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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
One Mans Experience with Wild Cat
Money.
Indianapolis journal.

There" SAIL Pension Agent Ensley, as
he took from his pocke,book "A bit of paper
in the form of bank note,an hanled It TO
a Journal reporter, is the first 50 bill
ever earned"
The reporter took it. 1t was in its day
fine sample of engraving. and was bill of
the bank of Gallipolis. of the state of Ohio,
of the denomination of So. issued August Q
1887
why have you kept Il" asked the re-
porter.
Because il was of no value whatever
when | undertook to pass it, and has not
been since. put it away, and when this
talk of retnrn to State bank paper came
up | hunted it up and put it in my pocket
book. | was in my nth year and went to
work for farmer near where was raised.
got about 80 cents day, but | did a
mans work at farming when grass and
grain was cut by hand. | worked long days
too. The first payment he made me was
chiefly in this s. bill, l kept it a month or
more and went to the store in the nearest
village to buy coat. | did not get coat
for any s. then, but | picked one out
about the cheapest the trader had. and
turned the S. bill over to him as the largest
part of the payment. lie took it, went to
his desk. consulted bank detector and
then told me that the 81 bill was good for
nothing, because the bank had failed. |
got no coat, and felt very sore. took it
back, but when it was paid me the bank
had not failed Ny folks were all Demo-
Gratis, but | concluded then that il that
party could do no better than have banks
which would rob people who worked, |
would Join some other when got to vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
Tariff Points.
Speech of Gov. VIM. Mckinley.

Speech of Gov. VIM. Mckinley.
IF the Democratic party should be sue
cessful, and the principles declared at Chi
cago should be pat into permanent forms of
legislation, we should have the British sys-
TEN of free trade, which would reduce the
wages of the laboring man of the United
States. Free trade in this country would
he welcomed by every European country,
by every commercial rival of the United
States, and by every enemy of our progress
and prosperity. Free trade would increase
foreign production and diminish domestic
production in all competing products.
Free trade would encourage the for
eign shop and discourage the American
shop. Free trade would permit the foreign
producer to enjoy the greatest and best
market in the world without condition or
restraint upon exactly the same terms the
producers of our country enjoy this mlrket
today. Free trade or a revenue tariff such
as is advocated by Democratic leaders
would make everything free in this market
which completes with what we produce in
this market, because they are against pro-
lection in every form, and would tax only
those foreign products which have no com
petition in our own markets, and which we
can not produce among ourselves. Protec
ton imposes its tariffs on exactly opposite
principles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

L
4 seruoa usGailv has ssxf. bat thi L
pos Indispensable. Paul the Apostle said !:
.sHe that prosi .etii not for those VI his own
household is worse than an iHfidei -
tine now As ever. CHARITY beg ns as
home, = Is kindred saving. II charity DOES
not begin st home It surely begins noxh*re-
Free ira iers talk finely about human
brotherhood, zrh weri flying arrow ati'sei
At the pfotectisniss- but mostly going vide
Of the mark. Iet rs 90 back 10 the houre---
= place for ( od things to start from.
What is parents first duty. To pro-
vide for the family welfare, 10 see them all
sieeentiy eiad, u..faIly employed ami Well
trained While helping outsiders IN kiniiy
wsss. the father and mother iiis;iuefiFeis
help those fesre., AMI dearest first. striving
that the home may be fail of cheer amt hope
and thrift. A t,rif,iess ami Ignorant FAINT
Iy cannot help others in need. The thrifty
and intelligent family is strong and helpful
"a power to help the needy and uplifr the
lowiy.
The wi.e .fher IS i'll see Ii. SONS filing good
places and earning fair pay first, and then
will open ways for the sous of other fathers.
The loving and ". se mother vii see to the
culture anI -self-supperting habits of her
children. AMI SEEK ieifs for their varied
talents tirs, and 80 make them useful TO them
seive. ani others This is but following nat
urai instine;s-primal AMI enduring strong
in the ftiie barbarian, stronger in civilized
anil Christian lands.
A nation is hut larger fsmiiy-its wants
and interest, to b.. first cared for. The EN-
plovments and culture, the thrift and
growfh in weslth anil intelligence of its peo-
pie must be cared for by its government
not in an arbitrary way but by so shaping
law sud usag,. that varied WAYS shall freely
open To these good 'r = This is the morale
If protection. IA - IS only self-justice and
providing for thuse of our own household
or nation. Thus only can we be any posi-
BILE help to other nations; for poor nation,
ike poor ~ ,hiftless family, is no help,
but bind ess,s'r, TO the worlds progress.
The nited States is rich and powerful
country. helped to be SO by its protective
policy. Doubtless it harms the world some
shat. but it helps it more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

The influence of Mr.. Blaiue's recent
speech a, ophir farm is already becoming
apparcn; in the increased vigor with which
the Republicans are pushing their cam
paign The Democrats affect to
see great APATHY" in the Republican
canvass, hu. this is only blnff to call pub
lie attention from the dencrallzed condition
into which factionalism has driven their own
party. As election day draws nearer il is
becoming more and more evident that the
business interests and the laboring people
of the country distrust--and With good
cause.-the Democratic party. The impor-
tanee of these two great factors in our
national affairs is so great as To
render the chances of the Democratic party
hopeless in ease they AIT with praciicsl
unity--as now seems reFsaia-wiiI, II Q
Republican party. The Democrats are
doing vast amount of shouting to keep up
their courage. but the Republican party Il
quietly drawing to itself the clements OF
success in the campaign and will ..get there
with goel nssrgln when the setcs arr
| cuuntcsl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

The Maine Central is building new pas
.enger depo, at Bowaoinham.
The people of Washington county are
rot TO be shut in from railroad advantage
much longer. unless all indications fail
That shore line has got to come somehow
ure.
The Portland and Rumford Falls road II
Icing an excellent business, the local traffic
dong the extension surprising all expecta
ions The traffic on account of the worl
low going on at the Falls is also large, ant
4 always likely to be. as the industries thai
IRE being established will furnish goot
,leal of traffic.
The Bangor & Aroostook Rtilroad loca
ion in Presque Isle is not yet definitely
ettled. as it is considered very important
natter. The engineers have devoted q
large amount of work and study TO 1t in
rider to please all the townspeoPle' &c
whom it makes such material difference
md will place all the data before the direc'
tors for decision beiore the time arrives
for commencing the construction, The
location of depot in town like Presque
Isle has to be considered no; alone for tbs
crescent but for the future and it il for III
interests of all concerned to have it in tn
most frequented place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
In Busy Maine.

The cargo of dry fish which arrived in
Portland on Monday was the largest and
most valuable ever received ut that port.
II was valued at between $500 and 5000.
The most valuable one prior to this was
valued at St;G6G.
A prominent manufacturer calls attention
to the fact that the indroscoggin river
makes the steepest descent in Il short course
Of any river in New England. The aver
age is $ IL feet TO the mile, furnishing a
magnificent power
1t was reported in Jonesboro last week
that twenty men had been there looking up
chances for quarrying paving. The towns
people say that there is no end of granite
chances in the market there and there is
room for all who come.
Bowman & Gray of Bangor. are fast get
ting ready for their numbering operations
on the West Branch and Saturday sent ten
horses. Monday Mr.. Geo. Gray started
for up river taking with him a crew of
forty men. With a good winter the firm
will cut quite large number of logs this
season.
A Lewiston gentleman of business ex-
perience estimates that the sum of s293 900
is the value of Lewiston and Auburn's
building of mills, factories and brick bust
ness blocks during 1892. Add to this the
residences erected and it will approximate
$500 900. This does not include the City
Building (2ll 0U and over which was
dedicated in MAY.
The outside building crew at the :. ID.
Warren & Co.'S paper mills, Westbrook.
have work enough planned out for them to
keep them busy for three years. Among
the plans is one for the erection of one
story building over the reservoir on Warren
street. This building will contain some
three or four acres of floor room and will
be used rs a cutter room.
The Portland Company is continually
loaded with orders and the difficulty is to
get men, showing that good workmcn have
about all they can do. The company has
30 men in its employ, an increase of 30 the
past year, since the new superintendent
Mr.. Greensmith, took charge and they
would like to secure fifty good boiler
makers, but it seems impossible as the
boiler makers everywhere are steadily EN-
poyed.
Arrangements have Just been perfected
for the building of the new sulphite pulp
mill at Livermorc Falls which will be the
largest in the State, with capacity of 90
tons day. Work is going on expeditiously
IN the new bridge across the Androscoggin
1t that place. This bridge will be one of
the five best iron highway bridges in New
England, with span Of ls2 feet and 30
feet wide, with an ls-foot drive and two
,,-foot walks. The abutments for this
br;dye are nrapticaliy complptpd
The S. C. Forsaith Machine Works of
Manchester. y. H.. which has taken a
large government contract for the steel
cruisers, has made contract with the
Portland Company to construct a large tool
for them, which their works are unable to
build II is keel steel plate bending
machine, and is to have a capacity to bend
steel plates twenty-five feet long. five feet
wide and two inches thick, and to weigh a
hundred thousand pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
A Proclamation by the President Of the Uni
ted States.

= " her-as, By JOINT resolution approved June ~
tsr,, ~ was resolved By the senate and House of
Representatives Of tie niisd States of America
In onyrcss asrrmblsd. 'that the President Of the
United states he authorized and directed to issue
n proci anatlou recommending 90 the people Oh
s.rHance IN all their ioealitiss of the Tooth ann
versary Of the discovery OF America, on the list
day Of October, is'i by public demonstration aud
satahl. .Neretsas iH their schools au1 other
IAarr4 assembled, n1s therefore, T. Beu aInin iiar
TisUp. President al the United States of America,
IN pursuAnr" Of the aforesaid Joint resolution,
hereby appoint Friday, t,etObUr Il, ls,Fs the tooth
anniversary pf III. discovery of America by 60
fnmbu-, ~ general holiday fnf the people of III.
United States. tn that day let the people, 81 far
as possible oease from toll and devote Themselves
70 such exercises may best express honor 10
tie hscosrrsr and their appreciation of the great
achievements Of The four ,mrlctcd centuries OF
American life. Columbus stood In his age ~ The
pioneer of progress and eul ghiruneni, The sys
tenn of universal education Is, IN age, the most
prominent aud santArY feature Of the spirit of
lightm.nt and " ~ peculiarly appropriate that the
schools be- made by tn" people the crntf- of tir
day's demonstration. Let III. national ting tnat
every sehUolhonsc In the country. and tn. IN
ercises be such ~ shall Impress upon our youth
the patriotic duties of American citizenship. In
churches and other places Of assembly of the pco
pie, let there be expressions of gratitude to Divine
Providence for the deVut faith uf the discuy~rer
and FOR the Divine ware ard gudanrc which has
directed our history and So abuuianily blessed our
people,
ID tstimnny whereof, have hcFeuntO set my
hand and caused the seal Of The United States ~
be nh Ned.
Done at the city OF Washington. this 2ist day
of July. in the year of our Lord thousand
eight hundred and ninety two. and Of the indie
pendcucc Of 'he United STATES, the one hundred
and s-Yrnteenih.
(signsd} fiEsJ,NuS HARRISON,
ny The President joins W fosfKR,
secretary Of State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
MAINE FAR MING NOTES.

Camden is the great cucumber garden OF
the earth. her producers now shipping the
bits of cukes to the pickle makers at the
rate of $50 barrels week. One thousand
" the little fellows, . TO I l-2 inches long,
fetch 81 and ut this some of the farmers
realize 800 an acre.-Camden Herald.
The apple crop this year in Monmouth is
something enormous. It is thought that
over 900 barrels of winter fruit will be
raised in the town this season, and il is esti-
mated that the net inconie from the crop VIII
Weld at least 1900 to the orehardlsts.
Monmouth ia fast coming TO he one of the
most productive fruit regions in the State.
Large orchards are being set out yearly and
il seems "a though in few years the crop
of winter fruit will be over ~ 90 barrels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

4 New York farmer writing from Ogden,
in the fertile Genesee valley, to the Koch
ester Democrat and Chronicle says Farm
ers here are in good humor over the protec-
lion prices which are being paid for their
produce--barley at seventy three cents with
tendency upward; potatoes firm at hf'y
cents, and cabbage 81 per hundred. Even
Democratic farmers enter no protest al
being robbed at such rates. one farmer
received over 500 per acre for his potatoes
which is a. much as the present valuation
of land per acre"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

Another report has just been published
which il bad for the calamity howitrs OF
the Democratic party who so stoutiy affirm
that the country is going To the dogs under
the workings Of the Mckinley tariff law
This is a bulletin issued from the census
bureau. the main facts of which were given
in our Geographic columns OF Monday.
The figures given by this report show a
large Increase in the textile manufactures
of the country during the past ten years,
and also an increase of 6i.7l per cent. in
amount of wages paid textile workers.
We should think the calamity orators would
leave the pIatform.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

II is very difficult TO account for the ac-
ton of the Detroit, Mich. board of educa-
ton in passing resolution forbilding the
employment of college graduates as teachers
in the public schools. This rather remark
able decision is expressed in language which
suggests that the board is not troubled with
college education itself. The resolution
reads thus "Resolyetl That henceforth
ne person shall be eligible To teach in our
public schools who has not received his or
her entire education in our public SCHOOL,,
and shall be graduate of one of our high
or schools" one-ialf of the teachers now
employed will be discharged under this
resolution. 1t will be noticed that those
who have been educated in the grammar
and high schools of Detroit and have thus
become eligible IS teachers forfeit their
privilege il they 90 TO college afterwards.
II would seem that the term ''cranks
might find fitting appii alton somewhere
in the latitude of Detroit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

The honor of having gwen birth to To-
larnba. il seriously disputed by two Italian
,i,is. and now a town in Corsica has been
celebrating Columbus day on tn ground
tbst he was born there. 1t is said that
" seven wealthy towns contend for Homer
dead. through which the living Homer
begged his bread 8 AMI this bids fair to be
the fate Of Columbus. If alive there IS no
reason 10 believe that h. would care TO
claim birthright in any of the places con-
tending for the honor of being his birth
nt.pa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

The preseBt national campaign Is enpta'-
irai.y one of education. anst the people
should b. wen informed in regard To the
dangerous and destructive position Of the
Democratic party on the tariff question the
State bank currency question AMI other
matter. Of grave national concern. In New
England. thanks to an enlightened PoPuis-
ton. the people are well informed regard
ing the position of the Democratic party
and the states will 90 soitily for Harrison
q nj nyofeeti0r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

The JorRssl welcomes the Salem Daily
Gazette ia place of the somewhat old-fasii-
joined but sIway. readable sensi-~eesis
Gazette II the Daily only preserves the
individuality, high character anil qnain'
local and literary favor BETTING rare Oh
Salem. where the witches once reIgned and
where Hawthorne rnnsed and wrote. which
sere so cop-pieuousiy present IN the Tor
rner paper il wiil bs wel'oH'e daily VISITOR
a.. s.,4, tsf{a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

Generally administrations I'm q pres
taential election arc challenged On ac-
ce~ns OF the condition Of the business
- the country. and I submit that the
Republican administration Of Prestden mt
harrison can trump nifty endure sach
. test. doubt n. since the government
81 the Waited states was Instituted.
aay body as aay time has seen what we
rall good ttsaes 80 general, taking tn 40
MANY Interests and spreading prosperity
throughout the whole domain os trade.
James e.. Blaine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
MAINE PEOPLE.

Rev Robert l.. Duston, for the past two
years pastor of the Free Will Baptist church
in Rockland. has accepted unanimous eau
to the church in Houlton.
DIR. T. n. Drake, the well known Pitts
field horsebreeder anil his daughter, have
gone to Washington and will probably ex-
tend their trip to California.
Rev. d. L. Whitman. president of Colby
University has been elected member of
the New England association of colleges
and preparatory schools, which met in Bos-
ton Saturday.
A telegram from Baltimore, Monday
morning reported the death of Capt. A..
Webber of Searsport, master of the bark
Edward Gushing on the PASSAGE from
Trinidad to Baltimore.
Prof. Isaac Chase bennett. formerly of
Lewiston, died Saturday at Boulder. Col.
and for ten years had been professor of
Greek and Latin, in the Colorado State
College.
We are always plea<etfio hear of a down
east hoy coming to the front in any of our
thriving and progressive western cities. At
the election of officers for the chamber of
commerce at Minneapolis, on the 18th inst,
we notice that Lewis w. Campbell, ESD. q
former resident of this town, was chosen
vice preside mt. the term being for two years.
Mr.. c. has met with fattering success in
bis business career in the West, and is very
deserving young man.-Machias RepubIi-
can.
John Greenleaf Cloudman the artist.
who died in Bethel last Fri iay at the age
of IS years was in early life locat. d in
Bangor. In Is4s he was studying in PARIS.
among his fellow pupils being Millais. now
the celebrated English painter. Hicks, Ames
and Champuey. When he came back TO
this country he first established himself in
Bangor and some Of the best portraits of
members of the old families Of the Queen
City were painted by cioudman and can be
found on the walls of their descendants
mansions. He remained in Bangor several
years and then went to Portland. II was in
Portland Mr.. Cloudman made ambitious at
tempss at figure AMI historical painting that
were not 80 successful ali. Romeo an I
Juliet and Hamlet and Dpielia'r will
readily be recalled by those who had the
opportunity of seeing them Later he hal
studioin Boston for a time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

After years of absolute supremacy, the
aide wheel is giving way to the screw as a
means of driving ferry boats. Screw steam
err for this work are used on some New
York ferries and are said to have proved
besaes in respect to making landings through
floating icr. carrying capacity and facility
II leaaine ard unloading.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

The Portland Club opened the season
with it. first banquet on Meslay evening,
Hon. A. X. Savage Of Aabarn being the
honorary guest of the club. There was
large and distinguished company present.
Hon. Joseph $. Locke presiding After
sanBptuous banquet had been served
speeches we're male by Mr.. Locke, The pre-
siding yiee president, ex-Mayor Savage and
Clarence Hale. Esq. Judge Savage was cor
daily received and m@ie an elpquens ora
ton. He showed the great necessity for
the Republican party to make sure in tins
election, rot eniy to choose their ean'iIaa'e
for the presidency, bat also 10 choose a ma
iority of the next House Of Representatives
anil make sure that the Democrats ii, not
gain eonsrol of the United States senate.
In this way only tan our industrial future
be preserved from harmful and, per-
haps. disastrous legislation In closing
he said: We are proud of our New Eng
land ancestry. our Puritan fathers were
asrrow bat they planted the seeds OF the
best utilization whiel, exists in America
all that has made Il. the foremost nation OF
the world. venture the assertion, go where
you wilt fnd NE a community IN
which the political and moral lessons
learned from them and disseminated from
our New England States are IN the as
,endancy. aad their without any ques-
ton you will fad Republican com
muni,v. In Maine We have special rea-
son TO be proud of the Republican party
when the Republican party first came into
power our lIanla WIS chosen to stand by
the side of the immortal Lincoln. From
ghat day until the present time. our Nor
tills our Fcssendens, our Fryes, our Hales,
our Reeds. Dingleys, Bouteiles AMI Mill
kens have been leaders among leaders:
and today the greatest living exponent OF
Republican principles IS our fellow citizen,
james o. Blaine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

4 Southern orator il filled with adsnira-
ton Of Mr.. cleseiand's grand and majestic
and beautiful life, which life. he declares,
''wrzp- ifself IN tenier benehcenee around
the s:essfnies Of mankind and finds is home
IN the blessed bosom Of the Almighty
That will do. Mr. Cleveland Is safe in the
:. soisd souffl =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19

TODAY, when sick. we take DR. Pierre :
Pleasant Pellets. They are gently aperie II
or strongly cathartie. according to size OF
dose. Cures Sick Headache Bilious Head
ache, Constipation. Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks and all arrangements OF the Liver.
Stomach and Bowels. Put up in walls,
Theoretically sealed, hence always fresh and
reliable. Purely vegetable. they operate
without disturbance to the system, diet or
occupation. Sold by druggists, al IS cents
A vial