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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

The new Maine Central steamer for the
o., Hsrbor and Mt. Desert route nearly
..,dv TO launch by the New England Com
..,r At Bath, has been named Sappho.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

~ finance committee of the Methodist
- have decided that there shall be no
.,.0cisl rally this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

Neuralgia, rheumatism, erysipelas, sore
throat, toothache and all other pains and
aches are promptly cured by Salvation Oil.
Price 25 cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17
Local Notices.

&S-I have just returned from Boston with
spiendid assortment of novelties AMI Easter
cards for Easter week. Also good line of
fancy articles Miss II. +. FIPER.
Anril Q. 1886 aprl0d2w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

;.ses. furniture. carpets. etc., at auc-
=, Soule's, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

u oo,;ce seized two ten gallon kegs filled
,oror. at the freight station. yesterday
.hs-u00n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

,.a, boxes of oranges from steamer Yox-
~, arrive at Soule's today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17
AUGUSTA, April -, 1886.

To Editor Kennebec Journal:
DEAR SIR:-At regular meeting of the
Augusta Assembly 1872, X. of L., it was
voted to extend to you vote OF
thanks for your kindness in assisting in max
ing Hon. Chas. II. Litchman's lecture sue
cess, and also for other favors.
JAS WHITE Rec Secv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

We haze sold quite lot oi your Athlopho-
ros, and in every case it has given perfect
satisfaction. H. F. Wyatt, druggist, Plym-
outh, n. H. Testimonials to the same effect
showing its cures in rheumatism and neural
gia are received by the hundreds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

VI the total appropriation of S2l 800 for
Normal schools balance of S26 remains uu-
drawn.
The attendance at the Madawaska training
school was the largest the school has ever
had, registering IA, seventy-eight ladies and
thirty six gentlemen.
SCIENTIFIC TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION..
In referring to the law passed last winter
to maze provision for instruc'ing all pupils
IN physiology and hygiene, with special refer
ence to the effects of alcoholic drinks. Mr..
Luce says that there is evidence that r some
towns only half-hearted enforcement of its
provisions has been attempted; in some that
nothing has been done. He proposes soon to
take measures to ascertain what has already
been done throughout the State, BY what
methods done, and to what dagree success
fully done. The results Of experience thus
ascertained, will be embodied in circular
OF instruction to be put in the hands of every
such officer and teacher in the State. Should
local school authorities either willfuliy or
negllgently fail to make. or at least to attempt
to make. to the best Of their ability and in
reasonable way, the "provisions" required by
the spirit of this act. such failure will not be
considered "a sin to be w.nked at" If there
honest observance of its requirements. and
there doubtless is such force, it will be in
voked to the full whenever and wherever
there shall appear to be need for the applca-
ton of such force.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

Two roughs at north end resisted Officer
Mckinney, yesterday, to their sorrow. While
partially inebriatsd they entered house in
that section of the city, and, refusing to leave,
the officer was summoned. On his arrival
one resisted arrest and both attacked Mr.
McKenney, striking him three times in the
face. But they were not aware who they had
to deal with and it was hardly minute ere
he had them both under control, and when
the marshal arrived, who had followed on af-
ter him, he had one Of the men ironed. The
faces of the two men were severely wounded
and Officer Mckinney came out of the ARRAY
with several severe bruises. The men are
named John Murch and James Fitzpatrick,
and last night were fined $40 and costs each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17
COM MON SCHOOLS.
"na"i Report ofthe state s.p.r,n....
for 1885,

w nave examined advance sheet. Of rho
'''y-second annual report of the Stare On
~ pe''"'enoent OF Common schools from which
the following is CLEANED: NV"
STATISTICAL Suyu.n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

l.rca gen: pubic opinion of the State is bv
terw;na sJ'r3y strongly in favor of and de-
district system. A0oii'ion OF the
supervision has increased and i, ;n.,o.
ing in ef6ciency-is more earn.., , m;a;sas
snu systematic. and has exercised lsraa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

At a meeting of the fourth quarterly con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church,
held on Monday evening last, the following
preamble ana resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Our pastor, Rev. c. W. Bradlee, is
about to be removed to another field of labor there
fore be it
Resolved. That we appreciate the earnest preach.
ing and faithful abors Of Bro. Bradee in midst.
Resolced, That the three years of faithful service
rendered by him to this society have been greatly
blessed in upbuiding our church. increasing its
bership, and creating feelings "of christian fellow
ship and good will among its members
Resolred, That we deeply regret the necessity OF
parting with him, and most fervently wish for him q
future of active usefulness in his chosen profession
praying, that by well ordered life and chris
tiaa conservation he may at last unite with all the
truly faithful in sweeter songs OF redemption in the
bright hereafter.
Resolved. That ia parting, our kindcst wishes
will attend him and his family, land that we
heartily recommend them to he church to which
they may be called, worthy of their full confidence
and highest esteem"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-17

"e increased attention given in the COM
nh on schools to such subjects as history,
p p si'iosy ana bookkeeping in their rudi-
,h;a mas resulted in part, at least, from
THIS grading up of the work of the high
schools. There seems to be process of evo-
luton gong on. by and through which the
common and high schools are mutually mod.
lyihg each the work of the other, and 50 be.
coming adjusted to each other as parts of
symmetrical whole.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
ne condition of the Normal schools varies
out li,'le from year to year. The statistics of
1 T'.' make very satisfactory showing.
'oiio"'he are statistics of attendance:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
Bows q Presa &C of War.

The good old ladies are now beginning
to tell US that war is On inevitable fact of
the near future. How do you know?
Simply because all, or mostly all, of the
babies born tins year are boys. This is
an unfailing presage Of war, as every
sensible thinking man ought to know.
It is, of course, very good thing that
we are advised OF this fact in ample time
to trim our sails. Everything will go
up-that is, everything eatable and sale
able, and we must begin to store away
and garner up at once. The shoddy
clothing manufacturers, and the ingeni-
Gus persons who make coffee out of peas
and hard-tack out of pine blocks can
now go to work at getting ready supplies
for the army. Perhaps there may be q
general exodus to Canada when this male
surplus in the baby line becomes known,
but We have lost so many prominent
citizens to the unfortunate Dominion
that we are grief hardened. I hope that
the boy-baby sign doesn't mean civil
war; We have had enough OF that. But
when the girl babies outnumber the
boys it will be plainly understood that
another sort of war is surely foretold-
the domestic war. This life is one un-
ending strife. Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
Cremations at Fere La Chaise.

Next month the Parisians will be able
to burn their dead in four crematosy
furnaces, which have just been finished
at Pere La Chaise. These furnaces were
begun last November, and have been
hurried on to completion, SO that by the
end of August at latest those who in
dying express the wish to be cremated
can be there reduced to ashes. There.
will be first, second and third class Gre
nations. Poor and rich viii be on q.
footing of absolute equality. The price
charged to those who can afford for the
burning of a corpse will be l5f.-or, say,
lbs. The furnaces were constructed on,
plans by MN. Barrett and Formice. A
large portico is in front of dome, be-
meath which are placed the crematory fur
naces. They have the appearance Of very
elegant ovens. Three hundred and fifty
thousand francs was the price they cost
They are, according to the Corini system,
in use in Rome and Milan. It was found
that the heat Of the Siemens furnace was
too intense. Instead of reducing the
corpse to ashes it subjected it to
kind of vitriication. The cost, too,
would be 200f., instead 15f., to Gre
mate with q Siemens furnace. The
unclaimed bodies at the hospitals which
are not used for anatomical purposes
will be taken to the crematory at Pere
La Chaise. Sculptors, goldsnoiths and
bronze casters are already busy design
ing urns, OF which an assortment in
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
Perfectly satisfied.

\ widow in town in the interior Of
this State made her appearance at the
office Of the gas company the other day
ard asked if it We're true that electric
lights were to supersede gas in all the
public lamps. When answered in the
affirmative she continued: 81 own gas
stock, and l want to know if this move
won't reduce diyidends?" 'sAIost assur-
cdly not, madam, replied the Secretary.
.:But there viii be much less gas con-
sun,ed." s:Exactly; but what has the
quantity of gas consumed to do with the
gas piil?" She went away without an
swering the query, but perfectly salts
tied,-Wall Street News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01

carry more weight with the negroes.
While we should like representation on
the ticket, however, the South has q
greater interest in oblitcrating every
feeling of sectionalism, and to that end
would probably not urge representation
on the ticket as strongly as it otherwise
would. The one great desire OF the
South, collectively and individually, is to
have Northern men recognize that we
are American citizens, and have as great
AN interest in the preservation Of the
Union rs they have. For many years we
have been most unjustly represented as
barbar;ans, ready to stab the Northern
man in the back. For the feeling thereby
cngendcred in the North we have not
and 10 not blame Northern people, for
we recognized that they formulated their
ideas from the maliciously false state
ments made with purpose by Northern
Republican papers. We have remained
quiet, believing that with the increase of
commercial relations and the mlnglng OF
Northern and Southern men this would
be corrected. This has, in large mea-
sure, come to pass, and the presentation
of Southern questions in fair, unbiased
manner by the Star will materially aid
us. Heretofore we have not had New
York paper that we could place faith In
and look to for just treatment. All that
VIC ask is that when we are right we be
defended, and when wrong rebuked.
The World, while read in the South, is
not generally liked, because of its sensa-
tional and urclean style and the charac-
ter of its editor. The Herald is regarded
as weather vane, ready to point in any
direction. The Star is liked for its clean
Eness and bright, fearless discussion OF
vital public questions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
4 Chinese Production.

It is curious fact, unknown to the
vast majority OF people, that the first silk
hat was made about fifty years ago; that
like SO many other articles which are
common and of every day use, it was OF
Chinese origin. The story runs that a
French sea captain on the coast Of
China, desiring to have his shabby beav-
er hat replaced by a new one, took 1t
ashore, and rs they had not the materl-
al, they made MIN silk one instead.
This, it appears, happened in 1892, and
he carried the hat to Paris the same
year. Here it was Immediately copied,
and in q few years became a regular
STYLE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
Pu,.!s::,i:lcn!s IN Old Times.

The following brief record is reprinted
from the Hartford, Conn, Courant, un-
der date OF September I, l16l:
HARTFORD, September I.
Last week David Campbell and Alex
ander Pcttigrcw were indicted before the
Superior Court, sitting in this town, for
breaking open and robbing the house OF
Mr.. Abiel Abbot, CT Windsor, of two
watches, to which Indictment they bosh
plead guilty, and were sentenced each
OF them to receive fifteen stripes, to
have their right ears cut OIL, and to be
branded with capital letter B on their
foreheads; which punishment was IN
tiicted on them last Friday. Pettigrcw
bled so much from the allputation OF his
ear that his life was in danger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
In e Danh.

: gentleman greatly interested in col
lcctinc statistics of crimes and criminals,
once visited q penitentiary for the pur-
pose of questioning the convicts with re-
gard to their occupations before entering
upon a career Of crime. This was rather
difficult to effect, owing to the rigid en-
forcement of tie rule forbidding conver-
sation with the prisoners. He did, how
ever, manage to put a question or two to
one low browed convict.
''What was your occupation before
You came here?" whispered the statistics
man..
81 was in bank, ;" was the reply
'sDid you take a clerkship?"
:sNo, l took jimmy. ."-Texas Slft-
inrS,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
4: !s:usi.l,r Coincidence.

said 4 gentleman TO me yesterday: u
vas walking on Tenth street, near the
cM3ito! building, tliis afternoon when [
meta bright faced colorcd man. His
eyes wcre remarkably clear, and some
ti!ing in their slce- black depths made me
think What 4 singular thing n blue eyed
darke5>Wouid be. Then l wondered if
such a hAe2omcnon could exist, and,
strange to ssy, while thinking about it,
I passed another negro, one OF whose
eyes, through some trouble or other, had
become a genuine blue. it certainly was
a most sin5ular confidence. +"ke it all
around."-st. Paul - S.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01

You arc 4 regular dude" rudely OBJ
served q Young man to an eXpensively
dressed stranger in the theatre lobby, the
other night. Wrong, my friend, replied
The stranger, politely; i make dudes.
I'm g tailor"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
JACK, THE BUSi!RiNGE"".
THRILLING sToHf GF sliE -.is-
TFsiiIltN HUSH.

The Strange Experience Of az English SiEi:il'-
man Who Went Gold Hunting III 'o''''s!
Where No Man Could Cal! l.:s sif, safe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01

The cactus is at present the fashionable
decorative plant
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
FOR KNIGHTS.
A Few Rules and Regulations Worth
Remembering.

Laws. like weeds, grow fast, cs-
pecially if the multitude don't at
tend to their duties us members of
society; and under the circumstan-
ces they may be necessary, A syn
opSls of rules recently put in force
has been sent to the press of the
country (tho capitalist press first,
OF course), that may serve as II
guide to the unfortunate. Here it
is:
Before strike is ordered two thirds of
the members in good standing attached
to the body ordering the strike must vote
in favor of it, A secret ballot must also
he taken during the strike, and should
less than two-thirls fail to vote to con-
tinue the strike, the strikers shall make
the best terms possible and declare the
strike off.
No one but the General Executive
Board is authorized to order strike
which will involve over twenty-five per
sons and requires aid from the order. and
no strike of this kind will be ordered ex-
cept by the General Board, which will
first try to arbitrate the difficulty. The
order to strike will he a secret one, and
SO will the order to resume work. Local
district. trade or other assemblies violat
ing this rule will get no financial aid.
The board has been authorized 10 eS-
tabish headquarters at Philadelphia. and
10, al h. - "a
ganizers in the field. Hereafter all or
ganlzers must pass an examination rs to
character, knowledge of the ceremonies,
constitution, laws and objects of the or
der; also the laws ON strikes and boycott
Organizers must have been members
eighteen months, and if they attempt to
organize while intoxicated their commits
sions will be revoked.
Hereafter the sanction of the Board
must be obtained before any local assem-
bly, or member can send to assemblies
the official acts of members or officers, or
that contains matter foreign to the or
der Suspension or expulsion are the
penalties provided for violations Of this
rule.
All members are requested to boycott
prisOn-made goods. and to endeavor to
secure legislation which will require that
all goods made by convicts shall be
stamped ''prison-made," and members
are commanded to support all labels is
sued by the Knights of Labor in prefer
ence to other labels or trade marks.
And finally, all assemblies attached to
the General Assembly are ordered to JOIN
a district or State assembly in whose ju-
risdiction they are located
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
THE CHICAGO TRIALS.

Another week has elapsed without
much progress in the trial of the So
called anarchists. Great constcrna-
tion was created in the ranks OF the
prosecuting villains when they dis
covered that one of the four Jurors
secured was an intelligent man.
He will probably be challenged by
the prosecution. 1t is reported that
the man who threw the bomb is
dead. Some think he is alive and
prosecuting the anarchists. Chica-
goans take little interest in the bus
mess. They have little faith in the
honesty of their public servants, and
deem them quite capable of playing
Bismarckian tricks.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
POWDERLYS ADVICE.

The General Master Workman is u
level-headed sort Of man, and he has
the faculty of "hitting the nail on
the head" generally, when he starts
out to say anything; and he certainly
gave sound advice when he urged
workingmen and women to support
the labor press, in these words:
"Give the heartiest support to the labor
paper in your town or ncighborhood, no
matter if it is not well edited, or if il does
not contain all the latest news. II the
appearance indicates poverty tits because
workingmen give to other papers the
support which they should give to
their own journal. If the editor Of the
labor paper does not represent your
views it is because you don't get near
enough to him to state your views In
future let workingmen give their dimes
and dollars to their own papers"
And yet, even with one of the
greatest editors in the country mt the
head of it, it took John Swlnton's
Paper several years to become firmly
established. Fact Is, working
people are not a reading people, and
where you come across reader Of
a labor paper, you've struck an ey-
ceptionally bright individual. The
sensational and trashy novel papers
are good enough for the rest.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
COWARDlY LIARS.

There are q few creatures in this
city debased enough to circulate n
report that our worthy fellow citizen
f. ID. Grave has reduced the wages
of his cigarmakers. Both Mr..
Grave and his men, true and tried
unionists and Knights Of Labor, in
dignantly deny the story spread by
cowardly liars. On the contrary,
they are paid and receive one and
two dollars more per thousand than
is paid in other shops in the city,
which Mr.. Grave is willing to pay
to his superior workmen. The liars
should be hunted down.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
DOES SARGENT KNOW 1T

1t is reported upon what is consid-
cred good authority that number
of girls employed in a certain depart
ment of Sargent's factory, presided
over by one llinman, a contractor,
asked permission to 60 to the X. of
l.. Picnic last Saturday. On Mon
day they were discharged. The
other girls in the same department
then left as did the few men who
were employed there. This looks
much like victimizing; and the
question is: Does Mr.. Sargent ap-
prove of such action? Or is he ig-
norant of the high handed proceed
ing? Picnics will occur during the
summer, and girls will 60 to picnics.
But it seems they must not attend
K. of l.. affairs of the kind.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
ATTACKoN SHORT HOURS"

There is little room for doubt
that number of boss carpenters
wilt endeavor to compel their en-
ployes to return to the ten-hour sys-
TEN this week. The success of these
ayaricious fellows in deprving the
workmen of just and well-earned
privilege will depend upon the honor
and manllness Of the carpenters of
this city, be they union or non
union men.
"The effect of this more on the
part of the bosses will be to drive
men into the Union," said nom
union man to representatives OF this
paper a day or two since. 81 have
always been opposed to Unions, but
when the bosses practically make a
contract, whether written or not, and
then without any good reason impose
on the men by breaking it, they will
find that some Of them will overcome
their prejudices, and join the or
ganlzatlon."
Union carpenters are preparing
for the attack upon the short hour
system, and are not apprehension of
It's success,
The principal towns in this sec
ton are organized, and with the
amount of work to be done, they do
not fear defeat. at is more diff
cult to rob us Of our time than to
cut wages" they say. Then let them
stand firm, and make "a determined
effort against the conspiracy Of
capital" The other building trades
should feel that it concerns them
also, and their moral support should
be freely given the carpenters in
their anticipated struggle.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
MIGHTY BOYCOTT.

Thursday morning Colonel Eel
lows, the New York counterpart of
our hired prosecutors, moved the
trial of forty-seven of Mrs. Land
gratis boycotters in the Court of
Oyer and Tcrminer. Mrs. I.andgratf
is the Second street baker who adop-
ted the "widow" dodge to get sym
pathy from shallow-pated capitalists
and failed to hold them long enough
to keep her from experiencing the
results of being let severely alone by
her former customers. "Her"
horse and wagon, it is reported,
have been sold, and the subscription
through the capitaIistic papers don't
pan out well. Boycott is mighty
even If silent.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-04
CONFERRlNG AN HONOR.

John Patterson, one of the Third
Avenue car drivers who was recently
on strike, was sentenced to eight
months IN the Pententiary for an
alleged assault upon a scab. The
usual penalty meted ont for an as
sault of the same kind is seldom
more than thirty days in Jail. But
Patterson was striker, and he was
sentenced for that, for it is by no
means certain that he is guilty of
assault. His incarceration will be
an honor to him and a disgrace to
the Court.