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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-18

other niece. The pawn cannot take . piece
directly in front OF him. In capturing he
must move dingonally one square to the
right or left on to the square occupied by
tho man taken, and continue on that file
until he captures another man or 10 cap
t,,rei, The pawn alone has the privilege
of promotion-i. g., on reaching the eighth
sonare Of the file on which he Is advancing
he may be exchanged for u queen or any
other piece his player may choose except
the king.
CASTING, which is the kings special
prerogative once in each game under spe-
cial conditions, is performed in the follow
ing manner: If a player wishes to castle
on the kings side Of the board, he places
his king on kings knights square and his
kings rock on kings bishops square. II
he castles on the queen 3 side, he moves
his king to the queens bishops square
and places his queen rock on the queen s
square CASTING cannot be performed
after either the king or rock has been
moved from its original positions, or If
a piece, either of his own or his opponents,
occupies any of the squares between the
king and the rock; neither can the king
castle while in check. The object Of this
compound move Is to place the royal piece
in position of greater safety and at the
same time to bring the rock from the cor
ner square into better play.
Tho purpose Of the game is to checkmate
or cause the capitalization of the king,
When the master piece is rendered hors de
combat, the contest is ended, it being a
fundamental law Of chess that the king
can never be taken.
The king is said to be in check when il
he were any other piece he could be taken
by one Of the enemy's pieces or pnwns. AS
the king cannot be taken warning must
be given by the enemy calling "check. -"
One of three courses must then be adopted
the king must be moved out of check, a
piece or pawn must be interposed between
the king and the attacking hostile piece,
or the hostile piece that gives check must
be taken. II neither Of these things can
be done, the king is checkmated and the
game is lost.
The following diagram shows one of the
innumerable positions in which king is
checkmated:
HIM.
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Gnzelle Hunting.

Gazelles in Nubia are hunted by Il,
powerful breed of hounds, in build
somewhat heavier than greyhound.
In spite Of being far swifter than the
hound. the gazelle falls victim from
the nervous habit of constantly stop
ping to look back to see if it is pursued.
1t also expends its strength by taking
great bounds in an almost vertical di-
rection, thereby not only losing time.
but exhausting itself, so that il is over
taken without difficulty. Harper 3
Weekly
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STATIONARY BICYCLE.

base or width of hub The friction roller
is made of well seasoned cherry, with a
brass boxing, which revolves on steel
axle. and has an adjustment for wear
The bicycle can be set in this stand with
out removing the axle nuts The rider can
mount and pedal the same as in actual rid
ing.
Already there is a tendency toward the
abandonment of the old form Of invitation
in golf which allowed any one and every
one who could lay claim to connection
with the United States Golf association to
enter, and to substitute in its stead the
more limited form, which permits only
those who are individually asked to take
part in the play. The frequency with
which tournaments are now held has re-
suited in the complete elimination of the
idea that player must be an expert in
order to appear in them, and men Of every
degree of skill not only feel at liberty to
play, but there is Il growing number who
enter apparently for no other reason than
the pleasant outing which it affords.
Gallant.
IA man is, as old as he feels, /" said
the gentleman Of the old school, land a
woman as old as she says she is. In
dianapolis Journal.
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White.

The king is the most important of all
the pieces, inasmuch as his surrender, or in
chess parlance 'checkmate, " involves the
loss of the game. He moves only one
square at time but in any direction
that is, backward, forward, diagonally or
laterally. Once in the game, however, he
is allowed to move two squares, when he
has the privilege Of casting which
will be subsequently explained. The king
cannot move under any circumstances on
to a square adjacent to that occupied by
the hostile king, neither can he move into
check. e., on to any square that is
guarded by hostile piece or pawn. The
king can capture any unprotected piece or
pawn of the enemy situated on any square
adjacent to his own in any direction.
The queen is the most powerful piece on
the board. She can move in any direc-
ton, in straight lines, backward, forward,
latcrally or diagOnally, as far as the pieces
Oh the board will allow When placed on
any of the four center squares, she COM
mands no less than 81 of the GA squares on
the board.
The rock is the most powerful of the
other pieces He moves in straight lines,
backward, forward or sideways, but not
uiHROIstIly. uc Tuoh IitS Vic YItNIiCSC,
in connection with the king, of casting
once in the game.
The bishop moves diagonally only ON
squares of his own color-e. g., the white
kings bishop is always on white square
and the white queens bishop on IA black
square, while the black kings bishop
must always occupy Il black square and
the black queens bishop white square.
The knight moves in n peculiar manner
He alone of all the pieces has the privi-
lege of leaping over another man. His
movement combines the action of the
shortest move of the bishop and the short
est move of the rook--i e., one square in
an oblique direction, either forward,
backward or sideways, and one square in
n forward direction If he starts from a
white square, he must rest on black one,
and vice versa.
The pawn in moving advances straight
ahead one square at time His first
move. however, may be made two squares,
provided the SQUARES he unnccunisai Inv any
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Black.
White.
THE BLACK KING ORIGINATED.

There are four ways in which the check
is effected. as follows: Simple check
" hen the king is attacked by single piece
or pawn: double chcck-when the king is
attacked by two pieces at the same time,
both by the piece moved and the one dis
covered; discovered check--when by the
removal of piece or pawn check is I'M
masked from another piece; perpetual
check-when check can be given by one
of the players on two or more squares and
his adversary can only parry one check by
rendering himself liable to another What
is termed 'stalemate' ensucs where the
king. although not in check, is ST. placed
that he cannot move without going into
check. e., putting himself zen prise
or in peril of being taken by the enemy
and when no other piece or pawn can be
moved The game Is, then a draw. The
fools mate" is the simplest of all check
mates and may be accomplished in two
moves in the following manner:
White. Black
TX Kt P to Kt4 1KPtoK4
Ak P to B4 2..Qto KRIS
CheclSmate
Thus briefly are sketched the rutliments
of the royal game and the value and func-
tions of the various pieces. The moves
which may be almost as numerous as the
sands of the sea and affording an almost
endless variety of evolutions. will suggest
themselves to the player as he studies the
position of his men in offensive and de-
fensive action. KINGS KNIGHT.
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is open ready for business with complete Of D
and Fancy comprising the late and incest the Goods
silks Hosiery Cloves This stock contains loyn
which obtained elsewhere Special bargains Undew
and Wrappers, also headquarters for Corsets
Don't Cloak and Suit Department will pay you
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The Preferred
.DECEMBE K 81, 1898.
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
TIE PREFERRED Accident Insurance Company has Paid Claimants Nearly

TIE PREFERRED Accident Insurance Company has Paid Claimants Nearly UW
nearly nan me
agents
Further paricu lars cheerful furnis shed by
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DARKER P. BURLEIGH, end,

ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR At LAW,
Office. Corner of Main and Water Streets.
HOULTON, MAINE.
Special attention given to collections
throughout all parts of Northern Maine.
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This Is the PURESr DRINKING WA
TER In the CITY for the ANALYSIS
SHOWS that there is BSOLUTELY No
ORGANIC MATTER IN IT. 1t boils no
through clean white sand from beneath
solid layer Of clay which strictly pro
tects II from surface drainage and I'll,
poisonous ma:ter. Those desiring PiJT.T
PRUNING MATER should order pII.iy
DIAMOND SPRING; WATER today.
one gallon daily per month 75ctx
En' \ extra gallon daily per month. get.
All orders promptly attended to bv
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tl. ss4.- e AUGUSTA. MAINE
Analysis from the fifth annual report OF
the Maine State Board Of Health.
THE SPARKLING CLEARNESS justi-
hes the fanciful NAME of the SPRING.
CHEMICALLY and MICROSCOPICAL.
whr Il Is oH nats or Of T sxampaa5 A1 oh
=. 1889. Analysis of sample OF water No
Sl6 expressed in parts per 100000 tcs
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n f.. BRICkETT, Nj. ID.
O.ncc, No. 176 Water St, Cor. Bridge
81.
Office Hours: 10 to IL \. NJ, 1.30 to 1 =.
NJ, to +. NJ.
Residence. Il State St.
Telephone connection with house and
office. marl4dtf
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18

That n of the tin plate mills
operated by a trust were not actuated
in joining the combine solely with n
view to effecting greater economies is
manifest by the sudden advance of tin
plate from $3,S7 to $4,s7 per box of 100
pounds. While the recent advance of
Is per cent in wage of the operatives
in tin plate mills would increase the
labor cost on each box of standard
plates the price of tin plate has gone
up within the last six months SLIP per
box, which strikingly illustrates the
Unsuitable greed of the trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
THE SOUND MONEY LEAGUE.

1t is proposed by the National Sound
Money league to hold a national con-
vention to consider the currency ques-
ton, probably with a view to exerting
influence upon congress. The date for
the convention, which is to be held in
Richmond, Va, is yet to be fixed, but 1t
will be some time in october, and there
is said already to be promise of a large
attendance. No doubt such a conven-
ton would have good results. One eff
feet to be expected from it is a more
thorough awakening of sound money
men to the duty Of promoting that cause
and keeping it alive in public attention.
While all conditions are adverse to the
advocates Of currency d~ebasement,
while events have swept away the free
silver fallacies, it is nevertheless a fact
that the free coinage of silver will again
be an issue in the presidential campaign
next year. There are democrats who
hope to subordinate this question, but the
leader of the party has explicitly de-
clared that this shall not be done and
there is now nc reason to doubt h a
his influence in the national convention
will be predominant.
Such being the case the country must
be prepared for another 'battle of the
standards and sound money men must
not permit the free silverites to be more
active and aggressive than they. Zeal
in support of the cause of sound money
is still important and the league con-
vention should be productive of this,
while it may also be useful in its infiu-
ence upon congress, where 1t seems
probable that there will be some repub-
lican obstruction to legislation fixing
the gold standard.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18

people are entitled to be correctly in
formed as to the actual facts of the
situation, they are entitled to a
knowledge of the real conditions, and
a censorship that will not allow them
to have such information is to be IN
demned.
1t is stated that General Otis has
promised to modify the censorship and
allow all matter to pass which may be
regarded rs not detrimental to the
United States. 1t remains to be seen
how far he is willing to go, but he may
rest assured that the protest of the cor
respondents will have a support from
the American public which it will be
wise to give heed to. The American
people have lost confidence in the Of
fetal reports; they will insist that the
press be permitted to give them correct
information.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
Decline in Trust Stocks.

DI- I1VuIb 1TODt-IOcITFONTdV
A decline OF SOL, 255, 61S has taken place
since the beginning of the year in the stocks
of twenty-six industrial combines in the
United States. 1t has been remarked fire.
quently that the heavy capitalization OF
trusts is a more serious matter for investors
than for any other class. Promoters had
reached a point where their talk was in tens
and hundreds of millions. They sent forth
an avalanche of stocks based on all sorts
OF extravagant schemes and those who
bought are $100, 900, 900 poorer for their ex-
perience since January /. A few trust stocks
have advanced, but the net loss in industrials
in six months is not less than s75, 900. 900.
Business combinations involving a big in
crease in capitalization are treated with de-
cided caution by prudent investors.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
A BISHOPS STRANGE VIEW.
The Gospel of war substituted for the
Gospel OF Peace.

itliuN Tlte russ
Bishop ]. VI. Thoburn, a missionary Of tho
cross. who has spent forty years among the
benighted people Of India, preaching the
gospel OF peace and the doctrines OF the SER
mon on the mount, Is evidently as rank an
imperialist as the country contains. He has
recently returned from the Philippines,
whore he was an interested observer OF
events for a season, He thinks that the
course OF affairs in the Philippines made II
inevitable that the United States should as
sent its authority there. as the only alterna-
tive OF anarchy and assassination. But with
reference to the means which the United
States should take to assert its authority
the worthy bishop has a theory that may be
considered quite remarkable for a clergyman
to entertain-or at least 1t would be remark
able II he we're not an imperialist.
The only trouble lies in the island OF
Luzon. All the other islands are peaceful.
Bishop Thoburn, therefore. suggests that It
would be a wise plan TO enlist the men VI
the other islands who are the natural
enemies of the inhabitants of Luzon. to fight
Aguinaldo's army. The bishop is confident
that they could quickly dispose of the men
under the Filipino chieftain IL oficered by
Americans.
Thus this man of peace who has spent
forty years among the dark-skinned people
u NlS olltll, ltdNllUS lnAll now the WHITE
mans religion is based upon love and good
will even to enemies, would have the United
States government set the natives of the
Philippines to killing each other on. To tho
lay mind this proposition of the bishops is
likely to seem rather cold -blooded. Nor is
it probable that Mr.. Mckinley will act upon
the suggestion by ordering a few regiments
of Sulu pirates to be recruited and turned
loose in the interior of Luzon.
The bishop also holds the advanced inn
perialistic ground that the United States
should take part in the partition of poor
old. helpless China, lin the interest of mo-
rality and Christianity" Of course. This Is
what the old world powers are using as an
excuse for their spoliation of the Celestial
kingdom. 1t is to be done lin the interest
of morality and Christianity The United
States should have its portion with the rest
of the robbers, thinks this good and gentle
bishop. AND he finds it hard to understand
why the American republic should shrink
from giving up her exclusive policy and hesi-
tate to take her place among the nations"
The most charitable way to explain Bishop
Thoburn's un-American views upon the
Chinese problem is to attribute them to an
absence from his own country so long that
he has forgotten the traditional policy which
mas heretofore kept us from entering into
entangling alliances and saved us from the
national crimes of Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
GROWING USE OF WATER POWER.
Marked Increase in the Development
of Local Industry.


Ten or fifteen years ago the scientific
writer's were trying to prove that the steam
engine had forever superseded water power.
But improved methods in the generation and
transmission OF electrical energy have again
brought water power to the front. A slight
retardation of this tendency has been created
by the advance in the price OF copper, but in
turn this is having the effect of bringing
aluminium into use as a conductor, for ii APP
pears that aluminium is a better conductor
than "copper", while its lightness and greater
tensile strength permit 1t to be strung more
easily and at small expense. 1t is believed
that the demand for aluminium will result
In improving the devices for its manufacture
to such an extent that it win soon become a
formidable rival of copper for all electrical
work where copper is now used.
In many directions enterprises are on foot
TO utilize existing water power or by canal
cutting and dam-building to create new
power. At Massena Springs, N. Y. 10000
horse power is being secured by diverting
the waters of the st. Lawrence river. Omaha
expects to obtain 2S, O0O-horse power from
the Platte river. About Rochester, N. Y,
2O,OOO-horse power is to be got out of the
Genesee river. At Niagara falls the water
power that is now under control OF the
American company will soon lapse to the
Canadian government. when it will be i'm
proved by a Canadian company. Between
Chicago and Marseilles on the Illinois river
100, 0OO-horse power will be created by the
waters OF the Chicago drainage channel. At
several points on the river companies are
organizing to utilize it. The effort to grab
the privileges at the foot of the drainage
channel was an evidence OF the growing
value of water power. Some idea OF the
value of this Illinois valley water power
may be had when It is considered that it
is two or three times as great as the force
at Minneapolis or that which the present con-
triyances at Niagara falls utilize.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
Personal AND WISE.

Twenty-six Industrial stocks have shrunk
S1O1, 255, 61S in value since January /, 1899.
Chicago has abandoned the projected fall
fete and dumped the stadium into the
murky river.
President SALES of Brazil is a base ball
enthusiast. and is trying to encourage the
American game in Rio Janeiro.
An Ithaca IN. W doctor. having a large
opinion of himself, put in a bill for $780,
900 for ten visits to a millionaire patient.
California is going to exhibit 10000 bot
ties of it's wine at Paris. just to show the
Parisians that there are other vineyards
than those of France.
Eight moro deaths from lockjaw were re-
ported in New York and its immediate vi
cinity, making a total OF twenty deaths
from this cause near the metropolis since
Independence day.
Marcus DAILY, the copper magnate, is a
good shot with a rifle and spends his vaca-
lions in the hunt for big game The re-
suits of these expeditions have filled his
house with trophies Of the chase.
Taking the government crop reports as a
basis of computation, the statistician of the
New York Produce exchange figures that at
present prices the harvests of this coun-
try, already in sight, are worth 81, 504, 49,
900, which gees to show that farming is a
profitable business when you can farm big.
The head OF the English house OF Paget,
one OF whose members is the son-in-law of
ex-Secretary William C. Whitney, is the
young marquis OF Anglessey, who. following
the example of his father, grandfather.
great grandfather and great-great-grand-
father, has separated from his wife.
Goebel, democratic candidate for governor
OF Kentucky, is a remarkable man In many
ways and his old Pennsylvania Dutch"
crops out in his quiet, bulldog pertinacity.
He does not drink or smoke; he has killed
his man; he is a bitter enemy to all trusts
and corporations; he does not gamble and is
responsible for the law making gambling a
felony in the Bourbon state.
w. II. Ijams, who was recently reelected
treasurer of the Baltimore G. Ohio Railroad
company, has been in the employ of the
company for forty-six years, and has been
treasurer since May, 1866. When a small
boy in Baltimore he saw the great parade
that Baltimore arranged to celebrate the
laying of the cornerstone OF the Baltimore
e. Ohio railroad, on July A, 1928.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
A Galvanized Legend.
Chicago News.

Another pretty little story has been
spoiled and another tale OF marvellous fortune
laid away on the same shelf as the legends
of unlimited gold finds in the Klondike. A
young man who paid 81 for an old coat at a
south side auction, and who found $4,000 In
bonds in the inside pocket, has learned that
his bonds are worthless and his proht OF
1895 has vanished utterly. II is just as
well. That story would have been quoted at
every gathering Of unlucky men for thirty
years to come and would have shared honors
with the narrative of the farmer whose pillow
turned up an old brass kettle containing
s43, 597 in Spanish gold and a chart locating
the rest OF Captain Kids buried treasures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
PROTEST AGAINST CENSORSHIP.

The protest of the newspaper corre-
spondents at Manila against the ex-
IRENE censorship exercised by order of
General Otis will be approved by the
American pubic, which has long been
convinced that the reports from Manila
do not fully II faithfully represent the
condition of affairs. In their statement
to Otis the correspondents assert that
the official dispatches have not given a
correct impression of the situation in
the Philippines, but present al ultra
optimistic view not shared by the gen.
eral officers in the field. 1t is pointed
out hat in several important respects
the official dispatches have been mis-
leading and the correspondents have
been compelled through the censorship
to participate in the misrepresentation.
The allegations of the newspaper
representatives are certainly of a very
serious nature and should receive some
attention from the Washington authori-
ties. 1T may be admitted that some cen
sorship is necessary, that 1t would be
injudicious to allow the correspondents
unrestricted freedom in the sending of
Information from the Philippines. If
that We're done there would he danger
hat some Of them would misuse the
privilege, perhaps TO the detriment of
the United States. But the American
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18

A scientist who has been investigat-
ing the kissing bug" gives it as his
opinion that it is an importation from
the Philippines brought in the baggage
and goods of soldiers and others re-
turning from those islands. AS the
bugs were not included in the schedule
of assets turned over by Spain in con-
sideration of the $20,OO0,O0O they
should be deported at once. No pauper
bugs from the Orient can be allowed to
compete with American young men.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18

Once in each year the seven judges
of the district court hold a solemn con-
clave to assign the dockets and estab-
lish rules for the court to be in force
for the twelve months following. These
rules are presumed to be binding on
each of the seven judges unless revoked
by a majority in extraordinary cases.
Thus all criminal cases are dOcketed in
the criminal division and the judge as
signed to that division is presumed to
have exclusive jurisdiction. The equity
division Of the court is charged with
exclusive Jurisdiction in it's branch of
business, which includes injunctions and
quo warranto proceedings. The law d.
vision is charged with the hearing and
trial of civil suits before juries. But
within the past two or three years the
rules and regulations of the court have
been set aside and the most ~unheard-of
proceedings have been instituted in def
ance of all law and the court rules. How
much longer our citizens are to be sub
jected to these periodic outbreaks OF
judicial anarchy we are at a loss to
divine.