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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17
INTERIOR WATERS.

! Committee on Interior Waters have as
signed for hearing, at their room. state
WEDNESDAY, FEB. II, 1897. at 2
o'clock p. NJ, on an act to incorporate
the Misery Stream Dam and Improve
--' TUESDAY. FEB. %. 1897. at 2 o'clock
2. NJ. on an act to incorporate the Lake
TUESDAY. FEB. g; 1897. Ct 2 o'clock 4:
others of Danforth, to amend the charter
of Baskahegan Dam Co.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. "a. 1877, at P.M.;
the Maine Water and Electric Power CO.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. "a, 1897, at r. NJ.
on bill an act to establish a sorting
boom ~ n,, on Heterogeneous river roo, :.
o'clock p. NJ. on an act amendatory OF
and additional to chapter 59i of the Pri-
waite and Special Laws of 1899 entitled an
THURSDAY. FEB. %. 1897. on petition
of Hinch & Kelley and others. also A.
Craig and others, lnmbermen. that the
improvement Co. may be amended.
THURSDAY. FEB %. 1897. at O'CLOCK
=. Nj. on petition of p. A. Strickland and
II others. for the right TO improve the
i'enobscot river for the driving of logs.
THURSDAY, FEB. 81. 1897. at . O'Clock
T. NJ. on petition of the Barkahesan
Dam Co.. for increase of tolls.
THURSDAY. FEB. %. 1897. at o'clock
p. NJ. on petition of John Ross and
Others. to regulate the sale of prize logs
on the Penobscot river.
MONDAY, MARCH ., 1897. at O'Clock
J.. NJ, on an act to incorporate the Ma
chias Dam ard Improvement Co.
MONDAY. MARCH 9. 1897. ut O'Clock
T.. M. on petition of Il. G.. Dunn and
81 others OF Ashland asking that Elbridgc
q. Dunn be given the exclusive right to
navigate Portage lake in AroostooA
county by steam and electricity.
MONDAY, MARCH ., 1897, ut o'clock
j. NJ, on remonstrance of the Portage
Lake Lumber Co. and ~ Others. against
granting To T.. q. Dunn exclusive right to
navigate Portage lake.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ). 1897. at 2
and othcrs.I relating to throwing waste
and sawdust into the Ellis river in
Au1oNpr
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
Southern Pacific Cd

IPACIFIC SYSTEM. Commencing April 5, lSa7, trains will ie| Maricopa ss follows:
 XIX A. M. DAILY PACIFIr ExPRFA C. l y for points iG California, Nxysa@ Oregon and Washington. COX A. M. DAILY MIXED TRAIN YoRl C.Cc Tucson, Benson, Lord sburg Demiue Fl Paso and intermediate stations |.0A P. M. DAILY MIXED TRAIN FOR CeOO Gila Bend and intern edi a te ST tion~ H.7n M. DAILY MIXED TRAIN FOB I.1O Fl Paso and all way stations no P. M. DAILY NEW ORLEANS FY O.tC press for Tucson. Benson Derplne ElPaso, San ntonio, Houston an6 New OrIea n6
 T. H. GOODMAN.
 Gen. Pass. Agi
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21


 The see me line of ATlzona The best ronts to 10 iaiifornia The only North and South line sn na Iazone to the Grand Canon of the Colorado nles, Urea i>alt River Valley and other poinn ihrough tiekess to all points ,n the United tates, Canada and MexicD sz No. connect. at Jerome Junction with tralns of U. V. P. By. for Jerome Connecting at Prescott with stage lines for sIl pllnclpai I mining camps; at Congress Junction With congress Gold Co.,. R. R. for Congress and nell; at Phoenix with the M &P & S,RY AT T,,to Tor points on the s. P. Ry. drain Tor California leaves Ash Fork as io3 D. in., arriving in Los Angeles lexf mornIng at s:s0 and San Francisco the same evening 6:l5 Train for the east leaves sh '. M. MURPHY, GEO Nj SARGENT
 Pres. Gen. Mgr. Genl Fr't & Pass'r Ae't,
 frescott' A rl2 Prescott, AFH. H- F. WELL iS. E w. GILLETT,
 Asst- uen,l NET, t-en'l Agt.,
 Frescott. Ariz Phoenix. Arix.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21

| for today. The chief of engineers, | Gen. Wilson, learned of the charges that have been made of irregularity 1 in the prosecution of the Georgia work while Capt. Garter was on his way home to the United States from Stockholm, where he attended the in 1 ternational engineering congress as 1 the representative of the United | States.
 It was thought to be proper to defer bringing the matter to the attention of Secretary Alger until the officer had returned to this country, and had an opportunity to meet the char ges. So it was not until Saturday that Sec retary Alger was made acquainted | with the facts, Captain Carter him self going to his house, in company with General Wilson, for the purpose of talking over the matter It is only fair to say that the captain en- ters a most emphatic denial that he has done anything that was not in the interest of the United States gov ernment.
 The board appointed to inquire into the matter, after the manner of a court of inquiry, is composed of the ablest men in the engineer corps. Col. Gillespie is president of the Missis- s1ppl river commission, stationed at New York. Major Adams was for years the right hand man of General Casey, when chief engineer at Wash ington, and is also now stationed at New York, while Major Raymond has charge of the important works in Pennsylvania and the Delaware sec tion
 The officials at the war department from Secretary A1ger down are un- willing to discuss the matter, but it is plain to be seen that his colleagues in the engineer corps have full con fdence that Capt Garter has done nothing that affects his integrity.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
A WIFE wHACKs HER R1vA1,
Mrs. Schroefer Had the Best of It Til
 Her Husband Interferred.

Paterson, N. J., Sept. 2o.-As the attendants at the various church ser wees were on their way home last night their attention was attracted by shrieks on Market street A bright electric light shone on tho spot where two women were fighting one CT the combatants was matronlv ana carried an umbrella which she wlelued vigorously. The other was young and pretty.
 III teach you, you hussy, to go out With my husband,'' said the mai ronIy woman. whacking the girl over the mead with her umbrella. The en- ragged lady was Mfrs. Charles Schroe- Ter of 349 Straight street. Three days ago, While putting her husbands clotnes away, she found the picture or a pretty girl in the coat pocket Last night she followed her husband ana saw him link arms with a fash lonably attired young lady. She flew al her and tore the hat from her mead. A crowd gathered, and Police man Quirk ran up in time to sec Schoefer interfere and rescue the girl The crowd recognized the wife's nosi- tion and made for Schoefer.
 Qulrk was helpless aI.S whistled for aid. Policeman Hard responded. and found Mrs. Sc..vefer's fingers tangled m her rivals hair, while Quiek was busily employed in keeping the crowd back
 The patrol wagon was called. but before its arrival Mrs. Schoefer's pris- oner escaped. Schroeder was locked up, and this morning Recorder Senior lined him $10 for disorderiN conduct. Mrs. Sohrefer has engaged counsel and will begin proceedings for a di, Vorce. The girl in the case is a silk weaver and works for Schroeder.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
CASE OF CAPTAIN CARTER.
Inquirrto Be Made of His Work
 In Georgia.

Washington, Sept 20.-The secre- tary of war has appointed a board of engineer officers, comprising Col. Gill lespie, Maj. Adams and Maj. Ray mond, to proceed at once to Savan- nah, Georgia, to investigate certain reports that have come to the war department to the effect that the work upon the river and harbor inn provements on Savannah river and Cumberland sound, under the charge of Capt. Oberlin M Garter of the en- gineering corps, has not been done in accordance with the project of the de- partment.
 It is expressly stated at the war de- partment that there is no statement of irregulaTity in the accounts of Capt. Garter, but merely a departure from the authorized plans of the de- partment. Capt. Garter was in charge of the river and harbor works in the vicinity of Savannah for about ten years. and it was in 1892 that he as sumed charge of the Improvement of the Savannah river and Cumberland sound, for which congress had pro- vided under the continuous contract plan. It is said at the war depart ment that he has secured the full depth of water at Savannah contem- plated -iD Sne pin, while the Cumber- lslnd sound project Is still under way.
 Capt. Carter was appointed mili- tary attache at London eary the present administration and bse- squently was also made the enE Saer ~ member of the Nicaragua cana np- m,sslon At present he is in New
 frk, in attendance upon the meet
 of that body, which was called
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
WILL AGAIN BE GREEN
Color of the Two-Cent Postage Stamp
 to Be Changed.

Washington, Sept. 20. Claude
 Johnson, chief of the bureau of en- graving and printing, recently rec commended to Secretary Gage an6 Postmaster General Gary that the col. or of the 2-cent stamp be changed from red to green, and Secretary Gage today endorsed the recommendation
 Postmaster General Gary has infor- mally done the same, and in a short time the familiar old red stamp will make its departure, probably never to return.
 The bureau has been printing the red stamps for about three years. Prior to the issue of the Columbian stamp, however, the red stamp had been sticking by letters for a good while. The Columbian stamp cansed an Interruption. The red stamp has come to be the most familiar govern ment product in existence. MT John son had several reasons for recom- mendlng the change. He says that ne considers red too fashy for a gov erhment document, believes green to oe more dignifed and proper. An Other strong reason is that the use of green Will save the government mon ey. sAs Secretary Gage believes in econemy where it can be properly applied, he readily consented to the change It is estimated that the say- Ing to the government will be be- tween $8,o00 and s1O,O0O a year. This IS an amount lthe secretary thinks worth saving.
 Mir. Johnson states in his recom- mendat1on that the green shows much clearer and more distinct than tha red, and altogether makes a better looking stamp. Mir. Johnson has never before made a recomm endation on the subject, but has always be- neVed that a change should be made
 1ne color to be used in the new stamp IS Of about the same shade as unat used in silver certificates and greenDack notes. The saving as be- tween the inks partly comes about because the government buys large quantltles Of green ink, while the red Ink is bought in small quantities Green ink is used for revenue stamns
 The government is now p-intine about three billion 2-cent stamns yearly, quantity which would seem to the ordinary person to be enor- nous.
 'l,ne question was discussed at the caplnet meeting today and Postmas- ter General Gary informally gave his sanction to the change, which will almost immediately go into effect 1he other members of the cabinet also approved of the change.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
Gila Valley, Globe < Northern R. R.R.Cs.
 Between Bowie and Pima. &

Trgins Nos. and run 1aiiy except Sunday. stage from and to san Carlos and Globe. Trains Nos and make connections at Bowie with Southern Pacific trains 19 and 21 for all points east and west.
 WI GARLAND. B. JONES.
 P1esldent sperintendent.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
Santa Fe, Prescott < Ph9niX Ry,
 WITH THE
 Santa Fe System.

IS the Shortest and
 Quickest Route to iNnver, Kansas City, St Louis and Chicago and all points EAST. s. F. P. & P. TIME TABLE. In Effect Aug. 12 1897 Mountain tima i.
 standard used
 s.s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
PERSONAL POINTS.

Vern Russell did court business in
Larned Tuesday.
Mrs. Kittie Tracy and sons return
ed to Topeka Monday.
Miss Haddie Torrey has returned
to her home in Wichita.
James W. Clarke visited Larned ON
legal business Wednesday.
Miss Mary Dick returned to her
sisters. at Galva, Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora Clayton and children re-
turned home to Topeka Monday.
Will Brown has moved into the
Jim Clayton property. Srd ward.
Miss Blanche Nimocks returned to
school at Lawrence, Monday evening.
Henry Klein returned last We'd
nesday morning from his visit to
friends.
Miss Ada Atkinson returned to
her school at Pawnee Rock, Monday
morning.
y j. W. Stauffer and family, of south
of the river, are visiting relatives in
Illinois.
Miss Jennie McMullin entertained
few young lady friends Thursday
evening last.
Mrs. Blodgett. daughter of Mrs.
W. w. Gage, returned home to Michi-
gan Wednesday.
Mrs. G. frankie returned Saturday
night from her visit to Wichita, and
was glad to get back to a white mans
country.
Mrs. Chas. Bishop, who has been
visiting with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pat. Boughan, returned to her home in
Ohio last Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Ourfew SHALL Ring To- Night.

Now all yous kids git onto yer curves
aud hike to bed at O'Clock. Curfew
rings tonight-and every night until
February 1st-at 7:45, and from Feb
ruary 1st to October 1st, at S:45 o'clock.
The Great Bend curfew ordinance
passed the council last Monday night,
and becomes a law vpon its publication
in the DEMOCRAT today. Marshall
Ewalt, or in his absence the chief of
the Fire Department. will ring eight
strokes Of the fire bell Is minutes bei
fore the hour that all children under
Is years of age must be off the streets.
A fine of not less than $25 is the PEN
atty for disobeyment of this ordinance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

F. 81. Butler, of this city, is in Tope-
ka this week. Mr.. Butler is an appii-
can't for position he held two years
ago, on the board of managers of penal
institutions, and We hope he may
again secure the position.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

If any other county in the state has
one-armed rustler who can beat Clint
O'Neal of this county, we want to know
it. He can handle q four-in-hand as
well as most men with two arms; has
drilled wheat 46 days this fall, and al
ways makes a good hand with the
pitch-fork. For man with but one
hand, Clint is pow'ful ''bandy."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
QUIT QUARRELING.
The Eastern Lender and Western Borrower
Should Profit by The Experience
IF The Two Farmers Here
Described.

ROM the Hutchin-
son Saturday Bee
we take the follow
ing good story IL
Illustrative o f t b e
quarrel now going
'-on by some people
who ought to know
shett er. "B ill
sSnooks" represents
the politician, and
the two farmers,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

Randall Livesay came down from
Galatia Tuesday. to go to his school
south of the river. He said it took
him from early in the morning until 8
p. m. to break his way through snow
drifts between Gsiatia and Hoisington.
The snowfall was much heavier in the
north part of the county than around
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

There is not dead" advertisement
running in ths DEMOCRAT. Our space
is too valuable to throw away, and if it
is not taken with ''Iive'' advertisements
we fill it with reading matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

j. S. McCracken, aged 80 years, died
at his home in the third ward of this
city at O'Clock on the evening of JAM
uary 4th. after an illness of several
weeks. Deceased leaves wife and
several small children, besides num-
ber of grown sons and daughters by a
former wife. He was a man of won
derful physical vigor, and was hard
working and industrious, but oppress-
ed of late years by his inability to get
lucrative employment Everybody
knew dad" McCracken, and all will
regret to learn of his death. Funeral
services were conducted at the M E.
church Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

B. T. Cutter, son-in-law of e. Ben.
nett, has removed to Great Bend from
Ness City, and opened a billiard hall
and restaurant. at the former Jackson
Bakery stand. See his advertisement
elsewhere in this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

A Larned newspaper recently said ::
1.-The prettiest girl in town does not
carry herself straight enough when
promenading.' Then for a week all
the young ladies in the village stalked
about. as straight as arrows, and every
girl said: THAT horrId old paperI
Straight. indeedi Ma, DON'T I walk
straight?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

The annual New Years party given
by our society people, last Friday night,
was very enjoyable affair. though not
so largely attended as those of former
years. The evening was an ideal one
for dancing, and this formed the chief
amusement, though cards furnished
amusement for quite number. The
music was furnished by Prof. McCray's
Bonton Orchestra. and it was by far
the finest dance music ever furnished
for New Years ball. Among those
present from out of town were Miss
Lottie Booth, Larned, Kansas; John
Nc Mahan and Tom Hart. Hoisington,
Kansas and Harry Difenbacher, Clin-
ton, Mo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
rover:

Smith and Brown, the lender and bor-
The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22
WHERE MOTHER Is.
BY GEORGE COOPER.


In the crimson and gold OF the setting sun
The white little lambs DER the meadows
run,
And the birds wing their way to the rect
home nest,
Where is waiting the one that loves them
There's voice in the breeze that goes wan.
sdering by,
And a whisper that falls from the deepening
sky;
o, the mother heart calls to each weary
And where mother is, home is. the wide
world overt
'Tis the song nf the brook on its silvery
The crickets have chirped it with darkening
day;
And the first pearly star In the azure dome
Seems to whispers message s~ eet of home.
In the bud and the leaf and the slumbering
flower
There's a thought of the peace Of the rest
giving hour.
When the mother-heart calls to each weary
rover.
And where mother is. home is, the wide
world overt
Now the brown bees have ended their day
long quest,
The butterflies folded their wings to rest,
And the twinkle OF lights in the cottage
pane
Tells of joy that has blessed the hearth
again. 4xaA
And I iead in the eyfg Of the little anes
sweet,
In the shouts OF delight and the pattering
feet,
o. the mother-heart calls to each weary
rover,
And where mother is. home is, the wide
world over!
-SnHd04j-sc schOOL Times
The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22

Lord Leighton's house is to be pre-
sented to the nation, which in turn is
to maintain it in its present condition
as an artistic monument of its late own
er. 1t is ungracious to discuss such mat
ters too closely, and every one will rec
ognize the good intentions of the ladies
who make the generous gift, but some
day it will be necessary seriously to dis
cuss this business, now so much in fash
ion, of keeping up the houses that are
associated with the memory of our great
men. One day it is Carlyle, another it
is Turner, and so on.
There is little "boom," q few of
the faithful pour in on the opening day
and examine the hat stand, and the
walking stick, and the dining room ia
BILE, and then they go away and straight
way forget all about it. For year or SO
stray Americans and provincials keep up
a show of interest, and then the thing
becomes mere white elephant, of in
terest or of use to nobody. Lord Leigh.
toms house is out beyond Holland Park,
and, as it is not to be either school, a
museum or a home, who is likely after
the first few weeks to take the trouble
to go three or four miles to visit it,
st. James Gazette.
The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22
A Wonderful Avenue.

Magnolia avenue, which has been the
pride of Riverside from its founding
and which has won a national reputa-
tion as boulevard, has had two de-
fects. The streets leading to it were
usually dusty and disagreeable, while
the darkness of the avenue, owing to the
dense foliage of the overhanging pepper
trees, made it rather dismal evening
drive. All that is at an ED. 1t is now
possible to drive from the heart of town
over macadamized streets, perfectly free
from dust and mud, direct to the peer
less Magnolia avenue, and if the drive
be taken in the evening arc lights are
encountered every 800 feet, giving
splendid illumination. When the ave-
nue. is reached, there is presented such
sight as few, if any, towns possess.
The electric poles are but 124 feet apart,
and from these brackets projC about
three feet. From each bracket hangs
cluster of three incandesoent lights COW
cred with reflector, which throws the
light on to the driveway.
AS one stands at one end of this row
of lights but four or five of them can be
distinguished as individual lights, the
remainder forming continuous chain
of fire which seemingly stretches away
for untold miles beneath the verdant
canopy of the arohing pepper trees.
Modern as is the scene, it impresses the
beholder as an oriental fantasy worthy
Of the Spanish Moors. The imagined
extent of the wondrous chain of fire,
however, is in degree an optical illu-
sion. Instead of being miles in length,
it is but little over mile Instead of
there being untold thousands of lights,
one is amazed to learn that there are
but 100, suspended from but so poles.
Los Angeles Times.
The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22
Origin of Straw Bail.

The orgiin of tho familiar phrases,
"straw bail" and 'msn of stra w." is a
most curious one. IL dates back 200
years, when the practice of entering
worthless bail was common. The exact
methods have not been transmitted to
posterity, but III several old English
works is to be found reference to them
In one of tbese-Fielding's Life of Jor.
athan Wild" the thief catcher-we read
that Jonathau's aunt married mau"w be
was famous for SO friend y disp osition
that he was bail for above hundred per.
Sous in one year. He had also the re-
markable honor of walking into West
minister hall with straw in his shoe.''
1t seems that at one time when English
lawyers wished to procure witnesses
with elastic consciences or men who
would go bail for their clients, they went
into Westminster hall, into which the
principal courts of law opened, and there
would quickly recogniz. the men they
wanted BY glanciag at their shoes, from
which protruded straw or two, thus
indicating their calling. Because of this
trade mark, so; to speak, these profes.
sional witpesses or hailgoers became
known as ''men of straw" or ones who
we're wiling, for a consideration, to entel
''straw bail. '-Phil0dG Ledger.
The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22
Proved His LoYe.

They were two working girls and
they happened to meet the other day at
the restaurant where they eat luncheon.
The brunette ordered baked beans and
lemonade, and the blond selected fruit
cake and coffee, Tomorrow is pay day
you know" she said in reply to the
inquiring look of the other.
ooh! Well, have you heard the news
about Mary? She's resigned
81 know" said the blond 81 was in
hopes Id=be the first to tell you She's
going to be married"
Eyes; in lovely blue silk. l forget
the name of the man she's going to
marry. He isn't very good looking, they
say. but Mary says he's intellectual
She says'-
"Oh, pshawl You can't tell from
Mary"
'No: but Sadie's seen his photo
graph, and she says he wears glasses. :"
''Does hei Well, Mary's lucky, if she
is redheaded. Why, he would just do
anything in the world for that girl. "
"Humph!'' said the brunette. "That's
the way she talks now, but you can't
tell thing about it until after they re
married. "
"You can tell it easy enough in this
case. He's proved it already" said the
blond warmly.
Said he'd die fer her, suppose, -
returned the brunette scornfully. "Lots
OF 'em talk that way before they have
to nav the butcher. -
''This isn't talk anyhow. He's proved
his love, tell you.
"How? Did he save her life, or tell
her that her hair is golden?'
Neither. He sold his bicycle to buy
her an engagement ring Chicago
Tribune.