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THE BATTLES OF NATURE.

We read the tablets of long ago which
the geologist has deciphered for us, and
we find them an endless story of battles.
The successful species which occupy the
great geological horizons have come out
of great tribulation. The trilobites and
stone lilies OF the silurian period, the
gigantic clubmoss and iiuted sigiilarians
of the coal age. the enormous ammonites
of the purassic and chalk epochs, the
mighty elephants and majestic deer
forms of the tertiary era, are magnates
of the times and masterpieces of the
struggle. They had been reaeend at a
graf price, even of a thousand species
and tens of thousands of individuals
who fell short of the typical fitness and
We're killed out. These magnates, each
in it's turn We're pioneers of progress,
like the scouts of a great army, and
We're caught in a physiological ambush.
The pedigree of the horse, in the most
recent past, has been made out, traced
shall we say, for hundred thousand
years before man came on the scene,
tfor Lord Kelvin has asked the geologist
to hurry up and not be too lavish with
time or we should have said 25OOOO
years before MANI The fleetness. grace,
strength of the horse are owing to his
ability to walk on one toe, to which
! have been correlated the wonderful in
stincts by which he has become the
partner of man in his industries and
struggles. He has been derived in al
most a strict gradation from the two
toed, ree-toed, fOur-toed and flve-toed
| ancestors. which flourished in the ages
/ which preceded man. Myriads of indi-
viduals, and all the species and vari-
! cites. died out to make room for the
one-toed selection, to enable this favor
ite to occupy the ground unthwarted
| by crossing or by recurrence to average
form. He was redeemed at great price.
! and has come through a great tribula-
ion.-Contemporary Review.
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THE MARKET
FOR COPPER
OUTLOOK CONTINUES GOOD AND
sPECULAToRs SHOW CONT
DEMCE IN THE FUTURE.
PACIFIC CABLE TENDER
HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
1t Is Estimated That Il Will Require
Four Thousand Tons-Will Cost
About Ten Million Dollars.

James Lewis e Sons, Liverpool month
ly copper report says:
Standard copper has advanced lis Cd
per ton during the past month. the tiuc-
tuations being within limited compass
from Ell los. to c1S Is. Sd for cash and
from go los. to e.S LIS. Cd. for three
months prompt. This speculative med
ium has not responded to the tirmness
developed in refined copper. the expa-
nation apparently being that chief part
of the stock consists of copper OF quality
so inferior that consumers do not care
to use it. Spectators, however show
confidence in The future considerable
quantities being daily carried for three
months at a premium of l5s per ton.
High conductivity copper is very scarce
and wire, drawers hold no stock. being
dependent Oh daily deliveries to keep
their mills running. Tough cake offers
at SO los. ana best selected ingots at
6 20 5s. per ton, Bennington delivery and
terms, while cathodes sell at $50 los
shipments OF manufactured copper to In
dia have recently been larger than for
some time past.
Lake copper sells at Il cents per Ib.. in
New York and American eectrolytic is
now held for e16 l5s. 0l. per ton net, c.
j. f. consideratbt e sales having been made
at SO is, Cd. and c16 15s for delivery
next year.
A tender of .e1,I95 900 has been accept
ed for the Pacific cable-to be completed
in two years. The length is $500 miles,
and the quantity of copper required for
it is estfma ted at about 1000 tons.
The German official returns for the first
ten months of this year. just issued.
show an increase of consumption Of l537S
tons over the same period last year,
222 tons increase for the month Of Octo-
ber,-making the increase in the total
consumption of Europe 46 IA tons.
American shipments to Europe for the
month of November have been on
much reduced scale, amounting to 1627
tons against Il, 662 tons for October A
leading authority in New York states
that there is practically no stock on
hand and not enough output to equal the
consumption,' the production of Lake
Superior and Arizona having fallen off
while that Of Montana has not increas-
ed; the gain of S.lS5 tons III the total
American production for the first ten
months of the year being entirely from
"outsIde sources the production Of the
older n1ilies having decrea sed Lila tons
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European production shows reduction
for the same period of 100 tons.
Imports are 2o.139 tons and deliveries
l5,SoS tons greater to date than during
the same period last year.
The total arrivals in England and
France for the month have been 1850
tons. and the deliveries 1850 tons fine.
Stocks have increased 80 tons. and the
visible supply 1S4 tons.
The arrivals in England from Chile
during the month have been 1887 and
the deliveries 1..95 tons fine. and from
other countries 10 o63 and 1855 tons fine
respectively.
The arrivals here and in Swansea from
the United States have been .64 tons
bars, so tons insots. &c, and 40 tons
matte equal TO about 119S tons fine cop
per. in London $40 and in France $3.50
tons fine
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A GOOD COMEDY.

He Couldn't Marry Three" was play
ed to two good sized houses at Suttons
theater yesterday afternoon and eNen-
ing The piece is an old comedy and Was
made as much of by the company as
could be sot out of a play. which. though
aboundng in very funny situations. IS
destitute of Wit in the dialogue. Some
good specialties are intersparsed through
the performance. The piece runs for the
week.
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TOD GETS A MOUNT.

San Francisco. Dec. o4.-It is an
rounccd that Tod Sloan will ride Nesu-
Wan al Tanforan on Christmas day I'M
der the license granted him by the San
Francisco Jockey club. 1t is possible
that he may continue TO accept mounts
during the entire winter.
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\ CHAMPAGNE TRIUMPH.

Unsurpassed ana remarkable quality
of G.. Fl. Mumm's Extra Dry is cause Of
109.321 eases imported to December l.
1900, or - 169 more than any other brand
Special attention is called to the remark
able quality of the Extra Dry.
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]. D. McGREOOR
VETERINARY SURGEON.

Honorary graduate Of the Ontario Vet
Urinary College, Toronto, Canada. Treats
all diseases of domesticated animals ac.
cording to scientific principles. Office a,
Marlow's Stables, 104 South Main street
Telephone 293. All cases promptly at.
tended to.
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NEW WORLDS RECORD.

Los Angeles. Calf. Dec. 24.-Johnny
Nelson of Boston, beat Hardy Downing
OF San Jose. in a fivemile motor paced
bicycle race. He made the distance in
$40 1-5 beating the worlds record.
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Fobs for evening dress at
Hight & Fairheld's

Church services will be held in the
Scandinavian Independent church. cor-
nar Copper and Alaska, tomorrow fore
non at II a. m. Christmas tree in the
evening a p. m. P. Peterson. pastor
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Hight & Fairfield

We carry five open stock patterns in
sterling silver forks. spoons and fancy
pieces: and many other styles in tea
spoons only.
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kJMFORT SHOE STORE. 16 w. Park,
are sole agents for Ultra" shoes for
ladies.
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Hight & Fairfield
Carry six styles of silver and gilt let.
ters for leather or ebony goods.
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FISHER. C.. F. Tailoring-"yes" we
alter, press, sponge,
repair, steam and dry cleaning. prices
easy" 10 South Main street.
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Only three days more left. Get your
turkey free at Boucher.
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Barnett Bros, of Walkerville succeed
Frank Lynch in business at q West
Granite, Butte.
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weeds. poisonous plants, cultivated
plants forestry, forage plants and plant
diseases.
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Holiday slippers, at Holbrool's.
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Hight & Eairfield's
The two-pocket chain for men Is the
latest.
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Pearl and diamond brooches in great
variety, at
Hight & Fairield's
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Curran music teacher. n New Bee
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given by DR.. F. w. Traphagen. treating
of the origin, composition and physical
properties of soils, conservation of mois-
ture and plant food.
The principles of rotation of crops and
tillage. The atmosphere as source of
plant food. The chemical elements con-
taned in the soil, their relation to plants.
method and manner of assimilation of
plant food. The relation of water to the
soil, soil temperature, action of frost,
wind and climate on crops.
Practical mechanically Profs. w H.
Williams and ]. H. Gill. This work COM
prses drawing, carpentry, forgework
and steam engineering. The work in
drawing is intended to give the student
the knowledge necessary to sketch a
proposed piece of work or building and
to determine the method of construction
and kind and amount of material re-
quired In carpentry special attention
will be given to the use and care of tools
| as we'll as the instruction and practical
work necessary to enable the student tG
perform much of the repair and building
work of the farm. Forgework consists
of the simple operations of the black
smith, =. which the student will gall
4 sufficient knowledge to do all the ordin
ary blacksmithing on farm.
In practical steam engineering demon
strations will be given on the construc
! tion care and uses of small engines am
boilers; especially of the portable an
traction types. Handling of tractlo
engines will receive much attention.
Prof. Blankenship will give brie
course in economic botany, dealing VIII
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-29

MOUNTAIN EXCLUSION.

The excursion to Fabyans advertised
by the Maine Central railroad for next
Sunday is the last opportunity to wit
ness the works of nature so grandIy dis
played in the scenery of the Crawford
Notch. This notch is tremendous gorge
or rift in the mountains, which rise on
either side to a height OF 1000 feet, and
although 1t is some ten miles long 1t is so
narrow that the road bed had to be
blasted out of the sidesof the mountain
which in one spot called "the gate way
of the Notch, are but % feet apart.
The dryness of the summer has retard-
ed the ripening of the foliage, but the
rains CT this month have accomplished
wonders so that the foliage is now in its
height of autumn splendor.
The train leaves Portland at 9. 80 a. M,
and arrives at Fabyans at 10 90, giving
one hour and a half for dinner at either
the Crawford, Mt. Pleasant or Fabyan
house, and the Crawford and Fabyan
houses serve regular Sunday dinner,
and the Mt. Pleasant house make o speci-
atty of a shore dinner on Sundays, serv-
ing steamed CLAIMS, broiied live Holsters
deviled crabs and suoh shore deIicacies
In addition to the regular menu.
Returning the train leaves at $50 D m.
and arrives In Portland at 5.25 o. IN. .
I'd tickets are sold at only 81 30 the
round trip.
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Fritz for WittenDerg, to thank him for
making our Luther church so beautiful,
and from this beginning grew the monu.
ment. 1t is but a slip to the old univer-
sity where Luther lived, and pages could
be filled describing his mammoth door
key, ten inches long, his drinking mug
and many personal belongings. The
curious doubls chair in which the great
doctor and his Katherine sat facing each
other for an hours social converse is still
preserved, one seat has no back whatever,
the other in comparison seemed almost
luxurious as we leaned against the board
which formed at last some pretence of
dorsal airport. Our curiosity was graft
fled, but we submit the question, which
chair did Catherine occupy and which
the great reforner. Pictures OF Luther
from boyhood up were all about-the best
authenticated one is painted on wood and
Is in the front of the pulpit placed in
the lecture room. This shows the earnest
powerful face with which all are familiar.
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ten demons. They were meant to ''point
a moral, but that is wholly lost In fas-
cinated wonder at their diabolicaI CON
struction. 1t Is not possible to miss see
ing the oldest church in Wittenburg-
which ever way one turns those two tall
hooded towers meet the eye. SIS that a
bridge that joins the two?" We looked
again and decided that 1t was and
quickly determined two hundred feet in
air would give us what we wanted, a
view of country near and far No an
swer coming to repeated knocks and
rings we concluded to be each others
guide and mounted safely the old worn
stairs. Close by flowed the EIbe through
fiat country unrelieYed by the slightest
elevation, green meadows, distant villages
and nearer city on which tue bright sun
warmly shone, together made a lovely
landscape. The statue OF the two great
workers Luther and MelancthOn in the
public square, and the latters house next
Claimed our time, but Melancthon's great
ness suffers by being so near the blazing
glory of the immortal reforme-, and all
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answered, ''oh It's twenty minutes to half
an hour walk-immer, INNER grade as
vaguely pointing in the distance. One
compassionate woman hesitatingly sug-
gested to her barefooted boy that he ao-
company us, but though he looked long
ingly at our pfennigs he negatively shook
his head with such decision that doubts
as to the real worth of the expedition for
the first time ASA lied us. Even at that
eleventh hour we m light have saved our
selves, but the tempter clinched us fast
wlth-'Ih first question you'll be asked
on reaching home will be, Ibid you see
the Luther Fountain. That fired our
wagering minds firm as the everlasting
hills and turned our feet in the direction
of the water. None can deny that
sound. We pictured to ourselves the sage
and scholar walking as we were on this
very road, looking always, always for
ward to the rest beneath the dropping
trees that grew about the bubbling waters
of--Before we gave form to the fountain
we passed an aged man, mechanically we
repeated ''Bitte, WO ist der Luther
Brunnen ''-monotonously came, "Immer
INNER gerade aus'i-this we expected
but when he added ''tt is twenty minutes
to half an hours walk then we knew
without doubt this was the road where
Luther saw the "cloyen FOOT. We had
no power to turn, on, on we trudged past
young and old, each one repeating to US
this same dread formula. In vain we
cried piteously, "Ws have been walking
twenty minutes to half an hour from
eleven O'Clock gill three inexorably the
voice would answer, always, always
forward Finally nature utterly rebelled
and exhausted we sank down beside the
road deciding the only way to drive
this demon ont is to take the first con-
Veyancs Of any sort that passes. Soon it
ratified by: horse, two long bare boards
and four small wheels driven by what
seemed to Us an angel of dellvera nee. BY
makingzsignals of distress the vehicle
was stopped. feebly we assisted each other
up while shudderingly we whispered
How far is it to the Luther Brunnen 10
Five minutes was the CHEEKY answer,
and joyfully we cried, 1.-The evil spell is
broken" FootsOre and weary we clam
mOred down to look at-whati A COM
mon two story plain stone building built
over a spring OF clear cold water and
looking up we read Ia large black type
HGaethaus, Luther Brunnen.''
MRS. HERMANN KOIISCHMAR.
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be bought a delicious fresh baked
''kuuppel," which is a crisp crusty little
roll the length and breadth Of two fingers
but sp-shawl what binders Portland
from revealing in this daintyP Every
nook and corner of the German Empire
is so accessible that it's numerous historic
places necessarily tempt us hither and
yon. So much was told OF Wittenberg
and the interest attaching to it from
Martin Luther life being spent there
through the years that he was monk
teacher and reformer, that we started
early one morning to corroborate reports.
Past parks and tree empowered modern
villas the 1irst part Of the way begins.
Was 1t in this same sleepy little town OF
Wittenberg the learned Luther livedp to
our .unspoken question came quickly
there 1t is, read on the brass plate fast
ened to the tree-"Tnere DR.. Martin
Luther burned the papal bull" Uncon-
scious OF its fame, the oak, unchang-
Ing, spreads each year its leafy branches.
while the who changed the history OF the
worlds gone.
Surely this is old and quaint enough,
NCSAN%oAf
the corner of the narrow street whose
houses plain and bare are joined unin-
teruptedly, monotonously alike in archi-
lecture, then glancing up we saw lofty
tower and encirclng it letters of gold
and crimson SO large and plain "that he
who runs may read'' "Ein feste Burg is
unser GOtt'. No need of guide or book
to tell one "Luther's church.
We walked about it's buIWarks, leaned
on the iron gate and tried to read the
ninety five theses lettered on the bronze
doors which have replaced the ones OF
Luther's time, to which he pinned his
famous protests where all the town might
see. At last the porter unlocked the
door, but so little of the original church
has been left from the ravages of war,
that our interest conferred wholly in the
fact that here the great rerormer lies
buried. Two plain brass plates set in the
floor indicate the graves OF Luther and
Melancthon.
One cannot go from place to place
in Germany without being Impressed
by the loving remembrance in which
is held the short lived Emperor
Observation-Disclosures Fritz. Fronting the
church which he was instrumental in
restoring, is life Size figure of this noble
man. The idea of this originated with
child. The day the church was dedicated,
Kaiser and Princes of the United Empire
were present. Wittenberg was thronged
with visitors. A little boy was seen
among the crowd, passing from one
stranger to the next, selling punches of
blue corn flowers; questioned as to what
use he should put the money, he replied
--"I want to buy statue of "Unser
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Germany's Love for EN-
peror Frederick.
Remembrance of the Grand
RefOrmer.
Wittenberg, August goth, 1900

Wittenberg, August Goth, 1900
"Ja. Fraulein, 1 go directly by the
Luther Oak' up the Main street to the
"Luther House, was the answer given
with proud air of ownership in both,
by the combined conductor and driver of
the one horse car which we boarded the
Instant we left the train at Wittenberg
"What more could any one ask for two
cents and half' was our grateful COM
ment as we each slipped ten pfennigs in
the box aud the same amount IN the hand
that held the relns, receiving for our
small fee more valuable Information in
ten minutes than we could use in many
hours. Where in the world can so much
be had for penny as in Germany. 1t is
somewhat difficult for our American
thought to grasp the fact of coin whose
value is the fifth of a cent. "If such there
be, - and they are seen, we rejoice to say
three quarters of cent Is the lowest
figure In which we have been Obliged to
traffic, For that infinitesimal sum can
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one sees is the bare room where he lived
and studied. The day we meant to make
dinner at the Luther Inn" finding
Catherine Won Bora goose so delecta-
bic lt worked reformation In our taste
for that usually uncared-for fowl.
We fingered over our dessert, counting
on our fingers all the sights, and satisfied
that we had seen them all, when some
evil spirit whispered in our ear Luther
Brunnen." 1t must have been an ancient
adversary of the good doctor, for we
owned no "BaedeKer and not a living
being had mentioned Luther Fountain
Persistently It kept ringing in our ears
until we started forth to find 1t Each
of the several individuals we questioned
looked at US with a surprised air as they
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1t was here we saw some Of the most in
teresting "Crauachs we have yet encoun-
tered. The peculiar anatomical structure
of the artists figures defies description
and the painters worst enemy could not
accuse him of plagiarizing anything in
heaven or on earth-enphaticaily his
conceptions were his own for all time
The most original subject is his 'Ten
Commandments On each corner of the
ten small pictures illustrating the deca-
logue stands horned and tailed "Beelze
Ddb," tempting miserable humanity to
break the law. No words can adequately
describe the grotesque grimaces of those
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THE UNION CLUB.

A feature of tomorrow's Issue OF the
Portland Sunday Times Will be an arti-
Gle telling of ths old Union Club which
for five years and over played 'promi-
nent part In the life of the town.
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
KENNEBUNk.

Kennebunk, Sept. ga very pretty
home wedding occurred at the residenc
Of Mrs. Webb, Dane street, Kennebunk,
Sept. 20, the contracting parties being
Miss Annie y. Webb of Kennebunk and
Mr.. Eugene Adams of Haverill, Mass.
The wedding ceremony was solemnized
by Rev. A. Z. Fulton, the BRIDES pastor,
at 6 D. IN, The couple stood under
canopy OF autumn leaves and
evergreen whilst they were made hus-
band and wife. After the ceremony Mrs.
Mary Lord acted as caterer and dispensed
les cream and cake TO a large number
OF guests, The wedding presents were
very numerous and costly. The newly
welded pair left kennebunk on the s 40
train for their wedding trip to The
White mountains.
NORTH YARMOUTH.
East North Yarmouth, Sept, 27,-AIr.
Frank Haskell is visiting relatives in
Saco.
Rev. Charles p. CIeayes and family OF
RObbinston, are visiting Mrs CIeaves' s.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence.
Mrs. Nettie Young is visiting her sister.
Miss Lizzie johnson.
Mr.. Calvin Whitney, OF SOmerville
Mass. who has been visiting his father, Mr..
NJ. l.. Whitney, has returned home,
Mrs. OthniaI Mitchell. who has been
very III at the home OF w. Il. and &. l..
Dunn, is improving and has been moved
to his home. His sons wife, Mrs. Frank
Mitchell Of Portland is taking care of
him
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WHEREAS my wife, Caroline 4 h, sn nsoeoes'
w left my bed aud board without V'ss Sns.
ton. / hereby warn All persons hvs us ~ her.
her or my children, who have k0ho WIN
y" my 'SSv''' ROBERT y. sHACAIll.V,e.apll
0ornam, Sept "A, 1900 ''F''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-27
HYPNOTlZED THE PATIENT.
Troublesome Molar Extracted With
ont Pain to Sufferer.

Trorblesomo Molar Extracted With
ont Pain to Sufferer.
tHupnotism was used to excellent adj.
vantage in dentists rarlor Friday last
when young man, who had trouoie-
some molar, decided to have the acaer
drawn Accompanied by a friend, Mr..
Calvin Cooke, the sufferer went to con-
suit DIR. Leo Arthur Pussy.
Mr. Calvin Cooke, had developed the
faculty of being able to hypotize certain
people under certain conditions. so ne
volunteered to bring his power 10 oear
uDcn his friend.
The suggestion was adopted and the
young man prepared himself for. the ops
ration. He sat in the dentists chalr anc
Mr.. Cooke made several passes before MN
and commanded him to slunl5er. He i'm
mediatey sank into a deep sleep.
Now, awake" said the young hypno-
tiSt
The subject opened his eyes, but did
not seem to recognize any one or Kro"
what was transpiring.
The nypnotist asked for q needle he
then made several passes across the lelt
side of the young mans head ana stuch
the needle through his ear. The SUP
Ject did not finch. nor did ne afterwards
know that his ear had been punctured.
He was then told to lean back In the
chair and open his mouth. This !. ne oic
and DR.. Pusey jerked out the TOOTH
The hypno;ist then aroused the YOUNG
man from his hypnotic state, ana ASKED
him if he felt any pain when the tooth was
pulled. He said that he did not know
when the tooth was extracted, nor was
tnsre any sensation of soreness about his
mouth.
The Doctor thought the experiment
most wonderful one.
.When a tooth is pulled under ordinary
ctrcumst arces," he said. cor even unde:
the Influence of chloroform, there Is a
soreness for several days. But IN itnls
case there was none.
Mr.. Cooke has practlced on NUMBER
Of his friends and in several cases ne mas
successfully hypnotized them.