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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Raliying to Reed.
New York Press.N

All the news from Washington what
ever It's source or channel. is of one ten
Or The country is railying To the sup
port of the House and the speaker Of
Lyne House. Letters and telegrams pour
fin upon the Conference. stick tiIl De-
gember, say some and beat the trust
u lt costs the tariff" say Others.
CEe popular lassitude upon which GER
tain gentlemen counted for the, success of
their plans IS absent. The cry of Give
US any thing but more delay does not
arse In midsummer and at the end of
tariff struggle which has left its traces
OF exhaustion on every interest in Inc
tlnd the people have chosen their cham
aohs and are cheering them into the
fight.
Eternal vigilance has not walked nv
eaance to pay its price for liberty. This
manifestation, so rare at this stage OF
an Always embarrassing phase of iegis-
aauoh, mas its cause. The country which
has alphabetically beheld the VARYING for
funes OF the war in the Senate does not
feSaH ITS prediction interest in public
AFFAIRS without reason. 1t is wonder
luiiy shrewd country which saves its en-
ergies i'll cause till Il thinks il has
found "A leader for the cause. II recng
fhzes IN the speaker and in the force
winch he has been organizing not only
in nut out of Office, for the last seven
years ~ potency which shall comnel the
Going of right, whatever powers ar, mus
tcred Tor the doing of wrong. 1: knows
Its man and it knows his following. IT
Knows UNIT ihat tremendous power of or
sahiZed effort which they WELD is never
exercised ,.l save for the public good
!, ~ KNOWS who MANNED the conspiracy
ihat Ieiier and German Matched in 1870
70 denver the United States treasury 20
the SILVER rings hand AMI the ballot box
Souuh TO the bulttozer's whip-Reea. II
knoNS NO whom the leader of n huge and
triumphant democratic ma ioritv had IN
come co IN 1873 to pun the country out of the
sherman act slough-Reed Ii knows
VINO IN the last Congress held the extre-
mists OF his own party at arms length
ana bade the needs of private Industry
wait upon the wants of public revenue
n.een y KNOWS who set his broad heel
upon every reckless and ruinous plct
free-coinage substitute bond bill ana ira
r,sss.-eohirlved in the anarchic Senate Of
ie"-Reed again. 1t knows who. within
Two weeks from the day of the Presi
ueht ; can Tor revenue and protection
sent from the House a measure Whit,
provided both. and provided ii on lines 50
true TO the facts of nature and ire I,,vs
OF government that three months lahor
on on, ane part OF all Is enemies has been nn-
npie 10 obliterate them. once mere
need IT believes that the man who has
py virtue of his unchallenged commer1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

ON account of the numerous questions
ana letters received asking after the
health of the editor of the Chronicle, we
deem II proper 10 make the following
statement, thinking il may interest Mr..
Hunters numerous friends: Mr.. Hun
ters first Illness was caused from stag
nation of the blood and uraemic con-
vulslon and was very severe in character
recovering partially from this Mr.. Hun
ter attended Gen. q. O. Towards lect-
ure in Normal hall during commence
ment week, sat in a draft and took 4 Sc
we're cold. Being mi feeble health tbs
added largely to hts ailments and he be-
came critically i'll ut once-inflammation
of the bowels and rheumatic fever being
the most dangerous. For five days his
HE was deSpaired of. but thanks to
strong constitution aided by the best OF
medical skill and nursing. Mr. Hunter IS
now rapidly commissioning. He walked
TO his office Monday for the first time.
His physician. however. advises him to
DO no work for several months. and IN
me meantime editorial work on the
chronicle will be in charge of Mrs. c. w.
keyes.-Farmirgton Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20


gTheApport Of the bureau Of statistics,
on the export and import trade of the
United States for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, is just made public and il
makes, in many respects, the most re-
-nlarkable showing of our history The
,country's merchandise exports, during
the past II months, have run beyond all
records They. cross the billion dollar
mark for the first time since 1891, and
exceed the total even of that year by
$2l, ,943. The years enormous total
of exported merchandise, $l.O519s7, O9l
passes mo less..than s16o.3S0, 1b3 beyond
thegtotal in the fiscal year 1896 Stimuli
faneously the country import trade
has decreased $l5,35o. 769 from 1896, and
falls $l02 900 below the total of 1892
the maximum in our history. AS a re-
suit, the excess of exports over imports
rises this year to $2S7 ,6l3, 1856; balance
twenty three millions greater than the
highest previous record in 1879.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20
Good haryesis Promised.

y The good times and the prosperity
the country has longed for are coming.
The trade reports show increased con-
fldence The enactment Of the tariff
law will give industry and business
grand push forward, and from reliable
sources all over the country comes the
happyne that the days of the calam-
ity bowler are remembered. And
with these tidings comes song of
triumph from the laughing harvest
fields of the country. While here in
Maine the prolonged spring rains have
made the crops rather backward, their
general condition throughout the land
is most encouraging.
All the railroads that traverse the
great grain-growing regions of the
West have careful crop reports made,
to them weekly. These reports, as the
harvest draws near. tell of unusual
crops everywhere They indicate be-
yond question that the country's yield
of wheat, corn and oats is to be greater
this season than for many years past.
With this good news comes also It'd
ings of a great foreign demand, so
great that the price of wheat is now 10
cents a bushel higher than it was a
year ago. This advance in price, even
without a greater crop, would pour
money by millions into the laps of the
farmers.
The reports show. that these condi-
tions are helping the bettered political
conditions in producing their legiti-
mate results-a general revival of con-
fidence and a great increase in the con-
The, merchants all over the West are
stocking up. Their purchases have so
increased that many of the railroads
are running 100 or $50 more cars day
than they did last year.
The outlook at the South seems
equally encouraging. The cotton crop
is generally in good condition, and the
price of cotton is generally in good con-
dition, and the price of cotton is quite
one cent pound higher than it was
year ago On an average crop of 7.000,-
900 bales this advance means no less
than $35, 000. 900 added to the incomes
of the cotton-gr growers.
These things lie at the basis of pros
perity All wealth is ultimately dug
out of the ground, and when the yield
of the earth is so greatly increased as
it promises to be this year, both in
amount and in value, it goes far to re-
store prosperity throughout the land.
II the promise of the harvest fields is
fulfilled it will be hard for the theorists
to persuade thriving people that they
out Of the poor house.
The case Of the farmers has certainly
been hard for several years past. 1t
has been cause of discomfort and the
fruitful g mother, of wild financial
schemes. With that betterment which
is now so surely approaching, the occu-
patton of the demagogue, the Bryanite
and the calamity bowler will be gone
At its best this country is itself about
as good Utopia as has ever been
known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20
India.
at an alarr

Along with reports of the terrible
bubonic plague that has been sweeping
sections of India comes rumors of an
ether mutiny of the subjects against
English rule. Such an uprising if gen.
oral among the vast hordes of this
great empire would be a terrible thing,
land has the power to crush it, as it has
other mutinies there. Plague, famine
and war are necessary in country like
India to keep its population within
limits that the land will support
The British empire in India COM
prises 1,55S,25i square miles, with a
subject population of 254000,000, and
revenues close to e 100, 600, 900. Terri
torially its rule extends over an area as
large as Europe with Russia left out.
and the population ruled is larger than
that OF the entire continent. From
Peshawur, under the Hmalayas. to
Cape Comorin is a distance of 1000
miles. all of which is traversed by rail-
spreading it's branches over the entire
peninsula, rendering easy the concen-
tration of troops at any desired point.
This prodigious empire is the growth of
297 years. the first East India Company
having been chartered by Queen Eliza
beth in 1900. 1t held power for 25S
years, it's authority being transferred
to the crown just after the suppression
of the Indian mutiny. in 1858. ia
The country has been the spoil of a
succession of invaders since il appeared
in history. Alexander's incuasi.an was
only one in series of almost forgotten
forays. AS early as the seyspth CEN
fury Of our era the .shrabsdhegan to
make predatory expeditions as far as
Bombay and Scinde, htat it was not uE-
til the eleventh century that they es-
tablished permanent footing there.
breathing lord established himself at
Lahore and becamee. tt HI; e first of line
Of Afashan kings wha reigned in India
for more than five hnndreh years. In
the interval came Genghis Khan and
Tamerlane, the latter laying waste the
greater part of the peninsula, and final
ly, in 1926, the descendant of those great
chiefs. Baber, overthrow the last of tha
line of Mahmoud and founded the
Mogul empire, which famed sunlike in
the forehead of the Eastern sky for
something more than 300 years, it's last
beam pickering out in 1857
England has ruled the land with more
power and steadiness and beneficence
than any of the rest of its conquerors
and if she finds new mutiny on her
hands, according to some current indi-
cations, she possesses means to deal
with it, and is not without the advan-
tage of experience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The large boarding house. cluster OF
Island. are the only present witnesses to
the old days when granite workmen
earned IS and $40 a day. They were the
fellows who helped make good times IN
mockiand. Money was nothing to them.
nney earned much and spent much-
They were liberal patrons OF the banks
ana when they sought pastures new they
forgot all about their bank account.
ihere are sums now in the hanks ranging
from a few dollars into the hundreds
dead. or their wherea bouts are unknown.
tnu what will become of the money - Z
mystery. But the men have departed
and Dix Island Is a thing of the past al
,housh the works starting up again nas
become yearly rumor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20
hastily.

Alas for Bryan and his grand chorus
of calamity howlers. Thousands upon
thousands of empty freight cars are
rolling into Kansas. Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Indiana and Oklahoma, to bring
out the enormous crop OF wheat The
only famine in sight ia q grain car
famine. and hard times inthe West are
becoming only a memory Of the Dem
ocratic past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Now that the diamond SOULS have
joined the Americas cup on this side
the ocean. let up hope that our oars
men will be rs successful in keeping
them here as our yachtsmen have In
keeping possession of the cup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

What has Bryan to sa y. now about that
Wall street trick during last years
campaign that made the price. OF. wheat
so up and that of silver go down? The
price of wheat is still. rising and the
price of silver still declining, and his
claim of connection in the movement
of the price of the two articles is like
all his arguments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The Frepch government is trying to
promote matrimony among it's people,
and as one means it is proposed to
make the unmarried men serve longer
in the army than those who prefer
marital to martial experience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Andree in a balloon and Peary in a
ship are now nOrthward bound for
glory and science. 1t is a great race,
and here's hoping the Hope gets the
pole and holds it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

All the acquisitions of territory that
the United States has made have been
at the time loudly criticised and OPP
posed. But now all agree that never
a mistake has been made in this line
After having deliberated over the an
nexation of Hawaii for 60 years it can
not be said that Uncle Sam is acting
N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Senator Hansbrough has found time
during the tariff debate to WOO and win
a Washington belle. 1t is announced
he will marry a young lady whom he
met only five weeks ago. Thus another
trust is fostered by the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Tammany is in trouble. 1t is a new
kind of trouble for this organization
for it is of the financial kind. There
are few office -holdcrsan consequent
ly dearth of money in the treasury,
and the terrible possibility of work is
staring the leaders in the face.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The funniest thing of the commence
ment season just closed was the grant
ing of the degree of LII. ID. to Bryan
by a Western college. They are rare
humorists out that way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The problem of the street noises is
getting to be serious one in the great
cities. Very few will agree. however.
with the English writer who declares
that the most abominabie. and disturb
ing noise in, cities is that made by the
oh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Waldohoro is getting reputation
for sensations. and its latest abduction
marriage and re-abduction affair is
about the queerest of them all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Yes, the good old Queen is very well
satisfied to keep the reins of govern
ment in her own hands, thank you. OF
course she is only figure head, but in
a recent address to her subjects She
does away with all rumors about abdica-
ton in favor of the Prince of Wales.
The Prince in Waiting must continue to
wait
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

of all that is good. all that is strong in
his party. so invariably and cogently re-
sponded to his country's call can come
once more successfully to its relief
That is why the people are taking such
a sudsitn. surprising. and in some quar-
tiers disappointing, interest in 4 single
schedule of the tariff bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The Tennessee centennial exposition
at Nashville is proving a~sreat success,
financially. as4 well ar otherwise. The
average daily receipts are $1,000 and the
expenses $3.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

That Ellsworth man who was par
doned from State prison after serving
two-thirds of sentence for assault,
didn't appreciate good thing He AT
once got drunk and became a terror to
the community. and this time no sym
pathy Will be wasted upon him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The Wilson bill, soon to be spoken of
as the late Wilson biM,s has accom-
plished one good result. 1t has demon
strated beyond dispute that free
trade experiment in this country means
a deficit and hard times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The 22-year boy who has just been
elected mayor of a Kansas town has
one thing in his favor. He is not
ong-whiskered Populist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The Powers have agreed that 100000
600 shall be indemnity for Greece to,pay
Turkey. This isn't so excessive, all
things considered, but it is $40. 600, 900
more than Greece has in its purse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

NeverstRd this country realize more
than today that the best assurance of
strong navy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The American Baptist Missionary
Union has just wiped out debt of half
million and now goes to work with
renewed courage and zeal. John D..
Rockefeller gave $3.50, 900 of the sum re-
CURED, and $4,000 individual contribu-
tons made up the other half
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

There have been 131 murders in New
York city in little more than two
years-more than two a week on the
average. OF these murders 81, or more
Only seven culprits of the whole num-
Der have been convicted and sentenced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

1t is said Japan has a written his
tory extending back $500 years. Ii
would be too bad for Uncle Sam to
have to write "Finis" to such an inter-
esting volume.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

England reputation for loving fair
play has suffered much from its recent
shabby treatment of the plucky young
American garsman who carried off the
honors from the English cracks at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

It's queer freshet, summer or win
high water on the Saco will be n saw
ing of thousands of dollars to the Bid
deford and Saco cotton mills which are
usually forced every summer to run by
steam power
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Senator Hanna rather noored his
critics when he came out square for
arbitration in the coal strike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

An old proverb has been electrocuted
by lightning seven times in one day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Confession is good for the soul; and
the Bath Times, in speakinGsof the in
crease of lady cyclists. frankly admits
We seldom look out on the street
when there are no wheeiwomen in the
perspective"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

When Victorious Ten Eyek comes
home let him whisper the secret to our
American college oarsmn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The rush for the wonderful gold
fields of Alaska may yet rival that for
those of California in 40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

In his latest poem Kipling gives
England some good advice against idle
boasting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Ne nstice whatever YIN ~ taken OF I'M
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BIN HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all communication relating 70
subscriptions and Advertisements to
BURLEIoH Z TLYNT. Publishers. Au-
susta, Nalna.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The Aroostook potato crop will be the
smallest for years. But it is expected
prices will be enough higher to make
the crop more profitable than it has
been recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

bangor doesn't kick without reason
nut when 1t comes to raining pebbles
and seaweed and flooding the streets so
that dogs are drowned, it thinks it is
time to enter protest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

strain. The Shell should be in every
North American home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Bridgton News: a very bright knight
or the quill is that Gideon Stevens
who doeth the "Gideon's Live Gossip
for the Portland Evening Express. He
ana the Bangor Commercials Limo
type are two of kind" and of a
somewhat rare variety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Maine isn't running behind very fast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Brunswick, with it's swarm of wheel
men. is trying to get bicycle club or
ganized. Every town in the State
should have one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

with sts valuation increasing niNion
year.
And how the bicycle Is helping out.
In every sense OF the word. 1t Is the
wheel Of progress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

"A sure cure is now announced for ivy
poisoning 50 common in the summer
1t is the weed called everlasting which
is found on every farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

1t is all a matter of taste. The female
aeronaut who makes balloon ascenesions
at South Portland cannot be induced to
shoot the chute at that place where
hundreds enjoy themselves daily. She
thinks 1t is too dangerous. but most Of
us would perfer shooting down the
chute to shooting up in a balloon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Fifty dollars in gold is waiting some
one to call for it in Orono. At a recent
guessing contest arranged by a local
store the first prize was that sum and
the fortunate man hasn't appeared to
claim his reward. The winners of the
other prizes were promptly on hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

rubber neck" is a slang phrase the
boys are calling those who are in the
habit of trying to learn too much about
business tlfat does not concern them.
rms does not apply to all the people
VINO have recently purchased the rub
Der collars which are being worn quite
extensively at present in some sections.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

Bath paper speaks of the girls IF
that city as being the salt and rosebuds
1t is the weed called everlasting which is
strange combination. but perhaps the
rosebuds are too fresh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20
) Maine 0ossllp.

The exodus to the shore and woods
is at Its height. Names population is
many thousands larger now than a few
weeks ago. and next month the in
crease will be still greater.
Those who remain at home in the
cities during the hot months appreciate
the public parks and the shade trees
that line the streets. Our Maine cities
are FOR the most part favored in this
respect. Keep up the parks, care for
the trees and plant more of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The RocklHnd dynaniters who 'cele-
brated the night of the Fourth by shat
tering all the glass on several streets
and frightening the tity almost to
death, have at last been run to earth
by the local police sleuths. Next yea:
their patriotism win be OF a less demon
stratve kind. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-20

The Buckfield miss who went to the
Hebron Academy commencement with
russet shoe on one foot and a black
shoe ON the other. doesn't let her friends
plague her about such a tritiing mis-
take. She says she is simply In adj
vance of her time. and this may he a
popular fad yet. Many styles are fully
as absurd and unnatural.