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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

WANTED-Best dessert Burnham's Jellyeon.
w Beef Wine and Iron is good. Clam
Bouillion no equal. Beef Extract as good as
any. Clam Chowder all right. Ask your grocer
for Burnham's. For sale by trade generally
Try it and will use no other. pol
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gpOOMS WANTED-About Aprll1s three or
th four unfinished rooms suitable for house
keeping. Address, with terms. Rent" Press
Office 291
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MONEY to loan on real estate, and PSF
on life insurance policies, notes, bonds,
household goods and any good collateral
security w M, e ca a11sst Room o. Oxford
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

r OST.-On the evening of January 26th,
IL between the Falmouth hotel and Oak
ST. ,on Congress- a small black card case con-
tanning sum of money. Finder will be hber-
ally rewarded by communicating with Mr..
ELLIOT, Manager of New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co., Exchange street
Portland, Maine 2s-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

"For there was never, yet philosopher that
could endure the toothache patiently"
Much ado about Nothing. act =, Scene
Ponds Extract precluoes the necessity OF
enduring it nowadays.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

NY one in want OF one OF the best trades in a
IA farm of over sixty acres, within short
distance of Portland, should enquire of Box 261,
WestbrOok Maine. 29-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

WANTED-Position as cook by young single
w man. either meat or pastry cook; would
like to work in city or country hotel near by;
good recommendations. Address l.. D. T.,
No. 81 Free st. Al
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MONEY to loan on real estate mortgages at
NI s to per cent. a lso real estate bought
and sold and rented, and rents collected and
property cared for. % years in the business
n. s. GARDINER, 1856 Middle street, Room L.
jan21-2
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SITUATION WANTED by a smart young
- American woman will take table, chamber
or pantry work in hotel or restaurant or will
do general or second work in small private fam
ily Is good cook and laundress. Apply in the
rear of "a Chestnut street, second door. 81
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents. cash in advance.
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xMANTED-An persons in want OF trunks
w and bags to call on E. D. REYNOLDS,
563 Congress street, one door above Shaw''s
grocery store. as we manufacture our goods
and can therefore give bottom prices.
Trunks repaired. Open evenings. We frame
pictures. 23l2
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WANTED.

XVANTED-To exchange real estate in center
w of city for small farm. w P. CARR,
Room s. 1856 Middle st. Al
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LOST AND FOUND.

EOUND-Picked up off House Island so
Il foot caulkers raft. Is afloat now and
can be easily secured. Inquire of HENRY
ORR, House Island. ISL
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MALE HELP WANTED.

yVANTED-A competent double entry book
w keeper desires situation. Satisfactory
references. Address or apply m. nlNo. col Com.
mercal street. gel
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Forty words 3Eserted under this he ad
one week for 35 cents. cash In advance.
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MONEY TO LOAN-On first and second
IVA mortgages on real estate. stocks, bonds,
life insurance pelcies aud notes or any good
securities. /. p. BUTLER, 4S 10 Exchange
street. Gaa 20-4
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TOILET.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 20 cents. cash in advance.
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GONSIGNED Household goods of every de-
u scription are always to be found 1T
private sale at our Auction Rooms. We often
have articles less than half the cost to man
ufact,lre GOSS 81 WILSON, Auctioneers, IS
Free street. n-U
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DOOM TO LET-Newly furnished rooms,
II large and pleasant, furnace heat bath,
etc. at reasonable rates. is Elm street, first
house below Congress street. 80
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EOR RENT-Rooms on second floor over
Il Haskell & Jones' clothing store. Inquire
at HASKELL s. JONES, Monument Sqr. 1874
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rGyO LET-Furnished rooms, steam heat. bath
l. room on same floor, at No. II MYRTLE ST.,
near City Hall. 291
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TO LET, WITH POWER.

Building Nos. 9-15 Union St. Suitable
for any manufacturing business Three
floors and basement 65xS0 it., or over
20, 900 it. of floor space. Ample boiler
and engine capacity.
Apply to
F. O. CONANT, No. 229 Commercial st.
j29 DIV
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MORTGAGES NEGOTIATED-At or per
M cent for account Of estates and individuals
on real estate security. Builders and others
win find our facilities equal to any, and orr
charges very moderate. For particulars apply
to the Real Estate Office. First National Bank
Building. FREDERICK s. VAIL. Pol
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

The Y. P. S. g. f. of Sixth Presbyterian
Church elected the following officers on the
10th instant: President. Harry GutsLall:
vice president. Miss Lula McDade; secre-
tary, Wilton Hall; treasurer. Miss Flor
ence Wolff. This society has subscribed
$50 to the Y. NJ. c. A building fund.
The primary department of Faith Chapel
| Presbyterian Sunday School gave a social
at the chapel on Thursday evening, that
the parents of the pupils might get ac-
quainted with the teachers.
President Leet of the District C. E. Union
gave quiet hour talk al st. Paul's Luth-
eran Church, and secretary of the union,
Paul E. Sleman, gave a talk on the same
subject at Lircoln Memorial Congregation
al Church, last Sunday evening. AT the
last named place forty-cne persons have
enrolled as comrades in this new move
ment. The total enrolment throughout the
country has now reached $685.. May medi-
tation Is THE Christ-Filled Life
A very intere sting service took place at
Calvary Baptist Church last Sunday even
ing, when twenty-three members of the In
termediate Christian Endeavor Society
graduated from that to the young peoples
society. The pastor. Rev. S. H. Greene.
distributed the diplomes, the intermediate
adviser, Miss Wise, spoke tender words
OF farewell, and Mr.. j. +. Dawson, Presi-
dent of the Y. p. S. C. E.. extended them
cordial welcome into his organiza ton
which they formally entered on Tuesday
evening.
General Secretary Baer reports S6S7 as
the tenth legion enrolment this week.
The endeavor societies will tomorrow
consider the tt pic Little Ways of Better
ing the World
On the evening of the 22d the Endeavo--
ers of Congress Street NJ. p. Church as
sisted in giving a very enjoyable reception
! to Rev w. S. Hammond. the pastor.
The following newly elected officers of
h
Church nave just been installed by their
pastor, Rev. J. J. Evans. for term of six
months: President, Lottie r. Cursor; vice
president, William A. Carter; recording
| secretary, NJ Z. Tilghman; delegate to
district union executive committee, Ella
e. Nash. The chairman of the various
committees were also announced by the
president
The Y. p. S. c. E. of First NJ. P Church
| is composed of earnest and enthusiastic
| young people who are OF much help to the
church. They are planning for straw
berry sociabln to be given early next
month
The correspondence committee of the dis
trict unicn. Miss Bell. chairman, meets at
Calvary Baptist Church next Monday
evening at 7:15 o'clock. Press committee
work will be considered.
The May meeting of the district union
executive committee will be held at CAL
vary Baptist Church at eight o'clock Mon
Cay evening next After reports OF CON-
| mitteCs are received. the committee on
nominations Of union officers for the year
beginning September will be appointed.
The meeting will then be addressed by
Rev. H. M. Wharton, ID. D., pastor of
Brantley Street Baptist Church. Baltimore.
upon the topic, THE Prayer Meeting and
Music in the Meeting" The meeting will
be more or less in the nature of mass
having been sent all EndeaFor societies in
the union.
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awoke and was softly called by the team
ster in front. They were fording an icy
stream at a bend. where the creek spit
and bro Ike about wooded island hushy
STRIP of land some twenty yards lroaI
The Eray-bearded citizen driver lerked his
fur hat toward the isle.
Dye mind. Martin. when you was a
Kid at the post school. and The pay.nas-
ter's clerk was brought in lead and the
money gone? Twas here they done it
| Wild Hcrsc Bend
Il remember something of it, Martin
answered "ten or twelve years back. One
of them was shot. There's never been any
trouble up here since. has there"
nor. said the teamste-. yawnIng.
All day they made camp and rested their
mrles at Wolf creek: lit roaring f.le
ana ate steaks from an antelope lucky
shot had gathered i'll. At noon there CASH
ed up. with a clatter of 'h1rness and
cloud of crisp snow. the rayl.lasters am
buia':ce. and behind ii She escort from
Fort Nickerson. The impatient officer. anx-
fous to get On. announced his intention of
resting just long enough to feed and
fresh his team and then riding through
the night. and paying off next dar
once more the escort climbed into their
wagon shortly before sunset. but now they
had to dispense with the canvas shelter
and keep broadly awake. following; closely
the paymasters lighter ambulance. pre-
cioUs with the treasure OF two rIonthS'
pay for 400 men. The moonlight was gone:
gray clouds had suilenly been driven up
by the scourging wind. The snow dri1tej
SO thickly that the air looked as in a snow
storm. By 10 o'clock at EiGhI. when they
were pressing forward their teams and
thinking of billiards.. The escort was fifty
yards behind, when the ambulance mules
slowed down and began to ford the stream
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tne man with an astonished, half-pleaseG
smile. the woman white and dazed. At
IL st she found herself and pushed the coffee
and pie between the bars
Drink it, she murmured. "I shall 600
you again.
ne nodded TO her and gulped the hot
drink down and took the pie
mother ReVell had been gone but two
minutes when she came back to the guard
room.
Did that brute brighten you?" cried
Martin. You are white as your apron
Hush Martini said the old lady with
a shlver. Don't call him that 1t was
only the dark and the cold of that lonely
cell that frightened me-
Hia, ha.' the troopers laughed "A
veteran Of the war frightened by the dark
Oh. Mother RevelI'
The delicate flush, so readily provoked
on Mrs. Revelis cheek, saved her pallor
from being again noticed.
Has the major seen him." she asked
quietly of her son.
No, only the aGjutant, but the fellow s
cute He won't talk. Nobody is allowed
to see him. Angels of mercy are of
course excepted
He patted his mothers cheek, and she
tried to laugh, then took her basket and
babe them all good night and quiet
guard She walked steadily home, tramp
ing hravely through the drifts. answering
cheerlly enough the greetings of a party
OF officers she met as they came out of the
club but, once home, she locked and barred
the door. put out the light, and sat, her
face hidden in her hands, until morning,
by the stove
Before the bugles sounded reveille round
the white counterpaned parade ground she
was UP and busy, poking into odd corners
for something she frowningly sought At
last she found it. little steel tool. and she
slipped 1t in the bosom of her dress. She
fed the stove and made coffee again and
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THE HEAVENS IN MAY
Information of Interest to Amateur
Astronomers.
STARS THAT CHANGE POSITIONS
Studying the Effect of Alteration
of Light.
TO LOCATE THE PLANETS

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gray eyes glanced from one to the other

gray eyes glanced from one to the other
motherly.
Brown" she said, "is them your best
boots? Mind you draw a new pair next
clothing issue. You'll be on the sick report
with pneumonia If you don't take care.
Billy McNab how's your arm? Thought
you knew better than to let your horse
throw You. Have you got enough coffee !!
Martin, boy
How, mother?''
Mrs. Revell glanced at the barred and
"Mayn't they have some, poor things?"
"Oh. were empty tonight mother.
There's only old Barney Constable-the
usual thing-and he's sleeping it off,
Poor old Barney! / doubt but they'll
bobtail him in the end. Where's the-the
stage robber!" she whispered.
'Sulking In mis- cell there. 1 guess they'll
ship him off to the civil authorities soon.
If the roads open up. If it hadn't been for
the blizzard they'd have sent him before
this. We've had MIN five days now. and
the adjutant don't like the responsibility
of keeping such desperate murderer in
this old wooden shack
Mother Revell had little of a woman s
curiosity, and great deal of a woman s
tenderness.
He must be cold in that dark CELL she
murmured. Won't you give him mug
of hot Coffee
He'd only growl and refuse it,"
Let me-. said Mother Revell, with in
nate Red Cross proclivities.
She took the tin cup and filled 1t steam
ing full and took as well a piece Of pie.
With these she stepped lightly along the
dark corridor to the furthest cell, a dark
and chilly dungeon, utterly lonesome, Sc
curey barred. She paused timidly foot
away from the grating. By the smoky
light of the oil lamp in the corridor she
made out to SET a bundle of blankets in
the far corner.
Would you like a cup of coffee and a
piece of hot pie?" asked Mother Revell
The blanket was slipped from shaggy
gray-haired, gray-bearded head, and two
eyes, redshot. stared out
I've brought you cup"
The blankets were tossed aside. and the
prisoner made spring at the bars His
lips were apart in surprise: his hands
shook: his eyes were eager.
Good Lord. Are you still with the
boys?" he whispered.
The mug of coffee shook in Mother Rev
ellis hand until much of the draft was spill
ed OH the wornout boards, but Mother Rev
ell had courage and wit and presence of
mind. developed by her unusual training.
She neither screamed nor tainted, but her
breath came pantingly
You again. she whispered at last and
they were silent. staring at each other.
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at the island. The soldiers sore eyes were
weary. facing the wind and piercing the
darkness, and the teams-ar was too cold
To swear much as he urs d his wagon after
the lighter vehicle They were but n few
yards behind when from the bushes of The
isle sounded the quick crack OF a rifle and
the ambulance driver gave first a cry of
pain and then a tempest of curses The
echo of the first SHOT stu sang in the
wood. when bling bling replied the re-
Volvers of the ready paymastcr and his
clerk Somebody shouted a command and
four dark forms lcaoel from. the brGsi
Hands up, Grab that bag Jack On
the front seat! Hands up. i YOU.
Quick
Drop that bag,' cried the paymastrr
Aad then came dreadful scream as a
pistol cracked at his eye and he fell back
dead.
The soldiers were out of the wagon.
plCng1lg through the drifts and even a.;
the paymaster fell Sergt Revell dis charged
his caroline and dashed to the rescue fol-
lowed by the men, At the ambulance the
clerk was fighting furiously: the precious
bag he had thrown between his feet Thea
the soldiers We're upon them and il was
all over The robbers had not been quick
enough in their daring DASH The man at
the heads of the plunging mules slipped
OF first and the other three dashed across
the half-frozen water at sight of tie
blue and belted overcoats. The squad fired
volley after them, futile in the storm and
darkness, but Sergt. Revell suddenly dars-
ed from the others. plunging knep-deeo
into the creek. One of the outlaws had
slipped and stumbled in the stream In a
breath the agile lad was on top of him
and struggling. choking, half-drowned but
cllngln5 like bulldogs, the two men rolled
over the pebbly bottom. Martin held fast
and quickly others came to his assistance
with ropes. In few minutes the prisoner
| bound cruelty tight. lay at the bottom Of
the wagon. mat for the soldiers feet and
the post. the pay chest safe, but the pay
master murdered.
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Nv,
How is she?"
ssT- ~.

How is she?''
us she better?''
us there any chance for herr
All day long the men came slipping up
to the hospital and whispered their anx-
ious inquiries in the attendants ears and
went on in the gloom when the steward
pursed his lips and shook his head.
Toward evening she became sensible and
found Martin in the room with the doc
tor. and a tall mustached figure in the
shadows of corner.
Martin she whispered, ARE you hurt,
boy?''
Il wish l were, dear little mother" he
cried, so that you were safe
flush! None of that now, sergeant, or
you IL nave to get OUT the doctor said, as
bed.
Mother Reveli petted her boys hand
weakly. and her eyes sought the corner.
is 1t you, major?' she asked softly, and
.ne oIncer commanding came silently to
her side.
Mother Revell,'' he whispered, don't
you wish to speak to me?''
she paused, closing her eyes, and then
opened them upon the doctor.
We seen many of the poor BOYS go doc
TOR she said. Tell me-
ana ne told her. The doctor took Mar
TN by the shoulder and pushed him out be-
Ioie MN gently, and the major and Mother
Revell were left alone At once she asked :.
He was caught?''
ne was shot down dead. Bessie
and You recognized him."
but nobody else, Bessie No,odv shall
KNOW he was Sergt. Revell"
hank you. major she sighed with n
content that almost stifled her pain Mar
I'm Will never know when-when he's an
oliicer and gentleman. Major Won We
been very, very good and kind
have done more If you'd LET me
Bessie" he answered.
DO 20 1t for-for Martin" she pleaded
Hes not like his father
you, Bess' e'' .'Ne
She looked at him with a faint shake
of the head.
10 the boy. Thrice I've asked you and
dead
For your sake. major. I'm only a laun-
dress"
Il rose from the ranks he replied. 81
don't want to think that the rascal who
spoiled your life won to the end. I've been
patient. Let me remember you as my wife
take my name
Again she motioned "no"
I've money. Bess, and Martin will be
my SOM have influence. and Martin. as
my son. will draw it naturally"
You attack the weaker wing major"
she answered and pressed his hand
''Yes?"
"ves"
He STOPPED and kissed her and hur-
ried out to send his orderly for the post
chaplain. Martin. bewildered was there
and the doctor. and these alone saw Moth
or Revell acknowledge the mistake of her
hasty girlhcod. and marry at last the man
who had patiently waited.
After that she lay in pain. sinking swift
ly. and grew little delirious. and
irto the future. speaking of her boy as
Capt. Revell a gallant officer and gen.
tleman.' At o'clock she was very weak
but sensible, and sent messages to num-
Der of her children-the grief-stricken
troopers. Shortly she whispered to them
to open the window. although it was very
cold. and they Gid so.
Il want to hear the bugles,'' she said.
Soon they Sounded-the last. last. friend
ly. loving call to rest-taps
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Mother Revell. old campaigner and fear
less Of weathers. pulled on a warmly lined
pair of rubber boots that showed honestly
beneath her sensibly short skirts. wrapped
warm shawl over her head and shoulder:
ard veutured boldly away from her little
cottage by the creek. plodding through the
knee-deep Stow. The blizzard which the
toams.er had scented afar had blown past.
ard again the wind was stilled. so that the
drifts lay motion!ess, freezing crisply in
the moonless night Number On the
guardhouse porch, beyond the lines of bar
racks and officers houses, lonely in it's
grimness, saw her coming, a cloth-covered
basket on her arm and challenged her with
smiling ceremony.
''Who comes there?" he cried, and she
answered cheerily. "A friend
You bet you are. Mother RevelI." sail
the sentry, and helped her on to the porch.
Want to see the sergeant?'
He opened the guard room door and push
ed her gently in.
'Ano-ner prisoner for you, sergeant"
he said and grinned.
.'Holloa. mother" cried the sergeant of
the guard coming forward from his little
office bed room. What brings you out in
the snow?"
Its Mother Revell!" the troopers called
out. throwing aside cards and jumping
from their hunks; and basket What's
in the basket?'
II thought said the little gentle-eyed
woman, who. for all her long, rough lie
with the army, could Yet blush pleasantly.
II thought as it was Martins first guart.
as sergeant. you boys wouldn't mind if
just fixed you all lunch, seeing it's so
cold
The sergeant laughed and gave the little
woman boys hard sqeeze.
You ought to be brevet:ed colonel,''
screeched the young trumpeter.
"Ach, Mutter Reyell, Why vas you not
Scorer lry of Var made alretty?" Dutch
man granted.
Number pokad his head In at the door
al xiously.
Make item keep some for me. Mrs.
Revell." ne cried. earnestly. 1--WE half an
hour yet to freeze out here"
Hot mince pies and can of better than
mess room coffee came from the big bas-
ket. and the soldiers ate with boisterous
! good humor Mrs Revell sat on the edge
of trunk and eyed them comfortably
She knew them all. knew many Of their
secrets. as she had known recruit and vet
| eran. private and sergeant of the old troop
for twenty years and more. Her quick
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filled her can. Then while the dawn hung
tlmorouSly in doubt, and the sky in the east
was very slowly trembling from violet to
gray, she pulled on her boots and took her
Swaziland once more started for the guard
house. There the men were weary and
those not out on post were sleeping. The
young sergeant was wrapped in his blank
cts. sound and snoring, and drowsy cor
poral was in charge. He frightened at
sight of Mother Revers can
"Begum, but you'll Spite the sereea MT
with Yer coddlin'!" he said. ''Shall l wake
him?"
Mother Revell shook her head and
poured out a mugful for the grateful cor
poral.
rs he asleep?" she asked, noddinp to-
ward the prisoners cell.
Mop. Just now he was swearin at the
cold" >''e
1T is horribly cold in there" she said
Won't you give him a cup?"
"Shucks, Mrs. Revell. ye're all heart
Twas him killed the paymaster."
That's not certain yet" said Mother
Revell, suddenly shaking. but II would
be cold for a dog in there. Let me-"
THE corporal shrugged his shoulders. IT
was hard to refuse Mother Revell anything.
50 again she slipped along the corridor.
The prisoner must have heard her voice.
for no was already at the bars.
Bessie" he hoarsely whispered. you're
the samO as ever-a good old girl. And you
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Doesn't Jimper bore you to death?"
'-He never comes near me since / lent
him So
Cheap enough. Chicago Record.
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~ACING THE NORTH
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at 9 o'clock this even
ing. We shall find the
Great Dipper directly
above the Pole Star
and nearly overhead.
On our left and near
the horizon in the
northwest is the bril-
liant star Capelia. in
the constelia ton Au-
riga. On our right, at
about the same alti-
tude in the north
east, is the eoualiy