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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
AN OLD STORY.
The Moral of This Old Anecdote Will Save a
Herp of trouble and Mint of Money.

Before the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers became powerful organiza-
tion before stationary engineers in some
States were required to pass examinations
as to fitness for important positions, as en-
gineer, fireman and and man of all
h MefA fire "a" and stop his engine on &C.
count of pounding. He tinkered at it
for a fIay or so, but the trouble was as
had as ever when he started her up. He
fried again with the same result Finally
his employer was forced to call in more
competent authority; a sort of jack of all
trades was engaged. He poked around
eased some part that showed friction and
said ssShe'll 60" She did go much to
the establishment of the onloolzers and the
tinker was asked to make out his bill. Tt
read as follows:
Fixing engine, 80
For knowing how, 1000
Total, 1880
This anecdote has nothing earthly to do
with MIR. S. B. Day, of No. 1893 Middle
street, engineer at the Maine Savings
Bank building. We merely Introduce
him in this manner so that his evidence
will prove that for fifty cents any citi-
zen Of Portland who has been tinkering
with his kidneys can get them properly
liked, huOWlIlS lOW Will COSG OnlV the
! time and trouble involved in reading this
statment. Here it is: He says: # shall
never fail to do all in my power for
Doan's Kidney Pills. They are a valua-
BILE remedy and 1 cannot urge their use
too strongly for anyone suffering from
kidney complaint. My back was a great
source of discomfort to me. was often
SO lame from it that could not do my
work without getting on my hands and
knees. At night it was impossible to
sleep for any length of time in one posi-
ton. When the spells were very virulent
there was difficulty with the kidney Sc
cretions. I went to Fl. H. Hay and Sons
drug store, at the junction of Free and
Middle streets, for Doan's Kidney Pills.
They were highly spoken about in the
newspapers and no one wanted assistanc CO
more that did at the time. They re-
| lieyed me from the commencement Be.
| fore I had finished the treatment the
urinary difficulty had disappeared, the
| backache had gone and at present I am
able to attend to my duties not inconyen-
| fenced by any trouble. Under such cir
cumstances it is only natural that T
should strongly recommend Doans' Kid
ney Pills.
For sale by all dealers-price so cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
Secretary sherman at Washington

Washington: August 6.-Secretary Sher-
man returned TO the city this afternoon
from brief visit of two weeks at Anna
gansett. Long Island. The secretary does
not anticipate any important develop
ments in ending diplomatic questions
while the President is away on his vaca-
ton. Secretary Sherman tonight denied
the statements from San Francisco that
Minister Sewall had instructions to estab-
lish protectorate over Hawaii in the
event the Senate failed to ratify the an
nexation treaty
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Law Term-Western Distr let.

The court was occupied all day yester-
day in hearing the arguments in Edward
Stetson and others against Sprague
Adams and others, case to determine
where upon the face OF the earth the true
line is between Township 4, Range 8 and
Township 4, Range 9, north OF Waldo
lines as claimed by the two parties in
cludes tract of about 50, 900 acres of wild
land valued at about 1000. The de-
PENDANTS got a verdict before the jury
and the case is before the law court on
motion for new trial and exceptions.
j. b. Peaks, p. II. Gillen and Charles p.
Stetson appear for the plaintiffs and APP
pleton q Chaplin and Henry Hudson for
the defendants
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
New England League.

New Bedford, Mass, August 6.-The
local team lost again today through in
ability to take advantage of base hits and
errors. The score:
Pawtuckets 0 0 o "a o O ks
New Bedfords 0 l l 0 0-3
Base hits, Pawtuckets s, New Bed
fords s. Errors, Pawtuckets 8, New Bed
fords l. Batteries, McCafferty and Bue-
low, Sechrist and Stanhope. Time, 1.48.
Umpire, Hunt Attendance, 400.
Brockton, Mass, August 6.-George
Henry won the game for Brockton today
by his good feeling and timely hit,
which sent in two runs in tho eighth.
The score:
Brocktons 0 90 o o ks
Fall Rivers 0 0 8 0 0 o 0 %
Base hits, Brooktons s, Fall Rivers 9.
Errors Brocktons 8, Fall Rivers o. Bat
teries, Pittinger and Shea, Cronin and
McManus. Time, 2 hours. Umpire,
Breckenridge. Attendance, 500.
Newport, R. l., August 6.-The leaders
could do little with McDougall of Taun-
ton today and were shut out. The score:
Tauntons 0 0 0 0 2 0 x-2
NoWpOrUS U-U
Base hits, Tauntons s, Newports g. Err
rors, Tauntons 4, Newports 2. Batteries,
McDougall and Burke, Hawley and Girls
ham. Time, l.35. Umpire, Connolly.
Attendance, 600.
Cumberland County League.
AS the season progresses in.this league
the fight for supremacy wakes warmer
and warmer. The Murphy Balsams win
ming from the Saccarappas on Thursday,
tied three clubs for first place, so the
games today will be watched with inter-
st. The Presumpscots, as made up at
present, are playing very good ball, and
the Murphy Balsams have always put
good team in the field, so the game on the
Portland grounds will be worth seeing.
The South Portlands will visit Warren
Park and try conclusions with the Sac
carappas and with the acquisition of
Journalist Dilworth and Darby expect
to have an easy thing. The result of
this game is watched by hundreds of
admirers on the Cape. Base ball enthu-
siasts& in Portland and vicinity should
encourage the efforts made by local tai
ent and patrongize the game. Game
called at 3.15. The batteries are Engel
and Harmon for the Presumpscots, and
Pulsifer and Edgar, late of the Lewis
tons for the Murphy Balsams
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
Youan III. Shahbaz.

A native of Persia. from near Mt.
Ararat and Nineveh, who was born in
the city of Teburma, birthplace of Zorro
aster, the prophet of the fire vrorshippers,
will lecture IN the First Baptist church
will be Life, Manners and Customs of
Persians. He will speak about the re-
ligions of the Persians He will also sing
in different languages from the Gospel
Hymns There are not more than Atty
Persians in America.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
Death of an Aged Auburn Lady.

Lewiston, August 6.-Mrs. Ora Davis
of Auburn, better known as "Aunt Ora, :"
died this afternoon, aged IS years. She
was the widow Of DR.. j. D. Davis, and
had been identified with the local history
of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
.ALTHENE SKIN SOAP for for, aa1'
Child q en-

delicate acomen and all persons NTH a
sensftite skin, ats use cannot be too highly
recommended. Superb For Infants.
For sale by all druggists and Il. Fl. Hay 6,
Son, Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07

The town of Jay claims one of the big
gest, trees in Maine. 1t stands on the
banks OF the Androscoggin, On the lawn
ference four feet from the qronnS ia
twenty-three feet. diameter seven feet.
About six feet from The ground there are
seven branches radiating from its trunk
which are eighteen inches to twenty tour
inches IN diameter. The branches spread
over space OF ground two hundred and
feet in diameter. Whore the branches
leave the trunk Of the tree, about seven
feet from the ground, there has been
erected band stand which seats twenty
nye persons. The tree was set out fcrty-
two years ago by Lafayette Bean on the
DAY OF his departure for California, from
whence he never returned. having died a
few years since
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07

An hmm ense meeting, numbering fully
10, 900 people, gathered around the strik-
ers' camp at Turtle Creek tonight. Eu-
gene V. Debs, Mrs. Jones and several
local speakers made addresses.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
DOVER RACES END.
The Meeting Has Been a Remarkably Sue
cesSfuI One.

Dover, N. H., August 6.-The harness
meeting at Granite State park came to q
successful close this afternoon, 1900
spectators witnessing the closing events.
The unfinished 2.10 pace postponed from
yesterday required three heats today to
complete it.
Woodshed captured the first heat today
but was set back to last place by the
Judges on the ground that Driver Sterling
had accidentally pinched the pole from
Refina. Woodshed and Baron Rogers
each\lowered the state record by one
second. Baron Rogers beat his own
record by a quarter of second. :,
In the z. OF pace Vassar had things all
his way. Prince Albert was taken sud
denly i'll and was withdrawn.
Timbrel was the favorite in the 2.4O
trot and won easily in straight heats. An
other harness meet will be held August
81, September /, 2 and with purses of
5000 each.
The summary:
a.1o CLASS, PACE-PURSE $500.
Unfinished Yesterday
Refina, IN, Reelection,
Minnie Wilkes, by Geo.
George e., gg. Roscoe,
51Payne3 1 8 2 1 4 8
Woodshed, oh h, (sterling)a . 8 / 2
Red Silk, b m, (Tyson) 3 70
Sterling, Oh e, (Ncble)t 8 dis
Nellie McCrory, b m,
(Demarest) dis
Time-2.12 1-2, 2.11 Ia, 2.11 IA: No
time, second horse given the fourth heat,
2.l0 IA, 2.13.
FREE-FoR-ALL TRoT-PURsE $500.
Baron Rogers, br h, Baron
Wilkes, Ashland by Ashland !,
Chief, (Titer) l
Early Bird, 70 h.. Jay Bird.
Beulah, by Harold, (Knapp) ! 2 ? 2
Celaya, Oh h, (Coville) )
Lightning, m, (Andrews) :
Time-2l 2, 30 IA, 2.1o 12, s.13 1-2..
2.o7 CLASS, PACE-PURSE $500.
vassah, r h, by Vatican, Nell, by
Estelle Eric, (Galvin)
Bed Buck, Jr., Nellie, by Tom
Hay, (Noble) 3 Q 2
Prince Albert, b g, (Birney) 2 DIR.
Alhambra, biz h, petty dis.
Ti1ne-2.13 "a, 2.l5, 2 IA.
2.4O CLASS-PURSE $500.
Timbrel, blk h, by Bermuda, Tiny
B. by Black Planet (Payne) / /
Barthold, b g, Bermuda, (Rodge)5 {
Rown Lady, b m, Cheney 6 3 {
Fleur de Lis, m, (Powell) 2 6 {
Brunella, b m, (Taft) 4 {
Light Moon, b III, (Marsh) 4 5
Time-223 IA, 2.19 LIZ, 2.19 1-2.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07

frankfort has the largest theatre in
Germany. 1t seats 300 persons. Cologne
comes next with a theatre of 1,7so seat.
ing capacity,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST

The town of Wa terford has completed
the first century of its history and is pre-
pairing to celebrate its centennial. A
committee has been raised consisting of
Prof. H. P. Warren, E. Porter, G. P.
Cleaves, Daniel Brown, A. P. McDon-
aid, George L. Warren, Col. A. S. Hap
G God, Henry Sawin, Isaac f. Jewett and
9. H. Pride, to make arrangements as to
speakers, time and place Of celebration
and all other necessary detail.
A few days ago Michael Cassidy of
Jonesboro, went to Machias with good
sized vial full of gold-dust. MIR. Cassidy
said that he got to exploring around in
brook on his farm and PANIED this gold
dust out without half trying. He says
that before this he has suspected that
there was gold on the place and that now
he is sure of it. A local jeweler has sent
the gold away to be assayed and Mr..
Cassidy and his neighbors are awaiting
the result with considerable interest
Some old miners to whom the Edust was
shown say that it was a good washing
and II there is much of the some sort MIR.
Cassidy will not be obliged to buy fur
cap and go trundling away to far-off
Alaska.
W. E. Tyler Brigham, Esq, well
known Chicago lawyer, is engaged in col
lecting material for the history Of the
Tyler family. He has also been In several
places in Maine and will extend his jour
ney still further for the same purpose,
He has found that there are at least 5000
descendants of John Tyler.
General j. P. Cilley, commander of
Edwin Libby Post, G. A. r., has,
through the good offices of Representative
Dingley, secured from General Elagler,
Chief of Ordnance, United States Army.
an order for the issue of two small cannon
to the post, to be placed on the grounds
adjacent to their hall in Rockland.
A St. Adams man knows that light
ming does strike twice in the same place.
During the thunder Shower of last week
lightning struck the barn of A. b.
Avery just where it struck it five years
ago and did considerable damage. Roth
lines Mr.. Avery was in the barn and es-
taped uniniured.
A large majority of Ellsworth school
teachers desire to take the state examina.
ton, and Superintendent OF SchooIs
Wharf, is making an effort to have Stats
Superintendent of School Stetson give the
examinat ion in that city.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
The Ideal Panacea.

James l.. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: 81 regard DR.. Kings New Disoov,
cry as an IDEAL Panacea for Cough, Colds
and Lung Complaints, having ssed IT
in my family for the last Ave years, to
the exclusion Of physician's prescriptions
or other preparations"
Rsv. John Burgus, Keokuk. Iowa,
writes: - have bean q Minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for so years
or more, and have never found anything
SO beneficial or that gave ma such speedy
relief as DR.. Kings New Discovery y
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Fri
al bottles at H. 2. s. Goold's drug storc.
577 Congress street, under Congress So.
Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07

Tomorrow's races will be the event of
the week in which will be the 2.20 class
with purse of $500; the 1888 class, with
a purse of 800 and free-for all race,
purse SlU0, which is to be novelty.
The latter will be for all lady drivers
on bicycle sulkies and will be genuine
race in which the time promises to be 2. 80
or better.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
RuckIen's Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALVE In the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun aed.
Prioe rs cents per boz. For sale by H. p.
S. Soold, SIT Congress ST., under Con-
gress Square Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
THIRD DAY AT PlTTsFIEL D.
The e.sa Race Was an Exciting One To
days Programme.

Pittsfeld, August 6.-The third day IS
meeting at the Union Trotting park was
but a repetition of the previous races as
regards attendance and track conditions.
shown by the crowd than on any previous
day.
The 2.40 class trot and pace was sharply
contested throughout and was won by
Gladys NJ, br m, by Erwin M, in three
straight heats. The summary:
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
3. SO TROT OR PACE-PURSE. $500

Hal Wilkes, Oh S, (Davis) 4 Il 2 1 i
Bertha E., b m, (Crawford) l Z 5
Flossie Lowe, b m, { Woodbury)2 2 2 4
Lille Wilkes, br IN, (Reynolds)5 Z 3 3 2
Pilot Morrill,, b G, (Yeaton) Z 6
Pauline, br m, (Edwards) 6 5 6dis
Lady Goldust, oh m, (Merrill)3 6 dr.
Maud W., b m, libby 10 s 7dis
Star King, b G, (RusselD 8 dis
Frank Rolfe. b G, Pierce, 9 8 9 dr.
Miss Perkins, b IN, (RusselI dis
Erling, hg, (Wellington) dis
Jake, b 6, (Fisher) dis
Time-2.25 IA, 2.25 IA, 2.2s IA, 2.as.
229.
s.4o CLASS, TRoT AND PACE
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07

A large majority of Ellsworth school
teachers desire to take the state examina-
ton, and Superintendent OF Schools
Wharf is making an effort to have stats
Superintendent of School Stetson give Ihe
exaninat ion in that city.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13
now THE DERvlsags rlosr.

their Wonderful s4ist aasaiss,ss
bravery aud Amazing csss1sa
The deryiahes have lost nsgAlrg 4
heir old yal0r. says Tho Lcndsa 1szn
raey heed death "a iltsle Al sIg Il
iaN thcm stand uudigtaayeG Il Dc
spen and flxht with dogEed 4ssssElss-
ion In tho face ot aar asaalY ys5H
asp. They fought on with rtss "a
tpear and knife when ehasgsa n %
'aYairy. Zach wounded atEYish, a. 10
ay bleeding to death % the rsgaa
saa a dangerous and trsasAescai ~
latii no had bFcathrd his last. ING
sven ala what some authorities Al'f
tented that any troops, hereSw afa's
would ever do they stood Ia g'sssS
iyIue steadily iata orr ranks weslsa -
maxim guns poured their stream 9. ~
lsts on them. moving them dors afs
grass.
doubt whether any other 90
The world would have stood. y sstss
usn stood. for nearly ,Ne afsN
against such fearful odds Is ssss p
posed TO them. but. II one mas Ss4is
from this fiEhs. the deEyisAts ~
changed their old tactics Tsty "
to 4 great extent abandoned tas is'ti
ras rush OF spcarmsn which $40
distinguish Soudaness warfare zss w
more on rife FIRE. In which Their ~,
aco has considerably improves
trained and disciplined bat i z "
doubtful whether that savage hska Z
prey tho Baggara ever could y -.
these men would make nasnisN..
infantry. They display nos q ~
amazing cooluesa when acting q =
defensive al they dill In their i-i'-s
shaFges OF former campaigns
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13

Those whose acquaintance with clans
extends only to little nccks on the
half-shell" will be slow to think evil
1f any members OF 70 delightful Il FAINT
II. But the shy and peaceful little
neck" has some big brothers tina. Wig
orously resent any attempt to pry into
their personal affairs.
Men have accidentally stepped into
TIA open jaws Of these huge clans nj
i1ss tide. and the clans, closing their
jaws, have held them fast until the
tide rose, when the men were drowned
Other men have reached for a lure in
the form OF luminous spot. Tie in
slant they touched 1t the shells Of a
clam closed on their arms. and In n
few minutes the men were drowned
Some OF these CLAIMS that trap men
are found imbedded In the coral reefs
Of the Pacific and Indian oceans. and
the men captured are pearl divers.
The flesh Of one Of the huge clamu
sometimes weighs twenty pounds. and
added to that Is the 500 pounds or more
Of shell. The shell is sometimes Ave
feet long by two and three-qiarters
feet wide. Youths Companion.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13

i The wicked waste of money upon pet
dogs is a feature Of Paris and London
life. American imitators Of such ex-
traYagant ways are quite numerous
enough to deserve comment. What Is
10 be thought CT list Of articles that
Paris canine artist thinks neces-
sary to dogs outfit. when it includes
a morning wrapper" seaside coat"
a "morning coat" a "fur-trimmed over
coat" "six handkerchief" and 50 on?
A man or maid often attends the pet
dog. When is taken also into account
the outlay for "choice bits Of chicken
and like delicacies, the picture OF q
wanton misuse OF money IS complete.
The amount spent on one Of these
pampered pets would make the differ
ence between life and death for more
than one child Of poverty. The word
contempt does not adequately charac-
terize the feeling of repulsion this folly
should arouse.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13
TEsLA's NEW iNTERR,,er.-
An Electrical Current Broksa so.ao. !.
Times a Second. WV

IN Hisees1ssi current Broken so.oos
Times a second.
Nikola Tesla, the great aia.,.
aas Just taken outs patents for Sss'
Tor producing almost inealculas,s 1.T
;Fleai vibrations, and the ElectrIes,S ~, =
view gives full description :, j. w.
Eention and Its uses. Ii was Nv ~ ~ y
81 this device that Mr. Tesla bas u ~ -
able 10 demonstrate the scien,.a. -
iibiiity OF producing brilliant lllum,s.
ton by means OF vacuum h,hss
were not IN mechanical contas, - -
The electric source. Under the ,ns.s..
Of a current OF electricity inte,r....
10000, 900 or 10000 900 timss ! sps'a
he tubes with which Mr.. Tesla w r.sssa
perimenting burst into brIllIan, M
light. which WAS demonstvatas' II. y
photography 70 be much mora 49,
tul than the are electric light alsss...
the tubes were entirely dlSecr-s,ss.
and stood 30 far away from ina $500
coils that Mr.. Tesla SAT In larss =.
chair between the tubes aud ~ -
while he was photographed 81
light OF the tubes. No such efee, (.
ever been produced BY aay ~.
means, and this gives only roa,A 4.
atcation OF the ways Ia which M T....
ta'a latest patented device may /. i
use Ia the arts. For the pFotss,s,s
of Roetgen rays. the making q ~,
and aFgon. and for electro-thsras.s,.
treatment, the new device vii ia n
mediate use. The lnteEruption \, ~.
trieal currents for the purpose 3, eFal,f
les these curFents into electrical W.,
or vibrations has heretofore bs.s !.
mechanical operation. In lis sIr.l,s
this Is done BY the eommatatsr !, 4
brating armatnra Of the Rumfkos Z
duetlou coil. The vibrations 81 SUI 4
armatnfe or even o. the asgais ~
which the armatuFe has 5sen sspl,yl
Ia some devices. must be eosansa "a.
Ia the narrow ilml. Of tsx hssa,s.
20 the second. Rotating lntsrysyes
connecting and breaking Ghs s!sesrszl
circuit. with a change ID The psal,sa
~ their teeth as they reYelsed sssss
maeh 10 tho number % laisFraeshss
which could DO obtained. bar syea ,Ass
best speed bore but pllltai rssa.Aa.
ship 10 the 100 90 900 or mora nm.
lions second which Mr.. Tesla saks.
laira that 10 has obtained t;ea Ia
irylce.
This simplicity or the latter d ca 4
10 remarkable features.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13
To rake Cold from The a,..oa,, r,,,e

=" Take Cold from the Missouri River.
The Helena Herald Is authority for
the statement that company com.
posed Of Great Falla. Mont. people Ia
going 70 try the experiment Of washing
gravel from the bottom Of tho Missouri
river between Townsend and Canyon
Ferry. with tho view Of saving so,no or
the gold known to exist therein. The
company ia styled tho Great Fatla Min
ing company. and Is composed Of Esy.
erai Weli-known mining and smelling
men, who iust at present do not care 10
nave their names made public. They
nave expended couple OF thouAand
collars or more building a large fat
boat and eqnipDlng the same with acme
specially designed machinery invented
ny 2 citizen OF the Cataract city. Tho
boat y propelled by steam. which viii
also lHrnish the power needed for treat.
ing the gravel and sand from the river
bottom. by system of cups or elo.
Vators, running in an endless chain Tho
material is scooped up and run over a.
through slulce-boxes carried upon Tho
hoat' ny a special arrangement az ,hs
iatter, IN connection with some tnse.
hiously devised and specially invented
machinery, It Is hoped that enough II
the gold can be saved to mako ,hc ~,
dertaking pay. -
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13

The Duke OF Norfolk entefialn.e
Catholic League excursion parry -
South London. some zoo siFoab y I
Arundel Park. and presided o'ss !,
dinner. Before dinner a r'athsl -, -
incident occurred. Warnings y ~
on the grass were much 10 esia'. ~
ana we're generally obeyed. uas ~, q
son in a soft felt hat aud ree'sl ~
ct was observed crossing the ~.
Come on the grass" said che -. n.
sharply. "Tis the likes o. yOu ~ x.
gets poor people q bad name. - -
you see It's forbidden The psl ".
went on smiling. but the woman ~ \,
prise was laughablc TO gee xnsA =, i,
found at the dinner that she naa -
abusing the duke himself.