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and return to England. AT forty miles it
parted and was spliced. At 200, when all
was running smoothly. she broke and back
to England che expedition went. Inc
chairman of the board of directors of the
Atlantic Telegraph company, which was
then operating the scheme, said briefly.
Sell the cable" and remained away from
the meeting. The vice chairman resigned,
but Mr. Field prevailed on the faithful
ones to make one more attempt. for the
ships were at hand, the cable ready, and
there was chance. Only chance, but sue
cess rode in on that one chance and on Aug.
5, 1858. the cable was completed. On the
10th messages passed between Queen Vic
toria and President Buchanan, and on Sept.
/, the very day of the celebration of the
event in the city of New York, came the
startling announcement that the Atlantic
cable was dead. The current positively re-
fused to work.
Then came a reaction in the public mind
Extravagant laudation gave way to de-
nunciation and derision. Was the cable a
gigantic humbug, a hoax, or another John
Law "bubble?" More moderate critics
asked if the telegraph plateau was not for
all a-myth and the submerged cable prob
ably knawed in two by abrasion on the
JeeSS5So ECtihS Va LuOunUttluS!
The motives of Mr.. Field and his coadju-
tors were severely criticised, and enemies
asserted that the alleged dispatches by
cable were forgeries
Yet Mr.. Field bent every energy toward
a renewal of the scheme In 1861 the
United States was involved in an expen-
sive war, and, although feeling the need of
cable, had load of war debt in prospect
that put an end to dreams. An incident
OF the war, however, helped to renew in
terest in cable on both sides Of the ocean,
for when England was about to declare
hostilities with this country on account of
the Trent affair it was freely avowed that
a telegraph across the Atlantic would
have warded off the crisis by transmitting
word of explanation in mick O. time"
After five years of agitation, or in 1854,
100000 new capital was subscribed, new
cable and new machinery were ordered and
the mammoth steamship Great Eastern
was bought and placed at the service of
the company to lay the cable. In July,
1865 all was ready for another start, and
paying out began on the Irish coast. After
two breaks in the current, which were cor
rected by picking up many miles of wire
and splicing in new sections, the Great
Eastern completed two-thirds of her jour
ney, and suddenly the cable broke and
slipped off into the sea.
Mr.. Field stood watching the straining
cable the moment of the calamity and
when it was over walked into the saloon
where the gentlemen of the expedition
were at lunch, and for the first time in the
history of the struggles his lips quivered
and his cheeks were blanched. Instantly
the great ship put about and shortly stood
south of the line paid out. Grapnels were
thrown, and after raking the ocean bed
two miles deep whole afternoon and
night, the irons caught in some object un-
mistakably lying prone on the bottom. It
was hoisted 700 fathoms, or one-third the
depth, when the machinery gave way and
again all was over. Nine days and nights
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The Assault on the Mckinley Law.

WASHINGTON, January 13.-Represen-
tative Sherman Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
and some of the other House Democrats
have devised scheme of bringing before
the public the practical workings of the
Mckinley bill.
Mr. Hoar has introduced a resolution di-
recting the committee on manufactures
to report to the House the effect Ipon
the general manufacturing intrests of
the country of the present act.
A similar resolution to asc ortain the
effect upon agriculture has been intro
duced by Mr.. Mckinney, of New Hamp-
shire, and referred to the committee on
agriculture.
MI. Lapham of Rhode island made
his resolution apply to labor and had it
sent to the committee of labor, while Mr..
Houk of Ohio. completed the quota by
wanting to know the effect of the tariff
on foreign commerce, which the commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce
will have to wrestle with.
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they raked to recover it again and three
times they caught it, but no rope could be
found strong enough to haul the monster
on board.
When the results of all the experiments
were summed up it was decided to go
ahead just once more; new company was
formed with a6Oo, 900 capital, Field putting
in 10000 of his waning funds.
On Friday, July 10, 1866, the Great
Eastern again set sail and all went well.
Dispatches reporting the progress Of the
war then going on in Germany were re-
ceived daily through the payed out portion
and the coil on shipboard, and posted up
on deck alongside the record of the Great
Eastern's marvellous sail, and on the 9th
the American end of the cable landed in
the harbor of Hearts Content. Just as
the surplus coil was cut for a final anchor
age of the shore end, a message came
through from London congratulating the
cable layers upon the completion Of their
work. Separated from those cordial SEN
fences by only a dash was the eight word
announcement, '"Treaty of peace signed
between Prussia and Austria"
GEORGE L. KILslER.
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MIR. FIELDS DESCRIPTION OF A THRILLING
SCENE IN MIDoCEAN

SCENE IN MIDoCEAN.
But our work was not over. After landing
the cable safely at Newfoundland we had an
other task. to return to midocean and recover
that lost in the expedition of last year 1855.
This achievement has perhaps excited more
surprise than the other. Many even now do
not understand it." and every day am asked,
"How was it doney" Well, it does seem rather
difficult to fish for jewel at the bottom of the
ocean 216 miles deep. But it is not so very diff
cult when you know how.
Once. on the 18th of August, we got the
cable up and had it in full sight for five
minutes-a long, Shiny monster, fresh from
the ooze Of the ocean s bed-but our men began
to cheer SO wildly that II seemed to be fright
ened, and Suddenly broke away and went
down into the sea. This accident kept us at
work two weeks longer, but finally, on the last
night of August, we caught it. We had cast
the grapnel thirty times
1t was a little before, midnight on Friday
that we hooked the cable. and it was little
after midnight Sunday morning when we got
it on board; Al! who were allowed
to approach crowded forward to see it,
yet not a word was spoken; only the voices
of the officers in command were heard CIV
ing orders. All felt az il life and death
hung on the issue. 1t was only when it was
brought over the bow and on to the deck
that men dared to breathe. Even then they
hardly believed their eyes. Some crept toward
it to feel Of it to be sure ii was there.
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A SONG OF TIE CABLE.


Come, listen all unto my song;
It is no silly fable;
TITS all about the mighty cord
They call the Atlantic cable.
Bold Cyrus Field, he said. says he,
~ have pretty notion
That can run a telegraph
Across the Atlantic ocean,"
Then all the people laughed, and said
They'd like to see him do it;
He might get half seas over, but
He never could get through it.
To carry out his foolish plan
He never would be able;
He might as well go hang himself
With his Atlantic cable.
But Cyrus was valiant man,
A fellow of decision,
And needed not their hooking words
Their laughter and derision.
Twice did his brayest efforts fail,
And yet his mind was stable;
> He want the man to break his heart
Because he broke his cable.
*Once more, my gallant boys" he cried;
Three timesl"-you know the fable;
c'I'll make it thirty" muttered he,
"But what I'll lay this cablel'D
John G. SAKE.
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in the case of citizen Cyrus w. Field, for
Establishing Geographic communications
by means of the Atlantic cable traversing
midoccan and connecting the Old World
with the New" the approval of the people
at large was rs hearty as the vote in both
senate and house had been unanimous in
passing the act Men and women who were
children then now recall the cable celebra-
ton as the first great event in memory, and
gray haired folk have not forgotten the
years of dazzling expectation and of hopes
blasted and deferred between the inception
and the achievement of that wonderful
undertaking.
The first news dispatch by the successful
cable told of the end of the Austro-
Pr,lssian war of 1865, and between the lines
might be read the announcement that the
warfare of the cable was also ended After
thirteen years of struggle the Atlantic tele-
graph was a fact. What triumphs. of
science or miracles of art" in the history
of civilization have called forth greater
display of human energy, endurance and
courage than this same battle of the cable2
Admitting the correctness of the conclu-
sions of the able deep sea explorer, Lieut..
Maury, that Shere was plateau stretching
between Newfoundland and Iceland espe-
cially adapted to the purpose of holding
and protecting submarine cables. there
arose at that date the questions whether
wire could be constructed long enough to
span 1900 miles, and. if so, ship large
enough to carry it and lay it; and would
ever the treacherous sea prove calm enough
and smooth enough to admit of the laying
of cable mile and half to two miles
down in the deep, and above all would men
sensible enough to control so much gold as
would be required for the scheme be in
spired with faith to put their hands into
their bank vaults and foot the bills? And
if the cable could be laid would the electric
current work?
Field had accumulated competence for
those simple days and was enjoying it
when the idea of cable came to him in
1853 He then enlisted Peter Cooper, Moses
Taylor, Marshall O. Roberts and Chandler
White in the enterprise, secured the char
ter of the New York, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph company, and with
capital of 81, 500, 900 went to work. A tele-
graph line and a road were built through
400 miles of Newfoundland wilderness, over
mountain and gorge, through swamps and
across rivers, around deep inlets and over
rocky headands, task that alone de-
T 1 @.s, n the ,aviny Of = able across the
Gnif If ' Ct Lawre,ce the loss Of a cable in
a .,ale 81 the first attemnt the comnletion
Of line and road I4O miles lonp across
G.na Rreton Island a year,s DELAY IN mall.
insr snd laving q second cable through the
,r,,if the yhoIe at . cost of a ronnd million
Of dollars ali ont of the coffers Of half
dova,, man
M Field then went IN ENGLAND to ask
snanoi.I a;a his ESTIMATES caleine, for ego
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Seville Drowned Out.

MADRID, January ia dispatch from
Seville states that business in that part
of the city bordering upon the Guadal-
quivir liver was brought to a .tandstill
today by sudden rise in the river. The
inundation Hooded the wharves and
warehouses, rendering the transaction
tity of debris was brought down by the
river that the port is practically closed
to shipping.
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Masons Unite.

LIvERMoRE FALLS, January 13.-P. G.
M. David Cargill, acting as r. W. G. NJ,
consolidated Reuel Washburn Lodge, F.
and A. M, No. 1S1, of Livermore Falls,
and Oriental Star Lodge, No. 81, this af-
ternoon. The new lodge will retain the
name and charter of Oriental Star lodge.
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Commissioners Notice.

TYyHE undersigned, having been appointed by
il the Hon. Judge of Probate, for the County
of Cumberland, on the first day of December,
anime the claims of creditors against the estate
of Samuel Herrick, late of North Yarmouth, i'll
said County, deceased, represented insolvent,
date of said appointment are allowed to said
creditors in Which to present and prove their
claims, and that they will be in session for tho
B. b. & ii. NJ VERRILI, No. 1871 Middle
street, Portland, Maine, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon on the following days, viz:Tuesday
January 90, 1892; Tuesday, March 20, 1892;
and Tuesday, May 81, 1892.
Dated this fourth day of January. A. ID. 1892.
HARRISON NJ. DAVIS.
jams, 11&1S HARRY M. VERRILL
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Field went to work to prepare 900 miles
more of cable for another trial. He soon
sailed for home and was met at the dock
with the news that his private fortune had
been nearly swamped in the financial panic
of that year By personal solicitation OF
Mr. Field both governments again loaned
ships. and in June. 1858, the Niagara and
Agamemnen with a feet of consorts, rem
dezvoused in midocean to begin paying out
from the center Although it was mid
summer the Agamemnon WAS nearly wreck
ed in gale.
Before starting again to lay the writhing
monster it was agreed that in case it parted
when less than 100 miles were out, the ships
would turn about, splice and begin again;
over 100 they would abandon. the attemnt
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Cur Winter Weather Has Gone to Texas.
Houston, Texas, January 1S.-Spec-
ials from about fifty points in the south
and east of Texas are to the effect that
the worst weather prevails that has been
known for many years. Ice is common
and sleet and snow cover the ground
where such things before have scarcely
ever been known or seen.
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Gorhann.

Gorham.
Mr.. George T. Blake of West Gorham
was quite seriously injured by runaway
horse, Monday.
The third Entertainment in the Grange
course will take place next Monday even
ing at Ridlon Hall, by Prof. bennett,
elocutionist, in costume, with an entire
new programme assisted by Mrs. Ada
Carey Sturgis, soloist.
The Local union of the Y. P. S. G. E.
will meet with the society of this place,
at the Congregational church, Thursday
evening January 18th.
The Young People of the Epworth
League will hold a sociable at Mr.. S. S.
Andrews, Thursday evening.
Monday evening large number was
present at the public installation of the
officers of John r. Adams Post No. 101
Past Commander Theodore Shack
ford installed the officers of the Post as
follows:
Commander-EdwardH Harding.
S. V. Commander-M. G. BurneH.
j. V. Commander-B. F. Whitney.
Quarter Master-G. L. Day.
Chaplin. d. Spinney.
SurgeOn-A. W. Lincoln.
Officer Of the Guard-A. K. P. Marston.
Adjutant-H ". Hale.
S. NC. NJ Floyd.
O. M. Sd. B. Hanson.
Past Commander H. R. Millett in
stalled the officers of the Relief Corps as
follows:
Pres.-Mrs Sarah Shackford.
S. V. P.-Mrs.-Myra M. Floyd.
j. V. P-Mrs. Mary l.. Sturges.
Treas.-Mrs. Antonette Millett.
Chap.-Mrs Pannera d. Cobb.
Secy Miss Rose B. Burnell.
Con..Mrs Clara Libby.
Guard.-MisS Lizzie Fitzpatrick.
Asst G.. Miss Abbie McDonough.
After the Installation speeches and
music were enjoyed and a bountiful sup
per was served in the banquet hall.
WATERFORD.
SOUTH WATERFORD.
The recent heavy rains have filled the
wells and springs so that no scarcity of
water is apprehended the entire winter.
We have perhaps four inches of snow
but SO light it does not cover the rough
roads sufficiently to make good sleighing
For the want of snow little business is
done especially in numbering operations.
The grippe prevails to considerable
extent and is on the increase but as yet
no fatal cases are reported. B. G. Chad
bourne ESQ.,, has been quite sick with in
fiuenza but is convalescent. Mrs. Webb,
the sister of Mrs. Chadbourne, is quite
ill and several others are more or less
sick with the grippe.
Mr.. Chadbourne and wife, Mrs. Webb
and her sister Mrs. Boynton OF Massachu-
sets usually spend their winters in
Florida. but as they have not gone as vet
it is probable they will spend the entire
winter here.
Mr.. B. G. Jordan has recently made
quite extensive purchases of timber land
in Lyman but is unable to move lumber
for the want of snow.
Mrs. Parmelia Roberts has gone to
spend several months with her two son
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HE thanks of the
A m ERIC an con-
gress have been
jealousy reserved
for great captains
who on land or
sea win battles
that deserve the
highest recogni-
ton the republic
can bestow, but
when the Thirty
n int b congress
made an exception
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Cyrus W. Fields Battle for the Ocean
Wire.

Thirteen Years of His Prime Expended in
the Entcrprise-Haif the World Scoffcd
and the Other Half Doubted. Yet He
Won.
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ton. Book rights reserved.l
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the one in Lynn and the other in Chelsea,
Gray.
DRY MILLS.

DRY MILLS.
Mrs. Nancy Witham died at the home
of her son, Mr.. Joshua Witham, last
Sunday morning and was buried Tues
day. Mrs. Witham was the oldest
woman in town.
Mrs. Marion Weymouth near neigh
Dor and the mother of Mrs. Joshua
Witham, died last Thursday and was
buried Sunday.
Mrs. Fl. L. Morse returned from Will
ton Monday.
MI Isaac Libby's sister, Mrs. Susan
Dunlap, of Portland, was buried at Gray
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook are both down sick
with the grippe.
MI. James Libby and wife, of Bath,
are visiting at his fathers, Mr.. Isaac
Libby.
G. e. Libby has quite a crew of men
cutting and hauling lumber to his mills.
He intends to put in a half million this
winter.
There is not snow enough yet for good
sleighing. 1t was raining Wednesday
morning.
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P. G. Noels residence and Reed C Mar
tins publishing house, Topeka, Kan,
burned Tudsday night. Loss $4,000.
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Baldwin.
NORTH BALDWIN.

NORTH BALDWIN.
The farmers are getting off their
apples.
The most of the people are recover
ing from the grippe, but Mr.. L. S. Nc
Corrison is quite sick now, also Mrs.
James Weed.
Mrs. Ignas Vending died very sudden
ly JAN 6, of the grippe. She has been
in poor health for many years and it was
not known that she was much worse un-
til she passed away.
M. j. M. Sanborn goes to Portland Jan.
Is as juryman.
The school in Dist. No. closes Jan.
IS: it has been a successful term under
the instruction OF Fred Kneeland, of
Lowell.
Miss Emma c. Wiggin, who has been
at Dorchester, Mass. has returned home.
Cumberland.
WEST CUMBERLAND.
The funeral service of Andrew Morri-
son, who was killed on the railroad at
West Falmouth was held at the M. E.
church on the 9th inst
At the annual meeting of the Cumber
land Farmers Club the following officers
were chosen:
President-C A. Merrill.
Vice Presdent-R N. Leighton.
Secretary-M n. Pearson.
Executive Com.-W. w. Libby, J. w. Shaw,
o. A. Mountfort, j. S. Barston and S. S. Clough.
1t was voted to hold the annual fair
on the 18th and 18th of Sept. next.
MI. and Mrs. Josiah Morrill,, who have
been very sick, are slowly recovering.
Kezar Falls.
E.E. Hastings, ESQ.,, of Fryeburg, was
in this place last week looking after the
Hiram pauper case.
Two young men wi with a phonographa
this place for few days. The old folks
seemed to enjoy it fully as well as the
children.
Baptist quarterly meeting at the South
Hiram church next Saturday and Sun
day.
!. to open an undertaker's shop here,
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A Russian nnctnr

Russian journal reports an interest
ing case of a philanthropic physician
Visiting the patients of his districts, the
doctor found that i'll many instances
their sickness was caused by hunger.
To the most needy he prescribed 'ssix
pounds of pure rye -four in doses of two
pounds a day" He ordered his patient
to get the medicine at the drug store of
the nearest village, where it would be
issued free of charge every day. The
good doctor made arrangements with
the druggist to supply the -four at his
expense. In this way his patients will
be kept from starvation the whole
yyinfor
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Orangs in London.

For some time the collection of an
thropoid apes in the Geological gardens
was reduced by the death of Sally and
George to single representative of the
order-a gibbon. The stock has within
the last day or two been recruited by a
pair of orangs, which occupy the cage
that used to lodge the celebrated and
much lamented Sally. Unfortunately.
however, these two little beasts do not
appear to possess the same yigor of con-
stitution which Sally enjoyed. One has
distressing cough and the other looks
decidedly out of sorts. 1t is to be feared
that they will not long remain with u.s.
2 These anthropoid apes, which are al
ways among the most interesting ex-
hibits, are unfortunately the most diff
cult of all animals to keep healthy
during captivity. There are not many
among the large number which the
Geological society have acquired during
the last few years that attained re-
spectacle age. Even Sally was only 10
or ! years old, and it is probable that
all the larger anthropoids live about as
long as we do in wild state
Daily News.
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A Dog. w.rdrob..

Nine. Patti sat behind her diamonds
IN the opening OF H. horseshoe of news
paper men in her parlor at the hotel. A
wee dog, soft and silken, and the color
OF rich cream. was in her lap. A red
blanket covered his narrow back and
sides His name is Prince Ricci. Heis
OF q Mexican breed, known in dogdom
as chihuahua, and has an aristocratic
air. After Mime, Patti had kissed the
wee dog number of times and had
wiped the corners of its bright little
eyes with lace handkerchief. she called
her maid and had Prince Riccis trunk
brought in.
'sNow, these are his blankets" said
the prima -ponna with evident delight,
as she unpacked number of artistically
made and handsomely finished little
squares of rich fabrics. There We're
several colors in the wardrobe. Don't
they look comfortable?" asked Patti A
dozen heads nodded, and such express
sions were made as ''yes, very" per
fectly exquisite:" ''charmingly artistic +"
Delving deeper in the trunk Prince
Ricci's toilet was taken out. The case
WAS handsome. 1t had a fancy snap and
was lined in rich. satin.
This" said the queen of song, tax
ing small carved brush from the case,
''is Prince Ricci's too. You cannot keep
the dear little fellows coat in proper
condition without careful attention.
The brush was passed around the horse
shoe and returned to the case. Prince
Ricci buried his nose in PATHS. rich
gown as her jeweled fingers took very
small brush from the case. The bristles
did not bristle. they We're so soft. This
is for Prince Ricci's teeth. They are
brushed regularly every day. 1t would
be quite impossible for him to have good
health were they neglected. New York
Advertiser
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Getting Rich Fast.

Two young men near Los Angeles,
Cal, are rapidly making a fortune slay-
ing coyotes. Last April they were not
worth fifty dollars, but now they have
81, zoo to their credit in bank and they
are adding about $3.50 a week to their
deposit. They have fifty traps set, and
with these and their rifles are rapidly
thinning out the coyotes in Los Angeles
and San Bernardino counties. At five
dollars scalp there is more money in
hunting coyotes than in growing grain
or fruit, but the business will probably
come to an end when the next legisla-
ture meets. The law which was passed
as a joke has proved to be very costly
pastime. Francisco Chronicle.