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The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
COMPANY DINNERS.
They Are Dreaded by Guests and
Make the Hostess Nervous.

Make the Hostess Nervous.
Writing on Making Company Of
Guests" Edward Box, in The LadieS
Home Journal, considers "it a curious
fact that American housewives are So
loath to believe that a dinner with fuss
and feathers is dreaded by the vast
majority of people. The highest COM
pliment we can possibly show a guest
at dinner is to let him partake of an
ordinary meal, to let him come quietly
in a2d be one of the family yet this
Is the very compliment which we with
hold from him. Instead Of giving q
guest what he : 2nld relish most wO
give him what he really enjoys least
"Let a hostess be ever so graceful
and tactful let there be years Of ex-
perience on her shoulders, yet nothing
can conceal from her guests that the
dinner which she is serving Is other
than an unusual one. 1t is formal af-
fair, and no amount of grace can make
anything else of 1t, for nothing speaks
so loudly or so unerringly as formal
company dinner. Every course shows
it; every movement OF the waitress pro
claims it; every piece of china fairly
cries out the occasion.
"And of course no one at the table
really enjoys it. The guest certainly
does not, because he knows he is being
made company of, and that feeling Ia
always enough to offset every enjoy
ment. The hostess does not, for she
hasn't the time. Her eyes are for the
table and her servants, not for her
guest"
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

The Republican was established IS
years ago to publish the news fully.
fairly, truthfuliy, and to sustain and
extend democratic principles. 1t is
still faith nj to its original high mission.
The Republican gives the news of
opinion as we'll as of fact in a broad and
catho ic spirit. 1t presents all of its
news in attractive, convenient and
interesting form. 1t carefully studies
and conscientiously serves toe interests
of its readers.
The Republican firmly believes in
the American principles of government
and society. 1t does not doubt that
through democracy are the people to
attain the highest practical measure
of happiness and welI-being; not alone
the people f the United States, but
sradually. ultimately all the peoples of
the earth. 1t is opposed to imperialism
and militarism, to the domination of
wealth and aristocracy. IL aces in the
purchase and conquest of the Philippine
islands new evidence of the unceasing
effort of incorporated and synd:cated
wealth to conduct national affairs in
the selfish interest of class at the ex-
! pense of the great body OF the people.
The Republican has profound faith
that a larger prosperity. greater
power and widei influence are to be
attained for the United States by strict
adherence to our traditional principles
IN the home government and IN foreign
relations. than By an imitation of the
politics and methods of the European
m0narchies 1t believes in the expan.
sion of our commerce everywhere. and
! of our dominion over contiguous terri.
tory by peaceful and natural processes.
TO the advancement of these ideas The
Republican depicates itself anew in thls
time of the republics peril from mis-.
gui dec foes in its own household.
The general features of the Republic.
can are interesting and valuable, 1t.
editorial page is strong. progressivs
and comprehensive, Liberal attention
is given to literature. The special cor
respondence is of high character. The
Sunday Republican is especially rich in
ficuon, instructive sketches, poetry.
special articles and miscellaneous read
ing of excellent quality. 1t is in effect
first class weekly magazine as we'll as
superior newspaper. The Weekly
Republican is an admirable news, poll
tical and family paper combined. 1t Is
carefully edited and arranged and fur
nishes the best editorials and general
features from the Daily and Sunday
issues, with full review of the current
news. 1t is especially valuable for
New EngIanders at home and abroad
who cannot take the Daily.
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When He Turned Inn.

A humorous touch in connection with
Lafcadio Hearn's naturalization as
japanese was the reduction of his pro-
fessional salary from $50 to 80 yen
month. AS a foreigner he drew a lar
ger salary than the native instructors.
but at the dinner in celebration Of his
change Of nationality the president of
the university rose and observed that
now that Professor Hearn had become
one of them the last insidious distinc-
tion would be removed by cutting down
his salary. And the American born
professor tried to look as though he en-
loved it.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

The exact whd abouts of J. n.
Lewis Jr. II uDknoh, but it is safe to
say he is having a cd time "looking
them over"
Mr. Marshall, tt old Harvard run
her Is now runnin with John W.
Ramsey IN the law aslness. 1t takes
professional runn to keep up with
Ramsey.
Mr. + W Linton } placed by the
CooRANr for a j. Salary, from
81, 400 to 81, 800.
oh w l. Reeo, where art thou?
Show your hand, w,want to place you.
who is the mostoopuIar pastor in
New England, theCoURANr wants to
know. See the vot g contest.
The concert lastThursday night at
the Morning Star hptist Church was
qnite success, Mch credit is due to
Messrs, Sneed and Johnson. All pres
ent were pleased md wished the con
cert repeated agai soon, About 800
persons witnessed te occasion.
The social that Fas given by the so
cial club last Thut1ay night at Chick
ering Hall was theeading dance of the
season, Read net weeks CoURANT
for full particulars
Mr. G Johnsons our correspondent
and agent in the Suth End, Call and
see him at his residence, I51 Northamp
ton street,
Rev P Thomas Stanford lpaid US a
call, this week and4lso left his subscrip
tion for one year,
The harvest is ,most passed and w
l. Reed is not sanEet.
Good bye MIR jon w Williams your
good work will fdow you.
Success to you lr John Dent as Supt
OF Zion Sunday ohool,
Councilman o 4 Newton is on the
sick list since he tok the oath of off ce
last Monday,
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
The EditOr OF The LOurant:

DEAR SlR,- /: gives me geeat plea.
sure 10 compliment you en- the mana ge.
ment OF your paper, known as the Bos
ton COURAST, | have always noticed
in your paper cream and decent language
and not nonsense and abuse. 1t seems
to m3 that the success of a journal de.
pendS Oh the language the editor uses
in his columns. Take for instance p
certain Negro paper. in existence a
short time ago. was doing well, but the
editor could not bear prosperity, ana
started out to abuse the race In such a
shameful manner that the sensible peo.
pie of our race shut down on that paper
and the editor went running round
town abusing all the secret societies in
Boston, for they reasod that he is shut
out of them all. So let me say TO you,
Mr.. Editor. the Boston CoURANT will
be the only race paper printed in Bos.
ton that will be patronized by the
co!ored peop.e of Boston. So. Mr..
Editor, let me ask you to please bar out
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
City News.

At the annual election last Sunday at
Zion A. NJ. f. Church the following
Sunday School officers were elected for
the year 1900: Mr.. John F. Dent,
supt, John w. Williams. asst. supt
Miss Georglet:a Woodest, sect. Miss
Mabel Banks, asst. sect. Atlas Skinner
treasurer; Miss Bessie Thomas, lib.
George Dickson, asst. lib, ;sSimson, or
gauiSti Miss Mabel Rckets, pianist;
Miss Lillian Miner, asst. pianist; Miss
Augustine E. Carter, chorister; Mss
GeOrgietta Woodest, asst. cnorister;
Russell Harris. marshall
Among the "400" doings of the past
week Was a very enjoyable Christmas
party given, last Monday evening at the
residence of DIR. Grant on Charles st.
Only few friends of the family were
present, bSt everybody had a good
time un il midnight.
few evenings after the above
event. Mrs. Hemmings' residence on
Sussex street was alive with friends
who enjoyed the society of her tive es.
timable daguhters. Elizabeth and Anita.
Mrs. j. H. Lewis still seems to re-
main in the same condition as when she
came out of the sanitarium. She is
now at her residence on Columbus Ave.
Her husband is in the South settling up
the affairs of his estate for 1899.
Edward Everett Browns social sue
cess in Washington las proceeded him.
He will give his impressions of Wash
ingtOn a. the next meeting of the Col
Ored National League.
A private wedding took p ace few
days ago at the residence of Miss E. RIA
beth watson. Her reception will fol
low in aIfew weeks. This wedding
has been long talked of and society is
now glad that tle event has happened.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wallace Buchanan
have neat little home on Spring Vale
Avenue, Everett, and are said to be
very happy.
Miss Annie Smith is paying a visit TO
her relatives in Washington. She is
accompanied by Miss Louisa Lewis who
successful in obtaining a position
lere will make Washington her home.
Miss Jennie Cavalier has just arrived
ID the city after spending Christmas
and New Years with her relatives in
taunton.
Inc class of girls in the city VINO
nave commenced to think that working
"aA nonor and not a drudgery seems
7" 9e increasing; yet there are several
'no lhmk that parlor ornaments are in
vogue
Ine committee for the 3Otn annfver
''l! ol the FrateTnal Association are
"'ng to make the affair a social sue
"'S' has is the first thing of the kind
'u0' mas been given for some time.
"Os'oe Conk'ing Brnce who won so
u"ny honors in the Howard-Prlnceton
USoaIe IS to make al address and Mr..
Lo"ard Clover will render one of his
Impressive violin solos.
lne literary club of which Miss
''STla Baldwin is president, is initiating /
"cety into the mysteries of good elias
"o'' Not that they did not know
'uOugh about these classics before but
" quote Booker T Wasbin gton,
higher education is = risky thing for
us coIored people," 1t remains for
~a club to prove that this remark is
Untrue.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

all indecent language and abuse that
should be brought to you for publica
ton. 1t will ruin your paper While
we intend to give you our support and
patronage. we deplore the abuse of the
coIored people So in future we will
look to the OoURANT Publishing Co. for
a clean race paper.
Respectfully yours for the race,
G. JOHNSON.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
LVRBErr,

The holidays were enjoyed by all
classes of citizhs. Receptions were
hsIt at the resi- Sences of many CT our
people.
The Zion Baptist Church people have
resons to reioDe at the way the young
pe,Ole are becoming interested in their
soiety
ChrlstmaU and New Years services
wire well worthy of the efforts of Rev
Jdnson w Hill. ID D, the young and
popular pastor,
Watch meeting was a success far be
ymd the expectation of the most hope
fu persons among us. Bnd was the first
srvice of the kind in this city,
Frederick Douglass CLUB held It's
regular meeting at the residence of Mr.
HDent. Hudlsy Court,
Mr. K Scales of New York, spent
hi holidays with his ancle, A H Scales
of9S Broadway,
Mr. L H Rollins of 48 T.orndike St,
the mechanic who got hurt Christmas
cay is gradually growing better.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
To the Editor of the CourGnt:

To the Editor Of The Co~rGnt:
Will you please ans wer this question
to decide a bet Is man VINO Is born
in a foreign county. of American bo' n
parents, eligible to be elected president
of the United States?
Windsor Locks Ci. X.
1t the American born parents still
retain their United States citizenship.
the child born abroad would be eligib e
for the presidency The rule and word
Of law for this country is tnat the child
follows the citizenship of his father
until he is of age and elects to choose
another citizenship. He thus comes
within the constitutional requirement
tnat the president must be a natural
born citizen of the United States.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
CEBERGS

No port lamps gleam along our EidsA
No banners 6oat on high;
No human lookout raises glass
To scan our sea OF sky.
No admirals above our decks
Mid guns and gunners stand,
In hidden sheath to send tile sound
OF warlike. stern command.
Yet all the navies OF the world
Our bows in vain assail;
We fear no smoking battle tower
That thunders through the gale.
By captains gray our path is marked.
By sailors white and old;
For us the phantom rockets glare,
And phantom bells are tolled.
In misty, unremembered ports
Our beacon lights were set
BY hands long gone from mortal view,
BY forms that men forget.
And we may wander on our course
Till time at end shall be,
For in our breasts are locked the hullS
OF ships once lost at sea.
John James Meehan in Criterion.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
Wine Making in Portugal.

In great emergency when all
the men are demanded in the vine
yards, women are called to assist
In wine treading. Our correspon-
dent saw young women wear
ing their own garments which they
skilfully gather up around them
until they assume the biggest and
most abbreviated of Dutchman's
britchen" costumes, while in the
winery.
THIS Is A SCENE IN THE VILLAGE OF
OTTINTAG PORTITGAT,
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
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The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

The most ancient dictionary and
glossary in the world is Of the Chinese
language and is the lexicon of Pa
cutshe. This first known glossary was
compiled more than 1000 years before
Christ
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
A Peculiar Plant.

There is a species of plant growing
in New South Wales whose snowy
flowers contain a large proportion of
mucilaginous juice of a glossy var
nishlike appearance. Chinese ladies
use the juice for dyeing their hair and
eyebrows. In Java the flowers are
used for backing shoes.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
Hereditary Garmentn

Tommy-POp. what is the meaning Of
hereditary
Tommy's Father-Anything that de-
scends from father to son
Tommy-Then your old clothes that
ma makes over for me are hereditary.
amt they?-Philadelp Record.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
The Doctor Pre.crIbe..

Jimson-Doctor. | am getting too
stout for comfort, and ! want your adj
vice.
Doctor-NOthing reduces flesh likel
worry. Spend two hours a day think
ing of the unpaid bill you owe me.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
10 the Editor Of the CourAnt:

WV
[ must have the ahlest, the paper
most devoted to the republics IDEAS
that we have in America. regard the
COvRANT as the truest exponent we
have to teach the people why we Lave
the grandest government when admlnls'
tered, as the founders declared it shou
be. ..by the people and for the people
We have become great nation. $50.
lated as we have beel, 1t has prov ed an
immense blessing. We have prosPered
exceedingly without having large
standlr q army to he sustained by the
laooring people. Our flag was resPec'eo
by all nations long before our Moses
declared war on the Philippine lsahus'
70 he serious, of all the arrant num-
buos ever invented by evil men. chlel-
est ,s the idea that we must deprive
brave, liberty loving people OF the't
freedom in order to become worlu
mower. Even a schoolboy of ~ years
of age knows it is false The present
if sustained, will over
throw our form of government. we
cannot serve God anG Go the bidding ol
Satan. If we are to remain repuOi'c'
we must not war on people VINO are
for self. government.
DIR l. b WEYMENTH.
NUrln Vassalboro. Me.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

All the emery in the world comes
from the little island of Naxos. near
Greece.
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN

An Independent Newspaper
For American Principles
OPPOSED TO IMPERIALISM
FAITHFUL TO THE PEOPLES INTERESTS
AN ABLE, INTERESTING JOURNAL
s'Ablished in 1894 by SAMUEL BOwLEs
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06
SOS F1th Avenue. New York.

The SALE OF SOUL BY -. NJ. S. McLeflan.
THE COUSIN OF The KING. BY 4. S. VanWextrusA
six MONTHS IN HADES. BY @iarice l. Cnghlm.
s-THE SKIRTS OF CHANCE, BY Captain Alfred
Thompson.
o-ANTHONY KENT. BY Charles Stokes Wayne.
!I--AN ECLIPSE OF VIRTUE BY Champion Bissen >
AN UNSPEAKABLE SIREN. BY John Cllat
- That DREADFUL WOMAN. BY Harold r. YynRa
a DEAL IN DENVER. BY CIlmer McKendree.
IS wHYt SAYS GLADYS. BY David Christie Hurray.
"a VERY REMARKABLE GIRL By L X. BlckfsrA
- MARRIAGE FOR HATE. BY Harold =. VynAA-.
Out OF THE SULPHUR. By 7. {. De Lsoa-
p IHE WRONG MAN. BY Champion Bi1aeu. -
p-THE HUNT FOR HAPPINESS. By AAIta "
ChaYtreS
HERSTRANCE EXPERIMENT. By Harold r. W.
THE ALTAR OF PASSION. ~ Jshn CfLAf
AAkTYS TO LoVR. ~ lsa.e & 'vond
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

Coupons must be filled out with ink and re-
turned to- the Boston Courant Office weekly as the ac~
curate number of votes will be published in each ISSUE
The Boston courant., 1900-01-06

$ s'AbIi.hed in 1894 by SAMUEL BowLEs
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-10
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

Invitations have been received for the
marriage of Mr.. William j. Price and
Miss Teresa Connolly which will take
place next Tuesday morning at the.Caths-
draI of the Immaculate Conception.
The Y. P. S. c. E. Of Plymouth
church viii give a reception to the meni-
bers of the church and congregation In
the vestry, tonight.
Petitions in bankruptcy were fled in
the United States District court yester-
day by Allie Holt of Hartland and Joseph
Boibin of Auburn,
Cypress Temple, L. G. E., win meet
Wednesday, October 10th at O'Clock.
and after the regular meeting there viii
be an entertainment,
Howard B. Hall and family of Port
land win leave this morning on car
riage trip to Lewiston and Auburn and
other points in Androscoggin county.
They will be absent about a week.
PatroImen report that pocket peddling
Of liquor has taken a strong start since
Saturday. A considerable number Of
empty whiskey bottles have been picked
up in doorWays- and alleys. "a Several men
suspected Of engaging in the business
are being Swallowed.
For three weeks after October Is resi-
dents of Portland and South Portland
viii make the circuit by way of
Vaughan's bridge in transit betweenEbhe
two cities, unless they walk or patronize
the eIeo5rics. BY order Of. the county
commissioners Portland bridge VIII be
closed to teams during that period, for
repairs on the Portland end.
City Marshal Sylvester has received in
formation from the officials of the Maine
Steamship company that the grip bear
ing the name NV. Fisk, " which was re-
covered from Benjamin Bixby at the
time OF his arrest for the larceny Of sew.
eraI- grips, was taken from their baggage
room shortly after it was checked on
the arrival of the steamer from Boston.
How it was stolen is yet to be learned.
1t contained a watch, wearing apparel
and toilet articles OF considerable value.
part Of them in the grip when recovered
by the police and the rest missing. The
marshal win endeayor to unraveI the
case withsthe aid of Bixby, If he can be
induced to talk.
The annual meeting Of Portland Fra
ternity which was to have occurred last
evening, was postponed until Friday
night on account Of the weather.
The new police ambulance was used for
the first time Tuesday when at four
0 clock in the morning it was called to
the Chase house to remove a woman who
was very sick to the Maine General hospi-
tai
The bars in three OF the principal hotels
were closed last night but the others did
rushing. business, One of the hotel
bars which closed Saturday has not been
opened since that time. 1t is said that 1t
will continue to be dry.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-10
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Edward ]. Quinn has returned
from a visit of several days at Albany,
n. Y.
Mr.. David ". Andrews has accepted a
position as shipper with the Fossil Flour
Co.
Arthur T. Liscomb has bought fine
los in Ottawa park, Cape Elizabeth and
viii this month commence the erection
Of a cottage on the site.
AIr. ana Mrs. W. S. MCGOWAN are Wis
ting at the Congress Square hotel their
son, Mr.. W, S. MCGOWAN, Jr., who is the
treasurer Of the Portland Iron and Steel
company.
Mr.. Samuel C, Nanley of Augusta is at
the Congress Square hotel.
Miss Nellie Mason entertain ed Misses
Marion Bradley, Edith Lefavor, Marion
and Margaret Sargent and Flossie Wish,
at Green Mountain cottage, Falmouth
Foreside. from last Friday until Monday.
Miss Doughty and Miss Partridge acted
as ehaperons.
: Mr.. Is. II. LeWsens returned last evening
from a trip to New York where he says
that it raiae1 hard all day Sunday, Mon
day ana ye---rday.
State Insurance. Commissioner Carr is
at the Falmouth hotel
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-10
CLUB NEWS.

Mrs. Camilla c. H. Grimes of Caribou,
corresponding secretary Of the Maine
Federation, and Mrs. Edward ". Pond
Of Fort Fairfield, president Of the Philo-
nathan club, were guests Of the Excel
sior club Monday at its opening meet
ing which was held with Mrs George
A. Pollister and was a very sUcial affair.
Twenty-Five ladies were present. Miss
Inez Blanchard Of the State Federation
executive board, with Mrs. Tufts Of Cali
fornia and Miss PolIister, were also
guests. Miss Blanchard favored the
club with a deIightful LongfeIoW talk.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-10
OCTOBER TERN OPENED.
Sheriff Elect Pearson an Interested
Spectator.

The October term Of the Supreme court
for Cumberland county opened yesterday
morning with the following organiza-
ton: Justice presiding, SeWen G.
Strout; clerk, Benjamin c. Stone; sher
III, Oren 7. Despeaux; chaplain, Rev.
John Shepherd; crier, Levi Pennell.
Among the attorneys present were: ".
II. KnoWItOn, Levi Greenleaf, George
E. McQuiIlan, W. Il. CULVER, Charles
P. Perkins, George F. Gould, James A.
ConneIlan, ex- Governor Henry B. Cleaves,
Robert Il. Wh'tehouse, Josiah Drum
mond, Jr., Henry W. Swasey, Harry K.
Virgin, Stephen c. Perry, John J.
Lynch, Benjamin Thompson, Levi Turn
er, Frederick Hale, Harry B. Russ.
Frank II. Haskell, Judge Henry G. Pea
body, Dennis Meaher, Clarence Y. Pea
body, Eugene ". Hunt, c. D. Booth, A.
F. Belcher, Joseph B. Reed, Frank I.
Moore, Charles F. Libby, Hanno ". Gage,
E. E. Heckbsrt, Alpheus Hanscome, VII
liam q. Clifford and Thomas L. Talbot
Of Portland and Warren Il. Vinton OF
Gray.
The morning session was consumed by
the calling Of he docket and the empanel-
ling Of the traverse jury.
THE JURORS.
The following is the list Of jurors: VII
liam H. Libby Of Falmouth, foreman;
Alfonso P. Cash, South Portland; John
E. Dunning, Freeport; Stephen Files,
Gorham; Charles B. Gibbs, Bridgton;
Charles B. Hall, Portland; Albert Jor-
dan, Cape Enzabethj Almon Jordan,
Windham; Robert Leighton, Cumber-
land; Hezekiah s. Roberts, Portland;
Oliver Stevens, Harpswell; Latham True,
Portland. Supernumeraries, Fred Y.
VerrIl, Westbrook; 6. W. Warren, Stand
ish. Jurors excused werei G C. Denni-
son, Yarmouth; Newell P. Haskell, New
Gl oucester; Paul S, Merryman, Bruins
wick and Isaac S. SkiIIings, Harrison.
The docket is light with few cases as
signed for trial, The Rumford Falls &C
lions and others which were expected to
consume considerable time, have gone
over to next term. The trial list will be
taken up Thursday morning.
There are four applicants for admission
to the bar: Charles W. Drummond,
Chase Eastman and Arthur Chapman of
Portland, and Guy II. Sturgis OF New
Gloucester. Having had their applica-
lions on file September 1st, the date when
the State board Of examiners took Office,
they are entitled to examination by the
old county committee on admissions.
An interested and much observed spec
tator Of proceedings at the morning ses-
sion was Rev. Samuel F. Pearson, the
Prohibition sheritf-elect.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-10

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