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strong is its yellow tide, and so full of
sediment, that it will not mix readily
with the salt water of the sea, but like
the Amazon can be distinctly traced for
many miles. In some places it is scarce
ly hundred feet wide; in others eight
or ten miles. Its channel, having never
been well cleared, is full of snags, sand
bars and floating logs, making pilots
position by no means sinecure. Dur
ing the rainy season the swollen current
is so swift and strong that progress up
stream is necessarily very slow; but
when the moon is bright the boats are
kept in motion both night and day. At
other times they can run only in the
daytime and must "tie up" every night.
They usually run aground a few times
in the course of every trip, and then it
requires from two days to a week to
pull them off and set them again in mo-
ton. FANNIE B. WARD.
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Awarded Damages.
Two ThOmaston Firms Get Damages for
Lost SchOOners.

Two Thomaston Firms Get Damages fol
Lost Schooners.
Two Thomaston firms, which own
vessel property, encountered a lucky
streak last week. j. A. Creighton &
Co. received intelligence that the courts
of Providence, r. l., had awarded them
SO, 800 in return for the loss of their
schooner Lottie, which was sunk by a
barge five years ago, while J. o. Cush-
ing & Co. learned that they are to re-
ceive damages to the amount of about
$1,000 for the schooner Druid, which
was sunk about year ago.
The Lottle was run into in Block
island channel by the tug Gertrude,
which was towing two coal laden barges.
One of these barges, the j. R. Sillman
struck in less than five minutes with
her cargo of 2, 900 barrels of lime. Capt.
John Brown, who commanded, was res
cued, together with the crew, saving
nothing but the clothes in which they
stood. The barge also sank and two of
her crew persisted. The accident hap
pened on clear night about 10 o'clock
and with the wind blowing northwest.
The suit was against the Thames
Towboat Co. and the accident occurred,
Nov. n, 1897.
The schooner Druid met her fate
through steam yacht, while sailing up
Long Island Sound. The schooner was
commanded by Capt. Samuel Hart, and
was bound from Pleasant river to New
York with cargo of paving. The
award of $1,000 is for vessel and cargo.
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Lies About Missionaries.

a. =. L . -
With the hackneyed objections to-
missionaries have nothing to do; they
are as cruel and unjust as they are un-
truthful. All of the so-called footing"
for which Pekin missionaries have
been denounced by men on this side of
the world, never enriched an individual
missionary or his mission by so much
as single tael. When Officers and
gentlemen" legations attaches, SOL
diers, sailors, and foreign merchants
were plundering and helping them
selves to everything OH which they
could lay their hands during the chaotic
days that followed the fall of Pekin, it
is really surprising that few mission
aries did not ''loot'' more as the only
means Of providing food for the hun
dreds OF starving converts dependent
upon them. Equally outrageous is the
charge That missionaries are as rule
men OF little education and of less than
average ability, who are enabled by
their calling to live in China amid
luxury OF surroundings that would be
impossible for them in any occupation
houses in the towns of Shansi and
Shensi that are visited by about one
white man in every two years, | have
had the honor of dining with mission
aries who were graduates of universi-
ties, who could have filled any pulpit
| or who could have graced any assem-
blage in New York or London.
Of all the missionaries with whom l
came in contact in the interior, | did
not find one who was not both brave
and honorable, or who would not will
lingly have given his life in the cause
of the Christianity in which he be-
lieved. The faults of missionaries are
all of the head, not of the heart
Francis H. Nichols in the December
Atlantic
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When George A. Henty died the
other day at the age of sixty-nine leav-
ing behind as his life work book for
more than every year of his age, boy
hood lost good friend. "The Henty
books" were always stirring, always
wholesome. They gave normal school
boy all the excitement he craved in lit
erature without any of the ''Scar-faced
Saul, the Snake-Slinger of the Sac
carappa" business. There are enough
Of them to keep the boys busy for some
time to come; but it is a pity there are
to be no more of them.
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Sick women are invited to consult DR.
Pierce by letter free. Ali correspondence
held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address DIR. R. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N Y
III have taken six bottles of DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription writes Miss NJ Fyfe of 0rilla
Simcoe Co. Ontario, vand two bottles of the
Pleasant Pellets as you advised for congestion
of uterus ovaries, and weakness, and can safely
say that your medicine has been the means of
not had for over three years Until taking your
medicine. thank you very much for your kind
and prompt attention to my letter asking advice"
rFavorite Prescription has the testi-
mony of thousands of women to its COM
plete cure of womanly diseases. Do not
accept an unknown and improved substi-
tute in its place.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeteu the breath,
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mlQQlo valley OF Cno MagQdle0a, out
after the slaves were emancipated
(Which took place in Colombia in 1858,
l believe), the estates rapidly went to
ruin and were finally abandoned by
their owners. 1t seems that Spaniards
and Indians cannot endure hard labor
in this climate, and neither love nor
lucre can induce the ex-slaves to do a
stroke of it, and to-day the once rich
plantations show no traces of having
ever been cultivated, being completely
over-run with the riotous vegetation
of the tropics; while the negroes them
selves have relapsed into state of
semi barbariSm. Since nature has pro-
vided generously for all the black mans
simple needs, and he has no ambition
to crafty, why should he not emulate
the Scriptural example of the lilies,
which toll not neither do they SPIN?
These Magdalena boats are built on
much the same plan as those used on
the Ohio river-with a paddle wheel in
the rear. They draw only foot or two
of water, even when laden to their ut
most capacity, as otherwise they could
never get over the sand-bars. The great
river itself is a natural curiosity, trav-
ersing the whole of Colombia and drain
ing an enormous area of mountains
covered with perpetual snow and form
ing the sole outlet for seven States of
the republic. Its water is as muddy as
the Missouri, and as swift as the Miss
issippi, which it greatly resembles. So
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-12-11

Everything is in the name when it comes to
Witch Hazel Salve. f. C. Dewitt d Co. of
Chicago, discovered, some years ago, how
to make salve from Witch Hazel that is a
specific for Piles. For Blind, bleeding,
burns, bruises and all skin diseases De-
Wits Salve has no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counterfeits
Ask for DeWitt's S the genuine. R. H..
Moody.
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A CARD.

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 5O-cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails
antee 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory
money refunded
A. A. Howes & Co., W.O. Poor & Son.
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l A@ WSAi1dAA WAO
neglects her health
is neglecting the
very foundation Of
all good fortune.
For without health
love loses its lustre
and & old is but
dross.
Wonanly health
may be retained or
regained by the
use of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton. It establishes
regularity, DIR lie s
the drains which
weaken won e n,
b e a s inhamma-
ton nd ulcera-
ton and cures fe-
male weakness. It
makes weak wom-
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women we'll,
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Fortune TcIllnQ

does not take into consideration the one
essential to woman's happiness = wom-
anly health. There is many a woman
whose future seems absolutely unclouded
who is marked by her own condition for
future disappointment and distress.
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FIELD FOR YOUNG MEN.
Secretary Wilson Says There IL Not Enough
Thorough Training in Scientific
Agriculture.

Washington, July 15-Secretary
Wilson believes that not enough at
tention is paid to scientific agricul-
ture by the colleges of to-day and he
has taken up the agitation of this
matter as a hobby. Wherever he
makes a speech he tells his hearers
that his department utilities the serv-
ices of every young man it can find
who has had thorough training in
some branch of scientific agricul-
ture. There is great demand for
this kind of service, and the depart
ment has the utmost difficulty in
holding on to its experts because of
the growing outside calls that are
being made on them.
There are some so agricultural col
leges in the country calling for COM
petent teachers, and some 60 or 20
where there is always an opening for
trained scientist. There is money
in becoming an agricultural expert
and Secretary Wilson thinks our
young men would do well to choose
such a profession rather than the
overcrowded fields of law and medi
cine.
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ORATORY GALORE.
Senator Beveridge, Secretary of War Root
and Possibly President Roosevelt Will
Address Republican Clubs.

Chicago, July 14.-Isaac Miller
Hamilton, president of the National
League of Republican clubs, has an
nounced that acceptances have been
received from the majority of repub-
ican governors to attend the annual
convention of the league. The con-
vention will be in session three days
instead of two, as usual. Present in
dications are that ST. Louis will get
the convention, and that it will be
held the first week in October. Sena-
tor Beveridge will make the chief
address, and Secretary of War Root
will speak for the administration us
less President Roosevelt is present
as is hoped.
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Gen. Chanee Calls the Attention OF His
Command to the Splendid Record
Made by Gen. Wheatou.

Washington, July 15.-Maj. Gen
Lloyd Wheaton closed his active mil
itary career yesterday, having
reached the statutory retiring age
of Ga years. He is at home in this
country, where he recently arrived
from the Philippines. The vacancy
caused by his retirement already has
been anticipated by the appointment
of Brig. Gen. John c. Bates, now
commanding the department of the
Missouri at Omaha.
In giving orders for the return OF
Gen. Wheaton to the United States
Gen. Chaffee paid that officer the fol
lowing tribute: 'As an instance OF
military service where heart and
mind have united in joyous endeavo1
for more than Al years to actively
serve his country honestly, faithful
ly, faultlessly, to the end of his al
lotted time, the division commander
invites the attention of all officers
and soldiers of this command to the
splendid record of Gen. Wheaton
conspicuously\ public, nothing con-
cealed-as an example for all, and
express to him personally and in the
name of the division the wish that
he may enjoy many years of rest, sc
Justly deserved"
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ROOT TURNS 1T DOWN.
Secretary of War Says Friars In the Phil
ippines Must All Go at Date to
Be Agreed Upon

Washington, July 13.--Mr Root,
secretary of war, before leaaag for
Oyster Bay, sent cablegram to Gov.
Taft at Rome instructing him to in
form the vatican that the PROPOSE
ton to have the friars gradually
withdrawn from Manila and sup
planted by priests from other coun-
tries could not be accepted by this
government. The cableSram was
practically in form of an ultimatum,
notifying the vatican that the United
States would agree to no PROPOSE
ton which did not provide for the re-
moval from the islands of all the
Spanish clergy, at date to be agreed
upon. Unless this proposition is &C
cepted it is probable that the ne
gotiations will be broken off.
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is due to the rules of that body. The
first proposition is questionable, and
the second is nonsense" That is the
dirctum of one who has been MEM
Der of congress in active service q
little more than six months. 1t is cpl
grammatic and bold to declare any
proposition nonsense" and it is
usual with certain class of men t.
be aggressively self-assertative, but
assertion is neither syllogism nor
conclusion.
The congressman, whose gentle life
has been spent within sight and
sound of Genesee falls, and whose
home in Rochester is one of the most
lovely in tie land, will have Gmple
time to revise his views, becauEe his
people will probably retain him in
the congress for an indefinite period.
His views have been disseminated in
some of the newspapers of the east
ern states, but they have not exert
ed so great an influence as they
might have produced if >they had EN-
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HELD PRISONER FOR DEBT.
Michael O'Keefe, = Railroad Fireman. Took
Drastic Measures to Secure an Account
ing with Attorney A. b. Sullivan.

Denver, Col, July ia. B. Suli-
san, an attorney of this city, who had
been held a prisoner at the point OF
a revolver by Michael O'Keefe, loco
motive fireman, in the latter's room
since 1880 o'clock Friday afternoon,
was released by Sergt. Lee, of the po-
lice force. Lee engaged O'Keefe in
conversation from outside the room
and at an opportune moment Sulh-
van grabbed O'Keefe around the
waist and held him until the officer
came in the room. In the scuffie
O'Keefe fired his revolver twice with
out effect. O'Keefe claimed that Sui
Ivan was indebted to him in the sum
of SIT, 900. He invited Sullivan to his
room and held him, threatening to
kill him unless he paid back the
money. Several Intellectual attempts
had been made to rescue Sullivan
during the night. O'Keefe, who is an
old time Union Pacific fireman, is in
Jail.
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LARGE PER CENT. FAILED.
Last Year 4S,696 Persons Took the Ex-
animation for Positions In the
Civil Service.

Washington, July 15.-The report
of Chief Examiner A. r. Server, OF
the civil service commission for the
year 1901, has just been made pub
lie. The following extract gives ar
idea of the extent of this branch OF
the work done by the commission:
In this period 4s,699 competitors were
examined. Of these 21,02S were fol
the departmental branch of the serv-
ice, of whom 1879 passed and 5,24s
failed; 3,433 were for the custom
houses, of whom 1850 passed and 57i
failed; 449 were for the internal rev.
enue offices, of whom 252 passed anc
1877 failed; 1,7O9 were for the force OF
the public printer, of whom 1,55z
passed and 155 failed; and 20,901 were
for appointment in the different
classified post offices, of whom 12,74s
passed and s,152 failed.
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BEGINS PRISON SENTENCE.
Clara Castle. Was Taken to the Kansas
Penitentiary Sunday Evening.

Eldorado, Kan, July 14.-Nfiss Jes-
sic Morrison was taken to the peni-
tertiary last night by Sheriff Tur-
ner. They went on the Missouri Pa
cifc train at II p. m. No one &C
companied her but the sheriff. Ar
engagements were made to take her
on the Santa Fe train to-day, but to
avoid the inquisitive crowd which
would have been at the station the
plans were changed. She seems per-
fectly coptented to obey the orders
of the court and hopes to be re-
leased on bond by the supreme
court.
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MEDICAL EXAMINER
Of the United States Treasury E&e<,-
Olnmends Pe-ru-na.
The Women Also Recon-
mend Pe-ru-na.

Miss Blanch Grey, ia Alabama
street, Memphis, Tenn, society wom-
an of Memphis, writes:
ITO a society woman whose nervous
force is often taxed to the utmost from
lack of rest and irregular meals l
know of nothing which is of SO much
benefit as Peruna. / took 1t few
months ago when I felt my strength
giving away, and it soon made itself
manifest in giving me new strength
and health"-Miss Blanch Grey.
Mrs. Y Schneider, 2409 Thirty-sev-
enth Place, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
"After taking several remedies with
out result, 1 began last year to take
your valuable remedy, Peruna. l was
a complete wreck. Had palpitation of
the heart, cold hands and feet, female
weakness, no appetite, trembling. sink
ing feeling nearly all the time. You
said / was suffering with systemic
catarrh, and l believe that received
your help in the nick of time. l fol-
lowed your directions carefully and
can say to-day that l am we'll again.
I cannot thank you enough for my
cure"
Peruna cures catarrh wherever 10
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Peruna.
A free book written by DR.. Hartman,
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Catarrh is a systemic disease durable
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with the president there can be no
question but the administration was
powerful enough to overthrow them
tors in their places.
Three years ago Thomas B. Reed, of
Maine, resigned greater Office than
that of senator, an office almost as
powerful as that of chief magistrate
of our republic. While occupying the
position of speaker of the national
house of representatives Mr.. Reed re-
signed from congress and retired to
private life. He was opposed to Nc
Kinley's policy in the Philippines, and
in other matters, and he resigned
rather than remain in congress and
continue in political wrangle 1t is
probable that the administration
would have been powerful enough to
have caused Mr.. Reed great deal of
trouble or humiliation if he had not
retired from the scene of his triumphs
and Civilizations. His superior ability
has always been conceded, even by
those who were most opposed to him.
That he rendered his party and his
country good service is conceded: and.
yet, the Reed rules are not an unmixed
good in parliamentary law. They have
come up again and again to the detri-
ment of the dominant party, and at
the same time to the defriment of the
country.
Congressman Perkins, of New
York, says: 'Many estimabfe peo-'
pie have decided that the influence
of the house of representatives is
diminishing. and that this sad result
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Driven from Their Homes by the Flood.

Kansas City, Kan, July 15.-At Ar
gentine over so families were driver
from their homes early yesterday
morning by the river breaking
through a temporary dam and flood
ing a lowland district in the north
part of the city. Some of the small
houses were submerged in eight feet
of water and the household effects OF
many were left, while the occupants
sought places of safety, returning
later with skiffs and barges to Iool
after their property.
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HOLDING THEIR CATTLE.
Oklahoma Stockmen Believe There VIII
Be Big Demand for Feeders In North
ern states Next Fall.

Guthrie, Ok, July 13.-Cattlemen
throughout Oklahoma have deter
mined to hold their stock until au-
tumn, when they expect a great de-
nand for feeders from Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois,
on account of the big corn crop as
sured this year. They believe every
native and western feeder will be
worth four cents at home, and they
expect to reap big harvest.
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ARE GETTING CROSS.
Congressman No Longer in Love
with the Reed Rules.
Republicans as Well as Democrats
Tired of 0ne-Man Power in the
Shaping of National
Ea4 Legislation.
Especial Washington letter.

desire to spend adj of his days
in its drudgery," says Congressman
Page Morris, of Minnesota. There is
no ADLER man, no more conscientious
public servant in the national house of
representatives than the gentleman
from Duluth. He was born in Virginia,
of one of the oldest and best families OF
that great commonwealth, and in 1884,
when only 80 years of age, he was the
republican candidate for congress
against John W. Daniel, one of Vir-
ginia's ablest and most eloquent sons,
and came near being elected. Maj.
Daniel was subsequently elected to the
United States senate, and is still
member of that body. Mr.. Morris, in
1856, went to Duluth where he has since
resided. He has been representing the
Duluth district in the house of repre-
sentatives since 1896, when he was
elected to succeed the celebrated ora
tor, Charles A. Towne.
81 have had all of the experience in
national legislation that I DESIRE"
says Judge Morris, "and am ready to re-
tire to private life. Although some
men remain in congress as long as the
people will keep them there, there
comes a time when every man would
gladly retire, and I propose to retire
now, before the life pals on me. There
is an awful lot of hard work in the life
of a congressman, and there is very lit
tie appreciation of it in some quarters,
because thousands of people have no
conception of the environments of
representative of well nigh 100000
citizens
That is a very brief way of telling
the story. There is nothing but selfish
ness in the life of professional poll
tician, and there is no such thing as
gratitude. High-minded gentlemen
must, sooner or later, tire of congress
sional life. The longer man remains
in the senate or the house of represen-
tatives, the more supremely selfish he
becomes, and the more ungrateful to
those to whom he owes his preferment.
The few who retain their unselfishness
of disposition tire of the life and quit
it, sooner or later.
Very few members of either branch
of the congress have the courage to
resign, and fewer possess the wisdom
to voluntarily decline nominations for
those positions. Even the great Will
liam Mckinley chung to his place in the
house of representatives until he was
defeated at the polls in 1890. That de-
feat made him presidential proba bill
ity.
The designations of Senators Conk-
ling and Plat, of New York, in April,
L. l.
who were at that time interested in po-
litical affairs. They dramatically re-
tired from the senate, expecting to be
Immediately reelected by the legisla-
ture of their state. 1t was their pur-
pose to thus challenge the wisdom of
the president who had dared to NOM
mate for high office man for whom
the senators entertained aversion.
That they were right in asserting their
constitutional privilege to advise"
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THE DooLEY-HARRIs FEUD.
Frank Harris Shot William Dooley Las
Night-Each Family Sworn to
Kill the Other.

Flat River, Mo-, July 15.-As a re.
suit of the we'll known DooleyHarris
feud Frank Harris shot and killed
William Dooley last night neal
Loughboro. Last Wednesday Dooley
brother, on a train at Doe Run. Eacf
family has sworn to kill the Other
and as most of the men have beer
killed already the women are taking
up the fight.
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Not a Torture. Says Maj. Glenn.

Manila, July 13.-In his argument
in defense of Capt. James A. Ryan,
charged with administering the wa
ter cure to natives, Maj. Glenn told
the court-martial that the water cure
was not torture and asserted that its
use had saved more American and
Filipino lives than other expedients
of the campaign.