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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

DIR. J.F.Hill returned Sunday alter
noon, from his European toui' anu
ronorts a most excellent voyage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cony went TO
Ocean Point. Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

The police had their hands full
Saturday night, and several were
landed I'm the lookup for safe keeping
A family brawl on Bond street re-
m,ircd notice assistance but it was ali
amicabIv smoothcd over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Russell passed
Sunday al the Richmond Campmeet-
inc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

Hon. j. W. Chase went to Ocean
Point, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17
a Penny Saved is a
Penny Earned

Be a land owner; it is now
worth twice what you will
pay for it and will soon be
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obliged to; put yourself in a
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PEELED to save $1.OO per week
and in time this will become
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know it you will have laid the
foundation for a snug little
property.
Own a house Lot and the
Loan and Building Associ-
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For further information, plans, etc, apply
ito THE OFFICE OFF,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

W. W. STETSON.
State Supt. Common Schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

Get into the game"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17

House lots at the
lowest rates ever be-
fore known in Au-
gusta. Gold Basis
Lands at Free Silver
Rates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26
Ground

as if beckoning the observer. While this
Is going on, clouds will appear to float in
rom the sides, and perhaps thunder will
be heard in the distance. But the process
sion moves on and passes up a canyon,
and finally disappears over cliff. Silence
will follow, and the act will be repeated.
This canyon cannot be traver rsed further,
but by turning back and entering a small
valley on the other side three giants can
be seen in conference. They are sitting
close to a tree, and their attitudes show
them to be interested in what one of them
is saying.
Possibly at about this time you may be
surrounded by thousands of rabbits and
walking right toward you there may ap-
pear gigantic bird.
Further up the canyon there is q large
cliff, and behind it at intervals can be seen
flashes of light. Thunder follows and the
earth beneath your feet will shake. Pos
sibly one of the flashes may throw you to
the ground, and you can hear the kissing
of serpents near by. If you happen to be
in the right place you can hear grinding
sound and a rock on top cliff will swing
outward. But it won't fall, as the next
shake will swing it back.
Dozens of experiences like those just re-
lated are likely to befall the night explorer
in the Superstition Mountains so that
when daylight comes he will feel as IL he
has been to the Internal regions or with
Alice in Wonderland.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

Not only are the Pimas and Maricopas
afraid of these mountains, but even the
fierce Apache shuns them. The legends
OF the many tribes all refer to dire disaster
that has come upon men who have dared
enter the 'abode of the devil" 1t is true
that even within the last few years many
Indians have gone into the Superstition
Mountains and never returned, and old
men say that no Indian ever returned who
stayed in the mountains over night. All
OF which is easily possible, because the
poor superstitious wretches could have
been frightened to death, or perhaps in
their wild efforts to escape some mysteri-
Gus danger plunged down a precipice to
destruction.
1t is useless to attempt to explain to the
Indians that all the strange things are
harmless. They have been told other
wise. Even the fact that white men 90
into the depths of the range and return
safely after many days and nights makes
no difference. They don't really believe
the men have been there. How can
white man go where an Indian cannot |?
And have they not been told by their wise
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

The most uncanny spot on the face of
the earth is, very likely, within the bound
aries of the Superstition Mountains in
Arizona. The name was given this range
of volcanic rock by the Indians, and never
was name more appropriate. OF course,
the educated man Of to-day knows that all
of the strange and weird phenomena to be
seen there are the result of natural causes
and can be easily explained, but the poor
Indian who knows not these things can
hardly be blamed for having wholesome
fear of any part of the range.
This range of mountains is located almost
in the geographical center of Arizona. 1t
is between the Salt and the Gila rivers,
and one of the spurs is within thirty miles
of the city of Florence. The mountains
are really part of the Pima and Maricopa
Indian reservations, but even at this late
day it is impossible to get one of either
tribe to remain in the vicinity over night,
and only offers of big money can induce
them to GO within the cursed" precincts
during the daytime.
And even after. they have agreed to go
they cannot be depended upon to stay, be-
cause they are likely to take to their heels
at the sight of something they don't un-
derstand or when some mysterious sound
breaks the mountain silence.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

siderable noise is made they will not
notice it. Many old hunters say that it
is possible for a man to walk right across
the line and the panthers will not attack
him.
During the day it seemed as if the
mountains were devoid OF animal life,
but now the air is filled with birds and
all sorts OF creatures run here and there,
seemingly not the least disturbed by the
presence of a man. Every few minutes
that awful screech rends the air.
Further up the canyon are numerous
gulches, into which the moonlight falls.
One of them has sort OF overhanging
ledge and beneath it appears crowd of
men. Surely they are talking. For their
arms appear to move, their heads turn
from side TO side. Some have on white
clothes and others appear to be of differ
ent colors. A peculiar sound like the
murmur OF voices fills the air.
BY chm bing small canyon to the left
the most startling sight in the mountain
can be seen. Surely it is not of this world.
The canyon suddenly terminates in a
gulch that crosses it from side to side. AT
first sight it is only an abyss of inky black
ness. Listen A peculiar milling sound
can be heard, and from the profound depth
a white-robe figure will appear. Then
another and another, until there is whole
procession OF ghosts passing over the
brink. Many of them will wave their arms
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

others have considerable foundation. Any
white man who will visit the mountains
IN the daytime will see many strange rock
formations, unexplainable springs that
throw off hot water, gas and oil. There
are fertile valleys surrounded by walls of
mountains through which streams of cold
water flow. Flowers and grass grow here
in profusion, and rabbits and other small
game exist by the thousands.
In the glare of the bright sunlight all of
these interesting things can be viewed un-
concernedly, but under the pale, cold rays
OF the moon it is another matter. At
such time a person has to call up all
his strength of nerve and only by the
greatest effort is it possible to make ones
self believe that the many things seen are
only senseless stone and harmless vapor.
In fact there is less real danger in the
Superstition Mountains than in any other
ange.in Arizona. To be sure. one runs a
risk in going into them, but to do the
same thing anywhere else would mean
certain death.
To really see the weird aspect of this
uncanny region it is best to select that
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

In most parts of the world silence comes
with the night. Just the reverse seems to
be the case in the Superstition Mountains.
Or is this imagination2 But suddenly the
air is rent with the most unearthly shrieks
that ever fell on mortal ears. Again and
again il comes, and rolls and echoes
through the canyons, getting weirder and
weirder with each reverberation. The cry
is taken up on all sides until the noun
tains seem like pandemonium.
But nerve yourself and pass on. Keen
to the bottom of the canyon and you will
be in no danger of a fall. Silence will
come again, and if you keep on you will
soon see a cone-shaped mountain rising
before you. Approach closer and cas-
tie as perfect as any on the banks of the
Rhine will appear perched on its summit
When near enough soft, muffled sound
of footsteps will be heard. What is it? By
looking carefully procession of panthers
can be seen walking around the cone
shaped mountain as if guarding the castle
on it summit.
Round and round they go, looking
neither to right nor left, and though con
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26
JHE MOST UNCANNY SPOT ON EARTH
Weird Sights and Sounds Of the Superstition Mountains in
the Heart Of Arizona.

men of lake of fire that boils and bubbles
and gives forth the sound OF sweet music?
All Who hear it are charmed and rush
gladly into the flames 10 be consumed.
The stories the Indians tell of the
Superstition Mountains would take
months to repeat, but the idea of all of
them seems 10 be to impress the fact that
the Arch Fiend who presides over the do
main has hatred of the redman, and is
constantly laying traps to destroy him.
All who enter the realms of horror do so
at the risk of never coming back, and all
who do come back have some new tale to
add to the already long list. The most
terrible things told of are the swinging
stones that turn out from the walls of a
canyon and crush the passer-by. Then
there are places where the ghosts dance;
trees that reach out their branches and en-
tangle all who come near them. There
are caverns filed with witches and devils
and awful birds that make the strangest
sounds. Wild animals by the thousands
come right cut of the solid rocks
Fishes with legs come from the lakes
and drown all within their reach. Fire
and smoke and horrible groans and howls
fill the air on all sides.
While many of the stories are purely
The work OF the frightened story-teller,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

to pay their respects to that officer.
Everybody must have been happy that
day, for indeed the veteran General Riley
said, Gentlemen, this is prouder day
to me than that on which my soldiers
cheered me on the field of Contreras. -
General Riley, according to the official
records written down by ]. Ross Browne.
was interrupted by three cheers from the
members as Governor of California and
three more 'as a gallant soldier and
worthy of his country's glory"
An artist was asked the other day to ex-
plain the charm which Monterey possessed
for members of his craft. He replied that
the natural scenery which the artists
most desire was available. There was the
sea for the marine painter, the woods and
the mountains gladdened the landscape
artist, and above all there was the color of
the past-not the dim old past of bygone
centuries, but the past OF the closing
ninteenth century.
He and Tavernier, Strong and Stanton
painted panels for the Bohemian saloon in
the old town of Monterey. The keeper OF
the place, no doubt, paid for these treas
ures in refreshments served across the
counter. The investment must have been
good one, for many tourist rested on the
jaunt from Del Monte 10 Pacific Grove to
see the pictures and listen to the story oil
how the artists made life joyous at the res
taurant which the old Frenchman kept in
the abandoned guardhouse or Jail. Doubt
less Tayernier often paio for a week S
board by cleyerly executed sketch on the
wall of the restaurant.
HUGH NJ. BURKE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

time of the month when the moon is full.
The most interesting portion Is in canyon
that opens on the north side of the range,
and If an explorer will manage to get
about ten miles into this during the day.
time and, after selecting a quiet spot, wait
for the moon to rise, he can have an ex-
perience he will never forget. But don't
go unless your nerves are strong.
The beauties of the sunset are enough to
pay for the visit. As the orb of day de-
clines the dome of burning copper th at
has hung over the land all day gradually
gives place to opalescent shades of emer-
aid and amethyst. In the west the noun
tain peaks will appear purple against a
sky of liquio fire, and to the eastward will
be illuminated with the afterglow of pink
and crimson. Twilight is short in the
Superstition Mountains, and before one
realizes it night has come-but not dark
ness, for the full moon sheds enough light
to read a newspaper by.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

iourned sine die Saturday afternoon, Oc-
tober ID, 1s49, 1t is obvious from reading
J. Ross Brownies reports of the debates
that all OF Duke Gwin's tact was called
into play to avert a duel between Henry
A. Tefft of San Luis Obispo and j. NJ.
Jones of San Joaquin. Tefft, in referring
to Jones, suggested the quotation from
Junius: "There are men who never
aspire to hatred-who never rise above
contempt" Jones demanded that the
language be.taken down, saying: 81 am
better acquainted with the duties of gen.
tleman than with the language OF Junius." !"
Mr.. Gwin as a peaceInaker achieved
quite triumph. The scene occurred early
in the convention and the settlement by
apologies in open session doubtless pre-
vented many personal collisions. He
maintained with stubborn persistency that
there should be no after settlement out of
doors-no bloodshed resulting from what
had transpired.
In the Capitol building at Sacramento
there are no single portraits or groups of
the men who made the first constitution
OF California. There should be in the old
families of this commonwealth many let
ters which would throw light on the social
side of life in Monterey at this particular
time. Old and half-forgotten paintings
might be brought out to illustrate many
of the scenes, the gayeties and character
istic features of life in the old Capitol,
when the founders of the commonwealth
were discussing whether the eastern boun-
dary line of the State should be the Rocky
Mountains or the Sierra Nevada.
Perhaps some artist has painted the
picture of the delegates, after the adjourn
ment sine die. going TO the house of Gene.
raj Riley, q. S. A., Governor of California,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

More than $4,000 has already been con-
tributed for the Heimholtz monument.
which is to be erected in front of the
University of Berlin.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

THE railroads leading to Canton
have made their returns showing the
passenger traffic on their lines during
the late Presidential campaign, and
they show that from the day McKin-
ley was nominated at st. Louis until
the day he was elected no less than
100000 people visited Canton. This is
a very remarkable showing, and it is
undoubtedly one of the greatest pill
grimages of modern times. 1t means
1880 cars loaded to their capacity,
reckoning sixty persons to a car. Be
tween the nomination of Mckinley
and the election there was nineteen
weeks. The average number of cars, all
fully occupied, must therefore have
been rather more than 900 week.
And the rush towards Canton doesn't
appear to be over yet.-Boston Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.


1t is now but short time before new
county officers will take up the reins
Of. government and assume the respon-
sibility Of local, public administration.
1T is only fair and just to these incom,
ing officers TO receive them cordially.
When they have taken the oath of
0ffiee, they cease to be the representa-
Iives or candidates of any particular
PARTY or faction and assume the dignity
and responsibility of public servants.
They then become the instruments
through which the people govern and
society maintains law and order. 1t is
the duty of every good citizen to up
hold and encourage them in right
doing as much as to criticize
their mistakes and shortcomings.
Knowing nothing to the con-
trary, THE TRIBUNE believes that the
men who are soon to undertake the
the management of the affairs of this
county are honest, representative cit
liens who mean to do right according
to tho light they have. Believing this
we shall aim at all times to treat them
with respect and consideration, to be
generous where they err in honesty and
praiseful of every deserving act. In
their every effort to economically ad-
minister county affairs, they shall have
our cheerful aud hearty support, and
because they do not happen to enter
tain the same belief we do with res
pect to certain economic doctrines, we
shall not in any way attempt to be
little or traduce them. We hope and
believe they will broaden to meet the
new conditions which are necessarily
created in the step from party candi-
date to public servant. While they
were candidates, it was eminently prop
or that they should stand loyal by the
political organization which gave them
its confidence and support. When they
become duly qualified officers, they
should broaden sufficiently to Loyalty
serve the best interest not only of that
organization but of the whole people
whose representatives they become. |
We shall look forward to an honest
and capable county administration and
dsvoutly hope that no disappointment
is in store; for after ALL the aim and |
object, the Beginning and end is good |
government.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

ailirms the right Of every wago-earner
to leaYe his work whenever be pleases
and TO lesve it either by and Of himself
or in company with a multitude Of 9TH
ers. As a rule, a strike is a very foolish
undertaking, but man has a right to be
foOlish-and to endure the legitimate
consequence of his folly. But it is not
legitimate consequence that he for
ever shall be debarred from obtaining
work by reason of a combination of EN-.
ployers as punishment for his folly.
A strike when accompanied by violence
is c-ime. A peaceful strike may be a
folly, but it certainly is not crime; and
If it were, combination of employers
is not a court competent to decree the
measure of guilt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

The Boise Democrat, of recent date
cOntaines the following well merited
tribute to the talents of Brother Davis
with whome we have the pleasure Of u
personal acquaintance and of our own
knowledge can heartily endorse every
word. Bro. BoYakin says:
"R. H. Davis, of the CALDWELL
TRIBUNE, spent day or two in Boise,
this week. This gentleman is beyond
doubt the most brilliant and versatile
writer in the country and in the
journalistic and magazine marts of the
East could realize an annual income
of several thousand dollars on the pro-
ducts of his brain. He is the only writ,
er we ever met who could ably and
most satisfactorily fill any department
in metropolitan daily from the chron.
icling of dog fight to a disquisition
on law or medical jurisprudence
Idaho Recorder.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19
FREE TRADE oALL.


Major Mckinley has always stood to
the American people and to the world
as the great champion of the American
system Of protection. 1t is to his iden-
tifcation with the cause Of protection
that he owes his nomination and his
election. His Identification with the
protective tariff system has been rec
ognized quite as much by his oppon-
ents as by his supporters. To our free
trade friends "McKinleyism" and
protection have long been synonymous
terms, and one of their oft repeated
charges, made in disparagment of Maj
or Mckinley, has been that he was
man of one idea, and that idea the Tar
if. Now certain of these gentlemen
come forward with the suggestion that
Bourke Cochran be given a place in
Major McKinley's cabinet, because, for
sooth, some anti silver free-traders
helped to swell Major McKinley's ma
jorities. The suggestion is certainly
an evidence of no lack of nerve, on
the part of those suggesting it. Just
think of it for moment-Bourke
Cochran, the most eloquent advocate
of free trade in the congress that
passed the wilson German bill, to
replace the Mckinley bill, in President
McKinley's cabinetI Certain it is that
our friends, the free traders, will
never fail to secure some things for
want of asking, though perhaps they
may fail to secure some things in spite
of asking-such as Prosperity under
Protection for instance-American
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

THE President calls the Cuban gov
eminent "a paper government" Gen.
eral Weyler doubtless wishes that Cleve-
land was right. He has found out It
was something harder to tear to pieces.
AS matter of fact, that "paper gov.
eminent" seems to have mastered and
controlled three-fourths of the island,
in spite of the warships and gunbOats,
and 100000 trained soldiers People
who can do that are entitled to some
resnsct.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

THE PoPULIsTs and Democrats say
they are going to pass a law that win
reduce railroad fares from five cents a
mile to two cents mile. That would
be good law, but they should make
some more laws like that. A law max
ing sugar two cents a pound instead Of
six cents, and tea 10 cents instead of 20
cents and nails one cent instead of four
cents and wheat % cents instead of so
cents. oh, no not that either, but a
law to reduce the price of everything
one has to sell is really the thing we ali
want, and we expect the Popocrats to
enact just that kind Of a law.-Oneida
standard
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

ALL persons interested in the Cald.
well Irrigation district should meet
during the coming week and nominate
a set of officers to be voted for at the
time prescribed by law viz, the second
Tuesday in January. 1t is important
that good and competent officers be
named, and for that reason, a mass
meeting should be held and all inter
ested have voice in the naming of
candidates. The officers to be elected
are an assessor, a collector, treasurer
and board of directors.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

REPUBLICANS are ready and will be
prompt to redeem their pledge TO secure
bimetallism by enlisting interest in all
commercial nations and acting in com
mon with them. That accomplished
and silver would have standing which
would count for something. Bryan's
plan would do nothing but Mexicanize
the silver dollar. r
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

Congressman Lorimor's bill that de-
fines the act of blacklisting men who
have taken part in strikes as "a con-
spiracy against the United States" is a
bold and equitable measure. 1t ex-
cludes from its benefits all strikers who
have engaged in lawless acts in ccnnec-
ton with strike, lockout, or other con-
flict between labor and capital; but it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19
4 NEW DIVISION OF THE YEAR

1t is suggested that on January l.,
1900, a new division of the year into
thirteen months be instituted, says the
Scientific American. 1t is claimed
that this is not so preprOsperous as
most people would be likely to consider
it at first thought If such a division
were made, the first twelve months
would have just twenty eight days, or
four weeks each, and the new month
twenty. nine to make 1862, and thirty in
leap years. After few days there
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-19

THE report of the director of the
mint shows the coinage executed dur
ing the past fiscal year was as follows:
Gold, S5S.87S, 100; silver dollars, 81, $780,
1872; subsidiary silver, SS,9S9,819; minor
coins, $69, 1897; total, S71, 1Ss,46S.