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PROTECT THE BABIES.
The Direct Cause Of So Much
Cholera Infantum,
Weak Stomachs Overwhelmed by
Indlgestible Food.
Laciated Food Meets Every Demand
of Growing Children.

To keep right ON feeding children In
such hot weather as this without think
ing how easily their tiny stomaohs are de-
ranged by heat. is simply triiling with
Providence.
The continued existence Of babies fed
on watery breast milk or on cows milk,
that In many instances is not at all fitted
for haby's food, is daily miracle.
Bot weather predisposes the child's d.
gestion to be easily disordered by unsuita-
BILE food. 1t is always the dist that is not
suited TO hot weather conditions that Is
the directly exciting cause of cholera
irfantum and other bowel disorders. The
whole problem of keeping haby well dur.
Ing the heated season narrows itself down
to q q uestion OF simple, nutritious, alb.
solutely pure food tn at is not too bulky
nor difficult for the child's powers Of
digestion. This diet is unquestionably
lactated food.
Laetated food solves the problem of
keeping very young children well nour-
ished and healthy at all seasons. Child
ren that eat heartily of this carfeHlly pre-
pared food, IS reports from countless
are never seriously affected by the hottest
days OF nights.
'In looking over my cases of summer
diarrhoea for the past few days." says DIR.
Holt physician to the New York Infant
Asylum, 81 find that In more than z0) of
these cases the exciting cause was im-
proper feeding"
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26

But There Was Great Loss OF Life and
Property Along the North Caroline
Coast.


Washington, August e5. --LIeut. q. E.
Johnston of the revenue cutter service.
who has just returned from o tour OF In
spection Of the hurricane-swepu coast OF
North Carolina. made his report today TO
the life saving bureau. Although the
devastation caused By the storm was very
great the number Of wrecks and the loss
Of life, as reported BY the press dispatches
from Norfolk. Lieut.. Johnston stated.
were exaggerated.
"The hurricane attained frightful
velocity in the vicinity of Cape Hattsras,
said Lieut.. Johnston today.
"The ocean swept over strip OF land
separating Pamlico sound from tbs At
lantic. Sheep. cattle and nurses which
wer. o this ifni were drowned and many
houses were wrecked.
"At Ocracoke, sixty houses were swept
away but there was no loss Of life.
There were several wrecks along the
coast between Chicncomico and Ocraooke
and the life saving crews did noble wor x
saving life.
"At Durat's station 300 bales Of cotton
have come ashore, together with 200
cords Of cak slaves.
1.-THE bows OF vessel, believed to be a
steamship, are ashore and bear the name
Agnes. Two bodies were washed up,
one OF them evidently an engineer Of a
steamship.
srhe Aaron Reppard struck 50 far
from shore that the life savers could not
reach her. When the vessel went to pieces
the crew were swept overheard, The
life savers waded ont into the water form
Ing living line. and picked up those
who were swept towards the land. In
this way they rescued eight.
"The rescue of the Prisciila's crew
was an exhibition OF heroism. Rasmus
s. Midget. surfman at Gull Shoals sta
ion, WAS che hero. It was three O'Clock
in the morning with the hurricane at
Its height and the rain falling in tor
rents. The surfman saw mass of wreck
age about 10 feet from the shore. This
was the stern of the barkentine Priscilla
and upon it, crouched the ten survivors.
She had broken in two and the stern had
driven in. The men ON tine wrsckage
were exhausted and could not help them
sslves. Single handed he rescued all who
were still aboard The surfman would
walt until big wave reoeded when he
would follow 1t, at the same time calling
to one of the men to Jump overheard.
As each man came in with the waves,
the surfman would seize him and carry
him ashore. In this way he saved six.
-Four others were too feeble TO drop over
board. The surfnan finally made mis- way
to the wreck and took of these in turn.
"The captain. Benjamin SprIngsteen,
lost hls wife and cnild. A youth named
Fitzhugh Lee Goldsborough. related to
Admiral GoIdsborough, who was a pas
senger. was also LOST
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
Said TO Relate to Late TreaSurer's
Accounts.
Cashier Was the Late
Judge Stearns.
Not Known How Great the
Deficit VIII BE.

Boston, August 25. "A special to the
Herald from Norway, Me-, says: The
closing of the Norway Savings bank for
an investigation OF its accounts has
caused no end of speculation here as to
the reason that made this action neces-
sary. 1t II. now admitted by one of the
bank officials that Irregularities. dis
covered by the new treasurer, was the di.
rect cause of the suspension of business.
These Irregularities we-e displayed to the
trustees at their meeting last Tuesday
evening ana they decided to close the
ank at once and call In the deposit
books.
The Irregularities concern the Offence
between the figures ON the depositors'
books and those on the treasursr's books
The late Judge S. S. Stearns was cashier
and treasurer Of the bank from May,
1894. until the ninth Of the present
month, when he died. His predecessor
was his law partner, II. NJ. Bearce.
The trustees are very rsticent about the
matter and they alone know the con-
dition of affairs. 1t Is not yst known
h'w great the deficit will prove to be be-
eau oaly few of the booksaars in.
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useless to do so. as the condition OF the
Invalid was well known.
Mr.. Rowland Strong, correspondent
81 the New York Times, a member OF
the stat Of the Observer Of London. was
the first witnuss called. he deserted at
length Interviews which he had with
Esterhazy, saying the Observer offered
ksterhazy $500 for certain documents and
confession that he wrote the bordereau
as published April %.
Replying to the court Mr.. Strong said
that ksterhnzy, while admitting the au-
tnorship OF the bordereau said the docu-
ments enumerated In IL had he IN betrny-
ed by Dreyfus 70 Germany.
NJ. Henry WE'LL, y former Off Ger Of the
headquarters' staff, was then chilled. He
was absent and his deposition was read.
The facts In the case were published
April 20. ID. Welll's statement In sub
stance. was that Esterhazy told him In
1924 that Dreyfus was innocsnt, but that
this would not prevent his conviction be-
cause he was a Jew. (Sensation.) A brief
discussion snsued regarding the charac'
ter of Col. PicQuRrt's former orderly,
Savignaud. who testifi I'D yesterday TO
posting letters In May and June 1894, ad-
dressed by the colonel to Al. Schsurer
kestDer. the former vice president of the
Senate who haft been prominent in OBJ
taining revision OF the Drsyfus case.
During this discussion SaviRnnud pro-
tested that he had been oonfounded with
q bandsman Of the same name VINO had
q bad character.
A former sergeant who was at one time
employed In the war office, testified to
seeing Dreyfus copying the list OF rail.
road stations mentioned in the plan Of
mobilization, to which Dreyfus replied:
ut is true, but 1 copied the list by
order Of Captain Besse." (Sensation.
The evldsncssof the handwriting experts
followed.
NJ: Colbert. after tessifying to the tact
published April 21 and April "a, vehe-
mently protested against the inslnuation
that he was an interested witness He
referred TO his thirty years Of services,
dorlnR which he had reported on thous-
ards OF documents, and added vlsibly
affected: 81 protest against the term
Interested expert. But" turning TO the
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau foi'Yesterday, Aug. 25. taken al
8 p. M, meridian time. the obser
walton for each section being given in
this order: Temperature, direction of
wind, state of weather:
Boston, 6s degrees. SE. clear; New York,
40 degrees, Sc, clear; Philadelphia. "A de-
grees, SE, p. cldy; Washington. IS degrees.
Sc. clear; Albany. rs degrees, :.
cloudy; Buffalo, 76 degrees, NE. clear
Detroit, "a degrees. SW. clear; Chicago.
70 degrees. n E, Gclear; St Paul, "a degrees.
S, cloudy; Huron, Oak rs degrees. Sc,
clear; Bismarck, s2 degrees, S, SE clear
Jacksonyille, IS dsgrees, SW, .. olondy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
AN INVASION OF FRANCE.

Nice. August e5.-The Olympia bat
TALON landed from the cruiser this morn
Ing at Vile Frsnohe. near here. for drill
purposes. tho entire population of the
town viewing the parade from the sur
rounding heights. The men presented a
splendid appearance. Admiral Dewey
received visit shortly before noon from
Edward andre. Belgian consul at Ma
nila. He passed quiet day on board
and seemed in perfect health and greatly
benefited by the rest he is taking.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
A SWAP PROPOSED.

Vienna, August 25.--The Polltische
Corresponding. which is often inspired
from the Austro-Hungarlan foreign office.
says; "a petition is nov on the way from
Manila to London addressed to the
British governments and signed by
numerous European inhabitants of the
Philippines as well as many Americans
in favor of the United States exchanging
the Philippines for tns British West
Indias
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
DUN.s REV lew.

New York, August ar. G. Dun s.
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
Perhaps never before have demands for
actual use controlled business and prices
with SO little speculation to anticipate
higher markets. In fact the rise In mos
articles hns gune farther than speculative
opinions have warranted. Failures for
the week have been 1863 in the United
States, against i79 last year, and l6 in
Canada. against 20 last year.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
MAY BECOME INTERNATIONAL.

London. August 20. Tho Rome corres-
pondent CT the Daily Mail says:
Italy and Germany have obtained proofs
that diplomatic correspondence passing
between Paris and other places is sys-
temat.cally opened. This has been the
case particularly since the campaign
against Dreyfus began. the French Office
having sought proofs to strengthen the
accusation against him. Questions on
this subject will be asked In the Italian
parliament.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Aug. 81, ls99.-The local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 3o.Oi6: thermoms-
ter. 81; dew point. 5s: Rel. humidity
SO; direction of wind, e; wind veioc-
ity, 3 state of weather. cloudy.
p. Barometer. 90 9Sl; thermome-
ter, SO; dew point Gil rel. humidity, 81 !;
direction of wind, s.; wind velocity, O.;
state Of weather. clsar.
Max. temp. go; min. temp, co; mean
temp, Cd; max. wind velocity IL, NE;
precipitation-24 hours, %.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
ADMIRAL WATSON LII.

Washington. August 25.-The United
States Army and Navy Register Will say
tomorrow: Recent letters from Manila
mention the illness of Admiral Watson
as the source OF great anxiety to his
officers. The illness Is the effect of an
accident which occurred to his launch
while he was on board on the 1ith Of
July.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
NEXT TIME WASHINGTON

Des Moines. Ia, August 95. The Union
Veterans Union closed It's annual con.
yention here today. The final reports
showed the order prosperous and increas-
Ing rapidly. The next nesting will be-
held In Washington in October. 1900.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
DIDN'T GET HIS FOOD.

Paris, August 25.-Ata lats hour this
evening reporter from the Anti Juif
tried to re-yiotual the fortress, but was
prevented by the police.
M. Guerin, greatly inoensed, fired two
shots at policeman. Neither reached
the mark, but the incident will probably
precipitste matters,
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
FIGHT GOES 10 CREEDoN.

New York, August a5.-Before the
completion Of the 9th round Of the fight
between Dan Creedon and Fred Morris
at the broadway Athletic club tonight,
the referee stopped the bout and awarded
il to Creedon.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
CALIFoRNIANs AT HOME,

San Francisco, August s5.-The Cali
fornia regiment landed from the trans
port Sherman today and marched to the
presidio. As this was San Franciseo's
own regiment, the demonstration today
exceeded In enthusiasm the reception ac-
corded to other regiments.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
THE WEATHER.

Boston. August 25.-Saturday: Fair
weather; east winds, becoming variable.
Washington. August s5 --Forecsat for
New England: Generally fair Saturday
and Sunday; fresh east to south winds.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
TwENTY-sIxTH ORDERED 10 MA,
Mia.

Plattsburg, n. Y, August as.-The
Goth regiment will leave here for San
Francisco ON It's way to the Philippines
on or about September 9TH. orders having
been received here to that effect today.
The regiment will 60 via Boston and
Providence and will reach San francisco
about September 10th.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
.MAINE posTMA

Washington, August 25. The following
ourth-cIass postmaster was appointed to-
day:
4. 4 Jones, South Freeport.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
SAILED FOR MANILA.

Seattle, WASH, August 25.--Seysn hun
dred and fifteen officers and men of the
Sd cavalry sailed for Manila this after
noon on the transport st. Paul.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26

AN EARTHQUAKES AT CONCORD.
Cocord, N. H. August 25.--A distinct
earthquake shook was felt here at 4. a
this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
THE TRANsvAAL TROUBLE.
British Government Issues Blue Book
ON Subject.

! London. August % The foreign ofiice
this evening issued new Transvaal blue
book containing further correspondence
between the secretary Of state for the
colonies and the British high commits
sionsr for British South Africa. Sir AL
fred Miner.
The principal dispatches deal with
the TransvaAl's request for arbitration
and Mr.. Chamberlain's suggestion for a
joint inquiry which was telegraphed to
Sir Alfred Miner at Capetown on July
81 No information is given. however,
as to the views Of the Transvaal govern
ment regarding this PROPOSE tion.
Sir Alfred Miner transmitted the
Transvaa's proposal on June IA and REQ
commended Its immediate rejection as 1t
would raise more questions than 1t would
solve.
In defending his recommendation Sir
Alfred insisted that q redress OF the
grievances Of the Outla nders stood at the
head OF the programme and that nothing
else could be considered until this poins
was settled. Mr.. Cham herlnin, In reply
ing. endorsed Sir Alfred Miners views
and reviewed the situation resulting in
the treatment 10 which the Outlanders
are now subjected. His reply concluded
with the proposal Of joint commission
Of inquiry.
BUTCHERS CAUTIONED.
Pretoria, August 25 5--Commandant
General Joubert issued today a circular
to all Held cornets cautioning them
against any aot tending to bring on a
conflict with another power. He declared
that not u single stranger who does not
volunteer is to be coerced into bearing
arms. Commandant viljosn has given
notice in the volksrsad that he will ask
the government II, In case OF war, 1t is
prepared to confiscate the property of
Inhabitants who take up arms against
the government.
In the course of an interview after the
session, Commandant Vi1jcen said that.
II war broke ont military governments
would be established at Johannesburg
md all Britich subjects would be com
PEELED TO leave
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26

about Septem ber l6th.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26
STERLING COFFEE MILLS,

Mail Order Dept
Fully equipped steam power mills at Old
Orchard for Eastern trade. aug26d3ts
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26

Mrs. Leigh Putney, 10t 6 Lawrence St.,
Appleton. Wisconsin. is one of the thous-
ands of grateful mothers OF "lactatedIfood
bahies ~ She writes:
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-31

such lode the same as if a discovery
shaft were sunk thereon, and shall
be equivalent thereto.
"Sec. 4. The term 'lode' as used
in this act shall be construed to
mean ledge, vein or deposit.
'Sec. 5. If at any time the To-
Gator Of any quartz or lode mining
claim heretofore or hereafter locat-
ed, or his assigns, shall learn that
his original certificate was defect
i've, or that the requirments of the
law had not been compiled with be-
fore filing, or shall be desirious of
changing his surface boundaries, or
of taking any additional ground
which is subject to location, or in
case the original certificate was
made prior to the passage of this
law, and he shall be desirious of
securing the benefit OF this act,
such locator or bis assigns may file
an amended certificate of location,
subject to the provisions of this act,
regarding the making of new
locations.
"Sec. 6. Within 30 days after
the expiration of the period of time
fixed or the performance Of annual
labor or the making of improve
ments upon any quartz or lode
mining claim or premises, the person
in whose behalf such work or i'm
provcments was made, or some per-
son for him knowing the facts, shall
make and record in the Office Of the
county auditor Of the county where
in such claims are situated, an
affidavit or oath OF labor performed
on such claim. Such affidavit shall
state the exact amount and kind
of labor, including the number of
feet of shaft, tunnel or open cut
made on such claim, or any other
kind of improvements allowed by
law or by rules Of mining districts
made thereon.
"Sec. 7. Such affidavit, when SO
recorded, shall he prima facie evil
dence of the performance of such
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-31

davit, after it has been recorded,
or a certified copy of record of
the same, shall be received as
evidence accordingly by all the
courts Of this state.
"Sec. 8. The relocation Of for
feited, abandoned quartz or lode
claims shall only be made by sink
ing a new discovery shaft and tx
ing new boundaries in the same
manner and to the same extent as
is required in making y new loca-
ton, or the relocator may sink
the original discovery shaft ten
feet deeper than it was at the date
of commencement of such relocation
and shall erect new or make the
old monuments the same as origin
ally required; in either case, a new
location monument shall be erected
and the location certificate shall
state if the whole or any part of
the new location is located as
abandoned property.
"Sec. 8. The provisions herein
relating to discovery shafts shall
not apply to any mining location
west OF the summit of the cascade
mountains.
"Sec. 10. The discoverer of
placer or other forms of deposit
subject to location and appropria-
ton under mining laws applicable
to placers shall locate his claim in
the following manner:
"First-He must immediately
post in a conspicuous place, at the
point of discovery thereon, a notice
or certificate of location thereof
containing
(a.) The name OF the claim.
(b.) The name of the locator
or locators.
"(c.) The date Of the discovery
and pc sting of the notice hereinbe-
fore provided for which shall be
considered as the date of location.
"(b.) A description Of tho claim
by reference to legal subdivision of
sections, i the location is made in
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-31
HE NEW MINING LAW.

lug The following IS the Field
SAW bining law, enacted by the recent
hiuea )gislature:
y had "Sec. /. The discoverer of
n bde shall within 80 days from the
ne ate Of discovery, record in the Office
r. 4 / the auditor of the county in
50 bhich such lode is found a notice
bed ontaining the name or names of
@ hs locators, the date of the location,
i T;.s he number Of feet in length claimed
pS5 IN each side Of the discovery, the
use general course of the lode, and
ng uch description of the claim or
! j. elaims located by reference to some
! w material object or permanent mon
Eble hment IS will identify the claim.
F ~.I "Sec. 2. Before filing such
g.a notice for record. the discoverer
bhall locate his claim by first sink
and ing a discovery shalt upon the
Fy lode, to the depth Of 10 feet from
f@ The lowest part of the rim Of such
10. shaft at the surface, and shall post
lion, at the discovery at the time Of dis
rupd covery . notice containing the
rnlu name Of the lode, the name of the
~ locator or locators and the date of
,;su discovery, and shall mark the sur
C face boundaries Of the claim by
Dd placing substantial posts or stone
) monuments bearing the name of
p the lode and date of location; one
a post or monument must appear at
I'm each corner of such claim
such posts or monuments must not
A. DO lees than three feet in height.
~ il posts are used they shall be not
lee than inches in diameter, and
ND shall be cot in the ground in a
n substantial manner. If any such
claim be located upon ground that
10 covered wholly or in part with
brush or trees, such brush or trees
|us shall be cut or biazed along the
y lines Of such claim to indie Ite the
location Of euch lines.
}. "Sec. 8. Any open cut or tunnel
NJ having a length Of ten feet, which
L shall cut lode at the depth of 10
nv. feet below tho aurfaca. shall hold
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-18
EAST MARYVILLE.

DR.. S. L. George, is having electric
lights placed in his dwelling
Miss Rosco Goddard, has been the
guest of brother in the country for
week or more.
F. M. Webb and wife spent Mon
day in Knoxville.
Charles Griffitts and wife of Ewing,
were the guests of Mrs. Griffitts, par
ents, N. B. Ellis and wife, on college
street, the early part Of this week.
Miss Maggie Rowan of Knoxville
spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Will Moore and children Of
Knoxville were visiting in East Mary
vile the first of this week.
Will Tedford came over from
Knoxville last Sunday, and spent the
day with East Maryville relatives.
A number of young people had an
enjoyable time at the home of Char
les Magill on High Street, last Thurs
day night.
Mrs. Andrew Gamble, has return
ed home after pleasant visit with
relatives in Knox County.
Mr.. Andrew Gamble and wife will
spend the summer at Monvale
Springs.
Mr.. Buffers, former engineer on
the K. & A. spent last Sunday with
East Maryville friends.
Attorney S. L. Nuchols was on a
business mission in Knoxville Mon
day.
A Mr.. Harmon, of Knoxville has
moved into one of Capt. Henry:
houses In East Maryville.
S. M. McReynolds has exchanged
his property to his sister Mrs. Ander
son for hers on Washington Avenue.
Mr.. McReynolds will soon occupy
his new possession just a short dis.
lance from where he has been living
several years.
H. M. Hooke continues to improve
his property on Washington Ave.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-18

the very thought that in a very few
years the grave will be decorated by
needless hands makes the grief the
more unbearable.
Friends, help us that we protect the
graves of our fathers.
l. A. McCully,
John H. Webb
Will A. McTeer.
A public sale will be given by Sebe
Lane at his farm near Union Camp
Ground, on Saturday March 18th.
The sale will consist OF horses, cattle,
wagons, buggies, farming implements
and other things too numerous too
mention.
Will Irwin manufacturers his own
collins and caskets, and can afford to
sell them cheap. Collins and caskets
that cost you $50 at Knoxville you
can buy of him for $40. Call on him
and see for yourself.
HOUSE and Lor,--Lot II feet front
running back to alley. House is {
Room Cottage. House, with 2 GooI
CRATES and two stove f1ues. Large
Basement room with brick floor, Also
Cellar and fruit celler. 2 good Cts
terms, garden and Chicken yard Plenty
of Grape fruit ~ square from the
Post Office, Wash furnace with basir
table. Plenty Of Shade. Water ii
Kitchen. This goes at baagain.
For SALE:-A nice farm contain
ing 2a5 acres, about us acres o
cleared land, balance in oak. pine
and hickory timber. Three small
orchards, mostly apples, five room
house, good barn, good granery ant
machine shed. Creek runs through
the place. This farm is IL miles fror
Maryville, IL miles from Knoxville
For terms, call on the Dixie Rea
Eestate Co., at the TINES Office.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-18
Estray.

A black male hog with swallow
fork in right ear and smooth crop of
left, weighs hundred pounds OF
more. The owner can have same by
identifying it and paying for this ad
and expense of keeping.
w. Y. c. Hannum.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-18
HOTEL
CENTRAL HOUSE

Best in city. Big Free Sample Room
and polite attention. Satisfaction guar
anteed.-W. A. Lane Proprietor.