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Richmond planet., 1898-01-15

Friday night, 7th inst Common
wealth Lodge n, met. Thomas Mat
thews. Worshipful Master; ed. Ran
dolph, acting Senior Warden; J. p.
Graham, WOrshipful Master OF Rich
mond No. 65, acting Junior Warden :;
w. B. Harris, Secretary; ). II. smith
Treasurer; John John Clinton, acting
s Dior Deacon George Richard son,
Junior Deacon, Fleming Goodman,
steward Brother White, Chaplain.
Meeting good. This lodge is moving
onward. Worshipful Master desire to
see the craftsmen early next meeting,
Planet staff especially. J. H. Mabrey.
Iller.
Richmond planet., 1898-01-15

On Friday night, 9TH inst, Brother
A. NJ. Reid of King David was nicely
surprised by several of his friends and
brethren. We hope for our Brother
employment that life may be sustain
return of health to his beloved wife.
Should you need a workman, he can be
found at el2 st. Peter st.
Richmond planet., 1898-01-15

Thursday night, 9th inst, we could
not reach Richmond Lodge, Mum Ser
IS, owing to another very important
meeting We learn that there was a
good meeting. Attendance good. We
will be to see you soon.
Richmond planet., 1898-01-15

TO DO not very long ago, and so save the
cost OF whips and the wages of whip
pers2
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
DEATHS.

In this city, Sept. 10. Agnes NJ. daughter o.
Thomas I. and the late Dealbra Proctor. aget
rs years 8 months.
burial at Norway. Me.
In this city. Sept. 10. John, SON OF George and
Agnes Rush, aged II years.
Funeral private
In this city, Sept. 10. Mehitable R. Morton.
aged 81 years, 10 months and ] s days.
Funeral services Monday forenoon at II
O'clock at her late residence. No. 276 Cumber-
In this city. Sept. 10. Ida E., wife Of Elmer E.
Ramsdeli and daughter o. Capt. E. w. johnson.
Funeral from the residende of her father. No,
10 Deering street. Tuesday afternoon at o'clk.
In this city. Sept. IL. John, infant son OF
Michael and Mary Foley. aged year, months,
6 days.
Funeral from parents residence, Q Dunphy's
Lane, Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
In this city, Sept. IL, James L.. infant son OF
John and Margaret B. Lawrence, aged 4 mos,
days.
Funeral from parents residence. 20 Deer
street, Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
years, months, Is days.
Prayers Mend y at 10 O'Clock at the resi-
dahee OF 4. s. Libby, Scarboro; funeral at Car
diner.
In Pleasantdale, Sept. 8. George Lyman.
youngest son OF Fred and Almar Brice, OF this
city, aged IL months, FL days.
IN Someryjlle. Mass, Sept. 10, William +.
Partridge. j., aged 20 years.
Prayers Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at
Evergreen Cemetery. Hs aer
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
AN OFF YEAR.
The situation As Sized Up By Chairman
Manley.

Augusta, Me-, September 10.-The
Maine campaign came to an end tonight.
Joseph II. Manley, state chairman Of the
Republicans, has issued forecast Of Mon
days election in which he says:
sit is the first time in the long history
of the party in Maine that the party has
relied absolutely on the intelligence of
voters, uninf1uenced by any political
speeches or the distribution of any politi-
cal literature. The orpH's7 ton of the
party, under the adj ic % leaders
throughout the state, ! early In
the campaign not to have u speaking
campaign. They had perfect faith in the
intelligence and patriotism OF the voters
OF Maine and they were impressed that
the patriotic and able way In which
William Mckinley as commander-in-c chief
of the army and navy brought the war
to speedy close, would impel the olti-
zens of Maine in assuming that the Presi-
dent and our Republican Congress were
the ones to be trusted to negotiate terms
of peace and reconstruct whatever terri
tory was acquired.
1.-THE committee have faith that the
verdict on Monday will be an endorse
uent of the wise administration OF GOV.
Powers, and of our distinguished United
States senators, of Speaker Heed ana our
able Congressman in the House of Repre-
sentativeS.
1.-THE vote will \ be light vote In
comparison with the vote OF 1896. Tor II
must be remem bered that this is what Is
termed the of year in politics. The total
vote in 1896 was 1873, 516 Tho total vote
in 1894, which was the off year, was
l07,776 The lowest total vote thrown
for many years was in 1878, when it fell
to so, o53. 1t should be remembered that
in 1896 the Republicans cast the largest
vote ever known in the state. 81, b96,
and the Democrats only reached u. 800,
the smallest Democratic vote ever thrown,
with the exception Of 1894, when 1t was
80. 405 and in 1878, when it was Sg, 924.
1--WE shall have the help on Monday
next of many patriotic Democrats, who
viii abstain from voting and thus in.
directly help thu Republican vote. We
shall give our usual OF year Republican
majority, which, under all ciroumstan'
ces, will be one of the most complete
and perfect victories that the party
ever achieved in Maine"
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER
MEN.

The board of mayor and aldermen held
a special meeting Saturday noon.
petition of the Consolidated Electric
Light company to blast rock in order to
move pole at the corner of Deering and
Avon street, was granted
A petition of the Maine Eye and Ear
Infirmary to lay a water main across
Vaughan street to heat the nurses home,
was referred to the committee on public
works with power.
BARLEY g. Flaherty was elected ballot
clerk in Ward 8 in place of Samuel L.
Bates, resigned, and Edward P. Toomey
was elected ballot clerk in Ward Z, in
place of william II. Clifford, Jr., resigned.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
WINE FROM GERMANY.

New York, September 10.-Recently
MIR. Heinrich Nohn of Waldmil Bersbeim,
Krousenach, Gray, a personal friend of
through Ambassador White, at Berlin to
send consignment of wins to the Ameri-
can soldiers. This offer was acknowledged
by Mr.. White, who said he was directed
by Secretary Alger to accept the offer on
behalf of the President and people of the
United States, with thanks. A cable
gram received in this city announces that
1000 BOTTLES Of German red wine was
shipped today, to this country, through
Consul General Mason, as gift to the
sick American soldiers.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
MAINE TOWNS.
items OF 1atercsr Gathered by CORES
pondenrg Of tho Press.
FREEPORT.

FREEPORT
Freeport, September "a very pretty
wedding occurred at the residence /. of Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Ward, Wednesday after
noon when their daughter, Mary Bell,
was united in marriage to Mr.. David E
Osgood, formerly. of Auburn, NOW of AT
lanta. The newly married couple left on
the 4.3S train for their Southern home.
Freeport fair will be held Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday. We under
stand 80 entries have already been made
for the races
Freeport High schooll opened Tuesday
with "a schools, larger number than
common, with ". 0. Hussey principal.
Mr.. Willis Snow has purchased the
and 1o-cent variety store of Bibber. and
will continue the business under The
management Of Robert Royal.
Mr.. Dennis Bibher and family will
move to Auburn the last Of September.
MEXICO.
Mexico. September ION. J. Burkett
is building cottage house for himself
on Whitman street.
"Jute" Austin is thoroughly remodel
ling and repairing his farm buildings.
W. O. Day, "A. L. Day, e. W. Spauld-
ing, J. W. Wynock and Lyman Brooks,
have returned from Livermore Falls,
where they have been carpentering.
Mrs John ellis is visiting her sister.
Mrs. George Buzzell at Lewiston.
Z The Methodist ladies' aid sooietykmet
with Mrs. W. c. Stevens, Thursday OF
this week.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
HoMELY AND SAFE RULE.

If those who try all sorts of medicines
in an effort to recover lost health, would
take Ii homely advice and quit drug
cling and adopt a plain diet of food and
drink, made by those who are skilled in
what such systems need the return to
health would be natural and reasonably
sure.
Breakfast and supper on GraES Nuts
and Postum Food Coffee With little
frAit. will work wonders.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
THE DEATH RATE.

There were 81 deaths in Portland dur
ing the week which ended Saturday noon.
The deaths were due to cancer, cholera
infantum, oolitis, commissions (2), en-
teritis, gastritis, heart disease, hamilton
(2) znarasmrs (2). perforation of the
bowels, phthisis, pneumonia. prem allure
birth. prostration from heat, puerperla
convul sions, tuberculosis ~ typhoid
fever 90. uraemia. whooping cough.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
MARRiAG ES.

In Cumberland Mills, Sept. z. Elmer E. Coffin
and Lula G. Eastman. both Of Westbrook. INC
In Biddeford, Sept. 8. Charles R. Ellis Of Can
ton and Miss Alice B0uchan.q
, In Prospect. Sept. 2, D. E: Osgood OF Lewiston
and Miss Mary B. Ward Of FreeporE
In Newport, Sept. 3, Wilson u. CroweH aho
Miss Annie NJ. Gilman.
In Brighton, Sept. 8, Sidney 7. Walker and
Mrs, Alba L. Eaton of Fairfield.
In Skowhogan, Sept. z. John T.. Neal ano
Miss Ethel A. Harmon.
In Bangor. Sept. s. Robert j. Fraser and Miss
Ida B. Plume; John r. Leach and Miss Maut
I. Wheelden; Rodeniah A. Mcleod and Miss
Mary Mcbride; Samuel Bradbury OF OldtoWI
and Miss lizzie NJ. Dreamer.
In Welchville. Sept 4. John w. Dunn of Cum
berland Center and Maria s. Beal of Mechanic
10 lie
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
THE LETTER CARRIERS.

Toledo, O.. September 10.-Today, 8
session Of the National Letter Carriers
convention was chiefly devoted to the dis
cussion Of proposed congressional legisla-
ton. The first measure was retiring
bill to allow carriers to retire on pen,
sion after IS years continuous service and
the second proposition to create pension
fund by the government retaining Ger
tain per cent of each carriers pay eaon
month. 1t was decided TO press then
b 9th before Congress this winter.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
RIVERTON PARK.

From all accounts it may be truthfully
said of the New York Speciality Company
which is to appear at Riverton Park this
week that it is very properly named, for
ii mum bers several entertainers OF great
versatility, who are recognized speciality
artists of the metropolis. When 1t is said
they are recognized speciality artists 1t
means more than appears on the face OF
it, for to have any recognition as a spec
ialty performer among the hundreds OF
them in New York, means to be one OF
few, They are artists who seldom appear
outside of Gotham. They are such strong
fayorjtes there that the public, that fairly
dolizes them, " i'll only hear Of their 60
ing away in the summer to appear else
where. Then for a brief season these
clever and very versatile people HE them
selves to the freedom CT the cool, open air
theatre. where they enter thoroughly into
the holiday spirit of the surroundings,
and are seen to better advantage than In
New York. The Eiverton season closes
this week with this attraction and the
concerts by the Fadettes.
Nine. Alceste Goerka, the prinia donna
soprano and Mons Go:a Coccejo, the
Hungarian violinist, who have recently
created such furore in Portland musical
circles, have been engaged to appear at
Riverton this week.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.
Klaw and Erlanger's famous and
sumptuous extravaganza, "Jack and the
Yeanstalk" is to be shown in all its
splendor and glory at the Jefferson thea
tire, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
September 10, 20, q. This production
has had SO remarkable a career Of success,
that the demand for it is such as could
he met only by half dozen companies;
hut Klaw and Erlanger hold to their fixed
prin ciple, of sending out but one produc-
ton of the pieoe-the original and only
one-and keeping it up to the high stand
ard fixed by them. when they decided to
Siye to the stage it's best example OF ex'
travaganza. The production is con-
slant succession of wonders and surprises
Among the many novel features which
have been especially admired is the cleo
trical ballet. 1t is called the birth o.
the Firefy."
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
A FIRE BUG.
He Caused the Destruction of Thirty-four
buildings.

Livermore Falls, Me-. September TO-
Thirty four buildings with total value
of S125,000 were destroyed there by tire
today. A list of the property owners
and their losses is as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
MUSIC AND DRAMEs,
MAINE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

The auction sale for choice of reserved
seats to all who are subscribers for the
course tickets will be held in the Recep-
ton hall at City hall on Monday morn
ing, September 10Th, lat 9. 30 o'clock sharp.
This plan for getting into line and assls-
ting subscribers in selection of seats IS
the most approved way of dealing Win
very troublesome matter. Festivals all
over the country have tried various ways
and methods andl have finally dec1oeu
that the auction sale for choice is the
most generally satisfactory and meets
with approval from the greatest number
interested. Even if the premium is small
it is sufficient to get the people into line
and that is most important. Although all
the seats are good there surely is a choice
and the management desire that the SUD-
scribers for the entire course should have
the best seats. After they are satisfied
the price of the remaining seats in the
best location of the house will be 81 each
for every single concert and 81. 80 for
matinee. This would figure up So for
the entire festival for the same lseat is
given to the subscriber for SIS. Those
who attended the festival last season will
appreciate the advantage of these course
tickets and realize that the management
are really favoring them by giving them
this opportunity, which closes with the
auction sale on above date; after which
time the regular single sale will be con-
tinued at Cressey, Jones & Aliens until
the opening day of the festival.
OPERA AT THE GEM.
The popular Gem theatre at Peaks ISL
and will continue open awhile longer.
The weather has been SO pleasant that
the people are glad to have a place OF
anu sement where they can go and have
the satisfaction of seeing first-class per-
Torrance at popular prices. The Boston
Comic Opera company have been play
ing for six weeks at Whalom park, near
Fitohburg, Mass, and the managers OF
that popular summer resort would have
been glad to keep them awhile longer,
but they had arranged to come to the
Gem and give Portland people high class
productions of some of the most musical
and pleasing comic operas. There is no
doubt but that it will be as much the FAD
to see opera at the Gem as 1t has to see
the best dramas produced there. We
give the operas below with the cast for
each operas The tickets are now on sale
at the Casco Bay ticket Office The prices
will be the same as during the dramatic
season. Matinees will be given every af-
ternoon except Monday:
Pirates of Penzance, Monday and Tues
day:
Richard, Pirate Chief,
Mr.. Frank Edwards
Samuel, his Lieutenant,
Mr.. George Ireland
Frederick, Pirate Apprentice, -,
Mr.. John F. McDevitt
Major General Stanley of the British :,
Army. Mr.. Hubert Dodd
Edward, Sergeant of Police,
Mr. Thomas T. Callahan
Mabel, Gen. Stauley's youngest daugh
ter Miss Elsie Currier
Kate Miss Kate MaEsen
Faith Miss Emma Jewell
Isabel, -. MISS Augusta Joyce
Ruth. practical maid of all work,
Miss Katherine Powers
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
Mana@eE. =,

You'll surely pardon for repeating what we said
one day last week about School, Supplies
It's easy forget the actually necessary rhngs
that go to fit out school goer, that make bold to
mention some that are Waiting for you.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12

A little life may be sacrificed to sud
den attack of Group if you don't have
DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil on hand .
the emergency.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
Personal Intrepidity.

The bravery of battle Is surpassed in the quality and fiber of Its intrepid ity by the courage which faces a con- fagration or wreck, because the bat tie ferVor Is helped out by patriotism, spirit of company, and other emotions which have distinct place in the sol dier's heart. The great fire at Paris, and particularly the heroic death there of the Duchess q AlencOn, recalls a brave exploit of this lady's uncle, Duke Charles of Bavaria, many years ago.
 Ii was in 1898. and some sort of ex- cept.0nal representation at the Resi- Genn Auva,yT a, 4,4 un.L4. ....4 attracted a large and brilliant audience. Duke Charles was seated in the royal box. Suddenly an attendant rushed in and whispered excitedly:
 "Your highness, the theater is on fire. Make your escape before the panic breaks out"
 This alarming account did not cause a change of expression on the princes face. First satisfying himself by a word of inquiry that the stage was really on fire, the prince rose, stepped calmly to the front of the box. and said to the audience:
 "T am informed that fire has broken out on the stage. There is time enough for you all to get out before the danger becomes imimnent; the only thing that you have to fear is panic. I urge you, therefore, to quit the hall in the most perfect order, and I give you my word that if you do so you will all escape. To prove that mean what say, shall now sit down, and shall not leave my seat until the last one of the audience Is out of the house."
 Duke Charles then sat down as un- moved as If the performance was toi proceed. The sight of his calmness reassured the audience, and the peo- pie moved deliberately out in an order ly manner; the flames burst through the curtain to the proscenium; the peo- pie looked at Duke Charles, who still sat imperturbably in his place; no one could make cowardly rush in the face of such an example.
 In ten minutes the house was entire ly emptied, no one being hurt; Duke Charles was the last to go out. In an- other instant the interior was all on fire, and the house was completely de- stroyed.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
A Cretan Custom. n Crete a number of individuals of

ten choose a young girl, who must be pretty-no difficult matter in Crete, They inform her parents of their in- tention. md the needful consent Is uev- CT withheld. Then a priest is sent for and told to begin the ceremony. He takes very long girdle and joins all the men with 1t in a circle, in the center of which the young girl is placed. Then the clergyman recites a number of prayers and winds up by giving his benediction to all present. The mo- ment he pronounces the last amen the circle and Its center stand in the rela- tion of brothers and sister to each oth- CT to all religious and social intents and purposes. Each and every one of the males is bound in honor to protect that girl throughout her life, but none of them can take her for his wife. She is and remains their sister to the end of her days.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
The Oldest Plow Maker.

Chicago has the oldest plow-maker in the United States. His name Is David Bradley, and he Is at the head of a big manufacturing company on the West Side. Mir. Bradley first worked at the business in Syracuse, N. r., in 1882. h 1885 he came to Chicago, which then numbered about 2,500 inhabitants and a camp of several thousand Indians, to help erect the first iron-foundry estab- lished here. MT. Bradley was the first man to bring pig-iron into Chicago. In connection with the foundry which he helped build was a machine-shop, and the establishment soon began along with its other business the manufac- ture of blows. Mir. Bradley, by the growth of his business, was finally forced to build little town of his own, which is known as Bradley, III. MT. Bradley has passed his 85th birthday, but Is still hale and hearty, and thor oughly enjoys the prosperity which hard work has brought him. The ac- tive business has been surrendered to his sons.-Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
"Milwaukee.o

The origin of the word Milwaukee" has long been a question of dispute, chiefly owing to the fact that the old settlers have been unable to determine the point on account of singular con- trariness of information, says the MIL waukee Sentinel. The meanings as- cribed to the word have only been equaled in number by the modes Of spelling, and these have not been few. The various ways in which Milwaukee has been written and the dates are as follows:
 Melleoki-Fathers La Sale and Hen- nepin, 1879.
 Millioki-Father Zenobe Membre, 1879.
 Meleki-Old French map of 1884. Milwarik-John Buisson de St. Cosne, Oct. ', 1899.
 Milwacky-Lieut. James Correll, Sep tember, 1761.
 Milwakie-Col. Aren't s. DePuyster, July 4, 1779.
 MiIlewackie-Sam A. Storrow, Sept. 29, 1877.
 Mllwahkie-Dr. Jedekiah Morse, in summer of 1920.
 Milwalky-Maj. Irwin to Col. McKen- ny, Oct. 6, 1921.
 Adlwaukie-In headline of the Sent- nel to Nov. 30, 1844,
 sFgvc-loo Nov. %, 1S84. to present time.
 The most generally accepted version ot the meaning or Milwaukee Is that the original Indian word signifies coun- ell place, and that here was neutral ground. Old residents say 1t is a fact that the Indians regarded the east side of the river as sort of gathering place, the chosen spot for their councils being the hill that used to occupy the place where the St. Charles Hotel now stands.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
Where DueIs Are Fought.

More duels are fought in Germany than in any other country. Most Of them, however, are student duels, which culminate in nothing more sc rious than slashed cheeks or torn scalps. Of all German university towns, little Jena and Gottingen are most de voted to the code. In Gottingen the number of duels average one a day, year in and year out. On one day, seI- eral years ago, twelve duels were fought in Gottingen in twenty-four hours. In Jena the record for one day in recent times is twenty-one. Fully 4,O00 student duels are fought every year in the German Empire. In addi- ton to these there are the more serious duels between officers and civilians. Among Germans of mature years tho annual number of duels is about 100.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
A Tale of the Sea.

Two American captains were recently relating their experiences on different voyages. One of them told the follow ing story: About p. m. on March 2 my ship was proceeding under full sail when a cloud about the size of a man s hand was observed on the horizon. It came on, and as it neared the ship we discovered that it was composed of To- custs. They settled on the sails, and you couldn't see bit of canvas for them.
 When they flew away, there was not a stitch of canvas left on the yards !" "Ah," said the other captain, "I can quite believe that, for at about 3:3O D. m. on March my vessel was pro- ceeding under full sail when we ob- served a small cloud on the horizon. As it approached the ship we discovered that it was cloud of locusts, and as they passed our vessel we saw that every man Jack of them had pair of No 1 canvas trousers on. ''-Brazil Nut
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-01
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets intiamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the re- suit, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its nor mai condition, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an intiamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & O.. Toledo, o.
 Sold by Druggists, 75C.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.