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The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-24
0nlO DEMOCRATS.
A Free Silver Wave kailin. Over The
State that Promises
Great Victory.

Great Victory.
New York. June l5.-So grea, are
the chances for an Overwhelmingly
dem ocrstic victory IN Ohio this year.
SAYS James Creelmsn in the Journal.
that twenty-eight candidates for
governor are now in the field. The
real struggle has narrowed down to
Ave men: Horace L. Chapman Of
Jackson, John Wel,y of Hillsbsro.
r. I. Hough OF Canton. Allen w.
Sms!ley OF Upper Sandusky, and
Allen ". Thurman Of Columbus.
There is no chance At all fer Paul j.
Sorg. the millionaire Of Middletown.
He was in Europe during the last
campaign. He voted for geld bonds
in congress and championed the
financial policy of Mr.. Cleveland.
The free silver men say that it would
be qualification of the party to nom
mate Mr. Sorg,
SO far John r, Mclean has swept
the field, There is some opposition
to him among the populists, and
some among the gold democrats,
but unless something unforeseen hap
| pers Mr.. Mclean will succeed Mark
Hanna if democratic legislature is
elected this year It is said that
every candidate for the governor.
ship 10 in favor of Mclean.
The chairman of the state conven-
.ion will be Ulrich Sloan, who pre-
sented Mr.. McLeans name to the
Chicago convention. The wave of
Organism that is sweeping through
Ohio just now is astonishing. Mr..
Bryan is absolutely idolized, AM the
power and prestige of his name
grow as the story of the industrial
and agricultural misery spreads.
II a small bottle of Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial does you no good, don't t
buy a large one.
"Prove all things; hold fast that
which is good" It's not good for
, everybody, only for the thin, pale,
r sick, weak and weary. For those
who are starving for want OF digest
ed food. For those who cannot get
fat or strong, because their stomachs
do not work ~ they ought to.
These are the people, millions OF
) them, whom Shaker Digestive Cor.
; dial will cure.
Food makes strength, muscle, brain,
blood, energy-after it is digssted.
If not digestsd, it will do you ne
: good 1t oil.
= Shaker Digestive Cordial helps
a your stomach to digest your food
. and cures Indigestion permanently
= When you've tried small bottle
you can tell.
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle
10 cents.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-24
Running Fight Between U. S. Officers and
Outlaws.

Outlaws.
Wichita, Kan, June 17.-Deputy
United States Marshal McEwen OF
Lehigh, I. T., and Bert Brown, of
Kosma, l. T had running fight
with two outlaws, in which some 20
shots were fred. r. NJ. McCarty,
one of the outlaws, was fatally shot
through the abdomen. The other
was captured, slightly wounded. but
refused to give his name.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
The Cardiff Litigation.

That Cardiff Coal and Iron Co. of Ten
nessee is still in evidence occasionally.
Boyd Ewing of Chattanooga, Tenn, died
April 3, 1897. He was the receiver of the
defunct company. As receiver he brought
numerous suits throughout the country
against parties whom it was ale ged were
indebted to the company, and at the time
OF his death three actions were pending
in consequence OF which it was necessary
to take out administration on two estates
in States where suits were brought. In
Maine administration was taken out in
Kennebec county. The inventory repre-
sents that the property belonging to the
estate of Boyd Ewing found in Maine con-
sists entirely of certain judgments recov-
cred by Mr.. Ewing as receiver of the
Cardiff Coal and Iron Co., against certain
citizens of this State. The judgments
were recovered Sept. 3, 1895, under a de-
cree of the circuit court of the United
States for the Eastern District of Tennessee
by which he was appointed receiver. He
brought suits against twelve persons in
Maine in the US. Circuit Court, District of
Maine, the sums sued for aggregating
$50, SO5 46. Defence is made to all the
actions and the appraisers declare that the
issue is doubtful. They also say that the
judgments against some of the defendants
if obtained will be of doubtful collectibili
ty. They find it impossible to form any well
grounded opinion as to the amount which
may finally be realized, exclusive of risks
and expenses of collection, but for the
purposes of appraisal estimate the same
at s., 900. Henry O. Ewing, brother of
the deceased, has been appointed admins
TRAITOR of the estate.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
Much in Little

Is especially true of Hoods Pills, for no medi-
cine ever contained so great curative power in
so small space. They are whole medicine
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21

than 1t takes to tell it. every seat was
full. The play was Suppe's three-act
comic opera, Dona Juanita, given in fair
style by travelling company from Spain.
The band numbered 20 pieces. the leader
playing with one hand and directing with
the other. AS usual in Latin managed
theatres, the best understood member of
the company was the prompter. He gave
good reading to the role, but the effect
was almost as if he were singing duet
with tenor, soprano, basso, or contralto
as the case might be. There was no solo
in which his voice was not heard. and to
every sextet he added a seventh. Sunday
is the favorite night for theatre attending
in this part of the world, when the Presi-
dent is usually on hand, and the boxes
look like flower garden with the CAV
toilettes of the ladies, all decollette, with
huge bouquets de corsage, autterng fans
and profusion of jewels The waits be-
tween the acts are very long and evident
~ more enjoyed than the performance,
the audience instantly leaving their seats,
the men to refresh themselves with cigar
cites and American beer, the women to
gossip in vivacious groups and occasional
ly to join their lords or lovers in a socia
BILE smoke. At frequent intervals during
the play, lemonade, colored bright red,
was handed around, with cakes and ices:
and in the Presidents box the popping of
champagne corks was heard. Outside
the theatre are many stalls and shops.
where cakes, sweetmeats, coffee and liu-
uors are sold, for the rejection of the
humber classes. They do not have a
performance every night in the week in
this Teatro Municipal of San Jose. When
one is to take place announcements are
made in the newspapers, flag flies all
day from the roof of the theatre, and two
rockets are sent up at p. M.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
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In Memoriam.
Mr.. Frank ". 6Owen pays Tribute to the Mem.
DRY of the late General Neal Dow,
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.


"Gen. Neal Dow is dead" When T re-
celved this news from my home in Maine
the tears filed my eyes audi could only
say Thus good man has gone to his last
account; one whose character was as pure
as the snowt1akes that fall from the heavens,
and who realized while living here that a
Christian life should be one of unseiisbness
and always thoroughly for temperance and
prohibition one who gave the best days of
his life to the work of the overthrow of the
rum oigarchy. God bless his name and
memory. Fare thee we'll, brave general of
the war of the rebellion; fare thee well. vet
eran of the great reform:
"Murmur, gentle waters, by
Faint gales, with happy sigh,
Come wandering DER
That green and messy beG,
w here, on a noble head
Storms beat no more
l have known the late General Dow well
from boyhood and have loved him dearly
having IN the past been connected with him
i'll temperance work in dear old Maine.
Many times have | seen him before the leg
lsature OF our own commonwealth pleading
for more rigid amendments to chr prohibi-
tory law. Many times have | listened to
hlm with deep interest as he denou need the
wicked liquor traffic, legalized and sane
toned by oar Christian land HIS death is
an inestimable loss to the cause. While he
has been of late years too feeble to do any
active work in the field, still the knowledge
that the Father of Prohibition was vet liv-
ing was an inspiration that had lent power
ful aid in the struggle for the overthrow of
the awful traffic in strong drink. AS
look about me- in this great city and Wit
ness day after day the shame and SORROW
as a result of the licensed grog shops [ often
ask myself the question, Will it ever he pos
sibe to bring about the destruction OF this
unmltigated curse? Only three States east
OF the Mississippi river now have prohibition
laws or constitutional clauses. But let US
not be discouraged, the field to-day is full of
young, earnest, enthusiastic foes of the rum
tiend, all Of whom are in the fight for total
abstinence and prohibition. The highest
tribute that can be paid to Neal Dow is the
knowledge that the great labor for humani-
ty in which he was so long engaged has
gathered around his standard thousands and
tens of thousands of the best people in
the world in order that true Christianity
may triumph over the fruits and designs of
Satan. Hail and farewell, esteemed friend
and co-worker in the temperance reform;
long will we renew the struggle for wife,
children and home, which cannot fail.
F. w. GowEN.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. s, '97.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
Gave Back
Ny Health.

There is no reason for being respondent
and considering diseases Of the blood
1ncurable, simply because the treatment
of physicians and many so-ca1led blood
remedies fail to effect a cure. Though
it is naturally disheartening to the SUIT
ferer who faithfully takes the prescribed
treatment of the physicians, often at the
expense of hundreds of dollars, to find
himself. no better as time goes
by, still cure will result from the right
remedy, S.S.S., no matter what other
treatment has failed.
The reason that SIS. (Swift's Spe-
cifc) has so successfully cured even the
worst cases after other treatment had
been tried in vain is that it is the only
remedy which forces the poison from
the blood and permanently eliminates
it from the system, which is the only
correct principle of curing the disease.
Mercurial remedies bottle up the poison
and tear down the system, while S.S.S.
forces out the poison and builds up and
adds strength and vigor to the entire
system. 1t is natures remedy, and con-
tains no harmful ingredient.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21

Mr.. Charles Glenn, of 1868 Dudley ST.,
Cincinnati, is one of the many who
constantly praise S SIS. for giving him
back his health. He says:
"From childhood l was afflicted with
a terrible blood disease, and have
taken almost every blood remedy on the
market, but my case was deepseated,
and one by one they failed. The large,
red blotches increased in size and num-
Der, and soon covered my entire body.
"My parents had me treated by NUM-
Der of physicians, but the disease was
too much for them, and after their tenn
porary relief was over, found myself
growing steadily worse. Thus l grew
into manhood, handicapped by terrible
disease and having tried so many rene
dies without relief when friend urged
me to take SIS S. had little faith in any
medicine. l was happy to find, however,
that lad at last gotten the right remedy,
for one bottle of S.S.S did me so much
good that soon had hopes of being cured.
l continued the remedy, and was cured
completely, the unsightly spots soon
disappeared, leaving my skin perfectly
clear Ny general health was also built
up, and | am robust and strong. I be-
lieve S.S.S. will cure the worst case OF
blood poison in the world"
SIS. is real blood remedy, and will
cure the most obstinate cases of Cancer,
Eczema, Catarrh, Scroyula, Rheumati ism,
Contagious Blood Poison, old sores,
or any disease caused by impure blood.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
ure1y Vegetable

and is the only blood remedy guaranteed
to contain not particle of mercury,
potash, arsenic or other mineral. S.S.S.
is sold by all druggists.
Valuable books and on blood and skin
diseases will be mailed free by Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
500.
500.
DR.. +, DetChOn'S Anti DiuretiC

May be worth to you more than 500 if
you have child who soils bedding from in
contenence of water during sleep. Cures
old and young alike. 1t arrests the trouble
at once, 81. Sold by A. A. Howes & Co.,
Druggists, Belfast, Me. 1y28
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21

flag station.
Limited tickets for Boston now sold at So. 90
from Belfast and all stations on Branch.
Through tickets to all points West and North
west via all routes, for sale by l.. NJ. GEORGE,
Agent, Belfast. GEO. F. EVANS.
General Manager.
f. E. BooTHBY, Gen'l Pass and Ticket Agent
Portland, Sept. "a, 1897.
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Maine Central R. R.
TIMETABLE.

On and after Oct. 4, 1897, trans connecting at
Burnham and Waterville with through trains fol
and from Bangor. Wateryille, Portland and Bos
ton will run as follows:
FROM
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

The taxpayers of the city of Belfast are hereby
notified that all poll taxes and taxes on personal
estate for 1897 are now due and immediate pay
ment is requested. discount of two per cent.
will be allowed on all taxes paid before Jan. l.
1898. shall be in my office in Memorial building
from $50 to 1 80 AN daily, until further office
NJ. c. HILL, Tax Collector.
Belfast Sept. 8, 1S97-tf3o
Evening journal., 1897-04-08
ECONOMY OF SPACE.
A Great Power Generating Station Which
Covers but Little Ground.

A Great Power Generating Station Which
Covers but Little Ground.
Probably no other kinds Of power
plants afford better illustrations of the
tendency to concentration than some Of
the modern splendidly equipped electric
stations in large cities, where ground
area has closely approached the maxi
mum in value, and in which, therefore,
economic considerations have dictated
the putting Of as much generating ap-
paratus into as little space as human
ingenuity would permit, with due re-
gard to satisfactory performance. In
some of these stations vertical engines
and boilers in large units have been
installed to the entire exclusion Of hOri-
zontal designs, and in others, again, the
saving in ground space thus secured has
been still further augmented by setting
engines and boilers in tiers, one above
the other, giving ratio Of horsepower
per square foot of ground area which a
decade ago would have been thought
quite beyond the limits Of possibility.
In probably no station in the world
has this concentration been carried cut
70 greater degree, or TO as great one
even, as in that Of the Edison Electric
Illuminating company in Duane street,
IL the city Of New York. The ground
covered by this measures 200 by "a feet,
and within this area provision has been
made for nine 1900 horsepower en-
gines, two cf 1850 horsepower each
and three of 900 horsepower, giving a
total Of very nearly 1000 horsepower,
with a corresponding boiler plant, OF
only little less than two horsepower
per square foot. It would seem, indeed,
as though economy in space could not
we'll be carried much farther. -Cassier'
Magazine.
Evening journal., 1897-04-08
THURSDAY. APRIL g, 1897,
CUBAN TOBACCO CRISIS.

One Of the greatest industries in the
world has been destroyed by the rebel
lion in Cuba. The island produced an
nually from 400 900 to 45O, 900 bales Of
tobacco. OF this 100000 bales came to
the United States. All grades are dou-
bled in price. Cuba cannot now pro-
duce $4,000 bales annually. Not more
than four manufacturers in the coun-
try are making clear Havana cigars.
There are 1000 manufacturers in the
United States. and out of these 1000
have not sufficient Havana on hand to
last them more than a few months.
True, there is a boom in domestic
goods, but the judge Of what he smokes
does not want anything but Havana
goods.
AS a consequence of the shortage Of
shipments from Cuba, there has been
a correspondingly large increase in the
quantity sent from Mexico. More Mexi-
can tobacco is smoked in the United
States now than Havana. The ordi-
nary 10-cent cigar sold for clear Ha-
vana, is generally filled with Mexican
tobacco. In the opinion of the large
dealers a crisis has arrived in the Gu
ban trade. IF one of my best custom
ers came to me with an order for 500
bales Of Havana at my own price, l
would have TO refuse" said a promi-
nent importer 1T would deplete my
stock What little Havana | can get
now / judiciously distribute among
my patrons throughout the country"
One especially distressing aspect of
the situation is the effect on smokers.
Those who cannot now afford to buy
the Havana goods are smoking cigar
cites. The "fends" have increased in
number wonderfully since the Cuban
war began, and converts 10 cigarette
smoking are seldom redeemed to cigars
again, according to medical authori-
ties
Evening journal., 1897-04-08
wIrA a BARREL o. oYsrgRs.
How a Great Rnssian Banker Bought His
Freedom From Serfdom.

How a Great Rnssian Banker Bought BIS
Freedom From Serfdom.
One Of the best known banking houses
Of st. Petersburg and the one to which
most American visitors to Russia carry
letters of credit is that Of Messrs. Shei-
ounine & Sons, the founder Of which,
father Of the present head Of the firm,
owed his liberation from serfdom, 10
years before the decree Of emancipation,
to a barrel of oysters. Old Shalounlne
was a serf belonging to Count She
remetieff, cne Of the wealthiest mobiles in
Russia He had frequently entreated
the count to grant him his freedom, Of
fering him as much as $500, 600 for the
boon. But money was no object TO the
count, and it gratified his pride TO feel
that one of the leading bankers of the
empire was ono of his serfs. unable to
marry either his sons or his daughters
without his masters consent. Moreover,
as serf, the banker was liable to have
his money seized and conhscated any
moment by the count, since everything
that belonged TO serf, including his
wife, children and property, belonged
ipso facto to his master
One day Shalounine, who had just
that very morning returned to the capi-
tai from Odessa, called at the Shere-
metieff palace for the purpose Of report
ing his arrival, as in duty bound 70 his
owner. He had brought with him q
barrel of delicious Crimean oysters for
presentation to the count, but left them
in his carriage ut the palace door until
he should have obtained his master S
intimation that his gift was acceptable
On entering the presence of the count
the banker found him surrounded by a
party of guests and engaged in berating
his chief butler fer neglecting TO pro-
vide oysters for the breakfast to which
they were about to sit down. The butler
was explaining to the count that there
We're no oysters to be got in the capital
at that moment for love or money.
Catching sight Of the seif banker the
count exclaimed:
"Oh, it is thou again. Thou art come
to poster me once more for thy liberia
tiOnl Thou knowcst that it is useless. ]
should not know what to do with thy
money. But stay, I will tell thee some
thing. Get me some oysters for my
breakfast ard thou shall have thy free
doml'
Shalounine bowed low, left the room,
fetched the small barrel of oysters which
he had left in his carriage at the door,
and laid it at the feet Of his master.
As soon as the barrel had been opened
the count called for a pen and paper
wrote ont a declaration emancipating
both the banker and his family from
serfdom, and thcn. bowling courteOusly
to the man who but a moment before
had been his slave, exclaimed, "And
now, my dear Mr.. Shalounine-wil
you give rs the pleasure of your com
pany at breakfast New York Trib
/
Evening journal., 1897-04-08
How oUNPowDeR IS MADE.

The Part That Zach Of tho Three In
gradients In the Explosive Plays.
Gunpowder has steadily developed as
mechanical skill constructed better and
better weapons in which to use it, IN
until today it has reached u perfection
of manufacture for various purposes
which allows its effects to be foretold
in any weapon, even to the time it takes
a grain to burn and to the distance it
will drive a shot.
Roger Bacon's gunpowder was made
of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal. Salt
peter is chemically called inter and is a
natural product found bedded in the
earth in different parts of the world,
chiefly in India and China. Sulphur,
too, is found in u natural state in many
volcanic countries, like Sicily, while,
as is well known, charcoal is made from
wood or woody substances by heating
them almost TO burning heat in an
alright vessel, thus driving of every
thing in them but carbon.
Saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal are
still the only ingredients Of the gun
powder in common use, although new
gunpOwdor made Of different materials
is undergoing successful experiment A
mixture Of saltpeter and charcoal alone
would form an explosive, and sulphur
is added chiefly to make it plastic or
capable of being pressed into cakes and
shapes All three ingredients have to be
purified by the mcst careful chemical
skill before they are combined. Then
an exact proportion Of each has TO be
measured out according TO the kind Of
powder to be made.
For the gunpowder generally used you
would find III every 100 pounds, if you
could separate the ingredients, rs
pounds Of saltpetcr, 10 pounds CT char
coal and 10 pounds CT sulphur, but 1t
would bo almost impossible TO separate
the ingredients, for they are not merely
mixed together as you might mix pep
per and salt. but they are ground and
rolled and stirred and pressed together
by special machines until they are al.
most sufficiently united TO form a sin.
gle new substance.
This mixing process IS called tritu
ration, and tho powder is thus mace
into the form Of big fiat cakes, called
press cakes, and then broken up and
screened into grains Ct special sizes, OF
ground TO the fine powder used for shot
guns and rovolvers. The large grained
powders are still further stirred together
until the grains become highly glazed
and these are called canncn powders. a
lighted match may be held to 2 grain d
cannon powder and it viii be found al
most impossible to set it ON fire, bu
once ignited it flashes of very suddenly
and violently. y.-Lieutenant John NJ
Ellicott in st. Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1897-04-08
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Magistrate Sasse has removed to
No. S3G Market street.
Rev. G.. S. Gassner will preach in
Calvary Church, Third and Washington
streets, this evening at 7S0 o'clock.
AT the meeting Of the members of
Harrison Street NJ. 70. Church last night
to elect a trustee to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of =. p. Nc.
Colley, John d. Lloyd was elected.
B. w. Janney. of Philadelphia, has
been elected president of the Wholesale
Grocers' Association of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware.
The jackson and Sharp Company is
making extensive repairs to barge No.
IA, owned by Hughes Brothers & Bangs.
"A Summer trolley car was shipped
to the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company, of Richmond. Va, by the
Jackson and Sharp Company, yesterday
afternoon.
No business was transacted by the
City Council committees last night.
While crossing the railway tracks
near Front and Washington streets
yesterday morning. George Grow, of
No. 205 Van Buren street, was knocked
down by a garbage cart and slightly in
jured.
The announced special meeting of
the Board of Trade has been postponed.
The annual meeting for electing the
board OF managers of the Young
Woman's Christian Association will be
held at their rooms tonight
Joseph f. Mcdowell roofing, spout
ing, heaters, No. 105 West Tenth street
Rev Ezra Tinker, IL. d.. will ad-
dress the EpwOIth League devotional
meeting at Brandywine NJ. E. Church
tonight.
Trolley car No. so of the West
| Fourth street line. broke an axle al
Fourth and West streets yesterday.
The chief of a band OF Kickapoo In.
dians who have been selling medicine
in Pennsgrove, died there suddenly
yesterday morning. He arose feeling
as well as usual, but told his daughter
while he was eating breakfast that il
was the last meal he would ever eat.
The Philips-Thomson Company is
erecting a large warehouse at Fourtf
and Railroad avenue.