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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26

Mr.. s. +. Lowden of Belgrade appear,
to hold the best record ON wood hauling 10
this city up to date. In five days he hauled
from his home TO Augusta 10 cords of wood
and delivered it to customers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26
SAoApAHoc.


The ice company q Thwins's Poist have
hlled six housss and began on the ether
six. TAsy Purpose - harvest - lesa q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26

u. W. Hines, A laborer at the Stones
sheds, had his leg caught yesterday between
two cakes of ice on the run badly bru.slng
1t. 1t 10 thought no bones are broken.
though Mr.. Hines will probably be KEEP,
from work for some time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles shovjd
carefully read the shove.
dec20Jlv vrhdlv%al,-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26

In the last Congress the Committee on
Ways and Means had six Southern men,
the Committee on Elections seven, the
Committee on judiciary six, etc. The
single State of Missouri furnished Chair
men for the important committees on
Banking, on Coinage an on Agricu'tn
the Chairman OF the Committee on Nav
al Affairs was from Alabama, and the
Chairman Of the Committee on Marine
and Fisheries from Arkansas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS.

BAlA.s. Net A..st., Dec. 81. 1859, ssa,siz s4l ~
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And all Disorders II the n
eestivs 0rfana Its iikewis-
. Corroborativs or Strength .
snins Medicine, and nay L.
taken With bsnsht In all cssss
o. Debility. Tor Sal ny I'll
Drnxgbts Price, u Opr-,>t-
tie Or. schepck = New r. 4
on Lung, Liver and ss1niaeh
mailed hss- Addr.,
Or. IN .oSAsMeh s Son 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26

Total TO Policy holders, q, s3Y. si3 81
Commissions to Agents,
Salaries. Medical Ex-
aininers' fees, Print
Ing, Advertising. Leg
al, Real Estate, and all
other Expenses. .. "a, so4a -
Taxa. 30e2elt7
o.oIo. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26

cAnTI0N ". 1. boasiss' sans e.
0k8O 4O4v price arc stamped ON tn
seo6 1irccf 70 fnCfOry enclOsin6 a3v6raoo4
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
SPLICING the LADnEIss.


the immense chimney Of the thread
works twice. The outer course Of brick
was torn of In several places and the
chimney probably injured in other ways,
SO that it was thought unsafe to continue
the operation Of the mills till an exam
ination could be made.
The height Of the stack Is 1875 feet,
greater than that Of any other in the
United States. How to examine and
repair the damage wrought was prob
lem solved by Phillips. who offered to
climb the chimney and hang .
painters scaffolding from the top.
He proposed to use ladders which he
would lash firmly to each other and fix
to the side Of the chimney by means Of
spikes driven into the cement between
the bricks His proposition was &C.
cepted. and q week ago last Wednesday
he began to ascend the chimney.
With ladders and ropes and spikes
Phillips set TO work, and in few hours
he de monstrated the practicability oi
his plan. A fire truck ladder thirty.
ave feet in length was used as a
foundation. its spikes at the bottom
being sunk in q heavy plank. and its
upper end fastened to the chimney
with hooked spikes, which were
firmly driven into the cement. The
second ladder. which Is twenty-five feet
long, was dashed to the hrst, underlap-
ping 1t Eve feet A cross cleat Of wood
WAS fastened at the base, to make the
union more secure. and . strong plank
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
THE PROBLEM AT THE Tor.

was placed on two protruding spikes
to keep the ladder . proper dis
tance from the face OF the chin.
ney. This process was repeated with
all the ladders Each ladder was hauled
up by tackle block and rope, operat
ed by two assistants upon the ground.
After the lower end was secured Phil.
lips daringly climbed it half way and
drove the spikes with which it was to be
made hrm.
The chimney Is round, OF symmetri-
cal form, and is beautiful piece OF
architecture. At the top there is =
great fare or bell that has an outward
slope OF Ave feet, and to overcome this
apparently insurmountable obstacle
seemed to the spectators Of the work
the most difficult part OF the under
taking. Phillips was equal to it,
however. He carried his ladders up in
. straight course as far as they would
60. and from point fifteen feet or NO
lower ran long ladder to the top Of the
bell. This was secured In the top OF
the chimney by means Of spikes, and
1t Was made steady by lacing
from the top of the uppermost short
ladder, SO that he could climb 1t to
drive the spikes. To the onlooker it
seemed an impossibility to SO fasten =
ladder at the angle required rs to ena.
BILE the climber to crawl outward and
get over the edge Of the bell at the top.
but 1t has been accomplished, and the
daring climber has earned q snug fee as
his reward.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
WEST AND SOUTH.


In Chicago over 4. .OUO carpenters struck
on the 7th for forty cents an hour and
eight hours work.
AT Edgerton, Kan, the women's tick.
ct, including mayor. Judge and council
men. was elected on the 7th.
FLAMES destroyed the Texas standard
cotton-seed oil mill and refinery at Gal
weston on the 8th. Loss, S2OO,OOO.
In his charge to the grand jurors at
Sedalia, Mo-, on the sth, Judge Ryland
instructed them that the fashionable
game of progressive euchre was gam
bling.
AT Norwalk, O., q storm Of wind on
the Sth caused great destruction to
buildings, and Miss Dora Palmer, aged
10 years, was killed by falling timbers.
At Collins, fifteen buildings were
wrecked and several persons hurt.
In Michigan on the sth q wind-storm
wrecked houses and did other damage
at Charlotte, Kalamazoo, Mount Clemens
and several other places At Frazer
Mrs Fred Eberlin was struck by light
ming and killed.
ADvIcEs Of the Sth say that no one
was killed in the recent cyclone At
Prophetstown, ILL.,, and only few per-
sons were injured Many buildings on
the edge of the town and in the vicinity
were wrecked.
THE Iowa House passed the Austria
lian ballot bill on the sth by vote Of
IS to Q.
WILLARD WILLIAMS, known as 'tCrazy
Kelly" shot and killed Miss Maggie
Pritchard, niece Of the wife Of Judge
Clinton Texton. and then fatally shot
himself ON the Sth at Medford,. Wis.
WIND in Illinois on the Sth wrecked
houses and out-buildings at Roberts,
Anchor. La Harpe. and Highland Park.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
4 MAN OF NERVE.

The Remarkable Feat Performed by John
PhillIps-Ciimblng : Chimney 335 Feet
High-Hls PsriIous but InGenious Method
of Reaofing the Damaged Top oS the
0ress smoke stack Of the Clark Thread
Company's worIss.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Thousands Of
persons kept their eyes on the big chim-
ney OF the Clark thread works, 1T Kear-
ney, yesterday morning, watching for the
appearance Of John Phillips, the bold
slater, who was about to finish his task
Of making the wreck created by light
ming approachable by inspectors. At
7:19 o'clock Phillips placed the last
ladder, an iron one, in position, and
climbed over the great bell and collar
TO the top Of the chimney. On reach
ing the top he waved one hand and .
wild cheer arose from the assembled
watchers. A few more hours work by
tho nervy climber made it possible for
workmen to reach the top. The chimney
was found to be considerably damaged.
During the severe thunderstorm on the
morning Of March % lightning struck
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
PLAIN DEALER.
EVERYTHING IN TIE LINE CT
JOB WORK,
Bill Heads, Cards, Pos
ters, Circulars.
siiIsfaciIe1 ip Meiiness, Pronptaess lll
Pric. GuaTanteed.
N-asva m q trial before eederina eIzevhann,
MISCELLANEOUS.


-Phonograph closets are very common
now in the Offices Of business men. A
man goes in and talks to his machine,
and after while the typewriter goes in
and the machine talks to her.
An English religious pap.r publishes
the following advertisement: "A lady
wishes to hear of . good school for girls,
where the birch rod. now coming into
fashion again, IS used in the old way"
South Georgia BARRIERS have rule
that is universal. A stranger is requi.ed
to pay fifteen cents cash for a shave,
while resident pays ten cents cash for
shave, and can even get credit il he
wishes it at that rate.
1T came out in an English court late
~ that 100 wornout horses had just been
shipped from that country to Germany
and Belgium to be used in the manufac-
ture Of sausage, and that such shipments
werc regular thing.
Although Connecticut is but ninety
miles long and seventy broad, it Is SO
we'll supplied with railroads that you can
travel In its cars close upon one thou
sand miles, 1t is said, without crossing
its borders and without repeating"
When lady living in Chelsea, sent
to London for doctor, she apologized
for asking him TO come such distance.
Don't speak of it, !" answered the NJ. D.,
Il happen to have another patient In
birds with one stone"
One of the best shooting territories
in this country east of the Rocky noun
tains is found in and near the Okifinokee
Swamp, which covers q large area in
Charitan, Ware and Clinch counties,
Georgia AMI Baker County. Fla. It in
cludes numerous lakes. tn, haunt of
wild fowl, and forests of timber, the
abode Of large and small game in great
profusioi..
The White House stables are pretty
group Of brick b sildings situated on
lot south of the mansion and sheltered
by row Of box-trees. There are four
horses for the use of the Presidents
family. three bays and gray. One of
the bays is named John and he is of
remarkably gentle nature and extremely
fond Of eating sugar from Mrs Harri-
sons hand.
The Cherokee Indians, an organized
nation with chief officials elected by
the people, legislative body in two
branches, and judiciary. maintains
hundred public schools in as many
districts, and two seminarics or high
schools. which cost 500, ,00o each: they
also have an orphan and an insane
asylum and a penitentiary.
There are now five buildings and
fourteen rooms along the line of the New
York Central devoted to the use of the
employees Of that road as places Of rest,
recreation, education and religious in
struction. No intoxicants find place
in them, and they are substitutes for
the saloon. They have been erected or
leased by the men themselves, aided by
the railroad, and especially by Cornelius
| Vanderbilt
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

THE Mississippi flood Of 1890 10
grand object lesson. 1t teaches that
the entire revenue of the United States
Government would not be sufficient to
confine the Father Of Waters to his bed
when the impulse to get up and spread
himself comes upon him. His Muddy
Majesty is as restless as tornado and
mocks the puny efforts Of man to stay
his course or establish boundaries 70
his goings forth. Some other solution
OF the problem than the building Of
mud dikes will have to be tried If the
Mississippi is to 60 unvexed and unvex-
ing to the sea II, indeed, his Majesty
will ever so do.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

about the business Of the Pension Of
fee he estimated that there were z, $780,
600 soldiers in the Union army during
the war of the rebellion, Of whom l, $780,
600 are now living. OF the living and
the widows OF the dead there are now
on the pension rolls the names of 4S5.-
600 persons. There are now pending in
the Pension Office undisposed OF 1S4, 900
claims for original pensions for soldiers;
$4,000 for widows, and 2OO.O00 for an in
crease Of pensions. making total Of
458. 600. Since the lst OF January last
81, 2229 cases Of pension claims have been
disposed of.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

THE largest bond ever made In Pitts
burgh. Pa. was given the other day by
Milton L. Meyers as guardian of Theo-
dore T. Hostetter, SON Of DR.. Hostctter,
deceased. The bond is for 81, 600, 600,
and has only six months to run. -
young Hostetter will then be OF age.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

In the United States the visible sup
ply Of wheat and corn on the 7th was,
respectively, 26,S45,73s and 21,412, 707
bushels.
THE finding of the Steele court. martial
was made public by the War Depart
ment on the 10th. The Lieutenant is
found guilty OF conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman in striking Pri-
vate Wild. and sentenced to be repri-
manded and confined within the limits
of his post for three months.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
EeTY.F,RsT CONGRESS-

FItTY.FtRST CONGRESS-
MONDAY, April 7.-Resolutions were
presented in the Senate against tho
pending bill for . census enumera-
tion of the Chinese. A memorial was
presented for the admission OF New
Mexico as State, and the Montana
election case was discussed. In the
House motion to suspend the rules
and pass the dependent pension bill
was defeated by vote Of l09 to S7-not
the necessary two-thirds vote in the af-
firmative. The army appropriation bill
(S20. 664. 326) was considered. and the
Legislative appropriation bill (sol, ,000,-
0oO) was reported.
TUESDAY. April 8. In the Senate
the Montana election cases were further
discussed, but without action. The
antitrust bill reported - . substi-
tute for Mr.. Sherman's measure was
passed-yeas, 50; nays, l. In the House
the bill to prevent the enlistment of
aliens In the naval service was passed.
The bills to retire Maior General Stone
man with the rank of Colonel and for .
bridge over the Missouri river near
Sioux City, Ia. were favorably reported.
WEDNESDAY. April 9.-Most Of the
time in the Senate was spent in discuss
ing the Montana election case and the
Chinese enumeration bill. No action
was taken on either matter. The House
bill appropriating SIS, 100 to supply the
deficiency occasioned by the defalcation
in the Office Of the late Sergeant-at-
Arms Of the House was passed. In the
House the naval appropriation bill was
considered and the bill for . public
building at Galesburg, ILL.,, was reported
favorably.
THURSDAY. April 10.-In the Senate
the bill to revive the grade OF Lieu
tenant-General in the army was report
ed, and the Montana contested election
case was further discussed. Mr. Gull
lom introduced bill to prevent Nor
mons in Utah from voting or holding
any political Office. In the House bills
were introduced to incorporate the So
ciety OF the Sons Of the American Revo-
luton. and to reclassify railway mail
clerks into seven classes, with salaries
ranging from $50 to 1880. The naval
appropriation bill was further dis
cussed,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

MAYOR GRANT, of New York, recently
received report from the Excise Board
for the year 1889, from which it appears
that there are now in that city s,sS5
places licensed for the sale Of liquors,
including 5,sb7 liquor saloons, 1874 ale
and beer saloons, 1895 ale, beer and
wine saloons, l53 restaurants, 263 ho-
tells, So steamboats, and 1,O9S grocery,
drug and wholesale liquor stores. The
receipts were s1,442, 77O. an increase of
81, $50 over those OF 1885,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

THERE have been, and perhaps are
now, tender-hearted people who think
the Government has not done enough
for the Indian. Yet 1t is stated that
the Turtle Mountain Indians have IN.
creased in few years from 800 to 1000
by accessions from the Canada side OF
the line. They come over to share bet
ter treatment than they had in Canada.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
IT : BREATHING CAVE.

Ono of the Most Extraordinary Phenomens
Of Nature.
In the range of mountains In Western
North Carolina, known as tho Fork
Range" a most singular phenomenon
exists. 1t is the breathing Cave" In
the summer months current of air
comes from it SO strongly that person
can not walk against it, while in the
winter the rush Of air inward is just a.
great.
The cool air from the cave In summer
Is felt sometimes for miles in direct
line from the mouth of the cave. At
times most unpl easant odor is emitted
upon the current from dead animals
sucked in and killed by coming in vio-
lent contact with the walls The loss
of cattle and other stock in that section
during the winter months is always
great, and is accounted for In this way:
They range too near the mouth OF the
cave, and the current carries them III.
At times, when the change froa in-
halation to eXhalation begins, the air is
filled with hairs Of the various animals;
not infrequently small dry bones have
been carried for over . mile from the
mouth f the cave as though shot from
an air-gun. The air has been known
to change quite suddenly during exha-
lation from cold to quite hot, aecom-
panied by terrible roaring and CUR
Cling sound.
Many scientific men have visited the
place, but the phenomenon still remains
unexplained; the residents Of that SEQ.
ton fear . volcanic eruption. Some.
thing u wrong, sure.--Na.oviiie Ameri'
can,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

THE new extradition treaty with
Great Britain was officially proclaimed
at Washington and London the other
day. American citizens with thieving
tendencies and practices must therefore
select some new country as successful
hiding-place from American officers. for
this treaty puts up the bars 50 high
that they will not get into the Canadian
dominion with any further assurance Of
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
browning Accidents IN New Jersey and
Canada.

BROOKVlLLE, n. j., April 6-Two
girls. aged respectively 5 and 10 years,
daughters of Robert Londerbeck, of this
place, while attempting to closs tres
tie bridge over the canal on the tracks
of the Belvidere division Of the Penn
sylvsnia railroad Monday fell through
and were drowned. Their bodies have
been recovered.
DRESDEN, Ont, April o.-Monday
night two young ladies, Miss Ettie
Sharey, aged II. and Miss Tres Huffman,
aged 10, were crossing the river in
small boat, accompanied by . young
man named Charles Hart, when the boat
swamped and the young ladies were
drowned, Hart being unable to save
them owing to the swift current
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

THE proposed Nicaragua canal will
cost S65. 600. 600. The distance between
the oceans is 1o9 miles, but only twenty
nine miles Of canal will have to be dug.
The San Juan river must be deepened.
Lake Nicaragua affords ffty-six miles
Of free sailing The Snez canal, which
was cut out Of the soil and sand for 100
miles, cost $S1. 900, 600.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

HEREToFoRE Manitoba has supported
separate schools for Roman Catholics. A
law has been passed abolishing this
system, and hereafter all OF the schools
supported by public funds will be nom
sectarian. A report states that the law
provides that all classes shall attend the
national schoola
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

A YOUNG man Of Watertown, N. T.,
was married . day or two ago, and the
wedding feast brought out the fact that
he was burglar. He wore . pin that
was stolen and the table was set with
stolen silverware. As Q result OF the
discovery, he went to Canada on his
bridal tour, leaving his young wife be-
hiuA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

THE story of the discovery Of gold
mine Of astounding richness in China is
supported by many specifications The
gold-bearing quartz Is reported to be on
. peninsula across the Corcan sea from
the peninsula of Corea, and directly
west The mountains are very precip-
itous. and the outcroppings of rocks
rich in gold have been traced for sixty
vni1no
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

The nature Of bacteria was for long
time doubtful, but it has recently been
determined that they are vegetable
rather than animal. occurring In four
forms--sperodical, ovoidal, rod-shaped
and spiral. So minute are they that
$500 Of them placed end to end would
only cover a space equivalent to one
quarter Of the head Of . pin. They are
composed Of granula, watery mass,
surrounded by thickened walls A drop
of water is the ocean in which they live.
Among their various functions Is in.
cluded marvellous power OF reproduc.
tion; in twenty-four hours one bacte'
rum will produce over sixteen millions.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IT was said on the 7th that tho British
spy LIE Caron was living in . suburb oS
London.
Ar Crewe, Eng, Richard Davies, IN
1S-year-old boy, was hanged on the 8th
for the murder of his father.
On the Sth twenty-eight Russian
students who participated in the late
revolutionary demonstration were ex.
pelled from ST. Petersburg.
MANY Cinnamon were on the 10th
said to be making their way into the
United States from Manitoba.
BY an explosion Of can of benzine
Harry White, his wife and little child
were fatally burned at their home ir
Fredericton, N. B., ON the 10th.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
Not an E,,,bexxler.

CINCINNATI April las-Ex-Treasurer
Martin A. Jameson. Of Warren County,
D., who has been on trial at Lebanon
for several days on an indictment which
charged him with embezzling large
amount Of the county funds, has been
acquitted by the iury
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17

DIR GEORGE MURRAY HUMPHREY, in
his work on old age, collected facts. con-
cerning the lives OF no less than
seventy-four centenarians. OF course
old Parr comes In for . paragraph, but
he was only 152. and two others are
named as having reached 100 This is
considerably above Parr.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
Butler University Given $4,000.

INDIANAPoLis. Ind, April l2.-Mr.
with some other parties, have endowed
Butler University with $4,000 1t be-
longs to the Christian or Disciples de-
nomination, which Is especially numer.
ouS throurhOut Indiana
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-17
A Lansiu ark Come.

JOLIET. ILL.,. April L. The red mill,
IN old landmark on Hickory creek.
few miles east Of this city, was burned
Thursday night. The loss is -, 600, the
insurance $s.5O0. A quantity OF grain
was also consumed. The mill had been
in operation forty years