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The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
A PRESENT FROM PORTLAND.
The Memorial Of One Of Rudyard Kip
Iing's Ancestors.

A Maine Man Has a Volume He VIII Send
to the Engl sh Poet.
ssThe Memories of Sir Benjamin Rud-
ward. Knit, Containing His Speeches
and Poems, is the title Of volume of
some 400 pages, printed in London in 1881,
and now in the possession of Mr.. ID. w.
BRYANT. the antiquarian bookseller, which
that gentleman proposes to send as
present to Rudyad Kipling, connection
If not a direct descendant of Sir Ben1a-
min.
1t is we'll preserved volume bearing
the book plate of Alfred Cook OF the MID
die Temple, whoever he may have neen.
old Sir Benjamin was born in 1879 IN
Statfordshire of purely Saxon lineage.
His family were in that shire long before
the Norman conquest. Though this gen.
eration knows little of the subject OF THIS
biography yet he was enough OF an orator
tozhaye his speeches taken down, yer
batim as he spoke it," in the House OF
Commons in 1923, when he made some
remarks about the Spanish treaties, and
many others are given.
In his younger days he had been poet
Horace Walpole said he was wit ana
poet and in great vogue in his day, ana
historians said his speeches were elo-
auent. Ben johnson praised his verses al
though the modern reader can hardly tell
why. Some Of them were published when
he was but q law student before ne pe-
came a nudge and great man. Iney
would not Lear republication now, All o.
them. any more than Mr.. Rudyard MP
ung's lines would have stood New Eng
land censorship few years ago. he en-
loved the esteem of Queen Elizabeth MS
biosrapher tells us, and we can easily Le-
lieve it.
There are some interesting pictures III
this book. One is a lithograph of the SUD .
ject, a reproduction from an early pro-
trait. 1t represents smiling cavalier,
carefully upturned mustache and pointed
beard, long curling hair and an express
sion which seems today, II know gooa
deal more than l am inclined to tell.
1t is the picture of rather strong man
who enjoyed life. Some of the plates adu
to the interest of the book though not SO
striking as this portrait.
! OF course MIR. Bryant does not know
that Mr.. kipling claims des cent from this
old poet and politician, abut his gift Will
be at least a little Indication to the
strongest of British poets of the way that
ne is respected and remembe red here.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
MISSION CIRCLE
OF the Church of Messiah Holds Annual
Meeting.

The annual meeting of the mission
circle connected with the Church of the
Messiah was held yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. T. M. Gardner, as secretary Of the
circle, In her report showing that during
the past year the circle had helped the
Salvation Army, paid the board of a boS
at tho Home for Friendless Boys, and had
also helped two families who were found
to be needy. Both of these families are
now getting along fairly well and appre-
ciate the help given them.
Mrs. A. d. Webber, treasurer of the
CIRCLE, reported that during the year she
had received $50. "a from different sources,
and that most of this had been paid out
to the state treasurer and in charitable
work.
Miss Ella Bradley, chairman Of the
benevolence committee, reported that the
clothing that had been received by the
committee had been distributed among
the Door.
The nomination committee reported
that they had selected the following off.
GERS and they were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Mrs. Ella Lefavor.
Vice President-Mrs. Hattie Floyd.
Secretary Mrs p. III. Gardner.
Treasurer--Mrs. A. ID. Weber.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
Y. ". C. A. NOTES.

Rev. Leroy S. Bean of the West End
Congregational church win speak at the
Gos1el service sunday at 4.30 p. IN. All
women are cordially invited to come ana
erioy the hour with US
The educational committee are planning
for = .sRainIow Party Monday evening,
November 3lst Come and bring your
frisnds 60 see the Rain bow. y
4she zjrls' branch OF our work is OPEL
Inc M its fall work. Glasses in elocution.
sasSirg ana Bible study are among the
many helpful things this department. IN,
t tT-. YOUR friends this Saturday after.
noon at ? 0. N.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. George Macgowan, city messen ger,
is i'll at his home threatened with typhoid
fever.
Mr.. G. A. Robertson of Augusta, one
of the state normal school trustees, was
in the city yesterday.
Hon. Enoch Foster of Bethel was in
the city yesterday.
Hon. Seth M. Carter of Lewiston is al
the Congress Square.
Mrs. e. M Holland and two children.
81. NJ. Wyker Of New York, E. g. Viii
Hanson and wife of Boston, N. NJ
Meehan of Franklin, Pa, Col. John NJ.
Glidden, wife and Miss Glidden of New
castle, Me, ARE registered at the Congress
Square.
The following Maine people are staying
at the Preble house: M. G. Bacon of sBridg.
ton, B. A. White of Damarisootta Mills and
TIL. Dalton of Waterville.
The following are registered at SWEET
hotel: J.B. Rogers and NV. Durham Of
New York, Robert Sutherland of Bath
and M. j. Spear OF Augusta.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Healy of this city has
just administered the sacrament Of con-
firInation to nearly 200 children and six
adults in St. Mary's church, Biddeford.
Among these were 20 from Kennebunk.
Mr.. George I. Wilson OF this city Is to
be master of ceremonies at the American
Band hop in Auburn hall, Auburn, on
Thanksgiving eve.
Anthony Comstock of New York, the
head OF the society for the suppression Of
vice was at the Falmouth Thursday
night.
Hon. Joseph d. Manley of Augusta
was at the Congress Square hotel yester
day morning en- route to New Haven t.
witness the Yale Harvard football gam
tomorrow. He will be joined in Boston
be the Hon. Byron Boyd, secretary o
state, and Col. Isaiah K. Stetson of Ban
gor.
Mr.. Oren T. Despeaux of Brunswick
the new sheriff elect, was in town yester
day on business.
Lorenzo Wallace, the veteran stage car
penter at Portland theater, is seriously
Ill at his home on Prsble street.
Mrs John I. Bowers of this city viii
give lecture before the Lotus club o.
Biddeford on December 20, embodyinl
an account of her recent visit to Jerusa
lem.
Mrs. r. M. Holland, the wife of the
we'll known actor, is at the Congress
square with her children and Miss Annie
Seward. They have been in eastern
Maine all the summer and fall and are
now returning to New York.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
THE MoNTAuk BOYS.
They VIII Organize an Association Next
Tuesday Evening.

The men who served on the Montauk
in the late war will assemble in the board
of registration room, City building, on
next Tuesday evening at 7.S0 O'Clock for
the purpose of forming Naval Reserve
Veteran association. This is in accord
ance with the action that has been taken
all over the coutry by those men who
served in the navy during the war. 1t il
important that every man who served
on the Montauk be present at this meet
ing as business in which all will be inter.
ested is to be brought before the meet.
ing.
Not only the Montauk men but any
other men who served in the navy during
the late war and who received their hon.
orable discharge from the service are in
vited to be present at this meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
CELEBRATED WEDDING ANNIvER-
SARY.

The 18th wedding anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. Forest Eaton was celebrated
Thursday evening at their residence l52
Cumberland street. The house. was beau
tifully decorated with evergreen. vines,
potted plants and fruit and showed that
some one with the genius of an artist
had done the work. Mr.. and Mrs. Eatons'
friends to the number of about..4o were
present and passed a most delightful eve
ming, There were solos by Miss Gard and
Miss Buxton and selections by nando-
lin ana guitar club. Refreshments were
served by Misses Stetson, Davis and
Leayitt. The gifts to Mr.. and Mrs: Eapon
from their friends were many and costly
and all of them were very pretty
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
BRIEF JoTTINos.

At the First Baptist Church next Sun
day evening there will be- the usual
Thanksgiving concert. At this service and
st the morning church service, collections
win be taken for needy members OF the
parish.
The Shamrocks will play game Of
football against the Lions this morning
at 1890
The Portland Railroad Company has
eouippsd car No. 81 of the Deering line
with an inside sanding arrangement and
viii hereafter run it over the lines on
GAYS like yesterday when the rails are
vaTv slippery to sand the tracks and
50 that there will be no necessity to use
so much sand on each car
One of the participants in Zephra, a
little girl in one of the fancy dances, fell
from the raised platform to the stage
Thursday night and slightly injured both
knees.
Munjoy Lodge Knights of Pytaias after
their regular convention on Monday
night. will have social lunch and
smoker.
Garfield Council, Jr.. o. U. A. NJ.
will entertain some of the State grand
officers Monday evening. Lunch will be
served after the meeting.
The Mutual improvement Club will
meet Nov. 81. with Mrs. Davis, 60 North
street. Roll cali from 7 and chapters
Of the manual.
Rainy day yesterday with mild tenn
perature
Bakers orchestra assisted by vocalist
viii furnish music at the West End NJ
L. church Sunday evening"
& carload OF horses from Chicago and
a carload OF raisins from California ar
rived over the Grand Trunk yesterday.
There were three cases of diphtherlh
reported yesterday at 9 Larch street, 20
nmnmrn lane and 81 Walnut strest.
At the meeting of BranhGn lodge, x
Of P. it was voted to hold their annual
reunion ana banquet Eecenabsr 8 at Cas-
tie hall.
The High School cadets are in need OF
more rifles, not having enough at the
present time by about 80. The new rifles
win probably be purchased in the near
future by the city government.
On and aftsr Monday, November 81,
the steamer Salacia of the Maine Coast
Navigation Co., will be hauled up for
repairs. Due notice will be given in the
papers when she resumes the service be-
tween Portland and Bangor
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
SLOWLY CoNvALEsCING.

Corporal Fred R Clark, ECo. f., list
Me. Reg. returned home last Sunday
from Augusta. He has been dangerously
i'll for the past eight weeks with typhoid
malaria, at the shome of Mrs. L. E. Toll
man. where his mother has been attend
ing him. He is slowly convslescing, but
stiIl confined to his bed. Corporal Clark
was in the recruiting office at Augusta.
and was at Camp Thomas only a week
when the regiment was ordered home.
He belonged to the class of '9s OF the Uni.
versity of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
Z. O. Bailey s. Co.
FRATERNAL coURTEsiEs.
Pine Tree Lodge, X. of p, Entertained
Bayard Lodge Last Evening.

Pine Tree lodge. No. II, K. of P, en-
tertained Bayard lodge, No. 81 OF South
Portland at Castle hall last evening.
the occasion bringing together about lss
persona.
Calvin E. Woodside delivered a short
address of welcome after which dancing
was INDUCED in and refreshments were
served.
There was goodly delegation from
south Portland including Chancellor
Commander j. I. Shay, Past Chancellor
". L. Bradford, George G. Gowen and
aho,,s Is officers and mem ers of the lodge
who were accompanied by ladies.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
THANK SEWING SERVICE.

The usual Union Thanksgiving ser
rice viii he held in the Free street Bap-
list church on Thanksgiving day at II
O'Clock.
The sermon will be preached by Rev.
Luther freeman OF the Chestnut Street
Methodist church.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
MEW Adv kIAS4 EkINt fx{S XS.
S()F Fl
WHITE:
HANDS
IN
ONE:
NIGHT
PRODUCED BY
(,dijticQl;a
T SOAP >.

On retiring for the night, soak
the hands in "a strong, hot latlaer
of CUTIGURA SOAP. Dry thOr-
Oughly and anOint freely with
CUTICUKA, greatest of elnOI-
Iient skim cares. Wear ola kid
gloves, with the fingers cut off,
and holes i'm she palms. For red,
rough, chapped or discOlOred
hands, dry, fissnred, itching.
feVerisll palms. with shapeIess
mails and painful finger ends,
this treatment is simply WON
derfWI.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
Nervousness
sIcepIess, Tired and Miserable,
Could Get No Rest
How This Has All Eeen Changed b,
Taking Hoods SarsaparI.ia.

How This Has All Been Changed by
Taking Hoods Sarsaparilia.
sc have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla as
blood purifier for several years past with
most satisfactory results. It always
builds up my system by giving me a good
appetite. have been afflicted with ner-
vousness and could not sleep. I had a
tired, miserable feeling and work was a
burden to me. i had no appetite and no
strength and could get no rest. began
taking Hoods sarsaparilla and OCCASION
ally used Hoods Pills. In short time
my nerves were very much improved. I
could sleep all night and get up in the
morning feeling rested. Icould work all
day. had good appetite and felt like a
new person." Mrs. JAMES IRISH, Stow.
Maine. Be sure to get Hoods, because
Hoods sSarsapariIIa
rs the Best-ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Al. six for as. c. l. Hood g. Co., Lowell Mess
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
MAINE CENTRAL.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Maine Central directors was held yester-
day morning. The business transacted
was. for the most part, routine, but the
usual quarterly dividend OF 81. 90 share
was Declared. 1t was also voted to call
sor bids for the construction of the new
MESSENGER station at Brunswick, prepare
Hons for which were made some two
wears ago.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

CUTICURA SOAP, because of its delicate
emollent proprieties, is the most soothing,
cooling and purifying application for rashes.
irritation chafings. infiammaions, undue or
offensive perspiration and many other sanasive
uses. as well as being the most effectual skin
purifying and beautifying soap in the world.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
SPECIAL SALE OF SUITS.

In order to reduce their stocks OF
clothing Allen & Co. are to have sale
OF suits and will retail them at whole
sale prices. Every garment is their own
manufacture, which is a guarantee OF
workmanship and material
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

Sold throughout the world. Price. CUTI-
CURA SOAP. 25c.; CUTICURA (ointment), SOC.
POTTER DRUG s. CHEM. CORE. Sole
Props, Boston. British Depos King Edward
ST.. London. Depot Francois. 113 FauDourg
ST Henore, Paris. Send for Face, Hands and
Hair Book, mailed Tree.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
Il. H. HAY & SON, Middle ST.
TO LET.

nESK ROOM-Want good party to take
~ Desk Room in new Office building SO Ex--
change st. E(Ground foor) heat light ana tele.
phone; $3.50 per month. Evefythin g firstclass
Apply 10 CHAS WARREN DAVIS, Real Es-
tate Agency,53 Exchange St, and 6S Market St.
1871
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
THE PRESS.
Nnw ADyEkyIsrMENTs TODAY.

%EES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ASAs@A s
Owen. Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
T f. Foss & Sons.
Geo. Shaw 4 Co.
H. n. Hay 4 SoE
WIN II. Goodw n q Co.
Outlet Clothing Co.
!. K. Libby CO.
Manufacturers Syndicate.
Standard Clothing Co.
To Let
j. L. Palmer
Johnston, Bailey & Co.
Portland Stove Foundry co..
n. ii. Perkins 6 Co.
AUCTION.
L. 0. Bailey s. Co.
New Wants. To Let, For sale, Lost. Found
aud similar advertisements will be f0un under
their appropriate heads on page 6.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-26
Temperance in the Navy.

Now that the course of events has
brought into prominence the ships of our
navy and the sailors who man them, 1t
will be interesting to know that the prac-
tice Of serving out ration of liquor daily
to United States man-of-war's men was
discontinued many years ago. 1t was
found to be Il bad scheme, for while many
of the men used the rum in moderation,
the ration Of liquor only served to stimu-
late an appetite for more, among great
number of the bluejackets. When this fact
was satisfactorily proven, the serving out
of "grog" to United States man-of-war's g
men was discontinued. Sailors in all other
of the worlds great navies still receive
their daily "grog." though temperance
reforms in Great Britain have been for
many years working to put stop to Its
distribution on the ships of her Brtanic
Majesty. 1t is claimed that much injury
is done to the apprentices aboard the
ships oy creating the appetite for liquor
among them, and this claim is not with
out foundation, for the lads get the same
amount of rum from the boatswain ms the
oldest sailor. Another reason for discon-
tinuing this practice is now being consid-
cred by the British admiralty Office. 1t
seems that British bluejackets have, many
of them, got into the habit of accumu-
lating their grog, instead of drinking 1t as
it is served out. When they have aggre-
gated large quantity, they enter on a
debauch for one or two days, and gener-
ally wind up in the "brig' in double irons
for sobering-up purposes. 1t Is consid-
cred probable that grog. as part OF the
British naval rations, will soon be cut out
for this reason. 1t is gratifying to know
that the temptation has been removed
from the men of our navy, and that the
navy OF another nation may soon be free
OF it also.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-26
Hay,nakipr in India.

At Allahabad eight cuttings of grass
are taken during the season, which
begins early. in the monsoon, and
lasts, say, from the middle of June to
the middle of March. From manured
land the total weight varies from if
teen to forty tons per acre, according
to the quality of the soil and the num-
Der of years which have elapsed since
the manure was applied. The jhabau,
a native hook which resembles scythe
bladc, is preferred to the grass mower
drawn by bullocks, as the clean cut Of
former is less injurious to the grass
stubble than the clipping action OF
the latter, which reduces the number
Of cuttings from eight to two. On
poor, unmanured land only one crop
can be cut for hay In October.
The haymaking season begins in
the middle of September. 1t is i'm
possible to make good hay before
this time, for, even in periods when
there is no rain, the ground is so wet
that moisture is drawn up by the hay,
which, quite Independently of this
circumstance, does not dry properly
in the humid atmosphere. There are
forty-eight good species of natural
grasses, some of which are as valuable
as any British grass, and frequent
cutting develops fine quality OF pro-
duce. ..-Blackwell's Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-26
The Drunkard.

Under the above caption q recent number
OF the New York Independent has an article
from which we make the following ex-
tracts:
'That the drunkard should destroy his
own body and consume it in the fires of
alcohol is bad enough, but the cruelest
side of the picture is the suffering he causes
other innocent people. Heartbroken faith
ers, and weeping mothers, and wives whose
lives are one protracted tragedy, could
alone adequately describe the needless
misery.
"But the saddest phase of the drunkard's g
career is found In the legacy he bequeaths
to posterity-idiocy, hysterla, epilepsy and
Insanity. That n drunken father has a
drunken SON. is as old as Plutarch but the
more comprehensive denunciation of the
Scriptures, The sins Of the fathers are
visited upon the children to the third and
fourth generations Is but comm on place
observation Of all our insane and inebriate
asylum superintendents. Doctor s. G..
How reported to the Massachusetts legis-
lature that OF 800 idiots whose parentage
had been traced lat were found to be the
children of drunkards. Doctor Wilson
gives the statistics of one family where all
the seven children Of Incorporate parents
were either insane, epileptfc or criminals,
one woman having been arrested forty-two
times for criminal actions.
'And one Of the saddest features in the
matter is that the deterioration Of the ner-
vous tissue not only makes the child an
easy prey to the desire for alcohol, but
possibly skips one generation to break out
In the third"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-26
The Land of the Lazy.

"In a late sojourn in Honduras" said
Mr.. L. b. Givens, Il came to the conclusion
that it was paradise for lazy men. Every
thing grows luxuriantly with but little
labor on the part of the natives, and many
crops do not need replanting more than
once in eight or ten years. The country
offers fine inducements to enterprising
men, but it is hard on white man used to
civilized ways to go down there and dwell
among an ignorant lot Of natives who are
100 years behind the times. man would
have no congenial society, and might as
we'll be in exile. The natives usually live
in bamboo houses, though In the towns the
dwellings are of adobe. Children 20 naked
for the first two or three years OF their life,
and the attire of the adults is rather scant.
The Government is liberal with concessions
in order to encourage development OF the
country's resources, but there is no gen.
eral rule governing the granting of privi-
leges, it all depends on how good bargain
may be driven. The climate is very
salubrious, and laziness is about the only
prevailing disease.-Wa Washington Post.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-26
"A BulIet Its Own Doctor.

= In spite of the terrible increase in the
destructiveness of modern warfare, the
tendency Of the times is to make conflict
as humane as practicable. For this reason
the use Of copper-covered bullets has been
frowned upon, and a Philadelphia physi-
clan has n plan that he claims will wonder
fully mitigate the suffering of man whose
body has been perforated by the modern
smali-caliber bullet. 1t Is we'll established
that the velocity and penetrating force of
these bullets are so great that unless they
chance to strike a bone they will pass en-
tirely through mans body without his
knowing it. The physicians idea is to at
tach IA small wad of antiseptic cotton to
the rear of the bullet. This would be COW
cred by the shell of the cartridge, and
could not interfere with loading or firing.
As the bullet passes through person the
wad Will antiseptcize the wound and pre-
ront consequent suppuration. 1t may be
possible to so nicely adjust the adhesion of
the wad to the bullet that as the missile
passes out it will leave the wad to plug the
hole and stop bleeding. Ultimately this
system might do away with the necessity
of large medical corps, as each bullet
would carry medical treatment for the un-
fortunate it wounded. = Philadelphia
Record