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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19

1t IS probably true, as suggested by the
St. Louis Globe-Demoorat, that if we
attempt to limit our holdings In the Phil
ippines to the island of Luzon, we shall
eventually get into as serious trouble as
if we take the whole Of them. AS that
paper suggests, Spain would probably
sell the remaining islands, if we should
establish ourselves on Luzon, because Of
the great difficulty she would have in
governing them in SO close proximity to
US, and very likely they would pass into
the hands of Germany. With the United
States and Germany holding islands close
together there would be likely to be con.
slant friction which might in time bring
on a collision between the two nations.
But the moral of this is not that we
should take possession of the whole Phil
ippine group, but that we should get out
Of them, reserving only ooaling station
for the navy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19

If. as now appears to be the fact, Cap
tain General Augustin was taken aboard
the German war vessel with the consent
of the American communicative chief
there is nothing to complain about in
thu Garman's action
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19
if 1t be true it shows he is in an ugly
mood a,ready.

There seems to be no good reason why
as many as 5000 and perhaps 100000 of
our volunteers cannot be mustered out
Immediately. Including the regulars
our army now mum bers $50. 900 and after
dropping 100000 we shall have 10000.
far more than enough to garrison Cuba
and Porto Rico. Of course if we are 60
ing to take possession of the Philippine
group it will be difficult to say how many
men we shall need, but we imagine that
now that the war is over to attempt to
send any of the volunteers who enlisted
to free Cuba to the Philippines would
meet with storm of protests and wou Id
have to be abandoned. If we are going
to war with the Philippine rebels the
regulars will have to be relied upon or
volunteers enlisted for that particular
service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19

Three spectres that threaten BABY
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery, dia,
rrhoea DR.. Fowier's Extract OF VIVA
Straw berry never fails to conquer them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19

The Philippines will be a
great field for the Rev. Justin d. Fulton
for missionary work. There are plenty of
Catholics there for him to belabor and
labor with.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
James Nj. Thompson, New Gloucester.

FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Charles C. Wiggin, Freeport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19
Eyes examined Tree every SaIuruay. lyiutl
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contra ciOrS.

SEALED proposals for furnishing about $500
> square Yards of New York" granite paving
n,ocks to The street department fof the city
of Portland will be received at. the office
OF the Commissioner of Public Works, City Hall.
m when they will be publicly
opened and read. Specifications and
further Information may be obtained at the
office of said commissioner. who reserves the
right to reject any or all bids should he deem IT
for the interest OF the ctv so to do. Bids should
be marked Proposals for Granite Paving" and
addressed to GEO. n. FERNALD,
Commissioner of Public Works.
Augustl2, 1898. augl2dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19

FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Norman True, Pownal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19

FOR CLERK OF COURTS.
Benjamin C. Stone. Portland.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11

An idea Of the kind of weather that
the gold hunter of the Klondke must
face in winter may be gathered from
meteorological records made on the
Upper Yukon in the season of fssO-s1.
From the end of October a steady fall
of temperature set in, and in December
the thermometer touched G7 degrees
Fahrenheit below zero! This was the
lowest, the record for January being Al
degrees, for February 5s degrees and
for March 43 degrees below zero. Dur
ing the last-named month the long cold
was broken, but the ice did not start in
the Yukon until the middle of May, and
for several weeks thereafter floating ice
prevented the navigation of the river
National Geographical Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
ANTIQUITY OF THE LASSo.
Used by Different Rnces Many Gem
turies Ago.

The lasso is of great antiquity. II is
said TO be depicted in the ruins of MIN
eveh. An early Persian manuscript, pre-
served in the Escorial, shows sports
man (whom l suppose royal by his
0lympian expression and careless seat)
In the act of catching a wild ass with a
nicely plated lasso. The monarch
bestrides a rather "stocky" looking,
dark colored horse with four white feet
and white face. A bow, quivers and a
saber are hung from his saddle, and a
sort OF housing half covers the horse.
How the wild ass is to be restrained,
even by the hand of monarch, is not at
first sight evident, for the lasso Is
neither fixed TO the saddle after the
fashion of the gnuchos, nor Is a half
turn taken round the pommel, in style
adopted by vaqueros in Mexico and
Texas. Apart from this detail, all Is
as realistically set forth as II would be
to-day in a photograph. The horse
bears away from the beast lassoed, and
the king sits little to one side, exactly
as a Texan cowboy or an Argentine
gaucho sits under similar circumstan.
ces. Irises and narcissi spring up under
the horses feet, and an applaudng
group Of angels peep out Of cloud,
while in the middle distance another
Persian gaucho shoots an antelope with
an arrow while galloping at full speed.
The Laplanders are said to lasso their
reindeer, and the Tartars and modern
Australians use rudimentary lasso
fixed to long pole in order to catch
wild or refractory horses. The Poles,
Croatians and Wallachains with the
Hungarians, seem to have used the lasso
till about the beginning of the present
century. A picture by the German
artist Richter shows Polish remounts
for the German cavalry being lassoed in
the Zwinger, at Dresden. The horses
look as wild as Texan "broncho" or an
Argentine "gagual," and the attitude
of men and animals, and the way the
ropes are coiled and thrown, are identi-
cal with those adopted in Spanish
America to-day. The lasso appears 10
run through ring in the pommel of the
saddle. 1t is, however, in Spanish
America where the art has been most
developed. This is on account OF the
open country and the vast numbers of
wild and semi-wild horses which, up TO
the middle of the present century, over
spread its plains.-Badmintou Maga-
inc,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
A SAILOR PRINCE.
Henry of Prussia and His Simplicity
of Character.

1t would be wrong to judge the char.
acter of Prince Henry of Prussia from
the astounding speeches which he adj
dressed TO his brother, the kaiser, on
taking his departure from Germany for
China. In the first place, there is al.
ways tendency to sentimentality in
the German character which Is entirely
absent in that of the English-speaking
races, and, secondly, the utterances Of
Prince Henry and of the kaiser have
been willfully distorted and eXaggeT-
ated in translation.
One instance will suffice. The kaiser
in speaking of his countrymen made use
OF the expression "the German Mi
chael," Michael being the gen
eric slang name for the North
German, just in the same way as
"Pat" is the kindly nickname of every
lrishman, or Tommy Atkins" that of
every English soldier. In English and
American newspapers, however, this
has been rendered just as if the emperor
had apostrophized his sailor brother as
the Archangel Michael.
Prince Henry is the most simple,
minded and unaffected of princes in or
dinary life, and no better illustration
of this could be afforded than by a
glance at the cabins devoted to his usG
on board the ironclad Deutschland,
which are to be his home for the next
few months. They are distinguished
by an entire absence of splendor. The
sleeping cabin in particular is very sim.
ply furnished The bed and chairs are
ship furniture well worn by service
The dressing table is of ordinary white
wood as is the furniture of the dining,
room and saloon. In fact, in the bed
room there is nothing to suggest the
rank of the officer, unless it be the mon
ograms on the backs cf the hairbrushes.
On the walls hang portraits Of the
princes relatives, while particularly
conspicuous position is accorded to q
series of caricatures of the prince,
which, while mirth-provoking, are Ger.
tainly not fattering. The prince on
board is surrounded by none of that red
tape and formality which one is accus-
toned to associate with foreign royal
families. Re is a sailor first and an inn
perial prince very long way afterward
N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
PlTH AND POINT,

--Girst Telephone Girl "Do you
knew Mr.. Ringer?" Second Telephone
Girl "Not by sight, only to speak to-
brooklyn Life,
His Lordship latter a heated dis.
cussion)-"What do you suppose I'm
on the bench for?" Smart Counsel--
"Ah, my lord, you have me therc!"--
Tit-Bits.
"A man in birmingham has got him
self In trouble by marrying two wives"
"Hhat is nothing. Many man in this
town has got himself into sufficient
trouble by marrying only one."-Tit-
Bits.
--"The self-made man" remarked
the observer of men and things, "would
give more general satisfaction, doubt
less, if he tried himself ON time or
two before he was done" Detroit
Journal
Wasted Endeavor@"Louise codxed
her mother for an hour before she Sc
cured permission to accept Mr.. Wilder.
ly's Christmas gift" "Well?" "And
then he didn't send her anything."-
Chicago Record.
AIRS. Strucket affects the antique
IN her house decorations" Eyes, she
told me the other day she was heart
broken because She couldn't get the
shades of her ancestors for her parlor
windows s.'-Truth
The Liberal Movement.-"No, sah,"
continued Deacon Jones, chairman OF
the committee on church discipline,
waving the new pastor TO silence. I'VE
likes yo', pus'nully. To'sa,powful good
tawkah, sab, but we's all on us blievahs
in de lit'ry onerrancy oh de Bible, sab,
an 'spects to hear it 'spounded as cher
obim an terrapin, an we doan' wan no
sinovations constituted In place oh de
holy writ, sab. No, sah."-Detroi'
Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
suEe Cure for Wrinkles.

When the skin is inclined to show
wrinkles lanolne is considered one OF
the best possible treatments for dispell-
ing these evidences of the passage OF
time, 1t closely resembles the natural
fat in which the wrinkled skin is de.
ficlent, and it is more readily absorbed
by the drying pores than other greasy
preparations. Rub in carefully, gently
and slowly, first bathing the face
thoroughly in hot water and cocoanut
oil soap. Dry by pressing soft old
damask towels to the skin, not rubbing
it in with the fingers. Let it stay until
morning, then wash the face in warm
water, using a little cocoanut oil soap
to remove the greasy feeling. Then
squeeze half lemon in large bowlful
of tepid water and rinse off the face,
drying with soft damask towel.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
ANCIENT MEXICAN MONUMENTS
Supposed To lie the Works of n Race
That Antcdated the T0Itccs.

Within an hours ride Of the City OF
Mexico the traveller can reach one of the
many ancient ruins that dot this coun.
try, and whose history was as mysteri.
Gus when Cortez landed as ii is now,
The pyramids of the sun and moon are
near the tile city of San Juan Teotihua
can on the line of the Mexican railway.
From the evidences that are still to he
found about these ancient monuments
they once stood in the midst Of an eX'
tensive city extending at least several
miles from them in every direction,
Viewed from the railroad the pyramids
do not appear very formidable because
the eye compares their height with that
of the small mountain, Cerro Gordo,
near by. Janyier gives the following
detailed information about these evi.
dences Of a prehistoric civilizations
The pyramid of the sun, according
TO the very careful measurements OF
Senior Garcia Cubas, is ZIG feet S inches
high, with base ;61 feet by 721 feet Z
inches. The platform on the top is 50
feet from north TO south by 105 feet
from east TO west The pyramid of the
moon is 15O feet II inches high, with
base 81 feet by 42G feet inches and
crowning platform 10 feet s inches
square. The only entrance as yet dis
covered is found on the southern face
Of the pyramid OF the moon al a height
Of G5 feet from the ground. This gives
inlet TO narrow descending gallery,
interrupted by deep square well, the
wallis are laid up with carefully
squared stone. The axis of this gallery
observation of Senor Garcia Cubas)
comedies exactly with the magnetic
meridian. Beyond the gallery the in
terror remains unexplored The pyra-
mid of the sun has not been entered at
ALL To the south of the pyramid Of the
sun is large earthwork known as the
ciudadela tcitadeD, square inclosued
by mound averaging 269 feet thick by
80 feet high. In the center Of the in.
closed square is small pyramid, and
upon the inclosing earthenworks are
IA small pyramids disposed at regular
intervals.
In the neighborhood Of the pyrami Ia
are great numbers Of tumuli, isolated
and grouped. The most notable group
Of tumuli is that which borders the so.
called calie de los muertes (the Street
Of the Dead). This curious causeway be.
gins near the "ctadel" and, passing
the western face of the pyramid of the
sun, ends at the southern front OF the
pyramid OF the moon, there widening
out into large circle, in the center Of
which is a tumuus. Many of the
tumuli have been opened, disclosing in
some cases boxes Of wrought stone in.
closing n skull and ornaments OF oh.
sidian and pottery; in other cnses Gin
the tumuli along the sides of the Street
of the Dead), only empty chambers
have been found.
The conclusion arrived at by Senor
Orozcoy Berra in regard TO these very
curious remains, mainly based upon the
wide divergence from any known types
Of the clay masks found in what may be
assumed TO be the older of the tombs. is
that they are the work of race older
than either Toltecs or Acolhuas, OF
which only these monuments now re.
main.-Modern Mexico
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
Good for the Health,

The dry air bath" is highly recon-
mended by those who have tried it and
found it beneficial. One devoted dry
air bather says she has found it far bet
ter than the morning cold sponge bath
she took regularly for years. Grub the
body" she says, "while it is unclothed,
with quilted hairbrush. This excites
the circulation and sends glow all
over the body. Let the morning sun
light fall on the body, and do not be
afraid of the air. After rubbing brisk
Iy you will be surprised to find how
much dry dust and tiny bits of thin,
white skin will be removed. Dress
warmly after the exposure Of the body
and eat good meal"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11

tings of the bathroom. Scales have long
been in use in Turkish bath establish
ments, and are considered almost as
important MS the dry room itself A
man loses from one to four pounds
weight whenever he takes a Turkish
bath, but it is fact that he selodm
loses any weight at all in taking an
ordinary tub bath. From this it may
be thought by the ordinary man that
there is no demand for the bathroom
scale, but the ordinary mar doesn't
know it all. He completely forgets the
fat lady who lives next door and the
bulky gentleman that always makes
such a fuss whenever he climbs on
board the cable car. lie also forgcts
the dyspeptic gentleman and the thin
lady with the sour face.
But aside from these he does not seem
to realize the enormous business which
the massage operators have built up
within the past few years. 1t is quite the
proper thing to have your masseur visit
you at your home at least once week.
He gives you your bath, and then de-
votes his attention to your cuticle. He
kncads you where you need hneading,
and manipuiates your muscles, which
have probably grown fabby with lack
of proper exercise.
All of this has an effect upon the
weight which your ordinary plunge or
shower bath would not have. You
weigh yourself before you begin, and
you weigh yourself after the mas
scur is through with you. You will
find the bathroom scale handy thing
TO have around.
Previous TO the advent of this Juno.
vation the ordinary man has not both
cred his head very much about his
weight Occasionally, while waiting
| for boat or train, he would attempt
10 drive away dull care by dropping a
nickel in the slot, listening to the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
Salad from Grape Fruit.

Select fresh, young lettuce, lay it in
the salad bowl, and add two grape fruit,
cut in thin slices, quartered and free
from seed. Around the edge arrange
perfect halves of English walnuts, and
at the moment of serving pour French
dressing over the whole. Rub small
bowl and spoon well with Glove of
garlic, put into the bowl six tablespoon
fuls of olive oil, one teaspoonful of salt,
and half teaspoonful of black pepper.
Rub and mix until the salt is thorough
ly dissolved. Then add by degrees two
tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Stir con-
tinually for one minute and pour over
the lettuce and fruit.-Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
SUGAR-EATlNG NATIONS.
Figures That Indicate Maritime PeO.
I,Ir ExnnI In In Com - IN m. M Inn

pie Excel in Its COnsumption.
The sugar crop of the world amounts
In a normal year to about s,0ODO0O tons,
OF which the lerper part, about 4,500,O00
tons, Comes from beets and the balance,
3,5OO,oOO tons, from sugar cane. OF the
latter the largest proportion comes
from the West Indies aud large
amount from the Island of Java.
Among the countries producing beet
sugar, Germany comes first with about
one-thrd of the worlds crop; then Aus
tria with about as much, and then
France, Russia, and Belgium and llol-
land together, with substantially the
same quantity.
In respect of the production of beet
sugar In the United States there has
beeh vast increase since the establish
ment of the Mckinley tariff in 1890.
The year previous the American prod.
uct was $500 tons. Two years later it
was 10000 tons. Four years later twas
10000 tons. Last year it was $4,000 tons,
and the product is on the increase. The
Mckinley tariff established between
July /, 1901, and July /, 1905, bounty
to be paid by the United States govern
ment to sugar producers, with view Of
stimulating the industry and compen-
sating those engaged in it for the
changes made in the duty upon import
ed sugar.
Among scientists the opinion has
been general that moderate amount OF
sugar, like n moderate amount of salt
should enter into the dietary of the
people of each nation; but it is only
when the figures of the consumption of
sugar are examined that 1t is seen that
the quantity consumed varies radically
and it is a curious fact that in those
countries in which the maritime spirit
the spirit of navigation, commerce
travel and colonization - is strong
there is very considerable consump.
ton of sugar per capita, whereas In
those countries in which these quail.
ties are not predominant among the in
habitants the consumption is smaller
In England, first among the maritime
nations of the world, the consumption
of sugar is Sc pounds a year for each
inhabitant. In Denmark it is As, il
Holland 81, in France 80 and in Norway
and Sweden 25, whereas in Russia it i:
only 10, in Italy, : in Turkey :, in Greece
and in Sersiu 4. The consumption
of sugar seems to have very little con
nection with or relation to the produc
ton of sugar, for In Austria, the sugar
product of which Is large, the averag,
consumption is only 10 pounds, while
in Switzerland, in which there is no pro
duction to speak of, it is A. And an
other curious phase of the matter il
that there is great disparity in the
consumption OF sugar in the two tei
drinking countries, England and Rus
sa. The large amount of sugar con
sumed in France is attributed, in part
| TO the fact that the French confection
ers and candymakers, and more espe
cially those doing business in the city
of Paris, use in their trade enormous
quantities of sugar in year, adding
abnormdlly to the average consumption
of sugar in the French republican. Y
| Cun
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
ONLY A WORKING GIRL.

Nne only working girl. busy each day
III, IN gaining her portion Of bread:
hlother Is old aad ,nfirm, so they say,
ner rather, they tell me, Is dead
-Anu there. at her window. / see her en-
ployed-
glance at her morning and night,
AND l think that Without her the earth
would he void
vi much OF Its beauty and light.
'"e ohiy working girl, seeking to send
Ma "a prother Through college. hear;
''s ene ar.gels her deeds of devotion be.
~. A crown her endeavor with cheer
'"'e strength to her hands and more
warmth to her heart
o.. May the clouds never darken her sun,
-And duty and beauty, in Loves magic art,
Forever be welded as one.
she's only working girl, Chance has de-
creed
She must dwell with the lowly on earth;
anu yet she Is rarer in thought and in
deed
man the queenlest princess of earth.
-oh2 would she might know that her beau
tiful life.
Though shadowed with want and with
care,
Aias been. In the midst of my toll ard my
strife.
Ahope and a song and prayer.
NiAon waterman, in L. A. W. Bulletin.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
One Dollar Per Year.

music, and casually taking his weight
and height. Most of the ordinary men,
however, long since wearied of this sort
of diversion, for no pan has ever found
two of the machinsSthat have told the
same story whilFefery blessed one OF
them persists pplaHng the same heart
breaking oFtunef and how many
times hVfhe ordhary man been de-
frauasF by the slot tmachine by its fail
upsffo perform itSpart of the contract
alter the nickel hs been dropped! ;
The bathroom Fcale-which is guar
anteed TO tell te truth though the
heavens fall-coh hes as boon, rock in
weary land, qbd green spot In the
desert. The Platform of the bathroom
scale is just lar se enough to stand upon,
the pillar is yhll, so that the beam is
brought upoJa level with the eye, the
whole appeal lance being graceful and
pleasing. TIE demand for the scale Is
already ALMOST equal to the supply. The
price rangfs from so to $2e. Another
advantage Pf this scale is that it can be
used to wfigh the baby-N. Y. Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
Books for All Purposes,

what beautiful library you haver'
exclaimed the visitor. "You can never
be lonely with so many beautiful and
expensive books about you"
"Oh," replied Mrs. Cumrox, com.
placently, you don't see all that we
have
"indeed!"
"Yes. We have any number Of books
with paper backs that we read."-.
Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
Thc Shock Too Much.

whats the patrol wagon for?"
Insurance agent"
Insurance agenl2"
"Yes; the man he tackled for life in-
surance ordered 100000 policy before
he got the door closed, and the agent
dropped dead,"-Cincinnai Cppmsn
cisl Tribune,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
Hands VS., Feet.

81 congratulate you, my dear, on the
marriage of your daughter ! see you
are gradually getting all the girls of
your hands"
"Off my hands-yes! But the worst ).
It is have TO keep their husbands on
their feet,'r-Melbourne Weekly Timsa
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-03-11
hot FattcninS.

"Were you in the Kiondlke country
long?" asked the seeker after informa
tion.
81 was there one whole day." said the
returned argonaut, "and did not have
so square meals during the entire time.
Three o.: four weeks before sundewn ]
really thought would starve,"--N, Y.
World.