Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-13

The condition Of Affairs in Nebraska ID
not crtditable or pleasant, but a similar
state Of thiags has previously existed in
several American states, and has been
sasisfactorislly ajasted a. 1t viii ba n
that state The qaestioa turns uyon
whether Mr.. Boyd the Governor esectfs
an American citizen or not He is Of
frfsh birEh and came to this country
with his parents at fifteen years Of age.
His father did not become naturalized
before the son became Of age, IL. in fact
he did ever ali, and the Governor cleo:
his son, was never ratnrslized. So there
are two Governors in that state, each
claiming TO be the legal Governor. The
question Of Mr.. Boyd's eligibility Is one
fog the courts to Determine.
The bill TO regulate the salaries OF
clerks In the Railway Mail Service has
not yet been acted on By the House Of
Representatives, 10 spite Of the favorable
report from the Post Office Committee
AID the evident justice Of the measure
The Railway Mail Service is one of the
nest important branches Of post office
work, and the clerks are inadequsrely
paid. The bill to divide the clerks into
grades ard increase some Of the salaries
has the support of the officials who best
know the vaiues0f the services rendered.
The legislation IL 10 the line OF that al
ready adopted in the case Of carriers
and Of that which the post Office clerks
In other branches Of the department
desire. II the House Of Representatives
passes the bill the committee Of clerks
having charge OF the measure believe
that the Senate will act upon IL favorabiy
at the present session
An interesting article Is going the
rounds Of the American press credited
to the London Pail Mall Gazette, on
Gladstone as book buyer. Gladstone's
love Of books. reading and literary his
tory is well known, and his library of
twenty-five thousand volumes Is said to
be one of the most extensive and valu-
able private libraries In England. Lon
don dealers In new and old books delight
To number Gladstone among their GUS
toners. and it is said they are fond OF
Displaying in their shop windows his
orders from their catalogues. The arti-
Gle TO which refereneeis made above was
founded upon the statement that one
Of The old book dealers ia Gray's Inn
road displayed in his window catalogue
from which Mr.. Gladstone had selected
forty volumes with the check sent in pay
ment of the order. The order showed re-
narkable range Of topics, and the writ
ef In commenting upon the selection,
said: at would be highly interesting to
know what Mr. &, wants with Cob
bets Advise to Young Men and Wo-
men" The ignorance OF the writer in
asking this question is quite as remark
able to US, as that Mr.. Gladstone should
want this book, is to the writer. 1t is
one Of the finest of the sturdy old Eng
lishman's marfy charming books, con-
tains most excellent advise to young
men and women, is full OF the purest
and best constructed sentences in the
English language and abounds in bits
of the most interesting authiograpical
writing. It is good selling book to-
day and has never been surpassed in in
terest and value by any of the more
modern manuals Of advise to the young.
IL Mr.. Gladstone did not want it for the
pleasure its reading would give, it is
probable he wanted it to lie in little
gap in set Of Cobbett's writings.