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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
Rabtd Trapsit.

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Deciding overland 70 chance u.
With docs he Travelled back and foft1r-
4 Kind q atstie rable tyaoalt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
An Old Scrap Book.

Congress met for their last session
under peculiar circumstances. Our diff
ferences with Spain, instead of being
adjusted, had become of a serious and
alarming nature" Now this is no at
tempt to foretell what will be the con-
dition after the present special session
of Congress shall have adjourned
though it requires no great stretch of
the imagination to suppose that the
words may possibly be applicable at
that time. Let us read bit farther.
"The Democrats of this country affect
to despise the warning voice which
would rouse them from their dreams of
ease and security: they sneer at the
idea of danger from France, and are
heedlessly rushing on their own de-
struction. Nothing can be more mani
fest than the all-grasping ambition of
Bonaparte-his late vast accession of
power-his hostile intentions to the
world-our utter imbecility of govern
ment-our exposedness to attack from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
About the kennebec Drive.

The Kennebec drive is the center of
attraction at this time Colby and
Prehle have charge of this drive from
The Forks TO Madison boom. They have
100 men at work in various crews along
the 40 miles between these two places.
The wages Of the men vary from
81. TO S2.25 per day. the average being
about $l75 Bosses get 1915 per day.
Rivermen make long days. They are
called at ago in the morning. take
breakfast at AS. and go on the logs to
work as soon as breakfast is over. They
Fat four times a day: Breakfast at 4.iJ,
first lunch at o'clock A. NJ. and sec
ond at T. NJ. with supper when their
work is done for the day. : o'clock P.
II. Their fare is made up of bread,
vegetables, meats. eggs, baked beans,
tea and coffee, butter. sugar, etc. The
substantials are provided in liberal
quantities and good quality. The men
work hard. and their food must be-
and is. adapted to their work. They
are made as comfortable in their tents
as possible, and, unless the weather is
stormy. they get along we'll. but in the
best of weather river-driving lis no
picnic" The Dead river logs are turned
into the Kennebec first, and they are
now in their height. The brooks and
streams are driven very clean this
season, and the prospect is excellent
that substantially the whole of the 49,
000 600 of spruce cut on the kennebec
waters the past winter will reach the
mills in good season. The great reser-
voir, Moosehead lake, is full of water,
there being a head of ~ feet at the
dam at the outlet. This ensures plenty
Of water to float the logs in the main
river during the summer.
Spruce logs sold we'll early, the price
varying from IS to 50, according TO the
quality. and the demand was good; but
now the price is a little off and sales
are not as easily made as earlier. III
we remember correctly, the market
worked just that way last year.
Ice left Pleasant and Moxie ponds
Thursday last The weather was very
cold. Thursday and Friday. and ice
formed among the logs in dead water
in the ponds. so that men had to break
il with their picks before the logs wouid
move. The first installment of fisher
men arrived at Bingham, Friday eve
ming, and as soon as they got supper
started for Rowe pond. to get the hrst
catch of trout after the ice LETT the
pond Sportsmen are looking for good
lrouting this spring report
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

last week.-Willard Eaton OF Sole n.
was here last week visiting his aunt.
Mrs j. NJ. Palmer.-Mrs. Ella Novel;
Of Sanford is visiting few weeks
with her father, George Barton.-Mr-
and Mrs. Frank Drummond have
moved back To town from Waterville.
and are living on the Jarvis Smiley
farm which they have taken TO carry
on shares this summer. Mr.. Smiley
boards with them.-Charles Milliken of
Augusta, has bought the Jane Howard
farm.
ALBION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson have
moved back to Albion from Massachu-
setts-The remains of Minnie Quinn
We're brought here from Waterville for
burial Saturday. Miss Quinn was
most estimable young lady. Her
death was quite sudden, she having
been sick less than a week. She was
aged 81 years.-Everett Skillin from
Massachusetts. was in town last week.
A large number attended the r. II.
meeting at China. Saturday.-Mr Mayo
spoke to the grange last Friday night
in the interests of Good Will. The
grange subscribed $25 towards a cot
tage to be erected there for girls by the
oranges of the State.-Miss o. A. Gould
closed O spring term at China village.
May a. She will begin the summer
term at Weeks Mills, May Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Railroads in China.

~ iiiouhec
me latest OF our oId-time tradltions 70
pass away Is that OF emma opposition
TO railroads. The story OF the hrst RAN
road IN CHINA, and OF the manner IN
Whlcn II was torn up, eliminated, utter
~ destroyed, Is iainlllaf 10 every schooi-
BOY. since then the permanent absence
Or railroads. from the CeiestlaI Efhpire
mas been as confidently accepted as that
OF snakes from Iceland. But such conn,
denee Is misplaced. Ihere Is one raliroaa
IN Chlha' ana others are Delhs puit' anu
the END OF the century VIII see sooaiy
snare OF the Empire Srldironcd WITH
those inventions of the foreign devils.
which the Acknowledged ones are adopting
as thelf own with al the Zcst thcy once
displayed III the culture OF roast pig.
me prophet OF TINS new ulspehsatioil
is not, however IL hung ihahe' put thdt
great man $ quondam protese' one Shehe
Ia Jeh. W ME the eH-N tceroy was away
was the time FOR the ex-protege 10 play.
lie hrst mace an ahldiite win mans
thih lung, the great rival ~ -, Win
WhoW ne lhRrdlIlte" hl4HNel thsts
enough by simple dcseftion ana betrayal
OF Id FIRST ne got the "h3ie system OF
Chinese telegraphs' created Dy L. turhed
over to him. 1hen ne found ChahS mas
bankrupted himself, not to mention the
publlc treasury over rue great ron
works of Han Yang, ana persuaded
Chang 10 turn thcm over 70 MN JUST y
the moment When they we're beginning
10 pay. Next ne got hlinscN m'tae con-
trolling director OF the emma Merchants
company. the chief commercial concern
of the Umpire ana also mead OF the I'M
per!al Bank OF China Finally Just as
Ii Hung chang was about 10 sail Tor
home Sheng got himself appointed direc-
tor-general OF all railroads existing
or TO be created IN the Empire Thus nc
had-and has-hnder MS control the Inn
perial Bank. the teleg'aphs, the snip
ping. the ironworks and the railroads of
an China. Truly. a considerable man.
this Sheng. having. no doubt. "A smile that
Is chiidlike and bland.
Al the present moment Shcng Is tx
tending the one existing Shanhaikwan-
ficn Tsfn line Of railroad 10 PeRing, lie
Is also 10 build another from Picking 20
Hang kow. great trunk line, nine hun
dred miles long. He IS actually building
a third. connecting Shanghai Woosung,
Hangchow, Soochow and Chingkiang
some two hundred miles long. IL was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
A TERRIBLE OPERATION.
No Longer Needed in the Latest ADVANCE T"
Medical Science.

The following testimonial speaks Tor
itself of n system of cure in when the
knife and plaster are not used
For nineteen long, never-to- De-io,sv.
ten months he uhe surgeon) burned l snr
cancer tof the breasD every DAY. To- To-
nearly six hundred days ! underwent Nh Nh
untold agony. only to be told that ne .nau
done all he could for me. and that l Wa
incurable Hearing of 'Vitalia, ! toon :.
carefully for about twenty months ai.e,
which l was as well as ever before III NY
life. MRS. e. A. MoSltEh
'42 South Elliott Place. BrooklynN' l..
These brief extracts are taken FROM
one letter out of many published IN .ne
free book to be had by addressing .h'
Abbott Myron Mason Medicai ~
Dept 10, $50 Fifth avenue. New YORK
City, whose
"VITALIA REMEDIES
are so famous for the cure OF Ca'oe''
Tumor and Malignant Blood Diseas.s'
Free consultation by mail or AT rh."
avenue, New York. Office hours i'o"'
10 to every week day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Somerset.
HARMON Y.

The farmers complain of the late
ness of the season for farm work on ac-
count of the cold and wet. The grass,
however. is looking exceedingly Well,
and is not much winter killed. The
trees also are putting out their leaves
apidly-Considerab repairing is be
ing done here this pring.-J. L. Heal is
making extensive repairs to his house.
w f. Marble is repairing and re-
modelling his buildings on the VIM. Col
Inns place.-Loring Chadbourn is max
ing a wood shed and carriage house be-
tween his house and barn.-Walter
Bemis is putting on an extension to his
barn. and others are making more or
less changes.-Measles are still in town.
The school in District No. /, has bsen
closed on that account.-The highways
are in very bad condition this spring.
The road machine with Berlin Trafton
as teamster and Wallace Huntress as
manager has commenced operations
upon the roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
A WRIT OF ELECTION.

To, the mayor and aldermen of the sew
eral cities, selectmen of the several
towns. and assessors of the several
plantations in the Third Congressional
District, greeting:
Whereas, q vacancy now exists In the
representation Of this State in the Con-
gress of the United States. by the death
of Hon. Seth l.. Miliken, member from
the Third District and,
Whereas, the constitution of the United
States and the law of this State provide
that whenever vacancies shall occur in
the representation in Congress, the Gov
ernor shall cause precepts to issue to the
mayors and aldermen of the several
cities, selectmen of the several towns,
and assessors of the several plantations
within the district in which the vacancy
Is, directing and requiring them to cause
the inhabitants of their respective cities,
towns and plantations, qualified therefor,
to assemble and give their votes for a
representative in Congress to fill such
vacancy. you are hereby. in the name of
the State of Maine. required. in the man
ner in which the law directs the calling
of meetings for elections, to notify and
warn the inhabitants of your cities, towns
and plantations aforesaid, duly qualified
to vote for representatives in the Legis-
lature of this State, to assemble on the
third Monday of June. A. d. 1897. being
the twenty-iirst day of said month, to
give their votes in said meetings for a
representative to the Congress of the
United States from said Third District
And you, the said mayors, aldermen,
seectmen and assessors, in conducting
said election and in making your records
and returns of the same, are hereby d.
rected to fully comply with all the pro-
visions of the law of the State of Maine,
relating to the election of State and
county officers, and known as the Austria
liam ballot law.
Given at the Executive Chamber in
Augusta, this twenty-third day of
April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand, eight hundred and ninety
SEVEN and in the one hundred and
twenty-first year of the independence
of the United States of America.
LLEWEIlLYN POWERS.
By the Governor:
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

every ouarter-and our entire made
quateness, under present circumstances
to cope with the gigantic prowess
which has brought Europe to at lis
feet. Still our Democrats will not see.
But tho the heavens were on hre the
vision Of the mole would remain con-
tracted." What a stupid lot they were
to be sure ninety-one years ago, Tor
what we have been quoting is taken
from an editorial in the Litchfield
Monitor under date of June 18th, Ro6
Those burning words together with
others such as these we find in those
columns: Our fathers, where are
they? The independence which they
won, where will it be? Their poster
ity have degenerated and jeopardized
by cold pusillanimity the l.oerties OF
America. What are our relations to
foreign powers? Can poor degraded
Spain cuff us in our own borders, and
France compel US to pay for scowling
at it? Can England now murder us in
our Ravens? Does even the cowardly
Dutchman at Amsterdam mock our
seamen till they blush to own their
country? One would infer that those
We're troublous times. 1t is interesting
to read these old clippings pasted into
an ancient scrap book, which Mr.. II. Il.
Bowditch possesses. and it is somewhat
instructive. If the paper on which
newspapers are printed nowadays lasts
as long as these clippings, that are still
quite fresh in appearance, it may be as
interesting ninety-one years from now
to read of the destruction which
threatened our nation in 1897 by trusts,
monopolies, gold bugs ct cetera as it
is now to learn how anxious some our
good forefathers We're lest Napoleon
should take a fancy to make the United
States of America French colonies.
Possibly too some of the rancor of tn
present day may seem as bitter as does
this: 1--WE sometimes find the names
of Washington and jefferson coupled,
as though there We're the least similar
ity in the principles of their systems
The association is too infamous to be
tolerated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

There is at least one feature of the
Senate bill that should be amended
ranged no one can say just what the
duty would be, unless he be an expert
of experts. If there is any good reason
why that duty shouldn't be laid in
such a way that others besides experts
can understand it we would like to
know what the reason is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Inhuman filibusterinq

President McKinley's message, Mon
day, contained a plain, sensible and
humane proposition to afford relief to
American citizens now suffering in
Cuba No theory is involved, no prec-
edent is required, no international com
plications will result from it. 1t neither
depends upon or mobiles our other OBJ
legations toward Cuba. 1t means relief
for Americans, not relief for Cuban in
surgents 1t should have been prompt
~ passed by both branches of Con-
gress. Mr. Bailey's attempt to force
upon the country the theories Of a de-
bltable question by attaching it to one
that should not wait for debate is an
other case of slop-over to he set over
against the name of this youthful
Democratic leader. Let Senator Nor
gan's resolution stand upon its merits.
If it cannot and this attempt of Mr..
Bailey implies that it cannot. it is both
unpatriotic and inhuman to prevent
such relief as may be afforded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Twenty-eight years ago when Thomas

Twenty-eight years ago when Thomas
Thompson, a Boston millionaire, died
he left large share of his property to
his wife during her lifetime and at her
death the income. which amounts to
about $4,000 a year was to be divided
among the poor seamstresses, needle
women and shop girls in Brattleboro.
W., and in Rhine beck on the Hud-
son. The heirs propose to contest the
Will. so it's hardly in order to congratu-
tate the Brattleboro seamstresses yet
awhile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

The United States Supreme Court is
to have opportunity to render another
important decision relative to the
rights of trusts to do business. Or
Saturday. Judge Gibbons of Chicago,
rendered a discussion declaring the
American Tobacco Company TO be an
Illegal corporation, trust, etc, also
that ii has no right to sell in Illinois
cigarettes, Of which it handles. it is
estimated, 95 per cent of all that are
sold. The trust insists that the court :
decision is a violation of the inter
state commerce law. Judge Gibbons,
however, held that the question is
whether the conduct of business by this
great combination falls under the ban
Of outlawry pronounced against trusts
by the Federal and State statutes. The
court said that close investigation of
the decisions of the United States
Supreme Court leads to the conclusion
that the power of self-preservation is
inherent in Statehood. This gives the
State the power to pass and enforce
any law which is necessary and inds-
pensable to the preservation and con-
servation of public health. Judge
Gibbons assumes pretty broad grounds
and if sustained, there will be way
provided for other states so disposed
so long as it is under the control and
push" of gigantic monopoly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Knox.
FRIENDSHIP.

Captain Almont J. Sterling met with
serious misfortune recently. He was
suddenly struck by a severe squat near
Muscle ridge. his lobster smack being
Immediately sunk with everything on
board in about eighteen fathoms of
water. Captain Sterling lost his clothing
and more than $50 in money. beside 800
Holsters and other losses. He had invest
ed all his earnings (S50G) for his share
of the smack. William orne also had
some losses. being in the smack ut the
time of the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

"A Maine instance lately illustrated the
rapid.iy with which business is done in
these days In Il forest near paper mill
three trees were felled ut 7.355 A. NJ. They
We're carried to the factory where they
Were cut into pieces II inches in length
these being at once placed in the grind
ers The wood pulp produced by these
machines was rushed through the inter
mediary process and sent to the paper
machine. Al 9.I the hl't sheet Of paper
was finished. the en-lre Manufacture
having thus consumed two hours lack
ing one minute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Maine Gossip.

A 14-year-old Caribou lad Jas made
q bicycle which with the exception of
an iron rod under the saddle and the
chain and gear which he took from an
old potato digger, is of wood. The ma
chine is the wonder of the town. There
undoubtedly are other small boys
in the State who have better look
ing and smoother running bicycles.
much to the wonderment of their
fathers creditors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

F. w. Aver of Bangor has purchased
of John Ross all of his old logs, as well
as those cut during the past winter.
Mr.. Ross had about 1.S00,0 feet on
hand, cut year ago last winter. The
past winter he cut about 100000 He
disposed of them all to Mr.. Aver for $l2
per thousand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

The city of Cleveland has at last
concluded that it is too respectable to
longer permit Sunday base ball games.
The great American observance of Sun
day should have at least one-seventh
the attention of the great American
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

would reunite the Democratic party
said, time, and that alone He prob
ably didn't allude to the monkey and
parrot time the party has been having
and still has a preference for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Everybody Laughed.
tRos'ton lIerald.)

Mr. Speaker shouted Jerry Simpson.
81 understand the chair has ruled that
cannot proceed out of order. BY this
vote the House has decided that | can
not proceed In order / want to know
where j am at?"
Speaker Reed-The chair has never
oeen able to find anybody who knew
that. Great laughter. continued for
some moments, during which Simpson
suhsided.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

The war is said to have already cost
Greece $500 600, 900 and Turkey wants
SEC, 600, 900 more. Evidently someone
has got to break over the rule, neither
a borrower nor a lender be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

Andree hopes TO soon start the
ostensibly to see the north pole but
really to enable the world more plainly
to see him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

One of the subjects which will be much
discussed at the coming State meet of
wheelmen in Lewiston. will be the propo-
sition to arrest tramps and set them nj
work I'm chain gangs upon the streets and
the country roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18

No notice whatever wiil - taken Of I'M
oigned communication.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH q TLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Cumberland.
NORTH RAYMOND.

Cyrus Hawkes. caught a hook on the
steel yards which was hanging in the
barn in his left eyeld. and tore n place
about one inch long
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
Waldo.
I'm ITY.

Albert S. Blanchard of Unity. who was
last year admitted to the Waldo county
bar. Will soon locate in Bangor for the
practice of law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-18
STATE NEWS.
Ar0ostook.
FORT FAIRFIELD.

An eight-ycar-old son of John Brown
of Fort Fairfield, set fire "a some powder
injuring his face ana setting fire Ia the
house. The ire was soon eXtiuguiShed
and the powder removed from the child's
eyes