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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
Consumption
t'aqas'sa| !
WHEN THE DOCTOR COULD DO
NO MORE.
CHAS. A. CABRERA, 32 Hawley
ST.. Boston, Mass. writes:

Zone year ago | was apparently so far
Seemed only question OF days rather than
months. With my faith in the ability of
musicians to help me all gone, tried al
most every known remedy, with no appar-
ept benefit Finally, as last resort, was
induced to try DR.. r. G. Flowers Lung
Cordial. The very first dose gave me re-
lief. and with the first bottle took new
lease of life, and can honestly say to-day
that one spoonful of this remedy is worth
more to the sufferer from Lung troubles
than gallon of any other known remedy.
A bottle of it is now one of my choicest
possessions. and at the first symptom of a
cough or cold, fly to it for the relief it
never fails to give"
DIR. FLOWERS LONG COR
DIAL is without question the most
wonderful Lung remedy ever dis
covered. 1t eradicates the germ of
CONSUMPTION AS NO RENE
DY HAS EVER BEEN KNOWN
TO DO. 1t stands without a rival
for COUGHS, COLDS, BRON-
CHITIS, ASTHMA and CON-
SUMPTION.
Price $l.00 per bottle. A copy
of DR.. Flowers Rules for the
Treatment of Consumption accom-
panies each bottle.
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NEW YORK, Nhr. -
FLoUR-Receipts, 9.07S, exports. 1893 sales, lz'
9so No q 2 30 3 o5; fancy white Western, extra,
30 S 60; common to good, 30 s3 %; good ", 70
superfpe. z 20 a 90; St. Louis extra, 30 q %;
winter wheat extra, $40 a56o; Minnesota extra
30 so. .o .oo -.
26 900; No. red, Sol; No. red, vi; elevAs0f
No. Red State, Ssl; No White State, WI.
RYE-dull.
COIN Receipts $4,000 bushels; exports. 1iozie;
sales, 1877 600; spot No 3, 49,; No 2, Oh. .,,
OArs-Receipfs $3.50: sales. 5000 NO >! ~,
40 White. 40I; 80 Q, IS 3sl; do White. 70! IL;
No i, 81; do White. -: Mixed we:tsrn' 20 s~i
white do, 40 q 45l; White State, Al 49,
su0ARLCut loaf and crushed 81 %; Hranulasees
81; white extra C, 81 81; yellow, 1ae; nos'o'
PErRoLKUM-United, 7el bid.
TALLow-easier.
BEKr-steady. a. "a .,.., 49,
PoRK-Msss spot, 10 y ]" w "'-'
10 %.
LARD-felneds 20.
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Death of Dr. ThOs. G. LOring.
THE BATES MILL DIFFICULTY.
No Settlement Keached-A Large Public
Meeting Held.
LEWISTON, Mar. 4.


communication of the Executive Com
mittee of the Knights of Labor has been sent
to Mr.. Pratt, agent of the Bates Mill, asking
that an agreement as to prices be made be-
tween him and the organization. He replies
that he has made list which can be seen at
his office declines to submit it to outsiders.
AT a public meeting held this afternoon the
speeches declared the operatives could not
return to work except the Knights of Labor
organization was recognized.
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FROM PORTLAND.
A Four Days Fight for an Alderman-H.
ii. Kicker Elected.
PORTLAND, Mar. 4.

PORTLAND, Mar. 4.
For four days there has been contest in
Ward over tho alderman. Prince was the
regular republican nominee, but the nomina-
ton was opposed on account of an old quar-
rel, and large number of the republicans
bolted and ran II. II. Kicker for three dsys
without an election, and this morning Prince
withdrew. The result was that Kicker was
elected today by So plurality over McQuillan,
democrat. The contest has excited much
interest in the city on account of the bitter
feeling between the two republican factions.
Death of Dr. ThOs. G. LOring.
DR.. Thos. G. Loring. who was injured
during the late ice storm by the limb of a
tree falling on him, died this evening from
the effects of his injuries. He was promi-
nent member of the Knights of Pythias. He
had been druggist here for many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
SIDNEY.
Prosperous Town with q Rcpublicaa
hoard of Se,ectmen.

Our town farm has supported the poor,
paid all bills and balance of S35 remains un-
expended. The town is also out of debt and
S62O 33 in the treasury So much for re-
publican board of selectmen.-I have been
breaking roads for three days.-A. j. Free
man died last Friday morning and we have
not been able to bury him up to this time,
Wednesday.
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A Female MOntrOsity.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Mar.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Mar. 4.
woman about 35 years of age applied at
the city hospital Monday afternoon ior ao-
mission. Soon after she gave birth to a
female child, from the back OF
whose head protruded second
fully developed face and one half
hoad Its mouth would not open but other
v;se the organs were perfectly formed: The
child lived but 48 hours and was regarded BY
the attending physicians ~ great curiosity.
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Failure OF the Kennebec Framing Co.

BosToN, Mar. 4.
The Kennebec Framing Co. OF Fairfield,
Me-. and l72 Washington street and 30 Haw-
,ov street.. Boston, has failed, with liabilities
Of about s49, 1000, of which about s22'ooo Is
secured. The outlook for the unsecured
creditors is said not to be promising.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
Republican NOminatiOn-James Jordan
Instantly Killed.

BANGOR, Mar. 4.
The republicans of the CITY tonight renom-
mated Mayor Nealley by acclamation.
James Jordan, thirty three years of age,
was instantly killed by blast at the katah-
din Iron Works this morning. Jordan resid-
ed in this city.
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Bad for the stockholders.

SAN Francisco, Mar. 4.
This morning all the overland roads made
open rates for limited tickets to eastern points
as follows: Boston, S47; New York, 345 /;
Chicago, s32. A later index put the rate at
S42, $40 and s25, respectively.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
Polo.

At Woburn-Woburn 8, Haverhill 0.
At New Bedford-New Bedford 8, Wal
tham 2.
At Csmbridge-Cambridge 8, Boston l.
At Somerville-Somerv 3, Salem 2.
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The Fitz John Porter Case.

The majority of the military affairs COM
mittee IN their report on the Ftz John Por-
Yer Dill adopt the majority report of the last
congress and says: "The commit have lit
Tie TO add to reports heretofore made in this
case. A clear vindication of Gen. Porter
from the charges against him by the advisory
ooard composed of officers of high rank in
the army who had the confidence of their
superiofs and the country, leaves small room
Ior doubt In the minds of dispassionate men
as 10 MS innonence and absence on his part
of any intentional wrong or violation of any
military order during the progress of the Bull
Run campaign" They recommend the pas
sage of the bill ''as an act of simple iustire
to deserving officer
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Notice..

CITY OF AUGUsrA,)
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE,{
AUGUSTA, Jan. II.
Fast Driving.
SShap. Ai, Sec l. o. the city ordinances:
~. person shall ride drive any animal, loose or
thached to carriage of any description, or cause
ish em TO be driven through any part of the city,
n hin one mile Of the Kennebee bridge at an unus,
No, lhmoderate and dangerous rate, on penalty OF
"yo less than two nor more than ten dollars.
,biy by reason Of frequent complaints made OF late
"s ordinance will be strictly enforced.
Janl H. T. MORSE, City Marshal.
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AND COMMERCIAL
new York stock Market.
Chicago Prodnce Market.

FLoUE-steady. , .,..
WHEAr- steady; No. 2Chicago Spring. 79iss2i
Mar. 79l 79}
CORN firm at 5l
OATs-frm 2ol.
RYE-easier; So
BABLEY-frm 90.
PoPK a 10 10 10 IL.
LARD - al s 90 a 8 01.
BULK MKAT-Saoulders. a 90: Short rib' szi'
sbor. Giear.5 65
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HOUSE.

The morning hour being under control of
the committee on public buildings aud
grounds. bill was called up and passed, ap-
propriating Sl5, 900 for the extention and re-
pair of the public building at Belfast, Me.
At the expiration of the morning hour, Mr..
Townshend of Illinois, suggested that some
limit be placed on the general debate on the
pension bill Three hours was agreed to.
The House then went into committee, but
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois moved to lay aside
the pension appropriation bill, for the pur-
pose of taking up the urgent deficiency bill.
This motion was reported to the House.
Mr.. Cannon stated that fhe object of his
motion was that the deficiency bill might be
Immediately passed in order that the work at
the navy yards, which had been stopped,
might be resumed and that the men who were
thrown out of employment might again obtain
work.
The House refused, yeas l03, nays l48, to
proceed to the consideration of the deficiency
bill and the House again went into commit
tee on the pension appropriation bill.
The debate in the committee wandered from
the pension bill into politics and after some
sharp sparring between members, the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to the
House.
Mr.. Townshend of Illinois, who had charge
of the bill, took the floor but expressed his
desire of Welding to a motion to adjourn as
he might wish to make some remarks on the
bill tomorrow, but the House would not lis
ten to his idea.
Cries of "vote, vote" came from all sides.
Mr.. Townshend, however, stood his ground
and declared that the yeas and nays must be
taken on the bill. The roll call he said would
demonstrate that the indammatory and un-
Just speeches made on the other side were un-
called for and waste of valuable time. He
then went into arguments to show that
the charge that Commissioner Dudley had
turned the pension bureau into q partisan
machine was true and read from affidavits
and letters on file in the pension bureau.
Mr.. Reed inquired where he had gotten
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

~onEressman Mllliken's Bill for the Bel.
last fublic Building Passes the House
WASHINGTON, March 4.
Mr.. Milliken's bill appropriating fifteen
thousand dollars for extending and repairing
the public building at Belfast, Me, passed
the House Thursday morning.
Maine Postmasters Appointed.
The following Maine pos,masters were ap-
pointed Thursday: Bucks Mills, Charles
II. HARRISON; Goodale's Corner, Mark E.
Hatch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-27

appearance which Injuries its good name
and all residing therein.
There is great need. therefore, of some
change in the manner of building roads in
this State. Some improvement should be
commenced. People should be awakened
to the folly of the present system as now
carried out. ANY change almost, would
be an advantage; at least things cannot
be worse than they are at present.
We notice that in the State of Illinois
the road question has come prominently
to the front The bad roads there have
become intolerable. A movement has
been started to improve them. A conven
ton has been called to meet at Spring
field to-day (the 27th), at the State House.
1t meets under the auspices of the State
Board OF Agriculture. 1t will be COM
posed of delegates from the several
boards of highway commissioners in the
State. Each town is entitled to one vote
and seats for each of the three commits
sioners. A comparison of experiences in
the construction and maintenance of
wagon roads will be made and some steps
be taken to meet the wants of the
public in the matter of roads.
Here is an example that may stimulate
the people of our State to do something
to improve their roads. The soil of our
State and the formation of our country
are not like those of Illinois, therefore
our methods of building will not be like
theirs, but their spirit in attempting i'm
provement is worthy of imitation. When
our people start in earnest to make a
change they will have it.
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existing among the Russian peasantry that
Christ and his apostles, from Easter to
Ascension Day wander through the world
robed in rags, asking aims. So particular
kind of loaf is prepared in every house. and
kept for the heavenly guests. In White
Russia the bones of the lamb or sucking pig,
which invariably forms part of the Easter
| feast are scattered about the fields to protect
the grain from hail. or burnt in the house as
talisman against lightning. The peasants
indulge in q circling dance attended with
songs. the chief singer being woman facing
the east and holding in her hand a loaf and
an egg - both symbols of life. In
other parts of Russia singers of
a semi -ecclesiastic nature chant spir-
itual songs to funeral strains, at which
| the listeners take to weeping. Then the sec
ular sinners take up the dirge, and suddenly
change it into a song of merriment, when all
sorrow is forgotten. and the day is spent in
dancing and other festivals. For long time
there wss a superstition that at Easter would
| occur the second coming of the Lord.
| Formerly the churches were Ornamented
| with immense wax candles, and the Chris
tians saluted each other with kiss and the
words. Christ is risen," to which the re-
spouse was, "He is risen indeed" This Gus
tom is still retained in the Greek Church,
particularly III RUSSIA. 1 ne Ody OeIOre Easter
Sunday, or Holy Saturday, has been set apart
by many branches of the church for specially
solemnizing baptism. In connection with no
Christian festival is approximation more
abundant Once it was held in England that
the sun dances in the Easter sky on Easter
Sunday morning, and in Ireland this old legend
still exists. The German peasants believe
that between ii and ~ o'clock on Easter eve
water turns to wine in honor of the miracle
performed at Cana; that water drawn silently
from down the stream before sunrise on Eas-
ter morning will restore youth and make
young cattle strong. In Toulouse, during
the time of Charlemague, any Christian
might with impunity give Jew a box on the
ear on Easter Sunday, and stoning of the
Jews on that day was not unfrequently re-
sorted to. When Easter fell on Our Lady's
day, March 25, it foreboded some terrible
calamity, and, in proof of this, it was quoted
that on Easter, March 25, 1859, King Henry
vi. was murdered, and March 25, 1919
King Charles l. was beheaded. The Bohe.
mians go into their gardens on Good Friday,
and on their knees pray to the trees that God
may make them good.
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Faster Customs and Observances

The study of Easter customs of different
nations and times is one profoundly interest
ing. One of these of heather origin was that
of lighting the Easter fire. At the annual
festivals of the old Saxon goddess fires bazed
for miles along the hills. SO in Christian
Germany and in early England fires were
everywhere permitted to die out in the hearths
on Easter eve to be rekindled from holy
flame. Until recent times this custom was
kept up, the priest on Easter morning kind.
ling, with flint and steel, holy fire in the
churchyard which he blessed, and from
which the house fires were relighted. Brands
from these holy fires or wooden crosses
charred in them were preserved throughout
the year as charms against the lightning or
the evil eve. This custom was carried by the
Northern nations to Rome, and the holy fire
is still annually renewed. On Holy Saturday
in the sacristy, at the beginning of mass, the
priest strikes light with flint and steel, and
after blessing it, uses it to ignite the paschal
candle and the charcoal on which the incense
is harmed. These candles are baptized in
water that has been blessed and exercised
One of these candles, made for the Abby
Church at Westminster in 1857, weighed 800
pounds. In the Greek Church the miracu
lous fire is yearly made to descend from
heaven upon the holy sepulchre at this sacred
season of the year, and in the mad rush of
the devotees to reach the holy fame many of
them are crushed aud trampled to death.
In Some of the pagan faiths it was taught
that the gods were accustomed to walk tho
earth at the Vernal equinox. There ia a
trace of this old superstition in the belief still
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New York Times.
Mr.. Arthur's Condition.
THE DAYS OF THE Ex-PKEsIDENT CERTAINLY
NUMBERED

Arthur to his house by the complication of
diseases which have afflicted him since his
retirement from the Presidency the most
careful efforts have been made by his friends
and those nearest to him to dismiss as idle
and unwarranted the current stories that his
illness was so serious as to endanger his life,
and the very scanty information which has
been permitted to reach the public has been
to the effect that in tact, while the ex-Pres
dent was far from well. he was no worse than
any ordinary invalid, and that with good
weather Mr.. Arthur would again be out and
with care and prudence would probably live
the allotted period given to man of his ply
| slque. Naturally enough, the denials of
these friends and relatives have carried great
| weight, and it will, therefore, be a revelation
10 the public that the ex-President is actually
in so desperate condition as to leave no
room for doubt that his days are numbered
and that within very short time the country
will be called upon to follow the remains of
another Of it., Chief Magistrates to the grave.
The inform ,tion now printed has been in the
possession of the Times for long tune, but
has not been previously published for obvious
reasons 1t comes from those nearest the
ex. President, and is entirely trustworthy and
accurate. The physicians in the case have
very wisely and properly refused to make
any t"ine Puoi'1 oo''oiu'"e me "e"''' vi
their INDUSTRIOUS pstieht Dut Mr.. Atthur mas
very Keeh'y ielt ms enforced rtt'rement 10
semi obscurity in the public mind, and this
mas had marked erect ID acceierat'ng the
disease when mas now Drought nun so low.
months ago tne symptoms OF br'ghts nis-
ease were notictd' ana after batting win IL
heroicaliv Mr. arthur rev months ago was
forced TO r't're from the business "hich nau
engrossed MN since ne 'aid GOWN the once
or president lie was conhseied 10 take long
rest, ana he iaithfu'ly carried out the IN
structions or ms ADVISERS lhree or FOUR
weeks ago the heart troubles when are IN.
separate from the aggravated stages OF
Brights disease were hrst observed, ana Tor
the first time since the disease manifested IT.
self hope began to fade out from the minds
ct those who knew OF Mr. Arthnrs illness.
They were comforted win the assurances OF
those in position to know that the ex-
President was IN no worse condition than
thousands OF sufferers from Brights disease
and that with ordinary care and prudence he
might, like SO many others, live for years. AT
the same time his faithful friends were forced
to recognize the other alternatlve-that IN the
advanced stages of Brights disease fatal
termination was frequent within few hours.
Everything has been done to assuage his pain,
and all that experience and kind friends can
do to relieve mental or bodily suffering has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-27
Road Building.

The art of road building is something
that needs to be studied and practised
much more than it is. The condi-
ton of our roads in the spring. also
late in the fall, is not only uncomfortable,
but positively expensive to all who travel
them. and injurious to business. At some
times they are impossible tor heavy team
ing, and never what they should be. For
the past two weeks the travelling has been
such that it has been difficult for light
teams to move faster than walk on the
most of our roads The mud has been
axle deep in many places, and dangerous
holes and gullies have been altogether too
frequent for comfort or safety. This state
of things Is general. And the worst of it
is that the fault is not necessarily in the
soil or the features of the land, but in the
incompetent, faulty, negligent manner in
which our highways are built and repaired
or what is termed so.
Our system of repairing the highways
is as nearly worthless as any system can
be. Incompetent surveyors have charge
OF the work. If they do the best they
can they cannot accomplish much.
Their neighbors are called togeth-
err "to work out their road tax"
"Working out the tax" is the main thing
improving the roads is secondary con-
sideration. 1t is not so in all districts, but
too generally this is the case. Men, boys,
and cattle loiter away their time, the for
mer caring little for the roads, but much
about being allowed full pay for lazy and
inefficient service Very often the roads
after being repaired (O are worse than
before the repairing began. The roads
are rounded up and narrowed so that
teams in passing each other are in danger
of upsetting The earth scraped into the
centre of the roads is left in heaps, with
out any attempt to make a smooth surface
by the aid of hoe or harrow. The ditch
ing is wonderful and varied, sometimes
at the sides, sometimes in the centre OIL
where the travel ought to be, and some
appear to be made to discommode and en-
danger travellers rather than to furnist
passages for water. Bridges are cheaply
built, short lived, and often dangerous
OF course common surveyors cannot b,
expected to understand engineering, bu
they ought to know that roads should b,
of ample width for teams to pass eacl
other without locking wheels or gettin.
overturned in the ditch, that big and small
stones should be removed and the surfac,
smoothed, and that the bitches in which
water runs should not be in the middle
but at the sides of the road. Every mai
who has a tax to work out ought also t.
he able to understand that in cheating tn
roads in his locality, he is cheating him
self subjecting himself to the use OF ba'
roads, lowering the value of the real es
tate which borders upon them. and givin
his neighborhood an unsightly. slovenl
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Daily Kennebef 5onrnal.
Augusta. Tuesday Morning. April 81.
A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Lewiston,
Wednesday, June 9th, 1896
AT II O'CLOCK A. NJ,

For the purpose of nominating a candidate for Gov
to be supported at the September election and
transacting any other business that may properly
come before 1t.
The basis Of representation will be as follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
delegate and for each seventy five votes cast fol-
the republican candidate for Governor In 1884, ad
dtiona delegate, and for fraction OF forty votes in
excess OF seventy five votes, additional delegate
The stat Committee will be In session in the Re
seption Room of the hall al O'Clock the morning
ofthe Convention for the purpose OF receiving the
credentials of delegates.
All the cleo Of Maine who in favor of main
tanning Protective Tariff; who will join in resist
ing the attempt now being made in a Democratic
House of Representatives to inure many of the lead
ing industrial interests of Maine; who are in favor
OF elevaing and Identifying human labor by secur ny
TO the aborer his just eward. who demand freedom
of suffrage throughout the republic and an honest
counting Of the ballots; who uphold all judicous
measures for the encouragement of American ship
building; who believe In an honest and responsible
civil service and In an economical administration Of
the Government; who approve he Prohibition o
the Liquor Traffic and the Promotion Of the cause OF
Temperance, cordially invited without regard to
past political differences TO unite with the Repuoi
cans In the selection of delegates TO this Convention
Per order Republican state Committee.
JOSEPH II MASLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING, 81 cretary.
Augusta Ne, April l6, 1886