he
laid his arms on Budd's neck AZ he sat
at the bedside, and leaning over.
smoothed Willie's hair.
Although on Feb. 20, at noon, my
mother brought news from the White
House that Willie was better, saying
that he had held Budd's hand and
knew him, Willie died at 5 o'clock Of
that day. Tad was overcome with
grief, and was Ill for some time after
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17

7 take chair. And then Ralph was re-
Quested to state what he knew.
He gave his account much as he had
! given it before, but not without interrupt
| tion. At one or two points BERTHE burst
forth Indignantly: Il knew nothing:
was not in league with Molly. 1t was not
l who fired the revolver" And last of all:
Then ws::: were yoI aaoo;;lls e G;y faith
er's study at one o'cIock-just before
AlOllv went awavT
ningscott shook his head pityingly. "It
| is pity that you should try to affix
blame on me. dear boy" he said. "The
only excuse l can make for you is that
You are suffering from delusions caused
by an overexcited BRAIN
Pray. what We're you doing to be out
of your room at that hour of the night 2"
| said Moncrieff to his son.
BERTHE answered by telling his own
story: but 1t was easy to see that Mon
crieff did not in the least believe it. He
believed in Kingscott apparently, and in
nobody else. Neither would he credit
Bertie's statement that he knew very
little about Molly's meetings with John
Harrington. Matters became worse when
Bertie. In passionate, self-vindication,
turned upon his uncle and accused him Of
treachery.
There IN one thing that 1 have kept
to the last" said Moncrieff, when BERTHE
was silent. He spoke deliberately, but
the Tightening of the lines about his
mouth told their own history of pain.
DO any of you know this ring?''
He held up a little gold ring, with q
red stone set in brilliants in the center.
"Molly's" exclaimed BERTHE. Then he
glanced at Kingscott, flushed deeply, and
was dumb.
"Molly's. i believe. found 1t in q
locked drawer IN my study" said his
father. graveiy. 81 suppose it is easy to
see that Molly must have been there. To
You three and to you only will l tell what
has occurred. Molly, it seems, would not
leave the house without possessing her
self Of her mothers jewels. They would
have been hers in due course; 1 hardly
blame her for that. But this Is not all.
She has taken papers. representing prop
erty 10 considerable amount; and-and
money" His voice grew thick, and his
head sank as he spoke. "She knew that
she was safe-that she might keep her
ill-gotten gains. But IL would sooner
have lain in my grave than been Obliged
to acknowledge that my daughter-my
'nly daughter-was a thief"
(To be contipuedO
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17

1t Is said that Stuart, the celebrated
portrait painter, had small rstience
with the fault-fnding of those sitters
who preferred flattery in portrait to
an exact likeness. He was not slow TO
speak his mind to such patrons ga dis
played this feeling.
At one time a man and wife came u
him to have their portraits painted. The
lady was 4 woman OF much character,
great kindness of heart, and withal
possessed of a fortune which perhaps
had helped her husband to discover
and appreciate her many virtues. but
she was extraordinarily plain in her
personal appearance.
When her portrait was finished, the
husb was not pleased. He wanted
some of the pecularities of her face
softened on the canvas, though in the
original nothing could be done to i'm
prove them.
Stuart, with unusual forbearance, did
his best to accede TO his patrons wishes
and yet preserve the likeness. When he
had done all that seemed to him could
possibly be done IN honesty to his sit
ter. he sent again for the husband.
To his disgust the man expressed
himself as still dissatisfied with the
result At that Stuart, throwing up his
hands with n gesture of despair, began
to pace his studio, and at last broke out
into solnoQuy.
| What a miserable life the artists
isw he cried. Worried to death by the
! demands and compla nts of his patrons.
| Here Is man who brings me an excel
lent potato, and finds fault because |
/ cannot turn it into peach."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17
Frank James in a New Role.

Frank James as a guard or express
trains carrying large amounts of money
or valuables is one of the novelties the
express people are now arranging. Ne
gotiations have been In progress now
for several weeks, but the probabili-
ties are that they will be closed up
within a few days. The effect OF
James name. in view of his former
prowess in robbing trains himself, Is
what the express companies are aiming
after. They do not know, they say,
that he could stop a determined robbie
any more than one of their own
sengers, but they think the ordinary
train robber would hesitate 70 tackle
him. James Is willing to Sccept the
position, and guarantee thatno train in
his charge Will be robbed except over
his dead body, with one single provls-
Ion, and that is that the express people
put up bond of $4,000, this amount
to go to his widow in case OF his death.
The express people are inclined to yield
to this. though there is some opposition.
James has been firm in standing out
for 1t, and will not go ont on the road
unless the bond is fixed up to his salts
faction. Since lie became a respectable
and aw-abiding citizen he has taken
very good care Of his family, and he
does not propose 10 commence doing
anything else now. When the negotia-
tions were first begun he was asked II
he could shoot with both hands.
We'll" he replied, "it used to be that
could, and | guess / have not forgot
ten how yet"
James has been working steadily for
some time, but has never been able to
make an eXorbitant salary, and for that
reason would be willing to take the risk
of this venture. AS one of his friends
says: 1T is not as much risk as he has
taken on hundreds of occasions before,
whsn out on one of his raids. The only
difference would be that in this he
would have the law on his side"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17
Unique Criticism.

1t 70 perhaps convenient that all the
werld should not be Of the same mind.
yet the remarks OCCASIONALLY made by
the unsophisticated upon the works Of
eminent men are certainly calculated
to keep genius humble
When Sir John Millais was painting
his famous picture, Chill October" on
the banks of the Tay, in Perthshire, hs
had an amusing and unflattering expe-
rence with one of these critics. One
day, when his picture was arranged.
and the artist at work, there came from
behind the hedge a voice which said,
Man, did ye never try photography p
mo. never" replied Millais, painting
slowly. There was a pause.
It's q hantle quicker said the
voice.
"Ye-es, 1 suppose So" Another pause
Then came the final thrust.
AN it's mair like the place"
Evidently the unseen critic was not
the only man who found Chill Octo-
ber" little to his taste. The porter at
the railway station close to the spot
which Sir John chose for his picture
was quite of the same mind. In order
to facilitate his work, the artist had a
movable platform erected on the bank
Of the Tay, and when the water rose he
used to get the porter to assist him In
changing its position. Months after
ward, when the picture had become
famous, friend Of Sir Johns met the
porter.
II was readin' in the papers," said
that worthy, that Master Millais got
a thousand poun' for a pictur', and I
jeest thought 1t MIGHT be the ane he
painted doom there" and he pointed
over his shoulder to where the Tay lay
hard by. On being assured that he had
guessed rightly, he remarked, aye
and he got a thousand poun' for yonl
Weel, I wadna hae gi'en half-a-croon
for It myself"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-17

A mans word is worth more at all
other times than when he tells his wife
that he ha on smoney.
The pond is an ocean to the tad.
pole.
Sarcasm is q rhetor ics flower con.
ceslipg bee.
S,me people seem to imagine that
they can make up tor lack OF deeds by
a surplus of words.
Real friendship Is n slow grower,
and never thrIves unless grated upon
Il stock of known and recipro :al merit
Remember to make a difference be-
tween companions and friends.
Hath any wronged thee; be bravely
revenged; slight it, and the works
begun; forgive If, and, tis finished. He
10 low himself that is not above an
injury.
The vi and brave dares own that
he was wrong.
A novel Il o romance mp to tbs time
hero and heroine marry: after that 1t
becomes an essay.
When o man takes his sister out, he
always acts as though he wanted
every body to know she wasn't his best
girl.
Trust in hard work. Inscribe on
your banner, "Luck ls a fool, Luck Is
q hero.''
Be generous. Mesnness IS makes
enemies aud breeds distrust