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The herald., 1898-04-10

with abundance Of rain and snow: a place
OF fountains, where the greatest Of the
American rivers takes their rise. The cen
tral portion Is densely forested and COM
parat!vely level volcanic plateau with an
average elevation of about 5000 feet above
the sea, surrounded by an imposing host of
mountains. Unnumbered lakes shine in it,
united by a famous band of streams that
rush up out of hot lava beds, or fail from
the frosty peaks in chanUels rocky and
bare, messy and bosky, to the main rivers,
singing cheerly OH through every difficult
ty cunningly dividing and finding their
way east and west to the two far-off seas.
And besides the treasures common to
most mougl tain regions that are wild and
blessed with a kind climate the park is
full of exciting wonders. The widest gey-
sers in the word, in bright triumphant
bands, are dancing and singing in It amid
thousands of boiling springs. beautiful and
awful, their basins arrayed G gorgeous
coors, like gigantic flowers and hot paint
pots, mud springs, mud volcanoes, mush
and broth cauidrons of every color and
consistency, FLASHING, lavng, roaring. in
bewilder!ng abundance. IN ithe adjacent
noun tains, beneath the living trees the
edges of petrified forests are exposed 20
view, like specimens on the shelves of
museum, standing on lodges, tier above
tier, where they grew, solemnly silent in
rigid crystalline beauty. after swaying IN
the winds thousands Of centuries ago,
opening marvellous views back in the years
and climates and life of the past. Here,
too, are hills of sparkling crysi ais hill: of
sulphur, hills of glass hills of cinders and
ashes, mountains of every style of archi-
lecture. icy or forested, mountains covered
with ho1ey-bioom, sweet as Hymet.us.
mountains boiled soft, like potatoes, and
colored like a sunset sky-a that and a
that, and twice as mukle's a that nature
has on show in the Yellowstone para
Therefore it is called wonderland, and
thousands of tours is and travellers stream
into 1t every summer and wander about in
1t enchanted.
The herald., 1898-04-10
Tax-Dodgers Laying Up Trouble

Tax dodgers are mostly rich men and
corporations. AOd SO men argue that. In
asmuch as We cannot tax them fairly and
equitably on all their property. 1t is no
more than right to tax them heavily, and
perhaps unfairly in some cases. upon such
property as we can find and lay our hands
on. We do not say that the reluctance OF
the average man to pay taxes Is altogether
due to the feeling that our laws are unjust
But We do insist that the rich men Of the
country are laying up trouble for them
selves when they fail to perform their
duty In the fullest way.-Indianapolis
News.
During the rebellion offensive copper
head sympathizers with the confederates
The herald., 1898-04-10

he seized the bulls muzze in his powerful
jaws so the animal could not move.
Eventually. however, he was released, and.
after stamping furiously on the tiger. again
caught him on his horns. This time the
tossing, stamping and banging apparent
ly really ended in Caesars death.
The cage was then opened and the bull
rushed out and back to his stable, For pre-
cautions sake the tigers van was brough.
up, and, to the general surprise, Caesar
rose to his feet, glanced around. as II
afraid the bull Was still there, and then
bounded into the van.
1t is said that all wild animals-bears.
lions. panthers and tigers-fare badly In
combat with the Spanish fighting bull. Man
and the elephant are the only sure victors
over these active and ferocious beasts
London Post.
The herald., 1898-04-10

best selected for publication. The result
could not we'll be improved upon. The
half-tone engravings are by the c. II. Davis
company of this city, and the press work
and binding by the Kingsley-Barnes *
Neuner company
The Landmarks club is doing a splendid
work in the restoration of these old mis-
sions, but it is sadly hampered by lack
of funds. mission Memories" in proper
ton to the circulation would create new
interest in the plans of the club. Some of
the missions are sadly in need of repairs;
several will fall to pieces in two or three
years if nothing is done for them. 1t is ex-
tremely fortunate that they have been pre-
served to posterity in the shape of these
admirable views, if nothing further can be
done.
The subject matter contains a happy sug-
gestion to the effect that a delightful way
to see the missions is to drive the entire
distance from San Diego to San Francisco
or vice versa
The missions of which views are pre-
sented in the Memories" are San Diego.
San Luis Rey. Pala. San Juan Capistrano,
San Gabriel, San Buena Ventura. San Mi
guel, San Antonio, Soledad, San Carlos
Boronee. San Juan Bautista, San Jose. San
Fernando. Santa Barbara. Santa Ynez
Purissina, Old Purissma, San Luis Obispo,
Santa Margarita, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara
Dolores, San Rafael and Sonoma
The price of 'Mission Memories in en-
bossed cover, is 10 cents: yucca cover, ST.
.
THE STORY OF LIFE IN THE SEA. BY
Sidney Hickson. D. Appleton & Co.
Useful Stories commends itself to or
dinary seekers after truth in common
things. 1t is a marvel of compact in
formation about the myriad dwellers in
the sea, most literally illustrated.
The herald., 1898-04-10

I'VE have nothing to gain in a worldly
way from an alliance with any European
power Our lot Is cast upon this continent.
Our destiny Is not in any way concerned
with huge standing armies. vast navies
and the other necessities Of 'entangling al
liances.' We are sorry, Eugland, but we
cannot depart from our ancient policy even
to give ourselves the exquisite pleasure Of
pulling your chestnuts out of the fire.. -
New York World.
The herald., 1898-04-10
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY

Mr.. McBurney makes the following
generous offer: The original price Of
is SLIPS, but Mr.. McBurney will extend
a helping hand to all sufferers, so the
following offer Is made: Mr.. McBurney
says all patients who apply to his
office, 418 S. Spring St., this week can
purchase one bottle Of McBurney's
Kidney and Bladder Cure for 81. 90; not
alone this, but Mr.. McBurney will give
with every bottle of his Kidney and
Bladder Cure one 25c. package of Ills
famous Liver Tablets, which are mild
physic and specific for constipation.
After taking his Kidney and Bladder
Cure for four days, If 1t fails to relIeva
you can return the bottle on the fifth
day and your money will be refunded.
The herald., 1898-04-10
Extreme

Napoleon said of the Bourbons OF
France: 'They have learned nothing and
have forgotten nothing" The Corsican' .
epigram would hit Spain in the very center
of the bulls-eye.-St. Louis Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-04-10
Edited by Enoch knight.
THE UNKNOWN GOD

(Wiliam Watson)
when, overarched by gorgeous height,
wave my trivial self away:
When all was to all mems sight
Shares the erasure of the day;
Then do cast my cumbering load,
Then do / gain a sense of God"
O O o
GROWING OLD
(Browning)
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was
made;
Our times are in his hand
Who saith, "a whole planned.
Youth shows but half; trust God; see all,
nor be afraid"
The herald., 1898-04-10

Mr. McBurney of 41s s. Spring street,
proprietor and discoverer of the ia
nous Kidney and Bladder Cure that
has created a sensation among medical
has perfected in kidney and bladder
troubles, announced to the public last
Sunday: All who purchased McBur-
ney's Kidney and Bladder Cure at his
office. AIS S. Spring street, and, after
taking his medicine for four days, failed
to get relief. could return the bottle and
their money would be refunded. 1t Is
well to mention there was not one bottle
returned.
Send 25c in stamps to w. F. McBur-
ney, 41S s. Spring St. Los Angeles. Cal.
for sample of McBURNEY'S KIDNEY
AND BLADDER CURE. Express pre-
paid. $1.25 Druggists.
The herald., 1898-04-10

were given free quarters In the easements
of forts. Accommodations can be provided
at those military seaside resorts for
number of stock Notwithstanding. per-
haps. some. from Chicago. They will be
safe from Spanish incursions there."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
"Spain Is as friendless In Europe as a
country can be. She can find no help In
any quarter. If she undertakes to wage
war on this country she will do 1t single
handed. and not a finger will be raised by
any sovereign to save her from disaster.
All reports to the contrary are mere ca
nards manufactured to frighten the Wash
iugton government out of standing by the
rights which no other civilized country on
the face of the earth would ever dream Of
compromising or abating." g."-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The herald., 1898-04-10
BACK NUMBER BUDp"

nor be afraidr'
BACK NUMBER BUDD"
Soon after securing the address, found
myself in front of an old wooden build
ing near the corner OF Thirty-second street
and Sixth avenue, and moment later
stood in the presence of Back Number
Budd" himself He proved to be very
intelligent negro of middle age. and he at
once proceeded to give me the papers l
wanted. To my astonishment he remem-
bered where and when the articles had
been published I complimented him on
his remarkable memory, and he replied
carelessly, "Oh, I've had great many calls
for those articles and he added with a
smile, "They have brought me in a good
deal of money" I did not appreciate the
full force of this remark TIL he asked me
to pay for the papers he gave me just
ten times their original price. AS he took
the money he said. 'Those articles have
paid me almost as well as some of the
long stories the papers have been publish
ing for the last few years People get so
interested In them toward the end that
they can't wait till they are published as
books, and so they come to me for the back
pened to think Of establishing so curious
and yet so useful a business, and he re-
piled: 1.-The idea came to me during the
war. After a big battle used to get lot
of papers and go down and sell them to the
army. Sometimes they were weeks old.
but the boys were willing to pay almost
anything for them for the sake of getting
the news. So when the war was over I came
here to New York and tried the back
pumber' business and I've stuck to it ever
since."-New York letter.
O O O
Little by little the literary world is edg
Ing its way into the Dark continent, es-
pecially just now along the railway that
has been finished to Bulawayo. Where Mr..
Miller, an enterprsng bookseller from
Capetown, has established book store
actually a book store in the heart of Cen
trail Africa.
Journalism and fiction are again united
by the marriage of the daughter of the late
Henry c. Bowen, formerly of the New
York Independent, to Mr.. A. 8. Hardy, |
Dartmouth professor, novelist and now
United States minister en- route to Persia, |
which happy event is reported by cable as
having taken place amid the classic sur
rOup6ipoS n
The herald., 1898-04-10
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS

cruelty to creditors. Why should not
'Ouida" denounce this form of cruelty,
even il creditors are mere human beings,
and not birds or dogs?
"F'lorence, where "Ouida" has resided
for the last twenty or thirty years, knows
her no more. She has left Italy and taken
up her residence in Paris. After her de-
parture from Florence all her, household
goods, including her wearing apparel and
her manuscripts, were sold for the benefit
of her creditors. The manuscripts We're
afterward rescued, though 1t is doubtful
If they would have had much value in the
eyes of an Italian tradesman. 1t is to be
hoped that "Ouida" will send copy of her
latest denunciation of cruelty to animals
to the Florentine tradesmen with whom
she formerly dealt. They would doubtless
be touched by her noble sympathy with
animals"
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no particular need of such storms, must
have been eminently satisfied with the
condition of things yesterday morning.
1t was a rip shorter. 1t came along
Just as though ii had a right to be here
and no one had right 20 complain. 1t
came with Il force that indicated that it
intended to get in on time or bust
something. He was 4 wise man that the
reporter saw going down to the store
with Il pair of snow shoes over his shout
der. 1t had not stopped showing and
blowing and the gentleman evidently in
tended TO get home to dinner.
1t was not the kind of n day that the
telephone and telegraph line men felt
much pleased over. and yet they had t"
get out into the frozen particles of the
atmosphere and put up wires that had
come down under the pressure of the
storm. You could not we'll blame the
motor men of the electric railroad if they
shivered AS they plunged through the
drifts IN what proved To he vain at
tempts to keep the road open.
1t was simply an easy thing for the
commercial! traveller To sit in the hotel
Office and. looking out upon the Swiriiug
snow and buried street say An his is
like what we used to have when | was a
boy, | remember how | used To shovel
paths that We're MANY feet in depth and
how ! used 10 like it. Yes. sir. it WAS fun
10 get int" tn" snow at > O'Clock in the
morning and dig through the drifts
Train No. >. Bangor To Boston, due here
at No.. Monday night. arrived an time
ana went away on time but at Cumhrr-
i"nd Junction it became stalled. Tram
N" ii due here at 10 in the morning had
not left Portland at . \. NJ yesterday
morning. Train No. y due Herr. al l. ~
bound west. came along slowly under tho
power of two engines but WAS stalled on
IN" railroad bridge. the water having
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humor Of the situation. ana groups Of
them called at the train at various times
through the day to bid them goodby
Those who had bid their aclious in the
morning returned IN the afternoon to
congratulate him upon his safe return
home, and TO remark what Il whole world
of good his trip had done for him Mr.
Brooks Dor" this good natured chatting
phliosonhicaiiN' ana entered heartily into
the spirit Of ii. but was doubtless as well
pleased as anyone when the t,lin finally
pulled ont Of the Augusta depot headed
for Boston.
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played out. Conductor George Mckinney
was in charge. Ii WAS necessary 70
shovel snow into the tender tank in or
der to get water. No. $ arrived on the
bridge at ! a. NJ. and remained there un-
able L. move until A. NJ. This train
carried - passengers. They all tried to
make themselves at home and accept the
situation. Some got into card parties
others dropped back tn sleep. 4 number
bought the morning Journal ana passed
the time reading Of the condition Of
things abroad.
\ plow came over the line from Bruins
wick at O'Clock a. NJ. and was COM
PEELED 10 stop here on account of train
No. $ The pillow was turned and started
back but was twice stuck just beyond
the Rines hill crossing. Train No. had
no pl"w or scraper. and the snow was
piled high against the from; Or number
plate of engine No. 10.
The snow pillow and engine that was
sent to this city from Brunswick was in
charge of Conductor Norman In the
morning the orders were to remain in
this city until the storm had debated ana
then make supreme effort to push
through Ia Brunswick where it was
promised that another special would
meet them. The storm let up little at
O'Clock and at ; clock orders came for
the special to move down river. The
engine and pillow assisted by the extra
engine of train No. went ahead and the
train followed. leaving the station at $50.
The trouble on the railroad WAS more
than il would have been if the last
previous snow had been worn down from
III" shoulders Of the road. The shoulders
left by the plows during the last storm
Were sharp and the snow packed in 50
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Landlord 6urns Hard Trip.

Landlord Chas. l.. Burns Of Hotel
North. had occasion TO go out toward
camp Powers. Tuesday afternoon. He
mao" tho trip on snowshoes and the
drifts he encountered were sonnet hing
ffiShttul When he returned he was
covered with snow, and even though he
Is an expert snnwshoer he was nearly
tucliered out. The drifts in many places
covered the fences. and II would have
been nearly Impossible for team to get
along until after the storm had ceased
and the roads broken out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02

and advice at this critical stage OF her exist
ence.
Young girls suffer a vast amount OF I'M
necessary pai, and misery for lack OF frank
and confidential instruction about their owl
physical selves. :,
The special weaknesses and diseases III.
c:dent to woman's organic development are
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DR.. K. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician
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Mothers and daughters may consult Or
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Common Sense Medical Adviser Will Dc
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to defray the cost of mailing only.
Miss Edith Cain, of Clinton, Allegheny co.
Pa writes: 81 take pleasure in expressing my
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| cheerfullv recommend DR.. Pierce's FaVolAe FiS
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OF pedestrians struggling through The
drifts TO reach their places of business.
II dess the wind is happy this morn
ing" said Baby Boy. as he scraped i
peep-holo through the frosted pane. and
watched the snow-laden gusts play bois-
terously about the house.
Then he clapped his hands i'll gec for
the hoarse tones of the big steam whistle
was announcing no school today" 1t
was only the announcement Of a very
unanimous decision. for every mother in
the city had voted with the first glimpse
Of the outer world that her children
should never venture forth on such a day.
Oh. what a memorable day it was to ba
sure, How we shall lovc To relate its
hardships TO the coming generation. and
how indnlgently they win smile as we do
it, -
At an early hour the srocer~ were busy
telcphoning their customers that owing
to the b1ockaded condition of the streets
it would be impossible for them to MAKE.
their morning deliveries.
The journal carrier boys. always plucky
in stfie discharge of duty struggled man
fully against the storm. ana succeeded
after 4 time in making their deliveries
save in few isolated eases which il WAS
physically impossible to reach. They de
serve much credit for the splendid show
Ing they were able to make in The face
of great difficulties.
At $50 the journal establishment was
almost deserted 4 fcw members of it's
force who lived near. had braved the
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Excellent Police Service.

The policemen did great work through
Monday night, not skipping any of thcir
boxes and ringing in on time or nearly
50, despite the storm. They were right
around all The time looking after DRINKS
"aa n"b"tS I" S"r that non" Of them lay
down and froze To death, as well as keep
ih& sharp outlook for fires The day
force. Tuesday. We're on their beats. all
right. and often We're Of great assistance
+" ladies in helping them through the
drifts and otherwise making themselves,
generally useful.
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The Street Department.

Street Commissioner cotue had a large
crew at work nearly all day, trying to
keep the sidewalks clear with the plows
ana eveu with shovels. Very little pro-
grcss was made until the latter part Of
thu afternoon. when the mind subsidized
and then they did good work getting the
sidewalks ON the principal streets clear
by the carly evcninE.
Early this morning Mr.. tottle will put
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A Quick Trip.

Among The passengers on the belated
train which passed the day in Augusta
station. were Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Brooks
OF this city. who We're en- route for
Jamaica. AS their steamer is to sail,
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock, they
We're very anxious to get away on the
first train out They were on hand early
and remained through the day getting
away from the cars only long enough to
get a hasty dinner at Viewers. Mr..
BROOK $ friends We're quick to grasp the
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Services Postponed.

The prayers at No. % Capitol street
over the remains of the late Mrs. Zulema
A. HoNt. which were To have been read
Tuesday morning. were postponed on ac-
count of the storm The remains were
to have been taken to Portland for burial
on the regular morning tarin. but as al
removal had to be postponed until such
time as it is resumed
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A plucky Engineer.

FOR out-and-out courage Albion Gro
YER the engineer at Nirk"ry < Iill's pub
lishing house. possesses his share of it.
He started from his home in tIaIlowell al
O'Clock Tuesday morning ana walked
to this city to his work Many times ne
couldn't see a thing, the wind blowing
tn" snow into his CAGE ana binding him.
tie waded through drifts. in which he
sunk oftcntimcs to his chest Mr. Grover
did not reach here untH after . O'Clock
afd was nearly "ruckercd out. ne did
not. fortunately. hex" to work very hard.
for there wer" only a f"N girls who were
able 10 reach the publishing house. that
morning,
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Augusta. Hal!oweil and Gardiner Railroad

y" attempt was made all day. Tuesday
I" move the Electric cars from the car
barn AZ lIallowcn The track is very
badly drifted ana it will take a large
crew several houis 70 get it clear, Not
until this morning viii an attempt be
made to set the cars under way. ana it
is very doubtful if they are running on
scheduled time until the latter part Of
TINS afternoon. or possibly not until to-
morrow
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this mornings paper was well under way
When the associate editor of the journal
reached Water street at SID a. NJ. there
was not 4 single team upon it. ana only
one or two people. The big drifts were
piled up everywhere. A large portion OF
the stores had not been opened ana the
scene was one Of peculiar desoiatlon.
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State House.

Nearly every department wore a very
deserted appearance. Hardly any of the
offices had any occupants, and practi-
calh no business was done all day Tues
day. There was but very little to 10 on
account Of Their. being no mails.
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On the Railroad.

II WAS no common, every day storm
hat visited this section Monday night
Those people who had been teilihg o' Inc
storms OF their youth and longing Tor a
repotition of the same in these days OF
,roor.se and advancement, when there is
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At the Edwards Manufacturing Company

The storm didn't interfere AT an with
the working OF the mill NJ the Edwards
Manufacturing 90 Throughout the day
the full force was at work in their
places.
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a large crew at work the sidewalks
and It large number with scrapers on Wa
ter street to get the tracks clear 50 that
when the f,lcctrics do get through they
will not have any difficulty on this end
Of the line