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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04

Mrs. Lewis Brown ls In BERLIN n
H., for few weeks.
Rev. John Carroll Perkins and Mrs.
Perkins are making q southern trip for
ths benefit of Mrs. Perkins health.
Rsv.a d. c. Crane of Ysrnodth win
preach this evening In TIE Second Parish
church. All are invited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04

The new Mccall Paper Patterns for May
have Just arrived,--aso the illustrated caalog for
free disribution--at the Innings counter.
McCalls Patterns, you know are sold for 10
and 15c, higherrra'sd are fqaaI TO any at any
Prize
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04
ROUNDING THEM UP.
A Wave of Reform is Worrying the
Rum Sellers.

Between the liquor deputies and the
present activity in police olfeies the sa-
loon keepers are experiencing hard tlRss.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04
OOE. THE HALTER.

Coe, the halter, makes stylish hats and
guarantees them. This seasons silk hats
are particularly handsome.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04
DOUBLE WIDTH VELVET CARPET

is still one of our exclusive Speciaties, only half
the seams of an ordinary carpet, giving rich
ness of appearance impossible to obtain in any
other way.
Several exceptionally fine patterns. The cost
of them is no higher than ordinary goods.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04

Our complete stock of Easter Gloves is also
ready, fresh new goods just out of the Custom
House. Correct shades made to match this sea-
sons dress fabrics.
Some special bargains in very fine quality
Suede gloves with two large clasps, embroidered
backs very stylish, $3.50. And the largest assort-
ment of black white and delicate tinted Kid Gloves
of the Jouvin brand, ever shown here. All Gloves
fitted at the counter by experts, and fully warranted.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Chronic Coughs an d
Colds Are Catarrhal
Diseases.
Catarrh Is the Continual Scourge
of ChriStendOm.

Catarrh hovers ominously over every
city, and nestles treacherOusly in
every hamlet 1t flies with vampire
wings from country to country and
casts a black shadow of despair over
all lands. Its stealthy approach and
its lingering stay makes it dread to
the physician and a pest to the patient
1t changes the merry laugh of child
hood to the wheezy breathing Of
Group, and the song of the blushing
maiden to the hollow cough of con-
sumption. In its whitening grasp the
rounded form of the fond wife and
mother becomes gaunt and spectral,
and the healthy flush of manhood
turns to the sallow, haggard visage Of
the invalid.
Cough takes the place of conversa-
ton, speech gives way to splitting, the
repulsive odors of chronic catarrh
poison the kiss OF the fondest lovers,
and thickened membranes bedim
sight. impair hearing and destroy
taste.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

Like the plague-stricken Egyptians
a cry of distress has gone out from
every household, and the mildew OF
woe clings to every hearthstone.
Catarrh in some form, catarrh iR
some stage turks as an enemy in the
slightest cough or cold and finishes
its fiendish work in heart disease and
consumption.
No tissue, function, or organ OF the
body escapes its rayages; muscles
wither, nerves shatter. and secretions
dry up under its blighting presence
So stubborn and difficult of cure Ia
this disease that to invent a remedy
to cure chronic catarrh has been the
ambition of the greatest minds in all
ages. Is it therefore any wonder that
the vast multitude Of people who have
been cured of chronic catarrh by Pc
runa are so lavish in their praise OF
this remedy? That the discovery OF
Peruna has made the cure of catarrh
a practical certainty Is not only the
testimony of the people, but many
medical men declare it to be true.
AS a drug store in this age Of tho
world is incomplete without Perunav
it can be obtained anywhere with de
rectionS for use A complete guide
for the prevention and cure of ca
tarrh and all diseases of winter, senS
free by The Peruna Medicine Co.
Columbus, Ohio.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
"A DQbId
Farm *
THE UPS AND
DOWNS OF
THIS FLOWER

not in the least be shaken in their al
legiance by the masses of double tri-
umphs of the florists art and patience
rows of single dahlias growing with a
freedom and decorative grace vouch-
safed no other variety.
AS for that latest addition to dahlia
varieties, the cactus, even the most
passionate devotees of the single form
must acknowledge the surprising
beauty of the newcomer 1t is to the
old double forms what the Japanese
chrysanthemum was to the few formal
Chinese varieties that were our earli-
est acquaintance contribution oil
airy, irregular grace and elegance. The
petals are longer and lighter looking
and the color oftenest yellow. but oc-
casionally reddish purple adds great
ly to the effectiveness of the flower.
According to Mr. Burt the dahlia
is of the easiest culture. The same
treatment that will produce an abund-
ant crop of potatoes-light, air, room,
a thoroughly pulverized soil filled with
food-will produce an abundant crop
of dahlias, bloom and tuberS, though
not all varieties are of equal consttu-
tional vigor Some lavish producers
of the choicest flowers are meager
root makers. To secure a fairly uni
form size among his mailing stock Mr..
Burt grades his varieties according to
their characteristics, giving those deli
cate the heaviest application Of fer
tilizer rich in potash. He uses both
barnyard and commercial fertilizers,
the dahlia fields are plOwed and cross
plowed, the tubers are planted in rows
precisely like potatoes, and after the
young plants pierce the ground the
cultivator is kept going until their
lusty growth forbids. Happily, with
the dahlia there are no insects to fight
but the flower is very sensitive to
frost. Mr.. Burt constantly increases
his collection with the choicest Of ma
tive and foreign novelties, the best
coming from England, where, strange
ly, climatic conditions seem to suit
the native of Mexico. September is
the month when the dahlia is at its
best in this country, but this year Mr.
Burt's fields were in their fullest
glory in October.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
NONE FORUM SAFETY FUND.
Il Great Oonsolidation-Two Fraternal
Societies Combine Forces-Large
SURPLUS Fund.


The Home Forum Benefit Order Of Il
hnoia. with q membership IN nearly all
the states Of the Union, and the Safety
Fund Insurance Society of Syracuse, New
York, have consolidated, forming one
society. The membership Of the consoli-
dated societies is something over 10000
members. with a surplus fund over and
above all liabilities of sl54,000. The con-
solidation of the two societies took place
on the 9th day of October in Chicago.
Illinois. the delegates and representatives
OF the two societies being present and
the vote was unanimous TO amalgamate
the membership. The Home Forum Bene-
ut Order is a well known fraternal in
surance society of the west and the west
ern branch Will be known as the Home
Forum Jurisdiction of the Safety Fund
Insurance Society, with headquarters in
the City of Chicago at No. 90 Fifth ave-
nue., the same location as was occupied
by the old benefit order. This consOlida-
ton has received the approval after in
yestiSauon of the Commissioner OF In
surance of Illinois, Jas. r. b. VanCleave.
Also of New York. Also of the Com
missioner Of Insurance of the state of
Nebraska and commissioners of other
states. This consolidation is a new fea-
ture in fraternal insurance and is She
first transaction of its kind of any mag
nitude. The certificates held by the
members of the Home Forum are all as
sured by the Safety Fund Society and the
consolidated society is now writing GER
tihcates for new members and the mem
bership is increasing rapidly. The ad-
vantages to the old membership is very
apparent and all those seeking a safe in
surance at cost under the traternal meth
Cd will find it to their advantage to con
slider the Home Forum Safety Fund and
what 1t offers. The western office OF the
Home Forum Safety Fund is No. 81
Fifth avenue Chicago, Illinois.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

car had to go. Then the building OF
a passenger car without top was de-
cided on, and the Chililitli came
in evolution from a work car to tho
coal car, and to the consummation Of
itself.
The Chililitli became famous,
and from an observation car went on
duty as a pavilion by the sea, and q
roof garden, for it is electric lighted,
and has an outfit of Chinese lanterns.
But the favorite is also remembered
as dining car of the tropics, attached
to a special train, that, during meal
hours, could stand still or run just
fast enough to secure a breeze, and not
raise a dust. The Chililitli is the
largest observation or dining car ever
built. There are seats reversible as
in coach) for 6S people, and when the
tables are in place Sc persons may sit
down to dinner.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

A visit to the dahlia farm Of II. T.
Burt Of Taunton, Mass, must be a rev.
citation to any save commercial
grower or an enthusiastic, up-to-date
fancier Of the flower. The dahlia has
had its ups and downs of popularity,
but since that general fever Of enthu-
siasm when the European gardeners
had at last succeeded in semi-doubling
and doubling the new conner from
Mexico. garden lovers. true flower
devotees, have mostly been cold, when
they were not hostile, to the florists
flower,"the big, top-heavy round-upon-
round Of petals fluted and quilted with
depressing uniformity. Even its
velvet surface, its superb tinting, its
fantastic freakishness of color COM
binations, even the pictorial helpful
ness of the plant in the garden scheme
and even that strongest argument, it's
long season OF bloom, rising to its
greatest splendor after the autumn
appreciation. That came first from
artistic, discerning flower lovers to the
single dahlia, when modern taste and
feeling began to insist upon their
restoration to their true place in the
garden.
But that appreciation has persistent
ly remained "caviare to the general"
and the dahlia In any form, so infre-
quently and scantily appears In the
ordinary gardens that farm devoted
to its culture seems as if it must be
an indulgence to the craze of a wholly
monumental specialist But Mr..
Burt's seven acres of dahlias mean
business and as, beginning with a
single plant, he has gone on to the
1900 varieties that crowd these acres
and has been a dozen years in the
work, it is plain that dahlias have a
standing and a future All kinds there
have been, but the addition Of the cac-
tus form to the single, great double
and pompon ones familiar to most peo-
pie, but the variations upon these
four motives in color, texture, size
shape, curve and fimbriation of petal
in foliage, robustness and manner of
growth Of the plant, seem endless to
the visitor treading these mazes of
bloom. Single flower loyalists will
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
SEA SONGS.

The Origin of Rule Britannia Was a
Princes Order.
Songs of the Sea" from the subject
of an instructive sketch by Alan Wal
tiers in Temple Bar. He claims that
England is richer in sea songs than
any other country. Dutchman and
German and Norseman and Dane have
only a few. And "who ever heard of
a French sea song worthy the manner"
We are told of the earlier composers.
But: I'VE possessed no real national
song of the sea until James Thomson
received commission to write words
for musical medley at the Prince Of
Wales private theater, at Cliefden, in
Buckinghamshire, on the first of
August, 1740. The result was Rule
Britannia" set to music by Arne, and
touched up afterwards by Lord Boiling
broke. So the watchword song of
Britons all over the earth was written
to the order of a prince who had no
English sympathies, and whose nauti-
cal knowledge was bounded by trips
from Whitehall to Twickenharn, in
company with pretty ambassadresses."
Charles Didbin, who wrote 1900 songs
the best numbering only a score
was the "Tyrtaeus OF our feet" yet
he made some glaring mistakes. and
his ideal OF seaman was "hopelessly
unreal" The writer inquiries why
Scott or Wilson or Southey never
wrote sea song, but they left the task
to the Dibdihs. He fears that the age
or sea songs Is past.
Etiquette Mt Wedding Feast
1t Is not usual now to seat guests at
wedding receptions. The bride would
therefore approach the table and stand
while cutting the cake. II the party
was small and seated, the bride would
not rise to insert the knife In the cake.
When a story-cake is used, the knife
Is inserted over the first story. The in
cision Is then made all the way round
by a waiter or some male member of
the family. The whole top part of the
cake can now be lifted off and placed
on q clean cake-stand. The lower story
is cut into small pieces and handed to
the guests. The bridesmaids hand the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Unique Group Before Camera.

photographer at Seneca, Kan, re-
Gently took one Of the most unique
groups that ever stood before a cam
era. In Centralia there is a woman
who is living with her second husband
having been divorced from her first.
The other day the divorced husband
visited the town and called on his
former wife and her new partner.
Seized by an impulse. the woman pro-
posed that all three should have their
pictures taken together The husbands
had no objections and the group pro-
ceeded to the photographer, where a
likeness was taken with the woman
standing between the two men.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

Mexico. The car was invented by Reau
Campbell. the Mexican traveller, and
came about as follows:
Some years ago when Mr.. Campbell
was travelling through the great Ia
mosopO Canon, he had a seat on the
side of the car next to the mountain,
the rocks of the cliff were within two
feet of the window, and of course he
could get not even a glimpse of the
canon. as all the windows on the other
side of the car were taken up by the
occupants of the adjoining seats. De-
termined to view the magnificence of
the canon. Mr.. Campbell returned to
Las CanOas. and through the courtesy
of railway officials made the world
famous ride on board what the super
tntendent called his trolley" an open
ear with seats for eight persons, and
with this ride came the idea that the
only way the magnificence of Mexico's
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
PROSPECTOR
IN ROCKIES.<
Leads a Life of
Hardship That
Few Would Care
to Follow. - -

are not sufficient to keep him warm
at night, diving into all sorts of cav
ems and riffs in the rock, exploring
caves only perhaps to be chased out
by wild beast occupants, Drawing a
thousand dangers that he may find
the means of passing the rest of his
days in ease. And how does it all
end? In most cases the daring pros
pector who sets out alone meets his
death miles and miles away from any
human being. How, nobody ever
knows. His bones may never be
found. He disappears as completely
as last winters snow. But should the
prospectOr strike it rich his adventures
will go on as long as he remains in
the Rocky mountains. If his find is
worth anything as a poor mans
claim" he will put up a rude cabin
and go to digging, concealing what
gold he takes out in a place secret to
himself. But he will have to guard
it all the time, for covetous miners
who are not SO fortunate would not
hesitate to take his life if they could
get possession of his little pile of yell
low metal. His rifle must be ready
to use it at the first sign. At night
he must sleep with one eye open. II
stranger approaches the cabin he
must be ready to dispute his right to
be there. The few years a man may
put in at this kind of life are most
wearing, and should the prospector
conquer all risk and get back to his
native town with pile" his friends
will look upon him as an old man.
though he is still under 40 Only the
unknowing ones will envy his for
tune.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

The prospector is the adventurer of
the Rockies, says a writer in Ainslees
Magazine. From the moment he starts
upon his career in the mountains, leav-
ing behind him the collection of color
less and wind-beaten shanties, known
as "the CITY," adventures greet him
at every turn. AS he picks his way
through a wilderness of rocks and
fallen trees, having left the meager
trail far behind, ever on the lookout
for faint sign of the outcropping of
the precious metal, his passage is al
most sure to be disputed by wild
beasts. But what an excitement there
Is in seeking for gold! 1t is stronger
and more intense than that of the
gambler at the green table, stalking
his last dollar on the turn Of a card
The prospector may be penniless, he
may have put his last cent into the
grub" that is now fastened onto the
back OF his burro; yet one stroke Of
his pick is likely to uncover treasure
that will transform him into a mil
lionaire. He sits down to a meager
meal, cooked over a rude fire between
few stones. but all the time feels
about him the presence of gold Per-
haps his fire is built on the end of
ledge that is "chockful" OF gold; per-
haps he is sitting on rich outcropping
that is simply covered with small
stones. perhaps there is gold beneath
the big tree inst across the ravine
Gold may be everywhere, If he can
only find it. He must find it. Surely
his luck is not less than other mems
And so he goes on, scaling the Hottest
peaks where snow lies all the year
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Lady Doctor OF Philosophy.

osophy Of her sex In Austria Is Frau
Marie Ebner-Eschenbach. The diplo-
ma was handed TO her, in her brothers
residence. on the occasion of her sew
entieth birthday, by deputation from
the University Of Vienna, including
the rector and several professors. In
course Of his address to her, the rec
tor remarked that as a youth he had
already been entranced by her stories,
and that he little dreamed that it was
to be his privilege to thus pay her his
homage.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
THE OPEN-TOP CAR CHILlLITLI.

The very newest thing in railway car
architecture is a passenger car for
steam roads, built very much on the
lines Of the summer trolley car, except
that this car can open up the top as
well as the sides. The car was built
by the Pullman Company for the Am
erican Tourist Association, of Chicago,
and was intended as an observation car
In the great canons OF mountainous
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Syria's FirstI unatic ASYLUM.

There has recently been opened on
one of the lower slopes OF Mount Lee
banon, Syria, near the road from
Beirut to Damascus, a newly built
hospital for the insane. It's founder is
Mr.. Theophilus Waldmeier, a veteran
missionary in Abyssinia and Syria. A
considerable area of land and gardens
for the growth Of wheat, olives and
other fruit surrounds the buildings. 1t
is the first organized lunatic asylum
in Syria, where the need for such in
situations is said to be great.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

cake after it is cut, if the guests are
standing. If seated, a waiter hands
1t, and the bridesmaid has nothing to
do with the ceremony. The waiter lifts
the cake off the table himself. A lady
Eever lifts or moves a heavy article
while there is a man in the room. If
the occasion arises and a man is not
quick enough to offer his services, a
lady may say, May l trouble you to
move or lift this?' but only if there
is no servant within call.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

mountains could be enjoyed 70 tAe
fullest extent would be from q car
without sides or top. The following
season q coal. or gondola car, with
board seats, was attached to the Amer
lean Tourist Association train, and
every traveller on that train climbed
into It Afterwards the Mexican gov
eminent prohibited the carrying pas
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
DOgwOOd for Piano KEYS

The dogwood tree was at one time
considered worthless. but, according to
the Tradesman, it has recently been
found that piano keys made out of
this wood take a fine ebony stain and
polish, and are as durable as the gen.
uine article.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Quito Almost Inaccessible.

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, can
not be approached by rail or by wagon
road. In two years it is expected that
New York syndicate will have COM
pleted a railroad to that point. Horses
and mules and thousands of men and
women are engaged in bearing bur-
dens to Quito and other towns. It
takes sixteen Indians about thirty
days to convey a piano to Ecuador's
capital from the nearest point
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Moro Ruu V Stories.

John Howard Jewett, the author of
the famous Bunny Stories" has pro-
duced a new volume in which is por-
trSyed in a quaint and simple way, a
series Of charming pictures of Bunny
life, interSpersed with entertaining ex-
perienees of the Bunny folk and their
neighbors.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
The Worlds Work"

Is a new illustrated magazine pub
lished by Doubleday, Page & Co.
Every number contains an illustrated
Interpretation of The Worlds Work
In all countries and all departments of
human endeavor-a short cut to what
Is going on. This is just the magazine
for busy people who are pressed for
time, as it tells just what is best worth
knowing and thinking about
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Diminutiye Watch Screws.

Some watch screws are so small
their threads are invisible to the naked
eye, and it takes $4,000 crews TO
weigh a pound. A pound Of them is
as valuable as six pounds OF gold.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
The Red Pheasant

The workingmen at the Cramp ship
yards in Philadelphia are unable TO
pronounce the name Of the great Rus
sian warship which they are building,
the Retvisan, and call her the Red
Pheasant.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
HO! FOR OKLAHOMA

5000 900 ACRES OF NEW LANDS to open to settlement
Subscribe for THE klOWA CHIEF, devoted to infor
nation about these lands. One year, $1.00. Single
copy. 1Oc. Subscribers receive free illustrated boob
on Oklahoma Morgan's Manual (2l0 page Settlers
Gufde) with line sectional map, 800 Map 25c. All
above, sl75. Address Dick I. Morgan Perry, o.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

It requires no experience to dye with
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Simply
boiling your goods in the dye is all
that's necessary.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

Little 4-year-old Margie, who had
just been corrected by her father for
disObedience, astonished him by ex-
claiming: Il do wish you had never
married into our family"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

It is truly wonderful how fascinat-
ing most things are to people that
are none Of their business.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price % and soc.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-07

What is the difference between a
person suffering from heat prostra ton,
and Aliens FootEase? One feels the
heat and the other heals the feet
Life.