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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT THE
CHUC HES.

The services az the Cathedral, St.
Dominic's and the Church of the Sacred
Heart was largely attended, and the
music most impressive. AT the Cathedral
the Rt Rev. Bishop Healy d. d., occu-
pied his throne during the solemn high
mass. The punegyric on IreInnd's Apostle
was delivered by Rev. FIR. Flynn Of Bid
deford. 1t was an interesting historical
discourse effec lively delivered AT st.
Dominic's the pastor. Rev. L. F. Hurley
and mis- assistants, Rev. Il. +. Lee and
Rev. Fr. O'Connor, OBLIGATED. The SER
mon was delivered by Fr. Hurley being
very eloquent and listened to with the
strlctest attention. Ihe musical pro-
gramme was under the direction of Miss
Egan. At the Church of the Sacred Heart
the Rev. John O'Dowd dwelt on ths life
and teachings of st. Patrick whose
Apostolic labors have testowed untold
blessings on mankind.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MAINE.

The. Nashua, IN. HI society of Sons
and Daughters Of Maine. entertained a
large number of msmbers of the Lowell
organization Thursday evening. After
the banquet speeches we're made by Rev.
DIR. W. II. Bolster of Nashua, Mr.. W. L..
Dickey. Judge Joseph Thompson and
Mrs. G.. S. Gilman of Lowell. Mr.. W. c.
Small and Mr.. James NJ. Taylor of Nashua.
The speeches were interspersed with
songs by Miss A. G. Smith and Mr.. John
jackson. a reading by Miss Ethel Pease
and selections by local orchestra.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18


In the u. S. circuit court Friday
Judge Putnam, presiding, there was
heard q suit in equity for the alleged In
fringement Of patent on curtain hxtur'
used largely on open and summer cars
the parties being the Adams and West
lake company, large corporasion doing
business In Chicago, ILL.,. and the X. I.
Burrowes company of this city. The sui,
has been pending for some years and has
been hotly contested.
The Il. L. Burrowes company. the de-
PENDANTS in the case, claim rights under
patents which they own while the com
plainants, the King and westlake COM
pany claim on infringement OF one 'oi
their patents. ID
1t is claimed by the oomplainants that
the wires cossing each other which are
used in the curtain stick of ths open sum
mer cars is covered by their patents. The
Burrowes company maintain that theil
patent which is Of q prior date covers the
same construction and this issue is before
the court for decision. The question In.
volved is purely q legal one and turns OF
the validity of patent and Infringement
There is an array of able counsel in
clud:ng G. H. Howard of Washington
and Frederick p. Fish Of Boston, who
appear for the complainants. while l.. S
Bacon of Washington and X. p. Howe of
Boston are for the defendants.
The entire day was occupied by the
arguments of counsel and the case was
taken under advisement by Judge Put
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
v. S. COURT.

An Important Case Involving Validity
of Patent Heard Yesterday by Judge
putnam.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
Y. W. Z. A. NOTES.

Miss A. E. Harrington will speak at
the Gospel services tomorrow at 4. 80 p. M.
All women heartily invited.
The Easter sale will be held In thu
rooms Thursday and Friday, March 30-3l
The public association meeting wa:
postponed until some latter date on ac
count o. the severe storm.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
Queen Quality Boots $500.

we are confident tnat tno
"Queen Quality" Shoe is the best
one on the market even at a
much higher price.
They are thoroughly made by
experienced workmen and moth.
ing but the best of Wei kid il
used in their construction.
The styles are the newest, the
fit perfect and comfort unsur.
passed.
We have in stock sixteep
styles, all sizes . to s, widths A
to Z.
Style No. 20. Brookline shape
with patent leather tips, low
heels, long back stay to prevent
the skirt from wearing through
the back. This is a very soft,
easy boot. style II, same in
lace), $500
Style 30. The Athens shape.
A very dressy boot, yet heavy
enough for street wear, has kid
tips and medium heels. Lace or
button.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
:sUNDAY EVENING LECTURE.

SUNDAY EVENING LECTURE.
Dr. Smith Baker will give course Of
Sunday evening lectures upon the Esd
Psalm at Williston church commencing
tomorrow evening, as follows: "Good
Living" Refreshing Rest" "Polished
Diamonds 1.-THE Upward Way, :"
"Nothing to Fear" "a Constant JOY"
Perfect Victory Services at 7.30.
Special music by quartette.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
FIRES IN PORTLAND FOR A yEAR.

The report of Chief Eldridge. Of the
Portland Fire Department. will show
" hen completed the following facts:
From March LIST, 1898. to March lat.
1899, the department responded to II,
calls. there being 90 still alarms and 81
bell alarms.
The number Of fires for each month of
the year were as follows: March, 10;
April, 10: May. 16; June, 10; July, 10;
August, o; September, A12; October, 10;
November. 2; December, .26; January, II;
February. s3.
The following statistics have been pre-
pared showing the loss by fire and the in
suIance.
Valuation Of property in
sured, 81, 5s7. 900. 90
Loss on buildings, 30,S47. Al
Insurance on buildings, 7G2, ,yO5. OO
Insurance paid ON buildings, 37,14l. .35
Loss on personal property, 1888. 10
Insurance. on personal property. 3l6,l5O. 90
Insurance paid on personal prop
erty, 81, ,s42 80
Total insurance, l,O79, O55. GO
Total loss, 1850. 60
Loss over insurance, 20, 1896. st
The chief reports that all the apparatus
in active service 10 IL first class condition
One of the relief engines formerly engine
81 will gneed some repairs during the
oming year.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
CAUGHT IN MOVING BUILDING.

Damariscotta, March 17.-Joseph Weav-
or, e5 years of age, while assisting In
moving "a building at Damariscotta
Mills, this afternoon, was caught and
instantly killed. He leaves wife and
two children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
Maori Women.

The Maori women Of Australasia have
their r;ghts-fourishing ones. General
II they have little. voice or choice in the
selection Of their first husbands, but
they may. and frequently do, change
them. A woman may trade her husband
without so much as comment from
the public, without the slightest smudge
ON her good name, and it is nothing to
his discredit either. Courtship is always
brief and does not often preface mar
riage. The Maoris, however, love to re-
peat oriental love tales and sing love
songs Maori widows not infrequently
commit suicide on the graves Of their
husbands and are honored for doing SO,
as in China. Divorce is simple; it needs
NO revenue, employs no officers. He
turns her out of doors, and both are free
to remarry. This is all. Girls are often
betrothed irrevocably from infancy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
Praise For the Bishop.

The bishop of-never mind where
being newcomer and somewhat trou-
bled with neglected diocese, thought
to inspire his clergy to take occasional
services during the week by periodically
visiting out of the way parishes and
taking one himself.
On one of these occasions, having
formed quite a good congregation and
having been moved to much eloquence
in his sermon, he felt little not un-
natural desire to know if he had made
any impression on the usually unim-
pressionable yokels, and put some lead
ing questions to the old clerk, who was
helping him to unrobe in the vestry
"Well, hope they'v been pleased with
yer, said the old man patronizingly
land I'm sure we TUX it VERY kind O
yer worship to come down and preach
to US, but. yer knaw, worsser one
would ha' done for the likes O. we, II
so be" he added with becoming humil-
ity, zone could ha bin found "-Liv-
ing Church
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
How Far Cam Quail Flys

a number of sportsmen have been
discussing the question of how far
quail can fly. There are good many
contingencies to be considered in arriv-
ing at definite conclusion of the ques-
ton, the which cuts no inconsiderable
figure in the distance one Of these birds
can iy. If there is stiff wind blow
ing and the birds course is with the
wind, full grown quail could certain
" go more than a mile with ease and
Doubtless much greater distance.
Those who have noticed quail trying
to tiy across the Missouri river, where
the distance is about mile, REGAL! that
not sill the birds make :ae trip safely.
They usually pick spot where they
can make a halt on sand bar in mid
stream, and thus cross tie river IN two
flights. But sometimes they make the
distance at single flight, and this
seems to be their full limit under nor
NAL conditions, for when they alight
they are completely exhausted.
It is generally believed that on an
average mile is about the limit of the
fight of quail where it is neither IA
vored nor retarded by tue wind. 1t hap
pens very often that in crossing the
Missouri river at single fight quail
drop exhausted into the water. Proba-
bly, these are young birds.-St Louis
Renuhlic
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
Took His wife's Advice.

When the man whose haircut showed
that his wife had peculiar notions as to
the way man should dress his hair
quit giving advice, one Of the listeners
said:
.tNo man has more respect for wo-
man than have, but I shall never take
the advice Of my wife again about
money matters. She insisted upon my
hiding my salary, so if I should be held
up the highwaymen wouldn't get it. l
draw my stipend at 6 p. N. and it is
quite dark before / get home. She IS a
good hider in the house. but her talent
in that line stops there. Now, she had
>the brilliant idea that / should put the
envelope containing my money under
the sweatband of my hat. Highway
men would never look there and would
never rob man Of his hat After she
had made this suggestion about 40
times I accepted it. l went home as
usual on the elevated I had a slight
attack of vertigo in the car, and the
man who always knows what to do
said / needed fresh air and threw up
the window. In doing so he knocked oft
my hat. l went home bareheaded and
broke. New York Sun
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
The Brave Bull, the Cruel spaniard.

The Brave Bull, the Cruel spaniard.
The trumpet sounds again. and the
espada takes his sword and his muleta
and goes out for the last scene This,
which ought to be. is not always the
real climax The bull is often by this
time tired, has had enough of tbs sport
leaps at the barrier, trying to get out
He is tired of running after red rags,
and he brushes them aside contemptu-
ously. He can scarcely be got to show
animation enough to be decently killed
But one bull that / saw was splendidly
savage and fought almost to the last
running about the arena with the sword
between his shoulders, and that great
red line broadening down each side OF
his neck on the black. like deep layer
of red paint, one tricks oneself into
thinking
He carried two swords in his neck
and still fought When at last be, too,
got weary he went and knelt down
before the door by which he had enter
ed and would fight no more. But they
went up to him from outside the bar
rier and drew the swords out of him,
and he got to his feet again and stood
to be killed. ed.-Saturday Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
&c Obeyed Orders.

Years ago, when Clemenceau was the
mayor of Martre and at the same time
a deputy, be opened dispensary in the
quarter, where advice was given free,
for Clemenceau is specialist in skin
diseases. One day he noticed that be
had just one hour in which to get his
luncheon and go down to the chamber,
where he had to interpellate the gov
eminent. He called his assistant and
said, chow many more patients are
there waiting?"
"Six,' replied the man.
One after the other had his case dag
nosed, and Clemenceau, after another
glance at his watch, said, "Tell the
other two to undress at once, as have
only two more minutes to wait. !" One
entered, and Clemesceau wrote out
prescription in the twinkling Of an eye.
The last man came in as naked as the
day when be was born. Clemenceau
eyed him for minute and then said:
"You are suffering from no skin dis
ease. What have you come here TO
worry me for::''
The man looked at him aghast for
minute and replied: "Skin disease? l
never said I had skin disease. Your
man came in and told me to undress,
NJ. le Depute, and did SO. All l want
ed to ask you was to use your influence
to get my sister place in the post
Offices in Algeria. "
CIemenceau smiled, took his name
and did use his influence. To-day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
A Nice Little Hint For George.

A business man has daughter and
also a confidential clerk, and the conf
Dental clerk has for some time been at
tentive to tie daughter, but he has not
or had not a month ago-suficient
courage to come to the point, though
the young woman, goodness knows, has
never done anything to scare him off,
for he is first class fellow in every re-
spect The other evening he was max
ing call and about 9 o'clock her fa-
ther came in.
ssAh, George, - he said, chow about
that deal we were talking about this
afternoon? Did you see the party?''
eyes, sir, replied George, "and l
expected to see you this evening and
tell you about it. .
"My dear" said the father, turning
to his daughter, "will you retire for a
few minutes2 George wants to speak
business for awhile. .
The daughter rose up, but hesitated
"Why do I have to go?" she asked
doubtfully.
because, DEAR, smiled the father,
'syou are not interested Why do you
want to stay?''
She blushed and started out.
Because, papa, she twittered, 'tl'd
rather like to hear George talk business
just once.
Then George got red and the father
looked at them both significantly, and
the girl hed.-London Answers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
Paying Ones Debts.

VIVA. pleasure it is to pay ones
debts reu mber to have heard Sir
Thomas Lystleton make this observa
ton. 1t seems TO How frcm combioa
ton of circumstances, each OF which is
productive of pleasure. In the 6Tst
place it removes that uneasiness which
true spirit feels from dependence and
obligation. Il affords pleasure to tie
creditor. and therefore gra,i1es our
social affection. 1t promotes that fu,ure
coo6deoce, which is so very inte:essir g
to honest mind it cpeos prospect
of teiog readily supplied with wbss We
want on future occasions ; it leaves a
consciousness Of our own virtue and
it is Geasure We kDo" to te right,
both 10 poiut of justice and cf souAd
economy. Finally, it is the main
support of simpe reputas1ou.-Shen
stone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
a SONG OF FORGETTING.


THE hours as playthings were-ah, mel
And laughter lived in every word
What time that love was young and giee
s. In every pulsing heart throb stirred
sThe wild plum blossomed in the glen'
I The rabbit raced across the plain,
And frightened birdhngs furried when
Our hounds and horses tramped the grals'
Down in the grove beside the spring
Nerested when the race was Won.
And listened to the wood bird sing
A I1uaby when day was done.
But, ah, you wandered from my side
And p-ye6 the long lone lane OF years
With memory stones and loss too wide
For eobs to soothe with memory tears
And now you cone-come back to me
no fIl, as then, the old time place
Where is the magic of your plea?
What change has come upon your faces
Oh, friend to lose and still love on,
So live on chaf instead of grain
rs better than to feel love gone
Forgetting IS the keenest pain.
Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
A shoemaker,s Accounts.

There was a shoemaker I met not
long ago, says writer in Chambers
Journal, VINO had a most elaborate
method Of keeping his "books Against
the wall of his workshop he had large
board erected, which he painted black.
Into this board he used to drive hob.
nails, tacks, brass and steel rivets and
other nails used in his trade to repre-
sent work done. For instance, the SOL
ling Of a pair of boots word be repre-
sented by a small piece Of leather tack
ed on to the board by means Of brass
rivet, but if the boots were hobnailed,
then a hobnail was used instead of the
brass rivet. A steel rivet indicated a
patch on the sole, and patch on the
upper was shown by the addition of a
piece of thin leather. New boots were
shown drawn in chalk, as were also the
hieroglyphics representing the custom
ers' names
Some popularity of manner, dress or
surroundings was chosen to indicate
whose account it was. The parsons ac-
count was placed under the rough draw
ing of a church; the curate, who wore
glasses, was represented by sketch of
them; couple of circles, one blank
and one with dot IL. the center, stood
for the postman who had lost one eye
A beer barrel WIS the innkeepers sign;
the village pump did duty for the milk
man, while the schoolmaster E7as per-
sonated by the drawing of cane. The
SID man was great wag, but re never
had his accounts challenged in spite OF
their quaintness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
NO STOVES IN KOREA.
Instead F1ues Are Laid Under the
Floors, Which Are Thus Heated.

Instead Flues Are Laid Under the
Floors, Which Are Thus Heated.
Stoves are not used to any extent by
the native Koreans The Korean meth
cd of heating is excellently adapted to
their resources and conditions. In build.
ing their houses they lay down a sys-
tenn Of fues where the floor is to be.
These dues begin at fireplace, which
is usually placed in an outer she'd or
connecting closed elleyway.
From this fireplace the fues extend
in more OF less curved direction, hks
the ribs of round fan, to a trench at
the rear of the room, which IN turn
opens into chimney, which is usually
placed some distance from the house
Flat fagstones are then placed carefully
over these fues. and the whole is ce-
snented over and finally covered with a
thick oil paper, for which the country
lis noted. This paper keeps smoke from
entering the room, and little straw or
brushwood, used in the fireplace for
cooking the rice, serves to heat the
stone floor and gives an agreeable
warmth, which lasts till the time Of the
next meal.
Two heatings daily tend to give the
people nice warm floor, upon which
they sit in the daytime and sleep at
night. By leaving their shoes at the
door the inmates preserve the paper
floor, which from constant polishing
takes on rich brown color.-New
York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
Peanut Products.

Some of readers usy have noticed,
month ago, that the peanut factories
about Norfolk had gone into a trust
1t is nov believed that the Standard
Oil company will soon pot on the
market two comparatively pew peanut
products-peapus butter AID peanut
-four.
The outlook for the peanut business
of the Carolinos has opened up at
Norfolk possibility Of large grow.
ipg Industry that will benefit the
farmers and make peanuts more
valuable than to puS into roasted
peanuts or peanut brittle il candy.
There is DOW being erected near Nor.
folk large plant, which is beiog buiis
for the purpose Of manufacturing
peanut oil which will be manufactured
iato butter that has nice uutty favor
nda which will take the the place Of
the general produce Of o!eomargarine
10 this country. The revenue depart.
ment has decided that this butter is
DOT compoDn1 and, therefore, there
will be no internal revenue tax to
withhold the dealer from handling the
same and il has been clearly proven
that it is wholesome and nutritious
article.
The residue of the peanuts lefs.
after pressing the oil out. will be
ground, By milling process, aad
made into -four like the product Of corn.
It is claimed that this will have a
nu:ri.ious quality, somewhat darker 10
color but better than aoy of the
preparations now used 10 making wheat
cakes, coro, -four, etc., and Will make,
too. good and wholesome bread.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
The SMis. Parliament.

Switzerland differs from other coun-
tries in many things, and one OF the
most remarkable is the way in which
it's parliamentary debates are conduct
ed A Swiss member of parliament can
express bimself in French, German or
Italian, and the privilege is freely used.
When the president of the federal as
sem nbly speaks in German, his remarks
are translated by secretary in close
proximity to him. All the laws and
resolutions, before being voted upon,
are drawn up in French, German and
Italian, and every official report is pub
lished in these three languages. Bir-
mingham Post.
The Better Drawer.
"Your money or your life!" cried
the robber.
"Ha, hal" laughed the artist, and
drew pistol. The artist had no mon
ey, and, according to the critics, not
much life, but that was not why he
laughed. He laughed because he be-
Ionged to the school which draws rapid
ly and boldly rather than the school
which draws laboriously, with great
attention to detail. Detroit Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
BloodhOUnds.

The ge-tleness of bloodhound disposi-
tion is probably accounted for by their
not having been used to hunt and kill
prey. Ono of the most ancient anec-
dotes of these dogs attributes the cap
ture of fugitive to the use of his own
bloodhound The name itself is prob
ably modern one, based on vulgar
error that the dogs only followed persons
who were "red handed" from homicide
| or who had about them the smell Of re-
Gently killed sheep. The ancient name
was lyme dog or talbot, which latter
apDears to have been a white variety OF
bloodhound
The Cuban bloodhounds, which were
used for hunting slaves by the Spanlards
and were imported into Jamaica, were
not bloodhounds at all, but a cross be-
tween the mastiff and bulldog. or per-
haps the "dogue' of Bordeaux They
were brindled. prick cared, and doubt
less horribly savage. They were, how
ever. used as "police, {" and, like the
bloodhounds on the border, were main
tained in every parish in Jamaica,
where it was the duty of the church
wardens to keep them at the expense OF
! the community
Some of these dogs were kept in Lon
don during the early days of the 20
clogical gardens The stories of their
ferocity are probably not exaggerated,
though Lord Balcarres, who imported
200 of them into Jamaica to aid in sub
DUNG the maroons, never used them
He frightened the negroes into submis-
sion by circulating the stories current
about the dogs.-London Spectator
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19

''The investigation Of the peuitensiary
is to be resumed in June. People who
profess to know say that the half has
nct beer told ; that. among other
tbiogs, thirty-six thousand doll;rs
worth Of provisions were bought fo:
the peoiseu;iary IN Augusta aod divided
cut among the faithful all ever the
State" Edgeield Advertiser. This
is very interesting statement, aud
We hope the peniteutiary investigating
committee will take cognizauce of.is.
TIE editor of tie Eige6eld Advertiser
is Mr.. Taos j. Adams. By summon
lag him as witness the committee
uay discover he "peopls Who profess
to w."-State.
Prof. William q. Ripley says 10 the
Popular Science Monthly: Suppose
two groups Of one hundred infants each
one Jewish, one of average Ameri-
can rarentage (Massachuse;ts) ito be
born on the same day In spite Of all
disparity of social conditions in favor Of
the later, the chances, determined by
statistical means, are that one half OF
the Americans will Gle within forty
seven years, while the first half of the
Jews will not succanb to disease oc
accident before the expiration Of seven
ty one years. The death rate is really
but little over half of the average Amer
Icau population. Tais holds good ia
infancy as in old age Lombroso has
put it in another way: OIL, 900 Jews
bora 2l7 die before the age of years
while 453 Chr!sssios-nore than twice
as nsny-are likely to die witnio the
same period .