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TRUE Comfort.

A prison chaplain recently related,
at a religious meeting, one of his ex-
periences in a convict prison. he had
visited a sick prisoner and told the
warder that if the man grew worse in
the night. he-the chaplain--was to be
called. In the morning he found that
the prisoner had died in the night; and
calling upon the warder to account Tor
his neglect, the latter assured him that
ii was all right, for he had Offered
few words himself. The following ap-
pear to have been the words of COM
fort that the warder found appropriate
to the accession: Awkins, you
have been a bad 'un. Prisoner. weari-
ly-Yes, sir, ave. Warder-'Awkins,
there is no 'ope for you. Prisoner, sad
ly-No. sir, no 'ope Warder. relent-
lessly-'Awkins, you will go to bad
place. Prisoner, turning restlessly-
Yes, yes. Warder-'Awkins, be thank
full that you have a place to go to-
Household Words
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To My Old Patrons.

1 STILL OFFER MY VALUABLE
services, if you are so unfortunate as to
require them. When man is sick and
needs a physician the inquiry is where
can | find one who has been long enough
in this climate to understand the peculiar
status of disease in cur midst, with a
mind matured and enriched by studies of
an advanced order. / can safely say
there is hardly a disease in the catalogue
of human ills that | cannot treat sue
cessfully. Ladies. / am always ready to
assist you. My knowledge has been in
creased by extensive experience | am
now able to treat you with assured sue
cess. No complaint peculiar to your deli
cate organism is beyond my control. My
female monthly medicines are superior to
any offered heretofore, and are sure to
have the desired effect. Those of the pub
lie who need my services | guarantee
gentlemanly honorable and scientific
treatment at reasonable rates.
/ address particularly those suffering
from private diseases and lost manhood.
Persons afflicted. if they prefer can con-
disease or trouble and receive medicines
by express with full instructions. All
letters must be directed to j. II. Josselyn
NJ. D.. 906 Market street. San Francisco,
Cal. room II. In all eases a cure guaran-
teed or no pay required. Consultation per-
sonally or by letter free. Apartments for
patients when desired. Consultation
parlors, 500 Market and Ellis streets
Office hours a. M to p. m. My diploma
hangs in my office.
J. II. JOSSELYN. NJ D.
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ADMIRAL CERVERA,
Whom the American Fleets Would
Like to CaDture

The Spanish Cape Verde fleet, toward
which the eyes of all the world have
been turned with interest, is command
ed by Admiral CerYera. He is an an
cient mariner, willy, full of resources
and we'll informed in his profession. He
has won his promotion by merit as
well as by political influence, and has
grown old in the service of his coun-
try without having much experience in
the actual activities Of war.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF THE
Board of Trustees OF the State Normal
School of San Diego. California notice is
hereby given that sealed proposals viii
be received by said board until 10 o'clock
a. m. of June "a, 1898, for furnishing the
materials and performing the labor ne
cessary for the erection and completion of
the central portion of the San Diego State
Normal School Building.
Separate proposals will be received and
separate contracts made for furnishing
the materials and performing the labor
necessary for each of the following parts
of said building, to wit: l. For the
masonry work, including all brick, con-
crete and cement work, and all necessary
excavations and filling; 2 For the iron
electric and glazing work: T. For the
plumbing and gashtting work; 5. For the
timing and galvanized iron work; g. For
painting and vanishing.
No proposal will be considered unless
accompanied with a bond of such pro-
poser, equal to 10 per cent. of his proposal,
with at least two good and sufficient sure
ties. conditioned that if his proposal shall
be accepted he will duly enter into a
proper contract
Each proposal must be made on blanks
furnished for that purpose. and, together
with the aforementioned bond, enclosed
in a sealed envelope. addressed to the
Trustees State Normal School of San
Diego, with an Endorsement thereon show
ing what portion of the building is COW
cred to the Merchants National Bank of
San Diego, California, before 10 O'Clock
a. m. of June a. 1898
Said proposals will be publicly opened
and contracts based thereon will be made
on June "a, 1898, at 10 O'Clock a. m at
room 80, Fisher Opera-house Block in
San Diego. California.
The contractors to whom contracts are
awarded Will be required to file with said
board a good and sufficient bond to the
amount of 20 per cent. of the contract
price for the faithful and proper perform
ance of his contract.
The plans and specification of said
building can be seen during business hours
at the office of Hebbard & Gill, Archi-
tects, Grant Building, San Diego, Cali
fornia
The Board of Trustees reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals made.
State Normal School of San Diego, Cali
fornia. BY w. r. GUY.
President Board Trustees i
Attest: Robert c. Jones Secretary
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EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from corre-
spondents on topics of interest to the
general public The matter in these COM
munications will be understood to repre-
sent only the views of the writers. All
communications must be accompanied by
the name of the writer, not for publica-
tiOn unless so desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith.-EdS.
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Yankee Doodle, or the Spirit Of rs.

on in Room of
wide attention patriotic
nodernized
spirit eoquetly
words of the stability of this the
all Republics. is
al the nwthyo
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Do you have headache, dizziness,
drowsiness, loss of appetite and other
symptoms of biliousness, or are you
troubled with humors of the blood? In
either case Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure
you.
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cellaneous collections. No. LOST, for
distribution by the Lick Observatory.
1t is a volume of 2J3 pages, with many
maps and Illustrations
The record-union., 1898-05-30

Save money by buying your tea and
coffee of J. McMorry, 531 NJ.
The record-union., 1898-05-30
Lot I.-Our Choicest Nightgowns
Greatly Reduced.

A review of our gown stock shows
many of the 81 90 up to the ST 30
kinds to have. become mussed by
handling. One washing will remedy
the marred looks The garments are
made of some of the choicest mate
rial. Original designs that will
strongly appeal even to the most ex-
acting. The sewing, or operators
work, will rival the best home efforts.
Formerly priced at 81 %, 81 90,
50 30, So 90, 81 90, s. GO to SIS 30.
Tuesdays reduced prices: ST %,
81 3S, 81 6S, 81 9S, 50 SS, 81 %, So 9S
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L O T / ] l.
Enameled cook
ing kettles, Il
quart size, 33c.
Cooking pots or
kettles suitable
to be used as
soup pots or for
the putting up of
fruit. Made with
two handles and
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Lot Vl.-Lace Gown, $50.

Womens cambria gown, very elab-
crate yoke of Maltese lace and inser-
ton. The joining of lace is strength
ened by finishing braid. Buttons at
side instead of down the front.
Tuesdays Price, S8c.
The record-union., 1898-05-30

Seven Months a Prisoner is the
stirring recital of J. V. Hadley re-
counting the trials of a soldier of the
Union taken captive by the Confeder-
ates. He was a Lieutenant upon the
staff of General J. c. Rice, Second
Brigade, Wadsworths Division. Fifth
Corps. The story is one of the most
graphic and thrilling imaginable, full
of horrors. and full also of tender
sentiment and burning patriotism. 1t
is an admirably told tale The book
gives us some side light views of Cen
eral Grant and other Union command
ers.
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NOTICE TO VOTERS
REGISTRATION!

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
Sacramento County, State of California,
having made an order on May ), 1898, di-
recting a new and
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TUESDAY, $50 A. M.
Special Sale Of

neat embroidery 1 inch wide. Cut
full size and length.
Tuesdays Price, 5Sc.
The record-union., 1898-05-30
Lot II.-Lace Drawers, 30c.

Made of good quality soft-fnished
cambria, material just suited for
summer wear. Finished with 4-inch
lawn ruff1e, and edged with pretty
washable lace = inches wide. Meas
ure SO inches wide at bottom, and
have yoke band. Sewing carefully
done
T.ac5o,,c Ds:co 10 Ell.
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Lot VII. - Elaborately Lace
Trimmed Drawers, 7SC.

Made of fine cambria. Wide flounce
bottom of , rows insertion. edged with
matched lace , inches wide. Regular
price 81 %.
Tuesdays Price, 78c.
The record-union., 1898-05-30

From William Doxey (San Francisco),
the publisher. we have the "Rubayyat
of Ornar Khayyam." translated into
English verse by Edward Fitzgerald.
II is one Of Mr.. Doxey's Lark Glass
les" The neat little volume is pre-
faced By a poem Omar Khayyam," by
Justin H. Mccarthy, and a poem by
Porter Gwinett The introduction,
dealing Of the astronomer poet of Per-
sfa. is by Mr.. Fitzgerald There are
several pages of explanatory notes. The
little volume sells at 30 cents.
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with black cloth top, long pointed
toes and French stitched heels.
Price S.. You will find it decid-
edly interesting, and profitable as
well, to see Our fine shoes for both
men and women before purchas-
ing elsewhere. No trouble to show
the shoes to you, and no necessity
for you to buy unless fully salts
fed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23
TO COMMAND THE. sEBENoA.

The Bangor Commercial says: Captain
E. P. Dickson, for many years promi.
nent coast captain and recently in COM
mand of the Maine Central ferry steamer
Sebenoa, running between Mt. Desert
ferry and Bar Harbor, is about to resign
from that service.
Captain Dickson has been contem plat
ing the resignation for some time and
his decision on this matter Is final.
Captain Dickson is intimately known
by residents along the shores of French
mems bay. He was for four teen years. UP
to June, 1897, in the service in French
mems bay. For about seven years he was
captain of the Sappho, and in command
of that fine steamer made a lot of friends
amongst the crowds whom he carried
back and forth. Until November this
year, Captain Dickson never bad an ACC i.
dent in all his career. That day the
Sebenoa, with Emery Davis, quart er
master, at the wheel, ran on to the Han.
cock Point lighthouse and was SO severely
damaged that she sank at wharf as soon
| as she could be gotten ashore. She is nov
undergoing extensive repairs.
Captain o. G. Oliver, who this season
commanded the steamer Salacia, OF the
BANGOR. Portland line, will, it is under
stood. succeed Captain Dickson at once
He may go on duty Wednesday morning
This is a singular circumstance, because
n was Captain Oliver who was, fourteen
wears ago, succeeded by Captain Dickson
in the ferry service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

Some one has dug up an article written
by Commissioner Whitelaw Reid in 1873
on the Scholar in Politics, in which he
has this to say about the annexation of
inferior races:
The land greed of the Anglo-Saxon race
is still at work. We have absorbed the
best part of Mexico. but we have plenty
of propagsndists, mainly in the army,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

DR.. Serene Bishop says IL, 1000 of the
male Kanakas of the Sandwich islands
could pass an educational suffrage test, but
he adds t'two-thirds of them are drunken,
shiftless and in deadly fear of the kahu
mas or sorcerers. Not more than one third
can earn decent, civilized living, by
reason of hea5henish lack of character.
although they read and write. !" The
Kanakas have been under civilizing infiu-
ence of the Americans great many years
but two thirds of them are still drunken
and shiftless and one third of them un-
able to earn decent living, by reason OF
their heathenish characters. OF course
men of this stamp are unfit for self gov
eminent Now if half century of
American civilization has made nothing
better out of the Kanaka than drunk
en- and shiftless' wretch, how long will
it be before the civilizing PROCESS fitf
ths Tagals and the Sulus Of the Philip
pines for self governments In short how
long will we have to hold the Philip
pines before we can turn them over tc
their own population?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23
4 LETTER FROM ADMIRAL sCHLEY

Some weeks ago W. e. g. Chaplin OF
this city, mail clerk on the Bangor ano
vanceboro route, started to make q
collection of souvenirs of the American
Spanish war, and accordingly wrote AID
miral W. S. Schley for navy button
from his uniform which he wore during
the memorable battle at Santiago.
Mr.. Chaplin received the following re-
ply from the Admiral:
NEW York, December Sth. 1898.
ssMy Dear Sir:-I am sorry to say that
am without buttons such as you ask
and it would interest you to know that
have had at least five hundred requests
for buttons and that should be glad if
had been able to crafty the many kind
friends who have asked for them.
Respectfully yours,
sW. S. SCHLEY.
sW. E.. 6. Chaplin, Bangor Me.
Mr.. Chaplin treasures the above lettel
very highly, far more than he would thu
outton. because it was personally WRITER
by Admiral Schley. 1t il doubtful if {
more valuable memento of the American
Spanish war is owned in Maine. Bangor
News
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23
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DEERING.

Miss Myrtice d. Cheney of the Deerine
High school purposes to spend most OF
the vacation with a college friend at
Pennington, New Hampshire.
Mrs. Silas H. Redmond of Richardson
street has been quite i'll.
The whooping cough still has its vic
tins in Deering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prize of Deering Center
intend DON to move to Pleasant street.
The children are enjoying vacation
freedom, and the expected bounties of the
saint of the season.
The seats for the new high school house
have arrived, and Mr.. Joseph Hutchins
has begun to put them in.
New calendars are doing their part to
make us familiar with '99. Mr.. Austin
issues some fine ones to his patrons. One
of them gives an extra calendar. on the
back of the card, for 200 years, 1853 to
1862.
Mrs II. e. Wildes, formerly of Deer
ing, is to conduct Christmas exercise,
and superintend the gathering of the
Christmas tree fruit for the juvenile
Templars of Portland
The Woodfords Universalist Sunday
school will hold It's Christmas exercises
in Lewis Hall, Friday evening, Dec. 23rd,
at Z. 80 O'Clock. In place of the usual tree
eantata, entitled ''The Enchanted Cas-
tle'' will be given by members of the
school The castle will be built Of paper
...Ix- Il. IN
Sinpad the Sailor. Aladdin, the Fairy
Queen and her fairies, will all be there.
At the close of the Cantata the bricks
will be distributed to the children. This
will be very novel entertainments and
well worth seeing Members of the Sun
day school admitted free. All others will
be admitted for nominal sum. The
public is cordially invited.
The Woodfords Universalist Sunday
school is to hold Christmas entertain
| Inent this evening in Lewis hall, Wood
fords. The exercises will commence al
| Z. so O'Clock. The cantata, 1.-The En-
chanted Castle'' will be presented by
members of the school. The castle is to
be built of paper bricks filled with candy
Santa Claus, Sinbad, the sailor, Aladdin,
the Fairy Queen and her fairies, are to be
| introduced. After the entertainment the
bricks will be distributed to the children.
Members of the Sunday school admitted
free. A small admission fee will bt
charged to all others. A cordial invitation
is extended tine public to attend.
| JOHNsON--HARMON WEDDING.
A pretty home wedding occurred yester
day afternoon at the residence of thu
bride when Miss Ida ID. johnson of this
CITY was united i'll marriage to Mr.
Frederick III. Harmon of Portland. Th,
ceremony was performed by Rev. E. P
Wilson, pastor of the Woodfords Conere
gational church in the presence of imme
Glate friends and relatives. The bride fo
several years was in the retail department
of Loring, Short g. Harmon's book store
Portland.
Motioes we're posted yesterday for
drawing of a juror to serve in the Su
perior court and one for the Suprem
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court. The drawing will take place
Wednesday evening December 20, at 7.3O
o'clock.
Rev. Manley B. Townsend, pastor OF
ths Woodfords Uniyersaltst church Will
nreaoh a Christmas sermon Sunday
morning at 10. 80 o'clock.
Tbare ia TO be a social this evening in
tberyestry of All Souls universalist
church. The comedy "a Straw Man
will be presented. A fine literary ana
musical programme will be held after
the comedy.
Lebanon Commandery, knights OF
Malta, observed ladies night on Weones-
day evening at their hall, Morrllls corner.
An excellent oyster supper was served
followed by choice programme OF
literary and musical selections There
was large number in attendance
The remains of the late Mrs. Emily u.
Quincy, wife of William J. Quincy of
WATERFOWL, Mass, formerly of Portland,
were brought to Evergreen cemetery
Wednesday where burial services were
held at s.30 O'Clock.
Mrs. Maria Tenney, mother of DIR. B..
Austin Tenney, Mechanic street, Wood
fords, is i'll with the gripp.
| Mr.. William e. leighton student at
Harvard Medical college, is enjoying the
vacation holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Leighton, Stevens
Plains avenue, Morrills.
! The electric cars are being well patron
| ICED during the holiday season.
Rev. Gowen @. Wilson attended the
church conference at Lewiston on Wednes-
day.
Wooden shutters are being placed over
the windows of the old Eastern Forge
company's plant at East Deering, as the
boys who skate on the pond near the
building persist In throwing snow balls
and demolishing the windows.
FUNERAL OF ALFRED c. CROOK.
The funeral. service over the remains Of
the late Alfred G. Crook, son of Alfred
M. Crook, were held yesterday afternoon
at two o'clock from the residence of Mrs.
@. A. Blair, 545 Stevens Plains avenue,
North Deering. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. W. H. Fem, d. D.,
pastor of the High street Congregational
church, Portland. The floral tributes
| were numerous and beautiful including
the following: Bouquet of pinks. Mrs.
]. B. Wood bury; bouquet of pinks. and
roses, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hathaway
bouqaet of yellow roses Walter F. Horr;
bouquet of pinks. Ella Hunt; bouquet of
pinks, Mrs. Edgar Il. Bennett; bouquet
of pinks, Edward C. Boucher; bouquet of
white pinks, VIM. d. Anderson; hand :
some floral brake Of roses and pinks,
lettered in purple M. G. r. r." from
his railroad friends; pillow of pinks and
roses, from Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Crook
and son. A delegation of the members OF
the graduating class of the Portland High
school of which the deceased was mem
Der, and several employees of the Maine
Central railroad attended the services.
The pail bearers were Irving Stoddard,
Charles Snowman, Harry Snowman and
Frank Wallace The burial was at Ever
green cemetery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

A. I. Wimberly who was confirmed as
collector of New Orleans by the Senate
ON Tuesday, was appointed to the office in
Yullfment of a promise made him by
Senator Fl anna three years ago. the con-
sideration being that he should vote for
Mckinley for Republican candidate for
President instead of Reed. Wimberly is
thoroughly disreputable man. He con-
fessed to conspiring to sell the Republi-
can vote in the Louisiana legislature to
the lottery company, he is accused OF hay
ing obtained money under false pretences,
and he is part owner in one of the lowest
"dives''in New Orleans Reputable Re
publicans of Louisiana protested against
his appointment, but it did no good.
Hanna's bargain had to be carried out. A
year ago the Senate refused to confirm the
naval officer appointed for this port in
pu1 issuance of a similar bargain. Why
this appointment, which is quite as bad
as the one rejected, was allowed to go
through. is unexplained. 1t would Ger.
taiDly have been kindness to President
Mckinley. to whom. such an appoint
ment mnst certainly be distasteful, to
have rejected this nomination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

Senator Kenney of Delaware has now
been tried twice for bank wrecking and
both times the jury has disagreed. At
both trials the majority were in favor OF
acquittal. The probability is that he Will
not be tried again and under the circum.
stances it would seem as if he ought not
to be, unless he insists upon it in the
hope of getting complete yindioation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

The Philadelphia Press says no legis-
lator can vote for Quay without ICON
niying at crime, discrediting himself and
distonoring himself" 1t is to be feared.
however, thet many of them will persist
in yoiingsfor him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

Anybody who has watched fire going
cut and noticed how it occasionally
bnzes up, need not be puzzled about
Bryan S apparent inconsistencies in regard
TO the silver qnestion-one day ignoring
it completely as if it were dead, and the
next declaring that it is still as inpor-
tant as ever.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

Rryan is credited with winning over
most of the Democratic senators to his
view that the peace treaty should be
promptly ratified. and the disposition to
be made of our Asiatic possessions set
tied afterwards.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23

In view of the fact that the expenses OF
the government are going to be larger
since the war with Spain the Hartford
Courant suggests that the present is a
good time to begin the wedding out OF
the pension list. The man Is to be pitied
who begins the wedding. 1t would have
been better for him that a milestone were
hanped about his neck, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-23
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