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LOST AND FOUND.

EoUND-On ferry boat Elizabeth City bun
die containing three pillows, bed spread,
owner can have same by applying to CAPT. G.
II. UPTON on steamboat. I'LL
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MORTGAGES NEGoTIATED-Purch
w of real estate who desire loan TO COM
plete their purchase or others having mortgages
past due or maturing, can obtain liberal loans
at a low rate of interest by applying at the real
estate onhce OF FREDERICK S. VAIL. First
National Bank Building. ISL
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LET.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week fo= 80 cents, cash I'm advance
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For a Cold in the Head
laxative Bromo-QutnineT Tablets.
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FOR SALE-Barred Plymouth rocks, Rhode
Island reds and white wya1dotte cock
erels from the best strains In the country. also
lew Plymouth rock and Rhode Island Red pull
lets; Inquire Of VIM. IT, SCOTT, 20 Wood
lords ST., WOodfords, Maine. 1j1
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rrIscELLANEoUs.

NoTICE-e5.Oo electric belts for $500. electric
Az insoies for zoe, besides permanently curing
rheumatism, lame back. weakness Stomach
liver and kidney complaints, belts make a
sure and speedy monthly regulator. Generous
present for suffering humanity. JOSEPH T.
GIBSON, 100 Blake ST., Lewiston, Me. 1871
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r OST-On Congress ST., between StroudwateF
H. and Oak ST., a marten scarf. Finder will
be rewarded by leaving same at the PRESS
OFFICE 1871
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TO LET-Tenement of s rooms and bath. all
In perfect order. sunny exposure and large
yard, eemented cellar, Lancaster street, corner
Of Wilmot Apply 10 q WILMOT deci5u
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WANTED-MALE belt.

WANTED--A smart active young man. one
w that Is willing TO work and wants to get
ahead. Apply in person to FRANK b. CLARK,
CO., Baxter Block. 1871
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Il OST-P Probably I'm front of Portland Savings
Ia Bank or ON the road TO RivertOn $50 in
two bills one twenty and one ten dollar bill.
Finder win please leave at the PRESS OFFICE
and receive reward. 1871
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WANTED-Ene man to manage office
w and business In Portland Of large manu-
featuring house. Duties TO employ and direct
commission. Must furnish good reference and
$500 cash. Address MANAGER P. o. Box
Il5i, Philadelphia, Pa. 1919
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WANTED.

Forty words inserted under this head
ono week for ~ cents, cash I'm advance.
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WANTED-Young man who is mechanical
w and understands use OF tools. Apply at
Office of the L. r, BURROWES CO., 20 Free St,
Portland. l0-l
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ITO LET-Convenien lower rent at li6 Winter
St, rooms and bath room, good yard and
stable. Inquire at HOUSE. 1871
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VVANTED-Men 10 organize library stations,
w men with us 4 years. amkng $3.50 monthly.
Instalment plan. Permanent, PARMELEE
LIBRARY, Chicago. 10l
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and wife. 5000 q month. 81 Elm St. APP
ply BUCKS TICKET AGENCY, 2T2 Middle
ST. Isl
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" ANTED-Before February list, house with
fye or more sleeping rooms, $500 to $500
rent X. s.. Box 1867, City. 81
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Rooms WANTED-Wanted at once. three
"A furnished rooms for light housekeeping.
Address p. o. BOX 9S6, City. i'll
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OST-Tuesday, between Park ST., and Lor-
~ ing Short & Harmon's. n ladies' black chat
elaine watch. Finder will be Rewarded by re-
turning the same TO ia PARK ST. 1871
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TolLET-Furnished rent 6 or rooms, bath
II and pantry, all the latest modern improve
ments, near TO schools and churches. 2 minutes
new furnishing; also rooms and bath for
light housekeeping. Apply w. II. DRESSER,
80 Exchange. AL
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NoTICE-For elegant holiday musical
~ presents call or send TO HAWES', Ala
Congress street. j Pianos, mandolins, banjos,
guitars, yi0lins. Violin bows and all musical
merchandise, popular music. music books.
music rolls, superior violin and banjo strings,
etc. My prices are all right. deci2-3
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II ENTS-4s Stone, Z rooms 81 Pleasant, house,
~ rooms 6s Smith, rooms, separate front
doors 90 Danforth. rooms; 252 High, rooms ;
2l2 York rooms; u ST. Lawrence, rooms J
lG1 York, 3 rooms; IA May. rooms. FRED'k
B. VAIL, Real Estate, list Natl Bank Bldg
1871
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ITO LET-A first class upper rent OF eight
rooms and bath, with hot water boiler and
day. at 1853 Cumberland St Apply to True
Bros, Sst Fore ST. noys.tf
FURNISHED rooms. connected or single,
Il with board, at "a SPRING ST. 20-2
OFFICE OR FACTORY BUILDING = The
" first floor OF the building occupied by the
American Express Company on Plum street is
offered for rent. Apply to E. A. MOVES, Port
land Savings Bank. loft
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WANTED-A first class man of experience
w to run board saw on hard wood, a steady
place TO right man, references. Address
SAW, Box 1851. G2
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on the Western Promenade located be-
tween the residences of MeSsers. Garland and
Conley. Also a firstcass furnished cottage,
TO TRUE BROS. No. 394. Fore Street. 3i-tf
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IF YOU want Gents or Ladies' chain, or
bracelet, or a ring, please call and see me.
prices right. FRED l.. MERRILL, Agt, 100
India st. 12l
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Two LET-At reduced rates for the winter:
IL Rooms for laundry or barber shop houses
land; four furnished for light housekeeping;
furnished house for board OF two persons cart
hay rack, rake, tedder and express wagon for
sale cheap. s. l.. CARLETON, lis Congress
ST.
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n OST-Friday afternoon, December eth, q
IL gold pin in the shape of flowers With two
small diamonds. Finder will be rewarded by
eavng the same at Isl PINE ST. 81
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n OST-Between Portland and scarboro
~ Beach, Saturday. shoes with rubhersi gun,
marked Goth" (the gunsmith.) The finder
viii be suitably rewarded by leaving the same
at 30 FEDERAL ST. i0-1
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pinched white face. Her eyes were
hard looking, her lips were thin and
she was a perfect skinflint in the man.
agement of the household. Even Kirk
stone. inclined as he was to economy,
grumbled at times about her excessive
economy; but as the months went by
he fell gradually into her saving way OF
living, and the hall soonI gained name
in the county for all that was mean and
niggardly. The larder was always kept
locked, the servants were Ill fed. and
the occasional beggars who came to
that forbidding door were not fed at
all. Scraping and screwing and hoard
ing of money became the order of the
day; and Kirkstone soon found that he
was redeeming his former waste at the
cost of a hard and somewhat hungry
life. However, the habit OF living thus
penuriously became confirmed. and both
he and Mrs. Harpagon We'd with one
another In discovering new methods or
saving money. The only person in the
hall who did not relish this extreme
economy was Laura Kirkstone.
The attitude adopted by Kirkstone
towards his wealthy sister was fairly
amiable one. Having a strong will he
compelled her weaker one to bow TO IL:
and kept sharp watch on her. lest she
should marry someone of whom he did
not approve and so take the money
Wnlch ne looked upon as rfghtfully his
own--out of the family. Many young
man would have been glad TO marry
Miss Kirkstone, both for her money
and good looks: for in a pink and white
sort Of way the girl was pretty: but
Kirkstone invited none Of these would-be
suitors to the house. and turned a cold
shoulder to them in public. Laura was
forbidden even to speak to them: and
being kept closely TO her own home
lived I'm the gaunt. grim hall like an en-
chanted princes guarded by two ogres.
And none of q, young knights who
wished to marry her had sufficient
courage to brave the black looks OF
Kirkstone. or the acidulated sneers OF
his amiable houselceeper and cousin.
Such was the position OF affairs ut
Kirkstone hall when Marmaduke Dean
again entered into the life of his former
friend
II was the death OF his wife which led
To Deans visit TO K'.,;stone hall. He
had squandered the fortune OF the un-
happy lady. and had treated her with
so much coldness and neglect that she
had ded OF a broken heart leaving him
a little son. Dean promptly placed the
child with some distant relatives and
beirg poor again. looked about him for
some means whereby he could procure
money. Recalling the easv- -goirdng and
generous disposition of K'rkstone he
resolved ~ apply To him for aid. quite
oblivious to the fact that he was al
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KELLER'S RISE.
"MaCOn" McCormiCk's Sketch
Of Man Named by New York
ers for Vice President.

New York, July 5.-John w. Keller.
terday when he was named by the New
York delegation to the national Demo-
cratic convention as its candidate for
the vice presidential nomination on the
ticket with William Jennings Bryan,
was born in Paris, Bourbon county.
Kentucky. about 40 years ago. He was
fairly well educated in Paris and en-
tered Yale college, but did not finish his
course in that institution.
After leaving college Mr.. Keller came
to New York and drifted into news
paper work, becoming a reporter on a
sensational daily called Truth" an en-
tirely different publication from the one
which now bears that name.
Truth devoted considerable space to
an expose of the Sixth avenue dives,
and dance houses. and Keller was one
Of the men who wrote them. His de-
scriptions of them were verv graphic
and truthful, and because thereof they
were extremely distasteful to the pro-
prietors OF the Joints"
One of these dive keepers was sport
and politician called Assemblyman
Jimmy irving. He was so incensed at
the manner in which he was shown up
by Keller that one night he and several
other tugs assaulted Keller and beat
him so badly that 1t was thought he
would die of his injuries. lie recovered,
but he lost the sight OF one OF his eyes.
When Truth died Mr.. Keller attached
himself to other and more reputable
publications. He was for while the
editor Of the New York Dramatic News,
and in that capacity proved himself a
most capable dramatic critic. His du-
ties brought him into close connection
with theatrical folk end after while
he wrote and produced an emotional
play called Tangled Lives" which had
a very successful run, 1t was played
all over the country.
When the New York Recorder came
into existence Howard Carroll, now ad-
jutant general of the staff of Cover
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charge, the whole. On this point Kirk
stone, who needed money for his pleas
ures. quarrelled with his friend. and
the pair parted TO meet no more for
some years. 1t would have been bet
ter for both had they never renewed
their youthful Friendship.
AS might be expected, old Squire
kirkstone was by no means pleased
with his son; and did not relish leaving
his large fortune to one who probably
would waste IL in a few years. The
hall and Its surrounding acres were en-
tailed, and were bound to pass into
John Kirkstones hands; but the old
man possessed large income acquired
by speculation. which was at his own
disposal. Wrathful at his spendthrift
son, he resolved to leave this personal
property TO his only daughter: and ac-
cordingly, when John became squire
on the death OF his father, be found
that his sister. Laura. was In possession
Of good income. while he has to be
content with a dwelling. far too large
for his means, and several farms whose
tenants did not always pay their rents.
The shock of this discovery was un-
pleasant. but salutary.
In the First place. Kirkstone re-
nounced his London prohigacy and as
sociates. and came TO live Gt the hall:
in the second. he insisted that his sis
ter should dwell with him. and paw n
handsome yearly sum for the privileges:
and in the third. he invited his first
cousin, Ellen Gilman. to be his house
keeper. Laura kirkstone. who was a
weak bodied and weak-natured girl.
readily consented TO remain at the hall,
and pay what her brother demanded,
and as readily welcomed her cousin.
Ellen. as mistress ct the household. a
post for which she herself had no great
love. Having thus arranged matters,
kirkstone-though not yet forty--be-
came as penurious az formerly he had
been watchful: and in this system of
economy was cblv assisted by his new
housekeeper. shrewed. cold hearted
skinflint.
Laura In derision. called Ellen Mrs.
Hafpagon.. after Noliere's sister: and
well did Miss Gilman deserve the name
She was little. black. active woman.
with a neat hgure and a somewhat
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nor Roosevelt, as he was on the staff
OF Governor Black. was heavily inter-
ested in the paper. lie was warm
personal friend OF his. Keller, and he
made him the managing editor OF the
paper. During his incumbregey OF
this position he was elected president OF
the New York Press club and he was
very good one. too.
Mr.. heller's connections with Tam
many Hail came about thu rough his in
tense love for the turf. He is very
fond of racing and while was the
sport ng editor of the New York Eve
ming sun, accompanied by his wife, who
was charming and clever actress. he
frequently, al my invitation, brought
her into. the press stand and occupied
seats w it. On these occasions he would
"call the horses" for me in the races.
He was very expert at this and there
are few men in the business today who
can describe more accurately
the positions of the horses
in race or how they are being
ridden than John Keller
In those days 'Sm ling Johnny" Kel-
Ter was q regular attendant at the
races. He was member of Tammany
Hall and a great friend OF Dick Croker
and Of Keller. III was but natural that
he should bring them together and he
did. Mr.. Keller is a large and fine look
tlks man. He is courteous and polished
in manner and capable of making a
good speech. though in his days of press
club activity he was bit prone 10
grow lugubrlous over the woes and the
msfortunes of "the wrecks OF Park
Row." the said wrecks" being mainly
superannuated journalists who had cut
lived tneir usefulness or lost their grips
through alcoholic excesses.
These qualities made him ffrd favor
in the eyes OF Mr.. Croker. He joined
Tammany Hall, became one of It's pet
speakers and when Robert Van Wyck
was elected mayor Of Greater New york
one OF his first appointments was John
w. Keller to be commissioner or char
tiles. In this position Mr.. Keller has
wen great renown. Among ether things
he did was TO greatly diminish the death
rate among the cities foundlings fully
fifty per cent.
Even II Mr.. Keller should not receive
the nomination for the vice presidency
ii Is believed that .Tammany has many
honors fra store for him. 1t is thought
that among them is its nomination Tor
mayor of Greater New York when the
proper time comes
J. B. c'MACON') MCCORMICK.
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On the Golf Links.

Yesterday at the Quinobequin Golf
club. golf was played steadily from 8
o'clock a. m. until o'clock p. m. Re-
freshments were served.
The results follow:
w. c. Chambers beat Charles Such.
up.
Charles Lees beat G. N. Pettis. 2
up.
c. F. Thatcher beat c. Massie. 1 up.
M. H. Fuller beat J. Foster Crooker.
up.
Mrs. c. X. Huntley beat Mrs. James
A. Rogers. up.
Miss A. Adams beat Mrs. c. f..
Thatcher. up.
In the finals Chambers beat Thatch-
er, up GO holes).
Fuller beat Lees, up and to play.
Miss Adams beat Mrs. Huntley, 3
up.
The Long Meadow Golf club of Bay
side held ,ss first tournament yester-
day afternoon, consisting of a handi-
cap, medal play. The results follow:
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ready in his debt. To this end he one
day presented himself at the hail. and
was astonished to find that it's owner,
from generous friend, had changed
into miserly curmudgeon. Kirkstone
not only refused to help Dean but de-
manded immediate repayment of the
moneys already due. Dean. seeing that
only trouble would come of his applica-
ton, was ON the point of withdrawing
so as TO save himself the danger of
being sued for the lent money, when a
new idea entered into Kirkstone's knav-
ish brain which made him detain Dean
at the hall as a necessary element to
bring Ii to fruition. The scheme was
none other than the marriage Of Laura
TO the disconsolate widower. and COM
pretended a division of her fortune be-
tween the brother and the proposed
husband, an amiable arrangement
which really amounted to robbery.
Laura herself forced Kirkstone 10
adopt this plan by reason of her re-
fusal to let him handle the fortune
which had been left to her by their fa-
ther. Like most weak-minded people
she was singularly obstinate on some
points. and, being cunning enough TO
see her sole hold over her brother lay
IN retaining command of her money, she
always evaded his proposals TO manage
her investments. Beyond the income
he derived from the sum she paid for
board and lodging Kirkstone had moth
ing to do with these moneys. OF which.
as he frequently stated, he had been
robbed. Naturally he was angered to
think OF his loss and tried several
times to bully Laura into surrendering
her fortune. The result OF this ILL
judged conduct was that Laura met
force by cunning. and. taking a dislike
to her brother executed a secret will,
whe .eby she left the whole of the mon
ey to Ellen Gilman.
In this case there was no honor
among thieves. for the housekeeper
tricked her master and cousin by keep
ing secret the fact of the will. and
when Kirkstone tried TO marry his sis
ter TO Dean. he was quite unaware that
Ellen, for her own selfish ends intended
u thwaft the match IL she could. Fur
thermore, a new and unforeseen obsta-
Gle arose to compllcate matters. for IL
chanced that both Laura and Ellen fell
In love with Dean The scamp was Il
handsome man. with a plausible man
ner and Laura was quite willing to
marry him. and TO settle half her for
tune on him. receiving i'm return n pre-
sertable husband with a damaged rep
utation. IL was agreed between Kirk
store and Dean that when the marriage
took place the latter should Discharge
his debt TO the former. and also pay
over n certain sum Of money by way
of commission on the marriage settle
ment. So far ell went well. and Kirk
stone invited Dean TO stay at the hall
until the marriage took place. and all
pecuniary arrangements between them
were settled. II was then that Ellen
threw prudence to the wind and lost
her heart 10 Dean.
The result ~ this feminine weakness
was that Ellen did violence 20 her In
stincts by relaxing her st'ngy rule. She
kent the table supplied with better food
while Dean stayed at the hall. she paid
more attention to her dress. humored
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the man she loved in every way ana al
together behaved in a manner so alen
to her natural self that Laura became
suspicious. The end of this folly was
that Laura discovered Ellens secret
and lost her temper over II. she ac-
cused Dean of making love to Eiien ana
Ellen of encouraging his advances.
Kirkstone was told this by his sister,
and he, seeing a chance OF bis losing
money by the marriage not taxing
place had a stormy soene with Ellen.
He threatened to turn her out of the
hall as a pauper. whereat the woman
turned at bay IN her cousin and re-
vealed the truth about the secret Will.
IF this marriage takes place. she
declared. II lose money as well as you.
and IL / can influence Laura TO refuse
Dean shall certainly do SO. II u
comes to the point we shall see VINO IL
the stronger, you or l."
The upshot of this conversation WAS
that Kirkstone lost his temper alto
gether and went 10 bully his sister in
to revoking hcr will. Had he only re-
memberei that the same result would
be attainel hv the marriag" taking
place he woGid have urged on the
match and dcfied Ellen. Instead cf
acting thus sensibly. he vented his
rage on Dean. and accused h,Ii of en-
couraging thi, folly of TIE house
keeper. Then Dean lost his teinpsr in
his turn and quarrelled with Kirkstone
and Laura. so in the month of July,
20. il chanced that the four people in
habiting Krkstone Hall quite smisun-
derstood one another. and, for the time
being were hardly on speaking terms.
Dean stormed at Kirkstone as trying
to thwart the proposed marriage, Kirk
stone blamed Dean as having encour-
aged the love OF Ellen, and Laura. in
l..
the whole disturbance. Only. Ellen, the
cause of all the trouble. retained her
placidity. She did not move an inch
from her position. She had an end TO
gain, and i'm one way or another she
was determined 10 gain II. 1t was
while things were In this unhappy
state that the country was startled by
the news that lsirkstone had been
murdered by Dean.
The tragedy took place in certain
room strangely furnished by the
mother OF the present squire. which
was known as the Yellow B0udoir. IL
was a favorite apartment with Kirk
stone. who had turned IL into a
smoking room.On the night of the 18th
of July kirkstone and Dean were
drinking and smoking I'm this room,
when apparently they renewed their
quarrel with fatal result. Kirkstone
was found dead i'm the room at mid
night with a knife in his heart. This
knife had been brought from Amer
ica--it was a bowie knife-by Dean.
and his name was marked on the
handle. Ellen deposed at the inquest
that guessing the pair might quarrel.
she had gone downstairs shortly be-
fore midnight to implore them TO part.
Then she had seen Dean leave the
Yellow Boudoir i'm n state OF alarm
and alcoholic excitement.
Afterwards kirkstone asked her to
tell Dean TO come down again. She did
So and Dean rejoined Kirkstonc.
when they parted for the second
time Ellen went to the smoking room.