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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-26

Auburn has -year-old boy
who claims to be survivor Of the
Maine, and he is the proud wearer of a
silk ribbon bearing the letters II :. :.
Maine in gold letters. Last summer
Mrs. William Seavey Of Auburn. ana
her son Ralph. We're in Washington. the
guests of relatives. and We're intro
duced to Mrs Sigsbee. wife Of the naval
captain of the hattleship Maine Capt.
Sigshe" was ashore and met litt!a
Ralph SeaVey of Auburn at his home
in Washington. After going back Il
his ship New York he sent a letter to
the Auburn boy containing "A black silk
tafteta hat band such as is worn ~
the men of the Maine with the name of
the battleship upon il. Since the de
Ntruction of the vessel the little fellow
has found a new value in what was be
fore a pleasing trinket
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-26

Franklin Jail has only one inmate
now, and woman at that, Strange
10 tramps get around there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-26

AT no place are the war prospects
more closely followed and discussed
than among the old vets at the Nation
al Home
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-26


brate Washington's birthday couldn't
find good picture of the father of his
country on sale in the whole city.
The next time certain Portland
| drummer comes TO Old Town he is go
ing To nail his sample trunk to the
platform at the depot or put police.
man on watch Of it. Tuesday after
said drummer had finished taking Of
ders about town. he sent his trunk 70
the depot to await the train. Short ii
after the trunk was delivered at tn
| depot. there arrived from Bangor Il
| PenObSCot Indian. who, While in the
| Queen City, had indulged in red liquor
! Getting off from the train the Indian
| seated himself on the drummer's trunk
/ and kept his seat for several hours
| when Miltons express team put in an
| appearance at the depot and the driver
| induced the Indian to be carried home
and piled him on the sled After be
/ ing placed on the sled the Indian
turned to the driver and said: 'T-a-ke
Mummy tru-u-nk." Supposing the
belonged to the Indian. the driver Of
| tiiN tNpitSS lodutu IN lnt u1umnpf :
| property and hauled it and the Indian
30 Indian Island. When the drummer
| came to prepare to leave the city at
night, he locked around for his trunk
and 1t was some time before he foun q
out what had happened to it and it
would have taken IA Stenographers to
have taken down what he said in his
anger at being obliged to remain in
town over night to recover his propertv
| one Brewer young man has dis
covered a cure for inconsistencies that
| while being very severe medicine i,
sure. He was at work. in the lumber
woods of northern Maine when he first
experienced symptoms of the com
plant, Some of his friends say that
one of the chief reasons for his becon,-
! ing affected was that his sweethaart
was in Brewer. but that is an unim-
/ portant point. For a time he was
unable to find an excuse for leavins
| the woods. one day, however. while
chopping in the woods. he accideDtlv
let the axe slip and the result was p,
cash on his leg that caused him ia pa
turn home on the next day. The home
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-26

\ Portland man who wished to cele-
brate Washington birthday couldn't
find good picture of the father of his
country on sale i'll the whole city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-26

How Biddeford does revel in sensa-
tions and rumors of sensations. Its
latest is that the Biddeford Light In
fantry is to be ordered to Florida al
once.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
WE WILL DO NEITHERl

Spain Demands the Recall of ConsuI-Gen-
eral Lee, but He Suits His Government
Wen and WIN be Retained-The Don
Also Wants to Dictate What Vessels
Shall Carry Food to His Starving Victims.
WASHINGTON, March THE Spanish
situation developed two new phases
yesterday when it became known that
the Spanish government had formally
requested the recall of Consul-General
Lee from his post atHavana. to which re-
quest the United States had courteous
ly, but firmly, refused to comply; also,
that the Spanish government had sug-
gested the improperly of sending re-
lief supplies to the Cuban reconcentra-
dos on the cruiser Montgomery and gun
boat Nashville, to which suggestion
the United States had given a like an
swer in the negative.
The first intimation of these steps
came In brief and explicit cable dis
patch from Madrid. Prior to it's re-
ceipt, however, the authorities here
had been fully conversant with the
facts, although no intimation had been
allowed to get to the public on either
subject. The disclosures from Madrid
left no further ground for reticence in
Washington, and after conference at
the White House between the presi-
dent, Assistant Secretary Day, of the
state department, and Secretary Long
OF the navy department, the following
authorized statement was given out by
Judge Day as comprising everything
that was to be said by the administra-
ton on the subject:
The president will not consider the
recall of Gen. Lee. He has borne him
self throughout this crisis with judy
ment, fidelity and courage, and to the
presidents entire satisfaction.
AS to the-supplies for the relief of
the Cuban people, all arrangements
have been made to carry a consign-
ment this week from Key West by one
of the naval vessels, whichever NAV be
best adapted and most available for
the purpose, to Mantanzas and Sagua
Although the officials here are nom
committal on the subject, it is believed
that the request for Gen. Lees recall
was made at least day or two ago,
and that the Spanish government,
after receiving the reply of the state
department has not insisted either
upon Lees recall or upon it's contention
that the relief supplies should not be
sent to Cuba in naval vessels"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
He Had E1unm LIN.

The superior court was in session and
the little mountain town WAS crowded
with people. Along about the middle
of the day when the judge was worried
with a tedious trial, Bill Williams, OF
the Lick Creek settlement, began gal
Looping up and down the streets on his
little red mule, firing off his pistol,
whooping like a Sioux, and otherwise
dispensing the energy which liberal
supply of corn liquor had inspired.
Mr.. Bailiff," commanded the judge,
sternly, 'go out and arrest that man
and bring him into court"
The bailiff went timidiy out of the
courtroom and the judge attempted to
proceed with business. But Williams
racket outside did not cease. 1t grew
worse and the judge looked over the
room for some one else to send out, and
observed the bailiff sitting complacent-
ly on one of the back seats.
Look here, Mr.. Bailiff, why did you
not arrest that disorderly man? Are
you not an officer of the court?"
Yves" replied the bailiff, quaking
with fear, 81 wuz, but I've done flung
Journal.
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HUE AND CRY AGAINST LEE.
Comments of the Madrid Press-KindIy Dis
posed Toward the Insurgents.

comments OF the Madrid PreSS-kindly Dis
posed Toward the Insurgents.
MADRID, March For several DAYS
the newspapers have been violently at
lacking COnsul-General Fitzhugh Lee.
The impartial, after remarking that
IAN American newspaper has insinu-
ated that Gen. Lee is a member of a
syndicate desiring the purchase of
Cuba" says: His ill-will towards
Spain is 50 marked that even Ameri-
can newspapers inimical to Spain are
remarking it,
The impartial calls upon the govern
ment to demand the replacing of Con-
sul-General Lee who, instead of
Tightening the bonds of friendship be-
tween Spain and the United States
daily renders the situation more threat
ening."
1t adds that the next session of the
cortes will consider Consul-General
Lees conduct"
The Havana correspondent of the
Impartial says: Among the packages
of food sent by the Americans to Cuba
the customs officers found watches.
jewelry and other cOntraband articles.
All such parcels were consigned to
COnsul-General Lee, whoi said to have
energetically protested against such
contraband, declaring that it was with
out his knowledge"
"Other paper accuse Gen. Lee of be-
ing better disposed toward the Cuban
insurgents than toward the colonial
government.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
ACTIVITY AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
Sunday Work Pushed VigOrOusIy-OId
AInnitnrs to be Testa ed viii, aLndrr.I, L.1..,s

Sunday Work Pushed VigOrOusIy-OId
Monitors to be Tested with Modern Guns.
PHILADELPHIA, March yesterday
was repetition of last Sunday in the
general activity at League Island navy
yard. Workmen were busilv engaged
upon the cruiser Minneapolis. the mon
itOr MiantOnOmah and the Katahdin.
In addition work was going on in the
mould loft and several FORCES were in
operation in the blacksmith shop. The
utmost reticence prevailed among the
officers, sailors and wOrkmen at the
yard and it was impossible to obtain
any official information as to the detail
of the work going on. 1t was evident.
however. that all work was being
pushed as rapidly as possible. Tie
work on the Minneapolis and Mianto-
nOmah was all below decks and was
said to consist of repairs and inspec-
ton of the machinery.
On the Katahdin the standards for
the rapid-fring guns were being
erected and some small repairs were
going on below. The work in the
mold loft consisted of attention to
small boats and spars.
The old single-turret monitors in the
back channel, relics of the late war,
were an attraction to thousands. and
their decks were crowded all day. 1t
was reported that five of these will be
taken out of their berths as soon as
possible and tested with modern guns
aboard. Those now in the turrets are
of the old smOOth-bOre kind The in
formation as to the trial of these boats
came from one of their caretakers, and
was not official. The boats which it is
said will be tried are the Montauk,
Jason, Manhattan, Lehigh and Canoni-
cIlS
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
FIRE GRENADE AGENT FOOLED.
The Proprietor of the Hotel Lost n
Good Customer.

Good Customer.
The proprietor of a suburban hotel has a
son whose sense of humor seems likely to re-
suit in the destruction of the business of the
house. Recently one of the guests was the
travelling representative of fire grenade
green glass bottles filed with a compound
that is said to smother fire. They are hurled
into the center of the blaze, and, bursting
with the force of the impact render an
engine and a line of hose unnecessary.
The fire grenade agent remained several
days at the hotel and advertised that before
his departure he would give grand exhibit
ton of the efficiency Of the green glass bot
ties. Early in the evening when the exhi-
and curious crowd gathered in front of the
hotel. The agent caused fire to be built in
the street, boxes and barrels being piled
many feet high. After seeing that the fire
was roaring merrily the agent made his ap-
Pearance bearing an armful of fire grenades.
He hurled the bottles one after another into
the blazing pile, but instead of smOthering
the flames the grenades seemed to have the
opposite effect The fire blazed up nearly
twice its former height, and the surround
ing buildings began to shed their paint,
while the crowd drew back from the fierce
heat.
The agent was the most astonished man in
the group until he learned that the son of
the hotel proprietor had extracted the gren-
AIDES from the sample case, poured out the
contents and then filled them with gaso-
line. The crowd soon found out that the
grenades had been "doctored, - and wells of
derision nearly drowned the protests of
the agent as he attempted to persuade the
hotel proprietor that the house should pay
the costs of the indulgence of the small boys
humor-Chlcago Times Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11

y book of receipts for all kinds of
cookery, which is specially valuable for
use upon the trail or in the camp, is
published by the Royal Baking Powder
Company, of New York. The receipts
are thoroughly practical, and the meth
DDS are carefully explained, so that
the inexperienced may, with its aid,
readily prepare everything requisite
for a good. wholesome meal, or even
dainties if he has the necessary ma
terials. The matter is in compact
though durable form, the whole book
weighing but two ounces. Under IL
special Arrangement, this book will be
sent free 10 miners or others who may
desire it. We would recommend that
every one going to the KlondLke pro-
cure copy Address the Royal Baking
Powder Co, New York.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
she asked, shall we say

No." said mamma, sit will be a very in
rlnal dinner, and l think you need not do
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
A WORD OF ADVICE
To Those Coming to Alaska or the
kIOndike Geld Fields.


One thing should be impressed upon
every miner, prospecror or tra der COM
ing 10 Alaska. to ting KIondiEe, or the
Yukon country, and that is I he neces-
sity for providing an adeqtate and
proper food supply Whether procured
in the States, in the Dominion, or at
the supply stores here or further on,
this must be his primary concern.
Upon the manner in which the miner
has observed or neglected this precau-
lion more than upon any other one
thing will his success Or.failure depend.
These supplies must be: healthfu and
should be concentrated, but the most
careful attention in the selection OF
foods that will keep uniInpaired in
definitely under all the conditions
which they will have to encounter is
imperative. For instance, as bread
raised with baking powder must be re-
lied upon for the chief part of every
meal, imagine the helpleasness of a
miner with can of spoiled baking
powder. Buy only the very best flour;
it is the cheapest in the end. Expert
ence has shown the Royal Baking Pow
der to be the most reliable and the
trading companies now uniformly sup
ply this brand, as Others will not keep
in this climate. BE sure that the bacon
is sweet, sound and thoroughly cured.
These are the absolute necessities upon
which all must place chief reliance,
and can under no circumstances be
neglected. They may, of course, be
SItpDlemented by as MANY comforts or
delicacies as the prOspector may be able
to pack or desire to pay for.-1ldShd
Mining journal.
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specialist
fronCleve-

first box he began to improve. When
he had taken nine boxes he was completely
cured: This famous blood and nerve r:
former expensive treatment failed to ac-
complish. Mr.. Kemper says his catarrh
has entirely left him; he is strong again and
weighs nine pounds more than he ever did.
He gives the pills the entire credit. He is
starting teaching again and feels abundantly
able to. continue the work. To prove that
the above is true in every respect, Mr. KEN
per makes an affidavit as follows:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
the 10th day of September, 1897.
r. p. WATT, Notary Public
We doubt if these pills have an equal in
all the range of medicine, for building up a
run down and debilitatcd system.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11

The Kindness of n Spanish Lady to a
Lone Soldier Boy.

Lone Soldier Boy.
A recent traveller in Spain describes
a touching scene witnessed at the depar-
ture of a regiment for Cuba. All day
long there had been heard the meas
ured tread of sold, ers marching through
the street; all day long gayly bedecked
boats had been passing to and from the
vessel that was to take them to Havana.
The twilight began 10 deepen when the
correspondent saw a startling and
pretty sight"-the ImpetuOus action of
Il portly, good-loC king and well-drcssed
lady, who noticed u young soldier walk
ing dejectedly along down the pi@r in
his travelling gray, with knapsack
strapped over his shoulders. All the
rest of the men had friends, their
novias. mothers. relatives, and made
the usual gallant effort to look eIated
and full of hope. This lad had no one,
and it might be OWNED that he was car
rying a desolate heart over the seas.
The handsome woman burst from her
group of friends, took the boys hand.
and said: My son has already gone to
Cuba. lie is in the regiment of Andalu-
STA, and sailed two months ago. You
may meet him, Pope e.; take this kiss
to him" She leaned and kissed his
cheek
An English boy would have shown
avElwarness, but these graceful
are never at a loss for
pretty gesture and Il prettier word.
I he boy blushed with pleasure, and still
holding the lady's hand, said with quite
natural gaIlantry, without smirk or
silly smile: And may [ not take one
for myself as well. senora?" The lady
Redeemed, laughed Il little nervOusly,
and bent and kissed him again to the
frantic applause of soldiers and civil
ians, while the boy walked on, braced
and happy.-BIackwood Magazine.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
A Grccinn Car

Virgil occasionally INDUCED in humor az
the expense of his friend. AIaecenas. He
made az one time pilgrimage to the oracle
cenas:
u was awfully bored while was away
, So: said Maecenas, "and what was it
that bored you. amicus menss"
he augurs, Of course" was NirgiPs
quick response
This incident goes far to prove the in.
ventlve genius Of the Greeks and Romans,
since even at that carly date augurs aud
gmiets had come into use-Detroit Free
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
Blood Hun1ors
Spring is tbe Cleansing Season
Don't Neglect Your Health.
You Need to Take Hood's Sarsa-
paTiIIa How.

Spring is the season for cleansing and
renewing. Everywhere accumulations Of
waste are being removed and prepare
tons for the new life of another season are
being made. This is the time for cleansing
your blood. Winter has left the blood i'm
pure. Spring Humors, Boils, pimples,
eruptiOus are results Hoods Sarsaparilla
expels all impurities from the blood and
makes IL rich and nourishing. II builds up
the nervous system, overcOmes that tired
feeling, creates an appetite, gives sweet,
refreshing sleep and renewed energy and
vigor. Il cures all spring hunors, boils,
pImples and eruptions.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
Hypnotic Wonders.

No one need to go to Paris now to see all
that is marvellous in hypnotism. In the
hypnotic wards of many hospitals of this
country are hypnotic subjects that mere
glance, it is said, throws them into the
trance state. But in order to overcome
that obstinate kidney trouble, the persist
ent use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
necessary. Use it also systematically for
malarial, bilious, dyspeptic, rheumatic and
nervous diseases
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
Death of Col. II. c. Galloway.

Col. Matthew c. Galloway, the Nestor
of Memphis journalism, died last week.
Had he lived until the 9TH of March he
would have been IS years old, a burden
of years which few men live to bear.
His death was the cl, Sc of an eventful
career. made the more eventful by the
fact that journalism was the field of
its action.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
Wanted-Agents to Sell Murat Hal
stead's Great Cuba book;

All about Cuba, Spain and War; great eX,
element; everyone buys it; one agent sold
Eighty-seven in one day; another made
$500 in one hour. 600 pages; magnificent
illustrations; photographs, etc; low price;
we guarantee the most liberal terms; freight
paid: 20 days credit; outfit free; send two
cent stamps to pay postage. THE BIBLE
HOUSE, 324 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
Pres. Mckinley VS.. Free silver.

A battle of giants is going to take place
this summer on 10000 farms in America. not
in talk or votes, but in yields. Salzer's new
potato marvels are named as above, and he
offers price for the biggest potato yield,
also $500 in gold for suitable name for his
corn IL inches long, and oat prodigies Only
seedsmen in America growing grasses.
clovers and farm seeds and selling potatoes
at $l.50 barrel. The editor urges you to
try Salzer's Northern-grown seeds, and to
SEND THIS NOTICE WITH 10 CTs. IN STAMPS
TO John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis,
for IL new farm seed samples, worth $1,000,
to get a start, and their big catalogue. 6
It is his own most vigorous and noble ac-
ton that man feels within himself, as it
were, the very pulse of the divine energy
George S. Merriam.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
HOw,s ThiS@

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
Her Gentle Reminder,

Grace" he began. between you and
me-
Bob" she interrupted, between you
and me here should be nothing"
And what could he do, in face of this,
but move up 20 her end of the sofa?--
Ainslee'S Magazine,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
ALL QUIET AT DAWSON.
So Say Passengers just Arrived by the
Steamer FarraIOne.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 7.-Steamer
Farralone arrived here at midnight
from Skaguay, Alaska. Among her
passengers We're Thomas Graham. of
Ontario, and Thomas Elliott, of Mon
roe, Wash. They left Dawson, Feb
rdary /: They say that but a few
more will attempt the trip out overland
this winter. Their trip out was ac-
eompanied by severe storms Every
thing was quiet at Dawson when they
left.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11

Gentleman Ito tailor)-I want a
secret pocket il the trousers to put my
money in.
Tailor-Excuse me, sir, but is it neces-
sary?
Certainly. Why do you ask?"
because you always tell me when
1 ask ; Oh for payment you haven't any
moucy."-London Fun.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11

Martin Pierce, gas inspector in the
Roane IrOn-Company's mines at Rock
wood. was killed by an explosion of gas
in the mine last week He had lust
started to make an inspection of the
mine, and went beyond the danger line
with an open lamp. the explosion re-
sulting.
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no Need for Grace.

A tiny girl of seven or thereabouts gave
a dinner party the other day, for which
u covers were laid, and that number of
small maidens sat down to dine. 1t was
real little girls dinner, and the little hostess
herself presided, sitting at the head of the
table. But she was anxious, in looking for
ward to it, to do everything as it should be
done.
Mamma" she asked, shall we say
grace?"
NO" said mamma, ''it will be a very in
formal dinner, and l think you need not do
that"
through, and was a relief, but the little
lady was anxious to have all her small
guests understand it. So, as they were
gathered about the table, she explained:
Mamma says that this is such an in
fernal dinner that we need not have grace
to-day. IN. Y Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Ottawa, Ill, in the ThrOes of a Veritable
Sensation.

OTTAWA, Ill, March 6-Develop-
ments in double tragedy are stirring
up this city. A man supposed to be
c. w. Wood, of Chicago, appears to
have committed suicide after having
shot and killed an Ottawa woman
known as Irene Brider. The woman
spent last week in Chicago, and Wood
followed her here. The coroner is in
vestigating rumors that a man from
La Sale, Ill, was jealous of the at
tentions to the woman by Wood.
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Satisfaction GuaranteeG

Stage Manager-Mr. Heavy, you will take
the part of Alonzo
Mr.. Heavy have never seen this play
DO you think | can please the audience in
shat part?
Immensely: You die in the first act"