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The Republican journal., 1898-11-03
The Churches.

| Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-
sion every Tuesday, Thursday. Saturda,
and Sunday evening at o'clock. All ar,
welcome.
The pastor, Rev. James NJ. Leighton, viii
preach al the Unitarian church next Sun
day forenoon at the usual hour; Sunday
school at u m.
The next quarterly meeting of the Asso
citation of Churches of God IN Maine, will bt
held at the Bagley Hill school-house, Troy
beginning THURSDAY evening, Nov. 18th, anl
continuing over the following Sunday.
Rev. Ashley H. Smith will begin his pas
torate at the Univarsalst church next Sun
day. His morning subject will be Give
Messages of Liberal Religion" The Sunday
school will be held at - o'clock Young
Peoples meeting at p. N, topic, "Mora
Courage" A cordial invitation is extended
to all to unite in these services.
The services at the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday morning will be as usu
al. Sunday school at - m. meeting of Ep-
worth League at SIS p. m; leader, Miss
Abbe Stoddard topic, The Childhood OF
Jesus" Luke .: 1852. 1t will be a union
meeTing with the Juniors Song and prayer
service at Z 10. Prayer meeting Tuesday
evening at 7.15. Glass meeting Thursday
evening at 715.
Next Wednesday evening, Nov. 9th the
North church Christian Endeavor Society
will celebrate its 10th anniN ersary with APP
propriate exercises. Rev. r. I. Hack of Port
land will deliver an address, The society was
organized during MI. Hacks pastorate The
ladies' of the church are to give a reception
to Mr., Hack and the members of the g. E.
Society in the church parlors immediately
after the anniversary exercises. Every mem
Der of the church and parish is cordially in
vited.
At 7l5 this, Thursday. evening, there Will
be the usual prayer and conference meeting
at the North church. Topic, Interpreting
God to Men; Jer % ;1-14; Acts 8 % 10; 9
Cor. 5 IL 81. Next Sunday the pastor. Rev.
G. S. Mills, will preach at 10 45 a. m The
sacrament of the Lords Supper will be adj
ministered. Sunday school at u H. At6I5
p, M, the q. E. Society will hold its annual
meeting Reports will be given of the work
done during the past year. New officers
and committees are to be chosen and these
will then be installed in office by the pastor
In the vestry at 7.15 p. N. there will be a
lecture by the pastor.
The following are the services at the Bap-
fist church the coming week Thursday
the monthly church covenant meeting at
$50 p. NJ. Friday at 80 p. M, teachers
meeting. Saturday at 80 p. M, Junior En-
deavor; subject, hat is the good fight and
how may we fight it?'' l Tim. 6: 11-16: 2
Tim. A. 7S. Sunday morning worship at
10,45. The Sons of Veterans are to attend
this service in body. They will receive a
hearty welcome. Sunday school at u;
Christian Endeavor at els; subject, 1.-THE
Good Fight" Evening worship at I 10 The
music will be as follows:
Anthem, He maketh wars to cease
Callcott
Response Heart, be STILL" Warren
EVENING.
Chorus, 80, Thou Eternal"
arr from Verdi
Bass obligato
Tenor solo, "Ora Pro Nobis,' Piccolomini
Mr. White
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03
Waldo Dist. Lodge of Good TempIars

4 special session of Waldo District Lodge
held Oct. Doth with Bay View Lodge,
Linconvlle. The attendance of delegates
Nvas much smaller than usual, owing to the
threatening aspect of the weather and the
fact that Bay View lodge is located at the
extren e boundary of the district, far remov-
ed from the majority of The lodges. A good
y number of members were present: how
ever, ami the session was interesting and
helpful.
The following regular and pro TEN officers
5 ervtd during the day: Dist. Templar, l.. D.
Ames: Dist. Vice T., Lora Maxcy; Past
Dist. T., c. F. Merriam; Dist. Sec, Mrs. G.
g. Bracket; Dist. Treas, Fl. G. Thurlow !;
a}ist. Chap, j. S. Madfocks; Dist. Mar,
J, rvin Young; Dist Dep. Mar, Mrs. Lila
Andrews; Dist. Guard, s. j. Young. The
som mittee ON credentials consisted of A. E.
Andrews, Carrie NJ. Ames and II. A. Luce.
The district degree was conferred upon sew
eral candidates.
During the noon recess a bountiful dinner
was served to all by the local lodge.
The afternoon session was in the subordi-
nate degree and after routine business, re-
ports OF lodges, etc, the following literary
progIsm was given: Singing by the lodge;
address Of welcome, Vesta Carver; response,
Mrs. Geo. E. Bracket; rec, Ida Stubs ;
song Bertelle Wade; rec, Percy Clifford ;
SOLO,. f. Merriam; reading, l.. D. Ames /;
e. &C. Add IA Coleme n song, Carrie NJ Ames !;
remarks, j. S. Maddocks rec, S. j. Young !;
song, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Andrews.
A letter conveying greetings to the Dist.
Lodge was received from Dist. Sec. 7. H.
FerEald, who is spending vacation in Port
land.
A rising vote of thanks was given Bay
View lodge for their generous hospitality
and excellent entertainment. Closed by the
ceremony of the degree.
Bay View lodge, notwithstanding it has
mad many difficulties to overcome, is now
prosperous, occupying cosy, well-furnish-
ed hall, and with membership that is a
honor to the order
The,regular November session of the Dist.
Lodge will be held with Brooks Lodge, No.
81, at Brooks.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

The Atlantic Monthly has published
snary articles of interest to educators,
Dut none 50 likely to attract attention as
the Confessions of Three School Supeliu-
tendents in the November number The
first papel-all are anonymous-is the
most candid aud aggressive, 1t depicts
the school board and the superintendent,
with their short comings and the obstacles
with which they must contend. Some of
she evils noted we ala glad to believe are
found ony in the larger cities; but this
and the succeeding papers may be read
with profit by school officials and by all
who have the interests Of the public
schools 1t heart
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

WASHINGTON. Oct. IS. The President, after the
cabinet meeting to-day, issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation;
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
A PROCLAMATION
The approaching November brings to mind the
custom OF ancestry, hallowed by time, and
rooted IN our most sacred traditions, of giving
thanks 10 Almighty God for all the blessings He
has vcuchsafed during the past wear.
Few years in our history have afforded such
cause for thanksgiving as this. We have been
blessed 10y abundant harVests: our trade and com
lnerce have been wonderfully increased: our pub
lie credit has been improved and strengthened :;
all sections of our country have been brought to-
gether and united into closer bonds of national
purpose and unity The skies have for time been
darkened by the cloud OF war. but were com
PEELED to take up the sword in the cause of hu-
knanity. are permitted to rejoice that the con-
Hict has been of brief duration, and the losses
we have had to mourn, though grievous and i'm
portant, have been so few, considering the great
results accomplished, as to inspire us with graft
tude and praise to the Lord of Hosts. We may
laud and magnify His holy name that the cessa-
Si0n of hostiities came spare both
Tend prOtracted war
do therefore invite all my fellow citizens. as
well those al home those who may be
SOlOurnlng III foreign lands, to set apart and oh
serve Thursday, the oath day of November as a
day of national thanksgiving TO come together il
their several places of worship Tor service of
praise and thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings OF the year; for the midness of the
seasons and the truittulness of the soil; for the
continued prosperity of the people; for the de
Notlon and valor IF our countrYmen for the glory
Of our victory and the hope of a righteous peace,
ana to pray that the Divine guidance which has
brought IL heretofore 10 safety and honor MAY be
graeiously continued il the years TO core,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
BY ne President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

The Portland dailies are indebted to
She Pennington Chronicle for the informa-
zion that during the pendency Of the
Australian ballot bill, Hon. Joseph H.
Manley published a letter favoring the
measure. 1t would seem that any one
at all conversant with State politics should
have been aware Of that fact If some of
our city Contemporaries were less AFRO
giant, less selfsutfcient, they might learn
a good deal from the country newspapers
4hey affect to despise.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

The relations Of England and France
are strained over the French occupation
Of a portion of Egypt and both countrie,
are preparing for war 1t is safe to says
however, that the matter will be settled
by diplomacy; but should war result
France will fare no better in the conflict
JlIan did Spain in her contest with this
-nnntrN
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

\ Chicago specialist says that chewing
peanuts is a sure cure for the tobacco
habit. Now viii some specialist suggest
a cure for The peanut habit.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

HALLDALE. Rev. /. r. Pentecost failed to
meet his appointment here last Sunday.
Mr.. W. B. Snow, the Bible agent, was in
town last week Frank l.. Danforth moved
his family to Burnham last Tuesday -.
Abner Eels has hired with G. A. Hall for
year. ...Albert E. Brown and family re.
turned to their home in Lynn, Mass, last
Saturday ID. D. Stevenson left for his home
in Boston last Monday.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

The majority for prohibition in the Do
miuiop Of C2nada was given as only u.s.
200 to 20,QLG. but the Portland Evening
Express says there was majority of "a, :
W in favor Of the proposition and it is
low reported that >iI Wilfred Laurier has
said that the government will execute the
will o. the people.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

The "a Kansas regiment on the way to
Manila flom San Francisco, will vote when
bali seas over.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03
NOTICE..



PORTLAND. October 81, 1898. {
Pursuant to the rules of the Circuit Court of
the United States for the District of Maine notice
is hereby given that WILLIAM II. MCCLELLAN of
Belfast in said District, has applied for admis-
sion as an attorney and counsellor of said Circuit
Court. 3w44 A. DAVIS,
Clerk U. S. Circuit Court Maine District
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03
Boothbay Booms Bath.

It is very fitting that the new boats Bagey,
Barney and Biddle should B Built in Bath
Let it SO Be. [Boothbay Register.
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

rhilippines-who has got the Philip
plues9
The Republican journal., 1898-11-03

BY ne President:
John HAY Secretary of State.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Theories as to why Birds Eggs Are
Colored.

Colored.
The why and wherefore of the colors
of birds eggs has been favorlte
theme for speculation, from the quaint
surmisings of Sir Thomas Browne to
the solemn guess work of Shufeldt, in
his ten Geological laws explanatory
of the variation IN color of the shells
of the eggs in class Aves.'' Hewitson
piously concludes that the beauty OF
these elegant and often exquisitely
attractive objects is intended for the
delight of human eyes, hence, as he
says, eggs simply white are put out OF
sight in holes! He also sees in the
larger number of eggs laid by game
birds provision by a benevolent
Providence for the Joy of the sports
man and the delectation of the epicure.
Next comes a man who assures us that
the colors of eggs are due to the in
huence of their respective surround
ings ON the imagination OF the hen
birds-the old story of Jacobs little
trick on Laban in the matter of young
cattle. This school instances as an
example the red blotches prevalent on
the eggs of falcons, regarded by it as
record of the bloody experiences
of the parents; but it does not explain
why the equally rapacious fowls pro-
duce pure white eggs, or the blood
thirsty skuas and shrikes lay greenish
ones. Ernest Ingersoll, in Harperf
Magazine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Guides for Beggars,

1t is an interesting proof of the i'm
portance the begging letter profess
sion has attained that its practitioners
are now provided with specially COM
piled directories containing the names
and addresses of people likely to sue
cumb to their pedatory devices. Some
time ago Mr.. H. Grant published
in England volume entitled "The
Charitable Ten Thousand at the
price of one guinea-a mere trifie to
begging-letter writer of average
skill and industry. This was so sue
cessful that Grant now announces
that he is bringing out an appendix,
to be called s'The Guide to Givers,
and to contain the names and ad-
dresses of several thousand addition
al and living benefactors, collected
with the greatest care. :
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
TERSELY TOLD TELEGRAMS.


Mrs. Adeline Fassett, an artist OF
national prominence, dropped dead at
Washington.
DR.. r. l.. Dabney died at Austin,
Tex. He was assistant secretary of
agriculture under Mr.. Cleveland.
William T. Buckley, prominent
New York business man, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head,
An eclipse of the moon will take
place January 27, beginning about
dark and lasting about one hour and
thirtysix minutes.
Charles Page Bryan will be made
minister to Turkey in place of DR..
James B. Angel, of Michigan, who
will be sent to China.
The hearing of the Alabama con.
tested election case of Grove VS.. I'm
derwood, committee No. 1, has been
postponed from Jan. 7 to Jan. IA.
1t is reported in London that nego-
tiations for Chinese loan of 916, 6,000,-
900, guaranteed by the British gov.
ernment, are practically concluded.
The steamer Vigilancia, which ar
rived Thursday from Havana, brought
1,800 bags, 594, 900 pounds, of sugar,
the first shipment from Cuba in many
months.
A terrible explosion occurred on
the Cincinnati Southern road Wednes-
day, causing the death of Thomas
Lennehan, engineer, and Fireman
Denham.
AT Tracy City, Tenn, John Hall, a
special deputy in the internal revenue
service, was attacked by q. d. Swan,
who cut him SO severely that death
soon resulted.
The news from the sick room of
Hon. Ben Butterworth, who was re-
ported to be dying at Thomasville,
Ga, is decidedly more hopeful, and it
is now believed he will recover.
About LOO postoffices throughout
the country were assigned to the money
order class on January 3. This makes
approximately $4,000 postofices al
Wnhcn money ofdefS may now Dc op'
tanned OF cashed.
Representatives of a Canadian and
American company, who visited Labra
dor for the purpose of erecting saw
mills, report that that country contains
deposits of gold of great richness, ant
| is destined to become great mining
country.
Ignatius Donnelly, the 'Sage O
Nininger, is to be married in abou
six weeks to Miss Marian Hansen, the
pretty stenographer in the office of Mr.
Donnelly's newspaper. The great pop
ulist leader and Baconian is now &C
years old. His prospective bride il
only 20.
1t is believed the long distance tele
phone record was broken Thursday al
Gallatin, Tenn, when John H. Gross
representative of the Bell Company
talked with the operator at Norfolk
Va. The circuit used passed through
Nashville, Evansville, Terre Haute
Indianapolis, Pittsburg, Philadelphia
Washington and Richmond to Norfolk
making fully 1900 miles.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Lone Star states Progress.

Texas made great progress during
the year just ended. 1t is estimated
the state gained $4,000 in population.
The state is now we'll covered with
farms and ranches, there being little
good land left not under fence. The
products of fields, ranches, factories
and mines during 1897 foot up $780,,
900, 900. The greatest advance has
been in agriculture and cattle. Rail
road and factory building has been
slow--less, if anything, than usual.
The oil production around Corsicana
proves that the state will soon be
reckoned as equalling some of the
middle states.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

On an average, mans physical
strength begins to decay at the age OF
thirty-six.
Botanists have found no fewer than
100 different kinds of flowers on
Spitzbergen, most of them being un-
known on the European continent.
Padlocks are being manufactured
With an auxiliary chamber which car
ries an explosive to be fred by ham,
mer inside the lock and give an alarm
when the lock is tampered with.
A fossil extinct mammal, somewhat
larger than rhinoceros and of spe-
cies hithe unknown, has been found
complete 500 feet below the surface in
coal mine at Kymi, in the island OF
EubGa, Greece.
The recent Congress Olympiqe at
Havre, France, passed resolutions
favoring the introduction Of hygiene,
physical training and athletic sports in
all schools and colleges, with guar.
terly reports to parents on the physi-
cal development of their children.
The great earthquake of June II is
found by the Indian geographical sur
vey to have affected a greater area than
the historical Lisbon earthquake. The
cylinder seismometer at Shillong re-
corded an oscillation of IA inches at
the rate Of 80 times minute, and
masonry was simply shattered to pieces
rather than overthrown.
The depth to which the suns rays
penetrate water has been recently de.
termined by the aid of photography.
1t has been found that at depth OF
533 feet the darkness was, to all in
tents and purposes, the same as that
on a clear but moonless night. Sensi-
tive plates exposed at this depth for a
considerable length of time gave no
evidence of light action.
There are 10 mountains in Colorado
whose peaks are over 12, 900 feet above
the ocean level. Forty of these are
higher than IA, 600 feet, and more than
half that number are so remote and
rugged that no one has dared to at
beupb W ClluID tHtlH. tooihO VI oASAAA
are massed with snow, others have
glaciers over their approaches, and
others are merely masses OF Jagged
rocks
With an apparatus called the myo.
phone, NJ. d. Arsonval has proven that
the nerves may, contrary to the ole
belief, live many hours after the death
of the body. This cannot long be
made perceptible through the excita
bility of the muscles, but the SOUND
in the instrument shows that a nerve
may act on muscle, in state of cleo
trio excitability, without producing
more than simple molecular vibration
A new life preserver, recently tested
in England, consists of canvas belt
with cork layers at intervals, extr'
buoyancy being given by four bladder
floats of rubber. The belt is strapped
under the arms, aud the bladders arr
inflated through tubes provided will
self-closing valves. The advantage
claimed is that the wearer is Away
supported in the water in an uprigh
position, with his face safely out o
water, while if passenger by sea i
timid he may wear the belt CONSTANT,
under his other clothes. The wears
| is not prevented from swimming.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Appropriations for the Civil Service Com
mission Taken Up.
The House-wednesday.


There was a very large attendance
in the hall of representatives when the
house reconvened to-day after the holi-
day recess. The galleries were crowd
ed. Without any preliminary bust
ness, the house went into committee
Of the whole to resume consideration
of the Legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill. All the fea-
lures of the bill had been disposed of
except the appropriation for the civil
service commission, upon which, by
previous arrangement, there was to be
an indefinite general debate. -. 1t
was proposed that Mr.. Moody, repub
lican, of Massachusetts,, and Mr., Dock
cry, democrat, of Missouri, control the
time for and against. In the debate
that followed Dockery, Pearson and
lands attacked the service, while Mr..
Greene, populist, closed debate with
speech in favor of reform. At 4:55 p.
m., the house adjourned.
The Senate.
There was only small attendance
in the senate to-day. Mr. Allen, of
Nebraska, spoke on the immigration
bill md declared in favor of consular
inspection of immigrants. Mr.. Carter
called up the bill to provide for the
taking of the next census, and argued
against making the appointments
through the civil service commission
IA letter from Secretary Sherman
on the civil service question was read,
and Mr.. Cockrell said it was most
remarkable document, being q request
upon congress for Legislative action,
which was in the power of his chief
by executive order. Mr.. Sherman
recommends the exemption of the
heads of bureau and the chief clerk of
the state department from the opera
tion of tie law. Mr.. Teller, of Col
orado, spoke at some length in sup
port of the idea that the census bureau
should not be partisan bureau, and
that its employees should, therefore,
be placed in the classified service. :.
A lively civil service debate was pre-
cipitated just at the close of the ses-
sion, in which Messrs. Carter, Cock
erell, Allison, Cullom, Allen and
Jones, of Arkansas, took part. {. AT
/ p. m. the senate went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13

COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Ioerv and Circuit Clerk, N. Bat
|. Sheriff, W. T. Scott; Treasurer,
h, strahan; Assessor, G. W. Bill
|, snperintendent of Education, II.
Rouse; Surveyor. A. J. Ladner.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Exterminated His Family.

At Greenville, Tenn, Capt. A. W.
Carter, while temporarily insane,
Drained his wife with an axe and then
with the same weapon inflicted wounds
upon his daughter which caused her
death, After committing this deed,
Captain Carter, with pistol, shot
himself. 1t is stated that his mind be-
came unbalanced about three years
ago, caused by the death of daughter.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Teller Wants silver.

Senator Teller, has introduced con-
current resolution declaring the bonds
Of the United States to be payable in
silver dollars and asserting that "to
restore their coinage such silver coins
as a legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not in
violation of the public faith nor in der
ogation of the rights of the public
creditor"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Deadlock in Maryland.

A split in the ranks of the repub-
lican members of the Maryland house
of delegates, which developed at a
caucus, caused deadlock, and the
house was compelled to adjourn for the
day without having organized. There
seems to be no immediate prospect of
q settlement of the difficulty.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Combination of Tobacco Growers.

At Tampa, Fla, the larger produc.
ers of cigar leaf tobacco in South Flor.
ida are about to combine and attempt
to secure better market for their pro
duct. The suggested method Of OBJ
tanning relief is to make up the pro,
duct in cigars in sufficient quantities
to thoroughly test the country.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
CITY DIRECTORY.

4, W. J. Hunnicutt; Treasurer,
F'IWT. strahan; Clerk, r. ii. Reevesi
ErshAl, H. 3. Smith.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
\ Scott, N. Batson, r. G. John
4 R i. Reeves, J. A. Howard.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
.,s7TRCH DIRECTORY

y. cHuncH-Rev. W. B. Hol.
~ = nastor. Services second and
G a.sb sabbaths. Sunday school IL
Prayer meeting Thursday
sht
|.onrsr--Rev. W. II. Huntley, pas
Services first Sabbath in each
a,tb. Sunday school 10 q. m.
aver aver meeting Wednesday night.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Gen. Booth Coming.

Six thousand peasons most OF them
members of the Salvation Army, as
sembled in London in ! demonstration
Of farewell to General William Booth,
who is about to saiIfo the United
States to assist in organizing great
additions to the army.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
Raturn of tho Plague.

AT Bombay, India, the plague re-
turns for the past orty-eight hours
record 142 new cases and 105 deaths.
There is o general exsdus of the popu-
lntion and suspension OF business IS
threatened.