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The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
ELECTIONS IN FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The board of fire engineers has elected
James c. Kent driver of Engine D In
place Of Edward A. Miles, resigned,
George Greeley, first substitute of Engine
s hoseman in place of Frank Williams,
and C. NJ. Clark TO membership in Hose
Co. No 9, in place of +. W. Powers.
Both Of thsee resignation are of call men
and were made for the reason that the
men affected are unable TO give the neces
sary time to their duties.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
.nlrs. wi.siows Soothing syrap

mrs. winsIow-s Soothing ryrap.
has been used over Fifty Years oy millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softsas the gums. allays Pain, cures WIND
Colio, regulates the bowels, and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
seething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists In every part Of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. winslows Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
q bottls.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
NOTICE.

The partnership existing between the under
signed under the firm name of Hooper. Son &
leighton is this day dissolved by mutual con
sent The heirs OF Oren Hooper, who continue
the busir ess under the style OF Oren Hooper
Sons will receive all bills due the old nrm and
pay all debts OF the same.
Estate on ORREN HOOPER
FRED n. HOOPER.
Ian. /. 1890 L. H. LEIGHTON.
jan4diw
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04

Two million Americans suffer the tor
turing pangs of Dyspepsia. No need to.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At any
drug store.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
POLICE RELIEF.

The directors of the Portland Police
Relief Association, at their regular
monthly meeting read and accepted Sec
rotary Heath's report. The report showed
that there are eight members on the sick
list Day Turnkey and president OF the
association, John Measure, day signal
man, Alonzo Harmo n, Pstrolmen Jones,
Foss, Sylvester, Greeley and Riley.
Orders were drawn to the amount of So
for the benefit OF the sick members for this
month.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04

NEW ADVERTISEMENT TODAY.

Rines Bros. Co.'S.
Eastman Bros. Bancroft
Y. X Libby Co.
owen, Moore q Co.
Foster. Avery & Co.
Allan Line
Administrators Notice.
u. N. Bell.
Notice.
stockbridge.
FINANCIAL.
Mason & Merrill.
ADJUSTMENTS.
jefferson Theatres. -
AUCTION.
Il. O. Bailey & Co.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
aud similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on page 6.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04

DIR. Bulrs Cough syrup always cure
colds. A neglected cold may terminate in con
sumption. Cure your cold In time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29

front or with slightly bent corners, IL the
correct thing for full dress. The corners
Of the cuffs should be square, not rounded.
the latter shape being considered in bad
taste.
The tie for full dress should be OF lawn,
very narrow and square at the ends, those
with pointed ends being out OF date. The
well-dressed man never under any circum-
stances wears a ready made up evening tie,
always tleing the bow himself. In selecting
a tie one should take care to get one OF the
proper length. as the loops and ends when
tied should be short. 1t is very important
front, and there are several devices for
e~ffecting this, the best Of them being a
little thing in gold wire, curved so as to slip
under the collar button, and having at each
end a sharp hook which catches into the tie
and holds 1t securely in place.
The favorite evening shirt Is open part
way down both back and front, the shirts
opening all the way down not being gen
orally satisfactory, because in laundering
they are apt to become stretched on one
side so that the stud holes will not meet
properly.
The studs should be very small ones OF
tiny pearls or plain gold. Either two or
three studs may be worn, according to the
preference of the wearer. Tue cuffs must
be fastened with links, which should also
be very small and plain; and no other
jewelry OF any kind, neither watch chain
nor fob, should ever be worn with evening
dress.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
Tucker thinks that with $4,000 more ne Will
be ahln To mill ihrnuRh Another xear-

Tucker thinks that with $50. 900 more ne will
be able to pull through another year.
The supreme court of Michigan has de-
cided that the use OF Readings from the
Bible" in the public schools is not uncon-
stitutlonal. The volume is made UP of short
texts from the scriptures. The editorial
committee which prepared the work was
made up of w. J. Onahan, the well known
Chicago Catholic; Rev. j. H.. Burrows, re-
Gently elected president OF Obcrlin college.
and c. c. Bonney.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, jr.. who has for four
years been preaching to the Peoples church,
a union jenominatlonal body In New York.
and who has at times been highly sensa-
tional In his ents on affairs Of public
interest, has announced his resignation and
his determination to so into the Baptist
church again. The Peoples church will prob
ably be disbanded. The revenues have never
been considered sufficient.
Don Lorenzo Perosi. the priest-compose
whose sacred music has made a sensation in
italy, is only rs years OF age and for four
years past has been director Of the choir at
st. Marks in Venice. His o%ratorio, THE
Resurrection Of Christ" has Just been per-
formed in the Church Del Ssnti Apostoli at
Rome, under his own direction, with a large
choir and orchestra, with brilliant success.
Most OF the cardinals and ambassadors TO the
vatican were present.
The Presbyterian Board OF Home Missions,
which reported a debt Of $165. 900 to the gen.
eral assembly held at Winona, Ind, last
May, has raised SOS. 900 toward paying of
this sum. II is making the promise that,
out of debt this time, 1t will never get into
debt again. Several boards have made this
promise Of late years under similar g rcum-
stances and all have kept 1t. The Presby-
terian Home board is the only one OF the
large societies having a heavy debt still
remaining on Its hands.
Father Theophile 1. Pudlowski, assistant
priest at st. Casimir's church. at Eighth
and Mullanphy streets. st. Louis. was re-
moved from the parochial residence to quar-
antine by the health department last Sat
urday afternoon. suffering from the small
pox. True to his calling. Father Pudlowski
responded to the call when Mary Brown,
one OF his parishioners. asked for the ad-
ministration Of the last rites Of the church
a few days before her death, which occurred
some ten days ago. The girl was at quaran-
tine and the priest went TO the pest house
to administer the sacrament,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
MES NJ 7 COCuRAN

MRS. NJ. II.
OF iulness or FLOATING after eating. or sense
OF 'goneness' or emptiness OF stomach In
morning, flesh soft and lacking firmness,
headache, blurring Of eyesight. specks float
Ing before the eyes, nervous irritibility.
poor memory. chllliness. alternating with
hot fushes. lassitudc. throbbing. g~urgiine or
GumblinK sensations in bowels. with heat
and nipping pains occasionally. palpitation
OF heart. short breath on e%1ertion, slow
circulation Of blood. cold feet, pain and op-
preston in chest and back. pain around tho
loins. aching and weariness Of the lower
limbs. drowsiness after meals but nervous
wakefulness at night. languor In the moSn-
ing, and a constant feeling Of dread, as II
something awful were about to happen?
Mrs. M. l.. Cochran. one of Neckajack,
Gas, most prominent ladies. says they are
most wonderful.
II have given your DR.. Dix Tonic Tablets
a faithful trial. and I have found them the
most wonderful medicine for ell nervous
and kidney diseases. that l have ever known.
I feel very thankful for the benefit / have
troubles will take these tablets. Yours
respectfully. Mrs. NJ. l.. Cochran. Necka-
Jack. Ca"
II you have any or all Of these symptoms,
send your name and address to Hayes &
Coon. 400 Hull Bldg. Detroit. Mich. and
they with gladly ssnd you . free trial box
Of DR.. Dix Tonic Tablets. The most per-
fect remedy known. You will be delighted
with them aud they may save your life.
They are put up In tablet form, pleasant to
take and easy directions. which. II you
follow, will positively and effectually cure
in a short time. no matter how bad you may
be, or II you perfer you can get a full sized
box at your druggists for only so cents. We
don't ask you to take our word for what
DR.. Dix Tonic Tablets will do: send for the
free package and give them q test. ten
minutes after you take the first tablet you
will feel bettert
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
Do Not Give Up in De-
spair-There is Hope!

For ages it has been thought
that Cancer is %incurable, and
those so unfortunate as to have
this dreadful affection have con-
sidered themselves beyond hope of
recovery. The doctors are alb
solutely unable to afford any re-
lief, and the poor sufferer might
we'll consider himself on the way
to an early grave.
1t is now easy to see why the
doctors have failed to cure Cancer.
Their theories have been all wrong,
and hence their treatment mis-
directed. They have made the
mistake of thinking that by cut
ting out the sore or ulcer, known
as Cancer, the disease would be
gotten rid Of, and the patient re-
stored to health. But the cruel
knife accomplishes nothing, fol-
the Cancer promptly returns ,sndi j;
always more virulent than before
1t hiss been demonstrated, beyond
doubt, that Cancer is . blood disease
and can not DO cured by the surgeon''
knife because TIE blood can not be Gu
array.
Several years ago my wife had q
ulcer on her tongue, which, though an
noyine, was not regarded seriously a
first. 1t refused to heal and began II
grow, giving her much pain. The doc
tors treated it for quite a while bu'
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
SIM ON.

reminded me of the first chew of tobacco
! ever took. l was about as big as he Is, and
with two other little fellows had saved up
a lot of scrap iron and tin and zinc which
we meant to sell when the holidays came
around. There was a large boy In the
neighborhood Il think he must have become
a bunco steerer afterward) who knew OF
our hoard. One day when we had been in
swimming he came to us and said;
"'Say, you fellows, IL you VII give me
that tin and iron and stuff you have, I'll
teach ecu how to chew
The proposition struck us as being very
fair, particularly as he agreed to furnish
the tobacco. Well, we were quite willing, SO
he brought som old Canadian cut down to
a sand bank by the river. He divided the
stun into three parts and gave us each
one. Then he said:
"'Now you must do exactly as I say, and
you must do 1t right way or you'll never
learn to chew
"'Now then. he shouted. hold It up"
I'VE held 1t up"
"'Put 1t In your mouth he yelled"
1--WE put II In"
"'Chew!' he Kissed, dramatically"
1--WE worked away at a great rate"
Swallow it, he screeched."
I'VE gulped it down, and then that young
rascal fairly rolled down the bank with
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29

Not long since a new boy was employed
in the Edison laboratory In Orange, N. j.,
who forced Thomas A. Edison to give an
account OF himself. 1t happened in this
way: The boy was first told all about the
man for whom he was to work. Then he
was told Of the traditions OF the establish
ment. He was told that the main building
contained a piece Of every known substance
on earth, and that IL he could name any
substance not in the building he would be
awarded a prize Of $3.50. He was also told
that his special duty would be to guard the
room in which Mr.. Edison worked, 1t be-
ing important that the inventor be not
disturbed by curiosity seekers or schemers
who often try to reach him. Then the
boy was placed on guard, full to the brim
OF the importance of his position. But one
serious omission had been made by his In
structor. He had not told him what Mr..
Edison looked like. So when, soon after he
took up his post, the boy was approached by
q portly, shabbily dressed man who at
tempted to push past him, he grabbed that
man in such a way that the man stopped
and gazed in establishment.
What Is the matter with you, boy" de-
manded the man Indignantly.
you can't go in there" retorted the boy
with Just as much spirit.
"Why not?" said the man.
Because no one can go in there without
written permission or when Mr.. Edison
sends out for him."
ooh, / see." said the man, and then he
turned on his slippered heel and walked of,
while the boy looked after the dirty yellow
duster which the man wore and said several
things to himself not at all complimentary
of "blokes wot would try to bluff past him"
But the boy was surprised about five minutes
afterward to see the man in the yellow
buster coming back accompanied by the
instructor" who looked very. very serious,
and who said:
boy, don't you know who this GENTLE
man is?"
NO. said the boy. But he didn't have
any pass and Mr.. Edison wasn't with him.
"why, this is Mr.. Edison!" gasped tho
instructor.
The boy collapsed.
Can l go imp" asked the inventor with
a twinkle in his eye. But the boy hung his
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
IDENTIFIED ny TELEPHONE.
How a Woman's Lost Pet Was Re-
covered.

The other day a woman was travelling
by train with her dog and somehow when
she was leaving the train at Edgewater poor
doggie was left on the platform by accident,
while his mistress was carried on TO Chi
cago.
We do not know quite how the dog felt,
but certainly his mistress was Sin a frame
Of mind" and would have quite willingly
stopped the train at any point so that she
might search for her pet. But trains are
relentless as fate, and every moment only
added to her anxiety until by the time she
pulled into the station at Chicago she was
quite nearing despair. She Immediately
looked up the station master, to whom she
told her trouble. The station master kindly
telephoned back to Edgewater, and after a
time learned that a dog like the one de-
scribed by the lady had just been brought
to the police station. would the lady
speak to the dog through the telephone?'
OF course the lady gladly did so, and when
a policeman placed the receiver to the poor
doggie's ear and he heard his mistress voice
calling him by name, his Joy knew no
bounds. He barked with delight, and began
to lick affectionately the mysterious means
Of communication between himself and his
mistress, to whom he was soon as possible
happily reunited.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
BIGGEST DOG IN THE WORLD.
He IL a Huge st. bernard and His
Name is Simon.

Name IN Simon.
There is little doubt that the largest dog
in the world, or perhaps that has ever
existed, is now a resident of Chicago. He
is a St. Bernard and his name is Simon
Lomond. Simon is not very widely known
outside of his own particular circle of ac-
quaintances, as he has never been exhibited
at a bench show. He has, however. an ex-
ceedingly blue-blooded pedigree, being
eligible to move in the select gatherings Of
Chicago's four hundred.
He was whelped October 10. 1893, and was
bred by Mr.. Ostereitch Of Detroit, Mich, his
sire being Scion Lomond, and his dam Dud-
ley Star-both immensely large dogs.
To give an idea Of Simon's enormous size
1t may be mentioned that from the ground
to a point between the shoulders he meas
ures thirty-nine inches (this is the standard
way Of measuring dogs). Throwing aside
the curve over the dogs shoulder he meas
ures thirty-six inches fiat from the point Of
the shoulder to the ground. From the tip
Of his nose to the tip Of his tail he meas
ures seven feet seven and one-half inches.
So it will easily be seen that If the dog
were to lie down crosswise on the floor of q
room and stretch his forelegs forward he
could very handily scratch the base board
on one side Of the room with his claws and
at the same time knock a little dust off
the opposite wall with his tail; at least he
could accomplish the feat in a great many
flats in Chicago.
His chest measurement circumference OF
the body just back of the forelegs) is forty
six inches and his loin measurement is
forty-one inches. Around the skull at the
ears the head measures thirty-two inches;
the skull, just over the eyes, measures
twenty eight inches; his muzzle measure
ment is eighteen inches and from occiput
to tip Of nose his head is thirteen inches
long. The head and neck of the dog are
SO large and the hair is so long and shaggy
that one is reminded Of a lion. The dogs
foot is 80 large that it would almost cover
the top OF a pint cup. Sitting on his
launches the dog is as tall as a man five
feet five inches in height. When the dog
stands by a table of ordinary height his
back rises several inches above the top of
the table. His weight breeding condition)
Is 21O pounds, but it is difficult to keep him
so low. He can easily be made to weigh
24O pounds. His weight is not imaginative,
but registers it on scales.
Simon is beautifully marked with the
genuine st. Bernard shades. His coat is
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
DELICIOUS

Bishop Thoburn reports that there are
now twenty-five languages used by Meth
odist workers in their attempt to evangelize
southern Asia.
The Gospel mission to the Tombs, New
York City, established twenty-five years ago.
is still sustained by Christian people of all
denominations.
Rev. DR.. julius Grammer, who succeeds
Bishop Potter as the president of the Amer
lean Colonization society, has been for many
years rector of Trinity Episcopal church,
Baltimore.
DR.. Joseph c. Hartzell. the Methodist
bishop of Africa. has received valuable con-
c~essions of land and buildings from Cecil
Rhodes, who has also promised to aid the
bishop in his work Of civilization.
The Presbyterian Board Of Home Mis-
sions is advancing we'll in its effort to meet
it's Indebtedness. Up to January 1 it had
received S65. 900 for that purpose and has
commenced the new year with excellent
prospects.
DR.. Horace Burr Of Wilmington, DEL, who
has just died, was a master Of thirteen lam
guages. He wrote many historical records
Of the Swedes and Of the Episcopal church
in the diocese Of Delaware and for twenty
five years he had been a v%estryman OF Old
Swedes church. He was a member OF the
standing committee of the diocese.
Mr.. Henry H. Benedict Of New Haven.
one of the most liberal and public spirited
laymen in Connecticut, has taken the lead
in a great movement for the immediate pay
ment Of all the debts upon the Methodist
churches in that city. The determination
Is to secure the payment Of the entire $70,-
600 debt before the opening Of the twentieth
century.
Major G.. G. Croft, U. s. A., says in the
Independent that 1.-The Porto Ricans, despite
the fact that they are nearly all members
Of the Roman Catholic church, are at present
very indifferent to the claims Of religion.
One Of their own priests has affirmed that
they are incapable of being awakened to
spiritual matters. For the $4,000 people on
the island there are only about 200 priests"
Rev. Dr.. Cornelius B. Smith Of this city.
who has just been elected corresponding Sec
rotary of the Episcopal Church congress-.
was born about siXty-tiVe years ago In New
Haven and was graduated from Trinity col
lege, Hartford. in 1854. He was ordained
n deacon by Bishop Williams in 1858 and to
the priesthood by Bishop Horatio Potter in
1863.
The Salvation Army has established three
colonies, one at Fort Amity, Colo: one at
Fort Henrick, near Cleveland, and one at
Fort Pomie, Cal. In all three there are not
quite 200 persons. all included. The cost OF
the experiment during the first year has
been about $45 900 and Commander Booth
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
CORRECT STYLES FOR MEN
The New Tuxedo Goats and When It is
Permissible TO Wear Them.
PROPER NeCxTleS FOR FULL DRESS
Changes In Trousers, w~aistcoats, Etc.
for Evening Wear-Fancies In
Gloves, Handkerchief, shoes,
Collars and Jewelry.

There have been several changes in even
Eng clothes this winter, the most noticeable
being a slight shortening Of the skirts of the
coat. Early In the season there was an at
tempt to introduce velvet collars, but 1t did
not meet with the approval anticipated by
the tailors, and the experiment may be
regarded as a failure. The coat continues,
OF course, to be faced with satin or gros
grain silk, and the buttons to be covered
with silk lasting.
There is something quite new in the collar
OF the Tuxedo, which, as every body knows,
is a kind of glorifed sack coat for informal
evening wear. This coat has heretofore been
made only with a rolling collar, but this
winter many men are wearing Tuxedos with
notched collars similar to those on full-dress
coats, though the graceful rolling collar still
continues to be the favorite. The only pocket
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29

head, while the instructor started in to
berate him for his mistake. Then Mr.. Edi-
son turned around and stopped that instruc-
tor on the spot, while he at the same time
commended the boy for his vigilance. 1t
was the fault OF the teacher, not Of the boy,
no said. Nevertheless. the effect Of the in
cident on the boy was such that he never
could enter the same room where the in
ventor worked without a visible tremor.
Mr.. Edison, WHO is fond Of a joke, sought to
reassure him by winking at him tremt n
dously every time he came in, but that did
not seem to mend matters. One day he
was very sick, and an investigation showed
that he had been chewing tobacco. I,
nearly killed him, and he resigned his posi-
ton in consequence.
That boy" said the inventor afterward,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29

the Chicago journal. She has a class o!
boys who are at the irrepressible age, bu,
she labors with them diligently, for her
heart Is wrapped up In them.
Ono day she was trying to teach them the
value OF prayer. She told them all the old
bible stories about men and women In dis
tress who prayed and then had their desires
grati1ed. Her earnestness evidently i'm
pressed the boys and they listened with the
deepest seriousness.
After she had talked to them for some
time she concluded to find out il the lesson
had sunk deeply into their hearts. So she
said:
Boys. suppose one Of you were In some
far-away city. Suppose that you were with
out a friend and that you didn't have a
cent in the world. Suppose you were unable
to find any work or to get any money and
were hungry. What would you do?'
She paused and gazed at the serious faces
In front Of her, and felt sure that the class
had profted by the lesson.
Johnny Green raised his hand to reply
with the utmost promptness.
"Id go to a free-lunch counter" he said.
"Ah," sighed the elderly visitor. would
that l were a little girl again like you"
well" replied 4-year-old Ethel, lets
play that you are my little girl and you
pretend to be naughty and I'll whip you
and send you off to bed without your sup>
per-"
Harry, aged 6, was busy polishing his
skates when his mother said: you had
better stay off the ice, Harry. I read an
account in the paper this morning of a little
boy who was drowned while skating Yes
replied Harry, "and only last week I read
OF another little boy who was run over and
killed by a cable car while on his way to
Sunday school. So what's a fellow to 40,
I'd like to know"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
WHAT IS A SLEEPER?
A Definition Which is Difficult to
Read RaDidly.

Here is a definition which is as difficult to
read rapidly as Peter Piper picked a peck
of picked peppers and yet is more sensible.
In fact, it is an actual statement of facts.
as you will find II you read it slowly.
A sleeper is one who sleeps. A sleeper
is that in which a sleeper sleeps. A sleeper
is that on which the sleeper runs while the
sleeper sleeps. Therefore. while the sleeper
sleeps in the sleeper, the sleeper carries the
sleeper over the sleeper under the sleeper
until the sleeper which carries the sleeper
jumps the sleeper and wakes the sleeper in
the sleeper by striking the sleeper under
the sleeper on the sleeper, and there is no
longer any sleeper sleeping In the sleeper
on the sleeper.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29

Of the disease has
returned though ten
G a have elapsed,
II. L. MIDDLEBRooKs.
Sparta, Ga"
The cures made by
s. s. S. are perma-
nent. 1t is the only
blood remedy which
Gun cure obstinate
d~eep-seated blood
,~diseases, because it
is the only one
which acts on the
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