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The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

EOR SALE-On one of the most desirable
Il streets i'll the West End, house OF nine rooms
and bath. in excellent repair; New Hub hot
water liz alter; corner lot; fine view; easy terms.
MARKS Il EARLE CO. Boil
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

Tor SALE-At Woodfords, new ten roomed
L house with every modern convenience,
large lot excellent location, one of the most
snowy houses ever built price $4,000; $500
down. MARKS & EARLE co. 26-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

IsOR SALE-Building lots at Oakdale. The
IL Deering Land company offers for sale
on favorable terms desirable building lots
on William, Pitt and Fessenden streets, Oak
dale. Apply to CHAS. G. ADAMS. Treas
urer, 81 Exchange street, Portland.
je6t1octe ow*
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

EOUND-A ring which the owner can have
L by calling at 1876 Middle street. room s. OK
ford building. and proving property. G. NJ
DOMAIN. 2II
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
LOST AND FOUND.

n OST-Ayellew coon cat. Finder will pleas
il return to So WASHINGTON ST. and re-
ceive reward. y IL
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

Bears the signature of CHAs. H. FLETCHER.
The Kind You Have -Alz0ays Bought.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

BAT ILESHIP MAINE SOUVENIR SPu0NS
This "a the prettlest Spoon ever put on thu
market, Cali and see it. MCKINNEY, thu
Jeweler Monument So uaro. mar19du
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

r OST-A crescent shaped Greek letter societ,
IL pin The finder will be suitably rewarde,
on returning it to the office of the CONGkESi
SQUARE HOTEL. 30-l
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

HAMMOND SFKING HUUSE-Ntar FO!anu
~ Spring. Have you been there? Hun
dreds Of people have; all speak at once saying
for healthful beautiful, restful locality it has
a charm; cleanliness prevails on every hand; it
is homelike and enjoyable; you take your ease;
the spring water and well cooked food, and
plenty of it. gives you new health and spirit !;
our references are unsurpassed; We refer you
to Judge Symonds OF Portland or, next to Pres
ident Mckinley for popularity and being the
best known man in the country, E. P. Kicker of
world famed Poland Spring; our prices are low.
For further particulars. address G. E. SMALL,
No. Raymond, Me. 1872
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

rEyO LET-2 nice large corner rooms, furnished
or unfinished. will be let cheap to steady,
wanted. 26 Tying street, cor. York, right hand
bell. 27-l
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
FOR SALE.

EOR SALE-Farm on line of Portland and
y Yarmouth Electric Railway. Inquire OF W.
w. DUNN, Yarmouthville, Me- 3O-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

nor SALE-A young and excellent Family
4 Horse Suitable for physician. No faults.
j. P. BAXTER. Portland Savings Bank. Boil
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

FoR SALE OR LEAsE---A lot of land at thu
West End, corner Forest and Congress
streets, containing about 4,224 feet Apply Il
E. HARLOW, 9l9 Congress street. Jan25dtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

mo LET-Furnished cottage on Long Island.
L Inqun4 OF G. w. ADAMS, 10S Exchange
street, Portland. 2o-l
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

ITO LET-lst floor of house, No. 50 STATE
Il STREET, s rooms, first class condition,
modern improvements, large yard. Very low
rent. zo-i'
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

EOR SALE-New house on Pitt street, Oak
dale; contains rooms and bath, hot and
cold water, wired for electric lights, connects
with sewer. has large lot. and will be sold ON
easy terms. Apply to CHARLES c. ADAMS,
No. 81 Exchange street, Portland. jly27-4
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
portv words inserted undor this head
ONO ,vselr for 25 cents. cash in advance.

ADIEs-Look here II you wish plain sew
her niece is NJ. Violet Tucker, will do your work
at reasonable prices during the month o. Au-
gust and perhaps longer. Call on, or address,
Box 152, Peaks Island Maine. IL
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

1 lillian ARvILLE, magnetic clairvoyant,
81 sittngs daily on health. business, or
private family matters at IL BRATTLE ST.,
second door from Portland street, and about
five minutes walk from Preble. 21-2
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

NOTICE. your dress skirts to us to be
IN rebound, cleansed and brushed for 90 Cts.
as we close for one month commencing the 18th
day of August. PORTLAND SKIRT BIND
ING CO., l6 Elm ST., near Congress. ISL
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

I OST-Between Yarmouth Village and Port
IL land. via shore road from Cumberland. a
brown leather money pouch containing small
sum of money and Grand Trunk card check.
Finder please return to TIA COMMERCIAL ST,
City. 26-l
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

MF ONEY LOANED on first and second
IVA mortgages, real estate, life insurance
Policies. notes, bonds and good collateral
security. Notes discounted rate of interest
5 per cent year and upwards, according to
security. w. p CARR, room 5, second floor,
Oxford building, 1856 Middle street. jly16-4
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

NOR SALE-The Fairbanks mandolins and
a banjos excel. Examine them at
HAYES music store, Ala Congress street
Instruction books for all Instruments
Pianos to let. number of 30 cent music
books (damaged) at % cents each. Superior
strings tor Instruments. Je25-4
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

NLAIRVOYANCY-Dr Frank G. Pierce,
" magnetic healer, and Mis-. Nellie b.
Pierce, trance test and business medium;
office hours a. m. TO 9 p. m. RAYMOND
HOUSE, 60 Free ST., Portland, Me. 27-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

LOR SALE-Taken to satisfy an execution;
IL ordered sold at once; three sets two-horse
team harnesses, hand made long breechings,
traces two two aud One-fourth and two and one
half inches. They will go away below value.
BRADLEY & SMALL, IS Preble ST. 27-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

nor SALE-Farm IN Bethel Maine 100 acres
good land, 2 IL story house. shed and two
barns all in good condition, good orchard, and
well supplied with wood and water also about
100000 feet of pine timber. About two miles
from Bethel village, and known as the Edward
a. Capeu farm; will be sold on favorable terms
or may be exchanged for Portland property.
MISS SARAH BIDEN. No. 1874 Fore st.
Portland Me-. mar9-E
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

DOR SALE-Two cooking stoves cheap APP
ply II SALEM ST., City. I'll
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
EDDINc RINGS.

One hundred Of them to select from. All
styles, all weights. all prices In 10, IA and Is
H. Gold. Largest and best stock of rings
in the city. A thousand of them, MCKINNEY,
che Jeweler. Monument Square. june7dtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01

ITO RENT-Furnished cottages, at reduced
4 rates, by the week or month. Apply on
premises at West End Long Island 29-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
TO LET.
Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents. cash in advance.

nor RENT OR LEASE-The spacious store
II. 3 and Temple street distant nifty feet from
Middle street. with unobstructed view OF same).
about 40 feet frontage, 65 feet rear, area 4430
square teat. Will rent whole or divide. BEN
JAMIN SHAW, 5111a Exchange street. Bull
The mirror., 1898-09-08

saddle as though he had grown there
and grinned his pleasure at the sand
and agility shown by the pony. Finally
the littld horse concentrated all his
strength, cunning and activity into one
mighty buck that was enough to stir a
church steeple from it's foundation.
The result made the cowboy look as
though he had lost his last friend and
was bent on avenging his death. He
took the pony in hand with spurs and
bit, yanked him about as though he did
not weigh more than ten pounds and
soon had him trembling in subsection
while all present were convulsed with
laughter. The rider had not been hurt
in the slightest degree, but that terrific
buck had jolted a quart OF whiskey
from his hip pocket. the bottle broke on
the hard street, and the cowboy was as
mad as he will ever be at the Spaniards.
edo you consider that reasonable
charge, considering my circumstances%
asked San Francisco woman, when
doctor presented bill for fifty dollar
for difficult but successful operation.
"That is my charge for that operatiOn,"
replied the doctor; "your circumstances
have nothing to do with it,
The woman drew a check for five
hundred dollars. II cannot accept
thal," said the doctor; "my charge for
that operation is fifty dollars" Every
we'll, "said she, "keep the check, and put
the balance to my credit" Several
months later, she received long item
lied bill, for trestment of verious kinds,
rendered to all sorts of odds aud ends
of humanity, male and female, black
and white, who had been mended at
her expense. she was so delighted
with the disposition made of the bal
ance due her that she Immediately
placed another check for five hundred
dollars to his credit on the same terms.
Boston transcript"
Justice that is not tempered with
mercy is the rankest of injustice
L. A. w. Bulletin.
Many a youth has stranded trying
to demonstrate that crop of grain
can be raised from sowing wild oats.-
Tyler Journal.
The mirror., 1898-09-08
lie Who Thinks Well Of Himself
Will Dress Well.

Your first thought this
We n styles prices.
The mirror., 1898-09-08

Many a youth has stranded trying
to demonstrate that crop of grain
can be raised from sowing wild oats.-
Tyler Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

people like picture frames. A woman stood
looking in a window, and the lig1 from the
Christmas tree within fell on her face The
man opened his purse. "She has children
and no money!" his wife said, as they went
on, then she turned to see the child whom
she heard following
The eager-eyed people pressed up and
down under the white lights, the very can
dies and the sugar angels shone in the shop
windows, and the man and woman went
homeward across the mall.
ave have bought nothing but little
wool lamb and stick of red and white
peppermint candy for the baby, and a rag
baby for little Bess, and nothing at all for
sister Grace and sister Maud, and the mill
lion of friends said the woman
eve have given the money all away to
strangers" said the man. The child's foot
steps rang out in their ears like music.
"The child is here" the woman cried
out, and knelt down and made ring with
her arms. See you not, l have him FAST"
eyes, l see, said the man, and he
stopped over her.
The child has wings, said She Mary
f. Wilkins in Boston Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

pally used for cabs, though they are used
also for private carriages, and some of the
swell dry goods houses have adopted
them for delivery wagons Several kinds
of power have been tried, but electric stor-
age batteries are by far the most common
means of locomotion. In their outward APP
pearance the main popularity of these car
riages is in their running gear, the wheels
being small but very strongly built and
having big pneumatic tires as much as four
or five inches in diameter. The storage
batteries are carried in box which forms
the rear end of the carriage. The motors
are encased and attached to the axles The
steering gear is entirely different from that
of the horse-drawn vehicle. Each steering
wheel revolveS on a short axle-tree, so that
it turns on an Independent pivot The two
short steering axles are, however, con
nected so that both wheels move together
The seat for the driver" is usually placed
above the battery box with the levers which
control and guide the machine within his
easy reach. These carriages are capable
of a very high rate of speed, and they dart
about and thread their way through the
crowded streets in way which is rather
startling to one who thus sees them for the
first time.
An electric cab company is now in full
operation in New York and its vehicles are
regular competitors for the cab hire of the
CITY
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
Mind Toms Mother.

While strolling through the streets of
Columbus, Ca, few weeks ago friend
pointed out to me the home of the mother
of "Blind Tom," the wonderful negro mu-
sician. 1t is little two-room house,
where she lives with one of her daughters,
and they cook and do laundry work for
living.
Charity Virgins, or Aunt Charity, as
she is known around the city, is over IS
years old, and though she does not look
her age she seems it. Blind Tom is one of
20 children, and while counting them ON
her fingers she could not recall all their
names. Tom is her favorite, and she loves
to tell of the great audiences all over the
country that have listened to his music.
She adoIes him and announces with the
utmost sincerity that he is "the greatest
musician in the world"
1t is interesting TO hear her tell of TOMS
first attempt at playing the piano. He was
only year old when he was taken up to
the "big house," as she called her masters
residence, to see the sights. While the
family were at dinner Toms mother missed
him from the kitchen. She hunted all
through that part of the house and the
surrounding lawns, but could not fad him.
When the family returned to the parlOr
they found the child standing at the piano,
his little hands on level with his head, as
he reached up to the keys, playing away as
though he had been taking lessons every
day from the time of his birth. After hat
1t was impossible to keep him away from
the instrument without locking II up The
child was blind from its birth, whicr made
the gift all the more remarkable New
York Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

his young daughters about the year 1872.
He attached no Importance to them as hav-
ing any merit except as children's jingle,
and he was in fact much chagrined when
they first got into print in Troy, n. Y,
newspaper He probably thought them
rather out of character for man OF his
scholarly attainments, though he did event
ually include them in an edition OF his
other poems When in his SD year he
wrote out in fine clear hand an auto
graph copy which was placed in the ar
cbives of the New York Historical society.
The idea of the poem, DIR. Moore stated,
was derived from an ancient legend relat-
ed to him in his boyhood by portly, ru6i-
cund Dutchman who lived in the neighbor-
hood. and whom he took as the type OF the
children's patron saint. The verses have
been translated into foreign languages
and an American traveller has told oil his
surprise and delight at hearing them re-
cited in her native tongue by little girl
in her own home in Germany. DIR. Moore
died in 1868. His body lies in Trinity
churchyard, in the busiest part OF New
York city, and a suitable monument marks
his grave.
Our illustration shows st. Nicholas
starting out ON his night Christmas
rounds in one of the new-fangled motor
carriages" and waving his deer gay good
bv as he goes. The deer are distressed at
sncb nonchalant neglect, and they have
right to be, for they have served the old man
we'll for many a year, and they know the
wav as well as he does.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

How sweet and moving it all seems.
Some travellers following star from afar;
a group of shepherds in field listening to
the glad chant of a celestial chorus; babe
with manger for its cradle; little boy in
spacious temple, seated among devout
and learned men; a grave and sanity fig
ure walking upon waters, sitting the tenn
pest with His voice: the same raising the
widows son to life; the same restoring
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf,
speech to the dumb, hope to those in de-
spair; the same dying upon the cross cry
ing in his awful agony, while dark shad-
ows gather about Him aud the earth rocks,
'Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they do"
All these things should be cherished in
our hearts on this Christmas morning, and
as we celebrate Christs glorious advent
upon earth, His tender injunctions to re-
member the poor should not be forgotten.
TO be obeyed at all times this command
ment appeals to us with special force at
Christmas time. In no way can we make
brighter and better our own Christmas day
than by sharing with those less fortunate
the good things which we enjoy by meking
light their burden and happier their lot
This seems to be the most beautiful and
not the least important of the lessons which
Christmas teaches Rev. DR.. Lyman Alb
bolt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

in every part Of the dance like moons. You
couldn't have predicted, at pny given time,
what would have become of them next.
And when old Fezziwig and Mrs. Fe2ziwig
had gone all through the dance; advance
and retire, both hands to your partner,
bow and curtsey, corkscrew, thread the
needle. and back again to your place; tez-
ziwig cut cut so deftly, that he appeared
to wink with his legs, and came upon his
fee5 again without a stagger.
When the clock struck eleven this dones-
tic ball broke up. Mr.. and Mrs. Fezziwig
took their stations, one on either side of
the door, and shaking hands with every
person individually as he or she went out,
wished him or her a Merry Christmas.
When every body had retired but the two
prentices, they did the same TO them and
thus the cheerful voices died away, and the
lads were left to their beds; which were
under a counter in the backshop.
During the whole of this time, Scrooge
had acted like man out of his wits. His
heart and soul were in the scene, and with
his former self. He corroborated every
thing, remembered everything, enjoyed
everything, and underwent the strangest
agitation 1t was not until now, when the
bright faces of his former self and Dick
were turned from them, that he remem-
bered the Ghost, and became conscious that
it was looking full upon him, while the
light upon its head burnt very clear
"A small matter, said the Ghost, ito
make these silly folks so full of gratitude.
"Small! echoed Scrooge.
The Spirit signed to him to listen to the
two apprentices, who were pouring out
their hearts in praise of Fezziwig; and
when he had done so, said,
why! Is it not! He has spent but
few pounds of your mortal money; three
or four perhaps. Is that so much that he
deserves this praise p
1t isn't that, said Scrooge, heated by the
remark, and speaking unconsciously like
his former, not his latter, self at isn't
that, Spirit. He has the power to render
us happy or unhappy; TO make our service
light or burdensome; pleasure or a toll.
Say that his power hes in the words and
looks; in things so slight and insignificant
that it is impossible to add and count EN-
up: what then: The happiness he gives, is
quite as great as if it cost fortune"
He felt the Spirits glance, and stopped.
"What is the natter" asked the Ghost.
Nothing particular" said Scrooge.
Something, | Think the Ghost insisted.
"No," said Scrooge, "No. should like
to be able to say a word or two to my clerk
Just now That is all
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
IA VISION OF ST. NICHOLAS"
The Story of this Well-knOwn Poem
and Its Author.

The Story of this Well-knOwn Poem
and Its Author.
The Christmas illustration at the top OF
this page was Enthusiastically suggested by
the familiar poem, "Twas the Night Before
christmas" and it is for this reason that
we have reproduced the poem entire IL
has been read year after year, with always
new delight, by successive generations OIL
children and grown-ups, and Will commune
to be SO read for many year TO come IL
is the most widely-known and the ottenest
onoted of our bits of Christmas verse. It's
history is interesting. Its author, Clement
G. Moore, was born in the city OF Ne"
York in 1881. His father was the oisnoP
of the diocese of New York. HIS boyhoou
was passed at the family's country seao'
called Chelsea, then far remote from the
CITY, but now very thickly settled portion
of it, and embracing a large tract IN tne
vicinity of Ninth avenue and Iwent!-'hiru
street. Mr.. Moore graduated at Columoia
college, and in his manhood became schoi-
ar of rare attainments. He gave to the
General Theological seminary OF Ne"
York city the land on which its buildings
now stand. He became the professor oil
biblical learning in that institution ana ai,
terward held the chair of Oriental ana
Greek literature there. He prepared
Hebrew lexicon and wrote books ON eruui'e
historical themes. He had also gift iof
writing verse and published book Oh Ms
own poems. But of them all, as OF all nj,
literary work, "a Vision of st. Nicholas
is the only composition which the world o.
today cares anything about, or even know
about
DR., Moore had a great fondness iol
children and had large family OF his own
According to a statement obtained iron
him in 1862, not long before his DEATH NJ
wrote the lines as Christmas present 10
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
Clara Barton at Santiago.

"We had been over two months fol ting
about in the Caribbean sea, and we landed
in the harbor upon the 18th day of July,
the day of the surrender. 1t was Oh Sab
bath evening that Admiral Sampson sent
me word: The mines are lifted from the
harbor. All is safe. Will you with the
state of Texas proceed, and be the first
vessel to approach Santiago? Let us show
the people that we have come to help, not
to hurt. The first ship of the conquerors'
fleet shall take food to the conquered
So our black ship started for the mar
row entrance. Just then we noticed away
off toward the shore a small craft trying
to run under the Moro and enter the har-
Dor. Then we saw her turn suddenly and
run away. We took no notice of it at the
time; but the next day we were told that
the small boat was newspaper despatch
boat that had determined to be the first
to enter the harbor. Admiral Sampson
saw her, and Immediately sent an ocean
greyhound on her track, hence her pre-
cipitate retreat.
"On, on we sailed, under the great guns
of the Moro, passed the ruined huks of
the Reina Mercedes and HobsoD's Merri-
mac. The glorious topic sun was mantling
all the hills with gold and bathing all the
valleys in peace. Yet on she rode, black
ship bearing comfort. We looked back to
see if Sampson would not come riding up
the bay as a conqueror. But still he came
not. No craft save that one stately black
ship, which carried neither gun nor armor.
The great Sierras grew more pale, and yet
no coming of any vessel but our own. We
reached the dock; we moored. No ships
were near. In the city the silence of the
deep. No armorclads in sight only bla TX
ship bearing comfort.
spontaneously some one on the deck
began to sing, Praise God from whom
all blessings fow' The grand old hymn
was taken up by the Red Cross staff by
the crew, by every one on board. 1t show
ed how full our hearts all were. Then, as
! if to round it off and make it yet more APP
propriate, some clear, sweet voice began:
From Greenland's icy mountains to India's
coral strand You know the shore forma-
ton here is coral, and we sang that hymn
with all our souls in it. Then darkness
fell and all was still; the tropic night came
on, so beautiful and sown with Stars. 1t
was a new era in history. So shall they
say to future centuries did the Americans
conquer Santiago. y Clara Barton in
| Frank Leslie's Monthly.