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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-17
Electricity for n Diving He'll,

An improved diving bell of great ca
pacity, moving along the sea- bottom by
means Of screws propelled by electric
ity. is on exhibition in Paris. 1t can be
worked at very great depths and holds
air enough to supply the crew for IS
hours without renewal. 1t is lighted
by electricity, which also furnishes mo-
tive power for any tools that may be
used.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-17
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In India elephants over 10 and up
to IS years of age are deemed the best
to purchase. and will generally work
we'll until they are 50 wears old.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
NOTES OF THE COURTS.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been fled
by +. Loring Foster OF Eden ana Eugene
n. Piummer OF Buxton.
In the Municipal court yesterday six
cases OF intoxicatlon were death with.
John Conlsy and John j. Foley. adjuged
guilty Of an affray In the publ, street,
were fined IS ami costs each, with suspen-
sion of sentsnce during good behavior.
James Creamy of Portland has brought
against the Portland Gas Light company
an action for $4,000 damages, fer In
juriss received while In the dsfen dant's
employ last May. Through Improper
construction, 1t Is alleged that injuries
were sustained. Symonds, Snow Sc Cook
appear for the plaintiff and Augustus II.
Moulton for the defense. The writ Is en-
tered at the November Superior tsrm.
Judge william Penn Whitehouss Of
Augusta Is the g1sss OF his son. Robsrt
L. Whitshoafe of this city. Today Judge
Whitehouse Will go to Alfred where he
will Gloss the September York county
term of the Supreme court aud resentenoe
Frank Parks, the Kittery n urdersr. In
accordance with the recently handed
down res,ript denying his prayer for a
new trial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
WANT TO CONSOLIDATE.
u-srs M-ds TO cobsis up shs Eastern
Transportation Co.

There was gentleman In town thrss
or four days Of last week, who left on
the Pullman sunday night for Boston.
who perhaps rsTrrsen.ed one Of the
sIaunchtss business concern In the coun-
try. He was A. E. Chandler, secretary
Of the Woods Motor Vehicle Company Of
New York and Chicago. snd son Of A.
ID. Chandler, president OF the Postal
Telegraph Co. This Is company backed
by millions, and containing In the direc-
tory fene CT the mightiest ntnye men
OF the nation.
Tho urpose Of Mr.. Chambers visit
was to confer with the officers of the re-
Gently organic ID Eastern Transportation
ompapy Of this city, with view of
consolidating the Interests 1he business
of the Woods Company IL the manufsc-
ture of automobiles. while that OF the
Eastern transportation Company. IL will
perhaps te RENE IN bered, IL not to manu-
facture, bet to operate these vehicles.
Tie Weeds contein was not slow to
tecognize the worth and substantial char
acter Of the home concern, and feeling
that the interests Of the two companies
were closely allied, the representative
made several propositions looking to q
cbmbi One Of these was to take so
many shares of the home stock and 10
payment thereof to exchange Q certain
number OF shares OF the Wood Company,
to increase the directory By thu addition
of John W. Maoksy, August Belmont
and DIR. W. Seward Webb. and 10 sail the
products OF manufactures to the Eastern
ompRny at merely n,minal figure,
about one half the market value The
memb ers OF the Essarn company feel that
they have o good thing In their own
plans. and refused to aocsds to any OF the
propc siticns. There win bs another oon-
ference between the two companies ON
Thursday OF this week. when q Discus.
sion will be held In Boston. u the con-
solidation comes about 1t will mean a
trsmsndoui backing for the home CON-
pany.
One of the arguments advanced BY the
visiting representative was that II the
Interests were United Immediately he
would guarantees to have the automobiles
for public purposes running In the stree 3
OF Portland within 20 days. 1t has all
along been the purpose Of the home COM
pany, with the opening Of another spring
fortuna system of taliy.ho to several OF
the suburban resorts. Another summer
will doubtless sac the automo bile firmly
planted in the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
LEARNING TO BE AMERICANS.
Henry X. Lem lev In Leslit,s Weekly.

(Henry X. LemIey In Leslie Is Weekly.)
By command of the govsrnor-general
of the island the teaching CT English in
the public shooo's OF Porto Rico is now
compulsory; but long before any order
was issued upon the subject majority
Of the school teachers had introduced t. e
study Of the language upon their individ-
ual account, sometimes eyea pay ing an
English instructor out of their own slsn-
der salaries. This patriotic effort. huw-
ever, may hiys bean intendsd to curry
favor with the new powers that b,.
The ceremony OF saiuting the flag at
the opening of the daily sxsrois OF the
s,hocl, and the singing of "Ameri,a" or
the "Star Spanglsd Banner" standing. is
universal. AS might have bsen expected
In a count y where only rs or % per cent.
Of the Inhabitants are able to read and
write. thers ara found In every school
children of all ages and s'zss and oolors-
white brown and black.
Within a few years the younger genera.
tion of Porto Rico will speak English.
Already the extent CT their English vo-
cAbulary is surprising. And In this re-
speut the strset arabs, due to their per-
sonal contact with ths American soldiers,
ara far In advance OF their eornpsers. The
bootbiack calls "Shine" as In the United
States, aud the newsboy is no less vocif-
srous and persistent In crying In Engl sh
the name of the daily he sells. mo
good" as o condsm natory expletive, has
fairly bean adopted into tbs Porto Rlcan
Spanish, IS has "all right" with an op-
posits Equalization.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
BOERS AND GIRAFFES.
Tens of Thousands of the Harmless
Animals Slain for Their Hides.
(From the Scientific American. }

(From the Scientific AmerioAn)
The Beers are credited with being great
hunters, and chief Of them In his younger
days was President Kruger. whose dazins
In attacking lion single handed, with a
hunting knife, has many times be,D
told. When the Eosrs migrated from
Cape Colony to the Transvaal they were
forced to clsar the way by killing 5000
liens, many OF which were killed by
Kruger. For years the South African
Beers have bsen hunters, AMI their skill
with the knife Is due to tais daily prac-
tice In the fields and woods. But with
chem the killing OF game has been either
a matter OF dollars and cents or self pro-
lection.
Their orsdi'ahle work OF freeing South
Africa of the drealed Hans, which
roane In such nbsrs that lifs was reL-
dersd unsafe anywhere in the country,
is offset by their ruthless destruction Of
the giraffe from Cape Colony to the
Botlstli river. IL they killed 600 lions
In the Trausvaal before existence was
safe, they may have killed 10000 of the
AhHoSchtt kAaNCtds AZ thc cotAf
days of South African hi story the giraffe
was the most abundant gsms In tae
rrsnsvaal, Matatelsisnd and Orange
Free State, but the creature has bee n
killed off like our American buffalo, aud
the few remaining representatives. of n
noble race gradually driven north. For
years East TIE giraffe has been profit
able quarry for the Boer hunters, and the
animal was valued ty them only because
the bides were STITCHES CT CONNER ial use.
They were pot hunted, shot down In
drove'. and destroyed in the greatest
number possible In every direction.
A good giraffe skin Is worth from o
20 sd In South Africa to-day. am much
more In Europe. On tn ,.r huntin trips
ten and fifteen years ago IL was common
matter for one hunter to kill forty and
dity of these grsc ful animals in one day
The reason for this Is that the giraffe Is
the most innocent of animals and Ia easi-
ly hunted. 1t Is absolutely defenoeless,
and there Is hardly case on record
where q wounded giraffe turned upon this
hpn.er. 1t Is true giratfes have great
powers OF speed, ana thsy eau dodge lap
Idly from tres to tire, in the woods, but
they otter such fair mark that the e
tactics hardly ever save them.
Tba hide Of the animal Is its chief art'-
Gle of value. No wonder that this bullets
ofte1 fail to penetrats this skin for 1t is
from three.quar tors to an inch thick, and
rs tough as 1t Is thick. The skin, wnsn
'urSd and tanned, makes excellent leaih-
rr for certain purposes. The Beers make
riding whips and sandals out of the skins
they 40 not send to Europe. The bones
of the giraffe have also q com mercial val
re. The leg bones are solid instead oil
hollow, and In Europe they are in grsat
demand for manufacturing buttons and
other bone articles 1he tendons of the
giraffe are SO ft-ons that they will sus-
tain an enormous dead weight, which
gives to them peouniary value.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
WASHINGTON FILLING UP.
Hotels and apartments Taken Unususf-
Iy Early building Operations.

washirg son, Os.obsr si.-One form In
which the wave of prosperity throughout
tbs country is showing itself Is IN the
fullness, so TO spsak, OF the Washington
hotels. boarding houses, and apartments.
Usually q large part Of this city Is "for
rent" st this s,ason Of the year. The
Congressional people, With thsir army
OF retainers, do net arrive until Dscem-
Ter. The fashio tn ble winter residents
and thoss who como here to es,ape the
collier olimats of Northern oitlss are not
expected until that time or la.er. For
many reasons, this Is tao dull season In
Washington. This year, however, seems
to he an exception. The city Is 50 full
today that 1t has become serious ques-
ton where the families which arrive here
later In the year are going to lnd q art
ers. All available living-spaas Is his well
tsken now as it usually Is month or
two later.
This undoubtedly mean, that the city
is growing. and that building operatio
have not kept pace with the growth tf
the city. 1bis would natural ly be the
casa not oniy here, bet In other cities,
Ga account Of the extraordinary rise In
the rTice OF building material during the
last season. The ssls3n opened with
the prospect OF q great dsal Of building |;
but when the rise IN brick, lumber, oop-
FER, aiass, iror, and everytning else came
on, the Professional builders, who put
up rows Of houses for investment each
year. all stopped. A few Of the builders
for private use carried out plans upon
which they had airsady embarked, ana
several apartment houses have weathtr2d
the gale Of high prices, Ale profits which
tie owners OF this class of property ara
now reapipg en- their invt stment in this
city justified them In going ahead.
Binding Is likely tn be- resumed another
season en- considers be scale, whatever
happens. IL prices drop IL will go ON
naturally, whereas, II they do rot relax
srece. making itself felt In sitter rem
tails. will compel the builders to resume
work again. These conditions are proba-
bly, very much the saiue In other cities
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
MAINE MISSIONA RY SOCIETY.
To the Editor Of the Press:

The question of economy and the best
results accomplished Is one that faces all
of our missionary societies. They. to a
certain extent, have been exempt from
this searching tecause Of the good work
they were engaged in. The Maine Mis-
sionary Society expends about $40 5l3 for
the salaries of missionaries aud pastors
and several thousand for running OK
pensss. Does it not cost rather too
much to keep this machinery oiieif
There ought to be someone In this great
state who Is so situated that he could
afford to give the society the work at
tending the treasurer's ofiics, and SO
making a saving In this line. Tile work
Of the secretary might be dropped and one
or more general missionaries be appoint
ed, and they stand to the Congregational
work of the state, something the same as
the presiding elder does to the Methodist
denomination and work. The mission
airy churches need field work. Tbs nd.
vantages CT this plan are many. IL
would bring the missionary churches and
the more favored ones In TO a closer fell
lowship. The trustees in the different
counties would come into u closer touch
and sympathy with blth Ihs general mis-
slonsry and the work he Ia doing. Ths
tire st ses In their own teotiop and general
missionary might hold ''rallies." which
would he a grand thing for the mission
airy work. This plan Is TIA up-to-date
plan in the large business houses. They
are orgsniz d Into departments, and the
heads OF the departments get together
and plan as ono man. T1is missionary
work is a large work and 1t should have
the most advanced and efficient methods
of nd vanoing the Kingdom Of God In this
beloved state.
Yours Truly.
ECONOMY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
FRANK B. CLARK,
BAXTER BLOCK.
oc!2sd3s
CITY OF PORTLAND.
To the Electors OF the City of
Portland.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Bolrd OF
~ Re sisiration OF Voters OF said City, will be
In open sessioJ NJ Room Number Eleven (iO
City Building, upon each of The Twelve secular
days prior to the special Election 10 be holden
on Monday, the sixth ddy of November next.
10 vote for n member Of ongress caused by the
resignation OF Hon. Thomas b. Reed, being
from october tw iy-third tU November SIKH
inclusive. On the first nine secular days OF
said session. viz: October twenty-third to
November FIRST 1899, inclusive Will be for the
purpose of receiving evidence touching the
qualification OF Voters in sail city, and to re-
wise aud correct the Voting Lists OF the several
wards therein, from nine O'Clock in the fore
noon 10 one o'clock in the afternoon. from
three til five O'clock IN the afternoon and from
seven till nine O'Clock In the evening. except
ing on the last day OF said session tNovem Der
1sp when ii Will not be in session after Five
O'Clock in the afternoon The sessions OF
November 2nd, 3. and 4th. will lie for the
purpose TO enable the Board 10 verify the
correctness OF sal lists and to complete and
close up ttS iecordS of said sessions.
The Board of Registration will be in sessi II
the day OF election ICr The correction OF errors
only that Ray have occurred during said re
vision.
UGUSTUS L. GERRISu,
JAMES n. READ,
ROBERT r. AHERN.
Board OF Registration Of Voters.
Portland. oct. %, 1899. ocl23dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
SEVERE RAINS IN JAMAICA.

Kingston, JAM, October 30.-Repor.s
of the severe rain storm that has swept
the country. arrive from various points
and confirm the fear that extensive dam
age has been done. Advices from the
town Of Black River repors great damage
to shipping and wharves there. as well
as ,rious injury to crops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
At MODERATE PRICES.

There is no easier method of
making home attractive and
at the same time giving to
your surroundings touch of
the artistic, than by judicious
scattering of these Beautiful
Photographs throughout the
home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
CHANGE OF TIME.

Beginning next Wednesday. Novsm.
Der ], the steamer Aucocisoo OF the Harp
swell steamboat company will leave at
Q p. M, for Hsrpswsll, Bailsy's and
Orr's islands, touching at Intermediate
landings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
FISHERMAN DRowNED.

New London. Conn.,, October 3D.
James Cr,ndall. Wills out in q small
boat attending his lobstsr pots in the vi
cinity Of Black Ledge this morning. wal
run into BY the schooner wanderer and
the boat was eapsizei and cranaall wa
downsd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
VS.. Atlantic Transportation Company.

In the above entitled cause. Edward p
Meany and Melville +. Ingalls, Jr., receivers OF
said Atlantic Transportation Company. having
nled their resignation and petition praying for
allowance of their accounts AMI for their dis
charge as such receivers. and cancellation OF
receivers bond given by them rs such re-
ceiyers, notice Is hereby given that hearing
uDon said petition viii be h I'D at chambers in
Portland. Maine, Oh Friday November 10, 1899,
ut ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
WALTER s. GLIDDEN,
Clerk supreme judicial Court.
oct2Silw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
THE CLOSING MEETING.

The closing rally Of the campaign will
be held in this city on Saturday evening
next, when Hon. Amos L. Allen and
Hon. VIM. p. Frye are to address mssi
meeting IN City Hall. 1t will undoubt-
edly be q very large and interesting meet
inn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
Platinum
Photographs.

Some of the most noted men
and women and innumerable
artists productions have been
portrayed by this famous
process and are here
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27
GEORGETOWN.
A SOCIAL EVENT,


 A number of relatives from Norwalk and this place gave MT and Mrs 0. H. Taylor surprise party, last Saturday evening, the event being the seventh anniversary of their marriage. A very pleasant evening was passed, judging from music to be heard flowing forth from their residence, until the early hours of the following morning. The guests were as follows: Mrs F. A. Tay- Tor, Miss Mattie Taylor, Mrs Leonard Whitney, Mrs Richmond, son and dsugh- ter, George and Ida, Mir and Mrs Edwin Fitch, Mrs Kate Scofield Lindsley, all of Norwalk, MT and Mrs W. F. Pardee, Dr H. P. Mansfield, Mir and Mrs A. H Davis and daughter, Edith. MT and Mrs Fay Tor were further surprised upon receipt of several presents from thuse present. Operator W. F. Pardee is Go work at Brookfield Junction for several weeks. The funeral of MT Jaderlnnd was held, last Monday afternoon, under charge of the tForesters.'' The deceased was one of the wire workers at the Gilbert 6 Bennett works. He has been suffering with liver trouble for number of years. George G. Richmond of New York City is at the home or G. H. Taylor, suf- feripg with fnfammatory rheumatism. Dr Mansfield is iu attendance. Miss Alice Stocking is visiting friends at Stratford and other surrounding towns.
 Herbert Bennett, who was severely in- iured in the railroad wreck at this place, was in town, Monday, looking over the grounds and wondering why he was not killed.
 The Congregational church was re- opened, Sunday morning, after extensive l repairs, having made necessary the clos ing of the church for several weeks. The Y. P. s. 0. E. If the Congregation al church hold their meetings now Sun day instead of Thursday evenings, con- mencing at o'clock.
 Miss Florence Pryor spent Sunday with friends at Stamford. A number of the young people of this place attended the dance given at Daniel Vaughn, Jr.'a, at Sanforda, last Friday night. All reported first class time. Our local weather prophet is predicting an early spring.
 Leroy 0. Osborne is out after many weeks of confinement with rheumatism He says 1t is not pleasant companion. One of the many wonders for January 24, was the seeing of streaked snake about two feet in length. This was seen by one of our popular young men. who don't drink.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27
a temporary insanity.

Can periodical devoted exclusively to the discussion of literary subjects be successful in the United StatesP That has been food for argument these 20 years now, and yet no paper has ever been sincerely launched upon the public that could be said to attempt this sub. ject from high standard. It Is interest iug to note the result of an experiment. within the year by Messrs Harper & Brothers upon the matter. About year ago this distinguished and conser vative house made an arrangement with the proprietors of the London Times to issue certain number of copies of liter ature each week in this country. Whether the paper found it's deld or not no one but the Harper's could tell, but something has recently appened-with- in the last fortnight--which is certainly encouraging to the lovers of good litera- ry criticism, because 1t seems to prove that there are enough readers in this country to make weekly literary paper success, for with this month of January the Harper's have decided to set up liter ature in this country, to print 1t them selves, and while taking advantage of the English and European matter contained in the paper, to make it really Ameri can journal by using more American material. The cover is changed vastly for the better, and we now have in this last gyear Of the century dignined, high. class, critical weekly for the Amer ican public. It is literary event Of no small importance.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27
Bargains in Rubbers.
R. H. Beers X Co.

10 become trained nurse. Her many friends wish her success.
 Mrs Moses Treadwen of Lyon's Plains. who has been confined 10 her home for the last three months, has 20 far recoveI- ed as to be able to ride out and spend the day with her nuTse, Mrs c. B. Wakeman.
 Mrs T. W. Turney is visiting her daughter, Mrs Z:na c. Beard of Sheltor
 Mrs Julia Edwards was in Stamford, the past week.
 Miss Anna A. Csndee is taking vocal lessons of Miss Lucy Aver.
 Ge rge J. Banks, SeIleck N. Osborn, William Wakemau and Charles s. Powell have qualified as justices of the peace as required by law. Under the new statute the office of all justices of the peace be- gins on the first Monday of January suc- ceeding their election, and the office of all justices of the peace elected at No- vember election in 1896 terminated on the first Monday of January of this year, except in case where they were re-elect- ed.
 William Wakeman has been having 8 tussle with the grip.
 Mrs c. s. Powell is i'll with the grip.
 Mrs 2. B. Wilson is under treatment by Dr Richards.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27

Newspaper workers throughout Mas sachusetts and Connecticut read with pain the news Of the death of Clark W. Bryan of Springfield, Mass, who ended his life by shooting. The excellent Hartford Courant tersely sums up his career in these fitting words: As editor of the Berkshire Courier, assistant editor the Springfield Republican, senior pro- prietor of the Springfield Union and pub. fisher of Good Housekeeping and the Paper World, Mr Bryan had larger circle of friends than one city compre- heLda. A graduate of the "case," he made his papers models of fine typo graphy, but his attrat tion almost from the first was toward the literary rather than the mechanical side of his calling. Writing he enjoyed-the writing of verse especially. He was full of sentiment, emotional, imp -essible, responsive; his friendships were strong; coldness hurt him, sorrow (and he had much of it) was very bittefto him. h his ripe man. hood and the edge of old age, his fine head and face drew the eyes of strangers in the streets. We find it hard to think of him az dead. It is infinitely tragic that blow on blow, loss on loss, bereave ment on bereavement should have faller so crushingly at the last upon 80 sensi tive nature and 80 loving heart. The circumstances of self destruction are necessarily narrowing, but in this case there is ample reason for the fullest sympathy for the late MT Bryan and sor. row for the reyerses that, from no fault of his own, at last became such burden that in 8 moment of deepest despondency he was led to lay them down. It is not only charitable, it is entirely reasonable 10 believe that his financial troubles had induced temporary insanity.