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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-16
Cold Storage for Farm Products

Cold storage is steadily becoming an
important factor IN the development of
the fruit trade. The Ohio grape growers
for instance, if compelled TO market their
crop when it reached maturity. would
have to virtually abondon the business or
reduce its magnitude very largely.
Through the agency of cold storage APP
partments thew are still shipping grapes.
Concords and Catswbas, to the principal
markets. procuring more. and for the past
month double the prices obtainable when
the fruit was ready for market. There is
not a grape grower in Missouri or Illinois
that has yet avaled himself of this advan-
tage.
Before dismissing the subject we might
as well refer to the apple crop, which is
far more important. We know of a
Baltimore firm who comes here annually
and buys from Is to 25 cars of apples, ex-
pressly for cold storage purposes. The
firm pays so cents per barrel for the cold
storage privilege during the season. Sc.
curing temperature of about 40 degrees
throughout. The profits of the enter
prise generally range from so cents to
81 90 a barrel, as the fruit is not turned
out until spring. The ordinary cellar or
structure used for such purposes will not
carry through till spring more than BALI
the quantity stored. The proper temper
allure is essential to success. Every farm
er having an ice house, might easily erect
in connection with it, large store room
into which the cold atmosphere could be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-16

Prof Grothe, Brooklyn Boa d of Health,
says it ia free from opiates end is highly eff
caci0us. Twenty five cents bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-16

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-16
For Weak Women.

Mrs. Lydia f. Pinkham: "About the first of Sep
TENDER 1881. my wife was taken with uterine hem
orrhage The best stvptics the physicians could pre-.
scribe did not check it and she got more and more
enfeebed. She was troubled with Proapsus Uteri,
LeucOrrhea. numbness OF the limbs. sickness Of the
stomach and less of appetite. purchased trial
bottle Of your Vegetable Compound. She sad she
could discoyer sdiutary effect from the first dose
Now she is comparatively free from the Prelapsus,
Stomach's sickness. &C. The hemorrhage Is very
uch better and Is less at the regular per iods Her
appetite is restored, and her gen. raj health and
strength are much improved. We feel that we have
been wonderfully benefited. and our hearts are
drawn ont in gratitude for the same and in sympa-
thy for other sufferers, for whose sakes allow our
names to be used" CIV. EA ON, Thurston,N
Marriage and Health.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 5th. 1888. Mrs. Lydia E.
Pinkham: "As Is frequently the case with mothers
who have re AIRED large families nave tried the skill
of a number of physicians, and the virtue of many
medicines without relief. and experiment I
concluded to try yours am not seeker after no.
toriety but want to tell you that have been
derfully benefited by your medicine. l am now
ing my fourth bottle and II would take but little
gument to persuade me that my health is fully re-
stored should like TO id-ly circulate the fact of
its wonderful curative powers" Pheba &. Roop.
sep17eod&wlv chwmy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-16
Ns,p Auuertisemenfs.
Please Don't Forget IT.

That DR.. II James Cdnndbis Indica Is prepared =,
Calcutta, India. FROM the purest and best Native
H. mp. and is the on remedy, Ell her in thar cauntrr
or his. that will positively and perman, ntv cur.
Consump ion, Bronchitis. Asthma, Nasal
Catarrh and Nervous Debility, or DR. Ak IN
fresh cold In 2 hours. 81 so per bottle three bo,-
ties So 80. Ctaddock & Co, Proprietors, l0e Rsc,
St., Phila. dec7dSwfv
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
CONVICTED.
Ex-Alderman Jaehne, of New Y.:ee,
Found Guilty of MISUNDERSTANDING Not
yet paSsah

Ex-Alderman Jaehne, of New Y.,Ee,
Found Guilty of Hribery-Sentence Not
Yet Passed.
New York, May 1.-THE jury in the
case OF ex-Aldernan Jaehne, charged with
having accepted a large sum Of monev in
consideration for his vote on the Broad
way Surface railway ordinance, returned a
verdict OF guilty Saturday afternoon The
result was Il surprise to Jaehne and his
friends. The penalty for the crime is i'm
p%risonmcnt for not more than ten years,
or a fine of $4,000, or both. 1t is under.
stood that District Attorney MARITIME will
move for sentence before Judge Barrett
the first thing to-day. :Taehne's convic.
ton, if not set aside, will forever ~disqualify
him from holding public office.
Vague rumors OF IL hegira on the part of
the indicted aldermen wore atloat yester-
day, but it is thought the $50, 600 bond is
large enough to hold them for trial. 1t is
limited that James A. Richmond, president
OF the Broadway Surface Railroad Com
pany, will be the next one for trial. Ex-
Alderman Waite is still out in the custody
OF Detective F1ink. and probably will be
until the Broadway bribery cases are dis
posed OF for good.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
BATTLE.
Progress Of the Eight-HoMr Movement as
Viewed by ..IsradstreetM"-Not So Sue.
cessful as Anticipated.

Progress Of the Eight-Ho"r Movements as
Viewed by Observation-Disclosures So Sue
cessful as Anticipated.
New YoRK, May 17.-Bradstreets. in
summing up the short-hour totals Tor the
past week, says:
sIhe short-hour movement has been far
less successful than was anticipated by its
more ardent friends one week ago, At New
makers, it has been a failure. The piano
makers and the furriers have returned to
work on the ten-hour basis. About 500
men in the furniture trades are on
been a break among the Gesman
carriage and wagon-nakers and only $40
are out of work, 500 having mad terms
with their employers. Tn German brass
workers and machinists have 300 mon idle
on II strike for eight hours, butthe English
nine hours, IL have made no general
strike. Two Thousand clothing cutters
ave been granted fifty-three hours a week
without striking.
ment was general the situation is reported
to be improving. In short, Tabor disturb
ances in this particular direction nave
greatly quieted down AT. Milwaukee and
Cincinnati the e%ight-hour strikes have al
there is no particular change in. the sintua-
ton as reported a week ago. There have
been no recruits,at Pittsburgh, but the stu
alton there is not very much disturbed.
"a more detailed report from Chicago
gagged in the eight-hour agitation have
heretofore been understated. The totals
are as follows:
Lnmbershovers and 1000
G Getii Moe eioass, suits and gents furnish. '0'"'
ipp makers. l7MO
Furniture and upholstery :nen.."...... 1000
EmfpIoyes Pullman Car.shops and kin. ~
dred enterprises at Pullman. .......".. $500
Miscellaneous trades.."... ."......H,O0O
Total. $3.50
"The number Of workmen in trades be-
fore specified who are idle in consequence
of these strikes is Appropriated at $4,000.
The total number of workmen who have
gained a reduction in hours in all trades is
placed at 10000 to 5000. 1t remains to be
added that the number given as on strike
at Chicago, in the first four classes noted,
aggregating 1900 employees, are now
locked out BY. associated employers. This
%cinnati, and the probability gift elsewhere,
has evidently influenced many who con-
templated striking to change their plans.
Figures supplementing these published
last week render possible the following rec
ora OF Gne elgnC-nOur movement at leadlnR
industrial cities as telographed BradstrcetS:
Total reported striking for shorter
Total securing shorter hours by striking. 1000
Total securing shorter hours without
striking. .l5O, 1000
Total number reported engaged in the
shortlhour movement...............340,N 900
with details from less important points
it is probable that the aggregate of those
striking would be likely to reach 100000,
pointing to $50, GOO prominent movers to Sc
cure shorter hours. The apparent failures
TO secure shorter hours among strikers
amount to AS, CUO-probably to nearer l6O,-
Co.,"
[Since the above was written the last of the
strikers in Milwaukee nav yielded to their
employers and resumed work.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
SEA ROMANCES.
Actual C~atastropi,cs Which Prove Th,
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction.

Actual Catastrophcs Which Prove Ths
Truth is Stranger Thar Fiction.
Although the rakish pirate schoone
has, with her picturesque and truculel
company, sailed into the sea of oblivion
and the gallant frigate has given pla@
to the steam cruiser; and the floating Gu
tle-llne of battfeship is succeeded'by u
unsightly ironclad, there is a good del
of romance left about sea-faring life ye
There are mutinies and strange disa
pearances of vessels which suggest fol
play, and odd crafts hat are noted q
many vessels, and yet spoken by non(
there are floating wrecks which crui]
from one side of the ocean to The othc|
forging. suddenly out of the haze arl
darkness of midnight to startle som
nodding lookout, or perhaps to sen]
down into the depths a laden craj
whose fate will forever remain a mw1
terry. Crews rise against brutal cal
tains, murder them, lootthe ships, carr
them into some Iittle-known port All
dispense, hiding in their bosoms the Sd
cret of an ocean mystery. Some dread
full tragedies are witnessed by spectator
doomed to watch and powerless to save|
In The midst OF a tempest one vessel seed
another go down, and can do nothing
to rescue the men, who appeal to them
from the deck OF the sinking ship. Ever
more heart-rending are some of thd
tragedies reported.
Not long ago a British steamer out1
ward bound from an American port chi
cormtered a waterlogged French brigan1
tine. All the trcnchmen were rescued
save the Captain and the first mate and
the little. son of the former. Captain
and mate were crazy with drink and
would not jump for the life-boat nor all
low the boy to be taken on board, and,I
after eXhaustlng every effort, the steam
er was compelled to resume her course,
leaving the hulk to float about the ocean
with two madmen wildly dancing
on the deck; the child had disappeared,
One of the rescued Frenchmen said the|
maniac father had pushed the child into
the cabin and locked the door to pre1
vent his rescue. This story of the sea IS
more striking that oil was used to lay
the boiling waves.so that the life-boat|
might make her way to the wreck.
The wreck of the schooner Beta onI
Plum Island was a catastrophe abound
Ing with terrible and pathetic episodes
The little party of survivors clustering
round their scanty fire, shivering. in
their hastily-assumed garments, had
seen two children torn from their. par
ents' arms by the furious sea and liter
ally drowned before their eyes,. The
mothers were saved, but what must
have been their thoughts us they looked
at the hungry waves and strained Their
eyes to see in them that which they botn
dreaded and hoped to find. Such catas,,
trophies occur daily. When we read
Marryatt's or Cooper's stories OF sacn
moving incidents we feel that the
the authors have awaited themselves OF
the license allowed their calling, b1'
when we turn to the pages Of the dalE
press we find renewed evidence thai
truth is stranger than tiction.-Bos"'
Transcript.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
CONSCIENCE MoNEY
The Larg st Contribution Ever Received
for the National Conscience Fund.

Ane l.arE st contribution Ever Received
for the NATIONAL Conscience Fund.
The conscience fund.- contributes
something to the revenues, though, OF
course, in q very small way. Some
people imagine from the way announce
ments are made of receipts from this
source that there is a fund set apart
made up from these contributions, but
this is not the fact. These amounts are
all covered into the Treasury under the
head OF miscellaneous receipts. A good
deal of curious interest attaches to these
cases of conscience. The term ICON
science fund.- was the invention of
Treasurer Spinner, the man with an
autograph which was Autographed.
Twenty years ago, during the war,
q letter was n day received at
the Treasury Department from a
man who, enclosing a check
for $1,000, said that that represented a
little misrepresentation of Government
funds OF which he had been guilty
when acting rs q quartcrmaster~ in
the army. Then came the happy idea
into Spinner's handsome head. ssWeW
call that a contribution to the con
science fund.-" he said, .sand have it
announced in the newspapers and per
haps will get some more" The an
nouncement was duly made all over the
country, and sure enough the depart
ment did get 'tsome more" For ten
years contributions Were quite numer-
Gus, ~butlatterly they have become less
frequent. 1t is q question whether all
the dishonest ones have settled or
whether the conscience of the country
is growing more ~cssllous. These con-
trlbutlons have never been very large
in amount, probably because the bio
thieves are not troubled with %scruplcsS.
The largest ever received was 81, 200 =.
forwarded by % former intcrnal-rey-
enue gauger in Chicago, as the amount
OF a bride he took from Gistillcrs. and
ute smallest was nine cents from a
Massachusetts man, whose sensitive
conscience had been burden for wears
with the cancelled three-cent stamn
which as a small boy he had carefuliv
washed and used on II letter to his sweet
he thought the nine cents would
adequately cover the principal and in.
tefcst involved in the steal. Most ri
the contributions are made by women
VINO have evaded the customs laws
Dy smuggling through some feminine
luxury. Now and then the department
gets Il contribution from some offender
tlrouGh a clergyman who receives q
ueatn-ped confession. But ordinarily
1hey come directly from the anonymon;
Offenders themselves. Next to tie smnm.
gers IN point of numbers co,.r liz
breakers OF the internal revenue laws
INC Total amount of the contrjbntions
10 the conscience fund is unknown as
~ mas not been kept separate in thc
treasury department; butitis as, ;m,tat
Dy treasury officials that it would Wv
fnlegaae aoout $500, oO0.--St. Lou;s GloJe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
PlTn ANo cow

What some men say ~
very large book; what the sam a'o I'll
wouldn't furnish the preface mn
Philadelphia Press. 10
1t always surprises a man
discovers that a woman is not "nea
ard. But it never surprises a COW
when she finds that a man is,@SMnon a
Journal. Ch!cas
DIR. Hammond asserts that o,,..
silk hats is the cause of baldness "ea ~
is the reason why the writer 10 % y III,
He a not afford to be.-Louaegui 0 cs
81 wonder what makes tbo,.,
tons burst off so," Dora petulan.1euo a1
claimed. David looked at hsn .''y y
dress. "Force of habit, I think ~
said, softly.-Rochland Courier-G e,,
There r three men living in ~
rington, N. H., who voted for i .I1 pa
MISUNDERSTANDING, Thus we sa ssl y
penalty of early indiscretion. If ~
had voted for Rufus King they mint ;i9
have now been living in Philadclnhh;anss
Philadelphia CGN.
Your appetite is much bctter ~.
it used to be-" said a landlady to
boardcr. ''Indeed, ma'am. dos
think so. Why, / don't eat one-ouara
so much as 1 used to-" .'That's wl1
say your appetite is better-bettcr \
me, of COURSE said the old lady With
~self-satisfied GRIM Y. Journal.
ID. H. Moifat, president of the DBL
ver & Rio Grade Railroad, began life !
the stage, and now he is worth S5,0N1
600. He had the good sense to select
stage drawn by four horses in prefe|
ence to the dramatic stage. A grc]
many persons select the latter wWhd1
they would shine with greater brillian1
on the Characterization Herald,
"A girls heart will paIpitatc and h
breath come short and quick at the yer
thought Of getting up to rccitc a yer
in the Sunday-school concert, but s.
will st calmly up in the choir and fiji
with the handsome tenor all throu!
the service, in the face of the whole co
gregation without experiencing a sine
tremor.-SomcrUiWe Journal. :
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
oHlo'S BLACK FRIDAY

The Buckeye State Visited by More Cy-
clones-Thirty or Moro Persons Loso
Their Lives-The Number of Wounded
Not Known-Ehe Damage to Property
Estimated at Several Millions.
CINCINNATI. May 17.-Frday night u YER
rible tornado plowed its way in q south
easterly direction through 100 miles of
splendid farming country, leaving desoh.
ton in it's wake. Seneca, Wyandot, Han
cock, Hardin, Auglaize and Mercer coun-
ties mourn the loss OF millions OF
dollars in property, and, above all, scores,
and perhaps hundreds, of lives. In Mercer
County, up to a late hour Saturday after
noon, thirty dead bodies had been found,
with many times that number injured.
Three persons were killed at Wabash
City. In Dunkirk, Hardin County, five
persons were killed and twenty
badly injured; and in the vicinity of the
town five more persons were killed and a
number injured, two probably fatally.
In the Blanchard River valley the
storm made 81 clean sweep ten miles
long and one;haf mile wide, demol-
ishing 100 buildings. Wyandot and Han
cock counties, adjoining one another, were
devastated. Carey, a prosperous town in
the first-named county, received a tremen-
dous shaking up. Seventeen buildings
killed outright. Bloomville, South Carey,
Wharton and many other villages sui
fered in a like manner. Ten miles west OF
Tiffin, the county seat OF Seneca County, a
strip OF country half ~ mile wide and
several miles in length was totally
stripped OF buildings, as. in fact,
OF all else above the surface OF the
earth. At Kenton and Lancaster and in
their neighborhood immense damage was
done. Five persons were reported killed
and thirteen wounded near Celina. Heavy
storms also occurred at Lansing and Al
bion, Mich, and Decatur, Ind.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28

In a review Of the growth of immi-
grafton to this country the Baltimore
San remarks that in the last sixty-six
years thirteen millions Of persons born
III other lands have become residents of
Glis, and at the census of 1880, me
fourth of all the adult males in the
United States were of foreign birth. The
foreigners outnumbcr the native males
in thirteen out Of the twenty cities that
had a population Of over one hundred
thousand.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
500, OOO|Arkansas
Greece Has a New Cabinet-Formed by NJ.
Vaiyis at the Kings Behest.

LONDON May IAN. Papamichalopu,as
has surrendered the task OF forming - new
Greek Cabinet because the King insisted
that the Ministers should hold Office only
temporarily. and NJ. Valvis has formed
the following Cabinet at the behest OF the
King: Premier and Minister OF Justice, NJ.
Valvis; Minister OF War, General Petimizas:
Minister @! Marine. NJ. Miadolis; Minister
of Foreign Affairs, NJ. I.ouriotis; Minister
OF Finance. NJ. Av%ierinos; Minister OF Ed
ucation, NJ. Fcnizclos; Minister OF the In,
terror. NJ. Papailopo!os.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
WHAT 1T is.
Definition Of n New Form in Use Amo"S
Mourning Willows.

Definition Of n New Form in Use Amo"s
Mourning Willows
Several ladies dressed in mournlns
were talking the other day about tilen
weeds and Mrs. A, said she had her Ill"
mourning on. Mrs. b. said she had ol
the same. Mrs. c. said she had just Pu'
on her second mourning, and MIS- y.
said she had, too After one or wv
more had given in their experiece' ME,
Jimpsins came along in gay colors a %s
flashing style, and, after gettins h sal
drift of the conversation, said she ''N
put on her fourth mournin
Fourth mourning ?" cried the ef na"rl
That's a new one. We neyes ne''N
Of fourth mourning" .,,yn
On smiled Mrs. j., ''didn't YOU
"No, tell us what it is -,,r.
''NVell, it is this: A year ago yes aud
day | buried my third husband, 1slr
to-day l appear in this young ,ha
style, with the purpose Of catcllaS :"
fourth, 80 ! call this fourth monfh.A Id.
No further explanations were ,n hss,
The meeting adjourned. - -ue'a'
1Ta%e!Ey. ..-...
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
The Dispute Over the Adams.

Ros1oN, May 17.-Captain Kinney and
crew OF the American fishing schooner
Adams, recently seized at Digby, n. s.,
have arrived here. Captain Kinney SAYS
that he ran into Digby to see a friend, and
that he bought no bait there, us charged.
Tho American Fishing Union OF Gloucester
will fight the claim OF the Dominion Gov.
ernluent to the Adams in the Admiralty
Court at Halifax and has employed three
OF the most able lawyers in Halifax. II
has also given bonds in the sum OF s2lO
for the release Of the schooner, and she will
soon return to this port and retit for a
fishing yoyage.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28

THE astounding growth Of the bust
ness Of Supplying natural gas is shown
by the. annual report of the Philadelphia
fsias Company, of Pittsburgh. The sig
nificant facts are that it has increased
tits capital stock from 81, DOC, 900 to So
'ooo,WW; that its gross earnings for the
first three months Of 1886 were $751;
49,; expenses, $11b, 1913, and net earn
ings. @272. 2SS. and dividends, $3.50, 900,
OF 3 per cent on the capital.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28

AVA CCsHMAN, a shoe manufacturer
of Auburn, Me-, proposed that at the
end of the year, after a fair amount has
been allowed for interest on the capital
invested, superintendent, risks, depre-
citation, insurance and other contingent
cies. the remainder of the profits shall
be divided among his workingmen in
proportion to the amount earned by
each. In the meantime there is to be
no change in the rate or method of
paying wages, and the conduct of the
business is to be entirely in The hands
e,f the firm.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28

THERE is no country on the face of the
globe where labor has as good opportu-
mites as in this country. At the same
tinae. capital backed by energy and en-
terprise. has a good show. Many of
our rich men have risen from the ranks
o labor. which would be next to impos-
sible in any other country. If capital
and labor will pull together there is no
good reason why they should not get
on together in America.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28

THE fire losses of April in the United
States and Canada are estimated at
SS 5000. 00D. This is $500, 900 more than
the April fire losses have averaged dur
ing the last eleven gears. There were
shirtcen fires in April whose aggregate
destructivcness reached So, SOC, 000. The
April fires of $4,000 and upward Num-
bcred 1A5. The fire waste of 1886 will
considerably exceed $500. 600, 0Uo.