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The Portland daily press., 1900-08-11
Portland & RumfOrd Falls R'y
Consolidated First MIigags 4 Per Cent
Bonds, Due Nov. 2, 1926,

THE OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY
of Boston. Mass, Trustee under an Indenture
Of Trust dated Nov. 3 1896 between the Port
land g. Rumford Fails Railway and said Trust
Company, Trustee, hereby gives notice that it
has the sum of seveny-twO hundred dollars
(S720O) which it can apply to the purchase OF
the Consolidated First Mortgage 4 per cent
bonds OF said Railway due Nov. 2, 1926, ana
that sealed proposals Offering said bonds 10
the amount of said sum or any part thereof, at
price not exceeding par and accrued interest,
Endorsed Proposals to sell Portland 81 Rum
fold Falls Railway Consolidated First Mort
gage FOurs," will be received by said Trustee
until noon OF TUESDAY, August 2lst, 1900,
at which time all such proposals will be opened
Bonds accepted must be delivered to the Trus-
ee on or before FRIDAY, August 24th on
which date interest viii cease. The right Is
reserved by the Trustee to reject any or all
proposals.
OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY.
by FRANCIS r. HART, Yice-President.
Boston. Aug. 7. 1900. au7-9-11
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Minister Conger's last message says the
ambassadors have refused to leave Pekin
at the request Of the Chinese government,
unless under an escort of foreign troops
sufficient to protect all the foreigners In
Pekin and also the native converts to
christianity. In no case viii they accept
a Chinese escort. The anxiety OF the
Chinese government to get the amoassa-
doris out of the city is due undoubtedly.
to the hope that it will serve to stop She
advance to Pekin. 1t is not necessary to
assume that the government is urging
them to go with che deliberate purpose of
exposing them to massacre, though that
they would be in great danger Of that
fate there is abundant reason to believe
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NEVER ExCELLED IN MAINE.


The Portland Press has our congratula-
tions for the manner in which it handled
the Old Home Week observance OF it's
city. Its illustrated report was never ex-
celled by anything in it's line IN a Maine
newspaper aud we have no doubt Port
land people fully appreciate the enter
prise of the Press.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.


~ EALED Proposals for grading lawns, walks
- and driveway at the Deerng High School
building will be received at the Office Of the
Mayor, City Hall, until Tuesday, the l4th day
Of August, 1900, at - O'Clock NJ when they
VIII bs publicly opened and read. The sue
cessful bidder viii be required to give bond
IN a sum and with sureties satsfac DRY to the
Committee on Public buildings, to ensure the
tract. Blanks on which proposals must be
made specifications and further information
may be obtained at the Office of the Commits
s0ner of Pu1lic Works. The Committee on
Public buildings reserve the right to eject ny
or ali proposals should they deem 1t for the
marked Proposals for Grading" and ad
dressed TO Hon. Frank w. Robinson Mayor.
aug4-dtd
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New York SUM

New York sun.
''What is all this fuss that the Demo-
Gratis are making about the canbeen ques-
tion?" was asked of Senator EIkins.
''That will peter out 1t is not an
issue. 1t cannot endure. The President
has followed the advice of the senior
officers in the army, Democrats as we'll
as Republicans, that the canteen was, on
the whole, the best thing for the ar ny.
OF course, ne might have ruthlessly or
dered it abolished, but that would have
been crazy thing to Go IN the lace Of
the deliberate Judgment Of the officers;
and mind you, these officers are not In
politics. You remember when L was
secretary of war / tried to abolish the
name of canteen, which has become
odious to some people, and to establish
clubs for the exchange of opinions as we'll
as the distri button of beer
But there viii be d difference of opin-
ion on the drinking question. They viii
not keep the canteen question in politics
long. No more do I expect they will raise
the high license question as a campaign
issue in national politics.
THE REAL VALUE OF OLD HOME
WEEK.
New York Post.)
The real worth Of the old home week
idea is not that it adds another to the
already long list of holidays and festi-
walls, but that it appeals to a sentiment
which underlies ali healthy social pro-
gress but which we IN this country are
prone to forget. The secret of social adj
vancement, of vigorous and fruitful
growth, is social pride and ambition
Why is it that so MANIFOLD communities,
beautiful, 1t may be, for sit uation, and
suffering no great weight OF natural dis
advantage, somehow fall steadily behind
in the racer Is it not, in many cas9s,
largely because they have lost heart, and,
losing heart, have ceased to desire better
things2 No one can 60 much among the
decayed towns and villages of rural New
England without feeling that one of the
greatest barriers to improvement is the
uDshakable cOntentment OF the mass or
people with their lot. No kind of project
having change as its outcome has any
possible chance of hearing, simply be-
cause thu people do not care. If the
emergence Of the old home and the old
surroundings as objects of interest can
result, not only in the pleasant renewal
OF acquaintance, but also in the quick
ening OF public spirit and cal pride, the
outcome can but be beneficent for it
will introduce into local affairs the saving
grace OF deep and sensitive concern for
the common welfare of which, at present,
there is deplorable lack.
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Patrons Of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses Of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the Office
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ExECUTRICEs' NOTICE.

THE subscribers hereby give notice that they
- nave been duly appointed Executrices OF
the last Will and Testament of
HENRY p. DEWEY, late Of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland deceased. All
persons having Demands against the estate of
SAID deceased are DIES red 10 present the same
Tor settlement and all indebted thereto are re
guessed 10 make payment Immediately
StPH RON A W. DEWEY.
LIZZi II. MERRILL.
Portland, July31 1900. aug ld1aw3wSs
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Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the Office Of
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street
Portland Me.
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fNBE subscribers eTeby give notice that they
have b. en- duly appointed Executors OF the
last VIII and Testan it OF
WILLIAM SPEAR. late of South Portland
IN Lie County of Cumberland. licensed,
and given bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands against The est tie
OF said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement. and AL indebte thereto
are requested to make layment Immediately.
WILLIAM L. SPEAR,
ALBERT DYER
South Portland, July 81, 1900
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THE VOICE
OF The
BELL.

The First Production or the Play on
the American stage.
Staged and Rehearsed Under the Personal SUI
perVisiOn of hartley hEcCULLUM.
Cars leave in front OF The United States Ho-
tel every 10 minutes. Round Trip tickets on
the cars admitting to theatre only 20 cents.
Reserved Seats 10 ana 30 cents extra Private
boxes, seating six persons, 80 cents each seat
Tickets ON sale in advance ut SawYers store
Monumentsquare Telephone No. 1852.
Secure Seats Early in Advance. The
Demand As Very Large.
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The DAILY PRESS is delivered at these rates
every morning to subscribers in all parts OF
Portland. and in Westbrook and South Port
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CURRENT COMMENT.
MIR. REEDS SPEECH.
(BridgtOn News.

The great speech and great ovation of
the Portland speaking exercises was as
sociated with former Speaker Thomas b.
Reed. The enthusiasts IN was immense.
The speech was such only as a true son
of Maine could make. 1t is worthy of
preServatiOn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10
"LoPEs TOO BLooMlN leH."
The EngIishman's Only Comment
When the Broncho Threw Him.

The EneIishman's Only Comment
When the Broncho Threw Him.
Most Englishmen are considered
pretty fair horsemen, but when it
comes to riding a bucking broncho some
of them are not in or on it for long,"
said the owner of large cattle ranch
In Wyoming to the writer the other
day. For instance, rich young Eng
lishman recently came out to my part
of the country in quest of some good
investment. He was at my ranch as
guest for a few days, and one after
noon as the cowboys were about to
round up a bunch of cow ponies the
young man said that he would enjoy
good ride in the saddle. He said he
was used to riding only thOroughbreds,
and he didn't think we had horse
good enough for him. The boys con-
vinced him that they had one of the
finest horses on the plains, and If he
knew how to ride he was welcome to
the animal. He was apparently In
suited when questioned about his abil-
ity to ride and answered that he could
ride any kind of a horse. A sleepy
looking broncho was accordingly
brought out from the corral and sad
died. Though the beast appeared half
dead, he was the worst bucker in the
herd.
GOES Hfeless,' said the foreigner
when the pony was brought to him.
The boys said the nag would wake up
after the first mile, and MILFORD got into
the saddle. The first buck jump placed
him on the horses neck, and after the
second he was in the atmosphere. He
turned a double somersault and land
ed on the sharp end of cactus plant.
When he picked himself up, one of the
boys asked what he thought of the
thoroughbred now. The question made
the Englishman turn pale.
"''Es a good 'oss,' he answered,
but he lopes too bloomin igh.' -
Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
Case In Which the Condolences
Were RemnrLnble

A Case In Which the Condolences
Were Remarkable.
On one occasion during the civil war
l dreamed that | was standing beside
a road when there came marching
along it a strong column of prisoners,
with guards at intervals on the TANKS.
| asked one of these guards who the
prisoners were and where they had
been captured He informed me that
they had been taken in an engagement
with the enemy on the day before and
that there were 1900 of them. then
asked some bystander what day of the
month it was and was told it was such
day of certain month, some six
weeks later than the date of the dream.
The whole dream was extremely dis
tinct, and it made Il strong impression
on me. related it to a number of my
comrades within the next few days
and then thought of 1t no more.
Six weeks later, on the morning of
the very day that had been mentioned
in the dream as the date when the col
umn of prisoners had passed before
me, was on picket two miles distant
from the point where had seemed
to be when 1 saw them. 1t was soon
after breakfast, and l was standing
by the side of the road at the fire talk
ing to the officer of the picket when an
aid to the commanding general came
riding down the road He had been a
schoolfellow of our officers at West
Point, and he refined up when he recog-
nized his friend. He told us that he
had good news; that there had been a
sharp engagement with the enemy the
day before and that our people had
captured 1900 prisoners, who had just
passed the headquarters that morning
on their way to the rear.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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stuck to His Post.

When it comes to battle, horse
shows no fear of death, no sign of be-
ing overcome by panic, in oil the wild
tumult of the battles roar. A horse
in one of our batteries in the Murfrees-
boro fight was hit by piece of shell,
which split his skull so that one side
was loosened. The driver turned him
loose. but when he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back
for ammunition he ran to his old place
and galloped back with the rest. When
an officer pushed him aside to have
another horse put in, he gazed at the
new one with most sorrowful ex-
preston in his eyes. Then he seemed
to realize that the battle was no more
for him, and he walked away and lay
down and died. The officer declared
that it was broken heart that killed
him.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10

'You can win her back to life, Fred :
she said; "our little girl. Stay till she
wakes" l had already resolved to
stay.
1 went up stairs and sat with my ell
bow on her bed and my face on my
hand, watching my little favorite.
Presently her mother came and knelt
beside me.
Lucy has told me all, Fred" she
whispered "You-you will not tell the
others2"
II will not" promised.
When my little girl awoke she was
not looking toward me.
Better, dearg' asked her mother.
"Why, yes" she laughed feebly. "It
must be Fred. Do you know, l believe
he would make me grow we'll if he
were often here with me-"
"He viii be, little sweetheart" said
softly She turned to me with happy
cry and / whispered in her ear what |
knew and other things that were only
for her and me. They were the things
that won her back to life, she says,
when we talk of such matters.
We do not talk of them very often,
for Maisie is young and shy and still
at school But her people understand
and leave us alone together, and now
and then our thoughts peep out. l re-
member that they did so upon the
night of Lucy's wedding, for she mar
ried the better MATCH" after all.
Maisie came to see me out, of course,
and helped me into my coat and tried
laughingly to shake me, and | put my
arm around her and kissed her several
times, instead of the usual once, and
not quite in the usual brotherly way.
'@There will be another wedding one
day." l said. won't there, little sweet
hearth
She buried her head on my shoulder
and whispered II hope So"
Meanwhile people speak of me as a
confirmed bachelor, and laugh when /
tell them that | am waiting for Miss
Right" to grow.
But miss Right" Is 16 now, and done
growing, and wears her hair up and
her dresses long and our good nights
are steadily growing lengthier and less
fraternal Dear little Maisie!- Chicago
Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10
WHEN gos,s AWAY At SCHOOL.

All, dear delightful season, all
Too rare and far too brief
Sweet time when silence soft doth fall
AS falls the floating leafi
IT'S ushered in with slam Of gate
And out with flying stool,
And quietude doth rule in state
When Bob's away at school,
Upon the porch the tsbby cat
With blinking eyes doth doze,
In tranquil dreams forgetting that
Her LIES a round Of woes,
And Towser, stretched upon the grass
In visions of the pool.
Forgets to bark at feet which pass
While Bob's away at school.
What blessed charm enfolds the house
Throughout that season rare!
Each buzzing fly and cheeping mouse
Sleeps sound within its lair.
The elms beside the garden gate,
So freshly green and cool,
Scarce stir their giant limbs sedate
When Bobs away at school.
But all too soon it fades away.
eli, Towser Sic her. siri"
Puss leaps the fence, dash Of gray,
Towser just yellow bluri
Bang! goes the door. In runs the ladi
And yet the chaps fool
Who'd not be just little glad
When Bob comes home from SCHOOL,
Richard Stillman Powell in Puck.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
A Magnificent Portrait of
President Mckinley
Reproduced in Ten Colors from
a Late Photograph, for which
the President Specially Sat, at
the Request of the Publishers.
Size 14xs1 Inches,

will be published shortly. 1t is now
being printed for. us on heavy plate paper, in
form suitable for framing, by one of the
largest art Autograph houses in America, in
theifamous French style of color-plate work
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.

Presently we will hear of the rewards
and honCrs that are to go 20 the man
whose services to the party won the
magnificent victory. The workers ought
to receive the honors fer we believe that
"the hcrse that pulls the pillow ought to
have the fodder
But-when that time comes, we ven
ture to say that the foremost workers
in this fight were the country editors.
They not only worked as hard and as
effectively as any. but they spent more
money for the party than any other class
Of men LIN the State in proportion to their
ability. If the Democratic organizations
in North Carolina paid the party papers
for the publication of all appointments
and all other notices, the country editors
would all have bank accounts now. The
North Carolina editors-city and country
never think of receiving pay for such pub
locations, but gladly surrender their coll
umns to the advancement of the party
to which they belong.
All honor to the faithful workers, who
do their work in their humble sanctums,
and who do not receive the applause and
nublic recognition of their unselish
labors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12

at the polls in November and that much
of the Populist vote will go to Mckinley.
lFrom this viewpoint North Carolina is
shown to be a doubtful State. A change
of a few thousand Populist votes from
BRYAN to Mckinley would give the cleo
toral vote to the Republicans. Mr.. Bry-
ans plurality in North Carolina. under
The strong fusion arrangement four years
ago was less than 10000. How much of
this plurality was due to the fact that
Tom Watson, Southern Popullst, was
on the Fusion ticket with the Democratic
leader cannot be told with accuracy. 1t
is evident that the situation in North
Carolina is of growing interest to the
Democratic managers"
Philadelphia Record Senator Hoar is
a very stiff anti-imperialist, but he pre-
fers Mckinley to Bryan. He says that
Bryan is responsible for the ratification
of the Paris treaty, which he helped to
put through by the influence he brought
to bear in securing the necessary ia
vorable votes of the Democratic Sena-
tors. Mr. Hoar further declares: L
think | do him (Bryan) no injustice when
| say that he took that course which
brought upon us the war in the Philip
pine Islands, the destruction of the life
and health of 1900 or 5000 American
soldiers, and of probably ten times that
number of the people of those islands,
simply to keep the question for an issue
in the coming campaign"
And much more to the same damaging
effect.
But why pursue the record further, it
ever leads to the same end-away from
the people and toward the corporations.
For ven NAV trust your hog to know
warily and we'll it's trough. Its interest
solely is swill, and it will seldom leave
and never forget its guilty source of
food.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12
A MOTHER TELLS HOW SHE SAVED
HER LITTLE DAUGHTER'S LIFE.

l am the mother of eight children and
have had great deal of experience with
medicines. Last summer my little
daughter had the dysentery in it's worst
form. We thought she would die.
tried everything l could think of, but
nothing seemed to do her any good.
saw by an advertisement in our paper
that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoe Remedy was highly recommend
ed and sent and got bottle at once. 1t
proved to be one of the very best medi-
cines we ever had in the house. 1t saved
my little daughters life. / am anxious
for every mother to know what an ex-
cellent medicine it is. Had l known it
at first it would have saved me great
deal of anxiety and my little daughter
much suffering.-Yours truly, MRS. GEO.
F. BURDICK, Liberty, R. l. For sale
everywhere. Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co.
and H. T. Hicks, Druggists, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12
M'KINLEY AND THE NEGRO.
Kinston Free Press.

Kinston Free Press.
The Newbern Journal and Raleigh Post
are kicking" against any effort to nave
the negro issue occupy any part in the
presidential campaign in North Carolina
this fall.
g The Free Press thinks that the negro
issue should not figure as strongly as 1t
did in the State campaign, as Repup-
lfcan President has less offices to APP
roint negroes to in North Carolina; but
il is a fact that Mckinley the Republi-
can president and nominee to succeed
himself, has appointed q negro postmast-
ers in North Carolina, and if he is re-
elected will be likely to appoint more
negroes to office in North Carolina. Most
white people in North Carolina do not
want such man elected President.
There is not a particle of doubt in our
mind that the Newbern Journal and the
Raleigh Post are giving great comfort
and some aid toward the Republican party
by the stand they take in the matter
Republicans are greatly pleased with the
stand they have taken.
The negro issue is a legitimate one in
North Carolina in this Presidential cam
paign, for the reason that the amend
ment does not so into effect until July,
1902. and negroes can vote next Novem-
Der, and all of them will vote for Nc
Knley, who has appointed q negroes as
postmasters in North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12

And hardly anywhere in all the dreary
expanse Of the Posts eight pages daily
is there one word for Bryan-all is ridi-
cule and fault finding. Even the clip
pings from other papers are for the
most part anti-Bryan. Here are a few
samples which at best damn with faint
praise:
indianapolis News: Bryan, even N
not a great man or a great statesman, is
a great popular leader. We think he is
wrong on many of the important ques-
lions of the day, and we believe, as we
believed four years ago, that he would
the less We are glad to bear testimony to
his good qualities, and to commend his
honesty, his courage and his answering
devotion to what he undoubtedly believes
to be a great and fundamental principle.
Washington Times: There is no ma
tional affinity between the Democrats AMI
Populists of North Carolina. They nave
been held together on national issues by
their national leaders, but in local al
fairs they invariably pull apart. When
the Populists of the State discover that
thew are to lose Butler from the Senate
and are to get nothing in return it is
considered highly probable that bitter
feeling of resentment will assert Itself
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12
NEGRO NOMINATION IN CALDWELL
Lenoir Topic.

The Republicans of this section have
always belittled the claim that negroes
could dominate the politics of even the
negro counties, but the recent election
shows that they have for once dominated
Caldwell county. The Legislative ticket
in this county was defeated by VI ma
iority. The negro vote in the county is
over 200 So it is plain to anyone that
the negro vote brought about the result
Adams's majority was "a. Eliminate the
negro vote and Aycock would have had
over 200 majority. This negro vote not
only gave us a VIGOROUSLY incompetent
representative, but came very near elect
ing county solicitor very nearly as
incompetent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12
WITH THE TAR HEEL EDITOR

NOW FOR THE NEGRO POSTMAsTERS.
Mt. Olive Advertiser.
Having efectually disposed of the ne
gro voters, it now devolves upon the
Democratic party to rid the State of those
niger postmasteTs who have thus far
succeeded in conducting their duties just
about well enough to keep out of the
penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12

and return to productive labor when their
services are no longer requirad-mEin
who fight when the country needs fight
ers and work vixen the country needs
workers.