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The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

A well-known actor lately played Marc
Antony.in a production Of Julius Gaze
sar" In one-night stand. After the
performances one Of the lending gentle-
men Of the town introduced himself TO
the actor, shook hia hand warmly and
exclaimed: 81 desire to congratulate you.
sir. on the manner In which you reciteu
that oration over Caesar. It was q mag :
nificent piece OF work, and wish you 10
understand that when say this / kn1w-
whereof Ispeak. My son recited that
piece ut school entertainment less than
a year ago, and he had rehearsed 1t fre-
uuently In my presence In order that 1
might suggest and critioise. must say,
SIR. that you do It even better than my
son does"
The self-moving carriage, for strest
purposes, antedates the locomotive ana
was suggested by Sir Isaac Newton as
early as 1850. OF course all the early self
propelled carriages wers driven by steam,
but over 20 are said to have been running
in London In 1888, and it seems that they
were lquite common for several years,
until the fierce opposition of sthe stage
coach proprietors brought about overmuch
legal regulation of these vehicles, which
finally regulated them ont of use.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

TIE death of Lottie Fowler. somewhat
famous medium, recalls her famous pre-
diction in Bridgeport Conn.,, when she
foretold the explosion of a cartridge oon-
pany's mills. and the death of one en-
ploye. When, six days after. her prophecy
came true, the citizens mobbed her for a
witch and she was arrested. The judge
who tried her found nothing on which to
hold her but ordered her 60 leave the
town. In 1874 she prophesied an accident
which occurred afterwards TO the Prince
Of Wales; and in 1881 she was expelled
from Russia as n Nlhilist because her
prophecy of 1880 that Gar Alexander III.
would be assassinated on March /, 1881,
came true within six days. The prophe-
cies made by her which never came true
have not been recorded; but they were
undoubtedly very numerous. The lucky
hits were Of course remembered. as Ia the
case of prophecies of storms and other GA
lamIties. 1t may be said that the explo-
sion in the cartridge factory and the as
Eassination of the Czar were events very
likely to happen. Everyone expected
shat Alexander IL would be assassinated.
So after all the mediums fame mny be
reasonably explained as the result Of hap
py audacity.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

The Jesuits propose TO improve the
acre Of land which they own at Old
Point on the Kennebsc at Norridgewock.
This is the site of the Indian village
which the Massachusetts soldiers wiped
out on August %. 1874, killing Father
Rasle. the celebrated Jesuit priest, who
was the teacher OF the little flock. The
affair was bloody and cruel, like all the
warfare at that time between the French
and Indians on one side and the English
Colonists ON the other. The Indians were
taken completely BY surprise. Every
avenue of escape was cut on and men,
women and children rushed shrieking to
the river. the English from their ambush
pouring terrific storm of bullets into
the helpless mass of struggling hamani-
ty. The slaughter was soon ended and
nearly hundred Indians were slain.
Father Rasle rs he came out of the par
sonage to meet the soldiers. was met Dy a
shower Of bullets and fell dead. There
was time when New England people
felt bitterly about Father Rasle, regard
ing him as AN inciter of the Indians
against the English settlements. Very
likely he was; as most of ths ministers
ON the other side were inciters against
the French and Indians. In those stern
times every man, whether laymAn or CO.
clesiastic. must be heart and soul on
one side or the other. In later years
Father Rasie's virtues have been better
appreciated. and the offer of the Catholic
priest at Skowhegan to contribute $500
towards grading about the Rasle monu-
ment has been met by Mr.. b. p. j..
Weston, Of Skowhegan. with an offer Of
an acre Of land. 1hs monument was
erected in 1898 by Bishop Fenwick, of
Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

There seems to be a woful prospect that
New Hampshire will lose her most
picturesque statesman. We do not refer to
Senator Chandler, who has so many of
those qualities which rivet the public
gaze. but to the Han. Cyrus Sulloway.
the Tall Pine of the MerrimRo. Mr.. Sui
loway, whom everyone in New Hampshire
calls ACy," is now serving his third term
In Congress. But there have arisen q
number Of applicants for his shoes. There
Is DR.. J. Alonzo Greene of Moultonboro.
Col Stephen S. Jewett of Laconia, Gen-
eral Stephen S. Gale and Colonel Elwell
of Exeter and Hon. sumner Wallace OF
Rochester, all represented as standing be-
meath the tall pine of the Merrimac, and
calculating in which direction to fall
him. However. in tee multitude Of chop
pers, he may find his safety.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

The manner In which the new volnn-
teer regiments are being enlisted will
destroy much Of ths enthusiasm which
always follows regiment belonging dis
tinctiyely to particular locality: but 1t
will sontribute much TO the psace OF
mind Of the war dspartuent oficials
Themllitia men Of Chicago have thought
OF this, and one Of them expressed II this
way: ''If they took this OF any other
regiment as body the whole city OF Chi
oaRo would follow them wherever they
went with the closest interest Petitions
for their being sent here and there and
brought home, requests to have enough
Of them to make parade sent home,
complaints Of their treatmsnt and OBJ
jections to the quality Of service they
wers getting would be poured into the
letter box of the secretary of war. But
with the new dodge they can take as
many Chicago men as they can get, mix
them up with a few outsiders, call them
the 30th volunteers and lose their identi-
ty SO thoroughly that Chicago won't care
whether they are in Manila or the heart
Of Africa. And In ten days after they
sail not half the people in Chicago will
remember whether it was the 30th or the
31st that was made up here" A large
proportion Of the criticism arising at the
time'of the war with Spain arose from
the neighborhood feeling The new vol
unteers are practically short term regu-
lars. and the country will have the same
mild interest in them that 1t has In the
regulars. The regulars fought and won
the battle of San Juan; but eight out OF
ten people believe that the Rough Riders
did it all.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

Speaking at Amesbury, Macs, Mrs.
Frederick Douglass said that the whitas
of the South were crowding the oolored
race to such an extent that IL was becom-
Ing unbearable. Is it not rather true that
the colored people are advancing to con.
dition of Development where they are
realizing more clearly the Inconvenience
of their position. Forty years ago the
blacks were slaves; thirty yeers ago the
Ku.Klux-Klan was terrifying them; and
twenty five years ago eiection- massacre
were frequent Ths negro is progressing
and is realizing his position more keenIy,
although that position Is rather better
than in the past.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
CAN'T MARRY TWO.

London. July 26.-With regard TO the
rumor that Mrs. Perot. who was arrested
upon her arrival at Liverpool on board
the dominion line steamer Cam mbEioman,
Yesterday. chafged with.the abduction OF
paternal grandfather at Baltimore. ia TO
marry Mr.. Blood, who accompanied her
on the voyage across the Atlantic. Mr..
Perot's solicitor points out that..Mr Bloou
Is married and has family living. The
solicitor adds that Mrs. Perot has asked
that emphatic denial be made OF hints
that any relationship except that OF
friend exists between herself and Mr..
Blood.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

John U. Budd, who gathers toll on
the miis-long bridge at Wiscasset, has mt
last exonerated the memory OF Ben But
Ter of the charge. of stealing spoons In
New Orleans. Two young men came
across the bridge one day and after they
had settled the toll they sat down on the
bench outside the toll house Co rest and
have moments chat. In a few minutes
Budd learned that they were from New
Orleans and werefsrending their vacation
by making a pedestrian excursion through
Maine. Budd informed them that he,
too, had been In New Orleans. He said
that he was there with Ben Butler. I'm.
mediately one Of the young men broke
out into angry recrimination Of "Cock-
eyed" Butler. it would seem that the
feeling against the rsdoubtabls Unicn
general had not died out In New Orleans
even amorg the new generation. "Why, -
cried the young man, "blame his soul,
he stole the spoons out of my grandfath.
er's hotel. the St. Charles. - "Hold on,
young man, said Budd. "don't talk that
way before me about Ben Butler. He
was my general and better soldier never
walked. Don't ever sai again that he
st,le the spoons out of your grandfather's
hotel. Why. i took those spoons myself. -
The young mon stared at the toll gather
er. That's a fact" continued Budd. 81
was the fellow who got those spoons.
I've got two of them upstairs now. 1
gave away the rest as souvenirs. Walt q
minute and I'll show you those two." He
brought down the spoons with the name
est. Charles" engraved on their handles
"ghere fhey are, said Budd. ..look 'em
over"
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

Tho people of Muscongus island,
who have long enjoyed happy examp-
tion from taxes, may lose IL through
too much advertising This island is
situated OF the mainland in the Musoon-
gus bay and seems to be a municipality
in itself. Il sent no representative 60 thu
meeting of the State assessors with the
local assessors of Lincoln, last week. 1t
pays no taxes and is presumably under
no law, though Of course IL is within the
limits of Maine and has been a part of
Bristol and Bremen; and the Maine leg
islature can take such action with ID as
it seems fit 20 take
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

The Hebrew race have always known
the power of money, and by means Of 1t
they have often foiled the prosecutions
which have arisen against them In en-
lightened as we'll as in barbarous times.
There can be no doubt that the Hebrew
financial power Is to 9 greater or less ex-
tent back of the tardy justice which
Dreyfus is apparently to get. The French
tx minister who is held responsible for
the toTtures inflicted on the prisoner at
DEVILS Island, was director in great
French hank. He 1as lately retired from
tnat position, and he himself gave out
the stasen mt that he retired because his
presence was liable to harm the bank.
Tha real Gauss is said to be that the greet
laoneyed Hebrews caused his resignation
- threatening to withdraw their supp1r
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, July 20 The following
pension changes resulting from the issue
of July II are announced
ORIGINAL.
Edward W. Forbes. Brunswick, SO;
Henry S. Thrasher, Portland, &c.
RESTORATION AND INCREASE.
Oliver ]. Moulton, Solon, &C to IS.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
sNewell II. Cushman, North Waldoboro.
80 to IS; Thomas Mockiey, National
Home. Togus. Kennebec. Ss to SO.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

PROF. Anthony. of Bates College. has
q gentle but discriminating cow, One
day recently hungry tramp attempted
TO milk the COW. using his hat for a re-
ceptacla There were about six giIls Of
milk In the has when the COW gave a
mighty kick with her off hind leg and
upset the tramp and the hat. He
scrambled up. only to find the cow max
ing for him with head down and her nos
trila filed with deep roar The tramp
didn't even stop for his hat.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

The talk of war by Canadian statesmen
ssems to be only sort of pulling of the
eagles tail. something like the twisting
Of the lions tail which some of our
statesmen used to indulge in. This is
what the Halifax Chronicle says Of It,:
"The American people must not take too
seriously Sir Charles Tupper's thunder
ings about th, Alaskan boundary. He
always was fond of fireworks"
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

July Is the first month Of the govern
ment's new fiscal year, and the balance of
the treasury receipts and expenditures
shows deficit of about eight millions of
dollars. 1t is expected. however. that this
deficit Is unusually large and will not be
repeated any other month this year. 1t
calls attention to the fact, however, that
the nation is under great expense. and
that the question of revenue may become
urgent at any time.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

lit is to be hoped that tLero ia truth in
the report that Hon. W. W. Thomas is
endenvoring to open up another town
shipsof Maine to settlement by Swedes.
Last week Nav Sweden celebrated the
s9ta anniversary Of the arrival Of tbs first
settler Of that thriving town. The occa-
sion is always celebrated by tha inhahi-
tants Of ths town b. profuss display of
hsgs and services either ~ the grove or
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

Colonel Curtis Guild seems to be lead
ing In the race for the Republican nomi-
nation for lieutenant governor of Massa-
ohusst's. Lately the Bay State has adpot-
cd the policy of promoting her lieutenant
governors, SO that the struggles have
come TO get into the second place.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

from The bank. and when the Rothsohllds
threaten thas u means much trouble. Il
sesns that this Is most proper uss Of d.
nanciai power and II the conspiracy
against Dreyfus is finally destroyed and
the prisoner Is liberated, the part that
financial power has played win not bs the
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

The national Democratic committee has
deOided to remove its headquarters TO st.
Louis. This win probably help Bryan.
ism, for Missouri is hot bed of the most
radical Dem ocracy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

Oil has besn struck In Texas. and Hon.
Roger @. Mills, late Senator and pre-
vious to that tariff maker. is getting
wealthy out of the industry. Mr.. Mills
would not bow TO Bryanism. and his re-
tirsment from politics was inevitable. IL
is satisfactory to know that he is having
better luck with oil than with indepen-
dence in politice.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

church. where appropriate ss'rvioss ars
held and the benefit Of American Citizen
ship extoiled. The settlers are prosperous
and henoe arc happy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses Of their
papers changed as often as they may des.r5 by
notifying tie oflce
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

Subscribers whose papers are NOT delivered
promptly are requested to notify the ONCE Of
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street.
Portland. Me.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
Trnms,

DAILY PRESS
BY the year. 50 in advance or 81 at the end ef
the year.
Ily the month"; so cents.
The DAILY PRESS ls Delivered at tilese rates
every morning TO subscribers in all parts OF
Portland. and IN westbrook and South Port
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS weekly
BY the year, 81 IN advance. or sI.25 at the
end of the year.
For six monlhs. so cents; for three months,
20 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
4 THOUSAND RINGS

To select from Diamonds. opaIs Peal,
kubys and all other precious stones, Engage
stenI and Wedding Rings q specially. LargeKt
mock In the city.f 1ckEkkky, the .Jewelef
Monument S~ssNxA naEeh19dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
w EDDiNc RINGS.

One hundred OF them TO select from. Au
styles. all weights. all prices In 10. IA and Is
KL Gold. Largest and besE sboek of rings
IN the city. A thousand OF them. McKENNET
The Jeweler. Monument SQuara iune7dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
RALPH L. MERRILL.
BiNKER, Miadle & Union SITS.

BON .DS.
International Paper Co, As.
Syracuse Rapid Transit BY.
GO. 6s.
Lewiston. Brunswick and
Bath 81. &y. IS
Orders promptly executed for
securities listed on the Boston
or York York stock Exchanges.
Information cheerfniiy given.
(FulieF, TiitOn g. Co.. members
N. n. stock Exchange, Boston
COFrespOn6enfs.)
fEnsp0rfers a. Traders Nnt1
Bank, N. Y. C0rsespondents.)
Letters Oz Credit mfd Foreign
Exchange ON BrOWns Shtpiey Il
Co., LED, London.
q per cent interest allowed ON
time deposits
Deposits subject 10 check n0t
received.
correspondence solicited.
Jiyi9 aa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
Board of Health.

The Cecil County Board of Health
met in Elkton on Wednesday.
Seven deaths were reported dur
ing the past month and twenty-five
births. A number of cases of ty-
phoid fever were reported, in diff
ferent sections of the county. Sew
eral cases are in Chesapeake City.
The following resolution was
adopted
WHEREAS, The Cecil County
Board of Health has good reasons
to believe that the county is threat
ened with an epidemic of typhoid
fever, during the coming summer,
and that timely preventive meas
ures are demanded, and that the
Town Councils have the power, and
it is their consequent duty, to look
after the sanitary condition of their
respective towns; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Presidents,
or representatives, of the Town
Councils of Cecil county be respect
fully invited to attend the next
meeting of this Board on Wednes-
day, May 10, 1899, at IL a. m. to
confer upon this important matter
and to discuss the ordinance relat-
ing to nuisances prejudicial to the
public health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
Property Transfers.

The following transfers of prop
erty have been recorded at the
Clerks office:
Henry G. Nesbitt and wife t.
Edward Ii. Jackson, so acres o.
land in the 18th district, $4,000.
= VIM. Mcconnell to Alice Fl
Borland, land in the 4th district
$1,000.
George w. Roberts to Henry
Deibert, lot at Elk Landing, $175
Samuel l.. Martindale and Others
to Mary S. Martindale, property in
Calvert, owned by the late Ellen S
Martindale, $l,1S0.
Mary S. Martindale to Job Eng
land, property in Calvert, $1,000
Hanson H. Haines, Trustee, tC
Harry r. England and Joseph T.
Riale, land near Rising Sun, owned
by Caleb Conner, $3.50.
James A. Steele and Sara f.
Steele, to James S. Steele, tracts o.
land in the 4th district, $1,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court of Cecil
County was in session on Tuesday
and Wednesday. Sundry claims
against the estates of deceased per-
sons were examined and passed.
The following bonds were APP
proved.-Bond of John Falls, adj
ministrator of Mary Long; George
A. Blake, executor of Amanda
Jackson; Howard III. Reynolds,
executor of Barclay Reynolds; Anna
r. Campbell, ADMINISTRATORS of Rea
Campbell; George A. Blake, exec
utor of Samuel HI. Clement; Mary
A. Brown, executrix of Rebecca Nj.
Brown.
Inventories and appraisements in
the estates of Rea Campbell, Saml.
H. Clement, Barclay Reynolds and
Mary Long were filed and ordered
recorded.
Accounts Passed.-First and
final account of A. Ellsworth Simp-
ers, executor of Thos 7. Benjamin,
and the third and final account of
Robert NJ. Cameron, guardian of
Robert G. Cameron, were examined
and passed.
The sale of the Partridge Hill
property to John Gilpin, was finally
ratified by the Court.
Court adjourned to meet in spec
ial session on Tuesday, April Is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the Clerk OF
the Court at Elkton
Harry B. Fillingame and Linda
M. Krastel, both of Chesapeake
City.
Robert Gordon and Emma Green.
land, both of Philadelphia.
Wayne T. Stradley, of Cecilton
and Jessie L. DuHamell, of Earle
vile.
Harvey E. McCardell, of New
Valley, and Mrs. Josephine Mont
gomery, of Liberty Grove.
William L. Baldwin, of Port De
post, and Eva Cunningham, o.
Perryville.
Frederick B. Hayton, of Chesa-
peake City, and Charlotte r. Boil
ton, of near ElktOn.
Harry B. Alexander and Hannah
E. st. Clair, both of Port Deposit
Brinton J. Durgin, of Port De
posit, and Annie Cunningham, OF
Perryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs.
Ada Il. Part, of Groton, S. ID.
"Was taken with bad cold which
settled on my lungs; cough set in
and finally terminated in consump-
ton. Four doctors gave me up,
saying l could live but a short time.
| gave myself up to my Savior,
determined if | could not stay with
my friends on earth, ! would meet
my absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. l gave it a trial, took
in all eight bottles. 1t has cured
me, and thank God, | am saved
and now a well and healthy
woman" Trial bottles free at DR..
L. r. Kinks drug store. Regular
size SOC and $1.00. Guaranteed OF
price refunded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
Scott Grey.

Scott Grey, son of VIM. Grey
died suddenly of heart disease, al
the home of his father at Conowingc
Sunday night, aged about 40 years
He was section hand on the rail.
road, and leaves a widow and sew.
eral children. When he retired or
Saturday night he was seemingly
in the best of health. Shortly after
ward he complained of severe pains
and died before morning. Owing
to the sudden seizure and death,
suspicious were aroused and States
Attorney w. s. Evans and Sheriff
Ross Conoly were sent for to in
vestigate the case. The officials
went to Conowingo on Tuesday and
Drs. Roman and Raglan were sum.
moned, who decided that the death
was due to natural causes, and as
nothing could be found to indicate
foul play the matter was dropped.
The remains were inferred at
Bethesda on Wednesday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
School Commissioners.

The Board of School Commits
sioners met on Tuesday.
The following designations wer(
received: Miss Alma O. Dean
assistant, No. 2, District 3; Miss
Katharine Miller, assistant, No. 3
District 3, to take effect at the close
of school year.
The following appointments were
made: Miss Emma Lewis, assistant
No. 3, District 3, to take effect Sep
TENDER L; Miss Elizabeth Reese,
assistant, No. 3, District 3, to cease
at the close of this school year.
Resolved, that when we adjourn,
it shall be to meet on Monday,
April q, to settle quarterly
accounts.
Henry Watson presented petit
tion with p signatures, asking for
a new colored school at or near
Frenchtown in the Seventh Dist.
Ordered that the treasurer be
authorized to incur all necessary
expense for the Teachers Institute.
The following bills were ordered
to be paid: J. T. Howard, repairs,
No. 3, District 3, 15c; w. T. Lee,
repairs, 1892; Frank Suter, Janitor
at High School, S25.75; Amos E.
Pierson, repairs, High School,
$500; E. w. Jackson, coal, 5000;
Institute expenses, 1857; Miss
johnson, library, No. 8, District 1,
$1,000; Walter L. johnson, teach
ing, No. s. District 9, rs.
The public schools will be closed
during the week of the Teachers
Institute, April II to 81.
The use of the Elkton public
school was granted to the Univer-
sity Extension Society for Shakes
peare lectures by Hon. j. s. Writ
on Monday, April "a, and Rev. A.
S. Now bray on Monday, May 1.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-14
The SusIIchanna as an Electric Power
Generator.

In speaking of the future of the
SuSGuehanna Water Power and
Paper Company plant along the
Susqnehanna river, opposite Como
wingo, II. Ii. Hainps, one of the
recent purchasers, said: "The i'm
mense water power for electrical
purposes shall receive our imme-
date attention. There can be de-
veloped for Baltimore, Wilmington
and elsewhere thousands upon
thousands of horse power, and it
must come. The rocky Susque-
hanna was made for some purpose
besides thing of beauty, and the
development of power seems to be
what it was destined for. We have
arranged the paper mill business
for ten years, and it will be con-
tinued more extensively and under
great improvements" The new
firm purchased this mill about two
weeks ago for $126, S0O.-Baltimore
American.