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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM v. BRADLEY.

The papers Saturday morning an
nounced the death in Bulannyo, South
Africa, Of William v. Bradley, formerly
of this city.
Mr.. Bradley was 2S years and months
of age and was the eldest son Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Bradley of this
city. He attended the public schools here
and then entered upon business career.
After being bookkeeper for the firm OF
Mcclellan, Mosher & Co., he went to Bos-
ton and was employed in the large whole
sale grocery house Of the Twitchell,
Champiin company. He afterwards
secured the position of treasurer of the
fremont theatre and later on succeeded
to that same position for the famous
theatrical firm Of Abbey, Sohoeffeld &
Grau. being connected in that responsible
capacity until the failure Of this firm
some three years ago. Mr.. Bradley was
an ambitious young man and the an.
nouncement of his death so many miles
from his old home and associates, comes
as sad blow to large circle of friends.
He leaves brother, Mr.. Frank Bradley
and two sisters.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
VISITED HAWTHORNE LODGE.

Saturday Edward @. Reynolds, grand
chancellor, Knights of Pythias, grand
domain of Maine. made an official visit
to Hawthorne lodge No. 16, K. of P,
Raymond. He was accompanied BY Past
Supreme Representative Luther B.
Roberts, past grand prelate, Charles A.
Morse Of Westbrook; Grand Representa-
tive Augustus B. Brown. Deputy Granu
Chancellor, Fourth District, Andrew NJ.
Heselstine, Major William e. Kicker, o.
Ry. and Past Chancellor Clarence L.
Bucknam. The party went by team
from Westbrook and were received by the
brother knights with a true fraternal well
come, and made to feel at home. Re-
marks were made by the grand chancellor
and others on the good of the order and
the present condition, which were
listened to very attentively and were
literally applauded. The party returned
home Sunday forenoon via North Wind
ham, North Gorham, South Windham
and Westbrook, thoroughly enjoying the
beauties Of nature thst line the route.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft
Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine, Cumberland, S., May 14th
A. D., 1898.
NyHIS is to give notice,t that on the 18th day
u OF May, A. D., 1898, q Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
against the estate of
CHARLES W. WEIGH. of Portland
adJudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on
petition OF said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 18th day of May, "A. D., 1895
computed. 70
That the payment of any debts to or by
said Debtor, and the transfer and deliyeryy
OF any property by him areS.. forbidden BY
That meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor,to prove their debts and in case there
are suInclent assets to authorize the
same 70 choose one or more ASSIGN
ees or his estate, will be held
at at, q Court OF Insolvency to be holden at
Probate Court Room, in said Portland, in in
saio Go.nty Of Cumberland. on the 9Th dav
Of June, A. D., 1898, at ten O'Clock IN
3 Given under my hand the date first above
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger Of fhe Court Of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberlapd. VI
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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels. and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
testhing or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. 25 cts
a bottle
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
RUNAWAY ACCIDEN T.

Mrs. Lendall W. Osgood, whose hus-
band is the junior partner Of the firm of
Sullivan & Osgood. was out riding Friday,
when the horse was frightened at some
thing and ran. Mrs. Osgood was thrown.
from the carriage and considerably hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

FAC-SIMILE signature of cHAs. H. FLETo4GR
is on the wrapper of every bottle of CAsroRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
when she had Children, she gave them Castosia
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
WHEEL CLUB RUN.

The Portland Wheel club had pleasant
run to Raymond yesterday. They wheeled
there in two divisions, one leaving the
club rooms at nine and the other at ten
O'Clock. After arrival an excellent dinner
was served at The Elms and the return
was taken the latter part of the afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
ON THE PATROL.

The Geranium. U. S. n, attracted a
Fort Allen Park yesterday, as she was
patrolling the coast outside Of Portland
Head.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
UNITARIAN woMA'Ns ALLIANCE

Atsthe annual meeting Of the Unitarian
Woman's Alliance, the following officers
we're chosen for the coming year:
= = President-AIrs. Edward G. Jordan.
Vice Prssident-Mrs. VIM. S. Denney,
Secretary Mary FL. Kelley.
Treasurer-Nrs. George C. Owen.
Director Of p. o. Missien-Miss Marga-
ret e. Fox.
Assistant P. o. Mission-Miss Almena
Stevens.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
BRIEF JoTTlNos.'

John Nelson of Gloucester, Mass, is in
the city in search of men for the Glouces-
ter feet. He says that fishermen never
were SO scarce.
The open cars to Riyerton and West
brook did a good business yesterday.
James Gorham, employed at Cloudy &
Kent's, caught his hand in machine
and the tops Of his fingers on his right
hand were taken off.
Yesterday was Rogation Sunday.
The Ministerial association will meet
at Gospel Mission hall today at 10. 80
"a. m. A paper will be read by Rev. L.
roy S. Bean.
The bust of Marcellus as memorial to
Dana Pendleton, was set UP Saturday at
Assembly hall 1t is life size, mounted
on smarble pedestal and occupies q
conspicuous place in the hall.
The Greek room at the High school
building is completed. The walls have
been tinted light buff, and four piot-
nres, cast and bust have been pur-
chased.
Frank e. Cummings, Congress street,
is in Camp Hospital at Augusta. having
had his toe taken OF Tuesday that he
might enlist in the U. S. army. He is
q member of Co. A, Portland Light In
fantry.
At the Kelley Institute, ISL Congress
st. drunkenness and morphinism is cured.
The fourth annual banquet of the
Mountain Division Travelling Mems As.
ISOLATION will be held at the Conway
house, Conway, N. H., Friday evening,
May Goth. Teams will meet the night
trains both up and down at Conway
Centre. A good time can. be. looked for
as the genial landlord, Will Blood, has
made great preparations for this affair.
The ferry boat Elizabeth City will
start on the summer time table this
morning, making twenty minute trips
during the day.
Aafew more good voices are needed for
the Sousa chorus; call at Stockbridges
piano rooms, today between 1 and
p NJ, 5O7 1-2 Congress street. over Owen,
Moore & Co.
Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, z. of P, will
confer the third rank in the long form
this evening.
Portland Lodge, No. 2, NJ. E. O. p, will
have night cap party at their regular
meeting next Tuesday evening All
members of the order and friends are
invited.
The supper given ty the Women's
Maine Indian Association will be at 6. 80
this afternoon in the Plymouth
church vestTy.
The new naphtha launch of Mr. James
P. Baxter was up the harbor Saturday
afternoon and laid for time at the Yacht
club dock. She is very handsome craft
and is we'll fitted up.
Thatcher post, Ill, 6. A. R., has &C
oepted an invitation to attend the illus
trated lecture on Abraham Lincoln, to be
givenEa at the Second Parishschurch, Sun.
day, May 29th. at 7.30 O'Clock.
Thatcher. Relif oorpsA memorial COM
yaittee are to meet with. Thatcher post COM
mittee [thisI evening: at Thatcher post
hall at 100 O'Clock.
The members of Holmes Circle will
meet at 1873 Pearl street, Wednesday af-
tern0on.
The American Benefit society will meet
Wednesday, the 18th at Mystic hall.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON. gg
Saturday William A. Manchester
unnecessarily lettering about private
dwelling; fined So and costs.
Ira ID. Mason. Intoxication; fined Sc
and costs. Paid.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

Two million Americans suffer the tor
turing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At anv
drug store.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
STEAMER LOUISE.

from the Sebago lake route, to be painted
for the summer travel.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

j. r. Libby Co.
Owen. Moore s. Co.
Eastman Bros. g. Bancroft.
+. o. Bailey & Co.
Messengers notice.
n. T. Homsted.
Haskell & Jones.
commissioners Notice.
Fosters Forest City Dye House.
Notice TO Ice Consumers.
Atl1inson's Furnishing Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Jefferson Theatre.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on page g.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

acquainted with this department. We
know OF no better way Of introducing
it to your favorable notice than by
offering you reliable goods at lower
prices than you've been paying.
In the matter Of Table Linen
we have them by the yard-a
splendid line at any price you want to
pay. Our assortment Of double Satin
Damasks is grand. Finest Of qualities,
choicest Of patterns, prices not high
considering the fine quality of goods.
Prices 81 90. ESQ, 200 yard.
Napkins in two sizes (5-8 and 3-4)
to match.
In the medium and low priced
Linens from Sl.75 down to CSC you
will find many desirable lines to
choose from. One special value is a
70 inch grass bleached Damask at
|69c yard.
A complete line Of Cream Damasks
from soc yard up.
We have Towels Of all kinds
at all prices. Some of the more
prominent bargains in fine Towels are
as follows
Grass bIeached Huck Towels,
sl.oo pair
Fine hem-stitched Huck Towels.
SOC pair
Extra tine hem-stitched Damask
Towels, 75c pair
In the lower priced ones
Immense Bath Towels, 27x54
inches, Csc each
Fine Huck Towels. hemmed, 2Ox4l
inches, ~ 1-2c each
Fine Huck Towels, fringed. 22x4o
inches. l5c each
Fifty or more new Sikaline and
Japanese Crepe for draperies Just
opened. The patterns are very pretty
and different from any you've seen.
Brass Extension Rods for Sash Cur
tains, 1Oc each
Watch the papers for an
nonncment of special sale of
great importation to take place
this week.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16
What Hoods Did
It Cured Mother and Made Her
Entirely Well
This Great Medicine Gives v,eor
and Vitality

This Great Medicine Gives vIaor
and Vitality.
"My mother was taken 1eru a;o,- gu
had congestion of the liver and had Ia IA
ney trouble. The Prescriptions and mod cd,
cines she took did not relieve her md sha
decided to try Hoods sarsaparilla. She
began taking it and the yerv ne~t das
she commenced to improve. She is now
well and she owes it all to Hoods sarso.
parilla. She praises the medic;na yerv
highly and has recommended # to o+ho~s
had Ia severe bilious attack ana NV
mother advised me to take HOODS pi11s
did SO and never took any medicine that
did me so much good. I have taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla myself and If gives
me life and ambition" MRS. D. A sroNrr
Winthrop, Maine. Remen, her
Hoods s ss.;,;.
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills with HOODS s salls y aks
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

Chestnut Street Methodists Celebrate An
niversary of Epworth League.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

Watch the papers for an
nonncment of special sale of
great importation to take place
this week.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-16

We want you to become better
acquainted with this department. We
know of no better way of introducing
it to your favorable notice than BY
offering you reliable goods at lower
prices than you've been paying.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
BELTS FOR NEW POLICEMEN

BILLY" Fields. whose CHEEKY voice I.
familiar at the stations along the Omahs
read, facetiously helped Joe Mounts. Chic
Goss' private secretary, out of a difficulty
yesterday in manner which constrained
Joe to go out and buy"
A newly appointed member of the police
force had called at the central station tr
secure his equipment, and Chief Goss re-
quested Joe to hunt up the star whistle
club and belt turned in by an officer who
recently resigned.
After tumbling over about half the furni.
ture IN the office Mounts appeared before
Chief Goss. dust covered, and waving 3
club, tarnished s.ar and calliope whistle
The new copper drew himself up 4
couple Of inches in contemplating his lem.
blems" of prospective authority, but his Wig.
orous attitude and proud mien vanished a:
the mustered secretary announced:
Il can't find a belt anywhere. but here.
the rest of the get-ups''
Huh! Too bad. Joe,'' remarked Mr.
F1elcs, a policeman with no belt in which
to carry his club is in bad fix, but I'll tel
you what to do. Give him belt with the
club
Everybody laughed but the new poliee.
man, who left the Office with the remark tina,
If there were any belts of the kind re.
ferred to by Mr.. Fields, to be handed out
he would furnish the belt with his frst ar.
rest. -|9l..s7.., -. =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
PRINCE COMING TO ST. PAUL.
Heir Fresumptfve to the Throne of
HeIgium VIII Visit Cities of
the NnrfIIrraat

LONDON, Feb. 12.-Prince Albert,
the nephew of King Leopold of Bel
GUM, and heir presumptive to the Bel
slan throne, will accompany his uncle
To the Riviera, on board the steam
yacht Mayfiower. The prince will then
start for the United States.
From one of the aides de camp of the
king a correspondent of the Associated
Press learned that the programme of
the princes tour is very long. He
means to see almost every part of the
United States, from New York to Cali
tornia, New Orleans and Florida, and
as far north as Seattle and Portland
and back through Canada to st. Johns.
The prince has already decided what he
will visit in each city.
The prince will visit Boston. Bar Har-
Dor, Niagara. Chicago, Milwaukee. ST.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, ST. Louis.
Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburg. Oil
City, Salt Lake City, Denver, Colorado
Springs, the Yellowstone park, and
numerous other cities
The report that the prince intenC~ to
consult President Mckinley regarding
Congo affairs is unfounded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
ST. VALENTINE ILL USED
NECESSARY FOR CHURCH TO CLOAK
A PAGAN LEGACY
Romance In the Early Days-Young
Men and Women Played Fas-
cinating Game on Valentines
Day In the Era of Knight-Er-
rantry-Drey Lots for slaves.

What connection Saint Valentine,
presumably a pious man who earned,
by serious thoughts and ascetic living,
the ecclesiastical prefix to his name.
should have with the custom of dis
patching, through the medium of the
United States mails, all kinds of ridic-
ulous missiveS, has always puzzled
those who like consistency. If any
saint representing a valentine could
come to earth again and peruse some
of the doggerel rhymes of doubtful col
or attached to pictures of colors too
demonstrative to be doubtful, the wor-
thy monk would probably bring suit
for the abolshing of the custom and
the blotting of Feb. IA from the calen-
dar.
The poetry of the day has gone Only
the memory of it's romance remains.
1t was the mating time for the birds,
according to the once popular belief.
1t was the universal mating time, ac-
cording to the popular idea further de-
veloped. The earliest stages of the de-
velopment of this interesting coupling
of Cupid's name with the custom of
the day is many centuries old The
custom prevailed in various parts of
Europe of drawing lots for "Valen-
tine" A number of the unmarried of
both sexes assembled. wrote each 9TH
er's names on slips of paper, threw the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

The removal of Capt William P.
Walsh, of the United States secret
service department from his position
under the pretext of abolishing the Of
fee in this district was one way to cut
off Mr.. Walsh's official head.
The office has been re-established
and another man been commissioned to
fill it.
1t took less than ten days for the
people at Washington In the treasury
department to make up their minds
that there was no need OF a secret
service agent In this district and TO
change their minds again.
The man who succeeds Capt. Walsh
is j. w. Lawrence, who will hereaf-
ter keep tab on the makers and "shov-
ers" of counterfeit money in the North
west
Not only was Capt. Walshs position
abolished, and he with 1t. but Capt.
Walsh was at the time occupied in en-
deavoring to round up a gang of coun-
terfeiters who are at present industri-
ously engaged in flooding this city and
Minneapolis with bogus 81 bills.
Mr. Lawrence has entered upon the
discharge of his duties as Capt
Walsh's successor and is at present out
of the city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

be in any way saddled with the re-
sponsibility for all the pictorial and al
legged poetical tom-foolery that fly
around on his day. It seems that an
accident, not kind to the saints, mixed
them up with the valentine custom.
No saint had any connection with the
18th of February custom, according to
those who have been anxious enough
about the reputation of the church to
investigate the matter closely.
The only explanation these authori-
ties can give for the connection is that
the ancient Romans bequeathed to US a
February festival similar to that de-
scribed, of drawing from the lottery
box the names Of women, who became
the affianced one of the one who drew
the name. This pagan practice shock
ed the prelates when Christianity be-
gan to get the upper hand, and a
courageous effort was made to stamp 1t
out, but it proved too popular, and SO
the best that the clergy could do was
to- give the sanction of the church to
the festival, by having a saint selected
on the 14th of February, who was call
ed Valentine
But 1t is far more likely that the Gus
tom CT sending valentines on one day
Of the year is a queer survival of the
religion of nature that existed in primi-
tive Europe. 1t would seem so, from
the fact that legendary lore has handed
down to us this passage: About this
time of the year the birds choose their
mates, and thence probably came the
custom Of the young men and maidens
choosing valentines or special loving
friends on the day.
The custom is dying out, as all Gus
toms will when they descend from the
romantic to the foolishly strife-stirring
stage. The mails are still heavy with
the additional missives that owe their
eistence to the valentine custom, but
the time-honored and favorite picture
of the professional humorist, in which
the letter carrier is represented as stag
gering beneath the weight of a huge
lead of Valentine day mail, can no
longer be called into service with abso-
lutte confidence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
LINCOLN THE LIBERATOR
THE MEMORY OF THE MARTYRED
PRESIDENT HONORED
Addresses Delivered Before the Mar.
Quette Club of Chicago by Once
President Harrison and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury-A General
Observance Of the Holiday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The anniversary
Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln was
generally observed here today by ex-
ercises in the schools and by various
banQuets.
The principal banquet of the evening
was the twelfth annual dinner of the
Marquette club, which was held at the
Auditorium hotel Fully 600 members
of the club were present and the
speeches in reply to the toasts were re-
ceived with great applause.
Vice President Harrison was the
speaker of the evening, and his address
on Abraham Lincoln was received with
enthusiastic manifestations of ap-
proval
President E. G. Pauling. of the Mar
quette club, opened the exercises with
a brief address and then introduced
Congressman Boutelle, of Illinois, who
spoke on "Chicago-A Political Storm
Center
Congressman Boutelle was followed
by ex-President Harrison, who spoke
as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
WAR TIME FINANCES.
Secretary Gage Discusses the Evils
of the Treasury Note.


On an occasion where patriotic senti-
ments are given the place Of honor, where
the preconceived purpose Is to indulge In
retrospection of noble life and its heroic
deeds, the introduction Of a theme as cold
and commonplace as is that which you have
allotted to me, strikes the mind in its first
impressions as a false note In otherwise
beautiful strain OF music. On second thought,
however, 1t will be perceived that in the
great patriotic struggle which engaged the
heart and brain of Lincoln this question Of
government finances was a question not
less difficult, not less perplexing, than those
other primal questions, which burdened him
with their inconceivable weight.
1t was quickly recognized by the new pres
ident that the three elements necessary to
be combined for a successful result to any
war were armies, ships and the power Of
credit. These three elements are as nee
essary now as they were then, and, until
human nature is transformed, they will be
equally necessary in the future
How could these be combined, co-ordinat-
ed each supplementing in proper time and
place the other. This the problem
forced upon that comparatively obscure man
of the people, who went to his task with
the simplicity Of good will for all men,
man who loved peace and hated war. Was
ever man burdened like this man? Yes,
one other. In the birth-throes OF the re-
public there another, broadly like him,
like him in unseifsh devotion to liberty,
capable of all sacrifice, patient and hopeful
where others despaired, free from guile and
evil ambitions. In grateful remembrance
Of them both, the world speaks in one
breath the names of Washington and Lincoln.
Unframed in finance, within a period of
four years Mr.. Lincoln TO provide the
means for an expenditure greater than the
total expenditures from the public treasury
during its whole previous history of sew
enty years. No wonder that, under the
full pressure of events, with discordant
voices loud in conflicting advice, he should
have once exclaimed: "I am worse off than
st. Paul. He was in strait betwixt two; l
am IN straits betwixt twenty
Happily, at the outbreak of the war, there
was no national debt worth mentioning. No
immediate provision had to be made for the