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The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
BAPTIST MINISTER DEAD.

WATERFORD, August 22.-Rev. George ".
Davis, a former pastor of the Baptist
church at Biddeford, died here Saturday.
He preached in Chicopee Falls, Mass,
several years prior to his pastorate in
Biddeford. He was native of Water
ooro and graduate of Colby and the
theological seminary at Newton.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
PEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Wilbur Stanton of Gorha-1 to the Sc
bago Wood Board Company, land in
Charles B. Dodge Of Concord, Mass. !,
to Ann M. Delano, land at Grand View
in South Portland.
Nelson A Staples to Nettie E. Gray,
Charles i. Dodge of Concord. Mass. ,
to Albert J. Garco, land at Grand
View.
Susan G. Soule to Mary L. Winslow.
both OF Yarmouth, land in Yarmouth.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
EXCURSION TO ToGUS.

Cahill's annual excursion to the
National Soldiers Home ut Togus, via
the Maine Central will come off on We'd
nesday next, by train leaving Union
station at a. IN. The fare will be 81. %
Tor the round trip. This is one of the
most enjoyable excursions of the season.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINAT TON.

All who desire to enter the civil service
examination in October for the positions
of clerk and carrier at the Portland post
office should file their applications at
once, as the examiners will not receive
such applications after Sept. 1st. Blanks
may be obtained of the secretary of the
board of examiners at the postoffice.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
n1ED FROM HIS INJURIES.

Eugene McGillicuddy the man who
was SO seriously injured in the Grand
Trunk railway yard early Friday morn
ing, died at the Maine General hospital
at a few minutes after nine O'Clock Sun
dav night from the effects of his injuries.
Coroner Perry will hold an inquest We'd
neSday,
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
LOOK OUT FOR SNEAK THIEVES.

Citizens are notified to be careful this
week for the city is likely to be infested
with sneak thieves and pickrockets. 1t
Isl wiser not to carry too much money or
many valuables into crowds, and houses
should be securely locked in the absence
of the families. In case house is to be
left alone this week the police department.
should be notified that extra precaution
may be taken.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
TWENTIETH MAINE REUNION

The Twentieth Maine Regiment Asso-
citation will hold it's reunion at Riverton
Friday, Aug. &c. All who attend should
call for special rate reunion tickets on the
railroads unless they are also to attend
the New England Fair.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that he
i has besn duly appointed Administrator c.
t. a. of the estate of
CHARLES E. THOMAS. late of New York,
in the County and State Of New York, leaving
estate to be administered in the county of Cum
berand and given bonds as the law d.
reefs, and 1 have appointed Augustus f.
Moulton Of Portland my Agent or Attorney
Within tho State of Maine. All persons
having demands against the estate of said de-
ceased are desired to present The same for set
Element. and all indebted thereto are requested
to make payment Immediately.
j. VAUGHAN MERRICK, JR
Philadelphia, Pa.
Augustus F. Moulton, Portland, Me-. Agt., or
Atty.
Scarborough. July 3d. 1898.
aug2sd1awswTu.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23

The Manila cable was repaired and
operated by the signal CORPS OF the United
States army.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
HOLD-UP AT CUM
saa8s BERLAND MILLS DEPOT.

Afsout 10 O'Clock Sunday night, Mr..
George Babb, night watchman at the
Maine Central, Cumberland Mills depot,
was the victim Of an attempted hold up.
Mr.. ABabb had just come from the tracks
below the depot where he had been to
fix ths switch lights for the night. As
he entered the depot waiting office to
10 into the ticket Office he was confronted
by a man who pointed a revolver at him
and demanded that he hold up his hands.
Mr.. Babb was for a moment thoroughly
frightened, but as he is in no way a
coward he resolved to give his strange
guest a dose of his own medicine. He
reached for his revolver, but found that
it was not loaded. At the sight Of the
break for1the door and jumping to the
tracks ran speedily in the direction of
Westbrook depot. AS soon as Mr.. Babb
discovered his revolver was not loaded
he fastened to the ticket office where
there were some cartridge in desk
drawer He returned from the office i'm
mediately to find that the man had
flown He aimed two shots in the di
rection of his assailant, but without
effect. Mr. Babb then reported the
matter to City Marshal Swan, who, with
Officer Witham, made careful search
of the city. but were unsuccessful in cap
turing the man. Officer Witham heard
the shots fired by Mr.. Babb, but was
unable to locate the direction from
which the shots came. The work is be-
lieved to be that of tramps or burglars
that have been at work in this county
for some weeks now. The entire transar-
ton happened SO quickly, and the light
of the depot being down that Mr..
Babb did not have good chance to size
up his man for description.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
WESTBROOK.

Quite party of Westbrook people at
tended the services held by the Christian.
alliance at Old Orchard Sunday.
Mrs. W. q. Lord, wife of Lieut.. Lord,
who is severely sick at Chickamauga,
left Saturday evening for that place and
will assist the nurses in caring for him.
Mr.. Greedy Loring has SO lar recovered
from his recent illness that he is now
able to attend to his duties with tho
local electric light company.
Mr.. Guy Hodgkins of Lewiston, former
ly a resident here, was in the city Satur-
day calling on friends.
Mr.. r. Q. Boothbsy is at'Ltbby's beach,
where he is enjoying brief vacation.
Miss Christine Laponte, clerk for W.
W. Cutter, left yesterday for a two weeks
vacation which she will enjoy at Man.
chester, N. d.
Miss Ethel Moulton has been the guest
of relatives in this city.
Harrison McCann is at work at the
Poland Spring house this season as clerk.
Mr., McCann enters Bowdoin college IN
September.
Mr.. Trafton Plaisted, a former resident
Of this city accompanied by his daughter,
Tesie, has been the guest of MIR. and Mrs.
L., 3. Sturgis. Mr.. Plaisted came on
from New York, his present abode, to
attend the reunion of his old regiment,
18th Maine. held last week.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Eliza Wood
ford was held Sunday at Q O'Clock from
the residence Of her son, Mr.. Chas. +.
Wuodford. The services were conducted
by Rev Thomas B. Payne OF the Uni
yersaiist church of this city. The burial
Was at Evergreen cemetery.
saRev. F. W. Davis Of Cumberland,
preached on Sunday at the Warren Con-.
gregatlonal church. The anthem sung at
the morning service by the chorus choir,
was composed by Mr.. h. L. jackson Of
this city.
The committee of the Westbrook city
government on laying out new streets,
will have hearing at the corner OF
Main and Lamb streets on the 25th day
terested In the change of grade of Main
street, from the intersection of Lamb
with said Main street to the Deering
line.
Mrs. Holmes and daughter, Miss Annie
Holmes. Miss Maud Legrow, Mrs Oswald
Ecklof and Miss Wilmer Newcomb, are
enjoying brief outing at Sebago lake.
MT Martin Powers left Monday for Wall
than, Mass, where he will enjoy brief
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Benjamin Strout of Chelsea,
Mass, sister to Mrs. Simonl Arenovsky
of this city, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arenovsky at their home on Main street.
Mr.. Harry Roberts Of the West End
with relatives, enjoyed blackboard ride
yesterday afternoon to the Two Lights,
Cape Elizabeth.
A man from Livermore Falls
on brief visit to this city was arrested
on Sunday for drunkenness and distur-
bance. Before Judge Tolman yesterday
the man was discharged for lack of evil
dence.
HOLD-UP AT CUM
Gaaa sBERLAND MILLS DEPOT.
Afsout 10 O'Clock Sunday night, Mr..
George Babb, night watohman at the
Maine Central, Cumberland Mills depot,
was the victim Of an attempted hold up.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23

About eight years ago got sore hands. It
commenced with a burning sensation on my
fingers. When l rubbed them you could see
little white pimples on the skin, and felt
like twisting my fingers out of their sockets.
had high fever and cold chills, and nights
I had to walk the floor until fell asleep. I
got the CUTICURA REscLvENr and CUrIcURA
SOAP. The nails hardened up and peeled off,
and don't believe there is one Of the first
nails left on my hands which are now cured.
CASPER DIETSCHLER,
Feb. @, '3S. Pembroke, Genesee Co., n. Y.
Two dollars worth Of CUTIcURA REMEDIES
cured me Of Salt RteWns Of tacenty gears stand
ing My hands and fingers broke out in red,
watery blisters with terrible itching, then
scab would form, which would peel OF and
come in great cracks, the blood running out.
NV nails grew out wr.inkled like cows horns,
but now they are growing nice and smooth.
S. r. MILLER, RobeTtsdale, Pa.
1 was obliged to keep the first three fingers
of my little boys hand done up all the time,
as it was raw sore, beginning to extend
down toward the palm. We consulted three
different physicians, each a certain length OF
time. 4 gentleman recommended CUTICURA
REMEDIES. l purchased CUTIcURA SOAP,
CUTICURA (ointment) and CUTICURA REsoL-
VENT, put aside what bad teen using, and
began with them. Well they cured that hand.
Mrs. DIAMOND,
Jan. 90 98. 1G1 Bronson Ave-, Rochester, NY.
sola througheutthe world POTTER DRUG AND CHEK.
Cosp. Boston. "How to Have Beautiful Hands" Tree.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-23
A new ENGLAND SHORE DINNER,
CAPE COTTAGE CASINO.
Under New Management.

built, of the appointed
SURROUNDINGS a
sec mdt none, leading specially,
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MILES TO HIS MEN.
Exhorts Officers and Privates of
the Army to Uphold Honor
of the Nation.

Washington, D. c., June 3.-An order
by Maj.-Gen. Miles, commanding the
army, urging upon officers and privates
that the faithful observance of the laws
and regula tons of the military branch is
essential to the honor and efficiency of
the army was made public today. 1t
bears date of Memorial day, Nav 80,
The order is as follows:
After prolonged period of peace our army is
once more called upon to engage in war in the
military forces to the highest state Of efneiency
and most speedily accomplish what is expected
EST enefgss Of ali its members or Of n'
military bodies in Civilized Countries ,s' have
through the experience Of hundreds Of years and
the faithful observance of those laws and reeula-
lions is essential to the honor and efficiency Of
All authority should be exercised with armness
equity ana dseorum on the part Of the superors
AND oya De p
Every officer of whatever grade will, so far as
may be in his power, guarantee and preserve
charge He must labor diiigentiy and un neal,usiy
to perfect himself and his suhordinates in mill
tary drill. instruction and disciplined and above
example, to maintain the highest character to
foster and stimulate that true soldierly spirit
and patriotic devotion to duty which must char
commanding confidently trusts that every officer
and soldier in the service Of the republic, each in
Gus Efforts to the end that the honor and ehar
and its best eo!s
Of Heroic dead whose "a services snd
81 sssaed h ss; Al H55se E
the government of our beloved country,
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Extravaganza of Present Generation

Extravaganza OF Present Generation.
It's very amusing to hear ministers of
the gospel, staid old ladies who have out
grown everything but black gowns and
white 6chus, and other worthy but mis-
Informed people, lecture to the present
generation on its luxurious living, it's will
full waste and its prodigal extravaganza
Why, it's only historical to be extrava-
CANT. And in olden times reckless money.
spending was not a sign of newly-acqured
riches. Of course Napoleon and Louis
Philippe were ''upstarts." but Marie An
toinette, Louis XIV. and Louis XIV. be-
ionged to all that was golden and gracious
in Austria and France, and they were ex-
travagant enough to impoverish the coun-
try.
Extravaganza in dress reached its
zenith in the Sixteenth century. the Tu-
dor period in: England. This was the
period of silken hose. Doublets were
slashed-that is to say, fine and costly
pieces of cloth were let into them. Shoes
we're of velvet or satin. with elaborate
ornaments upon them. Hats were made
of beaver and were very costly, or of vel
vet, into which costly jewels or rare
feathers were inserted. Hall, the chron-
icler, gives a detailed account of the
dress of Henry VIII. He wore a coat of
velvet, embroidered with gold or damask,
The sleeves were cut and lined with
cloth of gold. The garments were tied
together with great buttons of diamonds,
rubies and Orient pearls. Shirts were
plated and embroidered with gold, silver
or silk. Over all he would wear q cloak
Of rich and varied fur.-Philadelphia
Times
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A RECONNAISSANCE.
1t was Absolutely Necessary that
Schley Learn Location OF
Batteries,

Washington, D. c., June BIT is evil
dent to the official mind that Tuesdays
demonstration by Schley's squadron at
Santiago was nothing more than recon-
Nuisance in force. In view of the fact
that the Spaniards are known to have
made considerable additions to the de-
lenses of Santiago since the outbreak of
the war 1t would become absolutely nee
essary for naval commander, before
entering upon a general engagement, to
take steps. to learn for himself and be-
You'd question just what defenses he must
overcome to succeed in his attack. Other
wise the whole plan of the engagement
carefully drawn in advance must be sud-
denly OverthrOwn in the midst of the un-
expected fire from some heavy battery
whose whereabouts were unknown to the
attacking force. The navy officers today
tack on santia gq is to be deferred until
the troops arrive from Florida. If this
be so then nothing can be expected in
the way OF an engagement for some days
to come, for it was stated at the war de-
partment today that no troops have yet
boarded the transports and several days
will be required to make the passage
from Tampa to Santiago.
The attention of naval officers has been
occupied by the Spanish flagship Cristobal
Colon and the hulk Reina Mercedes. Ly-
ing in the narrowest part of the channel,
the ships, when in danger of capture,
might be scuttled and thus absolutely pre-
vent the entrance of the American Ships
While this would also prevent the egress
of the Spanish vessels, it would tend to
make the reduction of Santiago al ex-
tremely difficult task and one requiring a
long time, for the Spanish ironclads lying
in the harbor could be counted upon to
easily repel any attack coming from the
land side until such time as the troops
managed to secure the support of heavy
artillery.
The sudden appearance of the cruiser
Cincinnati at Hampton roads is ex-
planned at the navy department by the
statement that her boilers are to be re-
tubed. The Cincinnati has had a good
deal of hard service since she was last
overhauled, including two years. work in
the Mediterranean. She was ordered
north to have her boilers repaired a
month ago, but the execution of the or
der was delayed because there was need
of the ship up to this time. About
twenty days should suffice to complete
the repairs.
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SECRET LANGUAGE.
The Jargon that Children Make Up
Convey Their Momentous Sccrets,

The Jareon that Children Make UP to
Convey Their Momentous Secrets.
Oscar Chrisman has a novel article in
the Century on 1.-THE Secret Language of
Childhood" in the course of which he
gives many whimsical examples. Mr..
Chrisman says:
The secret-language period is thing of
child nature. There are three distinct
periods in language-learning by the child.
The first is the acquiring of the mother
tongue. The second period comes shortly
after the time of beginning to learn the
mother- tongue, and is a language made up
by children who, perhaps, find themselves
unable to master the mother-tongue. Very
this kind, but all children have few
words of such. Then comes the secret
language period. Although in very few
cases the learning of secret languages be-
gan about the sixth year, and in some in
stances the period ran till after the eight
eenth year, yet the vast majority of
cases are covered by the period between
the eighth and the fifteenth year, while
the greatest use is between the tenth and
the thirteenth year.
There are many reasons why children
learn and use these languages. One lady
confesses that she originated a language,
and introduced it into a mysterious set of
ten, in order to write notes in school; and
she truly adds that had their teachers dis
covered the key, they would have learned
many truths.
1t can never be known whether these
languages originated in the very first
cases with children. The names would
in many instances imply that children
had to do with them, as they show things
familiar to the child and loved by him.
So in the secret languages. we find ami
mails playing an important part in the
naming. The hog, dog, goose, pigeon,
pig, fly, cat and other animals, are at
tached to these languages. The child in
the old-fashioned school, where all sat
together, hearing the Ito him. senseless
and unknown Latin, would naturally at
tach the name to his language, and thus
give birth to Hog Latin, Goose Latin, etc.
Seeing or hearing a language, one letter
may strike the child's fancy, as in one
the letter h is "hash," and so Hash Ian
guage is the result. In another 'bub''
(b) finds the funny spot in child nature,
and so Bub talk comes forth The child
in former days, so frequently hearing of
the a-b-c's, would, upon the construction
of an alphabet language, at once recur to
such, and so name this the A-Bub- Gin
bud language.
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SONG OF THE RAPID FIRES.

You may take the thirteen-lnchers.
;, And the Fights and six and fours;
You. may take the heavy battery,
You may take the grim protHtiie
:. And the mighty solid shot.
but We, the rapid tircrs,
As g. the gyms th At make things hot
Aud With steady, ready ken
We reach the decks and sweep them
with their living walls of Menl
It's ping, aud sping, and splutter,
And It's beautiful to be
The tenors In the chorus
That Is sung across the sea!
Swing your broadsides into action,
Let the forward turrets play.
Hark the thunder of the cannon
:. AS they dance In deaths chase!
Sweep the courses with the squadron.
Send the foe the thunder-challenge-
But it's we that take the men!
Oh, it's terrible to hear us
And It's lively when We sing,
As across the heaving pillows
We are tenors Of the chorus,
But on stArbboard or on lee
We are heard above the thunder
That Is sung across the seat
We are fame and fire and terror,
We are twenty to their one;
we are up again and at them
Ere they charge the heavy gun;
Anu our lips arc rcd with battle,
And our threats are hoarse with smoke.
When we land upon their quarter
AND they feel our lightning stroke.
Oh. it's rapid. rand. rapid,
Jolly rapid-tirers are We,
Singing round the ranging turret
And across the surging sea.
We are brothers to the heavies
And We strike where they have missed
And there's doom upon the quarter
Where our twenty bolts have kissed
Swing the Founders into action,
We shall beat the batteries yet!
From the furnace to the funnel,
Where the naked seamen sweat,
We are heard amid the chorus,
Aud they know our surging shout,
AS we sing across the waters
From our triple-steel rcdoubt.
Oh. It's rip ani roar and rumble
When the thirteens sink the foe,
And It's death upon the pillows
When the solid Founders 60;
But It's swift the turrets swing US
And vii h steady, ready ken
We search the decks and sweep them
with their living walls OF men!
Baltimore News.
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DEWEY IS THERE.
He Can Take Care of All the Fleets
Imaginative Correspondents
Can Send.

Paris, June 3.-There is persistent
belief here and at Madrid that Admiral
Cervera is not at Santiago de Cuba.
The correspondent of the Gaulois at
Madrid telegraphs from there saying he
has learned from the highest authority
that Admiral Cervera has never been in
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and that
the Spanish ships there belong to Capt
Villamirs torpedo squadron.
1t appears from the information gath
cred by the Gaulois correspondent that
Admiral Cervera, after leaving the Cape
Verde islands, Unanswered so as to de-
ceive the Americans and then started at
full speed for the Philippine islands,
where the feet is to arrive on Saturday
or Sunday. His orders are to destroy
Admirars Dewey's fleet and then inter
cept, capture or destroy the American
transports from San Francisco"
In conclusion the correspondent of the
Gaulois says: admiral Camara's squad
ron may be expected to join Admiral
Cervera's in the Philippine islands in
few weeks.
Madrid, June 3.-The Pals, a promi-
nent republican organ, says it is rumored
that the United States fleet has made a
second attack upon Santiago de Cuba and
that the Americans forced an entrance
into the harbor. In Spanish circles here
the report is not believed to be true.
The Madrid newspapers maintain that
Admiral Cervera's feet is sailing in the
direction of the Philippine islands,
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his limbs. This extended, followed by
z, pricking sensation, until at last the
blood began to course freely and vigor-
oasly through his body. Soon he was re-
stored to his old-time health. A reporter
for the Monitor recently called on Mr..
Fetch again and was told:
You may say there is no doubt as to
my cure being permanent. l am in better
health than when gave you the first
interview and certainly attribute my cure
to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie. ITO these pills I owe my release from
the living death, and shall always bless
the day was induced to take them"
In the face of such testimony, can any
one say that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are
not entitled to the careful consideration
OF every sufferer-man, woman or child?
is not the case, in truth, miracle of
modern medicine? These pills are sold by
all druggists and considered by them to be
one of the most valuable remedial agents
known to science
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WORD FROM SCHLEY.
Message Read with Satisfaction at
the Presidents Cabinet
Meeting,

Washington, D. c., June 3.-The navy
department has received an official re-
port from Commodore Schley regarding
his recent attack on the forts at the en-
trance of Santiago harbor. 1t was read
at today's cabinet meeting and received
with satisfaction.
Commodore Schley says that his at
tack was made for the purpose of de-
veloping the enemy's position, to locate
their batteries, etc. In that respect it
was, ne says, entirely successful, and he
accomplished what he set out to do.
None of his vessels was touched by the
enemy's volleys and there were no casu-
alties or mishaps on his vessels. He says
in addition that he has no reasonable
doubt that Cervera's fleet is inside the
harbor of Santiago,
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A Sensible Suggestion.

a medical Journal urges, sensibiy
enough. that in the present extravagant
expenditure in house building a little
money should be laid out in arranging for
a sckroom. built Oh the sunny side. and
equipped with ut least the simple means
for isolation and care of a sick person.
Eentila ton should be we'll considered, the
walls may be of washable material, paint
tiles, or covered with the waterproof bath
paper, the plumbing should be out of, but
convenient to, it. \ little of the time and
money invested in libraries. bathrooms and
oriental parlors, spent Oh an apartment
whose use in an emergency, not unusual to
frail humanity, may insure the comfort
and safety to the family that is necessary
to the enjoyment of the more luxurious
rooms,