Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-02

A bill which has been before Congress
| twenty years, providing for refundiug
20 the loyal states, the sums paid by
them "A direct tax TO the national
government when the government was
MANAGED Nv rebellion, has just passed
the House Of Representatives, and will
undoubtedly receive coucurret action in
the Senate. Should il pass both houses
and receive the Presidents signature
Maine will receive the sum Of 1857 ,102,
which will be turned into the State
treasury and will tighten by so much
the burdens Of our citizens In the matter
Of taxation.
| We do not remember to have seen in
print before, the following characters
tic letter Of President Lincoln. While
he was q young attorney at Springfield,
III, he received a letter from 4 business
house in the East asking about the
| resources of a Mr.. Brown with whom
they had some dealings, 10 which Mr.,
Lincoln replied: Il am we'll acquainted
with Mr. Browu, and know his eireum-
stances. First Of all, he has a wife and
baby together they ought to be worth
$50 UlD to any man. Secondly, he has
tu office in which there is table worth
II 80 and three chairs worth, say, 81.
Last Of all, therc ia in one corner large
rat hole. which will bear looking into.
respectfully Yours. 4. LINCOLN"
The telephone Is about to have
new application that of foreteling
storms. a new discovery has been
made IA to one of the properties. pf this
means Of transmitting sound. BY pLac-
ing two iron bars at seven or eight meters
distance from each other, and then put
ting them ia communication on one side
rs a copper wire covered with rubber,
aud GA ;he other side with a telephone,
storm can be predicted at least twelve
hnars Ahcad through dead sound
heard ia the receiver. According as the
storm advances the sound resembles the
beating of haistones against the win
dows. Every fash Of lightning. and, of
course, every clap Of thunder that ac-
companies the storm, produces shock
similar to that OF d stroke Of stone cast
between the diaphragm and the in
strument.
when Commissioner Wright of the
National Bureau Of Labor. issued his
preliminary report ia August last on the
cost Of iron and steel production he
promised that the complete report would
be forthcoming early in the present year.
This report has lust been transmitted to
Congress by the President. The inyes-
tigation upon which the report is based
was carried out under the authority of
the act establishing the Bureau, requir-
ing the Commissioner 10 report on the
cost of producing various articles OF mer.
chapdise in this and other countries.
The present report IS confined TO the cost
Of iron and steel production. In subse-
quent reports it is intended to deal with
the principal textile industries. From the
known able character of Col. Wright as
shown By previous reports issued from
his department, the present treatise will
be looked for with interest
The edition of lions Herald for Feb
~ is memorial edition of the one hum
dredth anniversary of the death of John
Wesley, and the editor, DR.. Charles
Parkhurst. who is well known in Maine.
devotes the entire first page of the
paper TO synoposiam of opinions upon
| the life, character and influence of the
great divine. These expressions are
from the leading olergymen of the
country Of alt denominations, and one
sees among these brief letters the great
names of Methodists, Universalists,
Bsptists. tnitarians, etc. The sem
timent or these opinions is remark
able for its broad unanimity and true
catholicism President f. Ii. Capeu, Of
Tufts College (Jniversalist) says: IF
were 10 sum UP in hriefest possible
words the qualities that, in my iudg-
ment, constitute the greatness of John
Wesley, should name these three /;
| High spiritual endowment. moral
earnestnesS seldom equalied, and L fac
ulty Of organization that amounted to
genius.~ Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale,
/ I nitSrian) writes ''As the dust of the
time passes. | shoa'd say that the real
power of John Wesley reveals itself
as it was scarcely known in his
time. 1t is the power OF gem
sine christianity a naan who believes
that Jesus Christ is the Leader aud Sa.
viour of mankind, aad who really wishes
70 follow Him in the establishment Of
6ofs kingdom" The only Maine con.
trihusor is Principal A f. Chase of the
East Maine Seminary. Bueksport. who
says: Ellis breadth Of scholarship, in
tensity of purpose, tireless action, I'M
yielding will, and prophetic assurance,
are all rich with the Masters love
Where else do we find such oise Of char.
aeter, such symmetry Of faith. hope and
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