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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-31
"Les Miserables."

at want copy Of Victor Hugo's mas
terpiece, said the lady who had entered
the bookseller shop.
She expressed herself thus vaguely be-
cause she is nervous about her French.
1T don't think we have any book of that
nalne,' responded the youth behind the
counter.
ssThat is not the name of the work. 1t
merely describes it, rejoined the GUS
toner.
Published lately, lna'am?'
'sIt was published many years ago.
Surely you have Victor Hugo's greatest
workf''
81 don't know whether we have or not.
What's the name of it?"
clay Nee Say Rabble, " replied the lady
desperately.
'Oh, you mean LESS MizzerblesP
Yes'm, we've got it. Pearson s Weekly.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known E. j
Cheney for the last is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transact
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST u TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucuous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c per bottle
Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family FILLS are the best.
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PITTSBURG PLAYED BADLY.
And Boston Won While Cincinnati Lost
to the Phiilies.

Pittsburg, Pa, August 30-Pittsburg
today demonstrated how badly base
ball game can be played. Their only
column that totalled more than the Bos-
tons was the error column and theyaao-
copied every chance to swell that At
tendance 1900. Score:
Pittsburg, 300 90 0 0 0 90
Boston, 0 o O-s
Hits, Pittshurg, 4; Boston IA. Errors,
Pittsburg, s.; Hoston, 0. Batteries, Hart
and Sohriver; Nichols and Bergen.
At Louisville Baltimore, 2; Lo1is-
vile, 4.
At Chioago-New York, O.; Chicago, /.
At Observation-Disclosures, 9; Gin
cinnati, !.
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that nothing objectionable would be toll
Grated. His orders are being=strictly lived
up 70.
:. So far as the stock exhibit@and the hall
show are concerned the faBr Is good
one. There are not as many, outside at
fractions as hayo been seen here in form
or years, and the attendance today was
not up to she opening day average but
TINS is chiefly accounted for by doubling
up of the price of admission.
Wednesday VIII bs Governors day.
Gov. Powers arrived tonight from Port.
land and was rendered asreception at
Hotel Thatcher, Biddeford. lie will Do
accompanied tomorrow by several MEM
bers of his staff.
Today's races were rather too one-sided
to be OF intense interest. :. Choral &,
a young mare owned by George W. Carter
of Biddeford, won the 2.49 class, and q.
R. j., gelding from Lancaster, Pa. the
2. % class. The summary:
Q % Glass, Trotting or Pacing; Purse $3.50
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A CARD.

We guarantee every bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and viii refund the money to
apy one who Is not satisfied after using
it. 1t is the most successful medicine in
the world for bowel complaints, both for
children and adults. For sale by D. w.
Heseltine & Co., 3s7 Congress ST., Ed
ward w. Stevens, 107 Portland ST., King
S. Raymond, Cumberland Mills, VIM. Ok
nard, 921 Congress St., q. P. S. Goold,
Congress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-31
LePEcIAL TC-THE FRESH

ESPECIAL TC-THE PRESS!
Cornish, August 3O.-The fair of the
Ossipee Valley Union Agricultural asso-
citation opened today on the grounds in
this village.
Nearly four hundred cattle kind were
housed in the sheds or hftched beneath
ekeltering trees when the committees be-
gan their arduous duties, prefaced by a
tour of inspection.
Among the fine stock on the grounds
ia yoke of oxen, owned by Will Sawyer
Of Limington. They weigh a ton piece.
BE took first prize for fat oxen. Frank
Towle of Freedom has fine lot of Here
for7s here and Pike Bros. of Cornish some
Thoroughbred Jerseys. Loren Staples of
Huntington, who usually and for years
had a herd at the fair. hasn't horn or
hsof on the grounds. Willis Warren of
Cornish has some Jerseys that visibly at
teao the copiousness AMI quality of their
milk producing powers.
Vegetables, fruit, fancy work and
household articles are literally displayed
In the exhibition building.
It's alfred dusty here in the village and
at the track, and even that emphasis
doesn't half express It,
There were lots of carriages on the
grounds, but 1t wasn't large crowd that
Showed up 40 /. 80 to see the three minute
and 2.s2 class races. There were four
starters in each class out of liberal field
Of entries.
4. The first was the slower GLASS and it was
Irwin RS good fortune to getaway at the
cole and jerome Belle next, then Silver
and Gold and N. J. f. outside. They
Had worked out fast and level for green
horses and the Portland horse was
counted as good as any other.
They got away in line and steady, for
Starter Morrill, notified them to come
down for business and without any
monkey business. The clip was slow to
the quarter, SO seconds. compared with
the finish. The quartette kept on their
feet and punched. Fox, who drove Belle,
called on the mare on the back stretch,
second lap and beaded Delano's nag and
romped home at win, winner in $50 3-4.
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GRAY FAIR OPENS.
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.

Readville, Mass, August 30.-Two
complete races, d heat in an unfinished
race of yesterday, and three heats in a
race which goes over until tomorrow.
furnished the sport at the grand circuit
meet today. and good crowd saw m any
warm brushes. The winners:
2.20 pace, Flirt, best time, 2.l0 S-4.
q 10 pace, Searchlight; best time,
208 Ia.
go trot, John Nolan; best time,
212 "a.
at trot, unfinished, Ed Locke Parnell,
Jr., and Edna Simmons. each winning
heat.
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THE SCHEME AN OLD ONE.

London, August S1.-The Daily Graphic
says that Lord Salisbury in 1888 COM
randum showing the tremendous cost of
armed Europe. Emperor William was
SO impressed that he privately intimated
his intention to summon disarmament
congress. The semi official German press
ventilated the idea, with the result that
so much animosity was revealed on the
part of France that the Kaiser abandoned
the project.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-31
roCLEANsE TIE SYSTEM

Effectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, to permanently overcome habit
ual constipation, to awaken the kidnevs
and liver to healthy activity. without
irritating or weakening them, to dismal
headaches, colds, or fevers, use Svrnn Of
Figs, made by the California Fig Syrup
Co.
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NOT YET SATISFIED.

Boston, August 30.-A special to the
Herald from Lubec, Me. says that Presi.
dent A. B. Ryan, of the Electrolytic
Marine Salts company has started up the
machinery installed there. in order to
experiment with the aocumulators, still
having faith in the process of extracting
gold from sea water.
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A Setback.

wilkins ito Filkins, who owns to 40)-
All, got your mustaohe shaved off! Look
ten years younger.
Filkins hted)--Nonsense And
how old do look with the mustache?
WiHzins-Oh, somewhere about go or
68.-Boston Transcript.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-31
THIRTY DAYS FURLOUGH.

Augusta. August 30.-Col. Kendall
was notified by Adjutant General Corbin
today that the First Maine volunteers
would be granted a 30 days furlough. 1t
will take ten days or moro to break
camp. There were II men in hospital
and 55 in quarters today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-31

UNION PARTY FALLS INTO LINE.
Dover, Dsl, August so-The Union
Renublican convention met here today
and endorsed the ticket nominated last
week BY the regular Republican party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-31
Ieaky Souls.

"Sinkiller'' Griffin, colored evangelist,
thus addressed gathering of negroes in
Guthrie O. r., the other night: Where
fore, you black scoundrels, does the turitude
OF your souls leak? I know. You've been
shootin craps done say. You're dally1n
with God now, but ST. Peter'l grab you
by de nape Of de neck and shake dem horse
dice outen your souls. Oh women, wives
OF all desc men, you can't operate to cover
up your sins by copious capitalization OF
smokeless powder. Whyfore that why your
sos,ls los l-p'
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The Little. Quiet Man.

The worst whipping bully ever gets is
Chicago News.
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OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie q. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.

JENNIE E. GREEN, Denmark, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
:" had been sick at my monthly
periods for seven years, and tried
almost everything I ever heard of, but
without any berefit. Was troubled
with backache, headache, pains in the
shoulders and dizziness. Through nv
mother | was induced to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
it has done me so much good. am
now sound and we'll"
Mrs. HARRY HARDY, Riverside, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story of
her struggle with serious ovarian trou-
BILE, and the benefit she received from
the use of Lydia E. Pinlzhams vege-
table Compound. This is her letter:
"How thankful l am that I took
YOUR medicine. 1 was troubled for
two years with Inflammation of the
womb and ovaries, womb was also very
low. was in constant misery. l had
heart trouble, was short of breath and
could not walk five blocks to save nv
life. Suffered very much with my
back, had headache all the time, was
nervous, transformations were irregular
and painful, had a bad discharge and
was troubled with bloating. / was a
perfect wreck. Had doctored and
taken local treatments, but still was no
better. l was advised by one of my
neighbors to write to you. l have now
finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and am
better in every way. am able to do
all my own work and can walk nearly
a mile without fatigue; something I
had not been able to do for over two
years. Your medicine has done me
more good than all the doctors"
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Take the MAINE STATE PRESS for a
weekly paper.
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McMUNN'S
OF OPIUM

Is preparation of the Drug by which Its
INJURIOUS effects are removed, while the val
liable medicinal properties are retained. 1t
possesses all the sedative anodyne and anti
spasmodic powers Of Opium, but produces no
sickness of the stomach, no vomiting, no cos
tiveness, no headache. In acute nervous dis
orders it is an invaluable remedy, and is recon-,
mended by the best physicians.
Z. FERRETT, Agent,
37e PEARL ST., NEW YORK.
incl, W&Sat, tfnrm
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THE CORNISH FAIR.

Opeuing Day of the Ossipee Valley Exhi-
bition.
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C. j.. blk g, by Excellence, j.,
psrkviile Prince, =, CBlanchard),-s .
j. W. B., br e, CElhs), 3 3 3
Helen, m. (Kent), Q
Ida j., b m. (Rorell), =
Wilmina, no IN, lRnssell(, ~ 4
Bradford B., g g. lKcwe). o o
Prince Eddy, g. Hanson), StS Q
Alix T., b m, (Ellis), CIR
Promo otter, oh g. (faamsdell), Or
Time. a241-4, 224 Ia, 2.27 Ia
s.4s Glass, Trotting or Paoinga- Purse s1oo.
Choral O., m by Chorahst..
ei S@aOI ; M, )lporell), ! 5 5 8
We. ? g, (Ks IN )iiR,anohara, & 2 2 9 g
Nellie Moore. b m, (RusselO, 4
Bessie Mark, b m, (Smith,) 8
Prince Wilson, b G, (Jose), 4 dis
Dan r., b g. (Rowe). DIS
Time, $50 1-2. a.5l ia, asa.
The entries for Wednesdays races are
as follows:
a.s5 Glass, Trotting or Pacing; Purse $500.
J. s. Jordan, Portland, cham, Mildred
a. q. Russell, Lewiston, br g, 3. P.
e.
III. @. Ellis % Son, Lewiston, m,
Alix T.
Cleveland.
A. Porell, Sanford, 6 g, b m, Little
Jack.
A. Porell, Sanford, b NJ, Ida j.
A. W. Jose, Brighton, b s, Broderick.
N. H. Kimball, Biddeford, G, Win.
som.
/. W. Rowe, Portland, Oh g, Garfield;
q, Bradford B.
S1sphen Hanson. East Saugus. b g,
$50 Glass, Trotting or Pacing; Purse
$3.50.
]. A. Kent, Newmarket, b g, We.
A. e. Russell, Lewiston, br m, Nellie
Wilkes; g, Student:
Roberts s. Pitts. Alfred. b m, Madge.
w. D. Ramsuell, Woodfords, bm, Josie
Dyer.
w. W. Benson, Saugus. b m, Beulah:
l. w. Rowe, Portland, b G, Dan r.;
b 10, Maggie Hall.
L. Blanchard Palmer, b g, Evelena !;
b g, Little Prince; b G, Ronald.
Augustus Powell, Sanford, m, Giori.
The times., 1898-06-26
Destroying n Tradition.
From the Philadelphia Times.)

from the Philadelphia Times.
Two men were walking down Ninth
Street when they came in sight of a jew
eler's shop, from which was displayed a
wooden imitation of a clock.
Said the tail man. do you know why
the hands of these dummy clocks inva-
riably point to twenty minutes past S?'
'As a matter of fact" said the short
man, they. don't Invariably. When they
do, it is because it displays the hands
to the best advantage"
Not at ALL" returned the tall man.
with g. tinge of coming triumph in his
voice. 1T is because 1t marks the exact
moment when President Lincoln was as
sassinated in Ford's Theater."
Does it, indeed?' exclaimed the short
man, stopping his companion right under
the clock. ''Do you happen to have heard
what play was on the boards that fatal
nisht?"
"'our American Cousin" replied the
other, promptly.
The shot was fired during the second
scene of the third act. Theaters then, as
now. began the performance at s o'clock,
ana SO you would have me believe that If
required only twenty minutes to play
two entire acts and one scene of the
thirdf Do you believe that yourself?'
The tall man reflected for ten seconds.
and then said blankly: well, to think
that I've believed that stupid lie for twen-
~ years!'
The times., 1898-06-26
FOR GOLF TEAS.
Fine Opportunity for the Display of
Scotch Sentiment.

There is a refuge for the golf widow
a recipe for bringing back her errant
husband and the other mildly mad vic
tins of the game from tee side and
putting green. and forega .herlng them
again, in their proper alGgnes, on her
veranda. 1t is the we.l-conducted. ade-
quately appointed tea table; table rem
dolent of golfirs sentiment. from the
legs thereof to the brown-faced. smok-
ing-hot scones, peeping from he folds
of white napkin All the apparatus
for setting up the right sort Of table
are purchasable in the shops. The
table itself is a round wooden disk of
any circumference preferred. mounted
on three crossed legs. formed of three
really. truly. golf sticks A brassy, a
driver and a cleek are usually chosen,
their knob ends forming the feet, and
on their skin-wrapped handles rests the
circular top of rough wood.
over such a table goes a fringed
damask linen square. and by making
the requisite explanations TO the dealer
in house-linen he will bring forth his
imported Scotch tea cloths These are
white, damasked charmingly in thistles.
real prickly looking fellows, for the
CaledOnian emblem is woven into the
linen in is natural coiors Of clear green
with soft mauve or deeper lavender.
Large and small. they seem appliqued
on the white cloth. and If the thistle
is not preferred. a choice may be made
from the equally attractive plaid cloths
also of linen damask. Over the white
The times., 1898-06-26
Discovered His Mistake.


Thought 1 had Hetty Green for pas
senger this trip said the porter of the
Murcia, attached to the limited last night
"At Jersey City a woman boarded the
coach, and she certainly resembIed the
pictures / have seen of the richest wom-
an in America. Then New York fellow,
who knows everybody, told me it was
Hetty Green, and 1 came to believe it
was So
ITO be sure. I was mighty curious, and
managed to take several good looks at
the woman whom the newspapers said
was a good running mate for Russell
Sage. She had rather pleasant face, al
though it was of a masculine mold, and
steel-gray eyes that seemed to see right
through you. In passing through the
coach she requested me to polish her
rubber shoes. 1 did so. and returned
them to her and didn't get a cent. Then
1 was sure of the identity of my passen-
ger, and l became more positive after I
had rendered her several services and re-
ceived nothing in return. When we
reached Washington, however, you could
have knocked me down with a feather,
for the Hetty Green 1 had for a passen-
ger handed me a crisp S1-bill and I
learned a few minutes later that she was
the wife of Cabinet member
The times., 1898-06-26

the coat worn over white pique waist
coat and the hat of straw, ribbon and
quills.
A travelling ulster is displayed by the
third figure, a clear emerald green Irish
frieze. worked up with black braid The
fullness of the back is gathered under a
braid strap running through silver slides
and over the shoulders fall shawl capes
that with their high collar are only but
toned to the ulster collar and can be used
or not. at the wearer's pleasure. A going
away hat of chip, well weighted with vel
low roses and topped by wired skele-
ton bow, is the final touch of coGuetry in
the costume so emlnently suited for an
suspicious setting off on pleasure bent.
a dust cape of string brown pongee and
a felt travelling hat to match display their
enticing charm of comfort in the little
picture. In place of pongee a light weight
of brown linen makes up an equally cool
and serviceable Summer wrap. Yale blue
silk soft as crepe and yet waterproof is
the goods of which the rain coat is made
The model is an adaptation of a friar's
robe, while the huge hood comes up to
protect the largest hat. A heavy blue,
double-faced satin ribbon clasps the waist
and its ends are tagged with gun metal.
The times., 1898-06-26

US have peace 'T cannot say hat I
am glad to see my son 60 to war. Fer
his sake, though, I try 10 !ook, if I can
not be, pleased. This war has aIrcaiy
accomplished one thing Tor which my
father longed. even in his las; r1onsnfs
the wiping out Of sectional lines ard
the uniting of the whole people. and I
know he would rejoice greatly 10 see MY
son riding by the side of Cen Lee; both
moved by one hope. the success of the
Stars and Stripes" Young Sartoris by
the way. was the first man in Washing
ton to set the example Of removing his
hat when The Star Spaugled Banner was
PLAYED.
The house in which Mrs. Grant lives
with her daughter and her grandchildren
formerly was owned by Senator Edmun is
and is on Massachusetts Avenue 1t is
an English basement house, richly fur
nished and with an unusually large IL
Drafy. A collection of tiger skins is one
OF the conspicuous beauties of the UIacs
Mrs. Grant and Mrs Sartoris entertain
continually in the season and nay lie
| spoken of as the most prominent OF rhe
famous Washington widows in the list
of which are included Mrs. Sheridan
widow of Gen. Sheridan, Mrs. Harriet
! Lane Johnson. etc
Society has zFeemed determined to af-
| f1ance Mrs. Sartoris at least dozen
times in the last two years. but these
reports were unverified rumors until
| the recent announcement of her forth
| coming marriage with Gen. Henry
Kyd Douglass. the ex-Coufederate SOL
dter. She IS a marvel of youthfulness:
she has the complexion and figure Of
young girl, and her glorious brown eyes
are the most wonderful eyes in Wash
| ington. Her daughters are both dark
| like their mother. but the son has in
herited from his father the rosy blonde
| beauty of the typical Englishman. The
| young ladies are romantic in name and
| in appearance. The elder. Vivien. has
| her mothers eyes. and has good deal
; of beauty of an exquisite, dreamy type.
| She is poetical looking, and is not at all
| like the ordinary, commonplace society
| girl. She was introduced into society
! last year with much pomp and she has
| had a career of triumphant popularity
| ever since. She was one of the most
! interesting performers in the "beauty
| show" tableaux. in which all the fash
| ionable beauties in Washington posed
for the benefit of the soldiers and sail
| ors wounded in the war and which, in
| spite of the contradictory claims of
| the D. A. r. of New York. was the first
! entertainment given in America for the
| war sufferers Rosemary Mrs. Sartoris'
| younger daughter. is still schoolgirl
but she will probably come out next
| winter.
The times., 1898-06-26
Their Day for Rest.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
On a certain house IN process Of co1s
struction in the East End gang OF car.
penters is working. There are eight or
nine OF them, and they struck the ownes
OF the property as being excellent arti.
sans AS the house has now advanced to
interesting proportions. the wife OF the
owner begins 10 take lively interest In
its progress She goes out TO the build
ing almost every day. and keeps her hus.
band accurately informed OF its progress
On a recent Friday she went out as
usual and there were the men all busilY
engaged. On Saturday she went out again
and although Il was fully 10 o'clock In
the morning when she got there not a
blessed carpenter was In sight. She watt
ed around for an hour or more, but no.
body put IN an appearance. Visions OF
protracted strike passed through her
mind. and she returned home much dis
quieted.
When her husband came home as
night she told him Of the singular cessa-
ton of work. He looked thoughtful. and
remarked:
They didn't look like a gang who
would go on a unanimous spree"
"Of course. they didn't" broke IN ths
wife. 81 don't think there was drinking
man among them"
May De II WAS the CdA pcAAlCAS dAAAAA~AA
picnic day." suggested the husband.
rs there such a day?" asked the wife.
The husband admitted he had never
heard Of It, "But say" he added. don't
worry about it. Wen go out to the house
tomorrow morning and look IT over. and
then I'll step around TO the contractors
house and find out what's the trouble"
So they went out Sunday morning and
were rapidly approaching the building
when an unwonted sound broke on their
ears II was the sound of hammer and OF
saw They hurried on. and there, sure
enough, the entire gang OF carpenters
was buslly at work!
The husband and wife looked at each
| other in astonishment.
Then the former edged over toward
workman who was measuring a board
Made a little mistake in your calendar,
haven't you?" he smilingly said
How so?" said the man
why. this IS Sunday"
"Oh." said the man, that's all right"
why all right?'
Its all right" said the man. because
| we're all Seventh Day Adventists, and
| Saturdays our Sabbath"
The times., 1898-06-26
Sand SCULPTURE.

Miss j. C. Young, of Atlantic City, N. j.,
is in possession of a form of the gift pc
culiar to modeIers of sand which makes
her pre-eminent in her way. Almost
every fair day, those who are on the
beach at Atlantic City may notice one
or more seemingly human figures outlined
with rare delicacy in the sand. Some
times the form will be that of the Sleep
ing Beauty. Again it will be Cleopatra,
even the asp that she held to her bosom
to woo death not being forgotten.
At other times 1t will be an animal
stretched in lazy luxury on the sand. All
these show talent that excites wonder
ing comment, Miss Young models in
sand simply for her own amusement and
under no amount of pressure can she be