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The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Foresters' Ball.

The Fore sters ball will take place to-
night at City hill and promises to sur
pass all previous attempts to make this
popular gathering one of the events OF
the season. Music. decorations and enter
tainment have all received careful atten-
ton and NO expense has been spared to
secure the best. The Fadetse ladies or
ehestrn of Boston, will furnish music
both for concert and dancing.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Whitehead Escapes.

New York, February 2-John Murphy
alias Whitehead, the alleged dynamiter,
imprisoned with DR.. Gallagher in the
south Portland prison, England, escared
from the Amityville, L. Il, insane
asylum Sunday night. Whitehead WAS
allowed to 90 to the reception room in
company with the keeper to bid good bye
to a woman patient who was to leave that
night. This keeper did not watch White
head closely and the lhtter slipped away.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
Was the Snow Shoe Club Run Last
Night.

Tramp to Sea View Cottage Followed by
NJ
a Fine Banquet and Festivites-Mr
John Flavln Wins. '97 Championship
The Other Prize Winners.
The Portland Snow Shoe club had its
ter weather for the event could not have
been asked for. The rendezvous was Sea
View cottage, Cape Elizabeth, where fes-
tivities were to wind up the evening,
begun by the trial of skill by the men,
hers.
AS has been alluded to sometimes in
these columns during the past few weeks
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Steadily Growing

in favor of Maine people because of its
usefulness and importance "as court
of last resort in reclRiming drunkards
and victims Of drug Attachments is the
Kelley Institute at Deering, Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.

The Republicans of Portland are here
by notified to meet in caucus in their re-
spective ward rooms on Monday, FED
ruary Is, 1897, at 7.3O o'clock in the eve
ming, for the purpose of selecting seven
delegates from each ward to nominate
candidate for Mayor also to nominate
candidates for one Alderman, three
Councilme1, Warden, Clerk ana two
Constables in each ward; also to select
five MANNERS of the Republican City
Committee from each ward, and in
Wards 2. 4, and 7 a. candidate for mem
her of the School Committee.
The polls will be kept omen until 9
O'Clock D. M, and for such further
time as any caucus may vote.
A check list, prepared by the Republi-
can City COMMITTEES, will be used in each
ward, and any person whose name ha
not besn marked thereon as a Republi-
any part In said caucus. Errors in
marking said lists will be corrected by
rhe several ward committees, who will
be in session for this purpose at Republi-
can Headquarters, Room E, Brown Block,
537 ia Congress street, from 7.30 to 9
O'Clock on tho evenings of the 8th, 9th,
10th, nth, 18th and 18th of February,
inclusive, also at any time prior to 8
O'Clock in the afternoon on Monday,
February Is. 1897, but no corrections of
any kind will be made after the hour
above mentioned.
AU Republicans are earnestly request
ed to see that their names are correctly
marked upon this list, also to be present
and take part in their respective auard
cducuses.
To accommodate those residing within
the voting precint Of Island Ward and
Island Ward 2, tbs caucus for Island
Ward will be held at Long Island, and
for Island Ward at Peaks Island, at
7.30 p. M, on the day appointed.
A plurality of the votes cast in any
caucus will be required to nominate can
didates for Office
. Ballots to be used at the several Gnu
cuses will be prepared and printed by the
City Committee, and will contain the
names of candidates for delegates to no
inmate Mayor and all other ward Off
GERS. Names of candidates for said dele
gates .and ward officers will be placed
upon these ballots upon the written re-
quest of twelve voters residing in the
ward in which said Offices are to bs
filled, said request to be filed with the
chairman of the city committee on or
before IL O'Clock noon, Saturday. Febru-
airy 18th.
caucus will make record Of the names
of all persons for whom ballots are cast,
and this number of votes cast for each
candidate, and certify and deliver the
same at Republican headquarters. Room
8, Brown Block, Immediately after the
adjournment of the caucus.
The delegates selected to attend the
mayoralty convention are requested to
meet OF Reception hall, City Building,
on Wednesday, February II, 1897, at
O'Clock in the afternoon, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for May
or.
Ter order of the Republican City Com
mittee.
GEORGE a. ALLAN, Chairman.
THOMAS A. BOWEN, Secretary.
Portland, February !, 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03

Salvation Oil should always be kept IN
the Kitchen. Fer the ready cure E 20 u scaius
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Anheuser Busch Bre wing ASSN.

recommends the use of the greatest of
all tonics, "Malt-Nutrine,' and guaran-
tees the merit claimed for it. For sale
by all druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03

Bicycle riders, football players and
athletes generally, ind sovereign rene
dy for the spraIns and bruises and cuts
to which they are constantly liable, in
Dir. Thomas Electric OIL.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
LEWISTONS PLAY HERE THURS
DAY.

On Thursday night the Portland polo
toam Will play Lewiston here in City
hall The local team has been playing in
hard luck lately, but Manager Burnham
assures US that on Thursday night his
team will be in winning shape again,
aud will give Lewiston hard run for
the game.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Sowing the wind.

If there were not number of more or
less good plays now tesore the public
having for their theme the relations Of
the sexes and the observance o. the sex
ual law, "Sowing the Wind" by Sydney
Grundy. would mark an epoch in dra-
matio literature. AS it is. it is certainly
the greatest and admittedly the cleanest
of them all. 1t handles the great ques-
tion boldly, yet with. the utmost delicacy
garnished with the grace of superlatively
good English and devoid of offensive
f1ipparoy. Few plays of the generation
have given go strong evidence Of power
to fascinats, interest and hold the play
going public. We will understand the
reason when one of the greatest compan
les which has ever illustrated 1t, will be
seen ut the Portland theatre, friday
Feb. 6, matinee and evening.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Jim the Penman,

The story of "Jim the Penman, which
remarkably successful play is to be seen
at the Portland theatre tonight and to-
morrow is as follows:
5-Jim Ralston is London gentleman.
With house in the fashionable part of
the city, and pleasant country seat. He
is something in the city, none of his
friends know exactly what, and his wife
has only very dim ideas of his business.
He is called indefinitely tnancier. He
is in reality an expert forger, tire prlE-
cipaI member of gang who have eluded
the police of two continents for many
years, and gained by their forgeries vast
wealth. Ralsson IS wife. to whom he Is
most warmly attached, he gained by
fraud She was betrothed to Louis
Percival. but while travelling in France
he received letter from her breaking
the engagement, and at the time she re-
oeived q letter fron him saying he in
tended wedding another woman. Both
of the letters were the forgeries of one
man, James Ralston, and BY their aid
the latter obtained his wife and Percivnl
sailed for America. Through another
skillful forgery he WAS later robbed of an
entire fortune, and returned to England
toJhunt down the criminal, and SD Perci-
val unwittingly becomes the means OF
Ralston's downfall and the daring rascal
almost within 1.-The grasp of
tho law, when strong mental and physi-
cal excitement causes ibis death by heart
disease, thus saving his family the shame
of exposure.
This narrative il the basis Of Sir
CHARLES Young's play which hos enjoyed
an unprecedented career of success. The
cast includes Mr.. H. e. Bangs, Clement
St. Martin, W. j. Ashley. Edward
Emery, Edwin Mayer, J. C. Vernon,
Chas. Marriott, Ohas. E. Eldridge, Fred
Meek, Marie Edith Rice, Bengi Harrison
and Marie Mather.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
The scheda Con cert.

Mr.. Soheda has won a great success ss
teacher of the violin and he has become
a resident OF Portland. He proposes to
give con cert at Kotzschmar hall tomor-
row evening. when he will show what
several of his pupils can accomplish rs
well aslexamples of his own ability as an
artist. Tint lovely contralto singer
Miss Ruth G. Long. will assist, and SO
will Mr.. g. b. Whitman 'cellist, and
Mrs. Soheda pianist. Get seats at Stock
bridges
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Concert at Chestnut Street Church.

Do not fail to secure your reserF ed
seats today for the concert to be given at
Chestnut street. church this evening.
Among the many attractions will be the
singing of Miss Rice. who will render
the wedding Morn" by Glutsam and
"My Love is like red, red Rose by DE
Koven. Whoever has heard Miss Rice
sing English ballads will know what a
treat is offered them tomorrow evening.
The fine .voioes.of Messrs. Stockbridge and
Merrill will be heard to advantage in the
duo "Calm as the Night" as well as in
their respective solos.
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03

Soore-Gardiner 8 Rockland, 2. Fouls,
Gardiner, 2. Stops eastman, 80;
o. Malley, g. BUSHES, Jason, 8; Houeh.
ton, 2; Campbell, 8; Foster, j. Referee,
Long. Timer, Flynn. Attendance,
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
PORTLAND.

Soore-Bath, 5; Portland. 5. Stops
Murphy. l5; Allen, 80. Rushes-M ooney.
s; Dawson, 5. Fouls-Murphy, j.
Mooney. DECENTRALIZATION. Attendance
1000
Gardiner, 9, Rockland, 2.
n Gardiner, February 2.-In fine, but
one-sided game of polo, Gardiner defeat
ed Rookland to 9. The visitors strug
gled hard, but the locals were inyincible.
Referee Long made his first appearance
and gave perfect satisfaction. The feat
ures wera the work of Jason and CASH
man at the goal. The line up:
Gsrdiuer Rockland.
Hought and Jason,
fist rush, Campbell
Jason and Schotield.
second rush, C.Gay
Smith. centre, e. Gay
Doherty, half back,
Foster and Maynard
eastman, goal O'Malley
Goals, won by made by, Time
I-Gardi ner, Houehton, 1908
2-Gardiner, Smith, 1.27
3-Gardirer, Doherty, IA
4-RookIand, G. Gay, 11.aS
5-Gardiner, Smith, LAB
6-Gardiner, Jason, .56
7-Gardiner, Schofeid 6.46
|S-Rockland, Campbell, 2.41
ID q
The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
Champion FIavin.

Winner of first prize for '97, ana elected
Clubs Representative to Russia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
Boston Globe.)


II f. encouraging TO be Informed that
the livestock Industry Ia New England
has passed the turning point and is
steadily looking upward.
In a special report tust published. IL 10
shown that there Is an Increase In ag-
gregste value. The value Of all i've stock
on farms, including horses, c9tce. hess,
and sheep. is placed at si,SI oc0.voo. net
gain Of s26.50oO0.
Horse-breeders, too, are feelins more
encoura sed. After four years OF ccpres-
sion. milch cows have increased steadily
during the past year there being gain
of 81 head In value.
Other classes or cattle show a crafty
ing gain OF si.l6 in average price per
head. Tne slaughter OF sheep having
stopped. the focks are builsinr up. the
supply OF hogs has increased remark
ably The wool-grewers are encouraged.
the number Of sheep on farms being esti-
mated at 81. 465oe0 head. a gain OF l.soo.0oQ.
These things mean much Tor New Eng
land. They point to The bupSinG up or
the farms and a general recuperaion OF
our agricultural energies. There II no
good reason why grazing should pernna-
nentiy decline In New England
Many sections I'm tho west are going
out of competition with New England.
The tide having turned. 81 is 20 be hoped
that we may march steadily bac'- TO our
old position In successful stock raising.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14

are not experts. What we want Is to
be fashionable. We might Just as wen
confess 1t. as II is the absolute trutn,
and there Is no denying IT. Let us by an
means. obey the dictates OF our common
mistress, Dame Fashion, and wear the
turquoise, but incidentally, don't lorse'
to keep an eye on the jeweller.
Several Of the large dressmaking eS
Establishments In New York are DISCUSSING
the Idea Of having an artist 10 ueslsn
costumes to those who are Wiling 10 Pa'
for the genius thus devoted TO thelr per
sonal adornment. This is, in reailty' pu'
an improvement upon the IDEA Oh W. ~,
the greatest Of all milliners, whose enort
was TO make a picture Of each costume
something Internationally different
from anv costume that was worn py
any one else. What delightful tnlng IL
would be to go to a dressmaker ana nave
q Young man who. in every detail sho"eu
himself TO be a true artist, lock US W.
,n that pensive manner so dear 10 tilo
heart and SO gratifying TO the vanity.
II Ga inst as well TO tell the truth All
of us are q little bit vain, though we Iiy
our best to conceal it. Then now pleastlus
when the artist has thoroughly acquires
a correct idea of our various charins anu,
alas our defects as well, to feel that We
u
largely conceal the latter, While II Is s"i0
to enhance the former.
WHAT WORTH SAID.
worth used to say that the lay figure
was his greatest aid, because WIN NO
hest customer, he would have Tor eSch .
figure that would be, so far as the vi t 80
maker considered, an exact rep
81 the customer Every one has pecu-
Varstv of form. for though compliments
nav 1v thick and fast, the absolute truth
&c that the perfect form is as rare as
d;anoond IN a coal mine. Forms are me
focas They often seem to reseIpole oi,o
another very greatly, ana yet there -
elUavs a difference. 1t will be seen tnde
WORMS Law figure, resembling III eFe.S
,,oint the customers own FORM, Is pu' -
forernnner of the artist designer we
80 heen led TO consider the deslsheN
&C ono who. bred in the realm or fancy,
sita down at his desk with al soi 70 -
fashion plates in front OF Alih' 90
slmplv forms new combinations or li'l n.,,'
bistorv repeat itself. The new luea wa.
change all this. The designer 'nas
talked of is quite likely 10 nave
~ taste and method from the STUDY VI
H1,,r,l1o or Corregio. Perhaps ne may
80 Gained a few ideas in the Louvre,
and ,oavbap an occasional memory Vi
49, very wicked but exceedingly charhI-
tne locality known as the Latin quar- lei
of always gay Paris. may nelp MN ~
= III An odd combination for one "ho
g 70 design dresses, you say MOI %
"a otter all. At least 1t gives tnoso
49, hIase fashionables who are cohunu-
CIV telling us there is nothing new uluo'
sun som, ing to talk ABOUT.
ever the idea OF the artist designer N''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14

the crowd. and several times reach the eli
max Of eloquence. as defined by our Oh
University professor-Dr. McGurey-
Logic set on fire."
AS a debater he was noted FOR clear
statement. logical argument. keen wit,
and perfect fairness, and few cared 10
encounter him In debate.
He had shrewd judgment and tactfui
management, combined with zeal for
what he regarded as right. and was very
influential In any body with which no
was connected. In the Southern Baptist
Convention he exerted for years very
wide and potential influence.
He will be sadly missed la the many
relations in which he was honored and
loved. But no one taught more emphati-
cally than he the great doctrine OF God's
Word and the lesson OF experience: The
workmen drop out, but the work goes
on--the leaders fall In the forefront OF
battle but our great Captain still leads
on to victory and to glory.
Friend OF my boyhood and opening
manhood comrade Of stormy days. bro
Their beloved through ell OF these years.
FAREWELL We may not meet again on
earth, but, by Gods grace.
eve shall meet beyond the river
Where the surges cease to roll!
j. WILLIAM JONES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
THE NORTHERN NECK.
The Arrest OF staples-Repubhcan
Aspirants-Shad.

CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUNTY
VA, February l3-(Specisl.) 1.-THE sensa-
ton caused here last week by the arrest
of Mr.. w. Il. Staples on charge or
fraudulently obtaining. or attempting to
obtain, a pension has not at all aoated
The news OF the unfortunate affair, which
was published exclusively by the Dispatch
at the time, awakened the deepest inte-
rest In a number OF counties and citieS
OF this State and also in Washington
where the accused has relatives and &C.
uuaintances, and even to-day there Is put
little else discussed here.
The Republican scamble here for inc
country post-offices has reached feVer-
heat, and at present there Is fine pros
pect for future friction and jarring, Tor
there is an army OF aspirants, and among
these are a number of prominent ana
useful" local politicians who are candi-
dates for the same ONCE No ono or
these seems willing to give way and sur
render his chances in favor OF totner
brother" II Is stated that the colored
people. assembled In their lodge meeting.
have nominated" "'fiuential publican
for each OF the post-offices OF this county.
Certainly there are some here who VIII
raise a racket II they fall to get post
mastership or some other appointment
the King George Republicans are looking
for plums way up higher than a country
post-office, and would turn up their noses
at anything smaller than department
place." a deputy marshalship or some
thing of the kind.
King George is again enjoying %
visitation by Mormon elders. Two arrived
here this week. and are diligently can
yassing the neighborhood for house IN
which to preach and hold missionary
meetings" They have so far been treates
very kindly. but they are not at all relish
ed by our people.
The continuation OF bad weather for ten
DAYS past has greatly shaken the faith OF
some OF our citizens In the ground
hog" and 1t would require but little more
TO provoke an indignation meeting
against his hogship. Some few OF The me-
long followers Of the distinguished varmint
have not lost faith. however. and are
able to explain" just why the weather
has not been springlike since the "a day
OF the present month.
Very fine ghad have made their appear
ance In the Potomac, as high up as this
and Stafford counties. and the fishermen
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14

been preached among those who possess
wealth and are members OF the court Oh
fashion, nothing but praise has been
heard. 1t seems quite likely that IT may
blossom from the bud OF conjecture into
the full blown flower Of fashion by the
time that season arrives when, DR.. Gil
bert tells us, the flowers bloom that nave
nothing to do with the case.
This is the era OF common-sense-wea
Their clothing This statement Is not
meant to convey the idea that there
is anything new about the weather, he
cause. where all kinds Of weather prevail
there is nothing that can be new. 1t
is simply an effort to convey the fact
to the minds Of those who read this story
Of fashion that the most fashionable
women in the most notable haunts OF
fashion 10 ,onger trail their skirts In
the slgsh ana mud. In other words, the
short skirt Is really with us. and seems
to have established q permanent hold on
the minds OF all Of us who are forced to
confine ourselves solely to feminine
attire.
The rainy-day skirt and costume. which
the Brooklyn IN. " Club has brought
into prominence, has become, to a great
extent, familiar to every one. But the
new winter and spring arrangement is
which all must appreciate. What is more
disagreeable than q bedraggled dress
and petticoat? Just the moment they
get in that condition they cling to ones
ankles, as II on evil spirit had taken
possession Of them for the especial our
pose Of creating discomfort. The result
colds, pneumonia, bronchitis, and all the
attendant evils. The rainy-day costume
is severely plain; that for winter and
spring is as pretty and fashionable as
the most critical modiste could desire.
1t has no particular mode which must be
followed. but the style may be whatever
the clever dressmaker will decide or
the critical patron plan. Therefore, II
may be seen that at last the time mas
arrived when one may be both sensible
and fashionable, not to mention comfort
able. Thus is a new era ushered IN, ana
verify Dame Fashion has Joined In the
march Of progress as a member OF the
division led by General Good Sense.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
A Letter she p,d vot write.

Margaret f. Sangster In Christian Intel
liEepcer)
II was never sent down in black ana white.
The loving letter she did not write;
She thought 1t out as she baked the bread,
AS she mended the stockings and made
the bed;
She wove the beautiful sentences through
The mornings work that SNs hers 10 do:
But It never was written with ink and
pen,
For the boys came home from school. and
thao 'f'''.
She hadn't chance ia black ans whits
To scribble thu letter she did not write.
II never was dropped In the corner box
Which the faithful postmar's key unlocks;
Though II throhbed with a true hearts
consistency,
The PARKWAY mother, the friend beloved.
The kinsman dear. whom II must hsya
moved,
Were touching her hand with tender clasp.
Were holding her heart In insistent grnsp,
But II never was sent on its blessed night
The dream OF the letter she did not write.
She gave up trying the thins. at last,
When the busy day was almost past.
Filled with the measure from san 20 sun
OF the woman's work, which IS never
dona; -.
The duties sacred, which yet seem slight.
The little wrongs which must be set rant.
She had founa her paper and taken isr
seat,
When the baby wakened. Hush. my
sweetP'
And Freddy brought her puzzfnE sum.
And Teddy deafensd her with MS alun'
No wonder II faded quite out OF sight,
The dear home letter she meant 70 writs'
But vet. sh. yeti wers the waves Of air
And did not her loving neart, f9ll ram,
send out It's cry 10 her avn and pain
or longing bring In a subtle wqy
a pleasure deep In the waning DAY,
Had cone 70 the letter she ala not writss
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
How 10 Avoid "A Tobacco GIut.
OFor the Dispatch.)


While during January sales were very
light in dark loose tobacco here. and the
buyers had little to do. and the planters
were only waiting for season to strip
and order their tobacco. here comes last
week a soft spell and there Is rush 10
market and a rush to set through with
sales. Much tobacco is then necessarily
overlooked, and Gisappointments follow.
This can be avoided by the simple
plan of digging in dull time on the
farm what is known as ordering pits.
much used In the bright belt Of Virginia
and North Carolina. These are holes
dug IN. the ground from five to eight feet
deem in or near the pack-house. There
e. no cost of material. Tobacco placed
In these holes can be gotten in the very
best condition to pack and market In
few hours. and thereby every advantage
tskan of the market. when there Is little
offsrings and prices are good and buyers
more eager to bid for and buy the crop
Tohacco thus wisely and inexpensively
treated and sold will often bring double
What n would have done. marketed
when everybody else did the same.
creating d glut-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
An ola schoolmate's Tribute to
nr. III. III. Harris,

Miller School. Va. February ). 1897.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
have tust read your full. accurate.
,,,s, and discriminating sketch and
Sr touching and beautiful editorial
.r,su,s 10 the great teacher and truly
~,sat man who passed from the tolls
., earth to the rewards OF Heaven on
THURSDAY evening. and. while II IL not
az all necessary. feel like sending my
moor wreath to lay upon the grave Ct