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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
Shall the Great Work Go Forward?

Unite the Atlantic with the Pacific.
A smooth water road for ships between
the two great oceans of the globe. That
long, perilous, and expensive voyage
around Cape Horn would be forever un-
necessary by the completion of the great
enterprise, which large experience and
the Judgment of the most competent men
decide to be entirely practicable. Ten
thousand miles of ocean transit saved to
American commerce by cutting short
channel through the isthmus of Nicara-
qua. This would complete our continu-
Gus coast line from one side of this vast,
the most remarkable republic the world
has ever known, unless poorly cemented,
conglomerate, semi barbarous old Rome
be cited as an exception. No foreign
intrigucs, no British cupidity and jealousy,
must stand in the way of unobstructed
commercial intercourse between the
American millions of the East and the
American millions of the West. This
union between the Atlantic and the
Pacific has long been the sensible dream
of thinking men. 1t has long been in the
minds of American statesmen and Amcri-
can patriots as a work that must be done
10 go no farther back than 1881, we
find that Gen. Grant strongly advocated
building the canal as commercial
necessity, with the financial aid of the
American government President
Hayes, cautious and conservative as he
was In his message March, 1850, said:
"An interoceanic canal across the
American isthmus will essentially change
the geographical relations between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts Of the United
States and between the United States and
the rest of the world In December,
1854, President Arthur transmitted a
treaty he had caused to be made with
Nicaragua, and in his message accompany
ing the same, said: "Thc establishment
OF water communication between the At
lantic and Pacific coasts of the Union is
necessity President Harrison in his
annual message to Congress, endorsed
and commended building the canal in
Language as strong as that of his pre-
decessors President Cleveland has also
commended the undertaking.
In tho national Republican platform
iof 1892, the construction of the Nicaragua
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
PERSONAL.

The historian Froude left an estate val
ned at $4,000.
Mr.. Gladstone is reported to be in al
most perfect health and able to read 10 or
IL hours daily.
The nope has completed the text of his
encyclical in regard to the position of the
church in the United States, but is still
engaged in revising the manuscript
Congressman-elect Edgar Wilson is ly.
ing dangerously ill at his home in Boise,
Ida, and it is feared that he cannot re-
cover. He had la grippe and took re-
lapse
The 11th annual banquet of the alumni
of Bates college in Boston and vicinity
occurred at Young's hotel Wednesday
evening. The new president OF the col
lege, George G. Chase, who is also an
nlumnus, was the guest of the evening.
and was enthusiastically greeted by the
graduates of the college.
Bartram Hiles. the armless artist of
Bristol, Eng, whose pictures, sketches
and designs have won Tor him several
prizes, is only 2S years old, and although
he grasps his brush between his teeth and
paints with much dexterity. he was not
born armless. His arms were amputated
above the elbow in consequence of tram.
car accident when he was years old In
stead, however, of sitting down and be-
wailing his cruel fate, he determined to
rua,s tho raast of J,s ian..s.a an. .ha4 AAlAs.A
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

One reading the testimony of Inspector
Williams as to how he got his wealth will
wonder that man who couldn' fabricate
more plausibly ever had brains enough
to hold an official position even under
Tammany hall. First he would have the
public believe that he accepted position
as policeman, with no intention of taking
bribes, when he had the snug little for
tune of $50, 900 laid by, that he says he had
earned in another occupation. Again he
says that he made money speculating in
corner lots in Japan at a time when for
eigners couldn' t hold land in that country.
1t perhaps isn't to be expected that inter
national treaties could by any possibility
be permitted to mar the beautiful outlines
lines of this remarkable story. Then
he says that one of the proprietors
of certain brand of whiskey, sale of
which he used his influence to promote,
took fancy to him and one day wanted
to buy certain stocks for him. OF course
Inspector Williams wasn't to invest any
money. The proprietor would buy the
stocks with his own money, would use his
own Judgment, his own time and what
ever money should be made by the specu
lation should go to Williams and whatever
losses might be incurred should be borne
by the proprietor of that favored brand
of liquor. These were the avenues to
wealth open to an honest police inspector
in New York city, so Mr.. Williams says.
1t Is marvellous to think of the warm,
disinterested, self-sacrificing friendship
that has characterized Tammany officials
from the time that s1O 900 passed between
Hugh Grant and Dick Croker's family.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
lnexorabIe Laws.
(From the Oregonian. }

1t is worth note that till you come
west of Iowa. Missouri and Minnesota,
scarcely voice is raised for free coinage
of silver or for schemes of fake and flat
money. In the Rocky Mountain states,
where silver is produced, public senti-
ment to an extent is warped from its ra-
tional course by mistaken view OF local
interests, such as public sentiment in the
South was warped by slavery, and this
misguided sentiment affects to an extent
contiguous non-silver states like Oregon
and Washington. But the sentiment is
as irrational in every way and as wholly
untenable as that local sentiment of the
South for slavery in the times before the
war. Though question of different
kind, it is as much opposed to the general
sense of mankind as slavery was, and he
has no more chance of ultimate success.
The common Judgment of mankind as
to values as well as morals, rules the
world We can no more maintain
theory of values against the general sense of
mankind than we could maintain theory
of morals that justified slavery. These
large general questions in physics, science
and morals belonged tc the evolution of
the human race, and they who endeavor
10 dTTcSb ullclE COttTSt dIt always oNCi-
whelmed, crushed and destroyed. The
value of silver depends on the estimate of
mankind, not on the dictum of the bla-
tant politician who seeks votes in sill
yer mining districts or among half edu-
Gated sort of people elsewhere who i'm
agine there is profit for them in short,
clipped, stump-tailed dollar.
1t is almost humiliating to those who
have breadth of view on subjects like
these to be Obliged to argue them as if
there were any question about them. 1t
is not different in fact from the necessity
imposed at times for contention in behalf
of any moral of physical law, ascer-
tained long since and fixed in the gen
eral consciousness of mankind, yet in
particular localities, as interest or igno-
rance may sway, disputed to the point
of fierce political controversy, or even of
civil war. 1t is quite discouraging often,
as Dr. Cole OF Portland, said in the col
loquy, after his lecture on certain first
principles of social statistics, on Thurs
day night, to find oneself so entirely
misunderstood yet the demonstration
must be repeated continually, for its laws
are inexorable.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31


That Boston photographer, who went
to Turkey on a visit to his Armenian
relatives and was arrested ON landing,
and taken before Minister Terrell who
said that even if he was naturalized
American citizen he better get out Of the
country, naturally feels that Minister
Terrell hasn't much backbone. The
Boston man evidently hadn't read the
Presidents last message. Again he thinks
it reflects upon the United States that he
had to leave the country and could get to
see his relatives only by securinga a Russian
passport which the Turks dare not re-
fuse to recognize. Protected by that pass
port he is now visiting his friends in
Armenia unmolested.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
A Long Felt Necessity.

1t is an old saying that the difficulty is
not so much to know the law, as to
know where to find it. Since the revision
of 1883 we have had the accumulated
enactments of five sessions of the Legisla-
tilre, repeating, modifying, and adding to
the laws as set forth in that revision. The
difficulties of research, even to the expert
lawyer, were formidable. He must begin
with the Revised Statutes and then min
utely scrutinize the session laws of 1885.
1887, 1889, 1891, and 1898, exhausting all
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
The Cost of Things.

During the gold fever in California beef
brought 80 cents apound, butter 81, eggs
were S1.25 dozen, a hen sold for So so
and milk at 25 cents aquart. During 1916,
the first year of the Irish famine, wheat
sold in Amsterdam for e20 6s., in London
for e14 14s., in New York for so, in St.
Petersburg for 410 IS. ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Mr.. Carnegie is said to be ready now
to replace the suspected armor plate. Mi.
Carnegie evidently believes in the motto
better late than never. Very recently
rival concern got the contract to furhlsh
Russia with armor plate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

x-Secretary Foster will be a valuable
man in the Oriental peace conference. One
can't imagine Secretary Gresham receiving
such an invitation after he gets out Of Of
flee
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

The Populists in convention at st. Louis
have had lively hustle to find an issue.
What will happen to them if we can but
return to the days of Republican pros
perity?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
PRESS COM MENTS.
abandoned Farms "Come High

At $500 apiece, the abandoned farms
of Massachusetts are already getting too
expensive to serve as summer homes for
the poor man. Nature has done much
to make rural New England the play
ground and breathing space of the whole
country in the torrid months, and fashion
has set the seal of approval on it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Madeline Pollard can't go on the stage
because nobody wants her, and Coionei
Breckenridge can't lecture because ne Is
afraid Madelines attorney Will autach
the box receipts Truly great errors prihg
their Observation-Disclosures Gazette
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Washington, Lincoln, Garfield, Arthur,
Cleveland, Harrison and James Blaine,
Walter Scott, Byron, Cromwell and Ful-
ton, while the old world nobility is rep
resented by an Earl (e) and Don. In
the same school We're four scholars whose
names were Leah, Leo, Leon, and Leonice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING.

The Lexow committee are rehoerlMe
service without pay to the people Oh Wv
York. The Democratic adminiscra'ion
declined to pay for such service. IL Is eaSy
to see why.-[Chicago Inter Ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

By only one vote the proposition to set
off Sorrento from the town of Sullivan
was defeated at special town meeting
last week. The Sorrentoites feel en-
couraged.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

A man and woman have been travelling
through Winthrop and other Kennebec
towns ostensibly for the purpose OF selling
canaries., BY the time they had left town
it was found that their purpose was selling
the people and that they had succeeded.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
MAINE GOSSIP.
Throw away the old calendar.

Throw away the old calendar.
Once year at least the very best of us
appreciate the force of habit. That's when
we first try to write the date of the new
year in place of the old.
The man who left $4,000 bond lying
upon store counter in Brunswick the
other day is invited to call around and
get it. This isn't intended as a lost ad
but as an attempt to remove temptation
from the path of an innocent storekeeper.
The Legislature assemblies early this
year but it is doubtful if any deductions
in time are made at the other end
The Eastport Sentinel is now in its nth
year and isn't in the list of smart old
folks either The Sentinel seems to have
discovered the font of perennial youth
1t grows younger in appearance and bet
ter in quality each year.
Stories about big game are now unsea-
sonable If anyone shoots moose now
he'll not be likely to send the newspaper
man any of the choice cuts
Biddeford has three polo teams prac-
tising on the ice and expects to form later
crack team that can beat anything in
the State. Perhaps.
Several public spirited citizens of Dex-
ter have offered to give lots for the nor
nal school they desire to see established
at that place. There is quite demand
for normal schools this winter.
Among the names of the scholars in the
Ellsworth school there is an unusual
number of distinguished ones: George
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

A man arrested for illegally represent
ing himself as physician pleaded that
Doctor was part of his legal name, but the
plea didn't avail.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

The Boston police commission has de-
cided that sandwich served with drink
after II p. IN. is not food within the mean
ing of the law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

John L. Sullivan tried to bulldoze an
express messenger at Lima, o., anu mar
rowly escaped being shot. Some day tne
celebrated slugger will repeat this trich
once too often and the country VIII DC
able to give sigh of relief.-lChicago
Record
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Rock candy, which is only sugar in large,
hard crystals, is now produced wholesale
in tin buckets enclosed in wooden firkins
Strings are stretched across the buckets,
and upon these the crystals form. 1t hap
pens often that the rock candy of today is
not the white. semi-transparent product of
25 years ago. but cloudy, reddish. brown
crystal, as if made from cheap sugar 1t
is not easily adulterated, and crystaliza-
ton is an essentially honest process.
The Bank of England has in its posses
sion a bank note dated Dec. 10, 1899, for
9555. 1t was printed from an engraved
plate, but had blank spaces for the
amount, date, number and signature.
Across it are written memoranda showing
that it was repaid in three installments
In appearance it is not altogether unlike
the modern note. In the bank library is
another note for 925. which was not
presented for Ill years. Another curl
osity, said to be unique, is note for not
less than a1OO0,OOO dated 1882.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

The idea of starting a canoe factory in
Old Town is an apt one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

A Maine physician certified that one Of
his late patients ''died OF old age, and that
said disease is not contagious"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

A Kansas woman noted for her fine ex-
ecutive ability knocked out molar while
using her tooth brush.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

No one could have carried out with
more complete perfection than Gresnam
the steady policy of pitiable absurolties
and fantastic and humiliating un- Ameri-
canisms, which have constituted the
whole of Clevelands management OF our
foreign affairs-[ New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

" NTQ put in these columns secure
~ AAAN 4h0 more answers than those
who have not tried it are aware,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
AUGUSTA POSTOFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

/s,fskans Possmasfsr, (cundays excepted).
4 q. nj. to 8 D. m. Money Order Departments
and Registry Division 2 .. m. 70 p. M
Stamp window .. m. to p. M.
Gersr0i Deliuerv, (Sundays excepted). 90
q. m. to 8 D. m. Sundays els to lo.l6 q. M
Caryie,ss DeArery, Sundays excepted). Ia
m. and p. m. In the business secuons a. an1 20
= m and D. m. in addition to other deliver
les. Sunday delivery at the postofdce win
dow, 9.l5 to 10.l5 q. m.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

It's surprising to hear of an alarmingly
large number of insolvent debtors In
Aroostook county. Evidently the trouble
doesn't rest with the county's resources
and opportunities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31
SECOND HAND STUFF

TO curnber q homo. II
es any useful article.
Afk ertise 1t in tht
.SExNEDEC JOURNAL.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

,i,ould not be permitted
fou have no longer need
Inmeoue else will nav
WANT COLUMN of tn
u will pay you to do sc-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Although the items that Senator Stew
art is to deliver a 3-weeks' speech upon
the currency question and that wlndmlii
1893 feet highis to be erected in Vermont
come at the same time they possibly nave
no connection, as the events take place at
widely separated points, Keene Sentinel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

People in Sherman Mills who have been
about hard times are taken to
task by a correspondent He calls their
attention to the fact that there were 45l
more presents on the Christmas tree than
there were last year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

The Legislature assemblies early this
in time are made at the other end.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

A Rockland man thinks the architect
who designed the handsome exterior OF
the court house didn't give sufficient at
tention to ventilating the inside. Those
common mistakes of the architectural pro-
fession need ventilation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

The plans of good woman in Massa'
chusetts to spend a month or two with
Gardiner friends were all knocked awry
by the information that both friends had
been dead nearly five years. This in the
days of postal cards!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

AS yet Secretary Gresham has not found
time to explain why a S425,OOO bonus
should be paid to the Canadian seal poach-
ers, wheel such distinguished Democrats
and able lawyers as Messrs. Carter, Cou-
dert and Phelps have declared that one
tenth OF that sum would be sufficient
[Boston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Among the names of the scholars in the
number of distinguished ones: George
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Vinalhaven has way of speaking right
up when it has anything to say. Now
it lays claim to having done the most
building the past season of any town in
the State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Biddeford has three polo teams prac-
tising on the ice and expects to form later
crack team that can beat anything in
the State. Perhaps
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

Once year at least the very best of us
appreciate the force of habit. That when
we first try to write the date of the new
year in place of the old.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-03
Thanksgiving Proclamation

J President Cleveland has issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamation
The American people should CRATE.
FULLY render thanksgiving and praise
TO tho Supreme Ruler Of the Universe
who watched over them with kindness
and fostering care during the year
that has passed. They should also
with humility and faith suppicate the
Father of ali mercy for continued
blessings according to their needs
and they should by deeds. of charity
seek favor Of the giver of every good
and perfect gift. Therefore, 1. Grover
Cleveland, President Of the United
States, do hereby appoint and set
apart Thursday, the 18th: day of Nov
cmber, as day of Thanksgiving and
prayer to be kept and observed by all
the people of the land.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-03
All Wont Down.

/ PORTLAND, !(Ore.), November O.
The ship Fanny Dutard has arrived at
Port Blakely bringing the news that
the lost ship Ivsnhoe sunk with all
on board on September %.
The Ivanhoe carried crew of 20,
who all shipped from San Francisco.
The passengers aboard the vessel were
Hon. Frederick ]. Grant. editor of the
OF the Seattle Post-Intetiigencer, AL,
len P. Folger and two ladies, Mrs
Mamie L. Bara and her friend, Mrs.
d: r. Mullen, and a stowaway, Edward
A hardice, who had people living in
San Francisco.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-03
Tho Now c..r.. Proe,.m..,ou.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. s2-The
official Messenger this morning pub
ishes the first proclamation of EN-
peror Nicholas III, in which, after
officially communicating to the nation
the news Of the death Of his father,
Alexander III, he saws:
MAY the knowledge console you,
that our grlet is the grief Of our en-
tire beloved nation, and may the ma
ton not forget that the strength and
firmness OF holy Russia lies in it's
unity and unbounded devotion to US.
In this sad and solemn hour ON which
we ascend our ancestral throne Of tho
Russian Empire and the CARBON of
Poland and the Grand Duchy of Fin
land indissolubly linked with it, we
remember the legacy left US by our
lamented father, and imbued with il
We, IN the presence of the Most High,
take a vow to make our sole aim the
development of the power and glory
OF our beloved Russia, and happiness
to all onr faithful subjects"
The manifesto concludes with the
command that the oath of allegiance
be taken TO him, Emperor Nicholas
III, and to his heir apparent Grand
Duke George, Alexandrovitch, his
brother, who Is to be entitled the
Czarowitch until God may bless with
a son the union which his Majesty is
to enter into with the Princess Alix of
Hesse -Darmstadt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-03
INSTRUCTION CARD.


FOR tho Guidance Of Electors In Oh.
taininE and Marking their Bal
lots.
Any person desiring to vote shall
give his name and address to. one Of
the clerks Of election. If his name
be upon the registry list he will re-
ceive one ballot from said clerk.
Decide for whom you will vote be
fore going into the booth.
You will be allowed only ten min
utes in which to prepare your ballot.
Mako cross thus X in the square
after the name for which you vote.
The cross must be made only with
black lead pencil.
Any other writing or marking will
lnvalidate your ballot.
Should You spoil your ballot re-
turn and get another.
Fold your ballot before leaving the
booth.
See tEat the water mark and num-
Der are on the outside.
Deliver your ballot. folded, to the
inspector and give your name.
Only one voter can occupy booth
at one time.
A voter physically disabled may
have the assistance of another elector
In preparing his ballot.
Inability to read or write will not
be considered physical disability.
Drunkenness is not a physical dis
| ability.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-03
PER TON IN
CAR LOADS.
TO
One on Bartlne.

Bartine is a poor man, which is of
itself evidence of his honesty and
loyalty while representing us in Con
gress.-Carson Tribune. .
We are not prepared to dispute the
above, but his poverty does not give
him the right to keep the balance of
us poor all our lives, by voting with a
party that insists on keeping silver
everlastingly demonetized. - Carson
Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-03
A Card.

l am informed that Mr.. J. Eggers
has been circulating the report that
the Railroad Company brought
me out as a candidate for County
Assessor. The story is malicious
falsehood. I am under no obligations
or pledges to any one. II am elect
ed to the Office to which I aspire,
will conduct it honestly and fairly.
am seeking the Office only for the
benefit of myself and family.
IL he cannot prove these falsehoods,
l hope he will be gentlemanly enough
to- cease circulating them about
L..
Q. w. HULL.