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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
GKUMPLY'S VACATION.
He Did Not Enjoy 1t as Much as He
WouId Have Liked.

He Did Not Enjoy 1t as Much as He
Would Have Liked.
eyes, I'm backv snapped Grumpy.
"Went away for months vacation and
got enough OF it in a week. Allowed my
self to be hinhammed by an old jay in
the country who advertised all the COM
forts of home at reasonable rates. My
wife thought it would do the children a
world of good to get a taste of the coun-
try; so we left our comfortable home with
the idea of spending four weeks COM
muning with nature.
"The old farmer with whom we staid
seemed to be good natured and took to the
children teaching them how to weed on
ions, feed the chickens and pump water
for the stock He offered to teach me
how to hoe cabbages, but l declined with
thanks. When | think of it now l see
that the old man was not as big a fool as
he looked, and that he succeeded in get
ting his city boarders to do about two
thirds Of the work on the farm.
zone day the children were hunting
eggs, and it aWoke the memory Of my
youth when l did the same thing myself,
and l joined them just to show them that
| hadn't forgotten how.
III show you where they areY l
shouted as / climbed into the haymow;
just keep your eyes on your dad and get
a few pointersv
II never thought could get so excited
over so small a thing as hunting eggs.
I've found onen / shouted a moment
later.
"Just then my foot slipped and I slid
down the hay head first into a hay shoot
and brought UP a moment later in one of
the managers below with a jar that
threatened to break every bone in my
body.
while / lay there wondering whether
/ was dead or alive the old farmer rushed
up and with a voice that thrilled with
emotion he gasped:
Did We break the egg? Detroit
Free Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
CHOYNSKI WAS SICK.

New York, August 2s.-The heavy
weight fight between Peter Maher and
Joe Choynski which was to have taken
place at the Broadway A. G. tonight had
to be declared Off on account Of Choyn-
skis sickness.
Choynskt came up to the city this even
ing and went TO his room in the Col on
made hotel. About seven O'Clock he had
an attack Of stomach trouble and a ply =
stcian was hurriedly summoned. The
doctor said that he was totally unfit to
take part i n any ring contest. Choynski
viii be unable to meet Maher be fore the
expiration OF the Horton law which al
lows boxing in this state.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
MUsIC AND DRAMA.



Next week viii see the close of the sea-
so Of the Fadettss at Underwood, max
ne Il weeks that they have delighted the
public at this fine resort. For the last
week Mrs. Nichols announces that she
vii play request programmes. All
requests should be sent TO Mrs. Nichols
bloge next sunday, at the Casino II
aaY persons have been particularly enter
dined b. any selection that has been
beard during the season here IS an op-
pstunity to have it repeated. For today
and tomorrow the Fadettes VIII play
he following programmes:
Nafrh-On Duty. Rosey
Concert Naltzes-Vienna Girls, Ziehrer
ssaelion from ''Ihe jolly Muskeueers,
Edwards
eozafaas.. from the ballet music to
"luppelia, Denbes
q. Dance Of the Flowers, Langley
d Ragged William, Banta
An evening with the Liederkran2, -
Iobani
The vaudeville introduces Miss Ella
Norfis. ventrlloquist; Mack and ROBERTS,
hsh comedians, and j. Clifford, Dutch
eaedlan. The trick dog Jack. - is
sae Of the best things that we have seen
Inis IS the great dog that has been with
Jack and the BeanstaIk. Don't fail
TO see him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

s'You Americaines half zee gr-r-reat
athletes. True. But wait. Zee Fr-r-rench-
man on'erstant zee tr-r-rick. He will so
much improve! Wait ontil zee mex cen
tenniall Aha, you ar-r-e not ia eetp'
you say the Frenchman will i'm
proven
Eyes, sare"
"And what will the Americans be do
ing in the meantime, m sieurT '-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
PECK's BAD BOY.

''peck's Bad Boy, one Of the most
successful farce comedies ever placed be-
fore the public. VIII be the attraction at
Tia Portland theatre Saturday afternoon
end evening. The play which has made
thousands laugh is one Of the dramatic
nplesentations that commands success
from the fact that It Is a thoroughly
homelike and natural play. The Bad
Bog plays pranks that you used to do
when boy and you VIII enjoy it. This
ysar they introduce new scenery, new
costumes, new tricks new, songs, in fact
everything that Is new and up-to-date IN
lns amusement line.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

r. COLLAR for dollar, pound for pound, there is
more in Ivory Soap than in any household
soap. It is easy to find cheap soap; but
80 to find purity and low price in a single soap
is not easy. They combine in Ivory Soap You
can afford TO Use it IN the Laundry; you can not
afford not to Use it elsewhere. It is vegetable-on
soap in the cheapest form in which It can be pro-
cured. Yoa pay nothing for fancy box, wrapper
or perfume 1t IS all in the soapl It floats
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
MIR. HANNA,S PLANS.

New York, August IS Senator Hanna
said today that he will leave Tuesday or
Wednesday or next week to go west where
he Will remain to the end of the cam
paign. He said he might possibly return
for couple OF days, but that will depend
on the situation. =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

called St. Mark, and by Mr., Bryan and
he pitched into the former for calling
Bryan's followers an army Of nihiIists,
anarchists and oranks, The policies of
the two parties could not be better fou nd
than in the expressions of Hanna and
Bryan. The latter SAW prosperity in the
revival OF Industry and not In pur-
chased legislation, The speaker urged the
people to vote for the republic under
Bryan rather than the empire under Nc
Kinley and IN this connection said that
the phases OF imperialism did not begin
when we took the Philippines but was
commenced by the plutoerats of the ooun-
try some years ago when they began to
rob the many for the few. This point
he elaborated and dwelt upon the sugar
trust, the oil trust ETC., and passed on
to note the growth of the Individual, re-
Hgiously, industrially and IN other as
poets.
Mr.. Foster made an earnest plea for the
wage Garner and deprecated a policy
which was driving him into serrdom.
He spoke of the abuse of law by the en-
CINE Of Injunction and said SIS, 600 600, 600
" as represented by the trusts, two-thirds
of which was created by legal fiction.
There was coercion OF the working men
of the country in many ways and it was
better to give them local self government
and decent homes in place Of large stand
ing armies and battleships. In closing
he plead for democracy IN It's broadcast
application and saw a Moses in William
Jennings Bryan, whom he compared to
Washington at Valley Forge, VINO would
lead the armies OF the wage earners in
their warfare against plutocracy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

The next meeting OF the Maine Com
mandery of the Military Order Of the
Loyal Legion OF the United States, VIII
be held In the casino at Riverton. on
Wednesday evening, Sept. ., at six
O'Clock. Capt. Charles W. Ford of Port
land VIII read a paper, entitled "Charge
OF the First Maine Cavalry at Brandy
Station
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

Don't you hire any servants at all to
keep this hotel clean? My room is in an
awful dirty condition. complained the
victim Of the summer hotel lad"
'gThat is the fault of the wind" de-
clared the proprietor blandly. "You know
we advertise, Swept by ocean breezes.' +"
Brooklyn Life.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

cit is very difficult for a writer to
make his words really felt" said the
young man with the pensiye manner.
eyes," answered Miss Cayenne, but
you have succeeded in doing SO with me-"
'1ndecdY'
"a friend dropped one of your largest
volumes the other day and l was struck
very forcibly. Washington Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
MARRIAGES.

In this city, August %, by Rev. H. f. Dexter,
George g. Knight and Alice B. Marean, both of
Raymond.
In this city, August 81, by Rev. H. F. Dexter.
Paul Pearson Murray and Cora May Bean, both
In Yarmouth August %, by Rev. c. D. Crane,
DR.. Edgar S. Hawkes. of PIttsfeld and Miss Ida
F. Morse of Yarmouth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
DEATHS

In this city, August %, Daniel Choate, aged
~ wears, & months, % days.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at 2.30
O'Clock at his late residence, 191 Cumberland
street.
At Chebeague Island August 28 Lillian f..
daughter of Thomas ID. aud Edna E. Turner.
aged years months % days.
Immoral this afternoon.
At Bryant's Pond. August "a. Arson W. Bow
ker, aved 70 years.
Ia Turner, August 1s. Mrs. Hannah Mabry,
formerly OF Hiram.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
WHITE HoRsG TAvERN.

Wednesday and Thursday VIII be pre-
sented at the Jefferson the beautiful ro-
mantle comedy drama the White Hou Sc
Tavern. This play had a remarkable
run at Wallack's theatre, New York, a
year ago last winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
Free Press

According to the dispatches, they are
decaptating thousands of people within
the walls of Picking"
"Goin as far as that, eh2 I didn't sup
pose they'd do anything wuss than jest
cut off their heads" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

sour summer club is studying China
now"
"That is timely"
s'Yes; Araminta Tubbs gave us a lovely
paper this morning on The Picturesque
Possibilities Of the Pigtail In Prose and
Poetry indianapolis Journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

''You women" said the stingy man,
"don't know what it is to get money by
working for it."
ooh / don't know" replied the stingy
mans wife. Its pretty hard work for
me to get any!"-Philadelphia Record.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
ELEorED PORTLAND PEoPLE.

Ellsworth, August 9S-The Maine
Tract society of the seventh day Advent
lists today elected II. c. Basney of Port
land as president and Miss e. III. Morton
of Portland secretary and treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
WEDNESDAY, August %.

WEDNESDAY, August 90
T NOTWITHSTANDING the considerable
advance in all Linens and the extravagant
demands that foreign manufacturers
making, we continue to sell the same quality of
Women's Hemstitched Handkerchief at two for
25c as heretofore
This particular number is specially with
Handkerchiefs department. we've sold than
thousand dozens, they've always been and still
the best for the price in the world. Hemstitched
pure linen. some with stripe Of openwork all the
way round others have a Mexican corner. They're
unlaundered, covered with finger marks, just as
they from the hands of the peasants in Ireland
but once in tub they're transformed and it is
because Of the genuine merit that's IN item that the
sales increase every year.
We also sell an excellent Linen Handkerchief
with a needewrought initial at two for 25c and
very sheer one, Nnwashed) with a small letter in
the corner, at the same price.
big bargain in Mems Linen Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs large size, fair quality, at $3.50 the
dozen. Women's lace edge Handkerchiefs, new
patterns, IS, 50, 75c and $780, Mems Fancy
Colored Handkerchefs, red blue violet white and
other coored centres with little bowknots scattered
about and plain white borders suitable to make up
into English square" neckties or stocks-at CSC.
Novelties in polka dot handkerchies plaids with
college borders ring spots and many others, bright
and bit loud perhaps, but quite appropriate for the
outing season.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29

LIKE the college yell, 1t is refreshing
'nu lnyigorating. If you would teel like
giving the old-time rah-rah, go in and
Wv one OF those punch glasses filled with
oOlege Ice at Schlotterbeck s. Foss
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
No Standing ACCOuntS,

With for extensive purchasing shall be ia better
condition you small margin than before To
cash payment easy shall nauguate plan Of pay
ments by coupons is used successfully other cities 1t
very simple something after the style Of mileage books
Ask about them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
FOR FAIR VIRGINIA.

The attraction at McCuIlum's theatre
this week is Mr.. Russ Whytal's splendid
eoueay drama ''For Fair Virginia" and
It's production seems destined to prove
the popular success OF the season. Comedy
and pathos is intermingled in about the
right proportions in this delightful play
70 please all classes and laughter and ap-
TIE rise to the fall of the curtain. There
sFe many thrilling scenes IN the play
sna numero rs exciting cIimaxes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
September Isl,

shall all book and do only strictly cash
Our has always BEEN small pro-
individual sales that you have been benefited by this
method you wen ourselves know After September
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-29
RIvERToN pARK.


The Alhambra Novelty company has
aught the fancy of the patrons OF River
ton park and the week has started with
large audiences at every performance.
There is not a dun act on the bill and
The satisfaction of the spe otator Increases
With each successive act on the pro-
eramme. Mile. Wilson, the handsome
and daring aerial artistic. starts the pleas
uFe that Is accentuated by the clever
sketch Of Jones and Sutton, the marvel
Gus exhibition of Juggling by Satsuma
and the brilliant singing sketch of Lit
Tie and pritzkow. The Bijou Novelty
circus that closes the entertainment IS
we mo amusing act on the programme
and creates tho utmost laughter.
NEWEST DEVILS AUCTION.
The regular season at the Jefferson
opens Monday evening with special
Labor Day matinee, when Charles II.
Yale VIII present his Newest Devil S
auction. As regularly as the theatrical
season comes, comes the Devil "a uction,
ana yet people never seem to tire see
ing 1t Indeed it grows popular with
Us increasing years and while it is al
ways the Devils Auction, Manager Yale
dresses 1t up so with new features that
"s friends annually await it's advent
ana wonder how 1t can be improved
again. Yet 1t always is improved. The
New was better than the old; the
Newer" better than the New and it
van be confidently stated that the New
ss0 will be best of all.
The colored American., 1900-07-14

The selection of Mrs. J. r. Francis
and Mr J. F. Bundy as members Of
the new Board of Education, is hesrtiiy
endorsed by our citizens. They are full
of that valuable quality known as pub
lie spirit. They are leVel-beaded and
judicial IN temperament. The y are above
petty social prejudices. ring influences,
and personal favOTitism. Fair deal
ing will be their motto, snd they can
be depended upon St all tines TO stand
for what appears best for the education
al advantage Of the entire community.
The colored American., 1900-07-14
You can find Cooper the tailor at his

You can find Cooper the tailor at his
old stand again. 493 Missouri Ave,
opposite Pennsylvania 4. K. Station
Customers living far up can leave
work at his shop, 925 18th ct. n W.
Dnring the summer months Mr..
Cooper will do your cleaning and re-
pairing, altering to fit or anything IN
the line of tailerlng. Is goes without
saving that Mr.. Cooper is the best
colorsd tailor We have II fWashington'
The colored American., 1900-07-14

Booker F. Washington made the
hit of the week at the National Edu-
cational Convention at Charleston,
8. G.. He delivered the best speech
and drew the biggest audience.
The colored American., 1900-07-14

There is plenty Of room for both
the Afro-American Council and the
Negro Business Leag ue, and plenty of
werk for each to do.
The colored American., 1900-07-14
plain Talk, Which We Echo.

Plain AK "iICIl we ESi'O"
Subscribers who desire 10 quit the
Rising Son should send Us word to that
effect, and not continue taking the pa =
ner without the least idea OF ever pay
ing for it. Rising Son.
The colored American., 1900-07-14

Dewew? Let's see. Oh yes. he
had something TO do with a battle or
something or other in Manila bay a
year OF so ago.
The colored American., 1900-07-14

WANT women about %,
some know edge of dres making, good
home and wages. address, Mrs L. " il
hams, 262 W. 10th street, new 1oiA
Olty.
The colored American., 1900-07-14

We are TO have another Campaign
of education"
The colored American., 1900-07-14

Take one dollar from your wages or
salary today, and start bank account.
The colored American., 1900-07-14

Our orators are la aboriously engaged
in studying up.
The colored American., 1900-07-14
EDITORIAL ETCHINGS.

The Negro tourist is headed Europe
wards.
The colored American., 1900-07-14
Virginia Union Uf1lVerS rSity.
Theological
Seminary
WayIand
College.

MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS GRANITE
Electric Light Steam Heat
Location
Large Faculty of Enthusiastic and Able Professors.
Lectures by Distinguished Scholars Educators and Preachers
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT. Oh Grade Modern Broad Thorough with
leading Bachelor OF Arts
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Literature.
leading of Bach
Divinity English leading Degree of Bachelor
Ministers those little educa
tion desire to fit themselves for the ministry
including College
adapted useful
nobelvng; teaching
DEPARTMENT. manual wood and iron work
tools machinery.
theological studies
special attention
Tuesday Oct
Wednesday, Catalogue and
further nOm pication to
Rlchnu0ua,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-05
4 Wrong Idea.

A great many seem tn think
Roberts, OF Utah. il being kept
out Of his seat in Congress he
cause ne isa Mormon; aud somc
Of the leading daily papers aub
evidently unable TO rid them
selves OF this ergOneOue idea.
Roberts 10 not being persecuted
because he isa Mormon, but be
cause he IL u polygamist. Que OF
The strongest principles of our
Constitution IL the guarantee Ol
religious liberty, and THE does
not exclude Mormonism. A Nor.
mon Ia not necessarily y polygam.
let; neither Ia y polyRamist nee.
essariiy q Mormon. The object.
ion 10 Roberts IL that he 10 living
With three women. all Of whom be
claims ne bic wives. and on this
account aene can he be prosecu
ted. Dresden Enterprise.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Read the Council Proceedings.
Now Is the time to turn over new
leaf.
A happy and prosperous New Year
to all
Too many people are troubled with
palpitation of the tongue.
Navigation ON the upper Ohio hao
been closed on account of the heavy
flow of Ice.
The only enjoyment one gets out OF
disagreeable Job Is the good feeling
you have after 1t Is done.
An exchange has discovered that
the supply of truth is getting so very
small that il is now used mostly for
veneering falsehood.
Charlottesville, Mo, will probably
be connected shortly with Humboldt,
Tenn, by a railroad, the terminus on
the east side of the river will be at Ten
emo, Tenn.
Ed L. II Russell, late of Dyers-
burg. has been called and has accepted
the pastOrate of the Aickman Baptist
hurch. Services next Sunday and
Sunday night at the usual hours.
The County Board of Tax Super.
visors convened in annual session Mon
day. The Board Is composed of h. II.
Blnford, Abe Thompson, b. X. Walk
er, +. q. Garter and Q A. Holcombe
VA A hint to the wise is sufficient.
| Win give you "A cut price and save you
money on Watch work and everything
in my complete line Of good Jewelry.
BOB BUCK
The new Laclede Hotel has been
rented to MIR. has. Custer, of Hum
boldt, Tenn, and will open the hotel IN
a week or so. lie is an experienced and
popular hotel man and highly com.
mended as a citizen and gentleman.
Don't listen to the talk of a strang
er who Will tell you that any foreign
paper will take the place of your local
paper, for It will not. 1t does not give
you the home news and cannot tell you
of home happenings like local paper
The long pending suit between the
tact4ons OF the primitive Baptists, one
represented by Elder BOaz and the 9th
er by Ed. Kirkland, has been decided
In favor of the kirkland faction. The
court holds that the KRIS land followers
are the real church.
1t Is said 1873 business houses and
dwellings have been erected IN May.
field tins year, the largest number by
Tar ever built in the same length OF
cine The prospect for next year Ii
equally as good If not tter.-May.
held Monitor.
We learn with deep sorrow of the
death of Mrs Scott MOsier, who died al
the family home in Obion, Sunday
night last, OF congestiye chill. Sh,
was III only ABOUT 80 hours. The deep
est sympathy is extended the afflicted
husband and relatives.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-05
goth Century.

The Dispatch, usually correct
and lucid says that the A. ID.
commenced ~ months after the
Oirth Of Christ. The Dieny sia D
era commences or was intended
TO commence with the birth OF
Christ and the year was compris.
ed In the fret IL months. No
matter about errors Of computs.
ton. the Christian era was In.
tended to commence with the
event. aud OF course must be
counted from the birth Of our Sa.
viOr and does not commence one
year. 2 years nor 3 years or ~ any
other date either before or after
that period.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-05
the PSpu.Ist Renegades.

Some time ago ex-senator PEI
fer who held Office as q populist
but was formerly . republican
announced hIs return TO the
repu lean fold ard 90
nov comes preacher Kyle. the
S.nth Dakota senator aud de.
rlsres that he, too, has had enough
~ third pArtyism aud that a. "a
the currency question he 10 tired
Of standing out against the logic
Of facts. He sage that he will
hereafter act With the the repuh-
lean party and support tie poll
eies both as 3 senator aud . citi.
IeD.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-05
The Flour SEIZURE.

The seizure Of American -four
consigned TO Portuguese ports at
DelsROs Bay by y British ship IL
a matter Of international impor.
lance in the abstract, but il not
likely TO have any direct bearing
upon the relations between he
Governments of the two counties
The relations between America
and England are such that The
matter will not now he pressed.
but an amicable settlement will
he made At some future time
when war clouds no longer men.
ace England.