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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
6Gfj5i II IS =
According to Promise.

I'D like to have this shoe mended,"
said the customer, hurriedly removing
it from his foot and looking at his
watch.
Yes, sir" replied the shoemaker.
"Have it ready for you about four
o'clock this afternoon"
'This afternoon? Your sign says:
Shoes repaired while you wait and I
expect to wait for it,
"All right, sir. If you want to wait
here, rather than at home, I've no OBJ
lection. You'll lind a late novel over
there on that table" -Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
He Didn't Gucxs.

SWELL" said the enthusiastic new
uncle, as he peeped into the crib, II
suppose you'll call it Dewey, of
course?'
NO." said the baby's proud papa,
"we've selected a better name than
that"
ooh, Hobson or Schlcy, presumed"
Neither. We are going to call it
Blanche, after it's mamma. chicago
Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
PRACTICAL KINDNESS.
One Hundred Thousand Grateful Sol
diers.

These war times have tried mems souls
in many unexpected ways, but like a shaft
of sunshine and good cheer out of the cloud
of privation and endurance has been the
work that The American Tobacco Co. has
done among the U. S. Soldiers and Sailors
ever since the war began-for when they
discovered that the camps and hospitals
were not supplied with tobacco they de-
cided to provide them, free of cost, with
enough for every man, and have already
given outright to our Soldiers and Sailors
over one hundred thousand pounds of "Bat-
Ak Plug" and "Duke's Mixture Smoking
Tobacco, and have bought and distributed
fifty thousand briar wood pipes, at total
cost of between fifty and sixty thousand dol
lars. ...'. ,.' o.,
This work has been done quietly and
thoroughly, by establishing headquarters
in each camp, so that every camp and every
hospital of the United States Army has
been supplied with enough tobacco for
every man and the sailors on thirty
United States Ships in Cuban waters have
shared with the soldiers this most welcome
of all "rations."
Perhaps it will be only fair to remember
when we hear the remark again that
corpora tons have no SOULS" that there
is one American corporation whose soul
has been tried and has not been found
wanting in practical Kindness"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
A Good Appetite Secured

Blinks lat the ferry)-Hello, links,
where you been? "~
Jinks-Been spending couple of
weeks in the country. Got board IN a
farm for eight dollars week.
Blinks-You don't say so. How do
you feel? &C.,
Jinks-Hungry as a bear.-N. Y.
Weekly. VS..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
TWAS Always Thus

An old lady, hearing somebody say
the mails were very irregular, said:
'It was so in my young days; no trust
ing any of 'em."-Tit-Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21

He-I've always been lucky in love!
She-And still unmarried?
He-O, that's the proof of my good
luck!-Der Floh.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
Had Bet the other Way

"The soprano has married the basso,"
said the baritone.
'Then I've lost tenner," groaned
the organist.-Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
Getting nj the Facts.

"This coffee has its good qualities as
well as its bad points" remarked the
dyspeptic boarder as he called for a
second cup.
"Indeed?" queried the landlady.
EYES," he continued; ''the best that
can be said about it is that it contains
no chicory."
Sand it's worst point?" asked the
landlady.
els that it contains no Coffee" was
the ungallant reply.-Chicago Daily
News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21

Enraged Parent-What! Not marry
my daughter? Why, sir, you have sat
with your arm about her hour after
hour.
The Young Man-Yes, that was to
keep her from singing.-The Gentle
woman ....."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
IN THE STILL SMALL HOURS.

Drainby (waking suddenly)-Oh!
Maria, I've had such a frightful night
mare.
Mrs. D. with wifely sympathy
I'm! Been dreaming you were living IN
a world where there was no whisky,
suppose.-Ally Sloper.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21

''Yez, Mrs. Mulligan, am, and I've
been everywheres tryin' ter get some
of that pink tea We reads SO much
about, and the aignorant, unstylish
tings kape nothin' but the old-fash
toned green."-N. Y. Truth.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21

There's something crooked about the bust
ness Of a corkscrew manufacturer.-Chicago
Daily News @7-' '.'. i ''.'
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
COnreniRl LnhOr.

Mrs. Chinn--How can you be working
at your business and still be needy?
HWraggers-Me bizniz is dat Nv a col
lector, Teddy.
Mrs. CHINA collector?
Wraggers-Yessum. De world owes
everybody livin', mum, an I'm tryin'
ter collect mine.-Judge.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
A Viewed Inv SnectatOra.

- Al viewer Dy spectators.
That's q wedding or q funeral. without
much doubt,
But which Of the two it Is can't make
out"
tits little of both, sir. The undertaken
Is marrying the daughter Of the tombstone
maker"
Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
Making Them Useful.

There are too man. people who use their
friends as coaling ADMINISTRATION (Kan.)
Globe,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21

But he did not reply. He gasped for
breath, and the hostess, appearing at that
moment on the scene, DETECTED the line of
conversation.-N. Y. Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
Ghere Strong BOND Is Needed.

Observation-Disclosures and lighter wedding
rings are fashionable. Why do you want
one so broad and heavy? -. -.....
Customer-We expect to move to North
Dakota after the wedding. - Jewellers
Weekly
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21

Gas from a Ton of Coal.
A ton of good coal is said to yield
about 5000 feet of purified gas
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
FATALLY INJURED.
Eugene McGilIicuddy Found in the Grand
Trunk Yard.

Eugene McGillicuddy of Lewiston is at
the Maine General hospital. His back is
broken, several ribs are crushed in and he
is injured internally.
Shifting engine 615, Engineer Lowell
and Fireman Findley. went up by the
Portland company's works shortly after
two O'Clock yesterday morning and came
down on another track. Just about oppo-
site the Great Eastern wharf the engine
driver saw dark object on the track and
brought his locomotive to standstill.
Investigation showed that it was a man
and that he had received some fearful
blow. It is not certain whether the
shifter struck him and threw him to this
track while going toward the Portland
company, or whether he had received his
injuries previously. He was doubled up
and grooming feebly.
Rlch's ambulance was summoned and
the injured man taken to the Maine Gen.
eral hospital, where the serious nature of
his injuries was soon discovered.
The general opinion seems to be that
the man was asleep on the railroad track
and was struck by the engine.
He has made several attempts to talk,
nut his condition Is such that no informa-
ton beyond his name and address has
been obtainable
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF vOLUN.
TEER AID ASSOCIATION
OF PORTLAND.

All ladies interested are urgently re-
ouested to assemble for work on Tuesday,
the 23rd of August at Room IL, Brown
block, as need has arisen for resuming
semi-weekly meetings. The time will be
chiefly devoted to making night shirts, as
the supply is nearly exhausted. The as
ISOLATION was happy to be able to respond
to call from the Maine General hospital
for night shirts for the sick soldiers of
the First Maine Regiment, who arrived
on Friday morning. but there are not
enough in stock should further request be
made. When the association first began
its work, an officer high in rank, re-
marked to Mrs. Boothby, the chairman of
the work committee, ''you will have
more use for your articles OF supplies,
three or six months later, than you now
have" And his words are being verified.
AS the sick are sent North, they must be
cared for and the Volunteer Aid associa-
tion must and will do it's share of the
work. Money is still needed and con-
tributions large or small will be grateful
~ received and faithfully used.
CAROLINE A. FALLON,
Sec. Vol. Aid Association.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
TIM FIRST MAINE.
tt Has Been Ordered Home From
Chiekamauga.
MAYOR RAEDALL RECEIVES TELE-
GRAM FROM GOV. POWERS.

This W i'll Be Good News to the Friends OF
This Regiment-The Boys Ordered to
Augusta-No More Southern Camps for
Them.
1t will be remem bered that very large
petition of citizens of Portland and
vicinity was sometime ago sent to Gov.
Powers asking that if possible, the First
Maine regiment of Volunteers, now in
where the climate and careful nursing
would more quickly restore them to
health now that the war is over. Yester-
day, Mayor Randall received this letter
from Gov. Powers. followed by the &C.
companying telegram:
Houlton, August IS, 1898.
Hon. G. 81. Randall, Mayor of Portland,
Portland, Maine:
My Dear Sir:-The petition signed by
yourself and many other citizens of Port
land, asking that l use every effort to
have the First Maine Regiment removed
to some healthy locality I find on my re.
turn to Houlton, after two or three days
absence.
For some time have felt good deal of
anxiety about the condition and hsalth of
that regiment. / have watched the reports
very closely in the papers and have been
in correspondence whit number of tho
officers including Col Kendall. Col
Kendall has not in any of his correspond
ence intimated desire to return to Maine
with the regiment, yet about the middle
of last week I felt 1t was my duty to do
all in myk power to have change of
location and wrote an urgent letter to
the Secretary of War asking that the regi-
ment be sent north and suggesting its old
camp al Augusta. This morning have
teiegraphed again emphasizing that re-
quest.
thing / can to remove what seems ito me
an uncalled for condition of health in the
regiment If no notice Is paid to these re-
quests I shall try and have Senators Hale,
Frye and other members OF the delegation
join with me.
will you kindly oblige me by expressing
to the other signers my. views and also
what have done and am doing.
I have ordered General Richards to use
every necessary means to provide for the
sick soldiers now returning to Maine and
assured him that I shall furnish any
funds needed.
It seems to me that the Department a t
Washington should take some heed to the
condition of things, but have found it
a very difficult job to accomplish anything
with the War Department. Kindly ad-
wise me If anything more suggests itself
to you. You may make any use of this
communication that you please.
Very truly yours,
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
Houlton, Maine, August 18th, 1898.
Hon. G. q. Randall. Mayor, Portland:
First Regiment Maine Vols. ordered to
Augusta.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
BRIEF LoTTiNGs.

Yesterday was rainy day, the hrst 1or
some time.
Owing to the storm the Second Parish
nicnic. which was to be held at MRS.
Lanes. will be postponed until Thursday,
Aug. %.
There will be meeting Of the Superln-
tending School Committee, at their rooms
City Building, Monday evening next.
Members of Damon Assem- bly, are re-
ouested to be present this. Saturday
evening, as there is business of import
anoe to come before the meeting.
The services at the Free street church
tomorrow will be of special interest. EThe
preacher will be Rev Henry N. King, D..
D.. pastor of the First Baptist church,
Providence, RI, and one of the foremost
men of the Baptist denomination. Dr.
King is Portland boy, and is brother
of Marquis f. King of this city. He was
baptized years ago into the membershi
of the Free street church.
Rev. Henry M. King, d. D., of Provi-
dence. R. l., will preach at the Free
street Baptist church in this city tomor-
row. both morning and evening.
Miss Mary E. Treadwell of the Gordon
training school, Boston. will speak at
the rooms of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association rooms Sunday afternoon,
at 49, All women are invited.
The Springfield veteran firemen's as
sociation took dinner at the Peaks Island
house yesterday afternoon.
The Portland grocers, provision and
fish dealers will close their stores We'd
nesday afternoon next in order that their
employees may attend the New England
fair.
Mr.. George Robinson of the Casino
cafe at the Cape, has gone into bank
ruptcy.
A woman was arrested yesterday after
noon about O'Clock on Fore street, for
drunkenness and soon after reaching the
station it was necessary to send for the
station surgeon who found it necessary
to use ether and strychnine to quiet the
tremens.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
LATE MARI NE NEWS.

Washington, August 19.-Arriyed,
schooner John S. Ames, Kennebec.
City Island, August 19.-Bound south,
schooner Matte Holmes, Bangor
City Island, August 19.-Arrived ,
steamer Manhattan, Portland; schooners
Reporter, st. John, N. B.: Edna, St.
John, N. B.; Christina Moore, Walton,
N. s.; Peerless. Rockland, Me-; E.
Arcularius, Rockland.
Perth Amboy, N. j., August 49,
Sailed, schooners Rival, Wiscasset; Ada
Ames, Camden.
Philadelphia, August 19.-Arrived
schooners B. r. Woods, Hillsboro, N. B. !;
George Il. Waicott, Boothbay; Eliza J.
Pendleton, kennebec. Cleared, schooners
Charles A. Campbell, Bangor; Clara
Leavitt, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
MAINE SONS OF VETERANS.

Orders No. 5, Maine Sons of Veterans,
just issued, reports the mastering in of
Col. Ellsworth camp at Mt. Vernon, with
a membership of IS. Camps having failed
to redort and SO suspended from July 30
are General Hancock, North Vassalboro;
Alvin a. Mari, Oxford, and Francis G.
Warren, Biddeford. The adiutant's re-
port for the quarter show 1879 members,
belonging to AZ camps. The division
quartermaster's report shows balance
on hand Of $159. 81.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
BOXES.

Once more, kind friends, the Volunteer
Aid Society asks that the boxes may be
filed The war being over, naturally it
has been thought that no more pennies
would be needed. But at home and at
Chickamaugs are many sick soldiers.
For awhile aid must be given them.
The red white and blue boxes have done
good. Service. Over one hundred dollars
have been collected from them. Please
give the society one hundred more. At
Riverton, Peaks Island and at the Cape
pleasure seekers abound. Pray drop your
five and ten cent pieces. your quarters
and half dollars into the boxes; and if a
few dollar pills find their way through
the openings SO much the better. Be sure
the money will be carefully used, and
will bring comforts to those who have
given health and strength to our coun-
MARY S. McCOBB.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS,

Saratoga, N. z, August 19.-The con
Guiding session of the American Bar as
ISOLATION today was devoted to the con
sideration of the amendment report o.
the committee on federal courts of which
Edmund Wetomre of New York, is chair
man, and which was finally adopted afts,
various amendments. These officers were
elected: Joseph q. Choate OF New York,
secretary. and Francis Rowile of PhiIa.
delpnia, treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
PERSONAL.

Mr.. D. Henry Grows OF winchester,
Va, is visiting his uncle, Benjamin Web
Der, of West Harpswell.
Rev. Pleasant Hunter, d. D., of Min
reapolis will preach at the Wllllston
church for the next two Sabbaths. DR..
Hunter has preached Tin this city nearly
every summer for several years, and his
visits are always looked forward to with
much pleasure Miss Katharine Kicker
will sing for the next two Sundays.
e. j. sullivan, who for the past six
seasons has been the very popular treas
urer at the Portland theatre leaves Mon
day for Lowell, to accept position in
TIE Lowell opera house.
Mr.. Swan. the special photographer
the Grand Trunk formerly of Poland
Springs leaves for Georgian bay, Sunday,
to be gone three weeks, after which he
will return to make collection OF pic
lures for the Grand Trunk of Portland
and vicinity The pictures will be 80
by 40 inches and will be something to
bring people to Portland.
DR.. Carlton KimbalI has returned
from his vacation.
Rev. Henry W. Kimball of Skowhegan
will preach at the Woodf ords Congrega-
tional church Sunday at 10. 80 a. m. and
conduct the services at the Reform
School at $50 p. m.
Mr.. G. Fl. Reach of the American,
Waterbury, Conn, was visitor in
town yesterday.
Col Zimro A. Smith, formerly editor
of the PRESS, and now one of the
editors of the Indianapolis Journal. is
visiting his brother, at a3S State street.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
AN ANIMATED CANVASS.
For the speakership of the Maine House

Although the legislature is not yet
elected the canvass for the nomination
for the speakership of the House of hep
resentatives is already spirited. 1ester-
day a friend in this part of the state, OF
Hon. Warren G. Philbrook, OF Water
vile, gave the PRESS this statement OF
the conditions of the canvass and the
prospects of the Kennebeo candidates.
"There are three candidates from the
fourth congressional district, each or
whose candidacy weakens that OF the
| other two in his own congressional dis
| trict. 1t was first claimed that Mr.. King
of Caribou would have the entire east,
this claim being based upon the idea
| that Col Stetson of Bangor would not
| receive nomination. When Col. Stet-
son came out of the Bangor caucus VIC
torious it was Immediately seen that the
Penobscot vote ut least was no longer
Under Mr.. Kings conrol, ..and it was even
whispered that Col. Stetson7 was sure of
the support \ of Piscataquis, while both
MIR. ,::King and Col. Stetson claimed
Washington county. This was the first
division of the solid east, which had
hitherto been supposed to be for Mr..
King. Lately third candidate in the
person of F. E. Guernsey, ESQ.,, bright
young lawyer from Dover, has appeared.
being in the same congressional district
as Col Stetson and Mr.. King, and has
further divided the vote in that district.
SO that at present. it seems doubtful which
one of these three candidates will have
the largest number of votes in bis own
congressional district.
"Each of these candidates has claimed
that Mr.. Philbrook was handicapped
by the fact that Mr.. Clason was candi-
date for president of the Senate, and have
tried hard to make the timid ones be-
lieve that Mr.. Philbrook stood no show
of winning. Mr.. Philbrook's friends,
however, say that today his chances are
better than either of the other three. He
has no opposition in his own county,
nor so far as can be learned in his own
congressional district. The western part
of the state is friendly to him, and he is
adding to his strength every day. The
argument of two presiding officers from
the same county in the legislature is
not having the weight which the eastern
candidates hoped it would, for 1t is dis
covered that not only have both presid-
ing officers In former years come from
the same county, but indesd they have
come from the same town. 1t is also
claimed that it is the privilege of the
House to organize by making choice of
whomsoeyer it pleases without reference
to what the Senate does. OF course all
three of the cas- tern candidates cannot
be nominated, and the rivalry between
them has already become iso apparent as
to render it improbable that the followers
of either will make a second choice of
any mau from their own section, and II
required to make second choice will
prefer to go outside of their own con-
gressional district. While the east is SO
divided among the three candidates, the
central and western part of the state
hardly feel like stepping in and deciding
what the east should have decided with
out controversy, and will for the most
part support Mr.. Phillbrook.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
NO BICYCLE sHowsTHIs YEAR.

New York, August IA special meet
ing of the directors of the national board
of trade of cycle manufacturers was held
board decided that there would be no
bicycle show this year under it's auspi-
ces. The stand taken by the board was
that the trade and manufacturers did
not demand it and that the enormous
expense incurred was not returned.
The board also decided that the guaran-
tee of 60 days given the consumer by the
manufacturers should remain the same
this year as last.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
THIS IS THE WAY

to go to Old Orchard pier. By water
sure. The salt air is a great appetizer
and it will do you more good than
medicine. There is always nice party
on these trips and everyone is sure of a
good time that goes. The Pilgrim
leaves Custom House wharf at $50 and
2, and returning leave end of pier at II
and $50. There will be sailing trip
from the pier of one hour and a half in
the afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
BANKS OF DEPOSIT FOR BANK
RUPT ESTATES.

Judge Webb of the United States Dis.
trict court, has issued this order:
Ordered-The following PANIED banks
and banking institutions are designated
as the repositories for the money Of bank
rupt estates pursuant to the requirements
of the statute: Casco National bank OF
Portland; First National bank, Ellsworth
Second National bank, Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
SOON BE RUNNING,

Sherbrooke, Que. August l9.-The work
Of repairing the damage done by fire in
the works Of the Jencks machine compa-
ny. August IA. has progressed SO rapidly
that the machinery will be running in q
few days. The damage has been Iounu
not to exceed 1900, and the insurance
covers this figure. Work on the several
departments will not seriously be inter
rupted.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
LIQUOR SHOPS RAIDED.

Complaints were made at the sheriff &
office yesterday afternoon of disorder and
drunkenness in certain quarters of the
city and the deputy instituted search and
seizure process and visited 1873 and 1ls
Center streets; 12l Green street and
several of the hotels and restaurants.
A good haul Of hard and soft goods was
made as net result of the afternoon
work
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
pEsERTIoNs FROM FORT PREBLE

just after pay day is the usually chosen
time for men to desert the service of the
Unitedt Safes. and two men from the
Battery of the 18th artillery at Fort Preble
borrowed a tandem bicycle from one OF
their comrades and availing themselves OF
this means of transportation came to the
city Thursday and leaving the wheel at
some convenient place for. the owners.
stepped on the Boston boat and departed
for parts unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
ISLAND DAY.

If you have friends at Great Diamond
today would be good day to visit them.
Today, August Goth, is island day. Out
door band concerts by Merriman's full
band. W. e. Chandler, leader, q 30 to
D. m. General illumination in the eve
ming. also dramatic entertainment at
Elwell hall, at 7.45 by island amateurs.
Steamer returns to city after the enter
tainment
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
MINSTREL HAVERLY A BANK
RUPT,

New York, August 19.-John 81. Haver-
", who was well known years ago as a
manager and especially in connection
with negro minstrels, filed petition in
bankruptcy today with liabilities of S327.-
749 and assets nominally SIG, 100.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-20
All Run Down, Could Not Eai
Tired, Heavy Feeling Every Morning

Tired, Heavy Feeling Every Morning.
SOLON, MET was all run down
and hardly able to sit up. had verv
lame back, could eat hardly anything, and
had a tired, heavy feeling every morninp.
When had taken half bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla was better. I had a good
appetite, the Iameness was relieved. and
I could rest well. 1 continued takin q
Hoods Sarsaparilla and after two BOTTLES
was all right" MRS. e. WILSON.