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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30

CORN-Rcceipts. 1880; exports, 1j1S57;
sales, 5000 futures. 1000 spot; spot
weak; No 2, 1874 fob. anoat.
WHEAT-Recoipts. $500: exports. "a
eS3' safes. 3,a65 900 futures y 600 spot; spot
weak: No. red, l00%s fob. afloat spot;
Duluth No. | Northern 1913 fob. afioat
to arrive; No. . hard Manitoba. SGi5 fob
ahoat; No. ] Northern New York, fob.
atGat
OATS Receipts. $500; exports. 1915,
sales, 10000 futures, 10000 spot: spol
quiet No. 2 29%i asked: No. 3. 291i: No. =
white. - track white 32ft37
BEEF-Steady.
IARD-Firm; Western steamed. $5.23la
ass; May. 1920.
PORK Steady.
Firm; Western creamery Il
mi912: do. factory. l2nlil4; Elgins 19l4;
state dairy. Haas; do. creamery. ia
CHEESE-LarEe white September ~:
fancy small white September. SGSiI; part
SKINS id6; fun skins 2lt3
EGGS-F'irm state and PENNSYLVANIA.
l0i4Gtl1; Western fresh, lo1A; Southern.
l0m 1912.
TALLOW-EasY.
PETROLEI'M Dull.
ROSIN Steady.
TTEPENTINE,- Steady
RICE Steady
MOLASStS- Steady.
FREIGHTS- Steady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30

was a Spanish mine, No explosives have
neen ON sale in Havana for over a year
TO private citizens II il was gun cotton.
II WIS Spanish gun cotton. and if it was
dynamite. ii was Spanish dynamite. The
power to explode it WAS controlled by
SPAN \ government acts only through
lis agents ana officers. 1t was owned, To-
Gated and exploded by Spain. and Spain
must answer
81 shall oppose any plan 10 assist Spain
~ pace any kind of autonomy IN cuba.
SPAN cannot he trusted to keep her
promise. ana we cannot undertake to
compel her to. Aside from that, poor
una mas PAID a larger price for liberty
IMAM we Hld ana she must he free. shall
"ppQS" any plan that looks to force Cuba
m the future to pay Spain in cash for her
liberty. IT is claimed by some that cuba
ought Ia he willing to pay SPANS Cuban
war dept. cuba To pay for the powder
ana lead that killed her people? TO pay
for the torches that burned her homes. to
pay the back wages of the spanish sol
dlr'S VINO IaNiShod their wives and dauGh-
ltfS Never, ny any vote of mime Some
tel us we must wait for the Spanish "loc-
NonS- II hcr elections are as rotten as
her diplom9cicS we cannot wait.
is -" LONE So $GnU forgotten" Some
toll us "" are not prepared. When shall
y" he better prepared? VIII it ho when
n" spanish t"lped" notilla has crossed
the water 1ud rests cumplacentN upon
l'I hIS' Of supplies within fly" or six
hours distance of oar Nrct@ We knOW
u"W officially W'1t We h1>r believed 70
days. Slul! NC WHtt ar ii SHE can de
su"N more of uur ,s5p+ ana mrNt Goa
forbid thHt such 81 rrim" should IV
charged To US. Let us awake.
"SHHkr OH III" Chinese uHrrulir thAt
books us ~ GroWes Nndnlrucc, murmurinG
I'lc" N ANY price. Awake rs our
i"r"tHthrrS iid at Concord ana Thinker
j'ul. awake 10 elorpu. v1r against p na-
SION tA1l burns homes tn3 murders An-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30
have been afflicted with rheumatism

| have been afflicted with rheumatism
for IA years and nothing seemed to
give any relief. l was able to be around
all the time but constantly suffering.
had tried everything | could hear Of
and at last was told to try Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, which | did. and was
Immediately relieved and in Il shI":
time cured. l am happy to say that i,
has not since returned.-Josh. Edgar,
Germantown. Cal. For sale by John
Coughlin, druggist, III Water street,
Augusta, Me mw f,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30

was confirmed. 1872 to ~ Without taking
a vote on the bill. the House. at ) o'clock
recessed until O'Clock. the evening SEES
sion 10 be devoted to pension legislation
At the night session - bills were
passed. among them one to pension the
widow of Gushing, the commander of the
torpedo boat which sank tn Confederate
ram Albemarle. at the rate of $50 ner
month. AT 1920 the House adjourned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30

Al had a humor which seemed ltk
water histers and which broke AMI
discharged, ANA was very painful ana
disasrcoable. ! began taking Hoods
and in q short time this
lumor disappeared ana + have had no
further trouble With it," Benz. I.
Riley. East Corinth, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30
Daily kennebeo 3ournaI.
WARllkE SENATE.
Continued from page ID

doctrine forbiddinG the intorfcromre Of
foreign powers in the affairs of any state
or nation ON the western hemisphere
creates an obligation on the part of III,
United States to guarantee the people
thereof against unusual crueltieS ana
harharitiCs ana determination any such
foreign power and.
Whereas. the Cubans have. in the
opinion of the American people and Con
gress by their Nalor and sacrifices during
the four years of war won her independ-
,ncc from Spain and are entitled to poll
teal recognition by the United Statcaand
'Wheroas. il is apparent that Spain
cannot no longer govern or control the
people Of cuba, therefore,
Resolved, 10y the Senate and House Of
Representatives that the republic Of
cuba now ana for some time. maintained
by foccr of arms, is hereby recognized hv
the United States at America us 81 s,pa-
rate and independent nation. that tho
United States shall Immediately intervene
anu b"l an 'hH to the war noW being
waE"d ON the island of cuba and shah
surcor AMI release from imprisonment the.
people there concentrated for TIA" purpose
Of starvation and eNtormiuatiou and. be
it further.
Resolved. that Tor the purpose of en-
hhhng the President OF tho United States
Ia provide the concentrated nun-cuubs.I
ant Cuhans With the necessary food raj
ment and medicine for their immediate
relief from starvation. the sum of $aoa-
ooo or 50 much thereof AS may be uocc.,-
SarN Is hereby appropriated ont of ans.
money IN the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriatcd
\ declaration of war was n"xt intro
,uccd hy taWlns. Titan
The following is the most important
part nt tho resolution INTRODUCED Ivy soma
tor Rawlns
"W hereaS. the war waged by the king
dom "if spain against the people of cuba
has destroyed the commerce bctwccn
them and the people of the United States
and its revival Will be Impossible So long
such war may continue and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
ORGANIZED 1S4S.
Banking Rooms 236 Wat },
Street,

TRUSTEES-J. II. Manley, L. c. Cor
nsh. Lendall Titcomb, b. F. Parrot,
Freby Johnson.
Deposits are placed on interest the first
of February. May August and November.
interest paid or accredited on account
on first Wednesday of February and Au-
gust.
Deposits are exempt by law from all
taxes, and accounts are strictly confiden-
tial.
Especial privileges afforded to Execu-
tors, Administrators, Guardians Trus-
tees. married women and minors.
EDWIN G. DUDLEY, Treas,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-30
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
How Men Write Their Names,

''It's curious about how men sign
their Names" said Mr.. Nozzleby "One
may write a letter that seems as clear
and distinct as print all the way
through, and then wind up by writ
ing his name indistinctly. l suppose
these results are brought about by
two causes. In the first place we are
helped in the body of the letter by the
word itself and by the context; in n
familiar word a single blind letter
doesn't halt us at all, and we slide right
over short connecting words in the
same manner. Then, as to the mans
signature, | suppose that he is so IA
n,iliar with il himself that it does not
occur to him that it may not be to
others, while the fact that in an un-
familiar signature a single blind let
ter may wreck the whole name so far
as making it out is concerned" N. Y.
Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
GLEANINCS.

The cabmen of Paris are forbidden
to smoke pipes while driving fare.
If no one bought Intoxicating
liquors, no one would sell them-L.
A. w. Bulletin.
Principal W. o. Brown, of Green
Bay, Wis, has authorized Capt. Mar
quardt, of the high school football
team, to eXpel any member who is
known to use liquor or cigarettes.
Statistics show that 5000, 900, 900
cigars and 3,75O,OO0,OOO cigarettes
were smoked in this country during
the last fiscal year. Assuming that
there are 25,00O,000 males of smoking
age, this means 200 cigars and $50 Gig
arettes for each one Of them.
The use of alcohol has increased 20
per cent. in ten years in this country,
says o. NJ. Belfry, NJ. d., in the Quar-
terry Journal of Inebriety. Willard
says its use has doubled in Marseilles
in l2 years. GARNER asserts that in
IS years lunacy in Paris has increased
30 per cent, as the result of drinking
alcohol.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
HORRID SIDE OF WAR.
Terrible scenes Witnessed by Il BarceA
Iona Doctor on Philip
pine Transport.

A Barcelona doctor who visited a
Philippine transport describes its hor-
rors as follows:
These poor soldiers, not one of whom
was past his first youth, were in a most
terrible condition, mere skeletons COW
cred with yellow skin like leather and
scored with deep wrinkles. Their CLASSY
eyes were sunk in their sockets and
trimmed with black. The Won. ed, Gov
cred with eXcrement, We're bowling
with pain, for their sores had not been
dressed and were infested with tlcas and
worms.
| entered the room pointed out to me
by the doctor who accompanied me, and
there came to the most terrible corner
of this floating laZaretto. Sixteen SOL
dieFs were on the point of death. Here
dead body lay on its back, one eye
wide open, the other almost shut, while
the bottom of the face was covered with
a thick foam. There was another young
soldier, eaten up by consumption,
stretched beside the corpse. He was
looking at it quietly with certain
stoical calm, and he lay without move
ment as if he already belonged to the
kingdom of shadows.
Another soldier, on the contrary,
whose lower jaw had been carried away
by bullet, was hiding his face in the
sheets so that he might not see the
dead man. But, in spite of his terror,
and as if moved Ey an irresistible force,
he would now and then draw aside his
covering, slightly raise his head and
look sideways at his dead comradc; his
face took on look of horror which [
cannot describe, and then he would
hide himself again under the coverlet.
The Others paid no attention to the
dead msn. The extent OF their suffer
ings c.ade them Indifferent to what
happened around them. \ young SOL
der, his face looking pathetically like
that of pale young girl. WAS shreki..g
aloud for some one TIC come and finish
him. Another, quite as young, was cali
ing on his mothers name with tears
and hysterical sobs. 80, mother" he
screamed, don't leave me in my
trouble. Take me with you to Heaver.
| cannot bear it any longer. o. God.
1t is burning me up. Mother, mother,
save me- Another, with horrible
oaths, groaned and swore that he had
in his stomach viper which was eating
into his bowels. Above him another
young soldier was sobbing so piteously
that to hear him was enough to curdle,
ones blood. Two dying men near him
were inhaling ether to help their
breathing, and at the bottom of tins
den there rolled and shook on his mat
tress living being so burned up with
fever that he looked like madman.-
London Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

There are over G,OOO known languages
and dialects.
There are nearly 5000 stitches in q
pair of handscwn boots.
The skeleton of Il man was unearthed
recently near Elwood Ind, with an
Indian arrow imbeded in the jawbone.
The japanese address letters the re-
verse Of what we do. writing the coun-
try first, the state or province next,
then the city, the street number and
the name last of all.
Statistics of Ohio show among other
things an unsatisfactory condition of
martial affairs. During the past year
more than 1000 applications for divorce
were filed in the state.
Artificial flowers were unknown to
the ancient civilized nations of Europe.
They are first mentioned in Italy in the
fourteenth century, but in China they
were known at an earlier date.
The Persians in $40 b. c. invented a
transparent glass varnish, which they
laid over sculptured rocks to prevent
them from weathering. The coating
has lasted to our day, while the rocks
beneath are honeycombed,
The nicknames of some of the new
states are: South Dakota. Swing Cat
state; Washington, Chinook state;
North Dakota, Flickcr-tai state; Mon
tana, Stub-toe state; Nebraska. Black
water state; Nevada, Silver state.
A child who wandered away from
Burns Valley, Pa, was lost in the noun
tains. When found she was in the midst
of wild animals and among rattle
snakes, but she declared they had made
no attack upon her and that she had
subsisted among them by eating wild
berries. The hunting party that found
her killed IL rattlers near the rock
where she was discovered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
Many New Grasses.

Many readers may be surprised to
learn that large areas of land in the
southern states that formally seemed
to be untitled for vegetation have. with
in the past ten years, been covered with
an ABUNDANCE of grasses, which now
give support to herds of sheep. cattle
and swine. These grasses have been de
vclop'd by the department of agricur-
ture. which has a grass firm at Knox
vile, Tenn. where more than 1870 kinds
of grasses are being cultivated for the
benefit Of farmers. TO whom they have
been heretofore unknown Some Of
these grasses come from abroad. but
large nnmber have been obtained from
the prairies of the west and the Rocky
mountain regions. Cattle raising anil
farming in tine south have been greatly
advanced by this cultivation and intro
duction of new grasses.-Y outh's Com
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
able royalist or imperialist conspirator
m
NOn-BurnnhIe Wind.

The terrible fate OF some of the Span
ish ships struck by American shells
has emphasized the need of rendering
wood proof against fire, if it is hence
forth to be employed in naval vessels
Wood that will not bury is. of course,
equally important in buildings. Re
Gently an American invention for rem
dering wood non-inflammable has been
tested on a considerable scale in Eng.
land. The sap is first withdrawn from
the wood by evaporation in heated
vacuum chambers. Then a tire-proof-
ing solution is forced into the pores Of
the timber under hydraulic pressure.
/ is claimed that wood thus treated re-
sists decay as well as fre.-Youth's
Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

republic; his functions are exhausted
in putting his signature to manifestoes
at safe distance. A well-informed So
cial leader in London sums up the mat
ter thus:
1.-THE women in the Orleans family
have all the brains and talents; the
men have no force, and are of no &C
count"
Prince Victor Napoleon lives in Brus-
sells and is equally incapable of rising
above the level of small beer intrigue.
The only prince now in sight who is
-qs-srHSed by soldierly qualities and
reckless courage for a campaign
against the republican order is his
brother, Prince Louis Napoleon. who is
popular with the officers of the Russian
army. He lacks training in public af-
fairs, and is suspected of being a swag-
gering braggart. The republic is high
ly favored in having no really formid-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
RUM AS 1T IS MADE.
Glimpse of the Process of Manufac-
ture Serves as n Temper
ance Lecture.

Rum, that fiery beverage which is
not so popular now in this country as
once it was, but which has long fur
nished the general name by which the
temperance workers denoCnce strong
drink of all kinds. is grewsome-look-
ing compound when in process of man
ufacture. If the prohibitionists could
only exhibit to their audiences the
methods of rum-making in vogue in
the West Indies, where most of the
liquir comes from, it is safe to say that
most of those persons who still have
certain fondness for the old-fashioned
tipple would promptly cross it off
their list of drinks. True, they might
merely turn to an indifferent quality
of whisky, but the cause of temper
ance would at least have secured the
Punishment of the one beverage which
seems to have been from of old it's es-
pecial bugbear.
Briefly, rum is made from the refuse
juice, scum and general impurities of
sugar as that article throws them off
in the process of boiling. In sugar
making, after the juice has beeg
pressed out Of the fresh cane it is out
into great watts and boiled down Cor a
long time, to clear it of waists snd un-
desirab BILE matter. During the boiling
this refuse rises TO the top of the vat
in a thick, yellowish fr7th or scum.
The West Indian negroes who are
usually employed in the sugar and rum
making establishments stand by with
implements like oars, which they WELD
backward and forward through the
froth, continually sweeping it off the
vat into receptacles placed at the sides
to catch it.
When cold this scum changes its vel
low hue for another and still more I'M
pleasant one, becoming a striking
imitation of the thick green slime
which gathers upon stagnant pools.
At this stage it is mixed with molasses,
water and certain quantity of lees"
or dregs from previous lamentations,
and the whole compound is allowed to
ferment for a week or two. Then dis
tillation is begun, and the vapor which
arises from the boiling mixture be-
comes, when condensed, a strong,
colorless liquid, which is rum in its
raw state. 1t is about 80 per cent. pure
alcohol, and according to northern
man who recently tried it in that con-
dition, ''it burns like torchlight pro-
cession." A tablespoonful was all he
wanted, but the West Indian negroes
and coolies drink it, when they can get
it, by the half-pint, and from long hab-
it appear to be proof against both its
fire and its Intoxicating power. To
become the rum of commerce the raw,
colorless product has first to be dark
ened to rich golden brown by the adj
6ition of burnt molasses, and must
then be allowed to age. Like most
other liquors, the older it becomes the
finer is its quality. But those who
have once seen the stuff OF which it is
made will, despite its final good APP
pearance, have no small difficulty in
forgetting its peculiarly unattractive
Cripin-N Y Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
TO quiet your chattering teeth and seek
fba SanluSio, Of yo,r cant

10 quiet your chattering teeth and seek
the seclusion of your seat.
Some such experience as this a WON.
an went through recently. She is a
member of a literary association of the
West Side, one of the most faithful in
attendance and valued for her sound
knowledge of numberless subjects, not
us George Eliot would protest, know
ing many things badly" but accurately
and positively.
At one o. the sessions of the club at
which she was expected to speak she
was suddenly called upon by the presi-
dent to tell the story of the companion
ship of Robert and Elizabeth Browning
Nothing was simpler nor more to her
mind. But the sudden attack discon-
certed the timid speaker. She tried it..
though, and began bravely enough
All at once, she heard her voice say:
''His wife, being a woman" and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
.'HIs WIFE, BEING A WOMAN"
Strange Sounding Phrase which
Startled the Disconnected Ut
terer Thereof.

If you are a woman, q timid one at
that, but imbued with a strong belief
that the timidity should be routed out
OF your character and if possessing
that character and that determination
you belong to a woman's literary club,
you know what it is, says the Chicago
Chronicle, to be called upon suddenly
courage makes you cling to your chair
and prepare to shake your head in re-
fusal, but your emphatic effort at self
conquest forces you to your feet and
you hear your voice start a sentence
fcebly and you realize you are talking
and must say something, not 50 much
in order to be impressive as to be able
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
FRENCH MONARCHY.
akness of the Orleans Family Who
Are the Principal Claim
I ants to 1t.

he chief source of English miscon-
ltion respecting French affairs is the
nsion that the restoration of the
narchy is possible. This ought to be
PEELED by the practical knowledge
Pie character of the pretenders, says
New York Tribune. The duke of
feans, when not in Brussels, lives in
gland. He is not recluse, but is
hstantly seen in social life and never
, impressed anyone as having the
Iources of character requisite for re-
1ning the crown. He is a bright
kd, rosy-faced, callow youth, amiable
harmless. Everyone who has met
p smiles at the idea of his ever maxi
a serious attempt to overthrow the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
Argentine Locust Antidote.

1t is reported from Argentine that
a little insect, called there the champ,
will probably eNtinguish the locusts,
as they devour the eggs Of the latter
and multiply rapidly on such food.
Several artificial, as well as natural,
destroyers of the Argentine locusts
have been reported, but usually natnre
provides something that reduces the
excessive increase of such pests or he
stroys thcm.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
How Like Meni

The monkeys in Africa are extreme
ly fond of beer brewed by the ma
tives. According to one of our eX-
changes the negroes capture them in
this wise: They place quantities of the
liquor within easy reach, and wait I'M
iii they are thoroughly befuddled. In
this state they are unable to recog-
nize the difference between negro and
=p.. When the negro takes the hand
of one of them to lead him off, a
second monkey takes the hand of the
first, third that of the second, and
so on. A single negro may sometimes
be seen carrying oiT a string of stag
gering monkeys. FRESH doses of beer
IN decreasing quantities are admin
istered to the captives, so that they
1nay only gradually awaken to the re-
suits of their spree. How like man.
Kind Union Signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

Aunt Sevcra-Yes, Johnny. | sus-
pect you of hiding my glasses.
Johnny (constanly under sG'veil-
iance-WClI. auTOr. don'tsee hC< vr~
can suspect me without your suspec-
tacles. Jewelers. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
A Beetle That Holds On.

The rhinoceros beetle has tenacious
end as powerful grasp as the most
ftrocious bulldog. Its head may be
two-thirds torn from its body, and it
viii not loosen its hold. 1t has real
horns and not mardibles, like mary of
ita SaMIy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

stopped Immediately, Mortified at her
own stupidity. The members smile be-
came contagious and she laughed en-
joyahly at her own expense. Ever
sine" his wife being = woman" is
phrase that quickly controls her scat
4nraI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

&c; wonder how Tredway became
such a success as writer of fiction"
Il think that it was his college prac-
tice that did it,"
"How was that?"
when he used to write home for
money he told the most ingenious
fairy stories imaginable. "-Detroir
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
In the kIOndike,

Customer want pair of boots.
Merchant-Yes,s sir. Canned or fresh
Detroit Journal.