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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

Rev. DR.. Mayo says "that the sixteen
southern states are today paying as much
for the public schools, as. the British par
lament votes every year for the public
school system of the British islands-be-
tween $40, ooo, 900 and $50. 200. 600. This
is an awakening Of conscience and in
selligence which should bring in it's train
substantial good to the whole country,
and is one of the gratifying signs of the
times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

1t is reported that Mr.. Chulalongkorn
is coming to the United States next fall.
This country, at various periods in its
history, has had diplomatic negotiations
with this statesman, who is most likely
better known rs the King of Siam. A
warm welcome awaits him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

1t is very obvious that the pro-
posed tariff schedules are not SO pleas
ing to foreign governments as
those Of the German Wilson bill.
They are becoming wroth at what
they consider the Determinations against
them. Face to face with deficit aud
in pressing need of moro revenue, the
time has arrived for the country to be
gust to itself rather than generous to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Sarah Bernhardt suggests that the use
of the mantilla ia the sim lest end most
effective solution of the big hat problem.
A marble tablet in memory OF Mrs.
Browning will soon be placed in KelIoe
Church. her native parish, by her ad-
mirers.
The equestrian statue of Gen. John A.
Logan, by Mr.. St. Gaudens, will be un-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

Rear Admiral Ramsay, Chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, has just been re-
tired from active service, with long and
faithful record of public achievements
dating from 1850, in which year he was
made a midshipman, and continuing to
the date of his retirement. He was a
brave fighter in war. and in other spheres
of duty his services were all uniformly
meritorious.4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL s.

MIR. Stewart asserted in the Senate that
the real cause of the famine in India was
the closing of the Indian minis to silver.
He probably thinks that the "bubonic-
plague can be explained on the same
theory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

1t seems about time to sound the gong
for tile last round in that senatorial fight
in Kentucky. Surely the contest has
been sufficiently long drawn out to per.
nit microscopic reproduction compre-
hensiye enough to satisfy the most in.
satiate audience.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

Senator Hoar, OF Massachusetts, de-
clares s'that the symbol of the Senate
was more properly the sturdy and slow
maturing oaK rather than the mushroom
which rottea in an hour" Which
spacies? The live or evergreen oak? 1t is
to te hoped the former will be adopted in
view of present exigencies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

Protection is primarily for the purpose
of shielding The workingman of this
country from the ruinous competition OF
the lower paid labor of other countries,
and when the duties are high enough to
accomplish this they are as high as they
ought to he; RS high has 1t is wise to
make them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

The misery of years has been cured in
a single night by the use of Doan' ONT
ment, - positive, never failing remedy
for Itching Piles and all similar dis
eases. Your dealer keeps it, or can get
it for you.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07
Sent rec I! |!

40 amy persOn interested ira
humane matters, or who loves
animals, we will send free, upon
application, a copy OF the 'AL.
LIANCE.v the organ of this
Society. Han addition to it's in
eensely interesting reading, 1t
contains ~ list of the valuable
and unusual premiums given
by the paper. Address
THE NATIONAL HUMANE ALLIANCE
A1O-4I1 United Charities Building, n. Y
mar1d5w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

Others. This is the condition, it is no
theory, which confronts US today. and
our foreign friends should not SO moon
siderately and seltshly overlook the fact.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-07

Drafts drawn on National Provincial
Bank of England, London, in Iarpa or
small amounts, for sale at current rates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14

wheels of the blackboard complicate this
question. If there were only one set of
wheels. with the weight directly above
them, the formula for the lever would give
the pulling weight as only fifteen pounds;
probably it would be rather greater in the
case proposed.
Under what arrangement does the United
States government guarantee the delivery
of mail matter directed to foreign post
offices? How is the cost of delivery, to for
eign points prorated, and on what basis is
settlement madeline name.
In the old days all the foreign mails were
sent to some country, say England. There
they were sorted again and all the mail for
countries reached through, say Holland,
were sent to Holland, where they were re-
sorted and so passed on. In 1874 the Inter-
national Postal Union was formed, to which
every country in the world now belongs,
China being the last to join. Under the
regulations. of the union the CLOSED pouch
system was put into operation; that is,
mails for a country are put into sealed
pouches here and sent to their destination
without being opened. Each country agrees
TO forward the pouches promptly and safely
and to guard them. The country sending
the pouches is responsible for the cost of
shipment. AT Berne, in Switzerland, is the
postal clearing house of the union. At the
end Of each fixed period the officials of the
union inform the members how much each
one owes and is owed, and what its credit
or debit balance is. The dc bit balance is sent
to Berne which sends it to the various cred
itors, and SO the matter is settled. There
is no prorating; each country pays for what
IL SENDS, the rate of payment being uniform
all over the world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14

ores, Conchas, Reina Victorias, Regalias-
these words being pluras. The language.
you see, is Spanish, and the names are first
cate size and shape are Infantes and CO.
qultas, applied to tiny cigars. Princesses
and Elegantes. Figaro is a shape between
haps, the largest cigar of ALL though per-
fectos are made that have as much to-
D3eco IN them as in the Invincibe.
The panatella is about two-thirds as
long as an ordinary lead pencil, with al
most the same diameter throughout Com
binations of size and shape are indicated
by such names as Conchas Finas Conchas
Specials, Londres Grandes, so that in two
words you have the shape and size OF the
cigar.
In choosing cigars the majority of smok-
ers know very little about any particular
brand beyond the one they are in the habit
OF smoking This selection is usually made
from experience. Outside of this the choice
is purely haphazard and by the looks Of
the cigar, limited by price. Half the time
dealer offers such q customer what ex-
perlence has taught him his patron viii
IKE. FOR instance, man comes into my
store and looks helplessly in a showcase,
saying: Il want a medium cigar imported
about two for a quarter or Is cents
straight He may add fresh or seasoned
OUT ne usually takes what is offered him.
Ihls 1ndecision enables the INSCRIPTIONS
oeaier TO sell such customer cigar cost
ing nalf cent or a cent less than another
cigar which is retailed at the same price.
80 s 60 Ieeily out ABOUT twenty bTahds
OF imported cigars in demand and half as
many domestic. The long glass cases, full
or open boxes, which one sees in big cigar
stores are merely for show. The cigars
commonly called for can be displayed in
a 1our-foot case. Consequently, the coun-
ters and fases running down the entire
length OF Eome cigar stores only serve to
confuse the purchaser. The cigars in such
d display are merely repetiti0ns. Stands
OF course, differ, according to the nature Of
the average customer, but case that will
hoiu naf dozen pyramids will reasonably
cover the demand of any retailer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14

I've seen thee weep with joy, beloved,
Unspeakable tits TRUE.
I've seen thy tears of anguish
When sorrow-laden, too.
But oftener I've seen the smile
That lit thy face so fair,
That made the world a sweet delight
And banished all its care.
Then smile, beloved,
Beloved, smile.
AND let no tears be seen
To dim the luster of thine eyes
Beloved one. my queen.
I've heard thee say twas well, beloved,
And have spoken then:
How like the dew from heaven
Tears were given unto men,
TO bring refreshment and surcease
Of pain and troubles rife;
That when ones tears were dried, beloved.
They lived again new life.
But smiles. beloved, what are they?
Pure sunshine heavens own,
The brightest ray that lights the day,
would have them alone.
Then smile, beloved,
Beloved, SMILE
And let no tears be seen
To dim the luster of thine eyes
Beloved one, my queen.
Dora Klussman Freany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
That Formidable Daily Menu.

Philadelphia Record.
1t is not the occasional preparation for
an elaborate banquet or the less cere-
monious dinner giving that proves so
wearing to the nerves and temper of the
housewife, but the constant catering for
those tiresome three meals day."
Even greater trouble is necessary where
economy must be practiced in the house.
hold. The everyday bills of fare must be
simple and inexpensive, yet the care in pre-
pairing and serving a dinner of herbs
should be even greater than that bestowed
upon the occasional feast.
Any failure in the cooking or serving of a
special occasion may soon be forgotten, but
the inmates of a home where neglect and
want of knowledge rule in the catering
must accept the discomfort and misery as
a daily trial.
The first essential in planning the every
day bill of fare is to present nourishing
well-cOOked food at each meal, being just
careful in serving the cheaper foods Ito
bring out their nutritious qualities) as in
the preparation of some favOrite dish.
Again, a change of diet Is far more nu-
tritious and acceptable than the same things
over and over or certain things planned
regularly for certain days until what the
menu is to be is known days in advance.
A woman widely known as a lecturer and
teacher of cooking (Which in her hands is a
fine art) makes out thoughtfully and with
great care every Monday morning the
weeks bill of fare for the three meals each
day. Possible "left-oVerS' are planned for
by way of some side DISH the vegetables
and fruits of the season are given in turn,
so that constant variety is secured.
Only the housewife who has tried this
plan can realize what comfort it is instead
of thinking OUT each meal as it comes
to simply consult list of menus prepared
in advance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
How to Do Things.
New England Farmer.

New England Farmer
To remove paint from window glass rub
a little vinegar on the spots. To blacken
brown boots cut raw potato in halves;
with them rub the backing in well and
then polish. To clean white silk lace soak
it in milk over night and souse in warm
soapsuds the next morning. To whiten lace
stand it in soapsuds exposed to the rays of
the sun. To polish brown boots there is
no better preparation than melted heeswax
applied with a clean cloth and well rubbed
in. An excellent furniture polish is made
by mixing turpentine with beeSwax to the
consistency of a thick cream. Grass stains
may be removed from light summer frocks
by dampng the soiled part in little alco-
hol and rubbing well. To prevent cOlored
things from running, boil a quarter of
pound of soap till nearly dissolved then add
a small piece of alum and boil with it; wash
them; if they require a second water put
alum to that also, as we'll as to the r1nSing
blue water. A servant is much more likely
TO be faStidiOuS in her dish washing and
careful with dish towels if she has proper
ones in the beginning. The ideal cloth for
washing dishes is made by taking square
of cheese cloth, doubling 1t tWice-making
four thickneSSeS-and quilting II In large
meshes on the sewing machine. This makes
a towel SOFT thick, agreeable TO handle and
easily kept white. In canning fruit liable
to easily ferment it is an exceedingly good
idea TO put a teaspoonful of brandy in the
top of each can. Housewives who have
tried this have found it infallible pre-
ventive of fermentation. To clean carpets
without taking them up: First. thoroughly
sweep, then put four teaspoonfuls of am
monia to pail of water and scrub the car
pet with medium brush; wipe with a
cloth exactly as you would do in cleaning
an Imprinted floor; change the water fire.
quently; leave the windows open and this
carpet will soon dry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
Old Game Revived.
Washington ]

Washington Post
wonder if you remember game we used
to play in school, ages and ages ago, a
game that we used to play fearfully and
surreptitiously on our states when we were
supposed to be doing vulgar fractions or
the rule Of three. l wonder If you remember
"Tit, tat, toe, three in a row. for If you
do you know how to play the game that
is to be the seasons fad. Two parallel YER
teal lines crossing two parallel horizontal
lines, don't you remember how we used to
make the figure? And your mark was a
cross and your opponents a circle, and the
game was to put three of them in row.
The modern ''Tit,tat, toe" isn't to be played
played small cards. on which the dia-
gram is marked in gold. 1t is played pro-
excessively, like progressive euchre. You
play five games at a table, and the winner
of course there are no partners-moves
up. I dare say you think it infantile
amusement. but just try the game again,
There's science to it, and system, and
you'll lose more times than you imagine.
It's a jolly game, too, and as there are
prizes to be won, 1 don't see why it
shouldn't be popular fad. 1t has certainly
the merit of being easy to learn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
The Masculine Drift.
New York Times.

1t is strange how much more inconsistent
q man is than woman. There is a man in
TINS town who is an ardent Politician that
IS, II a man who understands municipal af-
Ialrs and has a strong desire to see that
tney are well directed can be called poll
tcl5n: Anyway, he is so much interested
In politics that the interest is communicated
TO the small boy of the family. The small
boy had birthday recently, and among
other things his papa gave him 30 cents to
spend exactly as he thought best Fifty
cents is not large sum, but when it is in
the possession of nine-year-old boy 10
whom cents is a fortune. then it means
something. What would the small boy
buy Candy, and put it aside to eat at in
terVals for an indefinite period? A kite or
a knife? 1t was a question which would
throw some light upon how the general edu-
cation of the small boy was progressing.
1t was psychological study and it GER
tainly surprised all the small boys relatives
when 1t was developed. That was at noon
when the small boy came in triumphantly
to luncheon, a long line of campaign but
tons, of all kinds and variety, making
perpendicular stripe down the full length
of mis- jacket. He had spent every cent OF
his money for them, and that father of po-
litical interests was angry
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
bat follows the careless B,

tnat follows the careless be of this
vegetable. A generOuS-SiZed sell filled
with water, also adds much to :. delicacy
A strong, unpalatable scent and flavor are
sure to follow, If but little water is used.
Bell-shaped or .pelerine fiounces are added
TO the tops or close coat-shaped sleeves on
some of the new wraps and fancy jackets
These are bound and bordered with rows
of braid, and when of velvet they are fur
trimmed and silk or satin lined, to match
the lining of the jacket The f1ounces reach
the elbow, and they are particularly becom-
ing TO slender figures, as they greatly
mitigate the outlining effect of the tight
coat sleeve on over-slim arms.
Trimmed skirts are multiplying in num-
bers daily, and the liking for them begins
TO increase in proportion AS yet there has
appeared none of the former intricacies in
the adjustment or arrangement of the dec
braiding, bands of silk cord applique re-
sembling either embroidery or braidWork in
their designs; small ruches, lines of narrow
velvet ribbon, fur edgings, silk-woven me-
dallions or Vandykes, milliner's folds, bead
ed ornaments and stitched bands-each and
all appear as decorations on the front, sides.
and around the hens of new dress skirts for
the winter
Take small square envelope, one made
70 nj octave note paper is a good size,
loosen the gummed fastenings and cut
from fne White Japanese wash silk q piece
the same shape only a quarter of an inch
larger all around. Fasten the silk to the
outside rg.d OF The the envelope en- by glueing the
the envelope all around on it's wrong
side or inside edge. Now make up the silk
covered envelope as it's paper lining was
made before. Slip small paper envelope
filled with scented wadding inside, and after
painting a few violets or forget-rne-nots or
rosebuds on the silk-covered envelope tie it
about with a pretty ribbon and you have
made. at small expense, very dainty
and pretty gift
A noted medical authority SAYS: '"To
keep the complexion and spirits good, to pre-
serve grace, strength and agility of motion
there is no gymnasium so valuable, no ex-
erciSe more beneficent in it's results than
sweeping, busting, making beds. washing
dishes and polishing of brass and silver
One year of such muscular effort within
doors, together with regular exercise in the
open air, will do more for woman's COM
plexion than ali the lotions and pomades
that ever We're invented. Perhaps the rea-
son why homework does so much more
for women than games seem to do is be-
cause the exercise once begun must be car
ried on to the finish. 1t often gives women
courage to go on living and makes things
seem worth while"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
FACTS ABOUT CIGARS.
Information as to Size and Shape
Given by the Name.


Given by the Name.
Washington Star
II am often astonished, and sometimes
amused, at the ignorance displayed by the
average smoker in regard to the meaning of
the various names applied to cigars said
large dealer to a Star reporter. For in
stance, / frequently hear men laud Perfec-
tos to the skies, as though the name Per-
fectos were a name signifying quality
Only yesterday a customer told me that a
Perfectos which / had sold him was not
genuine, because it was altogether different
in flavor from one he bought of me week
or two ago. How absurd such a statement
was will be plain to you IL you UNDER
stand the real Specification of the cigar
names.
1.-THE word perfectos is used in the trade
to designate the peculiar shape of such
cigars. Workmen get more for making
them than for forming others as it re-
quires skillful hand to roll the material
into the perfectG shape. For this reason a
perfecto necessarily costs more to manufac-
ture than cigar of the same tobacco. but
less difficult to make. Eut as far as the
word goes II is used in the trade only to in
dictate the shape of the cigar, which Is
fairly long, big-bellied and usually darl.
in color.
Besides words used to designate the
shape we have words which refer 10 size
such words as fnas. grandes. or the terms
applied to shapes may cite Trabucos. Lon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14

but who could be rewarded in no way,
sent her some roses. She sent me tne
sweetest of notes in acknowledgment, but
imagine my sensations the next time saw
her to have her exclaim: Oh, what shock
41eeted. what do YOU mean? why, the
roses rosts1 said the girl I came home and my
sister said: oh, there's such a lovely lovely box box
open the envelope: I'm just wild to know
who sent them OFF l raced upstairs; Won
dering, Of course, who it could be, and l, there
shocki' OF course / was in my turn disap--
pointed that she should feel that way about
my offering. but for all that ! could sym
Pansies. that's for thoughts; rosemary;
that's for remembrance, but any kind of
flowers from another girl-that Tor olsap-
Doiptmpnt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
A Perfect Home.
Helen Hunt,

Helen Hunt.
The most perfect home 1 ever saw was a
little house into the sweet incense of whose
fires went no costly things. A thousand dol
lars served as a years living for father
mother and three children But the mother
was the creator of home; her relations
with the children were the most beautiful
l have ever seen; every inmate of the house
invountarily looked into her face for the
keynote of the day, and it always rang
clear From the rosebud or clover-leaf-
which, in spite of her hard housework, she
always found time to put beside our plates
at breakfast-down to the story she had on
hand to read in the evening, there was no
intermission of her influence She has al
ways been and always will be my ideal of
a mother wife and home-plaker. If to her
quick brain, loving heart and exquisite face
had been added the appliances of wealth
and engagements of wide culture, hers
would have been absolutely the ideal home.
AS it was. it was the best 1 have ever seen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
As Surely as Sparks Fly Upward

So surely viii sleeplessness, nervousness.
loss of appetite and similar troubles shatter
the constitution. make ii an easy prey TO
all Understanding diseases. Bicola Pills the
new discovery, cure all nervous and blood
troubles. Bicola Pills make the heart right.
lungs right nerves right, because they make
the blood right. AS a female regulator BIZ
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blood to the brain and spinal cord. Bicola
Pills, discovered and perfected by the Tur-
ners. of Philadelphia The Turner's also
make
PO-MELIA--The infants friend, the in
valid's benefactor. A perfect food. A new
discovery for the little ones and for the
weak.
TURNER'S LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
A very small pill Turns your liver.
For sRle by
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|
Odds and Ends.

A pretty idea. borrowed from an ancient
Custom of simple-minded peasantry. is that
of gathering sheaves of wheat at harvest
then binding them TO the family flag-pole
or some convenient tree. so that the winter
birds may have their share of the holiday
plenty.
Never put tablecloth over a bare table.
1t never looks as well, and an undercloth
brings out the pattern Of the damask. An
other thing 1t deadens sound and prevents
the hot dishes sfrom making dishguring
white marks on the polished top Of your
table. Double-faced canton flannel is much
more satisfactory than felt.
The cook who keeps G box Of charcoal III
the kitchen closet and pops a lump in the
cabbage pot as much a matter Of course
as she uses salt need never fear the cdor