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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
4 RECORD TO BE CHERISHED.



1t subdued Rebellion and saved the
Union.
1t conquered war and established peace.
1t gave freedom to race and free bal
lot to all men.
1t was patriotic enough to create debt
to carry on war and honest enough to
make provision to pay that debt.
1t made treason odious and loyalty the
badge Of respected citizenship.
1t raised the nation from bankruptcy
and secured for our public credit the faith
of the financial world.
1t made persons and property and free
dom Of thought and expression secure in
every part Of the land.
1t has dignified labor and secured its
rightful reward by-protective tariff laws.
1t has practically given each citizen a
free home by securing the public domain
from the monopoly Of capital.
II has, by rigid supervision Of corpo-
rate franchise, made transportation cheap.
safe and rapid for persons and property
1t has, by generous, and yet just, appro-
priations for pensions, illustrated its love
and respect for the nations gallant de-
tenders.
1t has, by fidelity to public trust, by its
constitutional amendments, by its statu-
tory enactments, Federal and State, by
the life and character Of its long line of
statesmen, orators and martyrs, by It's sa-
cred traditions, and its matchless history
Of great things accomplished, proven it.
self competent and worthy to achieve the
great things yet to be done for the good
and glory of the country. Its measures
have been 40 wise that the Democratic
party has been forced to accept as final
ity nearly all of them, except the Protect
i've tariff and the freedom of the ballot in
the Southern States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
THE AVERAGE REDUCTION TRICK
A True Story OF What Mills Would
Have Said Under the Circumstances.

There are various ways of playing the
average reduction trick. This is one OF
them;
"My bill is not a Free Trade BILL said
Roger Quixote Mills, prancing around in a
recent speech; lit provides for an average
reduction of only seven per cent"
"Will the gentleman allow me to ask
him question: said quiet man in the
audience.
"Of course
your salary as Congressman, believe,
is s., 900 "A year," stated the quiet man.
at is" replied the great orator.
"And the Presidents is 50,000?'
ayes, sir"
Making together $50, 000?'
'Of course" said the great orator, inn
patiently.
"Now," continued the quiet man, ''if we
put you on the free list without disturbing
the Presidents pay-just as you have done
with wool without disturbing rice-that
would be an average reduction of only q
trine over nine per cent. How would you
stand that kind of average reduction?'
"Oh, you go home and soak yo' head,
felicitously replied the great orator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
THE IRISH QUESTION
A Revulsion of Sentiment Among
English Tor1eA

A special from Baltimore to the y. 7.
Tribune says: Prof. 81. Newell Martin Of
Johns Hopkins University. who has beer
spending the summer in England. devot-
ing much time to the Irish question. has
returned home and draws conclusions
from his observations that there is great
revulsion of feeling among those who
supported the Tory party in the last cleo
ton, due TO the failure of that party to
pacify Ireland, and that if the failure con-
tinues until the dissolution of Parliament
many hitherto supporting the Tory policy
will advocate home rule. He says that
the anti-home rulers fail to grasp the idea
that there can be local self-government
such as prevails in the United States with
out injury to the empire.
1t is among the possibilities that the
Tory statesmen. especially those of the
Churchill type, initiating the Disraeli tao
tics, may, at no distant day, attempt TO
outfiank Gladstone and Parnell in their
Home Rule policy. If so, they may hast
en- Ireland's emancipation, but they can
not take from the great Liberal leaders
the credit which justly belongs to them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

No one can have read the report of the
recent trial for the killing of Hopkins
without having been strongly impressed
with the conviction of the brutalizing and
demoralizing influence of sparring matches
and how close is their relation to liquor
saloons and to all that is low and degrad-
ing. Those whose curiosity or morbid
interest had led them to be participants in
or spectators of the former, by the laws of
affinity and vulgarity of tastes have a
facile tendency to visit the latter and to
inhale their polluting atmosphere. None
can examine the testimony of the trial
without seeing where that terrible affair
on the railroad track had its origin. Pug
'ilistic shows and liquor saloons lead to
coarse and brutal habits, to crime and the
prison, and tend to smirch all who APP
proaeh them. unless they be the faithful
officers of the law who seek to eradicate
and destroy them as they would smallpox
or yellow fever. May Augusta be no
more afflicted with their foul presence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
Shall Uncle Sam Adopt the John Bull
System2

0y8Lemf
The Free Trade teachers Of the James
Russell Lowell, Henry George, and Pro
us of the wisdom of the English methods
OF raising national revenue, and how
much better they are for the great body
Of the people than those practiced by the
United States under the Protective sys-
TEN. With those who have the English
mania strongly fastened upon them,
moulding all their ways of thinking and
feeling, facts and arguments from the
avail. But practical, unparalleled minds
without foreign bias cannot fail to appre-
ciate that the statesmen and legislators OF
this country are not without reasonable
amount Of common sense. The facts and
figures showing Just how the British Gov
ernment collects its revenue to meet its
large annual expenses cannot fail to inn
press large majority of the American
people that their own Government need.
not to go abroad for examples and meth
DDS. The Statesman's Year Book, annu
ally published In London, shows that for
the year ending March 81, 1887, the
entire income of the British Government
was E90,772,75s.
The sources of this income were as
follows, the figures representing pounds
Customs, 20,l55, 900; excise, 25,250,000
stamps, excluding fee stamps, 1880, 900
land tax, |, 070, 900; house duty, 100000
income and property tax, 100000
The remainder of the income is derived
from the postal and telegraph service
crown lands, fee stamps, etc. The rev
enue from customs, which constitutes
about one-fourth of the total revenue
from taxes, is collected chiefly from to-
bacco, tea and spirits, the income from
these sources being nine-tenths of the
gross receipts. The other tenth is col
lected from wine. coffee, currants, raisins
and a few miscellaneous articles. The
excise taxes include, besides the tax on
spirits, beer and publican's licenses, taxes
on carriages dogs railways, game licenses
male servants, etc. There are probate
and legacy duties, and taxes on deeds,
receipts, bills of exchange, patent medi-
cines, marine insurance, etc, all OF
which are represented in the revenue
from "Stamps."
The British system of national taxa.
ton, so much Wanted by Free Traders,
may be better adapted to the condition
and necessities of the English people than
that in vogue in this country. That
Is a question for the English people
and the English statesmen to decide.
But 1t is very obvious that it
Is not well adapted to the modes of
thinking, nor to the interests Of = vast
majority of the American people.
e55, 000, 900 per annum on stamps, nearly
100000 annually on houses, and a
land tax of s5,000,0o0, for the United
States treasury, would not be satisfactory
IN this country. Duties on foreign manu-
features, large amount of which is not
used by most of our peoples system
of taxation which protects American labor
and products from the pressure of foreign
competition-have long been found much
more agreeable to the opinions and inter-
ests of the citizens of the United States,
and the efforts of the Golden Club and of
the Clevelandites are not likely to induce
them to adopt the British system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

In the Gubernatorial vote in Kentucky
last year the Republicans had pluralities
in five of the eleven Congressional dis
tricts. There are three Republican Rep
resentatives in the present Kentucky dele
CATION.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

1t is said of the venerable poet Whittier
that replying to Southerner who charged
him with being an enemy to the South, he
remarked:
~ was never an enemy to the South or
the holders of slaves. | inherited from
my Quaker ancestry hatred of slavery, but
not of Shareholders. To every call of suf-
fering or distress in the South | have
promptly responded to the extent of my
ability. | was one of the very first to rec
ognize the rare gift of the Carolinian poet
Timrod, and | was the intimate friend of
the lamented Paul II. Hayne, though both
wrote fiery lyrics against the North.
am sure no one rejoices more heartily than
| do AZ the prosperity of the Southern
States"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
How Is This, Grover?

To the Editor Of the ". Y Press:
In 1870 steel, as used for the tools of
stone cutters, imported from England, cost
the purchaser here thirty cents per pound.
In 1887, under protection and American
competition, American steel, as good as the
imported, could be bought for eight cents
per pound and the best imported English cost
fifteen cents per pound at the same time
Where does the duty come in?
Respectfully Yours,
BLoCKHEAD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

If the Mills bill is Protectionist meas
ure, as Henry Watterson would have the
public believe, all we can say is that Free
traders like Watterson are insincere in
supporting it. There is something wrong
either in the bill or in its advocates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

No mans wages should be so low
that he cannot make provisions in
his days of vigor for the incapacity
of accident or the feebleness of old
age.-Benjamin Harrison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

The Republicans of Wheeling, W. Va,
have invested part of their campaign
fund In a cannon, and will have its help
In speaking for Golf and protection during
his canvass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

An Intelligent contemporary says that
if the Treasury surplus could be used in
providing European tours for all Ameri-
can Free Traders it would be well invest
ed Ninety-nine out of every 100 Of the
travellers would return Protectionist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

Isaac Batty of Penacook, n. H., has
tired Of the third party farce, and is on
the stump telling his neighbors what the
Republican party has done and will do In
the cause Of temperance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
STATE OF MAINE.

kENSEBEC, ss.-Supreme Judicial Court in Va
cation, Augusta, sept. 8, 1888
Charlotte L. MacKinnon Lib't, VS.. Archibald l. Mac.
knnon.
Upon the annexed libel, It is ordered by me, the
undersigned, Justice of sail Court that notice
thereof be given to the llbelee, by publishing
an attested copy OF the same, abstract thereof
together with this order thereon, three weeks sue
eessively In the Kennebec Journal, a newspaper
printed In Augusta, In said county OF Kennebec the
last publication to be twenty DAVIS at least before the
next term OF said court to be holden Augusta with
IN and Tor said county OF Kennebec, on the third
Tuesday Of October next Tint he may ihen and there
appear In said court and to said libel, If he
see tit.
CHARLES DASFoRTH, J. &c.
abstract OF Libel.)
The libelant alleges that she married to the
said lbelee at Midway, In the State OF Maine,
on the 4th day Of Dece ber that the said be liant
and belee cohabited In thisstae their said mar
rage that the libeant resided in this state when
the cause OF divorce accrued hereinafter set forth,
ana hhd resided here In good faith year prior 10
the date hereof; that the libelant has ever been
faithful TO her marriage obligations. but that the
said libelee has been unmndfu OF the same: that
on the Zjrd day Of October 1896 he utterly deserted
the libeant without reasonable cause and
has continued said desertion ever since; that
since their infermarriage the said libeee has
been addicted to gross aud confirmed habits OF In
toxication; that being of sufficient ability he has
grossly wantonly and cruelty neglected and refused
to provide suitable maintenance for your Hbelant;
mat he has been guilty OF cruel and abusive treat
menf and extreme cruelty towards her, as follows.
to wit
That two children have been born TO them during
their said marriage, one Of whom Is now living.
viz Eta.
Wherefore. she prays that a divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony between herself and said IL
belize. may be decreed. And the libelsnt further
alleges that she has used reasonable diligence 10
ascertain the present residence Of said libeee but
unable TO do so. and does not know where 1t Is.
CHARLOTTE l. MAckINSoS,
Llbeiant.
KsEsSEBEc. IS, Aug. g. 1855, The said hbslan.
made oath that the above egation TO the resi-
dence Of the Hbelee Is true.
Before me,
E.W. wHITEHoUsE,
Justice of the Peace.
a true copy of the order of notice. with abstract
of libel
ATTEST: &c. orIs, Clerk.
sept13.E&24
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
SUGGESTION.

For starving Ireland,
Levi p. Morton gave $4,000
For suffering Charleston,
Grover Cleveland gave $2(
For MY REELECTION,
Grover Cleveland gave $4,000
New HaUen Palladium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

Eight hundred workingmen, mostly en-
ployed in the iron mills at Milwaukee
have issued a circular, over their own sig
natures. appealing to the workingmen of
the country TO oppose the Democratic as
sault on protection and to vote for Harri-
son and Morton. Naturally, this extraor-
binary campaign document has created a
great excitement among the Democratic
leaders. They are becoming more and
more doubtful of the wisdom of Cleve-
lands Free Trade message.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

1t is remarked by those who ought to
know, that Judge Thurman sleeps with
his snuff-box under his pillow. When
the old gentleman broke down at the New
York meeting, he was accompanied to
his room by friend who had gone to the
garden, and whose sympathy interested
him in getting the judge back to his
room, helping to undress him and put
him to bed. The last thing the Judge
said was to request before going to sleep
that his snuff box be put under his head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
KNOX.
ThomdstOn

Brown Wade employ at present some 80
or more men and are steadily expanding their
granite business. Since they purchased the
Jameson quarry and removed to their new
quarters. they have been doing large bust
ness. Many orders are coming in daily both
for rough stone and finished work, including
some very fine jobs and heavy work. They
have made number of changes and improve
ments in machinery and now have everything
in first class shape and are able to take any
contract that offers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
STATE NEWS.


Bridgfon
The News gives the following list of old
gentlemen who were on hand at the polls at
the late election; Rufus Gibbs, SO years
old; Reuben Ball, So Capt. Joseph w.
Dresses, IS; Thomas Newcomb, 81; Dea.
Asa Gould, So lothian Kimball, SO; Joseph
l.. ingalls,, 50; Samuel Riggs, 80; ROYAL
Warren, 81 Nathaniel Bennett, 81; VIM. S.
Bailey, ST. Theodore E. Lang, SO; John X.
Proctor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
PESoBsCoT.

Bangor.
Shares in the new butter factory to be
established in the vicinity of this city have
been taken up to the amount of Sl,700.
Fifteen hundred dollars was the amount first
proposed to be raised, but it was though,
best to raise two hundred dollars more to be
used in case of necessity. This insures the
establishment of this enterprise as soon as
the location can be decided upon.
Garland.
Reed & Foss, who are to add new engine
to their mills in few days, are now putting
in the foundation. When they get in run
ming order they will be ready to run the new
grist mill which they have had to shut do wn
for the want of water. The engine is to be
about thirty horse power.
CortRth:
The trustees of the East Corinth Acade my
are congratulating themselves upon having
secured such energetic and efficient teachers
as they have for the school. Mr.. Richard
sou, the principal, is graduate of Colby, 81,
and two or three young men are taking the
college preparatory course this term. Miss
Morton of the State Normal School is max
ing the English course very interesting and
profitable, especially to those intending to
teach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
LINCOLN.
Dresden.

DreSden.
The upper bridge has been repaired in a
very substantial manner.--The pew owners
of the Methodist church in the village are to
meet to take into consideration the propriety
of having it painted.-Gen. Samuel j.
Bridge has given So 900 more to the Free
High School Fund, in consideration of
which the town voted to raise 81 200. The
fund now amounts to about 500, 900.
OXFORD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

BEWARE of Fraud, my name and the price are
stamped on the bottom OF all my advertised shoes
before leaving the factory which protect the
against high prices and inferior goods IL dealer
oilers W. l.. Donglas shoes AT a reduced price, or
says he has Them without my name and price stamped
on the bottom, put him down as a fraud
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24

Denmark.
A. F. Bradbury has threshed over 5000
bushels of grain at his mill, where he has a
threshing machine run by water power. Oats
are turning out fnely.-The potato crop
will be more than average if they do not rot
badly in the hill. Some pieces are beginning
to be affected They will close up canning
at the corn shop the last of this week. Corn
has turned out much better than was antici-
pated ten days ago. The output at the shop
in this town will be about 200 cases-near-
ly 800 900 cans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
Sperial advertisements,

Small advertisements, not exceeding three lfues
To LET, LOST. &C., will be inserted here one tIms
for rs cents three times for 10 cents and one vsek
for 80 cents,h paid in advance. II NOT PAID m
ADVANCE. REGULAR RATEs WILL BE CHAReEp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
For Sale.

INOR SALE Horse and express wagon DARK
Il brown horse. II years old, kind In every re
spect weighs 1850 lbs, good for labor driving
Express wagon new one year ago. For further in.
formation inquire of IRA HICKS on Premises or
Me. sen,2Idlws'
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-14
Mrs. Sarah J. ROBIN son Found Guilty.

Boston Telegram: The jury In the
case Of Mrs. Sarah J. Robinson, the al
legged Wholesale poisoner, rendered q
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the first
degree. In this trial she was charged
with the murd,r of Prince Arthur
Freeman. her nephew. Mrs. Robin
son had previously been tried on the
charge ofkllling her son and daug ghter
but the jury disagreed. The seven
supposed victims Of Mrs. Robinson's
poisoning. were Nose, her husband
Lizzie, her daughter; Willie j.. her
son; Prince Arthur Freeman, her
nephew; Mrs. p. A. Freeman, her
sister, and Oliver Sleeder, who board
ed in her house, and is supposed to
have been a distant relative. She
killed them to get the money on their
life Insurance.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-14
Honorable Mention,

The JOURNAL takes pleasure In pub
lishlug for the Information Of Coloue!
Snyder's many friends in Miles City
and vicinity, the official order by Col,
Gibson, relieving him from further
duty with the Fifth infantry. Tue
high esteem in which Col. Snyder Is
held by his companions In arms n
evidenced by the tone OF the order,
aud which Is emphatically endorsed
by his citizen friends.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH INFANTRY, |
FoHT KEuGII, Mont, Feb ., 1885. !
ordersl
No, o.
In compliance with paragraph Q
:. o., No. "a. Headquarters Of ih'
Army, A. q, o., current series; MajoI
Simon Snyder, Fifth Infantry, recen,
Wy promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-14

Tenth III sutry, 10 hereby relieved
Iroiu du'y with this R-gim-Dt lo ELI
.nl- hun 40 Jan his new station iu the
DepaItiIeut OF Ar ZOUs.
la sevrr'ng Co,onel 5nyd-r's con-
neclIon VI u years standing with bic
old cuurad-. of Tue fitrh infantry the
Colonel o! the regiment ,skes pride in
rt.rrIng 10 the admirable record e--
iAbii-h.d 10y him during ssit period,
and which ha. 20 frequently l-i 10 his
b.lng pel-ci.i hy superior authority
10 conduct expeditions requiring grea'
hrnn-h-, act aud delIcscy, qualities
irs-.s-ed by him To- al em' nrnt de-
dree. and ~hlrh crowned his opsrs-
on- with succ-ss. His brother off
crTs and the enlisted men OF his Vls
r.gimrnt, In which he has served -n
long and faithfully, part with him
With heartfelt Regret; whilst his yrsrt
experience In the field will he IN lssed
y them on account ~ the coDfdrnne
which hi- presence ALWAYS inspired.
His late Regimental Commando part.
with him with feeling akin D. .Or-
row, having ever found him mos'
fsithful in the performance OF his du-
tiss: an officer "withuut fear and
shave renroarh."
By order OF Colonel Gihsnn.
OSCAR F. LoNG,
lst Lieut.. snd adj'., Fihh infantry.