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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

ism and Modern Christianity" This il fol-
lowed by Professor Jebb's able defence
of Classical Study" Robert Wallace's val
nable economic paper on the Psychology
of Capital and Labor" should not be missed
by anyone interested in the great questions
Of today. Published by E. r. Pelton. IA
Eighth street, New York. Terms, IS per
year; single numbers, As cents; trial sub
scription for three months, 81. Eclectic
and any 81 magazine, So.
The largest and one of the handsomest
monthly magazines of the season is the
Engineering Magazine for January, with its
3SS pages. 1t is devoted to a retrospect of
the Worlds Fair, embracing special papers
BY notable writer's, and the fullest collec-
ton of pictures of the Fair that has been
published. The architectural, mechanical,
electrical, mining, and transportation feat
ures of the great Exposition are capably
treated by such writers as Henry Van
Brunt, Robert H. Thurston, Elihu Thorn
son, Rossiter w. Raymond, Colonel Henry
G.. Prout, and others of like prominence,
while Andrew Carnegie discusses the value
of the Worlds Fair to the American people,
and General Alfred T. Gosborn compares
il with the Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
An account is given of the organizers and
designers of the Worlds Fair, and a state
ment of its cost and income. The illustrs-
tons artistically portray an immense num-
Der of important mechanical and other
exhibits in the field to which this capital
magazine is devoted. Published from the
Times Building, New York. Price 25 cents.
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George EliOt's Face.

An English woman writer says it is to
be feared that posterity will never know
exactly what was the living aspect of
George Eliot's face. Only a very great
painter could have seized at once the out
line and something of the varying expires
sion, and her reluctance to have her por-
trait taken, her private person made to Il
certain extent public property in that way,
has deprived us Of any such memorial.
Future generations will have to draw on
their imagination to conceive Il face cast in
the massive mold of Savonarola, hut spare
and spiritualized into closer brotherhood
with the other Florentine of the Divina
Commedia. The features might be too
large and rugged for womanly beauty, but
when the pale face was tinged with faint
Husf of tenderness or animation, when the
wonderful eyes were lighted up with eager
passion and the mouth melted into curves
of unutterable sweetness, the soul itself
seer. ed to shine through its framework
with radiance of almost unearthly pow
err, so that stranger seeing her for the
first time asked why he had never been
told she was so beautiful.
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THE HEIR PRESUMPTlvE.

The German emperor has a wardrobe con-
tanning more than ,0G0 suits. He has been
known to change his costume IL times in le
hours.
The Princess of Wales always sends word
to those who wish to present her with bou-
quets as to size and weight of the presenta-
ton. The rose is her favofite flower.
Carmen Sylvia has become much thinner,
and her hair-which began to change color
after the death of her sweet little daughter,
the Princess Marie-is now quite white
Lobengula literally means THE Defend
err" He is the bearer of many grandilo-
quent titles, such as 1.-The Great Elephant"
THE Eater of Men, ," The Stabber of the
Sum-"
By his marriage with the heiress of the
Kohary family the khedve has just receiv-
ed magnificent present from her mother
in the shape of a toilet service of gold su,
perbly chased and inclosed in huge ebony
chest.
Queen Victoria has complete pictorial
history of her life. Lately, at her request,
all the members of the Garrick Theate1
company who appeared before her in ''D
plomacy" were specially photographed and
copies sent to her.
The dowager queen of Portugal is proba
bly, the best dressed woman in Europe. She
is tall and elegant, has a wonderful grace
of manner, which recalls that of her father,
Victor Emmanuel and, like him, is devot-
ed to sport of all kinds.
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A DOMESTIC DRAMA.
What the Passengers ON q Michigan Road
Saw ,nd Heard.


What the Passengers on q Michigan Road
Saw cnd Heard.
Coming over on the Michigan Central a
tall, fine appearing man and a handsome
" dressed, refined looking woman were
seated just in front of plainly dressed,
sweet faced old lady about 20 years old
Every little while the man would turn
and address a remark to the elder woman,
and her eyes would glow with pride, for
he was her son, and though his wife did
not seem overcordial-perhaps she was
not proud of the old lady-yet she would
deign to drop word or two once in
awhile.
Finally the son turned, as the porter in
formed him of the dining car in the rear,
and said: swell. mother, Emma and l
will go now and get our dinner. You
know she needs good warm dinner. You
have brought your lunch, see. Twill
send you in good cup of hot tea" And
the couple rose and passed into the dining
car.
After they had left, "mother" sat look
ing out of the window and appeared to be
deep in thought, not overhappy perhaps
Finally she reached under the seat and
brought up the little wornout black bas-
ket ''son'' had noticed and held it on her
lap, lingering the ribbon it was tied with
In thoughtful way. just as she opened
h the train stopped at station. The door
was suddenly flung open, and CHEEKY
faced, handsome blond stepped in. He
appeared to be looking eagerly for some
one.
Finally his glance fell on the little old
lady.
"Mother!" he cried in delighted voice.
"My John; my john" And the two
were clasped in Il loving embrace so genu-
inc as to cause tears to rise in the eyes of
one of the passengers, and the rest looked
on in an interested manner
''Where are Frank and Emma?" he in
quired.
"They have gone into the dining car.
Emma isn't well, you know, and has to
have good, hot dinner" She repeated
this in an apologize way, for she saw a
look in Johns eyes that she did not fail to
read, and Frank-was he not her son too?
"But you didn't wish any dinner, |
suppose" And his eyes fell on the little
basket. He saw it all at a glance, but he
must not hurt his mothers feelings thus.
"And are you not glad to see me? Are
you not surprised? l found ! could join
you here instead of waiting until you got
to Chicago. And now tell me, dear heart,
isn't this dear little basket the same one
that Frank and l took our lunch in to
school? l thought So" as smile rose on
the faded sweet face.
"Well, Pm awfully hungry. 'Spose
we keep this for supper, and you come
with me and eat nice hot dinner. No;
no excuses"
As they left the car they met the other
couple. "Halloo, John! Where did you
come from?" elbow do you do, Emma2
81 came, Frank, just in time to see our
mother had substantial meal" And
they passed on.
When the passengers who heard and
saw it all arrived at Chicago, they saw a
handsome young man with little black
basket hanging on his arm tenderly assist
ing sweet faced old lady through the
crowd. A carriage was called, and they
drove off. No one seemed to see anything
of the other couple. Chicago Tribune.
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January Magazines.

The number Of the Living Age for the
week ending January 9th begins new vol
ume, a new year, and a new series. After
its successful career of fifty years this
standard periodical seem, as vigorous and
prosperous as ever. Always the chief, it i.
now the only eclectic weekly of the coun-
try. Its distingui shing characteristics are
that it presents ia convenient form a CON-
pilation of the worlds choicest literature,
encyclopedia in its scope, character, COM
prehensiveness and completeness. and with
freshness, owing to is frequent issue.
The subscription price (SS 90 a year, is
cheap for the amount, nearly $500 pages,
of the reading m utter given; while the pub
fishers make still cheaper offer, viz to
send The Living Age and either one Of the
American 81 90 monthlies or weeklies, a
year, both prepaid, for 5000; thus fur
nishing to the subscriber at a remarkably
small cost the cream of b ,th home and for
"'gn literature. Puhli 'hei by Littell & Co..
Boston, Mass.
The Eclectic Magazine enters its fiftieth
year with the present January number. For
half century has this magazine supplied
to American readers the most valuable mat
ter published by foreign contemporaries.
The first number of this new year shows
promise of sreful and varied selection of
the best literature and newest thought for
fifty more useful years. First in place up
on the index is Prof. St. George Miyarts
comparison and contrast of Roman Pagan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04
THE SPONSOR.

Steven was the original Of Stevenson,
Stephens, Steenson, Stinson, Stimson and
Simpson.
Town formerly meant farm, hence tho
Touner, Towners, Townsends, Tones, Tunes
and Tuns.
Wiseman was once conjurer, hence the
family names of Wise, Wisely, Wiseman
and Wisman.
Isaac was the original of Isaacs, Isaac
son, Hicks, Hickson, Higg, Higgson, Hig-
gins and Higginson.
Wright was once woodworker, hence the
Wheelwrghts. Wainwrights, Cartwrights,
Haywrights, Cheesewrights and Good
wrights.
Carter, Cart, Cartman, Wagner, Wagon
er, Wainman and Wainer, Driver and Drier
were once cart owners who hired out their
vehicles.
Cupper, Cowper and Cooper are descend
ants of men who made the wooden cups
from which our English forefathers drank
their beer.
Knowl was a rising ground, hence the
names of Knowles, knowler, Knowlman
asd others were given to residents on such
elevations.
Higgins, Hutchins, Hutchinson, Huggin-
son, Hewlett, Hewlett, Hewet, Hewitt,
Howson, Hughes and Hewson. are all the
sons of plain Hugh.
Sowter was the old name for a shoe
maker, hence Sowter, Sutor, Suffer, and
from another name Cobble, Cobbler, Cob
ber Goblet and others.
Sergeant was once any lawyer, ard the
name of this profession gave us the Ser
geants, Sargents, Saigants and Others,
while from the pleader came the Pleidors
and Pleadors.
Boarder. Border, Borderer, Boardman
and some others recall the men who titled
the lands kept by nobleman for the main
tenance of his table, and who paid theiI
rent in produce.
Gauntlet, Wizard, Buckle and Buckler,
Lance, Spearman, Pike. Swordman, Helm,
Bow, Benbow and many other family
names recall the military ardor of our Sax
on forefathers.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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More Power 10 the Crusade.

For years the citizens of New York knew
they we're being robbed by the leaders OF
the Tammany organization. They perhaps
had no. direct proof of many instances OF
guilt an j they knew the folly of attempting
single handed to bring the malefactors to
Justice in courts corrupted and held in
leash by the chief criminal to be convicted.
A leader was imperatively needed to make
opposition to this octopus in any sense a
success; leader whose object NIGH
not be political preferment for himself, OF
the emolument of political ring which
should re sort to corrup. practices similar to
Tammany's nor yet leader for the sake
of financial gain. Tammany was rich
enough to buy the man who might in any
way be corruptible and strong enough to
tully the man who was not endowed
with more than the ordinary an ount OF
moral courage. And SO the power of the
Doodle thieves waxed stronger. Political
things dominated the courts, ruled the
streets, robbed the people, encouraged vice
that they might profit from the "blood
money" that could be cxtorted from it, and
wore the police glrb to further their
.chemes. Men with political pull ard No
other visible or possible Income become fab
uogsly rich in two or three years. Wha'
was "everybody's business" the governir
Of the metropolitan municipality, became
.olely the business ard the means not of live
ihood but of wealth of a class of men man.
of whom would naturally be regarded with
-uspici,n in any community. Into this
condition of affairs DR.. Parkhurst precipi-
tated himself, ma said, rashly. Others
thought him a sensatonalist and predicted
that he would disappear from public view
within comparatively short time. Some
thought the crusade ill advised for d
clergymen to undertake. All doubts
which were honestly entertained regarding
DR.. Parkhurst's course have yielded before
the practical benefits attained. Tammany
has felt its grip relaxing, its sources OF
revenue dwindiing, public sentiment united
in determination to throttle the tiger. The
political allies who hated the hand that
welded the sceptre over them saw an OPP
portunity to break loose and become the
bitteres. of informers. These things came
about because DR.. Pdrkhurst became the
fearless leader at time when affairs were
ripe for revolution. II looks as if the down.
fall of Tweed might be repeated. More
power to the arm of Parkhurst, and long
life to the healthy pubic sentiment which
the doughty clergyman has solidified
at his back. And then may there be no
such re!apses to follow as that from TIVE eds
downfall to Cookers elevation.
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What Would You Have Done?
New York Sun.


Let any sound American ask himself
that he would have done in the Sandwich
Islands at the time of Liliuokalani's over
throw, and the present situation will be
pretty clear to him. Wouldn't he be found
in the indignant crowd thus described by
President Hosmer of Oahu College?
1.-The United States troops did not over
throw the government Of Queen Liliuoka-
lani. She was driven from the throne by
the united force of American, German, Por-
tuguese, and English mechanics, merchants
and professional men, who have been
goaded to rebellion by the outrageous con-
Duct of the Queen herself. There was no
plot entered into by the better element.
The majority was disposed t. tolerate even
The disgrace of selling out the kingdom to the
lottery schamers and the opium swindlsrs !;
but when Liiuokalsni undertook to over
throw the Constitution ami rule as an abso-
Lutte monarch, she showed her complete in
ability to comprehend the spirit of the pres
ent age"
The Hon. John L. Stevens, minister from
This country, would have been an incom-
prehensible and distinctly un-American fool,
if he had not seen that events leading up to
this state Of affairs were rapidly getting Ha-
waii lipe for union it'll the United States
lie would have been a surprisingly poor
minister if he had not so reported to his
government. With entire respect for the
manly Germans, Portuguese, and E"elish
who were instrumental in overthrowing the
wretched Queen, we ask especially what
Hawaiian citizen directly OF remotely OF
American extraction, would have disgraced
this country's record by a currish refusal to
join in the revolt? Think of the last stand
made in defence of Liliuokalani by he,
chief ally. Her paramour, Wilson. recoc
nizing the desperate straits into which his
debauched mistress recklessne;s hao
brought her, offered TO the hono-ed leader
of the ebellion to lock the miserable crea
ture in a closet, and protect the national
Constitution by shutting hr up. This wa
the elimination of the episode which ap
peared ia Mr.. Cleveiands last message as
'the Qafen, who had been contemplating
the proclamation of the new Constitution.
in def. renee to the wishes and remon-
strances of her Cabinet renowned the pro-
jet, for the present at least
Wouldn't any decant man have kicked
Wilson out of the door, and volunteered
with chs r to support movement to de-
liver the islands from such an intolerAble
combination of rulers? The man who
wouldn't shoulder a musket in such cause.
is unfit to breathe the open air of any self
respec cling country. He belongs ia some
hidden and contemplate coraer of slavish-
ness. The Am arican people will stand by
the people of Hawaii whether they be an
nexed or smain nejghbors only.
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THE JUVENILE.

Don't expect the boy to keep up with you
and the hired men and run errands OF
carry water at the same time.
Don't rave and storm because the boy
wants some time to tinker He may as
tonish you with some of his work
Don't tell the boy he can go hunting OF
fishing Saturday and then hitch on days
work before he goes. 1t is not fair.
Don't lean down too hard when the boy
is turning the grindstone. This is one OF
the causes of boys leaving the farm.
Don't expect the boy to maintain an an.
gelic disposition if. after working hard all
day, he is obliged to eat at the second
table.
Don't continue to treat the boy as if he
had no sense, but consult with him occa-
sionally. He may possibly know more than
you do.
Don't give the boy lamb or calf to
raise--which would have died if he had not
attended to it-and let it grow up to be
dads sheep or cow.-Prairie Farmer.
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PRESS COM MENT;.
DO II With Thy Might"
New York Press

Mr.. Gladstone cab.ed tie following to
the Press as a good maxim for the new
year: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
10, do it with thy might" This appIi's
With great force to the work which the
bread winners of the United States have be-
fore them for the new year. The defeat Of
he Wilson bill is the one question of para
nount importance to every one OF the
twenty-four millions engaged in gainful &C.
equations and their dependents. 1t literally
.xtends to every home and freside in the
land. The duty of the hour is to work
.gainst this bill, that it may be defeated
ind the dawn of better times come with the
year 1894.
Workingmen, defeat this bill. Do it with
thy might
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

The large majority of people will not feel
grieved to think that the Democratic rev.
enue jugelers propose to levy tax on in
comes which exceed $1,000, that is, they
won't waste any sympathy on the persons
asaessed. But the persons taxed will feel
grieved that the man whose annual income
il $500 90 doesn't bear his share. If the
pessessor of taxable income sees that b.
has devised . way Of avoiding the tax lie
win Immediately put his own conscience to
sleep and his wits to work devising q
like scheme. At least many Of them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04
Wonderful Invention.

The weight and dimensions of each and
every piece in the construction of United
States warship is computed before start
ing to make any of them. Such great
volume of computation is too much for
the brain. Formerly much of it was per-
formed on machines made in Europe, but
now 95 per cent of it is computed on comp
tometers, invented by Dorr f. Felt Of
Chicago. The adding and other calcula-
tions in many Of the accounting depart
ments of the government are done in the
same manner.-Chicago Herald.
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will resort to such methods. Now, while
the person receiving an annual income OF
$4,000 is amply able to Fay good tax the
method in this instance is questionable
one. Why adopt this kind of revenue rai'-
ing, which, however just it may be, is bese'
by many difficulties and opportunity for
fraud? The old method of raising the rev.
enue was by making the foreigner pay fol
laying his goods down in our markets. II
was method, too, which was practical,
sufficient and American.
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N ,INE GOSSIP.
Faith for 1904.

"For the year before ia
Oh, what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy,
Living streams shall Use;
For the sad and sinful.
Shall His grace abound:
Fo- q faint and f. eble
Pc f,ct strength be f und.
Onward then and fear not,
Children OF the day:
For His word can never,
Never pass away"
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THE CLEANER.

Learning the Hawaiian language is 30
cial fad in Washington.
OF the earth's surface, 1900, 900 acres are
devoted to tobacco culture.
The superstition concerning the finding
of a horseshoe dates back to the thirteenth
century.
The wheat product Of the world is a, 000.-
200 tons, which is mostly devoured before
the next crop.
Pliny tells of copy of Homer's Iliad
known in his day that was SO small that it
could be entirely hidden in the shell Of q
hens egg,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

The workingmen of Meriden, Conn, are
alive to their own welfare. Those in the
large manufacturing establishment. of Chas.
Parker and Company petition Congressman
Piggott. They state that in their judgmen,
the present stagnation among the industries
of the country is due to contemplated revision
Of the tariff. Believing that any reduction in
duties would materially ipjure their pros
poets for employment, they call upon Mr..
Piggott to use his utmost efforts to prevent
the passage of the Wilson bill. A paper is
being circulated among other factories in
town and will be sent to Washington.
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Eyes we must make the most of hard
times. We never knew before how far a
little would Co." This is what is heard in
the land today. Now let's hear something
with the good American ring in it. "Stop
your senseless tariff tinkering. Drop the
matter as you would hot iron. Either you
lied to us in 90 when you proposed tariff
for revenue only, or you are lying to US
now. IT you'll let the tariff alone we'll have
good times. If you persist in continuing
these times of wrack and ruin and starvs'
ton we'll bury you so deep with our vote,
that you can't crawl from under in gener.
alton" If Coz g'ets sees you "mean bust
ness it will hesitate long before passing
the mongrel iniquity known as the Wilson
bill.
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STATE OF MAINE.


KENNEBEC, ss--Superor Court December Term,
Sarah A. kla r, Lib't, vs. Theodore Klair
Upon the annexed writ and libel. it is ordered
tina. notice thereof be given TO the lbelee by pub
fishing attested copy of the same, or an abstract
weeks successfully in the kENSEBEc JOURNAL. a
newspaper printed IN Augusta IN said County Or
kennebec. the last publication TO be thirty days
at least before the, ext term of said Court, to be
holden at Augusta, within and for said County OF
KennebeC, on the first Tuesday OF Apnl next,
that he may then and there appear in said Court
and answer thereto if he see lit.
Attest: W. S. CHoA1E, Clerk.
Cory OF LIBEL.
The libeant alleges that she was married to
of Maine. on the II h day of October 1890.
that the said libeiant and lbelec cohabited in
this state after their said marrase that ne libel
ant resued in this State when the cause OF divorce
accrued as hereinafter set forth, and had resided
here in good faith one year piior TO the dafe
hereof; that the libe'ant In. yer betn faithful to
her nrriage obligations, but that the said belee
has been uBmindful of the came; that on the
18th dry of December. 1890 he utterly deserted
the lbelant without reasonable cause ana has con.
thu I'd SAID desertion for three consecutive years
next prior TO the filing of this libel. Where
fore she prays that divorce from the bonds of
ma'rimony between herself and said lbelee may
be decrced.
And the libelant further alleges that she has
sed reasonable diligence to ascertain the present
residence of said lbeee, but is unable to do and
does not know where II is.
SARAH A. Her Mark kLAIR, Libelant.
Witness, A. G. ANDREWS.
KENNEBEC. S., Dec %. 1s93.-The said libeant
made oath that the above allegation Us to the
residence of the Libelee is true.
Before me,
A. &. ANDREWS Justice of the Peace.
A true copy of the order of notice and libel
Attest: W. S. CHoATE, Clerk.
janidlls3t
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1t WAS generally supposed that Iowa had
long since ceased to be classed as the "wild
woody West" The bloody feud between the
townsmen of Dayton and Frazier in which
knives and revolvers took active part is a
disgrace to any section Of the country.