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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
National Banks.

The national banking system in exist
ence has proved itself Il valuable institu-
ton, Its adoption was opposed by the
democratic party, but it was established
in spite of opposition, and has done excel
lent service for the public and the govern
ment. In consequence OF the rapid pay
ment of the public debt and the extinction
of the bonds necessary to carry on the ma
tional banking system. the question arises
how the place of the bonds is to be sup
piled if national banks are to be con-
tinued and national paper currency be
supplied to the people.
The comptroller of the currency has
given this subject a good deal of attention
in his annual report, He speaks well of
the national banking system, mentions and
answers some of the objections to it, but
we do not see that he recommends any de-
cided course in dealing with the matter.
Perhaps the message of the President
next week will give some definite recon
mendations upon the subject. 1t would
be strange if the President has none to
offer,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
New York Tribune.)
A Third Party Convert Cured.
To the Editor of the Tribune:

To the Editor of the Tribune:
Sir: | was, some months ago, so much
impressed with the idea that the republican
party to which | had ALWAYS belonged was
false to the temperance question, and thus
false to its traditions as the great party of en-
lightment aud progress, that | decided to
vote the prohibition ticket. | became regu
lar reader of The Voice, the prohibition
organ OF New York, and was fast g .tting to
be prohioitionist. On July 10 there APP
peared in The Voice an editorial article en-
titled Death Struggles" Its first two SEN
fences were: The republican party is dy
ing. Rue 1t as some OF Us NAV, or rejoice III
it as Others of Us wiil-the republican party
is dying" The words ''reJ1Ice ID il as 9th
ers Of US will impressed me. | could see
no reason to ri iice at the death of the parry
to which humanity and my country owed 80
much. The whole article (ovtr column
long,, wa. of such nature that
it seemed az though The Voice was as
much intent upon killing the republican
party as incompetence. | talked with some
prOhibitiOnists, who were running the party.
and they nearly all said they would not vote
the republican ticket, if it was being run on
strict prohibition platform. That was hard
to understand as they all said prohibition was
all they were seeking after. They nearly all.
like The Voice, abused the republican party
for its disloyalty to temperance.
Ga September 80 there appeared in The
Advance of Chicago, the organ of Western
COngregstoDalism, contributed article BY
the Rev. J. b. Chase, If Sioux City, Iowa,
entitled The Situation in Sioux City" Ii
gave history # the assassination Uf the
Rev George c. Haddock, whose tragic death
haa Il Il. a
horror this summer. In this article the Rev.
Mr.. Chase says; "About the third party
question. Mr.. Haddock was not third party
man none Of US in Iowa are third party men.
The republican party has been thoroughly
loyal 10 the temperance work and they are
growing more intellIgenty loyal
every year." This was testimony from
the front, where noble Christian men
taking their lives IN their hands were fight
ing the rum power on the dead line. Such
evidence worth more to me than a
hundred St John lectures and Voice editorials
The republican party in several States had
adopted prohibition and carried it to victory
NOTABLY Iowa. In almost every place
where prohibition seemed possible repubii-
cans had made it their platform. and yet, in
those places the prohibition leaders ran IN
dependent tlckess, thereby dividing the pro-
hibltion vote and giving the saloonists the
only chance thsy had OF winning at the polls.
This seemed 80 strange in the face of The
republican party Is thoroughly loyal to
temperance" that decided to remain a re-
publican, even in New York, having faith
that in New York the republican party is aud
will always be loyal to the best possible in
terests OF temperance.
PRoHIBITIoNIsT.
Depeyster, N. Y, Nov. %. 1885.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

Depeyster, N. Y, Nov. %. 1885.
What the Third Party Prohibition
lists Did in New Jersey.
From the Independent.

The worst results, however, are to be
found in comm elton with the legislative
contest. 1t was IN this contest that the inter
est and importance of the election centred
A republican legislature meant Temperance
legslation; it meant Il republican United
States senator, and probably republic An
United States senate Ii meant encourage
ment to the republican party to fight more
vigorously than ever the saloon power and
the saloon interests. 1t meant union of TEN
perance men, and SURE victory over that
power and those Interests But in the trian-
gular contest it was Invariably the r, publican
candidate who sutf red most In every case
he had his natural enemy in front, his natur-
al friend in the rear, both bent on his defeat.
No matter what service he had rendered the
temperance cause in the legislature aud else
where previously; no matter how much per
sonal and political risk and abuse he had
suffered in his fight against the saloon; no
matter how radical his ideas concerning tenn
perance legislation; no consideration awaited
to secure for HIM the third party vote.
Everywhere the third party put men of it,
own into the field, and made every possible
effort to get as large vote tor ihem as thev
could. OF course. in many instances rum
won. Sucn spectacles were great diversion
tor rumsellers. but sad enough for angels if
they ever look down upon poiitlc'l contests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
The South Carolina Fraud.

The fraud perpetrated in the Eighth
District of South Carolina, whereby Rob
ert Smalls (Rep.) is thrown out and
Elliott (Dem) is counted in demands a
searching investigation in the next House.
Not content with cutting and carving
eight counties in the State, so as to place
as many negroes in this district as posi-
BILE and prevent them carving other DIS
length of stealing the district with its 25.-
900 republican majority. The audacity of
this outrage has at last caused demo-
cratic editor to condemn t. He support
ed Elliott but refused to sustain the fraud
by which the latter is counted in. In his
paper the Greenvillle (S.C.) News, he says
that the republicans will charge and prove
that 1--WE carved the State into districts in
curious lines. by dividing couhties to
throw the coored vote into one district,
and not contented with that, have gone
into that one district and stolen the one
representative" He admits all state
ments made by republicans as to the
manner by which the blacks were de-
frauded. and urges the democrats in Con-
gress to repudiate the work Of their
fellows in South Carolina. and thus save
the State and party from disgrace. We
shall see whether the democrats in Con-
gress will follow his advice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
Senator Hales Lucky Little Boys
I From the Washington Capital.

The wife of Senator Hale has gone to
France with her four fine boys to remain two
wears for their education, and her home in
this citv, the old Hooper house will be closed
this winter Mr. Hale expects to JOIN lis
family in the spring and remain with them
from the adjournment of Congress till De-
cemb r These boys OF Senator Htie's are
the obi ct of the envy Of chiidless Senators,
and it would be diff .ult 10 find a Landowner
or brighter qnartette. The oldest i, IL and
the youngest Each OF them at his birth
received present of $50 900 from tht ir
grandfather. the late Senator Chandler. IN
vested in government bonds az 4 nest egg 10
commence life upon. rhe eldest is very
much int rested in politics, and his comments
upon public affairs are often amusing to the
Senator and his frienis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

The season of billiards and snow
storms has set in early The Lehigh
VALLEY Railroad was blocked tor several
hours Friday between Mauch Chunk and
Wilkes Barre by heavy fall of snow In
the Allegheny Mountains nearly two feet
of snow fell last week. In Montana and
Dakota during the past week a fall of
snow. accompanied by terrific gale, has
blocked travel by stage and by rail, driven
herds of cattle from their ranges, and
saddest of all, caused loss of life among
those necessarily exposed to the storm g
effects.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

A gentleman Just returned from the Bsp-
fist convention in Wilmington, tells the fol-
lowing of a bright little girl at that place
"At SUNDAY school mass meeting on Sun
day afternoon gentleman, in speaking OF
the rare beauty and value of Christianity,
spoke hy wav of illustration of the lustre OF
diamond. and how much they were priced
as ornaments, and then asked: what do
young ladies most admire?' To which ques-
tion little girl promptly replied. The
young gentlemen. The answer was so en-
tirely unexpected that, twithstanding it's
apparent truthfulness, the was commotion
IN the use."-Reieigh IN CO. Ners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

Not many accidents are so complete as
that upon the tug Sunbeam, in which case
scarcely clue is left BY which to guess
at the cause of the calamity. 1t is
naturally assumed that there was de-
fective boiler. and the inspectors are
blamed. But the last inspection was in
August. Many things may happen to a
boiler in the course of three months.
Moreover. the boiler was in charge of a
newly employed man. 1t is not shown.
as vet. thathe was properly instructed
engineer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

JEFF Davis from Beauvoir protests
against the publication in the Southern
Bivouac at Louisville Of the Thompson
correspondence relating to the Northwest
conspiracy to release Confederate prison
ers. upon the ground that it might distress
certain people in the North. II, was not
always so considerable OF the feelings OF
the people of the North.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

G-n Logan does not very often enjoy a
joke upon himself, but he recently related at
dinner table an amusing experience of his
at the Capitol He was passing through the
rotunda one day. when very new and very
verdant guide, who had just begun operations
at the Capitol, CAM up to the general and
tried to sell him guide The General
was in good humor and stopped The idea
of his being taken for stranger at the
Capitol pleas him. He amused himself
for several moments asking the new guide
questions about the Capitol and looking with
apparent interest at pictures in the guide
hook, which were rapidly turned over under
his gaze. friend of the new guide seeing
him at work edged up towards them to listen
to what was being said. In moment he
caught the spirit of the conversation, and
catching his guide friend by the COAT he said
Come off. Don't be fool. Tina: Old
Indian was around this Capitol long tefore
you were boru."- Washington letter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

1t is worthy of note that the few negroes
elected to the South Carolina legislature
average higher in intelligence and legis-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

November expires to-day. and green
fields and streams unfettered by ice are
seen on every hand. In Dakota the papers
have already mentioned the death OF per-
sons there by freezing in the recent biz
card. Go west. young man, if you wish
TO find cold weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

Wisconsin, like many ether States, in
the recent election gave larger republi
can plurality on the congressional vote
than on the gubernatorial poll. In this
case it was 30,195.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

Governor-elect Ames has sold his tine cot
tage at Cottage City to Charles B. Dennis of
Portland, State agent of the Travellers insur-
ance Company for Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
gailu Keuusbsf 5curnal.
Augusta. Tuesday Morning. Nov. 80.

Even mugwump organs have come to
speak of the Presidents action in the
cases of Stone and Benton as ''back-
down."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

One of the most important questions and
one CT the first that will come before this
session of Congress will be the adoption OF
some measures to stop the spread of the
pleuro. pneumonia plague which bids fair
to ravage the cattle interests of the coun-
try
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

A little friend of ours was recently taken
the first time. As the barber cut and clipped,
the little fellow seemed to become considera-
bly, alarmed. for he suddenly said, in anx-
iuus tones. ''you'l leave enough to grow,
won't you mister?"-HIrpers Bazaar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

Hop Plasters are New England produc
ton from fresh Hops, Burgundy Pitch and
Gums.
One Hop Plaster will kill pain quic&ss and
is better strengthened than a doz ny other
kinds. nov30eoS&Wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

writer IN the Philadep his Record re-
ports that Senator Jones of Florida is still in
Detroit, where he walks the lobby of the
Russell House every day as a commodore
walks his quarterback. He takes mnst of
his exercise that way. He seems t, do little
else than Just walk up and down. He doesn't
smile any more. he dresses much better
than ever before. and clean-shaven. erect and
broadcloth clad he marches up and down.
He speaks to nobody and nobody speaks to
him. He has ceased his attrmp to capture
the fair girl whose fine fortune fascinated
him when he first went to Detroit. He does
not seem To have ANYTHING in common with
the "love-sck Pick wi.k' of a Senator who
left Florida practically unreoresenled in tine
Senate all of the long session of the present
Congress while he land seige to an ob,iu-ate
heart. He has either dropped or been dropp d
bv all the friends he then had III Detroit H..
has cut that old life of and thrown ii behind
him He does not propose to return To
Florida, of course, but il il inf rred from thu
fact that he has absolutely nothing to do IN
Detroit th,t he will appear in his seat when
the Senate meets in ID cember. His son has
been in Detroit six months trying t, get the
Senator to return to Washington, if not to
Pensacola. But Jones was not to be sjoled
or coerced, so he has taken his time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

President Dwight of Yaleis said to have a
prejudice against going to bed for the night
without taking a long walk for exercis, s
sake. He often sits until 10, IL and II
o'clock porting over his books or driving his
pen, and then gets up an appetite. as il were,
for slumber by a tramp across New Ravens
old green and through the deserted stress of
the town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
To Let

no LIE c-The two tory house on Sewall street.
owned and rec nifty occupied by Col. j. W .
Welch's family. This house is in excellent condi-
and will be a very desirable rent for a good
amily. Inquire Of MRS. J. W. WEIGH, Ct state
st. nov5dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30

'INO Lf1T-A fine large room in the Kennebec
l Journal Block. up one flight; warmed with
steam. 1t would make capital office for a lawyer or
business man Also a spacious II ,or in the basement
tory, suitable for manufacturing purposes. Inquire
OF Sprague Son. octl2dtt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-30
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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-14
HOW THEY FALL.
Stoay ofa Young Lady in an Opium
Den.

CHICAGO, Jan. Am elegantly at
tired young lady was noticed by Officer
Sheehan hurriedly to enter Now Sings
laundry, at 149 Desplaines st. When
the officer entered the place little
later he found her in back room. The
proprietor stoutly denied that she
came there to smoke opium, as did the
girl herself. Both claimed that she
came merely to inquire the price of
certain classes of laundry work. Being
unable to explain her presence in the
back room of a Chinese laundry in q
tough locality, on SO commonplace an
errand, the two were taken before
Justice White at the Desplaines-st.
Court. The girl was overcome with
the disgrace of her surroundings and
tried to hide her face from the eyes of
the curious who looked with wonder
ment upon the spectacle ofa beautiful
young woman entering police court
in the company of a Chinaman. Her
age could not have been more than 1S,
and she was richly attired but without
any attempt at flashiness. Her whole
bearing indicated refined association
and tender rearing. She gave her name
as Mary Heinemann, but afterward
admitted that this was incorrect. She
refused utterly to disclose her identity.
At first she held to the story told the
officer, that she went to Moy Sings
place to make inquiry regarding prices
of work. The Court questioned her
closely but gently, and finally drew
out the humiliating confession: II
have never been in police station be-
t<,f n tc nix 1ay1pdrv hl-
cause wanted to smoke opium"
"How does it come," said the court,
"that a young lady ofgood social stand
II ing Is found in search of such degrad-
ing indulgence"
With a flushed face and painfully
embarrassed manner she answered
slowly. IA young gentleman of my
acquaintance induced me to smoke
some opium short time ago. He got
the pipe and the drug and showed me
how. The desire to smoke again led
me to come over here.n
.eThe wretch who could be guilty OF
such monstrous crime ought not to
| live,n angrily exclaimed the court.
Further questioning led the young
lady to say that she lived on the North
Side, and that her parents were
wealthy. When first asked, she said
she was the daughter of a police officer
With tears in her eyes she promised
that if the Judge would allow her to &c
she would never again indulge in the
habit, or be seen in questionable sur
soundings. Her evident sincerity
moved the court, aftera fatherly ad
monition to remain in the society o
her home friends, and conduct hersel
| as lady should, to dismiss the chargt
against both. On leaving the cour
room the young lady boarded Ran
! dolph street car for the South Side.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-14

lave me %. Miss Appicby. mum.-au'
shurc III nivcr cDme whore I near the
voice oy pycock agin."
Aunt Doxy WIS so happy to have her
dear Princess Restored thai she could
blame no one. Never mind, Barty.
you needn't feel badly she said.
.You shall havs. the turkey-i promised
you; fine. fat one. aud all ready for
the oven.-But. oh, dear" she ex-
claimed. 'if only hadn't written that
letter." re,,.asr
Barty's woe-begone look gave place
to beam Of happiness; but as he and
his mother went off with a line turkey
In the big basket.he still protested that
''shure 1t was not a right baste at all,
at all, that pertiuded TO be paycock
an hadn't no iligint lail-feathers.'
Aunt Doxy was still Demoanine her
sad mistake when Martha Washington,
who felt thnt perhaps she was some
what to blame in the matter, came in
with letter.
'.Oh. dear. is it the answerP" said
Aunt Doxy.
Reckon not, Miss Doxy, it done
come froo de post-offis. replied Mar
tha Washington. scanning it closely.
"'Pears like it might be from Miss Sa-
rah Wilhelmina.
"Oh! OIL" cried Aunt Doxy, as she
read the letter. "what do YOU suppose
Sarah Wilhelmina saysP She says that
Mrs. Gracey knows the people in tho
cottage very well, and that she con-
graduates mo on having such delight
full neighbors. They are MIR. A-,the
celebrated artist, and his family; and
Mrs. A. is u daughter OF my old
minister, Dg. Forristall, who is going
to spend Thanksgiving with ihcm!'
Aunt Doxy dropped the letter in her
lap. "Oh. that letter, that dreadful
letter. she said. What must they
think Of mc?"
But now Thaddy looked up suddenly
from thoughtful consideration of the
yellow kittens eyes
"Are you sorry You wrote it, Aunt
Doxy; true as you live, and never do so
againP" he asked solemnly, .'and
would you be little easy on fellow
if-if-lf an accident had happened to
that letter."
"Wny. Thaddeus. what do you mean
Tell me instantly" said Aunt Doxy.
"Wcll," confessed Thaddy, 'you
see, before ! rang the bell ut the cot
tage Rupert asked me to playwith him,
and we went out TO the grove back OF
the house, and he was making II kazoo
on comb and wanted II piece OF pa
per, ami 80 pulled the letter out oil
my pocket. without thinking what it
was, and tor, it up, and Pm awful sor-
ry, but" ....5
"Thaddy, it was very, very wrong OF
you to be so careless and disobedient, "
said Aunt Doxy; "out This time l do
believe it was an intcrpusition OF Provi-
dencc."
And soon another letter was dis
patched to the cottage. and Aunt Doxy
followed it with IN invitation to din
ner. And Mr.. A and Mrs. A
and Rupert and Marguerite all came
up from the cottage, and so did DR..
Forrisrali. And SO it came to pass that
they had !, jolly Thanksgiving at Pine
Hill Farm after all. And 'Barty o.
Flanagan had his turkey, TOO -SopAie
Ss0ett, in 81. N'chalas.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-14
November Evealne.'

The autumn night is dark and cold;
The wind blows loud; the year grows odi
The dead leavet whirl and rustic chill;
The crickefs chirp is long and shrtn;
The skies that were 90 soft and warm
Mutter and bode OF gathering storm.
And now, within the homes OF men
The sacred hearth-fires CLEAN again. ..4.-.-
And 10Y and cheer and friendship sweet
Within tho charmed circle meet.
The children watch with new delight
The hrst Gre. dancing redly bright,
That drives away the dark and cold;
And 0race's slender fingers hold
A braided fan from Mexico.
To make the broad flames fare and glow.
Alert, alive, they leap and run
Like fierce bright streamers Of the sun;
They shine on Roberts placid face.
And tint the pensive cheeks OF Grace,
And chase away tho doubtful gloom
From every corner OF the room.
o pleasant thought:-that far and noar
Are gathering round each hearthstone dear
Bright faces, happy smiles. and eyes
Sweet with the summers memorieel
o holy altar fires of home!
Tho far and wide the children roam,
Your charm for them shall still endure
With love so strong and peace SO sure.
Celia Thaxter. in St Nicholas for Novem-
her ITl Z