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Sharp County record., 1891-01-15

pare a tarif bill This commission has
prepared the first draft Of its bill and
will present it to the Chamber Febru.
sry /.
A few Of the provisions OF this bill
will be OF interest to our farmers as
showing how they will be hurt by it
A new and striking feature Of the bill
is the fact that it will impose mini.
mum and a maximum duty, the latter
beng about one-quarter higher than
the former The maximum duties are
intended for nations whose tariffs do
not give France favorable trade condi-
tons
OF course the maximum is intended
for us as the chief tariff offender 1t Is
q counter-irritant for McKinlcyism.
Here are few specimen duties Of
special interest to American farmers
the rates G ven being the minimum
duties. France imposes at present a
tariff on live beeves of ST. % a head; 10
proposed duty is about sll.5O Salted
beef pays now about four-tenths Of q
cent per pound; the duty is to be raised
to about two cents In 1859 we sold
France 90. 600, 900 pounds of lard; this
year the amount rose to A 600, 900
pounds. This lard all entered Franco
free of duty; but it is now proposed to
tax lard nearly two cents pound
These duties all bear heavily upon
our farm products The Mckinley act
was passed to protect manufacturers;
the retaliation for that measure strikes
the farmers. Do they want that kind
OF thing to continue?
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
THE PRESIDENTS ERROR.
Points on Which the Chief Executive Is
Badly Of,

Points on Which the Chief Executive Ia
Badly Of.
The President asserts in his message
that the general trade and industrial
conditions throughout the country dur
ing the year have improved"
The President is either unfamiliar
with the condition of the country or he
has injected bit of stump-speech bun
combe into his message. The message
was prepared when the outlook in the
money market was of the gloomiest
descriptions; when the merchants and
manufacturers were anticipating that
worse was to follow; when thousands
of men who work for stated wages were
compelled to face the possibility Of los
ing their place through the failure OF
their employers.
1t is not true, as Mr.. Harrison says
that the legislation of the last session
of Congress promises 'larger and bet
ter markets for our breadstuffs and pro-
visions both at home and abroad, more
constant employment and better wages
for our working people" The farmers
and the working people gave their opin-
ion on that point at the recent election,
and that opinion was not in agreement
with Mr.. Harrison's optimistic preten-
sions. There is no record of the ad-
vancement of wages in consequence of
that legislation, nor any thing in the
law to constrain the payment of higher
wages. On the contrary, there are
abundant instances of the reduction Of
wages and of the closing up of factories.
When the trainers Of the constitution
provided that the President should give
"to the Congress information of the state
of the Union" they Intended that the in
formation should be truthful. Mr.. Har-
rison message, therefore, violates the
spirit OF Iia constitution. IN. Y. World.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
BEES HOLD A TRAIN.
The Insects Put the Crew to Rout and Take
Possession.

The Insects Put the Crew TO Rout and Take
Possession.
A swarm Of bees created block in o
curious manner on the Perkiomen rail-
road the other day. A freight train
running between Perkiomen Junction
and Allentown, Pa, stopped to take
water at Palm Station, twenty miles
north. A swarm OF bees from o neigh
boring farm house had taken refuge in
some woods near by, and when the train
stopped at the station they came buzz
ing out and alghted with one accord
on the tender behind the engine
The engineer and his assistant In the
engine and the brakeman standing
around the train, were astonished vt
the visitation and promptly sought
safety in the waiting room OF the sta.
ton. The fireman, William Heist was
on tho engine cab at the time busily
shifting coal from one side OF tho ten.
der to the other, and In an instant
hundred bees set upon him, Half mad
with pain ho jumped of tho tender and
rolled wildly in the grass at the road.
side
Tho schedule time for starting tho
train came and went but the crew saw
no way in which TO start They hold a
consultation over tho problem, and
finally o bright idea struck the en-,
gineeE Putting II into execution, ho
crcpt softly and unconcernedly up to
the tender, after tho manner Of an OK.
perionccd bee.kccpcr, and secured pos
session OF the adjustable hose with
which engineers are accustomed to
clean up their cab lie got the drop on
tho bees, and turned on them n steady
stream OF cold water The effect was
magical The entire swarm took TO
their wings and described q straigh,
liue-a bee line-toward the woods
Tho train then resumed It's journey az.
teen minutes behind tine.
This incident shows how llttlo In.
sect may control q laundering engine
and defy the power Of steam N Y
Sun
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
BLAlNE'S QUAck MEDICINE.
DR.. Jlngo's Reciprocity Remedy Nothing
but u Weak Wash,

Mr. Blaine's panacea for all Repub.
lican troubles is apt TO turn out the
merest quack medicine after all. Reel.
procity or hcmispherical free trade,
high.sounding though the name may be,
and lavish as are the compliments paid
II by the Blaine organs, is very unsatis.
factory when brought TO the test. Some
Of our sister Republics have made sig.
nliicant preparations for any possible
suggestion on our part for reciprocity
by putting up their duties on United
States products. Should they consent
10 our offers of reciprocity they will be
In a position TO make considerable de-
mands without pledging themselves in
the slightest degree TO buy our goods.
The Blaine organs, while demonstrat.
Ing the necessity OF the revival Of our
trade with the other American coun.
tries, entirely fall TO show how reel.
procity, such as Is conveyed In thu Aid.
rich amendment 70 the tariff act can
bring Il about The other American
countries deal principally with Europe,
for the very good reason that they can
get what they want cheaper from that
quarter than they can from Vs.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
An Example Mt Home.

Prof James Bryce, Of England, the
eminent author who wrote "fhc Amer.
lean Commonwealth" sad recently in
an address in Broo ,lyn n, Y:
olu Of TIVE most dlsoouraglng manliesta.
tons q tho National spirit In Europe ls tho
desire OF peoples there 70 wall themselves
~ ard erect blrr,ers between each other by
tariffs and other artificial means It was
supposed that wh'n power had been taken
from the Kings and placed In the hands OF
the pc pie and their representa- We,
that gIs '0tlvo and representa- We
bodies would not be so powerfully
Influenced by National hl,rcds and pref
uJioos, and that they woul DO more
open TO reason and the welfare q the
people at largA Not 50. however Euro.
pcan Legislatures were passing prohbItoty
and r,tallatory tariffs, and tho European
nations were accepting them under the be.
lief that In lnternatlonal trade one nations
gain was another nations loss They there.
foro thought that by preventing outside ma.
tIons from gaining any thing from them they
ciuld keep IN benefit at homo by tar n,
and enh lnco their power prosprrou,ly by
shutting their doc RI, Instead Of see Ing as all
polt cal cconom SITS see, that mutual trade
is mutual prosperity"
This excited enthusiastic applause
from the eager and enthusiastic audi
ence, who saw that theso words had a
meaning for US in McKinleyism.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
II benefits Vermont,

Tho bounty on sugar applies to tho
maplo'treo product as woll as to tho
beet sugar and cane sugar How TO get
the bounty on maple sugar is told In
our market notes Tho crop being the
product Of tree which takes years te
grow 1t is easy for the maple sugar
producers to cooperate in making and
marketing thcir maple sugar so as to
prevent oyer.produeuon, preserve
well'regula,ed market and obtain fair
pr ces for an article that will entl,le
thom to tho highest bounty Farm and
Homo.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
Pulmonary Diseases.

The lungs play most important part IN
the machinery OF life 1t is essential thai
they should be kept in good repair Nature
has endowed this organ of life wltn won.
derful recuperative power, Many instances
are on record where the lungs have been shot
through with leaden bullet and the wound
quickly healing Therefore none should
despair when they discover that their lungs
are affected Frequently the lungs become
sore aud liberated and by an ignorant doc
tor pronounced consumption and worthless,
remedies applied, with serious results.
When the lungs feel sore and breathing
painful the proper remedy is Dr. John Bulls.
Sarsaparill8. Its tendency is to heal all
ulcerations either internal or external.
Many an invalid whose case was pronounced
hopeless has been restored 10 vigorous
health by a timely use of this excellent com.
pound. II you will not try this remedy you
have only yourself to blame if you do not
get well.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
Intlna The pnnr.

Tho un'plato taxes aro q sample Of
tho Mckinley tar 4 system which lays
most OF tho burden on tho classes ot
articles used In the poor mAa's A.-.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15

lilo Didn't Appear One. --"lIo says I
am no gentleman" "Well, Fred, up.
pearances arc dceeIiiul, but | for ono
know yod are 0 gentleman Yankee
Blade -
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15

"Wur do you put up that sign, Hands
ofr on the outside of your buildingf' BE
cause cav my men are on strike. e."-BOstOn
Gazette
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
Poisoned
by ScrofuIa

Is the sad story of many lives made miserabli
through no fault of their own. Scrofula Is mOrs.
especially than any other a hereditary disease
and for this simple reason: Arising from impure
and insufficient BLOOD the disease locates itself 10
the lvmnhatics. which are composed OF white
tissues; there is a period Of fOetal life when the
whole body consists of white tissues. and there
fore the unborn child is especially susceptible to
this dreadful disease But there is remedy FOL
scrofula, whether hereditary or acquired. u Is
Hoods sarsaparilla, which by its powerful enea
upon the blood, expels every trace of the ttseass
and gives to the vital fluid the quality and color es
health. II you decide to take Hoods sarsapariDs
do not accept any substitute.
Sharp County record., 1891-01-15
Hoods SarsapariIIs
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists q; six for IS. Prepared only
By l. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell Mas'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03
MAINE FARMING NOTES

Farmers at Mars Hill are feeling blue
over the outlook Of the potato market,
There are 5000 barrels of potatoes stored
in six cellars in the northern part of this
town and that ia small lot compared
with the whole amount cellared. There
have been very few potatoes marketed
yet as the hauling has been hard and the
price low, and this has tendency to
make everything quiet -Star-Herald
B. G. Hilton of StaIks has yoke Of
oxen. and it is worth going long way
to see them. They girth s feet, inches
and weigh about 1900 pounds. Mr.. Hi.
ton is great farmer. He raised 1850
bushels Of grain this year. and other
crops in proportion. Judge Henry
Williamson Is also one of Starks' grea,
farmers He has harvested the present
season Is tons of hay, IS acres of grain
not yet thrashed; $3.50 worth of swee,
cora, acres of yellow corn (Which
took frs. prize at all the local fairs
samples Of which have. by request OF
the Agricultural department., been sent to
Augusta and Washington,) 80 bushels OF
beans, 4 acres of potatoes and two or
three hundred bushels OF garden vege-
tables, etc. Mr.. Williamson on accouD,
of advancing years, has offered this
grand farm for sale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03
No Time For Repiping.

I When the question OF what method of
registration should b. employed was
under discussion the JOURNAL decided
70 give the citizens of Augusta chance
TO speak upon the question without I'M
dertaklngi In snywsy to .biss 1t editorial
~. Accordingly large number of eiti-
zens were interviewed. illiciting. as our
readers will remember. vsried and con-
Aicting opinions. Upon looking the
ground over the Board decided upon
personal registration. Such being the
case but one course remsined for good
Republicans, viz. TO accept the result
and use every effort to secure full reg
istraticn Of the members of their party.
1t III becomes Republican at this time.
least Of all one who is holding a
place of emoiament as the gift
Of his party, TO pursue course
nj senscless kicking over the dc
cision Of the board aud thereby injare
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03

his party BY making /. more difficult 70
secure registration OF It's voters. No.
brethren. the past is behind Is and In
It let u bury al differences regarding
these minor matters. The great work
that now engfoAses the interest and
demands the united attention Of the par
~ In this city Is that Of securing AZ early
as possible = fail registration Of its
voters. That result can only be attained
by pulling together. Every Republican
who goes kicking around and endeasor-
ing 70 bring disfayor upon the
methods Of the board, ia doing posi-
tive and antimely injury 10 his party ~
making It more difficult to secure reg
is.ratian Of its members What IL gone.
IA gone and with the large amount Of
work which nov needs 70 be done for
the future welfare Of the party no
Republican who has at heart ia besr
interests will waste bis valuable time be-
rsilioz what il Ia not in his power 70
change. The Board has decided upon
its methods and started upon liza work,
row let Republicans see TO Il that
the interests Of the party are not per
mitted to suffer.
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EDITORS TABLE.

This weekly periodical whichis always
pleasing TO old and young alike, has
reproduced st great expense the yard
long panel of roses, oue 1T the popular
paintings st the New York Academy Of
Design. ana presents copy, an autumn
s6t. TO eseh NJ its numerous subscribers
rhe painting In quest on-a true Bit Of
ns,ure-hss been described as Triumph
of artistic delicaey and color. and The
reproduc i1ns which preserve this DEL
cate eoloring make beautiful keeps'kes.
Ia addition TO this gift, all subscribers
will receive 1.-The Companion" tree from
the time their subscription Is Iec, ised
until the new year. includirg The Chri
mas sni thanksgiving Numbers This
ex ,ellen. j,urnai, with Us fine illustra-
lions and well selected literature. de-
serves that success which is the r.ward
of enteFp'i>e Boston; he Youths
Corpsna n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03

m Letters which Dickens addressed
to Wilkie Collins from 1851 TO 1870. ~
recently printed in HArper'B Magazine,
viii be issued in book form this week.
The compartnents At the Toxic uSfa.
~, JapanI national library. are AZ
ranged in . suggestive way. may are
chased a. Especial ladies' and s'Or-
binary The last named Is probably
for male readers who are not anybody
In particular.
Mr.. william Morris is printing Cax
tons ssGoiden Legend for publication
By Quariteh. The chapter On the Ma
tare Of Gothic from Ruskin's ''Stones
of Venice is likely to follow. and also
. complete Chaueer This last will be
printed from 4 black letter type, which
Mr.. Morris is having cut.
With its December number Mrs.
Lambs Magazine Of American History
completes its twenty sixth volume. The
fronrispiece is portrait Of Isabella Of
Spain, accompanying an article by Mrs.
Lamb on some of Isabella's celebrated
descendants who lived In the century
following the discovery Of America.
A volume called Masterpieces Of
American Literature just ready at
Houghton. Miffiin & Co 's,eontains a com
plete piece Of writing by thirteen we'll
known authors, with biographical
sketches of each. The authors are Long
fellow, Whittier, Irving. Bryant, Haw
thorne. Franklin, Holmes. Thoreau,
Lowell, Emerson, Everett, Webster. and
Boyle o'Reilly.
A story is going the rounds of the
papers that the well-known publishing
house in Boston. which recently issued
an edition Of walton's angler" received
letter sent in their care 10 'lZ4ak Wal
ton. Esq 1t came from q clipping
bureau Walton was assured that his
book was attracting considerable atten'
ton, and 81 offer was made TO send him
notices from all papers in this country
and Canada.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist. began his
career As an architect in English Dor.
chester, and his first published work was
an essay on the use of cOlored brick and
terra Gotta in dwelling houses. His first
novel, desperate Remedies" was pub
lished in 1870, when he was 81 years old.
He is, therefore, - years old at present,
or two years younger than William Dean
Howells His recent book "a Group OF
Noble Danes" has been very well
noticed in the leading reviews. He Ii
one OF the English authors whom for
eign visitors seldom see, not being over
fond of society New York indie
pendent,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03

IL you want COW to pay her way
YOU must first learn what she must do
to accomplish that end. It will not do
TO 90 blindly to work feeding and milk
ing her without measuring the lingo and
out come. While it is not necessary that
YOU should have down 20 H cent the ex-
acs cost Of what she eats, yet you
should know the exact weight Of each
article she consumes This can readily
be done by using one measure to feed
out of and making note of how
much you give her, and not give her
any more than she eats up clean When
it comes to the product there are numer-
Gus ways of measuring that more or
less troublesome according to the pride
and care Of the man who wants the
information. The milk of each COW in a
well regulated diary should be weighed
at each milking and properly recorded, a
composite sample can be taken and
put by for analysis OF the milk can be
set as often as deemed necessary for
churning in order to find out how
much butter is made. This separate
churning is too troublesome for ordi-
nary dairy work, but if there Is. as there
should be, Babcock or other tester on
hand, then the composite sample will let
the owner know all that is necessary
about the COW. When the hand ae
cumulator gets here, il butter making
is the business Of the dairy, all this re-
cording of milk yield and taking of sam.
Piles will be unnecessary, for the milk OF
each COW can be run through separately
as often as is deemed necessary to deter
mine the value of the COW. After that
is settled the milk can be all run through
together. One thing, however. Is GER
tam and that is If you want paying
herd you must know what your cows are
doing not only in the lump but BY the
A few Improbable members
Of the herd may cost so much to carr
them that they reduce the whole income
telo " the cost of maintenance. In this
event 1t would be money in your pocket
to knock these drones in the head. Find
out BY some means Just where you stand.
and bv all means do not merely guess at
it but measure everything up Amer
lean Diiryuan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03
The First Day of Registration.

The registration Of voters started In
most ausp'ciously yesterday. A large
crowd was ia attendance and the work
wen. along rapidly and satisfactorily
There appeared TO be no hesitation upon
the part Of citizens TO avail them
selves Of the opportunity to
place their names upon the
lists az a. early a moment rs possible
The general expression Of sentiment
was favorable to the law. 1t was be-
lieved % be & measure In the interests
Of pure elections. Considerable salts
faction vas expressed at that wise pro
vision Of it which renders Il obligatory
upon the board to issue notice and snm-
mons to voters and give them a chance
10 be heard before striking their names
from the list, and for that clause which
provides that mo name shall be added
TO or stricken on from said voting lists
except Gurisg open session OF the
board. These are safe guards To suif-
rage and whatever party Is in power AT
ford the citizen a security that he did
not have under the old law. While
the frat days start was aaspi-
cious and gratifying it must not be
thought that there is no need for Repub
icans to exert Themselves to the utmost
TO see that their whole vote Is registered
There are a very large number Of the
party whose names have yet to be
put upon the list. We cannot
urge upon these TOO strongly the
great importance OF getting their
names registered al the earliest possible
moment. The next campaign that we
will be called upon to fight will be one
Of vast importance both TO the State aud
TO the nation. 1t Is highly important,
therefore, that there should be no delay
on the part OF Republicans in rendering
their right Of suffrage secure by an early
enrolment OF their names.
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BoWditch, Webster &Co.

Is he a bright child9 Does he look
healthy and happy? He is bright, and he
is both healthy and happy. He is the little
son of Mrs. Henry r. Bowers. wife of the
well-known contractor and builder, who
resides in Dorchester avenue, South Bos-
ton. Mrs. Bowers has had quite an ex-
perience with her children, which expert
ance we give in her own words, as follows
II have little boy two and one-hslt years OF
age. the perfect picture Of rugged health, and
health and good temper TO the use of DIR. Hands
Remedies
have used. as occasion required the entire
inc and have had very marked results from
The Collie Cure. Cough and Group Medicine. and
he Pleasant Physc. have never had any but
good result from the use of any of them
No mother would make statement like
he above unless she knew wholly whereof
she affirmed.
A little book. illustrated full of sense
md suggestion. will be sent to anyone in
he land FREE. II tells you how to dc
.your part in caring for baby, and gives
valuable advice from professional Nurses
Il you want trial bottle, or free book
address, THE HAND MEDICINE Co., 9d
Jherry St, Philadelphia, Pa
For sale by CHAs X. PARTRIDGE, An
gusta: GEO. ". DORR, watervfIIe; c. H.
BRANN, Ha1IowsIl, GEO. r. wAKREN,
Gardiner. i1ly3od26t Tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03

Augusta lost one Of her best citizens in
the sudden death Of Thomas Little, Esqp
who passed sway ct bis homo In this city.
Wednesday about noon. His death Va
caused BY heart failure. Mr.. Littls's ~
wss sishty.sevsn years and eleven months
and he had been In excellent health I'LL
Sunday morning, when be suffered faint
ing spell. but Immediately rallied and
asked bis physician II It was not prudent
for him to attend church. Monday snd
Tuesday he continued better and hls death
on Wednesday wss sudden but painless
and peaceful. Mr.. Little va nstivs Of
Bremen. Me, but moved 10 Aususta In bic
early life. Here his first worked Va % shs
old Kennebec bridge. He msds The acquain'
lance Of Elizabeth, dsushtsf Of Col.
Howard, then residipg In the "oh Ton,
Who vss bis first wife. His sscosd wife
wss Elizabeth Springer. who survives him.
The deceased during his life vss . censss'
ssnt Christian and the oldest member Of shs
South Cor sEegsticnaI church 10 this city.
He was held in high regard BY the psopn
o. .bIs ~isS Do ii NJ 10 N any vsys'
Mr.. ihev., the any t'essrr, from 1909
to $50. y "a ~ xcsp,ion Of iscs. when
the Democrat, we're in power 10 this ciay'
A large family Of thi dfen 10 II HE
you ,ss.t son, resident OF D.ka,s. Who's
be hsd not sen TT sevcrel year, spsns
Thsnk.siv.os viii him. Ie.vnx fhsfsdsJ
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03

The pants factory at staplston started up
yesterday morning after . few days shat
down for repairs. The people in that o.
terprising young city have become attached
to ito lively whistles and brilliantly lighted
windows ct night. and hope for the parties
operating ii an enlarged business and con-
tinued success.