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Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
GossiD Abeut Writers.

Clark Russell, the novelist Of the sea,
wants owners of ships compelled to.
| furnish and keep stocked little
library for the use Of the common
sailors. He says there is no reason
why the seamen should be treated as
though but half-civilized.
The personal habits and private life
of few writer's are so little known rs
those of Donald G. Mitchell. or 'Ik
Marvel author of Dream Life and
..Reveries of Bachelor" Mr.. Mitchell
| is now an old man and lives quietly at
a small village in Connecticut. near
New Haven. Surrounded by his books
| and garden. he Is happy in the memo
ries of well-spent life. He is re-
served and shrinking and has horror
of the interviewer. His voice Is sweet
ly modulated, he Is of average height,
his eyes are blue and his whiskers
white. 80
Sarah Grand,s method OF wprk IL
very simple. AS q rule she writys only
in the morning. her hours being nom
10 to 2, and during that time stA Will
not allow herself to be distracet4 ~
news from the outside world. eYe4 fes'
fusing to open letters. She used t4 NJ
dependent on her mood. but persll
has enabled her to write regularly
she says 1t is all q matter of disctH
She always carries q notebook n
pocket and no matter where she ,
drags 1t out whenever she has AQ1
When writing she never reads ~
for she finds her own work suft(( 1t
she gets under the influence OF IN
other story writer.
James Whitcomb Riley is now over
40 years old. His father was q lawyer
and wanted his son to follow in his
footsteps, but young Riley did not like
law and preferred to paint fences. sell
patent medicines or work for nothing
on country newspaper. until he BIOS
somed out as poet. Riley once wr0le
humorous burlesQue giving an &C.
count Of himself and in 1t said: "Qf
the poets personnel we need speak but
briefly. His dress Is at once elegant
and paid for. Not liking hair particu-
larry he wears but little and that q
the mildest shade. He Is q good speeMy
er-when spoken to-but q much better
listener, and often longs to cAanR
places with his audience. 30 that no
also may retire."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
Maine 0osslr.

r.
The new school cry OF the M.,..
Central 1nstitute. IN. G. ~ ~
fah! rafi!! rahM Powers haIi pov.... =
hall, Governor
Who wouldn't have liked IN ~
M. c. !. alumnus just for MorA.. - :.
anyway?
The pussy willow IL purrine.
The miscreant who put red per,.,er
on the stove In an Auburn cbnrct -
known and may yet he consinc{d M,
there is a hereafter. =
A little Maine rad prayed that No
might be like a certain brand Of bafinc
powder and when asked why said h..
cause he wanted Ito be absolut<is
pure" ANf~
Portland Advertiser: The. close sof
the half year leaves the PGrtlsnd
schools In good condition.
Portland tries few experiments and
there are people who say that We dfe
rot progressive" Fads. however.
spring up, flourish. wither and die, but
they do not worry the Portland schools.
We have no money for costly expert.
ments.
The steal ranges are going like hot
cakes among the country people who
do not read the newspapers.
Biddeford Journal: 1t may not have
occurred to most, but 1t is a fact that
there is scarcely a state in the Union
where the divorce court is SO frequent
ly resorted to as Maine. and that the
divorce rate in York county is much
higher than that OF most counties in
Maine. And this, in face of the fact
that about one-fifth OF the population
of the county is made up OF Catholics,
among whom divorce is unknown. In
1893. there were 435 marriages in York
county. and y divorces, or one divorce
for every six marriages. One in every
10 was the rate in the State that year.
In 1894. there were 454 marriages In the
county. and 81 divorces, one di.
vorce for every Sz marriages. One in
every nine was the rate for the State
that year.. In the present year. with
the marriages presumably about the
same. the rate would be about one
divorce to each seven or eight mar
riages.
Occasionally a town reverts to the
plantation and here is Brownfield con-
the matter of going backito
the district system of road repair.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
COMMITTEE NOTICES.
LEGAL AFFAIRS.

-~N~AA] <AH RNAnSs
Committee ON legal affairs will meet in
Its room at the State House in Augusta,
on Iuesday, "wednesday, Thursday and
FRIDAY Of each week, at q o'clock +. M,
until Iurther notice.
BY order Of committee on legal affairs
HENRY BoYNroN, Sec'y.
JUDICIARY.
Committee on judiciary will meet in It's
room az the State House in Augusta. on
5uesday. Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
til further notice.
BY order Of the judiciary committee.
w. j. KNowLToN, Sec'y.
AGRICULTURE.
Committee on Agriculture will meet in
at . o'clock p. NJ, until further notice.
Per order of committee.
GEO. e. MITCHELL Sec'y.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Committee on Financial Affairs will!
On Tuesdays and Thursdays at o'clock
+. n. c. K. MCINTYRE, Sec'y.
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN
SURANCE.
Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
commissioners, room dsseh Tuesday at 8
Per order ofsthe ,colnrlittee.
WILL l. BURRILL. Secretary.
TOWNS.
Committee on towns will hold its regu-
lar meetings in the land agents Office on
II. II. CHAMBEBLAIN. Chairman.
N. A. AUSTIN. Secretary. a s. q
si.s TWaAAS AND nRIDGES. #.
Committee on wayssAnd Bridges lwill
meet IN the Attorney General office dur-'
ing the session of the legislature Tues
day afternoons at o'clock.
s---'' II. 8. WHITING. Secretary.
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.
The ssea and Shore. Fishery committee
VII meet each Tuesday at 2.30 p. M, in
the agricultural room.
's E. A.. WYMAN. Chairman,
=. F-S. STEVENS, Secretary.
:, EDUCATION. a-' b
Committee OH education will meet in
the superintendent of public schools
until further notice.
Per order Of committee on education.
T. 9. WALLS, Chairman.
c. N. BLANCHARD. Secretary.
SALARIES.
Committee on salaries will meet every
Tuesday at 2.30 P. NJ, in railroad commits
0lOners room.
WIN. ENGEL. Chairman,
B. BURTON, Secretary.
INLAND FISHERIES AMI GAME.
game will meet in the Agricultural room.
at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
c. e. CusHMAN. Secretary.
STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND THE MECHANIC ARTS.
Committee on legislation and mechanic
arts will visit the college Feb 4. BY
vote of committee. r. n. REED, Sec'y.
STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS.
Committee on State Lands and State
Roads will meet in the land agents office
on each Tuesday at o'clock A. NJ, until
further notice.
G. e. SIMPSON, Chairman.
l.. Q. DUDLEY, Secretary.
BANKS AND BANKING.
Committee on Banks and Banking will
meet in the Bank Examiners Office on
Wednesday of each week at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon until further notice.
Per order.
GEO. NJ. CURnIEH, Sec'y.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Committee on Indian affairs will meet
at its roOm each Tuesday at 1.30 p. NJ
until further notice.
C. C. KING, Secretary.
ENCROSSED BILLS.
Committee on Engrossed Bills will meet
In the Legal Affairs room each morning
9 O'Clock A. M. e. F. GoWELL, Sec'y.
INTERIOR WATERS.
The regular meeting of the committee
on interior waters will be held each
Wednesday at 2 p. NJ. at the State
House. j. w. MAXFIELD, Chairman.
GEO. r. LoNGLEY, Secretary. \
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

TUESDAY. MARCH 2. 1897. at clock
p. Mon an act to secure better obscr-
vance. of the Lords day. -
TUESDAY, MARCH 2. 1871, at o CLOCK
T. NJ on an act relating to the orsah1a
ton of certain officers of parishes ana
religious. societies, as corporations.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 3 1871, q:
o'clock r. NJ, on an act to amend scction
q chapter pi, Revised Statutes. relating
/ WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8. 1897 at 9
o'clock p. M. on an act to incorporate
the Ashland Water Co.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH g. 1897. at z
o'clock =. NJ. on an act to regulate the
liability of subscribers to papers, PERIOD
icals and magazines.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3. 1897. at z
O'Clock i. NJ, on an act relating 10 thc
snle of corporeal personal property.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4. 1897. at 2
o'clock i. M. on an act to amend section
l. of chapter 493. Private and Special
Laws OF 1885,. regulating the appointment
of snecial officers to enforce police regu-
lations among the Indian tribes or the
State.
i THURSDAY. MARCH 4, 1897. at 2
o'clock +. NJ, on an act to repeal chapter
55. of Public Laws of 1895, entitled an ACT
to amend section >. chapter 13i. Of Public
Laws of 1887, relating to fortnightly pay
ment of wages.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4. 1897; at
o'clock Il. M. on an act to legalize and
confirm the doings of the Riverside Cem-
etery Association.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

Ex-Queen Liliuokalani Is in Wash
tngton for the purpose of opposing the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands to
the United States. 1t is hardly prob
able that she will exert the influence
with the incoming administration, that
she has with the Cleveland administra-
ton. 1t is rare indeed for a woman OF
her career and peculiar views of civil
ization, to find even one such great
and good friend as Grover has been.
in great and progressive republic
like the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

No notice whatever WIN be taken Of un-
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers. An
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

There is quite business done IN Aro0s.
took county. manufacturing cedar Ivy S
haul. 1t to the mills to be sawn iueo ~
at three cents q piece, the mi1lmnn ~
for saving: others mAnufacturc IT,
the woods and deliver then At to
more than the man who has his 'newed'et
the mill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

A distastrous conHagration was very
narrowly avoided in an Old Town house.
last week. A celluloid case on the mantle
behind a stove. suddenly exploded. throw.
ing the flames In every direction eo0ys
were soon in blaze. and but for tne
timely assistance Of neighbor. serious
results would have taken place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
Inland FIsMERIEs AND GAME.

Committee on inland fisheries and game
will give public hearing in its commit
tee room State House. Augusta:
THURSDAY. FEB. 25. 1897. at 3 clock
p. NJ. on petition of l.. A. Ireland and 20
with bill relating to the hunting of part
ridge with dogs. r -t
THURSDAY. FEB. 25. 1897. at o'clock
2. NJ. in their room at the State House.
Augusta. on the bill for the further pre-
vention of forest fires. and to facilitate
the gathering of statistics relative to the
amount of inland fish and game killed
md taken i'm the State, and for the fur
iher protection of inland fish and game,
and for the registration of guides.
THURSDAY. FEB. 2. 1897 at o'clock
ton of beaver. The provisions of Sec
tions /. and 8, of chapter 232. of the
Public Laws of 1893, relating to a close
time on beaver are hereby extended for
THURSDAY. FEB. 25. 1897. at o'clock
p. NJ. on an act TO repeal the bounty on
bears.
THURSDAY. FEB. 25 1897. at 2 O'Clock
p. NJ. on an act for the protection of
deer on the island OF Isle au Haut. in the
county Of HANCOCK
p. NJ. on an act to repeal the close time
THURSDAY. FEB. 25 1897. at o'clock
p. NJ. on petition of F. J.. Walker and
l32 others. that the close time on bass in
Thompson pond in the towns of Oxford
Poland and Otisiield. be entirely removed
anu tTit tf1e crosse time on Sailu pOnu IOr
togue be only from Oct. to Dec. l.
TUESDAY. MARCH 2. 1897. at clock
p. NJ. on petition of James Morton and
1i5 others. citizens of Knox county. TO
prohibit hunting-dogs from running at
large in close time.
TUESDAY. MARCH q 1897. at . o'clock
p. NJ. on an act to amend section A. of
chapter 40. Revised Statutes. as amended
by chapter 14S. of the Public Laws of 1895,
relating to fisheries.
TUESDAY. MARCH .. 1897. at o'clock
p. NJ. on an act to prevent the trapping
of foxes. -
p. NJ. on petition of c. w. Morrill, and
140 others of Parkman and vicinity. to
repeal chapter 1877. of the Laws of 1885,
relating to taking trout from Marble
pond. .sY
TUESDAY. MARCH .. 1897, att o'clock
p. NJ, on an act to regulate the shooting
Of ducks on the Kennebec river and
Merrymeeting bay.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
SALARIES.

Committee on salaries will give pub
lie hearing at their rooms:
TUESDAY. FEB. 23 1897, at go O'Clock
+. NJ. on petition No. Is, relating to an
act to increase the salary of the county
attorney for the. county of Cumberland:
taolish the salary of the judge of probate
for the county of PiscataQuis
WIN. ENGEI.. Chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
80 u II. 11A11LIOIVs NJ
T LEGISL ATIVE NOTICE,

give public hearing. In the railroad
commissioners room. Iefprsday. Feb. Is,
az r. M. on an act Build bay bridge
in the county.
NoRI.E MAxHELL. Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
BANKS AND BANKING.

Committee on banks and banking will
give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta, on
WEDNESDAY. FEB. "a 1897 at Q
o'clock P. NJ. on bill an act amendatory
of and additional to chapter A. of the
Revised Statutes, relating to duties of
bank examiner.
GEO. M. CuRRIER. Secretary.
STATE COLLEGE, OF AGRICULTURE
AND THE MECHANIC ARTS.
State College of Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts. public hearing will be
given on all matters pertaining to said
college on Wednesday,. Feb. "a at 2
O'Clock p. NJ. Order Parsons, chairman
r. H. REED, Secretary
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN.
SURANCE.


Committee on mercantile affairs and
insurance will give a public hearing in
its room at the State House in Augusta.
TUESDAY, FEB. 20. 1897 at 3 p. M.
ON an act to authorize the insurance
commissioner to revoke the license of an
insurance agent or broker for cause
On an act additional to chapter 40. of
the Revised Statutes, relating to mutual
tire insurance companies.
On an act to amend section &C. of chap
ter 40. of Revised Statutes, relating to
insurance.
WILL /. BURRILL, Secretary.
AGRICULTURE.
Committee on Agriculture will give
public hearings
WEDNESDAY. FEB. "a. at P. M.
An act to amend section 2, chapter 2S7,
of the Public Laws of 1893, entitled an
act for the better protection of sheen.
WEDNESDAY,. FEB. "a, at p. M.
An act regulating the shearing of sheep.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 3. at 2 p. M.
On a resolve to prevent fraud in the
manufacture and sale of cloth.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3. at 2 p. NJ.
An act TO amend sections IL and a. in
chapter So, relating to agricultural So
GEO. E. MITCHELL, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

Occasionally a town reyerts to the
plantation and here is Brownfield con-
sidering the matter Of going back to
the district system of road repair.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
]. NJ. KALER. Secretary.
STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS

u. NJ. hALER. secretary.
STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS.
Committee on State Lands and State
Roads has assigned for public hearing:
TUESDAY. FEB. 90. 1897. at O'Clock
T.. M, continued hearing on an act to au-
thorize county commissioners to lay out
railroads for temporary purposes in un-
Incorporated townships.
TUESDAY. FEB. %; 1897 at o'clock
others, praying that aid be granted in
building a road in towns of Starks and
Arson.
TUESDAY. FEB. 90, 1897. at O'Clock
Moulton being authorized to take the tim
Der and grass from Highland plantation
G. f. SIMPSON, Chairman
L. o. DUDLEY, Secretary.
CLAIMS.
Committee on claims will give a public
hearing in its room under land office at
State House,
On resolve in favor Of the city of Call
ais.
On petition of J. b. Ripley and 9TH
ers of Pittston,. to refund commuta-
On petition of Josiah I. Brown. late
chaplain of 18th Regiment Me- Vols. for
reimbursement for recruiting.
On resolve in favor of William Scott
for money expended in 1895 in caring for
and burying of Leroy Socal
:, On resolve in favor of the town of Car
ibou to reimburse for supplies furnished
Per order of Committee,
M. p. GAGHoN. Secretary.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
Committee on Ways and Bridges will
give public hearings at their room,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. at p. NJ
On resolve, in favor of town of Jones'
borough on petition of citizens of Cam
ton to amend section 2. chapter 29S, Pub
lie Laws of 1880.
Petition of r. T. White and otbars for
the repeal of chapter 246 of the Private
'tnd special Laws of 1873 relating to
width of tires of wheels on Greenfield
road in town of Greenbush.
Resolve in favor of the town of Cutler
for repairs of highways and bridges.
Petition of citizens oof Freeport and
growing within the limits of the streets
and highways.
Resolve in favor of road in Jerusa-
lem Plantation. AS
Resolve in favor of a road in Dallas
Plantation.
Resolve in favor of rebuilding bridge
across Corriveau stream in town of
Petition for aid in building bridge in
| town of Van Buren,.
H. s. WHITING. Secretary.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Committee on Financial Affairs will
give public hearing in its room at the
state House in Augusta
TUESDAY. FEB. %. 1897, at p NJ
On resolve in favor of the Portland
School for the Deaf
G. E. McINrfRr. Secretary.
TEMPERANCE,
The committee on temperance will give
a public hearing on the bill to proh.oit
tne manufacture and sale of cigarettes.
Also the bill on State liquor agency at
temperance Committee room, State
House, Augusta. on WEDNESDAY.
FEB. "a. at p. NJ
j. H. HAMILTON, cec'y.
LEGISL aTIVE NOTICE.
give public hearing, In the railroad
commissioners room. LNHursday, Feb, Is.
az r. M. on an act Build a bay bridge
in the county
NoRI.E MAxWELL. Secretary. !
~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

The committee on temperance will give
public hearing on the bill to proh.oit
tne manufacture and sale of cigarettes.
temperance Committee room, State
House, Augusta, on WEDNESDAY.
FEB. "a. at 2 P. NJ =
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-11
Tho Overflow In Libraries.

The Bodleian library is reported
to be crammed full of books, which
have overflowed into the Easements
Of available buildings near by, while
daily foundations of. new literature
continue to pour in, for which there
is no storage. The Bodleian has been
used to keeping most of the books
that came to it. Now it must de-
termine whether to continue that
policy or to let the principle Of the
survival of the fittest govern its
methods in future. All great libra.
ries seem to be confronted BY the
same question, near in some cases,
more remote in others. The storage
Of books in libraries is expensive,
and in these days. when there is no
end or limit to bookmaking, the
storage of books not worth storing
must be a source of ~afliction to all
conscientious librarians. 1t is hard
to turn books away, but librarians
everywhere T learning to do it,
Harper's Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-11
Rsuf Thousand Dollars for oueHos.
Happy Union sold for $4,000 yester.

Happy Union sold for s 1000 yester-
day. s,f
I This is the most Sensational CONNER
.cial transaction on record in the world
3of swine and tops by $4O0 the@highest
previous price paid for a hog.
No n imagined on Wednesday,
March 8, 1897, that the worlds record
would be broken at Jefferson, Iowa.
But it was.
When Mr.. Marsh, of Waterloo, rep
resenting a company of five men, bid
$4,000 for the great Poland China,
"Happy Union" as he nosed about
the straw in the center of the ring, the
one hundred. and fifty men surround
ing him fairly held their breath.
$4,000 for one hog! Wa this a bona
fide auction sale or a big joke? Mr..
Briggs, the well known Glidden breed
er, had bid So, 800 and he said he was
not joking, and when Col. Woods said
!" sold and Mr.. Marsh said "to the
Happy Union Stock Company" and
later put up the bankable collateral
for $4,000, it became evident it was not
a joke.
$4,000 for a hog.
Do you realize what that means?
The equivalent of eighty average
horses; IL hundred and twenty good
cows; the value of a good l0O.acre
farm.
Thus Happy Union will leave Greene
county bearing the proud distinction
of being the highest priced hog in the
world. He weighs in the neighbor-
hood of 800 pounds any is certainly q
magnificent specimen of pork. His
pedigree is exceptionally fine, and as
it might be said, of a race of wonderful
hogs.-Jefferson Bee.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-11
just . igh Mistake.

Pretty Mrs. Brown was welded to
her second husband and had a Pc
culiar way of talking about her first
md her second in the same breath,
which was confusing to her listeners
as well as to herself. One day she
planned a birthday party as a sur
"-ise to Tom cher second).
About an hour before the guests
eret to assemble to celebrate Toms
rthday she could contain herself
longer and confded the secret to
m. A troubled look stole over his
ace, and he seemed greatly dis
ressed to dampen her enthusiasm,
nut upon her questioning him as to
is seeming distress he answered:
Why, my dear, this is Dicks
rthday, not mine" IL earson's
eekly,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-11
1.-The. United Creameriessofsthe Botna,

= =.
The. United Greameriess ofsthe Botna:
Valley convened at Extra, March 10th,
in the City Hall, r. w. Mullenger, of
the Blue Grass Separator Creamery
Company, was selected as President,
and ]. w. Jensen, Of the West Hamlin
Creamery Company Was appointed
BILE one for the creameries. Another
meeting will be- held in, about two
weeks. The following persons from
abroad were present: a. S. Collins, of
Des Moines, Travelling Freight Lgent
of the Rock Island Railway; Nelson
Lance, of Des Moines, representing the
refrigerator a line; G. NJ. Reed, New
York commission house agent; U. S.
ulridge, representing Globe Coal Co.;
S. B: Reed, agent for Chicago Cream
cry Package Co.; Arson Peck, cream
cry supplies, of Chicago; s. c. Hoyt,
agent for New York commission firm.