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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

TOR SALE-or exchange, elegant new house.
on Eastern Promenade. Portland, msa
corner lot very slightly; house has nine good
throughout; will exchange for good farm or
other real estate. GEO. II. HBRSEY. Buck
field. Ne 1871
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14
WE DDiNc RINGS.

EOR SALR-4 nice single road sleighs cloth
trimmings best Workmanship. black or red
running gear. Can be seen at s6 Commercial
St, MIlLIkEN-TOM CO. 1anl2dtt
MONEY TO LOAN on FIRST ana second mort
NA cages on real estate, life Insurance poll
cies and notes or any good security. Real es-
tate bought sold and exchanged. ~ Ia Bx-
change street |. P. BUTLER jsnlai
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

Rumford, February l2.-Sinoe the Goth
of January to the eth of February, 70 of
them the mercury has been from to "a
degrees below zero Last Friday was
bitter cold day. the worst day OF the
winter thus far TO De driving on the
road.
There has been no mails for two days
and the roads are not broken out yet.
The new high bridge is open to travel
Sloane's new steam mill be in success
full operation on Zircass brook. 1t is doing
custom saving besides saving bicycle
rims and employing some 10 men in
mill and logging houses
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

WANTEp-Case bad health mat R-LP-A-N
will not benefit. Send cents TO Ripans Chemic
Co New York. for 10 samples and1 900 Testimonial
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14
WANTED.
Fsrty words inserted ssA~r thts head
mo week for es cents cash IN advance

VVANTID-The public 10 Know that the
w Premier Mandolin and Guitar Club Is pre-
pared to furnish FIRST class music for receptions.
banduets. private dances, parties. ETC.; terms
REASONABLE Address PTemisr Mandolin and
Guitar Cldo, II. T. sKILLIN, Mgr, Portland,
Me- ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

xVANTED-To purchase house In desirable
W location In city of Portland; Western
part OF city preferred. address giving location
.M W care OF Press ONCE. IL
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-02-10
st3e OF Anctent structures.

AS we have gained the length of the cubit, it is
not difficult to find out just how large were the Ark
of Noah, the tabernacle in the wilderness and the
Temple of Solomon. In Genesis we read: s'The
length of the ark shall be 300 cubits, the breadth of
it fifty cubits and the height of it thirty cubits."
Now, if the cubit was twenty-one inches, the ark
was 525 feet long, SO feet broad and So feet deep.
about the size of one of the large transa tlantic liners
of to-day.
1t has been generally understood by most people
that the Temple of Solomon was an extraordinary
large structure. This was not, however, the case.
In l Kings we read: 1.-THE house which King Solo
mon built for the Lord, the length thereof was three
score cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits,
and the height thereof thirty cubits." Professor
Haupt's figures make that famous temple just1O5
feet long, 35 feet wide and 52H feet high, a building
which, if it existed to-day, would not be at all re
markabe for its size. 1t was not, therefore, the size
of the temple which made it one Of the seven won
ders of the world, but it was because of the elaborate
decorations of gold, silver and ivory used in it's inte-
rior furnishings that made it a thing of beauty and a
worlds wonder
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-02-10
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

The bed may be a cot, the table may be deal, the
floor may be sanded, but the home has not come to
its perfection unless there is a child in it. The home
symphony can never be performed perfectly, save by
this quintet: father-love. mother-love, husband-1ove,
wife-love, child-love. Given this song of hove from
these five singers, and the little room where they can
be by themselves, and you have all the necessary con-
ditions Of a true home. Blessed is the man whose
home is a real refuge! who, being tossed to and fro on
the waves of a tumultuous and combative sea
throughout the day, leaves his Office, his business
perplexities, behind him, and when he opens the door
and enters the house, enters the land-locked harbor.
But the home ought not to be a refuge for the
husband and father only, but we who are husbands
and fathers ought to make it a refuge for the wives
and mothers as well. They have their cares also,
and when we come to our homes we ought to come
bringing with us such a spirit as exercise these cares
and make home their r~eluge.-Lyman Abbott, in
Saturday Evening Post.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-02-10
Wbat Scarce the c3ar.

At the recent banquet in San Francisco given Ir-
wing M. Scott, the builder Of the Oregon, upon his
return from Russia, Mayor James D. Phelan called
forth the plaudits Of the eveningb by a speech, in which
he described the interview between the Gar and Mr..
Scott, as follows:
Having heard so much about the builder of the
Oregon, the car sent for him when he wanted to
build some nice, new battleshlps of his own.
LET me see your schedule of prices said the en-
peror of all the Russias.
"Mr. Scott handed over one Of his price-lists. The
car glanced at the first figure that caught his eye.
Then he retired to study them over.
Before awarding the contracts he said to Mr..
Scott, i want to examine these prices carefully
"On the following day the car issued his famous
appealfor the disarmament fthe whole world."-San
Francisco News Letter.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-02-10
Uuben Part Of the Auoience Slept.

The great French play-writer and novelist, Dumas,
upon one occasion found a man asleep in the Theatre
Francois during the performance of a play by his
friend Sonnet.
you see that? 2" said he, that's your work"
Next evening a Dumas comedy was played. The
two friends looked in again and found a sleeper.
You see, dear Dumas, said Sonnet, your works
can produce sleep
'Do you refert to that man ?" replied Dumas, why,
that's the man that was there last night, He's not
awake yet y
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-02-10
making a urue bone.

When Jacob looks for his Rachel let him remember
that he wants Rachel at whose side he will be called
to sit when both are gray; then he will have a love
that will not die with the honeymoon but will grow
richer and deeper and stronger and more joyous as
the years go on. The lesson of the patriarchal age
is for all, young and old, for if we are to have the
sweet benediction OF the home by-and-by, we must
be building it now. AS we build it so it will be.
Two things are necessary for a home. The first,
privacy. l remember when | was a boy going into
a dismantled tenement house in the Five Points, and
to one room, where, if my memory serves me right,
saw four families in one room, each in a little cor
ner by itself. There could not be a home under such
circumstances.
The wall that makes privacy may be but the wall
Of a tent, but the home must be separate from every
other home. You cannot have home in a boarding
house or a hotel; on the other hand, you may have
it in the poorest tenement. Four walls and a roof
may make a home but nothing less than that can make
it. For. refuge is one of the essentials of a home; and
you cannot have that in a public parlor, and a pub
lie dining-room, however luxurious.
And then love, and love in it's. fve-fold forms-in
it's entirety-the love Of husband for wife, the love of
wife for husband, the love offather for child thelove
of mother for child, and the love of child for parents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD
THE MEREsT TRIPLES OFTEN CHANGE
A PERSONS DESTINY.
NOVEL. DEVICE TO PROTECT FROM sUNBURN
THE NOSES OF ATHLETIC GIRLS
lcrIc ACE nE- CHILDREN.

NOVEL DEVICE To PROTECT FROM sUNBURN
THE NOSES OF ATHLETIC GIRLS
PLASTIC AGE OF CHILDREN
1t Is more than aggravating-it Is agonizing-to
know that ones future depends upon the merest
trifes: that a chance word. a chance meeting'
some little thing done or undone. may make or
ores life.
Il feel that I owe all my happiness to recon-
sIdcrcd invitation" remarked man VINO IL par
tcularly fortunate both In his marriage ana III Mn
success In affairs zone summer day, when was
rather In low spirits. l received note from Mrs'
X asking me to spend Sunday at her country
place with quite a large party OF young people
Nv first impulse was to refuse. and wrote con
ventlonaI note regrettng that would De uhao'e
TO accept. etc This | directed and sealed anu
even placed in the post box on my uesk'
ing home later in the evening found 'he -
still there and thought. why not accep ,
KS invitation? Even though am gnu 80
nothing and out OF sorts. perhaps 1t may cheer '''e
up.' Again acting on impulse, tore up ny '"''
missiye and wrote another accepting. $500
"Well 10 make my story short, there ""9 NJ
duced 10 my wife, who was leaving the i'
week for her home in the West She ha"' .
impression on me. and az mad business n's
vicinity of her town a short time AFTER ca.e'
unon her Our acquaintance Progressed r"p'ul''
and the result you know. However i wa.
and roor and our engagement babe fair 10 ne
long one when six months later announcer o"""1
befr,ended me Walking through WaH-s'. o"o
dav saw. lying in the shadow close TO a step q
wolIe, which had evidently just been dropped
p,cked # I'D and carried 1t into my offce' "here l
examined the contents AS It appeared TO contain
personal papers Of value, and the name Oh "
prominent lawyer was printed on the INSIDE OIL ING
pocketbook [ took It to him myself
"re appeared 10 be greatly pleased 10 receiver "'o
nropertv and was most genial. The next week !
was aerceably surprised by referee appointment
from nv new-found friend and that proved only
the beginning OF favors. He constantly thre"
business in my way. finally took me into Ms ONCE
and ended by making me one Of the partners Oh
the concern. ..o
Speaking OF such chances" said a woman "n'o
had listened to the above recital "a rather drama'c
Incident happened TO cousin OF mine once tha'
might have changed her destiny had the rates so
viIled IT, At the Hot Springs. In Virginia, one
year she was thrown great deal with severa!
prominent Southern families one OF the sons or
which began to show her devoted attention The
affair progressed with spirit as the Southerners are
wont TO make short work OF their wooing An
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

to each teacher, and the schools are lhalhtalileu
at a cost OF 50 81 per capita.
The control Of the educational system IL In the
bands of the Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs
and Public instruction.
The country Is divided into six dioceses ana
seyenty-seven deaneres The deans have the
right to inspect schools and control school com
mlttees They give their reports over to a Do
cesar Board consisting Of the Bishop, the chief
county executive officer and the school inspector.
the last named being appointed by the King. An
annual report from the higher school boards is ex-
pected by the Department of Education.
For the local supervision of schools there Is
school commission In each city or district, con-
sisting Of the Wears and pastors Of the parishes,
member OF the Municipal Council and delegates
OF the Communal Council. The government OF
each school district Is In the hands OF school
committee on which women act The General De-
parment fixes the size OF circle and In each
circle there must be an elementary school Until
recently many Of the schools were amDulatoTy
where distances great. but this plan has been
given up. There is higher grade elementary
school and there are secondary schools, estaD-
Iished by the State. which include middle schools
and gymnasn. There are also suodl"slons INTO
Latin and real gymnasia. ,,,
Normal schools, called "seminaria, are provided;
there is one for each diocese. and the teachers in
all public schools must have passed the norman
school examinations Besides these. there are
many special schools for pathological. physical and
and commercial schools All except some private
schools maintained by district county ana
Cocducaton is favored and 1T is stated that boys
wishing to obtain classical education have the
right to expect aid from the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
INFLUENCE OF BOARDING SCHOOLS.

The Influence Of young people on one another can
not be overestImsted. and for that reason IL DE-
hooyes parents to that their children are thrown
with companions whose ways OF thinking and living
such they approve.
II IL always possible for a mother to choose more
or less her chdren's associates when they are
young which friendships naturally continue as
the children grow older. The most plastic anu
receptive age Is from fourteen TO eighteen OF
twenty. outside opinion at that time carries NOR
good big boarding school solves the problem IN
the best way possible. OF course. there the cnoce
OF companions Is not under a parents own Jui's
diction. but the ambitions OF a schooiboy are IN
the main to be trusted. To be manly. honoraois
and In n word a gentleman are the TRADITIONS OF
every good school, and anything to the contrary Is
generally detected and punished. not only oy 'he
masters but by the boys themselves: - l.,
IL IL hard for a mother to realize That nome IN
fuence Is. after certain age, bad for her BOY o.
welfare his finer qualities would have a pe ,
chance OF developing. 1t IL neVertheless uue
that her direct and daily influence In ninety nine
cases out OF hundred is stultnyihg Alter n,
his early principles are good II she SENDS MN 20
a Arst-class boarding school she has done al sac
,, A.. o,,,.,do
With girls the case IL more puzzling-the OUTSIDE
nspration and instigaton begin at the same age
hui school in their case Is not always desirable "A
large girls boarding school has not the same inhu-
ence that n large boys school has on the cnaf-
acter and II depends upon the indvidual whe'Tn,er
she improves or deteriorates under us rule we
naturally feel that daughters need 10 De NOR
girl with her tendency to athletics and her higher
education, may find the same advantages ~ d
boa riding school as her brother. 1t viii be inter-
esting to watch her development IN TINS dlrecuoh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

duct Of the retrograde lords was heard Ger
tainly, It must be admitted by every spectator
who attends the meetings of this Counch that
women are giving a practical demonstration Oh
their ability to discuss with dehniteness ana IN
telligence all the practical questions with which
men have to deal in modern life. The world
will spin around at the end OF the session very
much as It did before Lady Aberdeen announced
that the Golden Rule was to be applied to so
ciety, custom and law; but something Is gained
for the sex and much for the world when num-
dreds of famous women assemble with their
bright intelligence and practical ability to show
how keenly they are interested In everything
that concerns humanity i. \. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
TO CARE FOR THE SUMNER WARDROBE

1t takes time and thought TO care for the sum
wardrobe properly but carefully looked after
gowns gloves. shoes and hats retain their pristine
freshness much longer than they otherwise would.
Skirts should have small loops sewcd In under the
ruhies where tho heels OF boots and slippers will
not catch. and they should be hung upside down
every night or 30. az soon az they are taken on.
Hats will retain their elegance II. before putting
them In boxes the chiffon is blown out. the feath-
arranged In the direction they should lean,
and the ribbon shafts are enlightened Blouse
waists should have the shields ripped out and be
sponeed with alcohol and water and hung In the
air 10 dry. The sleeves Of the waist should be
turned wrong side out and also allowed TO air Hose
should be filled with crumpled tissue paper and
hung In pairs 10 dry. while gloves must be blown
up by the breath as soon az stripped from the
hands. then filed with Hight shake OF glove pow
der and laid away unfolded and wrapped separate
ly In tissue paper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
SERVANTS ARE OFTEN sNOBs

Although our multl-millionaires themselves are.
as rule particularly modest and unassuming,
especially while their travels. their servants
have not the same reticence. and 1t is amusing to
see the airs that the footmen and maids assume,
who feel the reflected consequence OF their en-
ployers
mo duchess ever felt grander than does the head
nurse OF the Ms" remarked n young woman
laughingly the other day. She fairly bristles with
Importance | crossed with them the steamer
not LONG ago. and the contrast between Mrs. M
and Nurse A. was most amusing. The former
never made n complaint. and the latter was never
satisfied She seemed TO think that the established
rules VI the ship In regard 10 children might be all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

sewed all around the four sides OF the creonne
and tackled in three or four places TO the table.
The same material was applied In like manner TO
a homely mantel first Fastening it on a board which
laid over the old shelf.
The combination table and bench sold for kitchen
use became an artistic addition to the living room.
Forest green stain rubbed into the wood. a
white g0atskn rug was thrown over the back and
a cushioned seat was made Of green corduroy. In
this guisc the kitchen bench became nrcslie
settee of intrinsic merit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

charges should have special privileges The cap
TAIN who had great sense OF humos rather a END
one day he came to me and said. What DO you
think IS her latest denand' Las, night you knoT,
Madam came up on deck and told my head 6mcer
she wanted that fog horn stopped at once as IL was
annoying Mrs. Ms baby!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY.

strength for the day. At early dawn stand
HELPLESS and weak and with unrested eyes
Watching for day. Before its portals lies
A low black cioud-a heavy Iron band
SLOWLY the mist Is lifted from the land,
And pearl and amber CLEAN across the SKIES,
Gladdening my upward gaze with sweet su'pr'''
own the sign know that He whose hand h ,sx
And changed that iron bar TO molten gold, 60
VIII 10 my wandering steps be Guide ana Say
breathe o er my wavering heart His rest TOT aye
And give my waiting. folding palms 10 hold
His blessed morning boon-strength Tor the nayi
' -(Rachel G. Alsop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
DOWN ON THE SANDS.

Down on the sands in the summer tine'
Watching the wide blue sea
Sending lis waves from far and near
Tumbling merrily -.
over each other, in foaming haste
To reach the sands so white
Ho, for vacation time again,
When armed with shovel ana noe,
Down to Dig and TO build In the saho
The happy little folks 60
MANY have forts and towers OF sano
The waves will wash away, I'll. .s IN
But the health and strength ana tne hino sooo wy
or the little paymates. know
VIII prove too strong for the wares OF tiiie
To scatter and overflow:
And the summer days will be happy Ones
II the children will but begin,
To hold all fast TO the Golden Rule
And gather the sunbeams In , J
N MARY D. Brine in The Sunbeamss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

There is no inconstant within of fashion that Will
ever Danish the shirtwalst. Dame Fashion seems
TO have accepted the inevitable, though she has
made many vigorous attempts TO mar Its starched
beauty.
In buying ready-made shirts women should make
a point OF slipping them on before purchasing.
There is what the shopgrl caEs large cut"
There will he Il different Size 10 every thlrty-four
waist made by different tailor. some vary In tho
width of the shoulders I'm the length OF sleeve
some I'm the length OF the waist and others In the
size Of the ncckband. 1t only takes minute or SO
longer, and the result is always satisfaction.
The universal adoption Of the ribbon stock collar
has been the means OF bringing in many new rib
hons Velvet ribbon Will begin reign in the fall.
n fact everything that can be made Of velvet Will
be Capcs, tunlcs. dresses. coats, cloaks. hats.
shirts every ching will be velvet, and velvet means
fiirs well.
Chiffon ties have stayed longer and taken a
str, niger hold than many prophesied As finish
Ing touch to the costume. these fluffy scraps. with
their elaborate ends, are invaluable.
Crepe de chimes will DO used for evening wear
this winter. owing to their adaptabty to the pre-
vailing style of clingmg effects Bcngalines will
be used "A great deal for everyday wear.
gardens concerts and various places Of amuse-
nent They are one OF the prettest Of the sea-
sons fancies.
An attractive costume seen at a roof garden
Gently was a taffcta coat cat I'm Eton effect 1t
was Of violet silk finely tucked and had immense
revers OF purple. velvet. II with n gray
cloth skirt and soft pale lavender silk shirt waist
A turhln OF purple velvet with lavender chiffon
settles completed the costume.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
Opv Paul Laurence Dunbar)

(By Paul Laurence Dunoar)
She told the story. and the whole worid weps
AZ wrongs and cruelties II had not known
I1ut for this fearless womans voice alone.
She spoke to consciences that long had sepe'
Her message Freedoms clear reveille swept
From needless howell TO compliment tnrone'
Command and prophecy were In the zone,
And from It's sheath the SWORD Oh 'us'0e 'e"Es
Around two peoples swelled a fery wave,
Rut both came forth transfgured from the namo
Riest be the hand that dared be strong TO save
And blest be she who in our weakness came
Pronhet and priestess, At one stroke she gave
A race 10 freedom, and herself 10 fame.
IRON TIE Century Magazine for November, lSA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
FURNISHINGS.
HOW CLEVER WOMAN CONVERTED
OLD TABLES INTO DECORA-
TIVE ARTICLES.

coroRs AND MATERIALS TO USE II HARMONY
AND GOOD TEMPER ARE TO BE PRESERVED
A clever Brooklyn woman has utilized some every
day foundations in making some exceedingly at
tractive additions to the furnishings OF her home
And this was how she did 1t:
writing desk was needed in a contracted space
between two windows. In taking the measurements
for the height and breadth kitchen table OF white
wood was brought in The proportions OF this were
found TO be good that the idea of converting II
into a writing table raised
Two small drawers with black iron pulls were let
into the front piece. and cherry stain applied TO
match the woodwork OF the room. A piece OF terra
Gotta coored cloth was then fastened to the top
with black nails. and a border or the wood iel'
ments in gun metal gave ornamental significance 10
the simple piece OF furniture
Another table of the same character was trans
formed into a pretty washstand. First lower shelf
and a back piece to the upper one were put on by
carpenter. Then splasher rod at the back,
towel racks at either side and drawer pulls all OF
nickel plate. were added Inc inal satislylns toucn
was a cover made of white pique edged with cotton
lace
low packing box that happened 10 1T into
small recess under a bedroom window was made
into a most servlceable hold-al and seat. The
cover was fastened on with hinges and padded with
old comfortables. The inside lined with wall
paper. and the outside covered with striped
cretonne laid plain the cover and laid In crisp
box p.eats around the sides
A trining decor ition added to the ordinary bed
room table that accompanies the cottage sets made
II unique. piece Of pink Powered cretonne was
stretched tightly across the top and held down
firmly by small tack. full ruffie with beading