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People's voice., 1900-01-11
THE uREAT NILE DAM.
Stupeldous Work Of the Egyptian Gov.
eminent.

The English began in 1885 their plan
ming for the storage of the Nile waters
that now run to waste during the food
periods, but it was not until last year
that work was actually started on the
great Nile dam,, which will reclaim over
million ard a half acres. A thousand
million gallons of water will be held in
storage behind this, the greatest dam in
the world, says Mr.. Paul Latzke in an
interesting letter. Fifteen thousand
workmen are now engaged upon the
great structure and its completion is
guaranteed by July I, 1903. The coll
tractors are to receive no money until the
completion of the work when they will
be paid $500, 900 year for thirty years.
Under this method of annual payments,
the dam will actually cost the Egyptian
government nothing, as the land tax on
the new area reclaimed will be, it is
thought, about SS,oOo,ooo yearly. The
government is practically building this
storage reservoir, and while it is respon-
sible for a certain payment annually, yet
by reason of the building of. the reser-
YOUR, it not only reimburses itself but
acquires handsome revenue additional.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

Commissioner Gooch retires from the
board this week after three years ser
vice, with an enviable record. No more
honorable or faithful officer ever held
office in Sumner county. He carried ten
out of the twelve townships in his district
for reelection and was defeated by only
eight votes in district that has not for
many years reelected a commissioner.
An unfortunate delay in repairing a
single bridge, for which he was wrongly
blamed, was the cause of his defeat
Everyone, regardless of party, recognize:
his sterling honesty and good Judgment
With such men in official position tkt
interests of the people would never
suffer.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

w. E. Stanley is a most beautifully
decorated Sunday school card who car
rieS the saloon on one shoulder and the
church on the other, and walks straight as
a lightning rod. E. N. Morrill, was an
other glittering Sunday school chrome.
In fact the Republican party is in the
Sunday school lithograph business. The
Dious Ben Harrison said grace at noon
dav over seven kinds of liquor and held
his morn; ;;ug and evening devotions over
barrel Of old Scotch whisky sent him
by Andrew Carnegie. Vice President
Morton ran an open bar in his hotel, the
Shoreham, at Washington, DC. The
deSout Mckinley rented his wife's prop
erty in Canton, Ohio, for beer depot,
and was backed up by the jolly brewer
from Paterson, NJ. The states that
gave Mckinley his majorities averaged
one saloon to every sos inhabitants, in
Cluding men, women and children, while
the states that went for Bryan only av-
eraged one saloon for every S42 inhabi-
tants.-Rev. NJ. N. Butler, chairman Re-
publican state committee.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

When Rome began to subjugate and
Oppress the people of other lands her
own began to lose their freedom. Lin
coin declared that our government could
not endure half slave and half free. No
more can we maintain the rights of man.
as proclaimed by the Declaration of In
dependence, in our own land while, tramp
ling on them in the islands of the seas.
Whatsoever a nation soweth, that shall it
also reap. And the harvest of the lust
of dominion and oppression of the weak,
must ever be the loss of character and
the loss Of liberty i'll the nation that IS
guilty of it.-Kansas Populist.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

The general advance in railroad freight
rates agreed upon by all the leading rail-
roads of the United States was put in
force January I, On some things earlier.
Attorney-General Griggs was asked to
take action to prevent this as it was
plainly violative of law, but being a tool
himself Of the trusts as is his supposed
master, Mckinley, and real master, Han
ma, he of course, refused. This increase
will amount to from rs to so per cent,
and is plain violation of both the anti
trust law and the interstate commerce
law; but what matters that, so long as the
railroads will contribute literally To-
cally and nationally to Republican CAM
paign funds.
People's voice., 1900-01-11
An Object Lesson.

The present movement of British
troops brings out the fact, not generally
rea lized, that England keeps 10000 SOL
diers i'll Ireland all the time, aud the
distrust of that count Y is so great that
Irish militia regiments will be brought
to England and English militia regi-
ments will be sent to Ireland for garrison
duty while the regulars are in Africa.
This remarkable condition Of affairs is
not indicative of the satisfaction of Ire
land with English rule or English conf
dence in Irish loyalty. 1t is as though
the United States was forced to keep
10000 soldiers i'll the state of Missouri
to prevent a rebellion. It amounts to
reign OF martial law and will open the
eyes of the world to the real attack of
unity between these two apparently in
tegral parts of the British empire.-Kan-
sas City Star.
England has held the Irish people in
subsection for centuries, but they are not
yet aSsimilated, 1t still requires 10000
soldiers to keep peace in Ireland. The
two islands are close together-the people
intermingle every day-they are often
united in marriage. Yet the ancient spirit
of liberty is as much alive among Irishmen
as 1t was 500 years ago, and they still
dream OF national independence. In view
OF these facts what hope is there that we
can hold in subjugation an alien people
5000 miles away without spending ten
times as much money in expenses as we
will ever derive in profs? Ireland has
less than five million people, the Phil
ippines have over 5000, 900; it takes 4o,-
600 soldiers to keep the peace in Ireland,
how many to keep the peace in the
Philippines? There is no doubt but that
If we had great soldier in command at
Manila we could compel the natives to
submit to our authority in ninety days,
but that submission would have to be re-
conquered next year and every following
year for perhaps century. Imperialism
is going to be very costly to the
American people and will entail on our
children unbending and ever increasing
Observation-Disclosures.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

An article that is more generally used
than is supposed is oleomargarine. Most
hotels and boarding houses use it. 1t is
very difficult to tell it from butter. From
an exchange We clip the following:
"The very best oleomargarine is man.
ufactured in this way: Beef tallow or other
fat is placed in large tanks and covered
with tepid water for an hour. The water
is then drained off and the tallow is then
washed in cold water, and then allowed
to stand covered with cold water for an
other hour. 1t is then haShed and
forced through sieve and then taken to
the melting tank. Here the adipose It's
sue of the fat, known as scrap, settles
to the bottom, and a yellow oil covers
the surface. This oil is removed and
placed in a room where the temperature
allows it to granulate, an operation which
requires between twelve and twenty
hours, The granulated oil is taken tC
the press room, packed into molds, and
pressed until all the liquid oil is pressed
out. 1t is then taken to the churnins
room where it is mixed in proportion o
ten pounds of oil to one or two pound.
of sour milk, and enough coloring mat
ter to give the desired color. Afte
churning ten or fifteen minutes, tht
mixture is conducted to a tub containin,
powdered ice. 1t is left in the tub witt
the ice two hours and then dumped anC
left until the ice is melted. The mixtur
is again churned with about two-thirds a
much sour milk, and after it has stoo,
and drained for some time it is prepare'
for sale.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

The city Of Chicago has within the
past two years, passed five ordinances
touching department stores. The de-
partment stores carried the cases to the
supreme court. On December 18th the
supreme court decided the five ordi-
nancess unconstitutional and void.
Under the competitive system it is folly
to try by city ordinances, state or fed
eral laws to compel tke strongest compe-
titor to give up his advantage. A re-
organization and a new and better social
system is the only solution of this and
the many other growing and serious
evils of today.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

The population of the Philippine IS
lands is seventy-fve to the square mile
while in the United States it is only one
third as great, and yet we leave the vast
and undeveloped resources in our own
country and at great expense of blood and
treasure go to the other side Of the world
to acquire territory where no oppor-
tunities are offeie ed except to the great
capitalists and exploiters of labor. We
kill and conquer a people who never did
us wrong, not because we have right
to, but because we can. We acquire a
country three times as densely populated
as our own where ten to twenty cents
per day is the wages paid to laborers.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

For the first time in twelve years the
house publicans have party whip. The
last time the Office Of whip was filled it
was filled by "Tama" Jim Wilson of
Iowa, then congressman; now secre-
tary Of agriculture. This time Repre-
sentative Ranney of Minnesota, is the
party whip. His duties are burdensome.
He must keep in line all Republican
members who hesitate aud choke over
some of the more noxious schemes of the
administration. He must also keep the
majority Of thirteen in solid front to
prevent the adoption or passage of reso-
lutions and bills intended to give the
nation unpleasant truths about the White
House crowd. Just now "Whip" Tan
ney has a job. 1t is to estop in commit
tee, pigeon-hole indefinitely, the Lentz
joint resolution providing for an investi-
cation of the Ceur d'Alene horrors per-
petrated on the miners of Idaho by Brig
adler General Merriam and the United
States troops under him. Representa-
tive Lent asks for a committee of nine,
to be appointed by the speaker, to in
quire into the unutterable horrors of the
miners strike, the brualities perpetrated
by the tyrant General Merriam. The
Lentz resolution recites only known facts
and charges, and voices a universal de-
mand on the Democratic side that the
truth be made public and something
done to punish the perpetrators OF these
outrages. On the surface it would seem
that the administration would not op-
pose such a resolution of inquiry. 1t
could be passed and the blame for
the Idaho horrors thrown upon the
shoulders of Brigadier General Merriam.
But herein lies the rub Merriam is a
tyrant all right. He had the "bull pen"
and other sources of torture for the
American citizens; he arbitrarily and
without warrant of law arrested and I'M
prisoned. He compelled the union
minors imprisoned in the "bull pen" to
subSist on bread and water for ten-day
periods; likewise he compelled these
same unioR miners to stand erect for
seven hours each day in the hot sun un-
der penalty of death if they attempted
to move or sit down; also, men were
driven insane under such brual treat
ment and were shot down by the guards
as they attempted to escape; it is true
that martial law was declared and United
States troops were brought in by General
Merriam at time when no condition of
lnSurrectlon or not obtained, but for
these and similar indictments which
should bring swift and adequate punish
ment in this republic, Tyrant Merriam
has but one reply: 81 obeyed orders. I"
These orders came from the White
House. The White House controlled
Merriam; in turn, the White House was
controlled by the mining companies and
the powerful trusts which are to aid
next year in perpetuating the present
administration puppet trust servant
at best-in power for four years more.
So that these delectable facts may not be
made of official record; in order that the
stigma Of the Idaho miners strike hor-
rors may not be brought too near to the
White House, the Republican whip" is
busy lining up the house Republicans to
smother it. Publicity is the bane Of
McKinleyisml-verdict
People's voice., 1900-01-11

Commercial expansion has been the
cry of the declining hours Of the nine
teenth century. We have been, and are
today, reaching out into the markets OF
the Orient for new fields 10 sell oar NAL,
ufactures and are sending men iato ever,
part of the world to find more trade fer
the products of American handiworb.
Yet within our midst is an empire capa-
bic of sustaining vast population and
furnishing a market comprising the best
class Of buyers in the world; and all
practically at the doors of our factories.
Arid America stands ready to be annexed.
She suggests no foreign complications
nor embarasments, no treaties, no army
She is of us, and if she is asked she will
gladly come.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

One-third of the United States is yet
public land, rich in Possibilities. Here
lies a broad field for craftsmanship in
directing the utilization of untouched
opportunities, and our success in hand
ling these problems in our midst may
naturally measure our ability to handle
our external affairs.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

The government surveyors agree upon
there being at least 7I,ooo,oo acres OF
public land which could be reclaimed and
made highly productive by irrigation.
These lands are now arid and useless to
agriculture. AT SG.25 per acre they
would be worth sSS, 10000 while under
irrigation at the lowest rAte of $40 per
acre, they would sum up to S7Io,ooo,oO.
Should we in time add these 1900, 900
acres to our arabic domain we would in
crease our capacity probably one hun
dred per cent, for supporting a farm
population and at the same time annex
vast taxable property.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

public be ID?
Fellow citizens, how do you like the
argument and attitude of the trusts?
We "kick" with practical unanimity,
but why does New Jersey continue to
grind them out to the tune of several
daily, our protests and our laws to the
contrary Notwithstanding?
There is a law "agin EN-" why is it
not enforced?
Rise up, Alonzo-Your'e reckoned a
illegal light" of Bungtown, I believe
and tell us, what's the mattero
Victor, my dear boy, you're one of the
"spell-binders" of this neck of woods;
I prlthee tell US, why, oh, why, your
g.o.p. seems to hatch out only such
ugly ducklings, while she cackles inces-
sanity about the dear people?
Brother Valentine, gives us one, a
comic one, and explain the thusness Of
this and the wherefore of which?
Don't you know a reverent community
hangs breathless on your lightest word
And are apt to 90 to the Democratic
bow-wows if you don't break the thick
and glutinous silence soon?
Don't you know, oh, thou sons oi
Blackstone and Of the guile, that "al
most thou persuadest me" to take leave
of my senses with you; to become {
bowling "gold-bug," to whoop her VI
for 'honest money" the mother trust o.
em all, and prosperity" her bastard
still-born child?
If the concentration Of capital has re-
suited in cheapness Of production
which has enabled us to compete in the
markets of the world (you didn't think
l knew what you were going to say, die
your has it rot also taken from oul
people the variety Of their employments
What is the effect on the small artisans
the individual workers of the cities, towns
and villages?
Haven't they been cheapened off the
face Of the earth2
What does it profit a man to have
white bread instead of eornmeal mush
to wear shoddy tweeds instead of home.
made jeans, if the independent spirit Of
him be crushed, his ambitions circum.
scribed by ever-narrowing limitations Of
opportunity?
Has it not resulted in making a few
very rich men and multitudes of very
cheap ones?
But say, isn't the postofice a trust
Isn't government itself a trust, a com.
petitition-destroying trust?
What's the matter with a trust, any
way-except the private ownership of it?
A trust organized by the people or
acquired by them, paying the largest
remuneration for the shortest hours to
those employed, and run without profit
for the benefit of the stockholders,
wouldn't be bad thing, would it?
A trust organized by syndicate of
capitalists to crush out competition, to
reduce wages to a mere living, and to
pile up profits in a few hands, couldn't
be good thing, could it?
When, therefore, a business or indus
try finds it necessary to its well being to
combine with others of its kind, with
purpose solely selfish and sinister, and
results decidedly detrimental to man.
kind, would it be reasonable or reprehen-
sible for the people to take possession
and run that trust according to our first
proposition-with highest possible wage
to those engaged, and without profit, for
the whole people, who are to be, and
should be, primarialy considered?
Is it money or man, millionaires or the
million, that just governments are insti-
tuted among men?-Pendragon Posers'
People's voice., 1900-01-11

The infamous Klondyke still runs.
Stanley's bluffs and threats have resulted
only in paying liberal attorney fees to
ex-Attorney-General Dawes and others
for doing nothing. Doing nothing is a
characteristic Of the present administra-
ton in all departments.
People's voice., 1900-01-11

The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer and
theyoIcE one year for sI.sa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
56th CONGRESS-.
The Senate Passes the Army
Reorganization Bill.
Also Passes Forti6cations Appropria-
ton Bill, Carrying S7,733,628.
House Makes Very Fair Progress with Sundry
Civil Appropriations.

Washington, May 4.-Today's session
Of the Senate was rendered especially
notable by the passage, after Il debate
lasting only three hours, Of the army
reorganization bill. In military cir
cles the measure is regarded as one
Of the most important of the present
session. II practically rcVolutioniZes
the present staff arrangements of the
army 1t proposes to change the pres
cnt system of permanent appointments
in certain staff corps to one Of detail
by Il gradual process as the officers
now in those corps go out of active
service. AS vacancies occur in depart
ments of the adjutant general, the in
spectur general quartermastcr gen
cral and commisslry general. they are
to be filled by details from the line, the
details to be temporary and not to eX-
ceed four years.
The new system is not applied 10 the
corps Of engineers, medical depart
ment, pay department or judge advo-
cate generals department. The bill
discontinues the reGimental orEaniza-
ton Of the artillery anI establishes
corps Of two branches, viz: 126 bat
batteries of field artillery, with a total
Of HAS men. 1t provides for an in
crease of 100 in the corps of the cadets
at West Point. two at large from each
state and 10 more to the present num-
Der of 20 from the United States at
large.
The rank of the commanding general
is raised To that of lieutenant general
and that Of adjutant general to major
general, the latter being during the in
cumbvncy Of The present adjutant gen
eral, Gen. C3rbin. The President is
empowered TO place on the retired list
any officer VINO has been suspended
from duty by sentence for period ex-
tending to or within one year Of the
time Of his compulsory retirement for
age. This is well understood to apply
to Commissary General Egan.
An amendment creating veterinary
corps for the army consisting of a
colonel ana 81 other commissioned Off
GERS was attached to the bill after 4
spirited debate. the amendment being
adopted. - t. g.
The fortiiicationS appropriation bill
carrying G->. was passed.
The Senate in executive session rati-
fled treaty negotiated with the mari
time nations If the world extending
naval warfare. These regulations have
long applied 10 war on land and un-
der the treaty hospital ships will b,
under til" same protection as hospita
tents and buildings on land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
EMPLOYERS LOOK OUT.
A Change in Food Doubled the Wages.

The manager of q certain large pub
Iication. who deprecates the use "t his
name in public. has experienced 4
curious change i'll his general character
by reason Of change in the cells of
his brain. brought about by change
in food ana his experience is interest
ing. as given in his own words:
"I-p ID 4 short time ago. | was al
ways known. both to myself and
friends. as very mild sort Of indi-
vidual. obeyinE literally the Scripture
Injunction to turn the other check.
and let people run over me generally,
with Il spirit of thankfulness that ]
was permitted to be alive.
Along last fall | changed my diet,
leaving off coffee entirely ana taking
up Postum Food coffee and Grape
Nuts breakfast food. | had learned
that these articles both contained the
fine particles Of phosphate Of potash
and albumen that nature uses % build
the gray matter in he brain and nerve
centers. SO | determined to see what
effect they would have on me.
1T was not long before | discovered
that | had changed in a most remark
able manner. My old mother wrote
me that there was a great deal more
.spunk' in my letters than she ever
saw before. | began to vigorously
kick at any injustice. | am about in
stituting a criminal libel suit against
a party who supposed | would stand
ANYTHING | send d dish back that is
not cooked right, about three times a
week. on the 31st of December last
demanded double wages for the com
ing year and found | had backbone
enough to lay down if I didn't ct it,
and got it. l get clean sheets twice
4 week now. They used to take the
upper sheet and put it under orce a
week.
II am able to do five times the brain
work that l ever have before. In fact,
can get about anything | want nova
davs. and to top it all. am perfectly
well. A new world has been opened
ia me and / know exactly where the
change has come from. 1t has come
because l have been using a food and
drink that have changed my whole
brain and body. You can use this
letter. but don't use my name, for OBJ
vieus reasons
Grape Nuts breakfast food and
Postum Food Coffee are Kept by ali
frsi-cIass grocers and are used by
nearly all first-class people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
IN The HOUSE.

Washington, May 4.-Thc House
made fair progress. today, with the
sundry civil appropriation bill, COM
p!cting % Of the 1872 pages Of the bill.
Much Of the time was consumed in an
effort Of the members AZ the naval
committee to cripple the coast and
geodctic survey in retaliation for the
refusal Of the House 10 agree to their
recommendation. when the naval bill
was before the House. to place the sur
Vcy of the waters of our insulir pos
sessions in the hands of the navy. They
tried to strike out the item in the bill
authorizing the coast survey 10 survey
the coasts in the jurisdiction Of the
United States but We're defeated.
They made a point Of order hold
against new vessel for the survey
ana against an appropriation OF SIS
~ for enlisted men on survey vessels.
but tho latter appropriation went back
in the bill in another form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
Two Runaway Boys Caught in Boston.

Boston. May 1.-Two runaway boys
from Maine were found on Washington
street in Boston. early Friday morn
ing. They were wet through, tired and
hungry. A policeman asked who they
were and what they were doing IN
doorways at an hour when they should
~ ~ Led. The boys could not find q
satisfactory explanation and 50 the pa
tralman took them 70 the police station.
There they admitted that they were
runaways. They said their names Were
Edward Baker. Is. whose home is in
Gardiner, Me. and George Shaw, If, of
Augusta. supt. Eldridge telegraphed
the chief Of police Of Augusta that the
bovs were under arrest and asked that
their parents be notified.