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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01
THEY ARE DISSATISFIED.


Some of the teachers of the public
schools are disturbed over the fact that
the schools ere TO close two weeks ear
lier than usual this year. and 1t is said
that some Of the pupils also share this
feeling. The teachers are I'm all proba-
bility disturbed over the salary ques-
tion, two weeks making quite differ
ence in their income, while the pupils,
those that expect to graduate, are dis
turbed because the time remaining is
not sufficient To warrant their prepar-
ing for graduation exercises.
In order TO prepare for graduating
exercises IL would be necessary To de-
vote the already very short time To
their preparation. Those students VINO
expect To enter college must reach
certain point I'm order TO be eligible Tor
entrance into college, and not TO nave
reached that point would be misfor-
tune. Besides that, all the work Is laid
out at the beginning OF the year, ana
having been laid out IL must be com
pleted. II is reported that there IL
movement on foot among the teachers
TO sign a petition asking that the city
Council make provision so that the
schools can continue the additional two
weeks. on condition that the teachers
are willing 10 wait until fall before re-
ceiving their pay.
While this is all very we'll as far as II
goes. the fact is that many Of the par
ents Of pupils that expect TO graduate
are rather pleased at the idea that the
popular graduating exercises are TO De
dispensed with Every year the pre-
paration for these graduating exercises
from the standpoint OF dress, particu-
larly in the cases of the girls. entails
the expenditure OF no inconsiderabie
sum of money. and, in addition 10 APP
parel. there are always several inciden-
tails. such as class medals, flowers. etc,
that help 10 swell the bill. All this the
parent looks at from "A business stand
point and there seems 10 be no CONF
plant that the graduating exercises
are 10 be dispensed with.
Ps nhekCvt,i Z g-drJdflawfdl SHItLD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01
800 DELAYED LETTERS.

In France, little while ago. letters
for 800 people were delivered--to as
many of the addresses as were still
living-which had been mailed nearly
2S years before. NThey were delivered,
moreover, at the earliest possible NOM
ent. although the distance between the
sender and the receiver was, in many
cases, only a few miles.
The story OF this long trip is inter VT
ing. says Youths Companion. during
the seige of Paris by the Germans In
1870. the postoffice administration hit
upon the expedient, in addition TO the
balloons. of inclosing letters in small
zinc globes water-tight and hermeti-
cally sealed, and of dropping them into
the Seine. There they fioated-if they
were not captured by the Germans
down the river to the French lines,
where a net stretched across the river
gathered them in, and they were sent
on their way in Paris.
Unfortunately for tho French the
-e,a4.,,4t+t4s- discovered -tAe-eAara cter-li+
these zinc floats. and as they could not
hope To see and fish out by ordinary
means all the letters that went down
thus. they stretched across the river. u
Villeneuve- Saint t-Georges,a net of their
own. and effectually stopped this new
system of postal communication.
The zinc balls and their use were
pretty nearly forgotten, when short
time ago, fisherman found in the
Seine. near Nilleneuve, a queer-looking
globe OF zinc. With a large knife ne
opened il TO see what might be in 1t.
and found 800 letters, still legible. and
all dated December 1870. They were
delivered to the postal authorities, and
after this long wait in the river went
their way: but their news OF the state of
things In the country was little stale.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01
A DOCTORS
Success With Grippe.
He preseribes BRAZILIAN BALM,
Which not only effects cure in the most
critical cases, but is the only known remedy that
leaves no evil results behind.

Miss Emma Rockwell of Kewanee Ills writes under date
January 25 My MOTHER 20 years Of age has been
very very sick with Grippe. Her head and lungs were af
ected The up 105 degrees The doctor
very little hope but ordered to give Brazilian Balm
all the time This stood first among the medicines Nothing
seemed to loosen her Cough and reduce the fever like the Balm
Although the Pneumonia and her crit
CAL brought her through all right 1t is certainly
derui remedy chief reliance in the family all think
we could not keep house without it."
Brazilian Balm Grippe without leaving
that the wrecks Grippe
full OF wrecks today
completely prescriptions other
aud
Is so
Tablets builder the world.
JACKSON Manufacturing Chemists Indianapolis, Ind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01

The second paper of the afternoon
was "The Life Of George Eliot" by Mrs.
Sissons. In this paper the familiar
story Of the girlhood OF Mary Ann Ev-
ans. whom we know as George Eliot"
was briefly told. Continuing, the paper
interestingly dwells upon her education
at a boarding school in Cnyfntiys kept
by Two excellent Methodist women
whose lives and teachings enabled her
% delineatc the character Of "Dinah
Morris.
The description % George Eliot" lt
this period H. interes ding. viz: Her
hair WaS pale brown. worn I'm ringlrt-
her law square grey hlue cycs and pale
complexion. SAc VAS not merely home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01
100000 MILES BY RAIL.

The man with the big ticket is i'm
town, says the Denver Republican.
Though that sobriauet- may not mean
much TO the casual listener, TO any old
conductor on the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroad II means but one
person. w. $. Chenoweth. This nick
name arose from the fact that Mr..
Chenoweth was the first possessor OF a
mileage ticket In the world.
THAT was nearly forty years ago.
he said Yesterday, when | was travel
ing for an insurance company. ! want
ed a rate less than cents mile and ]
went TO the H. nicago offices OF the g, ".
and @. and told them so. The manager
said he thought he could fix me up for
$75 SO that | should not have 20 pay
more than cents mile. He took a
sheet of foolscap paper and ruled IL into
columns. one for the name OF the place
| started at. another for the place got
off at and a place for the conductor 10
sign his name i'm. ON the top OF the
whole thing was written agree
ment of 4e rate 7 was 20 have. W was
not q big thing when ] started. but as
for the conductors 10 sign their names
for the conductors 10 sign theor names
on. That thing grew and grew till at
last IL was about ten feet long. 10 be-
came too troublesome To carry, so I
sent IL back and had IL renewed. If |
Travelled my time out on IL IL would
certainly have become twenty feet
long"
During the twcnty-eighl years that
AIR. Chenoweth Travelled for the insur-
anco company he averaged $4,000 miles
a year. making the astonishing total of
10000 miles lie has become 50 used to
going ABOUT from place TO place that
no finds Il impossible 20 stay at home.
lie says IL Is bal for his health and
makes him get thin. so he still Keeps
up his peregrinat.ons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01

The secretary of the Travellers sun
day club sends a report of a meeting
held on the evening Of April -. when
Cn continuance of the study Of France
an admirable paper was read, giving
the salient points OF the Constitution
OF France" comparing the government
OF this great European republic with
our own government at Washington.
A second paper discussed the "Drey-
fus Case" This tangled story was un-
ravelled and placed before the club as
clearly as facts at present known TO
the public. ff
The terrible injustice of the treat
ment and the illegality of NE trial ac-
corded this pOOr man twhose only crime
las ln his being Jvw) WAS discusse1
in dstsil. srou-ing the condemnation OF
the nSrce Indignation " every member
OF the club
The third anj concluding feature Of
the evening was an entertaining talk"
On the connection of our navy With thai
~ France.
Before the closo OF tho meeting tn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01

The universally popular cult - the
cycle has received = check I'm one part
0T The W0TTd- Tie FHp TOT " NOFOcc0.
Who only d short time aEO purchased
a luxurious cVcie- heeled vab from one
OF the largest manufacturers has now
forbidden the use " the cycle loo his do
mains.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01

The Island of Malta has a population
~ is5.13s The number uf deaths last
year was s.5t7. including eight victims
Of leprosy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

The church was handsomely decorated
with wild and cut flowers, and several
bird cages containing canaries were sus.
pended from the ceiling. Back OF the
pulpit the decorations were very attrac-
tive and included In white letters the
text, suffer Little Children to come
unto Me-" the entire display being in
in honor Of Children's Sunday. The
pastor took for his subject. "Talents,"
and based his remarks ON the text as
found in Matt, 25;15. The sermon was
an able effort and was listened to with
deep attention. At the conclusion OF
the sermon christening SER
vice was held at which time the pastor
christened IL of the children. In the eve-
ming concert by the Sunday school
was held and was largely attended. At
the evening service six more children
were christened
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
HOUSE BOMBARDED.
Mrs. John Massure OF Rael<ltR Street,
Deering, Had a Marrow. Escape.

Some workmen were engaged Satur-
day afternoon in blasting out ledge
in cellar next to the house Of John
Massufe on Rackliff street.. In some way
the blast was not properly smothered and
when 1t was fired several large pieces of
rock went sailing through the air and
struck the house Of. Mr.. Measure, tearing
of some clapboards ON one corner,
breaking several windows and doing
some other slight damage. At the time
the blast was fred, Mrs. Massure was
just opening closet door near the win
dow in bedroom ON the second floor of
the house. When the dynamite cartridge
was fired, she happened to be looking
out Of the window with one hand on the
closet door and saw a big piece Of rock
come sailing towards the house. She
door when the rock came crashing
through the window, going.through a
section OF the blind and taking most of
the sash with 1t. The rock struck the
closet door and jammeda Mrs. Measure
between it and the door casing, but did
not injure her any. The rock was about
all man would care to lift. Another
piece of rock went through window
down stairs near which Mrs. Massure
was accustomed to sit and struck in
the BOTTOM of rocking chair which
she had left but a few minutes before to
go up stairs.
The house of MIR. o. W. Neal on Glen
wood avenue also suffered .fromsthe blast
The accident Is explained by the work.
men who say that they drilled through
u piece of soft ledge to hard strata.
This resisted the action of the dynamite,
throwing the full force of the charge
through the soft rock and TO one side.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
YACHT CLUB RETURNS
After One of the Most Success full
u&. Cruises Ever Sailed.

The Portland Yacht club returned from
its cruise yesterday afternoon and as the
trim crafts saucily poked their bows into
the harbor, and cutting the water, sailed
to the mooring places, the sight was a
pretty ono.
The first of the feet made its appear
ance about $50 p. M, and was followed
shutdown all were safely at anchorage
The course was one of the most success
full ones in the history of the club. Fri
day morning found the fleet at Peaks ISL
and in thick fog and signals We're set
at q. M, to remain at anchor for the
present At 1890 the weather began to
clear and signals were set to get under
way for potts's at Harpsweil, but these
were changed after the start, making
Mackerel Cove the objective point, which
place was reached about 4. 80. Friday
evening the Commodore held q reception
for the fleet on board the Maitland.
Saturday at color time, signals were set
to proceed to Boothbay. The fleet ar
rived there about 3 p. m. well bunohed.
making one of the handsomest sights ever
seen. At 5 p. M, the squadron dressed
ship and in the evening. receptions were
held on board the Hslcyon, Shechinah
and Cruiser.
Sunday morning signals were hoistefi
early to proceed home and by 10. 80 all
the fleet had left the tharbor and their
run TO the city was q splendid one.
Mr.. p. l. Jones. the fleet captain, In
talking with reporter of the PRESS
last night, said: 1T Was one Of the most
successful cruises the clubshas ever Civ
EN-. Winds for the most part were favor
able and the hoodoo that the club has
generally had in regard to the weather
was broken up this year. The yachts
acted timely and every one on board had
first rate time. =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
GROCERS'
WI
BASKETS.

Good enough for all ordinary pur-
poses. Low enough in Price to
lose or throw away.
The common, every day Grocers'
Basket.
Something better! We have
1T. Il Bamboo Basket. Stand
good deal of hard usage and look
nice through it all.
Costs little more than the other
kind, but-well, no need to tell you
why. You know the difference be.
tween a good thing and something
better.
We're sole agents for the
Bamboo Baskets.
! We mention the latter fact not
merely in spirit of boastfulness,
but 70 save you time that might
otherwise be spent in looking else<
where for them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
HOW soARBoRo WILL CELEBRATE

There was a large and representative
gathering of the citizens OF Scarboro on
Friday evening to make arrangements
for their annual celebration of the
Fourth. j. Augustus Libby was elected
president; Ira G. Dresser. ce-president;
Ora A. Sherman, secretary and treasur-
er, and Daniel 9. Libby, Fred e. Moul-
ton and John II Libby an executive com
mittee. 1t was voted TO have the parade
OF the 'horribles' leave the square at
North Scarboro at a. M, and 60 over
the same route as last year, arriving at
"Slsepy Old.Dunstan'' about 0, and
reaching the grove at Beech Ridge about
noon, where picnic dinner will be
served to the band and the psraders.
The procession will be headed by the
Dunstan band. and the whole will be un-
der the direction of Chief Marshal Horace
Butler, and an efficient corp of aids.
At o'clock there win be game OF base
ball in Mayhew's field and the other
games the same as last year. At 8
O'Clock the farmers will assemble in the
grove where W. II. Mclaughlin will
give an exposition OF the aims andspur-
poses OF the farmers movement. after
which prominent farmers will speak.
The evening win be given up to dane
ing under the direction of Prof. Sher-
mans orchestra.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
PERSONAL.

NJ. I, ~ T....... f.ek c..-a. $780,
a.. ~ w., ,'.ss,s- -
n. n cs,.... $50 ~ -.
49,. -. - - n--4,.s S-.--
gers who sai,ea for Europe ON Saturday.
DIR. Weeks and family and Hon. Frank.
lin G. Payson and family and Miss Fol.
ger of Colorado saiIsd for Eurone on the
Cunard liusr Ca,nnania. from New York.
ON Saturday.
Gilbert s. Pettenuill and Oliver NJ,
Harris Of this city win sail from New
York July i. for a trim of five weeks in
England and Scotland.
There has been notable guest In town
for the past few days visiting at the homo
of Walter Richey on Merrill street. He
lie Lewis p. Clinton and 1t is probably
the first time that Portlander has been
favored with the presence of an African
prince. He is graduate Of Bates col
lege. and has done considerable in the
way of lecturing and literary work.
MIR. Vim. II. Kohling and family of
Congress street, are occupying their cot
tage at Prout's Neck.
Bishop Bradley of Manchester, former
~ of Portland, celebrated the 18th ami
yersary of his conservation on last Sum
day.
Hon. Elias Thomas. Mrs Thomas and
dauebter. sail for Europe ON next Tues-
day per steamship Kaiser Breidertcb. of
the North German line.
Miss Annie Gorham of Cambrideeport.
Mass. and Miss MAY King of Providence
who were in this tcitv IN attand the I'm.
-, - ~. 80. ~ ~ - -.
uorai u .no aaso 3Fs' mary noie9, haso
returned home.
co,,actor Nfu,,kar SWAN. .ha c-ao+a.
'pons % sao''
part OF iAse week on the cutter woodbury.,
the guest of Captain BENNETT. The cut.
tar cruised "a far east ms Mt. Dessert.
Ar. .a NJ T. ~ 49,.
MT anu nAss' D. " Ianone Vi ApDoos'
Mass, are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
g. Hill. IA Middle street.
Dr Evaratt Flood VINO has haar e,ao+.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

discs consisted Of recitations and music
adapted to the younger scholars.
After an Introductory address BY Per-
ley Haines, there were reoitations by
Marion Chase. BERTHA Mcdonald. Evelyn
Chase. Irene Carter, Walter Smith, Laura
Boothby, Chase Copeland. Ethel Morten-
sen, harold powleslnnd. Bertha Kasler
and Elsie Corey. There were solos by
Annie Foster and Lucy Isabel Weir.
The principal exercise was entitled
Peace or War; Young Americas YER
dict" The title was placed on the wall
back Of the pulpit near two American
hags and the emblem ON the stage were
for peace, a cross; for war, stack of
three muskets with bayonets. The parts
In this exercise were taken by the older
scholars and consisted OF an introduce
tion to Peace and War by Bessie Lang
and Harry Freeman. Next came His
tory's Tribute TO Peace, Maude Stead
man; Conquest's Trihuts to War, Edward
Merritt; Liberty's Tribute to War, Nellie
Parker; Morality's Tribute to Peace,
Nina Hatch; Religions Tribute to Peace
Susie Parker.
Following this exercise were remarks
by the pastor and singing Of America by
the congregation.
Memorial pieces were placed along the
chanoel railing for Angle B. Jordan,
Bertha NJ. Lorina, BERTHE Jordan, O. X.
Ladd, Grace Bracket Gribbin, Rev. G.
J.. Clark.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The friends Of Fl. +. Hill, foreman of
the govern ment works at Cushing
island, called upon him at his Oceandale
him with handsome lamp and briar-
wood pipe.
Mrs. O. A. Moore at Cobb's Corner,
North Deering, saw two fine deer near
her farm Saturday morning Deer are
very plentiful in Cumberland county
now and are very tame.
Pine Gone Lodge, U. o. of I. o. L..
will hold their regular meeting Wednes-
day, June 81. A full attendance Is re-
quested. as business of great Importance
Is 90 come before the meeting.
Members of the 1st-10th goth auxiliary
are requested to attend an Important
meeting TO be held Monday at $50 clock
with Mrs. w. A. Gilman, 900 Culnber-
land treet.
Cases of measles at Nos. 43 and IS lay.
lor street, have been reported to the board
of health.
= During the snext two weeks the street
department. sidewalk crew will prob
ably be occupied with laying new side
walks in Fessenden park. Small sewers
on Burnham and Wharf streets will
probably be put in this week. The I'LL
ing and grading of Brown streets, Deer.
ing, will consume some time and next
week Hartley and Central avenues,
Deering, will be graded.
Secretary Albsrtine Mitchell requests
that mem ers Of Thatcher Relief Corps,
No. % meet at the car station, Friday,
June q at 9.45 a. M. to attend the picnic
at Riverton.
I'll a few days Mayor Robinson will APP
point the aldermanic members Of the
joint special city government comm ittees
on the equalization of taxation and the
question of leasing from the Grand
Trunk railroad the strip of land adjacent
TO Fort Allen park, and the special COM
mission of thres to investigate the nature
and cost of such renovations as would
be necessary to place the Park street
schoolhouse in proper condition for
occupancy.
frankie Lawrence, the son of the well.
known commercial traveller, who lives
on Clark street, Deering Centre, met
with painful accident Thursday. He
was jumping, when he lost control of
himself and fell on his shoulder, break
ing his collar bone. The break was set
and the little fellow is getting along very
well.
Commencing today there is change
in time of the'running of trains on the
Grand Trunk railroad. The new time
table win be found in our advertising
column.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

when are buying it. We have the best facilities
abn choose advantage letting Just what the
color effect Will be when everything complete You
the draperes border moulding work
together for have sample panels finished in all different
Plenty OF natural daylight you Just will look at
home.
For constantly watching and securing
dainty pater that think would you would
like TO have the pleasure of showing you the line
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

NAot OkIA
Bears the signature Of cHAs. II. FLETCHER.
ain use for more than thirty years. and
The Arra Yos lTavs -1iyuys BozgAk.
cAsToR1A
Bears the signature of cHAs. II. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years. and
zAs Rina .Yoa Have Alyays BoxgAt.
cASToRIA
Bears the signature of cHAs. H. FLErcHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind Yoz Mare -Afsyays Bought.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
MOODFORDS.

Sunday forenoon at the woodfords Uni
versalist church. the new-ealled pastor,
Rev. Harry e. Townsend of Brooklyn,
n. T.. occupied the pulpit for ths first
time as the pastcr-elert, since the depar-
ture of his brother, Rev. Msnley B.
Townsend, who resigned the pastorate
on account of i'll health and located over
a church AT humtcrd Falls ami Dix
field.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

mems Initial Handker-
chiefs at 25c, been Soc.
AT same counter a small
lot of white japanese
Silk Button-hole Hand
kerchiefs, at 1oc, were
19c.
Easement.
One lot of Japanese
lacquer Soap Boxes for
travellers, at 18c, been
Zoe. One lot of Japan
ese Paper Lanterns at
&c, were 10c. One lot
Austrian decorated por-
III
celain vases at Tic, been
Zoe, One lot of Spad-
ing Sets, troweI, rake and
little hoe, at &c the set.
One lot of glass Tum-
blers at -25c a dozen,
been 35c and SOC. One
lot of netted Hammocks,
small size, at 3Sc, been
75c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

! BARMERS' BUSINESS CONFERENCE
The provisional committee of the
1 farmers' movement will meet at SWEET s
Sshotel, Temple street, =. q Portland, Eon FRS
sday, June 23d, at 1870 o'clock. Important
;$businesa will come before the Icommittss.
sAllfarmsrs interested in the movement
are 4nvited to be present
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19
..a.r.. wls.low,. seoss.ar syr.p.

has been used over Fifty Years py miilions OF
mothers for their children while Teethlng,
with perfect success. 1t socthes the child
softens the gums. aliays Palm. cures Wind
Collie. regulates tie bowels. and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teethlng or other causes For sale by Drug
eists in every part Of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
3 bottls
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-19

No one could ever be. bothered with
constipation If every one knew how
naturally and quickly Burdock Blood
Bitters regulates the stomach and bowels