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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

Francis s. SWEET. of Brewer, runs the
Bar HarbOr passenger train No. 115
and 112. Second engineer William H.
WEIGH, of Bangor. runs the night train
between Bangor and Portland. First
assistant engineer and secretary Tim
othy j. Ferry runs one of the shutters
in the Maine Central yard Second as
sistant engineer and treasurer George
r. Haines runs trains Nos and 1902,
between Bangor and Portland. Third
assistant engineer John f. O'Leary is
in the employ of the Bangor 4 Aroos-
took railroad. Guide Lewis A. Gilbert
runs the Flying Yankee train between
Bangor and Vanceboro. Chaplain X.
c. Penney was formerly railroad en-
gineer, but is now general manager of
the Hinckley & Egery Iron Co.
The Hallowell News tells Of a prom
inent citizen Of that city being accosted
once by man who said he had come
in from the country in search Of work
Thereupon the Hallowell man told the
applicant to go down on the shore and
catch driftwood and he would go him
shares on the proceeds. The story Is
not as good as it might be for ii does
not tell us that the applicant accepted
the offer. There are thousands of
dupes in this wide world accepting with
gratitude-for the time being-offers as
silly as that made by the Hallowell
captain Of industry: ask some of the
Klondike stockholders few years
from now if that isn't so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

The Portland high school foot ball
team has IA deficit of 500.
Night Signal Officer Caleb X. New
'omb of the Portland police station for
the first time in - years. was able TO en-
Joy the whole of a holiday on Thursday.
He and Mrs. NewComb spent Thanks
giving with relatives at Hollis.
The Deering overseers of the poor met
Friday afternoon. for the approval of the
bills in their department. The overseers
report an increase of II inmates to the
town farm during the past year there
being 80 that are being cared for there
At this time.
Georgetown man not long ago dis
covered when he shelled a clam a
black pear! as large as half a pea.
The pearl has not been polished. 1t is
coal black and If perfect in form
might bring $50 or $2j.
j. r. Toothaker of Phillips. had nice
green corn on November 2lst. The
stalks were cut and put away at the
usual time and when this was done.
every ear fit to eat, was picked. Mr..
Toothaker says he hardly believed
before this. that corn would grow after
the stalks We're cut.
Patrick Coyne of Bangor. shot his
NIuIiib olL IlIlS.
was examining his rifle preparatory to
an afternoons rabbit hunt, and while
he was handling it. accidentally dis
charged it, the ball going through his
thumb and SCATTERING the bones, and
then grazing his temple.
A Bath druggist recently opened a
penny in the slot machine which he
has used for selling chocolates In 1t
he found an Army and Navy cent, an
Italian coin, ten cent piece, tobacco
tag, a piece of zinc and eight round
pieces of lead which small boys had
tried to use to work the machine.
John Clancy of Bangor. aged 16 years
while playing football. Saturday after
noon, in the field near the Bangor Gen
eral Hospital had his left thigh broken.
Clancy was running with the ball. and
being tackled by one of the opposing
team, was thrown on the frozen ground
with such force as to break the bone.
At very close estimate one thou
sand empty stomachs We're provided
with turkey. chicken, squash cram
berries. onions. potatoes, flour, sugar,
tea. bread. doughnuts pies and assorted
cakes Thursday by the Gospel Mission
of Portland, the result of generous con-
tributions from many benevolent peo-
pie.
1T was only few years ago." writes
the Sullivan correspondent of the ELS
worth American, that Samuel and
Benjamin Havey of West Sullivan.
while on hunting trip. had hand to
hand conflict with monstrous black |
bear. After emptying their guns on
him, bruin charged them and they |
escaped with their lives by beating his
brains out with their gun barrels |
Benjamin Havey. who is now pro
prietor of Frank Jones camp at Tunk
pond, comes to the front once more by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
VOICES OF the PRESS.
The Offer 10 Cuba.
On. Y. Tribune.)

Wv ; ifi'ui'sy
The latest version of the offer of So
called autonomy to Cuba Is distinctly
less hopeful than the former accounts
of ii appeared. 1t Is an Improvement
upon the AbarZuZa scheme OF three
years ago. and upon all previous offers
But II contains some of the features
which made those plans unacceptable
to the Cubans. and. though they are
not now quite So uncompromisingly
expressed. it is To he feared they viii
have the same effect as before.
One point relates TO the upper cham
Der of the proposed Legislature. The
lower chamber il to be elected 10y
popular vote. That is all right. But
the upper chamber. IL is now said. is 10
contain IS members, of whom Is only
are to he elected and the other II are
To be appointed by the Crown. II is
probable that several of the elected
members will also be Peninsulars.
But If only one OF them shall he. that
will give the Madrid government alb
solute control of the entire Cuban gov.
eminent just as much as at present.
1t requires no argument to show that
such a system would not be regarded
as satisfactory autonomy.
Another point has to do with the
tariff. Spanish imports into Cuba, or
such of them as Spain desires. are to
have preferential rights of not more
than 80 per cent. over those of all other
countries. That will assuredly prove
objectionab to the Cubans even
though similar rights are granted to
Cuban imports into Spain. One of the
things the business men of Cuba have
most of all demanded is the right tc
make their own tariff, for the promo
tion Of their own trade and industry.
The United Staes is their chief market
Tor sales They want to make IL also
their chief market for purchases, and
to be able to make with it such terms
of reciprocity as will serve their in
terestS. Great Britain let Canada do
that and Canada thus became rich
and prosperous. and at last voluntarily
gave Great Britain just such dis
eliminating duties as Spain now tries
to exact from Cuba. If Great Britain
had insisted upon such terms from
Canada from the outset. the prob
ability is that Canada would not have
grown as she has. and that. instead of
being loyal and showing the mothc:
country all possible favors. she would
have been disaffected and rebelious
That is a lesson which Spain nigh,
well study at the present time. Cuba
may one day be able and willing to
have reciprocity with Spain. But reci-
rrocity. like arbitration. must he
voluntary on both sides
These features will. ii is to he feared.
he regarded in Cuba as neutralizing
the good features of the offer and maxi
ing it as a whole unacceptable. Rea,
autonomy might be accepted. There
are many sincere friends of Cuba and
of Cuban independence who think that
it ought to he. But that which is
autonomy only in name and which
denies to the Cubans the most inn
portant prerogatives of self-govern-
ment is not likely to be regarded with
favor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

far as that may be possible. His request
full scrutiny is reasonable. But they
have not as yet the possibility of doing
SO. for they have not yet seen the full
text of the laws proposed and certain
ly will not accept Senior de Lome's
version. he may rest assured. We
have not forgotten that until the light
incident to the new ministry was let
in on the methods employed this same
de LONE had been giving Spain to
understand that we We're really max
ing no effort to prevent filibustering.
No, Senior de Lome's protestations will
be taken with several grains of salt
He would have attention paid rather
to the bread general features than to
the technicalities. He must be aware
as are ell acquainted with the history
of SPANS parastical colonial policy
that it is by means of the technicalities
when trouble is taken to seek an ex
cuse--that loopholes are found for
crawling out of the fultilment of OBJ
legations. Viewed from a broad general
standpoint there is not in the entire
history of Spains dealings with Cuba
the slightest evidence to indicate that
any treaty or arrangement;
ever was made with her ex-
cept to be broken and disre-
garded. Those who were the in
struments to the making may have
hoped the conditions would be fulfilled
If so they have hoped in vain. There
is no ground for comparison between
England or the United States promises
to Canada or TO the several states
Those promises are made to he kept 20
the letter, are kept. always have been
But whatever Spain's past record
nay be it is not for our government to
say she is likely to break every
promise she makes: Cubans are the
ones to consider the matter if they
care to: if not it will be time enough
to act when Spain's efforts are 4
demonstrated failure. Meanwhile Senior
de Lone is talking rather to the
Spanish people than to us.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

In the eyes of the German Emperor
and of the law as he has it administered,
the greatest crime in Germany is criti-
cism of his royal highness. A German
tinker the other day while discussing
politics over his beer had the temerity
to remark that he thought the Emperor
cared too little for the interests of the
common people. AS result he was
thrown in prison. Considerable interest
attaches to these performances, which
would be intensely amusing but for the
serious aspect any such high-handed
attempt on the part of the ruler of an
intelligent, courageous people must al
ways have, especially in this age. How
far can this degenerate leftover from
the Middle Ages go?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

Briefly summarized the distinguished
work of the year at Flagstaff includes
the discovery of about 500 new stellar
systems, the measuring of some 700
systems noticed by previous observers,
the careful examination of $4,000 stars
in the zone between 20 and Is degrees
south declination, all brighter than the
tenth magnitude, the detection of the
rotations of Jupiter's third and fourth
satellites, resulting in valuable facts,
an exhaustive generalization of the
stars in space, an investigation, with
excellent results, of the phenomenon
known as the twinkling of the stars,
generalization of many double stars,
etc. This is the information given out
relative to the value of recent great
astronomical discoveries but the or
binary individual will have to see stars
before lodging it securely in his head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

going out alone on Friday armed with
a 32-calibre rifle and killing a bear
weighing over 500 pounds. 1t took six
men 10 drag the bear down the noun
tain where he was shot. If anybody
thinks this doesn't require courage. let
him try it
There is quite a force of men at work
at the West Lubec lead mines. pumping
out shaft No. s, getting ready for ac-
tive operations, later on. This shaft
is directly back of the mill. with tun-
mel running in on a level with the mi
connecting with the shaft. which ex-
tends forty or sixty feet above this
tunnel. or drift: as it is called by
miners" to the surface of the ground.
The works have been idle so long. that
the action of the frost on the slate.
and rotten stone. and other matter
have crumbled away. and fallen into
the shaft to such an extent, that it
is long and difficult task to remove
it. When the work of removing the
debris is completed. it will be COM :
Portable place for men to work. as it
is comparatively dry. Some very fine
taken from this shaft. and those Who
have it in charge, see no reason why
it should not be on paying basis.
The Portland Express notes strange
case of mental impression which lately
occurred in Dexter. When an aged
resident died there three years ago. 1t
was known that he had two railroad
certificates. Yet they could not De
found. Taking up roll which looKea
like nothing but newspapers, MS
daughter said. Let us look over
these" "Pooh.' responded her BROTH ~
er, they never can be there" Ana
the old papers were thrown pach
carelessly into the bag. Three yesis
or more have now elapsed. and ias'
week as the daughter was engaged Ill
culinary duty, an impression cahe
upon her mind like a flash of iightni,s
Go upstairs and search in tha' -"
bag again. At first she said 10 ner :,
self. I'll not be so superstitious'
But the impression was there ,a
there to stay. Finding that sne .ou,u
only be satisfied by going, she 'ooN ~
hands out of the dishwater anu W..
straight to the old bag ana u
certificates where they had Been ua u
gully reposing in the obscurity u
these months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

The false report to the effect that
President Mckinley had disagreed with
Secretary Gage over financial recon-
mendations to Congress seems to have
succeeded in bringing to premature
light some of the text of the message.
One correspondent writes:-"The part
the secretary's report is written in no
uncertain, tone, and, as already stated
in these dispatches. it is satisfactory
to Secretary Gage in every particular
1t ends with the following sentence: ]
earnestly commend to the careful con-
sideration of Congress the recommen-
dations contained in the report of the
secretary of the treasury
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
Remember Section twenty-five.
On. Y. SUM

The Canadian attitude on the seal
fishery question. and the evident in
tention of the Dominion authorities to
handle this grievance of our for all it
is worth to them. may cause the de-
partment of justice to reconsider it's
Interpretation of section 30 of the
Dingley act.
Attorney General Mckenna's opinion
was by no means accepted as final
Another attorney general might take
different view.
Canadian interests and New England
transportation are not bound together
SO inseparably that legislative genius
cannot discover them and treat each
on it's merits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
They Fear Our Commercial Supremacy.

suSJ tV0s WI VVWUVs~sW' O~1s~'''~~y'
At this time when little save the per-
scnal popularity of the reigning mon
arch serves to keep Hungary and
Austria under one central form Of
government it certainly is not alarm
ing to learn that the foreign minister
of that race rent country advocates
union of all Europe in commercial VIZ
upon the United States. On the con-
trary there is a flavor of humor about
it. Nevertheless he undoubtedly eX-
pressed the feeling, which to a greater
or less degree must be present in the
minds of the leading men of the
European nations, the feeling of utter
inability to successfully compete in the
long run with the nation of the new
world where labor is dignificd and re-
spected and affords reward to the
keenest intellect in the way of inven-
tion and application.
In this view of it Count Goluchow-
skis words are of interest, though the
threat they would convey seems idle.
A turning point has been reached, he
said. in European development which
calls for the unremitting attention of
governments. The great problems of
material welfare, which have become
more pressing every year. are no long
er matter of the future, but require
to be taken in hand at once.
The destructive competition with
ns-oceanic countries which has
partly to be carried on at present and
partly to be expected in the Immediate
future requires prompt and thorough
counteracting measures if vital inter
ests of the peoples Of Europe are not To
be gravely compromised. They must
fight shoulder to shoulder against the
common danger and must arm them
selves for the struggle with all the
means at their disposal. Just as the
10th and 18th centuries were absorbed
by religious wars. as the 18th century
was distinguished by the triumph of
liberal ideas, and our own century by
tons, in like manner the Goth century
would be, for Europe, period marked
by a struggle for existence in the
politico- commercial sphere. The Euro
pean nations must close their ranks in
order successfully to defend their eX-
istence. May this be realized every
where, and may the epoch of peaceful
development we now confidently an
ticipate be employed in collecting our
strength and devoting ourselves chiefly
to this end
England does not appear to notice
this slogan by the Austrian minister
though the recent remarks of several
of her prominent men indicate thar
they too feel the effect Of American
enterprise and energy in the COM
mercial world. Germany and France
Germany they began hostilities toward
US and have yet shown no disposition
to fair adjustment were such thing
possible. France. however, is in way
to join us in establishing reciprocal
arrangements likely to prove profitable
to both countries. However much
wage war against the New World TN
der the banner of the united Old World
it is at present a manifest impossi-
bility for them to effect such union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
Canni balism in Samoa. De""-
warts Eaten to Obtain stre"
and COuraxe. .,..-'

A writer on the French Jouri Ia, a
Debats, who has just returned 1ro'" nor
trip to Samoa, says that ninetee" !ar
cent of the population eat staiwaI.
riors who fail in battle to obtain strens ,ra
and courage. The former quality Is ,,H
easily obtained in civilized commu'"pait .
by the use of Hostetter.s StU ,,as. ',h;ch
tiers. a tonic of unexampled utility, m n,,ch
confers strength upon the feeble throu ued
the agency of improved digestion tons
assimilation of the food. The opef n,'r.an
of that mysterious alembic. the nu" nv
stomach are often greatly impeded os
those obstacles to complete diges. lose
biliousness and constipation. For .I ie .
ailments Hostetter's Stomach blt.en and
sovereign remedy. 1t also conqueIs amJ
nreyents rheumatism, kidney trouble anI
nervousness. Recuperation of exn ausevs
strength after sickness is often ueu has.
and slow. The Bitters will always ne ..s.
ton the recovery of vigor. Use II sss
tematically and justify yourself I"
pccting satisfactory results. I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

Lincoln Sennett left Meddybemps six
years ago and went to Minnesota to
seek other business than farming. He
began to teach school when he first
went there. In 1895 he bought a farm.
IN 1896 he was a candidate for the
once OF clerk of courts. Last week his
Iatner received a letter from him
saying he was married. naming
numerous costly wedding presents,
among which was four hundred bushels
VI wheat to sow the seventy acres OF
lano which he had plowed ready for
sowing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

A month in Jail for illegal voting in
a Boston caucus is the sentence i'm
posed on one transgressor. and it is a
good beginning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

While General BlancO is SkirmiShing
around to find the odds and ends of the
army Weyler left to him. the insurgents
said as many as thirty engagements
daily occur in the provinces of Mat
ansas, Havana and Pinar del Rio, the
provinces on which the Spaniards have
their strongest grip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

The spirit of the late G. Fred Will
liams energies from it's political tomb
long enough to indite letter to Tom
Riley. The mediums" should not lose
sight of this substantial proof of the
faith that is in them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

Some think so highly of golf as to say
it is proper /. for Sunday pastime. If
they but knew it they are not true
friends of the game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

General Martin, chairman of the
Boston police commission, has decided
not to resign. giving as one reason for
not doing so that it would please too
many people. Whether by this is
meant too many people who offend
against the law or offenders against
the police commissioner must be left to
inference,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

The Knox Cunning Club has re-
organized after several years silence
and the members are now comfortably
domiciled in commodious quarters.
Although the majority of the members
are too old to tramp through field and
forest yet none are so old but that
they can make seven evenings in the
week pass away pleasantly in rehears-
ing the deeds performed years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

coming emotional. His utterances as a
whole may have done some little good.
but when he assumes to liberate Cuba
all by himself, he only emphasizes his
tendency to slop over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
Daily Esnufhee 5paxasl.
rERMs:ls7 "COPPER" YEAR

No notice whatever win b taken Of un-
0agned communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RD6PONSIBLE tor the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
AAdrss0 all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
DU1kDIGH Z EBYNT. Publishers. Au.
gugea, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

A deserted mistress figures prom
inently in plot and counterpart of the
Dreyfus affair. How very like the
French!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

Cuba continues to breed trouble for
Spain and S. disease for the United
States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

To avoid mistakes il seems necessary
to infiict the extreme penalty on both
Mrs. Mack and Thorn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

China shows little spunk toward
it from Russia for use temporarily
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
Maine Gossip
The Return.

A little hand is knocking at my heart.
And have closed the door rr
II pray thee. for the love OF God. depart.
Thou shalt come in no more.
open, for am weary of the way.
The night is very black.
have been wandering many a night and
day.
Open. | have come back
The little hand is knocking patiently.
| listen, dumb with pain.
wilt thou not open any more to me?
| have come back again.
Il will not open any more. Depart.
J. that once lived, am dead
The hand that had been knocking at my
heart
Was stilL And IT, she said.
There is no sound. save. in the winter
air,
The sound of wind and rain.
All that | loved in all the world stands
there.
And will not knock again.
Arthur symons.
There was premonition of this
December in yesterdays air.
Just try the Gaiety again, say the
Portland aldermen. Pretty good lad"
for the Gaiety;, Is
Probably those who have rushed off
to Boston after bargains won't say
much about them after getting them
home and viewing them in the calm OF
leisure and the light of home prices.
Someone down in Warren predicted
&c snow storms this winter and now
takes occasion to remark that three
have fallen already as if that assured
the correctness of his prophecy
Portland Advertiser: Some of our
foreign citizens, more particularly the
Germans in the West, stick to their
native tongue with great persistence.
and the public schools i'm some cases
have to make a great effort to secure
the habitual use of the English Ian
suage. Up in the Madawaska Train
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

That gale, on the English coast APP
pears to have been Tartar for the
tars. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

The Athens town fathers have been
refusing the tramps lodging.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01
. Just as.
Good .''''''',a|

as Scott's and we sell It much
cheaper" is a statement sometimes
made by the druggist when Scott's
Emulsion is called for. This shows
that the druggists themselvesfegard