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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01

The labor commissioner will send out
inquiries this year to the several munich
pal and private gas works, electric light
and power plants. and water works. in
regard to their general condition. The
questions embody the various statistics
usually required of plants of this descrip-
facts concerning its establishment, cost
of construction development and mainte-
nance. The inquiries include the relative
costs and prices of gas, electricity etc.
also. the number of employees and their
salaries II will be a very interesting
feature of the next report touching, as
it does, an industry that is of Importance
to people generally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01

The following new corporation filed its
papers at the secretary of States office
Friday:
The Morrill, Company, organized at
Portland for the purpose of doing a gen
eral fruit and produce business, with
10OO0 capital stock of which $1,000 is PAID
in. The officers are: President, Arthur
NJ. Hannaford Of Portland: treasurer.
George A. Morrill, of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01

A call has been sent out by s. 4. Wild
or, the secretary of Washington County
Agricultural Society, for a meeting To
in Washington county, for meeting to
elect a successor on the State board of
agriculture to Or. Lincoln. who recently
resigned. The convention viii be held in
Union hall Pembroke, May I, at 10 \. NJ
While nothing of an official nature has
been given out, it is understood that the
special court appointed has recommends
that the companies of the National Guard
at Bangor and Hampden be disbanded.
Governor Powers has as yet taken no ac
ton this matter. Capt. f.. T.. Spencer OF
the Bangor company &C. of the 2d) was in
the city, Friday it is understood, 10 urge
that his company be retained in the ser
vice.
In case the iiampden company is dis
banded it is generally thought that
company at Gardiner will be organized
to take its place. Application for com
pany there is strongly urged on the
ground that there is excellent material
there for a first-class one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01

The next agricultural board bulletin,
No. g. will be a tillage number. and will
contain remarks on the preparation of
hoed crops and their methods of culture,
which have produced the best results. II
will also treat of the condition of the
grass fields and to what extent, if any,
there has been winter killing. inquiries
will at once he sent out to farmers re-
gardng the above. also as to the eondi-
ton of fruit trees and the local prices OF
crops. etc, as compared with 1896 at this
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01
THE RETURN HOME
Ut the Members of the New York
Grant Memorial Party.
Labor Commissioner Will Get Statistics On
Wafer, Gas and Electric Plants.

The party from Maine which attend
ca the dedication of the Grant monu-
,nent has returned, at least the
greater part. Governor and Mrs.
IoWers were expected to arrive in
Portland, Friday evening, whence they
VIII leave, this morning. for Augusta.
After passing the morning here. they
VIII continue on their way to Houlton
in the afternoon
Several OF the party have returned
to Augusta, including Hon. and Mrs.
Oramandal Smith; Hon. and Mrs
Byron Boyd. and Miss Burleigh; and
Col. G. A. Philhrook. Gen. Selden
Conner, who passed Thursday night in
Portland, also returned to Augusta
Friday.
Everyone reports q NEST successful
and pleasant trip, in every respect
All the arrangements We're under the
direction of the secretary of State. who
saw that everything was done for the
comfort and accommodation of the
members to the complete satisfaction
of all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01

Hon. S. w. Matthews, the State labor
commissioner. will leave about the mid
die of May for Nashville Tenn, to at
tend the annual national convention of
the officials of labor bureaus which will
be held in that city, May 10, 20 and q. 1t
is expected that about so states will there
be represented A programme of the
meeting has not yet been received, but as
usual. ii will doubtless be an interesting
one, with papers pertinent to the work
of labor departments.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Considering the present small
movement Of gold from this coun'
try to. Europe it is interesting to
note that on April 1 the stock of
cold coin and bullion in this
country was, according to govern
ment reports, *706. Oo0. 0o0-nearly
$50, 00o, 900 more than on April l.,
1896 or 1895. The increase was
partly due to imports, and partly
to the mining and coinage in this
The gold in the treasury
remains at about $4,000, 900,
and there is no fear in any quarter
of the redemption fund falling
below the 500, 100000 mark, or
of bonds being issued to keep the
fund intact. It is not generally
believed that the present export
movement will take more than
SIS, ON, 900, but it could take much
more than that without causing
any oneasiness. It is generally
believed that the gold goes to
strengthen the government treas.
urles of Austria and Japan.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

The tariff bill has been reported
back to the senate, and will come
up for consideration on May 10.
The committee made great many
changes, but the tendency was to
reduce rates. Tea and hides,
which had been on the free list,
were made dutlab]e. The lumber
sch, dule of 50 a thousand for
rough pine lumber, was left as it
came from he house. Lumbermen
Of Wisconsin and Minnesota were
particularly interested in this.
The Republicans are confident
that the bill will bring ample
revenue for the gov erAment. The
senate will take at least month
in considering the bill, and then a
conference will be necessary with
the house.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

. The Pioneer Press is now con.
tinually urging the cooperation Of
St. Paul and Minneapolis in the
construction of a great power dam
in the Mississippi between the
Twin Cities. minneapolis objects
for fear that the advantages" Of
RIVER navigation would not con.
tinue. That Is about as amusing
reply as can be imagined. River
navigation to either one Of the
Twins is not worth = fraction OF
what it costs the government. It
furnishes a reason for obtaining
large government appropriations.
and expensive locks are now being
constructed just below Mime.
apolis. The upper city controls
the situation regarding water
power improvements. and will Gee
to it that St. Paul gets none Of the
benefits.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
DAIRY AND COW.

The Roquefort cheese is made Of the
milk Of goats or sheep.
The butter oorpuscles in milk are from
$4,000 to 10000 Of an inch in diameter.
The earliest exports Of. cheese from the
United States were, it is said. made about
1895.
In India butter was for ages used solely
a. an ointment for allaying the pain Of
wounds.
Milk, like flesh, fish and eggs, contains
all the constituent elements necessary to
support life.
The Portuguese attempted to establish
herds of cattle in Newfoundland in 1868,
but all traces Of these animals have van
iehed.
Aristotle, who was the master of all the
knowledge Of his own and preceding times,
mentions cheese as being made in his day,
$50 B. G..
Hanover says that it is possible for hu-
man beings to contract tuberculosis by
drinking the milk of COWS infected with
the disease.
In Tartary butter Is ohurned by placing
the bag containing the cream on horse,
which boy mounts and rides for couple
of hours.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

The illustrations will make a
distinguished feature of Harper's
Weekly of May 8. T. de Thulstrup
will furnish double'page repre-
sentation of the great proc ession
in New York on Grant Memorial
day. Carlton T. Chapman will
sketch the Marine Parade, and
typical scenes will be reproduced
by photographs. There will also
be the first published illustration
Of the New University Club in
New York City as it will appear
on completion, from drawing
especially made for the Weekly
by the architects, McKim, Mead
and White; it will be accompanied
by an article describing the origin
and growth of the club, and Civ.
ing suggestive details with regard
to the new building, which prom
ises to be one of the most elabor.
ately equipped club houses in the
world. Another article of par.
ticular interest will be plea for a
National Theatre, by J. 1. c.
Clarke.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
A GOOD LAW.

Methodist Herald: The Mime.
sofa legislature is to be commended
for passing bill designed to keep
minors out of saloons and other
places Of evil resort. The passage
Of this measure marks a distinct
step in advance in temperance
Legislation in this state. There
was a law in Minnesota before
against selling liquors to minors,
but the difficulty has been, in case
Of its violation, to prove that the
drink sold the minor was actually
Intoxicating liquor. Under the
present law the mere allowing a
minor to remain in a saloon, or
any other resort dangerous to
morals, subjects the proprietor to
penalty on conviction. No per-
son, male Or female. under 81, is
allowed to be employed in a saloon
or other place of evil resort. Now
let the wisdom of this law be EN-.
phasized BY its general enforce
ment.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

The St. Paul Dispatch insists
on repeating its rumor that Alvah
Eastman, Of the St Cloud Jour:
nal Press, desires tosuccoed Tams
Bixby as Gov. Clough's private
secretary. 1t is possible that is
Eastmans''s desire, hut it does
not seem at all probable. The St..
Cloud editors have always. wanted
land Office jobs, and Alvah has the
ambition as strongly as any of his
profession. Of course other st.
Cloud men want the land office
jobs, but it has been customary
for the newspapers to win in that
contest, and Eastman is very
liable to win. One of the st.
Cloud land sofficers should be
given to one of the other counties
in the district, but such an ar
rangement would never be toler'
ated for q moment oy st. Cloud
Repu blicans. There are too
patriots there who absolutely
must be given sppointive Offices.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

A wasp will eat anything, from carrion
to fruit. 1t is an especial enemy Of all in
scots not Of its own species.
snails have teeth on their tongues, hun
dreds Of them, but, - II these were not
enough, some have them also in their
stomach.
A cats head has a regular partition wan
projecting from its sides inward, which
naturalists say 10 q provision against CON-
oussion of the brain.
A horse can live Is days without solid
food, merely drinking water; H. days
without either eating or drinking, and
only days when eating solid food with
out drinking.
There is one peculiar kind Of crab, called
the king or horseshoe crab, which chews
its food with its legs. This is an actual
fact, the little animal grinding it's NOR
sells between its thighs before it passes them
over to its mouth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
THE NAVY'S PRIDE.

There is no fight in the navy. Roosevelt
will die of ennui there. Better make him
consul to Havana.--Syracuse Courier.
In the navy department we doubt much
whether we will hear any moro Of the
Hon. John D. Long, secretary Of the navy.
Albany journal.
Having been appointed to position In
the naval department., Theodore Roosevelt
will find the marines a handy quantity
upon which to practice the narration of
his hunting stories.-Chicago Record.
None need fear that any department will
submerge Mr.. Roosevelt from view. He
makes himself heard and felt wherever he
Is, and that Is q commentator of him
which journalism, to say the least, should
not withhold Eagle.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
HOWE'S HOMlLlES.

A man who 10 not very smart can give
good advice.
When q man gets down, he is nearly a.
hard to get on his feet again a. horse
with broken leg.
The man Of moderate means who has q
thrifty wife has no call to envy q million
aire with shiftless one.
If the Lord is a. good az our mothers, he
will put the blame for all our wrongdoing
ON the boys and girls We have played with.
Every man thinks more of his wife than
he ever admits, and few women love their,
husbands az much they claim at the fu-
neral.
We imagine that the first passage Of
Scripture every minister learns in study
ing theology is that about the Lord loving
a cheerful giver.
If woman sees story in newspaper
with . picture Of a woman clasped in q
mans arms, she is bound to read it If the
dinner NATURALIZATION Globe.
Had IN Easy Time.
''What most impresses you in regard to
George Washingtonf'' asked the teacher.
The boy debated with himself for several
minutes before answering. Then he said:
"The easy time he had when he went to
school"
"What do you mean by thats'' demanded
the teacher:
"Well, he didn't have any long list of
presidents to learn In their regular order"
Post ...a a....r ..--..s, 4. ..s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
PERT PERSONALS.

Jack Gowdy wears no ties. He holds
that the ties of patriotism are sufficient,
even for q consul general. Lake Her
aid. ' II ,r.Ig~ n
As postmaster at Auburndale Louise
Imogen Quincy gets a salary Of o.. 300 a
year. That pays better than poetry.-Bos-
ton Globe.
II the car of Russia has wheels, % ID
now reported, he and Kaiser Wilhelm
should syndicate and ride tandem.-Oms-
ha World Herald. ~ .'.' ~
Bryan announces that he will spend
most Of the coming summer and fall In
Ohio. He must be anxious to learn how
1t Is done.-Cleveland Leader. -, =.
Colonel Vassos, the Greek ocmmandez
in Crete, defled the powers. What base
ball umpire That fellow vassos would
makel-Kansas City Journal.
It Is understood in London that II Mr..
Bradley Martin thinks we'll Of the queen
after looking her up she will let the old
lady call on Ler.-WaslAngton Post.
DR.. Porkharst has surprised everybody
by riding wheel when 1t was just AZ easy
to denounc.. It 40 IN agency Of the devil
and an engine OF corruption.-Detroit
News
His roya. highness, the Prince Of Wales,
first glances at Gladstone and then at him.
self, and chen feels called upon to think
that thia grand old man. business 10 be.
ing carried to extremes.-Omaha World.
Herald
John L. Sullivan intimates that he once
offered his canvasbaok hand and heart to
tho lady who is now Mrs. Robert Fitzsim'
mohs We judge that Mrs. Fitz must have
given John the ten pound boxing nit
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
her Motto.

An amusing relic of the civil war is in
the possession of young woman into
whose fathers hands it fell some years age
with other effects of southern relative.
At the time of the siege of Mobile the
women of the city were busy for many
hours making bags to be filed with sand.
The young ladies in one popular boarding
school not only made such bags, but dec.
Grated them with notices In silk OF
Worsted.
3 The relic referred to was one Of the bags
sent out from this school and bears in faded
blue the unprecedented device, "God save
the south from Harriet Brown. Youth q
COMPANION.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
THE p. AND G.. N.
A Duluth railroad, man e.

"A DuluCu TalJTOdu' Mdn OK.
presses the following opinion
about the consolidation of the
Northern Pacific and Great North.
ern: "The deal will be a wonder.
full thing for the stockholders Of
both the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific. The Northern
Pacific road hauls the greater
amount OF the wheat and the
other grains that come to Duluth
and the Great Northern hauls out
of Duluth the greater part Of the
coal receipts of this part. The
Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern by working in harmony,
and to a large extent for a common
Interest," can make vast differ
ence in their respective earnings
by keeping more Of the business
in the family, so to speak. All
this can probably be done without
affecting the interests of anybody
to perceptible extent, at least,
and at the same time place both
Of the great properties on a surer
basis.
''The impression seems to be
general that the consolidation Of
the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific roads will work much
harm to the territory traversed
owing to the elimination of the
principle Of competition. l do
not think that such will be the
case and 1 do not believe that
anybody else seriously thinks so.
Mr.. Hill is too old head in the
railroad business to raise such
hornets nest as that would pro.
duce. The consolidation, or what.
ever deal has been made that
places Mr.. Hill at the head of the
Northern Pacific affairs, will make
less stir than the people imagine.
You may be assured that it will
not be followed by any startling
announcements. If the news had
never come out till Mr.. Hill had
been in control for year the pub
lie would never suspect it, unless it
might be on account of the
changes made in the heads of the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Soon after the Fitzsimmons.
Co bett prize fight at Carson, on
March II, 1t was announced that
tn, kinetescopc pictures of the
contest would not develop. This
is how denied, and Dan Stuart's
agent says they are all right, and
will be great successes. He
declares they will be on exhibition
in the larger cities within a few
weeks.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
An effort was made Monday ir

An effort was made Monday in
the house of representatives to
pass resolution instructing
SPEAKER Reed to appoint the com.
mittees at once. It was over
whrlmingly defeated-a]l but one
r. publican and half of the Demo.
Gratis voted against the resolution.
Tn" Populists and half the Demo-
Gratis voted for the resolution.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
REFUSE CANNED BRONCHO.

The Northern Pacific's scheme
for disposing Of surplus horses in
the West by shipping them to
Europe for canning purposes has
not PANIED out we'll, and the
Perpendicular nag" is as much
of problem to railroads and pest
to the ranchman as ever, says tho
Pioneer Press. According to the
plan proposed by General Freight
Agent Moore, the bronchos would
be sold for prices ranging from 50
cents to So apiece, but the freight
rates proved too high. Besides,
broncho flesh has proved to be too
tough IN fiber for the epicurean
continental. Another difficulty is
the broncho's turbulent DISPOSE
ton, which makes it dangerous
and expensive to lead him on cars.
So cheap have these animals
become that in Washington, Idaho
and Northern Oregon the ranch.
men in many cases no longer take
the trouble to brand them and they
dash about like wild beasts wher.
ever they choose to 60. A New
York dealer has decided to sell
Is, 900 of the best native horses on
the continent this season. but he
fears that he will lose money on
them. He has just returned to
New York from tour abroad ana
states that the demand for such
viands as broncho meat is INSULT
cient to afford solution for the
problem of how to dispose of the
surplus hundreds Of thousands of
Wild horses in the west.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Public Examiner Kenyon makes
q report to the governor in which
he exposes extravaganza and mis-
management in Hennepin county
affairs. He shows where thousands
of dollars of illegal bills have been
allowed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
THOSE GIRL BABIES.

Andrew Carnegie is the father of a baby
daughter, and he and Benjamin Harrison
should get together and drink some good
old Scotch whisky to buoy up their hopes.
Omaha World Herald.
1t Hon. Benjamin Harrison il really a
practical advocate Of reciprocity, he will
lose no time in sending congratulations
and small key Of fine Scotch whisky to
MI. Andrew Carnegie There IL q, new
girl baby at Nj. Carnegie's housa-Waah.
ington Post
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

While Cleveland does not like
the proposed Republican tarifflaw,
he doesn't think much worse
ab.,ut it than he did about the
Democratic tariff law that he re-
fused to sign. No congress has
ever passed tariff law that suited
Cleveland.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
Tho Future VIII Bring Revenge.

Tho Future viii Bring Revenge.
"Papa is a jeweler, you know" she said
petulantly, land he tells me that the en-.
Gagement ring you gave me is filed"
II presume 50, for bought it at his
store But you can depend on me to get
even In time, darling" Detroit Free
Press
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

The news comes from Washing.
ton that the internal revenue tax
on beer will be increased to 4a.5O
a barrel. The present tax is 81.
Atsthis rate the revenue from beer
would reach $4,000, 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Staples World: The contract for
building bridge over Long Prairie
river at PhilbrOOk was let last
Saturday to John Bailey. of that
town. The township furnishes all
the material ard he does the work
for 1853.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

J. B. Tarbox, of M ,ntioello, has
been appointed Judge of the new
judicial district-the eighteenth
composed Of Wright, Anoka,
Sherburne and Isanti counties.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

During 1895 over one thousand
vessels used the canals at Sault
Ste. Marie. and 16, 100000 tons of
fright were carried. The value
Of the freight was about 5000, 0o0,-
600. 1t was the largest seasons
business ever done OIL the lakes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Assistant Secretary of War Doe,
under Cleveland, is charged with
swiping a car load of furniture,
bicycles, etc., from the govern
ment. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Gov. Clough has issued proc
lam alton fixing Saturday, May %,
as the time for the observance Of
Memorial Day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

Two ladies were elected on the
st. Cloud school board Saturday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
The senate committee proposes
q tariff of 10 cents y pound OH tea.

A son Of VIM. r.. Merriam has
been appointed pay master in the
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