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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
Large Attendance sOf Prominent
Members.
Past Grand Representa-
tives Meet.
Meeting of the Rebekah Associa.
tiOn of Maine.

The Grand Lodge OF Odd FELL of
this state convenes in this city today at
the headquarters of the order in the Bax-
ter building Preparations for the event
have bsen oompleted and all day yester-
day many OF the prominent members Of
the order from all part If enc ~
rived to be In attendancs :. tIlo nIevtIL ~.
Last evening there was gathering of
many members and besides en- Dying a So
dial time, the annual meeting OF tine Past
Grand Representatives association was
held In the office of the grand secretary.
This association Is composed of about
forty members who hate represent I'D
Maine in the Sovereign Grand Lodge. 1t
as purely social organization. The fol-
lowing are the officers who were el,cted
last evening;
Presideut-Edward W. COnaut of Old
town. II
Vice President-Samusl Adams of Bel.
fast.
Sesretsry-Russell G. Dyer of Portland.
Treasurer-Aames N. Read OF Mnodfords
The Rebekah Association of Maine
also met last evening In annual session at
tAC haAAs 1A6NAOde W bBo Eubtbiuk bD6Ic
was an OPEN session of all members of
the Rebekah degree when the degree was
conferred by a staff Of about twenty mem-
beers from the Evangsline Rsbekah lodge,
No. Z, OF Biddeford. There were about
three hundred ladies In attendance at this
session.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President--Mrs. Cora 3. Biekford of
Biddeford.
Vice President-Mrs. Maria l.. Lo YER
ing of Waterville.
Warden Mrs ANGELA Hayes of Kit
terry.
Secretsry-Mrs. Grace E. Walton Of
Belfast
Treasurer-Mrs. Carrie L. Pierce of
O,dtown.
The retiring president, Mrs. Sarah A.
Henley of Portland, was in the chair and
reviewed The work of the past year. She
said that the order was In very good con-
dition.
Mrs. Hickford made the following APP
pointments;
Marshal-Ella Il. Small Of Biddeford:
Conductor-MIs. Ada j. Lowell of
Portland.
Chaplain-Mrs. Henrietta Il. Higgins
of Portland.
Inside Guard-Mrs. Anna NJ. Holt o.
Saoo.
Outside Guard-Mrs. Carrie e. Ward
OF Bangor
Mrs Biokford is a well known teacher,
is prominently identified with club
w,rk. and is one OF the bright women of
the state
This morning at nine o'clock the Grand
Lodge OF Maine will meet and the session
will last throughout the day. The Leading
officers this year ara:
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17

q. M-Alhro H Chase, Portland.
q. S.-Joshua Davis. Portland.
Wednesday morning at $50 O'Clock the
Grand Enoampmsnt Of Maine win open
in annual session. Ths lsadins ofiigsrs
ares
svand Pstriarsh--Henry b. Thoms,
Bangor.
Grand scribs-Beniamin G. Stone.
Portland.
Among the we'll known Odd Fellows
who ara sure to be present may bo mem
TONED the following; Past Grand Mas
tiers A. s. Kimhall and : A. L. y. Pike,
Norway; @. N. Weymouth and Clare nee
NJ. Watson. Biddeford; Samuel Adams,
Belfast; Edward p. Burnhsm, Saeo;
Reusl Robinson, Camden: Edwsrd ".
Conant, oldtown; George W. Co.'s, Lew
iston; George A. Fitzpatrick. Kennsbunk;
b. G. Stone. Henry p. Cox and Grin II.
Written, Portland; James L. HaseltIns,
Portland, Oregon. The following past
grand patriarobs will also be In attend
anoe, William E. PIummer, George Il.
Kenworthy, Charles II. French and n.
K. Colssworthy, Portland; William Fl.
Austin, North Berwi ok; David N. Parks.
Pittsfield.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
broadway theatre. New York city. 4
capable company make up the east.
DEERING COURSE.

Miss S. Marcia Graft. who is to sing at
the concert on Thursday evening receive 8
the largest stlsry for church singing,
given In Boston. Her reputation is we'll
meritsd and is shown In recent press
notice: "M,ss Craft showed herself to be
one of the singers who are destined to
take high place in the musical world
Her voice is as sweet as sweet violin.
She ssizsd her high notes with ease and
absolute truth and sustained and swellsd
ON the longe5s holds and runs without
at any time showing her limit was near.
As OCCASION demanded she sunplwith such
power as t, prove that she will be capable
of much heavier work than the Messiah
calls for. Sne sung through her part OF
the score without once looking at the
notss thus displaying condolences and
memory wonderful in so young singer.
Il know that my Redeemer Hveth' seemed
to hold the audiencs spsllbound.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
WAS NOT A BARD.
Hut Was Only a Very Uncomfortable
Commercial Traveller.

commercial Traveller.
II bought very powerful hand tele-
scope recently" said man Of affairs
who amuses himself by dabbling in sci
ence, land have been star gazing on nv
roof almost every night since. One even
ing this week ! was seated up there with
my glass when my attention was attract,
ed by little square of yellow toward the
southwest
"Out of purely idle curiosity I lowered
the telescope in that direction and was
startled to find myself looking at a man
In his shirt sleeves seated at a table in
what seemed to be a study of some kind,
evidently engaged in writing .
He was maryelously distinct, and
when l was about to turn away he sud
denly clapped both hands to his forehead
and then threw them outward with an in
describably tragic gesture.
Needless to say / threw seruples to
the wind and kept my glass on the spot.
In the next five minutes the man went
through most singular and inexplieable
performance. He would write for a few
seconds, bring his hands together in an
attitude of prayer, write again, jump up
and pace the floor, slap his head, write
some more, clutch at the empty air, aptl
altogether he piqued my curiosity to the
highest point.
Il finally concluded he was an author
In the throes of composition and called to
my brother-in-law, who sometimes scrib-
bles verse, to come and give me an ex-
pert opinion
Come and see fellow poet in fine
frenzy called. and he came up in his
pyjamas. l trained the instrument for
him along the edge of the parapet.
Behold the bard said.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17

Is steadily growing more popular in
this country.
A few years ago Newport was the
only place where any interest was
taken in it.
Now there are many hunt clubs,
the Essex County and Norfolk
County being the nearest at home,
and the Hunt Breakfasts and meets
are keenly enjoyed.
Hunting no doubt has its pleas
ures, but finding is better still.
If you are hunting for really de-
hcious coffee, buy Chase & Sanborn's
coffee and you viii find what you
were hunting for.
These coffees will make your Hunt
Breakfast or any other meal de-
hghtful event.
Those who have learned by ex-
perience and wish to be absolutely
sure that they are getting pure coffee
and the best coffee, without a grain
of adulteration, ask for and insist
upon having Chase & Sanborn's
Coffees.
THERE'S none betteron the market.
The fact that these coffees bear the
seal of Chase & Sanborn is in itselfa
sufficient guarantee that they are
full weight and in every way perfect.
Seal Brand Coffee comes in one
and two-pound tin cans, and their
other high grades in richly colored
parchmentlined imported bags.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
Mattresses Steamed and made over Fosters Is Peg street

Bard your grandmother" he exclaim-
cd after a long look through the tube.
'Nhy. ! know that man we'll He's a
BOOT and shoe drummer
Drummer or not replied, he is
Certainly writing a poem. probably a SON.
Get on the Immortality of the insole
Otherwise how do you account for his
paving the air and shifting his brow 2
AIy brother-in-law looked again. Then
he roared with laughter.
Bahp he said, he's not wrestling
with the divine affiatus. He's serapping
with mosquitoes
Il took another survey myself and re-
luctantly admitted the correctness of the
theory. | had never thought of mosqui-
toes."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
"THE LIGHT THAT FAILED. /"

TO the Editor Of the Press:
Under the heading "1hs Light that
failed" your paper of this date says that
the Eye and Ear Infrmary was in dark
ness nearly two hours Saturday night
owing to s1me trouble with the gas.
This was not owing to any fault of the
gas, but WAS causei by "regulntor'
which the Gas Company have nothing
60 do with and do not rscomm end the use
Of.
The Giycerine in 1t oyerfiowed, filled
the dry well and shut of the gas q con !.
pletely as an iron plug.
II. II. DAVIES, Pres. Gas, Co.
Portland, Oct. 16. 1899.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17

st. Johns, N. r., October 16.-Schoon-
ers arriving here from the straits of
Belle Isle state that the wrecked steamer
Scotsman has fallen back into deep water
and sunk with all her cargo and fittings,
save whas were salved by vessels opsrat-
ing there under arrangements with Cap
tain Skrimshire.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
LAST NIGHTS BOWLING.
Quaisers and Olympias BowIed Very
Interesting Games.

At Pines alleys last evening the Quak-
ers and olympias bowlsd very interest
ing game. Oliver was high man with
s54. Hooper bowlsd good game. he
teing second with 349.. Tontines and
Waverieys Wednesday night and a good
game is looked for. The score:
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17

Ex-Governor Clsayes entertained a
party of friends at the Congress SQUARE
hotel last evening.
Proprietor NJ. c. Clark of Clark's hotel
Is at the Congress Square hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
Quakers.

CASCoS. 1881; EXCELSIoRS. 1921.
AT Trefethen's bowling allsys at South
Portland last night the Cascos won
close and exciting game from the Excel
siors by nine pins. Tretethen was high
man both single and three string total
The score:
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
Ro bbed the Grave.

A startling inoidenb of whIch Mr
John Oliver OF Philadelphia, was the
subject, Is narrated by him as follows:
~ was In d most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunksn.
tongue coated, pain continually In bach
and sides, no appatite-graduaily growing
weakar day by day. Three physicians
advised trying Electric Bitters;' and to
my great joy and surprise. the iirst bottle
made decided Improvements L contIn-
ued their use for three wseks. and am
now well man. know they saved INV
HE and roebsd the grave of Another vic
tim, NO cre should fail 60 try them.
Oulf % cts, guaranteed, at II. p. :
H3old's, az Congress street. and III. @
n1arr's, Cumberland Mills. Drug stores.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
A FrIghtful sIunder

Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald,
Cut or Bruise. Bueklen's Arnica Salve
the bsst in the world, will XIII the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores,
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, FeIons,
Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best PILE
cure on earth. Only 25ets. box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by III. p. S. Goold.
577 Congress street, and ID. G. Starr
Cum berland Mills druggist.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
NEW ADvizRrrsEmExrs.
NEW ADvERFrsEmEsrs.
owne city
Gum miami fr The Year sas ~


sold
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
DAUGHTERS OF TIE POOR.

Daughters of the Poor" the nam
moth scenic comedy drama which Man
ager Vim. L. Keogh win soon present
In this city, tells graphic and exciting
story Of New York life. The audience
gets glimpse of the interior and extern
or OF the tensments of lower New York,
the roofs OF that great CITY and South
Water street, that busy mart of commerce
along the river front.
The characters are essentially represent
tstiye types. to be met with In all the
large cities OF this country. Original
situations and striking scenes are intro
ducsd, and tbs piece Ia literally spriuklsd
with bright. up-to-dats vaudeville feat
ures. The scenery which represents an
OUTLAY of several thousands Of dollars,
was painted by John II. Young, OF the
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
SCOTSMAN HAS SUNK.

Wednesday South Portlands VS.. Prebies.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17

Treasurer and Collectors ofiee. October 10. 1892
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
To The Voters of Wise County

Since my announcement as a can
didate for treasurer my private bust
ness has somewhat changed anc
demands more Of my time, and | be
lleve that it would be almost impos.
sible for me to take care Of my private
interests and fully and faithfully dis
charge the duties which | owe to the
public and make a thorough and
successful canvass this spring, there
lore, l have decided to not make the
race for treasurer.
l am under many and lasting obi
cations to my many loyal friends,
who had solicited my candidacy, and
who have so Loyalty stood by me, and
now in quitting the race, return unto
them my sincere thanks and best
and shall ever remember them.
Respectfully,
JAMES B. SKEEx.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Old Coin Brings a Fortune.

John Tremley, Of Railway, n. j., is be
moaning his ignorance of the value of OLE
coins. For years, until recently, h,
carried and old silver piece in his pocket
A few weeks ago he sold it to John Mar.
bacher for % cents. Marbacher was a:
ignorant as Tremley of its value.
Happening into John Metzinger's saloon
a few evenings later he jokingly rendered
ii in payment for a round of drinks. The
saloon keeper, noticing that the coin pur-
ported to be quite old, offered 81 for it
and became its p0ssessOr. A man named
Claude Gorisse then purchased it from
Metzinger for s..
Gorisse lost no time in communicating
with a New York coin collector. Nego.
t%iations leading to a purchase of the coin
were Immediately made. The collector
went to Railway, and when he returned TO
New York the coin was safely slowed
away in his wallet. The price paid by the
purchaser was $4,000. Tremley is a poor
man and works at his trade as carriage
painter. Gorisse is a poor. Frenchman
about 10 years old. He will use the
money to buy a home for his declining
years. There are thousands Of coins In
which could be sold at high
prices to coin dealers. You can get a
volume telling all about their values, also
book telling what used postage stamps
IRE worth, by senGing ten cents, silver, TO
iEM NOVELTY Co, Lansing, VIVA. 9-l2
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
N. & w. Statement.

The statement of the Norfolk and
Western railroad for the month OF
January, 1899, shows that the total
earnings were 1861, 665.37, and in
crease of $45,9lS.54 over the same
month of 1898. The total operating
expenses were $G5,651.1 IA, an increase
Of $27,434.S1. The net earnings for
the month amounted to 1901, Ol4.23
an increase of $lS,4SI.73.
For the seven months from July
lst, 1898, to January 31st, 1899, the
total earnings amounted to $6,9O2,
H2'54 an increase over the same
period of the preceding year of $214,-
1885. The operating expenses were
1924, S2O.74, an increase of 49,
734.57. The net earnings amounted
TO $2,377,452.S0, an increase of
S2l0,535.3S.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
a Narrow Escape,

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E
Hart, Of GrotOn, 5. d. WAS taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs
and finally terminated in CONSUMPTION.
Four doctors gave me up, saving | could
live but a short time. j gave myself up TO
my Savior, determined if | could not stay
with my friends on earth, | would 20 TO
my absent ones above. Ny husband was
advised to get DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds and
gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles.
1t has cured me and thank God, | am saved
and now a well and healthy woman.
Trial bottles free at J. W. Kelly's drug
store. Regular size SOC. and 81. Guaran.
teed or price refunded.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
FROM sion

SToNEGA, Va, Ma. icy. i
l%'loseco leaves this week for lnIa
delphia with hi, family, there to pre-
pare for his future work a. Cuoa an,
Porto Rico. He leaves with ,ile be>t
wishes of the people here for hi, sue
ceSsful future in his new field o.
labor.
Rev. Vaught and Presiding Elder
Garden were in Stonega today. Mr..
Vaught breaches here on SaDbatb
next and will fill the pulpit ON the
Ind and 4th Sundays Of each month
hereafter.
The infant daughter Of Henry and
Mrs. Hoop was buried at Preacher on
Sunday last. a solemn service wa,
held in their home at 4 o'clock. con-
Quoted by Rev. Rioseco, after which
the remains were conveyed by train
to the cemetery.
In next weeks issue an account Of
a romance in real life will be given
Of a festive couple who resided here
or = years, which will show that
'ne-half of the world don't know how
he other half lives.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Facts From the b

The following was compiled bv ;
convict sentenced to life imprison.
ment for murder: The Bible con.
tains 1896, 4sG letters. 773,6 j1 words.
Bib verses, l.139 chapters, and %
books. The shortest verse is the
Both verse OF the llth chapte, oi st.
John. The word "and' occurs 46,
257 times, the word Lord" 1850
times, and the word reverend" once.
The twenty-irst verse Of the 9TH
chapter of Ezra contains all the let
terS OF the alphabet except j. The
longest verse Is the 9th verse Of the
9Th chapter Of Esther. There are no
words Of names Of more than SIX
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
1t Wasn't the Fault of the
Printer.

An exchange says a minister, who
frequently expressed surprise at the
appearance of typographical errors in
newspapers, recently had printed a
program for religious services in his
church. When the program was
ready for press, he stipulated that, in
order that there should be no errors
In it, the proof should be submitted
to him. 1t was done, and corrected
according to his marking. After the
JOB was delivered, a friend called his
attention to the following line in
closing hymn: Jesus resigns and
heaven rejoices!" The preacher
tainted, but he doesn't think
he is half as smart as lie used to think
he was.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
About This Section.

The Virginia Coal, Iron and Rail
way company is making active prep.
aratlons to put all their furnaces in
blast at the earliest possible moment.
They have closed a lease for the
Iroet mine, adjoining the Rorer
mine, near Roanoke. These two to-
Sether constitute one of the most
valuable iron ore properties in South
west Virginia.
There is much talk and speculation
about other railroads to be run in
this section, but nothing has occurred
to make the rumors appear truthful.
Manufacturers Record.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09

third in the amou t.Ita. ~
acts from her subjects
Her taxer amount to a contribu
ton of Is a week by every man
woman and child in the United
Kingdom. Germany, however, which
again heads the list, calls for Is, GID
a week from for rather for each in
habitant.
AT the bottom Of the list of tax
payers come the Russian. Bulgarian.
Servian and Swiss.
To clear the world debt it wonld
De necessary to mortgage England,
Ireland and Scotland, with all their
property of every kind, to almost ex-
halt its value, f22, $50, 00O.-
New York Press.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
To Rule This World.

Every time the clock ticks, a sun
OF $40 IS spent on the costly task Of
governing the world, and ever,
month absOrbs $500, 000, 900.
If it were possible for relays Of
cashiers, in bands Of thirty-eight. to
pay over the requisite s. gold pieces.
at the rate of one a second, night
and day, without intermission, it
would take them almost a year to
keep the worlds government suppl
ed with the necessary funds for one
year.
In this time they would have paid
over the counter no less than $500
tons Of gold.
These millions of coins would
equal in weight the entire population
of many large towns of the United
States.
If, to economic labor, the worlds
bill were paid in - bills, these notes.
arranged nix deep, would make a
'waistband" for the earth at the
equator.
Germany spends more than my
other nation for governing purposes.
ranks second, France third
and Great Britain fourth.
Germany, Russia, France and
treat Britain spend exactly as much
IS the rest Of the world government.
Servia is the least costly kingdom.
While Great Britain ranks fourth
lmong costly governments, she ranks
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
All Women May Be PRETTY.

The April Ladies' Home Journal
will contain the first article of a
series telling "How to be Pretty
Though plain" The author who
has verified all her statements, insists
that it is within easy possibility for
the plainest woman to be pretty, and
She thinks it not an unworthy am
bltlon. Good commOn-sense forms
the basis Of this authors advice to
women who wish to be pretty.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Honor Roll.

Roll Of honor Big Stone Gap High
School for month No. 6 ending Mar
3, 1899:
Sth grade: Axley Gilmer, Edward
G.. Taylor, Vesta Slemp, Lizzie
Skeen.
7th grade: Shaler Gilley.
9th grade: Bessie Taylor, Jennie
Kidd and Marion Collier.
9th grade: Retta Perry, Joe Pot
ter.
4th grade: Georgia Bostwick,
Maggie Bum.
2nd grade: Allie Bounds, Maud
Potter.
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup has saved the
lie Of many a child. This wonderful
always cures Group, whoopinc
,ough and measles cough. 1t has never
allied. Price % cents.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Finger Cut Off.

Alex Adams, while working in
Moore's furniture factory in East Big
Stone Gap last Thursday met with
the misfortune of getting the first
finger on his left hand cut off while
working the jOinter. Drs. Herald,
OF East Stone Gap, and Mabe, of this
place, was called and dressed the
wounded mans injuries, and at this
writing he is getting along very well.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Leased For Ninty-nine Years.

The Southern Railway has absorb.
ed the Mobile and Birmingham rail.
road, securing a lease of n~inty-nine
years on the road and property, and
thus opening for the first tine a
direct outlet for the iron and coal
fields of the Alabama and northwest
Georgia districts over the Southern
Railway to the gulf. The deal was
made by Samuel Spencer, President
of the Southern Railway, in London
q short time ago, and the Southern
took charge of the Mobile and Birm-
line March |.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Good Prices.

cattle men from Smythe and
Iazewell counties, Va, have been
IN the Elk Creek Valley, Grayson
county Offering $2S per head for
warnings. The farmers are holding
Tor even better prices than that,
work oxen have been sold for $50
per woke.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
For

w. d. McNiel, of Tacoma, an
nounces himself in this issue a can.
dIdate for Commissioner of the
%iIevenue for the Western District.
Mr.. McNiel is an excellent young
man ami is we'll qualified to fill the
Office to which he aspires, and if the
people OF the county elect him, we
leel confident he will perform the
duties OF that office honorably and
faithfully.