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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-30

shore Canadian fisheries, which belong solely
to the Canadians, and the sea fisheries, which
belong to the world. Mr.. Dinglev said the set
tlement of these does not require a COM
mission. II any Disputes arise on this poin,
let the state department negotiate TO bring
about a settlement OF that alone. and not at
tempt TO bargain away the right of our fisher
men TO our markets on any account Every
one knows that the Canadians desire the
commission for this purpose, and those who
favored it expected that this result would
follow. We have had enough of Joint COM
missions TO deal with the rights of our fisher
men.
Ex-Collector Babson, speaking of tine fish
cry matter tonight, said that be was confident
the democrats would not now make a serious
effort TO press the commission plan; and he
very much doubted whether Secretary Bay
ard would care to have the subject brought
up. .You see," said Mr.. Babson, THAT the
department was misled last summer BY the
British minister. He made the secretary of
state believe that he was acting in the inter
ests of the American fishermen. and that it is
fact that most of the fish are caught in Ca
madam waters. But the enormous protests
that have been received here from the fisher
men have led him to think that he may have
been mistaken, and it may be ersvely doubt.
ed whether he is anxious to have the foreign
affairs committee of the House enter upon a
policy which is certain to be defeated
Mr.. Babson, who addressed the House for
eign affairs committee today, said that he
found very hearty American feeling there
and that many democrats have taken a great
interest in this matter on the fishery side
Mr.. Babson will appear before the Senate
foreign relations committee tomorrow. MIR.
Babson has not yet been able to ascertain the
reasons why the admin stration suspended
him from office. The only report that he has
heard is that it was because he was an offen-
sive partisan.
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UNCLE SAM AS A PUBLISHER.
Enormous Number OF Volumes Printed by
the Federal Government.

Washington letter in New York Sun.
There are 63, ,O63 titles in Major Ben. Per-
ley Poores recently published "Descriptive
Catalogue of Government publications. And
it is estimated that there are at least 10000
titles not included in this compilation 1t Is
pretty safe to say. therefore, that the govern
ment has published since its organization
5000 distinct works, so that the "Pub. Docs
Docs, as they are irreverently called would
a library that would rank among the largest
in the country. The most complete collec-
ton of these documents is that in the Boston
Public Library the next in fullness is found
in the Congressional Library, and the third
largest library is probably owned by the an
tiquarian book firm of Anglim & Co., of this
city. These dealers are now completing a
full set of public documents from the twenty
third Congress. Only few volumes are
missing and these thev expect to find, and
when the collection is finished they estimate
it will contain 90, 900 titles. The price of
this library is set at $4,000, and as all the
volumes which compose it were printed at
the public expense and distributed gratutous-
ly, this sum should represent good profit to
middlemen.
The documents are of all sizes and relate
to every imaginable topic. Some are great
lUlCk IudTtOs, ike tfle census VOluUles or the
medical History of the War" And at the
other extreme are thousands of pamphlet
reports on small matters. But it should be
noted that the bills introduced in the Con.
crosses are not included in the titles, if they
were, the totals would be high in the hun.
dreds of thousands. The largest single pub
lication ever undertaken by the government
is the Tenth Census" which, if completed,
would fill about twenty four large ouarto
volumes. Only half of these have been is
sued or ever will be, but even as it is the
Centennial Census is probably the most vol
um nous public document not counting as
serial the various annual reports. No doubt
the finest and costliest group of publications
relate to the government surveys. Many OF
these reports are superbly gotten up, copi-
ously illustrated. and accompanied by maps
of the highest scientific and mechanical ex.
cellence. One special series of twenty sepa-
rate titles relates to the canals routes and
I.thmus of Panama.
Then there are reports Of expeditions TO the
Arctic and to the Amazon, reports on cholera,
on birds, and bugs, and grasses, on various
branches of political economy, on the Indian
from every standpoint; many elaborgte re.
ports on patents; the learned volumes put
forth under the auspices of the Smithsonian
Institute such bulky documents as the stem.
ograpic reports of the Star Route trials and
the Guiteau trial codifcation of the land
laws, and the army publications relating to
the civil war. These are all executive docu.
ments. put out by the departments. Then
there are the Congressional OCCUR : q
which include the Record, which alone M
now swollen to ten thick quartos for Il n
Congress; the great volumes full of te uR
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FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
The Clever Way in Which Cattle Raiser
was Robbed.

CINCINNATI, Jan. IS.
When August Heffernam and Jacob Lorins
were about half way between the Cincinnati,
Washington 4 Baltimore railroad track and
the southern railroad bridge, on their wav to
work early yesterday morning, Hefiernsm
saw an object at tine foot of the embsnkment
which resembled man. and he and his COM
panlon slid down TO investigate. They found
well dressed man, apparently 40 years old,
whom they thought at first was dead. They
soon discovered signs of life, however. They
could find no traces of wounds and went to
work to revive him. After considerable rub
bine of the wrists he opened his eyes.
While scrsping the mud of his clothes
Loring discovered that one of the pockets of
the mans trousers was turned wrong side out
As soon as he could talk he asked to be taken
to the Palace Hotel. After full resuscitation
he told while in bed at the hotel the following
story:
MY name is S. f. Chamberlain. live
near Toledo, and am raiser of stock and
q dealer in it. l arrived in Cincinnati a few
minutes after o'clock last evening Wish
ing TO reach the Palace Hotel, / stepped
into the first carriage saw. don't remem-
Der what it looked like and would not
know the driver if l should see
him, as l suspected nothing wrong and paid
not the least atte ntion TO either. | remem-
Der now that the carriage was very close
and that all the windows were up.
Suddenly l noticed sound as though the
air was rapidly escaping from tube. Almost
instantly feeling of sutfocstion came over
me. l raped on the window and cried out,
but was comepletely overcome before | could
attract attention or break the glass. WAS
conscious tor some minutes and remember
the carriage joltng along, and may have
been driven about the city all night as far as
know. What followed is perfect blank
to me. When got into the carriage had
valuable gold watch, about Sl20 dollars in
cash. gold ring, an overcoat, a hat and a
small valise, in which was a change of linen
All these things disappeared, and | suppose
the villains robbed me before they threw me
down the bank. | thought there was only
one man in the hack, but there NAV have
been two. | am waiting here for money to
come from home"
An old policeman tonight said; "The
scheme is an old one, but did not suppose
any one would dare work it in Cincinnati.
The hack was 'tixed'-that is the driver had
on his seat under blanket rubber bag
filled with supplying gas, which was connect
ed with the inside of the hack by rubber
tube. The carriage was made as air tight as
possible, and at the right momeht the driver
turned a stop-cock and stood on the sack.
forcing the gas into the carriage.
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pietely demolishing one of the large windows.
Conductor Healey reports that there were
| more than 80 breaks in the wires between
here and Brunswick and that in the vicinity
of Harding's Station nine telegraph poles
were laying fat. having snapped short of
under the pressure on them.
BANGOR, Jan. 20.
Bangor has come in for a good share OF
the trouble. The damp snow that fell here
last night formed into stiff crusts this morn
ing, and travelling was thereby rendered ex
tremeiy difficult. Pedestrians have become
adept in the art Of lodging snowslides from
our many antique roofs. great many fat peo-
pie have Set down suddenly and few people
who ventured out were able TO keep unruffied
tempers.
At Ellsworth the wires were badly inter-
fered with by the storm. and shade trees
we're much damaged. 1t was very foggy
with light rain there this afternoon.
The Western Union system in this section
is badly deranged. There has been no COM
munication with Boston since Thursday
morning. There is communication from
Bangor to Waterville and from Bangor to
Vanceboro, but east of the latter place the
wires are all down.
This morning heavy slide of snow and
ice falling from the roof of the building oc-
cupied by Tea White struck the awning be-
fore the doorway, breaking it in q hundred
pieces.
At two o'clock this afternoon lot of shop
keepers on the Kenduskeag bridge thought
they heard roll of thunder. They didn't
though. IL was snowslide. The old-fash-
ioned gable roof of the building on the south
side, occupied by George joss, shoe dealer,
and Lombard & Gould. harness maker, could
hold the load no longer, and the snow and
ice came down, smashing awnings, glass,
etc. Glass in different parts of the city was
broken. The mayor has instructed the city
marshal to notify all owners of buildings
bordering on streets and near the highways to
have their roofs cleared of snow and ice
The Corinth, Winterport, Amherst and
Exeter stage drivers report the travelling this
morning extremely difficult.
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HEAVY GALE.
Valuable Shade Trees in Newburyport
Seriously Injured.

NEwBURYPoRT, Mass Jan. 2S.
The storm of today has been very des-
tructive in this vicinity, trees and telephone
lines being greatly damaged. Every street
has limbs of trees which have been broken
off bv the weight of the .leet and Ice upon
them. In many instances fine, large elm
trees are runined, while smaller ones have
lost manv branches, and it will take many
years before our streets will possess their
usual finely shaded appearance. Portions of
several streets it became necessary to temp
orarily close for public use on account of
threatened danger from falling limbs. Fruit
as well as shade trees have been broken
down by the weight of the ice upon them
Several large telephone standards yielded to
the great strain upon them and gave way
and telephoning has been rendered nearly
impossible The wind has been from the
northeast, and blowed heavy all day.
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new YORK Produce Market.

NEw YORK. Jan. %,
FiouR-Receipts, l2,327 exports 5e0J; sales, lb,-
500, No. 2, ID az 90, fancy white Western, extra,
8 20 a so; common to good, i5a3 90; good to
choice, ) 90 IA 25; City mill extra, 4 IS a 4 ps:
superfne, 275a 800, st. Louis extra, 3 10 a 40:
winter wheat extra. Is a 8 60; Minnesota extra,
Is a 8 IS.
WHEAT - Receipts, 100; exports. sl.Sl7; sales,
$4,000; No. red, SOL No. red, OIL; elevator
No. Red State. e5l; No White state. Di.
RYE-quiet.
BARLEY-oasier.
CORN Receipts $4,000 bushels, exports. 100;
sales, I9s,o00; spot No 2, ~: No 2. 49i
OArs-Reccipts. 370s0. sales. 10000; No 3, ~;
do White. 39i, No =, Ji a 37i; do white. 4Ol a 40I;
No 81; do White. IS Mixed Western, " a "
White do, 30 ~ White State, 40aIi
SUGAR-Cut loaf and crushed 7a7, granulated.
o. white extra G, 81 a 81; yellow, Aab; mould,
6l.
PErRoLEUM-United, SOL bid.
TALLow-caser.
BEEF-eteady.
PoRK-Mess spot. 10 37l n 10 so; clear back,
10 90.
LARD-rehned. 9 20.
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Rheumatism

We doubt II there il, or can be, specific
remedy for rheumatism; but thousands who
have suffered its pains have been greatly ben
Gifted by Hoods Sarsaparilla- II you have
failed to find relief, try this great remedy.
Il was afflicted with rheumatism twenty
years. Previous to 1888 found no relief but
grew worse, and at one time was almost help
less. Hoods Sarsaparilla did me more good
than all the other medicine ever had"
II. T. BALLOON, Shirley Village Mass.
~ had rheumatism three years, and got no
relief till took Hoods Sarsaparilla. It has
done great things for me. recommend 1t to
others" LEWIS BURBANK. Biddeford. Me.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is characterized ty
three peculiarities Ist, the continuation Of
remedial agents; I'd, the proportion; Sd, the
process Of securing the active medicinal
qualities. The result is a medicine OF unusual
strength, efecting cures hitherto unknown
Send for book containing additional eyidenc.
Hoods Sarsaparllla tones up my system,
purlbes my blood, sharpens my appetite and
seems to make me over" j I. THoMPsoS,
Register OF Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
"Hood's Slrsaparilla beats all others. and
tsw0rth us weight In gold" I. HARRINGTON,
iao Bank Street, New York City.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Bold by all druggists. 81 six for 81 Made
only by G. I. HOOD & co, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doees Ono Dollar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-30
FROM LEWISTON.
Boy Drowned in Canal-PrOmin. mt
Citizen Dead.

LEWISTON, Jan. 90.
Napoleon LiIenreaux, French Canadian
boy, nine years old, was sliding down the
hill near the waste canal of the Continental
mills. Friday afternoon at four o'clock. He
slid into the canal, disappearing beneath the
swittly-rushing waters of the canal. His BODY
was recovered about hundred yards down
the stream. The ice-cold waters had quickly
robbed him of life. number of fatal drown
ing accidents have occurred at this same
spot and in the same way before.
Andrew T. Bean, of Auburn, aged &c yrs.
formerly OF Bean & Stetson, one of the oldest
firms of Lewiston, died today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-30
Consumption
Conquered! !
WHEN THE DOCTOR COULD DO
NO MORE.
CHAS. A. CABRERA, 80 Hawlev
St., Boston, Mass, writes:


"One year ago was apparently so fan
gone with Consumption that my life
seemed only question OF days rather than
months. With my faith in the ability OF
physicians to help me all gone, tried al
most every known remedy, with no appar.
ent benefit. Finally, as last resort. | was
induced to try DR.. K. G.. Flowers Lung
Cordial The very first dose gave me re-
lief. and with the first bottle took a new
lease OF life, and can honestly say to-day
that one spoonful "f hi, remedy is worth
more to the sufferer from Lung troubles
than gallon ot any other known remedy
A bottle of it is now one of nv choices,
possessions, and at the first symptom of 4
cough or cold, ilv to it for the relief it
never fails to give"
DIR. FLOWERS LUNG COR
DIAL is without question the most
wonderful Lung remedy ever dis
covered. 1t eradicatcs the germ OF
CONSUMPTION AS NO RENE
DY HAS EVER BEEN KNOWN
TO DO. 1t stands without rival
for COUGHS, COLDS, BRON-
CIIITIS, ASTHMA and CON
SUMPTION.
Price $l.00 per bottle. \ copy
of DIR. Flowers Rules for the
Treatment of Consumption accom-
panics each bottle
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Death of Henry r. kidder.
NEw YORK, Jan. %,

NEW ORk, Jan. Is.
Henry p, Kidder died at the Brevoort
House at about 5 o'clock this afternoon, after
an illness of twelve days. He came to New
York on business. On the second day after
his arrival, however, he was confined to his
room. The earliest symptoms we're of pneu-
monia, although the cause of his death was
Bright's disease. which suddenly assumed an
acute form. His family physician, DR.. Ho-
mans, was summoned from Boston, and his
wife and two of his three sons Joined him.
The body will be taken to Boston tomorrow
and the funeral services will be held at his
home on Sunday.
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There Are n Few Druggists

who care more to mai c IA large profit worthless
article than TO wait for the prosperity that ultimate
ly results from honest dealing. These are the men
who. when asked for Benson's Capcne Plaster, will
recommend some cheap and trashy substitute or i'm
tation, saying II Is "just as good" Sometimes they
will do up and sell the miserable imitation without
remark, allowing the customer. to suppose he has
Benson's. II the valueess plaster IL returned,
"Cheap John" will say he made a mistake;--if not,
he has done good stroke of business The public
are cautioned against John and all OF his ik Buy
of respectable druggists only. The genuine Ben.
sons plaster has the Three Seals" trade mark and
the work "Capcine" cut In the centre.
dsc30WSMIw
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RICHMOND, Jan. %

The rain and seet storm caused much
and wires, and all through the night was
heard the sound of falling ice and the crack
ing of the limbs of trees as they gave way
under the weight of ice and force of wind.
Much damage has been done to shade trees,
of which there are many in the village, ,ems,
willows and maple. being the kinds to suffer
most. Considerable damage has been done
to fruit trees, the old trees receiving the most
more than those in the village. The full ex-
tent of the damage cannot yet be estimated,
for if the wind freshens, many more trees
will be ruined.
There is no communication by telegraph
or telephone in any direction, every wire
being broken. One wire was working from
here to Bangor, Thursday afternoon. but gave
way during the night.
Work on the ice has been suspended on
account of water and slosh on the ice fields.
GoRHAN, Jan. 30.
The beautiful ems for which this village
is noted presents a sorry sight this morning,
the heavy ice coating from yesterdays rain,
causing more damage than all the gales with
in the memory of the Oldest inhabitant.
BATH, Ian. %.
One OF the worst effects of the sleet storm
can be seen on South street from High to
Middle streets. The many trees on both
sides of the street are more or less damaged.
The street and grounds in that vicinity were
literally strewn with boughs. some of very
large size. The fine shade trees near Gen.
Hyde's residence were considerably dam
aged. Reports from the southern part of the
city indicate that the damage to shade and
fruit trees is equal to that of other places
about town. Work at the various ship yards
has been suspended on account of the slip
pery condition of everything, which renders
it unsafe for the men to work. During the
storm large maple tree in the yard at the
north eide of the residence of j. c. Jameson
on High street, succumbed to the weight OF
the accumulated ice and splitting of at
place where it was fully IA inches in thick
ness, fell against the side of the house COM
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Meeting OF Creditors.

PORTLAND, Jan. 80.
A meeting of the creditors of Gardner,
Grated, S37 $50; liabilities, S46,715. 1t was
voted to accept 80 cents on the dollar, cash.
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Ice Stock for Sale.

INORTY SHARES In the Centennial Ice Co.
Il Buildings now contain 1000 tons good ice.
Also interest In an Ice pond most favorsbly located
for winter shipments. Inquire In person or By mail
Of GEO. W. HESELTON, Attorney at Law,
h sani4deod2w Gardiner, Maine.
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A SENSATION IN THE SENATE.

Senator sherman Introduces a Moderate
Silver Bill. Which is Regarded as in
the Nature of a Compromise-Hoardi
Silver Bullion and Issuing Certificates
Mr.. sherman Would Place Gold and
Silver on the Same Basis.
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THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.
Lord Salisbury's Resignation Accepted
by the Queen.
LONDON. Jan. %.

boNbON. JhD. zJ
The Queen has accepted the resignation
of Lord Salisbury and his cabinet. Lord Sal
isbury returned to London this evening from
Osborne. He was closely guarded by detoc-
tives. The Queen has summoned Mr. Glad
stone for consultation.
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>ew York Money Market.
HpeninQ Report.

NEw YORK, Jan. ~.
Money cay between from a 2 and closed at >
frine Mercantile paper, 5. Exchange s'eady
" Tor long, and y for short. Governments steady
Cloaipo hids.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-29
The Dark Ages.

The Dark Ages is name often APP
piled by historians to the Middle Ages,
term comprising about /, 900 years,
from the fall of the Roman Empire in
the fifth century to the invention Of
printing in the fifteenth. The period is
called dark" because of the generally
depressed state of European society at
this time, the subserviency of mems
minds to priestly domination, and the
general Indifference to learning. The
admirable civilization that Rome had
developed and fostered was swept out
of existence by the barbarous invaders
from Northern Europe, and there is no
doubt that the first half of the medieval
era, at least, from the year 500 to 1000,
was one of the most brutal and ruffianly
epochs in history. The principal char
acteristics of the middle ages were the
feudal system and the papal power. By
the first the common people were
ground into condition Of almost hope
less slavery, by the second the evolu-
ton of just and equitable governments
by the ruling classes was rendered inn
possible through the intrusion of the
pontifical authority into civil affairs
Learning did not wholly perish, but it
betook itself to the seclusion of the
cloisters. The monasteries were the
resort of many earnest scholars, and
there were prepared the writings of his
torians, metaphysicians, and theolo-
gians. But during this time man lived
as the historian Symonds says, "envel-
oped in cowl." The study of nature
was not only ignored but barred, save
only as it ministcred in the forms of
alchemy and astrologv to the one car
dinal virtue-credulity Still the
period saw many great characters and
events fraught with the greatest import
ance to the advancement of the race.
We have not space to give even a
synopsis Of this long period, but would
advise any one who desires to get q
clear ami comprehensive view of the
medieval era to read Hallams Europe
During the Middle Ages. Inter
ocean.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-29
How He'd Fix the Big Snake.

Garry Benson and the sea. serpent are
not congenial. Garry claims this section
of the Hudson as his property on the ground
of prior occupation, and vows death and
destruction on his snakeship's head should
he dare trespass on his grounds. The dis.
coyery of the monster few days since just
below the city inspired many Of his juyen-
lie pupils with fear OF death by mastica-
ton, and it has required good deal of OK
ira swimming and tumbling about in the
water on Garry's part to keep the young
sers from deserving him. Before that
thing showed up remarked Garry, the
season had been very good Que. There
were good ilany cold days. but the. didn't
hurt the business any to speak OF. Then
the house was rather small, but there
was shallow water aud fine beach Just
back of it that the lads used as much ms the
bath itself. Now this snake or whale or
old stump, whatever it is sticks its nose out
of the water down the river and the boys
begin to see snakes whenever they come to
swim. If I had lots of money I'd hunt the
thing with dynamite and hand his scalp (if
he has any on the bath flagstaff. Albany
Erening Journal.