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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-06
A UNIQUE BANQUET.
Dreamed Of Harmony Between Capital and
Labor Handsomely Realized.

OF all the events ever witnessed in the
Alameda, that Of SATURDAY evening, the
banquet rendered by the employees and sup
ply merchants to employers and other in
yitcl guests, was most unique. The'lik of
it was never before witnessed in this or any
other country, in fila; it illustrated in fact
what has been the dream of many harmony
and friendship between large accumulation
of capital and hundreds Of employees.
From the vaulted roof of the building
strcamers of red, white and blue were peu-
dent. colors of all nations were ,Iraped and
along the sides of the galleries were oil
paintings of ships representing tras in
naval architecture, from the design, pre-
sumably, of the Half Moon in which
lIendrick Hudson sailed past the "High-
lands, f" to one of the ''katahdin.' These
were painted by employees of the Iron Works
and were works of merit Seven Hoes of
tables extended the entire length of the hall
and were anchored l. meath the yisnis of u
nrinccly feast. At the head of the centre
table sat the toastInastcr and tie dis,in-
Luistied guests.
When the feast was 4 memory anl the
smoke of hundreds OF Autman ram cigars
curlel up to the vdu'ted roof OF the
Alameda, the Lewiston Brigade Band finely
rendered selection. Th.n Tonstnas,e
Schohrll arose api proposed the toast The
Lady Who Named the i;oat, 10 which
Supt. G.. Il. Ilanscom happily responded.
IN course of his remarks he spoke of the
new craft aud of the fact that several sug-
gpstions made by the BATH Iron Works
were adopted and had much decreased its
efficiency.
The oastmaStcr-announccd ''the toast of
the evening" "nur Employers, md
coupled with it the name of President I. W.
HYDE, and introduced VI. Gins G. Bowers.
Mr.. Bowers ina f.w well chosen words
pr sented to Gen. Hyde in belalf Of the
employees a massive solid silsrr centre pierc
standing - inches high AMI richly wrought.
Mr. Bowers assured Gen. iisde that the
employees "apprceiated tlte u,lay privilege
au'l favors which they eniofo,i ~ tl'e haHfi-
of the Bath lron Works aud its president
IN that the gilt was accompanied by tie
hearty good viii of the empl.fes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-06

for dollar His remarks on the charscter
of the occasion were especially worthy of
record. He said
81 came here today to witness the most
unique gathering that has ever occurred on
this continent 1t seems as if you had
solved here the hitherto unsolved problem
There have been sad things for an Amcri-
wear in this country.
II turn from the condition of things
which exists in Pennsylvania to the condi-
tion of things in Bath, Me-, which is hope
full and full of promise to the workingmen
of this country; such frieudiness on the
part Of employers and such reciprocal good
feeling on the part Of the employees. that
they hold themselves together as one part
nership working for one common good.
II am glad that this meeting is taking
place under the direction of the working
men themselves; | am glad that the senti-
mcnt of culture among the workingmen is
such that they can give us such artists in
song IN music and in defamation as we
have listened to tonight.
This is the message bring you, and ]
wish that all the people of this country
might see this picture as we see it-capital
aud labor meeting in perfect friendship
v itli but ore desire, the mutual good, and
that to be attained by perfect trust in each
other"
Gen Hyde in behalf of the boiler makers
presented Foreman Wea'hcrbee, who re-
tires from long AMI faithful service, with a
handsome ring, and Mr.. Weatherbee suita-
III responded
TX consul to Samoa, Hon. Harold NJ.
Sewall. made ringing speech to the toast,
g American Shipping and was compli-
mented by all on his fine effort. Other
toasts and speakers were sour City Gov
crnment," Mayor Twitcheil: "our Supply
Merchants" Chas. McLellan; Bath and
Her Industries, Galcn G. Moses: also re-
marks by Hon. o. ID. Baker. Every event
of the occasion was felicitious. The songs,
readings. etc. by the employees, were no
tieeably excellent, and among the most en-
joyable features of the evening. Songs
were rendered by K. T.. Shaw, F.W Jones,
+. 4. Wool. J. Shaw. ID. Crawford read
ingS by g.. Dexter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-06

Throatine is pleasant to the taste aid v III
enre that cough, .laszi.tttcl,d
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
But 1t Is in the East.

TAere are some curious manifesto
tions of conservatism in this pro-
gressive country. The same conven-
tional cuts of q COW, a horse a steam
boat and other objects that adorned
newspaper advertising columns fifty
years ago are still seen in some news,
papers of Philadelphia and Baltimore
and half the butchers account books
in this country still bear rude en-
craving of a fat British butcher in
high beaver hat standing beside an
OK. 1t must be nearly a century
since there we're any such butchers
in the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
HARD TO SUIT.
The Irritable Invalid Found Fault with
the solemn Young Man.

The Irritable Invalid Found Fault with
the solemn Young Man.
A San Francisco man had been in
ped for several months with malady
that made him very nervous and irri-
table. His wife and daughter min
istered to him assiduously, but were
sometimes at their wits end in try
ing to satisfy his capricious desires.
AS the young lady said once, her
father was $50 unreasonable that he
would scold if an angel were waiting
on him." One night, when the
mothc. and daughter were both thor
oughly tired out, a young man, a
friend of the family, was called in to
watch with the sick man for six hours
after midnight The inyalid's wife
instructed him about the medicines,
and especially cautioned him about
disturbing the patient.
'.He is very irritable" she said.
Don't speak to him except when he
speaks to you, and if he is asleep
when the time comes for him to take
his medicine, don't disturb him.
..And, by the way. she added, as
she was about leaving the room, you
may like something to read. Here
is Mark Twain's .Roughing IT, it
will amuse you but you mustn't laugh
while reading it,. for Mr. j. will
fancy you are laughing at him and
will be very much annoyed
The young man performed his duty
TO the best of his ability, but on go-
ing away in the morning was thanked
rather eurtly by the invalid. AS
soon as he was gone Mr.. J. broke
out.
'tSee here. MOTHER he said.
don't ever send that numbskull to
watch with me again. ;"
'.Why, father. what do you mean?
Wasn't he attentivep He didn't go
to sleep. did hep"
mo. no. no: but was awake for
two hours, watched him reading
Mark Twain's book all that time.
and
But. father. interposed Mrs. j..
81 gave him that book to occupy his
time. He"
.4Oh. yes, yes. that's all right;
but that fool sat there two hours
reading that book and never smiled
once"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

Captain Border, now d civil officer
at Maktar, in Tunis, gives AN amusing
account of an experience with some
of his old Tunisian soldiers in the
Youths Companion. Some time after
he had left the army and had assumed
office at Maktar he met at the town of
Bargon twelve soldiers of the com
pany which he had once commanded
lie was instantly recognized and sur
rounded. They all talked at once -
he says; ''they hung upon my brldle
and upon my stirrups; they embraced
hands; they grasped my boots and the
tails of my coat.
'''God be praised. We have waited
for you so long Have you been we'll?
And madame? And the children? ?
And our heutenant?'
- He was killed in Tonquin.
May God have mercy upon him.
Tie was a brave man.
land the sub-lieutenant?
He was in Tonquin, and is now a
lieutenant and decorated
MAY God increase his prosperity ,
'At last was able to dismount and
the good fellows hurried away, to
come back bringing mats and rugs aud
cushions that their old captain might
be ccsnforta bly, installed
Ne may offer you lunch?
s..Yes. but it is warm day and one
dish will be sufficient
ssThey hastened away and l saw
khem holding an animated discussioni
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
Twelve Wedding Rings.

During the fourteenth century a
practice prevailed among the wealthy
Italians of having twelve wedding
rings. one for each month, each set
with different symbolic stone. For
January there was the garnet, for
friendship; for February the anne
thyst. constancy; March the blood
stone, wisdom; April the diamond,
innocence May the emerald, happi'
ness; June the agate. health; July
the ruby, concord; August the sar-
donyx, family increase; September
the sapphire, to prevent strife; Octo-
Der the carbuncle. love; November
the topaz, obedience; December tho
turquoise, faithfulness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

AGAINST q


a n0mely illustrate
more telling than
spun argument. The auslE5
speeulS lens entitled ssAlo
England Roads says that
village WORTHLESS were one d&s li-
gaged upon the problem OF miracles.
The laws Of nature are what we alI
J have to depend on. said the young
doctor, ..and they never change. It's
certain that IL you plant potatoes
they won't come up pumpkins. You
know that as we'll as / do, Stephen. =
Stephen was an. elderly man, hard
featured and sunburned, with, q
| shrewd twinkle in his eye. He spoke
in mild, inquiring sort of way. in
vivid contrast with the Doctors. self
opinionated tone
II don't know much about the laws
of natur', but suppose you mean
somethin' like this, that when I let
go this jack-knife It'll fall to the
floor, and he stretched out long
arm holding an open Knife by the
blade between the thumb and finger.
.sExactly.n said the doctor; that's
the law of gravitation.
..And it's sure to fall and / needn't
be afraid of miracle? Look here,
-ctor, where did the law come from
that binds it to fall? What made
that particular lawa''
The learned men who, have in
vestigated the laws of nature have
not yet found their origin,n said the
~
time.
..And you can't tell me what made
the law that binds that jack-knife to
fall down?'
mo, can't It's enough to know
that it will fall. :"
mo chance of anything supernat-
uralP No miracle?r
Nonsense! Let go she blade. -
Stephens thumb and forafnger sepa-
rated and remained apart. The jack
knife was .ot on the floor. 1t was
hanging on the wooden ceiling over
head, its blade buried half an inch
deep in the soft pine. For about ten
seconds no one spoke. Stephen was
supernatural happened, didn't itP"
asked he.
.sYou jerked the knife up your
self"
s.Well that want nat'ral was t?''
The doctor hesitated.
s.Now see here, DOCTOR" said the
old man, ''just tell me how old your
law is that the jack-knife's got to
fall down"
millions of years. just as long
as there has been anything to fall. -
.sAnd how old is the law that said
my iack-knife must go up there and
stick It's blade in that white pine
ceiling? just three minutes and
half by the clock. And if that's so
it's always just as like as noJ that
whoever made the thing go down
will make it go up without you or me
or anybody else KNOWN what made it
go. Your science is all right, doctor,
just as long as it talks about what it
knows. but when it doesn't take into
account that somethin' may inter-
fere, why, it amt wuth any more'n a
last years almanac to tell a feller
what the weather's goin' to BET"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
Subn, .rine Hoats.

Naval science seems to be going
ahead about as fast as the romancers
can get on in their imaginings. The
French, for instance, are doing with
submarine boats almost more than
their fiction writers have managed to
get into their books. A new sub
marine boat has just been launched
and sent sculling about under water,
which contains a ctew of twelve men.
Hitherto the number of men accom-
modated in these underwater craft
has seldom if ever gone above five.
This boat is in the shape of a fish and
it carries torpedo at its head How
it discharges the torpedo forward
without coming to grief itself is not
explained, but this may be state Sc
cret Everything on board is worked
bv electricifv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
Let the E.arines Learn to swin.

The seeming strange suggestion is
made and strongly pressed IN England
that the men who man the navy
should be taught how to swim Or
binary sailors are instructed and ex-
pected to qualify in swimming, but
the marines, fremcn and engineers are
not, and it is a fact that d large por-
ton of the latter large body OF men
who serve on warships cannot swim.
1t is said that many more men would
have o1cn saved from the Victoria
but for this fact; also that many
sailors who were good swimmers were
undoubtedly dragged down by the
men who were not. The matter has
been taken up in parliament. and it is
probable that swimming will be in
sisted on as part Of the training of
every man serving aboard ship
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Song, legend, history, scan in vain
Outside of Holy Writ no name appears
So godlike as thy holy form. the spheres
Darken and die, thy glory shall not wane-
Monarchs have sat self-crowned upon the
Seine
And on the Tiber; nations sick with fears
Have builded affairs to them drenched with
tears
And smoking with hecatomb OF slain.
O Christ Of Freedom no high affairs fume
For thee, but freely flow the tears and blood,
The pure, sweet blood of thy own martyrdom,
And tears of mingled grief and gratitude
From the dark millions by thy pen set free,
Led from their long Gethsemane by thee
Captain E. L. Huzgins. First Lieutenant
Minnesota Heavy Artillery
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
An Old Custom.

Probably very few persons know
that TIE lord mayor is the only per-
son-other than the queen and the
constahle-who knows the password
to the tower of London. The pass
word is sent to the mansion house
quarterly. signed by her majesty. L
is a survival of an old custom.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

Even to the present day the naval
full dress is incomplete. without the
cooked hat. and on the continent
many functionaries, civil as we'll as
military, continue to wear L Our old
militia, line and field officers of forty
years ago, used to Wear them of
immense proportions. The round hat.
such as Ben Franklin wore. was taken
to Paris from this country By che
young officers who fought for our in
dependence under Rochambeau and
Lafayette. 1t met with great favor
there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
.ndLti1
I
srihee
- ~ I.
1eh leg9s NuInmo
sllis fa aaid % u


&c tnere 81 no
slnong the Bnadhist
2hfppers. who form IA
population. Mureoye.
marriage Ii generally
mutual affection betwes
after they have reach
discretion. On the ofh1
riage is more common
European countries. fo
more easily formed and
dissolved. while motives
have not the same weie
tiOn Is almost unknuW'
wants Of life IN the tempe
Of Barmah are more ea
than In the colder conntr
ern Europe.
A young Burmese coul
life with a do and q cooE
universal bamboo supplid
for building the house.
fire, carrying the watd
well, and may even helr
the dinner itself. The vi
prepared to take q shAre
ing the household. and
gradually acquired . pol
dependence 1ot always
married women elsewh1
been decided that. under|
Buddhist custom prevail
nah q husband cann|
property jointly acquired
riage without the consen1
Few marriages take
either party Is und
usual age is between
Polygamy now pract
exists. although in an
Burmese were polygan
shareholders .'Most
only one wife. and a
two. The first. or
usually the choice of {
his youth. and when
have children she Otter
choice of a young wife.
to obey her" I" The ca
divorce is obtained is !
of the causes why po
rare. The terms of divd
on ancient rules, one of
the party wishing the q
take his or her property
the other party takes all
cluding the children. I
against caprice in husl
merely public opinion.
demns too frequent divol
self respect of women.
vents them from marr
who has divorced his
freely. The privileged
dom in this respect
rarely abused. "Di
rare, a fact attribu
perhaps, to the high
pied by women in Bnrme
the care with which ma
tracts are entered into
treme evenness Of tenn
characterizes both sexes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
DanEer of ramon ouests.

Little Dick Mamma says Hon. Mr..
Bigghead was comm here to dinner.
Who is he?
Dicks Father. impressively The
Hon. Mr.. Bigghead is great man
q very great man.
Little Dick, refectivelyI hope
folks won't laugh ct him for comm
to see us,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

Mr. N. Peck stood b
wife Of his bosom with
ating complacencY. q
SO persistently that she
lecture to ask him whaI
ming about
Il was just thinkiI
the patient man repHl
valuable acquisition yOs
the Board Of Lady Mans
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

On French farms from
nfteen acres is the slnhla.
on which . man can
some other work. Tho
less eke out their inccn
work. So soon as = L
aome money he hu7s lAN
$500 an aorA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
He Felt sociabIe.

..rve done SO little work. sal
the policeman, ..that my biceps ar
getting fiabby How / would like I
meet good. elubbable fellow"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

aSisert Tsaey Snppear oppcnlfS
directions. ! aftsrweE4 learned that
the moBt profound OF 0lae band had
proposed 70 the rest that they should
all contribute 20 dish and that Ais
wife should cook it. but the others
were full of culinary pride Il was
decided that each should bring me O.
dish, for when I had said a single
dish had not specified whether froIu
each of you or from you all together. ;
81 had finished an interview with
the town official and was resting when
1 was informed sSidi. your lunch is
coming,
ssMy twelve soldiers were approach
ing, each with an enormous dish.
Twelve dishes to eat on that hot July
day, with terrible torrid sirocco
blowing that would have destroyed
the appetite of glutton. Twelve
dishes exactly alike, cooked after a
recipe which no doubt had been
handed down from remote ages.
Twelve mutton stews, swimming in
rancid oil, dressed with dry raisins.
and peas as hard as bullets.
81 did my duty. I tasted of the
twelve dishes and swallowed twelve
mouthfuls of milk, and informed each,
of my hosts that his dish was good,
very good. superior, delicious, agree
able. exquisite, superfne. fragrant,
savory, delectable or succulent.
"They were much pleased, and de.
clared that whenever visited Bargon
they should entertain me.
II have been there since, but / in
vented a way to protect my stomach
and avoid hurting their feelings. /
arranged an order of precedence for
4 ;A1,.
the number of years they had been in
the service and their age At every
visit state positively that shall ac-
cept luncheon from soiue one of them.
and l thus resist the seductions of the
others and preserve my digestion,
though am no less grateful for their
kindness and devotion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
An Awful Shock.

There is a little motherAq
Northeast Minneapolis hc
sixteen-monthsA infant whz Z.
apple of her eye, and VI 6m she
dently regards as SON ething
heavy weight. She pesides
squares distant from Che scene d
explosion of the other morning
her house was one that felt
shock. A friend afterward EXPIRE
his sympathy.
And did you really feel the
plosion?" he asked.
Eyes, indeed" she
shook the house from
lar. y
What did you think
ter?" he auriously cues
81 thought the baby
of bed. . was the unex
Minneapolis Tribune
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

The fortunes of war carried US close
to Henry Jacobs home and he prompt
ly put in an application for leave to
go and see his family but the enemy
was advancing to attack us with three
times our force and, every man count
ing, this permission was refused until
after the engagement. We had chosen
our position near a spring, but this
gave out early in the day, and the
men were forced to that old expedient
for allaying thirst-chewing a bullet.
That night Henry turned up at the
house to which the wounded had been
carried and demanded to see the sur
geon. That gentleman came hurry
ing out ''Now. then, my man, what
is il? Quickr'
Doctor, want certificate of dis
ability"
Why, what for? You look strong
and WE'LL
YES, sir, but got bullet to-day
''Where?" asked the doctor, eyeing
him. ''Let me see the wound at
once"
Henry drew 81 little back from the
eager hands that were going over him,
and stammered out, well sir, l
swallowed lt!'' The surgeons COM
1nents gave him no leisure to hear the
explanation that the ball slipped
down mis- throat while he was chew
it, and dodging from shell.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

Culinary Competitions ia Russian Army.
In the Russian army a culinary COM
petition takes place every year in con-
nection with the regiments of guards.
The object is to keep the military
cooks up to their duties. A special
commission is appointed by TIE officer
in command, and prizes are given to
She successful competitors. The com
petition was established by Prince
petrovitch OF Oldenburg. at the time
he was in command of the guards.
The competition this year took place
at Krasnoe-S Selo under tle orders of
the Grand Duke Vladimir. Arriving
in an open carriage the grand duke
saluted the cooks and passing along
the line of camp kitchens ne entered
the mess room of the Nicholas regi-
ment, and the saucepaGs with their
contents were Immediately brought
in. Each of these sauccpans was num-
bered, but in such q way that the
tasters could not lcll to which par
ticular regiment "7ch one belonged.
The jury, compo,-d of sergeant-ma
jors, solemnly went round and tasted
the food. inscribing on d printed form
the number of points given to each
cook for the quality of his prcpara-
tions- The first prize, Il silver watch
and chain, was awarded to the cook
of the horse guards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01

pied by women in Burmese sd
the care with which marriage
tracts are entered into and tht
treme evenness Of temper
characterizes both sexes.
The Princeton union., 1893-03-30

Why is it that a representation
in the legislative halls, the peer Of
any and, the superior Of many,
why is that men Of all beliefs and
minds can not unite in bestowing
acknowledgements upon a delega-
tion, for their integrity and hon
esty of purpose? A blind preju-
dice, an inherent perversion, or a
sordid cussedness born of the devil
and mingled with the attributes Of
malice and envy must fill the soul
OF him who can not rise to a proper
level and bestow praise instead of
slanderous and scurrilous insinua-
tions.
The Princeton union., 1893-03-30
G. Z. D !. NOTES.

4
On Sunday =. NJ, April End, 1t
3 O'Clock, q gospel temp perance
meeting will be held in the Metho-
dist church, under the auspices Of
the W. G. T. U. a good pro
gram will be rendered and the
public are cordially invited.
On Sunday evening, April 9th,
y Mrs. IS Fannie Ames, Mortified, is
expected to lecture in the Congre-
gational church. This is the lady
who visited Princeton a few weeks
ago a!go and was obliged to postpone
her lecture because Of the blizzard.
Better to weave in the web Of life
A bright and golden filling,
4 And to do Gods work with d ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing,
Ihan to snap the minute, delicate threads
vi our curious life asunder,
And then blame heaven for the tangled ends.
And sit and grieve and wonder, .