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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

The examinations of teachers, who
have made applications for teachers
State certificates of the special grade
will be held. Friday, August q, in one
or more places in each county Of the
State. Candidates are privileged to go
for their examinations to the places
that will be most convenient for them.
The following places have been selected:
Auburn. Houlton, Pressure Isle, Ash
land. and Fort Kent. Freeport and
Bridgton, Pennington and Strong, Els
worth, Bluehill, Bar Harbor and Bucks
port, Augusta and Waterville. Rock
land and Union. Newcastle, Boothbay
Harbor and Wiscasset, South Paris,
Old Town, Bangor and East Corinth
Foxcroft, Bath, Pittsfield and Scion
Belfast and Brooks, Calais, Eastport
and Mashias, Saco and Springvale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Captain Albert Maxfield Of New
York, has been making brief visit
with Capt. Thomas Clark, on his re-
turn home from Caribou, where he at
tended the 26th annual reunion Of the
18th Maine Infantry. Capt. Maxfieli
was prominent in the organization Of
the association in 1872 and for the past
10 years has been an almost constant
attendant at the reunions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
Itching Pile. Cured.

Without pain or detention from busi-
ness. with the new remedy. Neurotic
Pile Ointment. 1t not only immediately
relieves but permanently cures piles:
Hundreds of testimonials from grateful
sufferers whom we have cured. Send %
cents for large box. postage paid and
sealed Our physician, an eminent spec
ialist on piles. answers all Inquiries cheer
fully. Everything confidential and all
correspondence sealed. Write details OF
your case at once to the Neurotic Co.,
Burlington, vt.
Chas. Ward & Co., druggist, Gardiner,
has the remedy In stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Miss Hamlen, the efficient book
keeper for Fowler & Hamlen, is having
a two weeks outing at Ocean Point.
Miss Emma YeatOn, one of the clerks,
is at her home in Winthrop for a vaca-
ton Miss Sumner and Miss Doyle
have returned from theirs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Hon. F. M. Drew of Lewiston, the
Judge of probate for Androscoggin,
who was pension agent in Augusta,
for several years previous to 1877, when
he left this city, passed Sunday, ac-
companied by his wife, with Mrs. Lot
M. Morrill,. Their many friends are
always glad to see them here and their
visits to Augusta, are mutually pleas
ant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

An undertaking firm in this city, has
sons in this city, the past week or 10
days, whose aggregate ages were AIT
years and six months. thus making IN
average of So years and six months.
The youngest was 10 years of age: the
Oldest 1O2s years, three months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Monday, to attend the funeral Of HIS
late brother, Mr.. w. A. Briggs, Who
died, Saturday, of pneumonia. The
latter was for many years or - clerk
for the firm of Burgess, F. 4 Com
pany, and was well kr IN and liked
by all who knew him. He was 80 years
old azaA unmarried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

The Misses Dickson of Cambridge
port, Mass, returned home, Monday,
after a visit with their uncle, Mr.. p. S.
Mooney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
Lincoln.

Real estate transfers in Lincoln county
for one week.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR-Herman Har-
tung to Mary +. Hume. land. 81.
BRISTOL-Morris l.. Falk to Nathaniel
Il. Church, land and buildings. 81 etc.
DAMARISCOTTA-Sa Lane to Eft
Ia A. Carnage, land. $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

The campmeeting at Washington
will commence, Saturday, August q,
and will hold over two Sundays. Sew
eral Augusta people will attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

E. S. Hamblin, who is with the Ken
nebec Light & Heat Company, has re-
turned from a two weeks vacation at
Falmouth. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Mrs. NJ. E. Patterson and daughter
have returned home to Dover N. H.,
after visiting the Misses Hanson on
Grove street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

John O'Connor returned from Ocean
Point, Sunday, in sailboat. He made
the trip in II hours with good breeze
blowing. He has been at the Point for
two weeks vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

bee Valley Campmeeting Association will
be held on their grounds, beginning Au-
gust 18th, and continuing until August
49,
The MiIvE CENTRAL RAILROAD
will sell excursion tickets at the usual
low rates for the round trip. as follows:
Portland, 500; Yarmouth, $50; Free
port, SIS; Bath Brunswick and Tops
ham. lac.; Bowdoinham. 65c.; Harwards
Road, Soc; Richmond. Soc: Iceboro, 1Oc.;
South Gardiner. Soc; Gardiner, Soc; Hal
lowell. 6ac-; Augusta, 75c.; Riverside, $lW;
Nassalboro, WinsloW. Waterville, Fairfield
ana Benton, $l.25; Oakland, S.5o; Show
hogan, $40; Lisbon Falls. SLIPS: Lisbon
ana Lewiston, $50; Pennington, $500.
other stations in proportion. Take reg
ular uans. Night trains Nos. and u
VIII aiso stop for passengers during the
meetings.
On Sunday, August 18th and 22d
Service will be in effect as follows:
LEAVE Portland, 40 A. NJ; Woodfords.
20 a. NJ; Westbroolk Junction, 7.27 A.
Az; West Falmouth. 7.33 A. NJ; Cumber-
iahd, Junction, 80 A. NJ; Yarmouth
Junction, III a. M; F'reeport, 1856 A. NJ.
brunswick, SIS A. ~: lopsham, $40 A.
" M., bowdoinham. S.29 \. NJ. Harwards,
% A. NJ; Richmond, $40 \. NJ: lceboro.
"a. a. NJ; Dresden, arrive. S.4S A. M.
:. turning. leave Dresden for Portland al
DIV +. NJ. arrive Portland 5.25 T.. Nj.
IRON from Watervilie, Vassa.boro. Augusta,
iar, ~. Gardiner and South Gardiner.
f ram NO. SSS2 will stop at way stations
I w passengers. Leave Waterville, $50 A.
A. Minslow, a.5i \. NJ; Vassalboro, 1904
"a a. NJ; Riverside. 1909 A. NJ: Augusta,
iu'-' a. NJ: Hallowell. 1921 a. NJ; Gardi-
Az VI I".lo a. M; South Gardiner, 1916 A.
~ ~, Dresden. arrive, l0.a A. NJ. Return
, , ~: y sfa N No II will stop at Dresden at
-~ i. NJ and for passengers at all sta
ilohS above named.
XXI, n.N'fa service from Augusta. The Sun
NY accommodation Train will run
V,n,push 10 Dresden as follows: Leave
~ us,"Sta' Fla p. NJ. 2.05 p. NJ; Hallowell
NJ T.: N, PIP p. NJ; Gardiner, 1882 P
~ a'zo T. M; South Gardiner, 1910 p
y, A. a'SS T. NJ; Dresden, arrive, 12.45 p
t w.. s'lo T. NJ. Returning. leave Dresden
iV a. augusta at 1880 and at SO p. NJ.
oh he Sundays mentioned. excursion
n tn.he5s will be on sale Waterville q
- Dr no An' sNeturn at sl.00, Wi i y
si.W. NassalbOl0 SOC. Ri-o," IT,,
ipftland to Freeport incln~ to DE
gen and return $l.00.
GEO. +. EVANS y lager.
| F. L. BOOTFr- r a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

People who went to Togus Sunday
witnessed baptism. Six men and
four women We're baptised by the Rev.
Mr.. Robinson Of the Soldiers Home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Mrs. Eva E. Jewett of Augusta, has
been engaged as assistant of the Vim
alhaven high school, Mrs. Jewett has
been spending the past week or more
in town.--RockIand Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Miss Mae Clancy of the Journal force,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Nellie,
went to Portland, Monday. for a two
weeks vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

John o. Malay of Springfield, Mass,
was in Augusta to attend meeting of
the Springfield Engine Company which
was held in the office Of Joseph VIII
hanson, Jr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Miss Jennie Whittum Las returned
to her home in Searsport after visit
with her sister, Miss Emeline Whittum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Miss Jennie Davis, who has been a
resident of Augusta for some time. has
returned to her home in Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Sixty new actions were entered Mon
day, in the municipal court when the
civil term was in progress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Lawyer Joseph Williamson, Jr., has
returned from Cobbosseecontee lake.
where he has been occupying cottage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Miss Gertrude Cook Of Lowell and
Mrs. w. w. Brown Of Calais are visit
ing Mrs. ]. M. Stevens in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Charles Fogg, who has been ill for
some time at his home on Summer
street, is improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

L. B. Fowler. Esq, of Fowler & Ham,
len, is at Squirrel Island for a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

H. H. Adams OF Belgrade. was a
guest at the Cony House. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
BoVditch { Webster's
City Drug Store.
1897 CAMP MEETING
at Dresden CampgrOund. Richmond.

Thirtieth annual meeting of the kenne-
bee Valley Campmeeting Association will
be held on their grounds, beginning Au-
gust 18th, and continuing until August
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

s Josiah H. Drummond, ESQ.,, of Port
land, was in the city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
Satin Gloss Furniture
and
Plano Dressing.

This really remarkable article Is all
that is claimed for it. 1t removes
stains and scratches from pianos and
all highly finished furniture, and in
terror finish. Is easily applied and
Immediately restores the fresh new APP
pearance. 1t is used in banks-State
and County Public Buildings. Call
early for bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

AUGUSTA LOCALS.

Don't forget to order the daily
Journal sent you while away ON
your vacation. 1t costs only Is
cents n week and IL worth dollars
to you some days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
Spool s TX

Slightly out of order, in colors, worth
Toe per spool, at
&c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

All the wide Fancy Taffeta Ribbons
we have to be closed at half price.
Goods worth Soc,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

Dress Goods
In to yards lengths, fine Silk and
Wool Novelties, As inches wide. regular
SIPS value,
G9c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
Wash Silk Waists

Only a few of the $2.15 and 1925 left
now Your choice
$l.s8
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
DIET AS a MORAL AGENT.
Experiment. Introduced In q New York
Reformatory. III 5Ss5S

|. Experiment introduced In New York
5z Reformatory.
A queer food experiment. is being
Tried at The Elmira reformatory, in New
York state, says the st. Louis Globe-
Democrat. All civilized nations hold out
some inducements to The criminal in
confinement to sooner secure his release
from legal restraint. A certain amount
Ct time is always taken off for good be-
hayior. The criminal has often been
exhorted to this end by father, mother,
brother, sister and by others who had
his interest at heart. His manhood, his
future, his ambition and his hope OF
quick reletsSe from confinement have
been appealed to, and in many cases in
vain. Now it is to the mans stomach
that the appeal is to be made.
The proposed experiment contem-
plates a somewhat enlarged scale Of die
tary privileges, increasing from grade
to grade, from lowest to highest, sc
that within due and proper limits O.
Indulgence of the appetite by prisoners
IN a prison reformatory for crime they
can out CT their own accumulations have
the privilege to select meal by meal al
their pleasure, provided always that
they keep their expenditure within tbs
limits OF indulgence allowed Ivy the
government of the reformatory. The
prisoners, under the wage-earning sys-
TEN Of the reformatory, us it is at pres
ent, must earn their living and keep
{; credit balance to their account, re-
spectively, in order to progress toward
their release by parole. A prisoner, to
maintain credit balance must needs
restrain, regulate and exert himself in
q manner which acco1uplishes and
shows his Improvement; but hitherto
the diet rate has been infexible. It is
believed that if more latitude is allowed
and the prisoner has a chance Of tick
Ing his palate occasionally with mince
pie, a juicy roast or other hon1eiike
Gainties, he will be more likely to make
an extra effort to reform. In other
words, + he has an inviting menu to
choose from for breakfast, dinner and
supper, he will get up and hustle and
be man.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
TWO LlFELo NG LOVERS.
A seDtcnce Orcsheard IN The Street An
swers tl,a Old CcaIrdrun.

e ,.t5. eyTers 5tliN did Gc1EEGrun.
Tired by a long day s work and feel
ing a hit "blua'r over some matters
which had gone counter TO my hopes,
was walking down Broadway one night
last week, on my way home. It was
after 10 o'clock and the down town
etreets were almost deserted.
AS ] tanned through Sixteenth street
noticed an cid lady and an older gen
tlelnan walking slowly, arm in arm,
evidently. husband and wife. He was
apparently about 70, she perhaps five
years younger. ... -
They seemed We, fond Of each other
There was just tke. least little inclina.
tjnn Of the head CT each toward the 9th.
81, and they wer;: strolling along sc
slowly as TO suggest the thought THAI
their pace was regu!:tod not so much by
the infjrmities Of age as by the desire
and pleasure Of being alone together
They We're talking earnestly.
It bad rained earlier in the evening
and the sidewalks were still wet, sc
that l had put Oh my rubbers before
leaving the Office. Consequently ny ap'
proach was noiseless. Just as l overlook
cad pusEed the Old people the man turn.
ed to his VIE aud said, as if in answe,
10 some, remark she had made, "But.
MY dear, like to think God sent yuu tt
mo.
From & lover to lis sweetheart O.
t1ola q young husband to young wife
the words might have sounded sent.
mental, and would certainly have seem
ed commonplace, but from husband CT
three score and ten to wife Of Go they
had weight and dignity which mads
them SWEET to hear and wholesome t
recall.
Eere WAS the whole story Of two live.
toli liz sai1tence. Here was the ansve
80 the old question a:>out marriage. For
them It YVES surely q divine SUCCESS.
aero ac least was pr>cs that che writers
IF fairy tales ana Of CID time novel:
spoke truly when they sid that "thcy
were married and lived hoppy evoc eft
e.. ''~--.1EeW York Herald
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
Still OWES kil3%RENT.
And HIS Hungarian, LsaTlilady IN
3asEEG& tends to Collect.

1 And HES hungarian LsaEdilady In
. tends to Collect.
a suit viii shortly be begun against
a wealthy New Yorker and a member of
many leading clubs in this city for the
recovery of a, balance of three months
rent that he is alleged to owe for the
tenancy of a house in Budapest. Par
ticulars Of the claim were received re-
Gently at the Austro- Hungarian con-
sulate and the case was subsequently
transferred to the care of the attorneys
for the consulate, says the New York
Tribune.
The complainant is Nine. II. Schmitt-
zOrdody, a prominent business woman
i'll the Hungarian capital. Her proper
s. ty includes a villa situated in G. fash
ionable part of that city. Last sum-
/ mer, Oh the occasion Of the Austro-H I'M
garian exposition, she asserts that she
rented her villa, to the defendant for
the months Of July, August and Septem-
Der for 1900 florins, and of this amount
600 horins is still due. This sum she
has instructed the consulate to re-
cover by legal process.
+ Some mcrriment was caused in the
T consulate by the fact that a remittance
of 60 cents was inclosed by Nine. Or
dody in her letter, presumably as a re-
tainer. If this was actually the purpose
which Nine. Ordody desired the money
to be devoted to it would be probably
the smallest retaining fee ever offered
to q lawyer in this country. The law
yer who will take proceedings against
the American explained recently, how
ever, that Nine. Ordody intended the
money to cover preliminary stamp fees.
In Hungary a petition to the courts is
obliged to have affixed a revenue stamp
of the value of about 60 cents. The de-
PENDANT is at present abroad and is sup
posed to be travelling in Russia.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
Howell Admired the Genius In 1t More
Than the Moral.

Than the Moral.
It was the opinion of James Russell
Lowell, says Charles Dudley Warner,
in the Atlantic, that the anti-slavery
element in Uncle Tom and bred stood
in the way Of a full appreciation, at
least in her own country, OF tie re-
marl1able genius of Mrs. Stowe. Writ
ing in 1859, he said: from my hab-
it's and the tendency OF my studies
cannot help looking at things purely
from an aesthetic point of view, and
what I valued in Uncle Tom was the
genius, and not the moral" This had
Been his impression when he read the
book in Paris, long after the whirl OF
excitement produced by its publication
had subsidized, and far removed by dis
lance from local influences. Subsc-
quently, in a review, he wrote: owe
felt then, and we believe now, that the
secret of Mrs. Stoves power lay in that
same genius by which the great sue
cesses in creative literature have al
ways been achieved-the genius that
instinctiyely goes to the organic e!e-
ments Of human nature, whether under
a white skin or a black, and which dis
regards as trivial the conventions and
fictitious notions which make SO large
a part both of our thinking and feel
ing. y 4 < The creative faculty CT
Mrs. Stowe, like that of Cervantes in
Don Quixote,' and of Fielding in 10
seph Andrews overpowered the marrow
speciality of her design, and expanded
a local and temporary theme with the
cosmopolitanism of genius
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
KOREAN CUGiICSET!ES.

All tho Fools 1Ea,.o by Eaaa and Natl,
IRON Used.
Frank G. Carpenter, writing about
tho pccSjiar;tics o. Korea, i.,ys am Gu,
other things:
"Ono CT CIR ponies had - be sllod.
and another time No put Shoes Oh tia
bull Which carried tho baggago The
pony was first thrown to the ground, an (:
his four legs were tied together SO tn
be coui:ln t possibly kick.
'Thc1: tie blucGs1n;th pou1 .ded hoe:
iron shoes On lis feet with rude ircl,
hammer. Il WAS the sumo with the bull.
though cno man lad to sit Oh bis head
whi!o lie was being shod. Tho iro,;
seemed to ho very sccd and it come:
srora the ,n1ncs i'll the northern part G.
tho country. The tools Of the c,,:ln:: =!
are Made CT it, and the farming tool
aro very ingenious, the three and fem
pronacd hoes being quite as good Il:
anything we have in America. IIle5
were IL IL gyStools ia this blacksmith s
shop, and all the tools ard ploTs arc
made Icy hand. !:
F"Irlo blacksmith had q rude bellows,
which was worked " q boy who stoa<:
ID secsaw and Ly moving up ara
Down pumped the ire into blaze. II
other places ! saw bellows which boys
worked by pulling stick in and on:
Ike thai Ct squirtgun, and everything
is rude "a the cztrcme
"Solnoti1nes horses are she'd by being
strapped up to poles, SO that c,s]y tU {
Of tIeiz feet can 1cst en- the ground
and the band which goes around ths
belly hold; the hor2o up while 10 is
shod. "-'llisc::1Jrry Gazette.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
HOW HIGH CAN MAN COP

Human Feet VIII Probably Never Press
the Peak OF Mount Everest.
Prof. Ugolino Mosso, of Turin, has
made some interesting experiments On
the effects experienced in ascending to
high attitudes. All climbers of lofty
mountains are aware that at great
heights, such as the summit of Mont
Blanc, respiration becomes more or less
troublesome, the heart beats rapidly and
sometimes irregularly, and a feeling OF
exhaustion, often accompanied by
nausea, is experienced: These effects
arise largely from the rarity of the air.
and since the atm osphere becomes less
dense the higher one goes, it is cviden,
that a limit must soon be reached above
which man cannot ascend. Prof. Mosso
made his first experiments on Monte
Rosa, next to Mont Blanc, the highest
peak of the Alps, where he assembled to
an elevation exceeding $4,000 feet with
out serious inconvenience. Returning
TO Turin he made his next ascent, so to
speak, without ascending at all. In
other words, he produced an imitation
u tne rare atl.loSPheIe Oh very iolty
mountain top by partially exhaust;ng
the air from large pneumatic chamber
in which he had shut himself: When the
air in the chamber correspondent IN den
sity with that which would be found at
o height OF 24,272 feet above sea level
he suffered such i'll effects that he could
not carry the experiment further. The
height to which Prof. Mosso thus sinlu-
lated an ascent is almost q mile less
than that Of Mount Everest, so that it
seems improbable that man will ever be
able to set his foot on the loftiest peak
Of the Garth
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05

There are indications of cooperation
among the truck farmers uf Florida.
AS means Of encouraging truck grow
ing along their lines in that state the
Plant system has called a meeting 70
consult those who wish to cultivate
vegetables, to the end that the people
and the railroads may mutually benefit
each other in producing and marketing
vegetable crops. The proposition is
made by the Plant system that the grow
ers shall meet and form them selves into
an associa ton in order that they may
be effcctually benefited, and it offers to
furnish the best seeds that can BE Sc
cured Of various crops that can be
grown successfully in that section at
sas:t, Wi tthout any charges for ttraEspo
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-05
CAN ENGLAND BE INVADED?
The Possibility of Foreign Forces
Landing on the Little Isle,

Landing on the Little Isle.
Is there any danger of England being
invaded by a foreign foe? This ques
ton was recently put to Gen. Wolseley,
says London letter. His reply was as
follows:
''FNot SO long ago we were within
measurable distance of a war with
France. Such>a war, believe me, would
not be only naval. A country which has
such a colossal army as France would
certainly wish to use it. Invasion, at
tempted or accomplished, would have
to be one of the military contingencies
to be considered by us. Of course we
rely upon our fleet for preventing a de-
scent.
. ''The navy is our first line but there
are some who think-I do not say that
| am one of them-that our navy is not
$50 UNNECESSARILY superior to the
( French that we can always count upon
meeting it strength for strength at the
critical moment in the home seas.
Command of the channel might be
obtained by stratagem or after conflict
and a very short time-a couple of days
would suffice to effect q very secure
Judgment on our shores. No, no; in
vasion is not impossible. Won Moltlsc
thought that, although he said it would
be easier to get into England than out of
it again. dare say we should give a
good account Of ourselves to invaders,
y but the shock, the temporary paralysis
and collapse would be very terrible,
even if we triumphed in the end. But
let us hope that invasion is very far off
indeed"