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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Representative Bartlett of New York
has taken time by the forelock and intro
duced a bill to repeal the income tax. Mr.
Bartlett will not succeed. Anything that
can furnish revenue will be held on to like
grim death, this year Lowell Courier.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

People who bought ducks from George
Nichols of Jackman, this fall discovered
gold in their gizzards. This has caused
a gold craze in that vicinity, but so far
as learned has not enhanced the price of
Nichols ducks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

If Lord Dunraven is really coming over
with another racing boat let us all hope
he will have better one than before. A
race, not procession, is what is wanted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

"By Marsn' is not a very wicked sui
stitute for an oath, and really this
kind of swearing seems permissible in the
case'of those who abide in that thriving
Aroostook town of Mars. Why, in that
town they have no paupers, no town debt
and its taxable property this year will in
crease $50 600
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

TRUsTEEs-Wm. S. Badger, j. H. Manley, l..
c. Cornish, Lendall Titcomb, B. F. Parrott.
Deposits received and placed on interest the
first day of every month.
Interest paid or credited on account on the
first Wednesday OF February and August.
Deposits are exempt by law from all taxes,
and accounts are strictly confidential.
Especial privileges afforded to Executors,
Administrators, Guardians, Trustees, married
women and minors.
apr9dtf EDWIN G. DUDLEY, Treas.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

A dispatch from Berlin says that Presi
dent Clcveland's attitude towards Samoa
has made good impression in Germany.
Well. Germany ought to be pleased. If
the United States gives up her rights
under the tripartitc agreement Germany
gains by our loss keene Sentinel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

One of Oregon's representatives in con
gress is named Tongue. Oh, but he should
have been u member during the last ses
sion, when talk was so cheap.-[Taunton
Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

A Starks family bade adieu the other
day. to an old dining table that had been
in the family for 60 years. The parting
was so pathetic that one of the family
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING.

If men didn't get sick and tired OF
boarding houses there would be very few
marriages. Stewed prunes drive lots OF
victims to matrimony.-[A [Atchison Globe
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

A South Auburn fox hunter, who has
been travelling fields and woods for fox
the past few weeks without success is not
a little chagrined that his hound got loose
the other day and went out and brought
in fox all alone.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Village postoffices and express cars
seem to be the most popular sources Oh
revenue for highwaymen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

There are rumors that Secretary Gresham
has resigned his clerkship in the British
foreign office. If the rumor is well founded
both the secretary and the country are to
be congratulated Il Rochester Chronicle
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Mrs. Lease has leased farm in Cali
fornia, which means that LlewellIng gets
a new lease Of life.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Here's one from Guilford, that ought to
dampen the ardor of other story tellers.
1t is to the effect that Il gun, which had
been three weeks in the water where the
owner lost it was discharged while being
fished out. Twas probably loaded for
water fowl.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

"Watermillion" is not a pronunciation
of Afro American invention as most per
sons suppose, nor did it originate in any
humorous intent. An early 18th century
inn of Westminster was called the Million
Gardens, the spelling upon the sign board
being thus, though the original name OF
the place was the Melon Gardens.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Two men from Wilson'S Mills while
deer hunting recently, We're nearly burned
up with their camp one night and We're
forced to tramp home in stocking feet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

The young ladies of Rockland have a
very successful conversational club. They
have wisely restricted the membership to
the Centler sex
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

1t is said that some of the young men in
Portland would like to belong to Il battal-
ion of naval militia and are assured they
could make a swell affair of it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

While others are talking town division,
here's Orneville cogitating about paying
its town debt and joining Milo.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
A white quail was shot by q sportsman
near Pala5ka, Fla, a few days ago.

There is II symbolic significance in the
watch chain ornament formed of two
boar's tusks bound together in crescent
shape with "A piece of gold or silver. This
or any other figure of two prongs, a horse
shoe for example, or pair of open shears
is believed to keep off witches
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
Womb Troubles.

The whole story, however, is told in
ar illustrated book entitled "Guide to
Health" by Mrs. Pinkham. 1t con-
tains over 80 Iages OF most important
Information, Whicl: every woman, mar
ried or single, should know about her.
self. Send 2 tWO-cent stamps for it. For
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Rockland's Ward MacAllisters and
MacAllisteresses are called society ''moy-
ers -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Camden is waking up to its Importance
and the consequent need OF Pullman
mail
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

The fire department of Jacksonville,
Fla, was turned out the other day to put out
the burning pain in woman's mashed
finger While cooking the woman mashed
her finger, and ran out of the house
shrieking "Fire" "Murder!" and lots Of
other things. A man who happened to
be by started off at her first yell and
turned in an alarm of fire, which brought
the engine and hose wagons to the scene
on gallop. The firemen helped the wo.
ouartprs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Many churches bear upon their spires or
weather vanes the figure of a cock, though
doubtless without any intent upon the
part of the builders to preserve an ancient
superstition AS an inn sign the cock goes
back to the days before the Christian era.
but the bird became invested with sort
of sacredness among Christians after he
had announced the apostacy of Peter
One legand has it that Christ was born AT
cock k-crow, and the bird was invested in
the middle ages with a superstiticus halo
Of Sacrpdne
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

sought refuge in statistics. He reckoned
that table had borne food worth nearly
sl2 900. not at boarding house prices
either.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
ReaYing-doWn Feeling

causing pain, weight, and baclache, IS
Instantly relieved and permanently
cured by it's use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the laws
that govern tho female system, and
is as harmless as water. 1t removes
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
Dizziness. Eaintness.

Extreme Lassitude, "dpn't care" and
svant to be left alone" feeling, excl
liability, irritability, nervousness, sleep.
lcssness, fiatulency. melancholy, or tho
"blues," and backache. These arc
sure indications of Female Weakness,
some derangement of the Uterus, or
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
lrregularitY.

Suppressed or Painful Menstruations,
Weakness of the Stomach, Indigestion,
Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostra-
lion. Headache, General Debility. Also
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Some of the old soldiers and sailors are
getting ready to petition the Legislature
to exempt them from payment of poll
taxes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
Back ache,

Il has cured more cases of Leucor-
rhna than any remedy the world has
ever known. 1t is almost infallible in
such cases. 1t dissolves and expels
Tumors from the Uterus in an early
stage of development, and checks any
fendencv tn cancerouS bumOrs. Thai
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10

Union has a board of trade. Next.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
Kidney Complaints
and Backache of either ser the Vege-

All druggists sell
the Vegetable Con,-
pound, or sent by
mail, in form OF
pills or Lozenges,
on receipt OF S1.O0.
CORRESPONDENCE
freely 0astcered.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19

and if it cannot be simplified so that
under it freemen can exercise their
rights without the interposition of
monitor, or an expert in deciphering
the intricacies of complicated ballots,
it ought to be repealed. Secretary of
State Brownell, in an interview with a
representative of the Free Press, points
out some of the defects of the Vermont
ballot law of 1892 and names some of
the complaints as to its working. There
is too much red tape for the plain,
everyday people of Vermont, who be-
lieve that the old town-meeting ways
are good enough for them and for the
conditions that exist in Vermont.
Many blank ballots are cast by voters
who 60 not quite understand the
printed forms, by elderly men whose
eye-sight age has dmmed and who
have left their glasses at homeland
neither of these classes is willing to en-.
ter the ranks of assisted voters ." so
a bluff at voting is made by handing a
blank ballot to the election officer.
Very likely Vermont will not return to
the old go-as-you-please way of voting,
but in the system that has been evolved
from the adoption of the kangaroo
plan, election reform has gone wild.
The red tape required to make nomina-
tons legal, the complex blanket-sheet
ballots, are trammel upon the free
exercise of the suffrage. These tram
mels have unquestionably taken the
right of suffrage from large number
of citizens in Vermont, as Chairman
Manley declares they have in Maine.
The assembled wisdom soon to con-
vene will find some work to do in
wedding out the defects and faults
which experience has shown exist in
the ballot law.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19

ton of the relative strength of the
parties in town or city. Personal
popularity is frequently a determining
factor. AS, for instance, there are
eleven democratic representatives in
the next legislature of Vermont, yet in
eight out of the eleven towns TO be rep
resented by democrat the republican
candidate for governor had a plurality
over his democratic competitor, and in
most of them a clear majority. The
Argus is entitled to such grains of COM
fort as it may find in the returns from
the late republican landslide in Yer
mont, but it is not entitled to claim
that Bolton is a democratic town be-
cause it elected democratic represen
tative.n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19
In His Winding Sheet.

w. G. p. Breckenridge has been de-
feated in his desperate efforts TO obtain
a denomination to congress from the
Ashland district in Kentucky, and the
honor of that community has been
nobly indicated. 1t is true, possibly,
that in no other than southern COM
munity, upon which slavery's moral
blight is still lingering, could even the
candidacy of such a man as Mr..
Breckenridge has been proved to be
have been brooked; but it is gratifying,
and reassuring, that in just such a
community enough of moral sentiment
exists and responds valiantly to the
summons to crush such candidacy
when it rears its polluted head. The
warfare against Mr.. Breckinridge's i'm
pudent and unblushing attempt, after
his moral leprosy had been made
public, to again force himself upon the
suffrage of his citizens has been
entirely outside of politics. Party poll.
tics has not entered into the strife.
The matter of his denomination has
been exclusively moral question, and
with large number of Christian men
and women it has been an intensely
religious question. Saturday was the
appointed day for voting for the nomi-
nation. On that day the good women
of Lexington and Frankfort assembled
in the churches and with song and
prayer besought divine interposition in
the pending contest between the forces
of right and wrong, and when the re-
suit was published they celebrated the
victory in a spirit of pious thanks
giving. During the services at the
Broadway Christian church in Lexing-
ton a young clergyman expressed the
universal sentiment. 1.-THE hearts of
all the good women and good Chris.
tians of this fair land" he said, "are
bubbling over with joy this morning.
A snow white shower of bal
lots from the pure, good men of the
Ashland district has buried this gentle
man deep; has woven for him a wind.
ing sheet which shall serve for his
political shroud, now, henceforth, and
forever"
Genuine contrtion was commended
to the offender, and "if he but find a
single shred of the garment of repent
ance," heavens forgiveness was in
voked. The contest has been re-
markable one. 1t has riven social
and family relations and deadly con-
tests have been waged. Well may the
Kentuckians of the Ashland district
exclaim, "Thank heaven, this trouble
is over"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19
Maine.

The men of Maine have slammed up
against the Vermonters very much as
their predecessors, generation ago,
went for Governor Kent. The ranks
of the Green Mountain Boys and the
men of the Pine Tree State are well
closed up.
j. H. Marley, chairman of the repub-
lican state committee of Maine, an
nounces that the completed official re-
turns show that Hon. II. B. Cleaves,
republican candidate for governor, has
a majority of 3S ,42S over his democratic
competitor. Mr.. Manley states further
that some 5000 votes were cast that
were not counted by reason of defective
marking. Had these votes been counted
and the intention of those who cast
them been made part of the election
returns, Governor Cleaves' majority
would have exceeded 100000 Mr.. Man
lev makes some reasonable structures
upon a system of voting that disfran-
chises 5000 citizens and takes from
them the right of suffrage. The repub-
licans elect every senator and all but
four members of the house of repre-
sentatives. The congressional delega-
ton is reelected, each receiving a
largely-increased majority. Tom Reed
will return to Washington, his prestige
strengthened and his courage rein
forced by the splendid endorsement of
his constituents.
The significance of the voting lin its
bearing upon the national administra-
ton, is not discovered in the increased
republican vote alone. The democratic
vote, after the democratic administration
has been eighteen months in power, is
only forty-six per cent of the democratic
vote in 1892. That is to say, more than
one-half of the democratic voters whose
suffrages were given to Mr. Cleveland
in 1892 were so ashamed of the work of
their hands that in 1894 they refused to
recognize it-and none can blame them.
The only fault to be found with them is
that they did not, by voting the repub-
lican ticket, bring to the supporters of a
truly American policy, at home and
abroad, fruits meet for repentance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19

In an address inviting the national en-
campment of the Grand Army to meet at
Louisville next year, Colonel Henry Wat
terson, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, made use of the following eloquent
words: 81 have come here to-day an un-
doubling American, to lay at the feet of
American manhood the tribute Of respect
full homage. l have come-a willing wit
ness-to bear testimony to the genius Of
American soldiership. 1 have come with a
message from your countrymen who dwell
on what was once the neither side of the
line, but whose hearts beat in ready re-
Spouse to your heart and who bid me tell
you they want to see you. Candor compels
me to say there was time when they did
not want to see you. There was time
when, without invitation whatever, either
written or verbal, without so much as a
suggestion of welcome-you insisted upon
giving us the honor of your company, and,
as it turned out, when we were i'll prepared
to receive you. 1t were pity, now that
we are prepared. now that the lid is off the
pot, and that the latch-string hangs outside
the door, you should refuse us the happiness
of entertaining you"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19
MOxie...Its Marvellous Work.
From one of the great Chicago papers

lrIOu Oue VI tuo BIodI SulCdRO papers
The juice of this hitherto supposed insig-
nifcant plant is revolutiOnizing the habits
OF the world. People who have madly dissi-
pated until they were wrecked; our heaviest
business men, who have been overweight
mentally until they were at the verge of in
sanity women who have worked and wor-
ried themselves into nervous prostratiOn
and people who habitually overdo, take it
to save them and prevent breakdown.
What else could they do? Stimulants mean
reaction, insanity and subsequent wreck
Moxie has proved to be harmless.
From the time it was first tried its use
has spread and travelled like prairie fire in
drouth To flavor il into luscious bever-
age was a happy thought of its proprietors.
To sell dollar bottle for twenty. five cents
was another. They even ship case of
twelve bottles, freight free, to any part of
the United States for SO, to make you sure
of getting the genuine article; for an army
of counterfeters has followed its usefulness
and popularity, larger than that which
swept down on slavery in Virginia with
Mcclellan in 1862, which is the highest COM
pliment it could receive. The Moxie Nerve
Food Co.. of Lowell, Mass. where it origin
ate6, are probably arresting 100 of these per
day. Many are now serving sentences for
obtaining money under false pretences. In
point of increase no business ever approached
It. Eight years old, and 438 900 cases made
and probably sold in 1893. This is the state
ment OF its general manager. Druggists
and grocers keep it. 1t is estimated that
Boston alone consumes over $4,000 cases,
which is nearly nino bottles for each man
woman and child in that city. 1t is craze
in the East; which is no surprise, for
women say that they can do double work
and not break down while using three cents
worth per day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19
Little Comfort for Democracy.

The st. Adams Messenger, in reply to
the Argus remark, "When the demo-
Gratis of Bolton are united, it is certain
to go democratic," says: "This has
reference to the election of demo-
cratic representative from Bolton at the
recent election. Nevertheless and not
withstanding, the town of Bolton gave
70 votes for Woodbury. and AZ for the
democratic candidate for governor.
The political preference of represen-
tative elect is by no means an indica-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19
Adjutant and Inspector General.

An active canvass for the Office of
adjutant and inspector general seems
to have commenced. Colonel Kins-
man of Rutland is in the field for the
Office which General Peck has so eff
GENTLY filled, and is soliciting the sup
port of members-elect.
We understand that General Peck
will be candidate for reelection. No
reason seems to be given why he should
be displaced except that some other
person wants his office. General Peck
has been an exceptionally efficient Of
ficer. He has merited continuance in
office. The successive governors under
whom he has served speak of his SER
vices in terms of the highest commenda-
ton. The duties of the office are of a
delicate character. The adjutant and
inspector general is the governors
right-hand man. In some states the in
innate and important nature of the Of
fetal relationship between the chief
executive and the chief officer of his
military staff is recognized by making
the latter an appointee of the governor.
His selection is certainly matter in
which the governors wishes should be
consulted, and, in the case in hand,
members will be justified in de-
clining to commit themselves to the
candidacy of any person until due and
proper regard has been paid to the
wishes of the executive whose COM
mands he must obey, and whom he
must serve in the performance of many
important duties.
1t is objected to General Peck's re-
election that he has held his Office long
enough, that he should now give way
to some other aspirant. This, of course,
is the view of the other aspirant and
his friends. The people may take a
different view of the matter. They
may find in the facts of General Peck's
service and in the nature of the rela-
tionship between his Office and that of
the governor the strongest possible
reasons why he should be commanded
to serve the state another term.
1t is true that General Peck has held
his Office by successive elections since
1891. 1t is true also that in other
states this Office has been held continu-
ously by one man as long or longer
periods than by General Peck. General
Stryker, for example, has been adju-
tant and inspector general of New
Jersey for over twenty-seven years;
General Aging, adjutant and inspector
general of New Hampshire, was APP
pointed in 1879, and has therefore been
fifteen years in continuous service;
General Dalton of Massachusetts was
appointed in 1888, succeeding anlofficial
who had served continuously from the
beginning of the civil war and who re-
tired by reason of his advanced age /;
General Dyer of Rhode Island has
served continuously since 1882, succeed
ing an official who had served from the
beginning of the war of the rebellion.
Numerous other instances might be
recited. Thus it will be seen that if
Vermont should re-elect General Peck,
she will be following precedents which
will highly justify her action.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19

LUTHER b. JOHNSON, formerly pro-
prietor of the Mortified NeUS and
later of the Burlington Clipper, has
purchased of l. p. Thayer the West
Randolph Herald and NeooS, including
its Bethel, Willamstown and Chelsea
editions. Mr.. johnson is one of the
rising young newspaper men of the
state, ready and forceful writer, and
under his management it is natural to
expect the Herald and Ne,os to main
tain the reputation it has so long en-
joyed under Mr.. Thayer's direction as
wide.awake, progressive newspaper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19

THE democratic contemporaries are
dazed by the blow delivered the party
by the republicans of Vermont on cleo
ton day. In the same breath, with
hysteric utterance, they are giving ut
terly contradictory reasons for the big
republican majority. Before the cleo
ton, proof of republican decentralization
was seen in the apathy of republicans
and the silence of the organs; after the
election, the result is said to be
that of the frenzied appeals of the
party leaders and of :" the republican
organs which have been taking on for
weeks as if they were about scared to
death" Democratic apathy and lack
of interest,"" and the fact that the
democrats in many instances stayed at
home," are made to do duty in the
general accounting. Nevertheless, the
world is assured that the democracy of
Vermont is still sustained by belief in
democratic principles and faith in dem
OCIdtlC lcducTb, anu Iutsc ulCo luluBS
will encourage the party "to continued
and vigorous endeavor till Vermont is
finally redeemed from the rule of an
inscriptions majority" These be
brave words, worthy of Jack Falstaff
himself. Still, the people who are in
bondage and are waiting for democratic
succor would have a somewhat stronger
faith in their final deliverance if some
twenty-five per cent of their deliverers,
instead of skulking on election day,
had gone to the ballot-box and voted.
1t is curious way to defend demo-
cratic principles to desert the party at
the very time when the alleged "prin-
ciples are in crying need of defense.
Redemption I" that waits on defend
ers of this stamp will wait forever.
Vermont's INSCRIPTIONS majority"
is likely to hold the state eternally
against such cravens as the Argus and
Patriot represents its followers to be.
They are not the kind of which de-
liverers are made.