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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Ever since the Democratic nat onal con-
adopted the leaders of the reform" in the
tuiff have surrendered point by point.
These concessions have not been made for
any adequate reason. They have confes-
sedly been made not because the trainers of
the bill believed in them but because it was
found expedient to do SO. While decryirg
the system of protection as favorirism ttey
have granted concessions to what the have in
platform and in press termed robber mo-
nopoies. These concessions are fol, ted
upon the people in the nature of burden
| for the reason tha' they do not represeu
the system OF protection which consider =
every deserving industry. The Democratic C
method in the Wilson bill is as far removed
/ from the doctrine of protection as it is
/ from the doctrine OF free trade on which
the presidential election was won and on
account of which the Republicans have re-
Gently won 50 many sweeping victories.
| 1t is where that protect m ia m iGe to apply
equally to al industries or as
nearly eqlal as may be possible, ard
practical equality was attained under Re-
! publican tariffs. that the system becomes
advantageous to the country. In this sense
| the protective features of the Wilson bill
are not adv anita geous. There is one pecu
1 g Al.
have no. been made TO any Northern indus
try unless that industry had strong Demo.
! Grating backing. Senator Murphy has sue
ceeded in having the Senate committee re
| port good rate of duty for the collars and
cuffs in his district, the sugar trust has beer
| favored and so has the whiskey trust
The Democratic party lsd promised
! free coal and New Englani Demo
Gratis have dwe|t long and earnestly
on what they assumed would be the benefits
sccruing to our manufacturers and laborers
on account of free coal. They reckoned
without their host. Their influence wa,
not strong enough. coming from the North
to receive recognition. Free coal would in
| jure certain Southern industries and was
found unacceptable to certain strong Demo.
cratic influences. So "free coal'' became
thing hanging "quite ou. Of fashion
like rusty mail in monumental mockery. =
Having surrendered the principal of free
trade ard having despised the system of
protection, the Democrats are now pro-
ceesling to railroad through tariff for fav-
orites ana q tsrG for sections. In this lat
ter aspect of the measure it is unpleasant to
recall thai OF all that long drawn Gu hoal
about free raw materials, only so mnch re-
mains as pertains to free VOL. Sarren-
de, anything else but that. Thi. fea-
/ ture of the measure Senator VOORHEES,
in his recent speech called special
attention to, ss The great merit of the bill.
He estimates that the reduction in revenue
from this alone will be Ses,5co coo. The
, reason for this sntinathy to protection Of
wool Industries is not very far to seek when
it is seen that the greater part of the wool
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10
PRESS COM N MENTS.
A Tale oi Extcrlion.
American Economist

A useless and dan We present meas
gerous surplus in ure full freighted
the national treasury with revenue for
tells no other tale every call that can
but extortion on the be made on the re-
part of the govern public at home and
ment, and perver abroad, and with a
sion of the peoples surplus besides of
Intention. GrOrc9' S29 ,3s9 2iJ Sir,
UereidHd'S Letfrr 10 there is no terror to
TUHtmdHy nm CrI- me in surplus like
ebrdtj0n, JuRe 20, this -,NeRdtor Toor-
1883. hoes, AprN :, 1891
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10
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signcd communications.
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Eg5EcrRD cGagCsicArToss.
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{. FLINT, Publishers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

The Boston Globe thinks Maine should
join her mother state in celebrating the
Lexington Concord fight. Which fight
does the Globe refer TO? The one on that
Aptil morning in l775 in which the red
coats were the object of attack, or the one
which has since been going on between
IL xington ard Concord as 10 which tow n
licked EN-.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

over 1900 of thos who voted the Dem
ocratio ticket in Rhode Island in 1899, voted
the Republican ticket at the last electi m.
Verify the D,mocratic party is learning
thst it can't fool all of the people all of Tic
tho time
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

II the breach of promise case over which
Portland became interested resulted in a
1926 verdict for plaintiff. Doubtful if Mss
Poilsrd woull consider that amount
much of victory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

The present term of court in X nnebec
county promises to be memorable one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Licked all along the line" is the way
one Democratic newspaper heads its edito-
rial comment of the recent elections.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING

The Philadelphia Record says that g
feminine fad in that city 10 to wear the
whiskers of lion as talisman; but rs i,
is also declared that Professor Darling re
fuses to let them have any iion's whisker.
the fad does not yet possess any ubstan
tial basis
a society which would have wild.
fiei Of usefulness in this country, would
be one similar to the Shipwrecked Mari
ners' society, of England. which has head
quarters in London and agencies scattered
all over the United Kingdom. Bv the
payment of three shillings year British
seaman can enroll himself as a member
securing many advantages for himse!,
and his family in health, and material as
sistance Ill case of shipwreck or sickness
Alter long delay firman has been
granted BY the sultan to the Palestine ey.
ploration fund to excavate for two years
In Jerusalem The work so fruitful of re
snlts, when carried on by Messrs. Wilson.
Warren and Others % years ago. will ro,v
be resumed under the charge of =. ].
Bliss, who has done very successful work
at lachish. Professor I. +. Wright. 4.
Quincy street. Cambridge, Mass. is secre-
fary for the United States. and will give
further information il applied to.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10
MAINE GOSSIP.

"Portland's Parkhurst'' is what they call
Rev. Matt Hughes who is now taking an
active interest in municipal morality.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Among the evils which Portlani's city
nickel in the slot machines. These ough;
to be easy of capture and removing them
will in some instances be removing a com
mon nuisance. The worst feature of thes.
machines is that many of them have be-
come worn so that the man drops in his
coin but doesn't get any response, the agent
when he comes around gets the coin, how
ever
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

The proprietor of Giilfori's kindling
wood factory is totally bln', but he not
only has an "eye FOR business" but smother
for wood carving. Some of his hsndiKork
with the jackknife is such that very many
with two good eyes would think themselves
smart if they could do it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Muy aCqrtrted With the conditions at
Moos h al lake say the ice is going out this
year earlier than usual. Those interested
in the matter may like to ref,r TO these
d ,tes of the ice departure for several ye' r
past; 1856, May IS; 1887, Mty II; 1888,
May %; 1889, April 2S; ls90, May s; 1891,
May IA; 1892. May 4 1898, Nay 10.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

How old Prob did mix up March and
April,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Lewiston Journal: Searsport has on
hand a controversy over the question who
shall be principal of the high school, one
party wanting to retain Nj. Austin, the
former principal and the other desiring
Prof. l.. w. Hadley of Wesleyan Univer-
sitv. The local paper indicates that the
controversy has grown quite acute, since it
intimates that on account of it Rev. Mr.
Harhutt has resigned the psstorate of the
Coz gtegationsl church. In order to under
stsui AM appreciate su, h Ne iyhborhood
situations, as some one remarks, one needs
a dissrsm, 7 lsriscope and previous
acquaintance with the l.fe and speeches of
the late Mr. Pick ick
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Those who had taken OF the storm win
dows and doors and relegated winter over
coats to the moth chest OF pawnb-oker's,
are not few in this part of Maine. The
only way of consoling themselves for the
weather of the past few days is that it won't
last long. Indeed, there is any thing but
excuse for them in >the fact that similar
storms have occurred in years past AS late
as the one of Surdey and Monday. Recol-
lections of these i'll timed, erratic fits of
weather go back in this State to April G,
1913, when snow fell to the depth of three
feet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

There 10 doubt has been considerabl-
hardship endured on some the i,lands along
the Maine coast the past winter, according
ly we do not mention this incident as an IL
lustration of how hard times among the
fisherfolk come about or how they are en-
dured. Ilarpswell's selectmen ascertained
that man living on one of the islands was
suffering from lack of food and clothing.
H was told to order what he needed of a
certain storekeeper. OF course the m n
was grateful and sent Li' order in next day
for-two pounds of candy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-10

Democr rstic economy (?) will prevent
much work on Maine rivers and harbols this
year. II reasonable bids are off red a %
feet chsunel y i'll be 9redged near High Head
on the Penobscot sni the harhor st Bangor
will be vi iened. B d. we're opened three
weeks sgo for this work, but they were all
too high, the lowest at High Head being
lie. sad the lowest at Bangor Sc. The
contractor will resume work on the Bar
Hslb ,r breakrster abou. the fi-st of MAY.
This job Is somt thing like oue-third done.
At Moosvbick bgsch one thousand yards of
rock are 10 be taken out There is a 80 =
GOO yards Job of dredging 10 be done at
Fteeport aad as much more dirt is TO be
taken out al DsEk Cove. htls break
water viii be constructed st Ii tie Harbor.
The government has taken the lob to
move a schaoibouse of United Stairs lard
ri kittery Point 10 a lot 800 feet array sni
contract. will be asked for soon The ., c.
rsta,y of var has about decided to take
Clshinss I.is nd in Portland hsrbo- at the
spprsissi. Sls0 Geo ,ba. aov-rnneut tiHcisls
thiak it j. q nreuy stes p price to pay for IS
scrss of lsnsl. Tho ig battery which il is
pop sed Ia cOnsract there viii cost in the
neighhorheoi of half million of nooey.
lt will consist OF FIVE la-inch and FIVE 10
inch guns. Bat there is no Nancy to build
this no~, and there is no telling when Con-
gress viii make an adequate appropriation.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15
so SCIENTISTS SAY.


A fire ball, SO brilliant that II was
seen In midday. passed over the Irish
sen ON May Inst.
II is believed that In the future hay
will be so prepared that II will be At
Tor the food OF man
The distance from the far,hest
point OF polar discovery to the pole Is
said to be less than 500 miles.
There arc forty.eight distinc. dis.
cnses OF the eve. No other orran Of
the human body has so many,
"a I. .s,,.,.,.a n., a.. ,..,,.
-, ...,ha..t ,sao $500
with an average velocity of ,hro, and
one half miles per second.
,..,,,, a.. p....,, ...,,..
,a.,s H.. a,s.a..un -, ,,tsa y, 80. ~
fnai,,s /, C,.r..,a H. 80 tne
- e. n.,.io.s n, $50, - -,
.s,amaIna a,,a., IL -. ',' -
N' "'N' s''''''
An alloy That ndhcrcs no hrmly &c
glass thnt u may be used to solder
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

A recently published story criti-
cises the notion that q "cat sucks
away child's breath" This is
merely IN expression erroneous In
its form OF physiological fact All
the felidp possess poisonous
breaths, intended by nature to act
IS on anesthetic on their prey. II q
person cares to experiment by in
haling. for instance. q cats breath,
they can easily realize the truth Of
this statement Carefully watch q
cat playing with captured mouse.
You will discover that the mouse
does not suffer, but is sort of stupe-
fed, as II by chloroform. In the
"Life Of Livingstone" written by
himself. OF explorations in Africa. he
states that once, when he was seized
by lion and his arm broken tho
crunching OF tho broken arm gave
him no pain. SO benumbcd were his
senses by the animals breath. A Gu,
seeks the child. its soft bed and the
warmth OF Its body. and lies down on
the chest Of tho infant Its weight
impodes respiration. ITS breath an,
nsthotizes tho child. and death fol
lows. This circumstance has actu.
ally occurred. and medical record.
conclusively prove it.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

When Arthur came into tho presi.
dency he stirred tho political waters
Of Massachusetts, to their depths by
his appointment OF Roland Worthing.
ton Us collector Of tho port OF Bos.
ton, says u recent book on Washing.
ton notablos. Senator Hoar and
Senator Dawes fought tho appoint.
ment vigorously, and when IL wai
finally made Hoar took 1t as per-
sonal affront Tho disappointment
was so bitter that he threatened to
resign his place in the senate II his
wishes should DO disregarded In the
further changes that were likely ia
DO made. II was Just after the
Conkling Garfield episode. and there
was much speculation us TO whether
no would really carry out his threat
Tho question was under discussion
In tho senate cloak room one day,
and somebody commented rather
obviously on tho probability OF a
resignation.
"Hoar resign" exclaimed Ingalls,.
Never! You don't know him al
we'll us do. Whenever his resent.
mont reaches that pitch he will rise
In his place and hand In tho ros igns.
tion OF Senator Dawes"
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

The secret OF child government 10 to put
yourself In his place. Tho moment parent
can look Mt Affairs from his child's outlook
that moment reason, skill and good effect
enter into h 10 care for the child. 1t Is tho
frat impulse OF the a1crnec parent 10 say
'.no" TO any request on general principles,
when perhaps only once out OF ten unics inc
mo" Is really necessary.
Tho ease with which children are mnuc
happy Is almost provcrbial; the ease with
which they are made unhappy Is not so often
Appreciated. A little Hartford boy years
old, asked 10 make a list showing both slder
OF the matter compiled the following;
Why am happy. Because have eyes
9, ears; 3, mouth; 4, can snuff 3, legs o.
brains; Z, arms; s, soldiers; ., books, 10
am not sick II, that We are rich; IL, house
comfortable; 10, lessons; II, good family.
Why nm unhappy. |, sins; 2, have no bi'
cyclci ., no canary, 4, Lost my knife ., have
10 write this horiid list; o, no dog; Z, nc
lamb; 8, sleeplcss AT early night; ., ! want .
cap; 10. no Ice cream, II, no bananas; u,
no plums; -, frcckies; II, friends away
Ntp York Times
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15
SAID BY sAoEs.

lie that will not reflect Ia n ruined
man.
They never pardon who commit the
wrong.
No ono eau be happy without frs,
being useful.
Our highest 10Y comes when others
r,ioIee with us'
The p,opjc who tnik the mos, too
often say the least
some very GOOD Ioo,sipv pco,,o oro
dcformcd on the inside
Don't scoid the world un,n Won
know what is In your avn brart ~
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

The total value Of church property In the
state OF New York Is $40, l93,OOs. Tho de-
nominations which are the chief bencnclaries
OF the exemption roll are thcse: Protestant
Episcopal, s3l 1903; Roman Catholic,
SIS, AS; Presbyterian, So, 127 .lg2; Me-
thodlst, sls, 305, 200; Baptist, sl3,d25, 5ss;
Reformed, s7,Ges, $50; Congregatlonalists,
81, LID, 262, Lutheran, 81, 6o3 3i5; Jewish con-
grcgntions S5,3i5, 900; Unlvcrsalists, 81 gs,-
$50; Unitarians, sl,ii7,5o0; Friends, sI6I,-
$50; Independent congregations, ti2s, 400,
German Evangelical synod, sGsl.5,O; Evan
gelicnl associations. s40l $50; Disciples OF
Christ, s3G3,6jO; Christians, s25,9jOi New
Jerusalem, $4,000; Morayinns, sl27 200
| Adyentists, SIS, 100; Catholic Apostolic
churches. $3.50 United Brethren, s3i $50;
splritualists, s33, $50, and Chinese temples,
US, 600
The value Of church property In New York
sity IA Sri. gro gtJ
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

Tho eggs OF insect, havo greater
vitality than any other lilo gormn
now known. After exposing silk
worm oggs TO temperature OF w
lcgrocs below the zorro Of Fnhrcn-
nolt Thermometer for lvo hours,
,jpolinuzi. tho great ontlmologlst,
was surprised TO iind that they had
rot boon frozen In tho least, and tina,
their vitality was not Ia the least
impaired. On another occasion he
| treated q dozen graishoppor oags TO
A temperature OF 90 degrees below
| zero without inIurIas tho llfo germ
" NE slightest dsxrsa
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15
Diamond. In the United states.

Diamonds occur In tho United
In two regions Gao extending along
tho southern base Of tho Alioehony
mountains from Virginia TO Georgia
tho other on tho western sido OF tho
Sierra Nevada and Cascade rangos
In Northern California and Southern
Oregon Tho meteorological condi'
ton In these two remote regions are
worry similar. and tho discoycric'
mada In them arc very much alike.
Tho formation In tho diamond bear
Ing localities Of tho United S,ato'
nro very like those Of Brazil aud
India, aud very unlike those Of South
Africa. whcro tho Froat diamond
fields OF the world lie.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15
THE JAoERsFoNrEIN DIAMOND
The Native Who Found It Might Easily
Have Kept It. =.

Tho Native Who Found It Might Easily
Have Kept It. =,
I learn from London that the eri-
peror OF Germany is eager to pur-
chase the big diamond found ct the
Jagersfontein mine, says o Kimber-
ley, South Africa, correspondent OF
the jewelers. Circular This monster
gem turns the scale at 97l karats
and there seems good reasons for
believing that 1t is the very biggest
In the world. Some OF the oriental
potontates have very large diamonds
the weight and size OF which they
arc not anxious to disclose to Euro.
peans, and 1t Is thought that there
are several In existence approaching
nearly the size OF the Jagersiontein
gem. Tho latter is OF fairly good
size and shape, and has been chris.
toned the Jagersfontein Excelsior. ="
Tho Jagersfonte!n mine, which 10
situated about fifty miles from KIM
berley and within the territory OF
tho Orange Free State republic.
Is owned by company many OF tho
shareholders OF which reside In Eng
land and few Of them on the spot
For some time they have sold the
yicld Of diamonds by public tender
In advance. The contractors for
the purchase OF the diamonds In July
were Messra Wcrnheim 4 Belt and
their contract expired on the very
day this famous stone was found.
Had It been handed to the manager
only few hours later 1t would have
fallen into other hands.
Tho Excelsior was found by q
native Basuto laborer named Jonas.
and he could easily huve secreted it.
as has been done In thousands Of
cases no doubt, because 1t happened
that he was working at the time at
place where no diamonds wore ex-
pected to DO found. However. he
promptly placed 1t In tho hands Of
the manager. who did not for con-
siderable time realize its enormous
value. The natives ut the mine. as
an encouragement to zeal and homes
ty. are allowed small commission
upon the diamonds they find, and
Jonas snare was about ESQ This
sum to an African native is quite q
small fortune. and as tho bonus was
supplemented by the gift OF horse,
saddle and bride the Basuto loft for
his homo very proud man.
On the spot the diamond was val.
ued by tho official government In
spoctor at f25.000, but when II
reached Kimberley q bid Of f250. DOC
was made for IT. The offer was de-
clincd, and tho Excelsior was ship
ped to Europe. 1t was curioui
sight to SEQ the parcel guarded tc
the Cape Town docks by squad Of
cavalry and a detachment Of police.
1t reached England safely. and i'm,
mediately the value went up until
now the owners decline to part with
1t for less than fl.000,000. 1t ha:
been lodged in the bank OF England
for security. and at the present time
negotiations are proceeding for II.
purchase on behalf OF tho German
emperor, who Is having q new crown
constructed, and has an idea ap
parentlY that this particular gen
will add luster to tho diadem. He Il
not. however,. the only bidder in the
market, and 1t is quite uncertain
yet what will be tho gems ultimat,
destination.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

With q sweet smile she took his hat
and cane. dearest" sho cooed
when they were seated In the gloam-
ing, 81 have something to tell you. ="
Summonihg all his fortitude he badc
her speak. dearest, she proceed
cd, a delicate flush overspreading her
cheek, "papa has at last consented
10 our marriage" lie was too deep
ly moved to express himself for about
forty-tivc minutes. Whom at last he
found voice the latter thrilled with
emotion. "That-" A gentle
pressure OF the hand told him she
was listening. lis what got by
monkcylng with an opal ring" His
eyes rested upon the fateful Jewel
with n fascination OF horror Detroit
Tribune.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15
YELLOWSTONE FORESTS.


Growth OF the Trees Extended over Two
Thousand Years.
These standing silicified stumpu
and fallen trees. were found varying
In diameter from one to seven feet,
says writer in Popular Science
Monthly. Two sections were found
so perfect that the rings OF annual
growth throughout could be counted.
except a few, fifteen or twenty, near
the heart and bark.
One tree. measuring three feot In
diameter. had 222 rings OF growth,
and another. Of three feet Ave inches
In diameter. had 243-this without
any allowance for q few missing
rings at the center and toward the
bark.
The larger Of these were only half
the size OF the largest seen. Many
were found varying In diameter from
five to seven feet, but mono OF this
size was seen exposing the rings
throughout the entire section.
Judging from the closeness OF tho
rings In certain well-preserved por-
tions OF the larger trees, many Of
them must have been at least 500
years in attaining their growth. II
the rings were truly annual. Taking
one half Of this number. $50 years,
as the more probable age Of tho sue.
cessive forests at this point. 1t is
soon that the earliest OF these trees
were living more than 1000 years
before the last. during which time
there were alternating conditions OF
growth and accumulation Of volcanic
material.
This estimate makes no allowance
for the time necessary for the for
nation Of asoil upon tho volcanic ma
terial. which at first sight would
seem necessary for the support Of
such q vigorous vegetation. It Is
not probable, however. that any con-
siderable time was necessary for this
purpose. for with rare exceptions,
each successive forest took root and
began to grow very promptly after
the destruction Of its predecessor.
In most cases tho destroying flood
consisted OF mud. ashes. conglomer-
alto and other volcanic mate rial,
which formed an excellent base for
this vegetation, and was doubtless
covered with a luxuriant growth as
soon as 1t was dried or cooled suffi-
ciently. and this would require only
q short time.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

Fanny. you should not boat your
doll with that heavy stick. You will
mako all tho sawdust como out OF
It," said Texas mother to her little
girl. who had placed her doll on the
ground and was beiaborIng it with .
baseball bat
81 don't care II tho sawdust docs
como out OF her." replied Fanny. re-
suming her whscks. IL don't want
people TO say that my children
turned out bad because humored
them too much. Texas Siftipga
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15

Fair Organist after un hours hard
practico-Iiere Is your money. Pat
rick; but don't you think you charged
mo rathcra high price Just for pump
Ing tho organ.
Patrick-l,less y'r purity Dyes.
miss. Oh wudn't charged yc a clint II
tn machine did not make such
blnth.rln' noises