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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
A QUEER INDUSTRY.
oyster and Clam Shells DO Not Go to
Waste.

A singular and but little known in.
dustry is carried on in New York city in
the sale of oyster and clam shells. The
dealers in this commodity pursue their
calling in so transformations a way that
it attracts no attention. From the eating
houses where oysters and clans are con-
sumed the year round the shells are col
lected by persons who either carry on
that business for themselves or are in
the employ of the wholesale dealers. 1t
seems incredible how large an area of
ground can be covered many feet deep
with the conglomerate of shells and for
eign matter that is unavoidably collected
with 1t and apparently amalgamates
without destroying the characteristics of
the harder material.
Seeing number of carts loaded with
shells moving toward the same point
would induce the supposition that more
reclaimed land was being filled in with
material that would exclude the posi-
blity of such land ever being used as
a market garden, or it might be taken for
granted that another dump heap was al
lowed in some of the still unoccupied
upper west side lots. But if curioeity
should lead to investigation it would be
found that the carts were bound for a
big yard at Fiftyfourth street and the
North river, where they deposited their
loads.
Every autumn the yard is so filed up
that considerable hill of shell is formed.
This being excavated from the bottom
as loads are again carried away leaves
the mass with the appearance of having
been geOlogically formed and offers a
curious sight to the uninitiated. How
the shells are used Is one of the most
astonishing things to those ignorant of
the value of the material for anything
except filing in streets and making beach
drives, such as that one famous in the
history of Savannah. But this shell suf-
fers curious change. 1t is sold to the
gasworks and is used as a PURIFIER
New York Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
MEETING MERCHANTS CLUB.

Boston, October 1.-The annual meet.
ing Of the Merchants club was held at
the New algonquin club this evening.
President John Mason Little presiding.
The following officers wsre elsctsd for the
ensuing year: President, John Mason
Little (re-elscted); vice presidents, W. o.
Blaney, Wallace L. Pierce, j. Murray
Kay; treasurer, Arthur +. Estabrook /;
secretary, Frederick o. North.
A dinner followed the transaction of
business. = The guests of the club In
cluded: Hon. Charlss G. Dawes. comp
trclier Of the currency; Hon. George A.
Marsden. assistant treasurer of the United
States; Mr.. T.B. Ssars, yioe president of
the Third National bank and a number
OF other prominent bank officials
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
MAKING A SUNSET.
How Nature Manages Those Splendid
Spectacular Exhibitions.

Spectacular Exhibitions.
asked an eminent scientist how ma
ture manages those splendid spectacular
exhibitions which are called sunsets
THAT'S simple enough" he said. when
the air is moist, it absorbs the blue
rays of light and lets the red rays pass.
Therefore the sun is sometimes red. Then
when the sun drops below the horizon
we are able to see only the vertical rays,
which often. strike masses of vapor,
which we call clouds, and are reflected.
rays of light are composed of waves
or vibrations of different sizes, speed and
intensity. The short waves are blue, tho
long ones are red, and the intermediate
waves represent the different primary
colors.
y when blue and a red wave get mix
ed, they form purple wave, and other
colors are made by different combina-
tions, just as painter mixes his paints
on his pallet. As waves of light strike
the clouds together they produce some
rare tints, some glorious combinations,
which artists have never been able to i'm
itate, and il the banks of vapor floating
on the horizon are of irregular shape
they produce the fantastic effects we adj
mire so much"
- Inc dhSpi0g 16oASLcu ny
from the metepric dust in the atmos-
phere?"
Perhaps so, but usually not to any ap.
preciable extent. There isn't enough to
take into consideration. The volume of
the atmosphere that surrounds the earth
Is equal to more than 200,000000 cubic
miles, a quantity so vast that the human
mind can scarcely comprehend it, and
hence, If 100000 meteors were to fall
at once, they would not be any more no.
ticeable than a puff of dust.
There have been phenomena" contin-
ued the scientist, (which have added to
the beauty of sunset displays. In Au-
gust, 1888, on the little island of Kraka-
toa, in the strait of Sunda, between SUI
matra and Java, there was terrific vol:
canic eruption - the greatest cataclysm
that has occurred within the memory of
man. Some 10000 lives were lost The
eruption was followed by extraordinary
atmospheric phenomena, visible over the
greater portion of the globe.
st was attributed to volcanic dust
which was projected in stupendous guam
titles for miles into the air and carried
around the world by the currents that are
constantly moving in the upper atmos-
phere. 1t made the sunsets of that year
remarkable and unprecedented for their
beauty. Weekly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
Where Ha.tlng. and stone Met.

Some time around 1880 two men sat in
the smoking car OF train bound from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg. They were
both big, stout men. 1t was nighttime,
they were alone, and the desire for con-
versation seemed to strike each of them
at the same time, for they arose stimuli
taneously.
II was about to remark" said the
other, 'that my name is Stone, and I
come from Allegheny"
"And was about to remark" said the
other, that my name is Hastings, and
that / hail from Center"
Soon after that Stone became United
States district attorney for western
Pennsylvania and Hastings became ad-
jutant general of the state. Then, later
still, they became governor-that is, one
at q time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
REPAIRING SHAMROCK.

New York, Ootobsr l7.-l3y moonlight
the crippled yacht Shamrock was repaired
tonight In the yards Of Robbins & Son,
Erie basin. The work up to the time of
stepping the new topmass was In charge
Of the company's men. When midnight
was reached the new topmast was In
plsoe and new gan ready to be set. The
new topmast is fifty-six feet long and
twelve inches In diameter at it's base.
The gan is sixty-sight feet long and of
the same dtametar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
The Careful scotchman.

Element of his account with shopkeeper
In Scotch town, invited him to dine at
the inn.
'Na, ma" said he. Il ne'er gang to an
Inn. III no gang, but just tell me how
muckle it would cost ye to gle me my
dinner at the inn. as ye cad"
"Oh, never mind that" said the trav.
eler.
AYE. but | want to ken, just tell me
whar stan"
"Oh," said the traveller, perhaps 3
shillings or shillings."
'Yery well, them" replied the econo-
mist, 'sgi'e me the 4 shiIlings, an I'll be
Just as pleased"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
THAT JoYFuL FEELINe

With the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strenth and internal cleanli-
ness which follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, is unknown TO the few who have
not progressed beyond the old-time
medieiens and the cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
by the welI-informed. Buy the genuine.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
METHODIST RALLY.

This evening will be the third in the
rally week at the West End Methodist
ehursh. The subject Of this evenings
address 10 "Ar Evening With the Civ
era" Rev. Vim. Cashmors of Gorham
and MIR Frank Strout OF Portland ara
the speakers. The object Of these rally
ssrFioes Is to bring the church and pub
llc together ana secure their mutual co..
oper Ition in Chr. an work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
NEXT RACE THURSDAY.

New York, October 17-An informal
nesting Of the regatta COMMITTEES of the
New York Yacht club was held tonight
and It was decided that the next race
between the Columbia and Shamrock
should OCCUR Thursday. 1t was also de-
cided that the rs-measurlng Of the sham
rock should be done at the navy yard at
seven O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
STORY OF THE RACE.

Technically Description Of HowEth
Yachts Sailed over Course.
New York, October l7.--Claar weather
and q flna Wholesale bresze greeted the
shippers and crews Of the racing yachts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18

'Tisn't safe to be q day without DIR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the boute.
Never can tell what moment an accident
is going to happen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
MISS A. L. sAWYER's
School Of Shorthand and TypeWflting

Centennial Block, 80 Exchange.st.,
Portland, Matne,
Thorough Instruction given in shorthand
typewritinR, correspondence, SC.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
IT'S
SURE
TO
SUIT

The Suit we make for you. You
make your selection from the
Choicest Foreign and Domestic Suit
ings, Trimmings and Innings. Then
we put the very best work, that only
years of experience in the line can
give. into it. You're consulted at
every step. When your suit is COM
pleted you're as Well Dressed as it's
possible for man to be. And YOU
haven't paid much more than the
always--full- of--faults-ready---m
affairs cost you. Shall we take your
measured
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
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ilI nf0n TAILOR---DRAPER,
VS. Re Vnsip, AZ Free ST.
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The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21

A writer In the New York Press says
Of Hugh J. Grant, ex-mayor of New
York. and Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.: 1t Is
not a bit odd that they should have
been chums at college. Names often
draw men together. One day, long
after they had cut their political eye
teeth, after Hugh was sheriff, Buck"
said as they strolled down Broadway:
Hugh why Is 1t you are 80 modestY'
With sly twinkle, the future mayor
replied:
"Modesty doesn't do man any harm
in politics"
Hugh Grant may have an easy
look about his face, but he can hold
his own with the shrewdest. Naturally
warm hearted, he Is as cold at business
as Russell Sage. At poker he Is rec
ognlzed as postmaster. | have yet to
see the man who can outhold him,
lay 'em down quicker when he's beat,
bet 'em harder when he's got EN-, and
gather in the pot with a more regret
full air. Ills skin being clear and his
blood clean, he can blush like sensi-
tive girl still tied to mothers apron
strings But, brethren, don't let that
blush fool you.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
Reunion of the DinsmOre
Family,

The Dinsmore family held their annual
reunion at the home of Mrs. Betsey Hill
ton, Foxcroft, Me-, September ID, 1899.
The day was fine and the occasion was
an enjoyable one. Forty-four relatives
and friends were present, including four
generations of the Dinsmore family, as
follows: Mrs. Betsey Hilton, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Hilton, Misses Clara, Lizzie,
Lucy and Elbie Hilton, George Lewis
Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Drawn, A.
l.. Drawn, Foxcroft; Mr.. and Mrs. d.
E. Dinsmore, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Dins-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Dinsmore,
Rev. and Mrs. II. H. Hayes, Amasa Gill
man, Miss Mary Dinsmore, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. C. Warren and two children, Dover :;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. DinsmOre, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. F. Houghton, Bingham; Zebina Dins-
more, Madison; 5. A. Dinsmore, Boston :;
sumner Dinsmore, Miss Sue Dinsmore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hilton and daughter, Arson; Mrs.
Charles Pooler, Oldtowu; MIR. and Mrs.
w. Hill, Mrs. Lucy Dinsmore, Sanger
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. shepherd Fletcher,
Parkman. A bountiful dinner was
served after which Mr.. Hayes gave a
short and appropriate address. The re-
naming hours were passed in social
chat. Seven of the Dinsmore family are
living and were present with the exeep-
ton of I. H. Dinsmore, Santiago, Cali
fornia
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21

There is in MIR. Ellis YarnolPs In
teresting volume of "reminiscences,
wordsworth and the Coleridges," a
very amusing story of Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, whose thoughts were some
times too profound even for poets to
follow.
Wordsworth and Samuel Rogers had
spent the evening with Colerldge, and
as the two poets walked away to-
gether Rogers remarked cautiously:
Il did not altogether understand the
latter part of what Coleridge said"
81 didn't understand any of it,"
Wordsworth hastily replied.
mo more did lv' exclaimed Rogers,
with a sigh of relief.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
Not Fearful of Maine Spruce.

Hon. Ira II. Randall of the Augusta
Lumber Company is not fearful of any
immediate failure in the spruce supply
on the Kennebec. He does not look for
AN annual cut of 1l9, 200 600 feet, which
is about the average for many years.
He notes that the timber lands of the
river are in strong hands and the owners
are not inclined to make serious inroads
into them. IL the owners of the idle
mills dependent on the Kennebec logs
should decide to operate them there
would be call for 100000 feet ad-
ditional which would be severely felt
The great bulk of the Kennebec lumber
lands are now held by the following
owners: M. G. Shaw, Hollngsworth &
Whitney, Augusta Lumber Company, j.
Manchester Haynes, Great Northern
Paper Company, International Paper
Company, Elias Thomas, the w. Il.
Haynes Syndicate, the Coburn heirs, and
Ed. p. Page. 1t is said that j. Man
chester Haynes ownes some 10000
acres, and that his lands are among the
best for spruce to be found 10 Kennebec
waters. All these will be cut conserva-
lively with an eye to maintaining the
value Of their property.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
DestrOy1nR Money.

Extraordinary precautions are taken
by the United States government in
the destruction of it's worn out and
filthy paper money. The fact that this
could be used again makes II necessary
that its destruction should be con-
Quoted with care and he made COM
plete.
All the paper money that passes
through the treasury is sorted. and the
old bills are sent to the redemption
division, where they are searched for
possible counterfets. Then they are
carefully counted and tied up into
bundles Of 100 notes each.
A great canceling machine then
drives four holes through each of these
bundles. of which a careful record is
kept The piles of bills are then cut
into two parts, one set of halves going
to the secretary's office aud the other to
the registers office.
In zach place the halves are again
counted, after which they are CHOPPED
by machinery into fragments. Not
satisfied with this. the bits are then
boiled in watts of hot water and alkali
until they are reduced to an unrecog-
nizable pulp. This the law permits the
treasury to sell to manufacturers OF
novelties. who make it into little mod
els of the capitol and the White House,
which are sold as souvenirs In the
Washington stores. New bills are Is
sued In an amount equal to those
destroyed Youths Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21

The caudle party Is revived, and
again kindred and friends partake Of
the brewed porridge of bread, wine,
spices, eggs and sugar. Insipid 1t may
be by way Of refreshment, but in
honor of the precious baby it is voted
delicious. This function Is informal.
invitations being extended only to
relatives and intimate friends that
they may offer their congratulations to
the parents and also make the ac-
Quaintance of the newcomer, The hap.
py mother receives her friends amid
flowers and soft strains of music from
behind the scenes. while the infant is
presented for inspection on pillow
or in greater elegance of the satin
lined carrying basket.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
Pension Figures.

The annual report of Col. II. Clay
Evans, the commissioner OF pensions,
for the fiscal year ending June 81, 1899,
presents some interesting facts in con-
nection with the condition of the pen
sion roll and the operations of the bu-
reau.
The pension roll is made up of 1884,
451 surviving soldiers, and 237 ,4l5 wild
ows or dependent relatives, aud 653
army nurses. To them last year was
paid S131 ,617, 1861, being S649 496 more
than ever before. The average of each
class of pensioners is also higher. The
cost of bureaus, attorneys fees, etc.,
brought the total expended up to Sl38,-
300, 062, being l,644, 94S less than the
appropriation.
The total number of claims filed dur.
ing the year was AZ, 765, allowed 37,077,
restored 1914, total allowances, includ.
ing increases 89, 054. Total claims pend
Ing June 80, 1898, 1886, 059; June 30, 1899,
pensioners since 1866 were So. 1856. 910,974.
During the same period $15, 49O 1856 went
to examining surgeons, Sl2,O92,l 7S to
pension agencies and S52, 237 ,22S for sal
aries and other expenses of the pension
bureau.
There are four surviving widows and
seven surviving daughters OF the revo-
lutionary war on the rolls. Hiram
Cronk Of northwestern New York is the
only surviving pensioned soldier OF the
war of 1912. He Is 90 years of age.
The number of pcnsioned widows of the
war of 1912 ia 1898. On account of the
Indian wars 1868 soldiers and 1899 wild
ows are pensioned. For service In the
Mexican war there are enrolled 920i
soldiers and 8l79 widows.
June 30, 1899, the total number of
pensioners was 99l, 30, being 2l95 less
than on the same date In 1898.
During the year l07.9l9 claims OF all
classes were rejected by the bureau. A
careful analysis of the causes of re.
lection of so many claims is given,
showing that large percentage of re.
iectioLs occur in claims in which addi-
tional allowance Of some kind is claimed.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
Magazine Notes.

Several descriptive articles, hand
sOmely illustrated, add much to the liz
terest and attractiveness of the Septem-
Der Outlook. They include: "The
Backwoods Filipino" motor Vehicles, =
"A Picturesque Athletic Contest" and
peasant Lite on the Riviera Armory
ii. Bradford contributes valuable
paper, illustrated with many portraits,
on the international Council of Congre-
gationalists." Among the many other
papers contributed to this issue are
"China- American Commerce" "The Goe-
the Anniversary" and "America's Work
ing People" The usual editorial and
household departments furnish much en-
PERTAINING matter.
With the September number Harper's
Magazine is reduced In price, but
not in the character OF its contents
From cover to cover it is brimful
Of interesting and entertaining features.
A richly illustrated article describing
THE First American: His Homes and
His Households" opens the number.
thoughtful paper is contributed on 1.-THE
Century's Progress In Experimental
Psychology" Mark Twain has a paper
of great interest, entitled "COncerning
the jew" An illustrated paper of value
describes "Formal Gardens and New
England Example" Other interesting
articles are: "The Storming of Fort
Pillow" "Behind the Pink Walls of the
Forbidden City Of Peking," 1.-THE British
Occupation of Egypt" and "a Cure for
City Corruption" The usual amount OF
choice fiction and poetry is given.
The September Scribner's has num-
Der of articles with an outdoor flavor to
them, decidedly appropriate to the month
of sports. The number opens with a
richly Illustrated article bv Frederic
Irland entitled Where the Water Runs
Both Ways" In which he describes what
he calls "the finest canoeing country In
the world" The Stevenson letters In
this number have to do with the Saranac
Lake regions Of the Adirondacks In win
ter, and describe the outdoor life of the
novelist. There is also a story of life
and adventures in the Arctic regions,
by Albeit White worse. A number OF
delightful short stories and poems with
several articles of much interest make
up the remainder OF this attractive issue
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
WOman's Suffrage Convention.

The Maine Woman Suffrage Associs-
tion. held two days meeting at Wa
terville, last week, closing, Friday. 1t
was very we'll attended and enthusi-
astic series of meetings.
The officers elected were President,
Mrs. Lucy Hobart Day, Portland; vice
president at large, Mrs. s. j. l.. O'Brion,
Cornish; vice president, Mrs. Eta II.
Osgood, Portland; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Helen Co fin Beedy, Farming
ton recording secretary, Miss Lillia F.
Donnell, Portland; treasurer, DR.. Emily
n. Titus, Portland auditor, Miss Eliza
{. Tappan, Portland.
Directors, Mrs. S. F. Hamilton, Saco;
Mrs H. j. Bailey. Winthrop; Mrs. j.
w. Over. Mrs. Geo. e. FRYE, Mrs. JUS
tina K. Worcester, Mrs. Zenas Thomp-
son, Miss Elizabeth IT, Rlnes and Miss
Maud Washburn, Portland; Miss Lois
q. Sanborn, Watervlle; Hon. j. F.
Sprague, Monson.
Honorary vice presidents, DIR. Jane l..
Hersom, Rev. Henry Blanchard, Hon.
T. b. Reed, Gen. Francis Fessenden,
DR.. F. II. Gerrish, Mrs. Geo. 5. Hunt,
Mrs. s. f. Spring, Hon. Andrew Halves
ana ftOu. u. W. cymoDuS3 oi1iabu ;
Mrs. Helen Coffin Beedy, Pennington;
Mrs. Abbe Peasley, Auburn Col. j. B.
Peakes, Dover; Mrs. l.. W. Weston,
Skowhegan; Mrs. A. F. Greeley, Ellis.
worth; Mrs. C. S. Quimby, Augusta;
Hon. Frederick Rohle, Gorham; Mrs.
Ellen L. Bacon, Bar Mills.
Delegates to the Washington conven-
ton, Miss Martha w. Fairfield, Saco !;
Mrs. Eta Ii. Osgood, Mrs. j. s. Dyre,
Mrs. Zenas Thompson, Portland; Mrs.
Helen C. Beedy, Portland.
The report of the press superintend-
ent showed that where year ago only
four papers in the State would publish
suffrage matter now there were a hun
dred publishing the matter furnished
Resolutions thanking the press, Maine
Central railroad, the quartet and others
we're read. The resolutions included the
resolve to work harder for the spread of
the work and urged that wherever there
are five women believing in suffrage
that club be organized.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
SO. Madison.

Mr.. Judkins of Nebraska and his
sister of New Vineyard. were the guests
of Mr.. d. F. Wescott and wife, last week.
Miss Letia Morse of Norridgewock, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. S S Wheeler.
A. H. Wood and L. o. F. Wescott are
having a cellar and new foundation put
under their house at the village.
Mrs. Charles Houghton is at Norridge-
wock with her cousin, Mrs. Eben Miller.
Mrs. Lydia Will of Arson and Miss
Gertie Blackwell of Norridgewock. were
at Mont Hills. Saturday.
Miss Ethel Frost is teaching school.
1t has been in session one week.
D. F. Wescott is putting new roof on
his barn.
A. H. Ward goes to Skowhegan, Tues
day, as one of the jurors for this term OF
court. LILA.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
The Ideal Woman.

Society has now decreed that for n
woman to be admirable she must be
tall and yet not scraggy; that she
should be athletic and yet graceful;
that she should be amusing and viva
cious and yet womanly, and, above all.
that if she can do something original,
or say something original, she adds a
thousandfold to her attractions. So
leaders of fashion now vie with each
other in their rare breed of pet dogs or
cats or birds or cows, talk learnedly
about pigs, and import weird foreign
snimals into their parks and menager
les from all over the world.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
woman Solves Mans Old Problem.

For years man has struggled WIKI
his stud and collar buttons, endanger-
ing both his nervous system and hopes
Of eternity in repeated blasts Of pro.
family whenever the slippery little
plaques eluded his grasp and rolled be-
meath the shelter of bed or bureau.
A woman, however, has solved the
problem to perfection.
She takes n long piece of white EN-
broidery silk, fastens one end of it to
the collar button designed for the back
Of the neck, ties the front button on
the silken string at just the right dis
lance from the back one and secures
each stud in like manner. The white
string, Of course, comes under the col
lar and under the waist and does not
cause the least discomfort or trouble
to the wearer.
The studs fastened In this manner
are not easily lost. are kept together
in one place and do not roll IL they
fall to the floor.