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The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11
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(By Telegraph.l
JANUARY 10. 1899.
NEW yoRK-The Flour market-reeepts
1920 bhls; exports 2,olT bbls; sales 10000
packages less active and weaker in tone.
Winter patents at 3 75a4 90 winter stralghts
: 5ua3 60; Minnesota patents 3 yua4 20 Min
ter extras G5a2 %; Minnesota bakers SOD
80 Winter low grades 4ba2 Go
Wheat-receipts 2b2 800 bush; exports 40
O3i bush: sales 10000 bush futures, and
500 0bush spot; spot easy; No : Red 799sc T
Corn-receipts 40. $50 bush; exports iTo72
bush sales i15. 900 bush futures; 1900 bush
spot SPOT easy ;No2 at A. 3a4 c o afioat
oats-reeelpts Goooo ~ xports 90 bush ,
spot steady no Eat ~. :; at 33c; No 2
white 35iGc; No 3 white at "a tac; track white
So 3SL@e.
Beef steady.
Lard steady; Western steam at 10
Pork duiet
Butter steady: Western ereamey at ,ba2io;
do factory IL" ~ tse; tigins at &c state dairy
Cheese steady; large white joi4c; small do
II lie.
Egg, steady; State aud Penn a, 24c; wesern
fresh =.
Petroleum quiet.
Rosu quiet.
Inpentne steady.
lee steady.
Nolasses FIRM.
Freights dull.
sug 'r-raw iirmer, not nuo'ahly higher; fair
refining 3 13-l6e; Centrifugal &c test Mt 5-i6 !;
Ole; Confec 45sc.
CHICAGO-'aSh quotations:
Flour IS qulet, steady.
wheat-No2 spring 81 d6sc. No 3 do 64ts a
6Sc; No . Red 1t lie. Corn-No2 at 35iac :;
No . yellow At 35a. c. Oats-No . Mt 2Gi9 a 27c I;
M white 2o0 soc; No white AT ssls poe !.
No Rye 5<iac. No . Barley at Ala 52c; No
FlaxSeed AZ lnl4dl IL prime Timothy 20;
Mess Pork at 7ha9 so: ard Z 50d5 ~ ~ I;
short rib sides 65a4 10; Dry salted meats
shoulders 4iA a ass short clear sides at 95d
3 %.
Butter easy; creamery at 14e2oc; diaries at
i3d1Sc
Cheese stea V cTeameries at 81. Toe.
Eggs dull; fresh gle.
Flour-recelpts 42.roo bbis; wheat'1 3 g. 900
bush; corn 1000 bush; oats 257 900 bush
rye l5.ueo bush; barley sc. 900 bush.
Shipments-Flo 81 600 bbls; wheat b3 900
BUSH corn 23I 100 bush; oats ! 5000 bush /;
rye - 600 bush. barley 5000 bush.
MINNEAPOLIS-Whea January at 67ssc /;
Nay at 6Sisc; July at 6Sasc: No hard on
track 6ssse; No Northern 67sse NO 2 North
ern ut 65Ssc.
Flour-first patents at 3 7od3 30 second pat
cnts 5oa3 60; first clear 6oo2 so.
DrTRoIT-Wheat was quoted II II for cash
White; cash Red at &c; May C,
ToLEDo-wheat quiet cash at 7o9.c; May
1850,
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Portland & worcester Line.
PORTLAND h ROCHESTER, K. K.


On ana alter Monday. Oct. ., 1888 Passenger
trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester. Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
windham and Epping At $50 q m and lass
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
T.SO a. IN. anu 1870 y. m
For Rochester. Springvae. Alfred, Water:
boro and Saco Rive: .. 80 q m. u-S and
For GorhAm al 7.sO and s.5 m. i2.Sa a.oA
b.3O and e.2p y H. 49, .
For WesIDrook, Cumberland Mills Westbrook
Jupctiou and Mocdtords At ia AS q m,
1890 400 5.3J and 60 y. II.
the ~ 80 u. III. ualn from Portland connects
at Aver JUNCTION with "hoosac Tunnel Route
tor lie West and at Union station, Worcester
ior Providence ana New York, via providence
Line" Tor Norwich ana New York. via Nor
Nieh Line" with Boston and Albany d Il for
the West, and with tho New York all rsii viz
Springfield" -
Al 50 D. ID. from Rocnester at $50 a m. t.3e
and b.4s y. m from Gorhaih at SO. 80 and
1850 a M. i.3o. AIS. ais .. m
For ,hrOu-n uekeu Tor Al points West and
South apply 70 +. b. MsGILLiCUDDf. Tiokss
Agent Portland, No
q. W, DAVIS. supt
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Domestic Ports


NEW yoRK-Ar 9th. scns Mabel Hooper
uooner. Jacksonville; Crescent. Mehrffey. New
port News for New Haven. Bertha walker
PIERCE Norfolk for New Bedford; Lewis COZ
tlngham. Beideman. Newport Newsior NV Ts, ma
Phinney Phinney, do for Eastern port
cd. sch Carrie Strong Strong. Havana
AZ 10th sch Mary Am ~. Mc Sarsi.n Ss's''
Pniiadei hia. towing barge Buck Ridge ier
cortland NosnsnnnN , I," york SCI"
cid schs Eiyira j French Moorss. baltimore;
Jennie s Hall Watts. Apaiachicols.
Sid 10th steamer Assyria, Porthsnui sen aohn
\ Ames supposed for n coal port.
BALTIMORE-Cid 9th. snip Roanoke, Ames-
bury, San Francisco. -,
cid l0.h, sch Frank Palmer. HARDING foft
BOoTHBAY-Ar 10th, schs CHESTER X Law
rance n Boynton, herman kimbal, Leona.
antelope, Rockport odelI belfast; Sns,e r's-
Sid steamer Nina & Lizzie towing sch Rena.
Gloucester; schs Jas Talbot; Ming; .A sna
Phoenix, New York. Laura Han A fswnes'
Oriole, and Irene. Boston. Coinnhree anu I'm
bt;TPoRT-Ar 9th. sch VIM P Hood.
CAIAIs-Ar 10th. schs Freddie Eaton and
TAPE UFNRY-Passed OFT 7tn, baraue MIN
eveh Newport News for Havana: schs Alice NJ
Colburn DO for Boston: Alice Mcdonald, DO ior
sabine Paos: Hattie Dunn. Nariolk for oat1a-
coalcas; Helen q Moseley. Baltimore Tor Gal-
DUTCH ISLAND HARBuH-Ar sth, schs
annie Allen New York Tor rot Nat EsgIer
New York for Westchester (sId); Hortcnsia,
New York for WEXFORD
Returped-Sch Andrew Peters.
sld 10Th. sch s Lindsay, Roe kiand for New
EXsTPoRT-sld 10th, sch 50 lille E LudIam.
FALL RIVERA 9th, schs WIN r Huston,
Payne, Philadelphia: Kate Walker. Segebath.
South Gardiner. Dean. he efe. New York
FERNANDINA-Ar 9th. schs Hugh Kelley,
naskins, Baltimore; Josephine Ellicott Nash
GLoGCEsTER = In port 9th. sch Gsndy
JAcKsoNViLLE-Cl 9Th. sch Jas A Gar.
field, Emery. Surinam.
SD. sch Jas " Bigelow. Graha IN. Providence.
Whitney. vineyard-haven. with tvmber from the
British sch Winnie Laurie, disabled at Vine
Ar 9TH sch HoratIo, Kelley, Pn iladslphla.
NEW HAVEN-Sld 9Th. schs Viking, Dothe-
day. Newport News: Julia 8 NJ artha, Martin,
New York Tor Calais: Charles Il Sears, Allen,
NEWPORT NEWS - Ar 9th. sch Oracle d
Buchon, Harrington. Perth Amb ~.
Sid, schs Daylight and Emma ANGEL Tor
PAsCAGoULA-s Sid 7th. sch George Dick
SON. A derson, Havana.
NORFOLK-Ar 9th. schs Drea inaught, Allen,
BOSTON; Millviile, Smith Bo0tbbay; Ella Day
export, Dunton. Bath; Jessie Il slow. Barlow.
Baltimore: Standard. Godfrey, New York.
PHILADELPHIA = Cid 9Th. sch Annie 1
Bailey, Peters. Savannah.
Marcus Hook-Pacsed down orb. sell Henry
wilmington. Philadelphia for Prov 1dence.
Delaware Breakwater - AR 9Th. sch Alice
Archer Philadelphia or Point-a- .pitre (and sid)
PERTH AMBOY-Ar 9th. sch babel Hooper,
Pope, Jacksonville.
PORT EADS-Sld 9th. schs kliIa j Pendleton.
Belcher New York Lucy A DAVIS. Mckown. do.
ROCKLAND-Sld Il tn. schs Leona. Chester
Lawrence, Ii 5 Boynton. and John NJ Fisk,
81 John. NIB.
EYARD-HAVEN- AR eth. sehs Nettie
Cushing. Gilchrist. New York Tor Weymouth.
Mass; II Reed. Andrsws. Port Liberty for
Ar 10th, sch A Heaton. South Amtoy for
Rockland.
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KAII.KoApa
MAINE CENTRAL X. n.


III
Trains leave Portland ~ follows.
Tooa M. Ter Brun.wick. Bath, k,cklaud
Augusta. Waterville. Skowhe9sn. Lisbon FAiis
Lewiston via sruasw.eE Belfast nsssgg
stephen via Vanceboro ami 1t. John.
$50 a. m. For Danyflle Je, Mechanic Fails,
Rumiord Fall, Lewiston, Win hfop. Oakland,
ksadheld, Materviile. hvermore Fails, Farm
fol5 o. N. For Brunswick, Bath. Augusta
Waiertille and Lewis on via Brunswick.
Rockland ana alf stations on the Knox and
ineoln Division. Augusta. Wsterville. Ban
gor: Bar Harbor Greenvile. and Houiton, via
iiOpm. For Mechanic Fails. Rumford
Fails. Bemls. DaEyile Jc,. lewiston 1--we
more ., t ,,,l farmingten. kins,eld cs s
Bingham. Waterville and Skowhegan.
Lisp;m; Fgr report Brnn,wick Az. Az
gusta, Watervlle, Skowhsgan. Belfast harS
bind. Dover and Foxcroft Greenville. Bangor
Odtown and Mattawankeag.
6io p. m. For Brunswick. bath. Lisbon
Falls, Gardiner. Augusta and Watervfllc.
bi5 p. m Tor NV Gloucester. bsnvfIle
Junct, Mechanic Falls. Auburn and Lewiston.
lilo. 100 ? m Nghi ISpress, eve ngnWr ., ios
VILE Bangor. Moose d LAKE. Aroostook
| county Via Oldtown Bar 1arbor, Bucksport
81 stephens, =. Andrew. ST. Jsha aud A.ocs-
took county via s,Heaboro, hs'.fsx nd The
Provinces The saturday light train tees not
run 10 belfast, Dstjer. Dover and foxer2it or
beyond Bangor. -iecping cars to ST. John
white Mountain Division.
SIS q. m. For Brigton. Fabyans, Buriing-
ton. Lancaster Quebec ST. Johnsbury. bhof-
! brooke Montreal. Gricago 1t. Paul and Msnne
apoiiS and AL points west
La p m. For ss..go Lake, Cornish, Bridg-
$50 l. m, For cumberland Mills, setsgo
Lake, BIidgton, Fryeburg. North Conway. Glen
SUNDAY TRuNS
f.2o a m. Paper train for brunswick. Az
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HARPSWtLL STEAMBOAT Co.

Beginning Nov. 6. 1895, steamer Aucocsco
will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daly. sun
Gays exc spteu, at 200 p. nj. Tor Long Island,
Little andGreat Chebeagne. Cnf Island, south
Harpswell, uatey sand Orr's Island
RETURN for Portland. leave Orr's Island L 90
a. M via above landings. Arrive Portland $50
am. ISAIAH DANIEL. Gen. Man
Sep30df
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SANFORD.

Springvale. January lO.-The new year
was usnered in with a cold wave which
was not inclined to leave for several days
The snow which fell last FRIDAY i'm
proved the sleighing very much, and the
teamsters are very busy.
The visitors who came here to spend
the holidays have all departed.
Deacon James Sayward, who has been
quite i'll Is recovering.
The week of prayer was observed with
union services at the Free Baptist church.
Our people were glad to welcome back
Wilson 5. Cheney, life long citizen of
this place, and ona of our most active
business men and goJd citizens, after an
absence of several months in Beverly,
Mass.
The Springvale Fish and Game Club
prevented what might have been "A dis
astrous fire Wednesday evening, in the
store of j. q. Allen. 1t was nearly mid
night when some members of the club
smelling smoke began an investigation
which frustrated. the plans OF some des-
perate incendiary. some one had broken
into the store and saturatIng two barrels
of straw with keI osene oil, had set fire to
tt and escaped. The flames We're speedi-
y eItinguisned without a general alarm
Ind the clubs first appearance as fire
ompany was decided success.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11

CHICAGO Jan. 10. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1000. dull common nj oOa4 20 fancy steers
SolIsB beef steers 4 o0a4 10; Western fed
at 4 o n5 Texas 4 2ba4 10.
Hogs-rceeipts 25.ooo; quite animated $50
, SO; pigs : UOa3 g..
Sheep-rcceipts 10000; fairly active; lambs
quoted 75a5 1871; sheep 55a4 10.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11
Portland Wholesale Market.

TN N 7. JNII TO.
The volume of business continues of small
prop rtions, although It is very satsfa tory for
the season of the year, and values in most iii
stances maintain steady position Flour and
grain are steady with heavy export demand.
Produce of all kinds rather quiet at unchanged
prices. Provisions steady.
This neutrality-suspicious. represent the whole
safe prices for this market;
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11

LONDON. Jan. 10, ls99-Consols closed at
10 0-l6 for money and 1904 for account
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 70 1898. The otton
market is higher; spot b.32d, sales 10000
bales. of which 100 were for speculation and
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|I1llEIIEE:1, |!IIlll]!l fllEJ;yZ
In Effect Oct. 3, Is9S.
BOSTON & MAINE r. r.
In Effect October 3rd. 1895.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Trains leave Portland, Union station. for
scsrboro Crossing, 1000 T. m. $50. .. NJ;
scarboro Beach. fine Point. 100 1000 N.
s ssso ' Tsa~ sse o s 100 900 a 49, @ AZ
$50, On, go p. m; E-nnebu"k. 100 so
Ssrt 100 s, &C. os s m ma Sc So 81 s % M;
n ns,s " sosr ,vp S zoo 80 n, las;
$50, b.25 p. m, kochesi er. F~snIngton.
Alton hay. $40 a M, 1875. $50 p. m; tsks.
Ior,. Laconia. weirs, iymSSa,h; $40 = M
Rochester,, 40 a, M; Manchester. Concord
and Norm. 100 a. m, so p. H.; North ser
wick. Dover, Exeter, aaverh.Ii, Lavrence.
so, p. IN, Arrive Boston, I.2o. lois a n.
1850 40. 7.l5 p. m. Leave Boston Tor
Portland, $50. 80. $50 a. m. i.iS. AS. p 70.
Arrive fortlsnd, 1910 ll.o9 d. IN" l2io e.o0
80 p. IL ,
For Soatboro Reach, Pine 'oint. Old
Orchard teach. saco, Bfddeford, Aenns-
bunk, Sorth Berwick, Dover. Exeter,
Have mil, Lawrence. DWELL, Boston, las.
40 %. m. Arrive ! ston 5.lS S.22 p. m.
Rochester. Pennington. Alton Bay $50
p. m. -
EA>TEEN DIVISION.
For EIddeiord, Port mouth. Newbury-
port, Ane-b bury. salem. Ivnn. Eo-t"n. aeo
500 a. M, l2.45. 800 p. m. Arrive Boston, $50
q. m., 1910, 400 0.05 p. m. Leave Boston Tor
Portland 100, 9.00 a. m. 1890, 100 7.45 p. m.
Arrive Portland. 3l.io a. M. i2eo 40 loia
l0.45 D. nj
sunday TRAIN.
For Biddefo d, Portsmouth. Newbu-v-
port, Salem. lynn, Boston, 200 n m. 1915
pm Arrive Boston sos a. H., 400 p. III.
Leave Boston for Portland. 800 "A. M, 100 p m.
Arrive Portland. i2.iu, 1870 p. m. 49,.
a. DAN eNcett Monday ana stops " Nottn
Berwick and Ex ter only.
d. J. FLANDERS. g. P T. A. Boston.
oet3 dt
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nn.tnn Produce Market

Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Jan. 10 ISL 9-Ths foilowips are
to-aAS suuolAe,.n. 81 PROVISIONS. eto.
FLoUr
snring patents 4 OOa a. 60
winter patents 50 30
Clear ana straight 3 40 = 4 90
AURA and Seconus
zine aud Supers -
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Az q, Liverpool Jsa .. steamers Dominios and
Mlchinan. Boston.
Memoranda.

Boston. Jan 1o-The tvo-masted sch Cata-
wamteak, from RAritan River, which grounded
On mud bank nj SCUM Boston last week and
filled. was pumped out yesterday and ioaied
and Is ow at her discbarging berth AT the loot
OF X street
London, Jan e-Byque James II Iiamlin
Cakes, from Portland for Bnenus Ayres, when
was towed into Natal. Brazil and condemned.
temporarily repaired and " was then recon
mendea that the barque proceed TO another pofs
for further repairs. II Il thought she VIII pro
coed TO the United States for NE Additional re-
pairs.
Boo,bbay. Jan 9-Sch Helen story. White. ar
night when 8 miles by of Rain Island. sue
coIlIded With an unknown. n shing schooner, car
rylng awav her jibboom and ~oiDe other tam
age. whereal outs OF the other sch unknown,
Bath. Jan 9-The new three-masted barge NO
3, for the Cons lidatiun Coal Co OF u ItiinoIe,
was success sfuliy launched This forenoon by the
New England ShipDuilding Co. She Is III ready
for sea nd will tow TO Boo hbay ana pom low
for Baltimore. The New England co nave Two
barees at present building for the Ccnsohdatioh
Company. - -.
ItWiscasset Jan g-The barque Bruce Hawk
lbs. capt Quincy. was tcwed from BAN 70 VIZ
casset yesterday by a. tug Ssguin. Tue ne SUN
then went to Biddeford Pool TO take a small sen
loaded with chain to Camden Tor the large hve-
ma ter. The Bruce Hawkins will take Part OF a
cargo Of Ice at Wiscasset and then viii go 10
Portland 70 finish with general cargo fcr Deme
rara. =,
Camden. Jan 9-The big sch butt by ~ NJ.
Bean will be launched Thursday forenoon nj
1910 O'Clock.
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Retail Grocers' sugar Market.

Portland marKci-cut loaf &c; confeetioncrs
SC powdered 7c graduated &c; coffee crushed
sac yellow &c.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11
Vi ARM n; n lew :


Arrived.
Steamship Greeiau (Br), NunaB. Glasgow.
steamar Percy ". Howe, Pnipsburg via Gun
dy's HarDor.
Sch Allen NJ Brant. Jonesport.
Sch Cinderella. Munroe, Round POND.
Sch Railroad. simmons. Friendship.
Sch Oracle ! Ramsdell Harrington.
Sch Laura q Marion, Eastman Harpswell.
Sch kicnard Lester, =, 900 lbs fish; carried
away foresaIl
Sch Cynnsure. fishing
Below-Seh Seth NJ Todd.
Cleared.
Steamship Manhattan, Bennett NewYork-
Liscomb.
Sch Junietta. Ritter. Maehias-J IL Blake.
SAlLED--U cutters Woodbury. and Onon-
daca.
Passed Cape ElIzabeth-A brig. supposed the
j Hamlil, from Turks Island for BATH
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES
Ar al Glasgow Jan 10, steamer Hibernian tBr)
Wallace Portland.
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The Ii tie folks love DIR. Wood's Norway
Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly
harmless; positive cure for cough, colds.
bronchitis, asthma.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11
International Steamship co,
eastpon lubeo. Caais. ST. 10 "a h8.. HALIFAX Ms

easipor Lubeo Caais, ST. hNh8.. HALIFAX MS.
and all parts OF New Bruins wick, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
tavorite route 10 Campobello and St AndrewA
NIB.
Winter Arrangement.
On and after Monday Dec. Goth. steamer
viii leave Portland GU Mondays at $50 p. IN
Returning leave St John and Eastror
Thursdays.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO des tination- SY-Freight received up 70 400
D. m
For Tickets and ststerooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket once. Monument Square or
for other Information, at Cohpany's Oniea
Railroad Wharf. foot OF State street
j. +. LISCUMB, Supt.
marisdu II. PC HERSEY Agent
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.
New York stock and Money Market.

- zee
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.
Money on call was steady 2ite2bs last loan
2Is per cent; prime mercantile paper "a
ga per cent Sterling Exchange strong, with
actual business In bankers bills s4isa
s4s4 for demand.an sea- s2I4 for six
ty days; posted rates at 4 sa34 s5ls. CONNER
cial bills 81.
Silver certificates 591saeo.
Bar sfivers69is.
Mexican dollars 46ss.
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-09

On the top of Granite block on Water
street, is a rotary ventilator, thai is
forever in motion, night and day. Or
dinarily it makes nohsound and why it
should be deserving Of the attention it
receives no one can understand. There
are, however, many who each day step
into the stores across the street from
it and looking up at the speedily NOV
ing machine, says, She's still going
isn't she?" as though expecting to see
it stopped On Tuesday, for the first
time in the memory of many of those
fascinated by the thing,it stopped, hay
ing presumably been clogged during
the day by the snow that melted upon
it's surface. In the evening it started
again, but now it has elang that in
the still night air can be heard for
quite a distance. Some Of its admirers
will not be content until it is repaired.
and they can watch it's spiral serpent
like motipps eashhte more. s f !,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-09
Eastern star Whist Party.


The last whist party that the East
ern,. Star ladies will give this season,
was held in the BANQUET han at the
Temple, Wednesday evening. 90 couples
participating. Many of the players
We're from among the members OF the
Legislature. When the evenings en-
ioyments were over it was found that
Miss NJ. I. West had 43 points. winning
the ladies' prize, a silver button nook
with a Jewel in the end. DIR. Mckeen
with 81 points carried off the gentle
mans prize. two packs of playing cards
in a case. The ladies' consolation priZe
was awarded to Mrs. c. Brown, whiie
the gentleman's consolation prize
went to w. A. Hall. Refreshments
were served after the whist was over. +
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-09

T The largest bill that have had to
present to single patient in y long
time was $a2." remarked a dentist.
Tuesday afternoon. Il had been doing
some crown and bridge work for her.
and was little timid when presented
the bill. for you know that Ia expensive
work. She smiled little when pre-
sented the bill and said II she had as
much work as that done at her home.
which is in> the West. 1t would have
cost her four times as, much
You may talk OF the high prices
here In the East. but in the way of
dentistry, the prices here are nothing
compared with the western charges.
Perhaps, it is the competition here, for
you seeythere are eight of as dentists
right here In Augusta. In the East.
the, cities are filed with dentists who
are making .specialities Of certain
classes Of work, and doing one class
all the time, they can afford to cut
prices on the all around man, and per-
haps be little ahead of him, being
equipped for that one line of work
better than the rest.
Then there are the many concerns
in some cities that do nothing but
make false teeth. and they do such a
large business using all kinds Of ma
terial, that their prices are very low"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-09
sUlTInGs NO CHEAPER.
The American Manufacturers Work Not Equal
to the English.

There has an impression gone abroad
that the suitings are cheaper this year
than formerly" remarked tailor,
Wednesday afternoon, but such is not
the case. You can. of course, get suits
cheaper than ever each year. but they
are not of the same grade that you have
been paying more for. The real good
cloth costs as much as ever. If anything
there is a slight tendency to Il rise in the
good wooden goods. The English goods
are no cheaper
NO you sell many English goods?r-
questioned a bystander, some what sur
prised
''Oh, yes, in the real good suitngs We
use them extensively They are as a rule
far ahead of the American goods
what is the trouble with the Ameri-
can goods? Why can't We make just as
good materials as the English?" persisted
the other man.
II have no doubt that the American
mills could turn out just as good mate
rial as the English If the demand was as
great for the class. but as a rule the
American mills do not do as good work
as sthe others. In this fancy cloth such
as many nice Prince Alberts are made
froM< the English is used almost exc.u-
siveSG.' as the American goods Of this
class do not equal il; There is feeling
to the average English material that we
call soapy feeling that the American
material lacks. The latter is dry and
hard. 1t does not follow though that
there is no good material made in Ameri-
ca for only in certain classes of goods, is
the English make superior.
Another difference that l notice in
English makes is the non-shrinkable
qualities of Them They seem to be made
tirmer and a yard of the cloth of English
make compared with a yard Of the same
material of American make, will weigh
the most, yet it seems to be no thicker,
but there is apparentlyimore material.
1.-THE English manufacturers seem to
think both of the material they use in
the cloth and in the manner of putting 1t
together. Perhaps the English public is
more exacting than our happy-go-lucky
Yankees which is the reason for the SUI
periority of their CLOTH