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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
VINALHAVEN

Vinalhaven. June Rev. II. j. Wells
went to Dover, n. H., Friday, and will
occupy the pulpit there Sunday.
Prof. Geer of Bates College, filed the
pulpit at the Union church, Vinalhaven,
sunday morning and evening. His text
in the morning was from Mark 10:45.
The base ball game here Saturday be-
tween the Vinalhaven and Camden High
schools was suddenly terminated by Sc
we're electric shower, the score at that
time being II to 4 in favor of the Vinal-
Ravens.
The steamer Catherine will make an
excursion from here to Belfast, June o,
10 carry the Vinahaven High school base
ball team, this being the last game OF
the season between the league teams
Vinalhaven, Rockland, Camden and Bel
fast.
The lightkeeper, Mr.. Tapy, at Heron
Neck, has changed places with Mr.. l.. l..
Farnham at Blue Hill Bay. Mr.. Farm
ham arrived at Heron Neck light station,
Thursday night.
There is still no settlement here Of the
granite business, the workmen are going
away a few at "A time, every week now,
securing employment in other places.
The following officers were elected sun
day in the Union church, Sunday school:
Superintendent, W. 5. Carver; assistant
superintendent, ii. j. Wells; secretary.
Miss Edith Mcintosh treasurer, Mrs. f.
L. Littefeld; ex-committee, ). 5. York,
w. ). Carver and Miss Laura Sanborn;
supt. of the Home department, Rev. IL.
j Wells.
the dedication of the new Union church
will take place about the 2Sth of June.
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"BOBs" AT WORK.
As Pair of Keen American Eyes Saw
Him.

(Julian Ralph in London Daily Mail.)
The first time the correspondents saw
him was at a railway car-window at Mod
der river. He sent for them and ad
dressed them as one who speaks to
friends. 1t seemed to them that he
lifted every disability, and brushed away
every limitation which had hampered
and almost crippled them in their work
up to that time. They were to write
what they pleased, he said, and this was
not to be censored. Only their kilograms
would be scrutinized. They were to go
wherever he went, wherever they willed
to go. To me his face suggests the front
of a a granite mountain, scanned, lined,
battered by storm strain and racking
change. 1t records acquaintance with ev-
cry trial to which mortals are put, all
suffered in the solitude of undivided re-
sponsibility. Care, worry, sickness, dan
ger, unceasing reflections, all had left
their marks here, yet all were written
across gentle, sympathetic countenance.
never gay or merry, yet seldom stern,
and wholly ignorant of passion. have
known many great faces, but that of
Lord Roberts is "a face apart. l fancy
that, in the minds of their worshippers,
some of the soberer gods of the old my
biologists had faces like his. He dresses
in serge khaki, which plain as that al
ways must be, he renders the more plain
by Kidding 1t of all orders and decora-
tions. There are men ON his staff-there
A
er with one Of the armies-who wear a
line and a half of ribbons But the Chief,
who is entitled TO perhaps four lines, APP
pears every day, for every duty ana func-
ton with a tunic as bare of decorations
as that of any civilian. He is so neat and
precise in his dress that / suspect he must
have been dandy in earlier life. He is
quick and nervous in his movement, and
his constant habit is TO thrust either one
or both hands under his belt-a practice
which makes it easy for artists to ia
miliarize his figure with the public. He
is instantaneous and direct in CONVERSE
ton, and goes as straight to the point in
view as a we'll aimed bullet TO a target.
have noticed that when he meets new
people he advances towards them eagerly,
listens 1ntently, and IN three minutes
either engages the new acquaintance In
earnest conversation or has done with
him with a decisive nod of parting.
With the army in South Africa his head
quarters form court-almost as il he
were part of the royalty he represents.
You do not call upon him. You sign
your name in book, and he sends for
you later If he wants to see you. 1t may
be duke whom you find in the sale of
the residency-as 1t was in my case-and
who offers the register for you to sign.
The field marshal works continuously,
and to do 80 has to be free from inter
ruption; therefore, visitors meet him
only at lunch and dinner. In Bloemfon-
tein, where he was living between walls,
his table was q small one, standing few
feet from the head Of the large, long table
at which sat his staR-his ponderous, inn
pressive staff Of distinguished men of the
aristocracy. You dined with "Bobs' In
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A REAL PHILANTHROPY.
The Good Work of Mine Benevolent
Russian Jews

Jacob A. Riis in The Independent
1t was in the winter of 1892 that nine
Russian Jews, small storekeepers, met
"to consider ways and means by which
to reduce the practice of beggary, to en-
courage self-support among the poor and
prevent their sinking into pauperism and
becoming charge upon the commun-
ity." The Hebrew Gemilath Chasodim
Association was the outcome of their de
liberia lions. 1t was organized then and
there with capital of s95, put in by nine
1.-The object of the society" says its con-
stitution, 'shall be to loan money to poor
people without charging any interest, or
any expense whatsoever Its capital shall
never be used for any other purpose"
L he pledge has been kept. Today, after
eli ght years, the $50 have grown Into $685.
900 and quite a quarter of u million dol
lars had been lent to nearly 20, OO0 persons
in extreme need. Not one of them has
paid single cent for the use of the
money, and SO few have failed to keep
their promise to pay it back that the
losses from bad debts ON the associations
ledgers foot up less than per cent.
Even though he be stranger. One
hears off and on of the Jews being clan
nish, a curious charge for Christians to
make after branding them and herding
them in the Ghettos of the world. for
more than a thousand years. These were
not. Their money was, and is, lent to
men in need, GENTLE or Jew. l find
among them in specimen year Ameri-
can, English, French, Dutch, German
and Italian borrowers, and three Swedes
and eleven Turks. Most of them were
peddlers, small tradesmen whom loan of
from five to fifty dollars-those are the linn
its-enabled them to support their families
and saved them to useful citizenship. 1--WE
do not lend money to be directly eaten
up" said the president in his last years
address. Help to self help is the wise
plan of this society. The borrower
pledged nothing but his faith, and he
kept that II is suggestive of the kind
of stone that was lifted to find nearly
hundred students receiving help in n
single year to enable them to pursue their
studies. They asked and received no
aims. Throughout 1t was n business
transaction, the one element lacking be-
ing profit to the lender
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UNIvERsALIsr CONVENTION ENDS

Pittsfeld, June MAINE Universalist
convention began its last days labors
with . O'Clock praise and prayer services
led by Rev. Miss III. j. Powell of North
Jay. The session continued at $50 led
by Rev. W. +. Small of Richmond, both
full of interest. At go a. m an address
by Rev. S. q. Davis of Deering, subject;
1.-The Scriptural Emphasis and Church
Membership" which was received with
much satisfaction. He was followed by
Rev. E.B. Barber of Westbrook, and DR..
l. NJ. Atwood.
The convention was then addressed by
Rev. l. Wallace Cate of Machias, on the
subject of Japan and Missions, followed
by Rev. f. 5. Rice of Calais, and Rev
Edgar Leayitt, recently returned from
Japan missionary work. The last sub
ject for the forenoon was: 'Who is TO
Blame for the Evils of Life Address
by Rev. Harry l.. Garfield of Dover, fol-
lowed by Rev. +. f. Eddy of Oakland.
The convention closed this afternoon.
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AN ABoMINABLE NUISANCE.
New York Trihnne.l


The announcement was recently made
that the huge advertising boards had been
removed from along the lines of French
railroads, in order that the landscape
might not be distigured before the eyes
of the myriads of yisitsors who will this
year travel through that country. Many
an American must wish the same thing
could be done here as he sees gigantic red
and green paint recommendations OF pill
and corsets and bicycles staring at him
wherever he goes. Not only are these on
barns and fences, but enormous hoarlings
have been constructed especially for them
in places stretching for miles along the
railroad in almost unbroken lines. For
merly rocks and cliffs were thus disiig
ured, and, indeed, they still are in some
stopped that here. But it is not clear
that the barRdoor poster and the mile
long billboard are not actually greater
evils and worse disfgurements of the
landscape.
Nor is rural scenery alone thus out
ragged. The aspect of the city, even in
its noblest phases, is not secure from tho
approaches of the billboard vandal. The
outlook upon the city from the Brookly L
bridge should be imposing in the ex-
treme. In fact, it is largely review Of
the titles of cough mixtures and liver
cures. Almost every dead wall and roei
is ablaze with Them and many build
ing is crowned with tall boardings con
structed expressly for the purpose. Or il
one trayerses the chief streets and ave
nues, such as Broadway and Fifth avenue,
he is confronted with the same chromatiC
horrors. His contemplation of stately
architecture and of the varied panorama
of unceasing traffic Is constantly dis
turbed by the fantastic boastings Of boots
and sauces and idney specifics.
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SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated by Portland c. II. A. y. Last
Evening.

The Portland Catholic Total Absti-
hence society celebrated the seventh
anniversary Of their formation at Quinc y
ball last evening. Rev. Frs. o'Dowd
and Lee, and Hon. W. III. Looney were
present and addressed the members.
A very enjoyable entertainment con-
consisting of the following was intro
iuced:
Piano Solo. Miss Bernadette Moreau
Vocal Solo, Miss Mary Doherty
Reading, Miss l.. Lawson
solo, Mr.. Henry Kinds
An orchestra of ten pieces furnished
music for fine order of dances which
followed. A banquet was served in the
cafe which was prettily decorated. The
committee of arrangements was composed
Of Messrs. Fred Harvey, p. j. Foley,
Thomas MoDonough and Thomas Nc
Brady.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
FAILURES FOR MAY
Were the Largest Ever Known in That
Month.

New York, June 7.-Dun's review will
say on Saturday:
Failures in May were not only the larg-
est ever known in that month since such
records were made, but of 50 months GOV
cred by these returns only six have shown
as large liabilities. Contradictory though
it may appear, the report is encouraging
There was not single failure In the
month which was calculated to shake or
stronger at the end of May than at the
beginning. Neither was there any failure
or nest of failures, calculated to create
dlstrust about any particular branch OF
business. -
Real estate and building failures were
numerous and included several of con-
siderable size and in general the result
indicated excessive expansion and specu-
lation In the past rather than growing
unsoundness now. The one large brok
erage failure for about Sl3, 900, 200 exceed
ed In amount all failures in any other
month except one since lSsS and with II
came another for $735. coo, one in real
estate for 500, 900 Mt Piainfield, n. ]
and one for 1925, 900 at Buffalo, with the
wife of a builder for Sl33, 5I5. Thus sl4,
Pa, 57S or nearly go per cent OF the total
defaulted liabilities, was due to five
other commercial failures, while the
ten large failures in manufacturing and
trading covered less than 81, 000, 900 liabil-
tiles In all. The commercial failures
in May numbered a47 with liabilities of
SS3, ri I5l; compared with 5Sl failures
with liabilities of 81, so, 6s6 in May, 1899.
The returns to Dun's review for May
show an unusually large number OF
small failures. They exceed those OF
any other year but one, and this Is con
sidered suggestive, also the increase OF
over an eighth in average liabilities.
This, the review says, is readily trace
able to the manufacturers for with the
surprising increase in numbers the
smaller failures in trading show lower
liabilities than in any other year except
two. Manufacturing liabilities have much
increased, however, the average for those
of small firms running close to sl2, 900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08

street at about o'clock this morning BY
squad Of police led by Deputy Firth,
and locked up at the police station.
Complaints had been made against the
lila locality that It was not strictly
Irderly and the raid this morning was
he result. The young women gave their
names as Mary Dayes, Mamie Prevo and
Eva Davis. Two are 25 years Of age,
md the last named considerably younger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives ON good food and sunshine,
with plenty of exercise in the open air.
Her form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. II her system
needs the cleansing action of laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup Of Figs, made by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
AMERICANS AMBUSHED.

Manila, June Capt. +. Crenshaw,
with 40 men of the 2Sth infantry, while
scouting near Taal, was led to an am
bush by a guide.
Capt. Crenshaw was badly wounded in
the head and one private was wounded.
The ambushers were scattered leaving
ten men dead and three wounded ON the
field.
Capt Flint, while scouting five miles
east Of Biaonabotano, Bulcan province,
had a slight brush with the enemy.
Flint and two privates were wounded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
NICHOLS IN THE BOX.
The Veteran in His old Form Again
For BOston.

Boston, June 7.-Seven hits, base on
balls and two errors in the fifth inning OF
tcday's game, gave Boston nine runs and
the game. Nichols had excellent com
mand and Chicago could do nothing
with his delivery after the second inning
Score
Boston, 0 3 9 o 0 x-la
Chicago, 0 l o 0 l o. 4
Hits, Boston, IA Chicago, 8. Errors,
Boston, O.; Chicago, 4. Bait cries, Mich
OILS and Clements; Taylor and Chance and
Dexter.
At MISUNDERSTANDING Brooklyn,4 A.
At Philadelphia-Cin 8; Phila-
delphia, L.
At New York-New York, 10; st. Loais,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
THE ARMY OF THE POPE.

All the Papal troops recently tur ned
o ut for review at the Vatican. The army
consists of 800 IN en-, made up of The
Guardia Mobile, commanded by Prince
Altieri, and comprising 80 young men of
aristocratic clerical families. 2-rhe Swiss
Guard, 100 strong, supposed to be all
Swiss, though some OF them are Italian
Mountainous. 3-The Guardia Palatina,
and 4, the Papal Gendarmes, each 100
strong, and, finally, the 30 men of the
Papal Fire Brigade. The little army has
a weekly newspaper, La Fedelta Cato
liaa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
sCARBoRo.

Eight Corners, June 5-Children' $ Day
will be observed next Sunday at the Free
Baptist church, at this place.
Mr.. Horace Manchester has purchased
of John Haber the field owned by the
heirs of the late Eliza Libby.
Clarence q. Hall, who has been very
sick the past week, is rapidly recovering.
Rev Lot l.. Harmon of Brunswick,
preached last Sabbath at the Free Baptist
church. He was settled pastor here
many years ago.
NARROW NJ. McKenney was the gnest Of
his cousins, Vaughn and Stanley Conrad,
Tuesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
A CHALLENGE.

We. the Munjoys, challenge the Fort
PEBBLES, on their grounds to a game OF
ball, at $50 Saturday afternoon. Please
answer through this paper.
j. b. Crondon, captain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
Standard CIothing Co..
NEW STORE 544 CONGRESS STREET.

Roberts's men would say simply -" Bobs
knows what e's about; Robs will do the
job" 1t suffices the majority merely to
sum up Lord Roberts with this phrase:
" IL is a man "
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
DIsoRDERLY HOUSE RAIDED.

Three young women of color were tax
en- from their apartments at Al India
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
CASUALTIES.

The man whose body was shipped
from Baltimore to Sioux City in a
packing box was not murdered, He
died at City hospital in Baltimore
three hours after he had been struck
by trolley car on Dec. 20 last. The
following morning the body was taken
to the morgue, where it was held for
Identification. No one appearing to
claim 1t, the city anatomical board
awarded the cadaver TO the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. Cadavers are
scarce in the west, and the police be-
lieve the body was shipped from Balti-
more to one OF the attaches of the
Sioux City Medical college.
Harry Reese fell into a steam vat
at the Butler basket factory in Au-
burn, Ind, Friday, and was horribly
burned, the flesh falling from mis- per-
son. All his body was scalded except
his face. Meager hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
Sister Stanislaus, a teacher. and
Mary Foley, a pupil, persisted in fire
in st. Lawrence O'Tooles parochlal
school in St. Louis Thursday after
noon. An early report that twenty-five
pupils had persisted was unfourdcd.
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
CRIME

The condition Of Col. David G. Col
son, who has been overlooked by the
papers since the attempted assassina-
lion of Senator Goebel, is not at all
satisfactory to his physicians. He Is
still at the Kings Daughters hospital
at Frankfort, Ky, and is suffering in
tense pain from his shattered arm.
Louis Fahey, a Cleveland tOhio)
contractor, who died Tuesday, PAID
into the city treasury, before he died,
s95407, which he confessed he had re-
ceived illegally for city work.
Word from Glasgow. Mo-, says that
robbers entered the Chicago & Alton
depot there and were robbng the safe
when they were frightened by the APP
proach of a freight train, dropping
500 as they escaped
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
catarrh Cannot he Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, ana In order 70
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood ana mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure Is not quack meditSae
II was prescribed by one OF the best physicians
in this country for years. and is n regular pre-
scription. IL Is composed of the best TONES
known, combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
nerfect combination OF the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Cstarrh Send for testimonials, free.
Il. j. CHENEY g. Co, Props, Toledo, u
Sold by druggists, price zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
WANTED zoo

Men, Women and Children In the city to try the
best ana cheapest preparations ever offered the
public. You don't take any chances in trying
them as your druggist guarantees kuills Red
Pills for Wan People pale and Weak" the
womcn's remedy OF the day (the only genuine).
Knll's White Liver Pills, the great Liver Invig-
orator System Renovation and Bowel Regulator,
p doses, 25c. You can work while they work.
Never grippe or make you sick Knill'S Blue Kid
ney Pills cure all Kidney Ills, Backache etc.
knilrs Dyspepsia Tablets cure Indigestion, cor
rect all Stomach Troubles, destroy all foul gases
make pure sweet StomachS ana breaths. To do
as advertised or money refunded. The only
guaranteed preparations on the market. knill' S
Pills or Tablets cost 25c. Half price of others
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
Editor uInmnn Not Guilty.

Chicago, Feb. 6.--The jury in the
HinmanKohlsaat libel case has re-
turned a verdict finding George w.
Human, editor of the Inter Ocean, not
guilty of criminally libeling Herman
II. Kohlsaat, editor of the Times-Her-
aid and the Evening Post. The case
has attracted widespread interest and
much bitterness locally. 1t will be re-
membered that Editor Human was in
strumental in the publication of an
article in the Inter Ocean alleging that
Kohlsaat was a defaulter.
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
To Release Pretorlns.

Cape Town. Feb. 3.-Gcn. Lord Rob-
erts, few days ago, Informed the mill
tary authorities at Pretoria that Com
mandant Pretorius of the Transyaal
army had been wounded and was a
prisoner in the hands of the British,
and that one of his legs had been am
putated. He added that he did not
wish to detain so brave an officer, and
asked where he should send him. a
reply has been received asking Lord
Roberts to send him to Modder river,
where he can be turned over to Com
mandant CrOnie.
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
Chicago Plumbers Go out.

Chicago. Feb. 6.--What is believed to
be the opening gun of the long-threat-
ened war between members of the
unions belonging to the Building
Trades Council and the Building Con-
tractors Council was fired today when
a lockout was declared against plumb
ers in the employment of the large
plumbing establishments in this city.
Thousands are already affected
The Yale expositor., 1900-02-09
It's the do-as-you-would-be-
done-by cough medicine. Try
a ascent bottle.
New booklets.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway is issuing a series of booklets
regarding points Of interest along its
lines, and if you are interested in the
western country, or contemplating a
trip, write Geo. II. Heafford, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, ILL.,, for the
special publication desired, enclosing
four cents in stamps for postage.
No l. The Pioneer Limited.
No 9. The Land of Bread and But
ter.
No 8. The Fox Lake Country.
No. A. Fishing in the Great North
Woods.
No 5. The Lake Superior Country.
No. 6. Cape Nome Gold Diggings.
No. 8. Summer Days in the Lake
Country.
No. 8. Summer Homes, 1900.
No. 10. The California of To-Day.
No. IL. The Game of Skat.