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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of it's remedy. 1t is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK. n. Z
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
The Peace Jubilee Banqueta brilliant
One.
ADDRESSES BY THE GREAT MEN
OF THE NATION.

The Parade in the Forenoon Reviewed by
President and Cabinet and Generals
Miles and Shafter-Tremendous Enthu-
siusm for Illinois, Fighting Regiment
A Stampede Which Threatened Serious
Trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
Local Weather Report.

Local Weather Report.
Portland, Oct 19.-The local weather
bureau Office records as to the weather
are as follows:
Sa. Barometer. 30.358: thermome-
ter, 46; dew point. 30; humidity, %;
wind, Sc; velocity, 6; weather. cloudy.
SD. m.-Barometer. 30. 14S. thermomer
ter. 48; dew point, AZ; humidity, 96;
wind, E.: velocity II; weather 1t. rain.
Mean daily thermometer ~; maximum
thermometer, 40; minimum Thermometer,
rs: maximum velocity of wind, Is, Sc
total precipitation. II.
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct 10, taken al
8 p. M, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction Of wind
state of weather:
Boston. 81 degrees, Sc, rain; New
York, So degrees, W,cloudy; Philadelphia,
58 degrees, NV, clear; Washington, 5(
degrees, W, clear; Albany, so degrees, NV,
cloudy; Buffalo, SO degrees, SW,
cloudy; Detroit, a degrees. SW
clear; Chicago, 40 degrees, 5, cloudy
st. Paul. A degrees, Sc, cloudy; Huron
OAK, 80 degrees, W, snow; bismarck,
30 degrees, NV, snow; Jacksonville, g;
degrees, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
SClDDl LOOKING LOT.
DR.. Frye Tells Of Third Corps
Army Surgeons.
OUTSPOKEN TESTIMONY BEFORE
INVESTIGATING BOARD.

Would Not Be Willing To Trust Family
or Friends To so Per Cent of Them
Tells of Origin of the Montauk Point
Scandals.
Jacksonville, Fla, October 19.-The
war stigating commission held its
sessions in the city hall today. examining
large number of regimental and other
officers. One of the most outspo ken wit
nesses of the day was DR.. Frye of the
third division hospital. He condemned
some of the methods in vogue in the hos
pitfalls and said that in many cases the
contract physicians and members of the
hospital corps were incompetent
The commission has decided that one
of it's members should be in the commits
sion's office at Washington and Colonel
DENLY has been selected for this service.
He was selected partly for the reason that
his health has not been as robust as when
in Washington.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. NJ Z
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Firemen Fighting a Bill.

The fremen of the state are up in
arms against bill which was recently
introduced in congress, and will meet
in Homestead next Monday evening
to protest against the measure and to
prepare memorial, which will be
sent to congress. The Objectionable
bill prohibits states from passing or
enforcing laws taxing foreign insurance
companies Pennsylvania has law tax
ing foreign companies two per cent.
of their business. Half of the tax is
used as a relief fund for the sick and
disabled fremen. > 1t is at this law
that the new bill is aimed. If the
measure should be enacted into law
the usefulness of the Firemen's Relief
associations, which were recently
organized all over the state, would be
at an end, as they will have no fund
on which to work. The firemen realize
this and intend to make a hard fight
against the new measure.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Old Postage Rates.

In glancing through an old almanac,
published away back in the year of
1919, seventy-nine years ago, gentle
man found the following interesting
item pertaining to postage rates in
vogue at that time. Comparing them
with the cheapness of the rates of to-
day, gives them singular looking
aspect. Here are the old rates:
On single letters, carried any dis
tance not exceeding 50 miles, 6 cents;
over 80, and not over So, 10 cents {;
over SO, and not over $50, 125 cents;
over $50 and not over 400, IS3 cents;
over 400, IS cents. Double letters,
or those composed OF two pieces of
paper, double those rates. Triple
letters or those composed of three
pieces of paper, triple those rates.
Packets or letters composed of four or
more pieces of paper, or one or more
other articles and weighing ounce
avolrdupois, quadruple those rates,
and in that proportion for all greater
weight Ship letters, not carried by
mail, 6 cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Orassd by 0verwork.
Religious Revivalist coIIapscs Under the
Strain Of Her Labors.

During the past five weeks a religi-
GUS revival has been in progress in the
M. E. church, at Franklin, Pa, at
which over one hundred persons con-
fessed conversion. Chief among the
workers was Mrs. Samuel Robson,
whose earnestness during the meetings
was very marked. On Tuesday even
ing she overtaxed her strength and
collapsed physically after returning
home.
Physicians were summoned, but
despite their efforts she grew worse,
and Saturday night became insane.
She will be taken to a private asylum,
in the hope that absolute rest and
quietness will restore her mental
powers. Mrs. Robson has long been
identified with religious and benevo-
lent work in this city and is a woman
of refinement and culture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Protection to Dalrymen.

The proposed organization of
Chester county dairymen to protect
their interests, as against the retail
milk dealers in Philadelphia, is likely
to attract the attention of dairymen in
all the counties from which milk is
shipped to the city dealers. 1t is
contended that the farmers who send
milk to Philadelphia dealers get COM
paratively little for their product. The
contention appears to be just one,
and it is for the dalrymen to protect
themselves and demand what is rea-
sonable and right in the matter of
compensation.
Then, too, the matter of milk
adulteration is involved. Generally,
the farmer is honest and what water
gets into the milk before it reaches
city consumers gets there at the hands
of unscrupulous dealers who are ever
ready to blame the farmer when the
adulteration is detected The State
Department of Agriculture, as shown
by recently published report, has
found by actual investigation that
milk is purest when it leaves the farm.
This is very satisfactory showing to
the dairymen and they ought to insist
on the exposure and punishment of
those who are really guilty of adulter-
alton which is prohibited by law.
By this organization the dairymen
can secure the rights to which they
are justly entitled-Doylestown Re-
publican.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
500 Reward S10O.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby des-
troying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
slsting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monlals. Address,
F. J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. I'm.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Bryan's New Plans.

William j. Bryan has just taken
another bold move, and one that by
no means looks like an impossibility
of accomplishment. Mr.. Bryan has
always been on the side which means
to accomplish the largest amount of
good to the largest number of people.
If the monetary question were con-
sidered by itself and itself alone we
believe the people as whole would
see to it that sufficient number of
Congressman could be elected at the
coming general election to furnish a
majority in the House. 1t is at all
events worth while trying. We believe
that Mr.. Bryan's plans will receive
thoughtful consideration. If, as he
states, all the Populists, all the Silver
Democrats and all the Silver Republi-
cans will unite and stand together the
Congressional! victory will be won.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

England will not allow Russia to
make loan to China and accept a
naval port or two and customs duties
as security for the loan. Neither will
Russia let England make the loan on
the same terms. China dare not &C.
cept the offer of either for fear of
offending the other. We propose just
here great stroke of craftsmanship.
The United States has nothing but
peace and good will in her heart to-
ward any nation and no ak to grind
with any. Her good wishes to China
are we'll known. Let China put her
loan in the hands of an American
syndicate, such one as is accustom-
ed to managing International financial
transactions. The American syndi-
cate can raise the money without
hurting the susceptibilities or exciting
the Jealousy of any of the European
powers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

about a newspaper that is worth read
ing and it can not and does not ex-
pect to have everybody agree with it
in all 1t says, but the fault finders are
always in helpless minority. Every
body can refuse to agree with what is
said without becoming illogical. To
always say, ''that's so" produces
mental stagnation, anyway. The best
newspaper is printed for the good of
all the people, not for clique and
what may please one may offend
another. The logical man waits until
his own turn to be pleased comes,
and he knows it will come.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

Men and medicines are judged by
what they do. The great cures by
Hoods Sarsaparilla give it good
name everywhere.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Enforcing the Law.

The first case on record in Penn
sylvania OF father being imprisoned
for failing to send his child to school
occurred last week in Pittsburg. The
man is Andrew Nieman, of 81 Straub
alley, Troy Hill. His son, Andrew,
is II years old, and a rather unruly
boy. The father had not paid the
costs within the thirty days required,
and his goods were levied on. Find
ing nothing of value, the justice sent
him to Jail for thirty days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Red hats were first worn by cardi-
nails In the year I245.
In Ptolemy's time any one who
killed a cat was put to death:
The magnetic clock was invented
by DIR. Locke of Cincinnati in 1847-
48.
Tobacco is said to have been first
brought into England from Virginia
in 1883.
The poet Burns spelled his name
Burness (his family name) until the
publication of his poems in 1886.
A naturalist of eminence finds that
land birds make their journeys in the
daytime and water birds at night.
The largest printing office in the
world is in Washington, d. C.; it is
for printing government documents.
The fastest railroad engine in the
world is "the Flying Welshman )" its
fame has extended round the globe.
Lake Erie is the lake of the "wild
cat" the name given to fierce tribe
of Indians exterminated by the
Iroquois.
A woman in Hope, Knox county,
Maine, still wears a common wire
hair-pin which she has worn for forty
years.
The largest telegraph Office in the
worlds in the general postoffice build
ing, London, over 5000 operators
being employed.
1t costs $5.74 per million gallons 10
pump water TO Chestnut Hill reservoir,
Boston. The engines pump So3S on
one pound of coal.
The largest hotel in the world is
the Waldorf-Astorar. IN New York
city, $Io,ooo,ooo establishment,
built by millionaires for millionaires.
The Sudbury river aqueduct in $50
days has delivered ID, S57, 900, 900
gallons to Chestnut Hill reservoir,
and IS, 500, 900 to Lake Cochituate.
If an Egyptian dies before noon
the funeral must take place the same
day. If death occurs after noon, the
funeral may not be delayed after the
next day.
In I774 Philadelphia was the largest
of the American colonies. Estimates
of the population, which are all we
have, differ widely, bu: it was proba-
bly, not far from 10000.
A resolution appropriating S. to
purchase copy of the Bible was
recently introduced In the Georgia
Legislature, it having been discovered
that there was no copy of the book In
the state library.
Five is the sacred number of the
Chinese, who have five planets (Mars,
Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter;
five cardinal points (north, south, east,
west and centre); five virtues, five
tastes, five musical tones, five ranks
of nobility and five colors (white,
black, red, green and yellow.
A few months ago a picture was
discovered at Copenhagen which ex-
perts believed to be Murillo. The
director of the Louvre, after examin-
ing the picture thoroughly, pronounced
it to be genuine. The owner wants
$Ioo, 900 for it. 1t represents Loyola
kneeling before the Virgin and Child.
Men and medicines are judged by
what thew do The ora,t curae h.,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

A MAGICAL LIFE SAVER is DIR. Ag.
news Cure for the Heart. After
years of pain and agony with distress
ing heart disease, it gives relief in
thirty minutes. Thos. Petry, of Ayl-
mer, Que, writes: 81 had suffered
for five years with a severe form of
heart disease. was unable to attend
to business. The slightest exertion
produced fatigue. DR.. Agnew's Cure
for the Heart gave me instant relief,
four bottles entirely cured me" 30.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

SKIN ERUPTIoNs CURED FOR 35c.
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum. Bar
ber's Itch, all itching and burning
skin diseases vanish when DR.. Ag-
news Ointment is used. 1t relieves in
a day and cures quickly. No case of
Piles which an application will not
comfort in few minutes. Try it. IS
cents,--II. Sold by Z. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

There was, never human being
who agreed with everything, every
body, or even anybody, said to him.
There is very much of the human
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

Just try 1oc. box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made. a.1-1v
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15

An almanac that is issued by the
Chinese government is considered the
most elaborate one in the world. 1t IA
in u thick volumes, which give full
information as to the lucky times and
places for performing the acts OF
everyday life.
The most valuable almanac ever
made is in the British museum, and II
is priceless. Il is said to be at least
5000 years old. The days are written
In red ink on papyrus In columns, and
under each is a figure, followed by
three characters signifying the proba.
Bile state of the weather for that day.
The most curious calendar at pres.
ent in use is that of the natives OF
Central America. where the months
are only 20 days in length, and these
are named after animals.
The most expensive almanac is the
British Nautical Almanac" which
costs that nation yearly the sum OF
$197lO
Among modern European almanacs
the "Almanach de Gotha" has been
the longest in continuous circulation
upward Of 1876 years Washington
Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15
Newspapers and "In1PeriaI
ISM"

AS showing the editorial senti-
ment of the leading papers of the
Country ON the question of imperial
ism, or the acquisition and annexa-
ton of territory, and that party
lines which were badly broken dur
ing the last Presidential campaign,
are likely to be more seriously af
fected by the great coming issue of
territorial expansion, we note the
position of a number.
Among the regular Democratic
papers there seems to be general
Imposition, especially IN the South,
and the independent Democratic
press likewise opposes, while the
leading Republican party papers
with few exceptions favor it,
Those papers favoring are NY
journal, Jacksonville (Fla) Times
Union, San Francisco Call, Los
Angeles Times, San Francisco Ar
goneaut, (Dem.), The Manufacturer
Phil, Protection, N. Y. journal of
Commerce, Free Trade, Chicago
Times-HeralG, Inter Ocean, Jour
nal, Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret
News, Record, Indianapolis News,
Baltimore Herald (Ind), Burlington
Hawkeye, Des Moines Register,
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin,
Minneapolis Tribune, St Louis
Globe-Democrat Topeka Capital,
The Chronicle, Col, Louisville (Ky)
Commercial, Baltimore American,
Phil. Press, Inquirer, The North
American, N Y Sun, Tribune
Commercial Advertiser (Rep), De-
troit Tribune, Sill. Rep, Denver
News, Pop, N. Y. Herald, Times,
Ind Boston Journal
Those opposing are the Boston
Transcript, Pittsburg Dispatch,
Phil Ledger, Ind. Rep, Boston
Herald, Denver Republican, Silver
Rep, N. Y. Evening Post, Balti
more Sun, Ind. DEM, Omaha Bee.
Rep, Richmond Times, Charleston
News and Courier, Chicago Chron-
icle, Indianapolis Sentinel, Kansas
City Times, Salt Lake Herald,
Louisville Times, Boston Post, Dem.
Detroit Free Press, Nat. Dem, DEN
yer Republican, Silver Rep, N. o.
Picayune, Nat. Dem, n o. Times
Democrat, Charlestown News and
Courier, Bryan DEM, Atlanta Con
stitution, non committal, Richmond
Times, The Dispatch, Baltimore
News, Phil. Record, N. Y. World,
and Springfield Republican, Ind
Dem.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15
Borough Election.

AT the election held Monday to
determine the question of bonding
the Borough for thirty five hun
dred dollars for the purpose of pur-
chasing the Glen, the vote was fifty
two in favor and fifty eight against
the proposition.
This vote, we feel warranted in
saying, does not express the real
sentiment of the taxpayers. There
are number who favor Glen own
ership by the Borough, who voted
against it solely on account of the
price being in their opinion too
high. The Borough should own the
Glen, provided it has the legal
right to hold property outside the
limits, and we regret that the Town
council did not recognize the faetthat-
1t is the servant Of the people and
take them into its confidence. Had
it done so the result might have
been different. There were votes
sufficient TO have turned the scale.
cast in the negative, soley because of
price, and not because of opposition
to the project
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15

Yellow snow has fallen in the Enga-
dine; It came in the early part of
March. AS an occasional sungleam
turned 1t into gold 1t seemed that in
the expiring century bona fide mira
Gle had taken place The Greeks, who
ascribe the weather department to
Jupiter would probably have revived
the scandal Of Danae But the Swiss.
who are nothing, If not practical, col
lected their snow in a bucket and sent
1t to the public analyst at St. Morltz.
Here the golden snow deposited sedi-
ment of a light brown color, while
fine film fioated on the waters surface.
The microscope revealed that the lat
ter was rich IN mineral substance.
structureless, and varying in color
from white to yellow, and the sediment
proved to be the finest sand or dust.
Traces of vegetable organism were also
found In the floating scum But the
gold in the snowflakes was due to the
presence of sand. The winds were
north and northeast about that time.
so the dust is assumed to have COME
from North Germany, Russia or Hun
gary; at any rate, from a soil highly
ferruginous. dry and generally cult
waited. No room for Zeus and the
daughter of Acrisius here. "Faites pleu-
voir dc Tor. ct la tour souvrlra," but
the modern tower is the laboratory.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15

The problem of the tramp puzzles
American rural communities q great
deal. A hint on the proper disposition
of these worthless may be gained from
the experience of the managers OF
farm colonies in England and on the
continent
Besides the Salvation Army homes
the Christian Social Union has one
farm colony, and one of 250 acres Is
maintained by Mr.. Hazel a gentleman
Of private means. The latter has dealt
with 1877 men. mostly young fellows
who had committed petty crimes. OF
these 80 have apparently been re.
claimed, but 81 can only be cassed as
failures.
The London Board of Guardians have
now the power to send men to country
labor, and they find that. while such
punishment as breaking and
oakum-picking In town have few ter.
rors for the loafer, he has a horror o4
ditchins, turnip-weedina or other
country work. and may even turn In.
dustrioUs in town rather than be de
ported.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15
A STRANGE REQUEST.
Japanese Of No Religious Belief Leaves
directions for Burial


directions for Burial.
Lieutenant Yoshibumi Funigawa Of
the l. j. N. left behind a curious re-
quest to his family few days prior to
his death, which occurred in his native
district OF Hizen. He observed to his
family that as he had never had time to
Investigate religious questions deeply
enough to enable him to determine
which faith he should embrace he was
neither prejudiced against nor partial
toward any form OF religion. However
he himself was of the opinion that his
soul would perish with the cessation of
HIS life while his remains would crum.
bic to dust Therefore he did not wish
to have any religious service performed
on his behalf
The funeral also should be as simple
as could be and flowers and similar of.
ferings be strictly declined. No an
nouncement should be made of his
death to friends of his until four or
FIVE days after the funeral Two OF
three weeks after his death his rela-
tlves and friends should be invited to a
banquet and they should be asked to
enjoy the occasion as heartily as possi-
bic. A priest might be invited, if the
presence of such a parsonage were
deemed desirable AT the funeral also
nobody should accompany the bier, ex-
cept, II considered necessary, one or
two Representatives on behalf Of the
family and relatives might follow the
remains to the grave The tomb was
to be OF the simplest description, only
his name to be inscribed upon It, a
memorial tablet was entirely tabooed
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-15
Portable \ Rnr Annnrntn..

A portable X-ray apparatus intended
for use in war has just been completed
by Professor Reginald A. Fessenden, OF
the Western University of Pennsyl-
vania. says the Scientific American. 1t
is stated that the new machine will be
about as large as a Webster's diction-
ary, and VIII weigh only 25 pounds. II
will be operated by a small gasoline
motor or gas turbine which Will not
weigh more than 20 pounds. The cleo
trio generator used is said to be the
smallest ever made for practical pur-
poses, yet the outfit win enable sur
geons to see clear through the body. II
is intended to have these instruments
in the various field hospitals.