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The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
WHY is THIS :


The Rural New-Yorker says editori-
ally: "A small wooden mill was started
in Topeka, Kas, last week, and of
course there were speeches full Of elo-
quent promise The wool itself talked
and said: II came from Montana via
st. Louis. Kansas, with all her boasted
agricultural wealth, is out of the race
as a wool-producing State!" Statistics
show that the wool is right. The sheep
in Kansas are worth less than the sheep
of Maine. Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi, West Virginia,
South Dakota, all lead Kansas in num-
ber and value Of sheep. Ohio has twelve
times the value, Michigan eight times,
Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin Ave times,
and Missouri four times! Why is this?
One word nearly answers the question
dogs! The Kansas Populists are
down on monopolists-the should open
FIRE on the dog at once"
1t seems easy enough to ask ques-
tions, but is not always so easy to an
swer them. We might ask few and
solicit answers. Why did wheat sell
at 35 cents bushel in Kansas last year
when it used to bring $1.25 and $3.50?
Why Is silver only worth SO cents an
ounce when it used to bring $1.29? Why
is wool now worth % to 28 cents pound
when 1t was only worth 8 to 10 cents
two years ago? Why are work horses
only worth $25 to $50 each when they
used to sell for $1O0 to $3.50? Why does
corn fluctuate from 10 cents bushel to
50 cents and then back to 10 cents again
within three years? We might prolOng
this list but 1t Is. unnecessary. No one
can give answers to these questions that
will be entirely satisfactory.
Some years ago the sheep business
was very important industry in Kan
sas. It was said that man would
hardly be considered q respectable mem
ber Of society and would have difficulty
In joining church unless he had a
sheep ranch with few thousand head
OF sheep. All this has changed. Dogs
were as plentiful and wolves much
more numerous than now So the blame
for the decline of the sheep business in
Kansas cannot be laid upon the dogs.
Some say that 1t was the everlasting
tinkering at the tariff on wool and that
Kansas could not and would not COM
pete with the cheap wool, duty free,
from Australia and South America
where sheep are raised as easily as rab-
bits and the natives who tend them
work for nothing and live on soapweed
and grasshoppers. Kansas Is a natural
sheep country 1t has an abundance of
good feed, pure water and favorable
climate and the farmers Of this State
are now going back into the sheep busi-
ness as rapidly as possible. With wool
at l5 cents, or above, sheep raising is
a profitable industry ins this State. A
flock OF ewes will more than double In
numbers every year and the fleece Is
worth the cost of the sheep that pro-
duces It, so that with good care the profit
is at least 200 per cent. to the thrifty
farmer who gives the proper skill and
attention to the business. With an as
suraRce that the cheaply-grown woods
from the foreign countries would not
food our markets for five years the
plains OF Kansas would again be thickly
covered with herds Of sheep, and woolen
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29

The State Horticultural Society Is
holding its annual meeting in Topeka
this week, and the interest manifested
shows that fruit raising in Kansas is
rapidly becoming one of its most i'm
portant industries. During the past year
Secretary w. H. Barnes has visited eV-
cry part of the State, organizing local
societies in many of the counties and
greatly stimulating the growing OF fruit
At these annual meetings the fruit
growers gather and give interesting
details Of personal experience in differ
ent portions of the State and learn many
profitable lessons from the success or
failure of their co-workers in the or
chards and vineyards Of Kansas.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29

Through the withdrawal of the TRAY
elers' Insurance Company of Its business
in this State Superintendent McNall
gains another important victory. 1t Is
rather ignOminious for the Travellers,
hut what other course was open to it.?
Submission to an examination would
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
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have been infinitely worse, for 1t would
have involved the publication Of facts
which are harmless while they are dor
mant
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
ADVOCATE and NEWS.

A KOnsGs Newspaper Devoted 10 tle Best Inter
ests of the Home, the Shop and the Farm.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
Sl.erigG's Sale.
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND SIS.

STATE OF MAINE. CUMBERLAND SIS.
Taken this second day of November, A. d.
1897 on execution dated 1.-THE seventh day of
October, 1897, issued on Judgment rendered by
the Supreme judicial Court for the County Of
York at a term thereof begun and held at Alfred
within and Tor said County of York on the tn I'd
Tuesday of September, A. d. 1897 TO wit, on the
second day of October, A ID. 1897, i'll favor of g.
G. Warren OF Waterbury IN the state OF Yer
mont, against Freeman II. spear of Blddeford in
the County OF York and Mary A WaterhouSe
OF Searboro i'll the County OF Cumberland tor the
sum of ninety-elght dollars and eighty-one
cents, debt or damage aud sixteen dollars and
one cent costs of SUIT and unless sooner re-
deemed, VIII be sold at Public Auction ON the
eighth day of December, a. u. 1897, at ten
o clock i'll the forenoon, 1T the Sherit'S Office in
the CITY Building in Portland in said County OF
Cumberland, the following described real estate
and all the right, title and interest which the
said Mary A. Warehouse now has or had III ana
to the same on the first day OF November, A. ID.
1897 at five O'Clock and thirty minutes, in the
afternoon. that being the time When the same
was seized ON the execution i'll said suit, TO wit:
A certain lot OF parcel of land with buildings
thereon situated in Scarborough in the County
of Cumberland and Stat of Maine on Scottuws
Hill Road, SO called, being the farm upon which
Mary A. Waterh0uSe now lives, formerly
called the Richard Libby farm, containing sixty
acres more or less, also about five acres of
marsh land situated near the Eastern railroad
III SAID scarborough, purchased of samuel Lib
by's heirs by Natnae Waterhouse, being the
same real estate conveyed to Mary A. Water
house by her late husband, Alvin Waterhouse.
by deed dated March /, 1887, and recorded i'll said
Cumberland County Registry of Deed in Book
$50, Page II. Also all The re Il estate conveyed
to Mary A. Warehouse by her said huSbands
Alvin WaterhouSe, by deed dated Oct. u, 1915
andrecorded III said cumberland County leg.
islry OF Deeds, III Book AIS, Page 211.
Dated ut Portland, this second day of Noyem.
Der, A. u. 1897.
JAMES II, BANKS,
nov5diaw3wF Deputy Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
BOARD OF TRADE.
Matter of Naval Dry Dock to be Dis
cussed in December.

The stated meeting of the managers OF
the Board of Trade was well attended
yesterday morning Besides the managers
several members of the general board
were present, including ex-President j e.
Blabon.
A. S. Woodmsn, ESQ.,, was elected a
member.
Messrs. A. B. Hall and Edward H.
York of the Board of Trade committee,
appointed at the last meeting, report a
very satisfactory result of the committed
in behalf of furnishing quarters and
entertainment forYe member of visiting
singers to the recent Musical Festival
The matter of a naval dry dock at Port
land was informally discussed, and the
trend of opinion was that further action
should be taken at the December meeting
to urge upon members of Congress from
this state action in behalf of the project
as soon after the meeting of Congress al
possible.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

ton to give a concert in Pennington,
Friday evening, Nov. 10Th, in Music
hall.
(Signed) LIZZIE NJ. BROWN.
A COMMENTED WOMAN.
Hoyt's ga Contented Woman" will be
at The Jefferson next Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. 1t will be presented
by strong company which is claimed TO
be the strongest and most talented ever
organized, it is not at all surprising that
this engagement has awakened an IN
usual interest with the theatre going
public. The presentation here will be ex-
actly the same as given in New YORK.
Everything used on the stage, even the
furniture, will be brought from Hoyt
theatre. The cast will include such well
known players as Miss Bell Archer, Hen
rietta Lee, Rose Snyder, Bonnie Lottle'
Allie Perry, Ida Palmer, Gertrude sage,
May Biffin, Vivian Townsend, John ID
brown, Charles p Morrison, Harry ID.
Byers, Matt Snyder, Berry Maxwell
James G. Marlowe, M. j. Seaman, Ed
Craven, Frank Baldwin. W. ]. Lanthrun.
Reserved seats will go on sale Saturday
morning at usual prices.
THE GAIETY.
The company which is billed at the
Gaiety this week is proving to be a mag
net and large audiences greeted them
yesterday. Si
New turns are given at each perform :
ance TO the variety features and the quick
and ready repartee which abounds in the
burlesque sketches find favor with the
audience. Pretty costumes show to good
advantage careful figures, and the differ
emit marches are we'll received.
Tie music is catchy and up-to-date and
the olio still continues to be among the
drawing cards.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
THATCHER RELIEF CORPS FAT

The Thatcher Relief Corps are holding
fair and series of entertainments at the
Thatcher Post hall this week. The pur-
pose of the fair is to raise money to build
at Forest City cemetery a monument for
the members of Thatcher Post, G. A. r.
similar to the monument of Bosworth
Post at Evergreen cemetery.
The hall is very prettily decorated for
the fair and the various booths at which
fancy and other articles are exposed for
sale were wellapatronized yesterday In
the evening an entertainment was given
which was enjoyed by a large audience
Miss Amy Richards, Miss Coffin, Miss
Grace Otis, Miss Irene Estler, Miss Ada
Kimball, Mss Emma Esther and Miss
Logan delivered recitations and Mrs.
Ward and Miss Kent sang solos. One of
the most enjoyable features of the evening
was the piano and violin playing of Mr..
Crane and Prof. Ward of Deering and the
singing of Mrs. Ward.
The ladies in charge Of this fair are
Mrs. George Huff, who is the chairman
of the committee, and Mrs. W. H. H
Pettengill. who is the secretary and treas
urer. Mrs. Greedy is in charge of the en-.
tertainments and Mesdames Griffin and
Shorey have charge of the supper room.
Tonight dance and emit ertainment will
wind up the fair.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
THE MAIL WAGON SERVICE.
Is NOT Satisfactory to Postmaster SWEET
and Has Caused City Lots of Trouble.

postmaster SWEET has been having a
great deal of trouble recently concerning
the mall wagon service between the post
ONCE and the various railroad stations.
lhls service Is at present conducted by a
contractor named w. H. MCGUIRE of Dan
WIFE, Va. who underbid all of the other
llrms who tried to secure this business.
Inc contract was let last July to Mr.. Nc.
Gulre and his company which has secured
several similar contracts from the post
olnce department in various parts of the
country. 1t formerly cost the railroads
from $4,000 to IS, 600 year to operate the
mail wagons and Mcclure and Companv
secured the contracts for So, 295. so, and
sent here the five screen mail wagons such
as are prescribed by regulations and
agreed to furnish double mail wagon for
service in this city as soon as it could he
pulit. together with these wagons came
nve colored drivers, who are under he
supervision OF John Lawson, also col
oreo man from Virginia. A special agent
Oh The post office department, sent here for
ene purpose, accepted the wagons and
orlVers for the post office department
Inc wagons and the new drivers began
thelr service here on July first and it has
been anything but satisfactory to the
postmaster and his assistants, who have
hao much trouble with it in
various ways. First, the cruelty for ami
mas agent threatened to prosecute the
contractor or his representatives for not
caring for the horses in use, but a reform
was promised in this respect and the mat
ter was dropped. The first of the week
John Lawson, who is the superintendent
OF the service here, went to Postmaster
SWEET and complained that the drivers of
the mail wagons had struck for their pay.
Ihey told Mr.. SWEET that they had not
been paid cent by the contractor for
their work since July i, and they were
determined to work no more. Mr.. SWEET
finally induced the men to return to their
work and guaranteed them their pay as
long as they should work under his sup
ervlsion pending the settlement of the
difficulty by the department.
The postmaster then wrote to the Post
master General about the difficulty and
asked what should be done. He stated in
this letter to the Washington authorities
that the service was not what it should
be and that both he and the assistant
postmaster had had much trouble about
it. What course the government auth or-
tiles will take in the matter Is not known
MCGUIRE & Co., are under bonds to the
amount of $1,000 to perform the work sat-
isfactorily and it may be that the govern
ment will decide to let the contract over
again. John Lawson, the colored super
intendent, is not blamed by the postmas-
ter and his assistant for the way things
have gone. The man has done ali that he
| could do with the means at his disposal
and has shown desire to make the SER
vice satisfactory. AT present the mail
carts are being run in manner that is
satisfactory to the post Office officials
here, but they do not think the contractor
has treated the negro drivers right.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
MARRIAGES.

In this clay. Nov. 4, by Rev. DIR. Blanchard
ton ckett, both of Portland.
In this city. Nov. a, by Rev. DR., Blanchard
Clayton Tyler Whipple and Miss Cornelia Meg,
quier. both of Portland.
In this city, Nov. 8, by Rev. E. r. Purdy, Ed
win F. Tihbeits and Mrs. Emma R. Debon, both
of Manchester. N H.
In Fryeburg. Nov 3. by Rev. B. N. Stone,
John l.. Chandler and Miss Henrietta S. Brick-
EFT, both of Chatham. N. II.
Maud Roberts.
Mary Jones.
In Georgetown, Oct. 20, Walter T. Berry and
Ella Randall Of West Hal pswell.
In Rncklaht, oct: 20. Timothy Sullivan and
Miss Kate McDavitt.
IN Bangor. Oct; 20. Cornelius H. Sullivan and
Miss Annie Elizabeth Ryder.
In Yeazie, Oct. 70, William j. Cary and Miss
Lcttie e. Inman,
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
OWEN, MOORE & CO.
Slaeriff's Sale.
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND SIS.

STATE OF MAINE. CUMBERLAND SIS.
Taken this second day of November. A. d.
1897, on execution dated the seventh day Of
October, A. ID, 1897, issued on a Judgment rem
dered by the supreme Judicial Court for the
County of York at a term thereof begun aud
held at Alfred within and for said County of
York on the third tuesday of September, A. y.
1897 TO vii. ON the second day Of October A
d. 1887 III favor of ID. f. Doherty and Eugene
Doherty both of Westfield in the Commonwealth
OF Massachusetts, doing business under the firm
name OF New England Whip Co., against Fee
man II. Spear of Blddetord i'll the County of
York and Mary A. WaterhouSe of Scarboro in
the County OF Cumberland, for The sum of seven
ty-three dollars and ninety cents. debt and dam
age and sixteen dollars and one cent, costs of
suit. and unless sooner redeemed will be sold
at Public Auction on the eighth day of Decem-
Der, A. ID. 1897 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at
the Sheritf's Office i'll the City Building in Port
land in said County OF Cumberland, the follow
Ing descflb ireal estate and all the right. title
and interest which The said Mary A. Water
house now has or had in and to the same on the
first day OF November, A. ID. 1897 at five o'clock
and thirty minutes i'll the afternoon. that being
the time When the same was seized on the exc
cuton iii said suit, to wit:
A certain lot or parcel of land with buildings
thereon situated i'll Scarborough in the County of
Cumberland and State of Maine ON Scottows
Hill road, SO called. being tbs farm upon which
Mary A. Waterhouse now lives, formerly
called the Richard Libby farm, containing sixty
acres more or less, also about five acres of
marsh land situated near the Eastern railroad
in said 81 arborough. purchased of Samuel Lib
by's heirs by Nathaniel Waterhouse, being the
same real estate conveyed 10 Mary A. Water
house by her lale husband Alvin Waterhouse,
by deed dated March |, 1887. and recorded in
sad Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in
Book 535 Page AZ. Also all the real estate con
We, ed 10 Mary A. Waterhouse by her said hrls-
band, Alvin Warehouse, by deed dated Oct.
81, 1874, and recorded in said Cumberland County
Registry of D eds. in Book 41s, Page 2ll.
Dated at Portland this second day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1897.
JAMES II. BANKS,
nov5d1aw3wF Deputy Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
Y. M. G. A. ENTERTAINMENT.

A reception and entertainment was
ming which was largely attended and
greatly enjoyed. During the evening
Miss Skillings delighted the assemblage
by her readings. Miss Grace Wheldon
was encored on her whistling solo; Master
Shepley Beals showed himself the master
of the drum and played upon 1T solo
which brought down the house. Miss
Cards singing and the banjo trio were
also much enjoyed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
DEAF MUTE MEETING.
Mr.. Edwin w. Frisbee to Lecture in
Portland,

Mr.. Edwin Nv. Frisbee, missionaryssto
the deaf of Maine, will meet the Bible
class of adult deaf in the.Sunday; school
room of st. Luke's church on Friday
evening. He will also lecture to the pu.
pills of the Maine school for tl,o deaf in
the hall of the school house OIL urday
evening. All the deaf of Portland and
vicinity are invited to be present.
DR.. Thomas Gallaudet of New York it
is showed may be induced to come to
Portland, Sunday, November 81, and ad-
dress the deaf of this vicinity.
DR.. Gallsudet is the son of DR.. Thomas
Gallaudet, the first teacher of the deaf
in this country and brother of Dr. E. NJ.
Gallaudet, president of the Gallaudet
college at Washington, D. c., the only
college in the world where the deaf may
obtain advanced instruction.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
The report of the librarian, Mrs. George

The report of the librarian, Mrs. George
I. Thurston was read and accepted
Letters were read from Miss e. W.
Kits followed by pertinent remarks by
Mrs. s. III. DEMO of Bangor and Mrs.
Percival Bonney of Portland.
: The following delegates to the Women s
National Indian associations annual
meeting in Brooklyn, NY. were chosen
Miss ] l.. erie, Portland; Mrs. P. M.
Blake, Bangor; Mrs. T. J. Sawyer. Port
land
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
Second Parish church for their generous
hospitality, not forgetting the graceful
courtesies of the young ladies at supper,
the kindness OF the Maine Central rail-
fully acknowledged.
The officers for the past years We're
again chosen with these two exceptions;
Treasurer for 1897, Mary E. Gould !;
librarian, Miss Emily L, Hobbs.
The convention then adjourned to meet
at 7.30 p. m.
IN THE EVENING.
At the seyening session Rev. E. r.
1oung, for many years missionary
among the Gree and Salteaux Indians of
the Hudson Bay territory, delivered an
interesting address, dwelling upon mis-
sionary life which began in 1868.
He went to region where the winter
Lasts eight months and the thermometer
drops to 60 degrees below zero
Ills address was happy combination
OF adventurous narrative. graphic de-
scription, humor, detailed Information
about the Indians, and record of ear
nest, self denying missionary work, with
many interesting anecdotes of the pow
ers OF the gospel over those trites which
came under mis- care
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
DEATHS

In Cutler, Oct 27, Mrs. sabrina Wilder aged
rs years.
wife of N. NJ Faunce. aged 10 years months
In Augusta Oct. rs, Orrin E. Ward, aged
53 years.
In South vassalboro, Oct "a, Robt, Boynton.
aged rs years.
In South Thomaston, Oct, rs, Edmund Well
man, aged rs years.
In Etna, Oct. "a, Cnauncey F. Peck. aged
50 years.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
STEAMER PERCY V.

commencing next Monday, the steam
er Percy V. will run trips to
Phippsburg, Cundy's Harbor, West Bath
and intermediate points, leaving Portland
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at a
M, and returning Tuesdays, Thursday.
and Saturdays The points touched at are
enumerated in the advertisement in an
other column.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

PORTLAND, November 5, 1897.
tn HERE'S a WON
L derfully complete
stock Of fancy
Baskets in the Base
ment.
Baskets of every pos
sible shape and size for
every possible purpose.
Baskets made by the
Maine and Canadian In
dlans. Baskets from
Switzerland and Ger
many. French baskets
and japanese baskets.
w aste paper baskets,
photograph baskets, coli
lar and cuff baskets, in
fants baskets Ito be
trimmed.9 Lunchaa bask-
cts, tray baskets for
brush and comb. Stand.
ing work basket, flower
baskets, clothes baskets
and hampers, wood bask.
cts, silver baskets, fruit
and bread baskets.
We trim baskets to
order with silk, ribbon or
lace, any style, at short
notice.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

A special to the Boston Globe from
Hailfax, says man saw big balloon
sailing over the city which he believes
to have been Andree' S.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

You can't beat it. SO. 90 for the round
trip Portland to Boston and return on
Thursday Nov. IL.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

Boston excursian Nov. II. You want
to CO.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

"BoX CALF" "sox Calf"
SHOES. is peculiar
iy an au-
tumn and Winter leather.
1t is tanned by a peculiar
and secret process which
makes it soft and keeps it
soft. The dye and polish
are rubbed in by hand and
no amount Of wetting can
destroy them.
A cloth rubbing brings out the
gloss as good as new.
1t is about as waterproof as rub
Der, and wetting does not harden it,
Our shoe department is having a
sale of ''Box Calf" footwear for men,
women and children.
Mems Heavy soes, English lasts,
Boots. perfect in fit and wear
Made of White Bros. "Box
Calf" $3.50
Ladies'. Button or lace, hand
sewed welt. A beauty
boot, $3.50
White Bros. sBox Calf" Another
not quite as fine stock, machine
sewed, button or lace, $l.9S
Misses "Box Calf" Boots, SI.25
Child's eBox Calf Boots,
Soc and sl.0O
Boys $10o, 1875, 1.4s.
lLeggins and Caters, 10 button.
zoe
Lambs wool soles, I6c
DNM Every pair of White
y Bros. "Poz c If" Boots
or shoes has an aluminium
/sA ~ Key Ring check
III NI1 like this, attached, which
\ is given to the purchaser
wv of the shoes.
Sewing We have been appoin-
Machines. ted sole agents in Port
land for the National
Sewing Machine.
a. A Ma
81 chine that
NJ VA ilNH has sub
9t,-szg; - s. IA "a stantially
Is IS, 9 !: !: !: !. ):
h<1 oadEJyE1 al til c
A $4,000
and $4,000 Machines, with none os
their faults
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

Easy and practically noiselesss in
running,
Our demonstration will be pleased
to show you the PAGES of this splen-
did Machine.
Prices,
Oak or Walnut Slo.0O
With three drawers complete.
Same with 5 drawers $3.50
With higher arm and patent bob
bin winder, extra fine finish. $1,000,
$21.OO, $500.
Second floor, near elevator.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05

,o,oc Best woods known, Oak and
dScS. Walnut, latest designs, bent
wood corner. long sliding drawer
lined with velvet, and packed
with attachments.
Handsome in design. The Arm
AtdU. is strong, and of ample size for
heaviest work.
TnodIn Straight with large shank. and
CClIC. impossible to set wrong held in
place by best patent clamps