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CONCERNING BOOKS.

A very lovely story is, "The Valley
PATH" by Will Allen Dromgoole, sad.
picturesque and charming, but dainty
idyl, very sweet and pure. This is pub
lished by Estes and Lauriat, as is
another book for children by the same
Author, called "Hero- Chums. +"
The former is of simple country life,
a simple people, among whom dwells
Doctor Bartholomew Boring, who seeks
the seclusion of the valley at the foot of
Seewanee Mountain, where he may rest
his worn and weary heart after life of
sad experience in the busy busting world
of big city.
Another wonderfully well drawn char
acter of the story is Brother Barry, a
praying, woebegone and lugubrious
Methodist circut-rider and the bright
particular star is lovely Alicia Reams
the miller's granddaughter. who fills the
old Doctors battered heart with love and
longing. A beautiful creature with a
nature easily moved, heart ripe for i'm.
pressions, a soul thirsting for truth.
"Out Of place, as much out of place in
that wilderness cabin, as the Doctor S
silver doorplate on his hut at the foot of
the mountain which the neighbors
came from miles around to see, thinking
the ''M. D." meant mad doctor.
81 The Valley Path is the history of a
soul, the soul of Alicia Reams, and
therefore is tragedy. The story is not
however, without its element Of fun and
humor which makes it all the more
striking.
Hero Chums" is fresh, pleasant
story, especially written for boys. 1t is
prettily illustrated, and the scene is laid
in Chattanooga, mong the mines and
miners, and it is all about a little boy
called Master John" whose great
friend and croney is old Beverly Brewe, T
an ex-convict, who tells John many
wonderful tales.
Professor Rasmus B. Anderson once
wrote: ut would be an interesting work
to show how Morse and Greek mytholo.
giles respectively have colored the relig-
ious, social, political and literary charac-
ter of Greek and Roman peoples on the
one hand and Norsemen and Teutons ON
the other.
somebody will undou btedly in due
time be inspired to undertake such d
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear There ia only ons
way to cure deafness and that Is by constitI,.
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when it is entirely closed, Deafness Is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
nine eases out Of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing but all infiamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Oh Deafness caused by ca.arrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; free.
F. J. CHENNEY CO. &Toled. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

1t is said that an appeal will be- made
to Gov Black of New York to remove
Mayor Van Wyck on the grou nd that his
recent monkeying With the police board
constitutes violation of law of which
the executive may take cognizanoe. No
doubt Van WICK has ignored the spirit of
the law, but he has stuck closely enough
to the letter probably to make it impossi-
BILE to frame an Indictment against him
that will run the guantlet of the courts.
Van Wyck has not acted probably except
after consultation with legal authorities.
Doubtless his act is piece of sharp prao-
tice unworthy of an honorable and con-
scientious chief magistrate, but nobody
expected him to be either. His mission
was to distribute among the Tammany
boys all the spoils that he could get hold
Of. That was the understanding on the
part of those who voted for him and was
The reason why the most of them gave
MIN their suffrages It was as clearly I'M
1erstood also by those who divided their
votes between two candidates and by so
doing ensured his election. Their con-
auct has produced the result there was
very reason to believe it would.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

1t is reasonable to suppose that the be-
lief of the navy department that the
Spanish fleet is shut up at Santiago de
Cuba rests upon information from sources
of undoubted trustworthiness, though it
is denied by the department itself that it
has official internationally which is
meant, we suppose, report from Com
modore Schley or Admiral Sampson. The
only information that has reached the
public comes from Madrid, from which q
while ago came the information in such
positive and apparently trustworthy form
that it completely deceived our ambassa-
dor at London, that the Cape Verde fleet
had returned to Cadiz, whereas at that
very time it was really close to the island
of Martinique and was discovered there
the next day. A strict censorship is
maintained over all reports that go out
from Madrid, and only such as the censor
approves get by. One can readily see that
the Madrid government would have q
strong motive for misleading us as to
the Whereabouts of Ceryera's squadron,
and nobody can say that that was not its
purpose when it sent out the statement
that it was still at Santiago. But the
navy department must be alive to the
danger of trusting Spanish reports, and
hence it is reasonable to assume that its
confidence in regard to the whereabouts
Of the Cape Verde fleet is based on some
thing else.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

Sagasta is reported as saying that there
is no immediate prospect of naval
battle in the West Indies. That would
seem to signify that Cervera did not in
tend to come out of his hole right away.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

Now that the Spanish Heet IS assumed
to be ''bottled up'' in Santiago there is
a revival of the talk of the immediate in
vasion of Cuba. The President, even, is
credited with insisting that the troops
shall be sent to Cuba Immediately and an
attack made upon Havana by land and
sea. Doubtless the President like every
body else, is anxious that the war shall
be short, but he is in position
to better appreciate the danger of pre-
mature advance than anybody else with
the possible exception of the generals in
immediate charge Of the troops, and there
can be little room for doubt that an
immediate movement would be premature
for various reasons. The great bulk of
the troops are volunteers that have never
seen active service. Many cf them have
never been drilled even. Furthermore
they are as yet poorly equipped. A 'arge
part of them are not Injured to hot and
moist climate like that If Cuba at this
time Of year. To throw this undisciplined,
indifferently equipped Ind unseasoned
mass of men into Cuba. to contend with
deadly climate and the long trained and
thoroughly acclimated Spanish soldiers
fighting behind strong defenoes would
seem to be to court defeat, or at any rate
to sacrifice life unnecessarily. An ext
gency may arise perhaps where such a
course will be justified, but there is
apparently no such exigency now. The
bottling up of the Spanish fleet removes,
of course, the objection to an immediate
invasion that the expedition was liable
to be cut off from its base of supplies, but
it does not eliminate others more serious.
1t is said that almost every army officer
who has seen actual service in the field
and knows from experience the dangers
and difficulties of campaigning in the
enemy's country is opposed to an imme
date movement of the troops. That
alone ought to be enough to prevent it, and
we have little doubt, will be. Not until the
commanders of our army say
that it is ready to move should it be al
lowed to move. The clamor of civilians
or of newspapers ought to have no weight
whatever.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague OF the night, itching piles.
Doan's ointment cures quickly and per
-manently. At any drug store, so cents,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

1t would be interesting to know the
origin of stories that are telegraphed daily
from the vicinity of Halifax telling of
mysterious war vessels in that vicinity,
and what object their fabricators have in
view.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27
WATCHES ON lNSTALLMENTS.

Waltham and Elgin Watches. A large stock
of new model Watches will be sold on easy pay
ments at reasonable prices. All Styles. Ali
Prices. MCKINNEY the Jeweler, Monument
Square. mar19dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

An immediate invasion of Porto Rico
ing that we ought to occupy it before the
war ends SO as to have something to get
an indemnity out of.
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peror Of Rushia to weep on his weddin

peror of Rushia to weep on his weddin'
night, and made her gracious Majesty
the Queen, bust out laughin' at tn 9
funeral of Prince Albert. He is the
bosom friend of the President of Amer
ikee, and the hidol Of is Royal 'Ighness,
the Prince of Wales,'' Mr.. Jefferson
describes the scene with delightful
humor.
The book is beautifully illustrated and
is full of agreeable matter; a charming
volume to read and to own
A dainty and attractive volume of
poems from Estes & Lauriat is Mr..
James Rlley's "Songs ofTwo Peoples. -
These verses have the true poetic touch
and feeling. and there are songs Of New
England, and others of Ireland and her
people. There are many charming things
that one would like to quote, but there is
no single poem which is not too long for
the limits OF book notice, and it would
be pity to break the silver thread which
runs through each, and thus mar its
beauty.
Christ In the Daily Meal, or The
Ordinance of the Breaking of Bread, is
tiny volume written by Norman Fox,
D. D. and published by Messers. Fords,
Howard & Hubert The position taken
In this book is that Jesus bade his disci-
pies eat and drink Tin remembrance" OF
him, not merely once week. once a
month, occasionally, now and then, but
whenever they ate bread and drank wine
even in their own homes; a remem brance
of him even in the ordinary meal.
The author condemns, "close COM
munion,'' and declares that the church
should invite to the table all devout per-
sons, whether they have been baptized or
not, if they desire to unite in remem.
brance Of the Master. M. L.. b. W..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, MAY "a.

Evidently Spain has not yet abandoned
all hope that the powers will yet help her
out of her trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

Having consolidated with the Portland
Safe Deposit Company. the Portland
Trust Company now offers its patrons
and the public unequaled facilities for
storage of bonds, stocks. valuable papers
and silver ware.
The security offered is the best in
Maine, and the location is the most GEN.
trail and convenient in Portland.
The utmost privacy is afforded by sep
arate entrances from the street, while
the arrangement of Offices of the consoli-
dated company is such that all financial
business can be transacted under the
same roof.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27

men in buckram the insurgents
continually dwindle on closer in
spection. There used to be
$4,000 of them when the junta was
knocking at the door of Congress for the
recognition of the republic, but Lieut..
Rowan was able to find only 5000 in any
rt of condition to fight. This number
might do something around Santiago If
they were disposed to, but the probability
is that they are perfectly content to let us
do all the lighting needed to free Cuba.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27
MEETINGS.
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
Company for the Choice Of for the
suing year and for the transaction of such
other business as may legally be presented,
will be held on the first Monday, the sixth day
OF June, 1898. at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon
in the Company's hall in Kittery, Maine.
By order OF the Directors,
+. r. BARRETT, Clerk of the Company
Portland Me-. May Is 1893 maY19dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-27
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,

THE Forty-sixth annual meeting will be held
L at City Building, Portland on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, June ], 2, 8. 1898
my11dtju1 CHAS. d. SMITH. Sec.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
The United States Envelop. Co.

The consolidation of long established
Industrial concerns I'm order that use
less competition may be avoided and
the benefits OF centralized efforts be
obtained, goes on without regard TO
the feelings OF those who see I'm such a
unity disaster TO individual effort.
The United States Envelope Company
the securities OF which are now being
offered TO the public. plainly states in
it's prospectus that IL Is not the inten-
tion of the Consolidated Company to
increase the already large earnings by
raising the price OF envelopes. Ii is
manifestly following the example of
the Standard Oil Company and the
Sugar Trust both of which have earned
immense dividends for their stockhold-
ers by keeping the selling price of their
products below the mark OF successful
competition. The new Envelope Com
pany will be able to make a great saw
ing I'm it's purchases OF paper which Ii
the great cost I'm envelope production.
IL would seem also as " the paper mills
would profit at the same time. as they
will be able TO run continuously on the
large orders for standard sizes. A saw
ing will also be made i'm the item OF
freight by shipping I'm car load lots and
OF course the selling department can be
conducted more economically than by
the ten companies operated Individual
ly.
The fact that the banker, financing
the Envelope consolidation have been
able TO dispose OF at private sale all
but 81. 200. 900, OF the total $500 900. Sc
curities In not only nattering TO the en-
terprise. but demonstrates how lsSie
effect the present war with Spain has
upon the financial market Rates for
money are very low the price OF rail-
road bonds and municipal securities
are fast nearing n 3 per cent. basis and
with this I'm mind II ls not strange that
investors eagerly pick up securities
like those OF the United states Envei-
ope Company. paying good income
rate and which have every appearance
OF strength. Envelopes are about as
staple as sugar or -four. Hard times
have no effect upon their manufacture.
They are needed at all times and once
used can never be used again.
The leading men I'm each OF the Ven
dor Companies remain as directors Of
the new company. and we understand
that theirs will be the controlling in
terest. thus assuring the syndicate
Of able and intelligent management
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
ILLNESS WAS SHORT.
Officer Pioneer Died at His Home
This Afternoon. Il
Absent From His Post at City Hall Less
Than Week.

officer John w. Poinier. OF the City
Hall squad. died at Ills O'clock this
afternoon. at his home No. 20 Brighton
street. after an illness Of less than one
week, although he had been complain
ine for several days before he aban-
doned duty. 1t was since Sunday last
that his chair In the basement OF the
City Hall has been occupied by another
officer and when the news of his death
was received at police headquarters
today, IL came as shock, for II was
not known that Mr.. Pointer was so
seriously sick. His death was caused
by liver trouble which superinduced
jaundice and other complications.
Mr.. Pointer was born I'm 1S4S in New
York city, and came to Rhode Island
with his parents when quite young. He
attended the schools in this city and
later became a railroad man, and prior
10 his appointment on the police force
he was conductor on the then Provi-
dence and Stonington road ard for
some time had the night Shore l.fie ex-
press. He was appointed to the police
force In the station, then on Canal
street. For about fifteen years he re-
mained at the Central. travelling
Westminster street beat, first at night
and later in the day time, and about
three years ago was transferred TO the
City Hall, succeeding the late Joseph
Curtis.
Mr. Pointer was q genial man, who
universally liked by all who came in
contact with him. At City Hall he had
made many friends among the MEM
bers OF the city government and al
ways had pleasant word for his ac-
quaintances. He had attained quite
n reputation as weather prophet. and
At was quite the thing for the City Hall
people to consult Mr.. Pointer before
starting on trip, either in the winter
or summer.
He leaves a widow and two sons. OF
whom. William r., is a member of the
police force and attached to the Sew
member OF the Providence Police Re-
lief Association, and his widow will at
once receive the sum OF $1,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
Pail River MIL Stocks.

Transactions in Fall River COTTON mill
stocks for the week are reported by
G.. M. Haffards & Co. as follows:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
WORE A BIKE SUIT.
Reyellers Didn't Recognize Patrolman
Doe and Got Into Trouble.

At about 6 O'Clock last evening as
to the Central police station wearing a
bicycle suit and riding his wheel he dis
covered on Fountain street officer A.
p. Martin endeavoring To arrest two
men whose names were Frank Mowry
and Arthur Edwards and who had been
lighting.
The two were proving troublesome
and Officer Martin called for assistance
from Doe who quickly responded and
the jewellers were landed at the sta
tion but. after the arrest n crowd. the
members of which did not recognize the
fact that Doe was a policeman, jeered
at him and made many uncompliment-
ary remarks about his lending assist
ance. The officer finally became an
cry and attempted to arrest one OF the
offenders whose name was Frank
Cramer, but it proved a big job as the
latter's brother. Joseph, who was close
by took hand I'm the affair and their
combined efforts were what the officer
had to contend with. He proved equal
TO the occasion. however. and both
found themselves behind iron bars
where they remained during the night
This morning Mowry, Edwards and
Frank Cramer were in the police court
for revelling and later in the district
court Joseph Cramer was arraigned
for an assault upon William l.. Doe.
He pleaded guilty but. said he did not
know that the man he was fighting
was an officer and thought that the
latter was assaulting his brother. II
was to help his brother that he had
got mixed up in the scrape. He was
fined $15 and costs. Thus from a lit
tie scrap came about $40 into the
states Golfers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
Sagasta Declares II Has
Already Begun.
SPAIN GROWING WISER.
Has Entered on Negotiations For
Early Ending OF the War.
ANOTHER VIEW OF SITUATION.

London. July 23.--The Madrid corre-
spondent OF The Daily Mail says: "Sa.
gasta told representative OF The I'm
partial Friday that the government
had already entered upon the prelim.
mary stage of peace negotiations"
The directors OF the leading news
papers waited upon the premier yester.
Gay afternoon, urting him TO abolish
the existing stat- OF siege and censor
ship.
According TO a dispatch from HONG
Kong the insurgents attacked Manila,
but were repulsed with loss OF 500. thu
Spaniards having so killed and wound
ed. A second attack was equally un.
successful.
The Madrid dispatches agree that a
real step has not been taken toward
peace, and. moreover. that the idea that
the capitulation OF Santiago was n pre-
liminary to peace must be abandoned.
The ministerial organ says: "The gov
crnment is satisfied that the nation de-
sires peace; but if the Washington gov
ernment raises difficulties Spain VIII
cease to seek a pacific solution
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
AN HONORABLE PEACE.

Madrid. July 23--In an interview
printed in the organ OF the army. Mr..
Gamazo Is quoted as saying: "Thc
suspension OF constitutional liberty can
not be agreeable to the press because
II abrogates freedom and prevents the
publication OF news which costs much;
but at this moment. what can the gov
ernment do but check the hostile cam
paign waged against It? ~as the
first TO beg the cabinet to treat the ques
tion as urgent. and / do not regret my
action. i will say from my seat In
parliament that / am convinced I did
q real service TO my country. At the
same time. ] can give you news which
will please the press. The suspension
OF the constitution will not last Ions
for several reasons. One OF them is
the calmness displayed by the people
and the army. 1t is not for me to cor.
ceal the intentions OF the government
which are 20 conclude an honorable
peace which will in the first place satisfy
the aspirations of the army. After that
IL Mr.. Sagasta thinks mt, he will ask
the queen regent IL she still has conf
dence in her present advisers"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
Concert at the Park.

This evening the Hedley-Llvcsey
band will give a concert at Roger VIII
liams Park, in which all the solists of
this we'll known organization will par
ticipate. Tho program arranged lie an
excellent one.