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The Press., 1899-11-02
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items Of local interest taken from the column
OF The Press, thirty years ago.]
Nov. Q. 1859.

nov. Q. 1869.
M. B. Fisk has commenced building q
house on High street.
James r. Sibley has begun the cellar
for house on his lot near the east end
Of East Main street.
| Converse & Cleaveland have entirely
closed out their stock of damaged -four,
and have just piled up in their storerooms
over 200 barrels Of -four, which are SELL
ing at 80 to $40 per barrel-cheaper than
it has been for two or three years past.
At the town meeting on Monday it was
voted to lay tax of two per cent, to tax
town orders, to build the road 10 West
Stafford petitioned for by Sanford Holmes.
The petition of the Stafford Loom COM
pany for bridge near their shops was
denied.
M. B. Fisk of Stafford Springs and Cy-
rus N. Jocelyn of Wilmington have each
bought Of A. B. Maine an undivided one
third interest In tract on Village Hill,
Wilmington, containing between 200 and
300 acres, over 100 of which Is woodland
and the new owners contemplate locating
portable saw mill on the premises for
the purpose OF working up the lumber.
Stafford Building association are to BIZ
sold at auction about the first OF next
month.
Dam, bridge and road building are the
leading industrial pursuits In town at
this time. Several weeks of good wealth
er would be easily worked up, but as we
are not likely to have as much, every eff
fort is being made to improve what we
do have. The shutting In of winter, If
only postponed for twenty days longer,
will find much of the flood repaired. The
stone bridge at Foxville is about rebuilt.
Among some of the amusing incidents
OF the late flood was one occurring In a
neighboring town. A former resident of
Stafford seeing quantity of (fotsom and
ietsom) consisting of drifLwood, pump
klns and barrel 81 oil floating past his
residence, suddenly concluded he would
prevent such valuable property from be-
coming tributary to the sea. This was
about three O'Clock 10 the afternoon of
that eventful Monday. He accordingly
started out for treasure, and securing the
wood, the pumpkins and the barrel of oil,
and getting them on little knoll near by
thought he would look around little.
To his CONSERVATION he saw the little
bridge that had carried him over whirling
down stream and himself surrounded by
the swift ascending waters. The poor
man fed for his life to neighboring
tree, and there perched on its friendly
limbs he was obliged to spend the not
(silent watches Of the night till four
o'clock thu next afteroon, when the
abated food suffered him to descend and
go home without the wood, he pumpkins
and the barrel of oil.
BoRN.-In Stafford, Oct Cd, 1859, q
son to Milton Cummings.
The Press., 1899-11-02
Mrs. Bradlsh. Of Detroit. Wrote
mrs. Pinkham and Tells the Result.
/ IIrrrER 70 MIA. rrxxHAx NO. aa,aIol

ILErTER TO MRs. PINxHAM NO. 87,3ro]
ssAbout two years ago began to run
down and soon became almost a wreck
lost my appetite and began to lose
flesh; my blood was impoverished and
had to leave our store.
1.-THE doctors gave me little tonic,
but steadily grew worse and consulted
another doctor. He helped me in some
ways, but my headaches continued, and
began to have night sweats and my
rest was SO disturbed that would have
hysteria and would cry and worry over
business matters and my poor health.
FINALLY husband took me South, but
with no benefit. This was a year ago !;
misery / spent. Would bloat after
eating and was troubled with palpita-
ton of heart and whites. Having read
by happy chance of your medicine, I
bought it and wrote for your advice,
and before having finished the first
bottle Of Lydia e. Pihkham's Vegetable
Compound, the Mysteries nearly stopped
and I slept soundly.
81 used seven or eight bottles with
such benefit that am as healthy as
can ever remember of being. 1 shall
never cease to sound your praises.'-
MRS. e. M. BRADIsH, ITO DIX AVE-,
DETROIT, MICH.
Mrs. Pinkham's advice is at the free
disposal of every ailing woman who
wishes help. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
Every case is sacredly confidential.
The Press., 1899-11-02
His Brogue Saved Him.

THE thickness of his brogue secured
FLOR a recent arrival from the Emerald
Isle a ride of several hundred miles at
the expense of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. His destination was Boston,
and at the Broad street station he
asked for ticket to the Hub. The
ticket seller was unable to determine
whether it was Boston or Washington
the man wanted to reach, but finally
sold him ticket for the latter city, and
few hours later he found himself in
the national capital. AS he was unable
to read, the mistake was not discovered
until he reached Washington, and to
complicate matters he had not suff1-
cient funds to purchase a ticket to
Boston.
He presented his case to the railroad
officials at Washington. and they. put
ting him to test, were unable to dis
tinguish from his pronunciation Of
Washington and Boston any material
difference: thus generating the clerk
at the Broad street station. in this city,
for his error. The facts of the case
being laid before the general passen-
ger department. the man with the
brogue was forwarded to his proper
on.-Philadelphia Record.
The Press., 1899-11-02

Like bllloxs Of inverted seas
The gray cold clouds hang low,
The writhing boughs Of trees wind lasho9
Toss madly to and fro;
The drip and beat OF sullen rain
In rhythmic cadence fall
On mist blurred pane and hchened ROOT
While loud the wild winds call.
The drip and beat OF falling rain
The hoarse winds moaning call
They come to me like voices sweet
That pain and unrest thrall.
Aisrs the brown fields seem to lie
Beneath the tempest's beat,
With patience mute that knows tits this
viii make their blooming sweet
Afar the hills against the sky
A misty, dark wall run;
Their rain fringed crests seem reaching up
To find the hidden sun.
And faith and hope within my heart
Look up as do the hills
To find their sun beyond the storm
That all the present flls.
What though my fields seem waste and bare
What though my skies seem drear-
Ny heart has planted precious seed
In those fields brown and sere,
And trusting God, who knoweth all,
i patient bear the beat
OF presents storm that he hath sent
To wake their blooming sweet
Boston Transcript.
The Press., 1899-11-02
Consumption, the Snake.

Consumption Is the serpent Of diseases
Nit creeps upon its victims and fastens
deadly fangs without warning. "Only
bold" is hurrying millions to the grave
day. Don't neglect that cold Of yours:
ehout fail. tit doesn't, you have your
bney back. 1t Is the most successful
NEEDY in the world to-day. We will
es, % cents. W. d. Heald, druggist. 2
The Press., 1899-11-02

room. The brass knobs at the head of
the bed cleaned mournfully.
Speak to me. fether!' whispered
Janet. Speak to me. fether! Speak
to mev'
But he lay with closed eyes in the
lonely light, and it seemed to Janet
that his shut lips smiled-smiled with
the quiet irony of the dead. who know
the secrets of all things and will tell
us neutrality-suspicious..
He Didn't Like Pledges.
Judge Martin Grover Of Troy, N. Y,
was at one time approached by a young
citizen who wished to be nominated to
the state assembly. The shrewd old
judge had certain doubts about him.
which he expressed somewhat freely,
and yet he was willing to afford him
trial He therefore addressed the as
pirant in this way:
Young man. if you will give me
your word that you won't steal when
you get to Albany, I'll see what kin be
done about sendin you there"
Judge Grover" replied the young
man. drawing himself up with great
dignity. Il go to Albany unpledged or
cont go at ALL
The Press., 1899-11-02

WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.-The bust.
est and mightiest little thing that ever
was made is DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
Every pill Is a sugar-coated globule OF
health, that changes weakness into
strength, listlessness into energy, brain
fat into mental power. They're wonder
full in building up the health. Only Csc.
per box. 3
Sold by A.. G. Eaton, Druggist.
The Press., 1899-11-02
Try Grain-Oi Try Grain-O,

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package
OF GRAIN-O. the new food drink that takes the
place OF coffee. The children may drink it
without injury as well as the adult. All who
try 1t, like IL. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
OF Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach receives
and CSC. per package. sold By all grocers. ~
The Press., 1899-11-02
He Didn't Like Pledges.

HIS LIFE Was SAvED.-Mr. j. E. Lilly,
prominent citizen of Hannibal. Mo-.
lately had wonderful deliverance from a
frightful death. In telling of it he says ::
81 was taken with Typhoid Fever, that
ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. was so weak couldn't even
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I ex-
pected to soon die of Consumption, when
heard of DIR. Kings New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. continued
to use it, and now am we'll and strong.
can't say too much in its praise" This
marvellous medicine is the surest and
quickest cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 80
cents and III. Every bottle guaranteed. 2
Store
The Press., 1899-11-02

No RIGHT TO UGLINEss. woman
who Is lovely Ia face, form and temper
will always have friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep her health,
II she Ia weak, sickly and all. run down
she Will be nervous and irritable. II she
has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples, blotch-
es, skin eruptions and wretched COM
plexion. Electric Bitters Is the best med
feline in the world to regulate stomach,
liver and kidneys, and topurify the blood.
1t gives strong nerves, bright eyes.
smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion,
1t will make gOod-looking, charming
woman of a rundown invalid. Only 90
cents.
Sold by A. g. Eaton, Druggist.
The Press., 1899-11-02
A TouEh Bantam.

A letter in Glasgow paper records
a phenomenon much too remarkable
to be reserved for Scottish consump-
ton. The writer says: IAN acquaint-
ance of mine, who lives up north, has
among others of the feathered tribe a
little bantam cock. A few weeks ago
he noticed that it was looking the
worse for slight difference of opinion
with a canine friend, but did not ex-
anime it closely till his mothers and
sisters vociferations brought him in
a hurry. There was the bantam pick
ing away at corn, but the corn was
dropping from rent in the birds
chest just as fast as it was lifted. Not
wanting to kill the bird, my friend got
needle. and some horsehair and
stitched up the tear, with the result
that the bird now is as good as new"
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Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Sept 17.-During the
past - hours rain has been quite gen
cral from the upper Lake regions
southWestward through Kansas. Okla
homa and Texas. There We're also
general showers On the south Atlantic
coast. The temperatures have fallen
decidedly over the Western rain area
ana have risen III the East and eX-
treme West. This morning, however.
they We're quite low over the latter dis
tricts with frosts both light and heavy
in South Dakota, Nebraska and moth
crn Colorado.
Fair weather is indicated. Monday
ana Tuesday, west Of the Mississippi
river To the eastward there will be
showers. Monday. EXCEPT in the middle
ana north Atlantic states. which will
be reached. Tuesday. The tempera-
lures will fan over the area where rain
is indicated. They will rise in the
Southwest ard elsewhere change but
little. On the Atlantic coast fresh
south to west winds will prevail in
the non thern portion and easterly winds
in the southern portion.
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Change the
Vibration.
1T MAKES FOR
HEALTH.
Use
GRAPE-NUTs
Some Hints on Food.

A man tried leaving off meat, pota-
toes and coffee for breakfast and
adopted a breakfast Of fruit. a dish Of
Grape Nuts with cream and a cup Of
Postum Cereal food coffee.
His health began to improve at once
for the reason that q meat eater will
reach Il place once in a while where his
system seems 10 become clogged and
The machinery don't work smoothly.
A change of this kind puts aside food
of low nutrtive value and takes up
food and drink of the highest value,
already partly digested and capable of
being quickly changed into good, ricn
blood and strong tissue. The most
valuable feature of both Grape Nuts
and Postum is the natural phosphate
Of potash obtained from the grains
and this product is the element which
transforms albumen in the body, into
the soft gray substance which fills
brain and nerve centers. A few days
use Of Grape-Nuts and Postum Will
give one degree of nervous strength
we'll worth the trial
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EX-SPEAKER REED
Sends Open Letter to First
District Republicans.
Showing Appreciation Of Political fa-
vors During Past % Years.
All the Delegates Elected. Saturday. Are for
Hon. Amos Alien.


Portland. Me, Sept. 1.-THE Press
will print. tomorrow morning, the fol
lowing.
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- '''o ~ : az ais '-'0 -'''''''
DlslrIct'
while l am naturally reluctant to
obtrude myself again upon public at
tantion even here ~ hama AN, 49,.
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~ - i'"Nc '''e
flfSt Maine blSlrltt after 50 long a
service WITHOUT some words expressing
- go illS appreciation 81 your TREND
snip ana my srautuoe Ter your sener-
Jus .ieI' hie.Il'
ofdS alone are quite Inadequate
am must appeal 70 your memories.
curing three ana te"enty years OF
poli''Vdl Hi"' h"1 Always peaceful You
nave never questioned single pubHc
ACT 81 hlllie-
'lh'f m'h nave mad 70 look after
thelf H.Sific'. MY district mas looked
dittf me.
ms, II the place where Wis born,
Where you Know my shortcomings as
We'll as l do myself. gives me i right TO
-. .I.,. 90 3,
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BENEFITS ATTACKS ON ALLEN.
Another Issue Of occasional Continues the
Foolish Charges and UtteraHces.

- - CO = II :, Dnn-
,,,.. 10 1,ie
nett has issued q second number OF NJ
half-sheet occasional oirec'e"
,--.o,i.. u, III RanuhIfcans not to
ne "iPe'''' ~ n...,,,,;aaD
allow TINS 10 pc the Only i'el''''i'o''''
district to elect congressman opposG"
to the President and to Congress. He
argues that the entire country would
see in the election Of MI. Allen re-
bube to the President,
The following extracts will serve 20
snow the very bitter personal 1eellng
of those who are with Mr. bennett IN
his opposition to Mr.. Allen:
Mr.. Allen IS MI. keed cdHdluate'
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ODD FELLOWS
F'ocking Into Detroit for Their
Diamond Jubilee.
Meeting ofSovereign Grand Lodge Will
Be Opened, Today.
que. Sunday Passed. Most Of the Members
Attending Church.

Detroit. Mich. Sept. 1.-THE officials
and file Of the American Odd Fellow
ship who have thus far arrived in the
city passed a quiet Sunday, prelimi-
nary to the opening of the Diamond
jubilee anniversary Of the order. There
are already on hand some 400 of the
| higher officials. including all the Off
GERS Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
delegates to the Grand Lodge sessions,
state Grand Lodge officers, Grand En-
campment officers and officers of the
Rebekah Branch: besides these about
1000 OF the rank and file have thus far
arrived from various states.
Religious services were held. today.
in the First Congre gational church.
The central portion Of the church audi
torium was reserved for odd Fellows
, and their ladies. several hundred of
whom arrived from headquarters by
special trolley train. Rev. Nehiah
Boynton. d. D., pastor of the church,
preached upon brotherhood. The
speaker defined the various relations of
| brotherhood, inclusive first of family
relationship: secondly Of a particular
class, and finally, the enlarged idea of
brotherhood as exemplifed by Jesus
its full realization all men to him be-
ing brethren, irrespective of residence,
religion. color. wealth or other circum-
stances"
Jesus" said the speaker. looked be-
meath mems varied defects and found
therein his brother man. for whor- he
offered his very life. You can only
carry true brotherhood into the world
Ion Il
hood which exists within your own
souls. 1t is not enough for you to
send your check from your lodge to the
physician and the undertaken. 1t is
more in the open palm behind which
throbs the sympathetic heart. Take
away your inspiration and the real
brotherliness of your order will fail.
Your institution is 20 years old. but it's
inspiration was born 1900 years ago
with the infant VINO has since been the
object of the worlds Affection
DR.. Boynton declared that the assur-
ing feature of what he termed the
"Dreyfus outrage" lay in the numerous
protests against the verdict, which
showed that the principle and spirit Of
brotherhood is nowadays finding an in
depreciation hitherto unequalled.
Work progressed all day on the great
welcoming arch which will span Wood
ward avenue. Tomorrow. the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge will be formally wei
coined in the Detroit Opera house. by
Gov. Pingree and Mayor Maybtiry.
Tuesdays feature will be the annual
reunion of the past grand representa-
tives and members of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. Wednesday, the grand
parade will be held. Thursday will be
given over to the prize drills. with a
Rebekah concert in the evening. Fri
day and Saturday will be spent in
and other pleasures.
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SANFORD IN ENGLAND.
The Evangelist Writes that He IS Taking tbs
Brtishers by Storm.

Lewiston. ne. seay. 17.-Evangelist
Frank ". Sanford, the leader Of the
Holy Ghost and Is Society al ShiI1h. in
the neighboring town of Durham. hla
safely arrived in ENGLAND, ana writes 10
his followers that he is meeting Wiz
great success in Tits work in Liverpool.
The meetings." he writes. have been
simply thrilling in their results. both ma =.
tcrially and spiritually. God told me !
was IN receive S-5.ho III a result oi my
trip tO England. ana I have gust sent
home the first check for 1Gg0,h part Of
that sum.
This indomftabln Yankee is very .evi
IDENTIFY surprising some uI mis- staid BRUSH
cousins.
II went. yesterday. TO see the steam
Shin companies as to special rates Tor
from - to 25O students from Liverpool 70
Lisbon Falls. Me. Some of the otfcfal :
nearly fell over backward a my PROPOSE
lion 10 take AL the bcrths in some Of the
largest liners. Wen. thry must BECOME
accustomed 10 great things, Tor my God
is great God.
"Ic gave ne for my visit to Great
Britain 'the greatness OF Ills Strength.
and ] know that splendid phrase Is writ }
ten over this land. today
Mr.. sanford aiS-p adds th3t. owing ~
the fact that | may remain longer in this
land. my invitation to the Workncn 10
partakc Of dinner with me will he with
Drawn for that date. Ii is now given ~
stead FOR 4 THANKSGIVING dinner. At thdt
time | nope to have the gate OF praise
hing and the whole exterior Of Shiloh
prepared for a reception. The front VIII
nrobnbIy hy that time 10 rcmuGc!cd BY
in. alterations in The first prayer turret
that was built by the erection Of the
rates. ana in general BY the grazing ot
the hill about the buildings"
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ALL FOR ALLEN.
Republican Delegates Elected. Saturday. Az
All for Amos l. Allen.

Alfred, Me. Sept. 17.-All the dele
gates chosen at the caucuses in York
county Saturday afternoon, to nomi-
nate a Republican candidate to succeed
Hon. Thomas 3. Reed in Congress, are
pledged to Hon. Amos L. Allen of AL
fred. late. private secretary Of Mr..
Reed. The convention viii be neld at
Portland, Sept. IS. The delegates
elect:
Kennebunkport-Jcs PHI Jeffries, Her
man Fletcher. Frank Irving.
Alfred-R. Fl. Stanley. J. ii. Little
field. James +. Henry.
shapleigh-James and Charles COT
fin.
Waterboro-Ierbert CARL, Harry
Smith, Harry SWEET. Joseph II. Chase.
Sanford-Ernest NJ. Goodall, George
". Hanson, James NJ. Kicker. Z. Is.
Bennett. II. d. Rowe. W. f. Ferguson,
Hon. Charles II. Frost, Joseph Young
The laymen delegation is also pledged
to Mr.. Allen.
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Foot Ball al BoWduin.

Coach Croelius Of last years Dartmouth
eleven. but Of this years Eowdoih team.
IL hammering his men right into the work.
and they have to keep the rules ana reGu-
Iatiors to the letter. or explain matters
ar,l 10 penance in Sackcluth ana ashes.
The Bowdoin foot BAH schedule as given
out BY Manager Spear is as follows:
sept New Hampshire State College
0ct. Harvard at Cambridge.
oct dartmouth at Hanover.
oct. li-UniversitY of Maine at Bruins
Oct. 2l-Amhers, at Amherst.
oct. 2S-Tufts al Brunswick.
Nov. Exeter at Exeter.
Nov. 4-ColbV at Portland.
NOV. ll-Batcs at Brunswick.
Nov. l5-Tufts at College Hill.
Nov. 1S-ioiy Cross at Worcester.
NOV %. Thanksgiving da!)-Fortland
Athletic Cub at Portland.
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A BLOODY RIOT.
Six Negro Miners Instantly
Killed at Gainesville, III.
Trouble Breaks Out Between the White
and Colored Miners.
Two Companies Of Alb Regimen. Ordered
There by Governor.

'arterVilie, HIS, Sept. 17.-Cartcrville
was the scene of a bloody riot. about
noon. today. in which six negroes were
instantly killed ana one fatally wound
cd, while two others received slight
wounds. Trouble has been brewing
since the militia was recalled ~ GOV.
Tanner, last Monday. The white min
crs Of this place have refused to allow
the negro miners to come into town.
always meeting them and ordering
them back. Today, however -
negroes. all armed, marched INFO town,
going to the Illinois Central depot,
whore they exchanged 4 few words
With the white miners. Then the ne
grces pulled their pistols and opened
fire on the white men. who at once re-
turned the fire
\ running fight was kept up. The
negroes scattered. some being closely
followed by the white men ~ the main
street. while The remainder fled down
the railroad track. After the fight
was over six dead bodies were picked
up and another man was found NOR
tally wounded. The killed: Rev. y. j.
Floyd. Husc Bradley. John Black. Jim
Hayes, Henry Barnum: one unidenti-
hoH. M"ftally wounded; SIN Gum
nihSS'
lFouhie mas existed her" on ana on
ior over year. hut ne fatalltlcs "c-
CURED until Jun" 20. when passenger
train on the Illinois Central was fired
into ana one negro woman killed.
ihcSe negroes We're on thelf way 10
the mines. having come from rama. \
short time afterwards q pitched battlc
enSued between the union ana non
union forces. during which time th'
dwellings occupied ny the Hon-Unlon
union negroes We're burned. Several
arrests We're made and the accused arr
in Jail at Maricn awaiting trial on the
charge of slurder.
Supt. Donnelly Of the Brush mines.
where the negroes reside. reports that
The negroes are worked into a frenzy
and that while he is doing AT IN M
power To hold them in check, he Il
afraid that he cannot do 50 much
longer. GO. G, 4th Regiment, |. :. e.,
arrived here. tonight, and viii endeaVoF
to preserve order. Forty miners from
the Herrin mines are reported 70 nave
left their place for this city armed
with Krag-JorGensen rifles and deter
mined to assist the white miners mere.
Later | received message from
Can't. Brush stating that later reports
showed that seven of his men were
killed and two injured and that large
armed mob of men was between Car
terville and his mine and that one COM
pary was not sufficient.
1T would seem That these negro MN
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The State Board Of Assessors was in
session in the supreme court room at
Bangor. Friday and Saturday. This
was the annual sitting Of the board
for Penobscot county. The valuation
Of the county will be about 100000
more than last year. The assessors
frd the valuation Of nearly every
county of the state to be greatly in
excess Of that of 1898. There seems to
be a great increase in most sections Of
both personal property and live stock.
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Fine custom work speciality. Also 4
fire line Of samples "a select from. from
Sl3 mp to So. Jackets all lined with silk.
Every suit guaranteed to fit.