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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-08

f. A. Washburn is in Boston on
business for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-08
Gould not SIeep-Run
Down = Nervous = Fe.
male Troubles and
Weakness. All these
Ailments succumb to
6uker's Kidney Pills.

I was troubled with kidney disease, great
~ run down and SO nervous that I could not
sleep: heard of Buffers Kidney Pills, and
procured one box which gave me immediate
female troubles and weakness"
ellsworth Falls. Me. Mrs. Sarah F. Joy.
Pills 60c. at the druggist OF mailed postpaid for
price. pr. r. c. Buker will give advice by letter
tree. Write Tor our valuable book on backaehe.
Bskev PHI Co., Basevy, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-08
SOUTH GARDINER.

Fred Nudd is visiting in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-08
A Patient Given up to Die,
after suffering five years
with Bright's Disease
miraculousIy saved by the
advice Of a neighbor.
Experience Of a Distinguished Physician, .
Graduate Of Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, in 1859, and an ex.Presi-
dent and Present Member Of the Delaware
State Medical Society.

For a quarter of century death has
claimed amongst its victims many of
Americas most brilliant public men.
together with thousands of private
citizens. by reason Of that hitherto
supposedly incurable malady, Brights
Disease.
Dreaded as this terribly INSIDIOUS
DISEASE is, and has been considered.
it is source of great satisfaction to
know the claims of DIR. Hobbs, that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-08

all druggists. so cents a box.
Evening star., 1896-12-31
PIatt and Lodge at st. Louis.

There is revival in New York of that
interesting legend that the republican party
was saved from itself at st. Louis last
Thomas c. Piatt and Henry Cabot Lodge
As the story goes, the Mckinley people
from the middle states. the west and south
found themselves on the very eve of draft
ing a financial deliyerance without the
courage to set the party right before the
country the subject. 1t was then that
MIR. Platt and MIR. Lodge. working to-
gether. took the timid fellows in hand
braced them for plain duty. and made
them perform IL. To those two men is
ascribed by their admirers the credit of
platform
Unfortunately for this story. there is a
good deal of history that contradiets il. II
individual credit Is TO be given for the use of
the word gold Herman Kohlsaat must not
be omitted from the honorable mention.
No two. or three, or half a dozen delegates
to the st. Louis convention shaped the n,a,-
form adopted by that body. The platform
like the nomination. was practically made
before the convention assembled The de,s-
gates about both matters simply obeyed ,ha
well-known wishes of the party. MIR NJ
Kinley was to be the candidate. and that
meant declaration in favor of protection
and against the free coinage of silver at
ID TO as an independent act by this gov
ernmeut. The St. Louis platform did NOT
declare in favor. OF the gold standard per
Sc, but distinctly in favor Of the use Of both
Evening star., 1896-12-31
New Year Eve Noises.

1t may be all very well for the people Of
hilarious frame of mind to celebrate the
coming Of a new year by noisy demonstra-
tions. but they are not to be permitted to
jeopardize the lives or limbs of others in
so doing. The practice of firing off pistols
at midnight New Year eve should be dis
countenanced by the police and the courts.
In Baltimore the custom has led in the
past to SO many accidents that the authori
ties this year have determined to put a stop
to 1t, SO far as lies in their power, and to
this end orders have been issued to the
constabulary to arrest any person who may
violate the ordinance against discharging
firearms within the city limits, notwith-
standing the evident intent of the offender
to indulge only in adieus to the old year
and welcome to the new. This example
might wei! be followed here, although the
practice of banging recklessly into the air
New Year eve has in Washington long
since shrunk from the intolerable proper
tions to which the Baltimore nuisance has
attained.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

gold and silver at a parity. and pledged the
party to an effort to bring about bimetal-
Iism by international agreement.
The party is now living up to its prom
ises. The republicans Of the Senate are al
ready moving in favor Of an international
monetary conference, and Senator Walcott,
who has just visited Mr. Mckinley at Cam
ton, reports the President-elect as approv-
ing of the step taken. If the measure Is
not completed during this administration.
therefore, 1t Is certain to be at an early day
after the next administration begins busi-
ness
Neither Mr.. Lodge nor Mr.. Platt stands
in need of fancy puf1ng. The former seems
to be well established in the favor Of his
party at home. and the latter has the con-
troll of things In New York at present. If
Mr.. Platt wants to come to the Senate he
has but to say the word. 1t cannot signify
a great deal In the eyes of his Iieutenants
and supporters whether he did much or
little in st. Louis last summer. He runs
the machine at home to suit them, and
that is the main point In New York.
Whether Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Piatt accept
this eulogy of themselves is not known.
As a rule public men flnd 1t difficult to
restrain admirers. or to put aside any ex-
cess of their offerings.
Evening star., 1896-12-31
The Library and the Schools.

Superintendent Powell in his annual re-
port, extracts from which are today pub
lished. notes the pleasing prospect of the
benefits to be derived by public school chill
dren. teachers and officials from the free
public library established by the act of
June last as "a supplement of the public
educational system of the District. In
discussing the relation of the public library
to the schools the superintendent ably and
forcibly elaborates the text laid down sew
eral years ago by DIR. Harris Commissioner
of Education, who said: THE school teaches
how to read-how to use the printed page
to get out of it all that it contains. The
library furnishes what to read it opens
the storehouse of all human learning.
These two are Complementary functions In
the great work of education" Superintend-
ent Powell finds that in this city the founda-
tion laid by the schools cannot be built
upon to the fullest extent. because of the
lack of this supplemental material safely
asserting that "a large percentage of the
value of teaching In many of the schools Is
lost because of the lack of this means of
properly training the learner" The Con-
gressional Library has been torment of
Tantalus to the educators who have seen
clearly the needs of the situation, that
great store of books being accessible only
to a few on infreQuent occasions, and prac-
tically useless for the general purposes of
education because of the lack of circulat-
ing privileges. The Congressional Library
could never become the effective adjunct
of the local educational system, which the
free public library. according to the express
terms of the law which created it, is des-
tined TO be. There is no item in the esti-
mates of the District appropriation bill of
greater public Importance in its bearing
upon the local educational system than the
library item of few thousand dollars for
the maintenance of this adjunct and supple
ment of the public schools, which Congress
created last June.
Evening star., 1896-12-31
The Dying Year.

This IS to many a day of regret, to others
a day of pleasant retrospection. The year
has left its record in every mild, every
home, every community. 1t has brought
misery and pain to millions; to as many
more it has been beneficent Great events
have taken place and portentous changes
have been wrought in commercial and po-
itical affairs. Here in the United States a
notable political campaign has been con-
Quoted. resulting in verdict by the people
for soundness and honesty in the public
financial system. Though at the close of
the year slight uEeasiness is felt BY GER
tain business interests because of failures
here and there due to inevitable causes and
in part to unwise management, the country
has settled down as rule to a prosperous
reaction from the strain of long contest
-he nation has been kept from foreign
wars, though twice has it's peace been
threatened. Venezuela has been saved from
oppression by England through the good
C-iices of tpe United States and the Monroe
Doctrine has Won tardy foreign acknowl-
eigemeEt as potent factor in our inter-
national relations Cuba has appealed thus
far in vain for recognition from this gov
ernment, and as the year ends the prospect
for immediate action by Congress looking
10 the encouragement of the insurgents is
not bright. Abroad, peace has been gen.
ersiiy maintained. but the scandal of Tur-
keys persistent refusal to deal humanely
with her subjects has continued. The Eu-
ropean powers have been reported as hav-
ing reached an understanding concerning
Turkey. but the lack of results throws
doubt the promise held out that re-
forms would be compelled. Science has
been active ard has given to the world a
rev wonder, form of vibration that ena-
bles the human eye to penetrate substances
hitherto called opaque. No great progress
in medicine has come from the years work,
though the efforts of devoted thinkers to
deal successfully with the dread diseases
commonly regarded necessarily fatal
have been unf1agging. The world is better
than one year ago today because it Is one
year older. The cause of education and
enlightenment has been advanced and mil
lions of people have been placed nearer
their ideal of happy state. The year 1896
will bear on the whole good name.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

Tomorrow Will begin the year when, ac-
cording to the carved inscription on its
north wall, the new city post-office is to
be completed. AS yet only the shell of the
building has been erected and rooted in
and nearly five years have been occupied
in the work. All the interior finishing Is
still to be done, and within one year, If
the official date. permanently and promi-
nently inscribed, is to be verified And vet,
there were today only thirty-five men en-
ployed on tine structure.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

1t must be touching to Liliuokalani to OBJ
serve that she remains an object of at
tention, even though she is no longer a
queen; that people still come to see her
even though she has no offices to give
!here are many politicians among our own
countrymen not nearly so fortunate.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

Some enterprising young women in the
west have established business firm to
81 pply speakers with sermons and ESSAYS
on current topics. Unfortunately the real
difficulty seems to be, not in getting the
speeches, but in getting the audiences.
Evening star., 1896-12-31
Was Not Quite Sure,

Was Not Quite Sure.
Has your husband the button-collecting
fad?" inquired the caller.
Well replied young Mrs. Torkins
doubtfully; ''he usually helps take up the
contribution in our church."
Some folks means WELL" said Uncle
Eben, but dey ain consistent knows
er lan'lord dat'n wish yer happy new
year wifi enc bre'f an ak yer foh de rent
money wifi de mex"
Evening star., 1896-12-31

The report that the story of Maeeo's
death was circulated by the CIbans them
selves in order to facilitate their leaders
escape is calculated to arouse IT. General
Weyler's mind the suspicion that he Is not
the only Munchausen on the island.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

II Mr. Purroy had cared to request an
opinion from a source worthy of respect,
Mr.. Teller would doubtless have informed
him before he took any decisive step that
bolt Is very uncertain enterprise.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

Senator Walcott's position seems to be
that. while he does not exactly see how
he is going to get international bimetallism.
he will be very much obliged If he does.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

The two pet dogs that were entertained
with Christmas trees In New York firmly
believe that human beings may. with pa
thence. be trained to manifest great docil-
ity
Evening star., 1896-12-31

The offers of Senor Canoyas cannot he
adequately described IN Cuba owing to the
lack of an exact Spanish equivalent for the
word ''fiim-fam."
Evening star., 1896-12-31
Hopeless.

We cone my best, the statesman said
Ito satisfy mankind;
I've struggled faithfully to leave self-,n-
terest behind:
Could we run this nation gratis, we'd be
liked, without a doubt;
But revenue is something that We cannot
do without.
Wiener 1 tell my plans. there comes
Inuttering from the crowd
Where socialistic leaders hold conventions
long and loud;
And midst the Babel. falls this admonf-
ton on my ear,
We will submit to anything, except a tax
on beer
And. so obligingly turn to seek another
way
To hquidate the various bills this govern
ment must pay.
1t ID the needless luxury 1 next assure
myself,
That ought to be the means of gaining
necessary peif,
These drugs which fill good people with
forebodings and complaint
Shall swell the general Golfer and be sub
jected to restraint
But, from the chappies, comes a wall of
terror and regret:
Seize what you will, beside, but do not
tax our cigarette!
And so It goes. All sleeplcssly toss till
dawning light
Reminds me that another fruitless day
begins it's fight.
For everybody says, OF course the taxes
must be paid
But every one insists that an exception
shall be made.
No matter what I name. from works of
art to shingle nails,
One class applauds with rapture and an
otter class asSatlS.
No matter how strive and scheme, they
fling It at me pat:
Ir unison. the old refrain, tax anything
but thatv {"
Evening star., 1896-12-31
A Familiar Manifestation.

The attendant who had thoughtlessly laid
his hand on the arm of the suitan's chair
Jumped back In alarm. exclaiming:
What is It? An earthquaker'
Not that know Of" replied the sultan.
Possibly your majesty has chills and
fever?'
NO. I know what you have reference to.
I've read about 1t in the newspapers. What
you felt was the Quivering Of my uncertain
sovereignty. You needn't pay any atten-
tic to it, It's the same old totter."
Evening star., 1896-12-31

1t has been long time since the need of
turning over new leaves in this country
was more pressing than at present.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

Timid young men will note with relief
that there are only few more hours of
leap year remaining.
Evening star., 1896-12-31
Why He MaFveled.

Its very interesting said young Mr..
Giegs' tailor. ito read about some of the
customs of people In Asia"
Il suppose So" was the reply
Il have just learned that In that part of
the world every man makes it a rule to
pay all his bills or the first Of each year."
You don't say SOL"
Yes. And what strikes me as the most
extraordinary part Of 1t is that those are
the people to whom we send missionaries in
order to civilize them"
Evening star., 1896-12-31
SHOOTING STARS.

A New Year Declaration.
Alas, no resolutions fair
Shall on the scroll appear;
I'll but endeavor to repair
The ones 1 broke last year.
Evening star., 1896-12-31

We trust the reader is one of the
Many thousands who look
Upon the Palais Royal as All
Institution that has proved
Beneficial to Washington.
While having but one proprietor
1t could not have been as
Successful without the
Assistance of competent heads
Of departments and
Salespeople, linked to the
Establishment by other than
Mercerary motives. The ties
That have bound many of
The employees to the store for so
Many years have made its
Triumph theirs, its failures
Theirs, its aspirations theirs.
To this fact, perhaps, may be
Traced the well-known uniform
Good nature and
Politeness of the clerks-one of
The Palais Royals reasons
For success.
Another fact-the year ends
With a Christmas business
Greater than any preceding
One. This has been commented
Upon by residents and visitors.
To be thus unusually successful
In dull times when most
Successful merchants have to
Admit decrease of
Business must be for certain
Well defined reasons.
The logical conclusion is that
The Palais Royal must
Have secured the reputation
OF offering reliable goods in
Unusually great variety
And at least prices.
And this is no mystery-1east
Profits here because we
Haven't the additional Office
Expense of a credit business,
With its attending
Losses-bad debts.
Being paid promptly we can
PioAiPtiS, dilu tuuS
Dull times have brought us
Reliable goods at least prices on
Record. Greater selling has
Enabled greater buying, and
Thus greater stocks and
Greater variety than usual.
We can look back on the
Old year as a success, alloyed
Only with errors that can
Be easily rectifed. We look
To the New Year with
Confidence and the
Determination to deserve the
Credit of trying to make the :.
Store a perfect shopping place.
Thanking friends and
Patrons for their kindly
Recognition of our successes an.
Generous treatment of our
Faults, we wish them New
Year of good health and
Prosperity happy New Year.
Palais Royal.
a
Proprietor and clerkaa
Evening star., 1896-12-31
Tonight from 6 to 9,

Percale and Cheviot Shirts-onlv
large men are smiled on this time
sizes II, I7l. Is, ISt. They
sold for 75c. and 81.
De-
Evening star., 1896-12-31

To this fact, perhaps, may be
Traced the well-known uniform
Good nature and
Politeness of the clerks-one of
The Palais Royals reasons
For success.
Evening star., 1896-12-31
Tonight from 6 to 9.
Tonight from E to 9.

A lot OF White Laundered Shirts.
which sold for ST apiece. They
were slightly soiled by being in
the window. Thoroughly perfect,
however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-13
BIRD vENTRILOQUIsTs.
BrnziI's Bell Bird is the Most Won
derfuI of All.
From The Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times
From a purely genealogical point of
view, a great many birds are ventrilo-
quists while, as a matter of fact. no men
are since the name is founded upon the
mistaken suppositon that the voice of
the so-called ventriloquist proceeds from
the stomach. Birds" observes an au-
thority on the subject, have at the low
er end Of the w.ndpipe a conformation like
the reed of a hautboy for the modulation
of their notes. A tunefui bird is a Ventrilo-
quist. The seat of the song IS in the
breast Nentriloquism is ordinarily Civ
en- dOuble-jointed definition. II is de-
scribed as the art Of producing tones and
words without any motion Of the mouth,
so that the nearer is Induced to infer the
sound from some quarter from which IL
does not in truth proceed Every bird
opens and shuts its beak while uttering
its peculiar song, but, on the other hand
very long list of feathered songsters
have the power of deceiVing their hear
ers as to their actual whereabouts. A
species Of partridge discovered in one Of
the western provinces of Canada has this
power developed to a very remarkable de-
gree The most expert hunters fail TO de-
eide on the locality Of the bird by judg-
ing from the direction in which its sound
proceeds First IL appears to come from
one side and then from another; now TO
be near at hand, now an indefinable dis
tance away. The two British. birds that
seem to be the most remarkably endow-
ed with this gift of ventriloquism are the
sedge warbler and the landrail, Jut the
cuckoo, the thrush, and the robin are all
capable of producing the same misleading
notes. The Rev. f. G. Wood says the
grasshopper warbler, that, that its ven
triloquial power is as remarkable as in
the case Of the common grasshOpper, for
It is almost impossible to ascertain from
the sound the distance or even the direc-
ton of the creature which utters It. The
whisper of this little bird. seemingly near
at hand, may in reality come from dis
lance of more than 100 yards. Yet if re-
ports speak truly, the famous bell bird
of the Brazilian forests must be the great
est ventriloquist of all. 1t is stated by q
writer that one of these birds kept in
confinement was able to make its voice
come APPARENTLY from all quarters of the
small village in which II was and even
at times from the mountain behind the
village. a quarter of a mile away
ofbuism veJceuoS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-13
WeekIx Mnrlket Revieyv.

Cotton-The market was dull. but about
steady all the week until Saturday when
there was more activity at the expense
of prices. Net loss for the week is about
10 points, closing at the lowest of the sea-
sion. about 7c for August and around Size
for the new crop months. Good general
rains in Texas caused the late weakness
previously influences were rather bulllsn-
the bureau report gave decline OF ABOUT
points in condition, the Texas drought
caused injury, and Liverpool was buying
spots freely. Uncertainty over the proDa-
BILE influence of the Chicago convention
tended 10 restrict operations. There seems
no doubt that, as general tnlnS the crop
is so far doing unusually we'll, and is ear
lier than the average. These conSldera-
lions serve to make the bears more conf
dent and aggressive but 1t would De Wen
to remember that many changes can oc-
cur during the next two months. Ralntall
has been excessive in many sections ana
we will perhaps have many reports OF
shedding and rust before long some PEG
pie talk of a crop exceeding that OF 1884
as being already assured Such an eN-
pectation is certainly yet premature;
but even IL the crop is about equal 10 the
1S94-95 crop it will come upon much small
err stocks carried over. Under the clrcum-
stances six cents for cotton next ldll HUNS
low enough now.
Grain and Provisions. was quiet
with slight changes; the government re-
port indicated a decline of some points
in average condition, which, however Is
still Abroad the news is rather more
bulIish, stocks are being reduced, and the
India crop is officially stated some 5O,OOOOV
bushels less than last year.
Corn and oats, quiet and easy. early on
fine cron prospects. but turned stronger
on Saturday. Prices are so very low that
a fair reaction would certainly be in or
der.
Provisions were depressed during the
first part of the week. and reached stil
lower level-$650 for September pork.
49, SO for lard and $3.50 for ribs. Later the
market turned frmer, and prices recovered
somewhat. These articles have been sold
so recklessly that we are apt to see the
shorts brought up with a sharp twist when
they least expect it. Such twist Will
come when the big packers get ready for
a little concerted move in that direcuon'