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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06

Weyler is traitor, and that his country does not execute him shows that 'laxness of discipline prevails to certain extent in Spain.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

In an old biography of Chief Justice
Marshall there is an anecdote which gives
significant hint Of the discipline to
which young people were subject in that
earlier day.
Several of the great jurist's nieces were
in the habit Of visiting him, and as they
were young and attractive, the house be-
came rendezvous for the leading young
men of the city during the afternoons.
Judge Marshall's black major domo, old
Uncle Joseph, held tight rein upon these
visitors. Every day at o'clock he would
appear at the door Of the drawing room
in spotless livery and with a profound bow
would announce:
Ladies, his honor, the chief justice, has
retired to his room to prepare for dinner.
Gentlemen, dinner will be served at
half past o'clock. 1t is now 4. His honor
will be pleased if you will remain, and
covers have been laid for you at the table,,
If you cannot remain, will you permit the
young ladies to retire to prepare for the
mealS"
The gentlemen usually took their leave,
and the ladies retired In an i'll humor, but
answered by "It is the rule Of the house.
Young folks must be kept within bounds"
In Virginia houses of the better class,
notwithstanding their almost boundless
hospitality, the calls of young men in that
day were strictly held within limit. No
one was received as visitor to an unmar-
ried girl unless his antecedents and char
acter were well known to her parents.
If his visit was prolonged until after 10
O'Clock, the invitation to family prayers
was given. If he seemed likely to become
habitue Of the house, and so to engage
the thoughts, and perhaps in time the af-
lection, of the young girl who was it's chief
treasure her father quietly asked the pur-
port of his visits, and if he had had none
other than his own amusement courteously
requested him to discontinue his calls
Youth 8 Companion.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
A JEALOUS PET HORSE.
Etc Was Deeply Offended Because His
Mistress Noticed Another.

Ec was Deeply Offended Because His
Mistress Noticed Another.
In boarding stable in New York there
is a horse whose name is Tatters. He is
the pet of Mrs D., who owns and drives
him. She always gives him an apple or
carrot before starting on a drivs and an
other on returning, the latter being given
after his bride has been removed, and he
has learned to wait patiently for the
dainty until that time.
On the same floor Of the stable is Mr..
B. IS horse Phil Mrs. D. used frequently
to give an apple to Phil after giving one
to Tatters. The latter would manifest dis
pleasure at this in mild way, but his
demonstrations never went beyond the
shaking Of his head and laying back of his
ears
But one evening, while Tatters, who
had just come in, was waiting for the re-
moval of his bride, Phil, who was ahead
of him, was the recipient of an apple from
Mrs. D. g hand as she stood talking to
Mr. B.
A moment later the groom had removed
Tatters' bride, and at once his mistress
offered him his apple He turned his head
away and refused to touch the fruit. Mrs.
D. followed him into his stall and tried to
coax him, but he began munching his hay
and would not look at her.
Then Mr.. B., and after him the groom,
tried to induce Tatters to take the apple,
but to no purpose. He was hurt because
his mistress had given an apple to Phil
before giving one to him, and he would
not forgive the affront.
His owners feelings were much like
those of the horse, and she left the stable
with tears in her eyes, Before starting out
the next day, she had friend give car
rot instead of an apple to Tatters, in the
hope that If he had not forgotten the un-
intended affront the carrot might break
the association with the apple.
He took the carrot eagerly. Then he
took one from his mistress hand, and you
may be sure she has never since then Civ
en- apple or carrot to another horse while
Tatterg was in sight.-New York OBJ
| server,
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
Not a Society Man.

He was a very clever man, but he did
not shine in general society. She was
clever hostess, and she believed that her
guests who would not shine must be made
to shine, and she knew the man very we'll.
He had come in answer to her invitation
under protest, but one must be agreeable
to ones wife and oblige q friend occasion
ally. But it was not as bad as he had
thought it would be. He found congen-
ial spirit almost Immediately and settled
down for a good talk. The congenial spirit
was another bright man. The hostess saw
the two together and was shocked. She
few to them. 1.-THE idea" she said "of
you two men wasting yourselves on each
other" And she took them to opposite
corners of the room, where they would be
more useful to the company at large. But
there was a force of gravitation which
gradually drew them together again, and
they were soon lost to everything around
them. But again the hostess discovered
them, and again they were separated.
Then the man went to his wife.
81 am not going to stay any longer"
DO said. If he had been boy, he would
have said, "I'm mad, and I'm going
home" And he would not have been
lE0ub6l Hltu lUUrG COIlpl0cidUlOu IL u0 udu
been small. boy. His wife was woman
of tact. Every WE'LL" she said, 81 am not
ready to go yet, but you go and don't say
anything about 1t and no one will know
it," And he did go, and 10 one did know
it, and the hostess does not know even
now that if she had not been such good
hostess one Of her guests might have en-
joyed himself more thoroughly. - New
York Times.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
He Got the Girl.

"Mrs. Trelawney," said Francis Wall
ingford, "there is something that have
for long time wished to say to you"
The president of the Society For the
Squelching of Husbands looked over her
glasses and frowned. She evidently knew
what was coming, but after a moments
silence she said in her most impressive
platform tones:
"Well, go On. What is it?"
"I-I love your daughter, Miss Gladys.
I have reason to believe that she returns
my passion, and I want to ask you to give
her into my keeping"
Mrs. Trelawney's features hardened,
and there was cold, metallic ring in her
voice as she answered:
"What recommendations have you to
offer for yourself? How can you convince
me that you will always love her; that you
will always think her beautiful"
''She looks like her mother, " said Fran
els Wallingford. "That is enough to con-
vince me that her beauty will not diminish
as her years increase Of course know
that this can hardly be regarded as final
test. You have not reached the ago at
which women begin to lose their"-
They were interrupted then, but he got
the girl.-Cleyeland Leader.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
DEERING.

The alarm of fire at 7:15 yesterday
morning from box IA, East Deering,
called the department to slight blaze
beneath the piazza of the house owned
by Eber Russell, 10 Winslow street. The
fire was caused by firecrackers thrown
under the piazza through the lattice
work.
The alarm was needless, as it was ex-
tinguished by pail of water immedi-
ately upon the arrival of the East Deer
ing company.
The night before the Fourth in Deer
ing witnessed the usual amount of So
called fun ON the part of the boys and
young men. At Woodfords, among other
things, two wagons were placed on the
roof of the long wooden blacksmith shop
of j. II. Allen. On Ocean street hay
rack belonging to Mr.. John III. Reed,
containing load of new hay, belonging
to Mr.. A. Cochrane, was taken from the
stable and hauled out into the street.
Late in the night some CT the boys set
fire to the hay, destroying it and also the
hay rack. The young men, however,
saved themselves from arrest by calling
on Mr.. Reed and paying him the sum of
$2S in settlement for their fun.
Officers Mountfort, Libby, Wheeler
and Thompson were on duty at Riverton
yesterday. Officers Emory, Bennett at
Woodfords, Verrill at Oakdale and
Worster at Morrills last evening until
midnight.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
Robbed the Grave,

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: II was
in most dreadful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite-gradually growing
weaker-day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately, friend
advised trying Electric Bitters.' and to
my great JOY and surprise, the first bot
tie made decided improvement. I con.
tinued their use for three weeks, and am
now we'll man. know they saved my
tim No one should fail to try them.
Only so cents per Sottle at III. P. S..
Goold's Drug Store.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

For several years I could see nothing
very funny about it" laughed the young
wife, but realize now that there was an
amusing side to it. / was young yet, fond
of company and rather infatuated with
the foolish IDEA that would never marry
AT any rate l proposed to have good
time before, settled down and all young
men of my set were pretty much the same
to me.
Before I had come to realize it Fred
was at the house two evenings in the week
besides taking me homo from church.
This was not in accordance with my plans,
and told him, more directly than I should
perhaps, that he was getting too frequent
I also showed him in numerous little ways
that he could not monopolize me. He took
the hint, and you can leave girl alone for
discovering that such an experience does
not set well with a young man.
But Fred was very matter Of fact, and
soon found out that did not understand
him. After we had not seen each other for
some time he walked home from church
with me ona evening.
L have been thinking this thing all
over be said abruptly. L had made up
my mind to ask you to marry mo, but now
I'm convinced that you won't suit.
AS soon as I left him realized how I
could have told him that he was fattering
himself and that he had only spared me
the annoyance of refusing him, but the
truth is that 1 never answered a word
And the strangest thing to me is that just
as soon as he said that would not suit
was anxious to prove that L would. Inside
of three months he had proposed. DE
troit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
THE MEANEST MAN.
Why His r=antam Easily Whipped Great,
Big Rooster.

tSny Ills I-2ntain Easily w Esppcu @ oioebS
Big Rooster.
"The meanest man I ever knowed, said
sport yesterday, twas chicken fighter.
Now, amt saying nothing against chick
en- fighting, for I think it is all right, but
l mean to say that this man wasn't
straight chicken fighter. Anything went
with him. All he wanted to do was to
win. l have knowed him to have a rooster
that he couldn't get no fight with, because
the rooster would whip anything, and
have knowed him to paint that rooster
blue so as to get up scrap. Well, the
worst thing he ever did / shall remember
to my dying day.
"Bill that was his name, was with lot
of us fellows one day when we were talk
ing about heavyweight gamecock that
had been beating everything in the pit.
oh that rooster amt SO warm said Bill
in careless fashion. I've got a little game
bantam that will kin him in the first
round This made the sport who owned
the chicken mad. He and Bill got to gas
sing and passing gags until they made up
a fight, The sport he said he would bet
$500, but Bill he said that $500 was too
small and that he wouldn't go in for moth
ing less than 81, 000.
"They fixed up the scrap, and one Sun
day lot of us sports met behind an old
stable. Well, sir, you oughter have heard
them fellows laugh when they seed Bills
rooster. He was a stumpy little bantam,
hardly high enough to touch the other
ROSTERS chin comb unless he jumped. We
laughed and laughed and guyed Bill, but
Bill he didn't say nothing. He was just
holding his little bantam under the stom-
ach and rubbing him on tho head. Who's
holding the money! was all that Bill said.
well, sir, wasn't member of tho So
ciety that tries to stop roostcrs from being
killed, but I did think it a shame to let
that little rooster go up against the big
fellow. Bill and the rich sport first held
the chickens together to let them peck at
each other and get their spunk up, and
then they put them on the ground. The
big rooster looked at the bantam a minute
as if he would fall ON him and crush him
to DEATH Both of the birds wore those
long gaffs like needles. Well, sir, the big
rooster made pass and missed, and then
suddenly we seed bantam dig a left handler
in the big birds wing. Nobody thought
nothing of that, but when time was called
the big rooster put his head down and just
keeled over. Bantam stood upon his body
and crowed.
well, Bill took the money, but we got
to thinking that it was mighty funny that
a rooster could be killed so easy, SO we
looked at him, picked off his feathers and
found he was turning black. Bill had put
a strong poison on tho bantams gaffs, SO
that the least swipe would mean good
by. We tried to find Bill, but he had taken
a trip for his health. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
NIGHT MEMORANDUM LAMP.
One of the Varied Uses of the Incandes-
cent Electric Light.

cent Electric Light.
"Many of my best and most valuable
and most merchantable thoughts, % said
man who writes things for living, "come
to me after have gone to bed at night.
It is true that cares Cypress me sometimes
then and keep me awake, but not often.
That, is usually my time for building cas-
ties % the air and for having people leave
me fortunes and for conjuring up all
manner Of good LUCK, and in this joyous
mental atmosphere I often have happy
ideas that can be worked up and turned to
account.
Formerly before I went to bed used
to put my idea pad, with a pencil by it, on
shelf in the adjoining room near a gas
Jet, left burning low, as I didn't want a
light in my sleeping room. When an idea
struck me, I would get out of bed, go into
the next room, turn up the light, make a
note of it and go back to bed. But didn' t
always do this. I wasn't what you would
call lazy, but if it was very cold night or
was very tired would say to myself that
I thought could remember that, and SO
would take the chances, and then every
time would forget it. l don't know how
much money I lost in this way, but good
DEAL ~
"But nowl I have q little table at the
head of the bed with the pad and pencil on
that, and hanging down over it an incan-
descent electric light. don't have to get
out of bed at all. have only to turn the
key Of the shaded light, pick up the pad
and jot down the idea. Then I put the
pad down on the table again and turn off
the light.
''Now lose nothing. I suppose I must
have saved enough the first week to pay
for putting in the light, and everything
that save in this way is just SO much
clear profit. New York Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
IN HARVEST TIME.

Remember, dearest, how youths easy ways
Lead to one certain goal o. dusty death;
Learn, then, the wisdom born Of these brief
days
In which the joy of life is one with breath.
Delay not, pause not, give me love for love,
And mark the exchange with kisses, lip to lip,
Lest that fierce eagle, time, slay our poor dove
Before it taste the sweets of fellowship.
All, take the best, the all, have 10 give,
And in the taking leave me richer far,
That in loves constellation we may live
The perfect union of double star.
The land is ripe to harvest. Lift your eyes!
The reapers reap in fields Of misty gold.
Che full ears fall, the husbandman is WISE,
Dear heart, be wise as he, as he-be boldi
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
Du MauriezSs Account of His Blindness.

Moreover, certain physical disabilities
that 1 have the misfortune to labor under
make it difficult for me to study and
sketch the lusty things in the open air and
sunshine. My sight, besides being defect
i've in many ways, is so sensitive that 1
cannot face the common light of day with
out glasses thiokly trimmed with wire
gauze. SO that sketching out Of doors is
often to me difficult and distressing.
I mention this infir1nity not as an ex-
cuse for my shortcomings and failures
for them there is no excuse-but as rea-
son why have abstained from the treat
1nent of SO much that is so popular, de-
lightful and exhilarating in Eng lish ooun-
try life and sports. George du Maurier in
Earper's Magazine.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republicans of the First Congress
slonal District of Maine, are requested to
SEND delegates to convention to be held
IN City Hall. Portland, on Tuesday, Au.
gust I'd, 1898, at 10 O'Clock, a. H., for
the purpose of nominating candidate
Tor Representative in Congress, and tran
sactlng any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each city and town will be en-
titled to one delegate and for each seven
ty-iye votes cast for the Republican
candidate for 1896, and fer a fraction of
forty votes in excess of seventy five votes.
an additional delegate.
The District committee will be in ses-
sion in Reception Hall at clock, q. m. !,
on the day of the convention to receive
the credentials of the delegates and to at
tend to such other business as may lie
ne cessary.
Per order.
Republican District Committee,
Thos. f. Staples,
Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
--1.---- - =.
BUILD ON YOUR OWN LAND.
A Nan Who Lost House on His Neigh
boris Ground.

boris Ground.
This appears to be the moral Of the de-
cision Of tho supreme court of Minnesota
in the interesting case of Coleman Bridge
mann, who was unfortunate Tor negligent)
enough to erect house on what he
thought was his own land, but which
turned out to belong to neighbor The
lower courts having held that he had abso-
lutely no right or title to the house, he ap-
pealed to the fnal tribunal, but the legal
principle applicable to the case is too plain
and too well established to permit any de-
Walton from it. The supreme court agrees
with tho lower courts in denying his claim
either to the house or to lien against the
lot on which it stands for its value. Even
the removal of the structure without in
jury to tho land would not be permitted
by the law.
There is nothing novel in the ruling,
but it shows that the law will make no
distinction between the case of one who
knows he builds on the land of another
and one who honestly but enormously
claims tito to another's land. The struc-
ture becomes part of the land when erected
or while being erected, and the owner of
the land gets the house. in some cases this
fundamental doctrine of the law of real
property doubtless involves some hardship,
but the equitable principles concerning ac-
cident and mistake cannot be invoked to
afford relief or redress. Departure from
the law woulf perhaps entail more injus-
sice than rigid enforcement thereof.
Let tho man who intends building a
house make sure he has valid and unchal-
lengeablo title to tho lot which is to sup
port it, When in doubt, defer building I'M
til the question of title has been thorough
ly settled. Surely this is not too much to
ask of men intelligent enough to have &C.
quired property. Still, a high moral stand
ard would compel man deriving sub
stantial benefit from another's mistake to
offer him of his own accord some compen-
sation. The law will let him alone, but
his conscience may not. Chicago Times
Herald. 7BA 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

EOR SALE-On Deering Highlands, one of
IL the best locations there; six roomed house;
one block from electricS $1,000. MARKS s.
EARLE co. PSI
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

ITO LET-In new block, upper fiat No. Is An
IL derson St, G rooms, hot and cold water,
bath room, electric bells and speaking tubes
Call on Il. S. DAVIS, 1903 Exchange St. 291
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
a THOUSAND RINcs

To select from. Diamonds, Opals, Pearls,
Rubys and all other precious stones. Engage
stock in the city. MCKINNEY, the Jeweler.
Monument Square. marl9dtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

Little Willie Newriche lin art gallery
say, pa, why do they have all those num-
bers at tho bottom of every picture9 Look
at this one-"Byron, 404. :"
Mr.. Newrichs-Oh, ah-I guess that's
his telephone number. Philadelphia Call.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

RAYMOND SPRING HOUSE-Select board,
40 (near Poland Spiing) on line of Maine Cen
tral railroad. GOOD boating ami fishing Send
for circular. Address c. Z, SMALL, North
Raymond, Me. may4tf
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

It is peculiar fact that with most men
the growth of hair is greater on one side
of the face than the other. 1t is said that
hair always grows more thickly on that
side on which we are stronger.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

The Spanish peasant works every day
and dances half the night, and yet eats
only his black bread, onion and water
melon. The Smyrna porter eats only a lit
tie fruit and some olives, yet he carries
with ease his lead Of a0D poundc.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
Siberia's Gold.

AL efforts to obtain anything like COR
fs9t Information regarding the output of
gold in Siberia have so far proved unayail-
ing No one outside of few Russian
officials is permitted to know.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

VVANTED--Sltuation as nurse for an invalid
w lady or gentleman, best of city references,
III Franklin street. 29-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

ITO LET--The beautiful suite of offices in Bax-
~ ter Mem orial Building occupied by DR..
Files. Apply on premises. gel
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

There are about 1000, 900 Italians in
tho United States. One-third Of them are
settled in the principal cities. Half of
these are laborers. fifty per cent are IL
literate.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

51OR SALE--Fire place, wood, rock maple,
white and yellow birch A. D. MORSE.
3 Plum ST.. City. Telephone 500. 2s-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
WANTED.

WANTED-Boar and lodging for family of g.
w on the shore preferred on line of electric
cars. Address Al, Press Office. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

EOR SALE OR TO RENT-Mill properly on
= Union st. Berlin, N. H.. building 4Ox75 f.,
story and basement, now fitted with 10 H. P.
gasoline engine and grist mill, wood yard con-
nected. operated by same power easily o0n-
yerted into any kind Of manufacturing business,
266 IT. of land fronting G. 7. Ry. siding fine
facilities for handling freight, rare opportunity
for business For terms apply to GREENLAW
PAGE & DOE CO., Berlin, N. H. 29-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

HIGH ROAD PARMA lew more boarders
airy rooms, mountain scenery fine drives fresh
milk. berries, eggs. vegetables; service good.
Terms, So to 81 per week. For particulars ad-
dress ROSCOE G. SMITH, Cornish Me. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

nor SALE-At Woodfords practically on the
electric lime, new two-1at house taken in
exchange, modern plumbing; lower fat heated;
Target lot; bargain for some one, only $500
down. MARKS s. EARLE co. PSI
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05
P0RTLAND YACHT CLUB.

The regular monthly meeting of the Portland
Yacht Glib will be held at the club house.
newt Wednesday, evening at O'clock
ivads, CHARLES F. FLAGG, Secy
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

FOR SALE OR RENT-Furnished house and
entire island called Pumpkin Mob" togeth-
Ell with row boats; six minutes row to Ever
rented to a desirable farlily at a yery reason
able price. BENJAMIN SHAW, 81 IL Ex-
change street. II
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

ITO LET-Following rents: No. 1OS Bracket,
I 7rooms: No. Is Bramhall rooms; No. s0a
2o7 Newbury, 10 rooms; No. 100 High, s rooms;
No. 1S1 Cumberland, 10 rooms; No. 262 Spring.
10 rooms. Particulars. Real Estate Office, First
National Bank Building, FREDERICK s.,
VAIL. 3O-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-05

FOR good country board in fine locality for
Il fishing, cunning, ro wing, fine views, pleas
ant drives and plenty of shade trees Broad
piazza. A quiet place tor rest and comfort.
Address, j. B. and f. W. PLUMMER, Ray
mand, Me. ie164