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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
YARMOUTH WAS EASY.
Portland Athletic Club Foot Bali Team
Wins First Game.

Yarmouthvilie. September 26.-The
Portland Athlstio club defeated the Y ar
mouth foottail eleven this AFTERNOON By
q score Of 50 to O. The boys from Port
land wers too much for the local team
from the first KICKOFF, and Yarmouth
played on the defensive throughout.
Capt. Marston seemed to be this only man
that could gain against the visitors.
MoQuillan and Wilbur played we'll on
the defensive.
Portland was Handicapped. by only hay
Ing nine men, through Emisunderstand-
Ing. Their team work, however, showed
up we'll, and at times the interfereucs
cleared the field for long runs. Stock
bridge at left tackle made a good impress.
sion and will be heard from next Sntur-
day In the Colby game. His touch down
In the second half was of sensational
nature. The backs put mp a good arti-
Gle of foot ball and very little fun bling
was INDUCED In. Two i5-minute halves
were played and Portland made her
touchdowns in the following manner.
Kelley scored around the left end, three
minutes after the kick OF. Goold scored
the second on a criss-cross trick and Kel-
ley the third. This ended the scoring in
the hrst half. In the second Kelley made
long run through tackle, 20 yards TO
touchdown. stockbridge next picked
the ball out of the heap and scored the
nth, and McCreadie went through the
aentre Just as time was called. Goold
kicked two goals. Score 80 to 0.
The following Is the lineup of the two
teams:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
tn E WEST OXFORD FAIR.

Fryeburg. September 27.-The 49th an
nual fair of the Vest Oxford Agricultural
society WAS advertised tn open yesterday,
but TIE much needed rain caused il to be
postponed 'one day. The bright clear
morning brought large number OF peo-
pie to the grounds for the first day,
which was SUCCESS in every way. The
variei departments of the usual exhibits
of county fair were fully up to the
standard.
There We're two races. one for green
horsss, and one, the g. "A class. In the
former class. Lillian H., W. Ii. johnson,
won first money. In the "a race, Ben
ME, N. .FoGs, won first money; Eva w. :
M. 4. Morrow, second. Best time, 3. % Ia.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
THE CONGREGATIONAL CONFER.
ENCE

Boston. September 27.-EarIy this even.
Ing a reception was rendered the delegates
to the council by the members Of the
Congregational club In Music hall. The
big auditorium had been gaily decorated
Tor the occasion, the principal feature of
which was the INTERVIEWING of the
American and British flags. DR.. A. II.
Plumb. president of the club, presided.
An hour later, The gathering sat down to
banquet. The post prandial exercises
commenced with greeting by President
Fiumb which was responded to by Rev.
Alexander McKennall, d. d. of London.
chairman of the Federation of Free Evan
gelioal Churches of England and Wales.
President Plumb then read letter
from the President of the United States.
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EXPECTS TGTAY.
General Otis Pas No Inmatton That
Hei coming,me.

New York, Septembe s7.-rhe fol.
lowing self grlanatorlet ter was re.
ceiyed here tosy:
Manii r. l., Aust IA, 1899.
hr. hirnaruF Gree, Secretary of
the Sociy Of thsGenessea Nav
York:
eAr or : am inreceipt of your
iet.er VI 'unea IN viii you commun-
icaoe ens resrions OF Il society tender
ing aoomplintary dintr unon INV "a.
turn to the lied STAT and ash ~ a,
would be ageable.
he comment is veg highly appre-
eiasesi Emu pa give m great pleasure
to meet witle member of the soc,atv
under any pumstanos The time ~
my return fmerioa. htwever. in so far
as my knoYgs extendb is very indeti-
mite ana isgect to the instructions l
may receivlm superior authority.
Please ? known to the society my
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
BOSTON WON.
Bat Pitcher wmis Was wild As "A
Hawk.

Boston, Mass, September 27.-WilHs
was wild as hawk. giving eight bases
ON balls and making five wild pitches,
Bostonasssbatted Mcfarland nut Of the box
in two innings and touched up Magee in
lively fashion. The game was called In
the eighth on account of darkness. AT.
tendance $50. The score:
Bnston, as % q n q IA
washington, o 1 / 90 o o. 5
Base itS-Boston, IA; Washington. s.
Errors-IRoston. 5; Washington, s. Bat
teries-Willls and Sullivan; Mcfarland,
Magee and Powers.
At Chicago-Chioago, 4: Pittsburg, 1.
Second game, Chicago, 2; Pittsburg, q.
At Observation-Disclosures, IL; Phila.
dolphin, 0. Second game, PHILADELPHIA,
10; Baltimore, o (cailed end 9th inning
on account of daTkness).
At New Yosk-Brooklyn, z; New York.
(called end ssh inning on account Of
darkness)
At st. Lonis-Louisville, 2; st. Louis,
8.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
There Is Nothing New About the
Irish Yacht.
Brittania Body and De-
fender Fin and Lead.
Has Greater Draught Than
Columbia and Is Fuller.

New York, September 27.-The Irish
cup challenger, the Shamrock, was today
safely looked at Erie BASIN Twenty min.
utes after she was warped into 1sition
over the IL blocks at the bottom of the
dock, her keel resting securely In place.
Thore was no attempt to hide the lines
Of the yacht. The yard was open to the
public ana hundreds OF yachtsmen stood
for hours while the water was teip9
pumped out, that they might get a look
at the under-body and keel Of the ohaI-
lenger.
As the water recedsd. the body of the
Shamrock came In view and 1t was seen
that she was big powerful craft, with
her greatest beam about where the most
head runners fasten to the deck. The un-
derbody, which Is of bronze, was covered
with sort of cline, which came OF
readily. When the hull and keel were
fully exposed, there were expressions OF
disappointment heard on all sides. The
experts expected TO see something new
and a radical departure from the old type
OF English cutter. The Irish cutter can
be described as a vessel with Brittania
body and Defender fin and LEAD, includ-
Ing ths latter's rocker keel, but with
greater draught than either.
In comparison with the cup defender
Columbia, Shamrock is fuller bodied.
especially amidships, with about foot
more beam and with a draught about
ten inches greater.
Her over-hangs are shorter, SO that tho
lines OF her hull are not SO well carried
out as In the Columbia and, being short.
Increase the look of bulkiness. Her lead
keel is rounded mp like that of the 'e5
champion, but little more at the bow
than the latter. Her lead keel is about
as thick as the Columbia s, but not
nearly SO deep. The lead ON the keel
weighs about 10 tons less than the CoIum-
bias or about so tons, but as 1t is about
i've feet longer than the lGtter's or about
" feet, ana not nearly go deep, is puts
the ballast lower and therefore gives
Shamrock as much If not greater stabilI-
ty.
The Shamrock carried more sail than
the Columbia. as her mast IL stepped
about two feet further aft, giving her
inoro heau-sall. while the mainsail is also |
larger than the cup defenders
Ihs Shamrook's amidships sections are |
curves from the deck lines to |
the turn Of the cardboard. Her bridg go |
hardens greatly at the quarter just oppo-
aite TO the Columbla's and gives one the |
impression that it will rstard her pro-
grefs in sailing.
When the lead keel was exposed 1t was
tound to be unlike the Columbia's in
that 1t Is unprotected by bronze. 1t Is
painted with some sort of red compost
ton TO protect it from the action of tho /
salt water.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
GREAT RACING AT CANTON.

Canton, September sz.-- The greatest
racing ever seen ON the track here was
held today at tie Andresooggin Valley
fair, which was postponed from yaster-
day. The three minute class was won by
Lady MeBeth. BY McBeth Little King,
second; silk Knott. third. Best time,
s.5a IA. SIX heats were necessary TO
decide the race.
The nrst heat Of the ESQ class was won
~ dolda Wilkss. Init altar that she was
ulstauced Student won the race. Gam
mon WAS second and Guess So third. Best
time. 2.27 la.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
NArIoNAL LEAGUE STANDING.
CITY HALL FOR POLO.
Manager Burnham Has Secured Re- fusaI
From Mayor.

Manager Walter Burnham has secured a
refusal Of City Hall for polo and will
make an application for franchise In
the New England league. In case that
ie Ia not possible to obtain such a fran
ehise, 1t Is likely that Maine league
will bs organized. At any rate it is as
sured that Portland will have polo this
winter. The cities determined ON In the
New England league are Manchester,
Salem and Clinton, and probably Law
ranca
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
A LEWISTON WEBBING.

Lewiston, September 27.-The marriage
Of Miss Rose Little ana Edgar Francis
Conant took place at the Pine street
Con gregational church this evening. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. George
N. Howe. The church was well filed
with friends OF the happy couple.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
AT THE RIFLE RANGE

The rifle range at Stroudwater has
been put in good condition through the
efforts OF Capt. Dow and every pleasant
afternoon the members of the different
military companies in this city are out
for practice. Back powder cartridges
ara being used at present and will be un-
til the stuck now owned by the state is
exhausted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
DEwEY'S DOING.

Olympia Moves Up and Is Given Tre-
mendous Reception.
New York. September 2z-The Olympia
left her anchorage In the lower bay at
R.G6 this forenoon and moved up to the
head of Hear Admiral SIMPSONS North
Atlantic squadron of Tompkinsvills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28

Eariy next month, Eben Lancaster of
bowdoinham will celebrate his 1OOgh
birthday anniversary. Hs Is hale and
Hearty and his faculties are wonderfully
preserved. He drove several miles, last
spring to cast vote for Charles E. Little.
HELD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
BATES STILL LEADS.
Claims 60 Have Votes Enoush Already
60 Nominate Him.

hossop, September S7.-Spsaker Bstes
in an interview tonight claims that he
has majority OF the state convention
and that he win be nominated for Lieu.
tenant Governor.
Boston. September 2s. ais a. m.-Two
hundred and ninety-Gix cities and towns
out Of s5s give Bates 1cIe, Guild $50.
unpledged SO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
vERMoNT,s WELcoME.

St Adams. September s7.-The well
come of the Green Mountain state to Ad-
miral Dewey will be formally extended
tomorrow In New York city by Yer-
mont's representatives chosen for that
purpose.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
ANOTHER ADMIRAL

Washington, September 27.-Tbe pro-
motion to the grade of rear admiral of
Captain A. H. Mccormick, commandment
Of the Washington navy yard. was an
nounced at the navy department today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28

A man who was sure to die a death of
torture in ten years would think more of
the most trifling qualification or calami-
ty of the day than of his torn flesh and
twisted nerves years henee.-Sydney
Smith.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28

Previous to 1884 the house Of COM
mons was lighted by candles, which were
affixed to massive chandeliers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If IL fails to cure.
Z. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
FOOTBALL

At Ithaca. N. Y.-Cornell, II; syria.
cuse. 0.
At Observation-Disclosures 0; Boston
College, 9.
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nnoere thanks for this honor conferred.
and believe me.
with assurance of great respect,
Sincerely yours,
"E &. Otfa"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
Yarmouth.

OH11s17171 N1oO utIU luz
Portland will play Colby college eleven
next Saturday.
NORTH DEERING FOOT BALL
TEAM.
A foot ball elevent has been organized at
North Deering. composed of the following
players: Q. Tracy, ]. e.; j. Barber, /. t. !;
A. Cheney, i.g; W. Mitchell, a; G.
Cobb, q. b.; ii. snowman, T. b.; Il. II.
Adams. r. h.; +. b. Sweet. l. h.; E.
Clifford. +. g.; II. MoCann, r. t.; Willard
e. Mario, r. g.; u. Stowell, SUBJ; CAP
tain, John Adams; manager, Arthur
Cheney; treasurer, Chas. Snowman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
DEWEY'S WELCOME.

conslnued from Fir.s Page.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
A STRONG BABY.
From The Philadelphia Record.


There is physician in West Phila-
delphia who has son one year old,
and this baby is probably the strong
est human being for it's age and weight
in the world. Its father will hold a
cane in his two hands. and the baby
grasping it, will draw itself up to its
chin three times. That is but one of
its numerous feats of strength. The
physician says that mis- boys unusual
muscular development is due to a
daily massage treatment. Every
morning he lays the little fellow,
naked, on a blanket, and kneads his
muscles for thirty minutes. Once a.
month he weighs the baby and meas
ures its calves, chests, arms, etc. The
monthly increase of weight and girth
are remarkable. The baby has never
had shoes or stockings on its feet or
hat on its head, and in the summer it
wears only a little sleeveless dress
that comes to its knees. 1t gets q.
cold bath every morning. IF moth
ing goes wrong" the physician often
declares, "this child will be one of the
strongest men the world has ever seen.
He will never get bald, and he will
never lose tooth. As for his mus
cles, with massage and a course of ex-
ercise that have laid out, they will
be big and supple all over his body.
All his flesh will be, when tense, as
hard as steel, and when relaxed as
soft as the flesh Of a young girl.''
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
DOGS THAT CAN REASON.

Pedestrians at Sixteenth and Wal
nut streets last Friday saw young
pointer dog, who was trying to enter
the dwelling house at the northeast
corner, run up the front steps, jump
on his hind legs, and try to do some
thing with the knob. He didn't know
how to do it. of course, but he knew
that that was the right place to do
what was necessary to open the door.
He could not attract the attention of
any one in the house by that means,
so he ran down to the sidewalk again,
and eagerly peered into the basement
windows. Then he disappeared
around the corner in search of the rear
gate on Sixteenth street. Dogs of this
breed show in such ways that their in
telllgence is greater than their physi-
cal dsxterity, as is the case with many
a bright child before it has had man.
ual training. A still more striking in
stance of the same thing happened in
the case of dog of the same breed
owned by the teacher of boys school
in the Blue Ridge Valley of Virginia.
In the schoolroom was a large white
paddlebangiDg on the wall by string.
On one side of the paddle was painted
the word "in," on the other side the
word out" and at the bottom of pad
die hung small bell. One boy was
allowed to go out at time, ON appli-
cation to the teacher, and it was the
BOYS duty to turn the paddle around
SO that the word ''out" would show.
This, of course, made the bell tinkle.
The teachers dog, whose name was
Barton" wanted to 60 out one day
and romp with a boy who was a fav-
orite of his, who had just gone out,
the door after him. Barton
ran to the door and whined, but no
one opened it. Then he went to the
paddle, which hung two or three feet
from the floor, and tried to move it,
making the bell ring. He clearly had
a distinct idea of association between
the ringing of the bell and going out.
At last he jumped up on desk by the
window and squeezed through the
square where a pane OF glass had
been.
Black and tan terriers are some
times as bright as pointers. There is
one in little village in Maryland, the
of a late distinguished local
who is always able to shut
the door, by jumping up and pushing
1t to with his forepaws, and who also
makes brave efforts to open the
closed door by trying to work the
knob. He knows every person in the
house by name, and if the house boy,
Frank, is in the garden, and he is told
by his mistress: columbus, go and
tell Frank want him." will go out
and look for Frank till he finds him,
and bark at him until Frank follows
him into the house. He will also take
letters or newspapers for the board
ers upstairs and deliver them accur-
ately if told once in a distinct tone,
Take this to Miss A." or miss B."
Columbus knows every room as well
as every person in the house by name.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13

the Arkansas River. at a point some
miles below the State capital. Here
the water was very deep. A large
plank was procured and laid across a
log on the bank in such way that one
end reached far out into the river.
Each man was then tied and blind
folded and put on the plank and made
to walk out until he stepped off. 1t
was a fearful sight and an awful pun
isbment, but the exigencies of the case
required that such summary doom be
melted out to these wretches. Nomore
was ever heard of 'Murrells men after
that dawn
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
SOLIDIFIED ALCOHOL.

The lozenge which it was once said
you could dissolve in a glass of water,
thus making a glass of whiskey, has
not yet made its appearance in the
market. But ''solidified alcohol"
which can be used for heating a
chatting dish and curling tongs and
performing similar service in the
household, is now being manufactured
and sold. 1t looks like paraffine, and
has a pasty consistency when cold. A
lighted match having been applied to
its surface the stuff burns like ordi-
nary alcohol. The small tin box in
which it is sold has an attachment.
that serves as tripod. When one is
through using this tiny stove he blows
the blaze out and screws the top ON
again. The preparation is said to be
non-explosive.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
THE WHISKEY BARREL.
From The Roanoke World,

from Inc hOalOke w OTlua
A whiskey barrel of the highest
grade costs from So so to $2.75, and it
is the most expensive of all barrels.
1t is made of heavy, selected, kiln
dried oak, free from sap-a handsome
and substantial package. Such barrels
are made in great oooperages in the
West, in the neighborhood of the dis
tilleries, and in proximity when pos
sible to the forests from which the
materials for them are taken. Whis-
key barrels Of the best grade used to
cost from 81 to s.. Machinery has
been brought more and more into use
in making them, with the result that
they are now cheaper than ever be-
fore.
These barrels are likely to be filled
with whiskey and stored for three
years or more before they are shipped.
When barrel has found its way to
this market and into the hands of its
final distributor, and has been emptied
it is bought by q dealer in barrels.
There are eoopers and dealers in new
and second hand barrels who buy all
the barrels that offer, and send out
and gather up barrels, which they
buy and sell in great numbers.
Bought in this manner, the whiskey
barrel is inspected and put in order,
if it requires any repair, and sold, it
may be, to wholesale dealer in
liquors, to be used for blended liquors;
but it is much more likely not again
to be used as liquor package, but to
De sold for vinegar or cider barrel.
In this use it is not likely again to get
as far away from New York as the
point whence it originally came, and
when it gets back here and has been
again emptied it is sold again to the
dealer. In the course of it's use and
travel it may come to need repairs, a
new stave or two, or new hoops. 1t is
put in order and sold again.
When it has ceased to be useful as a
vinegar or cider barrel, gradually
wearing out, and becoming cheaper,
| it Is sold as Il pickle barrel or for
sauerkraut, and finally it is likely to
become tar barrel, and after that it
is broken up and destroyed.
Not counting the time that it may
spend in storage before its first ship
ment, the whiskey barrel is likely to
| last through the various stages of its
| existence, from the time it starts out
until the end, two or three years
much depends upon the care taken OIL
it; carefully handled it may last tel
wears or more. The whiskey barrels
holds forty-five gallons.
There's cheaper whiskey barrel
also made of oak, hut of lighter ma
terials, that costs from $3.50 to %
whiUh is used largely by Eastern dis
tilers. Great numbers Of the heavy
barrels are used, larger numbers still
of the lighter barrels, which, like TIN
heavy barrels, are made in cooperage
in the neighborhood of the distillerie
in which they are first used, o
materials drawn from the forests o
the region in which they are situated
or of shocks brought from the West
The life of the lighter barrel is abou
. the same as that of the heavier barrel
and it is put to the same uses. OF tn
lighter barrels. however, thousands
after the first emptying, are sold to G
to Scotland.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
VOL. XLIV---NO 80
"a RIETIES.

Pm very glad to have been of any
comfort to your poor husband, my
good woman. But what made you
send for Inc, instead of your own min
lister p well, sir, it's typhus my
poor husbands got, and we didna
think it is just ricEt for our ain dear
minister to run the risk
NO." said the high school girl to
her dearest friend, sit is not allowable
in polite society to say, He bit off
more than he can chew The correct
expression is, He severed with his in
cisors more than he was able to masti-
cate with his molars.'"
"A father has been complaining to
friend of the family of the conduct
of his prodigal son. You ought to
reason with him seriously" says the
friend of the family. so do! So 1
have ~ says the father in despair,
but it has no effect. The young
scoundrel will listen to nobody that
isn't fool like himself. want you to
go and talk with himr ~
The Best of briggs says
he treats himself to q cocktail every
morning. What does he take it for ?"
For the best of reasons" Whats
that p His wife is away and can't
stop him.
Sorrow had left it's marks on her
face, but she still showed traces of her
former beauty. In fact, the bitter
tears had washed off only a couple of
streaks.
Yes" said the rustic editor, when
my first subscription came in it
brought tears to my eyes," "Ah, /
see," said the caller, success after so
many failures brought emotions that
could not be restrained" mo, it
wa'n,t that, mister; it was because the
first subscriber paid his bill in onions"
well, Andrew" said the teacher,
after few months absence, show
much do you remember of my lessons2''
"Ah, ma'am never a word,'' said
Andrew. "Oh, Andrew, Andrew %
his teacher exclaimed. Have you
forgotten all about the sun, the moon
and stars, the day and night and the
seasons ?" "Oh, no, ma am" he said.
Il do remember her now. And you
set them on the schoolroom table, and
Mars was a red gooseberry, and ate
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
ANCESTORS.

Take a pencil and multipfy-twfce
two are four-twice four are eight
ETC., and you will find that in the
twentieth generation you had one
million forty eight thousand five
hundred and seventy-six ancestors,
without counting the intermediate
generations, and in the thirtieth gen.
Grafton you had over thousand mil
lions of ancestors, without counting
those between yourself and the
thirtieth. Every man, woman and
child in the world can claim to have
descended from a great ancestry.