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The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03

In Boothbay, July 2s. Sarah Lewis. aged 50
years.
In York Harbor, July 81. George II. Niles OF
Boston, aged 80 years.
In Minneapolis, Mimi. July 81. Walter Blain
Leavltt. formerly OF lewiston
In Elk liver, MIMI. July &c, William COOK
Warren formerly OF Houlton, aged Ga years.
In Logan. Kan. Herbert L. Emery, iormefy
of Sanford. aged So years.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03
DEATHS.

In this city Aug 2, Martha, infant daughter
of Frank D, and Mary f. Melaugh, aged mos.
4 Funeral this afternoon at $50 o'clock from
in this city Aug 2. Mary E.. infant daughter
of James and Mabel German, aged months,
Funeral from parents residence els Dan
forth street, Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clk.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03
WORCESTER COAL COMPANY,

The annual meeting of tine Worcester
Cooperative Coal company was held yes
terday forenoon at the Office of John J..
Lynch. These officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Observation-Disclosures J. Mooney.
Treasurer-Miohael Ponahue.
Clerk-John j Lynch
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03
GREAT SALE OF SHIRTS.

Rines Bros. Company advertise a great
sale of white and colored shirts. Every
man who will need such goods can lay in
a supply now at very low prices. Read
the Star ad in this paper and learn about
the sale.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03

Why should people ruin their health
during hot weather by drinking all kinds
of Injurious beverages, when that most
delicious of all drinks, Williams Root
Beer. can be made at home at price
within the reach of all.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03
FREEMAN JACKSON CAPTURED.

insane hospital, who left suddenly one
day last week, was found by the officers
of Foxcroft, Saturday evening, at the
home Of his uncle. He was kept in GUS
tody over Sunday, and on Monday il was
contemplated to visit his lawyer, Henry
Hudson, ESQ.,, at Guiltord, and arrange
SO that Mr. jackson will probably no he
returned to the asylum, but allowed to
stay at his home in Foxcroft. His friends
all believe he Is of sound mind now, and
no opposition is expected against his re-
lease from the asylum.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03
MOONLIGHT SAIL.

All who wish moonlight sail will take ad-
vantage of the opportunity given by the Port
land Christian Endeavor Union "Wednesday
evening, August 3rd. Steamer Pilgrim leaves
Custom House Wharf at TAD. returning at 20.
aug3 Ut
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03

Burdock Blood Bitters gives man a
clear head, an active brain, q strong, Wig
orous body-makes him fit for the battle
of life.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
RootblaCk Supplies.

A business that has sprung up In
New York in recent years is that of
bootblack supplies. It owes its origin
to the growth Of the city, the multi
plication of bootblack stands, and the
introduction and extensive use Of COL
ored shoes. There are now a number
of concerns, small but complete estab-
lishments, devoted to this business.
that supply everything bootblack re-
uuires, and his requirements are great
or than they formerly were.
At one place there are kept on hand
sixty-five varieties Of shoe blacking or
polish, for shoes Of all kinds and COL
ors, including blackings and polishes
In boxes and bottles, and imported
blackings as well as domestic, and wa
terproof blackings and oil. There are
sold here cans for oil and for water;
blacking pans, the small round pans
made to hold larger quantity Of
blacking than would be contained in
blacking box; brushes Of all kinds. in
cluding daubers, dust brushes, and
blacking brushes, whisk brooms and
shoestrings of various kinds and col
ors.
Some of these establishments send
out supply wagons, which regularly
make the rounds Of their customers
at bootblacking stands all over the city
and supply their wants, whatever they
may be, on the spot.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
A New Artificial Stone.

A Scotch firm Is manufacturing an
artificial stone which Is said to stand
every test and to be impervious to all
yagaries of the wea ,her. The process
is a simple one, and the ingredients Of
the stone, chiefly lime and sand, are
not expensive commodities, so that 1t
la believed that the artificial product
will be able to compete with the real.
The lime and sand, having been thor
oughly Incorporated, are passed into
molding boxes, which may be OF any
convenient size or shape, and these are
placed within the converter. Water at
high pressure and having high tenn
perature Is then pumped into the con-
yerter to cause the necessary chemical
union between the lime and sand, and
the moldlng boxes are also submitted
to a temperature Of about 400 degrees
Fahrenheit by the action of superheat-
ed steam. In about thirty hours the
surplus water Is run off, but the heat
is continued, In order to remove mois-
ture from the molding boxes, for an
other nineteen hours. The boxes are
then removed from the converter and
the stone within them Is practically
ready for use.
Experiments ars now In progress
from which it Is hoped that other pro-
ducts of natures laboratory, such as
slate and marble. will presently ba
successfully initiated.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Mra. EurrRtt,a GrandaOna.

The whirligig Of time sets things In
strange juxtaposatlon. In June, 1869,
President Grant removed William p.
Tonry from office because Tonry mar
ried Annie E. Surratt, daughter Of the
famous Mrs. Surratt, who was hanged
after trial for completely in the plot
against the life of Abraham Lincoln.
At Chickamauga, when the Fifth
Maryland Volunteers were epcamped
there, they we're under command Of
General Frederick d. Grant. In that
regiment were two men-one Reginald
I. Tonry, sergeant in Company c. COM
manded by Captain Thomson, and the
other Albert s. Tonry, corporal in
Company l., commanded by Captain Boy
den. They were the sons Of the man
who had lost his position because he
had married Mrs. Surratts daughter,
and they were grandsons of Mrs. Sur
raft.
Mrs. Surratt's two sons, John and
Isaac, are both living and both are in
the service of the Bay Line, Balti-
more.
The Baltimore Sun, which makes rec
ord of this curious minor fact in his
tory, also calls attention to the pres
ence of Colonel Marshall's son, Mark
ham, on General F. d. Grants staff.
Markham's father was one of General
R. E. Lees favorite aides.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmore
ras or. Services bi.weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services eones-
day,7 D. IN, Sunday School 2 p. M.
Guild each Lords Day $50 p. m. ,ether ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. Bredenbek past
i,r, Services, Sunday 10 A. N. and 6.S0 T.
Sunday School, 2. P. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, 8.45 P.
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
Daugherty Pastor. Regular Services oy
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at ~ a. m
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School PM.
Mite Society Semi monthly, "Wednesday
evening at s o'clock. W. MIS-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Norsvian Church Rey M. F. Oerter, Pas'
tor. Sunday School every Sunday, y q; m.
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $3.50 respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
NJ. II. Courtney Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. NJ. and 7.Oo +. M.
Sunday School at 8 A. n. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 100 =. M.
g. Stephens Church, Protestant Episcoai
Rev. Ernest McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 1880, a. M, at Walkers
vile at 400 p. M,
Service Fridays at LOO p. m
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Laad of Oil barrels.

OIL barrels are painted, some Of them
red and some of them blue. In shades
OF color and degrees Of brightness in
dividual barrels vary according to the
freshness Of their paint and the wear
and exposure to which they have been
subjected since painting. There Is
nothing very remarkable about a sim
gle oil barrel, but what with their diff
ferent colors and shades great num-
ber OF oil barrels together may form
an object of decided attraction.
Such, for instance, was lighter load
Of oil barrels seen on the East River.
It was a big lighter with square ends.
The great mass of barrels, thousands
Of them piled symn1etrically, was OBJ
long at the base, the sides sloping in
ward as they rose, to meet in a ridge
running lengthwise OF the lighter, high
above it's deck, and halfway up the tall
mast that rose abovH it's centre. The
ends Of this great oblong pile sloped
back at the same angle as the sides,
and at each end a shorter mast ap-
peared through the pile. These two
shorter masts were OF equal length,
and they stood at equal distances from
the tall mast at the middle, 80 that
this great square-ended lighter, with
nothing whatever graceful in its pro-
portions, was yet with its load and it's
fittings an object of perfect symmetry.
And seen thus, with three clear white
masts rising above the pyramidal
mound Of red and blue, whose different
colors and various shades formed a
great mosaic, softened by the distance,
the lighter load Of oil barrels in tow
Of a tug became very easily one Of the
most picturesque of the many inter-
esting things to be seen on a busy
uoAprway
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Gave Her Husband for Cuba.


A touching little story Is told Of Mrs.
Waldeck, wife of Captain William A.
H. Waldeck, Of the Seventh United
States Volunteer Regiment Of I'm
munes. Captain Waldeck was for
eighteen years with Hollands army In
the East Indies. Eight years ago he
was given leave of absence by his gov
ernment, and he spent some Of his play
time in a trip through America. At
Detroit he met Miss Amelia Theresa
Cousins, who subsequently became his
wife. Before accepting him Miss Cous-
ins made it q condition Of their mar
rage that he should leave the army.
He compiled with the condition, and
became an American. When the war
with Spain broke out the desire to
return to his old profession Of war
and to serve his adopted country be-
came very strong, and his wife did
not oppose his wishes.
Mrs. Waldeck accompanied her hus-
band to Washington to procure his
commission. On meeting Colonel q.
A. Goodwin, OF the Seventh Volunteers,
there, she held his hand In both of
hers, and, looking earnestly at the
colonel, said: Colonel Goodwin, was
the cause Of my husband leaving the
regiment in which he served eighteen
years, and 1 feel that 1t is my duty,
now that my country is at war with
Spain, to give him back his premise
and let him follow his old profession
az a soldier. 7 only hope that shall
see him in life again"
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
AROUND THE WORLD
CAPTAIN sLocUM IN A THIRTY FOOT
BOAT DOsS THE FEAT.

Starting From Boston In April, 1890 He
Returns in July the Following Year-Had
Sailed In Ships a Quarter OF Century,
IN All Probably 10000 Miles.
Flying the Stars and Stripes, the
Spray, Captain Joshua Slocum's thirty
foot lugger rigged craft, arrived in
Newport Harbor early one July morn
ing, 1898, after a trip around the
world. She was seventeen days from
Antigua, West Indies, and intended to
make New York as the first home port,
but of Fire Island she encountered
thunder storm which forced her into
Newport.
Captain Slocum, alone In his boat,
left Boston on April "a, 1895, and since
he has sailed the world over. The
Spray Is a twelve-ton boat, thirty feet
long. To secure seagoing qualities she
has considerable breadth of beam.
Captain Slocum says his trip has no
equal in history.
On. sailing from Boston the Spray
touched at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,
then Horta and Fayal, reaching Glib
raltar in twenty-nine days from Cape
Sable. The Atlantic was then recross-
ed to Brazil, thence to the Pacific,
touching the principal ports on the
way. Crossing the Pacific, Captain
Slocum went to Juan Fernandez. where
he visited the cave of Robinson Cru
soc, Samoa, Melbourne, New South
Wales, Tasmania and thence through
the Torney Straits to the East Indies
was then his course, thence to Rodri-
guez, Martinique, and Natal and Cape
Town, South Africa,
Christmas off the Cape Of Good Hope
was passed In blow that nearly tore
the Spray to pieces. Captain Slocum
was entertained by the Cape Town
Railroad Company. In Pretoria, while
the guest of President Kruger, Cap
tain Slocum learned of the blowing up
Of the Maine.
The Spray left Cape Town March
rs last, going to St. Helena and AS
cension. He reached Grenada on June
last. OF the coast of Brazil, near
the mouth of the Amazon, Captain
Slocum sighted the Oregon going north
with rush.
Captain Slocum undertook the trip
through love Of adventure. He is If
ty-five years old and returned in per-
feet health. His method was to run
at night and sleep during the day, that
the Spray might be seen and avoided.
He never met an accident.
Captain Slocum hailed from Glou-
cester, Mass, and has sailed out OF
Boston and New York for quarter Of
a century. He estimates that he has
navigated $4,000 miles Of seas. In the
rocker keeled boat, the Liberdale, with
his wife and two sons, Captain Slocum
q few years ago rounded the Horn.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
STURGEON FISHING.
ospturing Half-Ton Fishes Is No Pinhook
Recreation.

capturing Half-Ton Fishes Il No Pinhook
Recreation.
saw q sturgeon in Victoria, on the
cannery floor, says writer In the To-
ronto Globe, measuring twelve feet by
the tape and weighing more than six
hundred pounds. Any one wishing to
deceive the public by aid of a prevari-
eating camera should pose beside this
twelve-foot fish. The men who skill
fully and laboriously reduced 1t to Sec
tions with an axe said It was not an
uncommon fish, though the biggest on
the floor; that they often found them
far larger and weighing as much as
twelve hundred pounds.
Two men lifting a half-ton fish into
their boat is the exciting feature Of
sturgeon fishing. The sturgeon, II not
, fastened in his thick hide, is apt to
resent It. He shakes his head In en-
phatic dissent; and head three feet
long and as big as log, when vigor-
ously shaken by a half-ton body, is q
thing to be avoided. The tail, too, Is a
source of danger, for 1t not only slaps
with energy, but can cover large sur
face with one application. The man
new at the business is apt to get hurt
the first time he helps to coax wrig-
Cling sturgeon Of standard size over
sunwale.
On the floor Of the cannery the stur-
geon Is a great inert mass OF fish. The
first operation Of the butcher is to chop
of the head and tail with an axe, and
for these free gifts Of nature the In
dams and Cinnamon are eagerly wait
ing at the door. The fms are cut of
with knife, and these are not allowed
to go to waste. AS the refuse is shov-
elled along the planks to the river
there is little allowed to pass the coast
native and his cousin Of the braided
hair. Cinnamon potter around the
place and help to clear away the ref
use for the sake OF what they can
CLEAN, and have a weakness for taking
parts not intended for the river. When
such Mongolian tricks are discovered
the Cinnamon are all driven out with
more noise than ceremony, but they
take their expulsion with Oriental In
difference, and In few minutes are all
back again.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Interesting Inventions.

Carpets, rugs. ETC., are kept in place
on the floor by a perforated plate
which has a number OF sharp points set
In its surface to hold the edges of the
carpet after the plate is screwed down
TO the floor.
A handy seam-ripping device Is
formed Of wire handle with the ends
OF the wire brought close together and
rounded off, sharp blade being set
short distance back OF the points to
sever the stitches as the tool Is pushed
along.
In an improved collar button two
part expansible shank is fastened on
the fiat head, with shoulders on the
shank to hold q small slotted plate,
which fastens the collar In place, a loop
on the plate retaining the necktie to
prevent It's slipping over the top Of the
collar.
Porcelain Is to be used for monu-
ments and tombstones, the stone being
hollow and filled with concrete, after
tablet has been inserted In an open
face on one side, having flange cut
around the edge to prevent removal
from the outside.
Kettles, saucepans, etc.. are provided
with covers closed at the bottom to
prevent steam gathering inside the
cover and scalding the hands when
the cover Is lifted, the steam passing
around fanged rim at the top Of the
kettle and out through curved spout.
Stovepipe sections are securely
locked by new fastener which is made
by cutting a V-shaped tongue on one
end Of the pipe and slit in the con-
Meeting end OF the next pipe, the sec
tions being turned around until the
tongue fits In the slit.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17

The war signal experiment. in which
william A. Eddy Of Bayonne, N. j.,
was to photograph the flag signals
from a camera in midair, took place.
General Greedy had some time before
sent the United States army signal code
to George Ewald and Herman Beck,
who had made the flags for the GEN.
trail signal station operated by Mr.. Ed
dy. The main kite was operated by
Stuart M. French. The frst signal
was raised by George Ewald at 8 a. m.
The second went to still higher point
at 10:45 a. m, and the third was raised
by means of four Eddy kites, and was
entirely successful, the moving signal
operating perfectly. A thunder shower
which came up drove everybody to
shelter, but the four kites remained
aloft in the rain and partly dried while
still in the air after the shower had
passed.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
THE MONITOR MONTERREY.
10 Was Designed Especially to Attach
Land Dofences.

10 Was Designed Especially to Attack
Land Dofsnoes.
The original monitor was introduced
to the world in 1861. She was in every
way different from any craft ever be-
fore foated. She Was low In the wa
ter, and her armament was mounted
in turrets. the first guns to bo so en-
placed. This feature OF the ship was
looked at askance, but in tDo 1t was
accepted and improved upon and even
tually so developed that the modern
battleship resulted.
The original type, the monitor pure
and simple, has always heeu thought
well Of by many United States officers.
notwithstanding it's rejection after a
trial by foreign navies. Whether we
be right in thus clinging to our old
time friend is a moot question. Ger
tain it is, however, the monitor has al
ways done good work.
The principal object sought by Erlcs-
con in designing the monitor was the
construction Of a vessel especially to
attack land defences and to stand
against the guns of Notifications.
The old nickname Of the first moni-
tor was the Cheese Box"-a round
turret, placed on a platform nearly
awash. Such a ship, although not in
tended for sea service with squadron
has again and again been sent out into
deep blue water and weathered many
as severe gales as ever blew.
Seaworthiness, however, does not
make the monitor an all round suitable
sea fighter, for this last she distinctly
is not. Her guns are only about six
feet above the level Of the water, and
to work them in a sea way would be an
impossibility.
Nevertheless. the monitor Is on the
whole a good sea boat. She is safe,
II uncomfortable, and she can make
long voyages successfully.
Several years ago the old Miantono-
moh crossed the Atlantic Ocean and
made a cruise in the Mediterranean,
and the original Monadnock steamed
from New York to San Francisco. un-
der convoy, without mishap.
The Monterey Is steel, low free
board monitor. with two steel barbette
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17

turrets. She was built at the Union
Iron Works, San Francisco, by the
same firm that built the Oregon, and
we make no doubt the machinery Of
the monitor will do as good work as
did that of the battleship.
The Monterey is 256 feet long, Sc feet
beam and draws 15 feet of water. She
is Of 1000 tons. She Is fitted with twin
screw. vertical, triple expansion en-
gines, which drove her on her trial
trip at a speed Of 1876 knots.
The Monterey carries two 13-inch
guns In her forward turret and two
10-inch In the after one. On her su-
perstructure, between the turrets. are
mounted six 6-pounders, four 1-pound-
ers and two Gatlins guns.
The number of officers she can ac-
commodate is nineteen. and her crew is
172 men.
The keel Of this monitor was laid in
July, 1889, and the ship went into COM
mission on February 13. 1893.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Patents

Casoats and Re- Issues secured Trade marks
and Copyrights regis,ercd Opinions given as
TO validity and Infringement of patents; AS
sisnmsnts, Contracts, etc prepared and recor-
ded, and all business In the Patent Office in
the UNITED STATES and all FOREIGN
COUNTRIES promptly and carefully pros
scuted. Upon receipt of model or sLetch or
photograph of invention with description, l
will advise as to patentability free Of charge
Main offices directiy across from the u s
Patent Office, and attention is specially called
to my perfect and long established facilities
for the most vigorous and successful prose
cutisn of applications for patent and for
tending to all business entrusted to my care
in the shortest possible time. Rejected cases
specially. FEES MODERATE and exclu-
sive attention given to patent business. Book
Of information and advice, and special refer
ences, sent without charge upon request
J. r. LITTELL,
attorney and CounseAor in Patent Causes,
Washington, D. c.,
Opposite U. s. Pateat Office
(Neation this Papsr)
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17

Commodore Philip has sent unique
souvenir to the Governor Of Texas as
a testimony Of tho LOYALTY and ef1ct-
ency of the battleship which was chris
tened after that State. He had taken
one of the armor plates which was
pierced by a six-inch projectile from
the guns Of the Vizcaya and has
framed it in handsome style, to be
hung as O memento in the State House
at Austin.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
What to Take.

Doctor" said the man who worries
about his health, when symptoms OF
sluggishness assert themselves, in q
season like this, what's good thing to
take?"
And the physician, who is sometimes
absent-minded, but always patriotic.
answered with emphasis:
Havana"
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Live without Exsrciae.

Most of the Chinese mandarins pass
the whole Of their lives without tax
ing single yard Of exercise. The late
Nanking viceroy Gather Of the Mar
quis Tseng) was &C cnsidered a remark
able character because he always
walked 1000 steps a day in his pri-
vate garden. Under no circumstances
whatever is a mandarin ever seen on
foot In his own Jurisdiction.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
HURMONL Frederick County, Maryland Thursday November H. $685. Most
No. 3 |.

VIZ NANTED--SEVElfA TRUSTWOR-
w thy persons in this state ~ manage
our business in their own and nea, bv coun--
ties. 1t is mainly Office work conducted at
home Salary straight 5000 n year and
expcnses--defnite, bonafidc, no more, no less
salary. Monthly &75. References. Enclose
eelf addressed stamped envelope, Herbert E.
Hess, Pres't, Dept M, Chicago.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
A Strange River.

One of the strangest streams IN the
world Is in East Africa. 1t flows in the
direction of the 'ea, but never reaches
It. Just north of the equator and when
only a few miles from the Indian
Ocean, it flows into a desert, where
It suddenly and completely disappears.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Never Seon There.

She-"And what business are you
In, Mr.. le Skullion?"
He--I am a poet"
She-"Oh, how lovely! But won.
der how 1t happens that have never
seen any of your poems in print?"
He-"I write only for the maya
zines"
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Not a PIeasnnt Subject.

'Why is 1t that people never talk
about the thermometer except when It
is very cold or very hot?"
because they find 1t possible to
think of other things except at such
times, guess"
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17

'This war ought to be good thing
for Americans"
"Why do you say that?"
because there's probability that
quite q number of US will become IA
miliar with our national anthem"
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17

Toni must admit that have been
quite attentive to both girls, but Of
course I can't marry them both.
Dick (cheerfully)-Of course not.
There's some consolation in that.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-11-17
Nioknamos of States.

The nicknames of some Of the new
States are: South Dakota, Swing Cat
State; Washington, Chinook State;
North Dakota. Flicker-tail State; Mon
tana, Stub-toe State; Nebraska,
Blackwater State; Nevada. Silver State.