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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-07

rCO LET-Lower tenement, eight rooms, sep
i arate bath, hot water heat all modern I'M
cupied. will be vacated January 1st; good
opportunity for tenant to secure carpets,
shades, draperies rang, etc. as present occu-
pant is to move out of state; rent $50. Address
u box 1557 6-1
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MISCELLANEOUS.

r LILLIAN ARVILLE, magnetic clairvoyant.
IA has taken rooms for the winter at 15 Port
land ST., lew doors from Prebie. Sittings
daily on health, business or private family mat
ters. All advice strictly confidential and reli-
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wANTED-MALE aELp.

GOVERNMENT POSITIONS-Don prepare
VI for any civil service examination without
seeing our Illustrated catalogue OF information.
Sent free. COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE
COLLEGE, Washington, u. Z. 81
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IHOR SALE-A traverse runner de- livery pung,
E made to order partly Tor advertising. has 4
top nd fancy iron ides, very stylish looking;
can he seen at Abee's stable on Avon st. For
other information. call on CoE THE HATTER,
1877 Middle st. 81
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EOR SALE-Houses and lots. Il you want
II beautiful home In Deering and want
to save from 5000 to $500 by buying this fall.
call and see what we can offer you; we have
every describabie kind OF suburban property
and give you whatever you want; we have lots
al, over Deering and can give you any location
you desire. Our houses are new and modern
and our prices are right and terms TO suit you.
Let us show you what we have. 1t will cost you
nothing. DALTON s. CO.. 50 Exchange street.
Oct13dtf
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poOMs AND BOARD at Congress Park
IL MRS. SKILLINGS. 81

TNO LET Rooms, large, airy, nicely furnished
with heat, gas. etc bath room and hot and
cold water on sthe same floor; private family,
centrally located, electrics pass the door. In
qutre at 129 Spring ST. 81
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yMANrED-I am now ready to buy all kinds
w of cast off ladies'. gents and children's
clothing. l pay more than any purchaser N
CROFT rs Middle ST. I'll
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A UCTIoN-By Goss and Wilson. Auctione ars,
Friday, Dec. 8 at p. m.; all the furniture.
new and secondhand, belonging to William B.
FRAZIER. the upholsterer, IS Preble street.
Eiegant sofas, ivans and chairs OF all descript-
ons. A closeout sale. I'll
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A STRO- -OGER-I reveal your prospects in
"A lie, business, love and mar iage, only zoe |;
horoscope 81. SeHd birth date and sex. Prof
Macarthur. Dandy, N. Y. 30-2
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HOUSES AND RENTS.-Frederick S. Vail
Ill has the largest list of desirable houses
and rents for sale and TO let of any real estate
mortgages. collecting rents, and the general
care Of property. Particulars Real Estate
ONCE, First National Bank Building. 81
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yNANTRD-Boys and girls who want TO o. earn for
w Christmas money TO sent 10 ge4ls ~ poY lUt
sample Of the latest fad. Send quick 10 poA
423, Brockton, sMass. ---------------
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m ONEY TO LOAN on first and second mort
M Cages on real e,tate, life insurance poll
tate bought, sold and exchanged. 4S IL tx
change street, l. P. BUTLER. nov23d1m
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EOR SALE-Edison Standard Phonograph,
with reproducer, recorder and shaver cum
plete; this Is the most perfect low priced ma
chine in the market; also all the latest records
for this and other machines; higher priced in
strnments furnished to order. IT, l.. BAILEY
Middla
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A UGTION-By Goss & Wilson, auc.ioneers,
IN Friday. Dec. 9Th al 10 a. M; the furniture
and nxSures OF dining room 25 Temple ST.. be-
longing to Mr.. James Stafford: Walker range,
marble top tables, chairs safe. water taeks and
other miscellaneous articles. Ell
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EOR SALE-Elght shares Casco Loan s.
Building Assn stock. 18th series. For par
ticulars address .'STOCK" Press office. IL
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EOR SALE-A good horse, of Thoroughbred
stock, fine traveller. sound, well broken
and used 10 city sights, also buggy. covered
sleigh, harness, etc. Apply TO PATRICK
WADE, at Sia.e ST. club-stable, rear of eS4
Congress ST.. Portland. 81
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WANTED-An old person or invalid wanting
w comfortable home in the country can
hear of the same by writing to box 80, Cumber-
and Centre, Me. Terms reasonable. So
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UC1ION SALE-Goss & Wilson, Auction
IA eers. On Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1st
and End. at 10 O'Clock a. m, by order OF assign
ee we shall sell at public auction. all The stock
No Commercial Wharf. l.. M.WEBB, w. E.
CHEM ERY, AsStgnees. SOL
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xMANTED-Horses to board for the winter
w in a light warm stable at North Deering,
on the line of electric cars. Hest of care. with
Ward. l., j. SMITH, 233 Middle St. I'll
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7rooms. centrally located. Prices So So
S11 and S12 per month. by j. C. WOODMAN,
90 Exchange st. 81
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WANTED-To purchase one or two JERSEY =
w cows that would give milk enough 20 ddrass IN.
from five 10 ten lbs of butter WeeA. ,5otia nd
Me
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Il floor with SHE room, sun about ali day;
references required. 257 Cumberland ST., Cor.
Myrtle. 2-1
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ITO BE LET-PleasaDt sunny furnished rooms
in small private family; hot water heat,
bath 70 m privileges. 119 Winter St.. first door
from Pine st. 81
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no LET-A first class eleven room fat at No.
19 Lewis street, corner Pine; up to date in
all its appointments rent low if taken now.
Inquire Of II. s. MELCH ER, "a Pine or 1853
Commercial ST. IL
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UJANTED-One or two children as board
w ers in my family. They will receive best
of care Address G. L. B., Greene, Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-07

ITO LET Nov. !. Lower tenement of house
No. 1919 Spring St, entirely separate, seven
rooms besides halls and bath, first class con-
dition steam heat Inquire at "A Deering ST.,
morning. noon or night. oct25tf
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ABSENTMINDED MAN.
He Moved, but When He Tried to Fin
Fia Hnysa uo EosVa1

He Moved, but When He Tried to Find
His House He Failed.
An absentminded man moved TO this
city from a neighboring town last week.
He and his wife staid at a hotel while
they We're finding house, but his bust
ness prevented the man from doing his
share Of the house hunting, and the
task fell, as if often does, upon the wife.
She at last found place which suited
her and she took her husband to see it.
1t was satisfactory, and they came down
town, he to go back to his business and
she to attend to the moving of their
goods from the railway car to the house.
Her task was soon accomplished, and in
a short time she had put away most of
the things, settled bedroom and got
the kitchen and dining room in order.
By 5 80 in the afternoon she and the
new girl had the first dinner in the new
fat all ready for the head of the house.
In the meantime the absentminded
husband was plodding through the work
at his office. About the time that the
plates were being put on the table at his
home he began to feel the need of food,
and he locked up his office and started
for the street car When he reached the
street, he suddenly remembered that he
had not noticed the address of his new
residence He stood ON the corner long
while and tried to think what the name
of the street was. He consulted the di-
rectory, but none of the street names
was familiar-in fact, he had not been
in the city long enough to know any Of
the streets by name except that on
which his Office was situated and the
location of the hotel where he had staid
temporarily. He looked aimlessly at the
crowded street cars and envied the men
and women who knew where their
homes were. The pangs of hunger were
increasing momentarily, but no sug
gestion of the locality of his home came
to him.
His mind on that point was perfect
blank. He had even forgotten to notice
in what style of building the fiat was
situated. Cursing his stupidity, he
made his way to the hotel, ate his din
ner in disgusted solitude and went to
bed. In the meantime his wife was
nearly frantic at his absence. Night
having fallen, she was afraid to venture
out, and she, too, went to bed alone and
spent sleepless night. In the morning
she made her way down town, found
the office and threw herself weeping in
to her husbands arms. That afternoon
the man bought a map of the city and
marked accurately upon it his place Of
residence, and then he had a hundred
cards printed containing his house adj
dress. Chicago Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
NO MANS LAND.
Western Australian Desert and Its Lead.
ing characteristics.

A western Australian Desert and Its Lead.
ing characteristics.
Hon. David W. Carnegie, son of the
Earl of Southesk, returned to England
after ID months journey across the
Great Victoria and Great Sandy deserts
of western Australia. Speaking of the
natives in the interior, Mr.. Carnegie
said: 'The people are very dark, and
add to their blackness by smearing
themselves with grease and ashes, fact
which makes their presence known at a
considerable distance They are very
ugly-more like monkeys than anything
else, with their fiat foreheads and pro-
truding lips. AS a rule they are very
thin and of small stature-on two oc-
casions only l saw men upward of 6 feet
in height. Men, women and children
are all stark naked. They have no
houses, and have no villages. They SIM
ply scoop out hole in the sand and
squat in it. When they first saw our
camels and caravan, they were greatly
excited, never having seen a white man
before. We never suffered any hurt from
them, but when any of them got us
alone, they tried to be hasty, and no
doubt would have proved troublesome
if they had been given much oppor-
tunity. They are only one degree re-
moved from animals.
ut was only from the smoke caused
by their hunting fires that we were able
to track them, and so find water.
OF the results of his journey the ex-
plorer said:
1--WE have proved the whole of the
interior of Western Australia between
Coolgardie and the Kimberley goldfields
to be quite useless for man or beast.
We saw no auriferous country between
Lake Darlot district and Kimberley. +"
Montreal Star.
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Who does not know women and young
girls who are constantly in tears Who
always see the dark side? Who have fire.
quent fits of melancholy without apparent
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19

A lady living in an questionable
street invited gentleman Of leisurely
life to her home, because in her sim
pIicity she thought he seemed lonely.
He came, and at the close of the even
ing remarked to her, 81 had no idea
should meet SO many distinguished peo-
Pile at your house," his voice unoon-
sciously emphasizing the pronoun. In a
little book, "About People" Mrs. Kate
Gannett Wells gives the following in
stance of lack of good manners:
Snobbishness is not confined to one
set of people. Emphasized by fashion
or literary pretensions, it spreads from
village to city. 1t exists in sardine fac
tories and in palatial mansions; it is
met with at picnics and dances as well
as at dinner or conversation parties.
The links are close.
One Of Boston's Oldest families gave
a reception. Two scions of other old
families attended, to whom the host
said, "I'll introduce you to those ladies
opposite, :" and he moved toward them.
Excuse u.s." said one of the men I;
"the ladies are of a peasant style Of
beauty; it is hardly worth while.
The host bowed low in recognition Of
their farseeing power, adding, eyes,
they are my nieces from the country,
but will not trouble you.
No apology would he receive, though
one was eagerly offered.
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psmocrafs and whisky.

The Chambersburg PENN Valley
Spirit recalls the fact that it was at the
Girard House. Philadelphia, that Judge
Black first uttered the story which has
since wendell its way in and out of the
highways and byways, near and remote,
about Democrats and whisky. 1t was on
a Philadelphia hot night. The air was
still and sitting. A friend of the Judge
walked up to him hopping his brow
and expressed his surprise that the
judge was not at Cape May shifting salt
breezes. The judge assured his visitor
that such weather was of incalculable
benefit 20 humanity.
"Why?"
well, you see, if we didn't have hot
weather we wouldn't have corn; if we
didn't have corn, we wouldn't have
whisky, and if we didn't have whisky
we wouldn't have DemocratsP
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
Woman's Wit.

An emperor of Germany besieged a
city which belonged to one of his rebel
lious noblemen. After the siege had
lasted for long time the emperor de-
termined to take it by storm and to de-
stroy all it contained by fire and sword.
He did not, however, wish to injure the
defenseless women; therefore, he sent a
proclamation into the town, saying that
all the women might leave the place
unhurt and carry with them whatever
they held most precious. The noble
mans wife instantly decided to take
her husband, and the other women fol-
lowed her example They soon issued
from the city gate in long procession,
each one with her husband on her shout
ders. The emperor was SO much struck
with the noble conduct of the women
that he spared all; even the city itself
was left untouched
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A Dutch Ironclad.

1t is of interest tonote that according
to some authorities the Dutch were the
first in the modern period of history to
build an ironclad and that during the
siege of Antwerp by the Spaniards in
1885 the people of that city built an
enormous fiat bottomed vessel, armored
it with heavy iron plates and thus con-
structed what they regarded as an inn
pregnable battery. This they named
Finis Belli. Unfortunately the vessel
got aground before coming into action
and fell into the hands of the enemy. 1t
was held by Alexander of Parma to the
end of the siege as curiosity, but was
never employed by either side in any
action. Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
A MODEL WIFE.
Che DOns Black In Memory of Her Un-
mOurned Predecessor.

Che DOns Black In Memory of Her On.
mourned Predecessor.
He had asked her to be "his'n," and
she had made up her mind that she had
worked OUT long enough anyway. So
she accepted him. She was perfectly
satisfied with her place, but she wanted
to have a house Of her own. So they
were married.
1t wasn't long afterward that she
came back to see her former mistress
about something, and the latter noticed
that she was wearing mourning. OF
course she was sorry for her and was
rather surprised that she made no men
ton of her bereavement. 1t is, indeed,
grievous thing when honeymoon Is
out short.
Finally the former mistress brought
up the subject herself.
"You are in mourning, Maggie, I" she
suggested.
eyes, replied Maggie oomplacent.
ly, and with no show of feeling at all.
81 fought it was the least 1 could do
fer i'm.
Ii Is showing no more than proper
respect of course. am very sorry. It
must have been great shock"
"Great shockl" exclaimed Maggie in
surprise. Then as she grasped the idea
she went on. ooh, he amt Dead" with
the accent on She"
"You haven't lost your husband?"
Maggie shook her head.
"Then why are you in such deep
mourning?"
Just to please the poor lad, :" an
swered Maggie. "You see, it's this
way" she went on when she had de-
oided to tell the story. after we was
married he comes to me an he says,
Maggie, he says, the poor woman niv-
er had anybody to put on mournin fer
her, an dunno that she's been treated
right, he says 'Who?' saysI. Me first
wife, says he. She was all alone in
the world, exceptin fer me, he says.
She had no wimmen folks to wear
mournin fer her And SO l says to him,
'I'll do it fer the poor woman, says
An here am. :"
And the best of it is that the story Is
absolutely true. Chicago Post.
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She Drew the Line.

"Whep was first married." says
the Rev. DR.. Lorimer, pastor of Ire
mont temple, Boston, II had my strict
ideas about Sunday observance. Mrs.
Lorimer had a colored 'aunty' for cook,
and on the first Saturday after she
came | went into the kitchen and told
her l did not want any Sunday work,
so she could prepare all meals for that
day beforehand. She didn't say one
word while was talking, then she
looked up, and, pointing to the door, ex-
claimed, Now, look hyar, Marse
George, you jest go in dar and tend to
your Christianity and leave me tend to
nah kitchen. 1 went, and as near as
can remember she had hot dinners Sun
days as long as she stayed with us.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
HOW THE euRkHAs FIGHT
They Punctuated Their Attacks on For
tress With Football Games.

They Punctuated Their Attacks on a For
tress With Football Games.
Not two miles from Nilt progress was
again arrested-and this time for weeks
by the fortresses of Thol and NAHUM.
These seemed impregnable, for where
the slopes of the cliff were not inaocessi-
BILE the defenders had turned the water
course on the edge of thens, SO that they
were quickly coated with ice.
In front of these strongholds the off
GERS and Gurkhas played football every
afternoon, the latter, who were very
keen, kicking the ball without bending
the knee. The Hunzas, however, object
ed to the game, and as soon as one COM
menoed would open fire, which the
players regarded not. So the Kanjutis
started a game of polo on the maiden
outside Thol, but the British fire was
more effective, for the Gurkhas are
capital marksmen, and the game was
soon dropped. Finally Dogra sepoy
named Nagdu discovered gully which
seemed possible and assembled this alone.
The following night, so Gurkhas
and 80 Dogras of the imperial service
troops under Lieutenant Manners
Smith, an expert cragsman, hid at the
foot of the gully and remained shivering
there for hours, until at early dawn
the remainder of the force diverted the
enemy's attention by continuous fire.
Followed by his 30 Gurkhas, Man
ners-Smith commenced the perilous as
cent, and behind them came Taylor and
his Dogras, with the notifying result
that after two hours climbing the gully
was found to be blocked. Steps were
retraced to where the gully forked, and
there he again led upward in such
manner that had one of the leaders
missed his hold most Of the party
might have been swept away.
This time they were right, and the
leaders were within 60 yards of the first
sangar before being perceived. The
alarm being given, the interchange Of
shots at once ceased, and all attention
was directed to the daring climbers
Rocks and showers Of stones were pour
ed down, but the little band had passed
the most exposed points, and only a
few were destroyed. Calmly they swung
themselves up from rock to rock until
at length the pluckly subaltern and a
few of his men were seen to storm the
first sangar, the defendants scattering
after a short resistance. Pail Mall
Mapazina
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
Spurious Mummies.

Spurious mummies have from time
to time been palmed off upon the pub
lie, and doubt arose in Vienna mu-
scum as to the validity of one daughter
OF the pharaohs in their collection. 1t
occurred to them, in view of the general
hollowness of life, that the young lady
might have been manufactured in Bir-
mlngham. So they turned the Roentgen
rays upon her and saw at once through
the many folded wraps the amulets
which the Egyptians placed upon the
bosoms of their dead. thus proving the
genuineness of their specimen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19

Instant relief and permanent cure by
the great remedy Otto's Cure for Lung
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this guaranteed remedy? Its success is
wonderful, as your druggist will tell you.
Sample free. Large bottles SOC and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
An English ninlomatist.

Sir Claude Macdonald, the British
minister to China, is 46 years old and
holds rank in the army as major. He
served with the Seventy fourth high
landers an was in the Egyptian cam
paign of 1889 and the Suakim expedi-
ton before he was appointed consul
general at Zanzibar in 1887. After leav-
ing east Africa he was sent to the Niger,
where he proved very successful con-
sui general in the Niger Coast Protect
crate, as the district, which was once
known as the "Oil Rivers Protector
ate" is now designated. Sir Claude's
career in west Africa was cut short in
1896 by his selection for the embassy
at Picking.
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Simnle Rnhr r.arnn

Secure an ordinary quart size red
Rhine wine bottle and by gently tap
ping ON the bottom thereof break out
enough glass to allow the insertion of a
candle. A hammer can be used for this
purpose, if a little care be taken. Then
wrap piece Of ruby paper all around
the bottle, securing same by paste or
mucilage The lamp is now ready for
use, and by standing the bottle on
triangle Of burned matches and lighting
the candle, will burn without any trim
ming of wick and other oil lamp incon.
veniences. The little white light ema-
mating from the top will do absolutely
no harm. New York Mail and Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
Carefully Selected.

One of the most remarkable features
of life in New South Wales is the
transformation of criminals into hard
working citizens OF the 80, 900 settlers
there in 1891, 10000 were or had been
convicts.
1t is said that on board an American
liner boastful Australian asserted
loudly and over and over again that
''the men who settled Australia were a
remarkably sensible lot.
Yes, said an American quietly,
II have always understood that they
were sent out by the very best judges +"
Youths Companion