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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25
IN THE HOUSE.
Hearing on Appropriation Bill En-
livened by Various Remarks.

Washin gton Jan. 2I-The District al
Columbia appropriation bill again occr-
pied the attention of the House of Rep
res"ntatiVeS. today. At times the proceed
insS We're cnlivened ny vigorous remarks
Of the defence of an appropriation to in
creIS. materially the salaries Of Wash
m2ton school teachers. who had may
supporters on the floor
Mr. Clark of Missouri. in characters
tic speech said thai more money is being
laid Washington policemen to crack the
skulls OF people than was paid to school
teachers to improve wha is in the skulls
An adjournment was taken without hay
ing concluded consideration of the bill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25

l'pcn reconVening The House of Rropre-
sentatiNeS. today Speaker cannon an
noun'rd rs the cOnfCrccS on the mart OF
the House III charge of the omnibus
claims bill MeSSrs Maher tPaD. Often
,NiS.l and Sims trenu.D.
n hill was passed making NoIwalk. CT.
a substitute port of entry. The House in
committee of the whole then resumed CON
Sidcratiol: of The District of Columbia
appropriation bill. Mr.. Mann Oll) in the
chair
The discussion was interrupted by Mr.
Palmer of PENNSYLVANIA, who reported
that the managers Of the House to con
duct the Impeachment OF Judge Charles
SWaYIe of the northern district of Flori-
da. had exhibited and read to the Sena :.
the articles of imnea chmcEt and that the.
presiding officer of The Senate had stat
ed thai that body would take order and
give notice to the House.
Immediately thereafter one of the as
eistant secretaries IF the Senate appeared
in the House and announced that thN
Senate was organized for the trial OF
Judge SWaNne ana was ready 10 receive.
the managers OF The House at its bar.
ON rcSuming consideration Of the dis
trict bill. ar amendment by Mr.. COckra Il
Of New York. to increase the salaries OF
all officials and teat hers was ruled out OF,
poirt of order and one by Mr.. Foster of
Vermont. approrria ting a lump sum to r..
allotted for salaries of teachers in thi,
discretion of the school board. was voteu
down after each had been debated at
len-th
The House adjourned at al F. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25
Curse
Drink

Drunkenness Cured to Stay Cured by
WHITE RIBBON REMEDY
No taste. No odor. Any woman can
give It in glass Of water, tea, coffee or
food without patients knowledge.
White Ribbon Remedy will cure or de-
stroy the diseased appetite for all alco-
nolic drinks, whether the patient is a con-
hrmed inebriate "tipper." social drink
er or drunkard. Impossible for any one
TO have an appetite for alcoholic LIQUORS
after using White Ribbon Remedy 1t has
nade many thousands of permanent
cures. and in addition restores the victim
TO normal health. steadying the nerves
increasing the will power and determine
ton to resist temptation. Endorsed by
members of a Woman's Christian Temper
anoe Union, Physicians, Hospitals. Cler-
gymen and Temperance Work ers Write
Or. w. r. Brown, 2lS fremont St, Boston
for trial package and letter of advice free
In plain sealed envelope All letters con-
hdential and DESTROYED soon as answered
White Ribbon Remedy sold by druggists
everywhere also sent by mail in plain
package. price $lW n19w&s1y
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
HOMELESS MEN IN CHICAGO.
Relief and Aid Society Tells Story Of
Cityis Miserable.


Relief and Aid Society Tells story Of
cityis Miserable.
Fifty thousand widows and fifty
thousand children who are half-or-
phans exist In Chicago. according to
the forty-seventh annual report Of the
Chicago Relief and Aid Society.
Twenty five thousand homeless men
as a permanent factor OF Chicago's
population is another item estimated
in the report There are 5000 desert
ed women also. who are the mothers
Of 1900 children. Eight thousands
persons In the city are suffering frum
tuberculosis.
or the $1,000 half-orphans between
7 and "a years OF age the report says:
such children are pressed into ser
vice at an early age and many OF them
have been poorly nourished on account
OF the desperate struggle the mother
has had 10 keep her family together
They begin their work with poor equip
ment physically. our aid Il often ia.
voked where we ind delicate young
girls going 10 their work poorly shod.
seantily clothed and undeFfed 1hia
Is also the case with school children.
We also often and a boy or girl OF
school age kept at home 20 care for
tho younger children. IL Is usually
against the real wishes OF the parent.
but the father or mother must work =
OF the 1900 homeless men the Fe-
port declares: They come and go.
but this average number u always
with Us Many OF them make no Sc
Fioua effort 10 improve their condition.
There are others who are honest seek.
ers for work. who. having lost eour.
age and health. need and appreciate q
friendly hand"
The tuberculosis figures OF the re-
port are significant. Three thouaa nd
and ave hundred deaths were record
ed last year, Only AIS beds are avatl.
able for tuberculosis patients ia Chi
eagO. Two thirds Of the 5000 tubeF
culoais sufferers In the city, or a.lss3.
are among the poor The report says
concerning them: Exposure. under
nutrition and hard work lower The
physical tone and render the body kus.
csptible 10 infection. With less than
$50 free beds available and 5.3I3 pa.
tents, Il IL evident that whatever
treatment these people have must be
In their own homes. when the bread
winner l. afflicted the burden Il eape-
ciaily heavy. Fresh air. good shoes
comfortable clothing and plenty Of
wholesome. nouriahing food are need-
ed The family Il often crump-d for
room and one or more persons alerp
with tho coasumptive." -- Chicago
Chronicles.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Capital sud Special TrataiaE RsaatFsA
u Ihsm ThsFs-

Capital sud Special TFatainE HsaatFs4
q ThsHa ThsFs-
To tho young m4a whose syes aFs
turning toward Mexico as q eoaagry
presenting gr~at opportunities for se-
quiFtng wealth without capital % sps-
ciai truiaing the Intorma zion ssahosAApa
Ia a recent report Of our eoaaal at
Mexico Ctty sAoald BE- umsiy and val
uable.
Much that l. tn this coasalar rvpsFt
has besn aaid before. bot u viii braF
frvqasnt rcttssatlsa. b~rausa o. the
singular tendencies u Americans to re-
gard Msxtco a. a promising iand Tor
the pioneer The type % bsoaesr who
0ponod up TIE Western eountFy taR
settlement IL likely 10 fall Ia asKieo.
Zoe The reason that the country la al
ready fairly we'll settled. and dsvul-
opmeut % Its resources calls for rapi-
tal and special tsehnlcal training.
The consular rvport warns Ameri-
cans Of ths dangers and Iossrs agtuud-
ing an lHdlscrtminate emlErattou. such
as blaEsd The way foe civliizattvn 10
cur Western roantry. There l. room
only Tor msu with capital Or tschutczi
EnowiSdEs. Or both. II ous l. oct pos
sessed Of expert tschuicai knowlnsies
o. ability In tbs industries that a0aF~
lah Ia Mexico. one must be ahla 10 50
cure the services Of men who are thus
equipped Capital will not extract
wealth from the natural rr~ourras %
AsHico unless II can command the
services Of the trained mining snRi-
nser. the trained architect. the trained
veterinarian. the skilled AErieulturiat.
In addition to technical skul. ur che
ability 70 employ u. the report urges
. speaking knowi"dEp Of the Spanish
language. without which the chances
Of success. Il declares. are exceedingly
small
The report warns young men against
taking any stock In the stories about
the easy going methods Of Mexico
The strain Of the climate aud the tnp-
als with tbs elements severely tar the
energy and strength. For the man Of
great physical energy. who knows how
10 take care OF himself, and who pos
ssssss capital or technical ability.
there are great opportunities for NAH
Ing money In Opportunity.
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the sun ever ehone into. aud. behold
they were furnished with all the ola
fashioned things There on IN su0F
We're the rugs the old hands AaSs .Aade.
and on the dainty table were all the
old dishes that had been so highly
priced.
The poor old couple sank speechless
into the nearest chair, but after a time
the old man said; "But. John. how
about the rent-hOw can we pay f''-
and the newly made sOn-in-law replied
"YOu paid the rent In advance for a
good many years. father. when you
gave your girl to me this mOrningg'-
indianapolis Sun.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
"a FaoM IAe FIRIno Llne.
Place Of the Commanding General ga
. Great Battle Today.

Place Of the Commanding QeasFai IL
Great Battle TODAY.
To-day circumstances place a com
mander completely out OF sight OF hls
army. lilo Is usually Iocated at ls,asa
ten or 1ftseu miles from the iring llue
and In many instances is sven farther
away. lie alta Ia a room. where radi.
ats telephone and telegraph lines 20
the remotcst portion OF the fsld. plac.
ing him In instantaneous communists.
ton with his principal suborilnatea.
The famous painting ot Napoleon al
Austerlitz represents. In the popular
eye, a commanding general directing
great battle. but It belongs TO tho
warfare OF the past. The artist who
aspires to depict the direction OF a
modern battle must show q man aentr,i
At = table on which is spread a huge
map dotted with little flags Indicating
the location Of the opposing forces.
with an ordinary desk telephone at his
elbow. In an adjoining room Is a
switchboard. where sit alert operators
ready 70 connect the commander with
any Of the field headquarters. From
this room also comes the steady click.
ing Of q score Of telegraph instru.
mentS, buslly receiving and sending
messages.
But for he military uniforms Of the
messengers and the going and coming
Of gtaR officers. the man at the table
might be q stock operator diractiaR.
through his brokers. q deal In steel or
railroad securities. Even the stenoR.
raphsr At his elbow Il not lacking. but
sits quietly taking messages under dc
tation. 10 be transmitted presently by
telegraph. Other officers copy these
messages and ils them away, aftsr
putting them under q time recording
stamp. 20 show the hour they were
sent 20 that aftsrward dellnqusncisa
may Be located and responsibilities
hxed.
Thus, apart from the excitement and
horrors of the battlefield, a general Hlta
at desk and calmly directs the battle.
He hears that this attack has been re-
palsed and that re-enforcsmsnts are
needed here. that ammunition Il run.
ming low there. that this diviaion has
been cut 70 pieces. that thoso troops
have been two days without food, and
20 on. along his forty miles Of front.
and takes his measures accordingly.
This picture Il not fanciful. With due
allowance for the falliblllty Of all hu.
man devices when subjected to the
strain OF abnormal conditions, II Il
substantially correct.-scribnera
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
THE LlTTLE ONES ARg Ma

1 little hand that softly stole
t-t0 my own that day,
sshen l needed the touch that loved 80
much
To strengthen me on the way.
Softer ii seemed than the softest down
On the breast Of the gentlest dove;
But its timid press aud Its faint caresa
Were strong in the strength Of loyel
Il seemed to say in q strange, sweet was,
II love you aud understand
And GAINED my fears as my hot heart
tears
Fell over that little hand.
Perhaps there are tehderer. sweeteE
things
Somewhere In the sun-bright land;
But thank the Lord for his blessings
And the clasp Of a little hand.
Northern Christian Advocate.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
CHAPTER VI.

As may be ina Ziued. It hardly takes
an hour TO see Uzun Ada. the name OF
which means Long Island. Il Is almost
a town, but a modern town, traced with
a square, drawn with a line on a large
carpet OF yellow sand.
As the train starts st four O'Clock
this afternoon, l must telegraph to the
Twentieth Century. by the Caspian ca
bic, that | am at my post at the Czun
Ada station That done. | can see IL
can pick up anything worth reporting.
Nothing Is more simple Il consists
in opening an account with those Of my
companions with whom | may have 10
Dc during the journey. That Is my Gus
tom, | always find II answer, and while
waiting for the unknown, I write down
the known In my pocketbook, with
lumber 20 distinguish each:
]. Fulk EphrineII. American.
?. Miss HOratia Bluett. English.
3. Major NOltitz. Russian.
T. Monsieur Caterua, French.
8. Madame CaterDa, French.
.. Baron Observation-Disclosures Ger.
man.
As TO the Chinese. they win have
number later on when | have made m
diyidnal In the box, intend to enter
into communication with him, or her,
and 10 be OF assistance IN that quarter
IL l can do % without bstrayinE the
secret.
The train IL already marshalsd In the
station. Il is composed of FIRST and sec
Ond-class cars, a restaurant car and two
baggage vans.
Russians viii take rs up to the from
der Of Turkestan, and Chinese will take
rs through China. But there is one rep
rssentAtiTe Of the company who will not
leave his post, and that Is Popof. our
head guard. a true Russian Of sokiierly
bearing, hairy and bearded, with a fold.
ed ovsrcoat and Nuscovits cap. Intend
20 talk 8 good deal with this gallant fol-
low. For ten years he has been on the
Transcaspian between UEun Ada and
the Pamlrs. and during the last month he
has been all along the line 20 Pekin.
l call him No. In my notebook.
Il occurs to me 30 have a look at the
mysterious box. Has II not q right IN
be 40 called? Yes. certainly. / must
really find out where II has been put
and how to get az 1t easily.
The famous box was still on the plat
form. In looking at it closely observe
that air holes have been bored on each
Of It's sides, and that on one side II has
two panels, one OF which eau be made to
slide on the other from the inside. And
am led TO think that the prisoner has
had II made 10 In order that he can. II
necessary. leave his prison--probably
during the night
Just now the porters are beginning 10
lift the box. hare the satisfaction Of
seeing that they attend to the direc-
tons inscribed on II. Il Is placed with
great care near the entrance 10 the van,
the side with the panels outward. as IL
II we're the door Of a cupboard. And IL
not the box a cupboard cupboard I
propose 70 openl
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
The Special Correspondent

the lower part OF the pinnacle, see
nothing. listen again. The noise has
ceased. look about. There Is no one
on this part OF the deck. for the second
class passengers are all forward.
Then l must have been dreaming, and
resume my position, and try again to
sleep, This time there Is no mistake.
The snoring has begun again. and am
sure It Is coming from the case against
which l am leaning my head.
'NGoOdnessr' l say. There must be
an animal in herer'
Now l am OF on the trail. II must
be wild animal on It's way from some
menagerie to some Sultan OF Central
Asia.
light a wax veSta, and as am shell
tered from the wind, the fame keeps
upright By its light what 40 l read
The case containing the wild beast Is
the very one with the address:
Mademoiselle Zinca Klork, Avenue
Cha-Coua, Pekin, China.
Fragile. my wild beast! Keep from
damp, my lion. Quite SOL But for what
does Miss Zinca KlOrk, this pretty Rou-
manian, want a wild beast sent in this
way7
Ny thoughts bewilder me. have a
twO-pouRd weight on each eyehd. l lie
down along by the tarpaulin. my rug
wraps me more closely, and fall into a
deep sleep. II Is not Jet daylight when
awake
rub my eyes, l rise. 90 and lean
against the rail The Astara Is not so
lively. for the wind has shifted to the
northeast.
The night Is cold. warm myself By
walking about briskly for half an hour.
think no more of my wild beast. Sud
denly remembrance returns to me.
look at my watch. Il is only o'clock
In the morning. l win 90 back to my
place. And do 90 with my head against
the side of the case. shut my eyes.
Suddenly there - a new sound. This
time | am not mistaken A half-stified
sneeze shakes the side Of the case Never
did an animal sneezs like that
Is It posabls7 A human being Is hid
den In this case and Is being fraudulent
IL carried by the Grand TransaSiatic to
the pretty kOumanian7 But Is II a man
or q woman? II seems as though the
sneezs has a masculine sound about il.
The eastern horizon grows brighter.
The clouds In the zenith are the first to
color. The sun appears at last all wat
cry with the mists Of the sea.
look; II Is indeed the case addressed
to Pekin- notice that certain holes are
pierced here and here, by which the air
inside can be renewed. Perhaps two
eyes are boxing through these holes.
watching what Is going on outside.
At breakfast rally all the passengers
whom the sea has not Sgsy.ted; the young
Chinaman, Major Noltitz. EphrinsH,
Miss Bluett. Monsieur Caterpa, the Bar
on Observation-Disclosures. and seven or
eight other passengers. | am careful
not to let the American into the secret
OF the case.
About noon the land IS reported 70 the
eastward. low. yellowish land. with no
rocky margin, but a few sand hills In
the neighborhOod OF Krasnovodsk.
In an hour we are in sight Of Uzun
Ada, and twenty-seven minutes after
ward set foot in Asia
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
"a Ranllr az filnrnrmnn-

The Glare family Of Abbottztown.
Adams county. probably holds the rec
ord in PsnnsylvaUia for ths largest
number Of cisrgymen IN enc family.
AZ the nesting Of The West Pennayi.
vania Luthsran synod Martin l. Clare
was licensed to preach, making the
fourth member 81 that family to en-
tsr the ministry. the others being Rev.
X. L. Clare pastor Of the Luthsran
Congregational ct Bast BeFlin and Alb
b0ttstOwn; Rev. Harry ClaFS Of Phiia-
dslphia and Rsy. Robert Clare 81 New
York.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
"PgT' AvgRsIoNs.
Moat Folk Have Unreasonable Dia-
likes.

Most Folk Have Unreasonable Dis
likes.
I'VE are all born with an aversion
to something. and this aversion Is a
thing We can no more direct than we
can hy by merely beating on the at
mosphere with our hands" George Ne
Pherson Informs me.
History Is rich In the account OF
such instances. There Il Vincent. the
painter. who would faint II the odor
Of 4 rose was waited To his nostrils.
and the great German sportsman.
Vaugheim. would become positively III
II he even saw a bit OF roast pig.
These aversions. often ~ entirely I'M
accountable. are curious things to
study. I became somewhat interested
In the subject a year or 10 ago. and
have since that time been quietly
adding to my store OF information on
this somewhat unusual topic by per-
sonal inquiries among my friends and
acquaintance.
Not one Of them did I find without
his pet aversion. for the existence OF
which he could give no good reason.
Generally the aversion was toward
some kind OF food. but not always.
One hated the color Of blue, and moth
Ing depressed him more than being In
the company Of people who were, for
the most part CARRIED in clothes Of
this hue. Another couldn't listen to
the music Of a harp without becoming
irritated, while a third detested lilies
to such q degree that he couldn't re-
main in the room where there was
one.
None Of the men who had these
ayerslons understood why he had
them. One man told me he couldn't
touch a drop Of milk or cream without
becoming sick, yet he thought nothing
looked quite so appetizlng az a glass
OF good rich cream. Often he had tried
to partake Of it, but without success.
Parental influence will. Of course. be
urged as the reason for these aver.
sions, but in the case OF the man who
couldn't touch milk or cream his
mother and father we're both very
fond Of milk, and another friend of
mine who couldn't cat stra wberry
had parents who simply loved them. f"
st Louis Globe Democrat
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ms W "N4@ AAs@N
delphia In the harbOr. IL was for hi9
valiant service In the discharge Of his
duty In the Mediterranean that Mac
Donough was intTusted with the de-
lenses Of Lake Champlain In the war
Of 1912.
The british force on the lake out
numbered the AmeFleaa both In guns
aud vessels. On the lin 0f August.
1914. Tn the battle on PiattsbHFg Mac
Doaough distinguished himself not
Only FOE his success Of command. but
also for peFaonal bravery In the face
OF overwhelming odds.
In the battle Oh Cumberland Head
bis vessel. the Saratoga. mst and de.
feated an English vessel OF double her
tonnage aud npmbsr OF gunA Nest
men would have believed that without
single gun on Que side engaged. =
fourth OF bis men cut down. and the
ship already = wreck. enough Injury
bad been done to make subdivision tn
sVitAble. But Marlborough Feund .
means 10 secure q victory In the dea-
perute condition % bis own ship,
The result % MacDoR0uEh'a vatoF
was tho clearing o. this lake rsgtoa %
the British forces which dd much 70
snd tho war. VITA Persy aaA Decatur
and Porter. AsepSnoagh u deserving
Of all the honor that grassfui eoantFy
can render to hsr loyal SOFA
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When Emily Came.

n ONE. mother; come down out Of
II a that cold storeFoOm. What you
dom up here. what eFyin'. be
yer Come now, don't cry, and come
down where tbs warm"
Il don't want to come down wish
never had to go into those rooms
again as long as l i've! What do ye
think Car'line's been and done. Nathan
she's sold all our old things-all the
things we set such a store by when
we was first married, and now they're
all gone. all gomez and the trembling
hands went up to the wrinkled old
face as the sobs broke out anew.
Gently but firmly the old man per
suaded the woman to come TO the
rooms below. saying in the meantime.
Il shouldn't OF thought Car'line would
hev sold EN-. Sarah. without saytn'
s0methin' to us. BE ye sureY'
"Sure1 or course I'm sure and
didn't hear her tellin' some one the
other day that old-fashiOnsd trash
brought more n she thought. and l
he'd my fears thea-and that's why I
went up 20 see. and they're clean gone
/ tell ye. clean gone. all them hand
some rugs took 80 much pains to
make. and all the old dishes--the dIsh.
e. my mother used to use some Of 'em.
o dear. o dears'
well, well. Sarah. It's hard lines.
know, Jet 'spose most folks would