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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
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DIR. Gould's Great Work.

Enough tho determination Of the
places OF the fixed stars in the northern
hemisphere has engaged the attention
OF many observatories during the whole
OF THIS century and our knowledge of
the places of the northern stars would
therefore presumably be nearly perfect.
IL IS a TACT that DR.. Gould's work upon
the southern skies practically equalized
our knowledge of the two celestial hem
ispheres, says Professor r. J. J. See in
The Atlantic. Such III achievement il
verltable monument to the American
nation and has added new luster to the
American name. Had the American
people never contributed anything be-
yond the labors of Gould to the world
knowledge of astronomy this magnifi-
cent contribution alone would entitle
the nation to an honorable place in the
eyes of posterity.
And yet how little is the work of
could known to even the best circle Of
American readers! So great was his de-
votlon to the cause of pure science and
60 obvious was he of contemporary
lame that none but professional men of
science are able to appreciate his incom-
parable services to the sublimest of the
sciences. 1t is certain that he has gain
ed place among the greatest astrono-
mers OF anI age or country and that
the estimate now placed Gu his work
will only increase with the flight of
centuries. Ii England is justly proud
OF her Newton and Hecschel, France of
her Lagrange and Laplace, Germany of
her Copernicus and Kepler, Italy Of her
Leonardo and Galilei, we'll may America
honor her Pierce and Gould!
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Faith Cure and a Carbuncle.

Say have an obtrusive carbuncle on
my nose. l call in the Christian Scien-
fist, who administers "a high attenua-
ton Of truth. % My belief in the carbun-
Gle disappears, and with it goes the car
buncle, too, so far as am concerned.
1t may be that look in the glass and
perceive 10 carbuncle The Christian
Scientist takes her fee and leaves me.
In comes MY friend Brown and greets
me with, Hello, old man, you have
got nose on you, or some such vul-
gar and inconsiderate remark. endeav-
or to assure him that he is mistaken
and that the carbuncle is creation Of
his diseased imagination. But Jones
and Robinson speedily turn up and &C
cost me i'll similar terms. until my
mind becomes impressed with an uneasy
suspicion that all is not as it should be
with my nose. The morbid delusion of
my frienSs extends to me.
take up the glass again, and there,
sure enough, is the carbuncle as large
and angry as ever. Under these circum-
stances it seems clear waste of money
to pay Christian Scientist to cure my
carbuncle unless the fec is to include
the treatment of the whole circle of my
friends, and indeed of any one whom
l may meet by chance in the street.
London Truth.
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MAJOR GENERAL WESLEY E. MERRITT

l.
just two years But whole lot may
happen i'll two years, and the coming "a
months promise to be brimful of new
experiences for General Merritt in his
capacity as military governor of the
Philippines.
The Office of military governor of a
conquered land is one which few Amer
lean army officers have had an oppor-
tpnity to fill, for the simple reason that
we have seldom if ever acquired any
territory that way. AT all times it is an
Office of great trust, for the authority
of a military governor is most autocrat-
ic not only over the forces under his
command, but over the civilians inhab-
iting the country so governed.
1t is somewhat difficult for those who
know the sedate, dignitied and portly
Major General Merritt of today to con-
ceive Of him as the dashing, brilliant,
reckless young cavalry officer who won
fame during the close of the civil war
and added to it few years later as an
Indian fighter.
Merritt WAS one of a quartet of "boy
generals. Custer, Mackenzie and Up
ton were the other three They Were all
West Pointers and in many instances
classmates OF their antagonists. Merritt
was the senior Of the quartet and grad
uated in 1860. During the first years of
the war he got no higher than captain,
but two days before Gettysburg Cap
tain Merritt, who had attracted the at
tention OF his superiors by reason of his
quick military perception and thor
ough knowledge of the availabilitics of
the cavalry arm, was nominated briga-
dicr general. He mounted the star on
the very day, July /, 1868, when Blu
ford's columns, suddenly pushing cut
westward from Gettysburg, unexpected
ly ran up against the advance brigadcs
of General \. Z. Hill. Merritt was Civ
en- the reserve cavalry command
From that day his fortune was as
sured He fought division under the
eye and command of General Sheridan
at Winchester and Fishers Hill. Sher-
idan showed what he thought of his
young subordinate's ability and conduct
of major general. which was given him.
General Merritt has six brevets all for
gallant and moritorious service" He
soon became one OF Sheridan's most
trusted and efficient officers. 1t was
Merritt who, almost unaided fought
the great fights at Cedar Creek and
Fisher HILL
After the war he went west and en-
gagged i'll the Indian fighting that made
the seventies and early eighties memo
rable. 1t was he who in 1876 headed off
the hostile Cheyennes who were trying
TO effect a junction with the Sioux i'll
their great depredations Of that year.
1t was Merritt who had charge of the
famous Big Horn and Yellowstone eS-
petitions later. He saw riot duty in
| Omaha III the railroad riots of 1877.
| After that he had command OF the
troops that went to the relief Of the sol
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diers besieged at Milk Creek by the hos
tile Utes. Next he was superintendent
of the West Point academy, and since
then he has commanded various posts,
mostly department places, at different
stages of promotion. His last command
was that of the department of the east
with headquarters at Governors island,
which post he took on General Miles
promotion. In the faroff Philippines his
word will be law and he may yet end
his service fighting for his country, al
though it is to be hoped that he will
come back safe and sound.
The City of Picking, which has been
chartered as one of the transports for
the Manila expedition, is big and
roomy liner capable Of accommodating
two whole regiments Of troops. The
Picking was built by John Roach q
Sons. She is 435 feet long, As feet wide
and has 4s feet depth of hold. The
Picking was put i'll the China trade IN
1875. and on Feb. 20 last completed her
hundredth round trip.
S. r. MACDONALD.
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Some recent results of tests made by
Professor Carpenter of Cornell to deter
mine the power required to drive bicy-
Giles may be of more interest to electric
al engineers if reduced to their familiar
unit CT power. the watt. These tests
show that for q speed Of five miles an
hour On a good level road the rider
works at the rate Of about 10 watts,
which is about one-thi1d the power
used in an ordinary 1G candle power in
candescent lamp. At ten miles an hour
the power applied by the rider is about
80 watts, and for hard, continuous rid
ing 100. For a short period a good rid
er can work at the rate OF about ESQ
watts. Every lighted incandescent lamp
therefore consumes about the same
amount of power as that developed by
three bicycle riders under the ordinary
conditions, while it is possible for a
rider to ezpend about as much power as
is required for about five Of these lamps
Electrical Engineer.
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napoils III 1861 at tile age or II. Il was
just a year later when Sampson himself
was blown up with the Patansco wh;lo
obeying Farragut's order to clear
Charleston harbor of torpedoes.
1t was while Dewey was fighting nm
der Farragut that he learned those ,ac-
tics which he employed SO effectively
in Manila bay. Watson continued ~,
she Hartford until 1864, and he was tho
young lieutenant who dashed the grim
old admiral to the rigging as Farrarut
damned the torpedoes and steamed into
Mobile bay.
AS Tor Fighting Bob'' Evans, eyerv
one knows that he we'll deserves the II.
tie although it is one which causes him
no httle embarrassment, for he is with
al modest man On one of the MANY
occasions when Captain Evans was ask.
ed TO tell how he earned the sobriouet
he made this characteristic reply:
II do not like the subject" he said
never courted that kind of distinc.
ton III the service. 1 am simply a can.
tam IN the navy. am no more OF a
tighter and no more entitled to that IT,
Tie than any other officer !"
was not that spoken like true hero2
PROBABLY because of his nickname and
on account of sundry sulphurous cpl
grams which from time to time have
been ascribed to him and which NV
the way, have vastly tickled the Amer
lean funny bone, Evans is the best
known man Of his rank III the navy
Inc most popular Of these Evansisms
was made more than year before the
blowing up of the Maine and was that
one III which he declared that if he
could be turned loose on the Spaniards
he would soon make Spanish the court
language OF hades, or words to that eff
feet.
Although the portraits of Captain
Evans make him appear boyish, he real
ly looks every one Of the 50 years which
have passed since he first saw the light
Ill Virginia On the bronzed, smoothly
shaven face there are fine lines which
the photographer rubs out But he is o
robust, vigorous man. AS he PAGES the
quarter deck of the Iowa he walks with
a slight limp. 1t is not rheumatism, but
a musket ball which causes that limp
and the story OF how it came to get into
his left leg, more than all the other
Evans anecdotes, is worth the telling.
The incident happened during the
storming of Fort Fisher. Evans was
| then midshipman and had been grad
uated from the Naval academy one year
| ahead of his time. When the sailors and
marines had been landed, q storming
party of about 100 men was told off and
volunteers asked for to lead it.
Four stepped forward. Among them
was Evans. They tossed a coin for the
perilous honor. Evans Won He was the
first to mount the scaling ladder, but
when he reached the parapet shot
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Hem and Flaw were the sons Of sin,
Created to shally and shirk;
Hem lay round and Haw looked on
While God did ali the work.
Hem was u fogy and Haw was prig,
For both had the dull duh mind,
And whenever they found Il thing to do
They hammered and went it blind.
Hem was the father Of bigots and bores.-
As the sands OF the sea were they
Aud Haw was the father Of all the tribe
Who criticise today.
But God was artist from the first
Who knew what he was about,
While over his shoulder sneered these two
And advised him to rub it out.
They prophesied ruin ere man was made.
"Such folly will surely fail!"
And when he was done, "Do you think, my
Lord.
He's better without tail?"
And still in the honest, working world.
With posture and hint and smirk
These sons of the devil are standing by
While man does all the work.
They balk endeavor and battle reform
in the sacred name of law,
And over the quavering voice of Hem
Is tbs droning voice of Haw.
Bliss Carman in Truth
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A correspondent calls attention to the
various methods of abbreviating "sec-
ond" and third" His position seems
to be correct, and the use which he rec
ommends should prevail. Standard au-
thorities, he says, are Overwhelmingly
i'll favor Of Cd and Sd, instead Of End
and 3rd."
In the case of "first, - the word stem
seems to be fir. This is supplied by the
figure l, and the abbreviated form is
1st. In the case of second" the word
stem is secon. which is supplied by the
figure 2, giving US I'd. In third, :"
the word stem is thir. which gives US
Sd for the other form. Living Church.
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struck him in one knee and he fell in
side the works, a bleeding captive. The
next day Fort Fisher fell and the young
MILDLY was recaptured.
In command of another of Admiral
Simpsons big battleships is Captain
Henry c. Taylor, who is brother-ln-
law of 'Fighting Bob" Taylor is a
New Yorker and left the Naval academy
in 1868 in good time to take hand III
the numerous sea fights which the north
Atlantic blockading squadron engaged
in during the last two years OF the Civil
war.
CaDtain French E. Chadwick of the
flagship New York is a West Nlrglnlan,
and he, too, left Annapolis just III time
to see active service. He comes OF a
notable family, in whose history there
are traditions Of patriotism and whose
members have never failed to be III the
front of the fighting when their country
called them. He was born III Morgan
TOWN and entered the Naval academy III
1861. He was therefore lad when Cap
tain Evans was distinguishing himself
in the south. The New 4ork's COM
mander has filled many important posts
in the naval service and Is thoroughly
self contained type of officer He was
serving in London as naval attache OIL
tho American embassy when ordered
home and given the command OF the
flagship.
Captain Nicoll Ludlow o. the GRIM
looking monitor Terror graduated III
tbe same class with Captain Taylor
He took part in several engagements IN
southern waters, and at the close OF the
war was assigned to the ironciad MO
padnock when she made her famous
passage from New York to san FRANCIS
CO. The captains of three OF the ne"
double tnrreted monitors, III fact' were
classmates. Captain Purnoll T. Harrliis-
ton of the Puritan and Charles d. bar
clay of the Amphitrite left Annapolis
with Ludlow in 1868; SO you ee0 'Ao'
know each other fairly we'll
Yes, it is safe to say that sampson -, .
cantajns are all fighting men, ana W. We
are perfectly safe in pinnlng our lal'n
TO them even if their recent pefloi Ia
ances had not added to their laureis.
They are the kind OF men VINO sll.,o
when they fight, and smiling ilsi.e en
as every one knows IS the niosC uans1
a,a w., CYRUS SYLVESTER.
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General Rosecrans' Autograph.

Carefully treasured by Columbia
man who has an interesting collection
CT autographs is note written some Is
years ago and signed "W. S. Rose
Grams, Brevet Major General, U. S. A., ]"
which says: Your application for au-
tographs should contain an envelope,
stamped and addressed to yourself. This
is the rule of right and is worth far
more than quotation from some we'll
known poet. kansas City journal.
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The Gentle Barber.

"The operation of shaving" said the
thin man, sis constant source Of WON
der to me. just to think ut man run
ming keen instrument over your face
and taking nothing off but the beard !"
There was pause, and then the thick
faced man asked earnestly:
"Would you kindly tell me the name
of your gifted arber?"-London Fun.
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CAPTAIN F. E. CHADWICK.

NJ their navies as that now under Samp-
sons orders. Of course there is a reason
for this. With the exception OF the Jap
anese and the Chinese, We Americans
have done about all the seq fighting that
has been done during the last half of
the century. During our civil war we
rose to a point where had we so desired
We could have ruled the seas, In point
Of fact. a little more than so years ago
wewere supreme on the ocean.
Those same men who learned the les
son then are very much alive today, not
all Of them, bit enough to so around.
They are chief in command on the quar-
terdecks of our warships. Not only have
they the courage Of their race, but they
have the wisdom OF exncrience to guide
their valor Spain has no such men.
Neither has England, Russia, France or
Germany 50 many men who can be said
10 have had actual experience in sea
fighting.
So it is not mere jingoism which
prompts US to put our faith ii Sampson
and his fighting captains. We know
they are battle tried, every one. We do
not have to guess whether Or not they
have the kind Of courage which takes a
calm brain, clear eyes and steady mus
cles into action.
There is Commodore Watson, for in
stance, whom Sampson left III charge of
the blockadirg squadron when lie went
scouting for the Spanish feet and stop
ped to give the Spanish gunners at San
Juan an Object lesson in Yankee marks
manship.
When Farragut started to run past
the Confederate forts below New Or
leans one April day in 1862, an incident
occurred which is Of some interest TO US
even at this late day Just as the flag
ship the good old Hartford, was oppo-
site Fort St Philip and only a few
hundred yards distant, the inch
guns Of the land batteries roarod ont a
vicious welcome.
One Of the effects Of their fire was to
cut away the mainsail sheet brace. 1t
was something which must be repaired
at once. The order was given to go aloft.
bnt with the iron hail rafting through
the Hartford's rigging it seemed certain
death. The old .Jackies paused, as we'll
they might, seeing the yards cut into
spllnters at every round. Meantime the
Hartford was swinging round, bow to-
ward the fort.
Come on men" said a young MILDLY,
throwing Off his cap and going up the
ratlines like a cat.
Men followed, but the boy ran out to
the end Of yardarnl 60 feet from the
water and, steadying himself bv a rope,
coolly stood erect till the mischief was
repaired.
One,third Of the men were killed or
wounded in the work.
Ihen the lad Went below and, touch
ing his cap, said to the admiral. "All
clear, sir"
The midshipman who did that was
'ohn Crltteaden Watson, and from that
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HIS Personal Appearance.

Mammalian afraid that young Wild
er will not make you good husband,
Clara?
Clara-Why not, mamma?
Mamma--It seems to me that he
rather neglects his personal appearance.
Clara-Yes, that's true, mamma, and
I'm glad you mentioned it. I'll see
that he makes his personal appearance
here every evening after this instead OF
only twice week. -London Answers.
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Proposals for Building Wall on
Water Street.

The committee on highways hereby
give notice that they are prepared to re-
ceive bids for the necessary excavating
removal of the present wall and the
building of a new retaining wall along
the west side of Water street from its
junction with Northern avenue, souther
ly eighty feet; the excavating and any
necessary concrete work is included with
labor materials and masonry in the job.
The work to be done and material fur
nished according to plans and specifica-
tons on file at the office of w. Il. Get
chel. city engineer, Augusta, Maine,
bids.
All bids must be received on or before
May 81, 1895
l.. d. CARVER, Chairman.
Committee on Highways. Augusta, Me.
Augusta Me, May 10, 1895
4 fu
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His Choice.

The Elderly Colonel-1t seems so un-
gallant to say SO, but women's fashions
were much more charming when ! was
a young man.
The Flippant Girl can readily be-
lieve you, colonel. Those were the days
when the women wore their hair in
corkscrews, were they not?-Indianap'
oils Journal.
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Proposals tor Surplus Property.
TreaSurer's Office.
Eastern Branch, \. II. ID. V. S.
Enpns Mo MAN II 1SlN

Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until L NJ. June /. 1898 for
the purchase of the following surplus
property, viz:
to be removed once each day: 2000 empty
flour barrels. more or less. to be removed
when notified; $4,000 pounds grease and
talloW more or less, to be removed once
per month: 100 pork barrels, 40 lard bar
rclS. % syrup and molaSSeS barrels. 40
vinegar barrels, 26 liquor barrels and is
liquor kegs. more or less, to be removed
when notified.
Contracts to commence July LIST. 1898,
and to end June 50. 1899. The right is re-
served to reject any or all proposals.
Blank forms upon which to bid will be
sent on application to the undersigned.
A l.. SMITH. Treasurer.
Approved: S. II. ALLEN, Governor.
may20. d6t
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In q Good Cause.

ETHEL. was shocked to learn that
you permitted a young man to kiss you
at the church fair the other evening""
"Mamma, he picked out S. worth of
goods at my table and said he'd buy
them if ! would throw in kiss. and it
didn't he wouldn't buy cents worth,
and what else could l do?''-Chicago
Tribune.
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@. R. WELLM An,
SOLE PROPRIETOR.
Proposals for Post Fund Supplies.
Treasurer's Office.

Eastern Branch, n. H. d. V. S,
Togus, Maine. May u, 1898.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until II o'clock NJ, June LIST
1898, for furnishing and delivery of lager
beer at Eastern Branch. n. II. ID. V. s.,
quantity to be increased ten per cent. if
required. during the execution of the con-
tract.
Printed instructions and specifications
and blank proposals will be supplied upon
application to this office. Samples pre-
scented by bidders will not be considered
unless same are called for in specifica-
tons. The right is reserved to reject
any or all proposals or to waive any in
formalities therein.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be endorsed, proposals for Lager Beer,
y. H. D. V. S. and addressed to the un-
derSignei.
A. l.. SMITH: Treasurer.
Approved: s. II. ALLEN, Governor.
may20, dot
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SIMPSONS CAPTAINS.
rvery One Of Them a Battle
Tried Fighting Man.
rovr THINGS THEY HAVE DONE.

vatson Won Promotion Under Far
,. and Why Captain Evans Walks
,r,,h a I.imp-Stories of the Men Who
command the Big Monitors
The captains who sail with Admiral
c,mnson are all fighting captains, al
.souah only one of them happens to
, Wv, a nickname to that effect. Not one
- ,hem is mere theorist, not one but
s.s had his baptism of fire, heard the
.reech of hostile shells and smelied
burning powder.
Few nations can say as much for the
uan who command SO great q division
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PHILIPPINES RULER.
The MAN WHO is TO GOVERN OUR
POSSESSIONS IN THE ORIENT.
Major General Merritt Began His Career
as Dashing Cavalry Omcer-His Du-
tics In the Far East-A Rig Troop
Transport.

The acquisition of Manila and the
tehoing or an expedition for relief and
occupation open up new era of activ-
NY ana usefulness for Major General
Wesley Il. Merritt, who few months
ago was making plans for his approach
ing retirement, which will occur in
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london is the most populous city III tne
world No ether city can coHnp0
It In extent, wealth or popui"'1oA'
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Total expenditures. .............
ASSETS JANUARY

Cash on hand and in banks. I.
Loans on collateral, U. S.
bonds and other securities. :.
United States and other
DOnQS, par. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
First bonds and mortgages
on real estate.
INtdl cSld lt. ...............
Loans on policies in force. 49,.
Agents balances and cash
obligations
Interest due and accrued.
Net deferred and unreported
premiums on policies in force
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s63.O24.972 q

Reserve fund per cent and
all other claims. ............ SIS, S64, 1924
Surplus, company's standard, 4,160,1F
Surplus by legal standard of
N. J., N. Y, etc, based on
market value of assets and
per cent. reserve. ............. 4,7S4.s25
Policies issued and revived in
1851, 15,149, insuring Si,616,01e
Policies in force Jan. LIST, 1898,
80. 75S. insuring. ............... 234. 496, 6SS
The company has paid over $1,000. 900
Maine and has a larger per cent. of a
the insurance it has written in the Sta
now in force than any other company.
c. F. DUNLAP, District Agent,
Is Exchange ST., Portland, Me.
F. II. ENWRIGHT, So. Gardiner, NJ
Special Agent.
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