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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29
AN EXPENSIVE EPISODE.
Rainy Day skirt Cost a Girl e75, and
Now She Wants to Sell It.

TITS not much Of a story" said the
brigh. girl hesitatingly. 81 had that rainy
day skirt for fully a month before l could
make up my mind to wear It. Then there
came a day when it didn't rain: 1t simply
poured cats and dogs and pitchforks and
things. 1t was necessary that l should
go down town, so | got out my skirt and
looked it over, and finally after l had also
looked over my trained ones and pro-
nounced them unit for any sensible per-
son to wear in that deluge, l put it on
reluctantly.
at was the prescribed length, but 1t
seemed fearfully short to me, and l felt
so abnormally self conscious that l de-
cided just couldn't get In car and have
everybody gazing; that's why l walked.
had II or Is blocks TO go, and it seemed
to me that that skirt was shorter each
time l looked at my reflection in a shop
window-and / looked, of course, every
time there was a window.
Presently l met a friend.
"'Why, DEAR she said-women always
. call one dear when they're about to say
something disagreeable-'isn't your skirt
just a little-er'-
"'No. It's a great DEALER said hot
ly. after which scatching piece Of repair
tee l hastened on.
"Well. finally reached my milliner's
and in the long mirror set in one side Of
her wall looked the awful truth In the
face-or the ankles. / should say--for
that skirt had shrunk as l came down
town. though the merchant had sworn
when l bought 1t that the cloth had been
sponged. hope he'll get his reward
II went home in a cab, anyhow. and
now there's a perfectly good rainy day
skirt for sale cheap that would probably
suit a young woman six inches shorter
than myself or a lady Of the ballet, IL
that airy creature ever consents to go out
In damp weather.
Its not much OF a story. but the epi-
sode cost me in cab hire, cost of skirt and
wear and tear Of mind owing to the
glances of the populace at my ankles just
about $75."-Baltimore News.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29

be aos in 'front.' Of Mrs.. Julia Woodbury.
houss on west Hish street. he stepped On
. plank which trippsd him and fsiiing 70
the ground hs put out Of joint bis lea
shoulder and broke several small bones OF
bis left arm near the shoulder. Ne Was
accompanied 1t the time By his nephew
stephen Hamilton who asaist-d him to
bis home Dr. Kincaid was summoned
end rendered the necessary medical 81.
srdsroe. It was severe shook to Capt.
Hamilton who is sixty-five years old.
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- ~ ~~~$S
Saved by ,
Good Food ,
Read a Doctors words ,
about ,
GRAPE-NUTS ,

AZ short time ago l was called to a pa
tient who had teen given up by his ply
sicisn, his stomach would not lear food
and consequently, he got no nourishment
and was slowly dying from exhaustion.
He Was reduced to skin and bones. i'm
mediabely put him on Grape-Nuts food
and Postum Cereal Food Coffee, he could
keep both articles on his stomach and
neither caused him any pain. He has
been usiug both the food and the careal
coffee and has gained SO rapidly that
feel he VI Ill be out OF bed in about .
weak" DIR. Lentwein.
The reason delicate stomach can take
Graps-Nuts food Is that IL 10 predigHstsd
by natural means during Its preparation,
and even a small babe can handle IL, as
1t causes no heavy work by the stomach
and digestive apparatus. on tins contrary,
being prsdigssted, 10 10 quickly assim Hat
cd into blood And tissue.
The food ~ well No the Postum Food
Coffee contains eismsnts selected from
the grains Of the Geld that arc OF first
Importance to the human body In
nourishing and rsbuiiding %.
All greesrs keep Graps-Nuts and Pos
tum.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29

Boston. March 9s.-Blds have just been
opened by the United States engineer
having in charge the District Of Maine
fer the removal Of two wrecks which
have been menace In Maine waters for
schooner Swain, which sunk In the chan
nsl near the Mt. waldo aranits company
at Frankfort In lsi6 Harris and Lat.
fanny Of this city were the lowest bidders
and will probably reoaivs the contract.
Their bid was ss40. The othsr wrssk ID
that Of the echoonsE Vieksbnrg, sunk In
Seal HaFbor. The lowest bidder vas q.
". Jshnson Of Lewes, Delaware whose
figures was sS20.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29
ROBERT BURNS.
Lectare by Prof Chapman at First Par
tsh Church.

In the lecture ON Robert Burns. which
Prof. Henry Chapman Of Brunswick de-
liversd last evening at the Parish House
First Parish ohuroh, the speai mob
only charmed his hearers by the matter
of bis address, bus - we'll By the sym
pathetic spirit, which he brought TO his
subject.
In iutroducine Prof. Chapman to the
audisnce, judge Hymonds spoke Of the
pride with which he was regarded By the
people Of Maine, for the work he had 40
compiishsd in Engliah Litsraturs. and
surely the lecture he gave last evening
was In direct testimony to the words Of
Judge symonds.
Prof. Chapman spoke Of the newly
Aroused interest which had hssn awak-
ensd for Burns aimee the celsbration OF
the centenary of his death In 1895. and
Of the "nute-llks nots." which sounded
IN his poems com ing ~ they did at the
1sth CENTURY, 80 fun Of affectstion In
W iting. His was 80 living voice." and
his songs, the most exquisite In the Ian
gu.gs, Iitsraliy sang themselves 10 music
instead Of tslng set to 10 rs 90 many
20 igs are. These grew from the old tunt >
and were part Of the Floating htsra-
turs' Of this country.
Prof. Chapman dwslt upon the nxed
and permanent foundations which form
the themes Of his posms, which though
I erhaps not 90 perfect in form ~ might
be, yet had 30 much of genuinsnsss so
much that was fresb. ardent and beautiful
and such neutral melody. that they al
ways appealed to the heart.
Something OF the events OF Burns HE
xere woven In with Prof. Chapman's
! 81 udy of.his poetry, and With thoreughiy
kindly spirit he spoke Of the folly In
Burns' life. Of the treasure Of his genius
being set in an "earthern vessel" but
also felt that he could not think less OF
the PHILOSOPHY Of iife," that We End In
his verses, because he himsslf could NOT
follow the "wisdom Of his heart. I"
In the rsoitations which Prof. Chapman
gave from "The Cotter's Saturday
Night" "a Mans Man for o. that,"
"John Andsrson's My 10. john" and
others. He held the closest attention Of
his hearers who will always rsmsmoer
with pleasure his appreciation" OF
Burma
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m usic soft and smooth as maideu's
laughter all these and more are In "Ohris
and the Wonderful Lamp" the new
klaw and Erlangsr and b. d. Stevens
extravaganza which comes to the Jeffer-
son theatre Friday and Saturday, March
30-31 with matinee Saturday, with that
quaintsst of comediennes Edna Wallace
Hopper and that most funotuous Of
buffos jerome Sykes rs the principal
stars. Take all these with full SCORE
of music by John Philip Souss adding to
IL his latest march ''Ths Man Behind the
Gun" dazzling new electric ballet; q
novel "danos OF the dolls" and . COM
pany of more than hundred persons and
you can get faint idea of what Chris
and the Wonderful Lamp" will be.
THE SPOoNERS.
Cecil and Edna May Spooner with their
fine supporting company will open q
weeks engagement at the Portland
theatre on Monday evening. the bill be-
Ing changed daily. An sxcsllsnt line OF
high class oomsdies win DO presented by
special arrangement with several New
York managers and number Of metro
politan successes never before presented
at popular prices will be produced. Seats
ere now on sale.
KENNEDYS' PLAYERS.
K.nredys' players eesm to have won
the praise Of the PATRONS Of the Portland
theatre II one can judge by the applause
and the attendance that they are receiv-
ing yesterday afternoon they put on for
the second time this week 'Teddy Nc
Guire the Irish Duke" and In the eve
ming "Ths Two Thieves." Miss Nellie
kennedy taking the part OF Javotte the
flower girl In very capable manner.
Mr.. j. j. Kennedy as Jacques Strop was
very amusing all through the perform
nnce. Miss Hassen as Martin. drew forth
many a good laugh. For this afternoon
"Ths Ootoroon," will be given and this
evening "East Lynne" will be the bill.
Tonight will be souvenir night and
every lady who purchases reserved seat
ticket will recsive . handsome cabinet
photo of Miss Nellie Kennedy.
MASQUERADE BALL
Monday evening, April 2. is the date
for the grand masquerade ball to be held
in City hall under the auspices Of the
Ladies' Aid society of Shspley Camp,
Sons of Veterans. Tickets are msetiDe
with ready advance sale and the attend
snce promises well.
Tr,zes consist of a Dresden Hclook
to be awarded the lady in best costume.
turquoise ring to lady wearing most
original costume; five dollars gold pieoe
to gentleman in most original costume.
and pearl handled knife to gentleman
wearing the most comic costume. The
proceeds of this psll are to be used for the
entertainments OF Maine Divisions Sons
of Veterans and their Ladies' Aid sooie
ties conventions to be held In this city In
June. A masquerade bDii was held BY
| he camp and ladies aid society some i've
years ago and was grand success, aud
every efforts will be made to make this
event equally 90.
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Cape Elizabeth Pupils Barred From
City Schools.
Controversy Over Pay
ment of Tuition.
Serious Accident to Capt. Simeon
Hamilton.

There was q special meeting Of the
Ichool board last evening presided over
by Mayor Reynolds. all present except
DR.. Lombard. The time foi the moss
part was spent In an attempt to arrange
The mattsrs now pending between the
pity and the town OF Cape klizabesh as TO
pupils from tire latter placs who attsn
the South Portland schools.
The Question WAS introduced BY the
school committee from Cape Elizabstb,
Messrs. Hin, knight and EomeIy Jor-
IAN, who were present to make arrange
ments for scholars In what is known as
districts six and fourteen, as theysstood
before the division Of the old town. They
asked that these scholars be permitted TO
attend the South Portland schools at .
sost per capita equal to that expended for
individual oisy pupils.
r.Dslano was opposed to any children
coming from Cape Elizabeth until the
town took action In regard to the four
pupils from what is known as district
No. 4, who bad bsen in the city Gch9ols
during the past year. He read from the
reports of a town meeting where 1t
appeared that an article to pay the city
Of South Portland for such tuition was
vo ted down.
1t was contsndsd BY the representatives,
from Cape Elizabeth that they had
schools proyisei for there pupils which
they could attend If the parents so d.
rooted, and that being the case they did
not feel justified in committing their
town to any future action SO far as re-
lates to district No. 4.
A Iona discussion followed and Mr.. De-
Iano then moved that no scholars be ad-
mitttd from Cape Elizabeth for the snsu
Ing year unless an agreement be made for
Bvery scholar attending.
DIR. Brown thought 1t unjust to the
town to force 1t to pay for pupils who
were provided with a school within the
town limits and Mr.. Hilton said that he
poncurred In that opinion. Mr.. Delano's
motion prevailed, Yes, Cobb, Weeks.
Dslano, Daw son. No, Erown. TiIton.
On motion of MIR. Cobb.it was voted that
the superintendent Of schools be in
structed to notify all teachers Of South
Portland of the action taken by the
board.
The resignation Of Miss Mary A. Cor.
liss was accepted and Miss Eva B. Ayes
was chosen In her stead.
On motion of DIR. Brown 1t was voted
that Fred v. Henley be appointed to take
the census in wards enc, two and threr,
and part of ward four, at the rate OF
two and cns-hsf cents Der head and that
the census In the rest OF the city be taken
under the direction Of the superintendent.
The matter of cleaning the high school
was left to the superintendent with
power to act and the school house In
ward five is also to be cleaned.
Certain BILLS were approved after which
the beard adjourned.
ACCIDENT 10 CAPT. HAMILTON.
Simeon Hamilton retired sea captain,
formerly of Portland and who now lives
with Captain Stephen A. Woodbury.,
corner B and West High streets met with
q serious accident Monday afternoon. He
was on his wsy to his home. and just as
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29
His Worry.

"what is il, dear?" asked the Doctors
wife. "Are you worried about Mr.. Grab
bits case?"
Eyes, l am. I've about given up hope"
''Oh, my! Is he so i'll as all thatr'
"Ill2 No: he'll pull through all right.
It's my last years bill I'm thinking
about. "-Philadelphia Press.
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TO RELIEVE MUCH SUFFERING.

Bor many years chemists and phys
clans have endsavored to ind q remedy
for the Piles, but have met with only
small SUCCESS. The Fowler Chemisal Co.
OF this city has. IN Its PILoID, q safe.
sure, aud speedy cure for this painful
trouble. They make an absolute guar
antoe Of permanent cure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29
Making Sure,

He (earnestly)-Are you sure, absolute
~ sure, that you will love me till death
do us part?
She (solemnly)-I am sure, absolutely
sure, that | shall love you till death do
us part. BY the way, is your life in
sured New York Weekly.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.

CHRIS AND THE WONDERFUL
LAMP.
Gorgeous scenery, brilliant Oriental
costumes, jolly nonsense SPARKLING with
humor. SHAGGY forms and limbo. with
flashing eyes and fascinsting glancss,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29

whats the difference between fiddle
and violinI"
"a fiddle Is violin when the man who
plays 1t has on a swallowtail coat
Chicago Record.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29
MARRIAGES

In Bucks port, March ~. Frank s. Pierce and
Miss Harriet l.. Montgomery.
In Jonesport. March 20, Judson II. Sawyer
and Miss Elvra G. Smith, both OF Bar Harbor.
In Calais, March 20. Ralph Day and Miss Ida
Roberts, both of Wesley.
In Lubec. March IS, Fred w. Tanning ana
Miss Martha McFadden.
In North Arson, Wesley Perkins and Miss
Olive Hutchins.
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DEATHS.

In this city, March %, at Greeley Hospital,
Mary Garner. aged rs years.
In this city, March %, James Burns, aged &c
years.
England, aged - years.
Funeral service this afternoon at O'Clock
from the rooms OF Ilslsy Brothers, undertakers.
Federal street.
In Willard, South Portland March 40. Annie,
daughter OF Joseph ana Maggie Fang. aged IA
years months days.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. at parents residence, rear Of No. i41
In East Boothbay. March rs, Capt Thomas
Gould.
Funeral services Friday afternoon at oclk
at his late resdence.
In Buckfeid, March %, Miss Helen A. Kicker.
aged 20 years.
In south Paris, March rs, Miss Georgie AlDaI
Loveioy Of oxford. aged 1e years.
In Denmark, March 20. Donald HIrd, aged
10 months,-son 81 VIM Hurd.
In Paris. March -. Mrs. Lacy. widow Of Dea.
Austin Chase. aged 81 years.
In Bethel, March ~. Augustus Burbank. aged
IL Bethel. March az, Rebscca R, Chandler.
: IN Norway. March IS. Nathan W. Mrlett.
aged Go years.
THE funeral service Of the late Ruth
Irene Gott will taks place this Thurday alter
noon at O'Clock from parents residence. Ne.
a. Howard street.
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II Grew on Him.

"No," said the farmer II didn't like
agriculture at first, but gradually cult.
waited taste for t."-Philadelphia North
American.
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To tho Coffee-ite!

To the Coffee
There is room for one coffee
that is really choice - one that
you will remember for days after
ward. If such a coffee could
be made you would be hungry
for cup. ~
Well, it has been made 1t
is the full-growth, choice pulp
0he heart, SO to speak,) of the
best berries from Java and
Arabia. 1t is twice better than
it need be to sell, but no better
than you want to drink.
1t could have been bought at
a third less cost and still be
genuine Java and Mocha. 1t
has cost two cents a pound to
"sort " it. A tenth of this labor
would have been called good
sorting by most firms. 1t could
have been roasted with half the
care it has had, and you would
still think it fine coffee. =
But even to the imported, air
tight, parchment-lined bags in
which it is packed, it is all done
after the high Turkish fashion.
If you want to try a cup of it
ask your grocer for Chase &
Sanborn's "HIGH-GRADR" COT
fee, sold under the Seal Trade
mark, with signed guarantee.
1t will make your mouth water
Your grocer has II.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29

The "BramhalD," TN.
doubleday the best low
priced Sewing Machine
in the world, is sold in
our Basement. 1t has a
very high arm, almost
noiseless mechanism and
is mounted on a five
drawer rich antique oak
sand with drop leaf and
tx ension shelf, has every
mo1crn attachment for
doing all kinds of work
and is sold with a war
rant good for ten years.
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Portland, March 70. 1899.
& q
I'm. e.. "G lose, Cor. Cor
plete unless
there's half a dozen
Cushions scattered about
in il.
The "Den" is no den
at all without the added
luxury of a few big Pill
lows.
The modern fashion of
decoration makes pill
lows in the parlor imper-
alive and there's a place
for pillows in the library
chairs. billiard room.
hooks in the boudoir and
chamber to say moth
ing of the boat. the ham.
mock and upstairs and
down in the summer
cottage.
Emphatically, Cushions
are the vogue, and there's
such a variety OF style and
shape and color, and
withal there's so much
real utility about them,
no wonder they're in pop
ular favor more than ever.
Our Needlework de-
partment is showing a
very choice line of these
Pillows just at present.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29

The Sale of Damaged
Corsets and Muslin I'm
derwear which we told
you about yesterday will
continue through today.
There are many splendid
values still left.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-30

Inc complainant was generously pro-
portioned native woman. She testified
eloquently. If the two men said all the
things she said they said they were
very rude indeed. But when Blind
Tommy took the stand ne also wax
ed eloquent and if the lady said what
Blind Tommy said she said. WHY
then she must have temporarily forgot
ten her manners. The Deputy Marshal
thought it was a case of the pot call
ing the kettle black. His honor
thought so too and sent the whole lot
away with scolding The alleged
profanity took place last Friday even
Ing. Friday seems to have been quite
an eventful day in the line of profane
language" remarked the Court. Il
think | heard something of a remnant
OF royalty which is said to have dis
tinguished itself in the matter of elo-
quence about that time"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-30
Crozier-Doherty.

LAHAINA, May 28.-Mr. w. H.
Crozier and Miss Sarah Doherty were
united in the bonds of matrimony at
the residence of the brides mother,
Mrs Mary Sylvia, by the Rev. Father
Julian, in the presence of only the i'm
mediate relatives. The bride is an es-
Unable young lady of Lahaina and has
a host of friends. The groom is a
brother of Mr.. c. Crozier of Honolulu
and is also popular and we'll known.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-30
DEATH OF MRS. SLOGGETT,
Estlmable Lady Passes Away Un
expectedly Yesterday.

Death came suddenly to Mrs. Annie
E. Sloggett at 2 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. She had been in ill-health for
some time but no fears that she would
not recover had been felt by her fam
lily. Heart disease was the cause of
Mrs. Sloggett's death She was fifty
one years of age.
Mrs. Sloggett was the wife o. DR.. H.
{. Sloggett, the we'll known physician,
and came to Honolulu from Canada
about three years ago. She leaves to
mourn her loss her husband, a son,
Digby Sloggett, and daughter, Mrs.
j. F. Hamburg.
The funeral took place from the FAM
lily residence, Green street, yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, many SYM
pathizing friends being present. A
quartette, Miss Kulamanu Ward, Miss
Won Holt, Messrs. Arthur Wall and
Ernest Ross sang two hymns, Nearer
My God to Thee" and Lead Kindly
Light" The pail bearers were DR.. Nc
Kfbbin, DR.. Herbert, Dr. Miner, E. R.
Ross, M. w. Counter, H. E. Waity, w.
Pftonhauer and F. Field.
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You never have head in the morn
ing from drinking Jesse Moore "AA"
Whiskey. 1t is the best and purest
Vhiskey made and is sold by Lovejoy
& Co., Honolulu.
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New attractions at the Orpheum to-
night.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-20
Hurrah
for
SOUTH
PARK!
the
New
Town
that is
soon
to
make
Athens
Famous.

STAND by your home merchant.
He is the man who helps to pay for
the streets upon which you walk: for
the schools in which your children
are educated or perhaps you were edu-
Gated; he helps to keepup the church in
which you worship; be is the man who
built a home which enhances the
value OF your property; every subscrip-
tion paper that is passed has his name
upon it; he is the man who cannot af-
ford to swindle you; self-interest, If
nothing else, would prevent this; he
bears his share Of the burden OF city
government; stays right by you in
sunshine and darkness, Ia days Of
prosperity and adversely. These are
but a few reasons why your patronage
should be given to the home mer-
chant.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-20
The Acme Book Store,
II. L. SwIsHER, Propr.

HEALING and cooling Fresh But
termilk-at Madera's.
WONDERS will never cease but
great hosiery values can be had at
The Novelty Cos special remnant
sale.
MILLER laundry continues to do
the handsomest work in the country
and steadily adds to its patronage.
THE Acme people have four hun
dred McGuffeys spoilers that sell reg
ular at TIC they are going TO sell at
10c about as good as new.
The greatest remnant and stock
reducing sale of the season is going
on at the Novelty Cos special rem
nant sale.
THE houses being built by Ran
mister and McDermott on Beechurst
are well under way and will soon be
ready to shelter their occupants.
We lead, OTHERS follow. The
Delicatessen ice cream can't be beat.
1t is made to order from $1.00 per
gallon up. Prices and goods to suit
ALL
THE soldier boys got off on the
11:40 in good shape and will enjoy
their experience in camp While
strict discipline will be enforced and
considerable work required of them
they regard their trip as holiday,
You can buy ribbons at almost
one half their value at the Novelty
Cos special remnant sale.
A HALF dozen of handsome resi-
dences will be begun at once in South
Park the new town across the Green
mont bridge. Some of them will be
completed in the early winter. 1t
will be very handsome residence
suburb.
NEwMAN's ice cream will now be
ready at all times day or evening.
He has opened for the season and will
serve the best of everything. His
place is one Of the most popular in
town.
Mr.. L. w. ANDERSON is at home
again rested well and ready for
business. A trip through the West
always does one good and he is
ready to meet all friends now give
their wants prompt attention.