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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
EYEGLASSES AND WHY.

The question Is often asked. particular
~ by these who can recall the customs
and experiences of twenty 1--we years ago,
"why do so many persons nowadays wsar
glassssf' This answer is easy: The In
crease in the number OF spectacles worn
is not to be regarded as an svidence OF
modern degeneration of tho eyes, but
rather that . long-fslt necessity has eeen
met" For it should be remem bered that
within the past qzarrer OF o century
m uch has been learned about the vaiv,
Of glasses, and ths range Of their appii-
cation and usefulness has been snormouf-
IL extsndsd. or course, the eyes need
more help now than formerly, IS tbs
amount OF work they are rsquirst to do
10 much greater than at any previous Pc
Rod in the worlds history. The sewing
macbine and many other Inventions OF
its class save the labor of toe hands only
to add to that required of the eyes,
New employ msnts, new amuseuents
and new fashions are continually being
introduced TO increase the exactions Ind
upcn thtss sensitive and dsllcats organs.
The steady decrease Of illiteraoy, togsth-
or with the general cheapness OF litera-
ture and spread of taste for ID. the enor..
nous circulation Of novel. mseaztoe and
nav ,apsr. the even-in sreasiBg use OF
artificial illumination, all combine to
ovsrtax the eyes. aud to wsasen or pos
sibly destroy the sight unless the CURED
aid sni proteotion be supplied throuoh
every means at our disp1sAl. Thus -
haprsns that the somssi ma luxury OF
properly adapted glafs,s has come tn bs
recognized and understsssd By very mani
of the present generation as one OF thu
real nseessities Of thsir lives.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary L. VannAh of Cumberland to
EIbridge g. Hicks Of Yarmouth, for 81, q
lot Of land In Yarmouth.
Maragret K. Allen Of Windham to John
K. Rivers OF windham foi 81 o. lot and
Its buildings In the town Of Windham.
Sumner and kllza A. Leavitt, both of
South Portland, to Julia J. Chase Of
Portland. for 81. . lot OF land lin south
Portland
Allen I. and Stephen H. Skillings Of
Westbrook to William Lucas OF Portland.
fer 81, o wood lot In westbrook.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
FUNERAL OF MRS. GEORGE o. K
CRAM

The funeral Of Mrs George o. X. Cram
WAS held yesterday Afternoon at her latt
home on Spring street, an d there was q
large attendance CT the ne!ghbcrs and
friends of the de-c-s,d. The services were
conducted by Kew Dean SillA The pail
hearers were James Il. MCMILLAN. VIM.
r. Wood. George Il. Bird, Arthur K.
Hunt, DIR. ]. A. Spalding. Horace An
dersou, Edward G. Jersey. and Ge,.
John III. Brown. The inter ment was al
Evergreen cemetery.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
ARE INEXPENSIVE

articles as a rule. Hundreds
of dainty knick knacks that
will delight the recipient,
whether it's man, woman or
child. Most of them useful
as well as ornamental. From
Pictures 10 Jewelry our stock
is replete with New Things.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS.

On Thursday the following INSPECTORS
Il customs were assigned and at once
entered upon their duties: Charles q.
Chase, Herbert X. Sargent. Horace True.
HoSsrl A. AcKsnnsy, Andrew IL.
Hessltins and Arthur ID. Morse. A.
watch man az the shsd Frank II. Ocaood
nnl CHARLES A. Neal will ssrvs.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
HOLIDAY
GIFTS

are forcing their way TO this
front. cropping out here and
there all over the store. We
bought earlier than usual and
before we were aware of it,
they came in so fast we could
no longer hide them. Now,
you can select atyour leisure.
They
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
THE HOME.


Breathinz exercises alone will do much
to Improve ths general hca'sh Of nearly
all women. Ssani before miro;r In .
room into which good supply Of air is
coming. aud raise the hands straight
over tbs head, and then let than drop
naturally to the sids,-withort attempt
ing to square the shou dns. 1hsn, clos
ing the mouth. take q long, deep breath
and hold IL In tte lungs few seconds.
Repeat Il Is A. often as you can without
feeling tirsi. Eacs day try the same tx
ercise until you can hold . breath for
minute and minuts and . half. This
will Increase the exterior Of the chest and
develop the interior. Short. quick gssps
are not rormsl breathing BY reducipg
The respiration to ten q min ute, for nse
consecu tive minutes three tiues day.
one Will soon acquire full breathing
This 10 most Important for weak and
siokly children. A. the frsst air i .
inhaled one has to be very careful nos to
bring on dizziness By ovsr-sxsrcising 1t
frs. Every woman must be guide to
herself. Always stop exercising before
fatigue sets In. NJ over exercising and no
exercising ~ all hsing the SANE results.
NSFtT tuc Vi y0uF
Woman's Home Companion.
UP AND DOWN STAIRS WITH EASE
"Thers lie no evil that Is not . psrvert-
ed good" writes Edward II. Warman In
the November Ladies' Home Journal
$50 the stairs may prove blessing In
stead Of . detriment, II women will learn
how to 90 mp and down them without
fatigue. This majority Of persons. espsc-
tally women. climb the stairs. 10 avoid
the difficulty and reap the benefits. do
this: Incline the body forward, but do
not band at the wsist-line. Do not stoop
Keep the chest raised and fixed. Ascsnd
~ II were from ihs chest. and no matter
what usy be Jour weight. your TO uoh Of
the foot on the step will be as light a.
that Of q child lou oh only tbs ball Of
the foot 10 the step. Close the mouth and
keep 10 closed when ascending the stains
and until the breathing 10 quite normal.
Every inhalstio should be felt at the
waist line. In going down stairs keep
tine body perfectly straight; touch only The
ball OF thu foot to the step, yielding az the
knee"
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02


poxology. Choir
Reading, Mrs. Josie l. Jordan
Reading, Margie L. Mann
Reading, Mrs. Nellie A. Brown
Exercise. -Four Little Ones
Musio-"We Shall Reap as We Sow"
Reading, Frank R. Lesvitt
heading, Y. B. Whitman
Reading, Miss Blanche Hall
Reading, Ella n. haii
Reading, Gladys Jordan
Muti,-' Blessed by the Name" Choir
Reading, Miss Percle 4. Leavltt
Reading, Mrs. Lipian X. wi.hsm
Reading, Ednn deli
Reading, Fannie Hall
Reading, Miss Mile W. Mann
Remarks Rev. A. Ii. Mcleod
Music-"Good Night" Choir
benediotion
There was o coed audiences present.
There will probably be q dancing schc oil
at Bartiett's Hall the coming wint,r.
taught by Prof. Royal b. Manchester of
North Mindham.
Stephen Ii. Plummer Is cutting biroh
for a-los Z. Leach ut Raymond VII.
lAEe. .
full oyst,r + supper and entertainment ut
their hall, Saturday evening. Nosem Der
18th. The entertainment consis ed OF
readings, tableaux, dialogues. singing,
etc. The SUI per was pronounced by Al
to be superb. Lester n. Jordan made the
stew, which was q sufficient guarantee
of Its excellence. Aft SUI per social
was enjoyed by the young people. Nearly
81 co was realized. A thoroughly GOO
time WAS enjoyed by all. The Grange l.
thinking Of having another literary cen-
test soon, and expects 10 receive num-
bar of new mel. bers during the winter.
Winter schools begin Monday. Dec.
4th.
There was O masquerade ball at Bart
let's Hall. Wednesday evening, Nov.
goth.
10 the account of the Leavitt- ha N.
cock wedding In ednesday's PRESS,
among the guests present. the following
were omitted: Mr.. and Mrs. George X
Doughty, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. y. sweet.
sir, MIR. and Mrs. Vim. Il. Merrill Of
Gray.
GORHAM.
Gorham, Nov. so -ThAnskgivlng re-
licious SO .vloes were held 10 the ConRrs-
gasiona al church with n large attendance
Rev. J. W. Reynolds delivered an abl,
sermon; R,v. VIM. Cashmere oierel
prayer and read the scriptures; Miss
Jennie =. Within y rendered solo tnely
Mrs. Reynolds presided AZ tbs piano.
Mr. job q Manson and wife. ALEC Ex'
Gov. Robes family, were his guests
Tbanksgi wing DAY.
Mes. Lasar, the eminent artist OF Port
land and fsw Gorhsu friends, were the
guests OF Prof. Lusn Hunt. Main street.
Thanksgiving Day.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
RAYMOND

Eas. Raymond, Nov. a9-Rev. A. II.
Mcleod preached temperance sermon,
Nov. 23 The address, which Was . good
one, was much appreciated by thos, pres
emit.
There wRs q Thanksgiving concert at
the Union Chapel. Sunday evening,
Nov. 26. The following programme WAS
well carried out:
Al usio-"R for the Harvest"
Scripsure Reading and Prayer,
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

TRUSTEE wRIGHT'S RESOLUTION AND
DIR. RICHARDSoN'S SPEECH. A GOOD
MOvE-No MORE CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
ON APRIL 10TH.
I he board of school trustees met on
last Tuesday evening. After the reg
ular business had been dispensed with
Mr.. Wright offered resolution as
follows:
That, whereas, in the celebration Of
the anniversary of the emanciration
of the slaves of the District, occurring
in April of each year, it has been Gus
tomary to close the cofored schools on
the day set apart and whereas it is be-
lieved that this event could be much
more proftably observed by the c
schools not being closed, therefore tie
Commissioners of the District be re-
specially requested not to order said
schools closed, as heretofore, but that
in lieu of the usual studies there
shall be held in each school, under
the direction of the superintendent,
supervising principals and teachers,
such literary exercises as shall appro-
priately commemorate this important
historic event; provided, however,
that such pupils whose parents, either
in person or in writing, request it,
may be excused from attendance.
In support of the above resolution,
DR.. Richardson, Mrs. Terrell and
Mr.. Spear made addresses. 1t was
UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18

We sincerely hope that In the
construction of the new Lovejoy
and Manual Training school build
ings the building inspectors or
whoever may have the superinten-
dence OF construction in charge
will see that We have buildings free
from such objections as were cited
by General Rarries in HE recent
report on the work done on our
recently completed school build
ings. If there is no other way of
securing honest work, We would sug-
gest that the Commissioners secure
colored contractors and workmen
to do the work. We can demon
strste to the satisfaction of the
most skeptical that they can give
good service and be honest about
it.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
GOVERNOR OF GUAM.
GALLANT CAPTAIN LEARY WHO WILL
REPRESENT US IN THE LADRONES.

A Man OF Remarkable Executive Ability
His Experience with n German Captain,
When Commander of the United States
Ship adams" at Samoa.
Captain Richard p Leary, U. s. N.
who was recently appointed by Presi
dent Mckinley Governor of the Island
of Guam, in the Ladrone group, is well
known in navy circles as brave and
efficient officer and a man of remark
able executive ability. He halls from
Maryland, and entered the Naval
Academy in 1860. In 1888 Captain
Leary was in command of the Adams
at Samoa during those trOublous times.
and performed a deed there that de-
serves to live in song and story.
Malietoa Laupepa, who had been re-
cOgniZed as King of all Samoa by an
agreement between Germany, Great
Britain and the United States in 1881.
was deported from Samoa by Ger
man war ship in 1887, on fimsy pre-
text of having insulted the German
government. TamaSese, a rebel, was
set up in his stead. A civil war then
broke out between Tamasese and Ma
taafa. the chief of the iOyalist party
and a relative of the exiled King.
While this war was raging. in 1888
there We're but two foreign war ships
in Samoan waterS-the Adler, a Ger
man vessel. and the Adams, a small
and obsolete man-Of-war commanded
by Captain Leary. then bearing the
rank of commander. The two captains
had several interchanges of courtesy.
On one occasion the Adler steamed
past the American ship, and at her
fOremast was a native chief, bound
with stout cord to the mast. The Ger
man saluted as she passed, but no
answer came back from the American
ship. Soon the German came to
standstill and a boat was despatched
TO ascertain why the American had not
answered the salute. Upon this. Cap
tain Leary sent back to the Teuton
this. characteristic reply-"The United
States does not salute vessels engaged
in the slave carrying trade
Soon afterward Captain Leary again
had occasion to pay his respects to the
captain of the Adler. While the war
was raging between Tamasese and
Mataafa the German captain made his
war vessel sort Of tow boat for Ia
masese's war canoes. and trained his
guns upon villages occupied only by
women and children. Many villages |
were entirely destroyed. Captain Leary
sent this just IL iDcisive remonstrance !
TO the Adler's captain:-"Suc action.
after the Tamasese pa
had been represented as a strong gov
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
THE NEGRO IN BUSINESS.
COL. MILTON NJ. HOLLAND.

There have been MANY business en-.
terprises started in this CITY by men ot
all grades and conditions, but the REE
is prepared to state that no man has
started more successful business en-.
terprlse than Col. Milton Nj. Holland
This man has been closely identified
with the race ever since his advent IN
this city and no man has been anv
more successful than he has. Col.
Holland was the first to conceive the
idea OF starting bank and the Capit al
Savings Bank, very successful insti.
tuition IS monument to the coIored
people. Whatever may be his faults
ne is race advocate and an honest
and persistent champion of his peonle
For reasons better known to him. he
resigned the presidency of the Can,tal
Savings Bank and started the Alnha
which was diSbanded, not because the
institution was not success, but be.
cause those who were connected With
1t struck for higher wages which the
bank could not afford to paw and
rather than bankrupt the institution
and embarrass the creditors h. H.
banded 1t and to day he has met everv
obligation.
Col. Holland is now chief of . div;.
sion In the Treasury Department and
since he has been at the head of the
oivis on OF which he is chief he has
MADE several promotions of colored
men Secretary Gage as we'll as the 9Th
Auditor under whom these promo
tlons were made, are friendly disposed
toward the colored clerks:
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
An Improved Electric cI.r

A young German. Walter Nernst q
professor in the Goettingen Universitr
Ias invented an electric lamp which
uoes not require enclosure in yAcnnn,
lamp. sio"
Inc Nernst light is emitted by a rod
Eolnposed or rare earths similar n
nose used in the manufacture of cor
tam sasilght mantles. These rods do
aot conduct electricity when cold bnt
oniy wnen heated. They give ont q
mlid yeiiowish light, and work eoua,,r
wen al any pressure with consennar.
economy in copper.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
OUR SCHOOLS AND THE leEB,

We congratulate the entire Board
OF Trustees for the unanlmity with
which the resolution .. m
-e-V war ADOPTED. For the last
four or FIVE Years TIE BEE has vlg.
Qrously advocated the abolishment
Of street parades on Emancipation
Day and has at last been able 10 see
trustees with the Necessary back
bone to at least discourage them in
so far as the schools are concerned.
This is move in the right diree-
ton, for 1t will influence the young
who will, in time at least, see that
the parsdes are eventually discon-
tlnued. The argument of DR. Rich
srdson was to the point and elo
quently and logically stated. 1t
showed the utter futility of attempt
ing to forge ahead on lines which
will establish our progress while
conducting such senseless exhibi-
tions of bad judgment and display.
ing the weakness of the race, which
are least calculated to give us
creditable or honest advertisement.
As has been stated by TIE BEE
many times it is far better to cele-
brste the event Of emancipation by
striving to invent means for reliey-
ing the poor and needy and found.
ing asyrums for our poorly cared
for old men and women than to
disgrace ourselves by wanton e1-
trsvagance lmproprieties and dis
sipstions. There has not been a
celebration for years which was not
followed by plethorie police court
docket. In the interest of the race
we can we'll afford to reduce our
police court record and thus cut off
opportunity to the enemies of the
race to point to our misdem.anors
as proof of the general shittless-
ness of our people.
1t may be the proper thing to
hold appropriate services in the |
schools commemorating the event |
but that should be left to the
discretion of the Superintendent.
Our pupils have lost considerable
time, and it is questionable as to
whether the considerations which
prompted the act are of sufficient
educational value to warrant snv
waste of time. Our schools are
designed to educate our children
and not to develop morbid senti- I
mentality which has but little effect
'eyond weakening the individual
Let our ministers and public spir-
ted men and women devise ways Ii
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18

If only some large hearted. public
spirited, and race loving men and
women would circulate a petition
to be signed by thousands of good
people, asking the Commissioners
to deny a petition to the Emancipa-
ton psraders, it would show the
proper interest in our affairs. We
venture the pronhenv .hot q. 1~~-.
s5 per cent of the respectable peo-
pie of the city would sign such a
petition Who will be willing to
start the petition? The BEE would
do so, but for the fact that the
same might be attributed to a desire
to advance some political matters.
Let our good mothers head a dele
CATION and plead Tor the protection
of our children.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18

ernment not needing the armed sup
port of foreign Power. appears to be
a violation of the principles of inter
national law. as well as a violation of
the generally recognized laws of hu-
manity."
On the evening of Nov. IA. 1883.
messenger came to Captain Leary
from Mataafa with the information
that the German war ship was, in the
dawn of the following day, going to
lombard a stronghold which Mataafa
had established on land under Ameri-
can protection.
That night Captain Leary quietly got
steam up without attracting the Ger
mans attention, and had his anchor
chains mutf1ed. All hands were called
10 quarters before dawn. At daybreak
the Adler'S anchors came up, and she
made for the threatened fort. Silently
the anchors of the Adams came up
also. and to the amazement of the Ger
man the Yankee craft put after him
with full head of steam. and darted i'm
between him and the shore.
Captain Leary cleared his ship for
action and the German followed suit.
Shot from either ship would now
have precipitated war between the
two nations.
When opposite the threatened fort
the German dropped his anchors, and
the Yankee did likewise, taking care
to get between the Adler and the shore
captain Leary then sent this note To
the German captain
have the honor to inform you that
having received informa ton that Am
erlcan property in the Latogo vicinity
OF Laulii, Lotoanun, and Solo Solo is
llaOle to be invaded this day. am here
Tor the purpose of protecting the same.
The crews on the two ships stood NJ
their guns for hours, but the German
captain made no attempt to fire upon
the fort Captain Leary upheld tba
honor of his country's flag at a time
when our government seemed 10 t,to
but n half hearted interest in Samoan
anairs. He was far from cable com
munications. and on his own resnonsi.
bllity thus bravely defied and held IN
check a warship far superior to his
own. MS
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
THE FREEDMEN'S BANK.

The public doesn't know that the
passage Of the recent bill by Con.
gress sppropriating $50. 600 to GER
tain depositors of the Freedmen's g
Bank was due to Rev. j. Anderson
Taylor, pastor of Shiloh Baptist
Church and attorney Giles G. Jack.
son n colored attorney. Both of
these gentlemen are strong race
advocates and men of integrity,
who have the interest of the race at
heart. This money will be distrlb-
uted among those depositors who
have received no money at all from
the Commission who has charge of
settling the affairs of the bank.
Representative John Lamb and
Senator John w. Daniels of Vir.
ginia, democrats, are the gentle
men who presented and pushed the
bill through both branches of Con.
gress. THI BEE on behalf of the
colored citizens OF this country
tenders its thanks to all concerned
in this worthy and deserving work.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
CULTURE VS.. RACE.
By Samuel Adams Wiggin.

By Samuel Adams Wiggin.
/ met lady on the car,
They said she war teacher,
Eyes were popped, lips immense,
Like a Presbyterian preacher,
She talked such charming English rare
Altho' and Afro fine.
Her mouth was very, very wide:
Her tongue was all divine,
She was a goddess tall and stout,
Her figure blooming fat,
Her culture was so BoStoneSe
Exquisite and all that.
listened to the polished phrase,
The diction and the style.
And tho her eyes were popping out.
She did all hearts beguile,
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
THE NEGRO NOT A FACTOR.

| NEITHER IN POLITICS, FINANCE, RELI-
GIoN NOR soCIALITY.-A LIVELY
DEBATE BEFORE THE CoNGRkSsIoN-
Al LYCkUh.
There was very large and inlelli.
gent audience present at the Con-
greSSional Lyceum, Odd Fellows Hall
1906 M street northwest, SUNDAY after
noon last to hear Miss N. III. Bur
roughs' paper that the negro is not a
factor in the American body polite :"
The Capital City Orchestra, Prof.
Benz. T. Holmes director, was in at.
tendance and rendered several selec-
tlons which all enjoyed. Miss Bur
roughs said in part; That the negro
was not factor In the American BODY
PeEti~, politically, snrialIy induc
trially financially or religiously. That
politically he followed sentiment rath-
er than vote in way that would
redouned to his best interests; that So
cIally the doors were closed TO him,
even on occasions Of state, that indus.
trlaily he was mere consumer and
not manufacturer of the raw materi.
al which he In part, produces that in
the money.markets of the world, in the
handling OF stocks and bonds he is
wholly unknown and religiously none
OF the great American writer's ever con-
templated seriously any theological
proposition he advances. The fact
that the race had made wonderful
progress along certain lines within the
thirty years past, could not be ad-
vanced as an answer to her statements.
he question is not as to the real pro-
gress that the race as such has made,
but whether its political, social, indus
trial. and religious developments have
reached that point as to make itself
felt and hence become a material fac
tor i'll the affairs Of the sreat masses
OF American people, she asserted that
while Paul Lawrence Dunbar has
achieved literary merit his poems did !
not portray the intelligent side of the |
race.
The paper was warmly discussed bv |
Hon. ]. P. Green, Messrs. S. w. |
Thompson, L. c. Moore, l.. Rouser. |
w. l.. Pollard, Madam icy of Havti /
and several others. All the speakers
except hr. Moore and Madam lev
disagreed with the statements ad,
vanced by the essayist and presented
data TO show that the progress of the
race was almost unprecedented. All
the speakers highly complimented the
paper.
During the ten minutes given Miss
to reply, she grew eloquent
and carried the audience with her and
he opposition was left hors de
combat.
Tomorrow in addition to the paoer
lnd discussion, the Shiloh Baptist
;hoir, Prot: w. w. Orme, ir., di-
ector, will be present and take
;haIge OF the musical exercises and
'rof. Orme will render a beautiful
olo. ''''i"i
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18

II there is any truth in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
expose, ii would seem that the
officials, who ruthlessly and unius-
tifably dismissed faithful and COM
petent colored ladies on the single
ground that they were colored, can
now take time to consider how
easily the present scandal might
have been avoided. Had our colored
ladies been allowed to remain at
their work, no such unsavory report
would have been advertised to nau-
seate the public. Appropos to this
1t would be proper thing to rein
state our colored young ladies and
thus render scandals impossible.
After all We are reminded the of
trlte old adage that Cali that gilt.
'ers is not gold"