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The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31
A KITCHEN COMFORT.
A Money Saver and Something Every
Housewife Needs.

There Is to be seen new invention which
makes it possible to use kerosene or coil oil in
any stove or furnace without changing or
damaging the latter in the least and after it is
in, will heat the largest cook stove or range
sufficient for family cooking for less than $3.50
per month
The Champion Oil Burner Co., Cleveland, o.,
Is the promoter of this successful burner aud
the territory is rapidly being placed in the
hands OF local agents all over the state, who
will retail cook stove burners at about S14cO
To get them started in here, one may buy
direct from the manufacturer. free on beard
cars at Cleveland for half that sum for short
time, CT until an agency is established.
The cost.of these burners is within the reach
OF all, especially now. while one can secure
the benefit Of the wholesale prices.
The exhibition will continue today and to-
morrow on Middle, oppo tie Plum street. The
selling of their burners VIII then be left in the
hands of compe ent agent. 1t
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31
WANT THINGS PLEASANT.
The Old Home Week Committee Hopes
to Make Arrangements Which WIN
Avoid Trouble.


Last year there was m 1ch complaint
from visitors and with justice in many
instances, regarding the getting off from
the battleships after they were once on
board. The steamboat companies carried
out all the people they could find who
were willing to pay % cents for the privi-
lege. The first of the afternoon everyone
wanted to go to the ships and no one
wanted to coma away until they had seen
all that could be seen. The boats were
making all their money carrying people
out but were making nothing in bring
ing them back. The officer in command
of the fleet ruled that the boats must
carry back to the shore all who wished to
go free of cost whether they came on
Eoard the ship on the boat which they
took to return on shore or not. The re-
suit was that the steamboats, carried all
the leople they could find who wanted to
go out and when their revenue from this
was exhausted they took their boats off
from this particular business and sent
them back on their own runs to the
islands or down the bay. In many cases
people were forced to remain on board
the ships from early in the afternoon un-
til about or s o clock when they wanted
to get ashore and the officers of the fleet
had to get out their own boats in some
instances and help ferry ashore those who
had been brought out to the ships in the
passenger boats This was hardship
for many and there was great deal of
feeling regarding it and much complaint
The Old Home Week committee has no
authority in this matter whatever. All
it desires to do is to perfect some ar
rangement which may be satisfactory to
the admiral commanding the fleet by
which the steamboats, win make it as
much an object to bring people ashore as
they do to take them off to the ships. 1t
has been suggested that it would be per-
fectly fair to the steamboats, if all those
operating boats got together and agreed
on coupon ticket which would be sold
for p cents On the out trip the steam
boat would get IS cents of his amount
and if they brought the same passeng srs
ashore they would get thescoupon which
would be worth 10 cents. After the rush
ended If this plan could be arranged,
there would be as great an effort made to
bring people ashore by the boats as there
was to get them to the ships because it
would pay them 10 cents for each person
brought ashore. The committee believes
that if soma arrangement Of this kind
can be made between the steamboat men
it Will be good thing all around and
then If the admiral commanding the
fleet agrees to the plan 1t will prevent
much trouble. A meeting will be held
with the steamboat men today II possible
and an attempt made to bring about
some agreement of this character.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31

Rev. Fred S. Sill, d. D. of Cohoes,
N. Y, is spending a few days with old
friends in this city.
Mr.. Angus Mcdonald of the Boston
Globe, is in the city for few days
Miss Ayais BIevin of Providence, ar
rived in Portland yesterday.
Miss Mary Thompson of Manchester, N.
H., daughter of the late Gen. Thompson
of Brunswick, arrived in Portland yester-
day.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31
l-lO-s9Tn AUXILIARY.

The 1-lo-29th Auxiliary win m ee
tuesday afternoon July 81, at 2.sO, with
Mrs z. W. Wescott, 9e1 Woodfords aven
ue' Woodfords. A full attendance is re-
quested as there is business of import-
ance' Take Westbrook cars.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

An examination will be held at Port
land Aug 81. and 20, for position of
physicist, geological survey. Age limits
20 and over, salary $500. Apply to civil
service commission at Washington for APP
plication blanks.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31
SEIZURE LAST NIGHT.

Last evening Deputy Marshal Chenery
and Officers Thompson and Henderson
made seizure of liquor at 80 India
street, securing TWO barrels and two kegs
of intoxicants. Everybody about the
place made hurried steps on the advent
of the police.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-31

You can find just the belt buckle novel
ty you are looking for at Willis A. Gates,
Jeweler, 673 Congress street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
Sonth Africa's Lafayette.

Col. de Villebois-M areuli, Gen. Jou-
tert's chief of staff, the Frenchman to
whom undoubtedly the Beers owe a
large measure of the success that has
attended their campaign against the
British, is So years old. He was gradu-
ated from the military academy at st.
Cyr in 1868, and began his career as a
lieutenant of the marine infantry, serv-
ing in Cochin-C China. Later he was
transferred to the chasseurs, and as
captain took part in the Loire battles
in 1870, He was severely wounded at
Blois,. and for gallantry displayed in
that action lie received a decoration.
Some years later he was made major
and acted as chief of the staff in AL
giers. After 30 years of service he re-
signed. but was only out a short time
whenshs resolved to use his experience
in behalf Of the Beers, who call him
the South African; Lafayette" and ""the
Won Moltke of the Beers" He is said
to have personally commanded the
troops at, Colenso, and is now with the
Beers who are confronting Lord Rob-
erts. 5. - ~ s3s33y " ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
WOMEN sUPPLANTED BY MEN.
Employers Find Them IncOmpeten
and Are Diminishing Them.

Employers Find Them Incompetent
and Are Diminishing Them.
With carefully CLEANED statistics, Ed
ward Box. in the Ladies' Home Journal
shows that the number Of women in busi-
ness is decreasing, and will continue rap
idly to grow less. 1.-THE tide Of women
rushing pell nell into all kinds OF BUSH
ness has been stemmed-in fact, 1t Is al
ready receding, and perceptibly so.' he
contends. 1T has already been asserted
by female agitators that the growing ten
dency to dismiss women from various
business positions Is because of the oppo-
sition Of men to the employment OF
women. On the contrary, men We're will
ing to have women go into business pur-
suits. and it was men who opened posi-
tons to them. Undoubtedly this was
largely due to the selfish business reason
that women would work for lower wages
than men. But with the influx there nec-
essarily came into the business world q
great deal of incompetent female help.
For time inconpetency was overlooked
because Of the lower wages. Gradually.
however, there came the inevitable weed
ing process, temporarily stayed by tho
business depression Of the past few years.
When prosperous times came 1t was Diff
ferent, and it is a very significant story
which accurate statistics tell that more
women have been discharged from bust.
ness positions during the past year OF
prosperity, even taking into consideration
the larger number employed, than in any
previous year."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

A farmer living near Banker, on the
Nebraska side of the Missouri river,
had remarkably narrow escape from
instant death as the result Of an ex.
of dynami, e or nitroglycer-
inc. but Of ice in the Missouri river.
Banker was driving across the river on
an ice bridge. When about the center
Of the main channel he suddenly heard
an ominous runbling underneath the
ice, and was not long in deciding that
something unusual was about to hap
pen. Lasbing his horses into wild
run, he headed for the shore, which he
had just reached in safety, when the
explosion or "blow-up" occurred. 1t is
said by these who witnessed the Incl
dent that large bodies of heavy ice in
an area of about a square mile were
thrown fully forty or fifty feet into the
air by the force Of the upheaval. The
phenomenon is said to have been
caused by the sudden and extreme
change in the weather to colder, the ice
forming so quickly and so solidly that
no air-holes were left, the pressure OF
the imprisoned air finally becoming 50
great rs to force its escape in the man
ner stated. by tossing hundreds OF
tons of ice into the air as though It
were featEers.-MinneapOli Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

II Ana 1ust ~ Took came VI thsS ittsrins
I back was landed at hin feet ssSs
4 4. Man. Jock. said the. shepherd. ..ys.re
over late. We've been INA Elm g-and
sport, me ana the bailin. He could gle
points in saumon catchin even to you.''t
The bailiff turned to Jock. II tax you
to witness that I haze been forced to
this" ~.
II ken nocht about that" said Jock,
smiling. "a I ken Is that saw q bailiff
landin saumon."
cay" quoted the shepherd irreverently;
che digged pit Cor ithers and fell Until
t himself"
The baliff glared savagely at the two
men with impotent hatred in his face.
Rage and helpless longing for vengeance
filed his heart and choked his utterance
Then he blurted out an oath and flung
himself of.
stop a minute. my bonny man." said
the shepherd. "Ye'll surely never lea'e
this fine saumon ahint yet Weel. wilfu'
man maun gang his ain gait. But TAX
my advice, and tell them that employs
We to pit on bigger men for bailifts, or
the saumon Wilma haze muckle chance up
the muirs.'
The plaintiff deigned not to reply. He
set his shoulders square. drew up his
he said oracularly, flames craw, and
cauld waiter a bailiff" And with these
sage words the shepherd whistled on his
dogs, and, collecting his Grant sheep,
went chuckling up the moorland road
William Buchan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
FROM "THE FOREST"

Not to know vice at all, and keep true state.
Is virtue and not fate;
Next to that virtue is to know vice well.
And her black spite expel.
Which to effect (since no breast Is 80 sure.
Or safe but she'ii procure
Some way of entrance), We must plant guard
OF thoughts to watch and ward
At the eye and ear the ports unto the mind.
That no strange or unkind T.. ."
Object arrive there. but the heart. our spy
Give knowledge Instantly ."'-
To wakeful reason our affections KING
Who, in the examining.
VIII quickly taste the treason and commit
Close, the cause OF it.
IT'S the securest policy we have,
To make our sense our slave.
But this true course Is not embraced by many
BY many! Scarce by any.
For either our affections do rebel.
Or else the sentinel
That should ring larum to the heart. doth
sleep;
Or some great thought doth keep
Back the intelligence, and falsely sWears
They are base and idle fears
Whereof the royal conscience 80 complains.
Thus by these subtle trains
Do several passions invade the mind.
And strike our reason blind.
He that for love Of goodness hatch i'll.
Is more crown worthy still
Than he which for sins PENALTY forbears:
His heart sins. though he fears
Ben Jonson.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
From Wasl1kx10f0l,
How a Little Soy was saved,

Washington, D. c." When our
boy was about 16 months old he broke
out with rash which was thought to
be measles. In few days he had q
swelling on the left side Of his neck
and it was decided to be mumps. He
was given medical attendance for
about three weeks when the doctor
said it was scrofula and ordered
salve. He wanted to lance the sore,
but would not let him and continued
giving him medicine for about four
months when the bunch broke in two
places and became q running sore.
Three doctors ssid it was scrofula and
each ordered blood medicine. A
neighbor told me of case somewhat
like our baby's which was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. decided to
give it to myboy and in q short while
Ills health improved and his neck
healed so nicely that / stopped giving
him the medicine. The sore broke
out again, however, whereupon Iagain
gave him Hoods SarsapariHa and its
persistent use has accomplisheda COM
plete cure" Mrs. NETT1E CHASE,
~ X. St.. N. E. III 5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
LAMP BULBS HIS WEAPON.
Burglar Put to Flight by Being Bonn
barded BY Them.

Burglar Put to Flight by Being Bonn
bardsd BY Them.
"Of all the outlandish weapons ever
employed In fight" said New Or
leans business man, Il think I brought
the most fantastic on record into play
one night last week. My family are
away on a visit at present and ! am
keeping bachelor hall out at the house.
On the night to which I refer I was
aroused at about a. m. by a noise
somewhere in the region of the dining
room and, thinking / had shut up the
dog there, jumped up very foolishly
and came down stairs in my night
clothes, without so much as pocket
knife. When I opened the dining
room door I was startled to see a big.
rough looking man bending over the
sideboard at the far end Of the room.
and after We had stood there en-
tableau for a moment the fellow made
a rush at me. leaped back into the
hall and glared around for a weapon.
On a table near by were dozen in
candescent light bulbs, which / had
brought home to replace some that
had burned out, and purely by instinct
| grabbed one of them and threw 1t
at the burglar. 1t hit the door cas-
ing close to his head and, to my
amazement, exploded with a noise like
a young lyddite shell. suppose 1t
was a still greater surprise to the
other fellow, for he let out a yell and
broke for the rear, followed by rap
id-fire bombardment of 16-candle pow
er incandescents, which continued to
chuck at him as long as he remained
in range. They smashed against the
furniture with a series of crashes that
alarmed the whole neighborhood and
have been gathering up fragments Ut
broken glass ever since. The burglar
must have thought was chasing him
with hand grenades. It was the first
time / ever knew incandescents made
such row when they broke. An cleo
trician tells me it is caused by the air
rushing into the vacuum" ,q &
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

be effectually done from his slice. IT.
is probable that the duel If it takes
place will be bloodier than the usual
French affair of honor. Rodays Is q
fearless editor and Is of'noble family.
He is fastidious in dress and is one
Of the best known of Parisians. Tho
Count of Castellane is the husband of
Anna Gould and has recently visited
the Gould family in this country. For
that reason his coming duel with the
Figaro editor will be watched with in
terest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
,DE TX US . II T A RIS'
THE MAN WHO AssAlL ~
COUNT cAsTELLAkE.. ~
.Orscribsd - : Quiet Cool Gentleman
with tho hest Intsrests of Society
Near to His Hsart-Responsibls Edi'
4 tor OF figaro

/ M. Fernand de Rodays, the Paris
editor whom Count Boni de Castellane
threatens to thrash and who laughs
at the counts wrath, is quiet, cool
gentleman who has fought many duels
and who is we'll known for his cour-
age and dexterity of aim when under
fire. He is the responsible editor OF
the Figaro, which paper has published
certain matters concerning the imam
cial and other private affairs of the
count calculated in no wise to tickle
that young nobleman's vanity Bee
fore his departure for home Count dc
Castellane threatened that he would
call out Rodays on the field of honor,
where he would shoot him or stab him
according to the code. Rodays says
he will accommodate the count and
that all the stabbing or shooting will
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
No Name for His ColoneIs Home.

The colonel of we'll known High
land regiment. on retiring from the
army. built for himself a snug villa
which he named "The Retreat" His
gardener, who was an old soldier from
the same regiment. on being shown
over the place for the first time by the
colonel, was asked by the latter what
he thought Of the house.
e.Fine! But l dinna like that" said
the old soldier, pointing to the name
painted on the entrance gate.
"Why, what's the matter with it?'
"Weel, sir" replied the veteran,
drawing himself up, we ken ye never
heard that played on DOR bugles.
Answers. 20 @.D i ''7
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
Marital Economy.

1.-The fact was finally borne In on
Brabson that stalls for two, with sup
per afterward, was not the way to
save money" n.L - q.
'And so he married?" -,
Exactly. He didn't gee the fun Of
paying" for two when they could be
made one -Judge. ,eags.; ~ }: ! ~ i.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

commits department. sSwinG ma
bringing fresh food from home 3ef the
companies Ia which their interest y esps-
cially5 centered. Other delegations or
committees Of women have been permit
ted to 60 from Pretoria or Bloemfonteln
almost to the fighting lines In charge Of
recruits or the hospital service, and Of
the distribution Of supplies. BY every
means in their power the women Of the
two republics are working night and day
to promote the interests Of their cause,
and II their good, honest hatred OF the
enemy might sap his strength and para
!yze his arms there would certainly be
no fight left in the British ranks. The
following extract from a letter written
by an educated woman at Pretoria, about
q month after the war began, embodies q
sentiment which all Boer women Of every
class express: ...
up to this time all of my children who
are old enough to study have studied
English; but pledge my word that II I
can help it my youngest daughter shall
not learn a word Of the language we
have cause to hate. If the English win.
they will prescribe our language. II we
succeed In driving them out of our coun-
try we will at the same time drive all
English words from our lips and from
those of our children" b..
Such words may perhaps be criticised
as narrow and vindictive, says the New
York Sun, but they illustrate the prevail
ing feeling among the women OF sturdy
race whose hearts and lives are bound
up in the success of their cause. While
the battle RACES around them and the
enemy is pouring over their plateaus, the
dauntless women of the Beers are to-day
as brave, devoted and steadfast as any
women of the past who have had the I'M
happy lot to be environed by the horrors
Of war.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
Since Lord Beauchamp, the present

Since Lord Beauchamp, the present
British governor Of New South Wales,
has occupied the government house at
Sidney, lie has ordained that at official
receptions only guests of certain
rank are permitted to approach The
presence through designated doors.
To these blue tickets are awarded; to
others of inferior mold. white. At
recent function, through, some mis-
management an important public man
received a blue card. while white
one was sent to his wife. When tho
pair reached the audience chamber,
the lady declined to be separated from
her husband, or to abandon the aristo-
cratic blue ranks. An aid-de-camp en-.
deavored to reason with her, and ex.
plain the connection that would occur
If blue and white were suffered to
mingle together. The fair ono was
equal to the occasion. Nonsense.
said she, as she pressed forward; what
do vo you take us for, q seidlitz pow.
der?" The aid collapsed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

Charles Major, who less than two
years ego was struggling lawyer at
the Shelby county, Indiana, bar, and
who was made wealthy by his book.
when Knighthood Was in Flower"
has just paid 81, 1000 for . farm near
Shelbyville. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

Woman, dramatically speaking, i
not part of speech; she's simply the
whole GRAFTON. @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

A nose exactly in the middle Of the
face is abnormal. The general run Of
noses incline toward the right. J,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

The board OF educatlon of Engle-
wood, a suburb of Chicago, conpels
pupils who have been absent from
school four days or more continuously
to submit to a medical examination by
a physician appointed by the board be-
fore being readmitted to school.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

. PUTNAM FADELEss DYES pro-
duce the fastest and brightest colors
of any known dye stuff.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

The road to hell is paved with good
intentions; the road back is closed for
repairs r.z. i.Es aj
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-21

We are very sorry 10 Announce that
we are soon TO lose our cigar factory az
j g. Bright the proprietor, has decided
10 engage in "A different hne Of business
IN another location. MIR Bright has
been compelled TO make this change on
account Of the failure on the part Of a
majority of our business men 70 give
his goods the preference which they
years ago from Big Rapids and at first
the business men made his cigars their
leaders with the result that he soon had
all he could do TO supply his trade
However, Mr.. Bright had TO compete
with cheaper goods aud some of the
merchants soon commenced pushing
them instead of those made at home ana
in consequence he has only been able e.
make living out of his business. The
u. g. B.. and Dewey, his two lead
ing nicf ell brands, are two as good cigars
as there is on the market and we are
sure they are satisfactory 10 the major
ity of smokers.
Mr.. Bright informs US that he expects
leave Alma about the first Of Febru-
AIRY and intends moving to Dayton, o
where he will take the district agency
comprising SIX counties, for the United
States Health and Accident Insurance
Co Of Saginaw While we are yery
sorry TO lose Mr.. Bright from our midst
we congratulate him upon securing this
position and we are sure he Will make
success OF it.
Mr. and Mrs Bright have made many
friends during their residence of five
years with Us and aside from "a business
way they will be missed socially TO a
great extent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-21
An Ice Rink.
f. y. CHADWICK
+. A. LEONARD.

The lovers of that most delightful of
all winter sports skating, will soon be
able TO indulge in that pleasant pastime
in properly conducted rink. Charles
Morden has obtained lease of River
side Park aud built thereon place for
skaters TO congregate and get warm,
leave their wraps and other belongings
and also here will be kept skates for
rent 10 those who wish them. A space
l5OxG0 feet on the pond will be fenced
of and kept in the best of condition for
skating and it is Mr.. Morden's intention
TO also secure the services of the band to
furnish music evenings. An admission
fee of five cents will be charged or any
one can purchase six tickets for twenty.
five cents. Mr.. Morden expects to have
his rink in running order soon after the
first of the year, weather permitting.