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The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

For nearly half century the idea Of
bridging the lower St. Lawrence has
been before the Canadian public, and IL
was one of the conditions of confeders-
tion that the maritime provinces were to
be connected by rail with Quebec.
Through the combination Of the Federal
Government, which grants or guarantees
half the estimated cost, $4,000, 900, the
Province and city of Quebec, and private
capital. a bridge spanning the st. Law
renee at Quebec is at last within sight.
The great structure for which the pre-
liminary works have already been begun,
Will be a notable example Of the en-
l. 800 feet, ninety feet longer than that of
the famous Forth bridge. The local ad-
vantage to Quebec will be Considerable.
The slow and inconvenient ferry from
Port Lewis Will become memory only.
so far as passenger traffic is concerned
and the city should spread to the south,
as it has to the north. Furthermore,
Quebec Will gain in commercial impOr-
tance as a distributing point, when 1t Is
possible for the Intercolonial, Grand
Trunk, and Canadian Pacific Roads to
run tnto q common warehouse. IG Is,
however, the "habitans," who farm the
fertile land of the maritime provinces,
that have most to gain by quick and
direct year-round communication with
the ancient capital. When the two years
term is finished, and the bridge is COM
pleted, gradual improvement all along
the eastern shore of the lower river and
gulf maybe expected. New York Post,
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
NEW STEAMERS.
Dominion and LeyIand Lines Send
Fine Boats TO Boston.

Boston, September 24.-The new Ley
land line steamer Devonian comes to Bos-
ton on her maiden trip. She is a cargo
carrier, secondarily a passenger steamer.
She is a sister ship to the big Winifredian
and while her immense size makes a
splendid ship for slowing cargoes of eve
ry description, 1t also gives the advantage
OF providing steadiness and comfort for
her passengers. She has accommodations
for 125 saloons passengers, and on her
present passage she is carrying nearly
her full complement
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

come a mother may provide far more
valuable treasure for her little ones future
than can ever be contained in any savings
bank If she will take the proper care Of her
own health and physical condition during
the time when the baby is expected. And
if every husband would feel it his boNnden
duty to see that all possible means are
adopted to carry his wife safely through
this critical time he will help to bequeath
to his offspring that health and natural
Vigor which is the grandest fortune father
can bestow.
During the past year found myself preg-
nant and lii rapidly falling health " writes Mrs.
w T. Kidder Of Hill Dale Farm (Enosburg
Center) Enosburg VI, IN a grateful letter to DR..
r. " Pierce of Buffalo, N. X. suffered dread
growing percepHby weaker each day agd suf-
fered much sharp pain at times. felt that
something must be done ] sought your advice
and received a prompt reply / followed your
directions and took twelve bottles OF DR.. Pierce 8
Favorite Prescription, and also followed your
instructions. I began to improve immediately,
my health became excellent, and could do all
my own work 1--WE live on a good sized fatffi).
walked and rode all l could, and enjoyed 1t.
had a short easy confinement and have a
healthy baby boy"
Favorite Prescription is the only pro-
prietary medicine in the world invented
by an educated physician and scientific
specialist for the one specific purpose of
restoring health and strength to the dis
tinctly feminine organism 1t IS a prompt
relief and permanent cure for every form
of female complaint OF weakness.
No remedy relieves constipation so
quickly and effectually as DR.. Pierce s
Pleasant Pellets.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
BUXTON.

The recent article in the PRESS in re-
lation to a school house at Chicopee calls
for reply from the seleotmen. The
insinuati0ns that the seleetmen refuse to
discharge their duties are false In every
particular. The town voted April last
to build a school house at Cbicopee and
received money therefor. The town voted
to locate upon the lot named In the
warrant but the experimenting school
committee would not recommend the
lot designated, consequently the location
upon that lot was illegal. The superin-
tending school committee did make a
written report naming two other lots
either of which they would recommend
If desired by the town. The laws of 1899,
chapter "a, section 3 OF chapter e16 of
the laws of 1898 as amended provided
that change of location OF school shall
be made only on the written RECON- men
dation of the experimenting school conf
mtttee.
Whenever thu citizens of Chicopee
comply with the laws made and pro-
vided for the change of location of school
houses the selectmen win proceed at once
to build the much desired school house.
1t is quite evident that some Of the citi
zens of Chicopee are impelled by motives
other than the interests of the school.
Samuel A. Hill, for selectmen.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

cdlGlul eCOIlOlll
both the ir
parts they shall
be able to lay
by a little store
which the
baby when it is
grown to man
hood or wom-
anhood S b all
have as its own
private c pos
session.
But every
wife who ex-
pc cts to be-
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
CITY OF PORTLAND,


THE Committee on Pubic Buildings viii re-
ceiye sealed proposals until Saturday
September 29th, 1900. at twelve O'clock noon
for the removal Of ashes, rubbish ETC. from All
public buildings OF the city OF Portland excepf
engine and hose houses and buildinps' of tbo
Poor Department, tom one year from October
chairman of said committed
Bids should be marked Proposals for re-
moval 0f ashes, etc" and addressed to Frank
w. Robins )n, Chairman OF Com nittee ON PHI
lie Buildings, Portland. Maine "'
Tho 'eAt IS reserved to reject anv or all hfdo
50 to do. sent.5od, NY ~.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
EXECUTRIX'S NOTTCE.

T'HE subscribers hereby give notice that she
has been duly appointed Fxeonfriv ~,
the last VIII and Testament of ~
WILLIAM W. LATHAM, late Of Portland
In the County of Cumberland deceased. All
persons having demands against the estate oi
sald deceased are desired to present the san,a
Tor settlement and all indebted thereto are re
quested TO make payment immediately.
,,,, o SARAH X. LATHAM.
VI ""nN' oep1 > lVVO. sepi1dlaw3wTus
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
LARGE SALE OF DEERING REA 1
ESTATE.

The Deering Land company has sold
to Dalton & Co., real estate dealers OF
this city. all of their valuable building
lots at Oakdale, situated on Fessenden,
William and Dartmouth streets The
tract comprises over 10000 square feet
and the price paid Is said to be in the
neighborhood of S15, 600.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interost Gathered by Our LO-
cal Correspondents.
LIMERICK.

Limerick, Sept 24,-The Congrega-
tional church has been closed for two
Sundays. The pastor, the Rev. O, S.
Mills, has been absent with his wife, he
having supplied for his son, the Rev.
Geo. S. Minis, in Belfast.
Chas e. Mills, who has been spending
his summer in our village, left this morn
ing for Yale College, to take post-grad-
uate course,
Lewis A, a bright lad of nine years,
son of H, f. Il. Plaisted, died very sud
denly on the 17th, of Inflammation of the
bowels. His funeral was attended on
the goth by the Rev. Mr. Howard. Mr..
PIaisted lost his wife quite recently,
which adds to the weight of this af1llc-
tion.
The Rey's Cox and Howard attend the
Free Baptist Association this week.
The Limerick club played prize game
Of baseball at the Ramshackle Park
Fair on the goth with the Kezar Falls
club and won, ID to 8. Great credit is
due Mr.. Libby, the pitcher, whose work
was fine.
Mr.. Chas. e. Felch OF Felch's corners
has ended his bachelor hood by taking to
himself wife, Miss j. B. Libby, our
village milliner. They were married on
the 18th and at this writing are absent
on their bridal tour. The cOngratula-
tions OF all are theirs.
In the stress for water DR.. S. d. Chillis
and X. ii. JohnstoWn have laid piping to
T.. E. ToWnsend's we'll by which they
obtain good supply In their houses
They had to GROSS three streets and do
considerable blasting but the result
JusGlIes 1t.
Our townsman, Henry r. Clark, who
has been at the hospital In Portland
some time, with an aggravated case OF
hernia, is reported to be convalescent,
which is a great relief to his many
friends,
Miss Bessie Seaver of Newburyport,
Mass. after visiting her brother and
other relatives here for two weeks, re-
turned home on the 22th.
The water in the factory pond has
risen about four inches, so the recent
rains have effected something and
A. E. Stevens & Co.. of Portland are
putting in a steam saw-milI in North
WATERFORD, which is to be run by Albert
B. Leavitt of Limerick, who with his
daughter win move into the Stevens
home near by for that purpose. The en-
gine is on the ground and Mr.. Ieavitt
expects to move within week. He Will
still run his Limerick min.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens has sold her
farm in Waterboro and win henceforth
live with her sisters in Limerick, the
M isses Hayes.
Mrs John Lord OF Perry's Corner in
Limerick, who has been III for some time
passed away on Thursday morning the
20th The funeral was attended by the
Rev. VIM. Cotton on the 22th.
The Misses Ida and Louise Mason re.
turned to Maiden this week.
Edwin Cobb OF Limerick is foreman of
the first petit jury at Alfred, instead Of
Mr.. Crowley as reported.
Irving Favour still fingers, but his life
is despaired of.
The Rev DR.. Geo. b. Ilsley has been
spending a few days with his many
friends in town and preached IN the
Baptist church Yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
MAINSPRINGS. 75c.

The best American Mainsprings made by
the Elgln and Waltham companies. Warranted
for one year. McKENNEY, the Jeweler
Monument Square. lly20dm
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

Sebago. Sept. gath, DR.. Eugene Libby
and wife OF Portland, were at the Lake
view, East Sebago Fair last Wednesday.
John ii. Lombard of Knightville was
at the fair and visiting relatives at Con-
Vene last week.
Next Sunday the Both there viii be no
services at Convene or the union
churches, but at North West River East
Sebago instead There viii be services
again at the usual hour on Oct. 9TH at
Sebago and Convene.
Chas. A. Warren, of West Baldwin
was in town Saturday to see about buy
ing apples.
There are several boarders at most OF
the cottages but only few compared
with what there were "a few weeks ago.
Some people of Sebago went to the
dance at West Baldwin, Saturday even
ing.
Erskin Watson of Cornish ana wife
came to SebagO, Saturday where they
Will go to Peabody Pond to stay this
week with j. II. Haley.
Mr. Rolf and Ex-senator 9. S.
Witham of Raymond were at Maple
Grove Grange meeting last Wednesday
evening and Thursday went to the
Sebago Fair.
Mr.. James u. Dyer of Portland and
wife are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bickford.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

team. The boys departed for home well
pleased with their Trip and hoping for
a return game soon, The score:
Cumberlands, 3 0 2 0 / 5 4 x-15
E. Raymond, 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 O-lO
Hits. Cumberlands, 10; e, Ray monds
10. Errors, Cumberlan1s, 4 e. Ray
monds, z. Struck out, by Barrows, 9;
by Jenkins, 8. Umpires, BarroWs and
Greeley.
Through the efforts of Mr.. 10 hn Spe'-
ler North Raymond, the old churchyard
on the hill has been repaired and 1ooKs
very much better. A large part OF the
old stone wall has been removed and
new wire fence erec ted, After the stones
have been righted the yard Will present a
different appearance than formerly. Peo-
pie generously responded, both in end
out OF town, with money and work. This
is historic yard, the first lawful male
child born In town, Samuel Jordan, be-
ing buried here.
Rev. W. II. Gowen gave a fine serm on
at the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing to good sized congregation. Mr..
Newell preached at the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Foss are to at
tend the State Free Baptist convention at
Foxcroft this week.
Miss Hattie H. Moore is teaching the
school on Raymond hill.
The Woman's Missionary society met
with Mrs. Charles Thorpes last We'd
nesday. Thirty ght were present and
good time was enjoyed. The next CIR
Gle meets In three weeks with Mrs,
Warren BARTLETT, Casco.
Mr.. Enoch G, Nash OF Cumberland
Mills is stopping at Charles Thorpe S,
We are pleased to see him after recover
ing from his recent severe illness.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

GEALED proposals for construction o. FIRE
~ wall In City Building Portland, Maine. VIII
be received at the Mayors office until Safur-
day, September 2oth. 1900 at twelve o'clock.
noon, " hey viii be publicly opened and
read. IIans specifications and further inform
alton may be obtained az the Office OF John
Calvin Stevens, architect Oxford Building.
Portland.
Bids should be marked Proposals for Fire
Wall and addressed 70 Frank W. Robinson,
Mayor. Portland, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or an bids
should Il be deemed for the Interest OF the City
so 10 do. sept22d W
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25

SEALED proposals for Pest House TO ho
- erected OF the City Poor Farm IN the Deer
ing Di. trct VIII be received at the Mayor
ONCE until saturday, September twenty ninth,
1900. at twelve o'clock. noon. when they viii be
publicly opened and read.
Plans, specifications and further Information
may be obtained at the ofice OF Frederick A.
Iompson, Archltect, Y. NJ. c. A. Building.
Portland. Maine.
Bids should be marked Proposals for Pest
House" and addressed 10 Frank w. Robinson.
Mayor, Portland. Maine
The right Is res eryed TO reject any or all bids
should IL be deemed for the interest OF she City
so 30 do. sept22d w
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
MIsCELLANEOUs.
The drandest Treasure.

,s oss ss4ss5s s.iss f; 5sss::s 5sss.sss ass SO
mothers heart is that by Il
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The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
BUXTON.

West Buxton, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Cyrus
Davis of Falmouth, is the guest of her
sister, Miss Mary Dow.
Mr.. George Smith and wife of Wood
fords, who have been visiting friends in
town, returned home last Monday.
Mr.. Seth p. Smith of Boston, after a
short vacation spent with relatives In
this Vicinity, returned to his law busi-
ness, last tuesday.
Mrs. Isaac Rosenberg and child are
spending a few weeks with her sister in
Lewiston.
Miss Georgia Tyler of Biddeford, was
the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. NJ. II. Saw
yer Main street, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lewis l.. Files Of Gorham, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. K. K. Maddox, last
Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. John S. Whitehouse
came home from York, Saturday, where
they have been for the season.
Mr.. Everett +. Hooper spent Sunday at
his home on North street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Quint are spend
ing few weeks with friends in Brown
field,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Eaton of Nashua,
N. H., are staying with friends in town.
The remains of Mrs. Amanda G..
Muroh of Dayton, were brought here for
interment last Saturday. Mrs. Murch is
a former resident Of this place and leaves
large circle Of friends to mourn her
loss.
HIGHLAND.
Highland Lake, Sept. e3.-Edsil G.
Smith from North Bucktleld, who has
been visiting his brother, w. H. Smith,
the past month, returned to his home in
Buckfield, yesterday.
= Q. d. Pride, who has been so sick with
pneumonia, is improving slowly. DR.. l.
d. Harper is in attendance.
Mr.. Walter Hawkes. and family from
Portland, visited Mrs, Hawkes. sister;
Maggie w. Jordan of this place, yester-
day.
EAST RAYMOND.
East Raymond, September 24.-The
East Raymond ball club met with their
first defeat of the season at Cumberla nd
Center, Saturday, playing with the team
at that place. The game was very close
and Interesting up to the fifth inning
when on account of a heavy shower time
was called. Afterward the ground was
wet and slippery making good playing
impossible The Cumberlands have
good team, the work Of jenkins in the
box being exceptionally fine. After the
game the visitors were treated to bOun-
tiful repast a6 the residence of James L.
unn, the second baseman of the home
Evening journal., 1900-02-01
western cattle for MaIne.

An attempt on a large scale is soon
TO be made to stock the abandoned
farms OF Maine with cattle from the
west The promoters of the scheme
claim that cattle raising can be made
to pay largely in the state because the
cattle would be near to a good ship
ping point and that the rundown"
farms in Maine could in that way be
redeemed. It Is understood that lead
ing business men in Boston and New
Yark are interested, and that an OPP
ton. has been obtained from the state
on tract of $4,000 acres for the cen
.tral or experimental station.
The promoters are to furnish farm
ers with all the steers they can fatten
for the market, the profits to be de-
rived from the sales to be divided
after the state has received a percent
age. Cheap transportation is a feature
likely to enter into the scheme, and It
Is said that the four railroads operat-
ing IN Maine are to furnish some back
ing. The number Of abandoned farms
IN Maine grow with each year.
Evening journal., 1900-02-01

Ing .clue. les fcen thrown into tho
sea, and iumcr css arts every glacier or
Glacier hay, including the Greet Muir
has suffered the s2me catastrophe
Tourists IL Alaska can never forget
1hsir nTst impressions Of the mighty
Muir glacier. IL extends landw2rd fer
over forty miles. a frozen river with
over twenty lateral branches. It fronts
upon the sea for two miles and half,
wall OF ice from 200 to 300 feet In
height Soundings give it a depth Of
$50 feet below the tide. so that from
base to summit 1t is 1000 feet high.
From this wall OF Ice every minute
there drops into the sea $4,000 tons OF
ice, on every day no less than 100000,
600 cubic feet. Reports are that the
whole front of the Muir glacier and ex-
tending back for a mile has been cast
into the sea. Occurring at a time when
the coasts Of Alaska were deserted. the
full effects of the earthquake will not
be known until next Summer permits
the advance Of the tourist and explorer
Scientific American.
Evening journal., 1900-02-01
THE FARMER,

The Supreme Court OF oregon bas &C.
cided that a mortgage on a lock Of
sheep does not entitle the MORTGAGE to
the wool that may be taken on unless
this IS specifically provided for in the
body Of the mortgage. %
One thousand calves from Mexico
were recently unlonded az Iowa City.
The shipment made a full train. which
WIS twice unloaded en- route 50 that
the young animals could have the nee
essary feed, rest. and exercise.
IL Is said one Of the large packing
companies has completed arrangements
for embarking in the business Of sepa-
rating the whites and yolks Of eggs,
canning them separately, freezing them
and placing them on the market for
use. by bakers.
The wheat crop OF Great Britain, ac-
cording 20 recent returns. win average
thlrty-three bushels per acre for 1899.
The previous year the average was
thirty-hve bushels per acre. This more
than doubles the yield pen acre in the
United States.
The Department or Animal Husband
~. OF the University OF Ilinoia has re-
Gently secured by purchase aDd by loan
some fine specimens OF the rorsct ana
Oxford breeds OF sheep. These animals
VIII be used by the department Tor pur-
poses o. class study.
Evening journal., 1900-02-01
What Sailors Have survived.

The recent landing at this port Of a
halfstarved seaman OF the Norwegian
bark Drot by the German steamship
catania. which picked him up of the
Florida coast where he had fioated
on a roughly constructed raft for Ave
days without food or water illustrated
forcibly the powers of endurance OF
seamen In general. Some years ago
Mate Brooks, of the American ship
Belle O'Brien, which was burned OF
the Irish coast, was picked up lying
unconscious among a boatload of dead
and dying men by Capt. Dunn, of the
Lord Line steamer Lord Erne, and
brought to Baltimore. He had been
ten days with little or no food or wa
ter. Robert Scotney. second mate
the English brig Thomas was found
by an East Indianman outward bound
IN q small boat living skeleton. He
had subsisted 76 days from the time
The brig was lost on four pounds OF
neat. four pounds of -four. six pounds
Of bread, a scant supply OF canned
goods and key OF water.-Baltimore
News.
Evening journal., 1900-02-01
Index MakIno.

A young woman in London has for.
some years carried on the business OF
index making. During that period she
has trained in her once forty women
index makers, and she has indexed
such works as Nansen's "Farthest
North" Science OF International
Law" ass volumes Of history, and
numerous papers and periodicals. Ac-
coTding to this enterprising woman,
indexing affords a field for women
workers that is as yet unoccupied. It
is her belief that the feminine intelli-
gence is particularly successful in this
line and that she has found her pupils
patient enduring accurate and con-
ecientious. Moreover, women's we'll
known tendency to jump to conclu-
sions here become a legitimate exer-
else as the quick intuition has a great
value in successful index-making.-Ex.
change.
Evening journal., 1900-02-01
OLD MEXICO
TwENTY-THREE DAYS TOUR VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.


PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has arranged for a special per-
sonally- tour through Old
Mexico by special Pullman train OF
parlor-smoking, dining, sleeping. com
partment and observation cars. to leave
New York and philadelphia February
10, visiting all the principal points OF
interest in the Land Of Montezuma, 4"
and spending five days in the City OF
Mexico.
Round-trlp tickets. covering all nee
essary expenses, $500 from all points
on the Pennsylvania railroad.
For further information apply e
ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1876
Broadway, New York: 4 Court Street
Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad Street. Newark
N. j.; B. courlaender. Jr., Passenger
Agent, Baltimore District. Baltimore
Nd; Colin Studs. Passenger Agent
Southeastern District. Washington, ID
c.; Thos. r. Watt, Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg. Pa: or ad
dress Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant Genera
Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1900-02-01
MN PIuto couldn,t Live Lona.

When Thomas T. Crittenden was
Governor of Missouri he had a colored
hostler who was much In awe of his
employers. The man was apologize at
trlhes but when the Governors favor
re horse died one night the case
seemed to be beyond the mans power
Ui palllation. He wandered about the
stableyard for a long time. lost In
thought Then going into Critten-
den's presence ne said: "Guv'nor, that
Yere black horse. Pluto, amt a-goin
10 live berry long" What makes you
say that. Benz" asked the Governor
al surprise. Case he am dead The
Argonaut