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The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

The president of the American Asso-
citation of Librarians said, in the recent
general conference Of that body, that
the number of volumes in the libraries
OF this country had more than trebled
since 1876. The chief cause of this
great Increase, he said, is a wholesome
growth of public perception of the
value of good books. This fact, even
more than the willingness of the rich
30 found and endow libraries, is a mat
ter for national satisfaction. Unused
libraries do not speak we'll for their
pOssessor.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

To give money for votes is univer-
sally conceded to be politically immor-
al, but to give office for votes is vastly
worse, says DR.. C. K. Adams. It has
led to the relegation of the Golden Ru4e
to the rubbish heap of obsolete nom
sense. III the place of the maxim, ''Do
unto others as you would have others
DO unto you" it raises aloft the shame
less substitute, "Do up your political
opponent before he has a chance to do
you up
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Two Men Murdere6

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 25. - Two
men were murdered at negro picnic
at Kendall Ark, Saturday, r. T.
johnson, a white man, went to the
grounds to see why some mill hands
did not go to work. While there
negro cut his throat from ear to ear,
killing him instantly. Later in the day
G. r. Gray had an alteration with
picnickers and was stabbed to death.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
T., QUIET AT ISHPEMING.

The Miners Wisely Decide That it Is
Better to Stay at Work.
'lshpeming, Mich, Aug. 25. - There
will be no strike of Ishpeming miners.
Speeches by Vasley and Nudge, labor
leaders, made to the men yesterday,
did not have the desired effect, and all
the mines are working this morning.
The attempt to force non-union men
out of the mines proved failure. The
companies will discriminate against
union men if the latter interfere with
those who do not belong to the union.
There is no ill-feeling and there will be
no strike. There is no trouble at
Negaunee.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

Collegio Beda is the name given to
the new English college at Rome bv
Pope Leo, in honor of st. Bede the
Venerable. He rejected the names Pho
and Leonino.
Proceedings at an inquest held upon
the body Of a girl who died day or
two ago in Bethnal Green, London
pointed to symptoms of Asiatic tchol.
era. Special precautions have been
taken. s@E
a Birmingham workingman used the
parcel post recently to send his three
year-old boy home by mail. The post
office, under the rule regulating tho
conveyance of live animals, was
obliged to accept the child, and
charged ninepence for the service.
Konakry, on the west coast Of .Afri.
ca, has been reached by a French ex
pedition in three weeks from the Niger
the advantage of the route by way of
Fula-Djalon, and surveys for the road
are being g@hastened. ~
Sir John Kirk, once British CONSUL
general at Zanzibar, whose name is as.
soclated with African discovery from
the days OF Livingstone, Burton, Spoke
and Grant to those of Stanley, has re-
ceived the degree of doctor of sciences
from Cambridge university. ..
The tactics of Germany in the nego-
tiations and the continual delays of
YeWhk Pasha are provoking a good
deal Of agitation at Athens in favor
of an appeal by the government to the
nation to continue the war with Tur-
key by means of an obligatory loan.
The trouble between the British
Warships and the lobster packers on
the French shore of Newfoundland
continues. The British commodore
charges illicit packing and threatens
to close the factories. Great excite
ment exists.
According to dispatch to the Lon.
don Mail from Paris, it is rumored that
the death at Teheran, Persia, Of DR..
Iholzan, physician of the late shah.
was caused by poison administered at
the lnstlgation of the reigning shah, be-
cause Tholzan knew too many state Sc
crets.
1t is stated from an excellent source
that Mrs. Langtry will shortly marry
Prince Esterhazy de Galantha. He is
about sixty years of age and has been
married before, both his wives being
dead. He is great sportsman and the
purchaser Of horses for the Austrian
government. Prince Esterhazy is re-
lated to the earl of Jersey, and his at
tentions to Mrs. Langtry are reported
to be most ardent.
Flowers placed on Heine's grave in
the Montmarte cemetery in Paris by
the Frankfurter Zeitung, which has
raised fund to keep the grave in or
der, were removed by the superintend.
ent, on the ground that the poets rel
atlves had not authorized the decora-
ton. The needed permission has been
obtained from the poets only surviv-
ing sister, Frau Charlotte van Emdcn
OF Hamburg, who is now ninety six
years of age.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

Reports from Hawaii indicate that
the proposed treaty of annexation is re-
ceived by the press there with feelings
of enthusiastic rejoicing. The only
drawback apparent is feeling Of ap-
prehension as to the position of Japan.
The utterances in the Japanese papers
have been of disquieting kind, and
certain feeling of uneasiness has been
created, which appears to be shared by
the official authorities.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

VIII not the eastern millionaires who
have been moving about to avoid taxa
ton now consider the single tax town
or Prescott, Ariz., where the only tax
is 81 on every lot?
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Confession Of Annrcbi.t.

Constantinople,A Aug. 25.-The confess
sions of the two Armenians arrested
on Saturday, and at whose residences
bombs were found by the police, are
said to have been prompted by the
Turkish authorities, The prisoners are
alleged to have confessed that they in
tended to use the bombs at the Rus
sian and German embassies.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

Compensation for Alsace-Lorrafne.
london. Aug. pa German diplo-
mat whose name is not mentioned, in
an Interview, is quoted as saying:
Germany will net give. up Alsace-
Lorraine without compensation; but
France has every reason to hope that
Germany will do so for a promise Of
compensation. even if made at a dis
tant day.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Village Gossip.

Mrs. Hayrake---It's all true. about thu
Squire. They took him away yester-5
day. s - 8
Hiram Hayrake Putin him il a
hospital, are they? s
. Mrs. Hayrake-S Sanitarium, they cal
It. They're trim to cure him with M.
keely motor. Puck. - -
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Foreign Gossip.

. Charles Compton, the actor, is dead
In London. '
a potato blight is ravaging the coun->
ties Of Glare and Limerick. Ireland
Prlces have quadrupled and there Is
only supply for two months.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Lady Professor

Oakland, Cal, Aug. Miss Mary
Mclean, daughter of Rev. ]. K. Nc
Lean, of the Pacific Theological SEM
mary, has accepted the chair of pro-
fessor Of English literature ia STAN
ford university.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
PlTH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS 0F THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

pOrtant News Of the Week From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con-
ventent Form for Rapid Perusnl
by Busy People.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

Prince henlohe Oehringen, Duke.
of Ujest, died at Slaventzitz castle, at
Berlin. He was the head Of the united
house of Hohenlohe and one Of the
principal owners Of race horses in Ger
many. sss
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Crowded with KIondil.er.-

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 25. The steam
er Queen left on her last trip this sea-
sol for Alaska. She was crowded
with passengers, freight and horses.
Fifteen passengers were left here, as
there was no room on the steamer for
their horses and outfits. g
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Killed .hy q Trnllex CO,

Buffalo, II. =, Aug. 25. During the
parade to-day in honor Of the q. a. r..
veterans Miss Libbie Murphy was
crowded off her bicycle and thrown
under the wheels Of a trolley car and
Instantly killed.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

by chasing himself around the block
and yelling "demagogue," Hon. David
Z. Hill manages to contribute literally
to the midsummer excitement.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

Pleading for a Wife Murlerer
Batavia, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Arguments
in the motion for a new trial of How
ard q. Denham, the young banker con-
victed Of the murder Of his wife, were
heard. The court reserved its decis-
ion until Sept il.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
WashinEton Talk.

Acting on the request of Acting Sec
retary of the Interior Ryan, the de-
partment of justice has authorized the
United States marshal for wyoming to
offer reward of $3.50 for the capture
of the highwaymen who held up the
stages and robbed passengers in the
Yellowstone Park last Saturday.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

If Spain and Japan don't stop buz-
,Zing around they are likely to get
tuck OH the fly paper.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26

We don't know who he is, but the
press agent of the Klondyke show un-
derstands his business.
The Princeton union., 1897-08-26
Prayers that mean nothing are never
heard in heaven.
Lillian Russell is said to have her eye
on her seventh husband.

1t is easier for water to run uphill
than for selfish man to be happy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21

men and women, better citizens. 1t is
generally known that the government
instituted, few years ago, an inVestiga- a.
ton into the amount of farm mortgages
and the per cent of interest which was
being paid on farm Indebtedness and
quote from the report of the secretary of
agriculture. a few of the conclusions
which he draws.
THE farmers of the United States hold
i2 out of each 100 farms occupied by their
owners, absolutely free from mortgages
cured by liens upon lands used for tillage
and the production of crops aggregate
after throwing out the mortgage indebt-
edneSs of railroads and other corpora
t1ons. less than One-siXth of the total in
debtedness of the citizens of the United
States secured upon real estate. Out of
each thousand farms in the United States
only 2S2 are mortgaged. and three-fOurths 5
of the money represented by the mort
cages upon the 2S2 farms was for the pur-
chase OF those farms or for money bor-
rowed to improve those FARMS
We also find from this report that the
proportion of farm mortgages in the
North Atlantic states, paying five per
cent or under is 1850 per cent, while the
proportion paying not more than six per
cent is 9S.16 per cent. These figures tend
to show a small proportion of the farms
mortgaged, and that this class of secur-
tiles. in the North Atlantic states at
least. is not Disseminated against by
those who have money to loan. While We
have no statistics as to the Indebtedness
Of the farms of Maine. by itself alone
We are safe in assuming that it is not
more than the average for the states just
quoted. and probably it is less than this
average.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
Abstract of Plaintiffs Bill.

The Maine Trust and Banking Com
pany, corporation established by law
and having its office and established
place of business at Gardiner in the
county of Kennebec and State of Maine,
in its own behalf and in behalf of all
other creditors of the Southern Loan and
Trust Company, complains against the
Southern Loan and Trust Company. a
corporation established by law and hav-
ing it's office and place of business at
Portland in the county of Cumberland
and State of Maine. Phoebe G.. Buck
nam of Newton, Massachusetts, Caro-
line r, Smith whose residence is rot
in this State and is unknown to
your complainant. Caroline L. Smith
whose residence is not in this State
and is also unknown to your COM
plainant, and II. r. Angus whose resi-
dence is not in this State and is unknown
to your complainant, and others, and
says:
l. That the said defendant is corro-
ration duly organized under an act of the
Legislature of Maine approved February
&c. A. D., 1889. and having an office and
established place of business in Port
land. Maine.
2. That under its charter said defend
ant corporation was authorized to bor-
rnw money. hold real estate and mort
sage the same.
8; That under IFS charter the share
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The flour mill and elevator of the Con-
solidated Milling Co. at Peterboro, Ont.
was burned Tuesday night. Loss. $lO,-
600; insurance, $25,O00.
The miners. by formal ballot at Lead
vile, Col, night refused to accept the
proposition submitted to them by the
operators, ara negotiations for a set
tlement cf the great strike will be sus-
pended.
The trustees of Columbia university
have presented to the institution a
100000 gymnasium. The gymnasium
will be built ON the new site of the uni
versity. Mornings Heights. 1t VIII
be the largest and best equipped In the
country. 1t will be part of the great
unive1 sity hall, the entire cost of which
will be more than 81 600, 600. The con-
tracts have been given and work will
be begun at once
Everywhere in Europe energetic
measures are being taken to prevent
the Introduction of the bubonic plague
through vessels or cargoes arriving
from East India ports. Orders have
been Issued by the health authorities
at all the maritime centers to watch
closely all cases of suspicious sickn oss
upon vessels from India and to prompt
ly quarantine such vessels until all
danger shall be passed
Torpedo boat No. had her first trial.
at Newport. r. L.. Wednesday. under
three boilers. the principal object being
to break in the fire force which is being
developed with the adjusting of the ma
chinery. She made several runs over the
government mile course. and developed a
speed of 26S knots. Her guarantee
speed is 27.5 knots Her speed. Wednes-
day. was made with IA steam pressure of
$50 pounds of steam and as DDS pounds
are allowed for the government trial she
has a leeway of - pounds with which to
make the other Co knots. This showing
is considered remarkable. The ease with
which the vessel moves through the wa
ter ard the small disturbance of water
while at this terrific speed were re-
marked by all who saw the trial.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
State of Maine.
F. A. LAWTON, Supt.
Kennebec, IS.

henneDec, IS.
Supreme Judicial Court.
The Maine Trust and Banking Company
in behalf of itself and of all other crod-
itors of the Southern Loan and Trust
Company in Equity, VS.. The Southern
Loan and Trust Company ct ais.
1t appearing to the court--W hitehouse
j. presiding-that Phoebe G.. Buckna m
of Newton. Massachusetts, Caroline r.
Smith, Caroline l.. Smith and Fl. K. An
gus, whose residences are unknown. Ge-
PENDANTS in the above entitled cause
have had no notice of the tendency
thereof, 1t is ordered that notice be given
by publishing an attested copy of this
order together with an abstract of said
bill in the Kennebec Journal, newspaper
printed at Augusta in said county. three
weeks successfully, the last publication
to be at least ten days before the first
Tuesday of February. 1897, and you the
said Phoebe G.. Bucknam, Caroline r.
Smith, Caroline l.. Smith and II. r. An
gus and each of you are commanded to
appear at our said court holden at Au-
gusta within and for the county of Ken
nebec and file with the clerk of courts
your demurrer. plea or answer to said
bill, within thirty days from said first
Tuesday of February A. D., 1897.
Hereof fail not. under the pains and
penalties of the law in that behalf pro-
vided. E p
Witness, William F. Whitehouse, Justice
of our said court, the 23d day of De-
cember in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
six. w. S. CHOATE, Clerk.
jan7,14,H
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.
(PIEDMoNT AIR LINE.)

The direct and popular route to all
SOUTHERN WINTER RESORTS,
embracing ASHEVILLE, HOT
SPRINGS, CHATTANOOGA, ATTAIN
ia, AIKEN, AUGUSTA, CAMDEN,
SUMMERVILLE and all points in
Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas
The SOUTHERN RAILWAY furnish
es all the requirements first class trav-
el demands.
TWO LIMITED TRAINS, daily to
NEW ORLEANS and SOUTHWEST
ERN points. Direct connections made
for all points in MEXICO, CALIFOR-
MA, and the PACIFIC COAST.
THREE LIMITED TRAINS daily to
FLORIDA via WASHINGTON,C CHAR
LOTTE,COLUMBIA and ndSAVANNAH.
The shortest route, by many miles
and through the most picturesque and
populous section of the South.
Trains equipped with Vestibuled Pull
man Drawing-roomS Sleeping cars and
Coaches; Dining Cars on all Limited
Trains.
Excursion Tickets now on sale.
For rates, sleeping car reservations
and further information call on or ad-
dress,
Waldo A. Pearce. New England agent:
Geo. c. Daniels. Trav. Pass. agent.
z2S Washington St., Boston, Mass.
J. NJ. sCulp. Traffic Manager; W. A
Turk. General Passenger aSsr.
Washington. d. G.
jan6d&wt'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
n Arrangement of
&& Trans
zulu In effect Oct. {, 1896

LEAVE Portland, ll.0o p. NJ: Augusta.
L50 a: N; Waterviile. as AN: Bar.
81 A M AsI5ss s5s ALakMsnnsf M Ratahd Sas a
Iron Works. $40 A. M: Norcross, $50 A.
NJ; % Sherman. 1888 A. A.: island Falls.
Masardis lis =. n: Ashland. As; ..is i4o p P. X; n
n; Preseos sa1s Isls; s.;,5s sSS u Caribou: 2ss
n; Monson. lois A NJ: dreenviile. ri il.oo
Leave Portland, 1s.5o p. NJ; Augusta,
2S5 2. NJ, Waterviile. 3.13 p. NJ: Bangor,
80 =. M; Arrive Brownville. S.45 r M;
ESrGgOSs fsSsor Es,1. 10 r n; sherma1 "a
LEAVE Rangor, s5s A. N: !; Arrive Do
sS and MFo1Me9oft; MoosS;n s1s A. Nj Gqilford rssS
Leave Bangor. $50 P. NJ.
MAFRIxa dasrd P9Sss 5 f1d p MFosssSs Mssssn 1 yune
ton. 7.5s 2. NJ: Greenviile. SIS p. NJ. w
PssssiGa and % Mi eaf0sd M i E1oan a NJ
ARRJXE w r Bangor; s5S a; n.
ibou, $40 4: M; Presque Isle. $40 x. NJ:
Houlton, $50 A. M; Ashland. 100 A. M;
MaMsardis; 72S nS "a A M; i Smyrna Mills. s.55
s.S5 A: M: Norcross. To- 46 A. NJ: Brown.
vile. l1.40 A; NJ; Arrive Bangor, L2o p.
P: M; Portland, SIS P. NJ. '
LEAVE Caribou, 11.O5 A. NJ: Pressure
Isle, 1l.s5 A. M. !. Fort Fairfield, lilo A.
NJ. Bridgewater. 1925 P. NJ; Houlton. 120
2. M; Ashland. $50 A. M; Masardls 1025
Fails, 215 P. NJ; Sherman, 2.4O p M;
Ncrcross, $40 P. M; Brownville, 4.3s P.
N Lagrange, 6N P. M; Greenville, 2.S5
p. VI; Monson, $40 P. NJ; Guilford, $50
! NJ: Dover and Foxcroft. AIS p NJ;
Sebec. 4.So p. M; Arrive Bangor 6.s1 p.
~. Waterville, 1000 p. NJ; Augusta, i0.52
p. M: Portland. L40 A. NJ.
GEO. M. HOUGHTON,
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent
W. CRAM
v. p. and General Manager
6an4or. Oct. j. 1898 1uly11.dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
Reduction Of Values.

For quite period of years the farmers
)f Maine have had to face quite Il seriou:
value of the plant as well as the article
placed upon the market, and this fact
has led to some dissatisfaction and dis
couragement on the part of those en-
themselves to work to ascertain the
causes for this reduction. and various
reasons has been assigned for it. ! am OF
he opinion that by far the most potent
prices and the somewhat unprecedented
industrial conditions by which we find
ourselves surrounded. Still. there are
some things to which | may. perhaps.
:ail your attention, which may show
some light upon the condition from {,
purely agricultural standpoint. In the
irst place, we find that under the Home
stead law the government has. during tn :
last 80 years, given away nearly 100000
of farms of 50 acres each: These farms
Of course contain many millions of acres
Of the agricultural productions of the
country quite largely. Railroads have
either preceded the settlers into these
districts or have rapidly. followed them.
This has brought the freight on the pro-
ducts grown on these distant farms.
which cost their owners practically moth
ing. down to but a trifie more than that
upon products grown in the Eastern and
Middle states which goto the same mar
kets. either domestic or foreign. The period
following closely on the close of the
Civil War, in which productions Of all
kinds were unduly stimulated. also led 10
a further settlement of lands in this por-
ton of our country. These lands are
possessed of their virgin fertility and of
course grow crops very abundantly, but
they must for quite long time be such
crops as require but little skill for their
production, and with which the farmer
in older sections of the country and
nearer our larger Eastern cities should
not attempt to compete. This condition
drives him into the production of the
finished product, forces him to intensity
his work and sell skill as well as labor,
which exists alone in the raw product.
When we fully grasp the situation. and
by carefully outstanding our resources
and avoiding the unnecessary purchase
of the products of these Western farms,
and by putting skill into our work raise
ourselves above their competition in Il
measure. we shall find. l firmly believe.
our condition improved. and our farms.
even with their somewhat reduced value.
of more real worth to us than under
former conditions OF high prices and
crude work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
HeaIthfulness Of Our Live Stock.

/ I believe that just at this time. as we
are beginning to make a reputation for
ourselves as dairy State. and when
there is a large and growing demand for
these products of our farms, We should
give our live stock interests careful at
tention. We cannot fail to appreciate the
necessity for maintaining our herds in
health and thereby keeping up the repu-
tation of our products in the general
markets. as well as enabling us to pro-
duce more and at a greater profit l be-
lieve that the attention of this board
should be devoted quite largely to work
that will help the farmers of the State
into a better appreciation of the necessity
for cleanliness among their herds. for
tanned in and about their barns, and for
a general oversight of the health of all
their animals. l believe that the sup
preston of disease, even. depends more
largely upon proper sanitary conditions
than upon the killing of animals, and am
of the opinion that there should be a
rigid inspection OF barns and stables by
seem that a part of the money appro-
priated by the State for extirpating con-
tagious diseases could better be used for
this purpose than in paying for animals
after they have fallen prey to disease.
Maine is to be congratulated upon the
general healthfulness of her farm ami
mails. and If We may rely upon such
comparisons as we may make by noting
the extremely small proportion of ami
mails rejected from among those sold for
export we may conclude that the per-
centage of diseased animals is very
small indeed.
ton should be along educational lines, and
that we may profit from the example
and experience of other states and avoid
extreme measures and large expenditures
of money. 1t is particularly desirable
that our various agricultural organiza-
tions and institutions should work to-
gether in perfect harmony to encourage
the live stock interests of the State. and
for the purpose of investigating and con-
trolling disease. 1t is necessary that
there be'a full and free understanding
among all who have these interests in
engaged in the work should have the full
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21

| think some special effort should be
made to induce the farmers of Aroostook
county 70 place more live stock upon
their farms. as the agricultural future Of
that region depends largely upon rapid
increase in the number and value of the
farm animals. Efforts are now in por-
varied products of the county. hoping
thereby to encourage the production OF
live stock. This is one of the finest sec
tions for dairying, sheep thrive wonder
fully here, and in no section of the coun-
try with which l am acquainted is there
such a promising outlook for farmers to
engage in the growing Of young stock,
for which. II first class, there is always
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-21
The Condition Of Maine Farmers.

During the past year ! have made a
somewhat careful study into the cOndi-
lion Of our farmers, as compared with
wears past. and am pleased to say that
as look at, the matter II az its 81 bearings Il g
avenues for supplying themselves with
the necessaries and Injuries OF life, are in
most sections continually broadening.
and. as a rule. their indebtedness is not
increasinp. we see our schools and
higher M Institutions of learning receiving
lager patronase than ever before, We
see thai the young men LA, and Sn9,e women yth9 who
tI,an formerly. and we know that a large
,,ro,,orfion Of them come from the farm
homes Of the State we see thss these fnr homes
psetI, '.,.,5,t;nn ~ inst such attributes in our
ro.,ns people as shall make them better