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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
A Ring Case Settled.

The celebrated case of Smith VS.. Stu
art for the possession of an engage
ment ring after the engagement had
been broken by the young woman has
been finally settled. Albert Smith and
Miss Nellie Stuart of Louisville we're
the principals. Smith was Tilted by
Miss Stuart, and after demand for the
ring had been refused, instituted suit
to recover it. Miss Stuart's mother
presented as an offset a bill for gas
and coal utilized and value of the en-
tertainment furnished by her daugh-
ter's company. trial resulted, and
the decision was in favor of the de-
fendant The plaintiff took an appeal,
but finally decided to abandon the suit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
OLD SORES HEALED
Incidents In the Ir--Idsnrs soushern Trip
Show Patriotism.

At every place visited by President Nc
Kinley during his recent southern trip
there were manifestations of patriotism
that were very gratifying to him. An oc-
casion of this kind was the banquet given
at Savannah. 1t would have been
notable event in any city for the perfec-
ton of the arrangements, the distin-
guished character of the guests, the
speeches, the enthusiasm that greeted
every allusion to reunited country and
the renewed relations of affection be
tween the two sections. 1t was veritable
love feast, and the demonstrations of
honor toward the President and the 10y
atty to the flag could not have been eX-
ceeded in sincerity in any city of the
North. Secretary Alger again ofiiciated
as chorister and led the singing; Ihe
guests and the hosts united in singing
The The Star spangled Banner. Dixie, L aI' and
THE Red White and Blue The Presl-
dent Joined as heartily as the most en-
thusiastic and cheered as loudly as the
rest the expressions of love pride and 10y
atty that came from every speakers lips.
The address of welcome delivered by the
mayor was notable for its patriotism and
eloquence, and when he alluded to Cen
eral Grant as the greatest and most mag
unanimous of soldiers the outburst of en-
thusiasm was greater than greeted any
other name or sentiment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
STORY OF A SECRET.

When Doris married 1 arranged to
allow her couple of hundred a year,
OF condf13cn that she kept Il a secret.
am blessed with q number of other
nieces to whom 1 have no desire to
allow anything. They are all nice
girls, In their way, and I've no par
ticular fault to find with them. but
they aren't Doris. She was always
my favorite, from the time she began
to talk. No doubt it was artful of her
mother to teach her to say, mice
uncle!' before she could toddle; but
she did, and that settled the question
of favoritism.
Doris is romantic young person,
with weakness for writing poetry,
and all that sort of thing, and she had
some scruples about keeping a secret
from her husband; but l insisted.
"Of course, if Harry should ever be
hard up, you'll have to tell him and
go shares" l said. But if he has a
fault"
He hasn't" she assured me.
When they had been married about
fifteen months she called at my office
one afternoon. She kissed me three
times, and termed me Dear old uncle
twice; SO l knew that she had come to
propose something preposterous.
We'll, madam" l inquired, cross
ing my legs and folding my hands
judicially, may I ask the real pur-
port of this demonstration?
She traced the pattern of the carpet
thDughtfully with her parasol. 1T is
getting rather worn" she said, "and
the pattern is too small. l should have
warmer color next time II l were
you; and-O! l came to propose some
thing"
Yes. my dear" I said calmly, Il
could have told you that"
Il was going to say that you were
quite right about that allowance of
mine. 1t is kind of you. uncle, really"
She touched my arm with her tiny
gloved hand. and l patted 1t.
Il trust Harry hasn't been plung-
lng?" 1 asked, with alarm.
20, dear, MOI" she cried. How
could you imagine such a thing?"
Then how is my wisdom proved?'
won't be cross-or satirical-will you,
uncle, dear?"
Il hope not"
IT'S this, uncle. You know how fond
Harry is of painting, and how he gets
up early and does such lovely pictures
before he goes to the city?"
"Ye-es. Go on. my dear
Il call them beautiful; but they
don't have them at the Academy-I'm
sure it's only jealousy-and he can't
sell them often, you know
"Umph!" l thought she wanted me
to purchase them.
Il want you to get an agent to buy
some-with my which
Harry knows nothing about" l was
preparing to object. but she put her
hand on my shoulder. 1T would please
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Strong Plea for Matrlmony.

Every almshouse in the land is full
of old ',achelor5. pale, moping men,
who mediate on childhood aRs. It's
memories of friends. Ii old age comes
with wealth then tie bachelor realizes
that the sweetest things ce :.se ca.srot
be bought. His house is not a home.
Those who wait on him work not for
love, but for wages. He is like a trav-
eler In strange land, who wishes for
n genuine resting place, and some one
to look at whom he loves.-Pittsburg
Dispatch
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Seasoning Lumber by Electricity.

new process is announced for sea
soning wood by electrical action. The
timber 20 lie treated is put into quad
rangular tank of liquid, immersed to
rather more than half its depth, and an
electric current applied through met
allie conductor, so arranged ms TO dis
tribute it throughout the area, and 1t is
stated that in a space of four minutes
the sap begins to eNude at the lower
end of the wood; in six hours it is all
extracted The wood is then placed in
another tank from which septic solu-
tion is forced into the pores by an cleo
tro-capillary method If, says the
Builder, this process has successful re-
suits at n cost which will not be com
mercially prohibitory, 1t may prove of
great importance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Mine? Well. I'm afraid So"

Mine? Well. I'm afraid So"
ut has always been a sad point with
her that they didn't go off better. So
1 thought perhaps we could arrange to
buy the lot with my two hundred. 1t
would please her awfully, poor little
woman"
l nearly choked with laughter, but
l managed to control my countenance.
"a splendid idea, and does you great
credit" l told him.
We arranged it so successfully that
in few days a check went to Doris
from her publishers for $780,
She came round just before dinner
next day to tell me; but, to my sur
prise, she seemed dismal. After few
minutes gloomy conversation, she sat
down on the rug at my feet as she
used to do when she was child, sob
bing as II her heart would break.
He has never said one word to me
about the pictures" she cried; "and-
and-I looked in his check book-and
and he's spent 1t all. know it is on
some one else"
Il have more faith in Harry than his
foolish little wife has," l said, cheerily.
Come. come, dear, you mustn't give
way like this"
Il wouldn't have cared for myself
II he had just bought something for
the dear little baby" she continued
huskily.
Give him little more time." sug-
gested. Meanwhile, I'll see what l
can find out. l shall see him at the
club this evening. If you will let him
out"
He can go just where he pleases,
and when he pleases." she said, scorn-
fully. Il don't want him"
Don't be a little donkey" l said,
sharply. l seldom speak sharply to
Doris. If do she generally cries, and
makes me feel a brute.
/ went round to the club after din
ner, and found Harry watching the
billiard tournament, as 1 had expected.
He was dull. and after bit drew me
into an alcove.
Look here uncle, Doris hasn't said
a word about the check for the poems.
l thought perhaps she hadn't opened
the letter-you know she's jolly care
less about such things-so l went up
to her room when she was out this al
ternoon to see If it was lying on her
table. 1t wasn't-but the envelope was.
So was her check book. / didn't know
she had an account even. | supposed
it was shabby. but l looked at it and
found she ha6 a lot of money l knew
nothing of; and had just paid a check
for over couple of hundred"
Good heavens, man" l cried. You
surely don't suspect her Of anything
wrong?"
"Wrong-certainly not; foolish
nothing more likely. Anyhow. she
hasn't been straight with me. l don't
know II she thought l might want her
money" He kicked chair savagely.
saw the game through while con-
sidered the matter. Then l left. and
took a cab to their house, resolved to
have done with secrets. The truth
might hurt their vanity; but they'd
have to put up with that. When / en-
tered the drawing-room they were both
the-e, and plunged at once into the
matter.
Look here. young people," / said.
you both have secret" But Harry
put his arm around her. and they look
ed at one another and laughed.
I've found out" said he.
Sc" she said, have l. think
you're a pair of wicked. deceitful crea-
lures. ."-Ex.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

lOlioNtd your ulTGC-
tions, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what it has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia E. Pinlham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and l will recon-
mend it to my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
r. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St, Canton, o.
The condition described by Mrs. Hoff-
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtalen by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinlham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as u hundred thousand ailing
women during n single year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
More Equipment for Baltimore & Ohio

The improvements that have been
made on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road during the past two years have
rendered it possible to operate carsN VI
a heavier capacity than have bed = n
use in the past and the receivers have
Just ordered from the Schoen Pressed
Steel Company of Pittsburg 1000 steel
coal cars of a capacity OF 100000
pounds each. These cars will be used
for the seaboard trade and are ex-
pected to be in service during the early
part of 1899. In addition to these cars
the receivers have also ordered from
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works 30
more of the consolidated locomotives
with 22x2S~inch cylinders.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
To Rreak LIN HazInr.

Mayor w c. Jemison of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, has taken it upon himself to
break up ha4ing in the University of
Alabama. and he has started in this
purpose in most forcible and deter
mined manner. He visited the univer-
sity on recent night and severely
hogged several of the students who
participated in the hazing of his son,
Allen Jemison, who was recently put
through the university mill. The may
or's son was recently entered in the
university. The boys promptly pro-
ceeded to administer to Allen the dose
that has been accorded to the new ca
dets-a substantial "bucking." Young
Jemison left the institution. He re-
turned, however, after the lapse of
week and was welcomed back with
another "bucking." The young man
returned home and reported the oc-
currence to his father, whereupon the
elder Jemison, who is an alumnus of
the institution, equipped himself with
a horsewhip and went to the cadet bar
racks after midnight. He went
straight to the rooms of three cadets
who had been most severe on his son
and called them out upon the stoop.
They were in their night clothes,
which were built of thin material, and
it is said the mayors cruel whip
stained the clinging garments well
with blood. The mayor is credited
with having executed the most ap-
proved job of hazing that has been
known at the university in many a day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
INDIANA TRUANCY LAW.
1t Is Resulting In decreased Attendance
school.


school.
The state truancy board of Indiana has
Just completed appointments of the truant
ofcers for the present year. The report
which 1t has prepared shows what Indi-
ana's new compulsory education law, in
the first year of its enactment, did in In
diana schools last year.
In 1897 there We're 237 truant officers.
Two hundred and ten of these made full
reports, showing that their cost to the
state was S255ii.61, or about S16S for each
ohcer. As a consequence OF the law and
its enforcement 32 600 non-attendants were
forced into the schools.
In assisting the poor to clothe their chill
dren and to buy school books, only $l5,-
S06,43 was necessary. The law being new,
there was considerable trouble last year
In enforcing it, and a little needless ex-
pense. The anti-child labor law, which
rather co-operates with it, is also better
understood, and 1t is thought that about
10000 more children failing under the re-
quirements of the law will be brought into
the schools. There are some defects in
the law which one years experience has
brought out. but they will be remedied by
the next Legislature.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Laws as to shlpwrecks.

English law allows in case Of ship
wreck damages to the amount of $40
per person If no life is lost and S75 in
case of such n loss. French law, on
the other hand, does not recognize any
responsibility on the part OF steam
ship companies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
EIectroiysis of Water T. pes

A curious state of things was OBJ
served recently in observing the cloc-
trolysis of water pipes in Dayton. Ohio,
in which it was found that stones and
pebbles near the pipes in some cases
seem to have been electro-plated with
the metal of the pipes, which one of
the experts believe has never been OBJ
served before.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
May Bring Lepro.y to rhl, Country.

Our soldiers in Hawaii may contract
leprosy and bring it to this country.
While leprosy is to be dreaded. there
are thousand times as many victims
to stomach disorders, but there is a
cure in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Other ailments that the Bitters are
specific for are malaria, fever and
ague. Sold at all drug stores.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Joslin Dry Goods Comnany ,

u Joslin Dry Goods Company of
Denver make bid for the western
mail order business. You will find
their ads. in this paper from now on.
They have been in business in Denver
for twenty-six years, and are most
reliable. Implicit confidence can be
placed in their statements.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Tit for Tat

1.-THE lips that touch liquor shall never
touch mine"
So warbled "A damsel with zest quite divine
Then retorted the man with wickedest glee
The girls that kiss poodles shall never
kiss me"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
Painfully Anxious.

THE new dentist is very handsome
and fascinatipo. Have you seen him
YETI" mo. but I'm just aching to do
so.'-Roxbury Gazette.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

Eight United States senators We're
born in Ohio-Allen, Allison. Baker
Carter, Elkins, Fairbanks, Hanna and
Turpie.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

FITS permanently Cured. hts afte
first day of DR.. kline's Great Nerve Restoret
send for FREE 5000 trial bottle and treatise
DIR. r. IL. kLISE Ltd. 93l Arch St, Philadelphia Pa
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

believe my prompt use of Piso,s Cure
Wallace, Marquette, Kan, Dec. IL, '95.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

pleasant to me-" ''Why?" Because II Is
hard work for him to be pleasant to any
hody."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well

DEAR Mrs. PINKnAM:-Before using
your Vegetable Compound l was a
great sufferer. / have been sick for
months was troubled with severe pain
in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets AL
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
25c. The genuine has L. b @ on each tablet
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

Little Dick cried when he wore his new
shoes" Don't they nt?' Yes, but they
don't squeak"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

"Hobson dotes on his mother-in-law."
Just to be PECULIAR" No; at Christmas
she always sends him something that his
wife can't use"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

d
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
md financially able TO carry out any obliga-
uons made by their firm.
West TruaN, Wholesale Druggists Toledo
O.; Walding, kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo Ohio
Hall Catarrh Cure is taken internally, net
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free Price
15c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls FImily Pills are the best
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

"Our Audubon Club had an interesting
meeting to-day" What bird are YOU
studying now?'' Turkey"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

''Those new nsighbors must be very or
dinary people" "Why?' Their cats
ca tch mice"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

'ver part of bow
$, also suffered
with dizziness,
headache, and
could not sleep.
1 wrote you a
letter describ-
ing my case and
asking your
\. advice. You
= replied tell
ing me just
what to do. L
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup
For children teething ,softens the reduces tnhs
Allays pain wind collie. n bottle
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-10
How's THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
rase of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-17
NEWS OF THE CLUBS.

The Evolution of Woman was the GEN.
trail thought Of the discussion at the
Bescher club yesterday sfturnoon. The
discussion was led by Miss Charlotte ].
Thomas, honorary president. In her usual
vigorous and original style. Miss Thorn
as cited Woman's condition in tns past,
her gradual emancipation from serfdom
and theological bonds and her advanced
position today and then asked, what is
She Doing With 1t and What VIII She Do
With Iti VIII it make hsf broader, more
tolerant, more patient, better wife and
moth or and above all free her from petty
gossipf An animated discussion fol-
Lowell. Mrs. John L. Palmer presided.
Roll call was answered. by quotations
from Mrs. Frances L. Nace's writing,
Mrs. Z. Ii. Bieelow reading an Int e u.
ing sketch of Mira Maze and her writ
ings. Mrs. Ballard of Clark street was
hostess.
At its last meeting the Savoir Faire
club appointed the following ladies as
committee on the Travelling library !;
Mrs. George p. Thomas, Miss +. W.
York, Mrs. A. A. Kendall. 1t IS the
clubs intention to select a miscellane ous
library suitable for general re aiding for
aIl age; which 1t Will loan in .he state
absolutely free of expense. The books
will be donated. To meet the cost Of the
care and the express q ssries Of entertain
ments will he given the nrst of which
will tie large whist.
lie Portland Equal Suffrage club will
IL eet on Saturday with Mrs Charles Day.
2s3 Bracket street. A program me OF
unusual intarsst has been prepared and a
large attendance is assured.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-17
See Fosters Dye House Adv. on Last Page November TO-
MAINE WESLEYAN SEMINARY.

Kent's Hill, Nov. 16.-The benefit con-
cert forIthe Athletic association Wednes.
day evening was highly enjoyed, and q
good sum Was nsttsd for the association.
The following programme was presented:
Estudisntinn, Ar'gsd by MIR. Barker
Mandolin Club.
Violin SODA Fantaisie on tbs
theme, Annie Laurie,
Melville Francis.
Tenor SOng-Auld Plaid Shawl,
Louis Is Mcrss.
RecitaI-Lily Sefvosses Hide,
May Taylor.
Mandolin Solo--Stars and Stripes
Forever, Sousa
Louis b. Morse.
Qaartette--pwo Ssartets,
Ars Morse, Mr.. Rookliffe. Mr.. Morse,
Df. Morse
Piano Solo Selection Sonata, Up.
No. s. Beethoven
Kent X. Rocklifie.
Following the concert refreshments
were served In the gymnasium.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-17
GUN NO. 6 TESTED AGAIN.

When the experimental firing was con-
Quoted at Fort Williams some weeks since
a favorable report was made on the work
ing OF tho "big fellows" save No. o.
This tan inch gun did not seem to be in
form OH the occasion referred to and
when reports were received ut Army
Headquarters ~ to It's queer manoeuvres
10 exsou ted no little com ment.
After due elaboration 1t was thought
pest TO give the big disappearing gun an
other trial, and Capt. Wheeler Of the
ordnance department was directed to
proceed to Fort Williams and supsrintend
the firing.
He arrived there yesterday and this gun
was put to another tsss. 1t bobbsd up
sersneiy, bslched forth and then disnp-
pearsd. Everything run smoothly, not
once but twice.
No further tssts were deemed necessary
and doubtless the report Of the ordinances
officer will be that there is nothing tbs
matter with gun No. g. "She Is all
right
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-17
sEAMEN's INSTITUTE.

The Seamen's Institute. 5fS Fore strest,
opened for the SEASON Wednesday night.
There WAS fair attendance of sail ors
during the evening, who spent the time
In reading the numerous papers and mag
asines. This is very popular institution
with the sailor. The rooms are pleasant
and with the interesting reading matter
provided by the friends Of the sailor they
can enjoy many of their evenings ashore
in thsss rooms instead OF wandering
around among the lands sharks who con-
slider the ssamsn their legitimate prey.
Il has been productive of much good dur.
ing past winters ana has received the ap
probation Of sh'pmastsIs and owners.
During this winter the managers of the
rooms intend to give series of entertain
msnts, the talent to be furnished by the
crews of the vessels In the harbor. Last
season these entertainments were the
means of bringing many sailors to the
rooms and the talent supplied was sur
prislngly good. Those wishing to con-
tribute papers or magazines to ths rooms
may telephone or write to the British
Woe consul Office. and the reading mat
Tar will be sent for.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-17
HARBOR NOTES.
Items Of Interess Picked Up Along tina
Water Front.

The steamer Aucccisco brought 40 bar
rels of clans from Chebesgue on tha
morning trip 60 be shipped to Boston.
Capt. kennedy Of the steam lobster
smack OCEAN View made good thing
on bis last trip when he picked up the
abandoned schooner Mary Fsrrow OF
Boston and towed her to Port Clyde. The
vessel Is now In his charge and when
his salvage claim has been settled he will
be richer by about Zoo.
Osman Mustsffer, IN Egyptian, who
Was removed from the steamer Cumeria
10 the Marine hospital on her last trip to
this pert was taken to the steamer Kill
dona Wednesday to be carried vim Lon
don to mis- home In Alexandria He was
sent by the British vice-consul. who
locks after the interests of the Egyptian
government at this port.
Yesterday was q good day for the lob
ster business In this oity, thres sniaoks
arriving and well supplying the market,
The Lizzie May brought load of 5000 /;
the Eva Martin, $500 and the Edith M.
Thompson, 1000. 1t IL very likely that the
Eva Martin and the Eiith NJ. ThoInp.
Ion will run to Nova Scotia for Holsters
as last year. They viii probably begin
about the first of January.
The crews of the tugs Fannie g. and
Z. A. Dickey enjoyed q dinner Of boiled
clans emily yesterday afterno IN. Both
tugs drew up alongside of each other at
the end of Custom House wharf. A
number of invited friends were in stten-
dance besides the regular crew.
The steamer Cumberland which has
besn laid up several days for winter re-
pairs. sailed at noon. She takes cargo
Of empty barrels for the Portland Coop
erage company to Glen Cove, n. Y.
For the first time in several days there
was an arrival of maddox, the Fannie
Hayden bringing In lot for j. W. Ire
fethen. The Hayden also brought 5000
hake. God and cusk. The Uncle JacK
brought $4,000. and the Eva and Mildred,
1900.
The steamship Kildona sailed for Lon
don in the forenoon. She took q cargo
that consisted, among other things, OF
81, 139 bushels of wheat. There were also
taken 900 head of cattle an d 159 sheep.
The German steamer Austria sailed
in the afternoon. She went ont light
and will go to New York and baltimore
ana thence for q trip to China
The Canada OF the Thomson line. Is
expected to arrive ut any time. She has
been II days out.