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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08

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Saturday was almost an ideal day for
the royal and ancient game, and goodly
throng of mem bers assembled at the cozy
house OF the Portland Golf club to witness
the match between representative players
of the Lexington and Portland clubs. {.
The Lexington men arrived at the links
in the forenoon, and were conducted over
the course to size up the Lunkers, hazards
and general lay Of the land. They were
enthusiastic over the natural advantages
of the land and pronounced it as good as
any nine hole course in the country.
About one O'Clock the ladies began to
make their appearance and soon after
luncheon was served. The scene in and
about the club house was bright and at
tractive. The big airy main room and
broad piazzas were thronged with daintily
gowned women and picturesquely CARRIED
mon; while out under the shade of the
surrounding trees lolled the expectant
caddies in their ridiculously big felt
hats.
| Theirs had been big bunch of black
clouds rising out of the west about noon,
but as Mr.. Lockwood of Lexington and
Mr.. Ellis OF the local club stepped to the
first teeing ground, the sky was clear
and a brisk breeze was blowing from the
south. The men drove off getting an even
chance over the first bunker, and were
soon followed by Mr.. Stevens and Mr..
Randall. The crowd on the club house
piazza, gradually broke up to watch the
play OF their favorites, and soon the green
slopes were brightly dotted with pink
coats and bright raiment.
| Of the play in a general way it was
noticeable that the Portland men did
much better in the last nine of lhe eigh-
teen holes played, especially Mr.. Ellis,
who was three down at the ninth hole,
and Mr. Richard Payson, who is compare
| lively new player. i The matches were
all Gloss and interesting and the final
score was uncertain. till the last stroke.
1t happened tha5 Dean Sills, ono of the
best Portland players, was unable to
begin at the appointed time, and his op-
ponent, MIR. Tyler, agreed that they play
but nine instead of eighteen holes. At the
ninth hole MIR. Tyler was two up which
tied the total score. 1t was then ar
ranged to play seven holes, but there
was but time for five. AT the end of four
teen holes Mr.. Tyler was three up and
so won the match for his team.
For the benefit of the uninitiated it
should be stated that in scoring such, q
match as that OF yesterday, the figures
shown are those representing the advant-
age gained by the different players over
their opponents. The object of the game
is to send.the ball into the eighteen holes
with as few strokes of the clubs as may
be-. In the match. two players are pitted
against each other. They start at the
same time and the one who makes the
first hole in the less number Of strokes is
ono up. If he should win the next hole
in the same way he would be two up, so
in the score when 1t appears that one
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08
NEW ENGLAND REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
473 CONGRESS ST.

player has record of two or three with
nothing for his opponent, it means that
he won three more holes than the other
player, or in the language of the game he
was three up The score for the team is
made by adding together the scores of its
winning mem bers.
The individual scores Saturday were:
Lexington-W. N. Tyler, 8; A. E.
Griffiths, 5; II. 1. Sewall, O.; W. E. Page,
0: r. G. Lockwood, 0; r. L. Stevens, g..
Total, 10.
Portland-Rev Dean Stills, 0; Walter
C. Emerson, O.: W. G. Eaton. 8; Richard
Payson, 5; 6. S. Ellis, 9; Ernest Rad
nall, 0. Total H.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08

Do Not Agree With Washington Experts.
New York, Angus THE Herald s
Washington correspondent says:
There have been different opinions
touching the experiment. of military
balloons at Santiago. Some officers in
Washington, including Gen.. Greedy, have
not hesitated to pronounce in it's favor,
but one of the officers who was in the
fighting line as Santiago, and who was
an eye witness Of what he describes, takes
a different view.
He thinks the balloon was failure at
every point and traces the death of 300
men and the wounding of 700 directly to
it. The officer said today:
''In every campaign carried out mis-
takes have been numerous, and the Santi-
ago campaign is not an exception. Many
believe that it is a good example of a
campaign to be avoided, but, however,
that may be-, it was completely success
full, and that Is the best that can be said
of any operation. Many mistakes, of
course, did occur-many Of them unavoid-
able. and others not
"Among those that are without SEM
blance of excuse is the fatal operation
Of the military balloon on July 2, mis-
take that no military operation IN any
country can afford "a parallel. The affair
might be looked upon as humorous We're
| 1t not for the fact that thousand deaths
and wounds of our brave soldiers were
directly due to it.
'Imagine thousands of men on mar
row road Leading to the 'front.' They
ars pushing and pulling along through
| the dirt and mud Fortunately they gre
sheltered from the enemy's fire, for in the
dense tropical growth nothing can be
| seen. The infantry is pushing along
YEARLY, when word comes for them to
drawn to one side so as to make way for
| the advancing cavalry division. The in
| fantry brigades are drawn up in mass in
la small field alongside the road, and the
dismounted cavalry has the right of way
on the narrow road.
ssThen there is seen coming up the
road, swaying to and fro just above the
tree tops, the American military balloon.
With it comes perfect rain of Spanish
arms, projeotiles and shrapnel. They do
not injure the balloon, but they do Great,
havoc among the poor troopers standing
there. The balloon has no occupant, but
it draws the Spanish fire just the same.
The cable is tied to a tree trunk, and this
is carried along by some soldiers or signal
corps men. 1t keeps up the road. point
ing out as we'll as it can the position of
our helpless troops. The cavalry has now
passed and the infantry is again set in
motion. 1t is accompanied on its march
to the front by the balloon, which again
acts as o signal to the Spaniards to direct
their fire.
Finally the firing line is reached. Here
the balloon is hauled down, and Col.
Derby OF the engineers, enters the car. Its
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08
GALLANTRY ON THE FIELD.

Private letters to persons in this city
bring news Of the gallant action OF a
Portland boy on the field before Santiago.
Mr. Charles Brown, son of the late
Charles A. Brown, at the outbreak of
the war left the senior class at Harvard
of which he was a member and enlisted
in the regular army. He was in the
attack on Santiago and 1t is reported in
the letter mentioned that he has been
commended for gallantry displayed under
fire. His company got out of ammuni-
ton and at great peril young Brown
crawled through the trenches which were
swept by the Spanish fire and succeeded
In getting fresh supply OF cartridges for
his comrades. @s.f
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08

It can't burn up steal it, and unlike stocks and
bonds which day and down the next land
growing city always increasing value There thousands
people who rich today simply they land
of New England cities and held it until it
active demand for house lots we safely
the prediction that there not foot Of vacant land within
three miles OF forand city nall but which will be all the
few dollars invested in Of lots will be laying the foun
daon of home future capital for young in Porte
land and vicinity See that them Young
interests Fathers start your the world
lots for nest egg better than putting pene
the savings bank for them spend they cid
enough draw them out Only so week And think
what it to you in the future.
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473 CONGRESS- ST. COR, PREBLE ST., PORTLAND,

The travel on the New York boats is
great help to us as we often get large
parties who come on the boat and wish to
stop over for few days to see the city
and surroundings before going further
IN -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08
FIREMEN'S MON UMENT.

All Saturday the workmen were busy
putting the Firemen's Monument in po-
sition at the head of West street, GA the
Western Promenade. At present it Is
surrounded by stagings, but t,rn'- Ill
be down in a day or two
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08

No such thing as ''summer com
plant where DE-. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry is kept handy. Natures
remedy for every looseness of the bow
els.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08
LExINGToNs WON.

But 1t Was BY One Point only-An inter-
estipg Contest-A Handsome Reception
Given to the visitors-The Score.
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A Weeks
wash for SC

"A bar of FeEs.Naptha
soap cold or luke.
warm Water-a few
hours PLAY-WORK
aad The wash is on
the line purified and
spOtless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08

BALLOONS NOT EN- TIRE SUCCESS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-08

Officers in the Fighting Line at Santiago
Do Not agree With Washington Experts
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Fels & Co.,
OF Grocers, Philadelphia,
The herald., 1898-11-13
SINE WAVE IN TELEGRAPHING
Discoveries Of Prof. Crehore and Lieut..
Col. Squire

| Neutrality-suspicious. point in the annual
report of General Greedy has escaped public
attention owing to its disassociation with
the late war. 1t relates to the discoveries
of two young physicists, Prof. A. G. Gre
hore and Lieutenant Colonel George o.
Squier, which promise to work revoIu-
tion in methods of ocean telegraphy. Gen
eral Greedy expresses his belief that these
discoveries and inventions have assumed
such form and phase as to be of the great
est value to the commercial world.
The discoveries outline the true scientific
method of telegraphy known as the sine
wave system. These experiments, the re-
port sets forth, proved conclusively the
superiority of modern alternating cur
rent smooth wave, the typical form oi
which is simple sine wave, as compared
with the system now exclusively used
throughout the world in code telegraphy
Under the sine wave system words are
sent and received over a line HOO miles
long at a rate of over 5000 words per min
ute. Under this new system the speed
of the Wheatstone commercial receiver
was increased as much as three-fold. when
operated under identically the system Of
the old code telegraphy. The first practical
tests of the cable transmitter have lust
been made through the courtesy of George
Clapperton and other officials of the Com
mercial Cable company of New York. The
experiments were made over the cable be-
tween New York city and Canso, which
had a length of S27 knots, an electrical re-
sistance of 1900 ohms, and AM electric
distributing capacity of 23l microfarads
These tests were made between September
25 and October l6, 1898. The change from
existing telegraphic methods consists in
the substitution lor the present appliance
of transmitter sending smooth waves
such as are obtained in alternating cur
rents, without making any other change.
whatever in the elements Of the present
system.-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1898-11-13

that hundreds of letters for the soldiers lay
undelivered for days; no wonder that his
particular letter was lost in the number. But
the sick infantryman could not understand.
HAS my letter Gomez" he asked day after
day, and the nurses shook their heads.
There was no letter.
Finally he was we'll enough to leave the
hospital, but still he brooded over the let
ter.
Finally he was we'll enough to leave the
hospital, but still he brooded over the letter.
ANY letter for me?" he would ask morn
ing and evening, until it became joke
among his comrades. And one of them, in
spirit of cheap fun, wrote a letter to the
man, kind of mock love letter, and signed
girls name to it. Then, when the infan-
tryman tore it open, and read it eagerly,
the other laughed boisterously at his disap
pointment.
That night the fever came on again, and
there was a queer look in the mans eyes.
What's the matter, George!" said the
sergeant. what have you got your gun
there for" The infantryman lay stretched
on his bunk, with his rifle clasped in his
arms, the muzzle against his cheek.
Il guess it's my gun, amt it?" he re
piled. 81 guess l can do what please
with it,"
And what he pleased to do with it was
to blow his brains out just as the day was
breaking The letter he had waited fol-
turned up week later, postmarked 9
month before. The writing was in wo
mans hand.-Cleveland Moffett in Leslie's
Weekly,
The herald., 1898-11-13
mand March the guard to its post, sir,''

mand March the guard to its post, sir"
and led by the bugler and drummer, Camp
Pratt was placed under its first military
guard. Captain r. V. Dodge, Company B,
was officer Of the day; officer of the guard,
First Lieutenant II. j. Bedwell, Company
M; officer OF provost guard, First Lieutenant
Truman Cole, Company
The soldier boys were jolly and full of fun,
evidently happy at the opportunity to renew
old friendships and a few days more of the
comradeship of the camp before a final leave
taking Of a soldiers life. Some were busy
filling their mattresses with straw; others
were arranging their accoutrements and be-
longings and still others, Who were in spick
and span shape, were jollying those who
were not, and were just in for good time.
Today military regulations will begin and
will be comprised in the following routine:
Reveille, 6 a. M; breakfast, to a. m.
guard mount, company drill and general ex-
ercises, IN. to II M; dinner, IL IN. to
l:3O p m; regimental or battalion drill, 1:30
to 2:30 p. M; dress parade, 4p. M; supper,
$50 to $3.50 bHm.; tattoo, 10:3O p. M; taps,
IL p. m.
AT o'clock this morning religious ser.
vice will be held by Chaplain Clark, proba.
bly, in the grand stand Dress parade may
possibly be held this afternoon, but was
not fully decided upon.
Captain Pratt will also begin preparations
for his work today, which will progress as
rapidly as possible. He is assisted by his
clerk, G. A. McDernoth Of Company B. The
examining board will consist of Captain AN
Peddlar, acting assistant surgeon U. S. A.,
who has been ordered from San Francisco
DIR. Milbank johnson, DR.. j. de Barth
Shorb and Dr. Edward Pallett. The examina-
tion will include personal history of each
man and will be filed with the war depart
ment. Nearly 100000 will be disbursed
among the men for back pay, balances on
rations and clothing account. Paymaster
Brewster Kenyon, who will disburse the
money, is expected to arrive Nov. 2rst
Should the preparations be concluded in
thirteen days, as Captain Pratt now expects
| the mastering out will take place on Friday
the regiments Mascot. The arms and accou.
trements will be turned over to the govern
ment.
| The first orders were issued by Colonel
Berry yesterday afternoon, and are as fol.
lows:
Headquarters Seventh California In
fantry, United States Volunteers. Agri-
cultural Park, Los Angeles, Cal, No
vember II, lS9S.-General Orders No. %:
l. This camp will be known as Camp
Pratt, in honor of Capt. Sedgwick Pratt,
Third artillery, u S. A., mastering Off
Ger Of this regiment.
2. The attention of company COM
manders is again called to paragraph 7
of general orders No. l24, G. S., A. GO,
relating to the protection of govern
ment property and the maintenance Of
discipline during the muster-out pro-
ceedings 1t must be understood that
the Seventh regiment is still in the SER
vice of the United States, and that a
proper routine of duty will be performed
and military order and discipline main
tanned until the proceeding of muster
out is completed. Company command.
The herald., 1898-11-13

Camp Pratt, as the Agricultural fair
grounds will be known for the next two
weeks, was a busy place yesterday. Early
In the morning wagonloads OF camp para
phernalia, lumber for additional flooring,
bales of clean, yellow straw for beds, and
stores for the commissary department were
driven in at the big gates. Soon after de
tachments of blue-uniformed, brown-legged,
brown hated men began to arrive, followed
by the various companies from outside
towns, which continued through the morn
ing. The first soldiers on the ground were
a detachment of Company +, followed by
others from Companies A and G of Los An
geles, ID of Pomona and those from other
towns as they reached the city. Col Berry
Nd staff arrived early and made careful
inspection of the camp, which is satisfactory
to both officers and men. Capt. Sedgewick
Pratt OF the Third United States artillery
who has been detailed by Adjt. Gen. Corbin
as mustering-out officer for the Seventh, and
in whose honor the camp has been named,
expresses himself as highly pleased with the
selection All sanitary precautions have been
taken; the water supply and sewerage are
good, the air is pure and the barracks are
The herald., 1898-11-13
The New Orleans WaY

'"There is one custom peculiar to New Or
leans" said a northern tourist, 'that al
ways strikes a visitor as being very odd. I
mean the practice of so many business men,
who drop in at the confcctioners' shops for
coffee, of selecting some sort of fancy bread
or cake from the showcase as they pass by
to a table. I have frequently been amused
at the sight of an elderly and dignified gen
tleman's solemnly carrying a hot roll or a
big doughnut on plate to the rear. The
other day couple of these old boys col
lded in shop I infest, and covered them
selves with confusion and oyster pate. At
another time nervous-looking man got
into an argument at the doorway. He was
carrying three small cakes, accurately bal.
anced in pyramid, and when he started
unconsciously to gesticulate with the plate,
he did an amateur juggling act that would
have made his fortune on the stage One OF
the cakes described neat parabola in the
air and lit in fellows coffee IL feet away
I never saw anybody look so astonished in
my life. There are several places in New
York where you help yourself from large
counter, but everything is hury-scurry, and
the scene lacks the fine spectacular element
that invests it here" New Orleans Times
Democrat
The herald., 1898-11-13
Officers Located in Comfortable
Quarters
SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO BARRACKS
Military Duty Was Resumed With Guard Mount Last Evening
and Religious Services Will Be Conducted by
Chaplain Clark This Morning

food served to thenl at dinner. The bill of
fare consisted of coffee, boiled beef, mutton
stew, bread, gravy, potatoes and other
vegetables. Tables are set with granite ware
plates and cups and thirty-fve walters will
serve the men. The officers mess room is
in compartment adjoining the larger one
and is no different in it's appointments
from that of the enlisted men.
At 4 o'clock the buglers sounded guard
mount. An unusually large mount-sixty-
five men--was put through the usual evo-
lutions, with large audiene of small boys,
soldiers who evidently had not lost interest
in this part of the daily routine and few
ladies, relatives and friends of the men, who
had strayed in to see the boys in camp. The
arms were fihally inspected, and at the COM
The herald., 1898-11-13
Satisfaction :?

rs there disgust for breakfast?"
Have you distress after eating?~
rs your throat filed with slime?'
do you at times have diarrhoea 2"
is there rush Of blood to the head?"
w hen you get up suddenly are you
dizzy"
is there constant sensation in stomach?'
DO you feel as If you had lead in stom-
lfaint?"
do. you belch material that burns
lthroat?'
IF stomach is full do you feel op-
lpressed?"
The herald., 1898-11-13
Catarrh Of the Bowels

"Do the bowels ache after meals?"
do the bowels rumble?"
"Do the bowels gripe?"
"Is there bloating after meals?"
Are there sharp pains In the abdomen
"Is there tenderness in the lower abdo-
men?'
"Do the bowels discharge mucus?
Are the passages small and hard!
"Do you pass blood?'
"Are you constipated?'
as there occasional diarrhoea?"
"Do the bowels gather in knots?
"Does cold drink seem to chill and
hurt the bowels?'
do you have chillS?"
The herald., 1898-11-13
Just Couldn't Help It

As the bright ensigns of two American
warships futtered graceful return to the
salute of the big incoming liner Auguste
Victoria, the band on the promenade deck
Of the liner struck up the Introductory bars
Of Americas national anthem. Suddenly a
soprano voice of ,wondrous. quality flung to
Scott Keys noble anthem, and contralto
voice, rich and resonant, added it's tribute
of melody. Nine. Emma Eames-Story and
Mile. Bauermeister thus joyously expressed
their pleasure at returning to America.
"I Just couldn't help it," exclaimed
Americas pct prima donna.
The herald., 1898-11-13

Newberry, H. w. Frank, A. B. Cass and r.
w. Burnham. The committee will meet
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hollen
beck hotel. The chamber has only beer
waiting for the regiment as body to signify
that it desires to drill, and now, being as
sured of that, the arrangements will go for
ward at once.
A recruiting officer will be sent down from
the Preside to enlist any of the men in tlt
regular army who may desire to continue {
soldiers life when the regiment is mus
tered out.
The herald., 1898-11-13

from neglected colds, causing Catarrh
when the condition of the blood predisposes
to this condition.
rs the voice husky?"
do you spit up slime?"
do you ache all over?
do you snore at night?''
"Do you blow out scabs at nightF'
"Is your nose stopped up?'
Does your nose discharge"
Does the nose bleed easily?
"Is this worse toward night?"
"Does the nose itch and burn?"
as there pain in front of headT
"Is there pain across the eyes,?
"Is there tickling in the throat?
"Is your sense of smell leaving?"
"Do you hawk to clear the throat?
"Is the throat dry in the morning?"
Are you losing your sense OF taste:
"Do YOU sleep with your mouth open?"
docs your nose stop up toward night?'
The herald., 1898-11-13
A Fatal Joke in Camp

1t is hard to account for the whims of
fever patient, and perhaps sick soldiers fall
into fits Of even deeper depression than or
binary people; at any rate, it looks as If
Second infantryman killed himself one
night here because he had not received a
letter he was expecting. With the great
crush of work in camp and the sudden strain
upon the little postoffics, it is no wonder
The herald., 1898-11-13
Catarrh Of the Kidneys

Usually caused by swallowing poisonous
mucous which drops down from the head
and throat at night.
us there nausea?'
"Are you coStive?
as there vomiting?"
"Do you belch up gasEm,,
Are you lightheaded?,
as your tongue coated!
Have you waterbrash?,
sDo YOU hawk and spit! -,
s'Is there pain after eatingI .,
"Are Won nervous and weak"
"Do you have sick headachesa,,
do YOU bloat up after eatlng n,
as there disgust for breakfast! ov
"Have YOU distress after eating?,,
as vo,ir throat filled with slime Z,
"Do Won at times have diarrhoea! a.,
as there rush of blood to the head!
as there constant bad taste IN the
MOUTH" .,.x, T., stomach p,
"When stomach is empty do you 1eel
faint?"' had ,eod IN the
stomach?" ,aaon,,, ara vo,
dizzy?" .u,,, +ha+ brrps
when stomach is full, do you feel op-
pressed?"
The herald., 1898-11-13
CATARRH CURED
For $3.50 a Month. No Other
Charges. Medicines Free.

The English and German Expert Specialists do not
publish ordinary Only the most difficult danger
monas are ever printed except by permission of the
person who has been restored to health
The herald., 1898-11-13

do your legs and arms go to sleep?"
"Do you have languid, tired feeling?"
do you see queer things in the dark?"
DO you feel as though you could hy?"
do you have blue spells?'
docs the body feel sore?"
The herald., 1898-11-13

And 1? am more than half American" !"
exclaimed little Mile. Bauermeister
All these things happened while the Ham
burg American flyer, Auguste Victoria,
from Hamburg and Cherbourg for New
YORK, was steaming up the bay from quar-
antine.-New York Dispatch.