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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine, Cumberland, S., Novem-
Der Sth, A. D., 1897.
yg,HIS is to give notice, that on the 9Th day
i of November, A. D., 1897, a Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland,
against the estate of
PHILIP b. GRIFFIN, of Freeport,
adjudged to be an Insolyent Debtor, in
dividually and as member of the partner
ship of the Freeport Lumber and Box Co.,
doing business at said Freeport, on
petition of said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 9Th day of Nov, A. D.. 1897,
to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by
said Debtor, and the transfer and delivery
of any property by him are forbidden by
law.
That meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor, to prove their debts and in case there
are Esufficient assets to choose one lor more
assignees of his estate, will be held
at a Court of Insolvency to be holden at
Probate Court Room, in said Portland, in
said County of Cumberland. on the 9th day
OF December, A. D.. 1897, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
c. L. BUCKNAM
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
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Washington and Old Point Comfort.
Messengers NOTICE..

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State of Maine. Cumberland S.. November
9Th, A. d. 1897.
THIS is TO give notice that on the 9Th day of
November, A. ID. 1897. a warrant in In
solyency was issued out of the Court of Insol-
yency for said County OF Cumberland, against
the estate OF
GEORGE G. BLAKE, of South Portland,
adiudged to be an Insolyent Debtor.
on petition of said Debtor which
petition was filed on the 10th day of Novem-
Der, A. D.. 1897 to which date interest on
claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery of
That a meeting of the creditors of said debtor
to prove their debts and in case there are
sufficient assets, to choose one or more
assgnees Of his estate, will be held at q Court
Court room in said Portland. in said county
of Cumberland, on the 9th day of December, A.
D, 1897, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
{. l.. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of The Court of
Insolvency for said County Of Cumberland.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
wreck of the Matte b. Rus.a,

An Associated Press dispatch saws. The
two masted schooner Matte B. Russell
Captain Drinkwater, New York for R.1+i'
more, in ballast, was wrecked TODAY nm
the Ocean City bar. The Ocean Citv life
savers rescued the crew of four men
During westerly gale last night her
foremost was carried off and while the
crew were letting her anchors 90. she
struck the bar, quickly filled with wafer
and sank. At low water she was drv A
wrecking tug from the North American
VIZ eeking company went to the Russell
about one O'Clock today, but left after
ascertaining that her condition was hone
less. The vessel WAS built in 1871.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Ply THAN SUNDAY

The committee having in charge ar.
ran gements for observance Of Pythian
Sunday announce that the exercises will
be held in City hall on the afternoon Of
December 9th next, and will include an
address by one Of the city's prominent
clergymen, a member of the order, music
by male quartette, and other appropri-
ate features. Mem bers of the order will
meet at Castle Hall and proceed to the
place of meeting in g body. The public
generally will be welcome. Order of ex-
ercises Will be announced later.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
A Swift One Anyhow.

An old Georgia darky, who was doing a
job of work at an Atlanta residence the
other day, in the course of conversation
with his employer touched on the late war
And you say" said his employer,
"that you followed your master through
the entire warp
"Dat did, sub, was the proud reply.
"He was great soldier, was hep
"Well, subj" replied the old man, 81
couldn tell much erbout dat. He wuz
runnin SO fas' all de time it WIZ hard ter
keep up wild him All does know is he
was purity swift. ATLANTA Constitution,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Som ething to Know,

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restoring
the tired CUT nervous system to a healthy
is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
to the nerve centres in the stomach. GEM
ly stimulates TIN Liver and hidneys
and aids these or zans in throwing off
impurities IL ha TODD. Electric Bitters
improves tho ap yetite, aids digestions
and Is pronounced by those who hav-
tried it ms the very best blood purifier
and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for SOC or
81. 90 per bottle at Il. p. s. Goold's Drug
Store, SIT Congress street, under Con-
gress SqUare Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
DANCE HALL BURNED.

Lowell, November 12.-The large
pavilion and dance hall at Willow Dale,
q summer resort five miles from here, was
burned this afternoon, together with y
small steam launch alongside the build
ing. Messrs. John and George Bowers.
the proprietors estimate their loss between
$1,000 and SSO00 Insured for $780, The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Unfair.

Mamma-Why did you strike little Elsie,
you naughty boy?
Dick-Well. what did she want to cheat
for, then?
Mamma-How did she cheat?
Dick-Why, we were playing at Adam
and Eve, and she had the apple to tempt
me with, and she never tempted me, but
went and ate it all up herself.-Tit Bits.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Warming to Star Gazers.

Mrs Planet-Before we were married
my husband and I used to sit and watch
the stars for hours
Friend-Yes?
Mrs Planet-Now he tells me that he
cultivated taste for astronomy in those
days. and that he stays out late taking OBJ
servations with several learned friends
Philadelphia North American.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Advantages of Shorthand.

'We could adduce hundred illustra-
tions to prove the advantages of shorthand
and the saving of time thereby effected.
Only think, gentlemen, it took Goethe 40
years to write his Faust. How many
years he might have saved if he had known
shorthand l''-Dorfbarbier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Regret.

"Did your railway make money!
NO." replied the promoter. eve
wouldn't let well enough alone"
s'There was chance of its being profit
able, then9'
Yes, but we weren' It satisfied with sell
ing stock. We had to go ahead and try to
build the road. Washington Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
A Possible Reason.

Mother-That makes the fourth time
I've had to tell you that. What makes vol
forget everything l say?
Boy-Perhaps it's because you tell me
things that don Il take any interest in
SOmeryille Journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Natural History.

did you know, my little boy, asked
the solemn old gentleman, THAT bee can
fly faster than pigeon?"
II didn't know it before, !" said the lit
tie boy, "but I know he can set down a
heap harder. ''-Cincinna6i Enquirer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
The End of Her Earth.

"Before we were married" she protest
ed, 'you declared you would go to the end
OF the earth to make me happy"
"Yeg," he replied coldly.
She shuddered
Had he already run through her real
estate?-Detroit Journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Quite Like Them.

Oldun-Ah, there's nothing like the
good old circus jokes.
Plattby--Why, there are the new Jokes
that are being worked off today.-Phila-
delphia North American.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
THE DAILY PRESS
Can always be found at the periodic
torres Of.


torres Of:
+ v. Roberts, 1oa Congress street.
Il Il. r 3. G asold' ~
n. G. Fessenden, 526
W. Il. Jewett. 504 :"
]. A. Libby. $50 F"
f. A. Jellison, 9S6 Congress street
Chas Ashton. i9471a Congress street.
J. 7. Harmon. l35 Congress street.
J. J. Beardworth. 81 India street.
P. II. Erskine. 43 Middle street.
j. W. Peterson, 2 Exchange street.
S. P. Dennis, 419 Commercial street.
Gse nSa s I4T a ana street.
w. L. Crane, 76 Exchange street.
Westm ans, 4 West 50 and So Commercia
W. A. ellis. 145 Commercial street,
Frank Freeman. 100 Bracket street.
John Fl. Allen 381 IA Congress street.
Dennet Go, the Florist. $40 Congress street.
G. J. Hodgson 961s Portland street.
F. 1. Bracket. Peaks Island.
E. l.. Littlefield, 189 Congress street.
j. f. Harmon, Ills Congress street
L. H. Beai, & Co. 42Z Congress street
H. NJ Butler, 6S Pine street.
j. H. Vickery, 221 Spring street.
MIS- MIS-. 4. Mcke1zle. cor. Spring and Clark
g.. w. 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, Congr IS Square and United States no.
tells, and strand Trunk and Union Depots. 1t
ON all trains o. the Name Central, Grand Trunk
and Portland & Rochester railroads and Of
agents on any of the Boston Trains.
The PRESS can also befound at the folsowln
Auburn-J q. askeu.
Augusta-J. i. Pierce,
Bath-John o. Shaw.
Berlin Falls N. He. s. Clark.
Biddsf0fa- v. T. Il f Bardsisa
Bridgton,7A, W; ingalls,.
Cape Elizabeth-Dyer & jose
Cumberland MillS-H. G. Starr
Camden-Fred Lewis.
j. d. Gould.
Cornish-E Thrown.
Deering-N. j. Seaniou.
Deeriing Center-A. A. McCone
DamarlscoIta-E. W. Dunbar.
Fairneld-E. II. Evans.
Freeport~A. W. Mitchell
EEr FyysbpFs-1. E {. E WHHitmore.
Gardiner-Russell Bros.
Green's Landings. w. Fifelc.
4 Gorham- L. J. Lermond.
N.H.-S. M. Leavits Il SOFA
Kennebunk-J. Il. Gus.
Kennebunkport-C. E. Miller.
Livermore False Newman.
Lewiston-Chandler& Winship.
Long Islan--Hughey Bros.
Ltmerick-dS. A. C Grant.
(. Mechanic Fals-M err!&t Denning.
No. Deering-A Noyes.
North Stratford NH. G. Huchtins.
Norway-F. ?. Stone.
A. o. Noyes Co.
Old Orchard-Fogg & libby.
RicnmondSA. X. MilletL
Rumford Falls-H. L. Elliott
&C. A. Clifford
RocklaEd-Dunn & Carr,
A. j. Huston.
SanfOrd-F. I'll. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck.
South POrtland-J. f. MerrIman
I" Il. Kicker & Son.
.,outh Windham-J. W. Read.
South Paris-A. d. Sturtevan.
South Paris-F. A. Shurtleff.
South Waterboro-G. G. Downs.
Saco--H. B. Hendricks s. Co.
=" 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.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u Wyman.
Yarmoushyille-G. Howard Humphrey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
ELY BROS, So Warren St. N. Y. City.

Since 1861 have been great sufferer from
catarrh. / tried Ely's Cream Balm and to all
appearances am cured. Terrible headaches
from which I had long suffered are gone.-W.
j. Hitchcock, late Major U S. Vol and A. A.
Gen., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
WIT AND WISDOM.
A Strange Thing.

rimscnbeak-Kere's one strange thing
I've noticed.
Yeast-And what's that?
"Why, boy is christened with water
and afterward takes to wine, while ship
is christened with wine and afterward
takes to water. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
DAuNTLEss SUCCESSFUL.

Havana, November 12.- Considerable
excitement has been caused by the report
that the Dauntless has succeeded in land
ing two fllibustering expeditions on the
island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13

1t is not remedy put up by any Tom. Dick
or Harry; it is compounded by expert pharma-
cists. Ely Bros. offer a o cent trial size. Ask
your druggist. Full size Cream Balm so cents.
VVa p,oiI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
COLONEL STARDOTTLE'S CLIENT.
RY BRET HARTE.

ROARING CAMP IN CARoU1NEz WOODS
'SNowBoUND EAGLES"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
WASHING TOM.

A series of eight-day tours will leave Boston
December q January IS, February 10, March 10,
Apr (seven days, via allrail line), April 2S,
and NAV 10. RATE, $25.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

ADDITIONAL CALIFORNIA TOURS
January 26. February Is. and March Is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
Begged without Words.

A dear old clergyman once ex-
changed pulpits with younger broth
er minister we'll known for his ag-
gressiveness. Speaking to him be-
fore service, the resident pastor told
his substitute that the window be-
hind the pulpit was broken, but re-
quested the latter to say nothing about
it, as he had spoken several times
without effect. he added that the
hymn books were badly torn, and
finished by saying, in an apologetic
tone, that che didn't suppose the peo-
pie could afford new ones"
The young minister promised to re-
frain from making any remarks upon
these matters. After beginning ser
vice he found the draught from the
window unendurable. Hequietly took
his overcoat and stuffed it through the
broken glass. The deacons became
very uneasy, inwardly resolving to
remedy this at the earliest possible
moment.
When he announced the second
hymn he found tho last two stanzas
missing. He read what he had, then
said to the congregation: ''These are
all the verses in my book; If there are
any more in yours you may sing them"
Needless to say, the window was
mended and new hymnals provided
before the next Sabbath.-Vogue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
He Saved His Hat.

At Scotch weddings some years ago
it used to be the custom to batter the
hat of the bridegroom as he was leay-
ing the house in which the ceremony
took place. On one of those ,occa-.
sions a newly married couple (rela-..
lives Of the bridegroom determined
TO carry out the observance of this
custom to the letter, The bridegroom
heard them discussing their plans and
dispatched messenger to the car
riage, which was waiting, with his hat
some time previous to. his departure.
Then. donning the hat of male rela-
tive who had plotted against him, he
prepared to go out to the carriage.
No sooner had: he got, to the door
than his hat was furiously assaulted
and almost destroyed He walked
out of the house amid the laughter Of
the bystanders and entered the We
hicle; then taking his battered hut
from his head he threw it into the
hands of its proper owner, e1claiming:
"Hey, Mr.. Dougall, there's your hat"
and donned his own, amid the cheers
of all present. Mr.. Dougall was the
unhappiest looking man in Scotland
for some time after that.-London
Telegraph.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
Slaughter on the Rails.

On the average six thousand per-
sons are killed on the railways of this
country every year, and upward OF
thirty thousand injured. Hundreds
of employees are killed and thousands
injured every year while engaged in
coupling or uncoupling freight cars.
The law of 1893 demanded that the
roads should equip their cars with
automatic couplers and air brakes.
After all these years much more than
half the freight cars remain without
even automatic couplers, and fewer
still are fitted with the brake. John
Z. Cowen appeared before the Inter
State Commerce Commission and re-
quested that the time within which
the roads must comply with the law
be extended for five years. This
looks Like asking permission to kill or
main hundred thousand persons in
order that derelict roads may wear
out their old equipment without the
expense of fitting it with the required
safety appliances. s.-New York Her
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
The Chinese Treaty Ports.

The best indication of theeincrease
Of foreign trade with China is found
in the mercantile conditions of what
are known as the '"Treaty Ports" In
these treaty ports there are 672 for
eign firms, and there has been an in
crease of sixty-nine firms during the
past two years. Of the total, 1853 are
British, thus showing that the bust
NESS of these ports is still largely in
the hands. of the English! But while
the English firms have increased only
by two during the last two years, the
Americans have increased by nine and
the Germans by seven. There have
also been ffty-seven new Japanese
firms established in these ports, but
French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish
and italian are all on the decline.
The total foreign population of the
treaty ports is 1885, which is an in
crease Of about 1000 during the two
wears. H.a ..l
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
Government Road Work.

During the past year the Bureau Of
Road Inquiry of the Agricultural De-
partment has devoted most of it's at
tention to practical work, but has been
limited by the fact that no money is
provided by Congress for actual road
building. What has been done has
been by means of contributions from
those interested, the Bureau simply
experimenting and controlling the
work. Under these circumstances the
Government should not be blamed for
the location of the sample pieces of
road that have been built. So far they
are five in number, and are at New
Brunswick, N. j.; Geneva, N. y;
Kingston, r. l.; Warren, Penn, and
Ithaca. N. Y. General Stone thinks
that, if the manufacturers remain will
ing to furnish the machinery free, an
expenditure not exceeding $500 by
the Government for each locality would
call forth enough subscriptions to
build from $4,000 to $40, 900 worth Of
road at most of the 116 agricultural
colleges and experiment stations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
influence Of Stock on Scion.

The Academy of Science, Paris,
France, sends ont a report of the effect
of the stock on the scion in the case OF
two pear trees, fifteen years old, which
had grown side by side in q garden
where they we're apparently subject to
the same conditions, with the excep-
ton of the stocks into which they
were grated. The variety was the
Triomphe de Jodoigne, and one was
grated upon seeding pear, the other
upon ounce: Each tree bore about
800 fruits each year, and for three
years the fruits when mature were COL
lected, compared and analyzed. The
color of the fruits was very different,
those upon the pear stock (being green
and those on the ounce stock golden
yellow, with decided rose blush on
the side toward the sum-. .'
Ten fruits from the ounce stock
averaged to weigh 406 grams, against
2sO grams on the pear stock. Both
fruit and fruit juice on the ounce
stock had greater density, and 1t ALSO
exceeded that on the pear stock in
acidity and in contents Of sugar. The
sugar was in the proportion OF eleven
kilogrammes OF the ounce stock to
seven on the pear stock. ...
These observations were in the main
confirmed by others made some years
ago on Winter Doyenne scions on
seeding pear and ounce stock.-Bos-
ton Cultivator. B.. '.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
A RHETORICAL MUSEUM.
Unique Collection Of Exercises to Dete
mine the Progress OF Pupils.

UNIQUE Collection Of Exercises to Deter
mine the Progress OF Pupils.
F. N. Scott, Junior Professor of
Rhetoric at the University of Michi-
gan, has commenced collection GER
tainly unique, and possibly Of great
future value. He calls it museum
of student composition, and intends
to embody in it specimen exercises
written at stated intervals by children
in the schools of this and other coun.
tries. The compositions 60 gathered
together he believes will make it pos
sible to determine with reasonable &C
curacy the stages Of growth of young
persons faculty of expression and to
trace law of normal development 30
that in individual cases it can be as
certained whether the pupils power is
up to the average or whether special
attention and instruction are needed.
To carry out his idea Professor Scott
has issued circular to those interested
in educational matters in most OF the
large cities of the country, and in
Chicago has arranged with Professor
Nightingale, Superintendent OF High
Schools, to obtain sets of exercises
from all the high schools of the city.
The plan limits the writing of exer-
cises in this country to high-school
pupils, and sets six subjects for com-
position, with stated times for writing
each. The exercises are to be written
in the school room within period of
one hour, no revision is to be allowed
and other precautions are taken to
make the series fair test of the power
of expression. Only those who entered
school during September, 1897, are to
write, and the compositions only of
those who complete the four years
course and write all the exercises will
be preserved. In this way Professor
Scott believes it will be possible to
secure material for an exact compar-
ison. 3.
The subjects for this year are such
as are easily within the. grasp of the
first year high-school pupil, but allow
full play to the pupils power of ex-
preston the writing of letter to a
friend giving an account of some
thing that happened during the sum-
mer; a short story on the lines of a.
plot given; a description of some per-
son known to the writer; an e1plana-
ton of certain quotation to person
younger than the writer in such terms
as can be easily understood, and a
composition persuading boy or girl
of the pupils own age to read book
which the pupil has lately read and
liked.
Subsequently the circular will be
sent to the various foreign countries.
The Pathfinder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
Rest and Relief.

q a piece of machinery run by steam and
,oyerworked will become cranky, creaky,
and out of gear, owing to some expansion
Of metal from heat and friction. Stop its
work, rub and brighten and let 1t rest. In
q short while 1t will be restored and will
run smoothly. The human system Is
machine. Too much work and worry are
thrown upon 1t; too much Of the heat of
daily cares; too much Of the steam Of daily
business. The nerves become cranky; they
are restless, sleepless and twitchy, and
neuralgic condition sets In. Pain throws
The machine out Of gear and 1t needs rest
and treatment to strengthen and restore.
Ht. Jacobs Oil Is the one remedy Of all pecu-
liarly adapted to prompt and sure cure.
Somany have 80 freely testified from ex-
perience and use to its efficacy in the cure
Of neuralgia that it passes without saying
that It surely cures. 1t will be a gracious
surprise to many after the free use Of it to
md how easily pain, cares and worry may
be lifted, and how smoothly the human
machine goes on.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
Matches of the Future.

There is prospect Of the wooden
match industry being appreciably af-
fected by new invention for manu-
featuring matches Of paper, as the
best wood for this purpose is con-
stantly growing scarcer and more
costly. The new matches are con-
siderably cheaper than the wooden
product, and weigh much less, which
counts for much in expectation. The
sticks of the new matches consist OF
rolled paper immersed in solution
of wax, stearine and similar sub.
stances.