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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-05
STANDARD CLOTHING CO., n4,s aSs -
To the Honorable Commissioners Of
the BarbOr Of the City of Portland
and the Tidal Waters Connected
Herewith.

The undersigned Atlantic and ST. Lawrence
Railroad Company, corporation duly created
and existing under the laws OF, the State Of
way Company Of Canada, a corporation duly
created and existing under the laws of the
Dominion of Canada, in this their petition, res
pectfully show:
l. That they own and control certain wharf
situated in the City of Portland in the State of
Maine and extending into the tidal waters In
and controlled by them, said wharf being the
wharf upon which the Grand Trunk Sheds No.
l, No. 2 and No. are situated.
2. That by reason of the increase of shipping
commerce, and traffic at said wharf, and the
great length of steamships and other vessels
using said wharf, it has become absolutely
necessary that said wharf should be enlarged,
waters and your petitioners desire, and,
your consent and permission, intend to enlarge,
lengthen: and extend said wharf by building it
straight out into said tidal waters distance of
about 100 feet more or less, to the HarbOr Com
missioners Line of said harbor of the City of
Portland, making the new part of said wharf
the same width as the present structure, to wit,
| about 300 feet, said wharf when extended and
enlarged in the manner hereinbefore described
not at any point to extend beyond the Harbor
commissioners Line aforesaid, but to be wholly
on the westerly side Ofthe said Harbor Commits
sioner's Line
WHEREFORE, the undersigned petitioners
pray !yn that Y. you the SAID Commissioners Of the
| Waters connected herewith. will order such
notice on this petition as may by law be re-
quired, and, that after due examination of the
matters herein set FORTH you will give. your
petitioners written consent and permission,
allowing them to make build, and MAINTAIN the
enlargement and extension of said wharf In the
manner hereinbefOre described.
Dated at Portland, Maine this 9th day of July,
A. D. 1897.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
By A. A. STROUT, Its Attorney.
Atlantic and ST. Lawrence Railroad Company
By A. A. STROUT, Its Attorney.
Office of Commissioners of Portland Harbor,)
No. Exchange Street,
Portland, Me, July 20, 1897
On the foregoing petition 1t Is ordered that
hearing be appointed for Monday, August 9th
next at o'clock p; M, at office Of Harbor Com
missioners, No. Exchange ST., when all parties
interested may be heard; and it is further
ordered that notice of the above petition to-
gether with this our order be published In the
daily Press, Argus, Express and Advertiser for
seven days previous to the hearing
(Signed) c. H. FARLEY,
SSAM'L. B. KELSEY,
HENRY FOX.
jly30d7t Harbor Commissioners.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-05
ANSWER IT HONESTLY.

Are the Opinions of Portland Citizens Not
Moro Reliable Than Those of Utter
Strangers?
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-05
WESTBROOK.

On account of the rain the game of ball
between the Saccarappas and the Murphy
Balsams was stopped at the end of the
third inning. The score was to O in
favor of the Saccarappas. They will try
titles again this afternoon at Warren
park. Game will be called at O'Clock.
Mr.. W. e. Aver and family leiv, for
the woods of Jerusalem today where they
will camp for the next two months.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-05
THE DAILY PRESS
Can always be found at the periodia
torres of

Can always be found at the periodia
torres of:
E.W. Roberts, 100 Congress street.
W. Goold. 4O5 g
\: G. Fessenden, 526
w. d. Jewett. 504
]. A. Libby. $50
f. A. Jellison, 935 Congress street.
Chas Ashton. l9471a Congress street
J. T. Harmon. 1876 Congress street.
J. j. Beardworth. 81 India street,
2. III. Erskine. 43 Middle street.
J. w. Peterson, Exchange street.
S. p. Dennis, 4l9 Commercial street
{. S. Cole, Cor. Boyd and Oxford street.
j. w. Peterson 1T Middle street.
W. L. Crane, rs Exchange street.
Westman & West 90 and 50 Commercial
W. A. ellis. 145 Commercial street.
Frank Freeman. 80 Brackett street.
Join II. Allen, 3s11a Congress street.
Dennet & Co. the Florist, 645 Congress street
G. j. Hodgson. 961a Portland street.
+ + n B SisaasMahPe Peaks ks Island as'
r. T. Littlefield, 1S9 Congress street.
J L. Harmon l115 Congress street.
1. Fl. Beai. s. Co. 422 Congress street.
H. nj. Butler, 6S Pine street.
]. Fl. Vickery, 221 Spring street.
Mrs A. Mckenzie, cor Spring and Clark
Capt Long. 48 Portland Pier.
CIV. Hunt: Custom house Wharf.
John Cox. % Monument square,
bennett. the Florist 663 Congress- street
J. F. Hutchinson. IL Elm street.
Peter Trims. Forest Avenue
Also at the news stands in the Falmouth
Preble, Congress Square and United States no,
tells. and Grand Trunk and Union Depots. II
a n also be obtained OF Chisholm Bros, Agents
on all trains of the Name Central Grand Trunk
and Portland y Rochester railroads and OF
agents on any OF the Boston Trains.
The PRESS can also befound at the followin
Auburn u. askeI.
Augusta. F. Pierce,
Bath-John o. Shaw.
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BiddofOrd-A. nj. Burnham
Brn uhikF T. sI1aw.
Cape Elizabelh-Dyer & jose.
Cumberland MiIls-H. G. Starr
Camden-Fred Lewis.
J. II. Gould.
Cornish-E Thrown.
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Deeriing Genera. A. McConA
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Fairneld-E. H. Evans.
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Observation-Disclosures & Winship
Long lslan-Hughey Bros.
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Norway-F. r. Stone.
A. o. Neyes Co.
Old Orchard-Fogg & libby.
Ricnmond-A. X. Millett.
Rumford Falls-H. l.. Elliott
/" &C. A. Clifford.
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e A. j. Huston.
Sanford-F. H. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bixby Buck.
South POrtland-J. f. Merrlman.
@ ii. Kicker & Son.
A,outh Windham-J. w. Read.
South Paris-A. d. Sturteyan;
South Paris-F. A. Shurtleff.
South Waterboro-G. c. Downs.
Saco-H. B. Hendricks & Co.
AZ E. L. Preble.
South Bristol-N W. Carnage.
ThomaSton-E. Walsh.
Vinal Haven-A. B. VinaL
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Waterville-W. d. Spalding.
Westbrook-W. B. Boothby.
Woodfords-Chapman l. Wyman.
Yarmou.hville-G. Howard Humphrey.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-05
NoTICE-

CEALED proposals for the construction of the
- building for the Dover Children's Home are
hereby solicited. The building to be Of brick
seen at the Office of A. T, Ramsdell, Architect,
Masonic Building, and also at the Dover Cloth
ing Co.'s, 436 and 43S Central Ave-, Dover, N H,
All proposals should be addressed to W. S.
Bradley, chairman of the building committee,
and must be received before twelve o'clock on
Monday August 9th, 1897. The committee re-
serve the right to reject any or all bids.
w, S, BRADLEY,
DIR. JAMES E, LOTHROP,
j, HERBERT RICHARDSON,
MRS. LYDIA E. JONES,
MRS. ELLEN F. CARTER,
MRS. ELIZABETH G. WILLIAMS,
MRS. SUSAN E. YOUNG,
avg2d1w Committee.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
COLLARS AND CUFFS.
How to Starch and Iron Them Equal to
Laundry.

| How to Starch and Iron Them Equal to .
Laundry.
Put some raw starch in pan with
little water, say tablespoonfuls Of
starch to tablespoonfuls of cold wa
ter. Cover with paper to keep the
dust out and leave it to blend. Next
morning take half teaspoonful of lump
borax, bruise it, and set it to boil in a
clean saucepan, with 8 tablespoon
fu1s of cold water. Stir occasionally
and boil till every particle of borax is
dissolved, then add half teaspoonful
of pure glycerin, pour the mixture into
basin and let cool.
Then mix all together, and when the
starch is smooth add a few drops of
blue to give it nice, clear color. Now
take piece of best white curd soap and
rub it between your hands among the
starch till the mixture is quite frothy,
like basin of soap bubbles. Starch the
articles in this and roll in towel over
night
You will require a small basin of
cold water, a thin, cid handkerchief
and small piece of soft, white muslin
And close to where the irons are heat
ing have small wooden box filled inch
deep with powdered bath brick, an inch
of wax candle Tied in linen rag and
small piece of white writing paper.
Take the hot iron, rub it well among
the siftings in the box, then blow off
the dust, rub it on buster. Hold it up
and rub all over the face with "waxy
CLOTH - Then instantly polish on brown
paper and turn the iron so that it's edges
all come in for share of the rubbing.
Test the heat by passing the iron heavi-
ly over the bit of writing paper.
Unroll the end of the towel and take
out one collar, lay it right side down on
the table, rub out the creases with the
piece of muslin, then spread the hand
kerchief over the collar and pass the
iron over it rather lightly twice. Re
move the handkerchief, turn the collar
right side up, rub over with iron twice,
turn collar again quickly, iron once.
Repeat the process, pressing more
heavily each time and making more
effort to smooth out the collar, till steam
ceases to rise from the linen. Rub the
iron, at last turning rather heavily on
the right side. Now lay the collar fat
on the table. wrong side down, and
catch by buttonhole nearest you, pass
the point of the iron quickly along the
surface and roll the collar back on it.
self to curl it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
How to Make Cream Puffs.

A cupful of water, half cupful Of
butter, eupful of flour and eggs.
Boil water and butter together. Stir il
(while boiling) the -four. Take from
the fire and allow it to cool. Add the
eggs (not beaten), mix well together
and drop on buttered tins for 20 min
utes. Avoid opening the oven. Have il
warm enough for bread and cake.
A cupful Of milk, an egg, half q
cupful of sugar, 8 tablespoonfuls Of
-four. Beat egg and sugar together, ado
-four and stir them in the boiling milk,
Flavor with vanilla. When cold, ope1
them and fill and dust with pulverizeG
sugar and serve. This will make one
dozen large cream puffs.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24

has particularly sweet, gentle manners,
though ne rides bicycle and is devoted
to dogs and flowers.
Speaking of this his sister says: sit
would be hard to tell which he likes the
most-music or flowers. He will spend
all his money on flowers, and do all
sorts Of imprudent things for the sake
of his music. One day during dreadful
snowstorm he had practice at the
church, and it seemed impossible to
keep him at home, although he had a
bad cold. So we sent out for carriage,
and, of course, it took some little time.
All the while had to be most positive
in refusing to allow him to start out be-
fore It came. Next to music, think he
likes arithmetic and history, though
until quite recently he has disliked the
former, because suppose he has just
begun to understand it. During the
summer months the whole family go to
Canada, and Harry spends the holidays
fTolicling like other boys. Music and
books are forbidden. so he takes long
rides through the country on his wheel,
goes boating and fishing on the lakes,
or runs wild through the woods with
his dogs. Each fall he comes home a
trifle taller and healthier looking, ready
to work hard with his music and books. :"
At the Christmas service of Grace
church he sang q solo: 'Hear Ye, o
Israel" It was the first time the piece
had ever been sung by a boy, and had he
never done anything else the rendition
of that piece would have made him IA
nous.
His salary is ten dollars per week; his
chorister clothes are given him, as well
as free tuition in music.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
Actual Potash.
FAMOUS cHoRlsTER.

Youngster Whose Singing Has AS
tonished New York Churchgoers.
Harry Chauncey Smith, 10 years old,
is the name of one of the most famous
singers in New York city. When o
toddling child four or five years of age
he used to sing every song he heard,
and later began to pick out his accom-
paniment on the piano with one hand;
but on these occasions, when trying to
"play like lady," he would allow only
his sister to be present. He would coax
her into the parlor, shut the door, and
then beg to have the piano opened.
After this was done he would stand by
the instrument for hours, singing
hymns he had learned at Sunday school
and finding the notes to suit.
When Harry was nine years old his
parents moved to New York city, and
he became one of the chorister boys at
All Angels Protestant Episcopal
church. Two years later he, with sew
eral of his young companions, were
transferred to the choir of Grace church.
Here Harry's health improved, his
voice gained sweetness and power, and
he found himself one of the most ia
nous boys in his country.
He is sweet-faced, delicate-looking
lad, with large gray blue:eyes and short
blond hair. He is small for his age, and
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
AS TO THE FASHIONS.

"A Tailor Explains How Clothes Must
Be Built to Be In Style.
The tailor stood the man up on the
block and then stood off across the
loom to study the coat from a little
distance. After two or three minutes
OF reflective observation he shook his
head and took look at it from another
direction. Then he came closer, pulled
it down little here, pulled it up little
there, and shook his head again.
What idiot made that coat?" he
asked, at length.
Don't you like it ?" returned the man
on the block, very naturally offended at
the question.
The tailor shrugged his shoulders ex-
pressively.
"Oh, If the man makes no pretense of
doing fashionable work." he said, sit
will pass.
"But whats the matter with it?' de-
manded the man on the block.
Everything" replied the tailor.
There is the collar, for instance
"Collar!" roared the man on the block.
why, that lies around my neck as snug
and even as anyone could wish"
mo doubt" answered the tailor.
''Then if yon will turn to the glass YOU
can see the absurdity of the back"
After careful inspection the man on
the block announced that it looked to
him as smooth as board.
There isn't wrinkle In it,' he said.
VERY likely" responded the tailor.
"And them" he added, 'sthere is the
browning absurdity of the body of the
coat and the way it hangs when but
toned"
TITS perfectly comfortable, not too
loose and doesn't wrinkle" protested
the man on the block.
THAT is apparent to anyone" adj
nitted the tailor.
"Then what's the matter with it?"
why, principally just the points that
have enumerated, !" said the tailor. saTo
put it more briefly and in a little palmer
language, I might say that, from the
standpoint of the present fashions, the
fault lies in the fact thatit fits. What
you need if you are going into society
is a coat that has been fitted to an open
umbrella and that won't touch you any
where except on the shoulders. If it
looks well on you. you may put it down
at once as decidedly out OF date.''-Chi-
cago Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
An Amns,Dg Erg Trick.

Here is trick that will amuse you.
Puncture the shell of a raw egg with a
pin, and through the hole thus made
extract the contents. When the shell
has become dry pour fine sand
through the pinhole until the egg is
about one-fourth filed Then seal up
the hole with white wax, and your
imitation egg will be as natural
in appearance as real one. Then
tell your companions that you can make
an egg obey your slightest wish, stand
ing on the edge of a knife, the rim of a
glass, or whatever you will. Of course,
no one will believe you, but you can
prove you are right. The only secret is
to tap the egg gently every time you
change its position, SO that the sand
will settle at the bottom, and keep the
egg upright in just the position you
wish
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
MoNDAY HUNS % 1897

At two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at
the Sheriff s Office, at the Court House, in the
City Of Woodbury., 10 the County of Gloucester
and State of New Jersey, all the following
described tract or piece of land, situate in the
Township of Greenwich, in the County of Glou-
cester and State of New Jersey, and is bounded
as follows:
Beginning at a stone in the middle of the
Great Road leading from Camden to Salem, and
is a corner to Thomas U Snader's lot: thence On
by said lot north thirty eight degrees and forty
five minutes west, five chains and twenty eight
links to the corner of said Snader's lot; thence
(2) still by the same south fifty degrees west two
chains and eighteen and a half links to the cor
ner of lot sold to Phepe Gill; thence (0 by said
lot north thirty-eight degrees and forty five
minutes west, five chains and thirty one links;
thence A) north forty-eight degrees east three
chains and five and one-haH links; thence ~
north forty-two degrees and fifteen minutes east,
two chains and twenty six links to a stone. cor
ner to lot sold to Rebecca Weatherby; thence ~
by same lot south thirty nine degrees and ten
minutes east, FIVE chains d ninety-six links to
the corner of Joseph VOLTS lot; thence % by
said lot south forty-two degrees and fifteen
minutes west, two chains and thirty-three links
to a corner of said lot; thence 90 still by the
same south thirty-eight degrees and forty five
minutes east, four chains and ninety links to the
middle of the aforesaid road; thence 90 along
the middle thereof south forty eight degrees
west ninety three and half links to the place
of beginning. Containing three acres and fifty
three hundredths OF an acre, be the same more
or less. Including the inchoate rights of dover
bleFeln OF Bell beacon, wire OF benjamin
H. Deacon; of Saloam Chew, wife of Abel W.
Chew; of Margaret II. Chew, wife of Nathanial
D. Chew; of Emma Chew, wife of William A.
Chew; of Rebecca Chew, wife of Charles A W.
Chew; of Minnie Chew, wife of Ezekiel O. Chew;
of Bertha Chew, wife of Donovan r. Chew; of
Hannah E. Woolston, wife of Robert H. Wool
ston; of Georgia Woolston, wife of Jay L.
Woolston; of Lizzie Haines, wife of Benjamin D.
Haines; of Lydia Deacon. wife of Henry Deacon;
of Margaret WOoSton, wife of Joshua WOolSton;
of Margaret Colkitt, wife of jeremiah H. Colkitt;
Of Mary Colkitt, wife of Joseph W; CoIkitt; Of
Sarah Woolston, wife of Alfred B. Woolston; Of
Rebecca W. Brown. wife of Richard Brown; of
Addie Brown, wife Of Alfred w. Brown; of
Kesiah Peacock, wife of Noah Peacock; of Amy
A Peacock, wife of Robert j. Peacock; of Anna
r. Woolston, wife Of Robert H.. Woolston; of
Lydia Woolston, wife of Lewis G Woolston, and
of Laura D. Woolston, wife of Thomas B. Wool
ston, in The shares of their said respective hus-
bands Together with all and singular the here
ditaments and appurtenances to the said pre-
misses belonging or in anywise appertaining.
PHILIP S. SCOVEL,
Spec al Master in Chancery of New Jersey.
John f. Harmed, Solicitor
Dated May 21st, 1887
Prs fee S14.40
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
Intensive Farming.

There is perhaps no locality where
the art of obtaining large crops from
small areas has been brought to greater
perfection than ON Long Island, and yet
the farmers of the island are studying
the subject more closely than eveT. The
probable large increase in the value of
farming lands within the limits Of great
er New York, together with increased
taxes and assessments, will necessitate
more intensive cultivation of the land
to produce the interest, taxes and assess
ments. The Market Garden emphasizes
another side of the subject, suggested
by the large increase in the insect enc
mics of the modern farmer It says that
one of the vital points of economy of
the intensive method is in the matter of
worms, insects, blights, etc., which are
such an expense and worry to the gar
dener nowadays, as an acre of ground
requires nearly as much time and atten-
ton in regard to these pests for small
crop as for very large one. In every
thing the arguments are all on the side
of the intensive method-the saving
in blowing and preparing the soil. haul
ing and applying fertilizers, Guilt
waiting, irrigating where necessary, har-
vesting and preparing for market being
apparent to all.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-24
DlPHTHERlA AND coNTAeIoN

0tF N nEhIA AMI OON A1lONs
Some Simple Remedies to Ward on
the Disease.
Outbreaks of this dread disease are
becoming so common that it might be
well TO sound note of warning to those
careful persons who are willing to take
the risk of death rather than destroy ar
ticles which have been used in the sick
room.
A few weeks ago, a woman living in
the suburbs of New York had occasion
to take from her store closet a comfort
able that had been used upon the bed
when one of her children had an attack
Of diphtheria last year. It was a mild
case, and when the child recovered the
mother seemed not to realize that there
was need of very thorough Immigration
and clearing out. She put the comfort
able out on the clothesline, and after
it had been out for a week she brought
it in and put it away, saying that she
thought it would be all right after
weeks airing. When the cold weather
made the use of the comfortable neces-
sary, she put it upon the bed of one of
the children, and a week later there
was a well-developed case of diphtheria
in the house.
Another case was traceable to the use
of piece of red flannel which had been
used about diphtherial patient. The
fnanel had been thoroughly washed
and put away. The following season
one of the members of the household
found the flannel, and, having need for
some strips, tore it up and used a por-
ton as wrapping. A most malignant
case of this dread disease, followed by
the death of the sufferer, was the re-
suit.
A lad died of the same malady. He
was the son of family in moderate cir
cumstances, and had just become the
proud possessor of very handsome
overcoat. It was late in the winter when
he died, and the coat was packed away
with his other belongings. In the fall
the mother decided to present the coat
to the son of neighbor who had been
one of the lads faDorite playmates. Ten
days after the first wearing of the coat
the boy was dead from diphtheria. In
stances of this sort might be related by
scores to show the danger of putting
away garments that have been worn by
the victims of this disease. However
much one may dislike to do it, there is
no alternative other than to destroy all
garments that may carry contagion,
and more than likely cause an outbreak
of the trouble long after all fears have
been allayed.
It has been suggested that upon the
first appearance of diphtheria in a COM
munity the children be allowed to in
dulge freely in pineapple. This fruit
is said to contain an acid that is fatal
to the germs Of the disease, and fire.
quent partaking of it may ward off
trouble or cure light attacks without
other treatment. Indeed, pineapple has
been employed with most beneficial re-
suits in cases where all ordinary RENE
dies had proved unavailing.
At -any stage of the illness give the
patient all of the juice that can be taken
with a relish. If fresh fruit cannot be
obtained, the best quality of canned
pineapple may be used. It is not
thought to be quite as good as the raw
fresh pineapple, but answers the pur-
pose very well, and has cured a number
Of cases that refused to yield to regular
remedies.-N. Y. Ledger.