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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17

Bread is the staff of life" ard
every cook must have the best nour N
order to produce the best results. oar
special brand of "NonPareil" -four a
unequalled for making fine white
bread. pastry. cakes, biscuits, etc.
Try it. q
HILL & LOCKE,
Augustus. Maine
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17

c. IL Jones left on thu Afternoon
| train, yesterday, for Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
FOR SICKNESS

Private Percy X. Pickett. Jan 2S. 1888
XVI The following enlisted mon of thu
National Guard Of the state of Maine de-
ceased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17

\. w. Whitney has returned trnm =
business trip t" Boston
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

navy'e punishment system is the "sol-
itary and fish" inhiction. This con-
sists i'm locking up a minor offender in
an unighted and practically unVcnti-
lated compartment and in feeding him
upon salt fish. and no water whatsoever
for a couple Of days at stretch. Men
who suffer this ordeal have always TO
be lifted out Of their place of cOntnC-
ment when II is over, with their swollen
tongues hanging out of their mouths
from thirst, and men have been taken
out of the glory hole dead after under
going this barbarity. The wonder is
truly not great that a slurnbering devil
Of bitterness seems always To look
from the eyes of the Spanish man for
ward. There have been many mutin-
les in the Spanish navy, but they have
always been suppressed, after serious
loss of life, by the marines, for the
Spanish naval officers are crafty
enough TO treat the marines well. The
Spanish marine gets all the best Of It
and he is even coddled by the officers
aft. 1t is not an uncommon thing for
a private marine aboard a Spanish
man-of-war to slug "A chief petty Off
Ger without receiving the slightest pun
ishment for it. Indeed, the marine who
does this is privately applauded by
the officers. In return for this sort of
codding treatment at the hands of the
officers the marines are the officers
protectors and on every occasion when
the bluejackets have risen in revolt
and they have done this within the
past ten years on several notable occa-
sions-the marines instantly taking
their stand on the poop behind the
rapid-hre guns, and with their rifles
ready, have awed the sailors into sub
mission, not, however, on few occa-
sions, without first pouring volley
into them.
To reduce the matter to it's smallest
term, Spanish man-of-war Is simply a
floating hell for the blueJackets, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

chief machinist. An ordinary seaman"
receives nineteen dollars, seaman
twenty-four dollars, ana a "landsmau,
who is an unskillcd recruit, sixteen dol
lars per month. Men i'm the artidcar
class, such as blaCksmiths, electricians
boiler-makcrs, etc, get from thirty-tvc
to fifty dollars per month. All enlisted
men, like officers. receive their thirty
cents per diem for rations. Further
more, there is an increase i'm pay for each
ro-culstmont
one important step, conducting TO eff
cheney, taken by the navy department
during the past year was the oleNatlng ot
the status of EUu-captains, who are NJ"
specially rated as such with pay ranSin-
from thirty-tvo TO atty dollars per
month. Formerly the gun-caplam M"s
chosen simply by reason Of his rank
on shphoard; that is, no man could
be " gun-captaiu, however good his
marksmanship, unless he held some petty
office. such as hOatswain's mate, cox
swain. or something of the sort. Now,
the gun-captain Is the best shooter ana
manipulation of the wcapon i'm the lattors
crew regardless of his standing other
wise on board, and he receives extra pay
for his qualities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

necessary. My supply consists Of a few
bottles of geatine-C0ated pills, one Of
compound CathaTtiC, one of rhubarb, and
enc Of quinine. IN cuba | have found the
rhubarb very beneficial, whether taken
in small or large doses a. occasion re-
CURED, Quinine | only use when there
are symptoms Of malaria, and then /
recommend its use sNaingly, except in
certain stages Of Intermittent or REMIT
tent levers.
The season in which fcvers are most
prevalent is At the decline Of the wet
season, but if our boys are properly fed,
sheltered and clothed, there need be 10
|lcat fear of the dreaded fever. The
most important thing IN he observed Is
a perfect regularity of the system and
the least irreEularity should be attended
to with a dose of either the compound
CathartiC or the rhubarh pills. The cloth
ing should be as light as possible, OF cot
ton or some other !ight material Linen
is preferable, as il is cool and can DC
easily washed and kept clean.
The hammock is d most necessary ar
ticlc Of use in the tropics, and every sol-
dier should be provided with one. Sleep
ing on the ground is not only dangerous
to health, but it is attended with the an
noyancc of having myriads of insects,
which usually swarm over the land, lake
up their 2boda upon the body. With a
hammock one can comfortably SWING
himself far out of the reach Of flies and
bugs, The simplest and best hammock is
piece Of stronE but light canvas about
a yard aud a half wide by two and half
long With a rope fastened at each end
IL can be swung between trees or stakes
i'm the field, or beneath the corridors OF
houses I'm towns, When not in use II can
he rolled into a convenient bundle. when
campaigning | have found such a ham
mock To serve the very useful purpose OF
a covering 10 my blanket.
During the rainy season in Cuba, wnlle
I'm the field | have found II almost i'm
possible TO keep matches. The dampness
is so penetrating that matches are rem
dcrcd useless SO that no depend
ence is ever placed upon them by either
Spauiard or insurgent and consequently
a flnt and steel are made to serve the
useful purpose Of striking a light.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
MINERAL Production or THE UNITED STATES ~ IS97-S
Compiled o usrRiv
chnd hwen or o rgm andMn
Value at Place
OF Production.

Totals Ton w.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

From the New York sun
"Thc Suanlards do not know how to
fGht their ships, said a naval off
CT, Il am peri city confident that
George Dewey could have exchanged
fleets with the Spaniards in Manila
harhor and then have given them al
most as sound a drubbinG as he did
with his own fleet"
The same opinion has been expressed
by large number Of American naval
officers who are familiar with the
principles upon which the Spanish navy
is run. Naval officers of the United
States service, in common with officers
Cf the British navy, have often mar
yelled over the lack of expcrtuess eX-
hibited by Spanish officers in handling
modern ships, but thoy have always
dWclt particularly upon the apparent
stupidity Of the Spanish man-o'- wars 8
men forward. There is nothing ashore
or afiOat to equal the stClidity, indiff-
erenCo slOuChness, and general inca
pacity of the Spanish bluojackcr. Nor
is the wonder great that the Spanish
hluejacEet is SO poor seaman, SO in
feriOr gunner 50 sluggish a per-
former of the thousand and one chores
aboard ship of which a good man-o'-
wars man has the knack Four-ffths
of the Spanish blueiackcts are men who
had never been at sea before being i'm
pressed into the naval service I'M
pressed is the word for the difficulty
the Spanish navy has experienced dur
inf the past decade or two in getting
enough men TO man ships is well known
10 those who make a study Of naval
matters, Impressed is almost too we'll
sounding a phrase with which to eX-
press the fashion the Spanish naval re-
cruiters have Of, getting bluejackets.
The term should rather be shanghaiod.
The Spanish law forbids the conscrin-
tion Of naval recruits i'm time Of peace.
But if you ask any Spanish man-o'-
wars man how he happened TO take
on in an outfit wherein he received so
little consideration, the reply is ant
10 be; Il was drunk"
1t is asserted that a majority Of the
Spanish sailors are men from inland
Spain. The Spanish merchant sailors,
the men living in Spanish ports who
are of age for service aboard Warships.
know too well the Cruelties and hard
ships inflicted upon men forward in
their country's naval service to put
themselves in tho way Of being trapped
into 1t. The exact sum which petty
officers on Spanish warships receive for
bringing aboard their vessels the wine
befuddled lads whom they pick up
ashore in Spanish ports and enchant
with merry tales of the glorious life led
by tars Is, OF course, only known 10
themselves and to the manipulators OF
Spanish ships budgets, but that the
petty officers are paid, and pretty well
paid, for this manner OF work, which
is nothing short OF shanghaing, is GER
tain. The writer has frequently heard
drunken petty officers of the Spanish
navy brag OF the number Of landsmen
they have bagged for their ships and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
THINGS NEEDED IN CUBA.
Clothing, Food aud VI Medicines Sug-
grsIed, and "a Flint aud steel.

Thomas r. Dawley, Jr, IN Leslie +
Weekly,
Notwithstanding the generally accepted
theory to the contrary, | have observed
after having experienced many epidemics
of fevcrs i'm the tropics, that the north
crncr, If he he Corsutuuonllly sound
and not TordJIed oVcr-Corpulcnt by h!Sh
living will /, Sist an attack Of fever even
better than the native. II may be taken
as "a rule that IL depends on a persons
own condition and the precautions mo
takes, whether he escapes disease or not.
/ have found some of the simplest mcti'
Cines TO be the most effective preventy's
Of disease, and l always carry supply
with me when / journey IN the tropics
although l am opposed to the use Of
drugs except when they are absolutely
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

the idea Of the officers of the Spanish
navy expecting men to put up a good
fight for any sort of cause, after hav-
ing had a taste Of the kind of treat
ment they get aboard ship, is a matter
a bit beyond the comprehension Of the
American mind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
THE PAY OF THE NAVY.
How the Officers aud Their Men Are
Cared For.

When one takes into consideration the
intelligence, the technical training. ana
the other demands made upon them by
their profession, the officers aud men wlo
handle our war ships are poorly paid as
compared with those who follow similarly
eXaCting duties on shore.
An officers pay varies not only accord
inG to his rank, but according to the ma
ture of his duty. His highest pay is while
at sea, his lowest while on leave or
waiting orders" Tho following table
gives the officers pay per annum:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

naval officers clothe and feed themselves,
They also house themselves, except when
on board ship or when stationed at
navy yard where quarters are provided,
True, they are allow ed, while at sea, the
munihcent sum of thirty cents per diem
for their Tations.
Furthermore, officers of the American
navy have to pay out Of their own pock-
cts for the entertainment, not only ct
their own personal friends but OF Otii-
Gals the guests Of the nation.
The pay of the enlisted men varies from
nine dollars month, received by a third
class apprentice to seventy dollars per
month, which is tho compensation of a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
CRUELTY NOTORIOUS.


Spanish sailors forward are ill-treat-
ed habitually by their officers. This
is not a prejudiced or an exaggerated
statement, 1t is literally true. The
officers Of the Spanish navy are for
the most part younger sons of good
families who have gained their billets
not by ability nor through competition,
but through the intercession of their
people at court. The incapacity of
many of them is laughable; their cruel
ty is notorious. From the very day
that Spaniard is enlisted in the ships
company of one of his COuntrys war
vcssols-cnlistcd voluntarily or invol-
untarily-hc is made to feel that he
is no better than a beast. For the
slightest infTaCtiOn of regulations he
is punished in a fashion that makes
his fellow bluejaCkets i'm navies like our
own or that of Great Britain flush with
anger. The central and consuming
idea Of the Spanish naval officer is that
all hands forward are his servants.
There is absolutely nothing of this in
in the American navy, once in a while
when an American ship is at sea for
considerable period III tropical waters
and all hands fore and aft are wearing
white uniforms, an officer will pay
mess attendant for ECrubbing one of
his uniforms and hanging it out on the
scrub -and-WaSh line. The officer who
requests a man to do anything like this
stands by to have the man refuse 1t
is the mans privilege to refuse out
right to perform such a task for money
or otherwise, but if he accepts the job
he is well paid for it. In the Spanish
navy every man forward, from the
chief petty officers down to the unrated
landsmen, stands by for the trick as
Wallets for all the officers aft. They
are not asked to wash the officers
linen; they are not requested to blacken
the officers shoes or ppeClay their
belts-thcy are commanded to do these
things and tasks more menial, more
repuEnant to men of self-respect and
the slightest indication of hesitancy
on the part of the bluejacket is visited
by heavy punishment.
When a Spanish officer gets IT in for
a chief petty officer for any real or
fancied cause, he does not Immediate
ly undertake to secure the petty Off
GERS dsrating. Instead, he begins sys-
tematically to humiliate the petty Off
hearing of the unrated bluejackets and
not infrequently kicks him. He calls
him aft-especially when the petty
officer is showing a party of women
visitors about the ship--and orders him
10 blacken his shoes, right in sight Of
all hands and all the visitors on the
main deck. The writer was a visitor
on board Spanish gunboat at Cadiz
a few years ago and saw a chief petty
officer - the ships quartermaster -
treated in this manner by a Junior
lieutenant. Finally, after the Spanish
officer who conceives a dislike for a
petty officer has abused and humili-
ated the man for weeks or months at
stretch, he cooks up set OF charges
against the wretch and has the man
court-martialled and reduced from his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
Total metals. .....

a,Ha aO gal;
o1
NJ yllnofulr cGIprpr uonR el
t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

the money they have made out of the
business. Spanish petty officers. even
within the past five years, have been
amhusCadeG ashore and killed by ship
mates that they have thus shanghaied.
\ case Of this sort occurred in Pcrnam-
buCO. Brazil, in 1S9G. 4 lad who had
been filled with liquor in Barcelona by
the chief gunner's mate of a Spanish
man-of-war and had awakened to find
himself at sea on Spanish Warship
hound for South America, went ashore
in Pernambu"o, and on the main street
Of that town struck the gunncr's mate
dead with knife. He was court-mar-
tailed, sent back to Spain under guard,
and eNoCutcd.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
Frslll. Brown.

The railroad surveyors were
among us last week. We are
anxious to see the dirt begin to
fall. We want the railroad and
we said 80 by our votes when the
question was voted upon.
The telephone men OF your
town were among us the first Of
last week and put phones in Z.
Marshes, DR.. Kelley's and D. w.
Kemper's houses.
Prof. T. Francis Kemper, of
Salem, was visiting his brother
here last week.
We have had two very interest
ing protracted meetings in the
neighborhood recently. The
meeting at the Baptist church
was conducted by Rev. Gamer,
who did some of the most con.
vincing preaching that was ever
done in this community. There
were 81 conversions. The meet
ing at the M. E. church was quite
a revival. 1t was conducted by
The Revs. Coffield and Orr. Quite
a number of conversions were
made.
Mr.. Wash Nay of smithffeld,
was with us last week. He re-
ports things a little dull in the
oil fields.
We learn that E. E. S. Rogers
contemplates moving to our town
the first of April. A. I. Bennett
will also move among us in the
near future. M. o. Davis has
been improving his home by
building an addition to it.
DR.. Kelley is preparing to
make an addition to his already
commodious office. Our town is
on the improve; prosperity has
struck us, and if the railroad
comes we are in it up to our eyes.
You KNOW.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
SAL LEI!

l will offer for sale by public
outcry at my late residence on
Simpson Creek. Thursday, March
oath, 1898, the following personal
property 29head of 8 year old
cattle, 10 head 2 year old cattle,
5 head yearling cattle, l four
year old short horn bull. 2 year
ling short horn bulls, 8 short horn
COWS, 20 head of ewes and lambs
including 10 head Southdown
ewes end lambs, 5 Southdown
bucks, 8 horses (2of them match
ed. A lot of harness and sad
dies. A number of wagons,
buggies, moving machines, horse
rakes, plows and harrows and
other farming implements. 1
Mccormick self-binder. A lot
of hay and straw and household
and kitchen furniture with other
articles too numerous to itemize.
Terms of Sale-Sums less than
S.. 90 cash $500 or over on six
months time with approved Sc
curity. Sale to commence at
$50 a. m. 19.1t. JOHN Lowe.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
SPAIN. 8
Quiet Dell.

@. A. Frazier, partner of Bruce
81. Davis in the Quiet Dell stone
quarry, went to Clarksburg on
the 10th inst. and drew one hun
dred and thirty-dve dollars. He
paid one of the stone-cutters,
who was with him, a small
amount and skipped with the
balance, leaving a board bill of
fifty-two dollars. This will not
delay the work, however, of get
ting the stone out for the new
bridge at Clarksburg, as Bruce
will push it to finish, which is
not far distant. ~
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18

CONGRESSMAN DovENER GER.
tailly merits the thanks Of his
party, and in fact of the people
Of the whole State for his splen-
did work as a member of the
Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors. For several years before
Mr.. Dovener's election to the
House of Representatives a
Democrat had held the place
and nothing had been accomplish
ed in the way of securing national
aid for public Improvements. The
appointment of our Representa-
tive on such an important COM
mittee was indeed a high COM
pliment to the people of the dis
trict. 1t was an opportunity that
Mr.. Dovener grasped at once and
spared neither expense nor en-
ergy in pushing the claims of the
First District. There seems to
be an unwritten law or rule gov
erning the organization Of Con
gress that makes it almost i'm
possible for a new member to get
a hearing on any proposition. 1t
is only the old members who
have been re elected from year
to year for a considerable term,
who get recognition, Hence it
will be seen that getting large
appropriation for the improve
ment Of West Virginia's rivers is
one of the greatest achievements
ever accorded to West Virginia
Congressional delegation. Con-
tracts have been let and thous-
ands of dollars are now being ex.
pended in extending navigation
to Fairmont. The favorable re-
port of the committee on the ex-
tension to Clarksburg is another
victory and we have every reason
for predicting that Capt. Doven-
er will, with the aid of Senator
Elkins and his associates, make
our progressive city the head of
the navigable waters that flow
into the Ohio. Democratic pa
pers are at loss for argument
when they attempt to urge a re.
turn to Democratic representa-.
ton IN Congress. The people
can only Judge the future by the
past and Judging by the past we
have much to expect by continu.
ing to send a Republican to rep
resent us at Washington, AND
nothing assured if we elect 9
Democrat.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
From Quiet Dell.

Mr.. H. E. Tyson and Miss
Xenia Bond closed = splendid
school here the 18th of February,
The following are graduates from
the graded room: Jane Nutter,
Della White, Louis and Lizzie
Gregg. A good program was rem
dered to a crowded house, who
seemed to appreciate the efficient
work of the teachers.
Protracted meeting is in prog
here with some interest.
Mr.. Mcginnis and wife are Wis
here.
Z. L. Fortney is here. A girl
seems to be the attraction in his
case. SPAIN.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
15-6t
coMM1ssIoNER,s NOTICE.

COMMlS91ONEn0 NO44OG'
j. ]. Alexander &c, late sheriff Of Harri.
son county, VS. Dorsey Pinnell,
Kitty Cnrkendall. James r. Pin.
nell, David Pinnel, Belle Pinnell,
Henry Pinnell, and Leila Pinnell,
the last named five b ing infants,
and A. b. Boggess. their guardian
nd Item, In chancery.
The parties named above will take
notice that on the
4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1893,
at my office in the town of Clarksburg.
West Virginia, will proceed to execute
the order of reference passed in the
above styled cause by the circuit court
of Harrison county at its January term
1893, Whereby was directed to audit,
state and settle the accounts of j. l.
Alexander, late sheriff, andas such adj
ministrator OF James II. Pinnel, to ps-
certain and report what. if any,, debts
of said decedent are unpaid, OF what
real estate he died seized, its value, To-
cation and annual rental value, whether
the same can be partitioned among those
entitled thereto. what liens, debts,
charges or incumbrances exist the reon
and any other matter deemed pertinent
or that may be required by any person
interested therein. Given under my
hand this the 4th day of March. 1898.
Charles W LYNCH,
17.4t Commissioners.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
NOTICE.

C1AnKsBuRo. W. Va, Mar. IA, 1898.
Mr.. j. D. CoweER, Agent Provident
Life Insurance Co: Allow me to thank
you for the prompt payment of the
full amount paid on the policy on the
life of my mother, Mary Wallace. I
cheerfully recommend the Provident
Life Insurance Co., of Wheeling, w.
Va, to all who desire safe protection.
Yours respectfully,
MAGGIE WALLACE.
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being done in any number of house
holds, for which nice goods are wanted.
If you'll seud here for samples medium
to fine
wash goods, 8 to 35c. n yard
and note what q feature we're making
of prettiness, you'll be pleased-and
choiceness for the money will show if
we aren't selling at such less prices as
mean advantage to your pocketbook.
Including this range are nice White
Goods-and neat colored printing in
great variety.
New Madras in designs more effective
than any yet shown-32 inches wide l5c.
Great collection-5OO stylcs--finc
madras and novelties
20, rs, 30, 35c,
including Anderson's best handsome
goods for new shirt waists. Other lines
pretty wash goods SC. to Sl,25
Quite sure that if you send for samples
new Novelty Silks, 65, as, s5c.--and
nice spring woolens, 3j, so, 75c.-
you'll get evidence OF moneys worth
Of special interest.
Try it-see if you aren't agreeably
surprised.