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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-21

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every morning to subscribers In all paris OF
Portland and In Westbrook aud Souh Fort
land.
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ny the year, 81 IN advance or SLED ~ 'he
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-21
UNDERWOOD SPRING.

Spacious Dining Hall always open. Music
Card and Smoking Rooms, all with open 1ses.
brilliantly lighted by electricity aud heated by
steam. decorated with palms and evergreen.
An excellent menu from which TO order
Game and hsn dinrers specially.
Arrangements made for Dinner, Dancing or
Card partle, with or without special cars at
ofice of PORTLAND & Yarmouth Electric Rail
W " Co.. Office 40 Congress street Telephone
el6-3. nov23uu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-21
FINANCIAL.
$4,000
3 Per Cent. 90 Year Bonds
--oF THE
Akron, Ohio. Water Works Company.

Hhtuu, uilu, uotUt WVfho uunpuiI,
Issued 1859. Maturing 1919
without option OF earlier redemption.
Issued TO refund like amount OF SIX per
cent bonds,
We placed the original issue Of sir per cent
bonds OH these water works at the time the
works we're constructed, and have been famil-
from that time, through several visitations. The
population then, 1850, was 1900: II Is now esti-
mated at 5000.
The source OF supply IL from Summit Lake
and wells on lands Tying between the lake and
the company's pumping station. The water Is
pumped to an elevated reservoir. whence II
falls by gravity TO the city, In addition TO which
sure. The distribution system comprises about
lfty-h 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 aii the
bonds.
The mortgage securing these bonds was
drawn, under our suiervision, 70 carefully
bonds. IL also provides FOE an annual Sinking
Fund for the purpose Of purchasing and retir-
ing tho bonds Of this issue at their market
price up to i0b and accrued interest
The Akron Water Works IL nos new enter:
prise. but Ia y well established. successful
property In a prosperous and growing com
munity rud = owned and controlled BY sue
cessfui business men.
Price and further particulars on application.
n. NJ. Payson g. Co.,
81 EXCHANGE ST.
oci26du Established 1854.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Don't Lend Your Evening Clothes.

"No, am not going out in the even
ings just now to anything but strictly
informal affairs" remarked a friend Of
the Saunterer the other day. why?
well, because just now 1 am not the
possessor of a dress suit, and lack the
wherewithal to purchase another. 1t
happened this way: l had FRIEND a
good fellow, who came to me one night
and asked me IL / wouldn't lend him
my swallowtail. 1 consented, but
told him wanted the clothes back the
next week, as / had function to at
tend myself. Well, to make long
story short, the week went by and not
my evening buds. l had to miss my
date, and was pretty mad, but l didn't
say anything. Another week went by,
and sal no word. Then l decided to
go out and hunt up my friend and find
out if he intended to keep my clothes
forever. 1 called at his boarding house
and rang the bell. His landlady came
to the door. When l asked If my
friend was in she gave deep gasp Of
establishment and exclaimed: Why,
didn't you know he was dead and bur-
.ied?' 1t was my turn to be knocked
out After l recovered my breath
explained that l had not heard the
news, and had merely called to take
back my -ress suit. 1t would doubt
less be found among my friends eff
fects, l explained. The landlady
turned pink, white and then pink
again. Why, she gasped, that must
have been the suit we buried him in.
1t was the only good one we found
among his wardrobe So you see the
reason why say no to R. S. ". p
notes just now"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
GENEROUS LISTENERS.
Preacher Went at Point OF Gun but
| Was Well Paid.

Preacher Went at Point OF Gun butI
Was Well Paid.
Writing to the Central Christian Ad-
vocate, Rev. A. P. George gives the fol-
lowing account of an adventure had by
himself on the plains in the wild and
woody days of western Kansas: I'm
the early days of Garden City district,
In southwest Kansas, was camped one
might, sleeping under my buggy, In
Kearny county, south OF Hartland.
There were five of us in the party. We
were all sleeping and our campfire had
died down, when one of our number
was awakened by cowboy, who want
ed to know where the big preacher
was. l was pointed out, and awak-
ened by a shake with his foot. He
asked, Are you a preacher I am |
replied. Well, hustle out; we want
you to come to our camp and give us
chapter Of the everlasting I will be
down in the morning. l replied. He
pointed his gun at me and said: You
will come now I Immediately an
swered, All right / hurried out and
followed him nearly mile away to
camp, where l found his comrades
were waiting. Well, boys, what do
you want?' l asked. The best you
have in the shop, and we want IL short
and sweet, and in old Methodist style,
answered the leader. Then sit down,
I said, and, as cannot, you must sing
They sang with great vigor, Jesus,
Lover OF My SOUL When l prayed l
coupled prayer with watching, believ-
ing that, under the circumstances, the
two should go together. then preached
them sermon from Revelation Ill, 20,
entitled, The ladder to glory have
often used an hour on this sermon, but
the boys wanted it short, gave it to
them in about twelve minutes, and
then babe them goodnight and started
for the camp. Hold on; come back
here They all seemed to speak at
once. We never let preacher go OF
in that style; Pete, you take UP col
lection, and Pete seemed to under
stand his work as steward and turned
me over SILL"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
PLANO. Try Her Nerves.

A funny story about Miss Marie
Corelli comes from Stratford-on-Avon.
where that mystic novelist has been
living opposite young ladies' school.
It appears that in this school are many
pianos, daily practice upon which by
the pupils has been excessively dam
aging to Mis- Corelli's nerves. Driven
to desperation, the New York Tribune
says, she wrote to the principal OF the
school asking that when pianoforte
practice was going forward the WIN
dows might be kept closed. as the noise
interfered with the progress Of literary
composition. To which the school
mistress replied that II the noise would
prevent the composition Of another
book like the Sorrows Of Satan" she
would order dozen more pianos.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Annual Golf Expenditure.

According to statistics. golf at the
present moment means an annual ex-
penditure of e2,000,OO0. says Tit-Bits
Probably this is an underestimate.
There must be somewhere about 1000
golf clubs and club houses in the
world. Each of these requires stan
of servants almost comparable to that
Of an average hotel. Almost every one
has at least one professional or club
maker, who has to attend to the actual
wants of the members in such matters
as clubs and balls, who has men IN his
employ, and who may see that the
links of his club are kept in order, al
though a special officer or greenkeeper
is often retained for this duty. and, Of
course, is paid a special salary. In ad-
dition, each club has. partly at least,
under its control a large and often
ragged regiment Of "caddies," Of al
most all ages. who carry clubs for play
ers at a fxed rate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Inntlnct md Death.

During my fourteen years of hermit
life / have run across many incidents
that prove that wild animals compre-
bend the meaning Of death. Two years
ago found the nest Of wild" domes-
tic cat in an old stone wall. There
were three live kittens and one dead
one. I left the dead kitten as an ex-
pertinent. Whenever had found
nest before this, q visit few hours
later would find the nest deserted, the
kittens removed to some secret spot.
When l again visited the nest In ques-
ton 1t was deserted save for the dead
kitten. II that cat had no conception
OF death she would have placed the
dead kitten beyond my reach, and for
the same reason that caused her to
remove the live kittens.-Forest and
Stream
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Vitality of Snalls.

The snail is blessed with great powers
Of vitality. A case is recorded of an
Egyptian desert snail which came to
life after having passed four years
glued to a card in the English museum.
Some species in the collection of a
certain naturalist revived after they
had apparently been dead for fifteen
years; and snails, having been frozen
for weeks in solid blocks Of ice, have
recovered upon being thawed out The
eggs are as hard to destroy as the snail
itself. They seem perfectly Indifferent
to freezing, and have been known to
prove productive after having been
shriveled up in an oven to the
semblance of grains of sand.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
THE SUMMERS OUTING.
A Traveller Tells About the Beauties of
Trip to the Coast.

Trip to the Coast.
During these long evenings of fall
and winter, many plan will be laid
for the bright warm days OF summer,
coming bye and bye, when Nature
again assumes her lighter garments
and decks herself in green of field and
flame of flower, appropriate dressing
for her milder mood.
Plans made in advance are most apt
to be realized and be as fruitful OF re.
suits as expectancy painted them.
l we're to place before the readers OF
this paper an ideal outing for the sum-
mer, 1 would direct their attention to
the scenic division of the country
where the eye may be pleased, the
mind broadened by contract with Ma
ture, and where health giving winds
blow away the miasmi from dulllng
minds as we'll as aching bones. A tour
of the West is one of the most cher-
ished hopes OF the rich traveller anu
equally is the more humble, but provl-
dent clerk, or artisan entitled to en-
Joy the awakening of the senses
caused by revelations of countries new
to him. "The Overland Route" COM
prises the scenic and historic plains
and mountains lying between the Mis-
sissippi River and Western slope
Great minds have dwelt upon the ro-
mances of the old trails and wrought
into story and song the incidents OF
travel, dangerous and, in the early
days, not free from intense suffering.
Greater minds have spanned the track
less waste with rails Of steel and
placed upon them putting leviathams
from the shops, and attached to these
magnificent palace cars and all
the appurtenances of comfort while
travelling. The Overland Route" Is
the name adopted by the Union Pacific
sytem which crosses the now fertile,
once arid plains of Kansas and Colo
RADIO, invades the narrowing canons,
deep and forbidding, but wonderfully
attractive, as danger ever Is, passes I'M
der frowning cliffs and around gigan-
tic promotories, bald and reaching to-
ward the skies, not unlike sentinels,
which protect the secret OF the mine
until mems necessities make the I'M
covering useful for the people. There
is no grander scenery than that which
the Union Pacific traverses between
Denver and the surrounding points.
and in its Westward course, through
Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ington. The Colorado parks are them
selves a revelation 20 the uninitiated
and Salt Lake and its cnvirons afford
study and entertainment and pleasure
for bright minds. THE Coast" are
words which have an indefinite mean
ing to those who have never visited
the Western outpost of our prosperity
and advancing civilization. but II
should be seen and known, end now.
while there is time TO study about the
country, is the time to lay your plans.
No more enjoyable outing can be than
that found In all the standard guide
books describing the Onion Pacific trip
to the Pacific coast
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
QUALITY AND NEWS.
FAME AND EXCELLENCE ARE
DETERMINING FACTORS IN
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOP
MENT.
Ono of tho Important Functions OF
High-Class Newspapers.

In presenting interesting phases OF
scientific and economic problems,
high-class newspapers frequently give
information of as great value In their
advertising columns as in those de-
voted to the publication Of the prin-
cipal events Of the day; and when
the fame of product is extended be-
yond its natural limits into foreign
lands, and a large demand created
throughout Great Britain and her col"
onies and the principal seaports and
cities of Europe, Asia and Africa, 1t
becomes q pleasant duty to note the
fact and to tell Of the points OF ex-
cellence on which so great success Is
based. We refer to the now world
famed laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs,
the product of the California Fig
Syrup Company. The merits of this
well known excellent laxative were
first made known to the world through
the medical journals and newspapers
of the United States; and is one Of the
distinct achievements Of the press. 1t
is now we'll known that Syrup of Figs
is an ethical proprietary remedy, ap-
proved by the most eminent physicians
everywhere, because 1t is simple and
effective. yet pleasant to the taste and
acceptable to the system. and not only
prompt in its beneficial effects, but
also wholly free from any unpleasant
after-effects. 1t is frequently referred
to as the remedy of the healthy, be-
cause it is used by people who enjoy
good health and who live we'll and feel
well and are well informed on all sub
jects generally, including laxatives.
In order to get its beneficial effects, 1t
is necessary to get the genuine syrup
of Figs, which is manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

It is being urged by high authorities
that the relief afforded by the suns
rays to wearing pain. neuralgia and In
flammatory, is more effective and last
ing than that of any application what
ever. Those who have face ache should
prove 1t for themselves, sitting in a
sunny window, where the warmth falls
full on the cheek. For nervous debili-
ty and insomnia the treatment Of all
others is rest in sunshine. There is no
tonic like it, provided the good effects
are not neutralized by ill-fssling. To
restore a withered arm, a pa1sied rheu-
matte limb, or to bring case of ner-
vous prostration up speedily, a most
efficient part Of the treatment will be
to expose the limb or the person sew
eral hours.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
An Interes ting Fa milY.

An exceptionally interesting family
gathering was witnessed the other day
at Lichfield. The occasion was the
celebration of the ninetieth birthday
of Mrs. Selwyn, widow of Bishop
George Augustus Selwyn, who died in
1878. -Four generations were repre-
sented, the party consisting of Mrs.
Selwyn herself-who is still In very
good health, able to take walks in the
city, and to participate in the services
Of the cathedral---her son. the Rev.
William Selwyn, two daughters-in-law.
four granddaughter, one grandson ana
one great-granddaughte
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
INTELLIGENT RATS.
Blind One Was Led to Drink by Two
9th ers.

Bllnu one was Lea TO Drlnk ny Two
9th ers.
; zone day not long ago." said brick
manufacturer, zone of my workmen
saw three rats carrying long straw
across the brickyard. 1t seemed such
ian unusual sort of proceeding that he
stopped his work to watch them. Two
of the rats held the straw at the oppo-
site ends, while the third supported
the center. They were making straight
for the river, which flowed by one side
of the yard. When they arrived at the
bank they laid down the straw and
took long drink then they proceeded
to take up the straw again in the same
manner as before and returned by the
same way they had come. This so in
,terested the workman that he deter
mined to watch IL they would come
again. And sure enough, at about the
same time next day, they appeared,
carrying the straw exactly as before.
Having provided himself with gun,
he shot all three to see if possibly he
might thereby solve the mystery He
discovered that the rat in the center
was blind, and therefore concluded that
this was the animals kind method OF
leading their afflicted comrade to the
water to drink.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
A Remarkable Career.

Jno. M. Smyth, head of the great
house of Jno. M. Smyth Co., of Chi
cago, commenced life in a very humble
way, but by dint Of hard work and
great business ability has built up the
largest concern of its kind in the
world. His name is synonym for
honesty and fair dealing. The great
guitar bargain shown in another col
umn of this paper should be of interest
to those who are musically inclined,
and their mammoth catalogue of
everything to eat, wear or use should
be in the hands of everyone.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

In warm countries like Italy ice is
very hard to get, and costs a great deal
of money. One Of the princes living in
northern Italy near the mountain
ranges sells snow. The snow is packed
in baskets and carried by mules at
night to coast villages. where it is
shipped to the cities and sold at three
and five cents pound. The prince has
the entire rirht to this trade.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

Baltimore, Oct. 21.-Should the pres
ent rate of increase in the net earnings
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad con-
tinue, almost the entire interest
charges and the rentals for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1900, will have
been earned by Dec. 81, 1899. This
was foreshadowed today when the net
earnings for September were made
public. The estimated gross receipts
were $2,SO4,293. the largest for one
month in the history of the company
and an increase of $216,597 over Sep
TENDER, 1898. The net earnings for
September, 1899, were also record
breaker, being $1,03O,4 93, an increase
of $271,S0 over September, 1898. The
net earnings for the first three months
of this fiscal year-July, August, and
acknowledgement S3,042,759, an
increase of s1,174,66S over the same
months in 1S9S.-J. H. Maddy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
How.s This3

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
ease Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall S
Catarrh Cure.
We the undersigned have known F. J.
Cheney for the last IS years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able TO carry out any oohga-
lions made by their firm
West 4 Truax. wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.: WaldIng, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
OF the system Testimonials sent free Price
&c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Passing of the Horse.

So soon as nature sees an improve
ment there is a change. The candle
gave way to electricity and the horse
to the automobile. The fact that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has been sold
for over half a century, proves its
value. There is nothing to equal it for
stomach or liver trouble.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

troubles Of her sex.
MRS. ANNA E. HALL, of Mill
dale, Conn, was all run down in
health and had completely lost
control of her nerves. She wrote
to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.
for advice. Now she writes:
~ wish to thank you for what
has done for me. 1t has helped me
suffered for a long time with ner-
ID limbs and falling Of the womb;
head and could not sleep. ! told
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
London OmnIbuses.

The London General Omnibus COM
pany runs 1900 omnibuses. which carry
10000, 900 passengers year and run
29, 900, 900 miles. 1t owns 1881 horses
and employs 5000 men.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they will
afford most interesting study and
some excellent bargains Our adver-
Users are reliable and send what they
advertise.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

A circular has been issued by tho
French minister of public works to the
railway companies of France informing
them that unless their trains keep bet
ter time the government will enforce
the full penalties ordained by law for
railway mismanagement.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

Knitting wool can be made fast
color by soaking it in strong solu-
ton of salt and water. taking it out
after a few minutes immersion and
hanging to dry in the oper air.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27

A mt1 may shut his eyes to a painful
truth, but he seldom shuts his ear If
the aforesaid truth happens to be
about his neiRhbor.