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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26

WAsHrxGTox, March 26-The senate
eommittee on appropriations y taking
up the appropriation bills very promptly
after their receipt. with the puTpose Of
having them acted upon - soon - possi-
bic in the senate. to the end that the ad-
journment Of copgresscan be accomplished
as soon as the tariff bill shall be disposed
Of. The fortifcation bill wasthe first of the
appropriations measures TO be received
from the house. and It has already been
reported to the senate. Sub-committees
Of the full committee are now consider
ing the pension and District Of Columbia
appropriations bills. and a. soon as these
are out OF the way, will take mp the sun
dry civil bill. which has just been re-
eeiyed. There is probably more popular
interest in the sundry civil than in any
Of the other appropriation bills, as it af-
fects 4 larger variety of interests, and it
tant particulars than any other.
The bill as is rassed the house shows a
reduction from last years appropriations
OF almost 70, 500, 600, and it is not probable
that the senate will increase it, SO as to
bring the figures up to those OF last year.
The
Principal Item OF Decrease
in the bill this year is in the appropria-
tion for rivers and harbors amounting as
1t does to s5, ,sS5, lA3. The house gave this
year for this purpose q. .300, coo. which is
the full amonnt OF the department esti-
mates, SO that there was no pressure for
an increase on account OF this approp.ia-
tioc.
Another important item in the sundry
civil bill of last year WAS 1888. .005. on ac-
count Of the Columbian expedition. which
swellad the total to that extent. Con-
tracts have also been let for number of
public buildings. which will defer ap-
preparations upon them and probably
justify the decrease of $a51, 600 made by
ths house, The appropriation of $780,
OU0 made last year for the purpose of
guarding against the cholera was also un-
usual and large portion of it was un-
used, leaving it unnecessary to make any
appropriation on that score this year.
There are other items, however, upon
which there will be strong pressure for
additions by the senate. The estimate Of
the department for lighthouses, fog sig
nails, ETC.. called. for s793, 800, while the
house provided only s2Sj.0oo. The esti-
mate Oh the expenditure necessary in sur
veying the public lands was scaled from
S400. coo to Sl75.0J0; that on armories and
arsenais from 1916. 900 to SlS7 .0Jt; for mill
tary posts from S70l, 900 to so, 900. There
is
Also . Big Reduction
from the estimates ior the expenses of the
federal courts, the estimates on the feas
for niarshals being reduce from $3.50 900
to 900; that Of clerks from S26S. .00o to
Sl75,00O; Of commissioners from S255, COO
SlG0,000; Of witnesses from 81, 1,l50.00J to
$4,000. and for the support of prisoners
from $,5o.0JO to S3o0,C0J
It is more than likely that there will be
pressure from all these sources for an in
crease over the house appropriation, and
that in many instances the increase will
be made The United States courts are
now complaining of shortage of funds
in many Instances -se.r1
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26
Railroad and Steamboats,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Of Trains In Eject Nov.
goth, 1898.
Passenger Trains Leave Augusta ~
FollOWs'

t-hesen&er Hr0ine Leave AuEuetA -
EollOWs'
GOING WE8T-630A A. III. for Le wiston. Fam
layton. Rockiand, Portland Boston and Montreal,
10 10 A. M. for Brrnswick, Lewiston, Farnington
Rockland, Portland ani Boston connecting for
White Mountain points and Quebec; 3.io +. y.
for brunswick, Bath, Portland, Boston; 1i.oo +.
n. might Pullman) every night for Lewiston.
Bath, PORTLAND and Boston.
GOING EAsT-i.so A. N. tnIght sxpress) fof
Skovhegan. Belfast, Bangor, Bar Hafbof, St.
stephen. st. John and Aroostook county.
p.S3 A. M.tor Waterville, ,SkowhegaL, Bangor 3.R
P. n. for WaterviIle. Oakland. North ADson. Bng-
ham. Bkowhcgan, Belfast, Dover. Foxcroft. Ban
sor, st. stephen. st. John and Aroos
took county; 7.45 r. N. (mixed for Wa'erville
VIZ A. n. Sundays only for Waterville and Ban
gCl.
The Might Pullman Train going East at 1.so A.
H., going West at 1l.oo P. NJ. runs every
night, Sunday included. connecting for ard from
Lewiston, but not 10 Skowhesan Oh Monday
mornings. or to Belfast. Dexter. or beyond
Bangor Sunday mornings.
The day trains going West at 1910 A. NJ, and
East at 3.42 p. NJ. run daily, Sunday included BE-
tween Boston. Lewiston. Bath. Bangor and b.
John.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26
4 CIT OF sTReyEov


- 0b1 VT - 49,
xept sArru-e.e. In roalara-Ersskia-
ridge Case From RspprterA
WAsr1Scroy. March IS k-Jas1> Brad
lev exreu.ed : bit of strategy on she news
paper men who had gathered. tnas ns'
ing. to hear the arguments over 'ue ~
m;ssihilitv OF certain depositions taken
for the defense in the Foiisro- olecA Ain- ~
Hidge case.
Thi. morning had heen set aside Tor the
hearing, 1t which jurors we're not present,
a. they arc not supposed to he interesses.
in the matter. Since nothing sensational
was expected the general public was SON
spicuous by its absence. only newspaper
men and lawyers appearing in the court
room. Just before 10 O'Clock whisper
passed among the lawyers and they
slipped one by one into the judges con-
en1tation room adjoining the court. A
uniformed bailiff standing at the door de-
MED admission to all bat the legal forces,
Colonel Breckinridge and his son Desha.
The party was closeted in the judges
room all the morning.
There arc three depositions to which
Miss Pollard's attorneys make their prin-
cipal objections. the point involved being
the relevancy of testimony bearing upon
Miss Pollard's character. One of these
dispositions was made by Alec Julien, the
young blind man to whom Miss Pollard
alluded in her letter to Wessie Brown as
her blind Barnabas He asserts in the
affidavit taken in Kentucky that mock
marriage was performed between Miss
Pollard and himself at Squire Tinsley's
:, ps;a,,sro-t IN Cbr;stmss flav 1884. that,
.ftar Ir;pling epUnopo freely he suc.
$3.50 tha ,narr;ed connles nsnallv went
rss 49,, .h.+ t,,ara,,,o, the +,vo went
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npm nsas anu ..ie.. kos nv ~ r,;r.tion
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

< ruL iaiIy. sardays included Zrun Sundays ohy.
Through tickets TO California nd all polnn
ticket agent, Augusta, the only ONCE AuguM.
ceiling via al roates and checking 'assas'
rec Of expeufe.
PArsoN TUcxKR. Vice Pres. Geni Afl
=. 4. BoorHBY. Gen1 Pass. Ticket AgI
Portland. Nov. 20th, 1898.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood is In an impure condi.
tion, due to menstrual Irregularities
are peculiarly benefited by the won.
Cerful tonic and blood cleansing prop.
critics of p. P. P. Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26

For primary secondary and tertiary
syphilis, for blood poisoning. mercu..
rial poison. malaria, dyspepsia. and
In ali blood and skln diseases, like
blotches, pimples. old chronic ulcers.
tetter. scald head, boils, erysipelas:
eczema |, we may says without fear OF
contradiction, that p. p. p. Is the best
blood purifier in the world. and makes
positive, speedy and permanent cures
In ALI cases,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26

p. p. p. purlf es the blood. builds up
the weak and debilitated, gives
strength to weakened nerves, expels
diseases, giving the patient health and
happiness where sickness, gloomy
feelings and lassitude first prevailed.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
Taxes Assessed.

The board of state assessors have
assessed the following taxes against
the steam railroads of the state
Boston & Maine, S66,329; Bridg-
ton & Saco River, 8l59; Canadian Pa
cifc, 1922; franklin Il Megantic, $40;
Grand Trunk, Sl4,4l9; Kennebec Cen
trial, slO5; Lime Rock, 1894; Maine
Central, $50, Monson, $27 Phillips
& Rangeley, S94; Portland & Rumford
Falls, S9l6; Rockport, S52; Sandy Riv-
err, 1888; Sebasticook & Moosehead, 1926 ;
Somerset, S46l st. Croix & Penobscot,
sl36; York Harbor & Beach, $4O2 ;
total, Sl65,664.
The tax against electric and horse
railroads, is: Augusta, Hallowell Il
Gardner, STA; Bangor electric, 1926 ;
Biddeford & Saco, $423; Lewiston &
Auburn, Ss4; Mousam river, 1926; Port
land electric, $2,S6l Portland horse,
Sl,634; Rockland, Thomaston & Cam
den, S446; Waterville & Fairfield, S2O6 ;
total, 1920.
The total tax of all the railroads has
increased over last year S22 $50. There
has been an increase in the Maine Cen
trail tax of Sl5,040, the rate being two
per cent on gross transportation re-
CENTS
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
A New Seal Complication

There is serious danger of another
Behring Sea complication.
The Paris tribunal arranged settle
nent. But that tribunal had no power
to enforce its DEGREES. Their enforce
ment was left to the two governments
concerned. Neither government has as
yet enacted legislation for carrying out
the settlement, and it is only four weeks
now till the time when poachers must be
restrained by force.
There is time enough if both govern
ments are honest and earnest. But If
either falls there is every opportunity
for trouble, particularly as the Canadian
authorities seem disposed to take the
ground that in the absence of imperial
legislation Canadian pcachers will be
subject to no restraint, no penalties and
no punishments for any incursions they
NAV make.
Our Government has ordered Admiral
Walker to the command of the Pacific
squadron with evident reference to this
matter. That is well so far as it goes
But the right thing for both govern
ments to do is to obviate all possible
difficulty by passing the acts which they
are under honorable obligation to pass.
1t would be disgrace to humanity for
these two great civilized nations to suf-
fer single life to be sacrificed in quar-
rel over the rights of monopolists, spec
ulators and freebooters. - Er.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
The nTomh of Cain. ~

The early traditions conceI ming the
city of Damascus are curious and inter
esting, even though untrustwcrthy and
contradictory. By some of the ancient
writers it was maintained that the city
stands on or near the site Of the garden
of Eden, and just outside there is a
beautiful meadow of red earth from
which, it is said, God took tho material
from which he created Adam. This
field is called Ager Damascenus, and
near its center there formerly stood a
pillar which was said to mark the pre-
else spc where our first parent was ere
ated. A few miles out there is an emf
nence called the Mountain OF Abel, sup
posed by some to be the place where the
first two brothers offered their sacri-
fees, also the spot where the first muir
der was committed. The most interest
ing spot pointed ont, however, is about
three leagues from the city, where HI
old ruin is shown which all the orient
believe to be the tomb of Cain. The
traditions respecting this famous spot
are known to antedate the Christian era
by several hundred years. Up to the
time Ct Vespasian the interior of the
tomb is said to have been lighted and
warmed by one of the ever burning
lamps so commonly used by the an
cients. st. Louis Republic.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
The IncxorabIe Facts of
Heredity.

II have drunk whiskcy every day for
thrty-tiv,r years" remarked gentle
man of sixty, rather proudly, ''and
don't see but have a. good constitu-
tion as the average man of my age;
never was drunk in my life.
He was telling the truth. but to learn
the whole truth you would have 10 study
his children. The oldest. "A young lady,
had perfect health; the second, a young
man, was of IA remarkably nervous and
excitable temperament, as different from
his phegmatic father as possible; the
third, a young lady of seventeen, WAS
epileptic aud always had very poor
health. Did the fathers whiskrv drink
ing Ii We anything to do with these
facts?
The instance may be duplicated in al
most every community. Think over the
families of your acquaintance in which
the father has long been moderate
drinker. and observe the facts rs to the
health of the children. The superin-
tcndenl of hospital for children at
Bcrnc. Switzerland. has found by care
full observation that only 10 per cent OF
those whose parents used intoxicating
liquors habitnally had good constitu-
tions. while 80 per cent of the children
of temperate parents had sound bodies.
OF the children Of incbriates only q per
cent were healthy. Can any man drink
and take the consequences, or must MS
children take the consequences !-QHdr-
terly .T0arRal NJ Mcbrietg.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
AN OLD PRESCRIPTION.
On This Particular Occasion 1t Failed to
Do Its Work.

On This Particular Occasion It Failed to
Do Its Work.
The crowd had gathered about a horse
and buggy in the middle of the street.
The horse had baked.
Tie II string around his ear. said
one of the bystanders. 1T gives him
something else to think of. Inever knew
1t to fail"
A string was produced and wound
I tightly round one of the animals ears.
! 1t had no effect.
''Blindfold him" suggested another.
A bandage was tied over his eyes and
an effort made to start him.
Same result
Back him."
He won't back" said the exasper-
ated owner Il tried that. "
Try him with an ear of corn. "
The ear of corn failed to move the
obstinate horse.
IN see if | can't persuade him some
other way" said the exasperated owner
of the animal.
He took whip and belabored the
beast with it till somebody threatened
to have him arrested.
Then he kicked him awhile.
All in vain.
Finallya benevolent looking old gen
tleman forced his way through the
crowd and said;
Il have seen a great many balky
horses started by building fire under
them. Can you get some straw or shaw
ingsi"
A boy was sent to "A neighboring fur
niture store for some excelsior. He
came back presently with huge arm
full. 1t was placed on the ground I'M
der the horse and lighted match
touched to it.
As the first feeble fame rose from it
and the smoke began to curl about his
legs the horse unbent little. He turned
his head. took a calm survey of the sit
uation, and when the com bustible stuff
burst into big blaze he moved forward
about six feet, in full possession of bis
faculties and without any unnecessary
haste, and stopped again.
And the elegant buggy was da mayed
So worth by the flames before it oc
CURED to any body to scatter the blazing
stuff
And then an old colored man in fad
ed suit of secondhand clothes and hat
with half the brim gone went out ard
spoke kindly to the high spirited am
NAL, rubbed his nose, patted him on the
neck, climbed into the damaged buggy
al ~
And the horse moved off at brisk
trot, with head high in the air.
cago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
A Bit of ROYAL Fun.

According to story which is going
the round of the French press. the queen
of Italy on New Years eve had seri-
Gus conversation with he- consort as to
the critical state of affairs. 1T things
go on as they have been DOING of late,
she is said to have exclaimed, we shall
soon arrive at revolution and then at
a republic. King Humber did his
best to laugh away her gloomy appre-
tensions, and next morning on present
ing himself to wish her majesty hap
by New Year handed her his accustomed
gift in a dainty casket on which was
fastened label thus inscribed: To the
Citizeness Margaret of Savoy, from the
Citizen Humbert of Savoy" The
queen, so the story goes, was much de-
lighted at this bit of playful and atfec-
Tomato raillery, which had the effect
OF restoring her to her wonted good
spirits.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05

Redwood, little town south of here.
is all agog, not only in colored circles
but also among the white brethren,
The trouble is that certain colored
brother who takes an active part in re-
ligious circles, and in whom his asso-
ciates have placed implicit confidence,
has been detected having a piece of
sticky fly paper in his hat when he went
to take up the collection at the church.
All the coins that were dropped upon
the fly paper staid there, and it is amaz-
ing how the big pieces crowded the little
ones off. When the audience had been
solicited, this smooth individual would
advance toward the pulpit and turn his
hat upside down over that of another
who had been soliciting the audience on
the other side of the house. All the
coins that dropped belonged to the
church, and that which remained in the
hat was to remunerate him for the
good he had done in the blessed work
Bucyrus (O.) Dispatch.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
The Democratic Party a Year
ago and Now.
("Au Independent" in the ApriI Forum. J


There had been no President since
Washington that went into office with 80
clear purpose--a purpose that he had
himself formulated for the people-nor
so free from personal or factiopal or
sectional obligations, as Mr.. Cleveland.
1 Ii was his secoud term of office. He was
relieved forever of the temptation. which
no President during his first term has
withstood, of shaping his conduct for Il
reelection. He had had experience in
the office; and, better yet, he had had
the benefit for four years, after his own
Presidential experience, of observing
the mistakes of another President.
This was but a year ago. If IA nation
al election were to be held tomorrow no
shrewd observer doubts that the Demo-
Gratis would be defeated in every North
ern State and perhaps in more than one
Southern State. The Democratic Senate
is at war with the Democratic President
The President is weary and veXed. His
party is divided. Congress has passed Il
bill to ''cnin II Vacuum Democratic
measure that he must veto. The one
great duty of the party has indeed been
done, in a fashion, by the House; but
what the House has done is now in I'M
speakable WEAKNESS being undone to II
degree by the Senate. A feeling very
nearly akin to disgust is every where ex-
pressed with the Administration and
with Congress.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
A Good Year.

Hon. Chas. r. Written, State Bank
Examiner, has completed has completed
his annual report. The past year, esbe-
cially the last six mouths of the year,
has been trying period for our banking
institutions, but he is pleased to report
that only one bank has been Obliged Ia
petition the court for relief, and but one
has passed into the hands of "A receiver.
Neither of these conditions was due to
financial stringency, but to local causes.
While there have been heavy with lraw-
ais of deposits, all demands have been
promptly met with the above exception.
We have every reason to congratulate
ourselves that our banks have passed the
trying ordeal so successfully.
On the 18th day of November, the to-
tai deposits in our savings banks
amounted to $50, POI 300, making II loss
for the year of Sl22,3s Deducting
from this amOu.t he $50, 462 deposits in
the Richmond Savings Bank when it
went into the receivers hands. the net
loss would be only about S5l 900. TAX
ing into account the fact thar the depo-
sits in the Mechanics Saving Bank were
scaled $l09S4S, and that from the first
day of May TO the second day of Sep
TENDER there was a ret loss to banks in
deposits of Sl,l23,793, this showing is
very gratifying. The total number of
depostors at the close of the year was
1873 ,922, a decrease of 260. The amount
of dividends declared was 81 ,069, 1856.
He says it is too early us yet to deter
mine wheather the discriminating tax
law of last winter will accomplish the
desired result. Great care should be ex-
ercsed in the selection of new invest
ments, especially in steam and electric
railroad securities out of the state.
Western bank stocks are not the most
desirable securities for our banks to
own.
There are II trust and banking COM
panies in operation, their capital stock
having increased Slll,s00. being now
Sl,lSl 900. The total deposits are 49,
llS.004 an increase of Sll3, 203, and their
total resources amount to $5,l75,032.
against S30S,707 last year. These COM
panies are enjoying good degree of
prosp rity.
Bnt one new loan and building assoca-
ton has been added during the year,
that at Rumford Falls. The total liabil-
tiles of these associations if 81 $50, 159 !;
accumulated capital Sl,70S, 633; guam
tee fund. 5000; profits, $40, 292. The
loans on mortgages of real estate amount
to Sl,71S.335. The number of share
holders is 1920; of borrowers, 2254 :;
shares outstanding, 4l,0l4 shares pied
ged for loans, 99G5; number of loans,
11O1
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
Prohibition i'm Canada

Deep interest has been felt IN the re-
suit of the pleibiscitc taken in the prov
incc of Ontario the first week in Jan'i-
airy, on the question of prohibition. The
vote was not on the adoption of any
special form OF law, but to decide
whether the people want the Legisla-
ture to enact a prohibitory statute. The
result shows an overwhelming majority,
estimated AS high as 100000 III favor OF
prohibition. Large cities rs well as
small country villages voted with this
majority. even Toronto having more
than 1000 majority in favor of prohibit
ton. The measure has been given very
full and fair discussion before the pub
lie. thorough and sensible temperance
work has been done, and the result is
mos, gratifying. No legislature can re-
fuse to carry out such an emphatic man
date of the sovereign people
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05
Philosophy from Foggy Bottom

Err man dat kin tell whether he's tired
or jes' lazy has judicial qualifications dat
fits him nachcrly fur de S'prene bench.
Wiener man COS roun' askin' fob ad-
vice de chances is bout seventeen ter
three dat he jes' tryin ter put of gittin'
down ter business.
DE school dat you larns in makes a
heap ob difference. No good comes oh
teachin' er boy his rifmetic fun Il policy
slip.
Err big glass di'mun' shirt stud amt
got no magnifyin' powers. Hits effect
am ter make de man dat STAINS benin it
look mighty small.
Some men fins hit mighty hahd ter
think sense an talk politics simultuous-
ly.
Don't glib too much 'tention ter fancy
'complishments. Err man gifts erhead
much faster by plain walkin' dan he kin
by turnin' somersets. - Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05

April Forum is notable number as
may be seen by the following table of
contents: Mr.. Clcyeland's Failure, an
independents; Lord Roseberry aud the
I.ibr crisis in England. J. Castcll Hop
kins: American Universities. Pres. g..
Stanley Hall; Why Christian Missions
have failed in India, NirrhAnd 4. Grand
hi, American Achievements in Surgery.
DR.. Geo. f. Shrady; Municipal Reform,
Herbert Wells; The Irish conquest of
our cities, J' I'm Paul Breock; What
Americansm means, Theodore Rosevil;
Has the Interstate Commercial law been
beneficial? A. d. Walker; Is Kansas
more civilized than New York? j. w.
Gleed; Has Machinery destroyed farm
life? F.. V. Smalley; A gentle warning
to Lecturers, Agnes Repplier; and il
Notable new book, II. W. Mabcc.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-05

About 100 wool dealers and commits
sion merchants met in Boston, last week
and adopted memorial to congress pro-
testing against the wool features of the
Wilson bill. The memorial condemns
the bill in its entirety, and calls for the
Influence and votes of the members of
congress AT large to kill il, claiming that
1t has been prepared without practical
knowledge of the relations of the manu-
facturers to so-callei raw materials; and
further, That it is manifestly :. sectional
measure, the interests of certain locali-
ties having been subsidized for the votes
they command.