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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-10
TO EXTEND IT'S LINE.

Augusta, July 9.-The decision with re-
gard to the petition of the SebasticooIx
and Moosehead railroad, to extend its
line to the town of Harmony was handed
down by Judge William p. Whitehouse
today. The receiver is authorized to is
sue certificates for sum not exceeding
$4,000 for the extension and additional
equipment to the existing line. Hon. j.
w. Manson and Hon. o. D. Baker APP
peared for the petitioners and Hon. H.
M. Heath for creditors.
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A BUNCH OF GIANT TREES IN
OREGON.
(From the Portland Oregenian. }

(From the Portland Oregenian)
1 would like to draw attention to a
bunch of immense trees in the mountains
Is to 20 miles from my place, near Latou-
rell, on the o. r. & n. I used to make
every year trip to the mountains, last
ing generally eight to tie n days, and it
was on one of my last trips, bout four
years ago, that discovered on the north
east side of the divide, between the wat
ers of the Bull Run and the Hood river,
this bunch of giant trees. The like
never saw before or since.
Before saw these giants I had meas.
ured from time to time some trees at
home which girdled % to 80 feet around
about three feet above the base, but these
trees could not be compared at all with
the big trees I found in the mountains.
They would appear as mere sticks against
those giants / honestly believe that
those giants will girdle 60 to so feet
around near the base, and that they are
$50 to 400 feet high. They stand on a
kind OF flat or bottom, and this flat is
we'll protected from discovery, as far as
could perceive by steep and high bluffs,
not only from the Hood river side up,
but from the main water divide down.
These big trees are, in my mind, some
whsre near the north line Of the national
park, but it is doubtful if they are in it.
There are two species of the giant
trees. One species has a yellowish and
not very rough bark, is straight and
round as candle, has no limbs to an
immense height, and has nice, won
derful crown. The father of this very
aristocratic species in our mountains is
surely the emperor Of our forest. People
must not think that this tree is the So
called noble fir, - because / know not
only the 'nOble fir but many other
mountain trees very well. Nor must
they think that this species is one of the
common trees in the mo untains. L can
not say how many such giants there are.
There may be hundreds, there may be
thousands. On our way home one Of my
companions was drowned in the Bull
Run, and, therefore, never went to the
mountains again, but have always had a
desire to go and investigate further about
those big trees
Cedar is the second species of the big
trees. They rival in size and grandeur
the first species. But the most wonder
full thing about them seems to be that
they are, in spite OF their immense diane
ter and age, seemingly sound and hard,
through and through.
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ItDazzles The World

No Discovery in medicine has ever
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. King New
Discovery for Consumption. It's seyerest
tests have been on hopeless victims OF
Consumption, Pneumonia, Hemorrh age
Pleurisy and Bronchitis, thousands Of
whon 1t has restored to perfect health.
For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Group, Hay
Fever, Hoarseness and Whooping Cough
1t Is the quickest, surest cure in the
world. 1t is sold by II. 2. S. Goold,
ga Congress street, who guarantees salts
lection or refunds money. Large bottles
5Oc and $l.O0. Trial bottle free
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BUCKSPORT.

BuckspoIt, July S.-The famous Sar-
gent case, which has been in the New
York courts for the past eight years, and
in which the sum Of$1, 800, 600 is involved,
is about to be settled, according to adj
vices received here in the past few days.
In 1889 stock company, of which
Francis i. Sargent of New York was the
principal promoter, Was organized to
carry on a general business of manufac-
turing and quarrying stone A piece of
land in the Frankfort granite region on
what is known as Mt. Heagan was leased
for ten years from e. W. and L. i.
Goodwin of Bangor.
The business was prosperous and
mOney-making, so much SO that Mr..
Baird, a New York contractor. cOncocted
a scheme to capture the business. He
gradually bought up all Of the stock in
the company except that OF Sargent, so
that the property was owned by the two.
In 1892 he called a meeting of the Sargent
granite company and Mr.. Sarge Mt, being
advised by counsel thai the meeting was
not legal, did not attend. Mr.. Baird
elected himself president, and put all Of
his new friends into the other offices.
The next thing was to GUST Mr.. Sar-
gent who held the mountain site. In or
der to do this the GOOdWins owners Of
/ the site, were induced to cancel the lease
made to the Sargent granite company AMI
to make new lease to Matthew Baird.
/ Mr.. Sargent, upon advice of counsel,
! withdrew, and succeeded in having a re-
ceiver appointed, Peter b. Olney OF New
York, a brother of the ex-secfetary of
state, and who was prosecuting attorney
in the Tweed ring cases. "a
The case went into the cO1rts finally,
and in the winter of 1895 a decision was
given which was q complete defeat for
Baird. The court ordered him to make
good all damage done at the quarry and
to account for all stone shipped from the
quarry 81 nee OctObq1s 1892
Baird continued to operate the quarry
and it is estimated that he took out $3.50,
600 worth of stone there. A referee was
appointed to award damages and wind uT
the affairs Of the company. The lend" Of
the case was five years ago, but Baird
counsel have kept it alive by appeals and
reappeals
The decision just now received sustains
the previous decision, that the original
Sargent lease holds good that the receiver
is entitled to possession Of the quarry and
! all property thereon, including more than
! 500, 600 paving blocks, which have been
piled up at the quarry all this time wait
ing for the law to settle the matter OF
ownership. AS the damages assessed
against Baird will pay all claims, Sar-
gent will be entitled to the property clear
from encumbrance to the amount of $3.50
| 600 or more.
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MAINE PENSION CHANGES.

Washington, July 9.-The following
pension changes are announced:
ORIGINAL.
Horatio M. Cleaves, Saoo. s.,
ADDITIONAL.
Edward K. Littlefeld, CIarks Hills, IS.
INCREASE.
Charles d Furbush, Monson, $50
Elnen B. McAllister, Norway, s14; Charles
r. Shorey, Waterville IS; Robert A.
Field, Lewiston, $i2; Charles Clark, Ma
tional Home Togus, $l9; William W.Tib-
belts, Otis, $19.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Samuel L Miller, Waldoboro. So.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Mary r.. Pre-, Waterville, $S; Marga-
ret G. Wade, Rockland, $12.
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wANTs THE BoxERs LIcKED.

Lewiston, July 9.-The Journal prints
an interview today with Rev. Mr.. Nichols
of Brunswick, who returned from China
in 1899 after an experience Of seven years
as missionary in China. He says: 81
don't believe in war as such, but the
only thing to do is to thrash the Boxers. -
He says that the Boxers must be shown
that the foreign powers can conquer.
From the slightest vantage they take
new hope.
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HOW THE STARFISH EATS AT
OYSTER,
(H. W. Conn in St. Nicholas. }

I'll. W. Conn in ST. Nicholas.
The oyster when at home lives in a
hard lime shell, which nicely protects
him from the attack of enemies. Man,
with his tools, can open the shell and re-
move the soft animal, but besides man
the oyster has few foes. Oddly enough,
his greatest foe is not, as might be ex
pected, an animal with powerful jaws
and strong teeth, but one wholly without
jaws. 1t is the starfsh, 50 common eve
rywhere at the seashore.
Now, the starfish is a soft, flexible
creature, very sluggish, seemingly help
less and utterly unable to attack such a n
animal as the oyster. It's mouth, which
is in the center of the disk, has no teeth
or jaws. How can such helpless Great
ure open the formidable oyster shell, and
get at the animal concealed within?
Its methd of doing so is odd enough.
1t first clasps the oyster In It's arms
wrapping its live arms around the she'll
tightly. Having thus seized the oyster,
! it quietly waits. Just exactly what hap
/ pens next sven our scientists do not eX-
actly know. The two shells OF the oyster
are held together by a hinge which Is
opened by a spring The spring Is SO ad
justed that the shells will be pushed open
unless they are held together by the mus
cles. Some scientists tell us that, after
the starfish has held the oyster for a
while the oyster opens it's shell in order
to get food, and the starfish that has been
waiting for this, now injects into the
shell little reddish liquid. This acts
as poison, paralyzing the muscles and
thus making it impossible for the ami
NAL to close it's she'll. Others tell us that
the process is simpler, and that the star
fish simply holds the shells tightly to-
gether until the oyster is smothered. As
soon as it is stupef1ed by the suffocatioI
the muscles relax and the shell opens.
Whichever of these two accounts Is
true, ut is certain that after a little the
oyster shells fly open. Now comes the
oldest feature OF all. The stomach of the
startish is very large and elastic, and it il
now thrown out of the animals mouth
much as one would turn a bag inside
out This stomach is then thrust with
in the oyster she'll, and wrapped arounC
the soft animal, beginning at once to di-
gest it. The starfish does not take the
trouble even to remove the oyster from it
shell, digesting it in it's own home, anc
eventually crawling away, leaving be-
hind the gaping, empty shell.
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DAMAGES FROM THE WIND.

Peru, July 7.-Severe wind during the
shower at 2 O'Clock D. M. blew down the
roof of the barn and shed on the Edwin
Knox farm, and portion Of the chimney
of house adjoining. 1t did considerable
damage, unroofing shingles, blowing
down trees and otherwise in the vicinitv
The gale was about northwest to south
east course, with heavy rain and some
hail. Luckily it lasted only about fifteen
minutes.
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CHARITY BEGINS Ar HOME.

New York, July 9.-The disappearance
Of the fund of 81, 134 which was raised
here by Congressman Sulzer and others
for the relief of Boer widows and Or
phans, has stirred up great deal of talk
and the Boer sympathizers are firing vol
leys of recrimination at each other, says
q WASHINGTON special to the Times.
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ELDER-DEDIPSTER GO. SUFFERS BY
FIRE.

Liverpool July 9.-An alarming fire
broke out today as the sheds of the Elder
Demps5er company as the Liverpool
docks. Large quantities of palm oil
caught fire and blazed fercely. The
flames spread to the company's steamers,
Benguela, Benny and Orion, which, how
ever, were towed to places of safety and
the flames on board of them were extin.
guished
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WAS ANOTHER. MAN

Bath, July 9.-The body of the man
found floating in the mill pond Satur-
day which was identified by Overseer of
the Poor Albert L. Strout as Alfred
Williams of Bowdoin, proves to be anoth-
identified him as Anthony Iunn of N ova
Scotia, who has been employed in Bath
shipyards and who disappeared last
Tuesday
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RIVALS OF THE FRENCH.

A third local industry is the making of
paper and tinsel flowers ami garlands
In this field the Chinese are equal if not
superior to The French. They manufac-
ture a hundred varieties of paper resennb-
ling every important floral tissue. They
make paper that is hairy out of which
they fashion begonia leaves. They make
a wax paper for orange and lemon bios
SONS, thin ribbed papers for long grasses,
crOss-ribbed papers for bamboo leaves,
notified papers and spotted papers in
shaded cOlOrs which become petals and
sepals in the finished flower.
A fourth industry, which seems to have
escaped the notice of most travellers, and
which the writer was particularly inter
ested in, is that in oils. Long ago the
Chinese perceived the importance of this
class Of substances to the human organi-
cation and devised q simple, though
was6eful, method of manufacture. From
the bean they extract bean oil, which is
used for supplies cooking and eating.
The peanut supplies an oil which
compares fayorably with that of
the olive; in fact, many old residents in
the East prefer peanut oil to tina finest
brand of Lucca. From the mu stard they
extract mustard oil, which they use for
rheumatism, neuralgia, and for a count
er icritant in coughs and colds. From
the peppermint they draw at least four
kinds of oil which differ in color and Wis
costly. This is their favorite remedy for
all sorts of ailments. There are various
nut oils, fruit oils, and vegetable oils
similar to the COLA oil of Europe.
Last, l must pay tribute to the ingenu-
ity OF the Ttents1n natives in making
flour. With us flour means one thing,
and that is pulverized wheat. With them
flour may mean fifty things. They pull
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-10

Washington, July 9-The navy depart
ment was informed this morning that
the Oregon has arrived at Chez Foo. She
will start for Kure, Japan, to dock July
10 or II.
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EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS

,GtANDIDATES for position as teachers in
~ tho Portland Public Schools will be ex'
amined on july 10 and II, 1900 In Common
Council room, CITY Building at a. m.
Applicants will be examined in The following
studies: Reading, Spelling English Grammar
States History, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping
OWES Music, Physiology and elements Ok
NaIural Sciences, especially as applied to agl
culture.
The examination will continue through two
days.
Per order Of committee on examination Of
teachers.
ie1oe0dtd o. M. LORD, Secretary
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HARPSWELL.

West Harpswel, July 9.-Mrs. Theophi-
lus Slower and son Chester returned home
from Boston Friday, where they have
been visiting relatives.
Messrs. Frank and Charles Grover,
from Waltham, Mass, also Mr.. Seward
l.. Field, from Togus, are visiting at
Mr.. Arthur Palmer's.
j. Harmon Thomas, from Auburn,
visited relatives here recently.
Word was received here Friday of the
sudden death of Mr.. Victor a. Guiot of
Maiden, Mass. Mr. Guiot with his fam
lily have spent their summers here for
several years, and the family have the
sympathy Of their friends here in their
bereavement.
Mrs. John Truck and family, from
Saco, are occupying part of Mrs. Ellen
Randall's house.
Mr.. Paul S. Msrryman from Brunswick
was in town Saturday.
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Washington, July 9.-The following
fourth class postmasters were appointed
today; Maine-Surry, d. j. Curtis;
Weeksboro, l.. Il. Smith,
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents


West Gray, July 9.-Dr. Ward of New
New York has purchased the cottage
owned by d. S. Cobb and Alfred Camp
bell at Little Sebago Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spooner of Lewiston,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H.
Freeman, last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Eugene Knight of Standish, called
on friends here on Sunday last.
Frank Allen is at work at Fort Preble,
driving team.
Ralph A. Leslie from New York city,
is spending his vacation with relatives in
Gray.
Miss Lucy Freeman, student in Bates
College, has gone to Peaks island to do
table work in one of the summer hotels
there.
Mr.. John Campbell is in Boston en-
gagged in soliciting for an insurance COM
pany there.
Mrs. r. A. Allen visited relatives in
Portland, last week.
B. A. Libby was in Standish las
week, doing piano and organ tuning.
Miss Grace S. Mason of Chicago, Ill,
is visiting relatives in West Gray.
Farmers have commenced haying and
the sound of. the moving machine is
heard early and late. The hay crop will
be very light, not much if any better
than last year. The weather is hot and
dry and vegetation of all kinds is suffer
ing for rain.
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yerize not only wheat, but maize, buck
wheat, rice, tmillet, beans, chestnuts,
acorns, almonds, peach pits, sweet potd-
toes, and nearly every common esculent
which can be dried.
MARGHERITA Al HH,AMM.
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NEW GLOUCESTER.

NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, July 9.-Rev. Mr..
Gray of the Free Baptist church at
Gloucester Hill, preached in Centennial
hall last Sunday.
Mr.. Wallace Burgess of Bethel, visited
his brother, Mr.. Lafayette Burgess of
this place, last Sunday.
Farmers in this Vicinity are getting
we'll into haying or, at least, the most Of
| them. The crop will be short owing to
the extremely dry weather. Other crops
look very well, considering the very dry
weather.
Quite number of people about here
have been having quite severe colds OF
late, and some of the younger ones have
had the measles.
Mr.. f. w. Winter has lately purchased
| two machines for mailing boxes and has
them at work at his mill They are quite
an improvement over mailing boxes by
hand. Mr.. Winter expects to make a
large quantity of boxes this season. He
has quite crew at his mill at the pres
emit time.
The Fourth passed off quietly here
with most of our people. OF course we
| heard the explosion of the fire cracker
from the hands of young America
The Chandler Brothers mill has been
shut down during the last week, but is
to start again this week ii we are right
| ly informed.
The wires have not been put up on the
| telephone poles. We hope to see them
put on soon so that the line may be in
running order.
Mr.. G. Shurtlef and wife of North
| Yarmouth, visited Mr.. W. l. Shurtleff,
last Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Roscoe
ShurtleH visited at the same time and
| place.
Mr.. G. R. Atwood has moved his fam.
lily to the lower corner, where he has
gone into business
Mrs. Chick has quite a severe cold al
this writing, but we hope she may be
better soon.
Mr. T. f. Royal of Lynn, Mass, an6
+. w. Royal of Freeport, visited then
sister, Mrs. James Stevens, last Friday.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, July Saturday, July z
was an eventfuI day for South and East
RumfOrd. The morning was ushered in
] with a gentle shower of thunder, LIGHTNING
and rain that cleared off pleasant and
! looking cloud appeared back of Glassface
mountain. Soon vivid lightning and
| heavy thunder We're seen and heard. At
/ half past one the cloud began to move
with great velocity, and soon struck
SOuth and East RumfOrd with the force
of a young cyclone, with the following
results: 1t unrOofed half of e. e. Abbot
and half of Peter Ihomas's barns, also
took off the steeple and belfry of the
meeting house, all at East Rumford At
South Rumford near W. Clark's, it filled
the road with some Is large trees from
the river bank, which took three men
some four hours to clear away so that
teams could pass. Clark s, Wyman's and
EIliOtt's orchards show many trees pros
trated. Thornton barn on Hall hin was
blown down, also GilIis's barn in Frank
lin, and the roof of Pat Thornton's barr
70 hail .s.11.
shower broke the glass nearly all out Of
one window for Geo. Elliott. Many
forest trees were Frustrated and broker
OFT [ never saw the-like here before, anC
1 have lived here % years.
HARPSWELL.
West Harpswell, July 9.-Mrs. Theophi
lus Slower and son Chester returned home
from Boston Friday, where they have
I,...,., - Ii L.. -
The sun., 1900-04-14
is COUNCILS STEP LEGAL?
L,,.nrr Ereninr M N. .terday

From Every Evening of Yesterday.
CITY Council is forced to the necessity
of borrowing money for the current ex-
spenses of the city, and an ordinance al-
tholizing the loan was introduced at last
nights meeting.
While this action on the part OF City
Council is OF very doubtful Legality, there
seems to be no other way out OF the Il
nancial difficulty in which the city finds
itself. Current expenses must be met,
and the Council has not the money IN
hand to meet them. Therefore, 1t is
forced to the expedlept of borrowing.
One cause OF the financial shortl ess OF
the Council was the payment OF the
Sinking Fund loan OF $24 0G0 out OF the
current expense fund OF the city, instead
of reissuiny it, as had been coutemplat-
ed. This took $24, 600 from the clty's
hank balance that should have been
available for current expenses. The
Council is justified in borrowing this
amount, but 1t has no right to borrow a
dollar more.
The city's financial difficulties should
prove a warning to City Council, and re-
suit in a r, form that will prevent a repi-
tition of this state OF affairs next year.
The law does not contemplate that City
Council shall blrrow money fnr current
expenses. On the contrary, it plainly
prohibits the creation of II Jatlng debts
The lesson for Council is to make nc
mistake in estimating the revenues To-
the next f-cal year, aud TO levy tag
rate that will be ampe for all purposes
Only by this means can the financia
troubles that nov exist be avoided.
The sun., 1900-04-14

Drop in at Taylor's tonight and have
some plank shad lunch. 6l5 Shipley
street.
The sun., 1900-04-14
THE DEWEYS' BUSY TINE.

W. E. Curtis in Chicago Record.
The Deweys are having q beautiful
time. Their house is full OF reporters
from morning TO night; the letter car,
rlers are not able to carry all the mail
that comes for the Admiral, and SO 1t is
sent up from the postoflice by a special
messenger; invitations are received al
most hourly irpm all parts OF the coun-
try; portrait painters and other artists
including the famous Chartran, VINO
painted the Pope, are appealing to both
tie Admiral and his wife for sittings;
souvenirs Of all kinds are coming in
from every direction; the letters and
kilograms are extremely complimentary
and to Mrs. Dewey it looks az ii the Ad'
miral is as good as elected President al
ready, although she is quite put out pc
canse Theodore Roosevelt declined the
second place on the ticket with some
thing that sounded very much like
scornful sneer.
The sun., 1900-04-14
Political Cards.
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The sun., 1900-04-14
CITY DEPARTMENTS FIGHT.

From the paily Republican Of yesterday
If the Street and Sewer Commissioners
have any authority over the streets or
the employees of the city they should as.
sert it aud not make any complaints
they cannot stand by. Ii that body has
any authority it should make it known
in no unct rtain language. At the same
time it does not pay to have the city de.
partments fighting one another at the
expense Of the tax payers. Under such
a city chatter as proposed bv John S.
Russell, these differences could not take
place.