Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-25

90 for its exhibit AZ the Wofla .oiuh
bian Exposition $1,000 Of which will
be devoted TO ia educational department
IL IL reported that the Kansas farmers
paid of 100000 OF their mortgage
indebtedness ia July when money was
scarce. They are likely within the next
three months 30 pay OF ten times that
sun. Then we shall hope 10 hear less
about poor mortgsged hardened Kansas.
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On single day OF her last voyage
from Queenstown to Sandy Hook, the
steamer Teutonlc registered 81 miles.
Upon this basis the entire distance be
tween the two points named. VIZ 2s's
miles, could be made -favoring winds
and waves considered-in few minutes
less than i've days and nine hours.
Ex Governor Go0dell Of New Hamp
shire, who ia largely engaged in the
manufacture Of cutlery, says the McKin-
lev bill has increased his sales during
the seven months Of this year - per
cent. over the sales during the cores
pondlng months Of last year. More
over, prices In 1891 are 10 per cent
lower than they were in 800.
The terrible disaster In New York on
saturday shows how utterly hopeless it
is for human beings to escape alive from
the great. densely packed buildings In
large cities when once IRE breaks out
in them. 1t Is believed that not single
person In two large buildings, out OF
more than 30 employed therein. got out
alive. The loss of life was appalling.
Prof. g. II. Whitcher, whose name
has been brought prominently before
the country IA one Of the persons who
found Amy and who Is likely TO get
half Of the 5000 reward, Ia director of
the New Hampshire Experiment Sta
ton, and has lectured before Maine far
mers At our farmers Institutes many
times. But as it WAS Mrs Warden who
really discovered Amy many are in
clined to think the whole amount should
20 to her
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Canada makes great addition TO the
contributions Of wheat which are depress
ing speculative prices and proving that
the supply of this hemisphere promises
to he equal to the needs of Europe. The
10000, 900 bushels OF wheat now pre-
dicted il one-third larger than last year,
and thrice the yield Of ISIS. Not since
1884. when the Canadian wheat crop
rose to q, i0l IGi bushels. has Canada
had crop relatively rs large. Where
the Dominion was expected to contribute
1906, 900 bushels to the worlds supply |
It promises to furnish twice this.
Visitors to the seashore In these late |
August days have their eyes delighted
by the grand display of fall flowers
made In the swamps and fields, along the |
railroads, by the roadsides, in the pas
lures aud out of-the way corners. The |
golden rod Is out In all its glory and the
wild asters in their varied hues are
modestly clustering beneath its halo
while later in the fall the meadows will
be earpeted with every shade of color
from brilliant reds and yelows to deli
cate greens, rich browns and mellow
puppies all blended together in patterns
AZ rich rs those OF n Persian rug
The American Agriculturist has made
careful examination of the matter and
plaSes the corn crop OF lSal at 9, 900 900,
600 bushels; the wheat crop, 800 1000, 900
bushels. and oats, 622 900, 900 bushels
This aggregate crop Of 3 l22 100000
bushels Is j. per cent greater than last
years, and Il per cent higher than the
average of the l preceding years. These
are facts. They cannot be successfully
perverted or iuggeled by all the Simp-
souian and PeiterIan demagogues that
ever lived. Prosperity has come to the
Western farmer In the face OF innumer-
able Ieremisds which pictured exactly
opposite results.
President Bsrrison's frank avowal in
his recent speeches that he would veto
bill for the free coinage Of silver If
sent TO him has Won for him warm
words Of approval from men of both
parties. No one appreciates more than
does the President tn, terrible evils OF
deprecated currency. IL is a fortunate
thing for the nation that it has in the
executive chair man Of courage and
convictions at time when the silver
mine owners and spectators are so
active. II Ia certain that all the power
OF the Admin ,trstiou will be exerted to
Illustrate the selfish schemes Of the free
coinage spectators.
The death Of Congressman elect Gam.
BILE Of south Dakota, makes another
vacancy In the thin ranks Of the Repub
leans Of the ne xt Congress that must be
dlled The vacancy In the Second Ten
nessee District, caused by the death of
l.. c. Houk. will undoubtedly be filed by
the election OF his son. J. c. Houk, who
has received the Republican nomination
The party msjority is large in that dis
triet. and only the show of contest will
probably be made by the Democrats. In
South Dakota the election will have TO
be from the state at large. as no con-
sressionsl districts have as yet been
arranged. n number OF candidates are
siresdy in the field.
notwithstanding that all the rail.
roads have built and are building new
cars, twice the available stock could be
used In moving the grain crop OF the
northwest and car famine in that sec
tioa d inevitable. Such crops have not
been seen throughout the west for years
Oats especially are immense. In sections
Of Minnesota and Iowa they will average
from 60 % 20 bushels to the acre and In
many places will run as high as 100 bush
els. Not only Is there big yield but they
will weigh "a to 70 pounds to the bushel
Out there afeeling Of happiness and
prosperity has come over everybody in
consequence of the big crops. There is