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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

In a recent address an English member
of Parliament. MIR. Herbert Roberts de-
plored the prospect Of a war with the
Transvaal because amongst the many
disastrous consequences of such a strain
upon the mind of the country, not the
least was the fixing Of public attention
upon the issue of foreign conflicts rather
than upon the pressing problems of home
politics. This is one of the strongest ar
guments against policy of foreign con-
quest. The home government Of no
nation will run itself. In town, city,
State or nation, the government will be
good or bad according as strong public
attention is concentrated upon 1t, With
all the agitation possible the governments
of some of our cities can be kept only
tolerably clean. There are also complaints
of State and national governments which
have to be attended to by popular dis.
cussion at regular intervals. Whatever
dstracts from this attention to homs
affairs, strikes blow at good govern
ment in vital place.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

The settlements OF the Venezuelan boun.
dary question Is distinct and important
triumph for arbitration. The question
has been pending ever since 1s41, and
several times the nations concerned have
nearly come into collision over It. II
was brought to a head by President ClsEe.
lands message TO the American congress.
Our claim to an interest In 1t was based
ON the Monroe doctrine. we holding that
for England TO take the strip in dispute
would constitute foroible extension of
her sovereignty ON this continent which
we could not tolerate. The majority Of
Americans at the time undoubtedly
believed that the strip OF territory be.
longed to Venezuela, and that England
was trying Co possess herself of 1t by the
power of her might. and so our Interference
psrtook somewhat of the nature of pro-
lection for weaker power The upshot
Of our interference was that England
conssnted to submit the question to ar
bitration and accspt the decision of the
arbitrators. The oonrt was made up Of
two members selected by England and
two selected BY the United States with q
fifth selected by these four. The case
was exhaustively argued ty the British
attorney general for England and ex-
President Harrison for venez uela. The
decision is a ocmpromiss to some extent,
but England gets the best of 1t. IL shows
that the American statesmen (and there
were plenty OF them) who held that the
strip IN dispute belonged to venzeuela
bad either not studied the case or allowed
their opinions to be controlled by their
prejudices. and that England's olaim was
not based on mere might as we were
fond of alleging. Nevertheless though
the result shows that we were all WRONG
in our opinions as to the proper owner
ship OF this strip the agitation which
we started bore good fruit. 1t was risky
experiment. for It might have plunged
two great nations into war. But all is
we'll that ends we'll, and this has ended
happily for all ooncerned, and besides has
established q valuable precedent for the
settlement of other disputes similar In
character, which may arise between
nations in the future.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

Register of Deeds Frank B. Miiler.of
Rcckland has become a member OF the
Knox bar.
N. B. K. Pettengill, formerly of Au-
gustn. and Bowdoin graduate In the
class of 'S3. who has been pract:oing law
with SUCCESS in Florida, hes hsen ap-
pointed jadge of Sbe United States pro-
yisicnal court st San Juan, Porto Rico.
A Maine paper CLOSES lite obituary notice
OF leading oitizsn with these lines:
"lie married his second wife eighteen
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
For Representative TO Congress,
AMOS L. ALLEN.

The Marquis of Dufferin stated the case
correctly when he said that Tuesday 6
yacht race furnished no reliable data
for predicting the results of the Races
yet to come. The fact that the Colum bia
succeeded in passing the Shamrock and
preserved her lead as long as the wind
blew fresh, and fell behind when the
breeze became light. gives some ground
for believing that with strong breeze the
Columbia's chance OF victory will be the
letter, while in light airs the Shamrock
will be likely to take the lead. The Sec
oDd race takes place today, and the close
ness of the first will greatly stimulate
interest in this one, One of the most sat-
isfactory features Of the race was lite free
dom from all suspicion of unfairness.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

in comparison with the other kind, and
their influence Is easily killed By styling
them traitors or pro-Boers or pro-English
sympathisers, "a the case may be. As
England Is a county where popular opin-
ion must bs very potential with the gov
srnment. the war favoring frenzy is like.
Is to carry the ministry along with 1t
In spite Of Its own Judgment
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
HISTORY oE THE AMERICAS cup.

Here Is a nutshell history of the
Americas cup. There have been 81 races
for the trophy. which symbolizes the
yachting supremacy of the world and
which now Is about to be contested for
by the two finest racing yachts ever CON-
structsd. OF these 81, only one has bsen
won by an English boat, the Liyonia,
which. however, did not win the cup.
The story is told in the following table:
Corrected
Date. Name. Tonnage. Times.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

Patrons of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the office
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested 10 notify the Office OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. 97 Exchange street.
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
A THOUSAND RINGS.

To select from Diamonds, 0pals Peal
hubys and AL other precious stones, Engage
stent and wedding kiags q specially. Largest
mock In the city. aeKENNEY, the Jeweler
Monument Square. marehi9dd
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
WEDDING RINGS.

One hundred Of them TO select from. An
styles. Al weights. all prices In 10, IA and Is
kr Gold. Largest and best stock OF rings
In the city. A thousand OF them MeKENNEY,
the Jeweler. Monument Square iuneldu
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

WE have made a specially OF clock repairing
" for years ana are perfectly familiar with
II In all OF its branches. Our prices are reason
able. Drop us postal aud we will call ior your
clock and return 1t when done without extra
charge. MCKINNEY, the JeweleT. Monumsnt
square. Portland ianl2dh
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
Dated July 1893. Due July 1909.
Wtb]ut optlon Of earEer redemn,on

Principal and interest payable in gold at the
tee. New York City.
Issued with approval of the City OF Memphis.
10 pay Indebtedness Incurred for extensions
improvements and bettArments TO the water
works plant oil said company. This water COM
pany Is operating under charter granted by
the State of Tennessee, which we are legally
advised gives II perpetual right to occupy
the streets and supply water IN the City OF
Memphis, and also under franchse-conllact
with the city giving II the right of purchasing
the water works and properties, and fixing the
water rates on a basis that shall yield the com
pany yearly income sufiiclen, to pay lali costs
OF operation ana maintenance, all taxes, 1--WE
per cent interest on its outstanding bonds and
SIX per cent dividends on Its capital stock OF
81, 100 600.
The City of Memphis has an option until
Sept 1st. 1903, 20 purchase the water works ami
properties OF the company at price equivalent
10 par Tor It's Sl.lO0,000 capital stock subject TO
The bonds outstanding. The City OF Memphis
with recently annexed suburbs, has popula-
tlon estimated at I01. 600. Its situation on the
Mississippi river gives II unusual tTansporfa-
ton advantages by water and railway and as
sures IT'S eontiaued aud permanent prosperity.
These water works have been established
Tor many years, and are considered one of the
most successful In the United States
Price 1o4 and interest.
..... FOR SALE BY....
II. N. PAYS0M G CO.,
SO EXCHANGE STREET.
octsdti
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
BY r. o. BAILEY & CO., Auetionecrs.

AUCTION SALES.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
STATE OF MAINE
INVESTMENTS.
Attention Is called 10 The following list Of
Maine Bonds paylng from
31-2 io4 1-2 per cent.

County, -sIe. per cent
Bonds, due I92S-2s. Exempt from tax
alton.
Machias Water Co. 5's due 1915.
Oakland Water Co. SIS due 1918.
Newport Water Co. AS due 1929.
Bangor and AroOstook Railroad First
Mortgage SIS due 1913.
Bangor and Aroostook Piscataaufs
Division First Mortgage SIS due 1919.
Portland and Yarmouth Electric
Railway First Mortgage as due 1919.
And other high class bonds.
Price and particulars furnished ON
application.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05
jEWEtRY REPAIRING.

WE are familiar with all kiuds of JeweIr
W repairing and have made 1t speciality
Tor years. We are now ready to make TO order
anything IN rings or pins OF any special de sign
y9n may NiSh at very short notice. McKEN-
NEf. the Jeweler. Monument Square, Portland.
ianl2d1
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

Date. Name.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01

When borers once get int" n
peach tree there is nothing to do
but to- cut them out. No application
can be made to the outsihe of n tree
to kill the borers inside of il.
The proper way is to keep them
out from the beginning. No young
trees should he set out until they
have been examined for b0rers. and
no tree injured by them should be
put in.
The trees should be wrapped
with double thickness of news
paper when set out, so that a, least
Is inches of the trunk is covered
above ground, and this wrapping
should remain until the middle of
September. When the wrappings
are taken off the trees should be
closely examined, and if any borers
have made their way in above the
papers they should be cut out
Thereafter the trees should be
annually protected by paper wrap
pings, put on not later than the
first week in June, and preferably
before the first Of that month. This
protection To continue each year to
the middle of September.
Hydraulic cement mixed with
skim milk is equally effective, and
may be preferable on young trees.
1t is sufficiently lasting and cheap,
and any borers attempting to enter
above it are at once seen, since
there is nothing to shelter them
In tying on papers do no. use too
strong or stiff Irvine Peach trees
grow rapidly and may become CIR
died unless the Irvine is somewhat
yielding. aud breaks under mod
crate strain. A little relying may
be required in August Oh young,
rapidly growing trees.
Such are the results of elaborate
inquiry and tests at the New Jersey
experiment station, as summarized
by Prof John B. Smith, in bulletin
1913.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01

A Russian doctor has spent a
great deal Of time finding out how
much animals can count, and has
found that horses can count more
numbers than any other animals.
He has found that a parrot can
count four, a cat six, crows ten and
some few dogs twsnty. But he
found horses that could count more
than this. One would pillow across
a field twenty times, and would
then stop and rest, but it never
stopped at nineteen or twenty-one.
Always just twenty Another
horse always counted the miles
along the road by the white mile
posts that we're set up and stopped
every twenty-five miles, as it had
been taught to do, to be fed. An
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01
Cucumber and Melon Bugs.

If You have but few hills shall
low frames covered with mesquite
netting placed over the hill will
keep them off II you have large
area planted to these vines, try
this: Taxi n teaspoon level full of
Paris green and add to it two heap
ing spooufuIs Of dry -four, stir the
mixture we'll, and sprinkle over the
leaves, and especially about the
stem at the surface of the ground.
A baking powder can with holes
punched in The head will do very
well for sitter for small patch
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01
story OF n slave.

To be bound hand and foot for
years by the chains of disease is the
worst form of slavery. George d.
Williams, of Manchester, Mich. tells
how such slave was made free.
He says: "My wife has been SO
helpless for five years that she
could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles of Electric
Bitters, she is wonderfully improved
and able to do her own work" This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleepless-
ness, melancholy, headache, back
ache, fainting and dizzy spells. This
miracle working machine is god
send to weak, sickly, run down peo-
pie. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
80 cents Sold by r. j. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01
FOR THE FARMER.
Orchard and Garden.

Fine fruit cannot be gathered
from starving trees.
Save the best of the manure for
the garden.
Salt is beneficial if scattered un-
der the grapevines and pear trees.
The gooseberry is about the only
shrub that will thrive in the shade.
The ground in young orchards
ought never to he plowed deeply
near the trees.
Flowing under crop of clover is
good way of manuring the
orchard.
A dead limb is a source of dis
ease 1t shows also lack of vital
ity in the tree.
A tree with an open head is not
so likely to be attacked by mildew
rs one that is not.
In pruning make all cuts slant
ing, and smooth, so that they will
not hold water.
Arrange in good season to save all
the fruit, either by marketing, can
ming or evaporating.
Apples or pears properly dried or
evaporated make a good article of
food for the winter.
Cultivate the Strawberries thor
oughly as soon as the plants are
done fruiting.
New plantingi of Strawberries
should be made every year to keep
mp the supply.
Fruit on the farm always helps
its selling, even if the trees are not
old enough to bear.
II is not the growth of the tree SO
much as the formation of the seed
that exhausts the tree.
All fungus diseases of plants
such as mildew, scab, blight, rust
rot, etc, are contagious.
One of the best arguments in ia,
vor Of good fruit supply for ths
farmer is that it will contribute te
the health of the family.
II all wormy fruit is destroyed a,
soon as it falls, your orchard vii
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01

Mix one-half pound of mustard
with coal oil into thick paste and
place it in empty egg shells, putting
two parts of shell together so ~ to
make them resemble an unbroken
egg, with outside wiped clean
Then place several of the imitation
eggs filed with mustard on the
floor Of the hen house when the
hens are all therein, and allow
them to either eat them or refuse
them, as they choose.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01

FOB WORK of EVERY DESCRIPTION Elk.
y eeuted with neatness and dispatch at the
TIMES ONCE at reasonable rates. Send for our
estimates before sending your work elsewhere
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01

CSchOuh'iy oO h""V ''VO 'on
worms.
Make the soil deep and rich at
the start. This with light cultiva-
ton, will give the trees vigorous
growth.
Nature starts your trees with
branches near the ground If the
tree is not crowded or pruned these
branches grow with the tree
To set out black berry planta-
ton cheaply and well, use root cut
tings about four inches long. Drop
these in furrows.
Trees under good cultivation, in
deep, coneenial soil, will take up
vigorous growth if they are Of the
growing kind.
Pruning when the sap is active
and the tree growing rapidly pro-
notes forming of fruit buds. Prun
ing when dormant promotes growth
of wood.
An orchard cannot be kept con-
stantly under the pillow, 1t is bet
ter to seed Ia clover than any kind
of grass.
In order to reach the best results.
with market fruits especially, the
amount Of fruit raised on tree
should not be large. hut the quality
should be of the best
Small fruits have a special advan-
tage, in that they may he made to
furnish fresh and delicious snip
ply long before trees Of any kind
come into bearing.
Props under the branches of a
tree should never be allowed if the
load of fruit is to heavy for the
branch to hold up, trimming is the
proper thing to do.
1t is safe plan at all times to
burn the trimmings from the berry
and grapevfnes, as we'll as from the
trees. They are troublesome if left
on the ground.
The objection to stimulating the
vine by animal manures is that it
tends to make the vines grow until
late in the fall and the wood will
not ripen we'll.
Partly rotted wood makes a good
mulch, but anything that will
shade the soil is good if applied
properly and in good season. Have
the soil in good condition before
applying.
In nearly all cases it Is best to
thin the fruit on all thickly loaded
pear trees. The pears left will then
grow to large size and will be
worth more than if all were left on
the tree.
In fruitful years vigorous fruit
trees are inclined to overhear, and
when so loaded much of the fruit
will be small and inferior in quality
and size, besides injuring the tree
=.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-01

other one was always fed when the
town clock struck IL. When the
clock struck IL it would lift up it's
head and listen, but when the bell
had stopped would again droop it's
ears. But when the clock struck
IL it always neigbed loudly for its
dinner.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Resolutions of Coincidence.
By Order of the Board.

Whereas the infinite Father has
seen fit to remove from our midst
our respected and beloved brother
c. F. Murphy.
Resolved, that in his death the |.
O. O. F. has sustained a great loss,
not only Madellia Lodge No. l16 of
which he was an honored member,
but Banner Lodge No. 40 of Mel
hart, Mont. In our meetings he
was frequently found, and was al
ways interested in everything that
was for the advancement of the ord
er.
Resolved that the charter of this
lodge be draped in mourning for a
period of thirty days.
Resolved that these resolutions he
spread upon the minutes of this
lodge, a copy published in the Nei-
hart Herald, a copy sent to his home
lodge, and a cody sent to his be-
reaved parents.
s. ]. Hooking.
John Mcdonald.
Charles Ackroyd.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

The finest train IN the world is the
"New North Western Limited" which
leaves Minneapolis and st. Paul every
night for Chicago, via the Northwestern
line. This magnificent train, from the
mammoth engine, patterned after the ia
$780," to the last car 10 the train,
is brand new, and represents the latest
and best ideas for absolute comfort and
luxury while travelling.
Besides the splendid buffet library car
really a clubroom on wheels, there is a
magnificent private compartment Sleep
ing car, just the thirg for ladies, famil.
les or those desiring privacy, luxuriouslv
appointed standard sleeping cars and the
most comfortable ami well-equipped day
coaches ever offered The travelling public.
This "New Limited' train is admitted
by the press as well as by thousands of
people of Minnesota and states west who
have inspected it, and also by many
others of this western country who have
recently rode on it, AZ being without any
question the finest tram in the world.
and no extra charge i,made for any class
of passengers for it's superior accommo.
dations.
Tickets via this Popular line may be
secured from agents IF the Northern Pa.
citic railway, who will also make sleep.
ing car reservations; Or, apply to Capt
M. M. Wheeler, travelling passenger agt.
Miles city, Mont, or to T. w. Teasdale
G.. p. A.. st. Paul, MINI.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Notice of Mass Meeting.

The general school fund will be
sufficient to run the schools to first
of February only. The trustees
knowing this have had several in
formal meetings and have interview
ed many of the taxpayers of the dis
trict. All are agreed that the
schools should be kept opened; that
the need of education is above and
before all other questions in import
ance to the state and the nation. A
great many ask that a public meet
ing be held and at an informal meet
-ng of the board held Wednesday
evening it was decided to call such
meeting for 7:3O 2. M, December
20, 1899, at Workman hall, at which
time and place the question may be
taken up, and discussed by our peo-
pie.
By Order of the Board.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Well Honored.

The many friends of Miss Agnes
Fitzpatrick will be pleased to read
the following from the Benton cor
respondence to the G. F. Tribune:
Miss Fitzpatrick of Dubuque, Ia,
who won an annual pass from the
Great Northern by her efforts in be-
half of those injured in the Harlem
wreck last September, has received
further evidence of appreciation in
the shape of a handsome pin sent by
a we'll known Bentonite who was
among the patients.
Miss Fitzpatrick is well remem-
bered at Neihart where she spent
some time last summer visiting her
brothers Harry and Charles.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Notice of Application for Patent,

United States Land Office, Helena, Montana,
Oct. 18th, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that Herman Nathan.
by his attorney in fact Richard Bennett, whose
postoffica address is Neihart, Montana, has this
day filed application for patent under the min
ing laws OF Congress for 1,50O linear feet of the
sam Savage lode, the same being for IS tt. so. %
deg. ID min. west and 1884 it. nor. % deg. 45
min. east from the discovery shaft thereon,
which is the presumed general course of the
vein, situated in Montana, unorganized. mining
district, Cascade county, Montana, and designa-
ted as survey number $3.50, in unsurveyed town
ship IA north range 8 or 8 east, Montana princi.
pal meridian, Which claim is recorded in the of
flee OF the Recorder of Meagher county, Monta-
ma, at White Sulphur Springs, in book @, page
30, OF lode locations. and now appearing in book
J, page 265, transcribes of Meagher county. Mon
tara. a part of the Cascade county records in
the office of the Recorder of Cascade county, at
Great Falls, Montana. and mere particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at corner number l, of survey
number 800, which is also corner number 3 sur
yey number 1899, from which initial point num-
Der /. township IA north, range s or 9 east bears
south l degree 80 minutes 20 seconds east S775.7
feet; thence south "a degrees 10 minutes east
467 feet to corner number 2; thence north go de-
greeS 45 minutes east 1900 feet to corner number
=; thence north "a degrees 10 minutes west, 628
feet to corner number A; thence south go de-
grees 5O minutes west 977.5 feet to corner num-
per D; thence south degrees SO minutes west
4gI.5.feet to corner number l the place of begin
lung, Containing an area of,19.26 acres eXclus-
I've OF an area of O.42 acres in conflict with sur
vey number 2225, Gilpin lode, upon which a plat
and notice of application was posted on the 18th
or september; conflicting claim ON the east sur
vey number 2225 Gilpin lsde; adjoining claims
on the south survey number 1929 Champion b
lode. GEORGE D.. GREENE,
Register.
First publication, Oct. 81, 1899.