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The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12
THE GOULD FAMILY.
A Pleasant Reunion Held at ssbago
Lake.

The reunion OF the Gould family was
held at Sebaso Lake on the grounds of
The NJ. @. K. R., Thursday. Sept. 7th.
1t is doubtful IL better or more pleas
ant place would have been selected.
This Was the second reunion of the
family, the others being held at the nome
of l. Q. Lombard. Steep Falls, in 1897.
Forty-two were present. following Is
the list of names: Mr.. and Mrs. 1. G.
Gravs. MIR. and Mrs. +. L. Strout, Roy
Strout. liza Strout, Rev. Thomas Strout,
Of Steep Falls; Mrs. Hattie Clay, Mrs.
Ruth Gould, Mrs. Alice Libby, Mr.. E.
@. Stanley, air. Il. s. Gould and Miss
Phebe Durgin, South Hiram; MIR. and
Mrs. S. S. Flye, MIR. ana Mrs. Warren
Flye, Marian Flye, Bernice Flye, Nor
man Flye, MIR. and Mrs. Charlie An
drews, Miss Lucinda FIye, MIR. Myron
Flye, MIR. VIII Cotton, Stanley Knight,
Cumberland Mills; Mr.. Sherman /.
Gould and Miss Mamie Gser, Portland /;
MIR. and Mrs. Linton Brewster, Wood
fords; Mrs. Mary Ann Soul and Mrs.
Ailen Raye, Cornish: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Phillips, Mr.. Vim. II. Gould and Mrs.
Edith Wilds, Quincy. Mass; MIR. Flory
Gould, Brldgewater, NJ IS; MIR. aud Mrs.
Frank Woodward and Theon Woodward,
Nswfield.
After an exchange of greetings aud So
cial chats, dinner was served In the din
inc hall, OF which all partook heartily.
Various sports were engaged q in for the
day. In the afternoon Mrs Geo. Phillips
entertained the party with lew ssleo-
tions ON the graphophone. Selections
were sung by Mrs. Ethel Woodward, Miss
Lucinda Blye and Warren Flys. There
were song by Master Theon Woodward
and recitation by Stanley knights.
1t was voted to hold another reunion
next year. aud an organization was
formed for that purpose, with this follow
ing officers:
Pres.-I. Q. Lombard.
Vice Pres.-F. l.. Strout. VIM. Gould,
MIS-. ). S. Flye.
Seo.-Miss Lucinda Flye.
Ireas.-Mrs. II. A. Clay.
Ex. Com.-Shermau /. Gould, chair
man; Mrs. Alice Libby. AIRS Ellen
Raye, Mrs. May Brewster and Warren
Flye.
1t was jolly party that boarded the
seven o'clock train for home. all agreeing
that the day had been well spent
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

soldiers. Taking into ACCOUNT" he
said. 'ths disadvantages they have 60
eight against In arms, equipment and
military discipline, without artillery,
short Of ammunition, powder inferior,
shells reloaded until they are defective,
inferior in every particular of equipments
and supplies, they are the 5ravest men
have ever ssen." He regards them TOO as
a civilized people. Among them there
are many cultured people who would
ornament society anywhere In the world,
ladies who have studied and travelled,
and men who have q good education
and flne brain. Take them as q class
there can az many OF them read and write
as the Inhabitants In many places In
America" Speaking Of tins present con-
fiict be said:
What we want - to stop this accurssd
war. Ii Is time for diplomacy, time for
mutual understandings. Thsse men are
indomitable. At Bncoor bridge they
waited TILL the Americans brought their
cannon to within IS yards Of tneir trench
es. such men have the right TO be hoard.
All they want is a little Justice. 1 es-
tablishei a civil government at Bsliung.
with the governments entirely In the
hands of the natives 1t worked to perfec-
tion. All these people need for eelf-gov-
eminent Is the protection of onr troops
till affairs have quoted, and then they
will, l have no doubt. advance as rapidly
as the Japanese, perhaps more rapidly.
am very well impressed with the Fill
pinos.
After this statement we ought TO stop
calling the Filipinos sAvages.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

Lieut.. Peary seems to have maze pretty
go,d progress considering the misfortune
that 5sfel him; and there is strong rea-
son for believing that lie will either reach
the pole or demonstrate the impractica-
bility Of doing so SO convinelngly that
nobody for great many years to come
will make another attempt.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

1t appears thss Col. Jouast, the Presi;
dent of the Dreyfus court martial, was
one Of the two members who voted for
acquittal. And yet judging from appear
ances during the trial he was one of the
strongest against the accused. From the
beginning OF the trial to the end the cor.
respondents complained that he was I'M
fair to the defence and constantly showed
prejudice against the prisoner.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

VIVA resources are still open to Dreyfus
Is not exactly clear. He can call for a
revision Of the trial by the usual military
court but that would do him no good as
Jhe same sal ssrviency to the general
staff which existed in the Rennes court
would be found here. Probably If the
President of the Republic or the prime
minister SO desired the case might be
again got before the Court of Cessation
for revision, but the former Is on record
as saying publicly willis the trial was In
progress that all good Frenchmen should
abide the decision of the court martial. II
might therefore. be very embarrassing for
him to set in motion machinery that
would set aside its findings.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

The case of DR.. Schell, the officer of
the Epworth League who made secret
contract with a musical composer in
Chicago by which he was to profit person.
ally, though ne was under obligation to
give all his services TO the League, seems
TO be still under discussion, and there
bids fair to lie q diversity of opinion in
the different Methodist bodies over 1t.
The North Indiana conference has just
adopted resolutions of confidence in the
Doctor, but In the East certainly where
the case against him has been fully ex-
plotted in Ziorrs Herald, Methodist SEN
timent is clearly adverse tn him. In all
probability DIR. Schell will have to re-
sign his official connection with the
League, and bring forth lot of good
works meet for repentance before he will
get back into his original standing with
the Methodists
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

Certainly Major General Lawton' s
opinion of the Bilipinos Is entitled to the
highest kind of respect He has teen in
the island for many months. and has
been brought into contact with them
under a'graat variety Of conditions. No
body can suspect him Of disloyalty to the
government, or Of har boring any desire
to put any obstacles in the way of prose
cution Of the war to successful conclu-
sion. Gen. Lawton's opinions have been
made public through the Rev. Peter
III Queen. Unitarian clergyman, who
S been serving as chaplain in one OF
the regiments for six months past, with
whom he talked freely. Gen. Lawton
has u high opinion of the Fiiipinos ~
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

A Federal judge out in Arkansas has
just ruled on case practically identical
with that in Illinois year ago when
Gov. Tanner attempted TO stop laborers
from other states coming into Illinois to
take the places of strikers. A state court
in Arkansas had issued an Injunction
forbiddfng certain laborers from other
states to come there. But the Federal judge
dissolved the injunction and declared
that every citizen of one state, unless he
lelrngsSto certain prohibited Glasses, such
as convicts, idio's panpers, lepers or
persons afflicted with contagious diseases,
has perfect right to journey to another
state for any lawful purpose whatever.
and no one can legally stop him. This
decision stamps Gov. Tanners acts of
last year in interfering with the importa-
ton of negro la5orers as illegal and oou-
trary to the provision of the constitution,
and makes it pretty clear that IL the
negro iaborers had applied to Federal
court for an In junction to restrain Tanner
from interfering with them it would
have been granted.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

1t is very fortunate for France that
the exposition is TO be held next year and
not this. In the present state CT the
worlds feelings toward her the exposition
would be likely to .suffer seriously from
boyco6
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

Patrons OF the PRESS VINO are leaving TOWN
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the ofllce
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

The reception given the Dreyfus verdict
outside of France is one of universal exc
Grafton. But that fact viii probably only
stieen up the anti Dreyfusards in France
They Will attribute it to all sorts OF
reasons but the true one, which is deep
disgust at the outrageous perVersion of
Justice OF viii oh the court and the mill
tary party behind it have been guilty, and
In the present insane condition of the
French mind they may be able to use
this "forelgn Interference as they will
call 1t to still further stimulate
hatred of Dreyfus and determination
to eonsign him TO a felon's cell. But the
spell which now holds the French nation
cannot last always. Unless the moral
sense Of the people is utterly destroyed
theresmuss In time be an awakening to
some appreciation OF the terrible injustice
that has been done to Drsyfus aud the
baseness OF the conspiracy against him.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12

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Portland Me.
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SPOT CASR---OLD GOLD.

We give you the highest price for Old Gold as
We use 1t for making rings. MCKINNEY the
Jeweier. Monument Square. oet2ge9
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the year.
ny the month. 80 cents.
The DAILY PRESS Is delivered at these rates
every morning to subscribers In all parts OF
Portland, and In westbrook aud South Port
land.
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BY the year, 81 IN advance. or s1.25 at the
end OF the year.
For six months. so cents; tor three months.
rs cents.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
DanRerous Stations.

Common and perfectly equal as the
danger in which all hands on board &
modern man-of-war unquestionably
stand during q fight. there are, of
course, some stations that appear to be
more dangerous for the men assigned
to them than others. For example,
there is probably not sea soldier in
the United States marine corps to-day
who is not figuring on the insignifi-
cant show he will probably have for his
life if, in the event of his ships getting
into action. he is detailed, with picked
few Of his mates, to man the rapid-fir-
ing guns in the fightingtops. At first
glance the fighting-top of a modern
ship of war appears to be quite the
most dangerous spot on the ship, fore
or aft, in case Of action. because of its
prominence.
There has never been any good oppor-
tunity to test this, for tighting-tops
rightly called military masts) are of
comparatively recent development. and
during the Chino-Japanese naval en-
gagments no systematic attempt seems
10 nave been made. on either side, TO
raze the fighting-tops to the decks, or
into the sea. The proportion of the
killed and wounded in the fighting-tops
during these engagements was consid-
erably less than on deck. In sea fight
between expert manipulators of ships,
however. there can be no doubt that
the vessels will so each at the others
military masts with enthusiasm at the
very outset, for the purpose of silenc-
ing the deadly play of the rapid-firing
guns, which are capable of making ter
rifle havoc on an enemy's decks.
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Military and Field Music,

Considering the antiquity OF the
trumpet and the drum, and their obvi-
Gus adaptability to sounding signals,
it would seem as if field music must
have originated simultaneously with
these instruments. That soldiers
marched and fought to their martial
strains in the most ancient times we
the classics. But there is n difference
between military and field music The
former is played by the regimental
bands. and consists chiefly of marches
and inspiring airs. the latter is played
on the field of battle, to fire the soldiers
heart. Field music is sounded by the
bugle, the trumpet, the drum. or the
drum and fife, and consists of Il sys-
TEN of signals by which. instead of by
word of mouth, commands are convey
ed to the troops. 1t is impossible 10
discover when the first system Of this
kind originated. Probably it developed
gradually. The fact that trumpet or n
drum can be heard much more distinct
ly on the battlefield than an officers
voice, which might at the most i'm
portant moment be lost in the din, is
so obvious that signals for the most
usual commands, charge" and .re-
treat" must have come into use with
the instruments capable of sounding
them. other signals being gradually
added.-Century
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suly in North Greenland.

The fierce July sun, though but lit
tie past the northern meridian, beat
dOwnupon me with oppressive warmth.
Before me the warm, red-brown land
scape wavered and trembled in the yell
low light; behind me lowered the blind
ing white slope of the ice. Beneath my
feet the stones were bare even of
lichens, and had a dry gray look, as if
they were the bones of a dead world.
Yet 1 felt. that with so much warmth
and richness of coloring, there must be
life, and, sure enough, hardly had
gone hundred yards from the edge Of
the ice when beautiful little black
and white songster fluttered up from
behind Il rock, lowering singing almost
within reach above my head, and then
settled upon a bleak stone but few
feet distant to finish his merry song.
As l went on. numbers of these snow
buntings fitted about ME, and, hardly
had gone mile before my heart beat
quicker at the sight of traces Of musk
oxen. As got further away from the
ice and in the lee of the gigantic mo-
raines and tumuh of glacial debris, flow
ers began to appear. purple and white
and yellow, among them my ever-pres-
ent brilliant yellow friend, the arctic
poppy.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Eishrcenth Century Saws.

Let me present you with few eigh.
teenth century saws. They may be old
er. but in that century 1 found them:
Fair hair is the prison of Cupid.
Women with blue lips are scolds.
When man lost free will. woman
found it.
MY dear" said the girl TO her lover,
81 wish thee everything except good
understanding" But why?" Because
then you would no longer love me-"
For the complexion. eat bread and
butter spread with powder of eye
bright.
Lisping people are good-natureh.
A cherry year merry year.
A plum year a dumb year.
The cries of wild duck portend rain.
Keep till next Easter for luck and for
fun.
1t is bad luck to kill swallow.
Break an eggshell to prevent witch
craft.
April the first is All Fools day be-
cause Noah shut out the dove on that
day.
To "talk like an apothecary" IS to
talk ntelligibly.-LondOn Queen.
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In Spite OF His Faults,

It IL a grave error to expect too much
Of our friends; human nature is not
ideal. Every one has something the
matter with him. Love him in spite Of
his faults. Your best friend will do
things sometimes that you cannot ua-
derstand. You can write this in italics:
You never will meet the exact counter
part Of the creature of your imagina-
ton; you never will find, in this world.
any person who will fully answer your
desires-nor will you fully answer the
desires of any person. Others have to
put up with disagreeable traits and
moods in you. You may often. con-
sciously or unconsciously. offend; you
may have annoying habits which you
cannot help, or of which you are un-
aware, or there may be moments in
which you do not feel like exerting
yourself to be pleasant, or moments OF
surprise in which you give way TO long
resisted mptations-outbursts of irony
or sarcasm. Bear in mind your own
frailties and your own provocations.
and let the recollection temper your
judgment of others. Your neighbours
way of SHINING may not be yours; but
it is generally the case that you sin
equally, though the method be differ
ent. Your virtues may not be his; but
he has virtues-perhaps of n superior
quality TO your own. Find these. rec
ognize them, and let his shortcomings
60. AS you desire charity for yourself.
be charitable to others. never forget
ting that perfection does not exist on
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regiment might have suffered the same

regiment might have suffered the same
fate as he and his men did at the Little
Big Horn. The Ninth unlimbered for
action on the run, and faced the lndr
ans, after all that terrible ride, without
slackening speed for a moment. The
Indians recognized the regiment as it
came over the hill north of the Mission
buildings. and scampercd off in a hurry
One of the most notable achieve.
ments of the Ninth Cavalry. and. in
fact. one of the most extraordinary in.
cidents in the history of operations in
the Indian country was the dash of
Troop ID, on Oct. s. 1879, at Milk River,
to rescue Thornburg's command. which
was hemmed in by hostile White River
Utes. Troop ID went through the lines
of the Indians with Il hurrah. Every
horse in the troop WAS killed, not one
getting inside the breastwOrks, and.
most remarkable to relate. not one
member of the detachment was killed.
This is probably the most extraordin-
airy instance of hot work in the annals
of the United States army. Many mem
bers of the Ninth carry merit medals
for deeds of daring and bravery in ac-
ton. and if the government was not
very particular in awarding these
tokens of honor every member of the
command would be thus decorated.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Out OF tho Fire,

The newspapers Of the large cities
record, almost daily, some terrible con.
nagration. Often they record, also, the
hercism Of the firemen in their efforts
to save the life and property. Harper's
Round Table gives graphic descrip-
ton of a fire in New York
A great tenement-house was burning
like Underwood in one Of the poorest
quarters of the metropolis. The stairs
had gone up in smoke before everybody
had left the building, and even the fire
escape down the outside of the build
ing was cut off by the flames.
A girl of II or 10 was frantically
shriekinS for help in one OF the top
windows, and n mother was wringing
her hands in pitiful despair down in
the street. The chief called for volun-
teers to save the girl, and three men
came forward on the instant, without
hesitation and without waiting to count
their chances of success This is the
custom in such cases, for no one would
take the responsibility of ordering Il
fireman to his probable death.
A strong young fellow, who had yet
to win his spurs, was selected for the
task, and he disappeared quickly
through the doorway of the adjoining
building. When next the crowd saw
him he appeared at the window just
under the roof, and grasping the tin
cornice of the burning building next to
him. he swung out into the air, and
made his way. hand over hand, for
thirty feet through the dense smoke
that rose in black clouds from the lower
windows 10 the sill where the girl had
been seen.
She had fallen back into the room
unconscious, and was overcome with
smoke by the time he reached her. A
thousand anxious faces in the street be-
low were tortured with fear for the
hero. A hunoed muttered prayers went
up for his safety as the fireman disap-
peared into the black cloud, and thou
sand throats sent up a lusty shout Of
relief as he appeared again at the win
dow moment later with the limp form
of the girl in his arms
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Sued Himself.

A Washington attorney is rather
noted for the facility with which he
forgets financial obligations, says the
Star. He has owed I certain grocer
IS for a year or two. The other day the
merchant concluded TO try new
coarse with him. Meeting him in his
store. he said:
Judge. have customer who owes
me snall bill and has owed il for n
long time. He makes plenty of money,
but won't pay. What would you do:'
I'D sue him." said the lawyer en-
phatically.
We'll. will put the account IN your
hands" and the merchant presented 4
statement of the account against him.
self.
"All right; will attend to it." said
the disciple of Blackstone.
A few days later the merchant re-
ceived the following note from the
lawyer:
'In case Of --, against -, l
took judgment for full amount of your
claim. Execution was issued and re-
turned mo property found My fee for
obtaining judgment is $40, for which
amount please send check. Will be glad
to serve you in any other matters in
which you need an attorney"
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Author of Sherburne Stories.

Amanda Minnie Douglas, who has en-
deared herself to the youth of two gen
erations by her writings, occupies an
exceptional place among American
authors in that she has maintained an
uninterrupted popularity for more than
thirty years. Her first book, "ln Trust, "
was published in 1867, and her last, "A
Little Girl in Old Boston," a few weeks
ago. In that time scarcely year pass
ed that she did not publish book.
|. Ip1S93 she won prize of $4,000 with
the story of Larry" She has lately
applied herself to expanding the Sher-
burne Stories. at the request of her
publisher, and to preparing a series of
historical narratives, of which "a Lit
tie Girl in Old New York" and "a Little
Girl in Old Boston" are the first. She
has charming personality, is intensely
fond of children and their pursuits and
pleasures, and is constantly engaged in
doing something to brighten some ones
life.-Saturday Evening Post.
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Dublin Years A9o.

Fifty years ago Dublin was char
acterized, wittily enough, as ''tbe car
driviDgest tea-drinkingest of modern
cities" The crudity of the title shocks
n little, but, for expressiveness, it is
inimitably graphic and vivid. And
now, within the year, Dublin has got
another explanatory title. 1t has be-
come "the electric c-trammieSt capital
in Europe" Indeed, the peculiarities
of the city have marked it out for this
destiny. Its wide, stately streets, more
like bouleyards or the avenues that
radiate from the Arc de rEtoile. per-
NIT of the double row of poles neces-
sary for the electric installation, and
the sparseness of the traffic prevents
the cars being a trouble or an obstruc-
ton. The whole city is now redcu-
lated by these wires, and there is con-
nection from each part with every
other, and from all with the suburbs.
Foreign cities like Havre and Rouen
have the same system, but to no such
completeness. The gain is great in
comfort, speed and economy. But the
picture has its other side. The Dublin
jarvey is threatened with extinction.
He was racy of the soil, typical of the
town, and in few years his wit, his
saucy readiness, his fine disregard for
anything approaching his legal fare
when dealing with stranger, will all
be mere traditions, without even the
foundation which the iron eXtinguiSh-
ers at the doors of the houses in Mer-
rion Square give to the tales of the
link boys of past century. Curious
that perversity which attends Irish af
fairs. From all parts of Europe deal
erS flock to Dublin for its annual horse
fair. In that commodity it has no
rival. The Dublin side-car, the Dub
lin car horse, the Dublin carman. are
all famous throughout the three king
doms-all famous all threatened, all
even now disappearing.