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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

NJ, on an act to divide the town of Me-
chanic Falls into two voting precincts.
on petition of DR.. A. L. Hersey and 9TH
ers, asking for an act to amend section
z, chapter 169, charging corporate powers
OF Oxford village.
Wednesday. Feb. 10. 1897, at o'clock r.
NJ. on petition of Jos w. Gary and 9TH
ers for an additional term of court at
Caribou.
BY order of the committee.
Wy KNpwU TON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

That Small Point club house is salt
to exactly fill the bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

An unusual experience happened to
one of Portland's leading criminal
lawyers the other day. He was the at
tried for larceny. The lawyer thought
ne had very clear case. He defended
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23
TOWNS,

Committee on Towns will give public
hearing in the Land Office on Wednesday,
Feb. 3.
On the petition of C. NJ Morse and
others asking for the annexing of the
town of Orneville to the town of Milo, 4
T.. M.
On the petition of the inhabitants of
Oakfeld Plantation asking to be incor-
porated as the town of Oakfield. Feb. 3.
5 Z. NJ.
On the petition of Geo. +. Stone and
five others asking that they be set off
from the town of North Berwick and be
annexed to the town of South Berwick,
on Feb. 8, 2 p. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

Committee on Financial Affairs will
give a public hearing In its room ut the
State House In Augusta
Tuesday, Jan. 26. 1897, at . o'clock. p.
NJ, on a resolve in favor of the Maine
General hospital of Portland; on a re-
solve in favor of the Maine Eye and Ear
Intirmary: on a resolve in favor of the
Augusta City hospital
Thursday, Jan. Is, 1897, at 2 o'clock p.
NJ. on petition of the Maine Woman $
Christian Temperance Union for appro-
priation; on a resolve in aid of the Tenn
porary Home for Women and Children
at Deering.
Tuesday. Feb. 2, 1897, at 2 o'clock p. NJ
on a resolve in favor of the Bangor Chill
dren's Home; on a petition of James
Aug. Healey for aid for St. Elizabeth $
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum of Port
land.
Thursday. Feb. Is. 1897 at o'clock p.
NJ, on resolve in aid of Little Samari-
tan Aid Society of Portland.
Thursday. Jan. IS. 1897. at ) o'clock p
NJ, on Il resolve in favor of hospital Of
the Society of the Sisters of Charity OF
Lewiston, Me.
Thursday Feb. t. 1897. at o'clock p.
NJ. on ii resolve in aid of Eastern Maine
General hospital of Bangor, postponed
from Jan. p.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23
A model snowstorm.

A model snowstorm.
Also a model clearing off.
What temptation yesterday morn
ing, for every ruralist to hitch up Dob
bin,
And having done that nothing was
and spend a dollar.
Did any hoboes offer to shovel
out for bite to eat?
Both men and horses will soon find
work scraping the ice fields.
One year ago today the Journal was
informed that the roads had been
On Jan. %, 1896. the snow was insult
ficient for good sleighing.
Cape Rozier is indulging in the
dream of a third steamboat wharf.
NOW WaterVllie is afillcted with the
hobo clothier.
Teeth made over to lit, any person"
may yet be found among the adver-
tisements of our dentists. A woman
called upon an Ellsworth dentist the
other day to fit to her mouth set of
false teeth which had been willed to
her by a relative, recently deceased.
She wished to be more Independent
than the Houlton woman who was an
cry because she couldn't borrow her
rtigbbors teeth. whenever she wen.
visiting.
Bangor has found Something more
expensive than plumbers. 1t is the
habit of the people in letting the water
run to prevent pipes from freezing
In this way on cold day half a mil
lion more gallons are called for than
under normal conditions.
suited while passing along the street
short time ago. and turning about
she knocked the fellow into the gutter
and loosened several of his teeth.
Young women are profiting by ply
steal culture in more ways than one
ana il they forswear tight lacing and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

On Jan. 2S, 1896. the snow was insult
ficient for good sleighing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

One year ago today the Journal was
informed that the roads had been
smoothed down but were quite dusty. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

Cape Rozier is indulsing in the
dream of a third steamboat wharf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23
MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Committee on military affairs have as
signed Wednesday, Jan. q. 80 o'clock p.
NJ. at their room, State House.
On petition of Elijah Walker formerly
colonel of 4th Maine Regiment, asking
appropriation for marking a position held
by his regiment on the battlefield of
Gettysburg.
On petition of Moses B. Lakeman for
merly colonel of Bird Maine Regiment
asking appropriation for marking a posi-
ton held by his regiment on the battle
field of Gettysburg.
By order of the committee.
w. G. FOGG, Secretary.
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN
SURANCE.
Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance will give a public hearing in
the insurance commissioners room at the
State House in Augusta Tuesday, Feb
2. 1897, at O'Clock p NJ, on an act pro-
vidinS for investment of the capital and
other assets of stock insurance COM
panies incorporated in this State, petition
attached.
BY order of the committee.
WILL /. BURRILL, Secretary.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
Committee on Ways and Bridges will
give public hearing. at attorney gen
erals office on Tuesday, Jan. rs, at .
o'clock p. M.
On petition of B. f. Baker and others
for aid in building bridge across Sandy
river in town of Starks.
Per order of the committee.
H. S. WHITING, Secretary.
CLAIMS.
The committee on claims will give a
the basement of the State House, Au-
gusta. Me-, Thursday. Feb 4. 1887 at
o'clock p. NJ. on the petition of A. j
Cameron. for reimbursement for binding
and stitching for the government of 1878
Per order committee.
NJ r. GAGSoN, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

a large muskrat was seen perambu
iating on Congress street. Portland
last week. He paid for his temerity
With his life and the poor thing evi
IDENTIFY thought it such a nice place
for a quiet stroll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

Maine stocksN of skates have been
pretty well thinned out. Now for a run
on Sleds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

The Biddeford and Saco milk men
are having their cows examined and
securing certificates as fast as possible,
1t is said no herd thus far examined
has been found free from the disease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

Both men and horses will soon fine
work scraping the ice fields.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

Now Waterville is afflicted with the
hobo clothier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-23

Also a model clearing off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
Society. Endle.. Chain.

Rev. DIR. Josiah Strong In North American Review
Some have imagined that the pressure
upon the city might be relieved and the
miseries of the slum modified by removing
families to unoccupied lands and teaching
them to engage in agriculture, and steps
have been taken in this direction. But
those who expect to solve or even to sim
plify the problem by this method fail to
appreciate the profound change which has
come over the worlds industry during this
century, by which it has ceased to be in
dividual and has become organized;
change which is destined to exert more in
huence on material conditions and on the
social, Intellectual. moral and spiritual life
of man than did the discovery of America,
the invention Of gunpowder. or the art of
printing. Doubtless this transition Is the
most important material change which has
ever taken place in the history of the race.
1t has separated as by an impossible gulf
the simple, homespun, individualistic life of
the worlds past from the complex. closely
associated life OF the present and of the
worlds future.
In the age of homespun, which, for most
of our population, reached well on toward
the middle of this century. the typical
farmer could not only till his own SOIL but
build his own house. make his own furni-
ture, and many of his own tools. His wife
could take the wool as it came from the
Sleeps back. dye, cord. spin and weave 1t,
and Their make it into a coat for her hus-
band. That Is, they could together do in q
rough way work which now represents ten
or a dozen trades, Their wants were sim
pie, and most of them they could supply
with their own hands Such a couple could
have raised family in comparative COM
fort II they had been alone on the con-
tipent. They were practically independent
of the whole world.
The organization of industry has changed
all this. In 1t was involved the division of
labor. The work of one trade was divided
between q dozen or twenty machines, each
fed by different man and each depart
over, great branches Of industry have be-
come linked together In kind of endless
chain OF interdependence, so that one link
cannot move far unless the other links
move with 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
Blue Inside.

why are these envelopes made blue on
the inside?" asked Star reporter, looking
at a specimen which a wholesale stationer
held in his hand.
For a very simple reason" was the
reply. Zone of the most important results
In making envelopes is to prevent trans
parency. Many white papers are SO trans
parent that by careful scrutiny the con-
tents Of envelopes, made of such material,
may be determined. For instance let US
rut sheet of paper with writing on 1t
into this envelope. Let US also insert
bank check We will now seal 1t, and hold
1t to the light thus. There, you cannot
only see the bank check. but you can also
read many of TIE words on the sheet CT
paper. This can be prevented either by
getting very thick and high-priced en-
yelope. which is not transparent, nor
scarcely transparent. or by taking a
cheaper grade of paper which Is blue on
one side. We sell thousands of packages
yearly of blue envelopes-that is, envelopes
which are blre on the outside, but most
people do not like them on account of their
color. So to get over the difficulty. and
still make an envelope that will hide the
contents and not be high-priced, the man
ufacturer uses paper which is blue on one
side and white on the other. One factory
in New York Aurrsifout over 1000. 600 CT
such envelopesneverE day, and their sale
in large cities Is enormous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
A Famou. War Correspondent.


1t is most interesting to note the impress
sion made upon the English mind by the
late ]. A. MacGahan, the famous war cor
respondent, who was the son Of an Ohio
farmer. His English friend and fellow
worker, Archibald Forbes, writes of him
as follows: II never saw such fellow
for making himself at home among high
officials. In his manner there was no
flavor Of impudence or presumption. I
question whether Of that word, indeed, he
understood the meaning. It was as If he
in the character Of a man and a republic
can man, had reasoned the matter down to
bare principle 4 am a man. seemed to
me to be his attitude. and am a man
who honestly and legitimately, for a spe-
cihc purpose OF which you are aware, or
Of which I shall be glad to make you
aware. want something. That something
be 1t information. be 1t passport. be It
what Ii may-you can give me best: there
fore I ask you for 1t. It is immaterial
to the logic Of the position virtually take
whether you are an Office messenger or the
chancellor Of an empire. lieutenant or
the commander-in-chfef.'"
No wonder, then. that as another friend
of his put 1t. ''MacGahan could do any
thing he liked with Ignatieff, calmly made
love to Madame Ignatieff, rather patron
lied Prince Gortschakoff and nodded af-
fably to the Grand Duke Nicholas
1t Is to be observed that In writing the
DESCRIPTION which have quoted. Mr..
Forbes had no design OF making q general
statement much less of analyxinE the
American notion OF equality. He was sim
ply indicating In his acute, straiehtforvard
manner what he conceived TO be Mac0a-
hans attitude toward all the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
PROTECTION FROM SNAKES.

Good Results Obtained From the vac-
cinntiOn of Large Animals.
From Longman's Magazine.
The task of artificially rendering animals
immune from snake poison Is not an easy
one, for the process depends upon training
the animals to gradually withstand larger
and larger doses Of the venom, and, consid-
ering the intensely toxic character of the
substance which had to be. handled, the
danger was ever present of the animal
succumbing to venom poison before it's
serum had acquired the requisite pitch Of
protective power to render it of service as
an anti-toxin. DR.. Calmette tells us that
he carried out a very large number Of ex-
periments before he met with success. But
it Is not necessary here to discuss his
various efforts; suffice 1t to say that at
length his labors were rewarded. and the
following extract from one of his memoirs
describes the methods which he now adopts
for the purpose: THE best method of pro-
cedure for the purpose of vaccinating large
animals destined to produce anti-venomous
serum consists in injecting them from the
outset with gradually increasing quantities
of the venom Of the cobra mixed with
diminishing quantities of a to 90 solution
of hypochlorite lime.
1.-THE condition and the variations in the
weights Of the animals are carefully fol-
lowed. in order that the Injections may be
mace less frequently II tne anlnalS 90 NOT
thrive well. Quantities of stronger and
stronger venom are in turn injected, first
considerably diluted and then more con-
centrated, and when the animals have &C.
quired a sufficient Immunity the venoms
derived from as large q number of differ
emit species Of snakes as possible are in
jected. The duration of the treatment is
of considerable length-at least fifteen
months-before the serum is sufficiently
active to be used for the purpose of treat
ment."
During the last three years an immense
number of animals have been vaccinated
by this method at the Pasteur Institute at
Lille.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
A Doctos. Bt,l In Alaska.


Charles H. Afeteaif, who returned from
the Klondike last night brought news con-
corning the welfare eof DIR. P. J. B. LIE
Blanc. the Detrpit physician who accompa-
MED him to Alaska last January. Mr.. Met
calf saws that vhenIehe left Dawson City
last July, Dr. He Blanc had practice from
which he re,eived an income Of 800 day.
AS the doctor had been In the camp only
six weeks, he was much encouraged at the
prospect OF doing d fourishing business In
the winter, whRn pneumonia, rheumatism
and other diseases Incident to extreme cold
weather usuailp fndrmany victims.
According to Mr. Matcalf, the doctor goes
about his professional duties with a case
of medicines and surgical Instruments In
one hand and a buekslkin bag for gold dust
In the other. Az there IL very little money
In the camp, gold dust forms tie PRINCIPAL
medium OF exchange, and each time the
doctor calls upon o patient he IL given
enough nuggets toapay the bill. When Nj.
Metcalf left Dawson. the doctor had not
had time to arrange schedule OF prices
but he thinks tariff sheet made up. a.
follows would not be far out OF the way:
One bottla Of sc0thing syrup. ;. ...... tRoO
Prescribing Tor krestbttteo ear. ....ss.... T00
Setting q broken lea. .-......s.... 226OO
Ampufattng An axm s.........-....... 10000
at u very diflcuk to get medicine and
surgical instruments over the pass" said
Mr.. Metcalf land dcctor4 hills are there
fore extremely high. Doctors are also very
scarce. Thert b only one other physician
Of any standing In DAwson. Dr. Le Blanc
expects to do very well this winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11

topics. the stage wild more comic songs,
the race thrack wild more surprises an the
politicians wild more anxity than ony other
man in these Unoited Shtates?"
And. without hesitation. Mr.. Rafferty, re-
sponded: ..
''Dick Croker"
''Oho! You're the felly thot knows i'm SO
well, ye call i'm by is forst name You're
the man thot 'ud have gone up ty Alexan-
de the Great an said: 'Aleck. old boy. how
goes it?' or words till the same effect. III
you hod only knowed Napoleon. 'twould
how done yer fri'nds good ty hear We tell
how you an Pole wor in the habit iv
bitin' tybacky out o the same plug"
tits a greddeal iv learnin We show"
at comes aisy. Ofm foine hand at re-
mimberin'. OF wor much shtruok tyday
wild a remark me daughter Moya brought
home from the school She says this
worlds gittin' ty be an obiate spheroid."
"Oi don't doubt it, responded Mr.. Raj
ferty, solemnly. AN it's my opinion the
politicians is ty blame fur IT, But Oh don't
how'd Croker in no such eshtame as wan
such a wonder this year. The Citizens
Union made good sthrike whin they got
Low"
Maybe so. But there's nothin' yet ty
show thot Croker won't run of wild nigh,
jack an game whin the lection comes on"
You know all about it, iv course"
"Oi how me opinions.
An ye don't hesitate ty tell what they
are. Misther Dolan.'
. "Orm willin' ty give me other folks the
benefit iv onythin' Oh kin think out fur
EN-"
ITS a modest man we are, Misther
Dolan."
Rafferty,. moight OF ak We ty climb
down OF the monumint. It's too p'lite y'are
all Nv a 5uddint.''
ITS no more than due We. Misther
Dolan. Whin they axed i'm about the
campaign, Croker would only say wan
thing"
AN what wor thot?"
"Noth,n'. Ony man kin sit down whin
he's axed q QUESTION an make answer.
'Ofve nothin' at all ty say It's an ould
bluff. 1t fills the air wild mysthery an
makes folks t'ink his moind is fun iv in
telleckchile proize packages. But you, Mis-
Their Dolan-you're differnt. whiniver ony-
body axes you onythin' you go roight
ahead an tell i'm. You may tell i'm wrong
but We tell i'm. Here yare KNOWN all
about everythin' an carryin' the hod the
same as ony ordin'ry person. We ak for
no Office an We make no pretinsions. Ye
don't push yerself ty the front an run
things loike Croker. Ye're the wisest. mod
estest mon thot walks. Misther Dolan. an
that's why OF put wan fut behoind tn
other an make a low bow an spake tai
yez in tones Nv the mosht magnacious re-
spect"'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11

into the Office Of the mayor OF a small but
progressive town.
I'VE called" said the spokesman OF the
party. TO see about your announcement
that you would fight TO the bitter end the
proposal OF those two railroad Companies
to lay tracks so as to connect"
We'll" was the reply. what OF it?"
You don't deny saying Il. theng"
Certainly not"
And yet you call yourself a widc-awake
man. competent to look after The interests
Of an ambitious community like .his?'
II am doing my best to deserve ap-
prevail"
Don't you realize that the junction OF
those two roads is one OF the best things
that could happen to this city,"
Certainly
And yet you are doing your best to stop
it?"
The mayor reflected for few minutes,
and then said:
''Gentlemen. will you keep a .ecret?''
III it's nothing detrimental 10 the city's
interests
Well i am just anxious to have that
work done as YOU are But you know how
they usually go about such things Ii We
let them alone they'll begin work about
the last OF November. leave things torn UP
all winter and not finish before next s,m-
mer is half over. Now. IL they have -aally
determined to make this Improvement. my
saying L disapprove OF it won't cha age
them. But IL will have one effect I'm
put then. on their mettle. They'll get to-
gether a gang of men some night ard put
them to work with lanterns aud rush the
Job through so fast that there won't be
any interruption of traffic whatever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
THE BURGLAR,s ExrEnIENC i
A Man Who Picks Things Tells Of
Time when He DID Not.

A Man Who Picks Things Tells Of q
Time when He DID Not.
Being a "trusty.' the man in the striped
clothes was permitted liberties not accord
ed other prisoners. by reason Of which the
reporter had an opportunity to talk with
him.
But Of all the experiences ever had"
he said, after telling q story or two. the
one that made me feel queerer than any
other was one that ran in on unexpect-
edly one night while I was engaged in In
vestigating q house in the suburbs which
a servant had told me was dead easy IL
went at 1t right. It was about / o'clock
in the morning, and was getting back
to the city. owing to the fact that the job
was failure. because the whole place had
Deen lined up on the outside with iron
shutters, and was cursing my luck and
the servant, when what should I see but q
nnely dressed man coming along the lonely
sidewalk In hurry. 1t struck me he had
missed his conveyance. and was living
cicse enough to walk and he was just foot
ing 1t home. could see q diamond CLINT
IN MS shirt front as the light of the street
lamp Ieii on him. and he wore a watch
chain that looked like 1t might have some
tn1ng handsome on 1t for a ticker. He
looked to be about sixty and thought he
wouldn't be hard to handle, SO in a minute
isfaction for coming away OUT there In
the suburbs, and dropped into the shadow
OF the high hedge and waited for my
friend to get into position At the proper
time 1 stepped out in front Of him with
my gun smack in his face.
Hold UP your hands,. says In the
usuai style, though I was little nervous
not being used to that kind Of work like
l was to house work.
m sorry I can't accommodate YOU
says he, as cool as cucumber, and stick
ing up one hand. but I've only got one
. .9St the other at Gettysburg
much as II 1 had been struck in the back
OF the neck with a solid shot, and for a
minute couldn't do thing but stand
mere and look at him. You see. l had
oeen soldier myself, and I couldn't 70 up
against any talk like that, SO I dropped
my gun and told him that 1 was sorry to
nave disturbed him, not knowing he was
= soidler, for I'd been one myself and
II nee excuse me I'd skip out and say no
mere about 1t. He laughed little and
SAID ne guessed as We were both old SOL
ciers we would just call it square and
Ihen took to the road and ran faster than
oio at the first Bull Run fight"