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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
Where the Bottom Fell Out.

'The most costly little stretch of road
bed for a railroad in this or any other
country. / guess said a contractor. 'Ts
on the Carbondalc division of the Erie
Railroad at Ararat Summit. 1t is only
quarter of a mile long, but 1t cost be-
tween $3.50. 900 and $500 600 to make ii ready
for the rails, or at the rate of 81 600 900 a
mile. The railroad was completed in 1873
and trains had passed over it. but one
night Il quarter OF a mile of the track
and roadbel disappeared entirely and a
great quagmire occupied the place where
apparently solid ground had been before.
INTO this pit 10000 carloads Of gravel
about 600 tons-and 500 large hemluck
trees. branches and all, were thrown
without having any perceptible effect to-
ward forming bottom on which a new
roadbed could be founded.
"Then steps W re taken by the con-
tractors to find 0ut the depth Of the
inarkable sink hole. Four piles. each 40
feet long, were driven down, one on top
of the other before solid bottom was
stable spot to he 100 feet. This fact
established. a row of piles was driven. in
the manner of the test piles. on both
sides of the space required for the road
bed. They We're driven close together.
SO close that the work required nearly
$3.50 of Them. These prevented the escape
OF anything dumped INTO the lnctoSure
For four months gravel. rocks and forest
trees entire, were thrown into the pit be-
fore the all-absorbing moraSs WAS oNer-
come Acres of hemlock forest were lev
elled to supply the trees of which 1900
from 30 to 100 feet high. and with
snread of branches. sometimes of - feet
were usad An adjacent gravel hill 30
Foe, bigh and covering four acres. was
ie,-o1,td to n}t+ain nafnriaI for building
~, ~ ror,arlaI,1e roadbed and rocks
~ ts'ia ,,,,,,, t,,c nanh wore tun,h1.d
w iti i 5tis tDfar. ootid WAY. ,ras
lIitP 'ile Ge'' -; ~ ~ l,Irtf,,, - IL W.
ti.dfT ~ - ~ t.;. 49, .,1lT
history Oh oui.9, "' t'''l
TASK ever corn Nuilt ~ 49, ~ ;
althouSh tilS one Hdu Pi'ltE
parallel. ABOUT lhe same l4l,t' "H Z" -HrW
Jersey railroad. Whlch IS also now part
of the Erie system. or soon Will be-the
New York. Susquehanna d W esttrh
''When that raiIroat was bullt II was
known as the New Jersey Nldland ne
grading Of the road was about completed
through the northern part of New Jersey
when one morning the laborerS Wef"
amazed to see that the roadbod between
shutdown and Port futile had been
| transformed during the night INTO pohd
more than 80 feet wide and an eighth OF
a mic long. Tho depth of this mTstcrl-
| Gus pond WAS sounded an found to be
| nearly lon feet. The strange3t part OF
| the phenomenon was that the spot hHd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18

rough and unframed men, and as
showing the enthusiastic devotion
winch Worden had gained from his
crew. It's interest is both human and
historical. AT the time of it's writ
ing, the Monitors famous battle WAS
SIX weeks past, and she had been, in
the lnterVale, member of the block
aiding squadron.
Hampton Roads, April a. 1862,
u. S. Monitor.
ITO our Dear and Honored CAPTAIN:
Dear Sir: These few lines is from
your own crew of the Monitor, with
their kihdest Love to you their Hon
ored captain, hoping to God that they
VIII nave the pleasure of Welcoming
you pack to us again soon. for we are
all ready, able. and willing to meet
Death or anything else, only give rs
back our Captain again. Dear Cap
tam. we have got your Pilot-house fix
ed ana all ready for you when you get
well again: and we all sincerely hope
that soon We will have the pleasure
of welcoming You back to it.
we are waiting very patiently to en-
gage our Antagonist if we could only
get a chance to do SO. The last time
she came out We all thought we would
nave the Pleasure of sinking her Bat
We all Sot disappointed. for we did not
fire one shot, and the Norfolk papers
say We are towards in the Monitor
and all we want is chance to show
them where it lies with you for our
Captain. We can teach them who is
towards. But there is great deal that
we would like to write to you but we
think You will soon be with us again
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18

kindest love to you, hoping that God
W1il restore you to us again and hop
ing that your SufferngS is at an end
now, and we are all so glad to hear
that your eyesight will be spared to
you again. We would wish to write
more to you if we have your kind Per
mission to do SO, but at present we all
conclude by rendering to You our kind
est Love and affection, to our Dear and
Honored Captain. we remain until
DEATH
Your affectionate Crew.
The Monitor Boys"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18

such as are often seen on merchant
ships. and which could not excite sus-
picion. Broadside guns requiring ports
would be Incompatible with the end in
view. Man the ship with a hundred
men-more. if necessary. Will there
not be proba bility of the steamer APP
preaching confidently-if to leeWard,
within a distance to render boarding
practicable: if to WindWard, So as pos
sibly to be disabled or sunk with your
heavy gun?
collaboration of detail would be mis-
placed here. and | shall not attempt il.
| am aware that the disadvantages
sailing vessel labors under are great
and my idea may appear rash or even
harebrained. But suppose it fails,
what is lost? y useless ship, a mid
shipman, and a hundred men. If it sue
coed. apart from the Importance of the
capture. look at the prestige that such
an affair would give to the service.
Finally, if this is so fortunate as to
meet your approval and that of the
honorable secretary and you should not
wish to risk a better man, beg 10 offer
myself to lead the enterprise.
Il am. sir very respectfully, your
Obedient servant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18

AN EVENING PARTY
or your every day table will be catered
to by us in all the choicest table deli
cacies in canned. potted and deviled
meats, anchovies, sardines. salmon.
olives, preserves in glass, fruit, jams
and jellies, and ali kinds of canned
foods put up by the best Gamers OF
Europe and America. Our butter.
cheese and fine biscuits are unexcelled.
We also have full line of choice teas
and coffees.
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"ALFRED T. MAHAN,
"Midshipman [. $. Navy.


Captain G. V Fox, Assistant Score
tary cf the Navy. Washington, ID. I.
Doubtless high hopes fell when the
appeal of the budding strategist faEel
to elicit an encouraging reply buo
could he have foreseen the IutuFF
value to his country of the life that ne
| then counted of 50 little worth nc
might have been consoied.
Not all the credit for daring inVen-
tions thought out during the weary
wears of blockade service eXacted nS
| our late war belongs TO the score ~
the officers Enlisted men frequently
DISTINGUISHED themselves in that helo
as we'll as by their general puck ana
| courage. AS an instance, tive OF IN
crew of the United states steamship
Xvvalusine-John Lloyd, cocksWaln
! Alien crawford and John LaVerty
firemen. and Charles Baldwin ana ben
| iamin Loyd. stokers-concocted an eA-
| cellent plan for the destruction Oh the
| rehaI ram Alhermarle, volunteered u
carry it into effect, and dld actuailS
come within a hairs breadth OF ANN
hilating that terror of the seas. H.
AIbeuarle lay in the Roanoke river
while the Wyalusins made one OF TN
Eadnra1 squadron blockadinS tbs
| shore.
ION the afternoon of the 2oth Oh Nay
1854" as Soley's account runs, III
marty assembled the Middle hiNeI' .
small branch of the Roanoke III p'''
| taking with them Two t"i Pe"U0
These were carried on a stfetcuSi
| across the swamps to the main Nv 81
Iovd. the cocksWain. anu 0di"N -
SWAN the river with a line ana ild'hs
the torpedoes to the Plynouth 7i'
ahove the town. They were tneh c'ii
nected by bride, and hoateo "'"'
tho river. guided by BALDWIN. 1t wa
his intention to place them across ~
| NOW of the Albemarie, and Cfa"4oi i
| from the swamps on the opposite $40.
was to explode them at a Signal a.
won't we'll until the torpedoes we
WITHIN few wards of the ram Wiie'
tho limo fo1led a schooner. Al III
same moment Baldwin was dlscoN 49,
Inv q sentry. and shots We're hred' l"i
,orod ,v a yolley of musketis'
success was no longer possible INC .'1
WAS cut. and the five men iila,i1 ,ie.
ESCAPE. reaching the vessel WIN 49,.
: Guilty some of them after seVerai o"'
If Wandering in the swamps.
To show in brief the spirit INA ' ~
mated the glorious majority Vi -,
: seamen engaged in our last va 49,, a
: better illustration can be offered ma q
5 is afforded by a letter addresseu ~
the crew of the Monitor to tneir ,' y
G tain. wing in Washington disabled =, u
- wounds. Solely. who makes II puD ..a
e for the first time. truly says tha. Fac
= an expression of genuine feeiih5 ii''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
s1,92S,147 SO
Total
sf3,O24.972 q
LIABILITIES.

Reserve fund per cent and
all other claims. ..............$ 5S, 1854 1874 so
Surplus, company's standard, 4,1601F 81
Surplus by legal standard of
n. j., n. y, etc, based on
market value of assets and
per cent reserve. ........... 4,7S4,925 "a
Policies issued and revived in
1897. 51l9, insuring. .......... a,61s,0 90
Policies in force Jan. LIST, 1898,
80 73S, insuring ............... 234, 400, sss 90
The company has paid over s., 900 900 in
Maine and has a larger per cent. of all
the insurance it has written in the State
now in force than any other company.
C. F. DUNLAP, District Agent.
q Exchange St, Portland, Me.
F. H. ENWRIGHT, So. Gardiner, Me.r
Special Agent.
rnarch4, eodtf
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Maine Medical Association.

The forty-sixth annual meeting vii. ~
held at City Building. Portland, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, June 1-2-3 1898.
CIIAS. ID. SMITH, Sec.
may9dt june1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
EXPENDITURES IN

EXPENDITURES IN
Claims by death, endowments
and annuities, surrendered
policies and dividends or
returns premiums, total paid
policyholderS ..................
Taxes. Expenses, including
agents commissions, adver-
Using. salaries, &c.
Profit and loss account, in
Guiding premiums on bonds
purchased, and 500. coo
charged off from real estate
to cover possible deprecia-
IlOn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
iRA5. 1893
SD ANAU Il STATE MEMT.
OF THE
Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Co.
NEWARK, Nd.
AMZI DODD, President.
tR1S.
RECEIPTS IN 1897.

Received for premiums. ...... S
Received for interest and rents :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
)tal expenditures. ...........
ASSETS JANUARY /.

Cash on hand and in banks. =. l..
Loans on collateral, u. S.
bonds and other securities. i.
United States and other
bonds, par.
First bonds and mortgages
on real estate.
Real estate.
Loans on policies in force.
Agents balances and cash
obligations ....................
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
June. too soon:
october. all over"

'''Nl- al Wv Cl.
says the old mariners saw of the
rough season in West Indian waters.
In plain English, July and August
prlIl8 tornadoes to that region: and it
Is lnuch to be hoped that our blockad-
ing squadron will have finished its mis-
SION there before the storms begin The
tolpedo-boats in all likelihood, would
run Tor shelter to Key West. thus
avoiding great and useless risk. But
the remainder of the squadron would
Plo"apiy face an experience as ugly as
liloSe That befell our blockading fleets
III Inc winters Of the Civil War. Por-
'ef' describing their situation. SAYS:
our ships were compelled often
'''ileS 10 anchor in heavy gales on the
open coast. where. in case of accident
I" machinery or cables. a steamer
would be liable to drift on shore into
'ie heavy breakers which lined the
.'dSi' ana where sailing vessel. I'M
Nl IKE circumstances, would have
great difficulty in clawing off lee
'i'ore. The Confederates doubtless con
'luered all these circumstances, when
Oh ports of shelter being closed against
we feoeral navy and storms contin-
u"'iy raging along the coast. they
heo at the idea of a blockade. They
Vi" not Know the energy which ami
mated the Federal navy when circum.
s.dices shculd arise to call it forth
ne officers themselves did not know
uh'il called upon to act. what zeal ant
e'ersy they could eyince: and the pres
Hl generation can hardly realize tn,
,,"foships and dangers of the worl
'hey performed"
me dry and empty days of blockad
i'7 NE breed endless schemes of con
quest or adventure in the restles
"'alils of the younger officers; and it i
~ more regrettable than strange. con
iueFihS the priceless value to tn
Will ol enthusiasm as a motive pow
~ mat most of the youngsters chat
"'i'er the enforced iileness. and priv
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Interest due and accrued.
Net deferred and unreported
premiums on policies in force
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s61,096,S24 so
1,200,970 SO
727,17s 90
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
NE PLEADS FOR MERCY
Kinder Writes a Letter to Judge
Clancy.
HE REFERS TO HIS PAST
The Offense for Which He and His VIE
Are Awaiting Sentence Was Prompt
ed by Poverty and want-Ap-
plication for a Divorce.

J. w. Kinder. who. with his wife. Is
in the county Jail awaiting sentence on
conviction OF receiving stolen goods.
wrote a letter to Judge Clancy yester-
day making a plea for mercy. He X
cused himself for writing the letter by
saying that self-preservation was the
first law of human nature. He then
went into n history of his life and re-
ferred to the fact that he served a term
in the Idaho p~enitentiary for horse
stealing. He said that crime was COM
mitted IA years go. when he was a
mere boy. BY good conduct he OBJ
tanned a pardon. and when he left the
prison he remained In Boise. and with
in the shadows Of the penitentiary
walls. he lived down the odium of his
crime and rose To be assistant secretary
Of state and later acting secretary UNI
der Pinkham. Curtis and Garrett. and
afterwards was private secretary To
Governor Mcconnell and Attorney Cen
eral Parsons and expert legislative ac-
~countant. Kinder said he loved his
country and was a student OF it's form
of government. He tried TO be a good
citizen and he hoped the court would
disregard his former conviction in fix
ing punishment for the present ofense.
He thought that many ear of manly
efforts should eliminate one of boy
hoods mistakes. He asked for mercy for
himself and wife and said their offense.
which was not OF a vicious nature. was
prompted by poverty and want. Their
time for sentence has not yet been
set.
Miles J.. Cavanaugh appeared before
Judge Lindsay yesterday morning with
an afidavit in which he recited the
fact that the silver republican nominee
for county superintendent of schools
had been incorrectly certified to the
county clerk as Belle ~. Calkins.
whereas II should be ~. Belle Calkins.
Mr.. Cavanaugh therefore asked the
court to make san order on the county
clerk TO correct the name or show
cause why the error complained OF
should not be corrected. The court de-
clined to make the order until after the
alleged error had been sought To be
corrected by the chairman and score
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
a CAT AND DOG CEMETERY.
New York Has . Place to Bury Its Dead
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
q New York has a dog graveyard
Of Its own IL was high time. The Lon
don one has been rather overworked.
Returning tourists nave a way of drop
ping their consciences at sea as IL they
were afraid the customs officers would
bring I'm an Importation Of large tales
Of travel. and the London dog grave
yard has been a favorite theme for
these tales.
The new anime cemetery out at
Hartsdale cannot hope to rival the Lon
don cemetery for some time to come.
In the first place. IL In too young an in
stitution. In the second place, Harris
dale is so much nearer than London.
IL is too easy for the curious reader to
jump on a suburban train and I'm half
al hour. find out hat he has been
bamboozled. Fake stories, like views.
need distance to lend them enchant-
ment. However. IL the new cemetery
keeps on as II has begun. IL will be in
teresting enough without the help of
the imagination.
The Hartsdale dog graveyard is said
to be the only one in this country. 1t
has been I'm existence only a few
months. but already there have been
more than a dozen interments. The
credit of the scheme is due to three
persons. First. to the superintendent
VI the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, for IL was he who
urged the plan: second. to the head of
the New York veterinary hospital. for
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
GET FLESH.
Get strength, Nigor. Clear Compiexion
and Good Digestion, Not by Patent
Medicine. Hut I'm Natures Own way.

ANY honest physician will tell you
that there Is but one way to get In
creased flesh; all the patent medicines
and cod liver oils 10 the contrary not
w~ithstanding.
Nature has but one way {. Increase
flesh. strength and vigor. mind and
body. and that In through the stomach.
by wholesome food. well digested.
There is no reason or common sense
in other method whatever.
People are thin. run down. nervous.
pale and shaky in their nerves simply
because their stomachs are weak.
They may not think they have dys-
pepsla. but the fact remains that they
do not eat enough food. or what they
do eat is not quickly and properly d.
gested.
DIR. Harlandson says the reason is
because the stomach lacks certain d.
gestive acids and peptones. and de-
fcient secretion OF gastric Juice.
Natures remedy in uch cases Is TO
supply what the weak stomach lacks.
There are several good preparations
as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. which
are designed especially for all stom-
ach troubles. and which cure all diges-
tive weakness on the common sense
plan OF furnishing the digestive princi-
piles which the stomach lacks.
Stusrt's Dyspepsia Tablets give per-
feet digestion. First effect is TO in
crease h appetite and Increased vigor.
added flesh. pure blood and strength
of nerve and muscle Is the perfectly
natural result.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest tonic known and win cure any
form Of stomach trouble except cancer
OF h stomach. May be found at
druggists AT 50 cents for fuIl-sized
package or direct by man from Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28

Hannah Robinson yesterday com
menced suit for divorce against Charles
Robinson on the ground of desertion.
They were married at Atchison. kas.,
April -. 1873. and on o IN. 1921. the
defendant deserted the plaintiff. The
couple have two children. a boy Of %
and a girl of 20 years of age. The de-
PENDANT Is supposed to be in Omaha.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28

Register to-day.
n registration Offices are open from
% o'clock this morning until d o'clock this
evening.
Register early and avoid the rush. You
may have tn wait in line several hours if
you put 10 OF.
Don't run any risk of being shut out.
Register to-day. .
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
s.,d., r-.eur.,o.. to cr.r.o..

The B., A. 4 p. railway will nah .
rate OF 81 for round trip from Butte to
Gregson m return. every Saturday
and Sunday until further notice.
Tickets good going on any passenger
train leaving Butte between 5 p. IN.
Saturday n s p. m. Sunday. Re-
turning. leave Gregson between SIS
p. m. Saturday and IL o'clock Sunday
night.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28

A contest has been inaugurated over
the estate Of W. A. Waller. Two petit
tons for letters of Administrations have
been filed in court. one by Public Ad-
ministrator Cooney n one by Barney
Coll. brother-in-law of the deceased.
The Cooney petition was set for hearing
Nov. 3 and Coils on Nov. IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28

The funeral of Thomas :. Williams.
who died Wednesday night. will take
place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
from the residence. No. 4 Wing avenue.
M~eaderville. proceeding to the Meader-
willie NJ. f.. church. where services Will
be conducted by Rev John Hosking.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28

In Judge Lindsay's court yesterday
the jury a v a verdict for the defend
ant in the case OF r. w. Mclean
against G. s. Passmore. Six appeal
cases Of the Inter Mountain Publishing
company against the county were re-
ferred To Charles Mattison to TAX tes-
timony and report facts n findings
To the court.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
SAVER BOW COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.

FOR state Senator
THOMAS +. COURTNEY.
For ReDrosentatives-
r. w. MURRAY.
GUY srAPLEToN.
MILES FINLEN.
e. y. KELLY,
J. A LEWIS.
r. J. WATSON.
+. II. WILSON,
F. NJ. LAMB.
II. A. GALLwrv.
FRANK NORMOYLE.
NJ. J. BURKE.
JERE CLIFFORD.
p. n. REGAIN.
For Assessor
E J. LAURANDEAU.
For Auditor
JOHN E. GRIFFIN.
For Coroner
PHIL A. JULIEN.
For County Attorney
G T. CONNOLLY.
For Clerk and Recorder
JOHN r. MORAN.
For Public Administrator
J. p. COLLINS.
For Superintendent Of Schools.
BRIDGET p. DOwNEY.
For Treasurer
JOHN G. HOLLAND.
For Surveyor
w. w. PENN1NGTON
For Justices Of the P~eace-siiver Bow
Township
Z. A. NICHOLS.
TIMOTHY HARRINGTON.
For C~onstables-
r. J. HARRINGTON.
JOSEPH NOLkER-
Wslkerville Observation-Disclosures
MIKE McKEvITT.
J. M. LEWIS.
Constables-
MARTIN MITCHELL.
JOHN SHERMAN.
Meaderville Township-Justices-
w. r. KIRKWOOL.
j. w. MILLER.
Constable
FRED BLOOM.
ANTON HOFF.
South Butte NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WILLIAM BLISS,
CORNELIUS TAYLOR.
C~onstables-
JOE swAYZE.
WILLIAM TIERNEY.
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tary OF the nominating convention II
h clerk refused to correct n after he
had been requested to do so. IL would
be time enough 20 apply TO the court.
In the life Insurance case Of Samuel
Mulville, administrator of the estate of
Charles Young. who was killed on the
Montana Union about IL years ago.
against the Pacific Mutual Life Insur-
ance company. n jury yesterday gave
a verdict Co the plaintiff for $3.50.
The Insurance policy was for only
$1,000. hut the difference between that
and the verdict Is interest. The books
Of the insurance company show that
the lain had been settled years ago
for sS25. az which SIS went for attor-
ney's fees M $500 was paid fhe estate
through George Pasco. The other 800.
however, could not be accounted for at
the trial. and II is not known who got
the