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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

The next Legislature Will be asked
to consider the advisability of increas-
ing the requirements of this State for
admission to the bar. Judge Louis
Stearns of Caribou, senator-elect from
Aroostook county. and slated for chair
man of the judiciary committee, is the
father of the proposed law, which will
increase the length of time required
for study to three years, and place the
examination in the hands of a State
board, instead of county boards as at
present. Mr.. Stearns also advocates
the requirement for a preliminary ex-
animation TO be taken before the stu
dent enters upon regular study. in or
der that those who have not sufficien.
intelligence or ability may not waste
their time in preparing fora profession
which they may not enter successfully.
This change was agitated two years
ago. but did not get beyond the COM
mittees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28
RED-IR0N-PILLS
MAKE-RED.CHEEKS

a bird. It's weight seemed TO sway the
limbs as it struggled to maintain its
equilibrium, and every now and then
he Gancied he could see its wings fiut-
ter. Cautiously and deftly as a red
Indian, the hunter crawled up within
gunshot of his unsuspectng prey
Then carefully sighting his gun, ne
pulled the trigger. There was wild
commotion for a few moments amid
the top limbs of that birch Tree, and,
as the smoke drifted aside. there Hut
tered almost to the feet of the eager
sportsman-a shattered old. robins
nest. Then he recalled the words Of
our immortal Maine poet, There are
no birds in last years nest"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

The name of Mrs. Mary II. Hunt.
national and international superin-
tendent of the department of scientific
temperance instruction in schools and
colleges, has. since 1879. been very ia
mliar to many who attach Importance
to the work being done among the chill
dren. The following article from
Union Signal will interest many of our
readers:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

The story goes that a Pressure Isle
merchant, who is worth $4,000 dollars,
and doing a good business, has turned
the management of his store over to
his wife, shouldered his axe and gone
into the woods and hired out as a
swamper in logging crew where he
will spend the winter. He sleeps in the
common bunk under the long spread"
with the men, sits at the table with his
hat on and eats beans with knife,
and drinks his milkless tea out of a
pint clipper. The boss of the crew
says that he is mighty good man
with an axe, and he proposes to keep
him just as long as he will stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

Second hand clothing is still needed
for women and children. Any desiring
to contribute such articles are re-
quested to leave them at the Union
rooms on Water street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

The life of the Arson Advocate edi-
tor was made brighter, last week, by
bouquet of clover blossoms, buttereups
and strawberry blossoms laid upon his
desk by a young lady friend who
brought them fresh from the late No
vember fields.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

Brother Gilman of the Aroostook
Pioneer objects to it being said that
the sleghbells are juggling in far off
Aroostook. That is, it is the far off,
which he objects to. Aroostook is far
away from the Journal office only in
comparison with places which are
nearer. 1t is never far off as regards
our thoughts and our affection. 1t
was the idea of snow and sleigh bells
in contrast to our summertime No
vember which made it far off, to the
Journal Photographer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

Nh notice whatever will be taken II
unsigned communications
The Journal cannot be held respon-
sible for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements to
RURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers.
Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

The next Legislature will probably
be petitioned to establish a municipal
court in Lincoln county. Whether Il
will be a stationary or movable court
remains to be determined. The Dam
ariscotta Herald thinks it should be
located in one place and that no one
can name any suitable place for it ex-
cept Damariscotta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

One of Bar Harbor's famous gunners
made shot the other day, which he
has not heard the last of yet. He was
out after cartridges. not many miles
from the village. and had hunted for a
winnie without any success. Suddenly
ne sped, on the top branches of a
bifcn tree, something he was sure was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

1t has been claimed for Jacob Just,
who for As years has been organist of
the Reformed Christian Church of ST
Francis, New York, that he is the old
est organist in years of service in the
country. But this is incorrect for Mr..
Hermann Kotzschmar of Portland
was for A years organist at the First
Parish church, officiating there Sunday
mornings and at the Second Parish
church afternoons. Mr.. Just has re-
tired to private life, but Mr.. Kotz-
SEMINAR is now well advanced in his
first year as organist at State Street
church. and seems ready to enter upon
fresh activities in musical matters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

The business of cutting and shipping
Christmas trees to the cities has for
some years been an important one in
Waldo county This year ]. G.. Piper
of Rockland, has cut and shipped $500
trees, cut in Belfast. Searsport. Stock
ton Springs, Swanville and Waldo
The trees are bought standing and net
the land owners about three cents
apiece, or total of $5G4. J. p. Moody
| of Nobeboro, is foreman of the cutting
| and shipping in this vicinity. He Sc
lects the trees. decides the length of
| each, and superintends the packing
and loading. If tree has good top
it is cut even if the top will give but a
five-foot Christmas tree and the whole
stands 40 feet high. The trees are
sawed square at the bottom and vary
from four to 25 feet in height. The
limbs are tied up closely and the trees
tied in bundles averaging four trees
each. They are loaded on the cars, 900
| bundles or about 2400 trees to car
Five cars have been loaded in the Bel
fast yard and one each at City Point
and Waldo station. A crew of men
familiar with the work go with Mr.
Moody, but the hauling gives employ
ment to quite number of men and
teams in the vicinity where the trees
are cut Christmas trees sell at retail
in the cities at prices ranging from 25
cents to 800, according to size, or
shape and the pocketbook or bank ac-
count of the intending purchaser.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

One of the most interesting buildings
in Maine. judging from the Rockland
Courier-Gazette's account, is the cot
tage of Alfred Jones of Bangor, stu
ated at Sargentville Harbor. Mr.
Jones has there unique collection of
shells and shell work to which he is
adding constantly. The cottage itself
is trimmed with scallop shells and is
decorated on the inside with shell
work. One of his masterpieces is a
large pond lily true to life and another
is a monument two and one-half feet
in height and of beautiful design M.
Jones has on hand a barrel of shells
which he proposes to work up this
winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

AUGUSTA TO SOUTH GARDINER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
MIN STRELS' HUMOR.
Witty Answer of an Irishman Who
Never Argued with Lady"

Witty Answer of an Irishman Who
"Never Argued with Lady"
The minstrels of Ireland are not all
gone from the highways and byways
of Erin, says an exchange. The mourn
full harp and plaintive pipe may have
given way to the breezy banjo and
grooming violin, but the songs which
these accompany are the songs of Ire
land still. Down by the rotten Clad
dagh wharves of old Galway town I
came upon rapt audience, says
well-known traveller, enthralled by the
dulcet notes of Tim Brennan, the wan
dering minstrel of Tipperary"-one Of
the sweetest singers l ever heard and
one who would have been great were
it not for his love of "the cinder in
it." as they aptly term the west OF
Ireland mountain dew. 1 had seen Tim
many times before in Ireland. Our
trampings had brought us into the
same relations of artist and responsive
auditor so many times that as he
tipped me a comforting wink of reeog-
milton 1 noticed that his violin had
Deen replaced ny Inc leAlpOl oil y,thouSh
ample musical makeshift of a banjo
wrought from the head of an ancient
Irish churn. In the pause following
his ballad l felt emboldened to toss
him back his wink, with the query:
And, Tim, why didn't you bring the
churn with its head?" Faith yer hon.
or" he replied, in a flash and with a
winsome smile, holding the churn-
head banjo aloft so all could see, faith |
never argue wild a lady-an' yer
honor. a bould Irish woman stud at
its other indr'
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
Artillery ordered to Move.

junction City, Kan, March a.
Orders have been received at Fort Ri
ley ordering the three batteries of ar
tillery ut this post to the south. Bat
terry b of the Fourth artillery, Captain
Anderson, goes to Fort Monroe; bat
terry f, of the Fourth, Captain Taylor,
goes to Savannah, Ga. and battery f, of
the Fifth, Captain Riley, to New Or
leans.
The orders are such that 1t will COM
pei the movement of these batteries to
their new station not later than next
Wednesday,
Major Randolph, who is in command
of the artillery post at Fort Riley, has
not been ordered elsewhere. There is
much excitement here and at Fort
Riley.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
Network az Mines.

Newport News, Va, March 14.--Ac-
eording to Captain Greenmyer of the
steamship Castillo, from New Orleans
to Hamburg. which is DOW eoaling
here. there IS network of mines in
Havana narbor. Three years ago, he
says, his vessel was about to steam
into the harbor when she was signalled
nor =, enter A pilot boarded the
ship and explained that the engineers
were planting mines and that it would
be necessary for him TO wait several
hours before proceeding into port.
Captain Greenmyer was then master
Of the Albino. lie was at pne time in
the German army
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
CrnIse of the oregon.

Washington, March 1.-THE send
ing of the Oregon away from Mare
Island, San Francisco, is an exhibit
ton of the far-sightedness with which
the secretary of the navy is observing
the situation of today. The vessels
orders are to cruisei down the Pacific
coast touching 10 from time to time at
various points where cable connec-
tion exists to receive any orders that
the department have TO give. In this
way it is expected she will work as far
south as Valparaiso, Chilli, where she
will await orders. Valparaiso is very
much nearer Cuba and TO Admiral
Sicnrd's feet than Mare Island, while
If it should be desired to send the
ship to the Asiatic station, this can be
done almost as conveniently from Val
paraiso as from SaL Francisco. At
Valparaiso the Oregon win be where
she can be most usefully manipulated
in case of an emergency.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
U. S. GETS TWO wAasHrPs.
Agents sof Navy Departments Close the
Deaf with Brazilian Government.

Agents rof Navy Departments Close the
Deal with Brazilian Government
Washington, March ia weeks ne
gotiations closed today by the tri-
umphant purchase by the navy depart
ment in London. OF two fine cruisers
built and building at Elswicz. for the
brazilian government. Possibly the
officials took more pleasure ia closing
ap the business IN this manner be-
cause Of the knowledge that Spanish
agents had been striving to secure
these very ships and that 10 Spain it is
said, they would be OF much greater
value in case OF trouble than TO the
United States. The next question is
how 10 get the ships home, and that
has not yet been settled, according to
the secretary Of The navy.
The United States flag will be hoist
ed over the new ships within week,
probably, and just as soon as the crew
can be put aboard the Amazonas she
viii start for the United States. The
other vessel will follow at the earliest
possible moment. The terms of sale
are secret.
Orders have been sent TO Commodore
Howell, commanding the European sta
ton, to send a force Of men from the
San Francisco to take possession Of
and hoist the United States flag on the
Brazilian ship that is ready to go into
commission at Newcastle. This will
prevent any difficulty in case HOSTILE
ties should break out, as the ship
would be under the flag but lying in a
friendly harbor.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18

Washing ton, March 14.-There II
general activity at the Washington
navy yard, three shifts of men work
ing twenty-four hours continuously.
The completion of the big guns there
is being pushed ahead with all possf
BILE haste The rush has led to a large
demand for machinists of all kinds,
which up to now has not been met
An enlistment office for blueJackets
has been opened at the yard. Thirty
marines have been detailed to go with
the Columbia or the Minneapolis.
They are held in readiness to start al
a moments notice.
Some of the four-inch guns have been
completed and shipped to Indian Head
to be tested. Not day passes but
what guns of some calibre are finished
and taken down by the tug Triton tc
the proving grounds to be tested
Two or three of the monster 13-inch
guns, with the exception of few I'm
ishing touches to be put to the breecb
mechanism, are ready to be tested.
A test was made of one consignment
of rapid-fre guns, just received from
the Colt factory at Hartford. 1t is
known as the six millimetre and rapid
fire automatic Colt and Is capable OF
firing 200 shots a minute, with range
of 1000 yards. The test proved that
the bullet would pass through steel
plate three-eights of an inch in thick
ness. These guns, of which three have
arrived, will be used along the rail OF
vessels against torpedo boats, and also
in the fighting tops.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
Railroads Prepare to Haul Troops

Atlanta, Ga, March 14.-Orders have
been received here by the master me-
chanics of all the railroads entering
the city to have every engine steamed
up and ready for use at a moments
notice.
A trip to the round-houses of several
roads did not elicit any information.
Those III charge said the engines were
merely fired up for emergency, and that
they always kept some ready to be sent
out in case of breakdown or putting
out of extra traius. TWAS denied that
any other order had been received to
have any extra number of engines
ready for. use, though the report was
current around the shops that move
ment of troops was expected early in
the week.
Acting on instructions believed to
have been received recently, the West
ern & Atlantic shops have full force
at work. Engines which have not been
used for year, and freight cars aban-
doned some time ago, are to be over
hauled, and all rolling stock is being
repaired.
The conference of railroad men in
Washington has lent color to the re-
port that emergency work had been
ordered on several of the roads, al
though it is denied that such an order
has been issued, and it is known that
information has reached Atlanta look.
ing to the pushing of this work.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18

N. w. Aver & Son, the successful
newspaper and magazine advertising
agency Of Philadelphia, have issued an
announcement stating that Albert G.
Bradford and Jarvis A. Wood were adj
mitted to partnership in the firm jan
uary l. The new members are not be-
ginners in the advertising business.
They have been connected with N. w.
Aver & Son for years and have worked
their way to the top by careful atten-
ton to business and painstaking work
for the firm and it's patrons. In con-
nection with the new partnership an
nouncement, N. w. Aver & Son review
the history of the firm. From an hum
BILE beginning in 1868. when the bust
ness of the first year amounted TO but
$4,000. the concern has jumped slowly
but safely until it's annual business
amounts to over s1.50O,000-a sum that
represents a daily payment to newspa-
per and magazine publishers Of $4,000.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
NAVY AUXILIARY,
Special Board Detailed to Examine Vessels
offered.

Washington, March 12.-The board
of naval bureau chiefs find it impossi-
BILE to pass judgment in Washington
upon the fitness for naval service of
vessels that may be offered for the
auxiliary branch of the navy at the
various seaports, so they have been
aided in their work by the creation of
a special board which will undertake
to visit each of the ports where ships
may be offered and make careful and
personal inspection of the various
crafts. The board will consist of Cap
taid Rodgers, Lieutenant Commander
Kelly, Passed Assistant Engineer Dix
on, Assistant Naval Constructor Taw-
resy and Lieutenant Sergeant. Lieu
tenant Kelly has been specially
charged with the inspection of the
merchant vessels suitable for naval
service. He viii be of great service as
a member of the board.
The Nashville arrived at Key West
today, while the Marblehead arrived
at Tampa The naval officials win not
state the pr pose of the Marblehead's
visit to TaFapa
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
neniamln clnn Returned.

San Francisco, March 15.- enjamin
CluH, Jr., president of the Brigham
Young academy at Provo, Utah, has
returned from visit 10 the Hawaiian
Islands, where he went at the solicita-
ton Of United States Senator Frank j.
Cannon, TO determine the status of the
annexation sentiment among the
Hawaiian Islands He speaks the Ka-
nalSa language huently. and has made
IA thorough canvass among the natives
Of the islands Of Oahu, Maui and Hile.
He said;
"As result Of my investigation l
would say that probably one-half Of
the intelligent natives of the islands
are pronounced advocates of annexa-
ton
"Of the remaining half, l would say
that the great majority are primarily
IN favor of the restoration of the mon
archy, aud, secondly, they would
much prefer annexation TO the United
States TO continuation of the present
government.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX.
Federal oaicials Take Charge Of Ken
lucky Pest House.

marlborough, Ky, March t5.--
The smallpox situation here has be-
come SO dangerous that the United
States government has sent Post As
sistant Surgeon Wertheimer of the
United States to take charge of the
pest house.
The state medical authorities sur
rendered only on orders from Frank
fort The county refused to support
the pest house and the inmates were
on tho verge OF starvation. There are
ten smallpox patients and 100 sus-
poets
The entire community is alarmed
and almost demoralized as the dis
ease is epidemic in the adjoining coun-
ties lie Virginia aud Tennessee.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18

Philadelphia, March Is. To-day for
the first time "landsmen7 were en-
listed for service in the United States
navy al the League Island navy yard.
Any able-bodied man who answered
the physical requirements was admit
ed.
The reason for this action, one Of
the officers Of the ship yard said today,
was that orders had been received
from Washington to recruit as rapid
ly as possible 200 landsmen to serve as
seamen.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
PROTECTING THE HARRoRs.
Torpedoes Being Sent to Many Southern
Points.

New York, March 1.-THE steam
lighter Caroline left the dock at Will
let's Point. L. l., with load consist
ing of twenty-five drums of torpedo
cables, consigned to Bar Harbor, Maine,
where Lieutenant MeKinsey is in
charge of the torpedo work. Each
drum or spool of cable weighs about
three tons. Recent orders received at
the fort call for l40 drums of cable to
be sent to various points south, where
the torpedoes are to be laid, and
force of engineers and soldiers is kept
busy all day and some times until far
in the night preparing the various
supplies for shipment. These supplies
consist of cable, shackles, plugs, switch
boxes, mooring rope, storage batteries
and 500 and 1,O00-pound anchors.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
Want to Crepe the American Flag.

Madrid, March 1.-THE Impartial
says: "There is still time to prepare
n few men-of-war, and it is perhaps
possible to buy few vessels abroad,
but in any case we have some mer-
chant ships which could do lot of
harm to American commerce, and we
will have TO arrange to carry on pri-
Watering war, from which as much re-
nown may accrue as from the guerrilla
warfare which vanquishe Napoleon.
Continuing the Impartial exhorts
the government to allow the present
crisis to pass over and to turn the time
to good use, concluding: IF our flag
goes into mourning, let us at least be
able to put some pieces of crepe on the
Americans obnoxious flag
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
FLOODS IN CANADA.


Toronto. Ont, March IS. - Dis
patches from western Ontario tell of
the overflow OF the Grand and Thames
rivers, causing serious damage along
their valleys. Sections of London,
Brantford and Gait are completely
submerged 20 depth of from five to
seven feet. In London 1,5O0 people
are homeless, having been driven from
their homes Bridges and buildings
were swept away by the rushing tor
rent. In Bradford fremen and citi-
zens fought the raging waters all of
yesterday. but were finally beaten out,
and west Bradford is regular lake.
At Calf heavy loss was sustained by
the business portion. The ice jam in
the Grand river gave way and the
flood following it tore away bridges,
trees and wrecked number of facto-
ries and private residences.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
REVOLVING CRIME.
Incest and Murder Charged Against an
Arkansan.

incest and Murder Charged Against an
Arkansan.
Little Rock, Ark, March II. "A mob
of enraged citizens of Cleburne county
are hot In pursuit of William Messer,
a white man, whose home is near Quit
man. in that county, and lynching is
considered inevitable if he is captured.
Messer was charged by his daughter
with revolving crime. A month ago
the daughter mysteriously disappeared
and Messer is now accused of having
murdered her Judge Middleton is
sued warrant for Messer's arrest,
and posse of officers went to serve
the writ, but he escaped from them.
The posse was at once reinforced by
large number of citizens and they are
searching every cliff and ravine deter
mined upon lynching Messer, should
he be captured alive.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18
Weeks warllke Preparations.

Washington, March l3.-The history
OF the week just closed will form a
splendid record of what can be accom-
plished by the nation in short space
of time under the necessity to provide
for the national defense. Beginning
with the appropriation of 100000 900
TO be expended by the president with
out limitation, there follows rapidly
the placing of orders for enormous
quantities of war supplies, the institu-
tion of negotiations for the purchase
of ships abroad, the enlistment of men
for the navy, the creation of two addi-
tional regiments of artillery, the com
missioning of monitors, cruisers and
rams, the manning of new posts along
the seacoasts aud finally the rearrange-
ment of the great military depart
meuts to meet modern conditions in
military practice
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18

Mother-"And what do you think OF
my daughters French. Count?"
Count-"Eet ees re most astonishing
French | hat evaire heard. Bits.