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The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05

NOR RENT-A large house containing "a
l. rooms bath ,and steam heat, stable and 35
acres of land, situated about IL miles from
Portland. Would make a good country home
or summer boarding house. BENJAMIN
SHAW 81 1-2 Exchange street. 29-1
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05

large shed room all on each floor, speaking
tubes, electric bells, separate cellars. "A State
st. First and second floors $500 third floor
$1,000 month. Apply COLESWORTHY'S
book store, 90 EXCHANGE St POI
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05

EOK KENT-1n Oakdale. an exceptionally
having hot and cold wster, steam heat, hard
wood floors. bay windows ETC., etc. Rent mod
crate to desirable tenant. Also several other
desirable rents in different locations. Apply to
Real Estate office, First National Bank build
ing. FREDERICK s. VAIL. 81
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05

MONEY TO LOAN-On mortgages OF real
IVA estate, notes discounted, trust funds to in
vest choice securities bonds and stock for sale.
N. 5. GARDINER, 1S5 Middle street. Room 4.
.--.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05

EOR HENT-The modern brick residence,
No. 1876 High street, located near Congress
street, containing rooms and bath; stationary
tubs; open fire place, steam heat etc. etc
immediate possession. For particulars apply
to Real Estate Office, First National Bank
Building. FREDERICK S. VAIL 81
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05

grocery store doing good cash business;
gooo reasons for selling and will sell at a bar
gain. Inquire at 900 Congress street. z-1
The Irish standard., 1897-06-05
The Gameof Whist.

Whist is a wonderfully popular game,
and much of technical nature is writ
ten about it; but it seams to the ordin-
ary player that good as4t is as good as
trumps. When you have both you are
all right. The st. Paul; + Duluth Rail-
road has both, It's trumRs being its
equipment, it's territoEy,I its roadbed, it's
trains, its terminals, Nhile,its long suit
is its general popnlarity with the travel
ing public, based uponzgeoa service and
an effort to please. ~Thiai line, better
known as the Duluth 4shert: Line, is the
peoples popular Foute TO and between
st. Paul, Minneapolis, .Dsluth, West
Superior, stillwater, Taylof's Falls and
othsr important points, where close con-
nections are made with trains running
to all points ef>the country. For maps,
circulars; folders etcss apply to ticket
agents anywhere, Of write to c. E.
Stone, General Passenger Agent, st,
Paul, Minn.
The Irish standard., 1897-06-05
Compliments by Webster.

While it is we'll known that Daniel
Webster, in speaking Of Gen. Taylor's
candidacy for the office Of president,
pronounced it "a nomination not fit to
be made" he never failed to do justice
to the generals military abilities and
eminent service in the field.
On one occasion he paid the old SOL
dier q delicate and well-deserved COM
pliment. Gen. Taylor was complaining
of the crowds Of people who day be-
sieged him soon after his accession to
the presidency.
"They interfere" he said, with my
official engagements and violate my
domestic retirement, but still I do not
wish to turn my back upon my friends. -
"You never did upon your enemies,
general" Mr.. Webster instantly re-
piled.
A compliment Of another sort, and
much more surprising, considering its
source, was one given by Mr.. Webster,
though the object Of it was not present
to hear: Some one was speaking Of
the remarkably beautiful eyes ofa hand
some woman, and one young enthusiast
said, ..They remind me, with their long
dark eyelashes, of artillery II ambas-
scade." So
.'They should rather be compared TO
heat lightning, 9, z, said another. +
{. Not 30. !. put ssin. Mr.: Webster. with q
perfectly grave face. ..for you must be
.kware my dear siI. that heat lightnlns
The Irish standard., 1897-06-05

Our loathsone contemporary, says a
srecents issael - df Plunkvil1e Bugle,
..tmahes few. slurs about braying Us In
q mortar. We.waN to tell him right
.here & and D nov, ths1 Ne are fal1y capable
= aeaels.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
Pixies PEAK.
Work Started ON the Tsnnsi That VIII He
FIFTY Miles Long.

Work Started ON the Tsnnsi That VIII He
Fifty Miles Long.
CRIrPLE CREEK, Col, May a5-Two
gangs of men are now digging on the
tunnel TO be made under Pixies peak.
One crew beg-n at the foot of the
mountain, D. Ear the old town OF Colora-
do City. from there it will run about
due southwest, and the further end is
to be about six miles from Cripple
Creek and near Sunol. The main tun-
mel will pass directly under the cone of
Pixies peak, at q depth of 1000 feet, and
2,700 feet under Victor. Thirty miles
of laterals are to be built underneath
all OF the Cripple Creek district, at an
average depth of $500 feet. and it is
designed to test the mineral deposits
from these depths. At present the
shortest rnad from Cripple Creek to
Colorado 6psin9s y ~ miiss, but with
t1le cqnplatiQp ~ tbs neV tnnneI the
distance win be but 10 miles The two
gangs are now making headway of
30 feet per day, and II Is believed that
the work will be completed In seven
The estimated cost per foot of the ex-
cavati0n is $50. This would make the
cost of digging the tunnel and branches
reach go. 500, ,O0a.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
wARsLEs lM CATTLE.
simple RcAsedy succesafuIly Used I
N. an Ohio Farmer

simple Rcsisedy successfuIly Used b.,
an Ohio Farmer.
am no doctor, just an ordinary farm
er, but think 1 have found very sim
pie remedy for MARBLES in cattle, that Is
FAR ahead Of using sharp knife and the
disagreeableness of squeezing them
out. Yon know ian ounce Of preven-
tive is worth pound of cure."
NY remedy is to grease the backs of
the cattle with any kind of soft grease.
between the middle of June and the
middle OF August, using it upon then.
twice . month between those periods.
It might be well to mix some oil of
cedar or oil of pine with the grease. |
haye not used either OF the oils, but in
tend to this coming season, as hav.
been informed that cattle in the cedar
and pine regions are never bothered
with warbles. Using the grease upon
them keeps the flies from depositiup
their eggs or nits, as flies will not light
in grease Ut they can help it). j do
not know the exact time that the flies
commence their depredations on the
cattle; 1t may be little later than
June,
Last season only CREASED the backs
Of two of my cattle THAT was in JULY
that expected to beef. so as to get a
cent more on the pound for the hides
which did. as there was not warbls
in them. The other six head were full
OF MARBLES when 1 butchered, which
was in the middle of January. That
proves that the grease did the work.
expect to grease all of them next sea-
son. If this remedy proves successful
it will be great saving Of feed Tor the
cattle, also a saving OF money in hides,
and above all great relief TO the cat
tle.-Nswell G. Whitelocls, in Ohio
Farmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
WITH THE BUSY BEES.

-
worker grub can be transformeS H.
to queen when II is five or six days
old.
In breeding queens artificially It Ia
important to get good cells for brood Of
the right age. IS
In each family Of bees there are ,thres
distinct kinds. which differ in form,
color. structure, size. habits and func-
ton.
With no sdrone cells the queen will
sometimes lay drone eggs in worker
cells. in which drones will then. 10
reared.
The function of the queen is simply
to lay eggs and thus keep the colony
populous. A good queen in good condi-
ton will lay 1000 or 5000 sggs in :
day.
The activity of queens is governed
largely by the activity Of the woshefts
While the workers are storing hbnsy
she will lay sParingly. She II stimussss
ed to lay when all is life ana sactivi4y.
In the hive.-St. Louis Repnhlic.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
AsouT COME PuILplMo.
4 Does Not Pay to Let Bees Make
Their Own Foun dalton.

II Does Not Pay to Let Bees Make
Their Own Foun dation.
The man who allows his bees to build
their own foundation is merely wasting
the time OF the bees. Sometimes Il
seems like spending a great deal OF
money that might be saved to buy
foundation. but it is really economical
to do 30. Honey comb ia made OF
practically pure wax. and this is, in
fact, the fat of the bees. 1t is under tho
scales of the abdomen and may be seen
there II the bee is put under glass OF
very ordinary magnifying power This
wax Is pulled from its place by the claws
OF the bees and worked into comb, and
this operation takes time that is lost
when the colony might be storing nectar
IL the foundation has been furnished.
No man has been able to make founda-
tion that is as soft and pliable as the
comb the bees make. but pretty fair
imitation is made that answ ers all ptuc.
tical purposes.
When honey comb is first made it is,
as every one knows, sweet and perfectly
paIatable, but us soon as brood begins to
be grown in 1t, each embryo weaves q
thin cocoon that is never removed. and
the cell becomes smaller and the comb
darker with each succeeding brood
hutched in it. This makes the bees
grow smaller and smaller, and such
comb should be cut out and melted down
for sale before it gets too dark to find
a place to keep them.
Where sections are used the comb is,
Of course. removed ofteL and sold. and
here is where the most profitable use Of
foundation comes in,-Journal Of Agri-
culture.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
the WORK OF CONGRESS-
Cs.asnssa Prssssdl.ss n he ts,ass ~
Houep n Extrn e<susea.

Cuaaeasea PseeesdlAgs ~ tie teaAss spA
Hoass In kztsa Bessssa.
AuoTHEn stirring dsbste occurred IN tho
scuAte on the 18th on the Morgan Cuban reso-
tuition, the main speeches being madc by 2en-
ators Foraker (O->. Cnnnon (UtAh) Lindsey
(Ky-) and Hoar CGasa). It was developed in
the course Of the debate that the state depart
ment had withheld the names OF the United
States ccuxuls reporting on the serious oondi-
tion Of Affairs In Cuba becAuse Il might lead 70
their assassination. Mr.. Vest declared that
this presented most scrious phase Of the sub
ject, and 1t was time 70 project our oficials
with warxhips Il their personal liberty was
threatened for making reports TO their govern
ment No action was taken on the resolution
49,. The house was not In session
THE senate on the 10Th passed the Morgan
joint resolution. recognizing state Of war in
Cuba and declaring that strict neutrality shall
be maintained by the United States by the de-
motion by Senator Hale (Me., to refer the res
olution to the foreign relations. committee was
tooled by vote Of ~ to 10 Then Senator Fuir-
banks und proposed o substitute, providing
that the president extend the good ofiices OF the
United States 70 Spain toward securing an end
TO the conflict and ultimate Independence OF
the island. This, too. wns tabled: yeas IS, nays
Is The senate held nn executive session md
soon after adjourned to the 24th >. The resolu-
tfon approprinting $4,000 for the relief Of
american citizens was ndoptei without dis
senting vote In the house. but the democrats
tried 70 force consideration also Of the Morgan
resolution for the recognition of the belliger-
ency OF the insurgents without success The
report Of the conferees on the gIlsonite lands OF
Utah, the only unsettled feature OF the Indian
appropriation bill. was presented by Mr.. Sher-
man On. YD The conferees were instructed
to work for compromise and the house I'D
iourned TO the cath.
In the senate on the s4th Senator Tiilmap
Is. c. mnde the formal announcement OF the
death Of Senator Earle Is, C) and offered u
resolution expressing the sorrow of the senate
At the occurrence. The senntc then adjourned
as mark Of respect TO the deceased senator i.
In the house Mr.. McMiilin fTenn.) introduced
Q resolution for considering the senate resolu-
tion recognizing the bellgercncy Of the Cuban
insurgents from day TO dny until disposed Of"
but the resolution was promptly referred to
the committee on rules and the house ad-
iourned Ut ie:s5 p. m. on account OF the death
Of Senator Earle. VI Iadi4
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
s4EATHENlsM IN ALASKA.

1nfanticide, witchsry, PolyEamy and the
Murder of Parents Prevalent
EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 25.-Alaska's
horrors and hopes were aired by DR..
SheldoG jackson, the moderator of the
Presbyterian general assembly, in his
discourse Sunday. He said that infan-
ticide, witchery, polygamy, the muir
der Of parents and other practices Of
benighted and degraded paeanism pre-
vailed TO a horrible extent among three
or four native races. Mothers Killed
their own babies Dr. Isckson nnd
that in some tribcs It wes the
practice of children to kill father
and mother when they got old.
The custom had become SO firmly
established as to be inevitable. The
grip swept the coast of Alaska and
oarried Oh many natives They attrib-
nted the disease to witches DR.. jack
son declares scores of persons were
burned or buried alive on suspicion of
being witches. He says the Alaskans
are not a ferocions people, and de.
scribcd them as mild and docile.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
PRIZE FIGHT FOR CHARITY.

Two Cowboys Pound Each Other Up to
Secure Funds Tor Destitute Widow.
BEILEFouRcHE, s. D., May aS.--To
raise money for charitable purpose
Bob Maryhew and Vince Murdock,
Butte county, South Dskots, cowboys,
participated in a 1s-round 20 with bare
knuckles on their employers ranch.
Both men were badly punished and
Murdock finally knocked ont with 9
blow on the point Of the jaw, but the
necessary funds were raised and the
expressed themselves as
well satisfied with the result Of the
mill. During the spring roundup,
earlier In the season, Bill Woodbridge,
the foreman on the ranch, was thrown
from his horse and trampled TO death
by q herd of frightened cattle. He
wAa . married man and left wife and
three children in destitute circum-
stannes- The fight was to raise funds
to aid the widow and orphans.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
THE FARMING WORLD.
PLANTING ne conn.

Havs ahe sell MelIew ana Ffne anA
stlrreA Deep.
II . good stand OF corn is secured,
care must be taken first to have good
seed and then to plant under such con-
ditions as will bring . quick germina-
tion of the seed and . thrifty start to
grow. Plants, like animals, are easily
stunted when young. and no after treat-
ment will wholly overcome the effects
Of stunting.
While It is best to plant reasonably
early. it is of no advantage to plant
when the soil is wet or cold, or before
IL has been carefully prepared. Better
delay the planting rather than to plant
under unfavorable conditions. Corn
is a crop that should gerrninate in =
short time after the seed IL plauted,'
and the plants should make steady
growth to maturity.
Plow deep and thorough II the
ground has been plowed during the
fall or winter go over il with disk
or spading harrow. II is an item to
have the soil mellow and fine and stirred
reasonably deep.
Taking one year with another. deep
plowing or stirring OF the soil before
planting should be the rule, with shall
low, thorough cultivation afterwards
1t is only occasionally that II will be
best to plow or cultivate deep after the
plants are up. Generally thorough STIR
ring of the soil keeping down the weeds,
and the soil fine and mellow, will give
better results than to piow or culti-
vate deep.
Rather more and better corn can be
grown by planting in drills than in
hills. but 1t is nearly always done at
an increased cost. In nearly all cases
II win cost more to give clean cultiva-
tion with drill-planting than with hill.
But where the land is free from weeds,
SO that the cost of cultivating is not
increased too much. drill planting will
give the best growth and yield.
But in an average soil, IL is usually
more economical to plant in hills faT
enough apart each way, so that cultiva-
ton can be given both why's. One ad-
vantage in using only good seed and
planting under the most favorable con-
ditions is that just the number OF plants
wanted in each hill, that many kernels
of corn can be dropped.
While it is better to- thin out thar
to replant both Of these may usually
he avoided by using good seed and TAX,
ing care in planting. When the soil
Is warm and dry deep covering will be
best II the soil is rather wet or cold
1t will be best to cover shallow. The
fertility Of the soil must determine the
number Of stalks in each hill. Ii is. bet
ter to have one or two strong, vigorous
rlants. thar. three or four ssnell. an
thrifty ones. 1t is better to thin ont
than to let the plants stand so thick
as to stunt their growth. st. Louis
Republic.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
FoREsTv ORDER kNocKEp OUT.

ersssasnt Clsveasn1rs HsssaasaAszea sss4ans
AslAe $4,000 .oco Azores IL nsvohsa
WAsHIHsToN, Nay IS. The conferees
ON the sundry civil appropriation bill
have agreed. The most important
amendment to the bill was that revok-
Ing the, order Of President Cleveland
of February %, setting apart u, ,oo0. COO
acres Of land rs forest reservations.
The senate amendment msy modify or
revoke the proclamation aud It Is pro-
vided that the lands embraced in the
reservations not disposed Of before
March 1, 1898, shall again be subject
to operations Of the order Of February
-, or as they may be modified by the
president The appropriations for q gov
ernment exhibit at the Omaha EXPOSE
ton is left at esO0, 900, the S75, 600 In
crease Of the senate being stricken ont.
The appropriation fors the improve,
meEt Of the lower Misssssirbi river IL
increased to q, 9SS, 1888 and is made inn
mediately available, by contract or
otherwise, in the discretion Of the sec.
-etary of war. The net reduction from
the senate amendments is $500, 600.
The total of the bill as agreed to is
e53 900 6h1
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Tho Receipts During the Past Year Consfd
erably Below the Expenses.

Tho Receipts During the Past Year ConsId-
erably Below the Expenses-
PITTsBURGH, Pa, May "a. The SD
anniversary Of the American Baptist
Missionary union began in the Fourth
Avenue Baptist church this morning.
1t has charge of all the foreign mis-
sion work. The report of the execu.
tive committee gave an account Of the
work done during the past year, and
stste that the outlook for the
fu,a.re was very encouraging. The
treasurer's report showed that he had
received 8487, ,101.So The expenditures
were as follows: Appropriations, $780,
s55.ss; added to permanent funds and
bond accounts, SIS, 14Q; debt, April /, '96,
$16s, s27.63; a total Of $3.50, ,ss8.2l, leav-
ing the debt April l, '97, s29a, 7al.3 80.
OF the $3.50, SIS. IS appropriated for the
year, &494, ,537.a .as was for the various
missions, q, 7s7. os for publication, sis,-
S04- 40 for annuities, S28, ,sl0.95 for dis
trict secretaries' agencies, s2l, ,749. so
for executive officers, Sl1, ,233 SO for
general expenses and q, 4,2sl.s8 for in.
terest account.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28

many. They are compact, easily moved.
easy to clean, and other hens cannot
disturb the sitters. The sitting hens
are confined, but cannot break the eggs
if they try to get off; the nest is well
ventilated and secluded. and can be
closed at night SO the hens cannot roost
In. them. One is Sufficient for 50 lay
ing hens. l have used one for sitting
and one for laying forta number of
years. / originated the idea. and have
seen nothing like as we'll Cor. Orsngs
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
MONUMENT TO JOHN CABOT
uneassrasinx tae Discovery Of Ane,
cas- Mainland 900 Years Ago.

ConAeassrasinx tae Discovery Of Anerf-
cas- Mainland 400 Years Ago.
LONDON. May 2h-The present year
is the 4ooth anniversary Of the discov-
cry Of the North American continent,
and the citizens Of Bristol have re-
solved to commemorate the event by the
erection of a memorial to John Cabot
and his colleagues This monument
will take the form Of an ornate tower,
and will be placed on the top Of Bran
don hill which has been designated
"the finest intcrurban hill in England. !"
The site is in the heart Of the city, and
the couicat hill, rs acres in extent,
overlooks the upper reaches of the
port, from which, In May, 1897, the
Matthew sailed ON her adventurous
successful and epoch-making voyage.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
BIG GRADUATING. CLASS,

Ose Husdred and Ninety-Five students
|, Cs0plete the Kansas City High school
I Course.
5 KANSAS Crrr, NO., May Is. The a5th
animal commencement of the Central
high school was held last night At the
Auditorium. The class numbered 105.
Many eoincidennes conspircd to make
the event memorable. In the first
place it marked the completion of a
quarter Of . centary by the school; ting
class was the largest in its history;
there were more boys in proportion
TO girls than ever before, and it
marked the close Of II years Of
able service by Principal buchanan.
Miss Martha Criley was the saluta-
torian and Miss Agnes Damon the
valedictorian of the class. Rev. DR..
Hills, the successor Of Prof. David
Swing as pastor of Central church,
Chicago, delivered the address Of ths
evening.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
OBTAINED no OFFICE.

Suicide Of George ". Brova ~ Frscport
Due To Dlaappointmeat
( FREEroRr, Ill, May IS. The body of
George w. Brown was found floating
in the Pecat0nica river yesterday. 1t
is believed that Brown committed sui
eide. as his watch and q sum of money
were found in his poc!sets. He lost his
fortune few years ago. He was an
active republican and expected an ap-
pointment, either from the federal or
state government, after the last cleo
tion. 1t is thought his failure to Sc.
cure one led him to take his own life.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
Careless travelling Ma,

CHICAGO, May %. Limited States
legal tender notes amounting to Sl2,-
900. which had been left in = railroad
car by = forgetful passenger. were
carried from Chicago to Joliet Ill, and
found there by James Pollard, car
cleaner. who turned the money over to
the owner, H. E. Briggs, commercial
traveller Of this city, and the money
Represented the savings Of ysarA.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-28
a supreme Court Decision on R.t...

WAsHINGrON, May 25.-The United
States supreme court decided two cases
to-day, holding that the United States
interstate commerce commission has
no power to prescribe rates on rail
roads which may control in the future.
The cases were those Of the commission
vs.. the Cincinnati & New Orleans Rail-
road Co. and the Florida & Western
Co. The decision is construed to mean
that the Interstate commerce commits
sion has no power to pass upon rates
before they are put into effect.