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The Portland daily press., 1899-08-03
HORSE FOR SALE.
Sound and kind, can be
seen at Wilson's Stable,
Federal street.

EOR SALE-Bargains in our made strong
and $50 per pair. Best value for the money
sold anywhere. II not satisfactory on examin-
alton money will be refunded by returning to
us before having been worn. HASKELL s.
JONES. Lancaster Building, Monument Square,
Portland, Main. IA
NOR SALE-House and cottage lots for sale
Il at Willard Beach, South Portland. For
Beach street Willard. tly2odimo
LsOR SALE Elegant pianos, violins, mando-
II Inns. guitars banjos, music boxes, reginas,
harmonious superior violin and banjo strings.
popular sheet music, instruction books and
everything In the music line. Come to The
store where prices are low. HALVES. Ala
congress street. juiy14dtmo
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A GENTS to handle speciality, sold to Groc
"A cry, Drug AMI Cigar trade; big none,
maker. territory assigned. Wright s. Schwarz
Cincinnati, o. 2sLi
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EOR SALE-.-One Goddard buggy, one stand
Ing top Phaetol, one Concord wagon one
llke sulky, one minute harness; also some
hue horses both drivers and workers. | sell
horses. carriages. harnesses. etc., on commits
sion. Cash returns on sale. and 10 Chestnut
street. 5. j. MURRAY. All
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WANTED-Situa on gentleman,s place
w as coachman and all round man. Can
give good references. Address MIR. JOHN H.
DAVIS, (ColoTed) rs Douglass ST., Auburndale,
Mass. 2-i
MUTATION Wanted TO do washing. ironing
y and house cleaning by the hour; also
girl for house work. 80 FOX ST. si-I
MISUNDERSTANDING as ianltor IN some pub
w lie building, by middle aged gentleman.
Have been employed by one corporation over
30 years. Best OF Recommendations. Address b :.
BOX 1907. IL
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ttOR SAi.E-A we'll established dry goods
business In manufacturing town in Cum
berland County. J. he store Is IN a plate-glasS
front brick block In best section of town. The
stock is clean and at ractive and viii be sold at
low figures. For further particulars enquire OF
and 166, Middle street, Portland, Me. 12-4
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wANTED-AGENrs.

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one week for 80 cents, cash in advance.
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EoUND-A sure euro for chafing In hot
weather. A Brazilian Chatting stone will
prevent and cure. Send 25 cents to PARKER
PEASE q Co. Bar Mills, Maine. 2S-4
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NOR SALE al very low pIice. ,ummer
IL Cottage of four rooms with furniture. very
pleasantly situated near the Ereakwater. South
Portland, and within fifty feet of the 1t water.
would make fine clubhouse; must 10 sold at
once. Two hundred dollars takes it. Address
Cottage, 1875 Franklin st, Portland. Me-" II
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EOR SALE CHEAP-Thoroughbre St Ber-
II nard pups; handsome aud finely marked.
Enquire OF JOHN A. CLARITY, proprietor Of
Hotel Tenn pie. Temple street. City. ie291m
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II 0ST-In Wooiworth's and i0c store or Bos-
IA ton store; a pocket-book with picture OF
Agricultural Building on cover, containing bills
aud small change 70 the amount OF (io.c0) ten
dollars. a reward will be paid for return of
same 10 w. j. BROWN, II Pearl street, City.
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WANTED.

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one week for rs cents, cash i'm advance.
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FOIs oAbt-We are to b1il1 several new
-. houses ut fessenden Park, extension
uirectiy on The electric ear lire. ranging in
style. Persons who are paving house rent and
Eet,ihg nothing IN return wolli do wen to call
a, tne once and have houss built after their
own IDEAS ant pay for the same on easy terms
by paymsnts OF fren SIS 10 s25 per month as
they are row paying for rent only We charge
ONLY nVe per cent interest MARKS & EARLE
Co, No. IL Monument square 81
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EFOR SAL Elegant new room house, cor
ner OF Deerlng Avenue and William st.
Open plumbing, hot water heat architects
plans. corner lot beautiful suburban home.
rs Exchange street. June0du
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WANTED SITUATIONS.

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one week for 20 cents, cash I'm advance.
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EJR RENT-About May Ist, house No. GO
IL Gray street. Nine rooms beside halls
bath and store rooms; hot and cold water. set
tubs, furnace heat; with good yard room. All
In drst class gord'r. Enquire at "a GRAY
STREET. morning. noon or MINT. 3tf
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FOR sALE--New. 3 fiat block 20 rooms on
each fiatl on High street. everything first
class and strictly up to-date; finely finished.
pmmbed and heated, nothing better: rents for
Il. DALTON & Co "a EXCHANGE ST. .juneo-tf
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EOR sALE--6O tons Engilsh Law. 10000 feet
Il pine boards, 40 cords hard wood. Price
low on hnv OF above. A. s. MOVES, West
Falmouth, Me. 81
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FOR RENT--June list upper nat, house No.
II 100 Spring street, eight rooms. besides
halls and bath room. with steam heat and all
modern improvements; large lot IN first class
order. Inquire at 81 GRAY ST., morning noon
or plight. June 2-i
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MISCELLANEOUS.

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one week for 10 cents, cash Ina advance.
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EOR SALE-Look at this New two story six
Il room house and 5000 feet of land in Deer
ing for s1400, only $500 down, balance only Sill
per month"; dcn'twalt until some one buys it
away from you. G. j. DALTON, 81 Exchange
street. June9dtf
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ITO LEr-Store IL Free street. Possession
Il given immediately Inquire OF PORT
LAND SAVINGS BANK, SO Exchange St
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WANTED-A wide awake partner with CAPT
w tai to push an invention viii trade an
interest for corresponding interest In some
good established business No brokers or
curiosity seekers. Address p. L. c., care OF
Postmaster, Liyermofe Falls, Maine. 81
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EoR sALE-Here's anoiheri Elegant. new
IL nine room house on Eastern Promenade
for $1,000. Corner lot, sewer, Sebago, heated,
gas, bath, hard wood floor, very slightly, bay
TO suit you. c. b. DALTON, SO Exchange ST.
,Juneg,tf
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fI'RAVELLERS can add (free) samples on
which several earn $500 and $500 each sea
son (now approaehingI. Protected ground
cash CONS. on seasons trafe. L. U. 1871, New
York. POI
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one week for - cents, cash I'm advance.

ITO LET-sunny tenement. rooms with shed
-, EXTENSION, nicely 4 ished, new house, near
s,se and steam cars. peri CT drainage.
saset nxitou. near schools and churches. In
i I. ss or OF Z. D. WHITE With W. L. wilson
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n o LET-summe. visitors Ialse nolIce the
Baine House IS centrally located 60 Spring
street. cor. OAK, rooms and board. Price 500
per day. 13-tf
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

1t is well known that great deal of
effort has been put forth in all parts of
the world where mining is carried on
to great depth, to determine as sat
isfactory average the increase Of the
earth temperature with depth. A few
years ago it was commonly assumed to
be 1 degree for each 90 feet in depth.
but more recently deeper workings I'M
der other conditions have led to the be-
lief that it is something over 900 feet
for each degree of increased tempera-
ture 1t is admitted, however, that the
depth to which mining has thus far
been carried is so shallow as compared
with the great distance to the center of
the earth that it is really not known
what the average increase of tempera-
tare with depth is. Observations made
at the various places have been where
the surrounding conditions were so diff
ferent that the tests were not satisfac-
tory, as. for example. those made in
the Lake Superior and Nevada regions
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

The language of the fashion plate
and the woman's paper is sufficiently
appalling to the mere man even in
these days of emancipated and, we
may presume, more grammatical wom-
anhood, but, according to an extract
from a fashion journal Of 1887, the jar
gon of over a century ago was even
more astounding. This is how the pa
per described the dress of a certain
Mile. D at the opera:
She appeared in dress of 'stifled
sighs," ornamented with "superfiuous
regrets" the bodice cut in a perfect
candor" point and trimmed with Gin
discreet complaints" Her hair was
dressed in sustained sentiments .
with a headdress of sustained con-
quest" ornamented with several ''fly-
Always" and "downcast eye" ribbons,
and her collar was 'beggar on horse
back" color.
No doubt all these marvellous terms
conveyed some meaning to the fash
ionable woman Of the days when
French society danced on the edge Of
the volcano of 1850, but to their de-
scendants of a hundred years later
they have absolutely no meaning.-San
Francisco Argonaut
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03
Occupation. Anect Face.,

"a mans occupation or condition
has more to do with making his face
than most people think" observed a
gentleman who is somewhat a judge Of
character intellectual pursuits, like
the studies of the scholarly profession,
when coupled with temperate and good
moral habits Of life brighten the face
and give the person refined and su-
perior look. Magnanimity of nature or
the love of study and art will make a
bright glad face, but contrary to this
q man may have face that does not
please anybody because of a love of self
to the exclusion of others, notwith-
standing his learning and worldly
shrewdness. Soldiers get hard, severe
look; reporters look inquisitive; mathe-
maticians look studious; judges look
grave, even when off the bench; the
man who has had domestic trouble looks
all broken up.
can example of the ludicrous side of
this subject is to see a third class law
yer stalking around a police court look
ing as wise as an owl The business
makes the face, l say. There's the mer-
chants face. the ministerial face. the
lawyers face, the DOCTORS face, the
hoodlum's face, all SO distinct each
from the other and singly that l seldom
fail to recognize those callings shining
through the faces. And what city bred
boy cannot recognize genuine farmer
the moment he sees him on the street ~
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

There is tree in Persia to which the
name ''the sorrowful tree" is given.
Perhaps because it blossoms only in the
evening.
When the first star appears in the
heavens the first bud of the sorrowful
tree opens, and as the shades of night
advance and the stars thickly stud the
sky the buds continue gradually open
ing until the whole tree looks like one
immense white flower. On the approach
Of dawn. when the brilliancy of the
stars gradually fades in the light Of
day, the sorrowful tree closes it's flow
eFs, and ere the sun is fully risen not a
single blossom is visible A sheet Of
flower dust IS white as snow covers the
ground around the foot of the tree,
which seems blighted and withered dur
ing the day, while, however it is ae-
lively preparing for the next nocturnal
festival. The fragrance of the blossoms
is like that Of the evening primrose.
If the tree is cut down close to the
roots, new plant shoots up and attains
maturity in an incredibly short time.
In the vicinity of this singular tree
there usually grows another, which is
almost an exact counterpart Of the sor-
rowful tree. but less beautiful, and
strange to say, it blooms only in the
daytime. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

IN the best hotel in Paris one gets
luxury, comfort and even splendor, but
never ones cards or notes, according
to Harper's Bazaar. There is q fatal
gulf for these. One is a number, not
an Individuality The table is, how
ever, very luxurious. 1t is a clean and
well ordered caravansary. AS for the
comfort of warmth in winter, they do
not know the meaning of the word.
We are justly accused of exaggerating
the heat Of our rooms in America; the
furnace is denounced; but after freez-
ing to death in Paris, one of the cold
est of cities, very far north, one re-
turns willingly to the heated rooms of
America.
We exaggerate the excellence of the
French bed. There is no such thing in
France as that comfortable, broad, low
thing which we call a French bed A
high, hard, narrow shelf is the apology
for it.
We exaggerate our comforts by hav-
ing gas in our sleeping rooms and hot
and cold water in our stationary wash
bowls and bathrooms. They never ex-
aggerate comfort in France. You have
as many candles as you will pay for,
and no bath, unlessyou order it, when
men laboriously bring you tub filed
with hot or cold water, and take it
away after you have bathed.
We exaggerate very much the sup
posed good living in France. To go to
hotel in Paris to live we must expect
out of the season very little good food
very little that is sustaining and nour-
ishing. 1t is ''all sauce" There are no
good joints of mutton, no good Ameri-
can desserts. This is an especial dis
comfort to the sick, who never get
good toast, good custard, good tapioca
pudding, nor oysters that they like.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03
Hearn,s vivid Imagination.

Many years ago Lafcadio Hearn was
reporter on the staff Of a Cincinnati
newspaper. One day famous steeple
climber was going to scale the spire Of
the cathedral to repair the cross that
topped the spire 300 feet above the side
walk The afternoon he first scaled the
spire thousands of people watched him
breathlessly as he slowly made his way
up the outside of the steeple. Of course
he was interviewed, and he said boast
ingly that the task was SO easy that he
could just as well carry man up on
his back.
That noon Hearn said timidly to his
city editor that he had read Of the
steeple climbers offer and would be
glad to ascend the spire on his back
The editor tried to point out to Hearn
the peril of the thing, but he would
not listen. Finally the steeple climber
and Hearn arranged their end of the
feat.
At the appointed time Hearn mount
ed the steeple climbers shoulders, and
the dizzy journey began. Tens of thou
SANDS OF people watched the tOolhardy
pair. At last the cross was reached, and
Hearn left his perch on the climbers
shoulders. The mob in the streets be-
low cheered. and then the two men re-
turned to the ground safely.
Hearn went back to the Office and sat
down and wrote two columns of story
describing his sensations, and the glo-
ries Of the view he had obtained from
the steeple top. Such glowing de-
scription of city seen from great
height has never been read before or
since The most interesting thing about
it was the fact that Hearn was so near
sighted he could not see five feet beyond
the tip of his nose.-San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03
Aperfecf Diagnosis.

DR.. George Fordyce, who came in
1852 from Edinburgh to London, very
speedily made himself a name by u
series Of public lectures on medical sci
ence, which he afterward published in
a volume entitled, Elements of the
Practice of Physics" which passed
through many editions. Unfortunately
he was given to drink, and, though he
never was known to be dead drunk,
yet he was often in state which
rendered him unfit for professional du-
ties.
One night when he was in such a
condition he was suddenly sent for to
attend lady of title who was very
ILL., He went, sat down, listened to her
story and felt her pulse. He found he
was not up to his work. He lost his
wits and in a moment of forgetfulness
exclaimed, Drunk, by Jove~ Still he
managed to write out mild ,prescrip-
ton.
Early next morning he received a
message from his noble patient to call
on her at once. DR.. Fordyce felt very
uncomfortable. The lady evidently in
tended to upbraid him either with an
improper prescription or with his dis
graceful condition. But to his sur
prise and relief she thanked him fol
his prompt compliance with her press
ing summons and then confessed that
he had rightly diagnosed her case, thai
unfortunately she occasionally indulg
ed too freely in drink, but that she
hoped he would preserve inviolabie Sc
crecy as to the condition he had found
her in. Fordyce listened to her grave
as judge and said: "You may depend
upon me, madam. l shall be as silent
as the grave" -Gentleman's Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03
How to XIII Them.

Although every housekeeper may not
be a member of band of mercy or hu-
name society. she can help on the good
work If she will practice some of the
society's rules For example, let her
bear in mind that crabs to be properly
killed should before boiling be thrust
through the mouth and body with a
sharp steel at one blow.
When a lobster is required, insert a
narrow bladed knife into the third joint
Of the tail, severing the spinal cord
This will cause instant death and is
much less cruel than to put it into the
water alive, especially if it is not boil
ing. as the lobster then suffers a slow,
lingering death.
Terrapin also should be mercifully
killed before being cooked.
The eel tribe is said to be terrible
sufferer from man s inhumanity to fish
So difficult is it apparently to kill cells
that people have even ceased to try to
kill them at all If their heads were cut
off before they were otherwise handled,
they would at once be out Of misery.
Buffalo Express
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03
Relic Pilfering aElnisters.

The superintendent of public bui1d-
ings and grounds, who has charge Of
the Washington monument, says one
of the greatest troubles the watchmen
at the monument have to contend with
is the chipping Of these memorial stones
by relic hunters
lone Of the strangest things in re-
gard to these relic hunters, said the
superintendent, lis the fact that more
than one-haf Of the men arrested for
chipping off relics are clergymen. When
the police arrest these despoilers and
start with them TO the station house,
the man will begin to ask what is the
penalty and try to beg off He is told
that the fine is heavy one, but that
$40 security can be put up for appear
ance in the police court. Then the pris-
oner explains that he is minister Of
the gospel and meant no harm, and
that he could not stand the disgrace Of
appearing in police court. He ends up
by giving up the collateral after gener-
ally trying to cut it down to $40, say
ing he has only that amount with
him. New York Mail and Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

The way certain words are misused
and abused should appeal to one. 1t is
a fact that if any word has tried to
adapt itself to every possible and i'm
possible situation ''grand" is the one
that has made the attempt. A person
needs but walk about any city to be
confronted with Grand hotels and
Grand View houses Sometimes it fits
the house which it adorns, sometimes
it seems but sardonic attempt to make
them seem the more forlorn. 1t rises to
the sublime and describes the noun
tains, it descends to the level of every
day life and appears as a descriptive
term when the weather is mentioned.
On the lips Of the milliner it lures on
to her doom the woman who without
the support of a friend is selecting a
hat, and the "doesn t she look grand IN
shat?" causes her to depart with the
hat in her possession One hears about
grand" dinners and grand" times,
but the last straw is when the shop
woman says, '"That coat fits you some
thing grand. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

A man applied to the college for a
coat of arms, says writer in the Corn
hill Magazine, and was asked if any
of his ancestors had been renowned
for any singular, achievements. The
man paused and considered, but could
recollect nothing.
"Your father" said the herald, aid
ing his memory, your grandfather,
your great-grandfather?'
NO" returned the applicant, 81 new
er knew that had a great grandfather
or a grandfather"
''Of yourself?" asked this creator Of
dignity.
Il know nothing remarkable Of my
SELF" returned the man, "only that be-
ing once locked up in Ludgate prison
for debt found means to escape from
an upper window, and that, you know,
is no honor in a mans scutcheon."
"And how did you get DOWN. said
the herald.
"Odd enough" retorted the man. 81
procured cord fixed it round the neck
of the statue of King Lud, on the out
side Of the building, and thus let my
self down"
81 have it," said the herald. mo
honor! Lineally descended from King
Lud! And his coat of arms will do for
YOU"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

1.-THE brightest reporter l ever
knew" said newspaper man, twas
Billy Gaylor, who died at Hot Springs
in 1895. He was most persistent fell
low after an item, and that reminds me
Of little story, about the last incident
Of his career. He had been assigned by
certain Chicago daily to interview an
eminent bishop about schis1n in the
church. The bishop didn't want to talk
and wouldn't see him, but Gaylor
bribed servant to let him into the hall
and waylaid the dignitary as he was
coming through He was ordered out
for his pains, but next day he pene-
trated the house again on some pretext
or other and was again fred.
HE repeated the exploit three or
four times with similar results and at
last the bishop coming home late at
night, found Billy sitting in his study
reading the Bible. Nobody could ex-
plain how he got in, but the prelate
wilted and told him what he wanted to
know on condition that he would go
away and stay away.
Shortly after poor Gaylor got gal
Looping consumption and died, and, hap
pening to meet the bishop at church
conference. told him that the young
man who had once 30 molested him
would never do it again.
Let us hope that he is in heaven,
said clergyman standing by.
1.-THE bishops eyes twinkled He
loved joke. No doubt he is, he re-
piled gently. I don't think they could
keep him out. Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03

After the Lucky Baldwin theater and
hotel fire in San Francisco there were
nine feet Of water in the basement,
where the instruments Of the orchestra
were stored. When little of it had
been pumped out, August Hinrichs,
leader of the orchestra, hired man to
swim in and get out his famous Amati
violin.
It was wrecked water soaked,
warped. twisted and broken up into 88
pieces. The hot water had soaked out
all the old glue, and every piece had
fallen away from its neighbor, besides
good many patches of wood. put in
when repairs had been done. To all APP
pearance the thing was smashed beyond
recall.
Nevertheless Herman MuNer, local
violin repairer, who knew and loved
the old fiddle, took 1t in hand. Twice
he carefully Joined the time darkened
pieces Of wood. Twice he decided that
the Amati would not do.
So once more he soaked the 7S bits of
wood apart. Then he carefully modelled
out of clay an arch such as he remem-
bered that Of the old Amati to have had
and for nine weeks kept the bits Of
wood bound to it until they had gained
the proper shape
Once more he put the bits Of wood
together. Then for FIVE weeks more he
patiently vanished and polished the
more than 20O-year-old fiddle until it
shone. Then Hinrichs once more drew
his bow across the vibrating strings
and the violin spoke. It sang, wept,
dubbed with life and joy.
The Amati had found its soul. San
Francisco Examiner.