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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.

Gen. Ludlow thinks the present gene
ration Of Cubaus will have to pass away
before the island Is fit for self govern
msnt. If self-government is not to be per-
mitted until the Cubans reach the New
England standard of fitness. that 10 I'M
doubleday true: and it might be added
with equal truth that q good many new
generations might come and 60 before
that degree Of fitness was acquired.
But form Of seIf-govsrnmsnt among
people not much better fitted for 1t than
the Cubans are today. Is prevalent all
over South and Central America, with
our approval and We might almost
say, under our protection. for 1t ID nm
doubtedly true that II any foreign power
should undertake to establ sh a govern
ment in any one Ct the South or Central
American States. On the plea thai the
existing government was ineffective and
failed 10 properly protect life and proper
~, we should strsnuously object. If We
are over going to keep our pledge of Civ
ing self government to Cuba We have got
60 be oontsnt with a fitness ON the part
Of Its people considerably less than that
In New England, CT In even the less pro-
arsssiEe portions Of this country. We do
not mean TO imply that Cuba has already
reached the condition when 1t would
be safe or expedient to permit 1t to make
an experiment In governing itself. We
do not think that time has yet come.
But IL the experiment Is never to be per-
mitted to be made until 1t is absolutely
certain that 1t will be Immediately and
completely suoosafui. IL win never be
permitted. A nation oaunot be instruct.
Cd so completely In the art Of ssK gov
eminent. even nation having far bsttar
rsturaI qualifications for 1t than Cuba,
thst it can go right 90 work governing
itself without hitohss and errors. One
might just a. well expect 20 teach swim
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
DRIVER WAS HURT.
william Heber Thrown From the
Chemical Answering stin Alarm.

A blaze started in the cellar Of the
mattress factory of James L. Morgan &
Co, at 434 Fore street. Saturday morn
Ing Ut 1918 o'clook. The chemical engine
WINS called TO the spot by . still alarm.
The ten minutes following the alarm
were about as lively all around as one
could hope to see. In the cellar Of the
mattress factory stove had rscsntly beer
set mp and. not being prop,rly placed,
sparks oams from IL and fell into pile
Of the tine sawdust which covers the
floors of the establishment. Mr.. Joseph
b. Clary wisely decided not to give ths
d. partment q needless run, so he tele-
pnoned for the chemical. The collar doors
were opened and snow and water thrown
on the flames with such good eject that
In q few minutes the ire was out.
The chemical, driven By william He
Der, dashed out of Its house In surpris
ingly quick time and turned down Mar.
Market on to Middle, in front Of the post
Office, the sltppsry condition Of the streets
caused the chemical TO swing 10 an
alarming manner, and Mr.. Hsber wal
thrown 10 the street. he fell with greal
force and struck on the left side OF hi,
face. No driver living could have kept
his seat and everyone esp,cted to see chs
driver seriously injured. He was on hi
feet like Q flash, however, and after th'
runaway chemical. Albert Rowe ran int
the street and seized the horses by the
head while Mr.. Hsber climbed TO hi
ssat and took the reins again. The BLOOD
was streaming down his face and b,
made q Wild looking sight - the outhl
rushed down Exchange street. followed
hy q crowd Of running people. Fortu-
nately Mr.. Heper's injury was Nothing
more than . bad abrasion OF the nest
from which he will soon recover.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

Goebel still insists that he is elected on
the face of the returns, by which he
means the face Of the returns as he expects
them to be left when the contesting board
which meets this week gets through with
them. The only way that what he claims
oan be brought about is by Gthrowing out
the entire vote CT the city Of Louisville.
Probably the oontesting board which lie
entirely devoted to 6oehel's interest
would not hesitate to do that If there
were no personal danger in 1t, but public
feeling Is running>so high that If such
a thing Is attempted somebody will be-
hurt. This will have . powerful effect
upon the contesting board and probably
keep them from executing the outrageous
steal they are undoubtedly meditating.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

Public sentiment In Germany Is still
strongly hostile to Ensland In the Boer
war, and the Emperor visit to the Queen
at this time is not pleasing to the majori-
~ of the people An attempt is making
to show that it Is merely a personal WIS.,
1t, but the people suspect that politics Ia
at the bottom Of it, and probably they are
not far out of the way. Unless William
views had changed radically since he sent
his osten tatious telegram of congratula-
tion to kruger after the Jameson raid be
would not be going to England at this
time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
A TOW BOAT IN TRoUBL L.

Friday night the tow tOit Fanny q.
went to Ereeport TO tow TO Portland
large number of logs for W. u. Bennett
When on the eastern end Of Great Che
bsagus island on the return trip the Fan
ny g. broke her crank pin and IL be.
came necessary to anchor. The crew Of
this tug then rowsd to Yarmouth and
teIephoDed to Portland for the q. A.
Dickey TO 60 out to her a ssistance. IL
was nearly midnight before the Dioksy
reaahed Portland with her tow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

TN the above entitled cause the Chesapeake
Il g. ohio Railway Company having flrd its
petition praying for the appointment Of some
suitable person rs ancillary receiver OF all the
property and assets of taid The Atlantic Trans
portation Company withio the Jurisdiction of
this Court In the place OF Edward p. Meany
and Melville Z. ingalls,, Jr., ancilIary receivers
resigned. ard that said kdward r. Meany aud
Melville y. Ingalls,. Jr., anciltary receivers
resigned, may he ordered to transfer aud dellv-
or to the ancillary receiver whom the Court
may appoint In their place, all assets of said
The Ailantc Transportation Company In their
hands and under their control:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That hear
ing upon said petition VIII be had In Chambers,
IN Portland. on the twenty-third day Of Noyem-
her, 1899, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon.
WALTER s. GLlDDEN,
Clerk. supreme Judicial Court
unvtSdft
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
SLIGHT FIRE on vEsPEK sTREET

Saturday about 10 q. m. smoke was no
tics0 by the tenants in the new hai
house, IS vesper strees. Mr.. Z, q.
Richards, the owner, was At once sent
for and he quickly located the fire around
the chimney In the psrlor Of ths ssoond
fat Mr.. Richards, aided BY the neigh
bors, soon extinguished it. The damage
will be about Si00, covered by insuranes
with Piummer Bros.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

mercury. i0dlde potash, snd SUI have aches and
pains, mucous patches IN mouth, sore throat.
plmples, copper colored spots. ulcers on any
part OF the body, hair OF eyebrows falling oui,
II Is this secondary BLOOD POISON we guar
aptee TO cure. We solicit the most obstinate
cases and ehalisnge the world for q case we
cannot cure. This disease has always baffied
the skill OF the most eminent physicians. $500.
900 capital behind our unconditional guarantee
Absolute proofs sent sealed ON application. Ad-
dress COOK REMEDY CO. - Masonic Tenn
pie, Chicago. Ill. oct25d
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the Office
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the office oil
the DAILY PRESS. No VI Exchange street.
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
TERMS

TERMS
DAILY PRESS
BY the year. 80 in advance or 81 1.-THE end Of
the year.
BY the month. so cents.
The DAILY PRESS Is delivered at these rates
every morning to subscribers In AL parts Oh
Portland. and In wcstbrook and sontn rort
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS weekly
BY tie year, 81 IN advance. or si.2b at the
end Of the year
20 cents
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
W. HAVE CUR ED

Primary, Secondary or
Tertiary BLOOD PoIS-
son permanently IN 10
TO 50 DAYS. You can be
treated at home for
same Price under same
guarantee. II yon prefer
to come here we will
contract TO pay railroad
fare and hotel bills, and
no charge II we fail TO
cure. Ifyou have taken
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20
RUST z z 8,
$4,000
) Per Cent. 20 Year Bonds
OR THE
Akron, Ohio. Water Works Company.

Issaed 1899. Maturing 1910.
Without option of earlier redemption.
Issued TO refund q like amount OF six per
cent bouds.
We placed the original Issue OF six per cent
bonds on these water works at the time the
works were constructed, and have been fami-
lar with the growth Of the prop rty and the city
from that time. through several visiiations. The
population then. 1880 was i2.ooo; It Is now esti-
mated 1t $4,000.
The source of supply Is from Summit Lake
and wells on lands Tying between the lake and
the companys pumping station. The water Is
pumped to an elevated reservoir. whence II
falls By gravity 10 the city. In addition TO which
the company can supply water by direct pres
sure The distribution system comprises about
fifty-nve miles OF Iron and steel pipes The
financial statement shows handsome surplus
OF net earnings after payment OF all operating
expenses, taxes, and Interest charges on all the
bonds.
The mortgage securing these bonds was
drawn, under our supervision, TO carefully
guard the interests of all Investors In these
bonds. II also provides fur an annual Sinking
Fund for the purpose Of purchasing and retr-
ing the bonds Of this issue at their market
price up TO i05 and accrued interest.
The Akron Water Works Is no. . new enter
prise. but Is well established successful
property. In q prosperous and growing com.
inunity. and IS ownrd aud controlled by sue
cessful business men.
Price and further particulars on application.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

The Chesapeake a. Ohio Railway Com
pany VS.. The Atlantic Transporta-
ton Company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

HENRY p. cox, President
EDWARD D. WINSTON. President.
JAMES II. HAWKES.. yice-Presidsnt.
HUTSON b. SAUNDERS. Treasurer.
CHESTER II. PEASE. Secretary.
SETH l.. LARhABEE, Attorney.
oct20dtf.fc
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
Badly Confused.

Lord Bramwell, says the biographe1
Of that jurist, used to tell story illus
trating the complete paralysis which
may affect the human mind at trying
moments.
One day when he was on board a
Rhine steamboat he noticed lady, evi:
IDENTIFY in great distress, trying by signs
to explain to the officials some matter
of Importance. Fancying that she was
a countryweman of his own, he asked.
''Do you speak English?''
The poor lady had really lost her head,
and she could only stammer out, Gun
peu that is, little.
Then Lord Bramwell continued the
conversation in French, but it became
evident that the lady understood scarce
ly word. German and Italian gave
equally bad results. Finally she NUT
tered audibly to herself:
GLOW I wish I were safe at homel''
"But surely you do speak Englishl' r.
exclaimed the baron.
Il can't speak anything else,' she
sobbed 'sThat's what makes me SO
helpless among these foreigners.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
Intemperance In Drugs.

There is source Of nervous ailments
entirely special to this age and the un-
expected outcome Of our present day
chemistry and advertising. Intemper-
ance in drugs is becoming more com
mon, and it may possibly outstrip the
abuse of alcohol in its evil results. The
manufacture of new chemical products
is supplying the public with endless car
bon derivates Of high molecular power
and of imperfectly known physiological
action Some are most dangerous, and
their continued indulgence leads to con-
frmed neurosis OF hopeless neurasthe-
MIA, and it. thus comes to pass that as
the therapeutic activity Of the profession
tends to abolish disease that Of the pub
lie is manufacturing it. Medical Jour
nal
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
UPSET BY AN UMBRELLA.
AtCame Very Handy, but Made Three
Men Miserable.

AssSSa1ne very Handy, but Made Three
Men Miserable.
Talking about stealing umbrellas, .
said New Orleans business man. st
had. whimsical experience last week
One afternoon, when it was raining, I
happened to see very good umbrella
IN the hall, and-well, I annexed it, or
rather / established a protectorate, in
tending to return it before night to the
gentleman in the adjoining Office, who.
1 ,supposed of course, was the owner.
But somehow or other I didn't, and
for several days I lodged him in and
out of the building, feeling particularly
uncomfortable and guilty. Finally he
dropped in and, seeing the umbrella in
the front Office, walked off with it. I
witnessed the incident unobserved from
the rear room and naturally said moth
lng. Next day we encountered in the
elevator, and he handed me the UNI
brella.
"'Here's your parachute, he said
I,llhave to own up that I appropriated
1t yesterday, but it was raining, and
the temptation was toosstrong for my
morals.
II took it rather gingerly andre
Trained from offering any explanation.
That afternoon I set it just outside my
door and had the satisfaction of seeing
it disappear under the armsof an. arehi-
tect who is a prominent member of my
church and generally regarded as a
very moral man. Since then he has had
pressing business whenever / hove into
sight, and I infer that he is suffering a
duplicate of the pangs recently expert
enced by myself and my neighbor: The
fellow who originally left it hasn't
turned up, so I suppose that he, too, is
member of the robber band. New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
ENEMIES OF RATTLERS.
Hogs and Black Snakes Kill the Ven
omous Reptiles With Impunity.

Hogs and Black Snakes Kill the Ven
omous Reptiles With Impunity.
The two greatest enemies of the rat
tlesnake are the black snake and the
hog. The rattlesnake is slow and slug
gish in movement, while the black snake
is intensely rapid. The latter will cir
Gle around his foe and with sudden
dart grasp the venomous reptile by the
neck, so that it has no chance to use
it's poisonous fangs, and quickly squeeze
it to death. A hog, especially if fat,
suffers no danger from the rattlesnake
He will march boldly up to the coiled
reptile, allow himself to be struck in
his jowls once, twice CT three times, as
the case may be, and will then calmly
proceed to swallow the reptile without
concern. The reason for the hogs i'm
munity is due to the fact that the blood
vessels are SO minute and infrequent on
his cheeks, where fat is predominant,
that they fail to take up the poison and
carry it through the porcine system.
Hogs have been used in droves to clear
some Of the islands Of the southern seas
Of poisonous reptiles and have proved
successful.
By remembering two simple facts any
one can distinguish poisonsous serpent
from a harmless one. The venomous
reptile invariably possesses triangular
~ shaped head and blunt nose, while
his tail is correspondingly blunt and
stubby. Any snake that tapers smooth
ly from the middle Of it's body to the tip
Of it's nose and to the tip of its tail as
well, growing slender in gradual and
regular manner, is absolutely devoid of
venom.-New York Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
Women and Their Cats,

Louis Vain, the famous cat painter,
processes to believe that a cat owned by
a woman is the mirror Of it's mistress
temperament. He says that if a cat
that has been constantly with it's mis-
tress is suddenly removed from her so.
ciety the creature will show the char
acteristics madame has displayed. If
she has been snappish, pussy will
scratch; if she has been sulky, pussy
will sulk too IF this We're really true,
it would pay a prospective husband to
steal the cat Of his ladylove before tax
ing the fatal matrimonial step. AS the
cat is about the most independent crea-
ture alive, one can't help being skep.
tical of Mr.. Wain's theory.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
SPANISH / so ENCE
Masculine Manners ~ They Are Dis
played In Madrid.

MascuIine Manners N They Are Disc
played In Madrid.
Smart life is very little seen in the
streets Of Madrid. Women never walk
about unattended and seldom do more
than descend from and enter their car
Iriages. Men, az a rule, are grayely po-
lite, the best Of them genuinely SO and
| the others with varnish which does
VERY well when not scratched. They
stare out Of countenance every woman
who passes This, they explain, means
nothing, and is indeed delicate sort Of
fattery, but by American ladies it is
often taken for insolence and is always
Every trying.
an apparently well bred Spaniard will
| mot hesitate to walk down the aisle
during the entr' act, and, taking ia :
vorable stand near the woman he wishes
| to regard, stare at her for two minutes
lat time, with or without glasses No
sooner is the curtain down than nearly
all the men in the house-as rule
handsome fellows and well dressed -
bunch together in the middle aisle and
ldh0 tu0 uGdSuI0 u GuSlI SurIOuuu1QSS
1t is solemn moment Nobody smiles
or jokes, and there does not seem to be
much talking. Hats are worn, and
every man looks about and stares.
When an acquaintance is deserted in
one of the boxes, he gravely lifts his
hat and replaces it, but his features re-
tain their impassive gravity.
I The women, when one does see them,
seem to be handsomely gowned, but
they are not as good looking as the
men. They go about in fine looking
carriages, drawn by spirited horses or
by spanking pair Of mules. I have
never seen such mules as are to be seen
at times on the shopping streets of
Madrid You will often find on these
crowded thoroughfares equipages that
| would look well on Fifth avenue, focks
Of sheep and turkeys and slow moving
oxen, not to mention the omnipresent
donkey. The cafe life is an imitation of
the French article.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
Saw How 1t Worked.

A scientific demonstration which
caused some amusement is described in
a recent number of The Criterion: "a
certain physician had large Toepler-
Holtz machine which gave spark like
young streak of lightning. His wife
was much interested in it and watched
the doctor manipulate it until she fan
cied herself master of the apparatus
One day party of friends called when
the doctor was out, and the good wife
seized the opportunity Of paralyzing
them with her knowledge of science.
"She was very dignifed woman of
portly presence, and, after leading them
into the Office she began her explana-
tion with all the impressiveness Of a
lecturer. She spoke briefly Of the pre-
liminary manipulation Of the machine
And then,' she said, laying her hand
upon one connection, 'the electricity
goes from here to here;' whereupon an
angry white spark leaped out from the
brass ball indicated with a report like
horse pistol and smote her upon the
extended finger, causing her to sit upon
the floor with a violence that shook the
window panes
'"The guests stood around in expectant
attitudes, looking at their fallen hostess
in pardonable surprise Nhly for mo-
ment did that capable woman leave
them in doubt There! said she, in
the most matter of fact manner, as
though events had simply followed the
usual course. You see how it works.
Now let's go into the garden and look
at the chrysanthemums. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
Plaster of Paris.

The setting Of plaster Of paris may
be retarded by the addition Of 2 to 4
per cent Of powdered althea root. This
addition not only retards the hardening
Of the plaster, but also enables it to be
cut, filed, sawed and turned. An addi-
ton Of s per cent retards the complete
setting Of the plaster for about an hour,
SO that the mass may be used for any
purpose where it is to remain plastic
during at least a portion OF that time
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
A DisagreeabIe Neighbour.

81 notice GOODNESS between you and
Mrs. Nexdore. What is the trouble?''
'sShe sent her little boy over yester-
day for a stepladder we borrowed of
her two years ago. The artful woman
let it stay here all that time SO she
could send for it some day and make
me feel cheap Chicago Tribune. :
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
a. candy Cathartlc. cure constipation forever,
iec. 25c. If C. c. c. fail, druggists refund money
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12

Previous to the sixteenth century
every physician in Europe wore a ring
on his finger as an indication of his
profession,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
ssoNG OF THE TREE TOP. - -

ny q love is the wind, and his hEart is mine.
:, Here under the midnight sky
We steep, and we dream in the starlit CLEAN
-, And wake to the sea birds cry.
Wnen the day comes back and the sails unfurl
AS blue pillows fluff into foam,
We laugh in delight at the hurricanes fight
ana KISS when the ships come home
herbert Randall in Connecticut Magazine
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
: To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO.
BAG, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong: All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
A French writer has ascertained that


Napoleon's favorite dish was bean
salad, and that he held that so cents
day ought to be enough for any ones
meals Louis XIV, on the contrary, had
a favorite dish, made of the eggs Of
various BIRDS which cost $500
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12

In London no fewer than 1873, 900
people live four and more to the room,
and of these 5000 are packed to the ex-
tent of eight or more to the room.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
This Man Is In Trouble.

Some queer letters find their way tC
an editors desk. And here is enc of
them, which is warm with life and feel
ing and means business
To the Editor:
S1R-I sent you three weeks ago come Sun.
day sketch of poetry which was wrote by my
wife on her birthday. told you to print it OIL
Sunday and send the bill to me; but nary a
sketch of it or bill has SEEN You has placed
me in damagin perdicament by not printin
it 'cordin to instructions, for my wife thinks
either didn't mail it got 'full'' and Lost
it. Will you please drop line and set me
right about it I know I mailed it to you il,
the postotfce, but ain It got no w illnesses II
you will set right in the matter, will
write piece for you myself!
Atlanta Constitution.