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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12

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ter, SaIb Rhsum, Fever Sores. Chapped
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12
ELIZABETH wADSwORTH CHAP
TER.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Elizabeth Wadsworth chapter, ID. A. r.,
will be held on Monday, November IL.
at the Falmouth, at 8 o'clock A full
attendance Is requested as the arrange
ments are completed for an entertain
ment and the tickets are ready for dis
tribution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12
THE PORTLAND wOMAN'S COUN.
GIL.

The next regular meeting win be held
Wednesday at 10. 80 q. IN, at the residence
of Mrs. George S. Hunt. 165 State street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12
MONITOR ARKANSAS LAUNCHED.

Newport News, Va, Novermber~10.-
The monitor Arkansas was successfully
launched here today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12

All persons holding notes or town or
ders against the town of Sebago are re-
quested to present them for payment at
the treasurer's Office in Sebagc. No In
terest will be paid on them after Nov. II,
1850. ]. p. FITCH, Treasurer.
Portland, Oct. 20, 1900. oc23d3w*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12
IN NEBRASKA.

Omaha, Neb. November 10-With but
two counties to hear from on the face OF
the unofficial returns, Diedrich, Repubii-
can, IL elected governor by a plurality OF
675 over Gov. Poynter. The rest Of the
state ticket Is likely to be Republican,
but it will take the official count to de-
termine the result.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-12
KENTUCKY FIGURES.

Louisville, KY, November l0.-Ao-
cording co official returns from all but
about q dozen counties in the state, re-
ceived by the Courier journal up to
IL O'Clock tonight, Bryan's majority will
be in the ceighborhood of 5000, while
the plurality Of Beokham, Democratic
candidate for governor, will be about
5000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
HettY Green's areat Riches.

"Hetty Green's wealth consists large
ly of government bonds, railroad stocks
and mortgages, writes Leigh Mitchell
Hodges of ''The Richest Woman in
America" in the June Ladies' Home
Journal. "She says she is not so fond
of government bonds since the finances
of the nation have become polluted
with politics. Good mortgages of any
kind are now her favorite form of in
vestment. If all the mortgages she
holds were fOreclOsed tomorrow, Is
churches of various denominations, in
almost as many States, would become
hers, and four cemeteries would be
added to her real estate. Besides these
there would be blocks of great business
buildings and splendid city houses,
theaters, livery stables and hotels,
country residences, farms and ranches,
factory buildings, and thousands of
acres of valuable land in all parts of
the country. Several years ago she
made a tour of inspection Of all the
property on which she held mortgages.
She spent two years travelling and
stayed at forty hotels in as many cities.
Since then she has added largely TO her
holdings of this kind. The most con-
estimates place Mrs. Green's
wealth at $50, 600, 600, but it is probably
more. She, herself, won't discuss the
matter, except to-say that it is over
stated -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Sued the Wrong Man.

There was funny case tried in the
Washington courts recently. A butcher
Of the name of Nealon had an electric
fan in his stall at the market TO cool
the atmosphere and drive away flies.
IL was manipulated by a small thumb
screw beneath the counter, and when
Nealon discovered that he could charge
his body with electricity by placing his
hand or foot against the thumbserew,
he INDUCED in practical jokes upon
such of his customers as be thought
were sniable enough to endure them.
When some handsome young girl or
jolly housewife would pick up a leg of
lamb or a roast of beef to examine it,
NealOn would place his hands upon it,
close the circuit, and she would receive
an electric shock. Nobody was hurt or
badly frightened and NeaIOn had a
good deal of fun for his customers.
One day, however, a man by the
name of William Schultz, who had no
sense of humOr and hates practical
jokes, picked up piece of corred beef
from the counter Of Nicholas Auth,
who had the adjoining STALL Mr.. Auth
had left his place in charge of neighbor
Nealon for a few moments while he
went on an errand. On returning Mr..
Schultz, who was a regular customer,
was dancing about like a wild man
aud crying for vengeance. 1t seems
that Nealon, with his hunger for fun,
had taken hold Of the chunk of corned
beef which Schultz had picked off Mr..
Auth's counter and had given the
nervous man shock from which he
claims to have suffered both in body
and mind. The butchers tried 10
sOOthe him, but he would not be con-
sOled, and went straightway to
lawyer and brought suit for $1,000
damages against Mr.. Auth. The case
was tried and the jury found for the
on the ground that Mr..
Auth had nothing whatever to do with
the case. While it was his eorned beef,
it was Nealon's electricity. Schultz
had sued the wrong man.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Great Salt Lake Lake Shrinking.

The level of Great Salt Lake, Utah,
is reported to be steadily falling, on ac-
count of the large volume of water
tributary to it, which is now absorbed
by irrigation enterprises, says the Geo
graphical Record" The Jordan and
Bear Rivers, City Creek and other
tributaries rise in the mountains to the
east and, before they were intercepted
by irrigation bitches, poured into the
lake the year round about 10000 cubic
feet a second.
1t is interesting to learn that a SINH
lar condition now exists in the Dead
Sea, Palestine. That sea was formerly
much larger than at present, as is
shown by the old beaches, stretching
at various levels alonl, the basin. Since
the middle of thescentury its level has
been very slowly rising: till quite re-
Gently, but now it is falling. This
shrinkage of Great Salt Lake, not to
natural cause, but to the increasing
quantity Of water taken from the Jor-
dan and smaller streams by farmers,
who are diverting all they can get to
their lands. Some of the salt deposits
covering the bottom Of the lake may
now be seen above the water in the
shallower places and near the shores.
But even if this shrinkage should go
on steadily it would take long time to
dry up the waters, for the lake is over
$500 feet deepin the northern part Of
the basin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Simplicity of Japanese Divorces.

The following are the texts Of wOn-
drous letters, bearing a recent date, ex-
changed between an aggrived husband
and his delighted successor, both Of
Azuma-Mura, Ashikago district, To-
chigi prefecture:
JL- S0kicAi Ydmam0t0:
Sir; You have been guilty Of inn
proper fiirtatiOns with my wife, Tsune,
and the affair has greatly grieved me.
For this r-ason / have made various
complaints against you for your Offeu-
sive conduct, through the members Of
our communal body, and you have sent
eendless apologies, bat as find them
unsatisfactory, have, like man, de-
cided to get rid of my wife aud do
herewith give and transfer her to you.
Henceforth 1 will not entertain any
lingering affection for the woman, and
iH proof thereof, witness my signature.
Kamekichi FUjikswa-
lG,. Ramekicti F,Jikdwa.
Sir: II is indisputably true that
have been guilty Of intimacy with your
beloved wife, and on that account
have sent you apologies through the
members Of our communal body. You
have, however, steadfastly refused 20
forgive, and have instead forwarded
your wife to me. As it is your will, L
herewith beg 10 acknowledge receipt
and transferrence Of said wife, etc.
SOkiehi YamamOtO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Spraying Trees.

Spray with Paris green, as generally
recommended, about one week after
the blossoms fall, or in time 10 get
the calyx cups well filed with the poi
son, so that they may close over and
hold it there.
Spray again with Paris green and
Bordeaux mixture combined, or with
kerosene emulsion, about June l, or,
better still, observe carefully and apply
this when the eggs are being laid on
the leaves.
Serape the bark and place paper
bands around the tree about the last Of
June, when the larvae are beginning
to leave the apple to pupate. Examine
these two or three times-a week apart
and destroy the insects found beneath
them.
If these methods are not wholly eff
fective, owing TO the proximity of neg,
lected orchards or from an unusual
abundance of moths, later spraying,
with either Paris green and Bordeaux
mixture or kerosene emulsion, may do
some good, but apparently can not be
expected to be wholly effective.
If larvae are still found in the apples
in any considerable numbers towards
the end Of the season, place paper
bands around the tree about September
l or little earlier. Leave them there
until the fruit is gathered from the
orchard, then remove and destroy the
larvae alternating beneath them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Useful Hints.

A ten-cent tube of white lead will
mend any quantity of broken china.
Put a small quantity of white lead on
the broken edges, bind firmly with a
string, and set away for few weeks to
dry. If not thoroughly dry the pieces
will not stay cemented when put in
water. Any amount of washing can
not dislodge the pieces when once
thoroughly dried before using. Care
must lie taken to let nothing greasy
touch the broken edges before applying
the lead.
For cleaning cutlery use ashes made
from pine wood and sift through a fine
sieve; rub gently with soft wooden cloth
and use CASTLE soap; rinse in warm
water and dry with soft linen cloth.
Fer fine cutlery that is not used often I
have found this preparation to be good:
Take piece of leaf fat from the pork;
render and strain through flannel
cloth; use no salt, as it will rust; will
keep best in glass jar. Put small
portion of this on a flannel cloth about
six inches square; rub the blades and
wrap carefully in tissue or waxed paper
separately.
In baking cake or m1m's in gem
pans, it should be .--.l, mbered that if
there is not quite enough batter to fill
all the set, little water should be put
in each one of the empty ones before
they are put into the oven.
A drop Of kerosene or sweet oil,
little candle tallow, or slight applica-
ton Of soap, will stop the squeak of
door-hinges or chairs.
Although it Is well to have a supply
of sweet herbs kept separately, bottle
ready mixed should also be prepared,
as they save much trouble and can al
ways be used when called for by the
general term sweet herbs. These usual
ly consists Of equal parts Of lemon,
thyme, marjoram and savory, and two
parts parsley dried by heat. Sun-dried
parsley is tasteless.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

A policeman stopping an Irish ca
terer who had not got his name on his
cart, examines the cart and says: Il
see your names oblitherated." Pat
instantly replies: you're liarl Me
names O'Flaherty."
English eyclist to pretty Irish ''eOl-
Ieen," in ingratia.ing tones. (Which
is the way to Sligo, my dear?" Kitty
replies in demure accents: "By the
road, yer honor
Irate Isndlady, pounding on the
door of her slothfdl dodgers room; ais
it dead or alive ye are, Misther Ma
loney?" Maloney, from within: "Na-
ther; Pm slaping."
"Pat, can you tell me what is an
Irish 'ball'?'' asked an inquiring tour
ist swell, if your honor seen four
cows lynn down in a field and one o
them was standin' up, that 'ud be a
bull, retOrts Pat triumphantly.
A small boy standing beside donk-
ey aud holding its head with both
hands, while party Of militiamen are
passing. Ole Of them calls out; "Say,
sonny, what are you holding him so
tight for ?" Small boy, promptly: II
was sfeart when he seen his brother
he'd go and list"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
irish Wit tand the Queens Visit.

An old woman selling oranges con-
trived as the royal procession drew
near TO push little nearer the barrier.
'Stand back, you wild the basketw
shouted the policeman.
"Arrah," replied the old body at
once, 'mebbe her reveFince ID like an
orange-chape enough, too, an by the
token I'll give her one all for nothin'.
'Stand back, will ye, her majesty
does not want yer oranges. Every
body knows''-the policeman fell back
on his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES knows
she hates oranges"
'grhen glory be to God, tits the eolor
of thin she hates; she's tidy sowl
afther all. / wish l had some green
oranges
Another tale runs:
"Driye me to a good hotel, jarvey"
"Well, sir; which do ye want?''
ANY will do so long as can get a
room"
"Then akin yer lave, sir, ys'd bet
ther go across and throw stones at
peeler."
"Why ?"
"Ye'd get locked up then, sir, an its
the only wav to get a room in Dublin
this night, sir. Hesv'n be praisedp'
There is a newsman on Kingstown
Pier well known to all travellers across
the channel 1t seems that when the
queen was last in Ireland foIty-nine
years ago, he had the honor of supply
ing her with morning papers. Accord
ingly Dave Stevens presented himself
again with formidable array Of jour
mails, for his stock in trade has increas-
ed enormously in the meantime. One
of the gentlemen in attendance remind
ed her majesty of the circumstance,
and she sent for morning paper, in
closing sovereign with a message to
the effect that David might keep the
rest for himself.
"And which newspaper did she buy?"'
asked the newsman's interviewer.
''I' like lawyer, sur; all that takes
place between my customers an my
self is sacret, an wouldn't tell ye for
a handful o. soverigns-but that would
surprise you if ye knew"
The interviewer's curiosity is still |
unsatiated.-Liverpool Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

middle-aged persons had been loven
in the sweet days gone by.
When they reached the covered
bridge over the river, 1t seemed as if al
the clouds of heaven had opened theil
sluice-gates tother. A perfect torrent
of rain was falling.
"'Lonzo' can't you stop for few
minutes in the bridge, till the worst OF
this shower is over?' asked Jane.
my new bunnit is gittin' awfully
damp. The rain drives right through
this umbrel.u
'Lemme see" said Alonzo, consult
ing his watch. "Yes, Iguess so. We've
got twenty minutes to spare, and II
does rain middling hard. Myl but the
river is high, ain't it? A little more
and it would be over the floor boards
of the bridge"
Alonzo drove to the middle of the
gloomy covered bridge and then stop
ped his horses. Then he and Jane sat
listening TO the thunder of the storm
over their heads.
"The bridge kind of quivers, doesn't
?" said Jane.
"Yes, it does seem to joggle some, y
replied Alonzo. "fhe waters up TO
the floor beams and pushes kind vf
hard against 'em. But L don't be-
lieve-"
Just then the steady vibration of the
bridge increased to sort of convulsIve
shudder. The structure suddenly
lurched, gave a grinding slide, grated
off its stone piers, and went whirling
down stream with the current.
Jane uttered cry OF terror and
caught hold of Alonzo's arm. He could
feel her whole body tremble. The
sensation sent strange thrill through
him. His lethargic nature at last was
stirred.
"There-there?' he said, soothingly.
Don't you be afraid, Jane. There amt
real danger. The bridge amt a-going
to sink. Wen ground against the
shore somewhere, and then can drive
right out again."
But the bridge tossed and spun and
careened, and the muddy water raced
along the floor. Jane began to sob
like frightened child.
"Come, come" said Alonzo, drawing
the reins hard as iron over the plnng-
ing horses with his right hand. Don't
be scared. I'll-therew
His left arms reached over the back
of the seat and slid around Jane Parma
lees waist, her head dropped ON his
shoulder, her best bonnet needless of
the drippings of the old felt hat.
''There nOw-there now-there now ~
murmGred the strong man tenderly.
''Oh, Jane, if something of this sort
had only happened twenty years sgor'
YES" whispered Jane, all of
tremble still, but not with terror. "But
it has happened, iLonzo, and that's
enough for meF'-Chieago News.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

The people Of Mo0sehead say the
most troublesome crowds sre the driv-
ers when they come up the railroads
to the lake in the spring. All the bile
in them seems seething. Thsy know
they are bidding goodbye to comfort
for a while, and the stimuIants seem
only to add a raw edge to their general
bitter tone of mind, says The Lewiston
Journal,
Out OF respec; for the conductor they
usually postpone the inevitable rough
and-tnmble until they disembark from
the train at West Cove. Then the
thumb chewing promptly commences.
On the contrary, the men who are
now coming out of the woods and are
filing the beds and streets Of Green
vile, are in a mellow aud jovial mood
and the artificial and LIQUID elatiOn
only adds to the general hilarity.
One night 600 men we're about the
village, and liquor was more OF less
plenty, coming from some secret but
unquenehable source. But there was
not even brawi to disturb the perfect
bliss Of the evening.
Yes, there.was disturbance, and it
was Of so picturesque nature that I'll
describe it.
A wee little girl came into the big
''men's room" Of boarding house-a
forlOrn mite in that seethe of tobacco
smoke. She stood munching lozenges
that she took from a carefully guarded
roll of red paper. She stood for few
moments at the elbow Of rough
haired young man who was playing
cards and swearing intermittently with
great vigor.
When he turned to eject stream Of
tobacco juice over the chiId's head, he
espied tie roll Of lozenges.
"Hello, little gal, p said he; "divyy."
The little one held the candy behind
her back.
"You want to get over stinginess
while you're young, little gal,n said
the youth, and, seizing the child by the
arm, he wrested away the lozenges and
guIped at mouthfui the little treasure
that she was boarding. With ehild's
grief she watched the ginning fellow
MUNICH down the candy, and she burst
into a vail.
Without a word long bearded man
leaped of the deacon-seat and grabbed
the tall youth by the collar. When
the fellow went down upon the floor
the card table crashed over and the
money was scattered to every corner of
the room. The long bearded man used
his human mop to clean up a consider
able area of filth, and then wound up
the chastisement by whacking his vie
TINS head on the floOr aud kicking
him violently.
''Ain't no need of KILN man, is
there, for plaguein' young 'un a lit
tle?'' asked one Of the card players,
crisply.
The long bearded man removed his
pipe from his mouth and said, with
firmness that left no room for srgu-
ment:
"A dirty skunk who will rob little
girl, even in fun, ought to be broken i'm
two. A little gir.'s heart should not be
made to sorrow this early, even over
little things. The poor creatures have
enough trouble before them. let the
poIeeat off easy. F any one says
didn't, I'll lick the crowd Now shet
up.p
And they were forthwith 'shet-"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Wanted His Ring Back.


Under what circumstances, asks the
Westminster Gazette, ought a rejected
lover to insist upon the return of the
engagement ring from a lady unwilling
to yield it up? This is a very old
problem and one that hardly permits
of one inclusive solving formula. A
gentleman at the North London Police
Court recently wanted his ring back
it had cost pound.
"Don't you think" said the magis-
trate, "that you have had el worth of
pleasure during the time you walked
out with the girl?"
The lover hardly felt able to value
his pleasure in this commercial spirit,
and would only plead that the engage
ment ring was given coBditionally on
it being worn lin due eourse) with a
wedding ring provided by himself.
But after some discussion he consented
mot to trouble" He is going to try
and find another girl-'ia better and a
prettier one"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

Iconsider it not only pleasure but
a duty owe to my neighbors to tell
about the wonderful cure effected in
my case by the timely use of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. was taken very badly with
fiux and procured a bottle of this
remedy. A few doses of il effected a
permanent cure. take pleasure in
recommending it to others suffering
from that dreadful disease. w.
LYNCH, Dorr, w. Va This remedy
is sold by all druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

The ancieDts believed that rheuma-
tism was the work of demon within
a man. Any one who has had an
attack of sciatic or inhammatory rheu-
matism will agree that the infliction is
demoniac enough to warrant the belief
1t has never been claimed that Cham
berlain's Pain Balm would cast out
demons, but it will cure rheumatism,
and hundreds bear testimony TO the
truth of this statement. One applica-
ton relieves the pain, and this quick
relief which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost. For sale by all
druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Insurance Wanted in Hurry.

During the progress Of recent fire
in Utica, n. y, when the embers and
sparks were flying far aud wide, the
telephone in one of the uptown Offices
buzzed frantically. The clerk took it
down leisurely, after the manner of
clerks, and much TO his surprise heard
the following confession Of faith:
''Say, this is Mr.. So-and-so. There
is fire up the railroad tracks and the
wind is blowing this way. would
like TO get some insurance right away.
Gag you fix itup so that can get some
from now On?"
What the insurance man said Is
something different, but 1t may be said
By way of information that the nery-
Gus man who had faith in insurance
companies was neither burned out nor
scorched.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
VIII Forecast Floods.

The Chief Of the United States
Weather Bureau contemplates the es-
tablishment of photographic division.
A system Of water forecasts is to be ac-
complished by means of many stations
in different localities, the object being
the study of all rivers in the country,
and observations relating to precipa-
ton and the height Of river waters.
The stage Of water in all rivers is to be
reported daily and from data so OBJ
tanned forecasts for the following twen-
ty-four hours are dedueed and tele-
graphed to the central office at Wash
ington.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Current Topics.

Nearly all the rope used by the
United States navy is manufactured in
the Government ropewalk at the
CharlestOwn Navy Yard. The plant
has just been thoroughly Overhauled,
and electrical motive power has been
installed there.
The assess "aluation Of the Newport
estate of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt
is greater than that Of any other prop
erty at the Rhode Island watering
place. The tax receiver has it down
for S9S3, 600. Next comes the estate Of
Mrs. Oliver II. p. Belmont, which is
assessed at $4,000. The property Of
Mrs. Herman Oelriehs, which is now
being improved by the addition Of
new villa, viii rank among the most
valuable when completed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Cheap Horses.

"Horses were cheap in the West; in
fact, you could hardly give them
away" writes Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady, in the June Ladies' Home
Journal. II remember a stockman
came to friend of mine, speaking in
this wise: "I've got six young and
middling horses well broke and, con-
sidering the hard times, in pretty fair
condition. Wha'n you give me for
them ?''
an give you ten just like them,
said my friend, "and think myself
lucky to save the feed and care Of four
Of them"
The offer IVES not accepted.