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The Portland daily press., 1898-09-14
Arrivals in PORTLAND.

From Montreal. Quebec. Fasyans, $40 a. m.
daily, Lewiston and Mechanic Falls. $50 a. NJ,
Waterville, Rockland and Augusta, 8.35 q. m,
angeley Harrington, Bemis, Rumford Falls,
Skowhegan and Lewiston, 1915 p. M, Bangor.
Augusta and Roclsiand, ,1l.59 q. m; Beecher
Falls, St. Johnsbury, Bridgton l2.i3 p. mt; Ex-
press, Mattawamkeag, Bar HaEbor. Bucksport.
Greenville, Bangor,1 .l8 pm; Lewiston, s25 p m. |;
Skowhegan. Wateryilie, Augusta and Rockland
$50 p. m. daily St. John, Bar Harbor; Aroos-
took County MOosehead Lake and Bangor,
$50 p. M; Rangeiey, Pennington, Rumfofd
Falls, Lewiston, 5.46 p. m; Chicago, Montreal
Lancaster and Fabyans, Sob,p. M. MattawaIn-
keag, Bar Harbor and Bangor, lao a. m.
Halifax, st. John, Bar Harbor, Bangor and
Augusta 5.08 a. M.
S1ndays-Bar Harbor, 1925 p. M, and Water
vIlle $40 p. m.
GEl 3. EVANS. Vice Pres. and Gen. Man.
r. E BOOTHBY, q. p. & T. A.
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NEW YORK DIRECT LINE.
Maine Steamship Go.
Long Island sound BY Daylight

Long Island sound BY Daylight.
2TRlPS PER WEEK.
The steamships Horatio Hall and Man.
haitian alternatlvely leave Frankll9 w MARI,
Portland TUESDAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays
At 6 D. m. for New York direct. Returning, seaYe
Pier So, L, R., Tuesdays, Thursdays and satur-
Tbese ss steamers are superbly fitted and fur
nisbed for passenger trave, and afford thecmass
cnnvenient and Comfortable route between
Portland and New York
J,F. LISCOMR. Gene$al Agent
T'HOS. NJ BARTLETT. AgL octadu
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Falmouth FOTGddG Steamboat


On and after Sept 18th. steamers will leave
west side Portland Pier
For Great Diamond Island and Falmouth
Foreside, r. a. M, 400 p; m: For Cousins,
Chebeague, Bustin's, South Freeport and
Porters Landing, 800 p: In.
PETURNING-Leave Porter's Landing 600
a. M, South .Freeport G.15 a. M, Bustin s
G. 80 "a. M, Chebeague 6.45 a. M, Cousins $50
a. M, Falmouth Foreside 7.30 a. M, 100 p.
M, Great Diamond S.15 q. m. and 1.30 p. m.
Unavoidable delays excepted ana subject
to change without notice.
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Portland & Boothhay Steamboat Co,
summe Arrangements-On ar
june 18th, 1898.

summe Arrangements-On and After
june 18th, 1898.
GOING WEST.
cTR. ENTERPRISE leaves East Boothbay
y for Portland Mondays at 715 a. m, touch
ing at So Bristol tChristmas Cove, Heron Is.
land, tOcean Point, Boothbay Harbor and
Squirrel Island
Wednesday, leave Damarlscotta at 9 a. m. Tor
Portland, touching at above landings.
Friday, leave Pemaquid for Portland at a.
m touching at above landings except Damarls-
Gotta.
GOING EAST.
Tuesdays and Saturdays, leave Portland at
a. N. for Damariscotta, touching at squirrel
Island Boothbay Harbor, tOcean Point Heron
Island tChristmas Cove, So. Bristol and East
Boothbay.
Thursdays leave Portland at a. m. for Penn.
aquid, touching at above landings except
Damariscotta.
On Saturday will return from Damariscotta
to East Boothbay.
Passengers conveyed by team.
Tuesdays and Saturdays passengers for Penn
aquid conveyed by ferry from So. Bristol.
je17dtf ALFRED RACE, Manager.
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.CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
In Effect Monday, Sept. 1s, '9S.
Week Day Time Table.

Week Day Time Table.
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island
545, $40, $780, 800, 1890, a. M, l2O0, M, z. .ie
3!5, 800, 6.l5, 7.So p. m; "a o M ~ ao ~
For Cushings Island, $40, 500, lo.5o a. m.'
For Little and Great Diamond lsiands,
Trefethen's, Evergreen Landing, feaks
Island $50, $40, 500, 1880 a. M, 2.oo M,
200. 2.4o, 6.ab, 7.3O p; M s 3 %
500, 10. 80 a. M, 2.e0, 40, 6.15 p. IN.
For Mariner Landing, Long Island, 1880
a. m, p. IN.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing, 20, 7.2o, $50,
$50, TO- so q. m, 100. 2.35, 3.45 $50, $50, $40
= Leave ca. Ponce's Landing, COS, $50, 11.2o, a.
m, $50, $40, 6.55 p. m.
Leave Cushings, 7.o5, $50, 11.O5 a. M, 245,
g. so, $50, $40 p. m.
Leave Little Diamond, $50, 7.2o, 800 a. M,
Leave Great Diamond, SO, 7.15, 9.t5, l1.5a
a. M, l., 80, 8. .25. $50, 7.15, 100 p. m.
Leave Trefeihen's so, 10 $40, 11.5O
a. M, 1925, $40, 5.25, 40, 500 ?. m.
Leave Eversreen, 8. l5 T.05, sos, H. 40 a. m-,
12.40, 315, $40, 7.05, S.05 p. III.
Leave Mariners Landing, Long Island,
1I.30 a. m., 800 p. m.
Saturday night only, $50 pm. for all land
ings.
Sunday Tins Tap'e.
For Forest City Landing. Peaks Island
500, 9.o0 80 M, l.. 10, 2.15 315, 800 P m.
For Cushings Island, 900, 1890 a. M, lz'Ao'
For Little and Great Diamond Islands,
Trefethen's and Evergreen's Landings S.oo,
900, 1890 a. M, Il. 10, 200, 40 ?. m. M
For Ponces Landing Long Island, o'Oo'
1873 a. H., zoo, 20 p. m. ~ OF
For Mariners Landing, Long Islano' Io'0u
c. ". i. COOLING, General Manager.
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3 Chicago Live stock Market.
(By Telegraph.t

CHICAGO. Sept. 13, 1sss.-Cattle-receipt
5000 fairly active; choice steers % 20 90 !;
medium A25A4 30; beef steers at 90@A %;
Saifsrs au hons Wsstsru a ranser 1U At 500
4 40; Texans 2ba4 80.
Hoes-recelpts &c, 900; strong; fair to choice
92@4 los packers at 3 6O63 80; butchers az
60G4 90: light at 1904 65; pigs at 9cs
8 30.
Sueep-receipts II 900; weaker ranging from
7ba4 60; lambs 1896 7oI
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STUDY SHORTHAND.

At the the "School of Shorthand and Busi-
ness. which will open in this city, September
9TH. Pupils thoroughly instructed III Short
hand and Typewriting. and all kinds of office
work. They will be given real experience in
office work and located in positions: Only
school of the kind In the state. For particulars,
apply to MISS X. s. MOODY, Proprietor,
80 Exchange Street, Portland, Ne.
sep9 eod1m
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NOTICE-We will pay the highest cash prices
IN for household goods or store hxtures O.
any description or receive the same at our % auct-
ion rooms for sale Cd commission. GOSS &
WILSON. Auctioneers, Is Free st. 1874
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BOSTON & MAINE R. II.
In Effect September 1Eth, 1888,
WESTERN DIVISION.

InEffect September 18th. 1898.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Trains leave Portland, Union Station. for
Scarboro Crossing, 1000 a. m, 1900, o15, 90,
p. m. Scarboro Beach, Fine Point, 200. 1000
Beach, $40. 700. $40 1000 a. M, 1900, 1890,
49, $50, 515 6.O5. 6.20 pm; saco, Biddsford,
100, $40, 1000 a. M, 1900, 12.ao, S.So.
bunkport. ZOO, $40, 1000 a. m., 1920.
$40 a. M. $50 5.15 p. m.; Dover. somors-
Kochesier, Farmfneton, Alton Bay, Wolf
boro, $40 q. M, 1890, $50 p. M; Lakepor:, La
COMA, Weirs, Plymonth, $40 a. m, 12.So p;
m Weirs, Centre Harbor, Long Island
via Alton Bay and steainer), $40 q. m; Wor-
cester via Somerswerth and Rochester). I. a,
m.; Manchester, Concord, IVA Rockingham
Junction), 100 a. m 3.so p. m; North Ber-
wick, Dover, Exeter, Haverhili, Lawrence.
Lowell, Boston, a $40, 100, $40 a M, 100.
$50, sos p. m. Arrive Boston, $40, 1o.l5 a m:
Portland 559 7.3o, 500, $50 a. M, Lib 415, SOC
D m. Arrive Portland, 1910. 11.5O, 1865 a. m.
1910 800. 7.5O. $50 p. m
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For scarboro Crossing, 1918 d. M, 800. $40.
p. m.; scarboro Beach. Pine Point, iO.lo a.
m 1255 200 340 D. m.; old Orchard Beacht
$50. 1915 a. nl 1255 200, $40. $50 p ms saeos
Biddeford, 1o15 a. m 12:o5; !: 2.Oo' $40 o.so ?.
m; Ksnnebunk, 1855 $50 P; 3:a1 M 80 aoon- h
hill, Lawrence, Lowell, Boston, G62e a. M
1886, $50 p. m. Arrive Boston s.4o ;ia :; nl.a
BIS 942 D. m. Leave Bostonl for Portlana
S.4Sa, m, Arrive Portland 7.1o a. N.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth, Newbury-
port. Amesbury, Salem, Lynn, Bostnnss00
600 a. M, 12.45, 61.45. 600 p. m; Arrive Bos-
ton. b57 a, M, 1880 400, 430. 900 p. m. Leave
BostOn for Portland, 730 900 a. m. 1890. 100,
9.45 D. M Arrive Portland. 11.45 a. m, 121oo,
4.30, 1o.15 p. H., 12.40 q. 1n
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddefosd, Portsmouth. Newbury-
port, Salem, lynn, Boston, a. M, LAD =; M
Arrive Boston 5.57 a. m., 400 p. m. Leave b0s-
ton for Portland, 300 a. m, ZOO. 945 p m.
Arrive Portland, 12.1O, 1915 p. M, 12.40 a. m.
q. Stops at North Berwick ana Exeter
B. Western Division 10 North Berwick;
stops Kittery Jet. and Portsmouth on.
g. Western Div ision from North BeWick-
d. j. FLANDERS, G. p, s. 7. A. Boston.
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SEBAGO LAKE STEANBOAT ROUTE,

to Songo River. Naples, Bridgton, North
Bridgton, Harrison and Waterford. The
famous daily excursion route through the
Winding Songo and Sebaao's chain of Lakes.
On and after June 18th to make close con-
nections with steamer for above places. take
M. C. r. Il. (Mountain Div train for Seba-
go Lake. leaving Union Station daily at
l.25 p. m. Returning, steamer leaves
Harrison 7.45 a. M, North Bridgton 500 a.
m., Bridgton $50 a. M, Naples 8. 10 a. m Con-
neoting at Lake Station with II. 40 q. III. train
fol- Portland and Boston. Information and
tickets obtained at Union Station.
jne6tf G. L. GOODRIDGE, Mgr.
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Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Sept l3. lS96-Ins .one"nh are
to-day's auotarons Of Provisions eto.!
FLOUR
spring patents. 4 OO45 co.
Sprins. cisar ana straight. ooE4 rs
Winter patents. 65G4 rs.
Winter. clear andisraight, 2ba 30
Extra and Seconds 90
Fine and Supefs -. a
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Flour
Supernne b
low grades.3 00a3 %
spring Wheat bag-
ers.cl ana st33603 66
Patent Sprlnr
Wneas... 4 1895 90
Mlcn. str giis
roller 8 s5R4 90
clear do. IS 60a3 75
tLouis st'g
roller 3 S5G4 90
clear do. - o0g3 rs
" nt'r whoa. -
pattnSs.. 4 Oo44 10
Eisn.
.Buying& selling price)
Cod-Lar ga
Shore ....4 6OM47b
small dc. q OO48 %
Pollock ....2 2648 20
Haddeck. 1902 90
Hake.. ....2 o0G2 20
iIerring. boz
Scaled ...s 9&1zc
Aackerei. ~
Shore Is 500 0OG$00
Snore - S.O00O&S00
Large % $1l0l4 90
Prod nee
CaDe CranDerrles
p craze. 8 6oAS 50
Maine. OW
Pea Beans.1 400l 90
Red Kidney 2 1904 26
Yellow Eyes.l 70Al "a
Cal reR. 4031 81
fotars. pus 40345
Sweers, Jrsy2 5092 rs
Eastn Shore 2 90 p IS
onions. natv2 0OG2 10
Chickens .... I2@1l
TURKEYS. Yves. 1876
Northern 90.
FOWlesss log IL
ApP1oA.
Eating appps2 604S 0C
do common S@2 90
Baldwlns o 00W0 00
Eyap y n lO@11M Q
AesSlna 8 006o 30
California
Florida D 00@c 90
California, o OO@0 90
90 S6eQluBd D VO8o w
Eggs
Easpern oxrra.. @ZO
Fresh Western. ..@l9
Held......
BUtt0rs
Creamery. .fncy.. ..21@23
GiltEd9e vrmL 1920
Cnolc0s sss .sss
Cheese
N.Y., fct'ry ga @0h
Vermont -. ga @ 0Aa
Sage 80. 1oA
Bread
Pllotsup.... S@S vi
do s...... 7@7 Al|
Crackers.... 6M OF
Cooperase.
Rbhd shocks 6 hdS-
Mol. city. l 6O@1 rs
Sug.count'y s6 al 90
Country Mol
hhdsnooKs
hid hdg mi
80 n. M@36
aug hd36ln 21@x3
HooDs Ia It. 36NB0
| :. 1zfk 2S628
u 8 {. 8 @9
Cerdage.
Amer'n@tb 10 GIL
Manila ...1o M@l1
Manila bolE
rope. .... 0O9llA
Russia do.18 W1SA
6isal.,.o.. oa4 @9 a
Drugs and Dyes.
Acid Oxallc. -..l2@1,
Acid tart. t......2G44e
Ammonia. ..... lolBzS
A enes. pot. :. .eM @ :
Ba.S copabia. .bs@oS
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STEAMERS.
Portland, Mt. Desert and Machlas Stht Co
str ss1rnngx E0meS"

Beginning Friday July goth, 1898, will leave
Portland Tuesdays and Fr days az 1f.0o p. m.
on arrival of train leaving Boston az p m, for
mediate landings. Returning leave Machias-
port on Mondays and Thursdays at a. in., ar
rivlng In Portland about IL 90 p. m.
Passenger and freight rates the lowest, SER
vice the best. GEO. Il. EVANS,
marl5dtf General Manager.
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Memoranda
Boston, Sept 12-Soh A 3 Sherman, which
was dismasted off Martins Industry LlgntSnlp
during the storm. has been towod to BRUNSWICK
Ca her destination. Sch Robert Mcfarland
CAPT Lord. which was also dismasted IN tn tne
storm, has been towed to Savannah, where sne
will be loaded with lumber for Portland. ano
fhen towed to that port where she will repair
Fire island, Sept 1.-THE waserlogged SCI q
Frances NJ recen y in collision with the Frsqc s1n
i,ar crew 1eft her. is aground on Great Eastern
Rocks. southeast Of Montauk. Four tugs arc 10
attendance. - uu,,n
Port Natal, Aug -Bargue JaInes Hamlln
which nut In here in distress, Is dischargine
cargo tn order to make necessary repairs.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept 12-Capt Wright OF tne
rived Yesterday reports Saturday, when &c
miles E1a S from Tybee Light, passed large
wreck, apparently q schooner: IT was painted
black, and part Of the foremasr was standing.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.

New York Stock and Money Market
By Telegraph.
NEW YORK. Sept. 13.
Money on call was firm at 4R6 rer cent;
last loan at 4: prime mercantile papei at 4Go
per cent. Sterling Exchange steady, with actual
business In bankers bills s4A@4 S41s Tor
demand and 4 s21A q 4 s21l for sixty days iposI-
I'd rates s31a D4 s51a. Commercial bills are
S1sI.
Silver certificates 60A@e1.
Bar Silver 601a.
Mexican dollars At.
Government Hontds steady.
Railroad bonds easier.
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INSTRUCTION.
WESTBROOK :; SEMINARY,
Deering, Me.

e5th year begins Septem' ar 6, 1898. For
catalogue with full inform. ION send to the
President, REV. h. 5. WHITMAN,
tly2Td8W Deerlng Me.
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PORTLAND ACADEMY.

Fall Term begins Sept. 18th, at rooms in
Baxter Building. Pupils of both sexes re-
ceivc1. Private pupils are received afternoons
and evenings. For further particulars inquire
120 Free ST.
Portland Aug 81 1898. aug31d3w
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European Markets.

European Markets.
tBy telegraph,
LONDON. Sept l3, lsss.-Consos closed at
IO9M for money and 100 1916 for account.
LIVERPOOL, Sept Is. 1see-Cotton market
is steady-American midling at 9-32d; sales
5000 bales, including 500 bales for specula-
tion and export.
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COTTON.

The Cotton market has all the appearance OF
becoming active and shows decided strengtn.
At current low prices it has strong iOlloWiaag'
and has every indication of being large proht-
maker.
Our SECURITY MANUAL, is invaluable to
investors and operators. especially at TINS
time, and we are pleased to present 1t Tree upon
sgnate stocks which in our Judgment will par
ticlpate most extensively in the further ad-
vance in prices,
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The kindergarten at Woodfords

will be reopened MONDAY. Sept IL, 1898, cor
ner OF Brown and South streets. (entrance on
Brown street.
Personal application may be made on Tues
day Sept Gt h at the rooms or address
MISS SARAH N. HACKER,
aup31eod2w+ WeStbrOok, Me.
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Portland & RuintOrd Falls R'y.
EEn Effect June so, 1895.

DEPARTURES
$50 A. M. and ITO P NJ. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechapic Fails, Buek6eld. Can
ton. Dixheld Rumtord Falls and Bemis.
$50 a. n, 1l0 and $40 D. N. From Union
Station fol, Mechanic Falls and intermediates
stations.
Saturdays only, $40 p. m. train runs through
to Ru1nford Falls.
Through cars between Portland, Rumford
Falls and Bemis.
Connections at Bemls for all points in the
Rangeley Lakes.
Summer Excursion Tickets ON Sale.
R. C. BRADFORD. Traffic Manager,
Portland. Maine.
je13 df Rumford Fails Maine.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Time TO Buy.
Use the Opportunity.

six per cent. basis is a weak one, and likely 70
hurt those using it to depress prices; II nae tne
directors had made the dividend az S1 bpve pve
cent. rate the professional element t,s Mou,t NJ Hh
erality to the stockholders. and would a, nave aa,
sold the stock with Just the sane 5oi ss Ss a,
did when the conservative distribution WAS was an ~
nounced, What was wanted was an excuse 70
raid tbs market. That was furnished, tae rad
has and markets. all the batter ST
it. The bears have created 3 an eToT
SUPPORT to prices; but aside from this, legiti-
mate conditions are too strong. to allow the
market to b forced down. This Is no 1pa tune fma tor
take Advantage of the reaction and bay stocks
of merit with confidence.
Outrage Is 4 CONDITION PRECE; PR 5tS :,
WHO BUY ON THIS REACTION WILL
HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OYER TIMID
ID
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ketnn tzreoers sugar ras-s.
Portland market-cut loaf z: confeton ea y
puiverised COT powered. oe; grSnuiated
N coffee crushed DC: yellow ~.
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EXCHANGE DIsPATcHES-
Ar at Demerara Sept 13, sch John Coyie'
Sid i'm G Giasson is Dock Sept -, steamer Ardan'
corrach, Portland.
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M -A-RINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY. Sept 49,
Arrived.
Steamer Cumberland. Thompson, st John N B,
via Eastport for Boston,
BARGE Amazon, Nor. Hansen. Irvine, Scot
to load return cargo of deals. Vessel to Chase,
Brig Katahdin, Marshall, Bangor for New
York.
Sch S Hitchcock sorensen. Philadelphia.
Sch Lizzie Clark. Look, Carver's Harpof.
Sch Railroad. Simmons. FrlencSnlp.
Sch Fl G Perkins, Spencer, Rockland. lime
to Cox & Ward.
Sch Twilight. Thorndike, Belfast.
Sch Mystic Tie. Harris. North Haven.
Sch Oracle J. Ramsdell. harrington caiin'o
goods to Burnham Il Morrill,.
Sch William Duren, Calais.
Cleared.
Steamship Horatio Hall. Bragg, New h0fA-
j F Liscomb. prc,snort.
Steamer Enterprise, Race, South Bristoi ana
Sch ,,o,a rrosby Bunker, coal portJ
Sch .I"ssnh ~ hi q Dean, Chase, Kennebec and
New YorkFMerrill s. Guptill r.
Sch George E Wolcott heed' coal port .
'sHIs Sch Ralph p K Grant, Morton. Prospect Harbor
j Blake. ,rs,h;,r III
SCH Forest BeIle. Beals. Machias-J Blake:
Sch Eastern Queen. Allen. bsngor-henoail
y Sch e INV; MyTa Sears Fullerton. Ellsworth Il
Blake.
. SAILED-Schs Damietta g Joanna, Joseph q
Dean and Major Pickands, Kennebee; tug Ar
gus, with barge Mahanoy, Pnllaoeiphia.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
INT DESERT, Sept 18-Sld. schs Westerloo.
Mayo, Boston; VIM + Campbell Strout new
York.
RoCKPORT, Sept l3aAT. schs Il,, ABBY veFRRer, Res
Parker, st John. NB; Dlaaem' Ihui'lon' Do''
ton; Herald. Veazie, Rockland.
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WI

Cash Wheat is now selling at a premium over
future options for the reason that it is In large
demand by local millerS and by exporters as
fast as it arrives on the market Wheat al
current prices is much more subject to ad-
vances than declines, and can be recon-
meDded as purchase without hesitation.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-14

July %, lat 90 S. lon 30 W, ship Reuce. Adams
from New York for Hong Kong.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-29

Thomas A. Edison announces tina,
his new system Of recovering by cleo.
trical means the iron contained in low.
grade ore is now a practical success.
His works near Dover, N. J., are now
producing daily 1000 to 1900 tons OF
almost chemically pure iron. The
ore contains only about twenty-five
per cent. Of iron and it would not nav
for handling by the ordinary methods.
His process, in brief. consists O fblast-
Ing the ore from the mountain sides.
and then, by means of steam shovels
and miniature railway cars, conveying
it to massive crushers, where it is
broken up and passed on to other
mills, to be pulverized. The powder
Is then allowed to pass in close prox-
Unity to electromagnetic, which de-
dect the iron to one side, and non
metallic matter falls to the other side
BY gravity. From the time the ore is
blasted till it is resolved into this me-
tallio form and compressed into bri-
q~usttssasos shipment. the process is
TREY au.onatio,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-29
271,56O Miles on a Stree far

Mike Dooley, ST. Louis car driver,
has travelled 271, $50 miles in thirty
Il years all on one street. Practi-
cally his entire working life had been
passed in this way. Sixty days alb
because of sickness constitutes
the only interim in a long monotonous
career on the front platform. For one
other day he was laid off because he
was caught smoking a cigar while on
duty. He holds the record among the
street a drivers of the country for
longest unbroken service. He has
worked 365 days in a year, and has
averaged twenty-four miles a day, or
500 miles a year. His hours have
been sometimes all day and some
times all night. just now he is
driving an "owl" car, going on duty
at midnight. He likes this work and
wouldn't exchange it for that of any
street car man in st. Louis. He has
never received but one price for his
a day. He has therefore
received from the Missouri Railroad
company during thirty-one years the
sum of $22, $50. He has travelled far
enough to have completed the circuit
of the earth eleven times and a half
st. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-29

Ceylon cats are a curious instance
Of what evolution has accomplished in
the way Of adapting creatures to en-
vironments. They have no tails, and
are able by lack of that appendage
to initiate rabbits, and SO get them
into their clutches. They are great
rabbit catchers, and as such are valu-
able beyond all other cats in Austria
liza. They have been introduced into
this country, but whether for their
hunting p~ropensitles Or not is not
stated. The cat family has never
been utilized by men as it might be.
Rat and mice catchers can also be de-
veloped into good hunters in many
other directions.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-29

The frightful losses of the Spanish
troops in Cuba are for the first time
authoritatively revealed in the report
of General Blanco to the home Gov
eminent. OF 1872, 900 soldiers Of she
regular army sent to General Wsyler,
only SO, 200 now remain fit for duty.
In the hospitals are to befound 40, 900.
thus leaving SO, 900 who have persisted
of wounds or disease. When we re-
member that this appalling loss of life
has been suffered by an army which
has never fought a pitched battle
worthy of the name, in a struggle with
an enemy who probably never mus
tered more than 20, 900 rifles in any
one place, we get an idea of the stu
pendous task which confronted Spain
In the suppression of the Cuban re-
bellion. That it is now a hopeless
task, General Blanco's revelations will
go far towards making the world be-
lieve.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-29
A Rare Sight on Lake Ontario.

A waterspout travelled down Lake
Ontario at the rate of probably ten
miles an hour one afternoon recently.
1t was first noticed by some gentlemen
who were in the board of trade build
ing, and was then about a mile out in
the lake, off the centre of the island.
The heavy black clouds overhead had
approached down close to the surface
OF the lake, and sucked the water ND.
The water assembled in a straight
spiral column right to the clouds and
then spread out, the clouds being
blown rapidly down the lake, carry
ing the waterspout with them. When
nearly opposite the eastern gap the
spout broke, and in an instant disap-
peared, while the clouds continued on
their course down the lake. It is said
to have been nearly 80 years since a
waterspout has been seer on Lake On
rio.-Toronto Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-29

Says the San Francisco Call: In
Mexico the laws delays are less vexa-
tious than in the United States. In
deed, n hears nothing at all about
delay in the administration of Mexican
justice. A short time ago paymaster
went down into Sonora with between
$4,000 and $1,000. He stopped over
night at a ranch, where he was robbed
and murdered. The robbers were
caught by the local police, but the
magistrate discharged them. Then
the Government took o hand in the
affair. The robbers were caught
again and shot Immediately. The
magistrate who had acquitted them
was also shot. The watchman OF
whose house the robbery occurred
was shot. Some distant accessories
after the factwere shot. In all sixteen
men were shot.