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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
UNDERWOOD PA RITES.

A small party was entertained at Un-
derwood casino with supper last eve.
ming. by Nrs. Hawkes.. The party went
from Portland In a special car.
A special car of the Portland and Var
mouth railway company carried about
40 of the members OF Warren Phillips
ledge OF MAsons to Yarmouth last eve
ming. where they visited the lodge Of that
to-n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
THE DIRIGo TELEPHONE CON
PANY,

THE DIRIGO TELEPHONE CON-
PANY.
The report that at recent meeting Of
the Dirigo Telephone company, Mr.. L..
A. Goudy was elected president and gen.
eral manager, we are informed by Mr..
Cloud y was erroneous. There has been
no meeting of the company, but at a
ne, ting of tls direct ors for rsorganiza-
tlon certain vacancies due to resignation
were flied. Mr.. William q. Eaton retired
as treasurer of the company and MIR. Her
belt II. Niles YVES elected TO fill The va
caDcy ana was also elected vice PRECEDENT,
as Representing Massachusetts, telephone
interests, which are arranging for long
distance communication between Maine
and Massach usetts. Mr.. John j. Lins-
colt Is still the president of the company.
Mr.. Goudy was tsndered the general
managership, but has held the matter In
allegiance until complete reorganization Is
effected, which has been substantially
accomplished. Mr.. Cloudy has been In
conference with the management Of the
Independent companies in Massachusetts
and the West, and has secured assurances
Of long distance connection between Bos.
ton and Maine as soon as local sx.
change Is installed in Portland and other
Maine cities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
What Shall We Have for Dessert ?

This question arises in the family every
day. Let us answer it today. Try Jell-O,
a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No boiling no
baking simply add boiling water and
set 10 cool. Flavors Lemon, Orange,
Raspberry and Strawberry. Get pack
age at your grocers today. 10 cts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
SAP BEGINS TO FLOW.

Chester, VT, March s0.-A change In
the weather today has made local sugar
makers confident that the maple sugar
have will not be delayed and that
sap will flow freely. ensuring q good out
put. The snow is settling rapidly and
roads are beginning to he broken out to
the sugar CAMPS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
KlVERTON PARTIES.

The Tuesday night whist club Of South
Portland, went to Riverton casino last
evening, where they enjoyed supper and
. social evening at whist. This evening
Miss Maud Mcdonald Is to hold an invi-
tation whist and dancing party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
HAD BERN ROBBING FREIGHT
CARS.

Gardiner. March 20.-Ssmuel Arth mr..
who was arrested in this city today for
stealing from the depot and freight oars.
admitted he had been taking goods for
two years. A large amount Of goods were
recovered at his house. He was taken to
Augusta jail this afternoon in charge of
Sheriff McFaddsu.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
cAsToRrA

Bears the signature Of cHAs, IT. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind Yos Have dlsoays BOnghs
cASToRIA
Bears the signature Of cHAs. u. FLErcHER-
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind You Haze .AlspaJS B0NgAL
cASToRIA
Bears the signature Of CHAs. II. FLETCHER.
In use Tor more than thirty years, and
The Kind YoH Hare Ais0aJs BoEgA:.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21

nas been used over Fifty Years oy millions oil
mothers for their children while Teething.
with perfect success. IL soothes the child,
softens the gums. allays Palm. cures Wind
Cole, regulates Ire bowels. and b the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part Of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup. rs cts
o bottls
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
Rules

at our market to supply hands with all the latest appetite
empte That's why we are now offering Green's Spinach
Greens Dandeon Greens Cucumbers Radshes peaking OF
Radhes we two dozen punches for swell affair Lewis
day. said hey hadn had any up there yet) To-
matoes Rhubarb and Strawberries.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
announcement.
LADIES' !: FINE !: TAILORING.
l.. III. SchlOsberg,

l.. III. SchlOsberg,
9 Free Street,
Begs to announce his return
from New York where he has
purchasedia choice assortment
of cloths direct from leading
importers. These goods are OF
the latest shades and are spec
tally woven for fine tailor made
costumes Patterns private tn
this house.
Your inspection solicited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21
The Hand
That Sparks

the baby rules the world We catering these mighty
rulers Portland We their good will and patronage
We intend to merit fsclas edbles quick service and low
prices will do it. It's of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-21

OWEN, MOORE & co.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
THE "oNE-ADJEcT1vE" WOMAN.

It was in an elevated train the 9TH
er afternoon that the "One-Adjec-
tive" woman interested a handful of
rapid-transit travellers, and afforded
them little profitable amusement.
She had accidentally met a masculine
friend, who apparently was in the
city only for a few days, and this is
part of the conversation that ensued !:
She-"And do tell me how Sadie
is. Before we both got married she
and I used to be such chums. And
how is little Johnny?"
He-"Oh, Johnny's a big boy.
He rides Wheel"
"You don't say?" Isn't that
grand?"
"Yes; we've all got wheels, and
we take long trips in the SIMMER"
80 do we. We go way up along
the north shore, and it's grand sport
just grand. Pause Have you
still got the big house?"
"No, we moved into an apartment
IN January. we nave steam neat
Isn't it grand?"
"And nice back yard, and an i'm
mense porch. Sadie says its an ideal
fat"
"I think its just grand to live in a
fat. We have so much trouble with
our furnace, although I have grand
girl. If it wasn't for her I don't t
think l could stand it. Are all your
rooms light?"
Ye-ss-ss, indeed"
"That's grand. Just grand Our
dining-room is as black as your hat.
Is Sadie going to the Paris Expo
sition?"
eyes, we all hope to go"
"Oh, won't that be just grand ?"
And so on to the end of the chapter.
-Chtcago 7smes-He,ald.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
A STARTLING QUESTION.

Are clever people ugly? This is
the startling question which a writer
in Psa,y0n's propounds for solution.
There is good reason for believing, it
is claimed, that the higher we rise in
tellectually the lower we shall fall in
respect of beauty. In plain language,
education tends to make people ugly.
Directly we begin to think deeply
we agitate what we may call the irri-
tating matter of the brain, and this
disturbance gradually shows itself in
the face. The thoughtful person low
ers his eyebrows or raises them un-
consciously in the effort of thinking,
and this creates lines and burrows on
the forehead the poison caused by
envy and jealousy-an inevitable ac-
compartment of education-has its eff
feet upon our complexions. These
are only some of the changes that
take place, and make it even now diff
fcult to retain our good looks after we
have acquired much knowledge and
the power of reasoning. If this is so,
what will it be in few generations !?
AS we do more and more of our think
ing for ourselves, instead of taking
our opinions from others, so will gen.
Grafton after generation become more
and more highly strung, and will
show in an increasing degree the
traces of mental activity.
All those characteristics which go
to make up beauty-the cupid mouth,
the smooth forehead and delicate
complexion, the oval face, the gentle
expression of the eyes and the abun-
dance of hair-will disappear, and we
shall have men and women with bald
heads, no natural teeth, wide mouths
and, in short, general appearance
which, at the present time, is regard
ed as the embodiment of ugliness.
Why is it that woman has always
been more beautiful than man? In
human beings the attractive qualities
have always been on the side of the
female. Why is it? Without wish
ing to cast any asperaslon on the MEM
bers of the superior sex, we may fair
ly answer that it is because they have
hitherto been the less educated. But
woman's ideas are changing she has
listened to the voice of the tempter
whispering in her ear all sorts of sweet
fallacies about equality of the sexes,
intellectual development and its ne
cessity, and the like, and she has
yielded to the temptation. And the
result of this will be that she will lose
her beauty; she will suffer in appear
ance as man has done and is doing /;
and in the course of time the extreme
ly civilized races of mankind will be
ugly-irretrievably and lamentably
ugly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
ESTABLISHED 1850.

tually promised to have the gentleman
In question watched, with the result
that his lodgings were raided and a
complete plant fol the making of bank
notes found there. It then transpir-
ed that he was man who was want
ed for manifold forgeries throughout
the Union, and he was sent to prison
for a very long term.
The child's dream was all the more
extraordinary in view of the fact that
she was too young to understand the
leading incidents of the business and
attributed the copying of her fathers
signature in the dream to the 'gen-
tleman wanting to write nicely, like
papa Strange, very strange, but
none the less true, and proving once
more that, as Hamlet remarked,
There are more things in heaven
and earth, Horatio, than are dream
ed of in your philosophy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
THE LADY OF THE cAsKEr.


Mrs. Francis B. Hitler, who died
at Wilmington, Mass, was known as
''the lady of the casket." T" She was
buried in magnificent $50, 900 cas-
ket, which was made and carved for
her thirteen years ago. A similar
casket was made at the same time for
her first husband, which now con-
tains his body at the Protestant eem-
etary, Wilmington. The last resting
place of Mrs. Hitler will be in mau-
soleum which cost $4,000 She
was the wife Of DR.. Hitler, who was
known throughout the country as
the maker of patent medicine
sold from the home office in Boston
only. eve always lived frugal
ly," said Mrs. Hitler, before her
death. For several years it was
the ambition of our lives to get ST., ,ooo-
900. When we had that all safe
So, 900, 900 loomed up ternptingly
ahead, and when we had that three
and four and five millions led us Oh.
If there be such thing as luck, then
luck favored us. Everything we
touched turned to gold in our hands.
Children were born to us, but they
did not live. Though we both were
vigorous, our little ones pined away
and died in early life; SO of the "a
darlings have had, ID of whom were
twins, not one is alive today to give
JOY to my heart and add sunshine to
my home. 1t was Gods will let
His will be done. We sent all over
the world for appropriate wood from
which to make our caskets. Planks
from the big red wood trees of Cali
fornia, for which we had paid $1,000
we threw aside as useless. Then we
paid $500 for the wood from the
cedars of Lebanon, only to discard
that. Later we purchased teak and
red cedar at big price, to be further
disappointed. At last we sent to the
far south, and after infinite pains
f.esfs,srsd mahogany p1anlzs enor<-1,
Oui,u tne Sarcophagi ard ssis.ssssz.I|
caskets.
with walls tve feet thick, the
gates were massive and double lock.
ed to prevent grave robbers from en-.
tering. The knockers on the doors
were of gold and worth fortune il,
themselves. On the cofins were gold
medalllons said to be worth $500 each.
Mrs. Hitler also specially designed
her grave clothes. Her robe was
made of costly corded silk, decked
with 500 yards of handmade silk
lace. In quadruple rows I'D and
down the front of the robe were over
5000 English daises embroidered bv
skilled artists of France. On the
SIDES are panels of surah white silk.
Ihe robe is fastened by nearly 500
silver hooks designed by Mrs. Hitler.
The cost of the outer robe was said
at the time to have been $50, 900, and
with it went undergarments costing
$1,000.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
GRANTS FIRST HORSE.

When Gen. Grant was President he
was fond of fine horses, as everybody
knows, and drove the fastest trotter
in Washington. It was his greatest
pleasure to go on the Aqueduct road,
which is dead level from George
town to Cabin John bridge, and let
his horse out to its full speed. Peo-
pie who knew his habits used to go
out there sunny afternoons for the
novelty of seeing President of the
United States driving at 2.3o gait.
But butcher in Washington had a
horse that could beat the Presidents,
and very often he appeared on the
road to show his animals speed and
annoy the President. He would hang
around the end of theAqueduct bridge
until the Presidents light buggy and
stylish stepper had passed, and would
follow them until he reached a wide
place in the road. Then he would
let his horse out, and the butchercart
would go bounding along until he had
thrown dust in the Presidents eyes
for awhile, when he would slaken up
and let Gen. Grant go by, only to
pass him again and again, as often as
he pleased without the slightest re-
gard for the pride or the Office of the
chief magistrate of this great nation.
Gen. Grant was very patient, self
contained man, but ! doubt if any
thing that ever occurred in his life an
noyed him so much as that butcher.
He was compelled to abandon the
road which runs along the top of the
tunnel that brings the water from the
upper Potomac to Washington, and
seek other drives in order to avoid his
tornentor, but the william still pur-
sued him, and used to hang around
La Fayette square in his old butchers
cart SO that he could follow the Presi-
dent in any direction he might take.
Finally Gen. Grant took Col. Condit
Smith into his confidence and asked
him to negotiate quietly for the pur-
chase of the horse, which was accom-
plished for $500.
The next morning Senator Conk-
ling and Senator Jones, of Nevada,
were invited to inspect the wonderful
animal, and accompanied Gen. Grant
to the White House stables, just
south of the State Department. SEN
ator Jones declined to express an opin-
ion as to the merits of the animal.
He said that he claimed to know all
about mines, but had never set up as
an expert on horses, but Mr.. Conk-
ling, who probably knew less, pre-
tended to examine the animal with
great care. He looked at his feet
and twisted his tail he inspected his
hoofs minutely, gazed steadily for
several moments into his eyes, rub
bed his legs with knowing air, and
finally, turning to Gen. Grant, re-
~ - viii, an air of indical author
Il think it's a mighty fine horse,
Mr.. President, but I would rather
have the $500.
That's exactly what the butcher
said, /" retorted Gen. Grant. - Wash
imgton Cor. Chicago Record.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
CARE OF THE FEET.

Very few women have well-shaped
feet, or if they have, they are gener-
ally annoyed with corns or swellings.
When we consider how valuable it is
for men and women to have normal
feet, it is amazing how they are neg
lected. A Boston lawyer, who has
very advanced ideas on this subject,
allows his children to wear moccasins
until they are old enough to go to
school. Then their shoes are made
of the softest kid, and with soles the
width Of the foot. In summer they
resort to their moccasins again, and
the result is that all of his children
are said to have as perfect feet as a
baby. Some say that the cause of a
great deal of trouble is wearing a
black stocking. The heat from
the dye causes an irritant poison,
even though the foot is not discolor-
ed. The feet should be carefully
bathed every night and then rubbed
with little alcohol. The result of
this care would be very beneficial.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
TOO QUICK FOR DADDY.

William Frederick Allen was in
love with Mary Anna Jenkins, and
was unhappy when not in her COM
pany. When he began to call upon
her, it was only on Friday nights, and
he never stayed later than 10. Then
ne began to come on Monday nights
also. Later he added Sunday after
Moons to his list, and so on until he
was liable TO drop in at the Jenkins
residence every evening in the week,
besides spending every Sunday after
noon there.
Mr.. Jenkins, Mary Annals father,
watched with growing anger the in
creasing frequency of Mr.. Aliens
calls, and often expressed his mind
on the snbject to the wife of his bos-
on, but she silenced him with the
s6lSincing query, Would you like
Mary Anna to die an old maid ?"
Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Jenkins
was rarely civil to the young man, for
he did net like him, and he was more
than ever on the point of saying
something to him which, in all pro-
bability, he would have regretted
later.
One day, however, Mr.. Jenkins
could restrain himselfn longer. Will
liam Frederick had not omitted to
call single night for nearly three
weeks, and had been at the house on
six afternoons in week. After Mary
Anna had dismissed her adnirer she
turned and confronted her papa. He
made great effort to be calm, and
said, with what he intended to be cut
ting sarcasm:
Hadn't that young man of yours
better bring his trunk ~
Instantly Mary Anna threw her
arms around her fathers neck and
kissed him inpulsively.
ooh, you dearest, sweetest, best
father in all the world !" she cried
land you don't know how happy
you make me-"
"What p gasped the old man.
And William will be happy, too,
when / tell him." she went on, near
ly strangling her parent with her en-
thusiastic hugs.
"W-what's that?"
"You see, papa, it's just this way
Dear Billy is the best fellow in the
world, but he isn't we'll off, and we
couldn't for the life of us see how we
could go to housekeeping but your
kind suggestion that he bring his
trunk has solved all the difficulties.
Well stay right with you, father
dear, when we are married. Oh, you
are the best daddy in creation. I'll
go and tell mamma, and we'll decide
on the wedding day right away"
Mr.. Jenkins attempted to speak,
but she had gone, and the next he
hdard was that the wedding would
T.ss-sssa.-s; a.c,4a.5 - &C Ls--y-rc
Il tsFeyr-Mere mental ones, for he was
not allowed to express them orally,
and the affair came off as planned.
His son-in-law and family are still
living with him.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
UNK1ND FATE.

My brother Win. he used to be
The incest kind of girl;
He wore little dress like me
And had his hair in curl.
We played with dolls and tea sets then,
And every kind of toy;
But all these good old times are gone,
VIII turned into boy.
Mamma has made him little suits,
With pockets in the pants,
And cut off all his yellow curls
And sent them to my aunt5;
And viii, he was SO pleased, / believe
He almost jumped with joy;
But / must own didn't like
VIII turned into boy.
And now he plays with horrid tops
don't know how to spin,
And marbles that try to shoot,
But never hit nor win.
And leapfrog-I can't give "back"
Like Charlie, Frank or Roy,
Oh, no one knows how bad l feel
Since VIII has turned boy
have to wear frocks Just the same,
And now they're mostly white;
/ have to sit and just be good,
While Will can climb and fight;
But must keep my dresses nice
And wear my hair in curl;
And, w0rse-Oh, worStest thing of all
have to stay girl!
-R0b060th Herald
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
THE HOME AND THE STATE.

Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford, of Den
yer, Colorado, in a recent address
spoke on "The Social Transforma-
ton being brought about through the
ballot in the hands of Women" She
said in part
"The best definition of freedom
ever given is the power to do right.
Under the vast hollow sapphire that
we in Colorado call sky, the women
are using their new freedom in this
spirit. I wish that could make you
all understand that the home is not
touched. Equal suffrage does not
mean the destruction of the home, or
the disintegration of the home, but
the radiation of the home-the carry
ing out of the home idea into the
wider life of the community. The
ideal of the family must pervade So
ciety and that is what equal suffrage
is gradually bringing about.
II know you hear all sorts of
things about suffrage in Colorado.
Not very long ago certain Eastern
papers gave great prominence to an
interview with distinguished citizen
of Colorado, who gave highly un-
favorable account of the workings of
woman suffrage there. The 'distin-
guished citizen in question was a
prize fighter who had killed three
men, a gambler driven out by woman
suffrage; and he naturally said that
woman suffrage was failure. The
latest attack of this kind was an
anonymous letter in the Indianapo-
lis Meas.
"The great Woman's Club, of Den
yer, is power for good in the city.
1t is carrying on schools in the bot
toms, night schools, kitchen gardens
and travelling libraries. 1t secured
the establishment of the State Indus
trial Shcool for Girls, the State Home
for Dependent Children, the removal
of the emblems from the Australian
ballot, and other good things. The
social science department of the club
has just voted, without dissenting
voice, that the statements of the an
nonymous letter in the Indianapolis
Meas are not true.
ct wish you could all go out to
Colorado and see how subtly, yes,
and how swiftly, the social transfor-
nation is going on. 1t is not the
State destroying the home, but the
home Transforming the State"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
THE BACHELORS COMPLAINT.

Returning home at close of day,
Who gently chides my long delay,
And by my side delights to stay?
Nobody
Who gets for me the easy chair,
Spreads out the papers with such care,
And lays my slippers ready there?
Nobody!
When plunged in deep and dire distress,
When anxious cares my heart oppress,
Who whispers hopes of happiness?
Nobody!
When sickness comes and sorrow twain,
And grief distracts my fevered brain,
Who sympathizes with my pain?
Nobody!
But I'm resolved, so help me fate,
To change at once my single state,
At Hymen's altar l will mate
Somebody
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
THIS SQUIRE IS PROGRESSIVE.

A Justice of the Peace, of Bridge
ton, N. J., believes that advertising
is the proper thing for all lines of bus
mess, hence the following in the
B,idgeton Pioneer.
ATTENTION, EVERYBODY!
If a mans in love,
That's his business;
If girls in love,
That's her business;
If they contemplate marriage,
That's my business.
L. MEYERS, Justice of the Peace.
p. ST. always reserve the right to kiss the
bride. Terms liberal. Time given If desired.
WHERE is your mother Johnny?"
Playing golf ;"
"And your aunt?"
She's out on her bike
And your sister,"
I She's gone to the gymnasium"
Then I'll see your father, please. I"
"He can't come down. He's up
stairs giving the baby BATH"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09

MIsTAH SMIFF-Wha' fo' yo' call
Nose monopolis' fo' Mistah John
sing-Why dat fellah's KILN de bus
mess. He's stealin' incubatahs.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
THE ONLY WAY.

I've alters done quite fairly at most all I've un-
dertook,
An l lay it to motter that never have forsook.
rhyme:
'Never quit but keep a-peggin' at it
All
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09
TAX CoLLECTOR's NOTICE.
LEVY OF 1900,

The Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for Bal
timore county is prepared to RECEIVE THE
TAXES for the levy of 1900. commencing
Monday, May 9TH,
daily, AT HIS OFFICE IN TOWSON and also
all back taxes due and unpaid on the levies of
former years.