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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
MORRILLS.

A quiet home wedding occurred We'd
nesday after noon at three o'clock at the
residence of the BRIDES parents. @r. c.
Edwin Bowers, Pride's Corner. West
brook. The contracting parties were Miss
Edna q. Bowers and Mr.. FransAs ID.
Coleman. Jr.. OF Deering Center. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. 5. 6.
Davis, pastor of All Souls Universalist
church, Morrills. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman
were the recipients of a large number OF
beautiful presents. The newly married
couple are to reside for the present with
MIR. Coleman's parents No. Pleasant
street, Deering Center.
The ladies home missionary society OF
the Methodist church held q very pleasant
the home of Mrs. Mabel Andrews, z
Leland street, Deering Center, from TO
10 o'clock During the evening an excel
lent programme OF musical and literary
numbers was presented to the enjoyment
of all. Refreshments were also served by
the ladies during the evening.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid
society of the Free Congregational church
was held Wednesday at the home Of Mrs.
Little, Forest avenue. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. 4. NJ. Davies; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Jennie Boucher; secretary,
Mrs Albert Ii. Small; treasurer, Mrs.
Lizzie Hodgdon.
Ye olde time Deestrict Skule was in
ession last evening at Red Mems hall.
phe teachers and pupils and other partici
Ants were made mp of local talent and
ZACH are deserving of praise for the man
ler.in which the programme was carried
ut. The entertainn emit was given under
ne auspices of the ladies circle Of Rocka
seeoook tribe OF Red Men. the ladies
Till realize neat sum of money as thu
ntertaipment was we'll attended.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
Tf7iNas TN lre LAORONES.
Queer Food and other Natural Prod.
ucts of the Islands.

The queer things in the Ladrones in
oludc q tree the fruit OF which Is so OBJ
noxious TO the nostrils that a man cannot
keep his stomach and smell 1t. But
once past the nose it is so delicious that
he viii eat until too full to walk. This
fruit ripens once a month and is plentiful.
A nut which can be eaten shell and all
is another queer product The she'll is
brittle like u cracker, sweet and good
The inside has kernel which can only be
bitten when the fruit is fresh.
Another fruit is so rare that 1t is used
as a coin.
A very queer mineral product is a stone
which changes color in the atmosphere
Cold days it is black, hot days it Is bright
red, when rain threatens it is pinkish, and
in cloudy weather it is blue. This stone
lies on the highways, and the pedestrian
can forecast his own weather.
A great yellow flower which opens and
closes to the sun at noon Is another novel
ty This flower takes only five minutes to
open and shut For one minute it Is wide
open, showing a white center with golden
heart 1t opens directly up to the sun and
closes tight with dropping head. II varies
not one minute in the whole lifetime of
the plant. On cloudy days it opens, but
its petals point downward, for the stem does
not rise as on sunny days. This flower
acts as a clock to the natives The do
nestle animal of the Ladrones is small
bird called a laughing donkey" 1t
laughs like o parrot, but has projections
at the side Of its head which give rise to
the name. Another household pet is the
japanese poodle, which is very small
and very curly haired This dog catches
its own fish in the lagoons and eats fruit
from the guaya tree
The man who owns farm in the La
drones Is a rich man, for he can support
life without labor Breadfruit trees grow
wild and with the cocoanuts are the shade
trees of the island. A grove OF breadfruit
trees 10 "a Ladrone islander is what a herd
of western cattle is TO a ranchman. Fruit
grows all the year round, and every quail
ity of queer edible tropical fruit is found
there
A very valuable possession is the palm
grove, which extends in belt all across
the islands. This grove consists of palm
trees which rise side by side so close to-
gether that you can hardly, except for the
slenderness of the trunks of the trees,
penetrate into the depths of the palm for
est. They grow vegetable ivory, which IT,
commerce is a. good rs the elephant tusk
This ivory can be used in all cases that do
not call for great durability, and for or
naments it cannot be surpassed. Rich
mond Times.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
Is II A TRIFLEl
That Common Trouble, Acid Dyspep-
sia or sour stomach.
New Recognized as Cause of Serious
Disease.


Acid dyspepsia, commonly called heart.
burn OF sour stomach, SIS form Of indi-
gestiou resulting from fermentation of
the food The stomach being too weak to
digest &c, the food remains until fermen.
tation begins, fllling the stomach with
gns, and bitter, sour, burning taste in
the mouth is often present. This condi-
ton soon becomes chronic and being an
every day occurrence is given but little
attention. Because dyspepsia Is not i'm.
mediately fatal, many people do nothing
for the trouble
Within recent period remedy has
been discovered prepared solely to cure
dyspep.ia and stomach troubles. IL Is
known as Stuart's Dyspepais Tablets and
IS becoming rapidly used and prescribed
as radical cure for every form OF dyspep-
sia.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets have been
placed before the public and ARE sold by
all druggists for 30 cents per package 1t
is prepared by the Il. T.. stuart Co {,
Msrshall, Mich, and while IL promptly
and effectualIy restores vigorous diges-
tior, at the same time Is perfectly harm
less and will not injure the most delicate
stomach. but on the contrary by giving
perfect digestion strengthens the stomach
improves the appetite and makes lie
worth living.
Send for free book on Stomach Diseases
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
A Lawyers sharp Tongue.

s. Teackle Wallis, for many years the
leader Of the Maryland bar, was noted for
his wit and sharp tongue. On one occa-
sion it was remarked to him that certain
law firm, suspected Of not being altogether
reputable, had fine practice Yes"
said Wallis, their practice is better than
their practices.
OF well known Judge whose opinions
were generally characterized by a great
vacillation and indecision Of mind he once
said, Judge B. is certain of only one
thing In a case and that Is that there is a
doubt in it,
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
Glad, ANYHOW.

II beg your pardon. 1 thought this was
Mr.. Chucksley."
~ am Mr., Chucksley"
Then l am glad to find that when /
thought l was mistaken was mistaken in
thinking was mistaken"
'Hey?"
II say when thought was mistaken
I was mistaken in thinking I was mis-
taken, and being mistaken in thinking |
was mistaken when wasn't mistaken l
was glad to find was mistaken when l
thought was mistaken, because WASH t
mistaken or, rather, l was mistaken
when thought was mistaken, and SO I
couldn't have been mistaken--well, at
any rate, I'm glad. Looks as If we We're
going to have snow, doesn't it?'-Chicago
Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
CHARGED WITH ROBBING A
STRANGER.

Wednesday night man from Rangley
Lakes region whose name is not given
by the police was robbed at the Windsor
hotel OF about $40 in money, his valise
and some clothes. He had been drink
ing and playing billiards with James A.
Palmer and Frank II. Carleton during
the evening and these men were arrested
Wednesday night and are now in Jail
charged with the robbery. A third man
is wanted by the police for this offense
but has not been arrested up to this
time,
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
MAY BE THE AROMA.

st. John, n. B.. March le.-Capt.
Frazer of the Cape Breton coal steamer
Coban, reports that on March lS. while
passing through Mud Island passage, nes
Cape Sable, n. S, he sighted thu masts
of what evidently was large steamer.
About one third of the masts could be
seen. and Judging from the appear ance OF
the sticks, the vessel had not been In her
present position for any great period.
The theory has been advanced that the
wreck is that OF the Thomson line steam
or Corona, lost IA months ago. 1t Is SAID,
however, that the Corona was broken up
by the heavy storms of last fall
1t also has been suggested that the
steamer may be the Thomson line sNeamer
Aroma which is Ion overdue at Liver
pool from Portland, but there is thing
whatever to show that 1t is she.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
MAhyl N.u.o oe>LLo VI TORE.
Iaves Bearing Lanterns Led the FL
egant Creoles to the Dance.

The Mardi Gras balls in the early days
ere held in the first New Orleans Opera
ouse, and since then in the present one
hich today is historic, writes Harrydele
hallmark in The Ladies Home journal
the social life of New Orleans. Then
: now, the floor OF the Opera House was
wen over TO the dancers. The refresh
lents consisted of orange flower sirul
liked with water and sugar and served
nth homemade cake. All the ladie'
.alked to the place of entertainment
They could not ride because the streets
we're SO narrow and the cutters so wide
hat carriage would probably have broken
,own.
ION such evenings in the old days the
own was given over to the laughing
groups of stately gowned women who had
brought over with them from Paris their
silk frocks and their jeweled snuffboxcs,
and who kept Mime. Sophie for their dress
maker. In front of each group Of splen
didly gowned women were African slaves
holding lanterns by whose dim light the
merry groups found their way. Behind
the men slaves came the women slaves,
bearing the satin slippers of their mis-
tresses in their hands.
IL tHe Weaeher Were too incleinent iof
the cortege to pass through the streets in
this manner, a postponement Of the ball
was cried through the streets to the sound
of beating drum, and the ladies who sat
on the upper balconies chatted with the
crier. 1t was understood that the ball
would take place on the next fine evening.
As for the street pageants, there was
none. Men and women laughed and chat
ted in the narrow streets and pelted each
other with paper balls. 1t was revelry
without system from pure love of gay
ety."
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
FIELD OF SPORTS.
GOLF.

GOLF.
At the annual meeting of the Portland
Golf club held recently. the following
officers were elected: President, franklin
G.. Psyson; vice president, Charles Fl.
Payson; treasurer, John G. Allen; secre-
tsry, George +. Noyes; members oil the
governing board, the officers, ex-ofilcio,
and Mrs Bior Bradbury. Miss Helen q.
Thomas, Dean stills, W. G. Emerson, W.
q. Eaton, Goo. 5. Ellis. Iheo. G. Wood
bury and Leroy l.. Hight Several
amendments to the by laws were adopted,
among them one reducing tho annual
dues of associate members and giving
their applications for active membership
precedence upon the waiting list, already
long one.
POOL TOURNAMENT AT SOUTH
PORTLAND.
The following are the recent scores
made in the pool tournament in n. g.
Gordon's billiard rooms In South Port
land: Hartford II. MeNanus 81; Rich
ards 75, Hinokley Go; McManus II. Dyer
ford "a; Kellam 49, Hersey 75; Hinckley,
60, kellam 81.
BOWLING AT TREFETHEN'S ALLEY.
On Saturday evening at Trefsthen's al
leys In South Portland, a picked team
from Portland will try conclusions with
a South Portland team. These games
will be part Of q series to be bowled by
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17

A member of hard shell Quaker family
was being trounced, verbally, for his ex-
cessive meanness. The whole family
shared the reputation, and the member
under fire made no defense He listened
patiently to the TRADE, and when the man
wound up by declaring him the meanest
man he had ever met in his life the
Quaker remarked gently:
"Ah! But thee has never met my broth
or Robert New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
LOOTING CASTILIAN.
Small Craft Carrying Away What
They Can.
SOME GOES To OWNERS BUT MORE
DOES NOT.

and steamer Has No List-Looks "s
Though IL would BE some Time BE-
fore wreck Breaks Up and Dts"p-
pears.
Yarmouth, \. s., March lo-ihe
steamer Castilian is not submerged at
high tide, nor has she strong list. Sne
is sitting almost upright ana rs straigne
as II afloat. Inside her dsck Is thrown
amiusbip, caused by the sweiling OF the
grain. The water at high tide covers her
main deck about one.foot. The livestock
has mostly been saved, although the
poor brutes have been subjected to a long
fast when watered and fed ashore the
nicture is an animated. and pathetic one,
as but as little can be supplied at once.
Yesterday about sixty small vessels with
one hundred or so dories and four hun
dred men, were lowering about the wreck
CARRYING off what ever they could reach,
some TO be delivered to the proper au-
tborities and SOM e, no one knows where
Sad havoc has been made OF the elegant
and sumptuous fittings and furnishings
os this palatisl steamer. The Dominion
steamer Aberdeen came to the wreck yes
terday and remained only a, short time;
complaint is made that she did not arrive
sooner and remain md keep oil the loot
ers. Notwithstanding wind and sea, the
hull is firmly fixed on the ledge and looks
ne fbor,uh IL would be some time before
the wreck breaks up and disappears.
Every thing NOV cable Is gone. Captain
Barrett still remains here. captain
Smith. r, n. r., Canadian werok com.
missioner win not preside at the court OF
inquiry. His illness of three weeks past
has not improved and his physician has
ordered him to Florida. Captain bloom
6sId DouOlnss. r. n, r., will therefore
probably conduct the investigation.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
BEST OF ALL.

:, cleanse the system in gentle and
-, beneficial manner, when the Spring
time comes, uss the trIe and perfect
remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy the genuine
Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. emily, and for sale by all druggists
at 30 cents per bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE

Thomas Foley 80 years old, who lives
at 40 Centre street. was arrested last night
charged with indecently assaulting Wal
ter lies. who is 10 years old The arrest
was made about II o'clock by Deputy
Marshal Sterling and Officers Ball and
Fell. The crime with which Foley Is
charged Is a states prison one.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
The Appltcants.

by the way, Mr.. Fenton, how many
applicants are there for that Officer" In
ouired the West Union citizen.
"How many" repeated the congress.
man. ''Let me see," he continued
thoughtfully. why, forget just how
many votes we did poll there. Ohio
State journal
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
CLOCK REPAIRING.

WE have made specially of clock repairing
w for years and are perfectly familiar with
II in all OF its branches. Our prices are reason
able. Drop us y tstal and we will call for your
clock and return 1t when done without extra
charge. MCKINNEY, the Jeweler, Monument
Square, Portland. jan12dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17

BOWLING AT PINES ALLEYS.
The Charles and Gussies bowled last
night at Fines alleys. The Charles won
all the games The bowling of Allen and
Driscol was gilt edged. This ties the
Charles and Willies tor first place.
Fisher bowled a steady game. The score
Charles. 1884; Gussies, ISL.
EDWARDS KNOCKED OUT.
New York, March 49, Joe Walcott
knocked out Billy Edwards at the Broad
way Athletic Club tonight in - rounds.
MOI ES.
Ike Talbot and John Cox, oolored
pugilists, fought finish fight Wednesday
afternoon in Bangor, in the presence of
prominent Bangor men. zach man p aid
IS to see the fight, ana there were thirty
of them. Both pugilists received ESQ each,
and the referee got the other $50. The
fight lasted nine rounds and was hot from
start to finish. In the ninth round Cox
knocked out Talbot. The police are look
ing the matter up.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17

Builds up the system, puts pure. rich
blood in the veins; makes men and
women. strong and healthy-Burdock
Blood Bitters. At any drug store.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
THOSE FATAL CURRENTS.

Boston. March l6.-Captain Eye OF the
steamer Halifax who is familiar with the
currents about Nova Scotia, Tn speaking
of the wreck of the CastiliaE said today
that be had no doubt the strong norther.
ly current was an important factor In
forcing the vessel to her DOOM ne mas
reeently noticed an unusually heavy
narthward and north by wess current
which has been running from half to
three. q uarters of knot an hour. This
he attributes to tie frequent and rapid
changes in the direction of this wind.
CaptaincFye says tnat ordinarily the cur :
rent sets north on the incoming tue ana
sonth ON the ebb tide, but thas recently
the direction has been northwar all the
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
cAsTlLIAN INQUIRY.

Halifax. March 6.--The government
has appointed Commander Spain to CON
duct the Castilian inquiry owing to the
illness of Captain Smith. Captain
Murphy of Yarmouth and Captain Bloom
field Douglass will be associated with
him.
Those of the crew. WI Use evidence is
material have been kSbt on this side and
he others sent home Vin st. John.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17
TAXATION.

Continued from First Page.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17

Ter 6nOulu Do Inauc IL Iequesteu ny tue
governor and council. He said that with
that provision the money could be paid
and the institution maintained II the
trustees did not make over the property Z.
The amendment was lost and the resolve
was passed to be engrossed.
When the resolve appropriating $1,000
for repairs to the burned building came
along, MIR. Peaslee moved that it be in
definitely postponed as the trustees had
stated that the money was not needed. 1t
was so voted.
A number of the trustees Of the institu-
ton were present as interested spectators
when this death blow was administered.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
The Hon. Joseph 81. Manley paid q
high compliment to the skill as lobbyist
of President Harris Of the University Of
Maine when he told the House today that
the ten year arrangement under which
tbs state contributes to the support of
that institution is cheaper than it would
be to let DR.. Harris get a now appropria-
ton at every session. This was during
hopeless battle waged by two men to
have the ten year law repealed.
Mr.. Walker, of Starks stood BY his
minority report in the matter. Nj.
Walker was the only member of the com :
mittee who came out in favor of the re-
peal of the law of two years ago giving
the University $4,000 year for ten years.
Mr.. Walker presented new bill making
the repeal effective after the year 1901.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-17


some more speechmaking. MIR. Merrill
of New Gloucester, Democratic mem
Der. occasioned much amusement by his
remarks, urging that Democrats should
have places on the commission. / warn
the Republican party, he said, that the
old farmers in the country are grumbling
at these things. They shake their heads
and say that they will not vote the ticket
again, but the crack of the party whip
brings them into line. There were not
as many last fall as there were two years
ago. The Democrats don't object to hav
ing legs pulled, but they want them pulled
symme5rically and not left like Mark
Hapna's with one three feet longer than
the other. 1 would be satisfied with
seven Democratic members on the COM
mittse. II you can't, give us four or
| three.
Gen. Leavitt of Eastport also spoke in
support of the appointment Of Demo-
crat on the commission. The gentleman
from Skowhegan, he said, cannot 60 to
any height to which will not follow him
on this matter of taxation. 1t has long
been dream of my life that taxation
should be equalized, but the trouble is
not so much that people are over taxed
They are undertaxed. The gentleman
from Skowhegan has told of those little
hamlets SO heavily burdsned, but he said
nothing about the personal property
which is hidden away and escapes tax
alton. II that were brought to light there
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01

Northern India and the island of
Banquerry can certainly claim to have
the most peculiar marriage rites of any
land. In northern India COW and a
calf are invariably required at the
marriage. The animals are driven into
q narrow running stream, the priests
and the betrothsd couple also stand
ing In the water. The man and the
woman each catch hold OF the cows
tail, and the priest pours water out Of
q glass vessel upon the Joined hands.
while all present repeat prayers. The
young people are then declared man
and wife, and the priest claims the COW
and calf aa his fee. In the island OF
Banquerry the officiating priest takes
sharp knife and with 1t makes a
small incieion In tho right leg OF the
bride and bridegroom; from each In
cision he gathers few drops OF blood
and transfers them to tho other ones
les. The operation, together with q
short religious formula. constitutes the
whole OF the marriage ceremony.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01

The weuSsrfh savxEos mads n sfss
setence q Aarz1tDg asrt0x 20 hsk rev
yesss Is one OF Ae beat exanyics Of
kweptsaa presressfvshess. A nWss
MsfdeRt reecuated By TIRE As1ksRbufa
fohtc4 Sentiacl Is characteristic. Ono
svening. a shert Msae ago. sostety IA
Jefferson needed gallon OF cream.
rhe committee called up By telephone
the prcprietors OF nair farm two
miles north of the town, and asieed 4
they could furnish It. The reply was
that they could as soon as milking was
done. In thirty minutes from the time
the call was made, the cream was de.
liyered. The milk had been drawn
from the cow, put hto separator, the
cream extracted and sent to town by a
man on bicycle. A few years ago the
committee would have had to send a
boy In the afternoon, yesterdays
milk" would have had to be SKINNED,
and II the boy had not freed too many
chipmunks on the way, he might have
got back In time for the festival
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
AUTocABs
Are Failures and Have Been Withdrawn
from Service In Paris.

Are Failures and Havo Been Withdrnwn
from Service In Paris.
London News. In the great strug-
gle, horse versus motor car, the horse
mas scored a noteworthy victory. Tho
Paris motor cabs are failure. BY this
we do not mean to say that they will
,ot run along under mechanical pro-
pulsion, but that that mechanical pro-
bulsioh Is too costly. 1t IL all ques-
lion OF price. II steam or electricity
sosts more than horsefesh for a given
AMOUNT OF work then motor ears will
continue to be merely a rich mans
toy. In Paris, at all events, the COM
garrison comes out in favor OF the
horse. Some months ago twenty-five
motor cabs were put Oh the ranks. and
.or a time all went we'll. The fares
we're the same necessarily as-those
If the old-fashfoned vehicles, and
therefore people enjoyed new sensa
ion without, as 1t were, having to pay
.or 1t. But 1t soon became evident that
he drivers, or whatever they may be
:alled, were shy OF picking up odd GUS
TONER'S, and it came to this, that there
vas very little chances OF getting one
unless one hired 1t by the day or half
lay. Now. the company formally an
nounces that its vehicles will no longer
ply for hire on the cab ranks. The
numbers will be taken off them, and
aenceforth they will be no longer
"voitures do place." but "voltures dc
,cmise," or Job carriages. which means
that a considerable higher fare will be
charged. and that they cannot be had
Tor less than. say, half day. But the
triumph Of the horse may only be tenn
porary, as 1t is unlikely that the en-
gineers who are striving to effect a re-
auction In the cost OF mechanical trac-
non have said their last word.