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The herald., 1897-09-05

along the shore, he saw a movement
among the bushes on the opposite bank,
and Il moment later caught CLINT of
red. Thinking it deer he raised his
rifle and fired. The patch of red disap-
peared and b., with shout to attract
his comrades attention, ran to the
place. There he found his friend with
bullet hole through his heart. The un-
fortunate man had taken off his coat,
and in the dull light B. had mistaken
the red flannel shirt which he wore for
the flank of deer.
"B. was alone in the wilderness with
the dead body of his friend, the nearest
camp half dozen miles away. He car
ried the body until he came to broad,
flat rock, and there he spent the night
with it. The horror of that night turned
B.s hair white, and he never fully re-
covered from the shock of this fright
full experience. The spot where he spent
the night is still known as Dead Mans
Rock"
A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
Up in Maine the guides tell story Of
a miniature naval engagement, which is
amusing because by some lucky chance
it had no serious result. One Of the
veteran guides of that region was a man
named Sanders, noted for his quick tenn
per and his ability to use cuss words.
Sanders went out one night with man
who was anxious TO get deer for a try
at jack hunting on one of the small
Maine lakes.
While Sanders was padding noiseless-
ly along shore under the overhanging
bushes, it happened knat another
guide was moving in the same direction
some twenty rods away Just as San
ders thought that he had located a deer
and was directing his excited passenger
to sweep the bank with his light there
came a click out of the darkness fol-
lowed by flash and the report of
gun. An instant later buckshot began
to fall like hailstones about the boat.
The deer hunter dived under the seat,
but Sanders grabbed up the gun which
he had dropped and sent an answering
volley in the direction of the first shot.
Then he stood up and began to swear.
AS the guides tell the story. the blue
phosphorescent glow that spread over
the lake as Sanders proceeded with his
remarks enabled the two parties to see
each other. They rowed ashore and ex-
plantations followed, which were rem
dered less difficult as nobody had been
hurt.
"Of course didn't mean to Kill any,
body" said Sanders, but it's terrible
trying to mans nerves to have load
of shot come whistling round him so.''
The herald., 1897-09-05
B0QeSt PASSENGER Boat YET.
EiOht Would Extend a Nile.

On the goth Of this month the largest
passenger steamer in the world will en-
ter the port of New York for the first
time.
The name Of this boat Is Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse. Its dimensions are:
length over all 648 feet; beam 66 feet:
depth 43 feet: tonnage $4,000; displace-
ment 10000 tons. Eight such ships,
with prows and sterns touching. would
reach mile less ninety-six feet. With
q clear space of only twelve feet be-
tween them, the eight would cover ex-
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and left in that position while the ship
is moving through the water.
The floating metal is connected with
the ship by means of an electric wire,
which not only registers the depth of
the water on the dial in the pilot house,
but if the implement strikes any OBJ
struction or touches bottom instantly
announces the fact, so that the pilot is
enabled to shape his course accord
ingly.
In addition to this II is possible by
means of the new devi(e to tell exactly
the kind of material IF which the bed
of the ocean beneath the ship is COM
posed. The method is extremely simple.
An ordinary telephone receiver is con-
nected with the wire that runs to the
depth tester, and when the latter touches
bottom the pilot is enabled to tell the
nature of the oceans bottom by the
sound that he hears on the receiver. If
the metal touches clay bottom or a
sandy soil the sound will be smooth,
without jar or friction; but if the ship
is travelling over rocky bed the sound
that comes to the receiver will be harsh
and grating as the metal device bumps
over it. With such apparatus as this it
would have been impossible for the st.
Paul to meet with the accident she did.
With the ordinary lead it is only pos
sible to sound to certain depth when
the vessel is under headway, as the ac-
ton of the water carries the lead almost
straight out. The new device will sink
to almost any depth, its action in the
water being like that of kite in the air.
The greater the speed of the boat the
swifter and deeper the metal will sink,
the angle at which the fins are arranged
carrying it down as the water strikes
them during the progress of the vessel
The "sinker" weighs ten pounds and is
forty-five inches in length.
This device has been submitted to
government officials who are interested
in improvements to navigation and Cap
tain Foster has been notified that an
expert will be appointed to examine and
report upon the value of the invention.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Armour, the Pork Packer.

Philip D. Armour is a short-set,
broad-built. prosperous-l looking man,
with a ruddy. open face and dark side
whiskers. About half century ago he
drove a mule team across the plains
from California, and invested what lit
tie capital he had in the grain business
in Milwaukee. Then he bought an in
terest in a pork packing establishment
and today his fortune Is estimated at
something like $5O.000,00O He is as
modest as the proverbial school boy
ever was, one of the plainest and most
quiet of men, both as to manner and
mode of life. OF late i'll health has
obliged him to restrict his diet to bread
and milk. He is at his desk daily, sum-
mer and winter alike, before the clock
strikes z, and he habitually wears red
rose in his buttOnhole.
The herald., 1897-09-05

One Of the most gruesome relics in the
Museum of the Hague was presented
by Mr.. Cockhuyt of Leyden a descend
ant of John De Witt and his brother
Cornelius, who, as every one ought to
know, were torn to pieces by a mob In
1892. It seems that when the brothers
were torn. some of the family were on
hand who gathered together the tongue
of Cornelius and the great toe of John,
which have since been kept by the fam
ily. preserved in alcohol, and now are
among the treasures Of the Museum.
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ships of the North German Lloyd. and
her visit to the port of New York on
the date named above will mark her
maiden voyage.
Naturally the North German Lloyd
folks, from the General Manager down
The herald., 1897-09-05

BY an act of parliament passed in
1856 it is enacted that all wedding rings
must be Of standard gold, the enact
ment being intended more to raise the
amount of gold duties than to protect
the public from limitations.
The herald., 1897-09-05

eventually she will show her heels to
both the giant Cunard boats.
When the new vessel thoroughly
"finds'' herself then some exciting races
across the Atlantic will be in order.
The herald., 1897-09-05

1t is not parlor game. but the best
turtle always wins, and so far Billy re-
mains the undefeated champion. Since
his first fight he has met two dozen tur-
ties and has licked them all.
Copyright, 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-09-05

foreign instances the power generated
is used on the spot, long transmission
being rare. Among the cities which
use electricity derived from water fall
are Escuintla, Guatemala; San Sal
vador, Salvador; San Miguel and Chi
The herald., 1897-09-05

to the stokers on every one of the ships,
are exceedingly enthusiastic about this
new vessel. She has cost an enormous
amount of money. Just how much no
one will say of course, for steamship
The herald., 1897-09-05

| 370 second cabin passengers, and room
for 800 in the steerage. The total pas
senger capacity Of the ship, therefore. Is
1520.
| The big engines of Kaiser Wilhelm
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Deeds to Be Copied.

Not infrequently in looking UP deeds
of land in Kennebec county it is found
necessary to visit Wiscasset for that
purpose. From 1850 to 1893 what is
now Kennebec county was part OF
Lincoln and the deeds for that period
can only be found in the office of the
Lincoln county register of deeds. This
inconvenience it is proposed to do away
with by having those deeds copied and
put on file in the Kennebec office. II
is said that the expense of this would
be slight and the convenience very
great. all of which seems plausible
We see no good reason why the effort
to have this done should not be sue
cessful.
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The Massachusetts Legislature will
have to consider antitrust legislation.
which seems to have teeth. The bill
legally defines pools. trusts and COM
bines and declares they will be subject
to Indictment for fixing or regulating
the price, amount or quality of any arr
ticle of merchandise. forbids the issue
of trust certificates, prescribes fines
ranging from $500 to $4,000. also a fine
for an agent of the company or impris-
onment or both. One section of the
measure declares all contracts made in
violation of the law to be void. Now
it will be interesting to learn what the
ingenuity of man can do with it.should
the bill become a law.as is hardly prob
able.
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The women do not appear to have
taken kindly to Edward Atkinson's
Aladdin cookery. Mr.. Atkinson has
noticed it, Moreover he has remem-
bered it, or at least that is the impress
sion one gets from an article he was
written for the American Kitchen
Magazine in which he assumes that
the great obstacle in the way of at
tainment of earthly bliss in the home
is woman herself. He says: women
still insist that men shall put coal into
the cellar. then bring it up again, and
then carry away the ashes, in order
that they may burn two to two and a
half pounds of coal to every pound of
food that they badly cook, when they
can cook in a perfect manner fifty
pounds of food to each two pounds of
oil consumed in a good. simple house
hold lamp" One can easily infer from
all this that when young man has
mastered the rudimentary knowledge
that goes with the prospectus of this
celebrated oven and has acquired the
habit of eating it's products there is
no good reason why he should get
married unless he may find woman
equally addicted to an Aladdin appe-
tite
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Deserved Criticism.

General Grosvenor's criticism of
President Clevelands eXclusiveness and
pronounced distrust of the people and
the peoples representatives appears to
us to have been merited. Nor does it
seem difficult taforn a pretty accurate
judgment of the matter, for much has
been said about it and the opinion is
generally acquiesced in that our present
chief executive has established unwel-
come precedents in the nature of bar
riers between the President and the
people also between himself and Con-
gress. While apparently apng a sort
of royal retirement from the public
gaze he has not trusted to the divinity
that some have supposed to Hdgc
about a king and protect him from
treason but has exposed the breast of
his faithful private secretary as bull
warll behind which he might screen
himself from hostile approach. and not
always content with that has on occa-
pipiiS iAob HIilistll as IL liz Sloot
| in mortal fear of his life. The Presi-
dents early life and an acquired dis
| like of and unfamiliarity with social
| life probably have had something to
do with his attitude which is really any
thing save democratic. Moreover,
his distrust of public men. members of
Congress and leaders in his own party,
| indicates narrOwncss rather than
breadth of character. To it may be at
| siderable influence in his own party
| councils last summer. where no
stronger but more approachable chief
executive might possibly have averted
the disaster which overlook the Demo-
Gratis. Nor has he ever been willing to
take the public into his confidence.
What influence he has had was exer-
ted in the way of brute force by control
of patronage than through inspiration
of leadership or the confidence in his
wisdom and personal regard of the
leading men of his own party. He is
not wanting in rugged characteristics.
an adherence to purpose if not to prin-
ciple which his friends have called
moral courage while his enemies
termed it obstinacy. They are, how
ever. qualities which command atten-
ton and respect but he is not nor ever
has been a great leader Moreover,
his followers have acquired the bad
habit of berating and belittling Con-
gress, seemingly taking their cue from
an assumed contempt on the part of
the President for that body. But Con-
gress is not likely to lose anything in
the end by this. Its acts will bear COM
parison with those of the administra-
tiOn
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during the year is not as prosperous
in showing as could be wished. the
number being but 1870 Moreover they
were mostly small enterprises as the
total cost was only $1,O55,9OO, or only
about third of the amount expended
for those purposes in 1891 and less than
the expenditure for 1895. though great
er than that of either '93 or "a.
The increase of 100 in the number of
steam railroad employees and of half a
| million dollars In wages is one of the
gratifying features of the past year.
all the more gratifying in view of the
falling off that preceded it and be-
| cause there has been evinced a dspo-
sition on the part Of the railroad man
| agements. that had reduced wages,
| warrant. The street railways also
show a gain in number of men en-
ployed. so that it is estimated that
there are $4,000 people receiving sup
port from railroad employment. This
feature of the report, more perhaps.
than any other, indicates the return
of more prosperous conditions, while
from the conditions that have existed
throughout the years of business de-
| preston it is also seen that this State
has suffered less acutely than most of
| the others. 1t should be borne in mind.
| however, that the building of the Ban
| gor & AroostOOk road at a time when
| scarcely any railroad enterprises
| throughout the country were under
| taken, and the stimulation of indus
! tries along its line contributed very
| materially to the excellent showing.
Among the interesting features of
| the report are extracts from the re-
| port of the proceedings of the national
| association, including very important
| wide and timely interest, such as mu-
nicipal ownership of water. gas and
electric light plants.
The commissioner regrets that no
more of the corporations and firms COM
ply with requests for information. He
feels that the spirit of the law if not
the letter calls for liberal response
to the inquiries and it is certainly not
unreasona ble To believe that it is Of
advantage than otherwise to the cor
porations and firms that do make re-
turns. judging from the reports that
! have been published. Commissioner
Matthews acknowledges the assistance
he has received from Maj. c. j. House.
the efficient clerk of the department.
and Special Agents a. l. Brown. T..
NJ. Blanding, W. a. Newcomb and
Francis WigGin.
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Commissioner Matthews Report.

Commissioner Matthews report, an
issue. is, as usual, full of interesting
information. Mr.. Matthews works
upon the idea that the bureau has not
means at it's disposal to enable it to
indulge in theoretical matters and
is apparently endeavoring to &C
quaint the people with the facts per-
tanning to the Industries of the State,
facts invaluable not only for future
reference but such that it is ex-
tremely desirable the people of the
State should be acquainted with. Ac-
coIdingly in this report the public is
afforded an insight into both the his
tory and the existing conditions of the
tanning, starch manufacturing, iron
! tries. The specific information OBJ
tanned along these lines is comprehen-
sive and is presented in very readable
form. There are also statistics, more
general in character, respecting other
industries. The facts collected re-
speeding the wooden industry show
f, that it is yet in an unsatisfactory
condition. The reports from eight
mills show a fall off in production of
nearly 10 per cent; and twelve mills
are found to have paid less wages to
the amount of $22.546. And yet there
are some people, who profess to be-
lieve that the wooden manufacturers.
if not the wool growers, are benefited
by the existing tariff.
The feature relating to new buildings
, erected. enlarged or in process of COM
! pletion for manufacturing purposes
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AUGUSTA
Awaiting the Free Dis.
tributioa Of Dr..
FroSt'S
FAMOUS RHEUmAT Ism
CURE.
The Celebrated Physician to Give
Away in This City 1000 Bot.
Ties Absolutely Free
IN All
KENNEBEC JOURNAL OFFICE ST.
lECTED AS THE PLACE.
Tuesday, Jan. 21th, the Day.
KENNEBEC JOURNAL OFFICE Sc
lECTED AS THE PLACE.
Tuesday, Jan. 25th, the Day.

The lame and crippled of Augusta
are awaiting with feverish interest the
advent of DIR. Frost, the famous physi'
clan, whose world renowned cure Ior
rheumatism is hailed in both TINS
country and Europe as the only true
specific for this awful disease, In all
forms, including sciatica, lumbago ana
govt.
Our citizens have heard of the scores
of miracles that DR.. FrOst's Rheuma-
tism Cure has performed in New ha-
ven. Hartford. Boston and Portland
and it is safe to predict that the larg-
est crowd known in many years WI"
assemble at the Office Of the kennepto
Journal on Tuesday of this week, wheh
by DIR. Frost's Philanthropy. the iVV
bottles will be given away.
According to New England newspa-
pers, the medical profession say tna'
DIR. Frost has discovered secret tna'
surpasses the best efforts Of Pasteur
or Koch. They await the test IN t"'s
city with interest," -.-uA-l
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The demands made upon our columns
during the session by the regular Senate
and House reports are such as to leave Us
absolutely no room for conducting q
forum, neither do we think it incumbent
upon Us to do so. The Legislative com.
mittees will give every man who has any.
thing to say in regard to proposed matters
Of legislation ample opportunity to b.
heard. Due notice Of their meetings is
given to the interested pnblic. We eau
not exclude our telegraphic dispatches Ia
provide composition and secure space for
articles embodying personal views and
designed to influence legislation.
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The Sanitarian
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

c. H. Ingraham of Providence, r. l..
has purchased six acres of land at Pop
ham. and will commence in the spring the
erectiOhtof fine residence. The cost of
the residence and grounds will be; be-
wood has been chosen by Mr.. ingraham
for his property. 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Ingraham to make this his perma-
nent home.
Thursday morning Nancy Huntley.. a
just outside of Cutler village, was found
lying on her husbands grave in the
neighboring cemetery, frozen to death.
1t was afterwards found that before
leaving her house she had set fire to 1t In
several places, fortunately without effect
Mrs. Huntley has been mildly insane
since the death of her husband several
years ago. 80. -.
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COMMITTEE NOTICES.
LEGAL AFFAIRS.

LEGAL AFFAIRS.
Committee on legal affairs will meet in
Its room at the State House in Augusta,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of each week, at o'clock p. M,
until further notice.
By order of committee on legal affairs.
HENRY BoYNToN, Sec'y.
JUDICIARY.
Committee on judiciary will meet in its
room at the State House in Augusta. on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of each week, at o'clock p. M, I'M
til further notice.
By order of the judiciary committee.
w. j. kNOWLToN, Sec'y.
AGRICULTURE.
Committee on Agriculture will meet in
the Agricultural room each Wednesday
at 2 O'Clock p. NJ. until further notice.
Per order of committee.
GEO. f. MITCHELL Sec'y.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Committee on Financial Affairs will
meet in the office of the State treasurer
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at o'clock
p. NJ. c. Z. MCINTYRE, Sec'y.
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN
SURANCE.
Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance will meet in the insurance
commissioners room each Tuesday at 8
o'clock p. NJ, until further notice.
Per order of the committee.
WILL I. BURRILI4, Secretary.
TOWNS.
Committee on towns will hold its regu-
lar meetings in the land agents office on
Wednesdays at 2 p. M.
ii. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Chairman.
M. A. AUSTIN, Secretary.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
Committee on Ways and Bridges will
meet in the Attorney Generals Office dur
ing the session of the Legislature Tues
day afternoons at o'clock.
Per order,
Ii. S. WHITING, Secretary.
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.
The Sea and Shore Fishery committee
will meet each Tuesday at 230 p. NJ, in
the agricultural room.
E. A. WYMAN. Chairman,
F. S. STEVENS, Secretary.
EDUCATION.
Committee. on education will meet in
the Superintendent of public schools
room, each Wednesday at o'clock =. NJ,
until further notice.
Per order of committee on education.
+. S. WALLS. Chairman.
G. N. BLANCHARD, Secretary.
INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game will meet in the Agricultural room
State House. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at o'clock p. NJ.
SALARIES.
Committee on Salaries will meet in the
Railroad, Telegraph and Express rooms
on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 80 p. NJ.
WIN. ENGEL. Chairman,
b. BURTON, Secretary.
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MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Committee on military affairs have as
signed Wednesday, Jan. u. 40 o'clock T..
NJ. at their room. State House.
colonel of 4th Maine Regiment asking
appropriation for marking a position held
BY his regiment on the battlefield OF
Gettysburg.
merly colonel of Bird Maine Regiment,
asking appropriation for marking Il posi-
ton held by his regiment on the battle
field Of gettysburg.
By order Of the committee.
w. c. FoGG. Secretary.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
Committee OH Ways and Bridges will
give give a public hearing: at attorney gen.
On petition Of B. r. Baker and others
for aid in building bridge across Sandy
river in town of StarkS.
Per order of the committee.
ii. $. WHITING, Secretary.
CLAIMS.
The committee on claims will give n
public hearing in the under land Office in
the basement of the State House, Au-
suSta; Me-. Thursday. Feb. 4. 1897. at 2
Cameron for reimbursement for binding
and stitching for the government of 1873.
Per order committee
NJ. r. GAcNoN. Secretary.
STATE PRISON.
Committee on State prison has assigned
for hearing. Feb. 4, 1897. at p. NJ, in
Senate Chamber. State House. petition OF
citizens of Lewiston and other places on
establishment of reformatory prison for
women in Maine.
A. J. BILLINGS. Chairman.
GEO. p. LoNGLEY. Sec'y.
PENSIONS.
Pension Committee will give Il public
hearing in the pension office, Wednesday.
Jan. 26. 1897, at p. M.
On petition to pension soldiers of the
Aroostook war;
G. F. TARBELL, Secretary.