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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
MILL Rurned at HOnltAn.

HouLror, Jan. l2.-Sinock's lumber
nill at Houton With . large smount Of
lumber burned Tuesday morning. The
bridge and dam were dsmsged somewhat.
Loss $4,000; no insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
Minister Lincoln Has a Cold.

L"EpoE, Jan. II United States Minis-
ter J. ncoln is suffering from a slight cold.
There are no pronounced symptoms Of In
iluenZs IN his case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
BARN JOHN T.. WEST


San Francisco, Jan. The steam .
ship Australia. from Honolulu, reports
that the whaling bark John Z. West was
burned to the waters edge five miles of
Diamond Hesd, on January 3. The crew
was saved,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
1 RIVER OF DEATH !

\ distinguished traveller has recently dis
covered in The heart of the Great Desert of
sahara. thu most wonderful river in the
worlt- lis waters are % strongly impreg-
entering 1t, suffers an agon EnE and almost
instant death and the lifcess bodies are
quickly dIsintegrated aud deyoured by the
corrosive Huil,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13


The grippe 10 taking . strong hold in this
vicinity, quite . number Of families being
sick with it, and one bad feature 10 that
our physician. DR.. E. A. Porter, is one Of
it, victims. He has not been able TO be
cut Of his house for over . week 1T is
q ute good sleighing now, but the snow 10
very thin and will not lsss but very few
days.-Wili Pierce and Frank Brown have
taken up new business, shooting rabbits
for the Boston market. They shot Il in
one day Last week.-Jessis Overlook and
James Leeman have been appointed sub
registrars by the town clerk. to issue burial
permits under the new Law which took effect
Jan. lst.-John Fuller has sold the mail
route from here to Belfast to B. 0. Norton
Of Belfast. Mr.. Norton. in connection
With his livery business, ought 10 furnish
~ with . good stage tesm.--The farm Of
4. d. Cram, near Ssuth Montville, vas
sold as suction last week for s2035, 10 Mrs.
Cram, the vidow.-On account of sickness
the musical convention, which vas to have
been held this week. will be Postponed
until week ate, nsxa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
They Favor Blaine,

CoLUNBUs, Jan. u The new oYgsniza-
ton of Republicans in the southern half of
this state, perfected on Saturday, shows
that fully 50 per cent of them favor
Blaine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
BLAINE-BLAINE-BLAINE.


PHILADELrHIA, Pa Jan. IL Tho RI
publican primaries here tonight elected
delegates to the state convention that will
elect delegates to the national convention
Fifsy.fve of the SO delegates were elected
with instructions to vote for Blaine 70:
President
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
New Popular Fan

Bound In Enalhh siik cloth. This Atlas /
in size. containing 5s2 pages and printed o,
crlee this work Il silt baye to be seen snc
II is our parposs to pfesept copy OF this
purchased and pad for goods 20 toe sn oun
very thank al 20 oar numerous customers ft
to retain tn. ir good wilt. but also that OF Il
effective as well pleased patrons. aud se hs
patronage accorded to US by our customers,
thereby incre siog our trade.
We will have an ample supply OF this W or
this Offer. our prices wilt bs as low II not lo'
closely and hope to deserve more than ever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13

LonpoN. jan. ~ The mansion Of Sir
John Everett Millais, The distinguished
painter, nesr Perth, Scotland, has been
burned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
RAIN.
LEGAL Forecast.

WAsHIs sTos. jan. l2 -For Ss- Egg
land Rain southeast winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
MARKET REPORTS.
New York Money Market.

RKv FoRa. Jan. H.
money eRsy ranging from q toa.
Prime paper at i4a6
Government bouds. dnu, steady
BBlrosd bonds active, generally firm
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22

70 help us TO determine vnetner we arc To
have a republic to administer before we differ
minis,ered, believing that the forces of reform
this day organized will never cease to move
forward until every wrong Is remedied and
equal rights and equal privileges securely es-
tablished for all the men and women of this
country.
We declare therefore
That the union of the labor forces Of the
United States this day cOnsummated shall be
permanent and perpetual-may its spirit enter
into all hearts for the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
Wealth belongs to him who creates it, and
every dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. IF any will not work
neither shall he eat The interests of rural
and civic labor are the same: their enemies
are identical.
We believe that the time has come when the
railroad corporations must either own the peO-
pie or the people must own the railroads. and
owning and managing any or all railroads we
should favor an amendment to the constitution
by which all persons engaged in the government
service shall be placed under q civil service
regulation of the most rigid character, so as
to prevent the increase of the power OF the
national administration by the use of such
additional government employees.
We demand a national currency, safe, sound
and flexible. issued by the general government
only; a full legal tender for all debts, public
and private, and that without the use of bank
ing corporations; a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the people, at
tax not to exceed 2 per cent. per annum, to
be provided as set forth in the subtreasury
plan of the Farmers Alliance, or some better
SYSTEM ; lso by payments in discharge Of its
Obligat for public improvements.
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio Of
10 to l..
We demand that the amount of the circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased to not less
than fifty dollars per capita.
We demand a graduated income tax.
We believe that the moneys of the country
should be kept as much as possible in the
hands of the people. and hence we demand
that all national and state revenues shall be
eminent economically and honestly admins
tered
We demand that postal savings banks be es-
tablished by the government for the safe de-
post of the earnings Of the people and to facil-
itate exchange.
Transportation being a means of exchange
and q public necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest
of the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
office system, being necessity for the trans
mission Of news, should be owned and Oper-
ated by the government in the interest OF the
people.
The land, including all the natural sources
Of wealth. is the heritage Of all the people, and
should not be monopolized for speculative pur-
poses. and an alien ownership of land should
be prOhibite ed All lands now held by rail-
roads and other corporations in excess OF their
actual needs. and all lands now owned bv
aliens should be reclaimed by the government
and held fol actual settlers only.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
Frauds In Georgia.
National Watchmar


The vote of Georgia in the recent
election, if all other evidence was
wanting, would convict the Democ-
racy of that state of the grossest
frauds. In 1884 the aggregate vote
of the state was l43 ,29l-Democrat-
ic, "a 1857; Republican, 4S,6O4. In
1888 the vote was l40, 895-Demo-
cratic, 100, 449r Republican, 40, 446.
The returns for 1892 places the vote
of the state at 22O,5O9 Cleveland,
l29, 23O; Harrison, 4S. $40; Weaver,
4l,74l; Bidwell, $50. Thiss hows
net gain of S9,6l4 in the voting
strength of that state since 1888,
or an increase Of Ga per cent
The entire vote Of the Southern
states for 1888 amounted to 1885,
600. If all these states have in
creased their voting strength IN the
same ratio as Georgia the vote of
that section has increased 2,l09,-
40 in four years. If each voter
represents five people, which is the
adopted rule, the Southern states
have increased in population 10, 541,
200 during this same period. To
show the fraud more plainly let it
be remembered that the population
of the United States, according to
the census of 1880, was SO, 1876, 1873.
The census of 1891 disclosed IA
population of $1,000. 900 in round
numbers, or gain of 10000, 900 in
ten years for the whole country
But the returns from the South based
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
WANTED
ton.

To exchange my residence property
(clear) in Garrett, Anderson county,
Kas for good, small farm, some
where on the Missouri Pacific rail
road, between Eureka, Greenwood
county, Kas., and Kansas City |
would assume five or six hundred
dollars, or pay that amount in cash,
provided the farm suits.
L. CHAMPE, sR., Garrett, Kas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
.heeAuroraphone

A Romance by CYRUS COLE. Fifteen
thousand years ahead OF our dayl The
present life of the inhabitants OF the
planet Saturn! A history Of all we are
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planet Saturn through auroraphone ness
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Sprghtly in style, sensible in its logic. scien:
out.of.door adventures and daring escapades. q
ghost story and love story stically blended with
the auroraphone messages. -ReiiSio- P~'10'eSA'es'
3onynaI.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
The Rice Mills

Of Port Mystery. By B. F: Houston.
A romance of the twentieth century.
embodying the most telling argument
against a protective tariff that has ap-
peared in many day. Paper. 50 cents.
1t is a strong showing for free trade. and any
one desiring to get posted and crammed with good
arguments should read it.-Detyoit Means.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22

Seventeen discourses by E. P. POWELL, On
the evolution theory applied to morals
and religion. Paper, 50 cents.
One must 20 far before finding more incentive
70 break loose from the habit most of us have OF
letting other people do our thinking for US, than
there Is in LIBERTY AND LIFE Its author is earnest
honest and interesting. ErPress.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22

on the vote of Georgia show that
this section alone gained over 49,
600, 900 in the past four years. The
evidence is too plain for contradic-
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
that

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WILLIAM c. GANNETT and JENKIN LLOYD
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II says in style as classic as was ever .penned.
and with an imagery the most unique end chastes
what Sam Jones says in the dialect Ct his Section
'Ouit your me anness. "-FraSces E. Willard.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
a Journal

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-22
The Coming
Climax the
Do,%s~Soc of A ~ q tsiCQ

By LESTER C. HUBBARD. 40 pages OF
new facts and cancellations in Amer
lean politics. Radical yet constructive
An abundant supply of new ammunition
for the great reform movement. The
textbook for the Presidential campaign
of 1892. Paper. so cents.
II is an exceedingly able and valuable book, and
should be in the hand of every voter in the United
States. 1t breaches mighty acknowledgements
DonneIky. -
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02


Frank Leslie has given up widowhood,
Miss Louise Lee Bayard, fourth daughter
OF the ex-secretary of state, has become
Mrs. Frank Angel, and in the Old World
princes and princesses and other titled
people have delighted the public with
weddings in which the display of silks,
laces and jewels surpassed all power of
description.
The leading ladies of Brooklyn re-
Gently organized a unique entertain
ment illustrating marriage in all ages.
The plan was that of Marriage
Dramas" first gotten up in Boston, but
with the aid of Major Alfred R. Cal
houn, the veteran journalist and story
teller, the ladies made it almost new
affair, especially the poetry in which the
chorus relates and partially explains the
details. Two hundred beautiful young
ladies took part, and the first scene rep
resented Marriage by Capture" The
chorus, handsome girl in the old
Greek costume, called attention to the
fact that this was the primitive method,
"but now the woman captures the man."
etc.
The first scene shows a group of bar
barian maidens around fire. The wild
men, in bearskin, straw and other prim-
tive vestures, steal upon, seize and drag
them off; the center of the background
opens and shows them going up noun
tain with their captives. The "best
man" at this early wedding was friend
of the groom who helped do the fight
ing, and through all subsequent refine
ments the character has survived. Next
came marriage by purchase" and then
all the national weddings, Greek, Jew
ish, Roman, etc., down to Gretna Green
and the marriage of today.
The moral Of it all is that man is ever
growing more chivalrous and woman
more refined, until Major Calhoun is
justified in putting it thus:
Jacob worked fourteen years for one wife,
Some think his love very sublime;
But measure if you can the love of the man
Who works for one wife all the time.
The love affairs of old folks have fur
nished the world with vast treasures of
fun, yet it is certain that the aged often
love with an ardor that borders on the
tragical. "Old Parr" first married at
eighty and became the father of two
children. At 105 he was convicted of
Glove intrigue" and punished according
ly, and married the second time at the
supposed age of 100; but whether he
was really 152 when he died or only 1872,
as some claim, cannot certainly be es-
tablished. At any rate he lived through
the entire reigns of Henry VII, Henry
VIII, Edward vi, Mary, Elizabeth and
James l, and died in 1886.
Atlanta has the oldest bridegroom,
and possibly the Oldest man in the world.
His name is Hiram Lester, and he says
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
One Form of prarriaro ceremony.

The following is southwestern Mis-
souri, form of marriage ceremony: "By
the authority vested in me as a squire in
the state of Missouri; by the golden fields
of corn and wheat that wave to and from
the gentle summer breeze; by the great
droves of stock that are continually find
ing their way to the different markets of
the world; by the monotonous song of
the cat on the backyard fence, and by
the pumpkin vine whose climbing ten
drills shade the entrance of a summer
kitchen; by the whole earth and sea and
all that is in them, pronounce you man
and wife, and may the Lord have mercy
on your souls. Yankee Blade.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
KILLING POULTRY.
How Farm People Prepare Chickens for
Market in ENGLAND.

How Farm People Prepare Chickens for
Market in England.
Mr.. Tegetmeier, in an article on farm
poultry in the Journal Of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society Of England, says: with
regard to the mode of killing fowls in
tended for sale, the almost universal
practice in England is to break their
necks. This should be done by Selling
the legs of the fowl in the left hand and
the head in the right, the back of the
bird being upward and the comb in the
hollow of the hand.
eff the legs of the bird are then held
against the left hip and the head against
the right thigh near the knee, by strong
ly extending the fowl, at the same time
bringing the head suddenly backward,
the latter is dislocated from the top of
the neck and death results instantane-
ously, all the larger vessels being torn
across and the blood escaping into the
skin of the neck. Muscular contractions
remain, however, for some minutes, dur
ing which time the fowl, if put down,
knocks itself about, bruising the flesh.
1t should, therefore, be held in the hand
or hung up by string around the legs to
q hook in the ceiling. The fowl having
been killed, should be plucked while
warm; in fact, the professional killers
proceed to remove the feathers immedi-
ately after dislocating the neck, as they
then come out very easily and the skin
does not tear.
"There is no cruelty in doing this, even
if it be before the muscular contractions
have ceased, as the head of the fowl is
removed from the body, being connect
ed only by the skin, and all sensation is
at an end. When carefully plucked the
fowls should be placed on their backs,
the hooks being tied together, the wings
twisted behind the back and the neck al
lowed to hang down, so that the fluid
blood accumulates in it. Under no cir
cuinstances should the breast bone be
broken, as it deteriorates very much the
value of the fowl. 1t is needless to say
that the legs and feet, if they are soiled,
should be washed before the birds are
sent to market"
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
Live Stock Points.

There Is latent devil in bull, and no
man knows when it is going to wake up.
Some beekeepers substitute rye, oat
and wheat flour, also corn meal, for
pollen when flowers are late in blooming
in the spring.
A British bee journal inveighs against
using granulated sugar made from beets
in feeding bees. Much of it is used
among our beekeepers.
Your wife doesn't like to let you have
beeswax in her pans and kettles. It's
big job for her to clean them up. Well,
clean them up yourself. Set them over
the fire till theIwax melts; then, with
out any water or anything else, wipe out
all the wax with old newspapers, per-
haps Flushing up with dry rags, says
Gleanipgs in Bee Culture. r.-,.-..
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
HIRAM LESTER.
MARY MoSELY.

HIRAM LESTER. MARY MOSELY.
he was born in Raleigh, 1874 years ago.
But as his oldest son is only eighty,
some think Hiram is but 10. The son
lives near Tunis Station, Ca, and is a
much feebler man than his father.
Hiram had papers to show that he was a
soldier at Kings mountain, guest of
Washington at Mount Vernon and a
soldier in 1925, but they were burned
1881 he was compeiled to 90 to the conn n
ty farm to live, and there fell in love
with the aged Mrs. Mosely, who con-
sented after seven years courtship, and
SO they were married at Atlanta during
the exposition. Both are in fair health,
and the old gentleman is remarkably
clear headed and full of interesting rem
iniscences.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
OLD YET EVER NEW.
The Romance Of Courtship and Mar
riase Always Interesting.

A Daughter of Hon. Thomas r. Bayard
One of the Brides of the Season.
BroOixlyn's Novel Display-wooed and
Won by a Centenarian.
There Is no end to the romance OF
marriage or to the popular interest in
those who are ardent candidates there
for. Age cannot wither nor custom stale
the infinite variety of Cupid's antics, and
the present season has had an unusual
number OF notable weddings. Mrs.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
AN AVERAGE MAN.
A realistic story

A realistic story
Without any gush OF glory,
With no sentimental hmelight
And no firework display,
Bout poor old ignoramus
Who was never rich nor famous,
And who couldn't ignite the river,
And who worked out by the day.
A very common fellow
Was this Ebenezer Weller,
With the usual share of virtues,
And with vices two or three;
He'd no fatal gift of beauty,
But an average sense of duty,
Neither very good nor evil
Just about like you and me.
And he wed an average woman,
Very nice and very human,
just about like Ebenezer,
Neither very good nor bad;
Oft In harmony they'd MARBLE,
Often they would scold and squabble,
But they loved each other dearly,
And they couldn't continue mad.
Never had enough on Monday
TO supply the house till Sunday,
Never made enough in April
To support themselves in May;
If they worked hard in November,
They must work hard in December,
And th5 coarse bread st tomorrow
Was the hard work of today.
They worked on, grew gray and grayer,
Yet they never made him mayor,
And she plucked no social honors,
And his wages still were small.
Then the load of years grew weighty,
And they died when they were eighty,
And they put them in the graveyard,
And they left them there. That's al
A realistic story
Without any gush or glory
Yet this fellow Ebenezer
Represents the human clan;
His the average share of pleasure,
His the average lack Of leisure,
His the average JOY and sorrow
OF the common average man.
Sam Walter Foes in Yankee Blade.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
Annual Meeting Notice.

TEiHE PropHetors of Union Wharf Corpora
A ton are hereby notified that their Annual
Meeting viii be held at the Office of the wharf,
1892. at O'Clock in the afternoon, to act on
the fol lowing articles, viz: 1st-To choose a
President. 2nd-To choose Clerk and other
ofncel TO- the ensuing year. 3rd-TO act ON
any otLer business that may legally come be-
fore them.
NATHAN d ROBERTS, Clerk.
Portland Dec 20, 1891. dec28dtd
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
Candy Stores and Savings Banks.

The funds in the school savings banks
would increase much moro rapidly if
confectioners could be induced to locate
Off the direct avenue to public schools.
AS it is, the child who safely runs the
gauntlet Of all the saccharine tempta-
tons set in his daily path and deposits
his pennies intact in the school bank,
will make citizen who may perhaps be
trusted with the funds of a larger bank
at some later day.-Boston Common
wealth.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
Cumberland National Bank.

FEtHE annual meeting of the stockholders
viii be held at the banking rooms on Tuesday,
the twelfth day of January 1892, at 10 O'Clock
a. M, for the choice of Directors for the en-
business that may legally come before them.
W. II. S0ULE, Cashier.
Portland, Dec, 18th, 1891. decdt
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-02
Pekin Ducks.

There is nothing much more appetiz-
ing, likewise substantial, than plump
and tender duck well roasted and prop
erly garnished. Those who eat poultry
ought to know this better than they do.
But ducks, while they will never take