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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-16
The Dead Bird.

Once on a time two fairies few out
Of fairyland and took a walk on the
earth. Their names were Fairy Pearl
and Fairy Prince. They saw many
things in the world that pleased them,
and some that made them sad. One OF
the sad things was the sight Of a poor
little bird lying cold and dead by the
roadside.
Poor Dickyv said Fairy Pearl, with
tears in her eyes. Il wonder what
made you die? How sad to think you
never will sing again."
Let us take the poor birdie away
with u.s." said Fairy Prince. Perhaps
In fairyland he will come to life
again."
Now, the fairies were tiny beings,
and the dead bird was quite heavy for
them to carry. But fairies know how
to make themselves strong. They pick
ed blossom that grew in the wayside
grass, and powdered themselves with
the yellow dust they found inside it.
Then they were strong enough to lift
heir burden quite easily. aud to fly
away with it like the wind.
Soon they were in fairyland again
And behold! as soon as they had passed
through the fairy gates the dead bird
stirred his wings and opened his eyes,
and flying to the top Of a fairy tree,
sang the most beautiful song that ever
was heard.
Perhaps that is what becomes of all
the brides who die! Who knows3
Real Hero.
Sometimes 1t requires more bravery
do a little thing all alone than to do
;ome great thing in company with
,thers. Thus a soldier may be q hero
IN the field Of battle, but lack the
courage to stand up alone on platform
and make a speech.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay
On "Heroism," says that genuine hero
ISM is persistence. As an illustration
be tells how his little son Waldo on his
way to school had to pass a house
where lived a French family The child
ieard the family talking their native
anguage, which he could not under
itand, and that made him have a sort
If superstitious fear Of them. So Mr..
Emerson used to walk to and from
,chool with the little fellow.
But one day he decided that the child
vas old enough to overcome his fear
and pass the house Of the French fam.
W. Hs went to school with TIA LA
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02


lature did just what the legislature of
1895 did before II, by referring 1t to the
next legislature .in order that better
opportunity might be afforded for
accomplishing the desired REFORM
The matter came up before the G9th
legislature with the result that reso-
luton was passed, approved March II.
1899. in which mayors of cities s. and
selectmen and assessors of towns and
plantations were authorized to present
the subject to the voters of the State
at the September election in 1900, on
which they might record their votes
upon q change in the constitution
allowing for the Office of State auditor
This is where the matter rests today.
The change in the constitution does
not create the Office of State auditor:
it simply provides the way whereby
such an officer may be chosen by the
10th legislature in 1901, provided the
voters of Maine SO decide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02
Are They Sale, After All?

What a sca-saw of good and gloomy
Orient during the past month or more.
on one day we have mourned for the
butchered in the most brutal fashion
bv swarms of fanatical Orientals. On
the next day a cablegram has made
light our hearts with hope for their
safety. The world has hoped, each day,
for more definite news from Pekin, re-
ports that it could feel sure had not
been tempered with by the smooth and
crafty Chinese officials. And now comes
news that seems direct and authentic,
disposing of that horrible story of a
general massacre early in June, and
showing that though there had been
much fighting and many casualties, the
legations were still holding out. "A week
ago. and not in desperate straits. The
senuineness of the Conger message. as
being of the date professed. is not gen ,
orally accepted: but the word from the
other legations seems to lift the fog
that has been surrounding that hideous
capital.
But though hope is rekindIed and
anXieties relieved. the END Is not yet
The survivors are in deadly peril as
long as they are in the midst of the
Chinese. whether those around them be
i mob Of Boxers or an army of imperial
troops. At the earliest possible mo-
ment the allied army should push or
TO Pekin. Our government is doing its
part we'll its course all along has
had the full confidence Of our people
and the respect of the world. II the
allies of Europe can only settle their
differences the yellow peril will be
quickly and effectively disposed of
What a day of rejoicing it will be for
the whole civilized world if relief
reaches Pekin in time: and what a
dark and everlasting blot II will be up.
on the page of history if quarrels ant
iealousies among the allies prevent the
rescue of their ENJOYS and subjects
The day Of reckoning is at hand for
China and the score will be a large one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

1t was bad enough for the white mob
of New Orleans to shoot innocent
negroes and destroy their buildings. but
the browning infamy of the whole series
of damnable outrages was the burning
of the Lafon colored school building
and the fine negro residences around it.
This building was as handsome as any
white school building in the city. 1t
was named after Thomy Lafon. a negro
who accumulated "A fortune of some
5000. 600 and left il all to charity. part
going to- tire building Of this school,
part To charity hospital and part tn
two homes for aged pcople-one for the
colorcd race and one for the white.
And simply because the school build
ing was devoted to the education Of
colored people. this white mob fired IL.
The Chinese Boxers were outdone in
New Orleans. and the shame Of it all
Is on the whole South. yes on the whole
American people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

thousand times. He hears shout, stops,
hesitates, gets "rattled "and is run over.
When man finds that his memory plays
him false often, when he starts off to get
something and forgets what he went for,
when he knOuy he has locked the front
door and yet an irritating uncertainty
compels him to get up and verify his
knowledge, then that man is i'll dan
ger at any minute when confronted by
trifling danger. He is unnerved.
This condition can be perfectly cured
by the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. It strengthens the stom-
ach, nourishes the nerves, and purihes
the blood. 1t contains no alcohol,
whisky or other intoxicant
THE reason I delayed writing was because
wanted to wait one year after had taken the
I can send a good conscientious testimonial"
writes Chas. H. Sergeant, Esq. of Plain City,
Madison Co., Ohio During the summer and
fall of 1896 became all run down." nerves
were out of order and stomach out of order. I
wrote to DR. Pierce for advice He said had
general debility and advised DR. Perce's Golden
Medical Discovery. and, thanks to you for your
advice, used six bottles; and since stopped
taking it. about one year ago, l have not taken
any medicine of any kind. and hazI been able 10
oo,k e1e,y day. My appetite is good, can eat
miserable burning in the stomach after eating
and my blood and nerves are in good shape"
Dr.. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
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Railroads and Steamboats,.
BANGOR R, i k5aS'7o'1
Arrangement 81 Trains
in Cfge.,t iuno 1S a0On

Pullman Buffet ParIor Cars between
Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
Caribou at $40 A. NJ. and Bangor .. S.E
Leave Portland. 1855 \. NJ: A,7us.a.
$50 a. NJ; Waterville, 3.25 A. M; Ban
gor. $50 a. NJ; Arrive Lagrange, 713 a.
~; Brownviile, $50 A. NJ; kaiahdin'
a. NJ; Patten, 1905 a. M. Island Falls.
1901 A. NJ; Smyrna Mills 10.35 a NJ. Ma
sardis. ll.i2 A. NJ; Ashland. l2.03 T. NJ
Houlton. HOO 4. NJ: Eridsewater n;4s A a:
p. NJ; New Sweden. 1.3S +. NJ; Van Ru-
rem. 30 i. N: Limestone. go l.. M /:
Fort Fairfield i.l5 y n; Dover ana FOX.
Morson, So 4. NJ: GreenviIie. $50 a.
NJ; Kineo ll.30 4. NJ.
LEAVE Portland. ll.co 4. NJ: Lewiston,
1905 +; NJ; Wateryille 1S5 i. ~; Ban
p NJ: sherman. s.Sl p. NJ; Island Falls
6.5S 7. n; Patten, 100 T. NJ; Houlton
7.i5 r. NJ. Pressure Isle. 9,l5 ?. NJ; Car
LEAVE Greenville, $50 a. NJ: Monson
Junction. $50 A. NJ; Guilford, 6.3s A. NJ. I;
Dover and Foxcroft. s53 \. NJ: katahdin
Iron Works, go \. NJ: Brownville, 1.l0
a. NJ; Lagrange, rs a. NJ.
ARRIVE Bangor, 80 a. NJ.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. 6.t5 A. NJ: Car
ibou. $40 a. M; Presque Isle. I.ni A. n.
Masardis. III III 4. NJ; smyrna Nils, SIS
A. NJ; Island Falls, 925 A. NJ: Patten.
go A. NJ; Sherman, 9.iS A. NJ: Millinoc-
ket. 1890 A. Nj; Norcross. l0.H a. NJ;
Brownville. 11.3i 4. NJ: Arrive Bangor.
Los +. NJ: Waterville, BIS l.. NJ; Au-
gusta, $50 p NJ: Portland, 5.35 z. NJ.
LEAVE Caribou. 1905 p. NJ: Van Blu
rem. 1925 \. Nj; New Sweden. 11-27 a. NJ;
Limestone. ll.O1 A. M: Pressure Isle,
1873 p. NJ; Fort Fairfield. 1l.5o A.
NJ. Bridgewater. lis p. NJ; Houlton, a.lO
Z. NJ; Island Falls, 3.07 =. NJ; Patten,
800 =. NJ: sherman. 3.S3 z. NJ: Norcross.
NJ; Brownville, 5.37 p. NJ: Lagrange,
go p. NJ; Greenvilie. 355 7. NJ: Monson.
p. NJ. (: Guilford. 5.G5 p. NJ: Dover and
Foxcroft. 52l i. NJ; Arrive Bangor, 7.2o
+. NJ; Waterville. 9.55 J.. NJ; Augusta,
1913 7. NJ: Portland. 1.25 4. NJ.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON, G. Z. & I. A.
+. w CRAM. V. p. K Gen. Mgr.
Bangor. June 60 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02
VOICES OF THE PRESS,
A State Auditor.
Bangor Commercially

tBanSor Commercially
The subject of the appointment of a
state auditor. and the proposed change
in the constitution of Maine preparing
the way for such an officer to be elect
cd by the Legislature. is not a new
matter. 1t has been before. the people
and before legislative committees for
several years and for at least three
sessions of the Legislature. In 1895 the
9th legislature considered the PROPOSE
tion and referred it to the next legis-
lature. The judiciary committee of
the 6Sth legislature gave considerable
time to the subject. and made report
on March 25. 1897. in The lower house
AT that time the committee believed
that the appointment of state au-
ditor would be step in the right
direction; that it would promote a sys
tenn of greater accountability in the
expenditure of public moneys, and that
the publication of the report of such
an office showing the items of expend-
lures. to whom paid. and for what
purpose could not fail to be an inn
provement upon the present system of
auditing the state accounts by differ
ent committees of the executive coun-
CH. Inc people nave F1Snt, SAID
the committee in its report, "to know
in detail who gets their money. The
present system, by which only the
gross amounts paid out for certain
purposes appear in published reports.
is entirely unsatisfactory"
In their report this committee
further state that they undertook to
draft bill to provide for the appoint
ment of such an officer. But at the
outset of their duties in this direction
little examination showed that it
would be necessary not only to make
thorough examination of the statutes
which appropriate money and pre-
scribe the manner of it's use. but that
the methods at present in vogue in the
several state departments, the pro-
visions of the several contracts made by
the State with various parties involving
the expenditure of money. and the sys-
TEN of the different council committees
in an examination of accounts. would
all have to be carefully examined be-
fore bill could be drawn to meet all
these conditions. At the late day Of
the session in which this report was
made. March %. it was found that the
time at the disposal of the committee
would render it impossible To be ac-
complished. Therefore the GSth lcgis-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

A lady who is evidently a friend Of
the American soldier writes to the
Journal protesting against a recent
editorial expression in a Maine paper
tn the effect that the American mule
will now see service in china etc. -
She says she thinks that the reference
is to our soldiers at the front and is
indignant thereat. We fell sure that
the lady is laboring under a misappre-
hension, and that the paper meant
just what il said. The American mule.
famed in song and story. is almost as
necessary a part Of our army as the
soldier. and not only of our army. but
of others. for thousands have been
shipped TO Sou.h Africa for the use
of the English army there Along with
our boys in China will 81 the army
mule to see service in Asia for the
hrst time. Even the most rabid anti
imperialistic" paper does not yet go so
FAR as to call the American soldier a
mule %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

more imposing evidence of good times
in New York, where the savings banks
now have deposits aggregatinS 500
525. 1913. which is gain of more than
$4,000, 900 from last year. The propo-
sition to cut down the value of these
deposits one-half by the practical APP
plication of Organism is not calcula-
ted to win votes for the Democratic
ticket among thrifty citizens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02
Boothbay and the Islands
Steamer islander

leaves Gardiner at $50 South Gardiner,
Bradstreet's. $50, Richmond $50. Bath
$50, every day. Sundays included, con-
Meeting ut Bath with Lewiston, Bruins
wick, and Bath Electric K. r. for Merry
meeting Park, brunswick, Lisbon Fails
and Lewiston. Touchinr at Five Islands
both ways. Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and SUNDAY, and McMahan's Island same
days on signal; Isle Of Springs, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday: cG@:ecting at
Boothbay with MonheGan mail steamer
Returning. leave Boothbay at +. NJ.
every day. Bath at AS. or on arrival Of
car leaving Merrymeetng Park at 4.12
Ample time is given at the Par each
day to attend the entertainment. Pas
sengcrs from Augusta and Hailow~.i will
take Maine Central or Electrics % Gar
diner. Baggage transferred free at Gar
diner. Special Electric car leaves State
and Water streets, Augusta, Sunday
mornings at $50 to connect with steamer.
G. c. Greenleaf, Bath: NJ. A. Haraden.
General Agent. Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

This sounds like page from a
funny paper, but Kennebec county
minister will vouch for its having oc-
CURED at funeral in his town not
long ago. The parlor was too small to
accommodate the crowd of nr6urners
ana IL was necessary to put them in
TWO rooms. Those who We're out in the
sltting-room were separate from the
party in the parlor, where the casket
rested, by an entry-way This pre-
vented them from hearing all that the
minister said and after a time on,. Of
the young men, tired of doing nothing
reached stealthily over to the table
near him to get the family album
which was lying there in all the rich
ness of blue plush and fancy brass
clasps. He had just got it into his lap
without attracting attention and was
going to open it and show the photo
graphs to the girl next to him when
he made startling discovery. some
thlng was moving inside the album.
lie distinctly felt the vibration Of
moving machinery. With apprehen-
slVe thickness he showed the album
back onto the table But he did il so
rapidly that everyone in the room
noticed the movement and looked at
MIN in silent reproval And all the
time he could hear the clicking of that
machinery and felt instinctively that
something was about TO happen Just
then something did happen The min
lister was speaking tenderly of the de-
ceased and Of the beauties of the place
10 which his spirit had taken its flight.
OK the streets of gold and the songs OF
the angels. Then from the family al
bum on the table came the opening
measures of that rafting rag-time
here II be a hot time in the old town
tonight, the album was a bluff-it
was a music box in disguise and ii was
getting under way in great shape. The
minister stopped. But the music bog
didn't. 1t kept right on. The young
man who had accidentally started the
profane concert clutched it desperately
and tried to throttle it. But ii was no
use. IL was as hard to stop as the
paper you haven't paid your suhscrip-
ton on for four years. Ii insisted on
going whc'r-or-no, and so IL did to the
end of the tune. while the entire
funeral party waited for the end.
Then the minister went on. but having
q sense of humor that is well devel-
nped he had hard work to keep his
lace IN proper funeral trim.
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The German Voters and B,y,nism.

wv vess" 'vsess o"u OSyauISWs
1T was fond hope of Bryan and his
lieutenants that the issues of "im-
perialism" and .'militarism' which
they have raised, or attempted to raise
would stampede the voters of German
birth and blood, who are very num-
erous in New York ard New Jersey
and in the middle West. into voting
the Democratic ticket, this year. This
class is Industrious, intelligent and
honest, and in 1886 was solidly lined up
for sound money. The Democratic
leaders hoped that the Germans, this
year. might be blinded to the fact that
Bryanism stands for just what it stood
for in 1896, and be deceived into de-
sorting the Republican banner of pros
perity and progress. g These leaders
must be surprised and chagrined by
the utterances of the German press
since the Kansas City convention.
The Kansas City Journal has exam
ined the position of the German papers
published in all parts of the country
and finds that there are few Demo-
cratic German papers that stand by
the Kansas City ticket and platform,
but they are mighty few, while the
Republican and independent papers
seem to be solidly lined up on the Re-
publican side. DR.. Preetorius, editor
of the Westliche Post, st. Louis,
though opposed to expansion and in
tensely anti-English. says: las a boss
Bryan seems to outboss every other
boss by several lengths. The country
wants rest, and will have none of
Bryan's wild financial policy. Bryan
hopes to beat Mckinley, just as Cleve-
land beat Harrison after having been
beaten by him. But Bryan is no Cleve-
land
The Cincinnati Volksblatt: "McKin-
ley is no more mperialist than Bryan.
He wants to keep the Philippines, but
ID
more dangerous. Even if the currency
question We're not the most important.
Bryan could not demand support from
an anti-imperialistic point of VIEW.
THE Gold Democrats are sensible peo-
pie" says the Pittsburg Nolksblatt,
land they regard the election of Bryan
to the Presidency of the United States
the worst misfortune that could hap
pen to the country" The Chicago
Staaats- Zcitung says: Those who
wish for a continuance of fair weather
must spare neither money nor exer-
tons to insure the victory of the Re
publican party Voters who are
afraid of imperialism must bear in
mind that the President cannot spend
money for military purposes without
the permission of Congress" says the
New Jersey Freie Zeitung.
These are a few typical utterances
from the German press, and they indi-
cate that there is no danger whatever
that the German voters will be fooled
bv the false alarms of the Democrats
and Populists. The Germans. as
class, are more Independent voters
than any other nationality in this
country. for they care little for Office
or political preferment Of any kind.
They are also intelligent and thought
full peopIe. Even those who believe
that there is danger in the admins
tration's Philippine policy know that
these dangers are so remote as to
have little significance at this time as
compared with the dangers Of financial
distrust and subsequent panic in the
case of Bryan's election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02
New Arrangement
FOR
Steamer Gardiner
C'ApT RREWER

C.NF I. BIKE. " Elk. ~
The Gardiner makes daily trips to
Boothbay and the Islands olive Islands
excepted, at which point the boat does
not land any day. Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays only the boat will leave
Augusta. Time of leaving. ! +. NJ. Leaves
80, Bath 3.l5. Returning, leaves Booth
bay at e.45 A. NJ, Bath . A. NJ. Rich
mond 1918 A. NJ, Gardiner Ills A. NJ.
This arrangement gives people at the Is
lands n fine chance for making the up
river trip and returning the same day.
w. ID. HARRINGTON, Manager.
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Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder disease
South American Kidney Cure" 1t is a
great surprise on account OF its exceed
Ing promptness in relieving pain in blad-
der. kidneys and back, in male or female
Relieves retention of water almost imme-
diately. IL You want quick relief and
cure this is the remedy. Sold by Bow
ditch. Webster & Co.. druggists. Augusta.
Me- tn. fri&sat1y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

What about those horrible pictures
representing the Pekin massacrcs
which have been so prominently dis
played upon the front pages Of some
entcrprising newspapers? Not all the
horrible atrocities are committed by
the Boxers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

AS to furnishing the Chinese, Mr..
Dooley says twill be like q man who's
had his house destroyed be cyclone
gettin' up an kickin at tn air.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02
Tax Collectors Notice.

All taxes assessed for the current year
are due and payable to the collector on
the fifteenth day of August, 1900 provid-
ed that the collector may require pay
ment Of all poll and personal taxes i'm
mediately after the day of commitment.
cent will he allowed on all taxes volun-
tarily paid 10 the collector on or before
August i5ln. anu interest at per cent
maini ~ unpaid Oct. /, 1900. from IA.
date. Per order of city council. J.sae !,
,svv.
J. r TOWNSEND. Collector.
.unac8 dtDd
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"a r.. -..i ro,,ah

The real rough
rider is the man
who rides the river
with a twisting.
squirming log for
a saddle, on which
he stands, balanc-
ing himself to its
every motion. IT
his GOODNESS fails
or his nerve gives
way, disaster and
death reach out
for him.
It's the giving
way of h e
+" nerve " which
proves fatal to so
many a man. Per-
haps he is simply
crossing the street,
as he has done ten
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-02

Senator PettiSrew's son is with the
Beers, and the South Dakota states
man himself is missing a great oppor-
tunity in not being with the Boxers.