Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

'erbe senate, remarked the Phiiadei'
phia Press, ''oagtt 10 pass some bill.
this week, for s9me weeks back IL has
passed nothing iyat the time
Democratic papers have much 10 say
about ihr very small gain 81 population
in Vermont, bat Vermont which has not
had Democratic state administration
within the memory Of man, haA no state
debt, aud u surplus In the treasury.
II IL said that Dr. Mary Walker has
$1,000 from the Government because
siie dressed IN mems clothes and served
the MON cause during the war When
ever the pension IA granted ii should BE-
with the distinct understanding that she
shall never, never DO sueh a thing again.
The physleians have given their opin-
ion on the g,m-ehrwing question. They
tell the girls that gum chewing strength
eas the masaster muscles of the cheeks
but reduces their pumpness. The ha-
bitual gum chcwcr viii have lean bony
cheeks, with prominent muscles, not
adding 10 beauty. A girl can take her
choice and have rosy, plump cheeks or
chew gun aud 20 II on her muscle.
The receipts Of the treasury during
last month were 81 $50. iGG 4 against
sBi $50 300 - the corresponding month
If l-s',, while tho expenditures last July
were sis, l35,li7 compared with sll,-
99s, 5ai 30 during july of last year. The
available cash balance in the treasury
August lst was sl21, FL, ilH77. During
the year there hns been u decrease of
s23 80, lGl In national bank circulation.
At the election at Salt Lake city on
Monday the M0fm"ns were completely
beaten, the majority against them being
nearly one thousand. The cantes' which
eliminated Ia this election has been long
aud bitter, aud the result j. that the
Mornans are completely broken mp. It
is believed that this means their ever
lasting defeat ~ body and that the
next representative in congress will be-
anti Mormon. Grcat rejoicing exist. in
the territory.
Good grangers everywhere will lament
the position taken by state Master
Leonard Ehoue NJ the Pennsylvania State
Grange, who has plunged the order
which il non Politician shat state into
the midst "t the canvass far llttis0n and
BLACK, So FAR ~ he can do 20 in hi- otli-
cal capacity. The doom Of the Patrons
of ilushandry Is sealed and IT, pillars
broken unless II remains true to- It's
Declaration of Purposes and keeps aioof
from partisanism.
II ia nm interesting fact in connection
with the census figures OF population
80 far published, that those cities and
towns which have made the greatest
gain are the ONES tlat have attended
solely Ia legitimate everyday business.
aud to an endeavor to build NJ their
though modest basis, rather than to at
tempt to "hoom' their towns in balloon
fashion, issue ileticious schemes of val
lation and resort to other questionable
means to induce capital and business.
Some railroads are equipping their
freight ears with mir brakes. among them
The intcr-c olOuial Railway, whose cars
are occasionally seen on our Maine lines
There IA special reason why such brakes
should he used on freight trains in the
fact that the most dangerous Of all the
work done by railroad employees Is that
# the freight hrakcmen who arr obliged
to run along on the top of fast moving
train, in cold, icy weather, TO set the
brakes. This work is bad enough in the
day time but good deal of 1t must be
done in the night, and many poor fell
low has lost his life while thus engaged
We hope that the time Is not far distant
when the law shall make it obligatory
to have air brakes an NIL freight trains
Common humanity calls for it, and really
It would be money saved for the rail-
road companies to thus equip their trains.
The business of the Nation Is making
= glorious record under the good policies
of the Republican administration. The
total value of the imports and exports
during the fiscal year ending June 20,
isse, attained the highest point ever
reached In the nited States. They
amounted to si,Si7, iaa oil. sgainst
si,tsi ,asl,oa. during the preceding
ssesl year. an increase of sl59,G ,ss-.
The value of imports of merchandise
also during the past ascai year were the
largest In the history of the commerce
of the country, amounting to sTsa.3si,-
~. against ssts,la ,GSs during the pre-
eeding year. The exports of gold and
silver were SEALED, aoa. AMI sst. aos. esg
were imported. Still the tariff is In full
force, values Of all farm products are
advancing, and there Is sure prospect
that there viii be- still greater increase
during the present fiscal year.
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James NJ Swahk, secretary OF the Iron
and Steel Association writes from Mash
ing,en to the Bulletin OF si,aa Associa.
tioa,ef which heis the editor. as follows
MIR. Blsinex proposition has cxcited
much cloak room and committee room
discussion in hothessnche of Congress.
Senators and representatives lind them.
selves not only face to face with the
question whether reeiprocitv treaties
with sugar producing countries are de
sirable, but also with the broader
question whether reciprocity treaties
VI any kind are desirable; for, OBJ
.yiously. II one reciprocity treaty, deal
ing with one leading product of a
foreign country, is demanded by wise
public policy, another treaty. dealing
with one or more leading products Of
some cther country, may also be demand
cd In the end, therefore. il reciprocity
treaties with our Southern neixhhors
were now to be negotiated, Il is logically
% be Inferred that We would soon be en-