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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
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Bears the signature Of cHAs. II. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
Tie Kind IoA Haze .4l,eays Bought
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
o. s. DISTRICT COURT,

Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed
by James II. Russ, Rumford; Lleweliyn
n. Keyes, Rumtord.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25

If YOU WISH TO BUY A
HOUSE, adve rtise in the
DAILY PRESS. It's read
by more Property Hold.
ers than any other Port
land paper. % cents a
week for 40 words.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
Basement Bargains.

Large hotel size Dover Beaters, Csc,
Zoe
Plunger egg beaters, sc
Tin Cash Boxes, with Yale locks,
Sl.00 size, soc
b0c 35c
Csc doe
$50 " soc
"Rome" Coffee Pots, pint size, s1.40,
$I.O9
.'Rome'' Tea Pots, pint size, $40,
LOO
patent cold handles.)
Large tin pie plates, 10c ones, sc
Cake Coolers, heavy wire, zoe ones,
Muffin Tins, doz. size, zoe, sc
Muffin Tins, hold s, l5c, DC
Mortars and pestles (wood) 40c 25c
Wire Fry Baskets, 35c, hgc
TN Tnnoh Boxes SC
Tin Pals, small sizes, (covered) SC
Round Clothes Hampers, covered,
$l.50, SIC
Christy Knife Sets, (3) pc, a0c
Wood Baskets, $l.00 kind; ASc
Combination Coal and Gas Range,
with 20 gal. copper boiler, all connected,
sos, Ylo
loil Heater. $3.50, $500
odd Bean Pots, mostly large sizes, va
rious kinds of ware, worth so to Zoe,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25

( Feathers.
400 pounds live geese feathers, pure.
odorless and lively, regular roc quality,
4Ic
200 pounds $100 quality, 5Oc
800 pounds SOC duck feathers, "0c
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
Fancy Cups
and SaUcerS.

A plump tableful in decorated French
and German China. All sorts OF unusua
shapes-perfect goods. Regularly SOC to
1.75. Choice Saturday ace
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
THE PRESS.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TODAY.

NEW ADvERTIsEMEN TO-DAY.
Standard Clothing Co.
Frank NJ. Low a. Co.
q. c. Elwell.
Legislative Noticed.
Mercier Meat Market
Oren Hooper'S Sons.
Begian Hares.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Lecture.
FINANCIAL.
n. w. Harris s Co.
New Wants. For Sale, To Let, Lost round
and similar advertisements viii De iouhd Oh
Page under appropriate heads.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
Cretonnes. etc.
by the yard.

10 pieces cretonnes and silkolenes.
worth 10 to 14c, Sc yard
2pIeces cretonne, worth Sc,
&c n ynrd
7pieces art cretonne, worth Is to &c,
&C yard
10 pieces figured denim, worth 15c to
35c, Zoe n var d
pieces 80 inch crash, worth is to Soc,
Sc
@ pieces Sateen. worth 20 and 25c, DC
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
Covered Sofa Pillow S
at sharp price cut.

IA Cottage Pillows, (surf scenes,
etc. $3.50, So cents
Patriotic Pillows, handworked,
$500. St.I9
Z Poster Pillows, very effective,
$3.50, xl.9S
India Den Pillows, handworked,
$500, $H.9s
8 Figured Silk Pillows, with
ruffle, 81. Is to $500, SLID
ssCOOn" Pillow, $4.25. $l.9s
"COOn' Pillow, $3.50, $3.9s
20 Assorted Pillows, all down
filed, rich coverings, worth $500 to
$500, half price
"A few JardiniereS
In odd sizes. 75c, SIC and sl.o0 ones
to be closed out at Ace
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25
Jewelry at Half,

Collar Buttons, Cuff Buttons,
Scarf Pins, watch Chains and
Charms, Ladies' Brooch Pins,
Hat Pins, Neck Chains, Rings,
etc. Fine new goods which we took in
payment of bill, and which have been
priced at least third below regular To
close out the line, Saturday all articles
at just Half Price.
$1.00 articles, 80 cents
500 100, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25

Special.
500 feet fireplace tile and border,
slightly glazed cracked, regular price
80 and 65c, csc per loot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15
Dancing in Mormon Land
The New York Times Tells flow tie Young People of
Utah and Idaho Engage in This PaStime


Most of the rural Mormon churches
are built of logs The general rule is
q make them twice as long as wide
one length Of logs determining the
width, with two lengths for the sides.
me furniture is usually home made
and rude. consisting of plain board
benches and "A rough high desk for The
pulpit. This furniture is installed with
an eye to a secular as well as religious
use of the building The pulpit and
seats used for the Sunday services can
easily be moved to make room for a
week day dance. The pulpit is showed
INTO a corner, where il serves a double
use for the festive occasion. on it are
piled the baskets of lunch for the mid
night picnic" and beneath it are
spread the blankets for the bed OF sew
erdl babies.
Enough of the benches to encircle
three sides of the room are placed
against the walls for seats during the
evening. and the rest are carried out
side. where they are piled near the
door
Most of the ranchers and their fami-
lies from a radius of six or eight miles
gather at these church dances. Few
are too old and none is too young to
attend. The saIre set frequently con-
tains children with their parents and
grandparents.
Youths and maidens come in all sorts
of cOnveyances- On horseback and on
snOwshoes. when the snow is deep, are
| the favorite methods o. Iocomotion. The
Older people and small children usually
come in lumber wagons or in large
sleigns- In winter the sleigh boxes are
filled with hay on which are spread
quilts and blankets for the protection
of the women and children. The horses
are Unhitched at the church and tied
| to the sleigh box. from which they
munich hay throughout the night The
! quilts are used to make beds beneath
/ the pulpit or in corners for the babies
/ and small children.
Frequently throughout the night the
I mothers hurry to these beds, perhaps
I leaving the set in which they are dane
/ ing to bestow maternal care upon the
] babies. whose hungry cries make such
/ attention necessary.
The younger children who are old
| enough to dance are permitted to stay
] 1p and participate in the festivities OF
| the early part of the night. after which
/ they, too, are put to bed.
/ The bishop usually attends all church
dances. and he is ex-officio master OF
ceremonies. The other two important
! persons are the fiddler and prompter OF
caller out" Custom has decreed that
these two men shall occupy elevated
| positions. Accordingly the rhythmic
I guidance of the feet usually emamateS
! from a table. brought in for the Occa-
| sion, on which are placed two chairs
( for these officials.
1t might we'll have been an Idaho fid-
| der who inspired Riley's description Of
/ the man who can
! Plaunk an plunk an pink
An tune 'er up and play,
An jes' lay back an laugh an blink
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

Dancing is the universal social diver
sion Of the genuine westerner- From
the isolation of the mining camp. the
cattle range. or the wheat field he is
always eager to turn to the music of
the violin or piano that instantly sets
his feet ip motion. He may be at
tracted by the iniquities OF the saloon,
the gambling house or the public dance
hall. but these diversions bring out
the worst elements in his character.
To observe him at his best. so as 10
show all the high lights Of his nature,
one should see him at private or So
cial dance.
Nowhere in the west-pernaps no
where in the woTld-are the pleasures
of the dance more eagerly and con-
stantly sought than in the rural Nor
mon settlements of Utah and Idaho.
To the Mormon as well Gentiles of
salt Lake and other cities and towns
of the rectiOn the theatre. lectures and
parties of different kinds lend the same
variety to the amusementS that are
familiar in the cast. But a large pro-
portion Of the Mormon settlers are
scattered through the rural districts,
remote from such attractions; and Tor
these people the one and arrays well
come diversion is dancing
Mormon dances are frequently held
at private houses, which are usually
log ca bins or at school houses; but
the most popular dancing floors are
those Of the Mormon churches, because
those buildings are the most cOmmO-
dious ones in the settlements
10 is difficult to understand or explain
how il is done. but no tWO-rOom log
cabin Of Utah or Idaho is 50 small that
its GOor viii not offer dancing facili-
ties for twenty or thirty guests. with
corners and recesSes under tables and
i'm places for beds in which all the
small children of the settlement sound
ny sleep from early evening until day
light. while their parents and older
brothers and sisters keep time 20 the
shrill notes of the fiddler who saws
away from his chair on top of a table
beneath which several infants are
sleeping.
IL il frequently stated that Mormons
resent the presence at their dances of
faith. These statements are far from
true. Nowhere is genuine western hos
pitality more generously observed than
among the followers OF Joseph Smith
and Brigham Young. No matter how
strong he luminosity engendered by the
Clannish feeling between the Mormons
and Gentiles. it is seldom permitted TO
show at a dance. particularly il the
MCrmOas are hosts If the dance is of
\ public nature, any guest, no matter
what his belief, is usually certain of
= hospita BILE reception. II a house is
the dancing place. the Gentle or
stranger is welcome.
The method Of dancing. the hospital
ity. and the social rules observed are
much the same whether the dance is
held i'm a cabin. the school house or
the church. Inasmuch as the church
offers floor space for the grea rest num-
Der Of dancing feet. IL also affords bet
ter opportunity for observing the in
terestinE features of this kind of social
diversion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15
A Dark and Muddy ComnIexion-

A Dark ana Muddy Complexion
Does not become a neat woman. Lanes
Tea wiz cure constipation, clear UP
the skin, sharpen the appetite and
make you look and feel like a new
person. 1t acts gently upon the stom-
ach. liver and bowels. For sale by
Godbe- Pitts Drug company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

down. The waltz is always chosen /
for these contests. which are simply
efforts to see which can keep continu-
ously in motion for the longest time.
Considerable rivalry exists between
two young couples in Teton Basin as
to which young man and young woman
were the better dancers and which had
the more endurance. They accordingly
started in at 1 O'Clock one night TO
settle the question in dancing down"
contest. For one hour they waltzed
without pausing, and at the end of that
time the adherents of each couple
sought in vain for signs of fatigue in
the other two. Two hours. and the in
terest of the onlookers became more
intense. Three hours. and one OF the
gicls audaciously asked the musician to
play little faster. -Four hours, and
the spectators urged the dancers to
sbandon the contest, but none of the
four showed signs of fatigue or an in
clination to desist-
The fiddler had agreed before the
contest began that he would play as
long as the dancers kept up A single
I hour was sufficient to exhaust his sup
/ ply of waltz music; but, like the hand
I organ grinder who runs into an mex
/ hauStible supply OF pennies, he repeated
his waltz repertoire over and over
again, passing from one tune to an
other without missing q note And
/ promptly in time with every note the
/ eight feet kept in motion. 1t was a
continual waltz, no intermissions be-
/ ing taken for promenades. Other
walters would go on the floor and
/ drop out at pleasure; but, like the
successful advertiser, the four con-
| testants kept everlastingly at it,
] At daylight the fiddler was still saw
ing away, and no break had been made
/ in the waltz. Several of the older peo-
| pie went home without seeing the end
! of the contest. Among them was the
| bishop, who did not even interrupt the
waltz, but departed without offering
| the closing prayer.
AT 8 o'clock, after having waltzed
| continually for seven hours, one of the
| young women gave out and she and
her partner retired from the floor The
/ winning couple continued to waltz for
| ten or fifteen minutes longer. to prove
that they were still ready to carry on
! the contest.
A few weeks later two other young
| men started at midnight to settle a
like rivalry in the same manner. In
this case the young women did not
| contest for endurance Each man had
| two partners, with whom he danced in
| relays, changing every hour. Two viO-
! linists also took turns in furnishing
music, one coming into the tune and
the other dropping out without missing
| a note. The young men made their
change of partners while keeping con-
stantly in motion. At l o'clock the
! next afternoon, after having waltzed
l continuously for thirteen hours, one of
the men gave up the contest. The
/ other contestant ceased waltzing a few
minutes later.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
The Word
 Box

Sometimes has a whole lot of meaning. for instance, you hear of couple or men going to BOX few rounds; well. you can bet your life and half of your money if they understand their busl- ness each one will get all the boxing they want, but not half of what they are deserving. Then, again, you'll see how the mayor of some great city Wa terbury for instance), will get himself into a BOX when making appoint ments for tlle different positions. We all know how many are looking for each place when only one Is needed: hence the chief executive gets himself into a BOX. Say, if the man of the house is sent for a pound of good tea and he doesn't buy it at our store, you can bet your boots he gets himself into a disagreeable BOX. But did you ever see or hear of the folding lunch BOX2 You can carry good. big. square meal in it, and after eating you can wash it. fold it up and put it into your pocket. Therefore. it's out of your way after it's empty. The regu- lar price is 9 cents; our price is 19c. Take look at them in our window Remember our 25c Butter is O. K. Our Tea and Coffee is, as usual, the good tasting kind, at
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
The board of aldermen will meet to-

The board of aldermen will meet to- night.
 Miss Florence Strickland of 60 a visit of two weeks among friends ID New Haven.
 There will be an anniversary mass of requiem at St Patrick's church to- morrow morning for the late Mrs Mar garet Bergin.
 The physical culture class in the Catholic Women's association will meet this evening. All who are de- sirous of joining should be on hand at 7:3O o'clock.
 Mrs Mary Horrigan and her son, William Horigan of Sacramento, Cal, who have been visiting at her broth CTS, John Dwyer of b-shop street started for home yesterday. The superios court criminal side will open tomorrow at II o'clock. Only one or two trials are expected. all the other cases, it is thought. viii be easily disposed of by admission of the crime charged.
 Jacob Nelson appears to be an hon. est man. Saturday evening Nelson, who lives on the corner of Hawkins and Bishop street, found a pocketbook and has been breaking his heat since trying to find the owner. Yesterday afternoon the fire depart ment was called to the Earle house where a mattress caught on fire and fearing that the blaze might spread it was deemed advisable to call the f1remen. It was extinguished without hn of wat
 NJ. F. Carmody, administrator on the T. F. Dineen estate, will sell the stock and fixtures of the business, and for that purpose will be at the store of the de ceased tomorrow from 10 to F in the morning. ana on We'd nesday evening he will be there to re- ceive money due the estate.
 The mana cement at Polls wants it understood that, owing to the great pressure for seats for Ethel Barry more's performance of Captain links" this evening. seats that have been ordered and not paid for will not be saved beyond o'clock. All seats then unredeemed will be sold to the first applicant.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
SPECIAL SALE: T0-MORR0W,
 TUESDAY

2AIlIIIIIIZIaIIIIIIZl0EME Tn Black and colored dress goods, plain and silk striped Waistings in Flannels, AL batross and soft satin fin- ished granite at matchless low prices. Comparison throws into bolder relief our values.
 All wool serge flannel waistings in evening and staple shades all colors one price 25c Satin berber corded
 waistings, cheap for
 soc, our price 39c All wool satin striped
 canvas and crape ef-
 feet waistings, latest
 Paris colors, value
 69c 45c All wool silk and satin
 s tr i pc d waistings,
 real value 79c, our
 price 55c All wool plain and fig
 ured French flannels,
 value 65 and 85c, our
 price 49c
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
Tuesday from 2 to 5:3O

We will have 10 cent sae No orders taken before after
 the time of the sale. On this sale counter will have Bee Lamb, Veal and Poultry and will sell for 1Oc per pound Meat that usually sells from 2c to 2O pound This sale will positively last only from to 5:5O early and get the pick of the counter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
M, rgin& Sons UNDERTAkERS.
 NOTICE.

To the People of Waterbury and Sur
 rounding Country
 Having received ill the past twenty vaars in our business a hattering pat ronage from our people, for which we are deeply grateful, we will make, on Angust i, a sweeping reduction III ,,riees, having everything the business renuires-Hacks, Hearses and the largest and best selected stock of Un- 5arfalSing Goods in Connecticut, four oornetent men to do the work and to do it right. Those are facts that we will live up to, and to be convinced I.s of saa our goods and prices and save money.
 Rubber Tired Ambulance on call Rnbber Tired Hacks. Leave or tele- nhnne orders. Night calls answered Thomas lF. Bergih, T5 South Elm street; residence 102 Walnut street District Office 5 East Main street.
 Telephone at warerooms, corner Sec will and South Main streets and al residence, 102 Walnut street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
ITbG MftBr &Peck to ]
 q ~ PHNEH -A HxEux
Mems Fail and Winter UnderWs ar.

MSll , Fdll dllu WiIlIel UnleTW3 ar. We believe our assortment of mems underwear, is the. best in the city. At 39c-Men's natural wool and cam els hair medium weight underwear, value soc.
 At 75c and $1.OO-Men,s natural wool underwear, Winsted make, value $1.00 and $1.25. At 59c, 75c and S1.0O-Men's camers hair underwear At 75c-Men's winter weight under wear, Winsted make, value $1.OO. At $1.46-Men's 4 pure worsted full reg ular made natural color underwear, value S2.OO.
 At 39c-AIen's winter weight camels hair and natural wool shirts, medI- um and large sizes, value 59c. At 10c-Men'S cameFS hair and natur- al wool socks, value 12hc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
C0iOred Dress Goods.

Another bargain week. We want the business, and as our stock is larger than usual, We must unload. At 39c-All wool French Henrietta,
 value 59c. At 69c-5O inch all wool, homespun
 mixtures, value $1.00. At 29c-All wool French flannel waist
 ing. value 5Oc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
COlOred Dress Goods.

42 inch heavy serges
 and novelties one
 price 25c 10 pieces all wool serges,
 whipcords and Hen
 riettas, value soc, our
 price 39c All wool Thibets, chev-
 iots and granite cloth 50c 42-46 inch whipcords.
 cheviots, chevrones
 and surah twills,
 value $1.oo our price 69c 54 Camels hair, Vicu-
 mas, Venetians. and
 broadcloths, value
 $1,25 and $1,5O 98c
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
Sporty Shoes |Af S2.5O

Because Dodge is talking pretty loudly of his S3.50 and $4 goods for men, don't think he forgets the fellow who must make 8 bill buy pairs. Swell extension sole Satin Calf, Box Calf. Titan Calf and Vici Kids at $2.oo are bringing in the boys. See, too, what we show at $3-yelour Calf, Viei Kid, Enamel, Box Calf and Waxed Calf. See that Waterproof Kangaroo Calf, waterproof sole and upper-$S.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
Women's Listers and RagIans.

Made of waterproof mater.al, the popular overgarment of the season; waterproof and yet a. cloth to all ap- pearance We have them in a variety of styles and prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-04

hot one and three fourth inch cable
 ninety feet long, link within link with
 out weld, and with the stud already in
 it's place in each link. The links are
 connected by webs and fins, which are afterward removed cold by punching and special blaming machines. It is claimed that cable made in this man. her from the usual ship quality of steel is 50 per cent. stronger than the best welded iron cable of the same size, and that it is also very tough. The works have a frontage to the river of one thousand yards and are equipped with powerful machinery. The rolling mill engines have forty-eight inch cylinders and drive mill weighing over two hundred and fifty tons There are punching machines for removing the fins from the links and a special blaming machine for cutting the inner connec- tions. The principal machines have been specially designed for this work and patented in many countries. Rolls are now being prepared for other sizes of cables, and eventually heavy short link crane and hauling chains will be proceeded with by the Rolled Weldless Chain company of Newcastle -on-Tyne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-04

cent in subjects supposed--but only l before.
 | Recently more attention has been
 given to foundation studies. but the
 habits engendered by long experience
 of perfunctory examinations or no ex- aminations at all in English for college
 entrance still persist in preparatory
 schools, and still foster the idea in pu- pills and parents that English branches do not demand serious attention after the primary school grades have been passed.
 Doubtless the schools and academies ought to maintain a higher standard as a duty to themselves and their pupils.
 But even if they do not do this on their own motion the colleges can and should force them to it by applying even more rigid tests in English writing and spelling than in the more advanced courses. Shortcomings in classics or mathematics can be made up, for those studies are continued in college; but there is little opportunity in college to supply fundamentals of common school training as an incident to the little teaching in advanced English confmon- ly given.
 If the student does not learn to spell and to write grammatical sentences be- fore he goes to college the chances are that he will never acquire such knowl- edge. Thousands of college graduates are without it. They go through life with the stamp of higher education upon them, at every turn finding themselves ignorant concerning the simplest matters which nobody ever taught them, merely because all their teachers assumed those things to be as a matter of course thoroughly under stood. or at any rate to be beneath their attention.
 If Columbia university, even at the cost of sending it's freshmen and soph- omores to spelling school, can set the fashion of compelling all college gradu- ates to be thorough masters of primary English studies, 1t will have made one of the most needed advances in Ameri- can education. College graduates would not be the sole benefciaries, but the pupils in all our schools would share with them the advantages of bet ter English training enforced as a pre- liminary to colleege matriculation.-- New York Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-04
LECTURE BY S. P. CAPEN.

President of American Beard of Mis-
 sons Before Divinity School
 S. B. Capen, president of the Ameri- can board of missions, discussed "The Difficulties at Home and the Success Aboard in Foreign Missionary Work yesterday afternoon before the Yale di- vinity students in Marquand chapel.
 The speaker said that the main liffi- culties in the work at home arise from the multiplicity of appeals, indifference, ignorance and hardness of heart. Be- sides, there are many people who are pious, but narrow, also the all-pervad- ing spirit of commercialism in the at mosphere of our churches. The praise worthy work of the missionaries aboard and their success in educating the na- tive population was discussed at length.