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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11


Introducing the man.
In hotel office, the other night, they
We're discussing some of the proposed
Smith of Pressure Isle, who is serving
his second term in the House. was
there. Besides being solid and re-
spected lawyer, the judge is much of Il
joker. and his odd sayings and ideas
are too numerous to mention. making
him a very companionable gentleman.
Speaking about this register of
deeds work, l told Kidder of our coun-
ty that | was thinking of proposing
law that would cut down his fees about
c,ne-half." remarked the judge. Il also
told him that l was thinking of intro
ducing a bill that would make the
standard of milk measure 500 cu5ie
inches. and making it a crime to
charge over five cents per quart. AS
he is in the milk business in connection
with his county office, he was some
what worried over my attack upon his
two branches Of business
You know as well as any one re-
marked Register of Deeds Smith of
kennebec county. that every register
d salary and it has proved to be the
best way. How do you like the method
of paying for having your deeds and
mortgages registered by the scale of so
much per hundred"
oh. it is all right, l suppose. but
never know how much it is to cost.
Life is too short to reckon some of
them replied the judge.
BY the way, you know. ! suppose,
how that law came to be formed.
asked the Kennebec register. For-.
merly the register of deeds receive !
only 80 cents for registering deed or
mortgage. whether it was long or
short. over in Penobscot county the
covered so pages of paper. He told
the attorney that though the law al
lowed only 80 cents. he thought il
ought to be paid for. but the lawyer
was one of the small fellows. The
PenobscGt register got very wrathy
and said that would never be worked
upon him again and he forthwith
came to Augusta and secured the pas
sage of = bill that provided for the
words.
up in our county," said the judge,
lit was only recently that Kidder had
a deed that he charged $50 for regis
tering. as it involved the registering i'll
many places.
Those chattel deeds and mortgages
where a farmer makes over his grow
ing crops to some company or person,
are long things ] always so into de-
tail in making out one of them, and
we have many in our section of the
country There is so very much buy
ing of machinery and phosphates and
giving of mortgages on a growing crop
that the making of the mortgages is A
very common thing %
Then the conversation drifted into
,he line of mortgages of the sort where
s.o old man gives his son the farm for
t ak;ag, care of the said old man the
rest of his life, taking in return a
mortgage Of the place to make sure of
proper carrying out of the contract.
There are, of course. ways that the
! mortgage can be discharged after the
| death of the mortgage. but in almost
! every case, unless there is an admins
traitor. it is found Very bothersome.
and the discharge is so very uncertain
that many corporations refuse to pur-
chase property of the sort. A law that
world clearly cover such cases was
! suggested.
The making out Of such mortgages
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11
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in five minutes. We guarantee me a.,
tachment for one year. Sent compete OF
receipt of $500 by express at our expense.
Send for circular. Address Ice Blcycie
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04
A FELON'S LOVE.
BY HENRY ". NESFIELD.

people in this nelghborhood. Your
brothers suspicious a. to Baynos were
quite ridiculous. lie and his wife were
nothing like the people here descrlb-
ed" and Mr. Hall held up the printed
handful as he spoke
This Baynes-,can | see HIM VIII
you have him brought 10 me here. so
that | may be satisfied"
why. he was here last might" In
terposcd Sullivan. "and you were talk
ing to him yourself at the door"
"He was-and you never told me9''
Told your How was to know then
what you wanted7 II people are so
precious close"
you will bring him to me. them
cried Luke. seiEing Mr.. Halls hand Al
he spoke.
That I cannot do" replied the
squatter. TON Baynes and his wife
left the station at an early hour this
morning"
Gomez" shrleked the man In AZ
agony OF excitement. you have lie
them gol You are all against me. oh
murdered. murdered he yelled. ant
struggling to leap out Of the bed. HI
fell upon the floor In an epileptic at.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04
GERMAN MILWAUKEE,.

(To DO continued)

Ignorance OF German Language A' mad
a. Ignorance Of English.
The theator, art and science have
found home In the German city Of
America, says the Chautauquan. One
German and three English theaters
offer to the public an abundance OF
varied pleasures. and all eminent In
intellect and art are accustomed to stop
In Milwaukee on their American
travels. A public library, as we'll as q
picture gallery and museum, offer
gratuitous instruction TO every one.
In the fall there Is an annual indus
trial and agricultural exhibition which
with each year receives greater
abundance OF contributions. Dozens OF
German glee clubs and athletic asso-
Citations serve for social intercourse.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04
MYSTERIOUS ELEcTRoIp.

Francis Rychnowsh, a mechanical
engineer OF Lemborg. Austria. has dis
covered n strange and very subtle mat
ter. which he has called "electrold.'
because OF certain affinity with cleo
triclty. Electrold. produced by a ape-
cial apparatus built by tho inventor, Is
obtained by the dissolution OF certain
matters under the influence OF the
electric current.
II makes noise. and at the same time
refreshing scent and cool breeze are
experienced. This discovery induced
Mr.. Rychnowsh TO make a machine
capable Of refreshing the air TO such
degree that those present during the
experiment had the feeling that the
window was open. although this was
not tho case. Electroid is very subtle
matter. but Il seems to he a nuid, and
It can be gathered and preserved;
while falling on a plate II reflects IN
a shape OF shining sheaves. The com
mission appointed by the Austrian
government 70 investigate this dis
coyery reported that, under the iniu-
ence OF elsctroid, plants grow rapidly
and the buds Of flowers unclose while
one is looking at them. Electroid An
initiates microbes. and thus preserves
organic matter These are physlo-
logical influences OF eleetroid.
Among mechanical phenomena tho
commission reported that the influence
OF electroid is not stopped even by a
brick wall and glass; that II attracts
solid bodies and makes them shine like
moonllght-lt makes them move and
attract other bodies; finally, that It
acts on Photographic plates and pro-
duces sharp and distinct lines, such as
we're formerly possible only with a
very powerful lens. The CONCLUSION OF
the commission was that Mr.. Ryeh-
nowski's discovery will play a great
part II applied to industry. as Ia the
case with the discovery VI his country
man, Jan szczepanik. London Sketch
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

There are now 100 Mormon mission.
aries in the eastern states mission aud
forty in Florida.
Elder.Brigham Young, Of the quorum
Of apostles, is making a missionary
visit to the Lamanitcs In Arizoua and
New Mexico.
The Book Of Mormon has been trans
lated into the Tahitian language by
President Miller and his associates,
and arrangements are being made
looking to It's publication.
President Lorenzo Snow has ex-
pressed his intention OF attending the
following quarterly stake conferences
Weber, July 80 aud 81; Cache, August
and Z; Hammock August 20 and 81.
Elder d. T. Miller, president OF the
Society Islands mission, being now on
his way home. Elder william H..
Chamberlain, OF Salt Lake City. has
been left In charge OF the interests OF
the church on the various groups OF
islands composing that mission.
The Sunday school SUPPLEMENTARY
OF the Star Valley stake has been re-
organized with Elder Edmond Me-
Latchic as superintendent, and Elders
Ed. Davis and Alfred rs his assistants
aud Elder Gibson A. Coudie as secre-
tary. All these officers reside In Alton.
The eastern states mission has now
about 100 elders laboring In IT, IL IL
divided into eight conferences known
as the brooklyn, Cohocton, Maryland
New England, East Pennsylvania
North West Virginia aud the South
West Virginia.
watford. Hertfordshire, England
on June IS. an anti-Mormon mob as
saulted the elders who we're holding
outdoor services. At the petty session.
held In the next week one of the lead
ers In the attack on the elders wa
fined 81 with eleven shillings and six
pence costs, or In default, fourteen
days hard labor.
between dawn and dusk OF one da!
under the present railroad manage
mcnts person can travel from sta
Valley Wyoming, to salt Lakes (hft'
miles OF the road, however, by team
aud In so doing visits ten stakes o
Zion; Star Valley. Bear Lake, hammock
| Pocatello, Oneida, Cache, Box Elder
Weber Davis aud Salt Lake, and pa sse
in sight OF four others.
The TeNas.Colorado Chautauqu1
which association holds It's annua
meetings each summer at Boulder
Colo, have through the officers Of tn
Colorado road, extended an invitatio
TO President George Q. Cannon
deliver an address. This invitatio
has been accepted and August iixc
rs the date. The association has bee
addressed by many Of the leading me
Of the day, including Hon. william :
Bryan, who delivered the openin
address July 4.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04

Thank uIm More.

A nslghbor had cut the back lawn
while papa was a-sy, When papa
came home Baby Gr-~s told him about
II.
well. Grace" said papa. don't you
think we ought to thank Mr. Gray for
it?"
Eyes. we ought to flank him." she
said. after thinking about It for lit
tie while, "but we'd flank him more II
he'd cut the front grass. too. wouldn't
We, papa?"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04
Somes for President OF santo Domingo

Havana, July 3O.-With regard Ia
the rumor that Gomez will be the next
president Of the Republic Of santo Do
mingo, II is stated here that the most
popular candidate is Senior Juan Jimi-
nez, who took part In the attempted
insurrection OF June, 1883, and who IL
now In Havana. It is impossible'how
ever, so II is reported, that II areVo
luton takes place Senior Jimine1s OPP
ponents may offer Gomez the leader
ship. General Gomez refused 70 AIS
cuss the subject
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04

stout Lighthouse Made Of bamboo
Japan has a new lighthouse made OF
bamboo which Is said to resist the
waves better than any kind Of wood
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
TAX RETURNS.

The time provided by law in which
tax returns for the ensuing fiscal yeal
could be made without penalty, ex
pired on last Monday night.
The Office of Auditor Boyce was
crowded with belated taxpayers during
the three or four days preceding Mon
day, and on Monday it was all tha
three men could do to keep up will
the rush. But the returns came ir
about as closely as usual. There has
been no exact count yet, for there hal
been no opportunity. This statement
is based on an estimate of Mr.. Waters
who judges from the number of lef
over blanks.
The Bullock's Creek people have
been somewhat unfortunate in the mat
ter of making returns. On account o.
the bad weather, Mr.. Williams was un
able to fll his appointments in thai
section. Many of them made their re-
turns by mail, and on Monday Mr.
Williams made an extra trip into the
Bullock's Creek country. From the
best information obtainable, it is moi
likely that there will be many penal
ties imposed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
DEATH ANGEL AGAIN.

Again the death angel has visited
the fever.stricken family of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Barron. Little
Fannie, aged about 10, died last Sun
day morning at about 10 o'clock.
This makes the fourth death within
four weeks. Mr.. w. T. Barron died
on Saturday, January 2l; Mrs. Barron
the following Tuesday; Miss Mary
aged II, came next on the afternoon
of Sunday, February 12, and little
Fannie, the fourth victim, gave up hei
bright young life just one week later
The sad record is without parallel in
the history of the community, and the
deep impression that it has made upon
the town may be imagined better than
described.
The funeral took. place on Monday
morning from the Associate Reformed
church, the services being conducted
by Rev. B. H. Grier, and attended by
great concourse of people, including
many little children from the graded
school, schoolmates and playmates o.
the deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22

THE ENQUIRER is in receipt OF q
copy of speech by DR.. ]. William
Stokes on the reorganization of the
army. The following extract gives an
idea of the doctors attitude II think
we may trust future congresses to fur
nish the means or equipment of vol
unteer army, for every emergency
which may arise, with as much vigor
and alacrity as this one did last spring.
am quite aware, Mr.. Chairman, that
there is fashion among regular army
men of discrediting the volunteer SOL
diery but I wish to say that, in my
judgment, the volunteer soldiery OF
our land have won it's battles in the
past and compelled the admiration OF
the world. 1t is that which most
amazes and mystifies foreign nations
it is that apparently exhaustless reser-
voir of force that paralyzes their pow
ers of computation and battles calcu-
lation. The volunteer has crudities ?
Grant it. But be has exhibited upon
the battlefield those highest qualities,
beside which all his alleged crudities
are not to be mentioned. The regular
army is known factor. 1t can be accu-
rately counted, it's effectiveness weigh
ed and neutralized. The volunteer
force, never. 1t is the great unknown
factor in the problem of warfare that
cannot be estimated or hedged against.
The proposition to substitute a stand
ing army-for that is the real propo-
sition-is proposition to weaken our
world position at the very moment
that we project ourselves more than
ever before into world problems and
to do this at an added cost of at least
S1OO,O0O,0O0 annually. 1t is more
money for less security"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
THE WATERS HILL.

The incentive Of THE YoRKvILLE EN-
QUIRER, in commenting sarcastlcally on
The Herald's statement concerning the
condition of the "Waters' hill' is well
understood. No one expected THE En-
QUIRER to be fair.
We have no doubt that we know bet
ter than the editor of THE YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER the condition of the roads,
for we travel them more, and we believe
that all persons who have occasion to GO
over the roads in York county will sus-
tain us in the statement that there is no
half mile Of important highway in the
county in as terrible condition as the
"Waters' Hill" 1t leads into the SantuC
country, and that is the only road by
which Rock Hill can be reached from the
Mount Holly section when there is a
freshet in Fishing creek. Two years ago
the farmers along that road hauled piles
of large rock and placed them along side
of the "hilP' with the promise that they
would be crushed and placed on the road
but the county commissioners removed
the crusher and convict force before this
much-needed work could be done. For
month or longer the hill has been the
worst piece Of road we ever saw. During
every rain great torrent of water runs
down the center of the road, destroying
all temporary work, leaving the road cut
into great gulles, and wagons and bug
gies sink up to the axles in mud. In fact
one can but with difficulty travel that
section of the road on horseback; and it is
out of the question for team to pull d
loaded wagon up that long hill.
AS our correspondent "Nosnlbor" says
if something is not done to improve the
"Waters' hill, another road will have tc
be found to Rock Hill"
1t no doubt would please THE YORK
VILE ENQUIRER if Rock Hill were de-
prived of the trade of all the country into
which the Waters hill is the key but we
| feel sure the many York county taxpayers
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
TO SUBDUE The FILIPINOS.
A Disagreeable Task That Must Be Com
pleted Forthwith.


pleted Forthwith.
The administration, says Wash
ington dispatch, has determined to
rapidly extend the jurisdiction of the
United States over the whole of the
Philippine group, acting on the theory
that delay in this case is dangerous
and that anarchy and general par
alysis of such interests as the nations
support will be brought about through
a failure to promptly replace the Span
ish sovereignty over the islands by
that of the United States. This decis-
ion involves the necessity of naval
campaign, and this will be instituted
as soon as Admiral Dewey receives the
re-enforcements in the shape of gun
boats now on the way to Manila.
1t is not anticipated that there will
be necessity for any formidable demon.
strations; but the fact that the United
States government is able to exhibit a
sufficient force to accomplish the pur-
pose of occupation is expected to deter
the natives from profitless resistance.
Owing to the vast number of the Phil.
ippine islands, large number of gun
boats would be required to visit them
simultaneously, so that the programme
would be to have the vessels to visit,
in order, the principal towns outside
Manila. The naval vessels probably
will be accompanied by some troop
transports and the soldiers will be
landed where necessary to hoist the
United States flag and take possession
formally of the ports. 1t is under
stood that there will be no attempt
made at this time to displace any of
the municipal governments except
where they prove refractory and offer
resistance. In fact policy of concil-
iation will be followed at all points in
the treatment Of the natives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
SHAMEFUL IMPOSITION.

The people of Yorkville and other
York county towns are long-suffer-
ing and patient. If it we're not so,
they would no longer put up with the
treatment which is being inflicted upon
them by the management of the Caro-
lima and North Western railroad, and
which treatment can only be character
lied as shameful imposition.
Just why is not clear; but it is fact
that the Carolina and North Western
road seems to take especial pleasure in
its refusal to connect at Chester with
the northbound Southern. 1t could
easily wait on the Southern without
endangering a single connection. 1fit
should wait, it would enable travellers
from the south to get to Yorkville
without a yexatious and unnecessary
delay in Chester, and would bring
mail from Columbia and other points.
Its failure to wait throws various busi-
ness matters in Yorkville behind any
where from 8 to "a hours, and entails
untold inconvenience, vexation and
financial loss. For all this, the rail-
road company may have some good
reason but that good reason certainly
does not appear on the surface Of the
present situation.
However, whether the railroad COM
pany has good reason or not for the
pursuance of such policy, the people
of Yorkville and other towns along
the line in this county, are entitled to
demand better treatment. They have
the right to expect the railroad to show
at least some Difference to their busi-
ness and other interests, and, if neces-
sary, they will be justified in taking
steps to compel such deference.
1t is true that the railroad commits
sion amounts to nothing so for as the
interests of the public are concerned.
There is no hope of relief from such a
source as this, and nobody realizes the
fact better than the railroad compa-
MES but then it is possible that some
thing can be done though the postof-
fee department, for instance. The de-
partment is paying the Carolina and
North Western railroad for first-class
mail service, and down on this end of
the line the Carolina and North-Wes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
MERE-MENTION.

Secretary Long has prohibited the
sale of beer on warships. I'M. Lou
bet was elected president of the French
republic last Saturday to succeed M.
Felix Faure, who died Thursday night.
1.-The winter wheat crop in north
ern Nebraska is said to have been bad
ly damaged by the recent cold snap.
..".Senor Agoncillo left Montreal last
Saturday for New York, Ell route to
London. DIR. George H. Stone, a
well-known yellow fever expert, died
at Savannah last Saturday. .'''"'Gen-
eral Guy V. Henry, governor general
OF Porto Rico, has found it necessary
to threaten the municipal council of
San Juan with imprisonment in order
to make it obey orders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22

- Chairman James K. Jones, of the
national Democratic executive COM
mittee, has given out an interview in
which he says, that no one whopretends
to have any information about such
matters, can entertain the least doubt
that the next Democratic national con
yention will reaffirm the position taken
by the convention of 1896. He also
asserts that there is good reason to
hope for success. During the last
campaign, both parties claimed that
they stood for bimetallism, and the
strength of the bimetallists was divided
Now the Republicans have proved
that they were not for bimetallism
but for the gold standard pure and
simple. The people of the country
are not to be deceived twice by the
same trick, and next time the believers
in bimetallism may be depended upon
to stand by the Democratic party
which can be depended upon to carry
out its promises.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

A surprisingly large number of ap-
plicants for certificates to teach in the
public schools of the county presented
themselves for examination last Satur-:
day. On account of bad roads and
the unfavorable weather conditions,
it was thought that the attendance
would be small but in the aggregate
more than 80 applicants were present.
The board of examiners took steps
to separate, as far as possible, the
white from the colored applicants dur
ing the examination. The whites oc-
cupied the main auditorium of the
court house, and the blacks were ac-
commodated in the jury rooms. There
has been a good deal of talk from time
to time in the past about doing some
thing of this kind but this is the first
time that it has ever been acted upon.
Opinion as to the difficulties present.
ed by the questions asked in the ex-
animation differed. Some experienced
teachers thought that the examination
was comparatively easy, and others
thought it was difficult enough. Mr..
Carroll is of opinion that the individ-
ual who can successfully pass the first
grade questions, is very we'll up on the
text books carried, and Mr.. Carroll
has had enough experience to give
him very good ideas of such things.
For the most part, the teachers and
would-be teachers worked quite stead
lily throughout the day, and by 5
o'clock all had finished. Mr.. Carroll
took occasion to announce that the ap-
plicants would probably not hear the
result of the examination under two
weeks.