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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

There ia no need Of more evidence Of the
shilly shaIiyirg, ipane policy which the
administration has adopted m Hawaiian
sN.tr. hut !. continues 10 accumulate
Re- II. w. Peak of Honolulu who 10 visit
ing at Toronto says
II am a Canadian ard not an American,
and look at the revolution from perfectly
inderenIent view | am IN strong sympathy
With the movement which overthrer the
monarchy. II pas nat an American nor
planters movement which precipitated the
rr,olution. but general movement OF
hltes irrespective of nationality, whose
business interests were ieoparhsed by the
government whose tendency was retregr"s
sne. We appealed 10 the MT
Cd States for anne xation be
cause M per cent. Of the trade nf the island
eo.s Their IL the ni.ed States viii not
annrr Hawai-, We viii probably appeal to
Frgltnd or some other foreign power.
Their ran he ma going hack no retrogrss
sion, no monarchy H., ali il the key tn
the tactic. and " the niied States does
Mt want 1t, other powers will not be back
ward In profiting by 50 grand an opportun-
ity
Mr.. rrck has resided at Honolulu for
the past Ave years and has been connected
with the educational department of the
king i.ym tine nigh, easily infer from the
above that he would like to see Hawaii pass
under EngianAs control
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

II Is NOT generally known that in the
mountains Of eastern Tennessee there lives
II class of peculiar looking people whose
origin * wrapped ia mystery and who are
called by the whites MeluuEcuus They re
srnt this aplHllaton and proudly declare
that they are Portuguese.
The legend ~ their history, which they
carefully preserve, IL this \ great many
years ago these mountains were settled by
= socicty of Portuguese adventures, men
and women. who came from the shore of
Virginia that they might he freed from the
restraints and drawbacks imposed upon
them by any form of government
They made themselves friendly with the
Indians and freed as hey WIRE from every
kind Of social government. they uprooteti
all conventional forms of society aud live!
in Kind Of delightful Utopia of their own
creation. despi>ing all forms of religion and
product nf the scotland the game of the
great forests They iutermixed with the
Indians and subsequently with the negrres,
and thus formed the present race of Nelun-
geons.
They are tall straight, well formed peo-
pie, of dark copper color, but with Cir
oassian features. They were privileged
citizens They are brave, but quarrelso-ne,
and are hospitahle to strangers. They have
no preachers among them and are almost
without any knowledge OF supreme being.
New York Recorder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

For many years the Manchester Gason
has BEEN hanbie AID devosed spoiogi~
for the South II has defended this sunny
section Of our land IN sessoa and oat with
no lstiIe sasnssh ssd eisr. Bot there ase
times hon forbezrsnee ceases TO be viz
tue. 80 Is osoes shsut that the lynching
Of a. snascest ss.aa f-,r tl.~ Hsarasr sf tss
Young zirls at Bsr5weii. Kentucky. has led
ibi. fxstsfsi Arbaes 10 utter . nots Of
prosss, A. snf~ o. Il - refreshing
IL tieeixs-. VITA truth And fierce,
tina. lynch lz~ lisa mockery Of justice, and
(. a confsssign u lack u confidence in the
administration Of justice by the constituted
sssbsyits~s. The se@th has male great
progress IN the past tserty years, anil It's
citizens are snssous 10 attract pop Ilatio'
asd capital. but they eznost DO ths 80 long
a. staerp 10 apprehension that the life Of the
bu mbisss citizen IL NOT sase from mob
violence. The South must abolish iynrh
ls<, aad psssi.t every resort 30 IT, before it
ran hste 10 make the Pro2r~-- TO which u
!. suti,iea by reason Of its resources and
possibilities
Surely While the lamp hold. Dat to
barn. the viies sinner may return W.
cannot deny that there is something eosh
gratifying IN the Awakening of tbi' Demo
cratic Rlp yaas WlskIe from Is long
.lypsk~r IN the evils at tbs Soaih 9 a.
have, for many year, been reprosch to
our civilization. and menace 10 the nation
Al ..If.re. The Kla KiaH Khan ~orked
asnld saxtarities, in the eau'e Of Demo
crary. snd the mon had 40 rord Of cen
sure The tissue ballot fraud fourlshed
an,i praetlced his knagery s~n'i-
ing to the halls OF Congress 10 ie4'siste
for ,iss whole coantry mPn sh, represented
bat a small minority Of the legal voters OF
The district. to which they were accredits-i.
and tie tnt,a uuefe no protest. 1t.
.u.,fss .pre all that broke the deep nsence
Of tt. .ancturn At this interesting stage Of
tie proceedings.
Tor years lynch law has held unchecked
.uas IN the southern states, asafping the
mai ..ty Of the l,w an unimpeaching the al
niislrs,ion of just &c in those communities
anA tbs mon ,iumbercd on. And now
after may years ii srakes to the srt'is-
ton, rub. its eyes and gives utter
ance to srntimcuis on the rule of
lynch las ut the South that does credit
alike to it, head sBi ~ heart Welcome
brother Come IN and warm yourself IN
tho cheerful and inyigora,,ng blaze of
Ncv England civilization that knows n"
party Hherr the cause of humanity is 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17
ONE OF TOM coaWiS's FRANKS
How Ne Ria ia. sister Of the Attention
Of ar Obnoxious sutton

How He Ria ia. sister Of the Attentions
Of Ar Obnoxious suitor.
Aseosasu1 70 sn cid copy 1t the Louis
VILE couFier, Journal, Tom Cor@in % Ohio
tn his younger days used TO tell the follow
ing story;
la early !ife-~o early that / cannot re-
mem Der the rc,aovsl-my father puiied up
stakes, and carrying with him the house
bold goods seat from Bo,Iri,on eoftEty.
Ky, where | wsss bonn. to Ohio. NetNith-
jts,isdiAg a rough and tam ble II raggie with
he world, I had hard time to get on
owing to numerals ass.i rapidly liiereas
Ing family. We'll, family matter had not
mneh improved when ! reached my tAlF-
tesnth az fourteenth year.
At this tiu.e there lived IN the neizbbor-
hoasd a young nam naSiied Pickering. he
had inherited well stocked farm, was
good looking and made a strong prufessioa
Of religion. This latter ialIBeation eau-sd
HIM To find peculiar favor In the eyes Of my
father " no always was blinded by profes-
sians Of extra pIety.
This fellow had strong bankering after
one OF my sisters who was "A very pretty
girl. TO her be was peculiarly d'stasteiaL
She always SEEMED annoyed at his pres
enee, Yet hg was ever at her side. >iie
dared not dismiss him entirely fer fear ii
the paternai anger. Things went on lhl-
way for year or two, and ~ partooA
largely Of nay sisters hatred OF him re
solved TO get rtd Of him ia some way. cast
about some time for plan, but nothing
gave ma the slightest hope OF being sue
cessful.
At last, returning home late one summer
night from the mill, found the family at
their nightly devotions Passing by the
windows Of the room in which they were
assembled, saw that Pickering was there,
and pretty soon discovered that he was
no,iding, and finally his head dropped.
Now was my opportunity. lstole slyiy into
the ball and reachpg the hall door, which
was slightly s.Iar and close by which PICK
ering was ''on bended knee, reached
ia aud quick y pulling his chair from under
him, he rolled heavily. as a sound SLEEPER
would, upon tbe floor The noise aiarmed
all. The old gentleman stopped In the
midst Of his almost interIninable prayer
and saw the position of Pickering. AN the
family laughed outright, even my mother
smiled
Pickering endeayored to pick himself up
as rapidly as possible, but he had totlched
hr Old man upon his tender point. II was
evident. from his rubbing his eyes, that he
had slept under the old gentleman $ minis
trations, and had not my father repnta.
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The profanity habit is dying ont. II was.
within the memory Of those who do not
like to think them YES ohi very common.
| have heard ,sl what | am sure is trti,t
worthy authority, Of "a clergyman Of the
last generation hu, summoned Ia break
fast while at hl, morning dcyrt ions turned
Upon the unfortunate messenger with the
exclamation. 49, ym' How dare YOU in
terrupt my prayers Much less extreme
instances arr kuo~n tn many Of rs which
would be simply impossible. Are we be
coming more ptnuss
That is not the general imprt Ssiou. Is
the fiber Of the race ~ofteuing, That is of
ten maintained. but ! do not think sue
cpsSfulv. The civil war is there to Dis
prove it for americans at least Or are we
as French men and women did long ago
learning more adequately to master the re-
sources uf our oHu tongue and becoming
independent Of This crude and rat her stupid,
to call it nothing worse. deyice?--Century
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MARKED DOWN SALE,
,nn.on n1 SHIFTS $6 m
And it must be q source Of

circumference IA atettvt. ~ a. .vss NlyeE
and his wife. and promptly received an
answer that they were in custody. The
warrants tor the arrest of the Meyers were
issued at the Instance of Coroner Schultz
They were obtained a week ago more than
one year after the crime for which they
were issued was committed
Hi. Record.
Meyer. il is said. has Travelled under
many names. He is alleged 10 have poi
soned his first wife, thea he Is alleged 10
have poisoned an cid man named Glider
man and married the widow, poisoning
her son and finally herself Meyer then
moved 10 New York, where he went into
partnership with man named Grant,
their scheme being. it is said. to beat the
insurance companies IN the meantime
Meyer had met a woman who was known
as his wife The two are alleged TO have
worked together on many cases in New
York, but thv only one of which the po-
lice say they have any positive informa-
ton happenes! GA March 20, 1891
A Clear Case.
On that that day there died at 500 West
Eighteenth street man namsd Gustave
Baum. His wife, who is said to have been
none other taan a woman who had lived
with Meyer, gor medical certificate stat
ing the cause of death to have been chronic
dysentery. Baum WAS insured for 500 Il
the Mutual LIE Insurance compauy HIS
wife collected the money. The insurance
company became suspicious and set detec-
tiVes to WORK ou the case, They had
Baum's body eXhumed and an autop J
made. The result showed traces Of anil
muny
Two weeks ago Meyer and hi, VIE were
located. and their arrest lowed on
"Wednesday /, /, asScT:ed that the plan
was ur,t To- settle upon a victim, and then
for thc wuIuau 10 marry him and live with
him ~ his VT Aiirr getting him to in
sore his life ia her favor for Il large sum,
SON poIsoni- < process would then he
-a.s The same poison appears to have
bcrn used la every case.
Many Thousands OF dollars are said to
have hru collected in this way. Detec-
r,yc> Won Gerichtrn and Trainer left on
midnight tran Tor Detroit, armed with
the necessary papers to bring DIR. Meyer
and his wife tn this city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

The nssn,,ressnt fact that IT difficult to
pleas. every bodY g'sks' no RECEPTION IN shr
csae of fbs Worids Far commIssloner-
MANY will doubtless be di.pIsassd At Che
closing 81 the World. Far an SUNDAY and
among them no is-s parsonage than Rev.
he win Tsimsge Last week he said TO
Chtesao reporpr Two yeIs ago. Shen
I ieetufed here for yosr press club. ] sdTo-
Gated making fhe Sabbath THE greate-, day
Of n. se.k by focusing on that day all the
great moral and religious movements AMI
reform Thro~ of~n the grounds without
compsnsssi0n. Let exhibitors. II they viii
cover .p Their beautiful and costly thing,
but in the sfeat hall. ict tbs leaders of
prison reform, of temperance. nj religion
and kindred organisations for public good,
present Their views Had snch a plan been
followed hundred. of Thousands OF people
would have he,1i attracted here on Sunday
and people u,.ia have gone home remem-
berins the Exposition not only by it- gigantic
and wopderfal ~heel., its rich and costly
fabrics. II. magnificent and impressive
architecture, but by ITS Sabbath demon
STATIONS 10 the welfare of human kind.
We have m,s.ed the opportunity ~ the sgs
in not preparing for sabbath day demon
strsfions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

Doctor b was an old minister in Dor
chester while Edward Everett WAS child
there. When years afterwar he was told
Of the polished and brilliant orst ions
which were making Mr.. Everett famous.
be- shook his head doubtfully. saying;
No man ever took u las1ing bold on the
affections Of other men who had not retain
ell something OF the boy in his nature. Ned
never was n boy He was always grown
NJ"
Whether the old clergyman WAS just in
his estimate Of the scholarly and formal
orator of Massachusetts, or not, he was rs
sur-ily right in The Importance which he
gave to the bayish elements in character
The man OF genius is always young,
SAYS BoaNlcr
Scott says the most acute of his crit
les. always saw men and places with the
vivid insight Of a youth. He laughed aud
wept like a child INTO hi, old age He is ~
hoy to his coantrymrn still. Watty. they
call him affeetionstely. djsregar,llng all
later lionors or titles. Youths Compan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

1t has beeu found in the case of primitive
river names III the old world that a syllable
meanir y c-sr ocrtirS once at least and in
many iH-tane.s several times in the same
nau1v. Fr'5u tai> philplo=ists have been
able to trace sHcCs s-ire couquesis as each
conqurrIn.g trlic addett its own name for
water or river Us the yliables already form
INK tn, u,tln,.- at stream. within the con
qusrtzl ii,tri., The same thing has hap
pene,l III I'd ) country, as the whites have
tackled the word river to many Indian
names already including the word.-Ex
change
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Ueain RECORD.

General w. III. Enrichs died SUD
his residence in lronton, o., frol
leXy. He had been suffering f
grip for several months. He was
Ohio on March ~, 1872. He was q
represent the Tenth Ohio distril
Fifty-third congress.
Arthur T. Woodward, the inv,
the underground electric system
named after him, died suddenly {
Mass. 1t will never he known VIII
intended to commit suicide or tool
of wintergreen by mistake
Charles Perkins Keith died at ca
Mass, aged r. He was a direc.
ant in the sixth generation of Rev
Keith, who came from Scotland
and was the first ordained min
Bridgewater in 1864.
DIR. Abbott Sanford of Everett,
was found dead in his office. An o
Of choral was the cause of death.
not known whether it WAS suicide
cident, He was 70 years old.
Hon. Joseph :. Bradstreet died
diner, Me, aged IL. He was lead
izen and a great grandson of J
Bradstreet, one OF the early set
Gardiner
itt Rev DIR. Alexander Gregg,
Of the diocese of the Episcopal CHI
Texas, died AT Galveston. He was
old and n native of Society Hill. ;
Edward I-aac Sanford. ex judge
superior court of Connecticut, died
home in New Haven. He had |
failing health for about a year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17
The Approaching Dinner Hour.

T. 'rnghi W. Plea an. aw'rif sf'-ps fsr fl~
anF,arT1v s.nr ~ rlagned with diva -p-is Apr
r;,.. BON Il agsrt sitter Ped avtssen u,,ai.
a x-v. ists nzsr- a. Heart a~si Hsfaleisre
..,f- s,it,.ttt assg gsaw ~ a. the lsi al the
t.sgrs n h-ftsrs - sra onlv 4 f.N an"bg be- -0s-
arising frou, tsts frt,y rs1rsA esmpisiHt- sex
rs taesse aafna md bil Cd -ss -
arc ~ dtslssf.esi F4Fng Ear a.A all IF th' ~
xre ansih Isrs-s nv fa-iestsr'- >frtntch Ettiers,
win h tones the ga-tr srEs snN reg txsr- Il e
br.r and ths hevpIs wit rsrsasn.V sad rsrtsHpti
sus,s. thiA- and fever. k.siary frsasle. rseama-
.l.u and uegrsIxi ia are also med ed hy .hls ei-
enc e. rare parity .ri Comprehensive s<es- To-
vsiisI. If all ais gseaf aasi -wiftis e<neht
ed sgy Ii
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

Experts seem to he divided - 70 which
OF the two hard woods-jarrah and kari
OF western Australia Is the more durable.
.Iarrah wood piles , feet inches SQUARE,
driven ~ years ago at the Iargs bay pier,
were found On examination to be as sound
A. tho day they were pat n
Ssssse specimens 81 ksrri wood taken
from frnce werc recsutly sent to London,
and though the wuod had tsen under
ground fur IS years il WAS perfectly sound
A specimen Of jarrsh wood Under similar
circumstances showed serious dscay.--Chi-
cago Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

The question whether the tomato is a
fruit or vegetable has finally been decided
by the supreme eoursof the United States.
Several yeaxs ago some imported tomatoes
came through the custom house in New
York city, when the collector classified
them as vegetables and collected duty &C
curtlingly. The importers disputed this
point and claimed tomatoes to I've fruit and
entittei to come in free. The matter was
taken into court, which decided in favor of
the collectors claim that the tomato is .
vegesahle.-St Louis Republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-17

At meeting Of the French Meteorolo
-ical society Dir. Fines presented note on
he violence of the storms which are coca
sionally experienced in the province Of
Roussllon eastern Pyreneesl On five DC
lasiOns between lSe0and 1861 railway trains
have been overturned on the line from Mar
bonnie TO Pcrpignan y storm of great
violence occurred from Jan Is to "a, in
which at one time the velocity amounted
to - miles in hour \ large number Of
,roes were uprpote,i and some loaded rail
way trucks were overturned on this coca
sion. Philadelphia Ledger.
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THAT'S GOOD BUSINESS.
BuRLEicH { FLYsr. Pusi kESNtBgc JouRsAL
e. $500 -
Inyentnr Of Nickel-in.the-slot.

The original inventor Of the nickel in the
slot machine is a fhiladelphan. Away
down on the border line Of the Twenty sew
erth wErd is an old fashioned roadhouse
known as the mon hotel. 1t has been a
roadhnuse for ~ wears. Long ago it was
kept by old Captain Serrill, who had an in
vcntive son, now n jewcler On South Ninth
street. In the old rua,lhpnSe are many in
geuious clockwork machines, constructed
by youug Serriii years ago Among them
is n large hen. 81 constructed that by drop
ping a nicbrl in the slot the hen lays an
e. This, it Is claimed, is the first nickel
in the slot machine ever constructed. and
although il was never patented all the pres
ent inventions were patched from this old
hen. Philadelphia Record.
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There are 81 'nited States senator's fS
including the wee president, and 80 of them
are lawyers. Several have taught school.
Thrc,' arr. have seeu, or are arciis,d OF
being. journalists, and a senators received
a ct,,urlen school education not hing more.
SENATOR Kyle of South Dakota entered the
Western Theological seminary at Allie
ghany City, from which he graduated in
isa2. He WAS pastor of Congregational
churches in Utah for three years Senator
PETER, his populist colleague from Kansas,
has no academic record. Senator Hill WAS
educated iu his native town Of Havana,
y y, ssd Senator Murphy, his colleague
fruu1 New Work. attended st. Johns col
teL.e in fordham New York sun.
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n Uoma1's Letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:

i Ptd .NtiS. 1 AftdtHs
If any one wants to know
how good your medicine is,
just refer them to me.
Twas so low, people thought
! never could get well again.
The trouble was in my
womb. causing bearing-down
and severe backache. | was
so nervous and irritable my
people could hardly live with
me. Sometimes | would al.
most fail down. I was so
dizzy. and how ! did lie awake
nights! l thought | should so
crazy!
But now all that is changed.
and | am a we'll woman. | owe
all to L y<sa (. Piaklaw's Ecg
eta5k Compound. Now. when
! do not feel just right. l take a
bottle of your n
medicine and a
box of your pills. -
They never FAIL" W.
-Mry.L.Tr4rss, TX
7zxrkcw, Pa. R
M N1y MI
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Ths dropping Of names fro" the pension
rolls on mere suspicion still goe. on 1t Is
the ~ Confederate way Of venting its spleen
ANN MON veterans We desire 10 ses no
name upon the pension rolls that has not
y,sts 3, he there hut We submit tina, no
nsme should be dropped ti'erefrom unless It
be clearly and coneI usiSsly proven that a
does no. pyotrsris ietsag there.
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VOICES or TINE PRESS.
1cnncn,,s Erenlnx Monitor.

tConeori Evening Monitor
II 10 ~ ..h no biAs that We eaH stteat'on
to this plank from the Drmoera'ic plat
form Of 1882
I'VE tenoanes the Republican lsgi.laiisn
knoyn a. the Sherman ACT Of 1870 A. a
COW r.ly makeshifs, frsagt'i with psss'sali-
ties Of danger in me faure. ~hfei shsaf
Iaske oil o. it, sappsr,srs. ~ veil - rs sa-
thor, znxioa. for ia speedy ,epezi.
Nor il Is Win any bias that sc name
these Democrats senator's az lsadsrs of tire
nsseneas to prevent the repeal o. the
Sherman law. Aessrs Berry. Blackburn,
Batter, Cad, Csckreii. Morgan, Pasea-
pasb, Ransom, Tarpin, Vance, and soor-
hses
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~ the way who has heard anything fro"
ske Hoa. William &. Wbi,nsy u isse. ard
vbsre dee. h. hsep himself these .ultry
Asysy Ne was very prominent hgnre II
the last Demoeratic national convention
bat sinee that time he appears 10 have pas
- ,ato tnpscus,sa aesastafie.
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OF all her e1bihiA At the Worlds Far
Mssssehyet,. /. prouasst Of her big school
map. The Bsy ssxtr's rride s ia the
right place for the map she~s that for the
number Of schools 20 gwen area Mas
ssehuseits leads. And they are sehoos 70
~ maud at
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STATE ~ MAINE, County Of Kennehsc. Il.
Trphy .fohn-Sp. tssTisr Of the above named
hank do &oi-rHny swear that the above state
ra-rt is true TO the best Of ny kH0wlez. and be
lief.
TRfHS IcHxsoy. Cashier.
Saftserihsd and sworn bofofs me fhia 18th
day Of .iuly. i-tss.
J r. ti"vLn, Notary Public
torrsct-AttH-i
joan ". fHNSF.
JAMS ". BEspBrRy, Director.
HnsAEE II. HAMtfS.
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Sale from Office Seeker

Sdit ff0u UFIcc SttktfS.
BuZZAKp's BAY, Mass, July Il
dent Cleveland enjoyed another q
at tray Gables. lie h,.d no cal
put in tail days rest with his
The pre- .ident has nearly recover
his Rheumatism There has not
office seeker here since he arrived.