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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from The North, East.
South and West.

X. g. Dun & Co, $ report says: Fail
ures for the week were 2S5 in the Unite d
States against 23i for the corrcspJ nding
period, last year.
dispatch from Rome asserts that
King Humbert has declared that he " ould
sooner abdcate the throne of Italy than
abandon the Italian province of Fry
threa, in Africa.
The Turkish minister of foreign affairs,
Iwofik Plsba, has renewed in the presence
OF Mis- Clara Barton of the Red Cross
society. his promise to permit the dis
Crlputors OF relief to go to Anatolia.
nevertheless, the Sultan has ordered a STAY
0i execution of his trade allowing Miss
barsoh to send aid to the sufferers.
T.. b. Smith, 35, and Charles W RAM
go We're drowned by breaking through
the Ice at Bunneli's Pond North BRIDGE.
port. Ct, Friday evening Just how the
iatality occurred is unknown, as no one
saw che men go through the ice. Tive
nhsks OF liquor were found on them
smith was married. REM was unma,r;aa
Mrs. Sherman B. Lane was convicted ot
granddaughter, Friday, at Detroit. She
ana Dr. ID. j. Seaman. recently adiudoed
guilty OF murder In the FIRST degree wer,
accused OF the murder of Emily Hall .
young English girl " no came to Detroi,
from England, to hide her shame. anc
died Of the effects of a criminal operation
performed by DIR. Seaman at Mrs. Lane,
private lying in hospital.
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Maine Postal Changes.

Washington, March 6.-These changes
in the postal service in Maine are an
nounced:
Route 1869. Beachwood to Biddeford.
eight miles and back, six times a week.
from june to Sept. 30, and once a week
the residue. by schedule of not to exceed
two hours running time each way. From
April l, 1895, to June 80, 1897.
Route 1870. Gerry 60 West Old Town.
four miles and back, three times week
by Il schedule of not to exceed one hour
running time each way From April
1896, to June so. 1897.
Route 1869. Beachwood to Biddeford
From June l to Sept. so. Leave Beach.
wood daily except SUNDAY at 10 80 A. M ::
arrive ut Biddeford by II Nj. Leave Bid .
deford daily except Sunday at 5 p. H.:
arrive at Beachwood by $50 p. M
schedule from Oct. to May 81. Mails to
BIZ carried on Saturday at above hours.
Route 1870. Gerry to West Old Town.
Leave Gerry, Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday at 6.15 A. NJ arrive at West
Old Town by 7.15 A. NJ. Leave West
Old Town, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at l / 45 A. NJ; arrive at Gerry by
IL. 10 p. NJ.
Special service will ba discontinued +,
Beachwood, York county, from Bidde-
lord, from March 81, 1885, on Route 1863
and tn Gerry, Penobscot county from
West Old Town, from March 81. 1906 nm
Route 1870.
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A m OF JAMS.
Continued from page !. !

a launching bee to get them back into the
water.
j. A. Proctor's boat house covering his
yacht Isis was demolished and at one time
It was expected that the yacht would suffer
the same fate. AS it was, she was left
bearing only by the stem and stern, but
stood the strain we'll until lacked up She
has two holes stove III the stern, her rud-
Ter broken, several large windows
smashed and house badly scratched and
SCARED. Mr.. Proctor's loss will be $3.50
or 5000.
Just b2low. Townsend & Olsen, the
contractors on the work in the Narrows,
had a big sloop. She was carried well
lver to Southard's shipyard and will have
to be taken some distance to reach water
The ice houses about this vicinity
escaped with small damage, though nearly
every one loses parts of elevators and
small sheds, etc.
Brown $ point, at the entrance to the
bay, was made an island, but no heavy
damage is reported, as the great ice Jam
stopped some two miles above. Had it
gone through it would have certainly
swept the point clean, as the land is but
| ii very few feet above the water level.
| The lower end of the jam is at Pork
point at the foot of Swan island. The ice
| swept in onto the shore, just below Clark
Chaplin's Ice houses, and ploughed its
way across country nearly to the Major
Harvard place carrying away the old
-hlpyard whatf as it went along. A good
sized river is said to now be making its
way around through the fields and low
| lands. The elevator at the Cooper place
houses was smashed.
There is an immense amount of loos.
lumber, pickets, broom handles, laths
md other stuff in the river from the foot
af Swan island to Iceboro. 1t is esti-
mated that there is - 900, 900 feet of logs
| and how to save them is the problem.
representatives Of the log driving COM
panies were in town today to devise ways
| md means if possible. Those here were
+. d. Bratlstreet George Gray and Fred
Wiley OF Gardiner; Will Tolman. Fair.
| field; and Henry Sturgis and @. d
Lambard of Augusta, who with M p
| Milliken viewed the situation.
| 1t was found that the ice was unsasa ia
work on and it will be simply n case Of
wait One prominent lumberman said IN
the journal:
| what we need is good freeze To give
STABILITY to this mess of stuff so that IVA
can trust men and horses upon it. Then
lew warm days are needed to melt tina
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07

snow so we can locate the logs that are
now covered out of sight. After that we
IAN break out and drag to the shore n
great number of logs, and, with gradual
thaw later in the spring, we can hope to
save most of the remainder, at a compare
lively small expense
A large quantity of laths, pickets and
broom handles have been picked up by
the people and much of it taken away.
Tney will have to hand it all over to the
Richmond Lumber Co., as that company
has arranged with the owners to save all
possible, take charge and sell 1t for them
The condition Of affairs on the cast side
of Swan island is much the same as on
the village side The ice forced its way
across the flats over into the Eastern river
and it Is said that the lower bridge so
called over that river was started slightly
from its piers.
AT the head of the island there is a
wild scene. Ice and logs are piled up on
all sides 20 feet or moro high Out in the
middle of the river, sitting upright and
apparently undecided as to which channel
to take in its journey down river, is a
large white barn, which formerly has
done good service at Berry's ice houses. 1t
and fioated around the boarding house
before starting on its enforced journey.
Its only occupant Is said to be monster
rat.
Part of the old Gardiner bridge also
reposes calmly among the other stuff.
Numerous small sheds are scattered about
and bargain for "a summer cottage with
free transportation to the seashore can be
had in several places
On the Dresden shore, at tie ferry. the
ruins of Fred Gorham's house are in plain
view. Mr.. Gorham wss fortunate in
saving some of his household goods but
the house is q total loss
Dinsmore's summer hotel was saved by
thick row OF fir and willow trees in
front. The Ice pild all around it Is feet
In PLACES and carried away all the ont.
buildings except the stable and il re-
quired lively work to save that
Many curious things have been found
on the ice and along the shores. Eyerv-
thing from "A clothes pin To a cook stove
has come down from up river and one
man found a telephone
A large dray load of life preserverc
were rescncd below the ferry.
N. +. Milliken had n narrow escane
He was out ON the ice when the lam
started and decided that the shore was the
safest place. AS he reached land and
made the last jump, huge log ended
over and struck the exact place his feet
had just left. He allows that it was n
close call-too close for comfort
The water was on the street near the
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A Strange Logical Process.

1t Is wonder to me-" said Willie
Washington, "to see how quickly the minds
OF some men act. There are people who
can decide in an instant what it would
take Others long time to consider. l met
man the other evening who is that way"
Was he lawyer?''
Il don't know. But he had an intel
iectuai grasp that was astounding. l met
him in the hall just as he was reaching
for an Umbrella. Is that your umbrellaY'
he inquired. No., replied l. In that
case, he answered, it's mine. Wash
ington Star.
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A Large Hearted Musician.

Gottschalk generosity has been the sub
ject of many anecdotes. Wandering into IL
music hail in New Orlesps one evening lie
heard the manager ann0u,ce that "a little
girl, who was to play the piano. was i'll
and could not appear. Gottscanlk Went
behind the scenes and volunteered to TAXI
her place. The little girl was delighted
but remarked doubtfully:
You had better look at the SCORE. The
piece is rather difficult
Gottschalk grayely remarked that he
thought he could manage it and was per-
mitted to go on the stage. The audience
recognized him and of course went will,
with delight.
Before he left the stage the great artist
emptied his small change into his hat and
sent it aroun among the audience for col
lection for his little protege, kindness
which resulted in a substantial benefit for
the grateful lassie.-Chicago Post.
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william Tibbetts has been appointed
postmaster at bemls, vice Arthur Soule.
George l.. Barrows, recently city edit, r
OF the Bangor Commercial whose sudden
flight from that city, last fall occasione d
considerable talk. gave to Cyrus Cressey
note for 5000. bearing his mot TIERS mann
In the Cumberland superior court, Frdu,
there was tried a suit to recover paymei 9
on that note, which Mrs. Barrows declar
was forgery. The plaintiff claims that
she afterward ratified the note and that
by her subsequent conduct she is stoppet Il
from denying it. Judge Bonney re ;eryed
his decision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07
THE FIDDLE DRILL.
Its Kind Has Been Used For Two Thou.
sand Years and Remains Unclaimed.

sand Years and Remains Unchanged.
Tho elaborate carving on the building
of the New York Clearing House associa-
ton, in Cedar street. necessitated consld-
cradle use of the fiddle drill" This drill
Is OF peculiar interest, inasmuch as 1t Is
one OF the Oldest stone cutting tools In ex.
lstence. 1t Is said to antedate Greek
sculpture and is in use today in about the
same form as 1t was 1000 years ago. As
It's name implies, its &c ION resembles
fiddle. The drill is of two pieces In
one hand carver holds the drill stock,
which is like carpenters brace, except
that 1t Is straight instead of having
crank. In the other hand he holds tho
bow, which is strung with brass wire,
and which is given a turn around the drill
stock.
10 use the drill the carver places the
drill stock against his breast, holding 10
with his left hand, and with his right no
draws the bow back and forth, fiddle fash
ION. This imparts a rotary motion to the
drill stock, and the drill is ground to cus
IN either way it turns. The fiddle drill ID
used In the finest work, In crevices wheFs
the sculptor could not reach with bis chisei
and hammer without endangering the
carving. About the first thing an ingen'
ious Yankee would say on seeing the md
die drili' work would be: Why couldn'ta
power drill of some sort be used for that
Bind of work. Something like dentists
drilIs But carvers say that pneumatic
drills and various other types Of stonsout-
ting tools have been tried, but none has
been found able to supsrsede the fiddle"
New York Herald.
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pumping station, and the street to the
steamboat wharf was and is entirely sub
merged. 1t Is estimated that the rise was
over 10 feet when it reached the highest
point.
1t will require n hot sun for many
weeks to melt all the ice now on the
wharves and when that in the river will
go out is problem. Rain is feared and
a heavy fall would mean tho almost GER
tain clogging up of the river below and
the following of untold damage to this
place and up river points
The ice in the bay is said to be solid.
me debris from the Androscoggin is on
Its way down but has not yet got through.
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WOman's Years.

Miss Wellalong-You say that Miss
Buzbuz is only "a years old?
Miss Wishwell-Yes, that's what she
told me.
Miss Wellalong-Well,I don't mean to
dispute it, but if Pm not mistaken I was
just 80 at her age.-Roxbury Gazette.
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Read Il.

If you have any trouble with yopr bact
II IL achcs'is lame or weak, the cause, nine
Tunes OUT OF ten, Is from the kidneys.
nead ABOUT the free distribution of Doan s
Kidney Fills in this paper. and call ut
Chas. Il. fartridee's drug store, opposit,
post Office, ON Tuesday, March 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07

over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for
tneir CHILDREN while TEErHING, with PEnf e. -
EUCCESS. 1t SOQTIIES the CHILD, SOfIENSS, ~ ~
1UMS, ALLAiS all PAIN; CURES WIND cS vAS,
anu anu Is the best remedy for plAEkliEA. oo~ ~
DIuesists In every part of the world BE suls ny ~
for Mrs Winslows Soothing syrup" and tAts =
cher kind Twsnty five cents u bottle oeWVs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07

thilip J. A. Harper, the retired senior
member of the firm of Harper Bros, New
lorS city, died at his residences at Hemp
s.ead, j.. l.. Friday, from a oomplication
OIL heart aud kidney troubles He retired
from active business six years aga. on ac-
tount of i'll health. He was a son If
lanes Harper, one Of the founders If
Harper Bros. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07

How timely the advice of Mr.. Kimbal's
neighbor. If you are sick, take heed Of
your kidneys. DIR. HOBBS SPARAGUS
KIDNEY PILLS will not only cure
Bright's Disease, but all kidney troubles,
diabetes. pain in the back, sleeplessness,
rheumatism, govt, neuralgia, nervousness
etc. They give new energy, new bioUd,
new vigor, and-HEALTH They have
cured thousands. They will cure you.
Endorsed by Physicians, Druggists, ana
Patients.
TAKEAPILL. Take the hest. Take
Hobbs. DR.. Hobbs Little Liver Pills
don't grippe. Price lOc.
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Dispatches were received at Rome r..

dispatches were received at Rome Fri
Gay night, from the United States, in
curing as to the truth OF rumor circu-
iated by the Chicago Associated Press to
me effect that Prime Minister Crispi had
oeen assassinated. The rumor had no
foundation in fact, and could have been
o1sproved had the slightest effort been
made to ascertain the facts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-07

In the Joint Assembly at Frankfort
NY. Friday, st. John Boyle, the new caucus
nominee Of the Republicans, received the
full party vote. The vota Stood Bowie
90; Blackburn, 40; Carlisle, Is; Pettitt
=. No election.
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Polo Games.

AT Chnton-Clinton, Z; Woburn, 6.
AT Pawtncket-PawGucket. 7; Salem. 9.
AT Fall River-Fall River, II; Provi-
dencc, O.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

Bryan's Record Battles the Gold Crowd
The evaporation Of the. plutocrsts
with Mr.. Bryan is mainly due to the
impossibility Of finding any flaws in his
record. Not the slightest trace Of cor
ruption, double. dealing or insincerity
can they come upon. They are baffled
because he is an exemplary young hus-
band and father who has worked very
hard to make q home for his interesting
little family, and has succeeded in doing
it without descending to the level Of
Thurston, for instance. They cannot
even find one inconsistent uttersnce of
his to quote against him. Hence the
general fury. There may have been
candidates for the Presidency who were
as good as Mr.. Bryan, but never has
there been one better, unless we except
the first and greatest Of the long line.
No man holds Mr.. Bryan's notes locked
up in q safe. Norailroad is contributing
to his election. No 100000 subscriptions
are made to hia campaign fund. No man
dare bring a charge Of malfeassnce
against him and sign his name to it. He
does not have the riff raft, rag-tag and
bob-tail OF corporations, National banks
and monopolies supporting him in full
cry, nor does he din the honor Of the
nation into our ears while leaving his
own undefended. These are the reasons
for the vicious assaults made upon him
by the organized tools Of wealth, who
wilt never forgive Mr.. Bryan as long as
he lives for being worthy of the Office he
aspires to.--T't0entieth Century.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

Legal tender notes are disappearing
Population is increasing and our clTcu-
latlng medium iS rigid or decreasing,
We have heard of oveFprOduCtlon.
There can be no such thing as over
production. It is underconsumptiOn.
The power Of the woFkmen to consume
has been destroyed. The wage Garner
has had no money with which to buy.
There never was time when the dol.
lar would buy as much as to day, but
1t doesn't make any difference how
much you can buy with dollar unless
you have the dollar to buy with.
There is no market so good as our
home market. In 1892 but per cent.
of our products went abroad. If l had
my way, nothing that could be pro-
duCed here should be brought in
from abroad. / would like to
ask what is the use to have q
tariff on products and free trade In
men. Charity begins at home.
/ don't say that every Democrat is
an anarchist. / don't say that the
Democratic party is a party Of an
srchy, but / do say that every snsrch-
lat, every nihillst, every socialist, is in
the Democratic party and supporting
William j. Bryan.
The Republican party ia doing bust
ness at the old stand. 1t has no drugs
or psnsceas to offer for the evils We
all deplore but trust to 1t and it will
carry you safely through.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

We cannot diguise
the truth that we are
on the verge Of an i'm.
pending revolution.
The old issues are
dead. The people are
arraying themselves
on one side or the
other Of . portentous
contest. On one side
Is capital, formidably
entrenched In pFivi-
lege, arrogant from
continued triumph,
conservative, tens.
cious nf old theories,
d demanding new @ n
cessIOns, enriched by
domestic levy and for
eign commerce, and
struggling TO adjust
all values TO its own
standard. On the other
Is labor, asking for
employment, striving
to develop domestic
industries. battling
with the forces OF ma.
ture, and snbduing
the wilderness; labor,
starving aud sullen,
resolutely deter nined
10 overthrow Q system
under which the rich
are wing richer
and the poor are grow.
ing poorer; q system
which Rives TO Q Van
derbils the possession
OF wealth beyond the
dreams Of GVarice, and
condemns the poor to
Q poverty which has
no refuge from starya-
ion bus the prison or
the grave. Our de-
mAnds for relief, for
justice. have been met
with indifference or
disdAin. The laborers
OF the country asking
for employment are
treated like impudene
mendicants begging
for bread.--InRalls In
U. s. Senate, January
IA. 1891
The advocate., 1896-10-07

Among other things Ingalls, said in the
Senate, January IA, 1891: "Four hun
dred persons possess $I0,OOO,OOO each,
1000 possess $5OOOOOO each, 1000 pos
sess 100000 each, 5000 possess 81, ,OOO,-
600 each, making a total of 2l 900 people
who possess $36, 100000. Mr.. presi-
dent, 1t is the most appalling statement
that ever fell upon mortal ears. It's, so
far as the results of Democracy as q So
Cial and political experiment are con-
cerned, the most terrible commentary
that was ever recorded in the books Of
time-and Nero fiddles while Rome
burns. 1t is thrown off with laugh
and sneer, 'as the froth upon the beer
Of our political and social system. AS
said, the assessed valuation recorded in
the great National ledger, standing to
our credit, is about S65,0OO,0OO,OO0. Our
population is 62,5O0,0O0; and by some
means, by some device, by some mschi-
nation, by some incarnation, honest or
otherwise, by some process that cannot
be defined, less than a o-thousandth
part Of our population have obtained
possession land have kept out of the pen
itentiary in. spite of the means they
adopted to acquire iD of more than one
half OF the entire accumulated wealth Of
the country"
The advocate., 1896-10-07

I feel impellsd to
make one further OBJ
serVStiOn. Warnings
and sdmonitions have
been plenty in this de-
bate. We have been
admonished OF the
danger that would FOL.
low; we have been no.
tilted OF what would
occur II the free coin
age of silver were sup
ported as q part Of our
financial system. 1 am
not o prophet, nor the
SON Of q prophet, but l
say to those who are
now aFrGylng them
selves against the de-
libeTAtely expressed
Judgment of the Amer
lean people, q judg-
ment that they know
has been declared and
recorded-I say to the
members OF this body,
I say, 80 far as l may
do so with propriety,
to che members OF the
coordinate branch OF
Congress. and / say, IL
without impPOpriesy l
may do 30, to the Ex.
ecutiVe Of the nation,
that there will come q
time when the people
will be trifled with no
longer on this subject.
ingalls, In U. s. Sem
aCe, January IA, 1891.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

There is. Mr.. Presi-
dent, a deep-seated
conviction among the
people, which l fully
share. that the demon
eCizstion Of silver in
1873 was one element
If o great conspiracy
to deliver the fiscal
system Of this country
over to those by whom
IL has, in my opinion,
finally been captured.
/ see no proof Of the
assertion that the de-
monetization act Of
1878 was fraudulently
or Corruptly procured,
but It Is impossible TO
avoid the conviction
that it was q part of q
deliberate plan and
conspiracy formed by
those who have been
called speculstors to
still further increase
the value Of the stand
ard by which their ac-
cumulatiOns were to
be messured.-In
In the U. s. Senate,
January IA, 1891.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

I admit things are
not exactly as they
ought to be. But, here
and now, / wish to de-
nounce, deny and re-
nounce as unworthy
the assertion Of an
American citizen that
anything but q sub
stantial degree OF
prosperity has prevail
ed in this country dur
ing that period. Not
q man In all Shawnee
county who has not
enough to eat, is fairly
prosperous, unless II
be by reason oGhis own
indifference. / have
no patience with the
calumny hesped upon
us by these traducers
Of our people.-Ingslls
at WakaFusa, Septem-
ber 10, 1896.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

A foothold for consumption Is what you
are Offering, If your blood is impure. Con-
sumption If simply lung scrofula. A scrofu-
lous condition, with slight cough or cold,
is all that it needs to develop 1t. But just
as it depends upon the blood for its origin,
so it depends upon the blood for its cure.
The surest remedy for scrofula in every
form, the most effective blood d-cleanser,
fesh-bailder, and strength-restOrer that's
known to medical science, is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. For consump-
tion In all its earlier stages, and for weak
lungs, asthma, severe coughs and all bron-
chial, throat and lung affections.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

l stand upon my rec
ord. / am o bimetal-
lit. / favor the larg.
est possible use of ell
YER of a full legal ten
der which can be
maintained on q par
ity with gold .(Cheers.) }
IL we have free coin
age OF silver, instead
OF bimetallism, W Q
should have silver
monometallism which
means individual ruin
and national bank
ruptcy.-Ingalls atWa-
karusa, September 10,
1896.
The advocate., 1896-10-07

"The savings bank
deposits, representing
the savings Of the la
bOrlngmen. exceqded
by 81, 800, 100000 in 1892,
the deposits OF ten
years previous. Yet
we are perpetuSlly
told OF the crime OF
1873. Prospect was
neVerso abundant and
II there 10 any change
1t Is not on PccOunt OF
the financial system" "
--IngAlls at Wsksrusa,
September 10, 1896.