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The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
messenser,s Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine Cumberland, SIS. March
3Oth, A. ID. 1898.
VIHiS is to give notice that on the 26th day
Il of March. a. D. 1898, warrant in 1nso[
yency was issued out OF the Court OF Insolvency
for said County OF Cumberland, against the
estate OF
JOHN J. ONEILL, of Portland,
adiudged to be an Insolvent Debtor.
on petition of said Debtor. which
petition was FLED on the Goth
day OF March A. D. 1898. to (which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery Of any
nronerty by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and in case there
are sufficient assets to authorize the
same to choose one : or :, more as ;;
AT a Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room. in said Portland. in
said County of Cumberland. on the 18th day Of
Aprll. A. b. 1898, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon. hoa ~.
written. nr,oNw
Denuty Sheriff as Messenger Of the Court of
insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
1890 mar8l&apr7
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

Engine No. went to the Portland
Company shops yesterday morning for
a new boiler and general overhaui1ng.
The Ladies Circle of the First Baptlst
church will meet in tho vestry Tor WORK
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock. Supper
served at 6. 3d. All adult members OF the
parish invited.
This evening the ladies' circle OF SEQ
ond Parish church will give an entertain
ment in the yestry. Mr.. bennett OF Lew
iston will read, with Miss Lizzie III.
Brown as soloist, with other talent.
Every one will.want to hear Mr.. Dem
nett.
The regular meeting OF the ladies'
auxiliary C. L. A. s., will take place
this evening.
Yesterday was bright and cheerful.
With today March ends. 1t has been the
mildest and most agreeable March known
for many years..
In connection with the reported short
age of seed it is significant that one OF
our largest agricultural firms has soid
a GOOD deal of seed corn to be delivered
next fall for the season of 1899.
Mr.. Osman Adams has bought the W.
B. Irish house, corner OF West and Garlic
ton streets, and expects to move in soon.
Another lot of II rapid-fire guns, with
carriages and ammunition, in all about
s0rtons of ordnance material, will arrive
in New York early next week, aboard
the cruiser ENsw Orleans, ssand 10 more
rapid-f1re guns will arrive about the
same time in merchandising. Some
of them are destined for Portland.
Woodbine Rebekah lodge OF this city
paid a fraternal visit to Queen Esther
lodge of Bath last evening. A special
train left Union station at 6 p. M, and
electric cars were in waiting at Union
station on return.
AS Fast day has beenEappointed for
April 80, the May vacation of the schools
will thereby be somewhat heightened.
The term will close Wednesday after
noon, April 81, and the next term will
begin May 9.
Mr., Bachelor of Boston, dealer in
postage stamps, visited Portland last
week and displayed nearly 100000 worth
of the rare varieties sought by collectors.
A prominent apple dealer says that
the appearance of the trees Indicate a
large crop the coming season, which Will
offset the short one in the East last year.
At the regular meeting of Bramha'l
lodge this evening the rank of page will
be conferred, after which the officers of
Falmouth lodge, No. 1. o. 0. p, will
initiate candidates. All knights are in
vited to be present.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Women's Chris
tian Association, will be held on Friday
April l, at p. M, at 26 Spring street,
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
PERSONAL.

Among the persons who have slgn1hed
to the President of the newly formed
National Volunteer Reserve their will
ingness to become members Is Adiutant
General John r. Richards OF Augusta.
Messrs. George L. Briggs. Frank w.
Wardwell, Robert Mcintyre and Maurice
@. Rich of the Fairweather Yacht club
of this city. will go to Boston today to
be the guests of the Boston Press club.
Rev. Ezra Tinker of the Congress street
Methodist church, has just been appoint
ed to Asbury Methodist church, Whining
ton, Del.
United States Steamboat inspectors
Merritt and Pollister of this city were
at Bath Tuesday, Inspecting the tow boats
Stella and Perry of the Knickerbocker
Towage company.
Hon. George P. Wescott and wife en-
tertained q small party with course
dinner in the private dining hall at Con-
gress Square hotel. Tuesday, and Mr..
II. L. Jones, of a Boston, representing a
we'll known coffee house, gave banquet
to IA of the employees of George G.
Shaw, & Co. 'sEstore at the same house.
Mrs. E. D. Bates of 81 State street,
will receive her friends on April LIST,
from to 6, and to 10 p. M, on the oc.
casion of her 81st birthday.
Mr.. Charles S. Fobes has returned from
his trip west.
Mr.. Johan Jansen, American manager
of the Hamburg American line OF steam
ers, whose boats have been running into
Portland during the winter, left last eve
ming for Montreal.
Mr.. James ]. Pooler of the Sherwood
Park street, left last night on three
weeks trip south. While away ne Will
attend the convention of the Hotel Pro
prietors' association, to be held at New
Orleans.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31

companies of the National Guard until
the state had money to care for them. The
policy of the adjutant generals depart
ment Of Maine in the past had been to
overrun it's appropriations and have
more companies enrolled than could be
cared fors properly. He thought the ap-
preparation of Maine for military purpos-
es should be increased and not until it
was increased would he favor the in
crease of the militia.
Gen. Richards said that he was very
anxious to have naval division here in
Portland He made this statement as
often as he thought of it. He was not
opposed to naval division because he
thought it might injure the prestige OF
the regular militia. He thought naval
division was good thing, but the state
national government did furnish all the
necessary equipment, and monitor to
be used as an armory and headquarters
and the members of. the naval division
and those interestedsin it should supply
all else that was needed.
It was pointed out to Gen. Richards
that this movement which has been on
foot for the organization OF naval d.
vision here in Portland had the approval
of many of the citizens OF this city, was
| well underway and had even gone SO
far as to secure rs young men who were
anxious and willing to be enrolled in
it. Gen. Richards replied that he was
running the military affairs of Maine on
a business basis and he did not intend to
depart from that method of running it
| to please anyone. He was very courteous
and very agreeable in his manner, but
he was also very firm and steadfast, as an
adjutant general should be.
Only once did he become yexed and
then it was because the person who was
taking with him suggested that he did
not seem to be very anxious for the for
nation of naval division in Portland
and might be little prejudiced against
| 1t as he feared it might injure the Ma.
tional Guard. Gen. Richards then became
very severe and said, in very decided
tone of voice, that he should not discuss
the question on that basis
! Strange to say tho young men who are
Interested in this naval division are not
very much discouraged by the attitude
lof Ad1utant General Richards towards
| it. A bill is now pending before Con-
gress to incorporate the naval reserves
of the several states rs national naval
reserves. and the Portlandsyoung men are
in hopes that they may come in under
| th t,rovielOna of this law,
| Meantime Gen. Richards is worrying
about what shall be done with the Mon
tauk when she getsslto Portland and is
turned over to the state to care for. he
would like to have her sent back to
| PHILADELPHIA, but it is not very likely
that she will make q return voyage SO
soon If she once gets here. Gen. Rich
ards may be able to prevent the Montauk
being sent to Portland and II he does
Portland will lose an opportunity of see.
ing one of the most historic old-style iron
clads in the naval service.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

and is another gem in its crown as
Americas Greatest Medicine. For il
lustration, please read this letter:
"The end of one of my fingers began to
itch and soon there was collection of
watery blisters under the skin, which
broke and discharged watery sub
stance, and the flesh became infamed
around my finger nail. 1t kept getting
worse and spread toward the knuckle.
Then began doctoring for poison, using
carbolic acid for wash and putting on
poultices. The sore did not get any better,
however, and soon it appeared on the next
finger and continued to spread. 1t panied
me so much could not do my Homework.
was given prescription for salt rheum,
but found it hurt my nursing baby and
I stopped taking it. The disease then
appeared around the nails on every one
Of my fingers and my suffering was ter
rible. I could not attend to my boy
and was advised to wean him, but ]
hesitated about this as he was puny and
his digestion was poor. At this time
concluded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla and
Hoods Pills. Before had finished the
first bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparilia could
see difference in my boy; he was more
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
LIGHTS AT PEAKS AND LONG ISL
ANDS.

The committee on lights opened the
bids yesterday for caring for the lights
at Peaks and Long islands. They did
not make any awards because they
wished to consider them little while,
especially in view Of their plan to give
these islands better lighting facilities
than they have ever had before in the
summer season. When one remembers
that the Casco Bay company carried
$50, 600 passengersito the islands last sum-
mer 1t can be seen that they are deserving
of careful attention.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31

At2 O'Clock today F. o. Bailey & co.,swill
sell ON the premises at Deering Center the
valuable estate No. IL and No. 70 Aba
street. Houses contain rooms each. fuf-
mace, bath, hard wood floors, Sebago WATER
cemented cellar, lot about 5000 square rect;
also has sewerage. This will be one OF me
opportunities of the season to procure hne
suburban residence at your own figure. See
AUCTION Column.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
PORTLAND GUN CLUB.

The adjourned annual meeting Of the
Portland Gun club will be held this even
ing at 7.30. Business Of Importance will
come before the meeting. Some method
of shooting for the coming season will be
decided upon and matters in regard to the
coming annual tournament, to be held
Fast day, will be discussed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

These real estate transfers are reported
Samuel A. Kneeland to ]. Wallace Cas-
we'll both of Harrison, land in Harrison.
BENJAMIN S. Atkins of New Gloucester
to Andrew C. Chandler ct ais, land in
New Gloucester.
Joseph Pitts of Harrison to Frank O..
Pitts Of Naples, land in Harrison.
Arthur e. Marks ct ais OF Deerlng to
Patrick Sullivan of Portland, land in
Portland on Park street.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
FALMOUTH HOTEL AUCTION.

Persons purchasing carpets at the auc-
ton now going on will please notify Fos-
ter's Dye House, ID Preble street, to call
for them to be beaten. They will steam
them without extra charge. Phey also
cleanse lace curtains in superior man.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
SALE MEMS FURNISHINGS TOMOR-
ROW,

Rines Bros. Company advertise a sale
of mems furnishings for Friday and
Saturday at wholesale prices and less.
Read their star advertisement in this pa
per and you will see how cheap the goods
will be sold.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31

Denies that He Is Jealous of the Prestige of
the National Guard so-called-says 1T
viii Be an Expense to the State, Al
though the Contrary lis Guaranteed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31

The special sale of the stock of j. A
Merrill & Co. will continue through this
weak
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
= Mothers Experience

quiet and getting better. When I had
taken two bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
and a box of Hoods Pills I found my
hands getting better. kept on with
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
From generation to generation the
faint of impure blood is transmitted,
and in the same way the beneficial
blood-purifving effects of Hoods Sar-

saparilla are spread through families.
If the life stream is purified at its
source, or Immediately when evidence
of impurity first appears, much suffer-
ing viii. be avoided. The beneficent
work of Hoods Sarsaparilla for young
women, wives, mothers and little ones
of all ages has won the highest praise,
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31

New Wants To Let, For Sale Lost, Founa
and similar advertisements will be 1ouna uhoer
their appropriate heads on page g..
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31

Spring Opening in Our Cloak
Department continues all through
the week. Suits, Costumes, Jackets,
Capes, Silk Waists, Skirts, Chill
dren's Dresses and Refers.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
,eu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TODAY.

Eastman Bros. s. Bancr Oft.
owen. Moore g. Co.
J. R. Libby Co.
Rines Brothers Coz.
City OF Portland.
PilsDury's Flour.
Whitney, the Grocer.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Jefferson Theater.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
NEW SPRING
PETTIC0ATS.

Notwithstanding the sharp advance in Tafes4 Silks we
limited time superior make Of Silk Tafeta
Skirts at has made skirt department
popular in the past
At &c. show crisp ruslng changeable Tafeta with
Spanish ounce Of codng all the latest shades $o75
At $3.50 full Umbrella Skirt Of Changeabe Taeta, corded
aounce and dust rufae $3.50
Other qualities at s7.75 g. 90 and $50
At $40 is our great leader which claim unequaed
anywhere for quality and price being made from pure dye Iaea
plain cangeae effects full umbrella style corded founce and
dust rufle.prea variety Of shades, $1,000
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
her
KINDS.

Black Italian Cloth Gmported) in handsome styles,
1925, $50 375. AGO. 45o
Best quality black Butler Moreen made with Spanish ounce
$275 Umbrella style. So5o. $40
Black imported Silk Moreen-a material having excellent
ing qualities, S4lo' ooo
colored Butler Moreens made with Spanish founce $500
1,robrala STYLE 1915
The new Chameleon demonstrating much the effect OF
Changeae Taetasmade with full umbrella rues In all shades
s375
Black Cotton SuraFs--unbrela Styles $780, LIS, l5o LIS
Better qualities in handsome designs
$500. 225 ESQ, 275 800
ae STYLES in Linen Skirts S. co. LIS, l5o LIS, 2oo ESQ
Chambray Skirts, loc $Loo lzo, Aoo
Short Peticoas in pink and blue striped Fanneeteumbrea
style with embroidered rufhe at Csc 42c and soc
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
In addition to the Silk Skirts we carry

a large variety of other kinds, as follows:---
Black Imported Satin dChine,
$500. $780, 700, 7
Black Briliantines,
$3.50, 800. 3.25, $50, 400, 4,5o S
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-31
NEW ADyEErIsExGNrs.

And pleasant compli-
ments. Yardsticks and
Scissors and Purses are
talking the past few days.
Already hundreds Of Dress
and Waist and Skirt pat
terms have left our counters
for the skiIlful fingers of
PortIand'S DressmakerS.
Spring Dress Goods
Schools begin. No wonder,
for we'll leave to you to say
whether there was ever
shown in Portland before
Stocks of Dress Goods,
silks, the equal in volume
ard style of these.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-13

I We hated to separate. Together we
| had fought our battles, but how would
| we do apart, klondike marauders h:s-
| itate about tackiing two well fed, well
| armed men, but how would they feel
, about enc, and the little sled that
| drew behind me over the frozen ground
| was thin pretense against thieves.
| They and ! knew that it was not an
| empty sled that man drags after him
| when bound southwark from the gold
| regions.
But there was no time for conjee-
ture, for the hill lay before me and
| two miles beyond was the inn.
| Iceberg Inn was a resort well known
! to miners. 1t was kept by an old cou-
| pie who tried their luck in the gold
| fields but gave up to start the none
| the less rumunerative business OF
| treating the miners well as they jour
neyed back and forth. AS half way
! house Iceberg Inn was well known, and
| to its portals | was bour 4. for there
| could be found shelter and safety.
On the other side of the hill Albert
was travelling downward soon to find
camp Brill below.
could scarcely have travelled the
two miles when | was agreeably sur
nrised to see the inn looming up on a
cliff before me. It was much shorter
distance than Albert had given me to
understand. but there it was with its
rude front and its little windows near
" hidden behind the windbreak of
brush and trees piled to northward to
shelter it.
With sigh Of thankfulness l turned
my sled into the path that wound west
ward to the house and began the WORK
Of pulling it steadily along the mar
row way.
To my surprise, for Al had told me
great tales of the hospitality Of the
Inn. no one came out to welcome me,
but | trudged in thinking mine host
of the Inn must be asleep. AS | drew
nearer l was surprised to Sc all the
shutters closed, and, although it was
dark. not a light shOne from any of
the windows.
l stepped boldly up to the door and
knocked.
No answer came. but from above
there was a creaking sound Of a shut
ter thrown open.
as this Iceberg Inn?" 1 called out.
For answer the voice at the window
asked: How many of you are there?"
"Only one man, but mighty tired
and hungry one. Come, hurry down
and let me in"
There was Gathering sound, and in
minute the door was pulled cautious
ly open. Behind it stood an old man
and back of him crouched an old wo-
man. a pistol in he'll hand.
Don't shoot yet" | laughed, step
ping into the room and hauling my sled
in after me, because I've heard OF you
and know enough to expecte better
treatment" Still laughing. pulled off
my coat and threw it on the floor, the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-13

the strict customs Of those days al
lowed.
From that time on the custom of
observing Saint Valentines Day has
grown. and now this gift day is almost
a holiday. 1t is celebrated in the social
world by great variety of pretty
tokens offered for personal gifts.
And SO Saint Valentine is not for
gotten. though many hundred years
have passed since then.
It would be impossible to tell how
the custom of honoring Saint Valen-
tine will change in the next hundred
years. To-day you see tho shops
decked out with pretty tokens. satin
trifes and all sorts of sweet-smelling
gifts. There are verse books written
also for the day, and the windows are
filled with tribes, costly and other
wise.
The etiquette of Saint Valentine
gift has somewhat changed in the last
thousand years. At the beginning of
the ninth century a valentine Nas a
proposal Of marriage, and consisted OF
a herd of cattle for the very wealthy
swain and slain sheep for the poor
one. Lovers in the warm countries
sent gifts of wine, and IN the Orient
they sent perfumes, for there is no
country to which the fame of Saint
Valentine has not travelled.
The most popular gift to-day is a
figure picture There is no handsomer
token than a box upon which a pretty
girl stands with arms outstretched
juggling hearts and money bags.
In looking upon her valentine gifts
the maiden of Valentines Day, 1898,
cannot do better than pick moral
from the fame of Saint Valentine. He
chose love as his theme, and lives for
ever in the heart. while unworthy Gro
esus and his wealthy Roman asso-
ciates. who looked upon gold, not wise
ly but too greedily, are held afar off
as objects of scorn.
HARRY GERMAINE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-13

couple, as well as guard against out
siders."
At the first sound they rose quickly
and the old man stepped to the door
with a candle: Guess yen want to
go to bed pretty early" he drawled,
wife an ! have fixed the room fer
yer"
AS he spoke he pointed up a dark,
narrow, ladder-like staircase which
evidently led to my sleeping quarters
up above.
Thanks said I, 81 guess I will turn
in now; and by the>way." ! added, as
if it were an afterthought, Il will take
my trunk up with me, I've got some
things in it that may want"
AT this the old pair looked at each
other. "I'll unpack 'em fer yer" said
the old dame quickly, but I wouldn t
take it up if wuz you, the stairs is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-13
UNCLE MOSES PRAYER.
He Prayed Eloquently, But Gestured {
Little Too Forcibly

Little Too F'orcibly.
Uncle Nose came down from the
country to visit his son, who worked
in the livery stable. Uncle Nose was
q deacon in little country church,
and was noted for his long, fervent
, prayers; but when his son Ike took
him to the colored church in the city
and when he heard the organ and
gaZed upon the we'll dressed darkies
he felt as if the Lord was a long ways
off Uncle Nose had met the parson
the day before, and what was his sur
prise, when that person said during
services: Wen all join in pra'r wild
Brother Nose Smith
Uncle Nose came down from the
country down on his knees and threw
his deep voice and soul in a prayer
which shook the rafters. AS he came
to the close his old white head was
shaking and his voice was bringing
each saint and sinner to the shouting
point
"Oh, Lawd we know dat we is weak
in dy site, an hab been follerin' after
things which SAILOR Nv de debil but,
Oh Lawd, we know dat dow in dy
richness af mercy, gwine tuw swipe
hit offen de Big Book, an say 'Yo
| count is squah.' Huccome we hahn
been COIN right ez durin' de las month
-ner de las week--ner de las day,
but, Oh Lawd, please swipe hit often
de Big Book-yeah. swipe hit off.
When de pale boss an de white rider
cum ridin' down from de valley Nv de
shadder Nv death, de pale rider gwine
swing his lef' laig outen de stirrup,
cotch us by de shurt, jerk us behine
him, an bar us way to de blazin' sun,
an when we put our foot upon de
sans Nv de sho, fotch de boat up close
to de bank, an ez we gifts in de seat
Gen waf' us an row us away to de
Glory Lam Amen"
How did dat pra'r go, Ike?" said he
as he went home.
Pap. dar wern't but one lection
specially your gestures; when you
talked bout de pale rider swingin' his
lef' laig outen de stirrup, you kicked
Sister Brown right in de side. Lou
isville Dispatch.