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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27

Astoria, Ore, Oct. 21.-The torpedo
boat Davis, which started on its official
trial trip yesterday, was disabled by
the bursting of number of boiler
tubes. Eight of the crew were badly
scalded and seven of them died soon
after reaching here. The accident oc-
Cured in the Columbia river, about 20
miles above this city.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27
Part OF sampson'a Report Made Public.

Washington, Oct. 24-The navy de-
partment has made public that portion
of Admiral SIMPSONS report covering
the conduct of the feet under his COM
mand in its operations in the West In
dies for about two mon this prior to the
destruction of Admiral Cervera's ships
on July 8. 1t is made up largely of
official dispatches and the movements
of the fleet, with explanations and
comments by the admiral.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27

Paris, Oct. PA semi-official note
issued here says: "There is no foun-
dation for the alarmist rumors regard
ing the relations between France and
Great Britain. 1t is very incorrect to
say that extraordinary measures have
been taken at any Of our naval ports. +"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27
Pension Agency AIIowanoes.

Washington, Oct 24.-Acting Secre-
tary of the Interior Ryan has made
7requisition upon the treasury for the
following pension agency allowances:
indianapolis, S2,7OO,OOO; Knoxville,
Tenn, 81, 900, 600; Louisville, KY, ST.
'O5O, 900; Topeka, Kan, s., 800, 900
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27

Havana, Oct. 2O.-Col. WarinR esti-
mates the cost of cleaning the city, in.
GLIDING the dredging of the bay, drain.
age, sewerage and paving at S2s, 1000.
600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

cod liver oil as Quinine does to Gin
chona bark, Morphine to Opium, or any
Of the numerous other active principles
which We now have of valuable drugs.
You surely have succeeded in intr6-
ducing to the medical profession a new
tonic reconstructor that is bound to
entirely supersede anything that has
ever before been known
1T is just the fact that Vinol con-
tains the actual curative principles of
the Gods liver" continued Mr. Web
ster, that gives it its great popularity
The public have learned to recognize
the benefit of taking medicine in a con-
centrated form and at the same time in
a smaller quantity. The public with
avidity recognized that when cod liver
oil was a necessity, Vinol fulfilled all
the requirements and by using it they
We're able to get the part of the cod
liver oil that they needed, the medicinal
part. They also found out that these
remedial features were not unpleasant,
when separated from the grease, and
when prepared as is Vinol. became
even delicious.
Il am glad" said Mr.. Webster, as he
shook hands good bye with the re-
porter. that you have not found it
necessary to start in again this winter
taking Vinol. You do seem to have
been in perfect health ever since you
started using it last year, but then, if
any thing happens TO you in the future,
do not think you will ever forget that
Vinol is just the thing that will do you.
the most good" and as the reporter
left his store, he assured him he never
would
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
The Earsh's Size and Shane.

How big Is the earth and what is its
shape? Almost any girl or boy in our
public schools will undertake to an
swer that question. Every school
geography gives the information and
handbooks innumerable state with dog
matte certainty that it is round like a
ball, fattened at the poles and approx
imately $4,000 miles In circumference
at the equator. Yet there are people
who are not sure that these statements
are correct. Strangely enough, they
are not unlettered savages, or back
woods numbskulls, either. They are
the advanced mathematician ard
geographers of the whole world.
The United States delegate to the re Z
cent conference of the International
Geodetic Association at Stuttgart, Ger
many, has just reached his home at
the national capital and informs the
public that elaborate arrangements
We're made at that meeting to obtain
exact information on this subject, at a
cost of about $4,000 year. Already a
number of civilized governments have
made appropriations for the purpose Of
actually measuring an arc of the circle
of the earth's circumference that will
be long enough to make a reasonably
certain calculation of the total. AL
ready careful scientists are working
under the direction of several nations
to ascertain how much fattening there
really is at the North Pole. In the
course of three, ten, or fifty years all
these observations and measurements
may be completed and then we will
have some definite idea about the size
variation of its magnetic and true
poles and some other things we have
been taking for granted. just as the
people of Galileo's time took 1t for
granted that the earth was fiat.
There is no possibility. of course.
that the international geodetists will
make any disclosures differing so rad
ieally from common opinion as that
which got Calico in trouble. But it is
not improbable they may find serious
errors in the more or less haphazard
of the past. Exact science
is all the time busy uprooting the
growth of popular faliacy and the
scientists are just as busy planting the
seeds of fresh error by specializing
upon their actual discoveries. A brill
liant theory appeals more strongly to
the average mind than any amount of
hard facts and it is no wonder that
error finds more pleasant Judgment
than truth. 1t is so even with the
else why should they always
build an ample temple of theory upon
a meager foundation of discovery and
demonstration?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

Adjutant General Corbins annual re-
port, just made public, shows that the
total strength of the regular and VOL
unteer armies during the war with
Spain was II, 1OS officers and 263, 1908 en-
listed men-a total of 275,016 men. That
report also states that the total deaths
from wounds and disease up to October
3 were 1O7 officers and 1908 enlisted
men-a total death list of 2910 men, and
a death percentage of less than LOS.
All the worlds history does not show
anything near so small a loss in any
other army. In the Cival War the
death rate in the Union army was
about 20 per cent, the loss from dis
ease alone being II per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

1.-The sales of Vinol are more than
fulfilling our anticipations," said Mr..
o. C. Webster of the well known firm
of Bowditch, Webster & Co. yesterday.
1t Is really not to be wondered at, for
Ninol has merit. Never before has
anything created such widespread en-
thusiasm.
l have just received another letter
from a brother chemist in Brockton.
Mr.. Charles n. Swift. who is very well
known in that city. He has been TAX
ing a lively interest in Vinol, and
writes to me as follows:
Il have watched the progress of
Vinol with the most acute interest. 1t
has proved to be the greatest success
Of any remedy that has ever come to
my notice. The reason for its success
must be apparent TO all chemists who
look for real value in the goods which
they handle. l have made careful
study of Vinol and l find it to be in
every particular as you represent it..
1t does not take a chemist, however. to
find out that it is most delicious to the
taste. To this it owes in a large
measure it's usefulness for creating a
healthy appetite.
las a chemist, however. am pleased
to state that in my estimation you
have undoubtedly succeeded completely
in procuring the active curative prin-
ciples from the liver of the cod, with
out the obnoxious and unnecessary
grease. Vinol is as you say a remedy
which contains the medicinal principles
of the Gods liver, or in other words, it
actually does bear the same relation to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

1t is fitting that Captain Sigsbee, who
commanded the battleship Maine and
later the big auxiliary cruiser the st.
Paul, will be the first officer in the
navy to secure an allotment of prize
money. Captain Sigsbee has been award
ed 1915 and his crew $5525 to be divided
according to their pay, for the capture
Of the collier Restormel off Santiago,
to which port the collier was bound in
an attempt to deliver coal to Cervera' 3
fleet. Had Sigsbee not stopped the
Restormel, Cervera would have re-
ceived his coal and been out of the
harbor before he could have beer
blockaded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

The English papers are, doubtless,
correct in their declaration that if the
United States should send a fleet to
Europe, no power on that side of the
ocean would welcome it except Great
Britain; but their further statement
that no power would be likely to in
terfere in SPANS behalf robs the i'm
piled threat of all it's terrors. If we
send a hostile fleet to coerce Spain, We
shall not expect it to be received any
where with open arms, and if we send
that show fleet" that has been talked
about recently, all we shall ask for it
will be the usual courtesy of the ports.
which no power will refuse except in
case of actual hostilities, in which case,
of course, we would not send "show
feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
Curious Condensation

Heat and drought in New South Wales
are destroying live stock and crops.
At a recent sale in Brussels four orchid
plants fetched prices varying from $500 TO
5000.
Many of the cast-off uniforms of Brit
ish soldiers are exported to Africa for
trading purposes with the Kaffirs.
All curates in the diocese of Wakefield
have shaved their mustaches, not by or.
der but at the strongly expressed wish OF
their bishop.
In the Black Sea no animal life OF any
kind is found at depth below 120V rect,
owing to the large amount of hydro-sui-
phuric acid.
A leading London bookseller has de-
ciared that the number of new books this
season will exceed by Is per cent those
of any season he can recall.
Police detectives in Montreal estimate
that the people OF that city spend over
$500, 600 year ON lotteries. The number
timated at 100000.
A tin factory situated on Sulo Brani.
an island in the Bay of Singapore. turns
out monthly 1900 tons Of tin, more than
the product of Cornwall and more 1nah
that of Australia.
The people of Richmond, Va. are be-
ing encouraged in the belief that the
James river may be made as important
to the Shipbuilding industry of this c0un-
try as is the Clyde in Scotland.
The silk industry in the United states
is assuming gigantic proportions. Thirty
years ago the value of silk produced N
h ihs u yasr states ekeseSea sss tssn
The total admissions to the Omaha fair
was 2,6l3,374, of which S23,6SS were on
passes. The largest attendance on any
one day was IS, S45-the peace-jubilee day.
when the President was present.
Some of the wooden churches of Nor,
way are fully 700 years old and are stun
in an excellent state OF preservation;
Their timberS have successfully reslstea
the frosty and almost Arctic winters pc,
cause they have been repeatedly coated
with tar.
A special dispatch to the London Dally
Mail from Cape Town says that meteor:
that is described as being half the size Q,
Alfred. 1t made a hole in the grouna "
feet deep. 12O feet long and 60 feet wide.
The British government laboratory last
year analysed 1880 samples OF so-calaleu
over one-third were found to, contain
more than the two per cent Of alcohol al
lowed by law. Some of the samples con-
tanned as much as six to eight per cent.
for the present year will hardly fall snos, ,
of 1900, 000,O 900 bushels. Most OF TINS crop
is grown in North Carolina, Virginia,
Tennessee and Georgia, although o.mT
Prior to the war the peanut crop pareS
aggregated more than 100000 bushels.
The successful launching Of the cruiser
Nadiejda, at Bordeaux, which Will sooaft
be ready for sea, marks the beginning ~, ~
Bulgaria as naval power. She IS rearS *
a torpedo boat destroyer. being OF Dut ~
tons displacement. She is an exceedingly
diminutive copy of the Russian lronciau
gunboat Khravy.
The Japanese nation proposes to n eo.s
in 1899 great fair in honor OF the ov,..
anniversary of the opening OF that cOI .a
try to Western civilization. It IS n s.se
worthy that the Japanese always sne
coming OF Commodore Perry to W.
country with a squadron OF United STAT
vessels nearly SO years ago. 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
The Colonel talks.

IT was a week or more after the great
Democratic crash of November S, be-
fore Colonel William Jennings Bryan
emerged from under the debris of the
wreck and unburdened his soul to a
reporter. He could stand the. awful
strain of silence no longer. The cleo
ton returns effectively cured his case
Of military lockjaw." Since his mill
tary service began he had talked very
little on political subjects, ami some
people were foolish enough to believe
that his silence would continue. at
least, until he laid aside his uniform
and went back to private life. But the
temptation to talk was too great. and
the ex-candidate for President OF the
United States-the apostle of the lost
cause of free silver-has yielded to the
tempter. The country is not surprised.
not grieved, not worried. In fact, it
cares very little about Colonel Bryan's
opinions nowadays. 1t has heard his
views on currency questions, and has
passed upon them. Its verdict was
given in the presidential election of
1896, and was repeated in the congress
sional election of 1885, Free silver as a
national issue is as dead as Scrooge's
partner-as dead as doornail. 1t met
a violent death in 1896. and rhe burial
services were completed, this month.
standing over the cold corpse declares
that its pulse beats strong ana full
with life. 1t is beyond his comprehen-
sion that the end has come.
In an interview, this week, Colonel
Bryan declares that the Chicago plat
form, which has been the bane of the
Democrats ever since it's adoption, and
which they have now been glad to put
as far in the background as they can
get (which, in fact, many Of them
have repudiated in the most emphatic
language-this platform he declares
SIN presents LOT puDuC consideration
vital economic questions, has not been
abandoned, and will be reafirmed in
1900. More than this, he insists that
the people have not adopted the gold
standard, and these words he utters in
the face of the fact that the end of the
election finds both houses of the ma
tional Congress, as well as the Presi-
dent and the whole administration,
pledged to sound money. and opposed
to all of the wild theories whlcn the
colonel represents.
1t is very evident from this that the
colonel is now talking for his own
benefit. He does not want to be
shelved, and does not mean to be
shelved, if he can help it. He knows
that 1900 is coming. and that his party,
or the best element of it, is getting
ready to drop him. That party has had
enough of him, but he has not had
enough of publicity. But all his talk
ing will not save him. With the death
of the issue of free silver must go the
political eclipse of its brilliant, but
erratic and dangerous, apostle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

SO familiar along the Maine coast, is
Every whistle in Portland harbor gave
her joyous welcome the other after
neon. During the war she donned the
black war paint and became member of
the Cuban blockading squadron, seeing
considerable real war.
A young lady in a leading Maine city
had an experience lately, which she is
whispering confidingly to her girl
friends, and it never fails to bring forth
giggles and EXPLANATIONS of horror
The outside of the young lady's home
was being treated to a new coat OF
paint, and when she arose on the morn
ing in question she was too sleepy to
realize that the painters were working
near the window whose shutters she
threw open to let in the morning sun
shine. She went to the bath room and
when she returned, with her eyes
scrubbed wide open, to complete her
toilet, she was Mortified to see a painter
at work directly in front of the WIN
dow, in position commanding a view
of the whole room. With a little
scream, such as is usually caused only
by the sight of a mouse the young lady
precipitated herself headlong through
the handiest doorway. This happened
to be the door to a closet, quite
across the room from the hallway door,
and in this small closet she found her.
self shivering prisoner, with nothing
but the floor to sit upon. All uncon-
scious % of the excitement and incon-
venience he was causing, the painter
worked on slowly and carefully around
the window. 1t was some two hours
later when the lady of the house.
thinking her daughters morning nap
was longer than usual, came to the
room, discovered the state of affairs,
closed the shutters and rescued the
young lady from the most unpleasant
predicament of her life.
Biddeford now puts forward a claim
to being the cosmopolis of Maine. In
addition to the usual number of
and Scandinavian residents it boasts Of
Syrians, Egyptians, Chinese, Russians,
Germans, Austrians, Films and two
GreeksAone native of Sparta and the
other of Athens
Bangor is to have system of school
savings banks. If the children can be
taught to save their pennies against a
time Of need instead of promptly
spending them for candy, spruce gum
or Whatever first pleases their childish
fancy. it will be no small factor In
making well-balanced men and women
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

1t may be we'll to explain that the
Congressnan-elect Roberts to whom
objection is made on the ground that
he is polygamist is from Utah, and
not the Maine-born gentleman just
elected from the 7th Massachusetts
district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

In the past Is years Russia has sent
1900 persons to exile in Siberia.
That do you suppose those peop,a
build do If the Cars proposition for a
neral disarmament should be carried
and the Russian army should lay
Its arms?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19


Colonel Smith of the Engineers, who
has just inspected the defences of
Portland, Boston and New York, de-
clares that they now are "as good as
any in the world for their purposes
When they are completed they will, he
adds, make these great harbors i'm
pregnable." This is as it ought to be
and it is well to note that it is going
back to the wholesome example of the
fathers. The system of Notifications
finished about 1910, which this newer
system is replacing, was quite as
elaborate and relatively more expen-
sive, and was regarded by military
authorities as one of the finest chains
of masonry fortresses ever built.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
Maine Gossip:
The Duty Of the Hour.

Now, for while. let us forget
The Maine, and happy Danish
From out our minds the Philippines
And ev'rything that's Spanish.
o, Yankees, work awaits us all!
Hark, now, beneath the murky
November skies. our country's call
To whet our knives .or Turkey.
From far Alaska down TO you,
o men at Santiago
And Ponce-from the Golden Gate
To Luzon-give the Dago.
The go-by! For awhile forget
Spain bowling in a hobble,
And let the eagles scream be blent
With 'Gobble, gobble. gobble"'
Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

If there is a history OF
weak lungs in your family,
take SCOTS Emulsion. z
1t nourishes and invigor-
ates.
1t enables you to resist the
disease. Even if your lungs
are already affected, and if
besides the cough you have
fever and emaciation, there
is still a strong probability Of
a cure.
The oil in the Emulsion
feeds; the hypophosphites
give power to the nerves;
and the glycerine soothes and
heals.
Soc and sr.oo, all druggists. 4
SCOTT 8 BOVINE, Chemists. New York. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

Then the Democratic party tries to
off the free silver limb the coroner
probably discover that the party
Ted off the limb between itself and
Etrunk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

! is a relief to hear the announce
ut of Pitchfork Tillman that the
Ute men will henceforth rule the
tolinas. Hitherto they have done
hing but misrule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
Decreased immigration.

The annual report of the commission
er general of the immigration bureau,
Mr.. Powderly, shows that during the
past year fewer immigrants entered
the United States than during any year
for the past Is. The whole number of
immigrants for the year were 229, 800,
of whom 1876, 775were males, and SO, 524 fe-
males, and the decreases very slight, 1888
and the decrease is very slight, 1888
people less coming in than during the
year before. There are a number of
causes for the decrease, not the least
among them being the more rigid en-
forcement of the laws against the ad-
mission of paupers, criminals, and de-
pendent persons of all sorts.
During the year 1880 We're debarred.
OF these, 2261 were paupers, or persons
liable to become charges on the public,
25S were diseased, and All were con-
tract laborers. OF the whole number
over II years of age, 1416 could not
write, 43,057 could neither read nor
write, 27,6OS over 20 years of age had
$50 or over, and 96,203 had less than 800
The total amount of money shown by
immigrants during the year was
$3,S52,077, an average of about SIT to
each immigrant, but the actual amount
brought over was probably greatly in
excess of this amount. OF the whole
number of arrivals. 5S,613 came from
Italy, 27,221 from Russia proper, 25.12S
from Ireland, It'll from Germany,
1859 from Hungary, 12,42O from Galicia
and Bukowina in Austro- Hungary.
1898 from Sweden, and 9S77 from Eng
land.
The commissioner says the new ar
rivals were better class of immi-
grants, which seems to show that the
better administration in this country
of the laws relating to immigrants has
had it's effect in Europe. Government
officers have been more diligent in the
last lew years IN protecting the coun-
try against undesirable people, which
is shown by the number of objection
able people returned. The war may
have had something to do with the de-
crease, but it is doubtful if it amounted
to much. The people stand for a con-
tinued enforcement of the immigration
laws, and for a more stringent educa
tional test for immigrants. Not the
quantity of immigration, but its quail
ity, is the main concern of this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

It is not quite certain whether or not
s great crime of 1898 has been COM
tted. Senator Stewards reelection
an doubt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

harton Barker of Philadelphia, the
ule-of-the-Road Populist nominee
President in 1900. is thinking of
King out a search warrant in the
lpe of finding his party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

So the Maria Teresa must remain on
the Cat island reef, a broken, battered
hulk. until she is torn to pieces by the
waves and the sea closes. over her for
the last time. Her loss lis a calamity
and a shame, and it seems doubly hard
because after the first report of her
loss came the tidings that she had
drifted to Cat island and could be
saved. All must regret that, if her
loss was inevitable, she did not go to
the bottom when abandoned in the
storm. That would have been more
poetic and more gratifying to American
pride. rigid investigation of the cir
cumstances of her abandonment is in
order, and in the meantime every effort
should be made to save one or more of
the other sunken cruisers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19

3y their fruits We shall know them.
y United States Senate has been
hous for it's plums; now it promises
have a genuine peach.