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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
Arbjter Of Names.

On the Canadian maps klOndyke is
the spelling followed and the name is
one applied to territory largely within
the limits of Canada. Several works
issued in this country have followed
that spelling which was the more au-
thoritative. The reporters and cores
pondents, however, seemed to take ma
turally to the form Klondike and now
this usage is endorsed by the U.
S. board of geographic names, and
hence becomes the more authoritative
spelling in this country, at least.
This board began it's work under
President Harrison in 1892. The need
OF some such arbiter of names is APP
parent to all who give the matter
much thought. The desirability of
uniform usage and spelling of geo.
graphic names in the publications of
the government is obvious. Then
there are maps OF departments and
charts wherein under the old order of
things there was a dissimilarity in the
spelling of the same name. 1t was at
the instigation of the association of
the coast and geodetic survey, the hy-
geographic office, the geological sur.
vey, the lighthouse board, the Smith
sonian institute and the departments
of state and war and the postoffice that
executive authority was obtained and
the board came into existence.
The postoffice department in making
radical changes in names took its cue
from this board. Some of those
changes, however, have been so seri-
ously and strenuously objected to that
the department has not insisted, as for
instance changing the title of the New
Haven postoffice to Newhaven. 1t has,
however, done much in the way of SIM
plifying names and abbreviating them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

pected. 1t is noticeable. however. that
opinions of that class have been con-
siderably modified OF late. One OF the
most Striking instances OF this Is the
announcement that Samuel Parker OF
Honolulu, the richest native Hawaiian
and a close friend Of the late queen,
whose foreign minister he was, has in
a public interview announced to the
world that now he Is certain the queen
cannot be restored he is an annexa-
ZIONIST. He has appreciated the in
evitable. He further says that if the
natives could be convinced that the
queen cannot be restored they too.
would be annexationists, and he pro-
poses to begin a campaign Of educa-
ton among them to this end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

most engineers, who find it necessary
to consult their physicians quite often
Secretary Rich figures out that the
delegates to the recent annual meeting
of the state board of trade at Els
worth. represented the following diver
sified interests of Maine in about the
following occupations: Two railroad
officials. four editors and publishers,
three book and paper publishers four
merchants, two traders in seeds and
agricultural goods, one powder manu-
facturer, one postmaster, one mayor,
four city officials. two physicians. one
clergyman. one carpenter, one express
agent, one banker, one capitalist. one
labor commissioner, one shipbuilder,
one ship broker, one congressman, one
picture Trainer. one real estate dealer,
one steamboat manager, one lumber
manufacturer. one cotton manufacture
err. three farmers, three travelling sales
men. one insurance agent and one dry
goods merchant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
KEEPING Up With the Times.

New Bedford is celebrating this week
There are abundant reasons for it's do.
ing so. Once the greatest whaling por,
in theworld,it now has become one of the
greatest manufacturing centres. TIL.
ability of it's people to adapt them
selves to changing conditions is APPLY
referred to by Speaker Reed in his let
ter of regrets replying to the invita-
ton he received to be present on the
occasion of the celebration. He wrote:
While 1 cannot assist at your cele-
bration, hope you will permit me to
express my good will toward the typi-
cal New England city, which has
shown itself capable of keeping UP
with a changing world. If it's sturdy
people could no longer roam the seas,
conquering it's hugest monster, they
could make the spindles whirl with
successful life on shore.
THE earth has got to be very shift
to get out of the grasp of a people
equally at home on land or water"
The Bath Independent takes this let
ter for a text and breaches to Bath the
desirability of following such an ex-
ample as that afforded by New Bed
ford. There is meat in the suggestion
not for Bath alone but for other COM
munities, both urban and rural 1t may
not be that a cotton mill is just what
Bath needs, but there are other enter
prises.
True, something beside hustle helps
to regulate the location of industries
but hustle goes great way. The en-
settle in wide awake, modern, pro-
gressive community than in one the re-
verse of that.
Times change and if we don't change
with them we fall behind. The farmer
cannot successfully farm in just the
way his father did; he cannot afford
to neglect study of existing conditions.
He must know how to prevent potato
rot by spraying or he can't compete
with his neighbor who does. Not every
one is equally endowed with the capa-
bility of making himself equally at
home on land or water but he cannot
afford to neglect the development of
what capability he has. 1t is crafty
ing to note that this spirit is being
manifested in this city of late and is
meeting with success. We are finding
much of truth still left in the old say
ing that where there's a will there's a
way, especially if the will is intelligent
ly directed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
News cf the Railroads,

A cottage will be built at Poland
| Springs station for the p. & r. F. Rail-
way to be occupied by the station agent.
| E. II. Caswell of North Anson has ac-
| cepted position as telegraph operator at
the lower Maine Central station in Lewis
| ton.
The wages of all freight conductors on
| the main line of the Boston e. Albany
| Railroad have been advanced from $3.50 to
50 trip.
| few improvements are to be made at
| the railroad station at Brunswick One
| of the old out buildings is to be torn down
and taken away.
With the near completion of the ex-
tensive repair shops of the Boston &
Maine at Concord, N. H.. the company
is preparing to abandon those at Lake.
port.
Gross earnings of As railroads for the
third week in September. as made up
from reports received by the United
States Investor, show a total of Sc 967 276
against S6.169.127 for the corresponding
week i'll 1885, an increase of $79S 149. Forty
roads show increases, and eight roads
show decreases.
Several of the bark cars of the Frank
"A. Cutting Co., are at the Maine Central
repair shops in Waterville, being equipped
with automatic couplers and air brakes
me ears are private property owned
wholly by Mr.: Cutting and are only used
to transport hemlock bark but all the
same they must be equipped with couplers
ana brakes the same as other cars
Road Master Osgood of the Portland &
Rumford Falls Railway, has had a busy
summer and at present has a crew build
ing large culvert at Hartford and crews
at work there making canals to turn two
streams into one channel and save build
ing three $1,000 bridges. At Minot the
work train crew are making fill and ex-
tending the side track from 500 to 1000 feet.
At Peru they are frightening a culvert
ana extending the side track 700 feet He
mas mile of heavy steel rail to lay be-
tween Gilbertville and Canton At Otis
rails the contractors McGregor Bros are
completing the ballasting in the yard and
VIII soon commence on the track laying
to Livermore Falls bridge. The Otis Falls
branch as far as the bridge has been sur
faced.
TO give an idea of the coal consump-
ZION by large railway system one may
have the desired information through
former circular by Charles M. Hays
general manager of the Grand Trunk
railway, asking for bids on soft coal
The requirements and places of delivery
are as follows: Portland, $4,000 tons
gross; Chaudiere Junction, $4,000 tons
cross; Montreal, in company's coal
yard. 10000 tons; Montreal at COM
pany's workshops, 10, 900 tons; Montreal.
10000 tons; Brool1ville, $4,000 tons net:
Detroit, d. & M. slip. $4,000 tons net:
Detroit, G. T. tracks, $4,000 tons: Sus-
pension Bridge. International Bridge
or Port Dover, 100000 tons net.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
Arrangement of
Trains
In effect Oct. 4, ~.

LEAVE Portland, n.Oo P. NJ; Augusta.
l.5O A. NJ; Waterville, 245 A. M; BAN
gor, Zoo A. M; Arrive Lagrange. SIS A.
Iron Works, $40 A. M; Norcross 9F A.
| li.2o A: NJ; Smyrna Mills, n.55 A. M:
Masardis; LILO ?: NJ; Ashland 1.s5 p.
LIS p. NJ: Presque Isle, EOS P. NJ: Car
ibou, 2.S5 P. NJ; Fort Fairfield. go p NJ;
Dover and Foxcroft, 9.15 A. NJ; GuilfOrd,
y + ~ a; M; Monson, 1o1s A. M; Greenville.
LEAVE Portland, 11.2O A. M; Augusta,
a.l5 Z. NJ; Waterville Los P. M; Bangor.
$40 T. NJ; Arrive Brownville SIS p. M;
Norcross, 622 P. NJ; Sherman, 72O P. M;
1 M fitt rails 74 !, F. NJ Houton. $40 r
+. NJ: Pressure Isle, 1922 P. M; Caribou.
LEAVE Bangor, AIS p. ts
ARRIVE Dover. and ENhOft $40 Pr
ton. 7.2s P. NJ; Greenvi12 7SP. M. ~
LEAVE Greenville, 5.5&NM.: Monson
Junction. SIS A. M; Gd&2tdx &c A. u;
Dove Dover and Foxcroft, 7.o6sM Brown
ARRIVE Bangor. 915 Az 3 g
LEAVE Fort Fairfield H50.A.EM.. Car.
ibou; 5.45 A. M: Presque Isle. ais A. M
Mdo eaarai.s 1:sS A. M; Ashlands &4e A. n
A: NJ; Island Falls, $50 A. NJ: Sherman,
9lS A. M; Norcross, 1913 A. NJ: Brown
willie. 11.o7 A.. NJ; Arrive Bangor 1245 p.
NJ; Waterville. 2.47 p. M; Augusta, $50
+. NJ; Portland, 5.45 P. NJ
LEAVE Caribou, 11.O5 A. M: PresQue
Isle lbs A. NJ; Fort Fairfield, lilo A.
NJ; Bridgewater, 1925 P. M; Houlton, 10
+: M; Island Falls, 2.1S P. M. Sherman.
az T. NJ; Norcross. 3.45 P. NJ; Brown
vile. AS 2. NJ; Lagrange, 5A P. NJ:
Greenville, 2.4O p. M; Monson, ais p NJ:
Guilford. 3.57 P. M; Dover and Fox
croft; 4.25 p. NJ; Sebec. 4.45 p. NJ; Ar
rive Bangor, 6.35 p. NJ; Waterville, 1000
+. NJ; Augusta, 1850 p. NJ; Portland. l4O
A. M.
GEO. M. HOUGHTON,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent.
F. w. CRAM,
v. p. and General Manager.
Bangor, Sept. 30, 1897
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

This is the story Presque Isle MINI
rod has to listen to; how few days
ago he shouldered his fowling piece
and sailed off on one of those tempt
ing old lumber roads which are such
avenues of sylvan beauty in these au-
tumn days. He finally came upon a
covy of cartridges perched on a tree
top and half hidden in the underbrush
continues the story. He raised his gun
and took careful aim at fine plump
partridge in good range, and fired Not
a feather Of the birds toilet was dis
arranged, and it merely turned its
head and blinked. He fired again and
the bird smiled. He kept on firing un-
til he had exhausted his ammunition
and the partridge merely stood on the
limb and grinned at him. Then ne
picked up stones and throwed them ut
her until his arm was tired out, and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

TON" Watson, the exponent of red
headed Populism," is to take a vaca-
ton Of a few weeks from the editorial
duties of his Georgia paper and has in
Vited Prof. L. C. Bateman of this State
to Sub" for him. This of course will
not require the latter gentleman to
leave Maine: his electrical voltage is
high enough to traverse that distance
without serious impairment and woe to
anything that abstracts its passage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

George Baker of Biddeford, is thank
ing his lucky stars and the good sense
of his rescuer. He was caught on a
shaft that makes $50 revolutions per
minute. The third time he was going
around he caught hold of plank. and
an his clothes were stripped from his
body. His brother, Gus Baker, came to
his rescue as he lay in his perilous
position, and he pulled him from the
shaft, while the torn garments wound
around the shaft still tighter. Those
who saw the accident expected to see
Mr.. Baker torn to pieces, and the good
Judgment of Gus Baker was all that
saved George from going over the third
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Prof. Sanarelli, who killed five peo-
bacillus, now announces the discovery
of cure. How many ne killed in this
last attempt is not stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
TO THE NATIONAL HOME.
Eastern Branch, N. H. D. v. g., Togus.
slssaIat Contra! Railroad.

Connects at Gardiner with the Maine
Central Railroad, and Augusta, Halo
well and Gardiner Electric Railroad to
augusta, and Kennebec Steamboats, for
Boston.
LEAVE RANDOLPH: 7.z and 1852 A.
M; 1.52 and 422 p. NJ
ARRIVE AT NATL HOME: 742 and
n.12 A. M; 2.12 and 4.42 p M.
LEAVE NATL HOME: SIS and 11.D
A. NJ; rs and 500 p. M,
ARRIVE AT RANDOLPH: a36 and
II. 40 A. M; 245 and $50 p. NJ. 49,.
+. A. LAYTON, aupt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

A walnut tree in Letcher county.
Kentucky, which has been sold for $500,
is nearly sixteen feet in circumference
and runs up ninety feet to the first
limb. 1t will cost over $1,000 to get the
wood to the nearest railroad. but it is
expected that $4,000 worth of furni.
ture will be made from it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

TERM Sissy 90 PER YEAR

No notice Whatever viii b taken Of un-.
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
REsPON6LBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all oommunicatila,s relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURhEIGH Z FLYNT. Publishers, Au-
gu0ta, Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

The Chicago Times Herald tells Gov
ernor Tanner he, needn't have been
afraid of getting the yellow fever in
the South for he can strike a frost
any day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Now they are trying to excuse Sails
hear them talk one would suppose he
forgets more than some statesmen
know
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

This is the bouquet a Richmond
farmer culled one day last week: Ap
pie blossoms, ox-eyed daisies, yellow
daisies, dandelions, buttercups and vio-
let's, flowers that bloom in the fail
tra-la.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

A Biddeford mother has her young
son locked up at the police station
when he refuses to obey her. That's
one way of bringing up children, which
it seems fortunate is not common.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

There are very many farmers owning
excellent hunting grounds who never
saw woodcock alive and have some
times shown them a woodcock which 1
had shot in their pastures, whereupon
they confessed that they had never
seen one before, says the writer of the
rod and gun column in the Courier
Gazette. He adds: Occasionally
have asked boys in the country if there
We're any woodcock about. "Oh, yes. -
they answer, I'VE see them in old trees
in the woods!" This of course is not
so. AS a general proposition farmers
may be said to know the least about
birds
A Mars Hill mans wife died a few
days ago very suddenly. The hus-
band who is worth thousands of dol
lars kept right along with his farm
work, and dug the grave himself. He
says the affair is very expensive COM
ing at this time of the year in the midst
Of the fall work. Many hope he'll be
kept too busy to ever get married
again.
Come to look over those Bangor fire.
men everyone concluded Monday, who
saw them parade, that they're hard to
beat.
A Biddeford resident is complaining
of his neighbors who wash their
clothes on Sunday. He seems to think
he comes in somewhere between clean
illness and goodness to protect the lat
ter from the former.
Biddeford Journal: Consul f. W.
Roberts, who represents this govern
ment at Cape Town, Africa, says Ameri-
can exporters should not miss the gold.
en- opportunities Of trade in South
Africa. He reports to the State de-
partment the new conditions prevail
ing there caused by a readjusted tariff,
by which there has been a deduction of
rates on many articles which come
from this country. He also calls atten-
ton to the practical absence of Eu-
rope competition. He finds that the
United States are increasing their trade
in that quarter materially, and that We
have outpaced our rivals in the field.
OF course the sitting hen is useful a.
times, as well as very '.sot" in her
opinions. It is seldom, however, they
play the part they did at South Thorn
aston the other day. A Miss Hix called
on a Mrs. Philbrook for the first time
in four or five years, though they are
the best of friends and live within
few rods of each other. The time
previous to this visit she came to Dor
row sitting hen and this last time
called to return one.
Several years ago Brunswick paid
$500 to widen a sidewalk and now the
extra width has all been taken up by
wares and boxes set out in front of
stores.
One of Baths aristocrats was taken
for a cab driver the other day, but he's
yet alive and we guess he'll survive.
Four comrades of the Goth Maine met
at the Bristol fair a few days ago and
remarked that everybody belonged to
that regiment which accounted for it's
putting down the Rebellion. While dis
cussing the matter they noticed a
Snowman wearing Grand Army but
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

A good sign noted among the mer-
chants is an increased demand for the
best quality of goods
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
company.

Kansas and Missouri are rejoicing in
big apple crops, while everywhere else
in the Union the fruit seems to be
scarce, small and of rather poor quail
ity. New York buyers arg. reported to
be swarming in the two states. buying
up all the apples in sight, 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

by George" seems to be a quite
popular exclamation among the Ger
man New Workers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

What with the Sunday school con-
vention and the musical festival, Ban
gor is to have her share of good things
this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Now Skaguay must have a road
through the pass or her boom in COR
ner lots is likely to fall through.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
Four comrades of the goth Maine

Four comrades of the goth Maine met
at the Bristol fair a few days ago and
remarked that everybody belonged to
that regiment which accounted for it's
putting down the Rebellion. While dis
cussing the matter they noticed
Snowman wearing a Grand Army but
ton and they decided to go over and in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

One of Baths aristocrats was taken
for cab driver the other day, but he's
yet alive and we guess he'll survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

A Bath youth caught the measles
kissing a girl and declares he isn't
sorry he kissed her. Good for him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Sagasda sends 10000 more men to
Cuba to give that country everything
but that which she needs or wants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
Railroads and Steamboats,.
BANGOR & ARoosIooK R. \

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
Caribou at 5.45 A. M. and Bangor, at 35
p M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Bangor is in such a hurry to have
one of it's streets macadamized that it
works the steam roller all night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

then he turned round in perfect dis
gust and came home leaving his gun
on the ground where he had thrown it
down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Those reportorial forgers got check
for $50 cashed in Bangor by forging
the name of a newspaper man as en-
dorser. Notwithstanding their sue
cess, however, it's mighty poorly paid
reporter who wouldn't prefer his job to
theirs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

The st. Croix cotton mill girls say
life is too short to work for IS cents
day. So it is if they can get more.
But IS cents day is better than moth
inc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

That locomotive engineers make
good fire engineers was pretty well
demonstrated at Ludlow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

terview him. One of the first questions,
as usual. was, What regiment We're
you in?" He almost paralyzed them
when he promptly replied, Twentieth
Maine!"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

1t must be dawning on those who
predicted that sportsmen would stay
away on account of our game laws,
that were mighty poor prophets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug.
sists refund the money II 1t fails to cure. sc,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Even the boys down Portland way
are trying to emulate the firebug.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12

Several years ago Brunswick paid
extra width has all been taken up by
wares and boxes set: out in front of
stores.