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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-25
The Ear and the Brain.

ANY disease that attacks the middle ear
or mastoid cavity is very grave and dan
gerous, because these parts are stuate q
so close to the brain. Inflammation In
these structures is liable TO extend 60 the
brain, and every year disease SET up n
the middle ear causes the death OF 80, 900
people in the United States alone So Sc
rious rs disease OF the middle ear con-
sidered, on account or the nearness or
parts OF the brain, that life insurance
companies refuse to insure those persons
so afflicted.
IL was such disease that destroy ed
the life OF the late Roscoe Coukling, and
the present Emperor OF GeEmanys erratic
aud peculiar actions at times are attributed
to a chronic disease or the middle ear from
W hich he suffers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-25
What Constitutes the Ear.

While everyone knows THAT, situated
inside or she head, is the organ OF hear
ing, few understand what this structure
is really like that grasps the sounds OF
life and action In its embrace until there
Is nodded on the substance or the brain
an exact COPY OF the sound as is nodded
the mass Of putty to the inner surface
Of the hand which grasps it firmly. TINS
fixing or sound upon the brain is called
hearing. The various parts taken to-
gether, W hich grasp, repeat and hoid
the sound are called the ear. What is
usually styled the ear is but a proJec-
hearing, which is nearly two inches in
side the head. The various parts OF the
ear are shown clearly in the large en-
craving, where they are seen to consist
Of the external ear and a tube that leads
from il inwardly to a curtain that en-
triely blocks the end of this tube the ear
drum. The drum and three little bones
that connect with it and the cavity i'm
rnediateiy behind the drum constitute
rious channels, some resembling half cir
cles and other spirais, are filled with
fluid. into which dip the nerves OF hear
ing, and these parts, taken together, are
called the internal ear. II YOU will take
the trouble to look, you viii notice that
there is a tube which passes from the
cavity of the middle ear down into the
throat. This is called the euStachian tube,
and it carreis air into the deeper recesses
ear no sound can be heard The ear
needs air to convey the sound to the
parts which imprison it and repeat it to
the BRAIN the same as electricity requires
a wire upon which to travel when 1t is
sent in che form Of a message.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24

with magnificent action. White Cooakde
is not unknown to the lovers of the coach
horse for he has taken two premiums,
two years in succession at the New Eng
land fair.
DR.. &. Rowland of this city has two
year old bay FLY by Westland out of
Emmn ", Of whom great things are ex-
pected.
Mr.. NJ. B. Fuller's Ethel 3, by Win
throp Pilot, out of an unknown dam is
also at Rfgby. She is eight years old and
very pretty little mare with record of
2.44 IA, and still coming.
Mr.. Huntoon himself exhibits with
pride colt but year old in whose veins
flows some of Jay Birds blood. which
the fast and young Early Bird made
famous.
These twenty-six horses are all az
plump and sound as they could we'll be
and with the blooming of the first May
flowers many of them will take to the
road and under Mr. Huntoon's skilful
driving be trimmed down into shape for
fast work this season.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
Burglaries al the Cape.

Last Friday or Saturday night several
summer cottages at Pond Cove were
broken into, those of Amos L. Millett,
P. Feeney, George K. Davis and others.
The offenders were evidently tramps.
They stole considerable clothing and
many small articles of value which
happened to attract their attention. In
Mr.. Feeney's cottage one of the men took
off a considerable portion of his own
clothing and substituted some of Mr..
Feeney's for it. He also carried off a
valuable field glass belonging to Mr.
Feeney. In the other cottages consider
able clothing was stolen. There is no
clue to the thieves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
The Rug Auction.

Many Of our best families were repre-
scented at the great sale inaugurated at
the store of Hooper, Son & Leighton
yesterday morning. A feature of this
sale is the interesting and minute de-
scriptions Of the wonderful details of
construction and the various character
istios OF these very valuable and strik-
ingly artistic specimens of the Eastern
rug weavers work.
Inc concern who have inaugural d
this great sale, hope, with good Cause
that the public will be more liberal with
their bids today as yesterdays sale sure
ly meant no profit for them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
THE PRESS.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
j. R. Libby.
Owen. Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
Rines Bros. Co...
Hooper. Sen s. Leighton.
Standard Clothing Co.
A. f. Hill & Co.
Frank B. Clark.
W. H. kohling.
DIR. Frost's Remedies.
L. v. F. A.
Home for Sale.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Old Folks Concert.
Katzschmar hall Glee Club.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and Similar advertisements WILDE found undel
heir appropriate heads on Page 8.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
PERSONAL.

A. 7. Craig, genera secretary of the
Waterville Y. M. G. A., has resigned to
enter the ministry.
Senator Drummond is still sick with
tonsilitis and will probably not be able
to go back to Augusta for several days.
Z Bank Examiner Charles P. Hatch of
Buckfield and Hon. Wallace H. White
of Lewiston are at the Congress Square
hotel.
Head Waiter Robert H. Delaney Of
the Union Station cafe, who intended to
accept the position Of steward at the Elks
club room in Bangor, has reconsidsred
and will remain in his present position.
Charles A. Strout of this city has been
elected clerk of the Pownal Spring
Company with off GERS at 50 Exchange
street.
General E. T. Garland and Assistant
Secretary Miller of the Portland Y. M.
@. A., left yesterday to attend the thir-
tenth annual conference of paid officers
OF the Y. M. G. A. q of New England,
and International Y. M. G. A. training
school at Springfield Mass, which opens
today and continues until the Goth.
Seer etary Garland is chairman Of the
executive committee of the conference.
Mr.. James A. Swan, the Portland &
Rochester brakeman. who lost both legs
and was otherwise. severely injured last
fall in an accident on the railroad, has
received his artificial limbs and was
able to walk Sunday from his home on
Rrattle street to that of his brotner-in-
law, Mr.. Charles H. Farr, on Green
street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
Good Temp1ars.

9 The annual session Of the Good Temp
lars of Maine will be held at Portland,
Thursday ana Friday, April 30 and 30.
Tine usual half fare will be allowed by
railroads, boats, etc.
The international Supreme lodge will
be held at Lurichs Switzerland, ooM-
mencing June IL, and continuing ten
days.
Full particulars will be given by cir.
cular about April 10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24

FAC-SIMILE signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER
is on the wrapper Of every bottle of CAsroRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

The executive committee Of the Maine
State Eiremen's Association has been
called to meet with Chief Eldridge, in
this city, today
There will be special Car leave Cum
berland Mills and Westbrook for Water
boro at 5. 40 p. m. Thursday for the de-
gree staff and all members of Naomi Re-
bekah Lodge.
The Church of Christ is meeting with
good results in their protraoted meeting.
Last Sunday there were three additions
at Pleasantdale In the afternoon and in
the evening there were four more bap-
tized here In the city. The meetings at
Pleasantdale will be continued this week
and perhaps longer.
Committee ON judicial Proceedings
and Claims met and organized yester-
day afternoon and considered business
left over from the Last city government.
The India street engine house and the
while new hose house is said to be
needed on the hill and also an engine
house at the West end. 1t is said also
that more new hosessis badly needed.
There was case of scarlet fever report
ed to the board of health Monday at 1O6
Park street.
Fine crayon portraits Of ex-Governors
Cleayes and Burleigh were exhibited
last evening at Batchelders store on tx
change street. They are to be sent to Au-
guHta tomorrow to be hung in the libra
~ at the state house. They were drawn
by G. E. Chase of this city.
Yesterday was as warm and bright as
day late in May.
The National Bride company has been
organized at Portland for the purpose
of manufacturing good useful for2borses
and other animals. Capital stock, 500,
600 of which $50 is paid In; president
Arthur G. Libby of Portland; treasurer.
George H. Drew, of Boston.
The storm doors at the Union station
waiting rooms were removed yesterday.
In view of the increase in traffic at
the Grand Trunk, it is suggested that
Commercial street, near India, ought to
be widened.
The committee on bells ano clocks ask
for a sufficient appropriation to put the
Park street and First Parish clocks in
first class condition, a condition which
has not been obtained for years. At
present the Park street clock doesn It
strike and is in fact in condition that
has excited severe comment In that
reighborhood for long time.
Q The sanitary committee of the city gov
eminent has voted to contract with John
II. Lse and William 81. Dugan to fur.
nish a horse and man to operate the city
tip carts for cleaning out the culyerts
the coming summer.
This evening OCCURS the regular meet
ing Of Georges Commandery, W. o. G..
q. As the question of leasing new hall
will be decided upon this evening every
member Is requested to be present.
Enoampment 1877 Union Veteran Le-
gion will meet this evening az Sons of
Veterans hall.
The Ladies' Auxiliary 1-10-29th will
meet Thursday evening with Mrs. Frank
Beal, 742 Congress street.
A big flock of wild geese-oame from
the southwest this morning and few
down to the islands. They made noise
enough in the fog to "beat the band
The special agents of the insurance
companies interested In the fire at Hawk
ms shoe factory, Deering, are at the
Congress Square hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
Sale of Unclaimed Express Packages.

The annual sale of the parcels and
packages Of every description, that accu-
mulates in the American Express COM
took place at r. o. Bailey's auction
rooms at 10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon.
There was large quantity of bundles
and they were sold at prices ranging
from five cents up to one dollar. The
majority of them went at about % cents
or less.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
Washingtonian Meeting.

The usual mid-week Washingtonian
tenn perance meeting will be held in Cos
pei Mission Hall this evening at 7.45
O'Clock. Good singing and good speaking
may always be found at these meetings.
Everybody cordially invited to attend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup'

Mrs. winslows Soothing Syrup'
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
ieething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 20 cts
a bottle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
Funeral Of Henry j. Chapman.

The funeral of the late Henry j. Chap
man took place from his former residence
No. 40 Ellsworth steret yesterday after
street church officiated. There was a
large gathering of friends. Deacons
Lynch. Pillsbury, Austin and Lamson of
the church were the pail benrers. There
were many beautiful floral offerings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24

81 had bad cold which DEVELOPED into
grip. Physicians gave me no relief, and
finally tried DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup. One bottle cured ne completely,
1t is a wonderful medicine. % Jacob
Hanmies, Lyon Station, Pa.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
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Victor BICYCLES.

The Overman Wheel Co. of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, have placed the agency for
the Victor wheels with F. o. Bailey &
Co., IS Exchange street, where full
line of their I97'' machines are on ex-
hibition and catalogues can be had upon
application.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
HOW TO OBTAIN THEM.

sThe Bicycles are the celebrated Pierce Special,
1897 Pattern, m'fd by Geo. Pierce Co.. of But.
falo. Boston and New York Fitted with Hartford
Bell. Standard CSclometer. and 6unt Lace Saddle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02
a MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
Strange Case on Which the Sd ratog,
Police Are Working.

Saratoga, June 2.-The police have a
my stcrS to cope with in case brought 10
light yesterday.
In a cheaply constructed farmhouse three
miles northwest of here an Impoverished
couple. Ephraim Wilson and his wife, Eliza
Tesiled They had become town charges
and creatures of charity. Their abode is in
a lonely spot near the Della ware and Ii udson
Railroad The man is seventy-siX years
of age ana MS wife ixty-six, though Wilson
declares her to Toe eighty.
John Henneberry, a faImer, went to the
Wilson place at O'Clock this morning
tn pillow. He was astounded to lin d the old
farmer clad only in shit leaning heavily
upon a hoe handle, and besmeared with
blood. The old man could not account for
his presence in tie field, ."rd was carried
into the house.
There Eliza Wilson, clad only in wrap
per, lay upon the bed with a hole in her
skull above the right ear, and exposing the
brain. The bed was drenChed with blood
and nearly every apartment down stairs
showed signs Of gore and splashes OF crin,-
son made in the struggle. The townauthGr-
tiles were notified at once. They found
bloody tracks leading to the barn as well
as to an Clubhouse Here they found plat
bottle that had already contained whisky
The old mans face and head had been
literally beaten to Jelly with some in
strumcnt, aud apparently he had tiled 70
claw his disiigured features.
An officer found piece OF fire brick or
the window ledge When shown this the
old woman muttered that tramps had at
tackled her. She refused to say more.
Her story is not believed and the old man
is so weak that his efforts to talk can
not be interpreted.
The theory Of the authorities is that the
old woman sought TO murder her husband.
They base this suspicion principally upon
the remark she made to Gardner Perry,
the court crier, Sunday. 1t is well known
that for three years she has endeavOred
to have the old man removed to the county
pDorhouse, and on Sunday she said: "If
they don't take him away something ter
rible will happen
The authorities believe that the "somc-
thing terrible has happened, and that the
responsibility rests upon her. They regard
the evidence as showing that the aged
farmer was attacked in his sleep; that,
awakened by the blows, he tried to cS-
cape and was pursued out ofdoors and that
the woman fell, striking her head upon
something, thus producing the Jagged hole
through which her brain can be viewed.
The wilson's were brought to Saratoga
and lodged at the hospital. 1t is believed
that both will die
There are some, however, who believe
that the wilson's were attacked by trampS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02
DEATH oFp GEN. RUGGLEs.
West Point Graduate and Officer al
the Confederate Army.

Fredericksburg, IVA, June 2-Gen. Dan
iel Rlggles died at his home here yesterday
morning after an tGnessjof several months
aged eighty seven years. HIS remains VIII
be taken today to the ancestral home oil
his wiie's family, "Fnedland," in King
George county, now tie home OF his son,
Major L. S. Ruggfes, Where the internent
will be made. Rev. L II. Green, of Thin
ity Episcopal Church, will conduct the ser
vices.
gen. Daniel Ruggles was born In Earle,
Mass in $40, a member of a distiug uIshed
family both in this country and in England
At the early age Of sixteen he entered the
West Point Military Academy, and alter the
usual course graduated floIn that lnst1tu-
ton, and was breveted lie utenant In the
United States Army, July l l, 1893. lie at
once began active service in tie Seminole
war, in Florida, in 1S3S-'40. He was plo-
noted to firstlieutenantin1 S3S, and served
through the war with Mexico; was pro
NOTED major Tor gallant conduct at Chere-
busCo, and was bIeveted lieutenant colonel
for leading he forlorn hope at the storining
of the Castle of Chepultepec. lie particl-
pated in all the battles which resulted in
the capture of the City Of Mexico, ana
afterward served IN Utah and elsewhere.
Though a Northern born man, on the
breaking out of the war of secession, he at
once resigned his commission i'll the United
States Army, won by long and mentoriUus
service, and came South because he was
firm and unyielding believer in the right Of
secession. He was appointed by Gov.
Letcher a bngedier general in The provls-
ional army OF Virginia, and haG charge OF
the defcnses Of the Potomac River, with
headquarters at Fredericksburg. Upon the
organization of the Confederate army he
was commissioned a brigadieT, and was
finally promoted to major general. Very
shortly after receiving his commission In
the Confederate army he was ordered 70 tue
South, and remained there during the war
He fought in the battles Of Santa Rosa ISL
and, Pensacola Shiloh, Pennington, Iuka,
Baton Rogue, Port Hudson, Atlanta aud
others He was noted for his great personal
courage and was Il skillful soldier.
Gen. RugGles was a man Of great scien.
tifIc attdinments He was one of the disCov-
erers OF the great copper deposits ON Lake
Superior and recognized their value at the
outset and for many years was a stock
holder in some of the mines in that section.
Heinvented aud patented method OF pre-
cipirating rainfall by artificial means,
which was tested by the United States Gov
eminent; also a method of signaling at sea
during fogs, as we'll as other things
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02

In spite Of the venomOUs determination
of Thomas Bracket Reed to smother the
Cuban belligerency resolution, the matter
will be forced to an issue either By action
in the suppressed House of Representatives
or in another way The Administration is
no longer blind TO the fact that tn" couD
try will not tolerate further delay Tie
frightful butchery of a Philadelphia lady
by the Spanish troops in Cuba probably
furnishes the straw that has broken The
oamel's back of American patience. Every
man and woman in the United States
knows that if the victim had been a Brit
ISL subject, instead OF despised Aineri
can citizen, a British fleet would have
leveled the MORO Castle with the ground
within forty-eight hours after the news of
the outrage reached the nearest imperial
naval station But this simply helish af-
front to our nation and to American
womanhood has not even weakened the
friendship between the Administration at
Washington and the court of Madrid. The
mere decapitation of an American woman
has been quite Intellectual to shake the
Spanish III Clubs love for Spain OF to
render it less opposed to the interests Of
humanity and mercy In Cuba. Hale, Hoar,
HawIey, Hanna and Havemeyer still main
tain, unbroken, weyler's line of defense in
this country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02

they were not adorned with the city arms,
but there is nc knowing what would Lave
happened il he hadn't The harvest
of brass buttons gathered by this grim
reaper was then sent to the tailor TO lie
sewed on the new uniforms. So the
buttons were rot lost but gone before.
Now, before we attend to the wants Of
outside 60 intries, let US RENE mher the
inmates of our own household. If Phila-
delphia is in such a buttonless condition
that she has to send her employees about
their business with one button apiece
while their new uniforms are being fin
ished, let the matter be called to the
attention of Congress, and an appropriation
be made for the sending OF a large lox
of brass buttons TO Philadelphia.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02
Circulation Statement.
The DauutIess Seizure.


We are quite aware that, in causing the
limited states cruiser Marblehead to seize
the steamer Dauntless, loaded with arms
and ammunition sold by American mann
facturers for exrort to some region not
naIned the Administration Will declare 10
the country that it was compelled TO hat
action 10y the decision of the Supreme
Court in the case OF the steamer Three
Friends, in which the court held that:
"The maintenance, unbroken, OF peace
fu relations between two Powers, when
the domestic peace of one OF them is dis
turhed, is not neutrality, in the sense
a. which the word is used when the
disturbance has acquired such head as
Co have demanded the recognition Of
belligerency, and as a mere matter Of
municipal administration, TO nation can
permit unauthorized acts of war within
its territory in infractioI ofitS sovereignty
Wide good faith toward friendly nations
requires their prevention -
Unless the Administration of President
Mckinley can show TO the satisfaction of
the American people that the steamer
Dauutless, when captured, was engaged
IN an act of war; that is, was conveying
IN armed military expedition TO carry
OF warfare against a friendly State
even against one that labels the dis
rendered bodies OF its victims American
pig meat soon expected'-it will not be
able to clear itself at the bar OF public
opinion.
We have not heard il charged, and do
not believe, that the Dauntless, when
seized, had ON board any body Of men
who could he assumed to constitute a
military expedition. Unless we are mis-
taken in that opinion, it is difficult to
understand why the Government should
go out OF its way, even to the extent Of
using the national Navy to harass the
legitimate industrial and commercial in
terests OF its people. If the contention OF
the Adminis ration be true, that state Of
war does not exist in Cuba, then it is
gratuitous and oppressive interference
with the rights of citizens to say that they
shall not sell arms, ammunition or any
other thing, to whoever viii buy from
them, in Cuba or any other place similarly
conditioned
It is worse than oppression. 1t is an act
Of deliberate participation in the war of
Spain against brave people exercising
sheir God given right to fight for liberty
against a fiendish tyranny. 1t is d con-
ytruc'ive aiding and abetting of the horrors
and atrocities daily committed in Cuba
against hospitals, womanhOod and children.
There is an easy escape from the Admin
istration dilemma A manly, American
recognition of belligerency would render
it illegal for our people TO sell aims or nIu-
nitions of war to the Cubans. All good
citizens must bow to the law. But ii
would give the poor Cubans the right before
the nations of the void to fight for their
freedom under the rules Of civilized war
fare.
If President Mckinley wishes to prevent
the sale Of arms to Cuba and, at the same
time, TO do an act of justice end humanity.
bet him order Thomas Bracket Reed to
and then himself signit.