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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09
A DANGER AvERTED.
10 the Editor Of the Press:

The vigilance of Alderman Rounds and
his satellites in the Board of Aldermen
have probably averted the danger which
has been hanging over this community
liks pail for several days past that the
city might receive as gift building
worth SIS 900 or $50, 900 suitable for the
accommodation of manual training
and evening school. The public is of course
under great obligations TO the lynx
eyed ward gentleman, and under some
to the gentlemen from wards 1, 4, 5 and
who ably followed after he had pointed
the way of escape. If the gentleman
keeps on heaping benefits uponsthis COM
mun1ty public enthusiasm will rise to
the pitch of erecting a monument to HIM
while he is yet alive. Think of the boons he
has conferred upon us--a purified street
department, at the trif1ing cost of So, coo
or $4,000, regenerated Gaiety Theatre, at
ten cents admission, a reformed Board of
Overseers-and now last but not least he
has saved the dear people, whom he loves
so we'll, from the danger of having well
equipped manual training school in
which their children may be taught use
full manual arts, and enlarged evening
schools where they may be Instructed. in
reading, writing and arithmetic.
While not all, yet very
large part of the glory of this latter
achievement is his, for though several
members of the Board joined with him it
was his burning words that inspired
them.
Glamis thou art and Cawdor
Thou shalt be King hereafter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Godstow, near Oxford, with the ruins
of the nunnery where Henry II. first saw
fair Rosamond and here Queen Eiinor
put her to death, has just been sold at
auction.
Queen Victoria will soon invest the
Duke of Buccleuch with the ribbon and
insignia of the Garter. The late Duke
Was a knight of the order for the peliod
of fifty mine years having received him
blue ribbon from Sir Robert Peel in 1885,
Count Teleki's volcano, at the south
end of Lake Rudolph seems to have
blown up. Mr.. Cavendish, who has just
returned from that part of Africa, reports
that he found on the site OF the volcano a
deep rent in the ground, surrounded by
heaps of Stag and broken Lava.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09

passing through an industrial crisis and
while her industrial commence may
be threatened it does not follow that it
is necessarily doomed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09
GOV. CLEAvEs DECLINES.

Concord. N H., December s.-Ex-Gov.
III. B. Cleaves of Maine, who was ap-
pointed by the Supreme court as the
referee in the action Of the state VS.. the
Manchester and Lawrence railroad,
brought to recover dividends in excess of
10 per cent alleged to have been paid
stockholders at the time of the award in
the case against the Concord and Mon
treal road was paid into the treasury OF
the corporation, has declined the appoint
ment and parties to the action are now
trying to agree upon his successor. 1t is
expected that an announcement of the
new official will be made before the ad-
journment of the present term of court.
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In the Engineering Magazine for
December Mr.. Hiram S. Maxim discuss
as the causes which make it probable that
England may lose her once commanding
position in the machine-tool business
Mr.. Maxim is a representative American
mechanical engineer and inventor, who
is permanent resident in England and
his opinions are entitled to great con-
sideration. He attributes the falling off
in Englano's trade to two causes: one
temporary and the other permanent, since
titles deep in the English character.
The temporary cause is the strike of the
engineers, the second reason is that the
English are slow to introduce special
labor saving tools in manufacture. The
trsde-Unions refuse to allow their mem
bers to use new devices that materially
increase the output, if their introduction
diminishes the total amount of labor re
luired and "throws some workmen ont
of job" They seem to forget that the
only way to hold the market is to dimin-
ish the cost of labor required to produce a
given article, and that this can be done
only by lessening the daily wage or by
continually increasing the efficiency of
labor By minute subdivisions and by
time-saViDg tools. No doubt England is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09

No doubt Gen. Grosvenor voiced the
feelings of great many hungry and
thirsty Ohio politicians when he pitched
into the civil service law and inferen tial-
ly into the President for declaring that
1t was his purpose to enforce and extend
it. They would no Doubt if they could
sweep away every yestige of the civil
service reform law and inaugurate again
the clean sweep which used to succeed
every change Of administration, and gave
rise to such scandalous scenes. They are,
however, all ofssthem Gagged lions. They
may gnash their teeth and rattle the bars.
but Mr.. Mckinley holds the keys and he
Is pledged, by solemn acceptance of the
Republican platform and repeated assur-
ances to the public to stand by the re-
form, not to let them out. But what
a cruel irony of fate it is that the Ohio
hungry and thirsty should be kept out
of the land flowing with milk and honey
by one of their own choosing g.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09

The Interstate Commerce Commission
have decided the question of extending
the period within which railroad COM
panies must equip their cars with safety
oouplers and brake. The time is to be
ex ended two years. The decision is o
compromise between the demands of the
companies who wanted five years and the
trainmen who would brook no delay. 1t
is thought that two years will give ample
opportunity to the companies to make the
needed arrangements with connecting
lines and equip their own
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09

The Mining Journal says: eff those
who think of going to the Klondike to
get rich will work as hard and undergo
as many privations here at home in the
pursuit of money, they Will, we have no
doubt, be richer at the end of five years
here than will be the average of those who
go to the Yukon country" A thought
worth considering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09

The Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha, promises to be a tremendous
affair, and will be an interesting object
lesson in the productive industries of the
great West. Twenty three of the states
beyond the Mississippi have given notice
of their intention to be represented there.
The United States government has ap-
propriated 5000, 900 for building. Mex
America will be represented by Peru,
Chill, Brazil and the Argentine Republic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09

The District of Columbia while really
entitled to only nine appointments has
according to recent census of the treas
bred and ninety five. There is nothing
like being near the throne. 1t is very
obvious that to secure national offices it
is not always necessary to furnish presi-
Dental votes,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-09
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8.

Editor Stead is disposed to let up
little on American municipalities and to
address himself to the subject "What
nymns have helped u.s. Some persons
egnioally inclined might be tempted to
observe that he is not among the HING.
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12
A GRAND TRIUMPH.
Bafiled Many Times but Success Comes
at Last.
lUrom the Grand Rapids Press.O

The following incident would be hard
to believe If it had not occurred right here
in Grand Rapids, and investigation by our
representative has placed it beyond the
reach of doubt. These are the facts in
detail Mr.. j. II. White of No. % Haihey
Place, has been an instructor in penman-
ship in different business colleges for the
past fourteen years. He says Last Oc-
tober | was suddenly taken i'll. / consult
ed a physician, who said the pain was
from gravel stones gradually grew
worse the pain was in my back and side.
My back swelled up in great ridge, ana
| finally grew so bad that | was taken TO
bed, as helpless as child 1 passed
blood, and when the pain was at its worst
i was like one crazy The doctor injected
morphine to give me relief, but further
II an that he said he was poweIless, and
nothing would do me any good but sur
gical operation. l believe my flesh was
literally cooked in the attempts to relieve
my agony, everything was used, mustard
plasters turpentine, hot cloths and all
such things. | was in this condition, given
up by the doctor, and almost out of my
mind with suffering. / commenced taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and really felt easier
in 20 minutes. After about two hours |
had a passage of urine, and passed blood
and some gravel stones which greatly
relieved me. l rapidly improved. / took
in all six boxes, and feel to-day entirely
well. Mine has been wonderful case.
l feel that cannot say anything strong
enough for Doan's Kidney Pills. My
great wish is that they may become well
known. They will prove a boon to man
kind
For sale by all dealers price 30 cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the IT, s. Remem-
Der the name, DoGns, and take no other.
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12

plate glass mirror, eighteen inches
long by fourteen wide. Hearts fit about
this outlined as solidly as possible ia
red carnations. Within the hearts stand
five branched silver candelabra. with
red candle-shades. Three small heart.
shaped cut glass dishes filled with
heart-shaped chocolates. peppermints
and wintergreens, and one with sailed
almonds, are placed near the candel-
abra.
At the corners of the table are fiat
looped bows of satin ribbon, five inches
wide. with long ends reaching to the
bottom of the table cloth. On each bow
is placed slender cut glass vase, eight
cen inches high. with twelve American
Beauty roses arranged carelessly The
ribbon should match the roses. From
the chandelier four ribbon streamers,
four inches wide, of the same shade,
are suspended and fastened Oil to rose
In each vase. In the center a carrier
dove is hung, with a small white en-
veiope attached to its neck by a silver
cord.
AT each cover are four forks, four
spoons, two knives and five glasses, for
water, champagne, claret, sherry and
cordial. On the napkin is placed a
white linen picture frame, heart-shaped
and embroidered with solid red hearts,
outlined in gold. In them may be in
serted either the dinner cards or a suit
able valentine verse, but who knows IL
there might not one day be slipped into
some of these pretty favors the present
ment of that very face which maidens
long to dream of on st. Valentines
Eve?
To secure the vases to the table,
simple device may be employed. Sew
a piece of kid the size OF the standard
Of the vase, in the center of each bow,
then sew each in turn firmly to the
tablecloth, and underneath, to the same
place, sew piece of tape in the middle,
leaving the ends to tie to the legs of the
table or tack underneath. Mix plaster
OF paris with water to the consistency
OF cream. moisten the kid with water
and spread thin layer of the plaster
over II. II the vase is placed thereon
and held firmly till the plaster sets. no
unpleasant disaster like overturnink 1t
need be dreaded
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12
Llncoln,s Kindness TO a Little Girl.

Lincoln's Kindness Ia "a Little Girl.
Many an act of kindness has been
left undone because it carried with it
a seeming loss of dignity, says an ex-
change. The following letter of a lady
of Springfield, H.. published in Nc
Clure's Magazine, shows the self for
getfulness and kindness of the great
men we delight to honor. The Incl
dent took place after Mr. Lincoln had
been to congress. We might query
how many representatives of 100000
men would forget themselves enough
to do the same thing.
THE very children" the lady writes,
knew him for there was not one of
them for whom he had not done some
kind deed. My first impression OF Mr..
Lincoln was made by one of his kind
deeds. ] was going with little friend
for my first trip alone on the railroad
cars. 1t was an epoch of my life.
had planned for it and dreamed Of it
for weeks.
The day came. but as the hour Of
the train approached the hackman,
through some neglect, failed to
call for my trunk. AS the minutes went
on l realized, in a panic of grief, that
| should miss the train. l was stand
ing by the gate, my hat and gloves on,
sobbing as IL my heart would break,
when Mr.. Lincoln came by.
Why, what's the matters? he asked.
And I poured out all my story.
How bigs the trunk? There is
still time if it isn't too big, and he
pushed through the gate and up to the
door.
My mother and l took him up to
my room, where my little old-fashioned
trunk stood, locked and tied. oh, oh!
he cried. Wipe your eyes and come
on quick
And before l knew what he was
going to do he had shouldered the
trunk, was downstairs and striding
out Of the yard. Down the street he
went as fast as his long legs would
carry him. I trotting behind drying
my tearz as l went. We reached the
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12
LINCOLN and His Callers.

I recollect as perhaps the most in
teresting hour of my life one spent
with President Lincoln in his Office
on one of his reception days. Captain
James, quartermaster at Fortress Mon
roe, had been dismissed by Mr.. Stan
ton, secretary of war, for a technical
violation of the regulations. Stanton
refused to hear any explanation in de-
Tense and the president was appealed
to. / asked if could be of any service
in Washington, and upon an affirma-
tive answer | went at once. l tried
two days to get an audience, but found
cabinet meetings OF members of con-
gress occupying all the time. BY the
third day the anteroom had become
full of people waiting to see the pres-
dent, men, women and boys, white
and colored. l had by this time made
the acquaintance of the doorkeeper,
who said to me that he thought if
| would wait few minutes the whole
crowd would be admitted. for that
was the custom of The president when
ever a crowd like that was there if
there was no cabinet meeting nor any
thing of that kind. In few minutes
the door opened and the crowd poured
in, men, women and boys. / did not
count them, but there were surely 100.
AS soon as / entered the room / cast
my eyes over 1t and saw a seat, which
If l could reach, would enable me to
see and hear all that took place.
secured the coveted seat and saw and
The president patiently heard all they
had to say and his good nature, kind
ness and wisdom were so manifest
that all could but admire the unerrins
judgment and humanity with which
they were all dismissed.
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12

friend, Henry st. Leger. and she very
soon found herself absorbed in CONVEX
sation with the most attractive man she
had ever met.
But it was long after this. on another
st. Valentine day. when the artist
friends homeward bound, sat gazing
down into the dark blue waves-that
she laughingly gave an account of her
first valentine and the little circlet OF
gold, which she observed. but did not
know why, attracted his attention and
excited his curiosity, that he ventured
to tell of his long years study and self.
denial, whilst at the same time he had
followed and worshiped star which he
thought too far above him to be OBJ
tanned, but which he now, by the aid
of st. Valentine. hoped would eve.
more be his guiding spirit. Z.
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12
Llncoln,s Chance for a shave.

John j. Janney, who was a personal
friend to Lincoln, called on the presi-
dent one day in behalf of the reinstate-
ment of Captain James. of the army.
who had been refused further hearing
by Secretary Stanton. About 100 per-
sons were admitted to the executive
private office at the same time. Mr..
Janney remained till the last. He
writes as follows of this visit to Mr..
Lincoln:
Finally they all left but two, a
young woman and myself She beck
oned me forward, and / saw she want
ed the last chance at the president.
| shook my head and she went forward.
Upon being addressed. instead Of re-
plying she produced a tablet and pencil
and commenced a conversation with
the president in writing, proving to
be a mute She occupied more than
half an hour and when she left arose
and went forward and was met with:
why, Mr.. Janney, have you been
waiting here all this time? Why didn't
you make yourself known sooner?"
MY ltDly MdS lnul l hdu Ndiltu III
the purpose of hearhlrand seeing him
try all those cases. Rd said it had
been the most interesting hour of my
life. He replied that it was sometimes
tiresome to him. and frequently very
trying, for he had to refuse appeals
which it would give him pleasure to
grant if justice would allow it, That
girl, he said, had no business that
brought her here. but she will live
happier because she has met the pres
ident; and it is better at times to let
woman have her way, and so let her
talk. He said he had heard everybody
that wished to be heard, and usually
heard all they had to say.
He asked me if there was anything
he could do for me, to which / replied
there was, and commenced a state
ment of the case of Captain James.
emitting the name to see if he would
remember the case. Before | had pro-
ceeded far. he said to me. why, that
is Captain James case. isn't it,"
replied ii was. He said he had ordered
him reinstated, and finally asked me
to go over to the war department to
see how the case stood, and let him
know the next morning. l left the
room, but after closing the door open
ed it again without knocking, for
which | apologized, and found that the
president had thrown his head back
in his chair. and his barber, who had
evidently been watching his opportu-
nifty, had spread a towel over his
breast, in order to shave him. / said
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12

ROMANCE OF A VALENTINE.


1t waSthe fourteenth day of February
and the lovely Estelle was sitting in
her luxurious boudoir when a package
was handed her which she opened and
exclaimed with innocent delight:
1T is valentine!"
How exquisite this wreath of hand
painted roses-delicately tinted, as all
tea-roses should be. And this little
pocket! What can it contain? A ring.
Amazing. And written on it this mot
to: Think of me-" There are no Cup
ids, with bows and arrows, and lines,
rhyming with love and dove, charms
and alarms, rain and pain, etc.-but a
! neat blank verse expressing regard and
admiration, and conveying no hint of
the donor or other information than
that he was one unknown to her, who
for the loves of art and travel, which
had always ruled his life. would soon
be far away on the other side of the
blue waves.
Estelle took the ring from its hiding
place and slipped it on her finger, curl
Gus to know if it fitted, then her maiden
modesty suggested that she ought not
to accept and wear gift from an un-
known giver-and she withdrew it
quickly from her finger and determin-
ed to return it. But now the question
arose: to whom? where?
After reasoning with her conscience
she again put in on her finger. 1t fitted
nicely and produced a mysterious pre-
sentiment of coming bliss, and a sensa-
ton about her heart which she had
never known before painted her cheek
with the lovely color of the tea roses on
her valentine, and she said emphatic
ally, He shall be my ideal; l can con-
struct him as / like-I shall make him
as handsome as Apollo and as gifted;
and who can chide me if | become a
hero worshiper?" And he only asks
that l think of him.
Her soliloquy and state of curiosity
were interrupted by a friend and COM
rade of the art school, Mrs. Bird,
widow lady of wealth and an enthus-
list about art, like herself, whose err
rand was to propose journey together
to the cradle of art. Estelle was only
too glad to accompany her and accept
ed without hesitation. A feeling she
could not account for prevented her
from showing her valentine or speak
ing until long afterward of the little
talisman that now seemed almost like
a betrothal ring. The congenial friends
made their trip a series of delights
and would have regretted reaching
their destination so soon if they had
not been just in time for one of those
annual fetes which the American club
of artists delight to celebrate.
AS they were speeding along on their
pleasure jaunt seated on the deck of a
comfortable beat watching their com
panions and enjoying delicious breeze
and the varied scenery-mountain
crag, castle, monastery and dark forest
-Estelle observed picturesque look
ing young man, artistically dressed, as
suited the occasion, gazing with a sur
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12
Lincoln to a Brave Boy.

A young lad presented himself be-
fore Lincoln in the famous Blue Room
in July, 1868. well, my lad, what do
you wish?" He wanted to go to West
Point "How old are your" On his
answer the president said, laying his
hand on the lads shoulder, oh, they
won't receive you at West Point. You
are not old enough" The boys coun-
tenance showed great disappointment
Mr.. Lincoln asked him where he lived
and what he was doing. He gave his
residence and said he was fifer in a
certain regiment. How long have you
been with the regiment?" Ever since
the war commenced" The president
said, grasping the boys hand, go back
to your regiment and do your duty, as
know you will. and when you are old
enough come back here and will send
you to West Point" That seemed to
add several inches to the lads height.
and he left with a proud step.
The Yale expositor., 1897-02-12

| had forgotten TO ask him at what
hour | should call. Call at 8 o'clock.
I'll be here" went to the war de-
partment, and upon inquiry was told
they did not understand the president
as having ordered Captain James re-
instated. that they thought the case
had been referred to Assistant Secre-
tary Watson, but upon inquiry, it was
found. as | suspected, that Mr.. Stanton
had pigeon-holed it, so that his decis-
ion should not be interfered with.
Next morning | went to the White
House and took seat in the anteroom
with newspaper, in a position that
would enable me to see the president
when he came up the stairs. In a few
minutes the president came up the
stairs, and as he turned to go to his
own room he looked over his shoulder
and saw me. with Como In. .Ir. Jan.