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The record-union., 1898-08-23
THE UGLY VOLUNTEERS.

There is trouble brewing for us with
ish the Spanish themselves. Conserv-
atism Is something of which they have
no conception. All they dwell upon is
their passion for doing precisely as
they please. Spaniards Of long resi-
dence in Cuba, or children of Spanish
royalist parents and born in Cuba, they
are several degrees hotter than the
peninsulars themselves, and enter
tain a far more exaggerated idea
Of the strength and Importance of
Spain than do the natives of Leon or
CASTLE.
They are not merely mad because Of
the declaration of peace and the with
drawal of Spanish authority; they are
reported to be ugly - wild over it,
Threatening and demonstrative In some
cases. sullen and plotting in others,
viciously angry in all, they are said to
be determined upon resistance to any
army Of occupation, and will not con-
sent to the debarkation Of Spanish
troops for the home land. This sort Of
gentry, we fear, Will have to be taught
a lesson by American soldiers. It will
be necessary to beat into their skull
boxes a fair conception of what defeat
means. They must be educated with
bayonets up to comprehension of the
truth that the sun does not rise, circle
and set in Cuba alone, and that heads
which swell to too large proportions are
to be reduced by drastic processes.
The record-union., 1898-08-23
NEVADA POLITICS.
SOME LIVELY GOSSIP FROM
THE SAGEBRUSH STATE.
Candidates Spoken Of For Gov
ernor and United States
Senator.

Especial Correspondence Record-Un1on1
CARSON (Nev.), Aug 2O.-While Ne
vada will hardly figure in national pol
itics this year, her elections will be
quite important and may be far-reach-
ing in results The whole State House
is to be filled, and also a seat in the
United States Senate and one in the
lower house.
The artful use which the politicians
have made Of the silver issue has
broken up the old parties, and the result
is an organization so nearly monopo-
ly that it has become unwieldly and
threatens to fall to pieces of its own
weight A nomination in the conven-
ton of the "silver party" has been
equal to an election for some years past,
and the result has been such bitter
contests that disappointed candidates
have gone on the tickets in many coun-
ties by petition. This year there is an
earnest effort at fusion, but the hun
ger for office is so strong that it may
fail. The managers urge all who favor
the free coinage of silver" to combine
their interests and present solid front
against those enemies of their coun-
try and their kind who cannot see that
a scratch of the pen can make 90 cents
worth of silver worth dollars worth
Of gold. The straightout Democrats
are perfectly willing to combine" pro-
vided they are permitted to name the
candidate for Controller in the person
of G. W. Humphreys, whose fitness con-
siSts i'll his fealty to one Dr. Bergstein,
the man who, it is said, has misman-
aged the lunatic asylum ever since the
silver party came into power. If this
concession is made the couple dozen
who compose the straightout gold wing
of the once glorious Democratic party
will lose itself in the motley collection
of shop Wern misfits that make up the
silver party of Nevada. The Populists
will stll have to be reckoned with, and
their hostility to silver is almost equal
to their hatred for gold. They call for
paper money in quantities sufficient to
keep every man in this lively and wide
awake nation free from debt. They do
not know how much it would take, but
they know things are wrong now, and
they could fix them with printing
presses and sheets of paper.
But all the people of Nevada are not
so easily gulled, and there are many
who have learned the lesson of the past
five years, and realize that the
only duty of government is to afford
its subjects the opportunity to make
the best use of their powers and their
time. Surely the times we live in have
given the best possible answers to the
cranks and croakers who would lead
the nation into the dismal swamps of
imitation and irredeemable currency.
The Republican party feels the reviving
current and in many counties will have
strong vote. 1t has never been out
Of the fight in Western Nevada, but
The record-union., 1898-08-23

ligion, and trust for their support to the
worshipers in the churches. All which
but reveals one more of the reasons
why Spanish colonial systems have
been failures. Clerical establishments
have been supported by enforced con-
tributions, and the people have thus
been kept in a condition of partial serv-
itude, since there was no freedom in
their part - they must pay or their
property would be distressed. Imagine
such system in this country. Fancy,
for single moment, public taxes levied
and collected here to support church es-
tablishments
The record-union., 1898-08-23

Save money by buying your tea and
coffee Of ]. McMorry. 5S1 M.
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of his fehow-men should be permitted
to prevent American citizens from
making homes upon land which he does
not want to use; that no landlord
alien or citizen-should be permitted to
collect from American citizens for al
lowing them the privilege of using the
natural and indestructible powers of
our soil; that the rental value of lands,
which results, in all cases, entirely from
the presence, enterprise, virtue and in
dustry of the whole people. belongs to
the whole people and should, as a mat
ter of common justice, be taken for
public use; and that no tax or burden
of any kind should be imposed upon
commerce, agriculture, manufacturers
or other industries, or upon any
products of human labor, so long as
this rental value of lands-which is the
margin of production-shall be suff1-
cient for public purposes.
To the new party, founded upon these
principles, which I conceive to be the
very soul and essence of true Democ-
racy, all of the time which I can hence
forth give to the political services of
my country will be devoted. | shall,
therefore, in the next political cam
paign, do all in my power to secure the
election of Henry George, or some other
land reformer to the Presidency OF
the United States, unless the Demo-
cratic party shall, in the meantime, be-
come democratic by adopting the prin-
ciples, which we have espoused.
Having deliberately resolved to pur-
sue this course, l desire that my posi-
ton may be fully and exactly under
stood, so that my actions and relations,
with respect to political matters, shall
be neither inconsistent nor ambiguous.
Sincerely trusting that our social re-
lations may be as pleasant in the future
as they have been in the past, remain,
very truly and respectfully yours,
JAMES G. MAGUIRE.
San Francisco, January 27, 1887.
The record-union., 1898-08-23

There was one man in the United
States who during all the trials and
head, never broke his habitual calm,
never had Mysteries, never once became
ratified" Yet on his shoulder rested
the Government. On him was imposed
the most stupendous responsibilities;
on him weighed concern that the weak
man would have gone down under All
honor to VIM. Mckinley, President Of
the United States
The record-union., 1898-08-23

Down at Santiago, in Cuba, the other
day, the clericals applied to the United
States officials to know how they were
to receive their share of the taxes here
after, and who would pay them over.
They were told that the United States
does not collect revenues to support
churches Of any order whatever, and
that the Santiago priests would have to
get along as do other ministers of re-
The record-union., 1898-08-23
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Partly cloudy
Tuesday, with scattered thunderstorms in
the mountains of the southeast portion;
brisk to high southwest wind.
The record-union., 1898-08-23
STRONG STATEMENTS.
Three Women Relieved OF Female
Troubles by Mrs. Pinkham.

From Mrs A. w. SMITH, 50 Summer
St., Biddeford, Me-:
For several years 1 suffered with
various diseases peculiar to my sex.
Was troubled with burning sensation
across the small of my back, that all
gone feeling, was despondent, fretful
and discouraged; the least exertion
tired me. I tried several doctors but
received little benefit. At last I de-
cided to give your Lydia E. Pinkham's
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feet of the first bottle was magical.
Those symptoms of weakness that I
was afflicted with, vanished like vapor
before the sun. cannot speak too
highly of your valuable remedy. It is
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From Mrs. MELISSA PHILLIPS, Lex
ington, Ind, to Mrs. Pinkham:
Before began taking your medicine
l had suffered for two years with that
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petite, and rundown condition of the
system. I could not walk across the
Vegetable Compound, one box of Liver
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Wash, and now feel like new woman,
and am able to do my work"
From Mrs. MoLLIE E. HERREL, Pow
ell Station, Tenn:
"For three years suffered with such q
weakness of the back, could not
perform my household duties. I also
had falling of the womb, terrible bear
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09

needs 50 or more. Such collection to be
in any way representative, should include
the bands of all the chief line of battle
ships and cruisers. Every famous name
in the navy, as regards ship designation,
should appear on these bands.
on them are gilt. all uniform in style and
shape, as any one who keeps track of ma
val matters knows. The smart girl.
when she has secured enough. tacks them
up on her bedroom wall with gilt headed
nails One favorite place is over the man
tel. another is the center of some side
wall. 1t must be- al all events, where
they will show out yivi1ly. and where
there will be a good light at night. They
are not put up .every which way" but in
set designs, an effective one being great
wheel without rim. each band being a
spoke. and with "A bit of gilt for center,
a crescent and a star. The designs that
can be made are innumerable.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09
AGES OF SOLDIERS.
The Most Notable Leaders Have Been Over
the Regulation Limit.

A native of Holland. an American
citizen by adoption, writes to New
York newspaper that he is 53 years old,
but as able to fight as many man OF
25, and suggesting the formation or
corps of men from As to So years old
He thinks there are many thousands OF
foreign born citizens of the United
States who are ready and anxious to
take up arms for their adopted coun-
try in case of war with Spain.
That old men have sometimes been
the best and most successful fighters"
history abundantly shows. According
to the Philadelphia Inquirer Farragut.
the great admiral of the Civil War,Was
over 60 when he ran his fleet uD the
Mississippi under the guns of the Con-
federate fCrts below New Orleans, and
in spite of the warnings in regard to
torpedoes at Mobile bay. exclaimed:
the torpedoes. Go ahead" Robert
Anderson was Sc when he defended
Fort Sumter. Don Carlos Buell. was "A
when he helped to save Grant from dis
aster at Shiloh.
Joseph Hooker. one of the best
fighters in the Union army, was over
80 when he captured Lookout noun
tain. David d. Porter was 81 when he
commanded the LARGEST armada the
world had ever seen at the capture of
Fort Fisher. The beloved John SedG-
wick was IL when he was killed at the
head of his corps in the Wilderness.
George H. Thomas was IS when he won
the battle of Nashville, one of the five
most important battles of the war, and
George G. Meade was As when he Won
the most important battle Of the war,
John A. Winslow was So when the
kearsarge sank the Alabama.
Juhal \. Early was ~ when he came
so near capturing Washington. Joseph
f.. Johnston was 81 when he was hold
ing Sherman's army in check in Geor
gia, and Robert +. Lee was the same
age when he made his able defensive
campaign of 1864
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09

ORIENT INSURANCE COMPANY IN
HARTFORD. CONN. Ineorporated
June 1861. Commenced business in Js,, ~
airy, 1872 Chas. II. Whiting. praeida..
Secretary, James L. Talntor. Cani,ai
paid up in cash, 100000 p'"i
ASSETS DECEMBER q. 1857
Real Estate owned by the com
pany, unincurnbered s,eo-o..
Loans on bond and mortgage
,,,ll,St 'hrst liens4, t,1 ,x,,. . 2s7,350.@
company, market value. 1,75,0s.sg
.iit - .t.ls -" ps coiIaterdis' l,7J09J
pal office and in bank 12o aso q,
interest due and accrued 1e 15a 90
PREMIUMS III que course OF col, 1I7,559@i
Aggregate Of all the admitted
assets Of the company at their
actual value s2,3i9,2n.G
LIABILITIES DECEMBER q. 18a7
Net amount of unpaid losses
ana claims, li,,,., s15l.595.s
insafe dt, aIi Outstanding sta, risks; S5s.s072
company, viz; commissions,
etc. 2,s87.B
Total amount Of liabilities. ex-
ccpt capital stock and net sur
plus, s1.114093.5s
Surplus beyond capital, 735,278aI
Aggregate amount of liabilities
including net surplus, s2,si83n.N
Gkenncbec County Agentsl
Charles S. Downing Augusta. Me.
Bailey q Co. Gardiner. Ne; c. K. Mat
thews, Waterville, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09
The Awakening Of Uncle Sam.

oh Uncle Sam they said, has grown
fat and loves his ease,
And he fingers long at table and dis
tends his growing girth;
The strong arm we used to know has
grown slugga rd-lke and slow.
And they mock his SNUG Indifference to
the ends of all the earth.
LAS his money bags grow heavy does his
love of man grow small.
AS his cushioned chair grows softer
does his calloused heart grow hard;
He is careless of his fame and the glory
of his name,
And the vision of the prophet and the
rapture of the bard
And the tyrants in their anger lash their
slaves before his eyes.
And he turns his sleepy features tow 'rd
their faces hot with tears.
And he sits between his seas in his soft,
Voluptuous ease,
And the voices of their torment smite
his undiscerning ears
All, the slander Of the tongues that pro
claimed his heart was cold,
All. the error of the dotage that be-
iieved his arm was weak,
All, the folly, mai and dire, that pro-
Voked the slow to ire.
And the pride that's in the careless ana
the might that's in the meek.
He has risen from his feastns, the old
look is on his face,
For the voices Of the helpless and the
dying throng his path,
For he sees at last their tears and thelt
groans are in his ears,
And his arm is clothed with thunder ana
his heart is nerved with wrath.
We have wronged him. the forbearing,
him the patient. slow to smite,
And we love him more than ever AND
are prouder of his fame;
And we weep the taunts we uttered ana
the whispered sneers we mutttred-
For his guns before Manila silenced al
the tongues of blame.
Sam Walter Foss in New York sun
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09
4 Story About Gen. Lee.

"On August IL. 1864 Gen. Lees army
attacked Grants left at a point a few
miles above Petersburg" said Judge
Mackay of South Carolina. 1.-The attack.
made with considerable force, was at
first successful and we captured about
400 prisoners. AS the prisoners were
brought into our lines Lee was standing
by the side of his horse writing an order,
with the paper resting upon the saddle.
Just then one of the Federal prisoners
rushed up in a state of great excitement
and said to Lee:
General, one of your soldiers has sto-
len my hat
Gen. Lee turned to the prisoner, who
was youth of Is or 49, and said:
Where is the man who took your
hat
with red whiskers over there the Fed
cral replied.
Lee thereupon ordered COL. Marshall
of his staff, one OF the knightliest of sol
diers himself, to recover the hat. which
was done, and he delivered it to the sol
dier.
rs 1t not remarkable that a general
watching the progress Of battle and
framing an order to direct it should turn
away to do justice to prisoner under
such circumstances
at is a remarkable fact that Gen. Lee
never wore a sword during the war, or
any weapon, and he never buckled on a
sword until the day of his surrender. and
then as an act of courtesy 10 Gen. Grant.
and as proper for the occasion when
terms OF surrender were being agreed
upon.
Gen. Lee did not expect to surrender
his sword to Grant. because, by the terms
of surrender. all officers were 10 retain
their side arms: but he did expect. as !
have heard him state. that Grant would
go through the form Of touching the hilt
of his sword. according to the custom of
war, But Grant. magnanmous of sol
diers, did not even do that. Washing
ton Star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09
WAR TIME FAD OF GIRLS.
National CoIors Figure Extensively in the
Toilets Of the Fashionable Young Women.

Whereas there is now war If not imme-
dlately in this land itself. vet near at
hand and TO be waged in part at least.
bv men they know Thoroughly and have
danced and hirted With the girls have
taken on A martial spirit. They talk bat
tie and campaign. fort and cruiser. tor
ne 10 boat and bia a1Ins jncesSant}y and
So eager are they that the very fash
ions and f3ds The knickkn1cks and mny-
cities of the moment aU smack nf the
army and navy says the New York Her
aid.
Hardly 4 girl Of "the sets" Is 10 be
some way. The ''serviCc'. is to be noticed
in her costume IN her bedroom ana in
the parlor Of her house She is seized
with the enthusiasm of the hour and she
shows it outwarellv. Red. white and blue
is assuredly somrwhe about hcr. and
she is begging insignia ana ribbons. but
tons ana buckles from every man she can
War ont thuSiaSm indeed has taken fun
nosstssiou of the swell New York girl
some of the new war flds' in tha king
dom Of girldom are queer but they ant
point to the same thing-a universal ua-
triotism and an Influence that has huge
weight among the men of the sets
Since war commenced luncheon aud din
ner parties hav,, been nj 4 decided dis
count. Girls are refusing invitations
these days at an lnnrpcedpntcd rate. and
snurred on bv their example. men are
likewise sending regrets 4 y0urg New
| York woman planned a dinner of twelve
| for one evening week before laSt and
before she finally decided to give up the
| plan wrote notes to twentv-eight mon
| and recaiyad twpntv-aisrht regrets En-
trrraining OF a formal SORT has pr1cticallv
stopped among the very best people
In articles Of dress Or adornment the
| newest thing The New York girls have
| set their seal of 1nproya} an is tha Amer
| ican sailor shirt waist. Natur1llv. be-
| cause Of lis brilliancv of color thfs shirt
! waist j. nor seen on Inc street Though II
-. ,,.Ixr ,,,.,r o,-.,;.
| tnnsar) mn II is aIra9dv IN H. ,7ntI"nd il
! scores of homes l. is "butlt''-au shirt
| waists are built" NOT made. these
| dHys-in true nautical fashion. with low
cut. rolling. true sailors collar. and
! which * natrjoficallv red white ana
| hlIta II is the proner thing for every
| rjrI now 10 have a shirt waist Of ,his
| snrt il, I,or ,,-1rJr,bo
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09

Little more need be said. Railroad
organization, so far as discipline Is con-
cerned, is pyramid similar to that OF
the army. Any railroad man VINO
wishes to step from one to the other
will be cheered on by the commanders
of both armies and will be welcome
wanderer on his return from service in
his country's battles.-From the Rail
wav News Bureau, Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09

AN EVENING PARTY
or your every day table will be catered
to by us in all the choicest table deli
cacies in canned, potted and devlled
meats, anchovies, sardines, salmon
olives, preserves in glass, fruit, jams
and jellies, and all kinds of canned
foods put up by the best Gamers OF
Europe and America Our butter,
cheese and fine biscuits are unexcelled.
We also have a full line of choice teas
and coffees.
HILL & LOCKE,
AuuuSta. i. Maine.
Ian1.dtf "a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-09
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Official list showing the number Of
delegates which the different cities
towns and plantations are entitled to.
20 cities, 42l towns. and IS plantations
entitled to 1926 delegates.
Republican State Committee.
Augusta, Maine. May >. 1895.
The basis of representation in the call
for the Republican State convention to
be held at Augusta. Tuesday. June -
1898, for the purpose of nominating {
candidate for Governor to be supported
at the September election.
Each city, town and plantation VIII
be entitled to one delegate and for each
- votes cast for the Republican candi-
date for Governor in 1896. an additional
delegate, ana for fraction of 40 votes
in excess of 30 votes further addi-
tional delegate.
That there may be no misunderstand-
ing. the secretary Of the committee has
made a classification of delegates based
upon this representation. The town ~
plantation which threw "A votes is, un-
der this call. only entitled to one dele
gate. In order to get a second delegate
it must have thrown 80 votes for the
Republican candidate for Governor in
1896. The fraction of 40 votes to give
another delegate, must be in excess of
70 votes.
1t is hoped that if any errors are
discovered in the list they will be
promptly reported to the secretary Sc
that all mistakes may he corrected.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
IN CHESS CIRCLES.

The choosing of the American cable
match team by a competitive system Is
making progress. There are number OF
difficulties in the way, the chle1 OF Whlch
is the totally unorganized condition IN
which national chess is placed. The ques-
ton is a sudden one, as previous TO the
cable matches the same necessity except
for it's general desirabilitO did not exist
as now The situation now Is that the
British have twice in succession won the
trophy dorated by Sir George Newnes for
the expressed purpose OF stimulating chess
IN and between the two countries. Ii they
win tn s time the battle comes to caiam1-
tous close as the deed of gift provides Its
unconditional ownership by the team win
nlng three successive matches. The con-
dition is a bad one. A provision for an an
nual contention for its ownership is prefer
able, as the team that should win IL, with
out doubt, would prefer the yearly hght-
Still, the activity now gong on In american ~
chess circles appears to be more urecteu
toward future years than quick prepara-
ton for this one. There may be no future
years to provide for the Newnes trophy.
We have an excellent start Tor our team
in the first five men of this years team,
who, against the best five of the British
aggregation, won three and drew two
games 1t is not these, but the men at the
foot of the list, who are giving the troupie'
and if competition Is not quickly ar
ranged to pick the remaining members the
choosing will have to be done in the same
manner as it was in the last contest Ihe
challenge for the next match has been
forwarded by the Brooklyn Club. acting
for the Americans. The contest must take
place by the terms of the donation before
May l of each year. The scheduling OF
PLAYERS entered in a tourney so that IL
dovetail to a nicely to the end may seem
a very easy thing to make. AS matter OF
fact to run the circle of players around
each player. so arranged that each plays
white and black alternately, is an almost
impossible Job to one not initiated into the
system (the invention of a Brooklyn genius).
It is impossible to do this where there is an
even number of players entered, but even
then 1t can be arranged so that only one
player does not change the color of his
pieces from the previous round in each
round. Any one wanting a b. IA, 10 puzzle
that has an attainable end can put In an al
most indefinite amount of ame on the
task The scheduling with an even num-
Der of players has been looked on as SO
difficult that at the Hastings tourney, three
years since, these masters were forced to
pay to a schedule that forced one man to
play the same color in two and sometimes
more succeeding rounds. In the second
round alone there were ten Of these mis-