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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

MANY Wills are being drawn in favor
of Good VIII Farm. A recent number of
the Good viii Record states that two wills
lately made provide a total of $3.50
for the school.
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According to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat MIR. BANDS honesty was
fatal handicap to him. Out there. 1t says
the biggest hypocrite is the biggest Demo-
GRAFT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The receipts OF the prize fight between
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons were about
SIS, 900. and the fighters got from S25, 200
to $4,000 apiece. Evid emily prize fighting
is very popular and profitable kind of
wiokedness,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

George Fred Williams Is to address
the Democracy Of the Second district on
June 18th. George Fred can be depended
upon 20 dispose OF what little there Is left
of the party in that region.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The farmers who met here Saturday
are not quito sure whether State au-
ditor would be a good Investment or not,
but they were certain that If we
have an auditor we do not need an
executive council, and they propose to get
rid Of the one before they get the other.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

Hon. George Fred williams of Massa.
chusetts and Hon. John Scott of Bath
will speak in Lewiston City hall next
Saturday evening in the interest of Mr..
Scott's candidacy for Congress.
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Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the ONCE OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. 90 Exchange street.
Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The tide Of summer visitors has be-
gun to Gov into Maine as It used to In
Junes before the Spanish war.
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DAILY PRESS
BY the year. 50 in advance or 81 at the end of
the year. 81
BY the month. 30 cents.
The DAILY PRESS is delivered at these rates
every morning 70 subscribers in all parts OF
Portland. and in westbrook and South Port
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS Cweekly)-
BY the year, 81 in advance. or SLIPS at the
end OF the year.
For six months, so cents for three months,
20 cents.
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The Lewiston beer trust has at last
been exposed ty Rev. O. A. Knicker r
booker, who.callH on the churches to form
trust against It,
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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, 1899-06-13

The American troops cleared out Cavite
on Saturday, but the insurgents got away.
The Filipino is a slippery fellow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

Boston Hera. d-Paul is busy plant
Ing, but Apoilos is way behind with HIS
watering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13
WEDDING RINGS.

One hundred Of them to select from. An
styles, all weights. all prices In 10, Il and rs
kt Gold. Largest and best stock Of rings
In the city. A thousand OF them. MCKINNEY.
the Jeweler. Monument Square june7dtf
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Except for an hour allowed the drug.
gists from to 10 a. m, every store was
closed in Gardiner on Sunday. The re-
suit Was very quiet day.
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RAILROADS.
Portland \ Worcester Line.


station Foo. of Preblr NJ.
On nu after Monday, Oct 5, 1875. Passenger
trains will Leave Portland.
FQr worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua
Wndham and Epping at 7.3o a m. and 1880
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
72o . N. and 1870 D. m
For kocnester. Springvals, Alfred, Water.
bore ana saco RiTss a $50 q IN, i2.sO and
$50 p 10.
For Gorham- at 7.sO and s.4S a IN, I2.sa aoe.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills. Westbrook
~ Junction and Weodfurds at 7S0 s.45 q. N.
1850, 500, $50 and $50 p. N.
The 1870 p. IN. Tram from Portland connects
At Aver Junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route
for the West and at Union Station, Worcester.
for Providence and New York. via providence
Line" for Norwich and New York. via Nor
witch Line with Boston and Albany Il. K for
sss e,, West and with the New York all rail- via
fJains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 1.So y. m. from Rochester at $50 g. H., 1.3o
and s.4s p. m !; from Gofham at go aSo and
io6o d M. La. 4lb. h4s p m
South apply to +. " McGILLlCUDDH, Ticket
q. W. DAVIS. supt
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that he
Il mas been duly appointed Executor OF the
last will and testament of
JOHN ". c. MORRISON, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland deceased,
All persons having demands against tue
estate OF said deceased are desired 20 pre-
sent the same for settlement, and all Indebted
thereto are requested to make payment I'M
mediately.
ARD0N W. COOAIBS.
Portland, May %, 1899. maySOdlawswTus
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Foreign Drafts.
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teresf, by the Portland, w ater
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Lewiston, Maine, Gas Light
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Chester. w., Water Company,
first mortgage. gold, Us, due
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Hudson, N. H, Water Company,
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indianapolis. Indiana. Water
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$9.99 WATCH,

90 year gold filed case waltham or Elgin
Nicke! movement, warranted to be the best
watch for the money. MCKINNEY. the
JeWeler Monument Square. je9
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Principal and Interest payable at the
Office OF the Farmers Loan a. Trust
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name at special lines of work. Powder
Can Mccormick is cook. He once vio-
lently told a contractor, who did not give
him enough tools, that he was not the
man to cook for fifty men in a powder
can. Tommy the Tacker is or maybe was
a good hand at driving spikes Some men
are in their glory when spiking in the
lead of track laying outfit. The loss of
a single stroke puts one behind there
Habit Too Strong to Stop.
I have heard it argued that following
grading camps gets to be disease It is
fact that some men will travel sometimes
thousands of miles without a cent, per-
haps to get to the front of new railroad
1 have only been in two such outfits, but
have felt the fever when 1 heard of others
starting. You live in tents and sleep prob
ably with your clothes on on the ground
with some blankets and hay If you are
lucky. Normally such work Is hurried and
goes on in all weathers, sometimes night
and day There is rough tin plate, plenty
to eat. Moiasses is called the walking
boss, sugar the gravel train, coffee the pile
driver and butter the axle grease These
names are not always used, but they are
always understood In grading camps.
Some contractors, by means of q saloon
discounting their own checks for cash and
hospital fees, try to get back all the money
they pay out Many of the most success
ful contractors. however. run things on a
more liberal plan. Most all contractors
take a monthly hospital fee out of en-
ployes wages. but come really take good
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For three days now / had been fishing
both the River Eske and Tough Eske. and
on every one of those three days I had
seen that great white salmon, and the
sporting blood in me tingled to the finger
tips each time saw him; and l used all
my arts. all my cunning, all my renowned
proves as fisherman (and that, though
that feilow-but without the slightest avail.
NV sleep o nights was disturbed. and l
went after him upon new plans In my
dreams. and caught him, think. three or
four times; but he always managed to
break away again. generally carrying off
half of my best priced rod: but one time 1
remember him carrying off the whole rod.
ana myself at the end of it; and 1t was
only as i dashed over dreadful falls
that | awoke. with an aching head.
on the fourth day did not get glimpse
of him at all. | carried home rather bet
ter take than my usual good take-and
Michael Slaivin complimented me highly
(Michael was my landlord for the week
spent on the Eske) on my skill and good
fortune.
Skill l once believed had, Michael but
I believe no longer; good fortune and
haven't even nodGing acquaintance"
What do We mane?" said Michael
1 told Michael of the splendid opportuni-
ties Providence and the big white salmon
had been recklessly casting in my way
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On Pooling the People.
,cago Tlmes-Herald.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
There was a man who went about pre-
dieting that the world would come to an
end in two years.
Put up your TOOLS" he cried; cease
your striving after money! Fall on your
knees and pray. for in two years the earn
ings that we save and the work that we do
today will be as naught"
And the people scoffed at him, and flung
eggs over against him. and refused to put
money in his hat.
Now therefore, the man saw that the
people would not believe him, and he sat him
down by the wayside, and he laid hold OF
the brow appertaining unto him, and he
thought.
Presently he arose, and smile was upon
his lips, and he went forth into the haunts
Of men, and he cried aloud unto them. say
ing:
"Oh, my brothers, you are sore oppressed.
Your masters are grinding you down. A
mighty crash Is near at hand. Why do you
spend your days in toll? Why do you not
rush forth into the market places and
arouse your fellow-slaves from the stupor
into which they are fallen? A storm Inn
Arise In your might and help to smite!''
And the people contributed unto his sup
port and accepted him as great prophet
and got so busy discussing the approaching
burst-up that they neglected their work
and were locked, and their hearts were
heavy
Moral: You can fool a good many Of the
people all the time II you do your fooling
on a political basis.
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looked UP from his work. and he sees an
awful lookin' skeleton bein' standin' over
him.
"Hilloa" says Dan. says he. who are
you, good man? what are yer or what's
yer arrand with me?''
Pm Death says the skeleton bein. land
my arrand with you is to tell we that yer
time has come to go with me-"
"Phew"' says Dan. says he, with a bit
Of whistle rs that the way of it?'
That's the way of it," says Death says
he. Are we ready to come along?"
Il am, says Dan, III We only wait till
put me things into the budget. 1 might
need it."
$50 Dan gathered into the budget all his
shoulder, told Death he was now ready,
and to come on. Out Death and Dan then
started and trudged away. But they
hadn't gone far when Dan stopped and
him.
What is it?'' says Death.
Its this says Dan. We'll be meetin
many of my neighborS as we go along, and
many people that knows me. and-I don't
mean any manner of disrespect to you. but
you know your looks aren't just the hand
soonest, an I'd sooner we weren't seen in
my company
well, what can dog" says Death. IF
l part with you 1 might have throuble
catchin' We again. for ye're very thricky,
Dan Maloney, all the wurrl' knows"
II don't ak we to part with me-" says
Dan. Il only ak ye to transform yerself
into very small and very light bulk, and
go into my budget and remain there as We
go.
I'm do anything to oblige we. Dan." says
Death.
So he thereupon transformed himself
into very small bulk. and very light weight,
and went into Dams budget.
II wish we luck, me lad, says Dan,
when we get out Of there.
The first iodgin' house Dan come till he
put up at. and hung the budget by his
bedside till mornin. Next morn.n' he
started off again, and didn't thravel far ill
ryin' stones. Dan went into the quarry to
them, and layin' down the budget
rock axed the men to come and bring
their slsdges an fledge the budget for
him.
"Bekase whyT' says the men.
''Bekase have got the divil In it." ssys
Dan.
"And when the three lads Parnt the divil
in the budget they lost little time but
were lammerin at 1t tooth and nail. wilt"
all their might and the we:ghtiest sl,1ges
they possessed.
Every sillendher .ney come down on
the budget poor DEAN kicked and screamed
fer ell he worth inside. And :his
made the men y on their Bows THICKER
mi -a-fer and harder every time.
Death bounced and danced inside. and
yelled and reared and cried out to them
and to Dan to show marcy. But Dan al
away, he standin' by enjoyin the thing
with all his might, till the sweat rolled off
them in dhrops as big as pigeons eggs, and
the arms of them was gettin' tired and
weak.
Then Dan made farms with Death, that
If Death would let him off for year and
day longer he'd let him out of the budget
This Death agreed to and Dan let him out,
and he went off limpin' and rubin his
"Dan he went back home and wrought
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along an away they wint Some wor ridin'
what they call tn thrimmin's; an some
were on tn trucks of her; an some were
r!dn' tn whust,e an tn aigle eyes whus-
kers."
Hark! the Poet Sings.
Tucson is an Arizona town. He who uses
a Tucson blanket fiops on the desert with
the stars for covering An eagle eye is a
locomotive engineer
In his song, Jerry, Go Oil the Car, the
poet Riley gives one verse to the section
foremans last words. l hope my quotation
is correct.
LET a spike maui rest
Right on my chest,
And the gauge and the old claw bar
And when 1 am dead
Lay frog at my head
And it's jerry go oil the carr
The poet Riley is not to be mistaken for
any other Riley. He is not Three-Finger
Riley, nor One-Eyed Riley, nor Gunny
Sack Riley. nor Box Car Riley. He is Jim
Riley. the poet. All of his songs are con-
nected with sections or railroad grading
camps.
Hard Work and Small Pay.
1t does not rain in higher Colorado. ex-
cept in winter. The rain falls on forma-
lions on which much snow has alternately
thawed and frozen. So 1t happened that
we always knew when it had rained be-
cause we had to work till trains could run
again. Two thirty-six-h hour stretches. with
one nights sleep between, was the worst
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I happened to catch. ] knew of one case
where a man was discharged because he
refuses to buck snow more than three days
and three nights without sleep. II Is not
fear of discharge that keeps men at work.
I think 1t is the inherited habit of labor.
and each mans wish to show that he Is as
tough as the others Poorly paid as they
are. section men do lots of work when ham
died properly. But they are ready to quit
at the slightest provocation.
One chilly morning we were carrying
track it was running under. We were
rather careful. A road master yelled,
Throw 'em in there Don't be afraid of
hurting en- A Swede turned in close to
him and dropped a fiat-sided rock with
awkward carefulness. The snow caught
the road master between the collar
of his rubber eeat- and his ear. Otto walked
away with wooden look on his face. but
ward: He looked at me like - but
he didn't say word"
Where there is danger from falling rocks
and slides night track walkers are kept on
DUTY. This Is dreary job, especially in
these frosty attitudes. where the track often
runs for miles through narrow canyons be-
side roaring river Night track walkers
are not always entirely sane.
An 1rishmon said once when we were dis
cussing our place in society, that the sec
ton was a good place for a man with a
strong back and a weak head.
Plant of the "Blanket stiR."
On a work train in Arizona l heard an
American, Brocky Kelly. free his mind.
THE railroader is the worst jumped-on
man in the country. The bcss jumps on
him, and the straw boss jumps on him, and
the boarding boss jumps en- him. When he
gets tired of being jumped on by them he
goes to town and takes a running jump a
himself. Then the barkeepers jump on him
and the gamblers and tin-horn gamblers
jump on him, and the police jump on him,
and the judge jumps On him. and the jailer
Jumps on him. When he packs his blankets
out of town he feels like he'd been shot at
and missed. and he looks like a scarecrow
on a bachelors ranch. And he hykes along
a king snipe to jump on him.
The next week Brocky went to Prescott
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take GOBLIN. and accordin'ly left him
hang1n' to the apple tree all night. And in
the mornin' he REALISED him only on two
conditions. One was that Death wouldn't
be in hurry comm for him again. but
would let him live natural tarm; an the
other that 1T would give him to know the
saicret of whether a sick person was goin'
to die or get we'll Death was only too glad
to grant Dan Maloney these conditions He
agreed to let Dan now live his natural
know whether a sick person was goin' to
get well or not. when you," says Death
to Dan, Ego into the room Of sick person
/ give to you the power of seem me, and
you're to look to see whether stand by the
sick mans head or his feet. If I'm standin
by his feet that names he'll get well. but
If I'm standin' by his head all the docthors
in Europe won't cure that man. He's
booked for me-" Then Dan REALISED him.
and poor Death hobbled off as best he
could after his nights airin'.
I. And now Dan Maloney pitched his bud
get to the dickens. cursed tinkerin' and
quit it, and announced himself as a doctor
fit to cure all things durable. And short
time he was at the doctorin afore his
name and his fame as a wonderful great
doctor spread entirely far and wide, not
alone over ireland, England and Scotland
but the whole continent of Europe. Be
kase. whenever Dan Maloney was called
in to see sick man. he at wanst pro-
nounced on him whether he could cure
him or not. If Dan ever said, "Ill cure
him., that man was sartin to be cured
and II Dan said, mo man can cure him.
that man was sartin to die. Wan single
prediction of Dams was never known to
grew great and fast. He never made a
smaller charge than five guineas to the
rich for ben' called in only wanst, so
afore no time Dan didn't know his own
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lays hand on an apple on that tree will be
held there till L give him leave to GO
That requist Is granted, likewise" says
the little man And then he took his skill
let with him and disappeared.
After that Dan had a less troubleder
mind than what he used to have-bekase
there was never a day passed afore that
that he wasn't frettin' and fumin. either
about the loss of some article out of his
budget, or else about the Robin of his ap-
pie three by the Donegal scamps But now.
after half dozen of these vagabones had
come to Dams little garden. morodin' and
got stuck to the apple tree and held there
till Dan came out and malavogued them.
efore releasin' them. they soon rarnt to let
his apple tree and little garden alone; and
he never lost anything more out of his bud
get. moreover So me brave Dan wrought
hard, and was happy.
But wan night when Dan was as usual
sittin' on his own floor bottomin' a tin can
or some job or another such. he suddintly
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! N THE CHU ROBES

Much interest is felt among Episcopa-
hans here in the coming annual conven-
ton of the Brotherhood of St Andrew
winch meets October 10 at Columbus, Ohio
The first session will be held in the after
noon OF that day in the hall of the board
OF trade After the reception of the annual
reports of the council there will be a con-
ference.
The program provides for devotional exer-
cises at the evening meeting, to be con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Arthur S. LLOYD of
Norfolk, Va. The corporate communion
will be celebrated at am on the second
day In Trinity Church. and at 10 o'clock a
business meeting will be held The same
evening public meeting will be held, at
which the subject of discussion will be
''The Church for Men" The principal speak
ers will 1t is expected. be President Hough-
telling. Mr.. W. c. Sturgis of New Haven
and Rev. Frank Du Moulin of Chicago
Early Saturday there will be three cele-
brat1ons. In Trinity. the Good Shepherd and
81 Paurs. respectively. These will be fol-
the Small Town. The last business session
Will take place Saturday afternoon, during
which THE Future" will be the theme of
discussion.
The anniversary sermon will be delivered
sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock At p.m.
the brotherhood will hold public meeting
IN the Board of Trade Hall on 1.-THE Social
T.issioh oi tne Church, TO Present Christ in
PRACTICAL Life as the Living Master and
King, the Enemy of Money and Selfshness.
the Power of Righteousness and Love"
AT the missions meeting, the same
evening. Rev DR.. Addison Ingle of the
chinese mission will speak and some ac-
count OF the work in the Philippines will
be given by Mr.. John Howe Peyton, who
Will have returned by that time from his
visit there In the brotherhoods behalf.
Among the many prominent churchmen
who are expected to be present during the
convention are Bishop Satterlee of Wash
ington; Bishop Paret Of Maryland. Bishop
Randolph OF Virginia. and the bishop CO.
Vincent. D0So
Rev. D. q. Maynadier, formerly chaplain
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ne ftNbit OI w eNffnS SpPctac{es.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
ut is a singular and grotesque fact" said
an eye specialist of this city, that a great
many uneducated people got into the spec
tacle habit without any need whatever for
wearing glasses. Take, for instance a man
whose eyes become a little infiamed from
exposure to the sun or some other cause
His sight is all right, and what he realty
needs is a soothing lotion of some sort to
alay the jrritation of the membrane Very
frequently. however, he will imagine that
he requires a pair of spectacles, and will
buy them at the cheapest place he can
find, without the slightest regard to the
suitability of the lenses. In nine cases out
of ten it is almost impossible for him to
see through the things. but he will wear
them as much as ne can, believing that his
eyes being benefited Such instances
are astonishingly common among the poorer
classes. and the peddisrs who go through
the country districts always carry several
dozen cheap specs in their packs They
find ready sale. have had several coun-
try people come to me for treatment who
were wearing glasses that contained only
one lens They would explain that they
took the other one out so they could see
to get around. When they were fitted with
proper lenses they were very much sur
prised to find they fcouid see better through
them than with their natural ewes The
wearing of spectacles in some remote rural
districts amounts to almost superstition
when people arrive at certain age they be-
lieve they ought to put them on, regardless
of their actual vision"