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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Rev. J. L. Seward will return this morn
ing to Alliston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10
WATERVILLE.

Out-of- town trade was very good, Fri
day.
C. M. Sibley of Oakland, was in the city
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Miss York has been supplying the posi-
ton in the intermediate school during the
absence of Miss Haines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

S. A. Chadbourne Of Hallowell was il
the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Rev. +. d. George will occupy the pull
pit in the Free Baptist church Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Landkerkin of Rich
mond, Va, are here visiting friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

High Sheriff Choate of Whitefeld, Lin.
coin county, was in the city on business
Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Hayes & Langmaid have diss olved part
nership. Mr.. Langmaid will continue the
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Tuesday evening the ladies of the w. c.
T. IT,, will give supper in the vestry OF
the Methodist church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

bis uncle at brunswick.
Miss Katherine Berry will spend Sunday
with friends in Waterville.
The Misses Burleieh will spend Sunday
at their home in Vassalboro.
G. C. Wentworth has recovered from his
illness so as to be out Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Landkerkin Of Rich
mond, Va, are here visiting friends.
Rev. +. d. George will occupy the pull
pit in the Free Baptist church Sunday.
The second number of the dancing school
extras was held in Liberty hall last evening.
High Sheriff Choate of Whitefeld, Lin
coin county, was in the city on business
Friday.
Hayes & Langmaid have diss ,lved part
nership. Mr.. Langmaid will continue the
business.
Mr.. J. W. Peacock has fallen victim to
the prevailing influenza, and is confined TO
his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Perry returned
to Bath Friday, after visiting in the city
several days.
Tuesday evening the ladies of the w. c.
T. IT,, will give supper in the vestry OF
the Methodist church.
Miss York has been supplying the posi-
ton in the intermediate school during the
hnnn nf Mia Hainnr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Mr.. j. W. Peacock has fallen victim to
the prevailing influenza, and is confined 10
his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

The second number of the dancing school
extras was held in Liberty hall last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Perry returned
to Bath Friday, after visiting in the city
several days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10
SOUTH GARDINER.

SOUTH GARDINER.
The kindling wood factory is still ruI-
II ng the saws evening.
Mr.. Frank Beal of Augusta was in town
on business yesterday.
Harry Sawyer is home from Bowdoin
college few days, nursing bad cold.
Mr., Clarence Kincaid has sold his horse
to the Pine Tree Stock Farm, Farming
dale, to match up with one owned there for
a pair.
WATERVILLE.
Oat-of- town trade was very good, Fri
day.
C. M. Sibley of Oakland, was in the city
yesterday.
s.. A Chadbourne of Hallowell was in
the city yesterday.
Rev. J. L. Seward will return this morn
ing to Alliston, Mass.
w. T. Haines was-out for the first time
Friday, after long illness.
Prof. R. B. Hall is rapidly recovering
from his recent severe illness.
Secretary Mathews of the Y. M. C. A.,
is busy man during the union gospel meet
ings.
The Constellation Whist Club was enter
tanned on Friday evening by Mrs. Harry c.
Prince.
Mrs. Caddie D. Davis of Bangor is visit
ing her sister, Miss Belle Downer, for a
few days.
Ike Augustan Whist Club met on Thurs
day evening with Miss Jessie Bunker of
College avenve.
G. H. Pope is in attendance at the quar-
terly meeting of the Friends denomination
at East Vassalboro.
d. J. Gallert arrived home on the late
train Thursday evening for short vacation
from his studies at Harvard.
St. Omer Commandery worked the Red
Cross degree on two candidates at their
meeting on Thursday evening.
Miss Ilsley and Mss Brown, Colby "a,
left on the afternoon train, Friday, to pass
Sunday at their homes in Bangor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

Feb. l4-Annual Meeting Maine State Bar Asso
citation, Portland.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
WHY THE AMRY FLUNKED.
Taken from the Stage by Cruel
officer.

The army that was to have demolished
the Indians in 1.-The Girl Left Behind Me-
at the Grand Opera House last night was
a few soldiers "shy" for causes over which
the company had no control. 1t seems that
arrangements were made some days ago
with dozen members Of one of the local
companies belonging to the Indiana Legion
to participate in the performance above re-
ferred to for the usual stipend. Everything
went we'll for a brief time The soldiers
rived in uniform and with their accoutre-
ments. They were put through the neces-
sary PAGES by the stage manager and their
efforts approved by that critical and hard
working individual. When the time drew
near for action they were stationed in the
entrance and q few moments more would
have been participating in the play to a
modest but exceedingly necessary extent
Unfortunately. an officer of their company
arrived just at this time and proceeded TO
levy on the army. 1t was the organiZa-
tion's regular drill night and. the attend
ance being unusually light, the cause was
inquired into and found TO be the engage
ment of the militiamen at the theater. An
officer dispatched forthwith with in
structions to bring back the recreants, who
had abSented themselves without excuse.
Clothed with this authority, the officer. as
stated above, reached the stage of the the
ter just in time TO interfere sadly with the
did the latter plead with TIE officer to al
low the men to take part in the one scene
He was blind to the necessities of the oc-
commanding the crestfallen warriors to
about face" he marched them off the
glamour of the footlights.
These are the cold facts in connection
with the, failure, of the army last night to
make better showing numerically than it
did. Tonight il is promised there will be
soldiers on hand who will stick.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Its Finances in Rather Tangled Shape
Just Now.

The finances of the Central Labor Union
are in very much tangled state at this
time. y few months ago the union was
loser from a shortage in the accounts of
one Of its officers and since that time the
financial condition has never been entirely
clear. At the last meeting Of the body the
trustees could not give a report and were
given two weeks time in which to prepare
their report to the union. At the meeting
last night, as the report was about to be
read, one of the trustees moved that the
reporters be excluded from the hall. An
other of the trustees said there no OBJ
lection to the reporters remaining while
the first section of the report was read. He
said it in sections and one section of
il the trustees deemed unwise TO make pub
lie. The reporters retired and the exact
contents of the report are unknown.
The credentials committee reported favor
ably on the following delegates: Brother
hood o. Painters and Decorators, James
EdicOtt. w. G. Long, Roscoe Barnett;
Electrical Workers, ID. a. Greenwood; Car
penters', No. 40 J. H: Boetoff; Pattern
Makers J. o. Mara; Laundry Workers,
Misses Mary COrrigan, Mary MahOney. Br-
die Call: Plumbers, Cameron Wainscott;
Furniture Workers Otto Kempher, Rein
hold Grueling; Typographical Union, No.
a. Henry HedGerich.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
GROWTH OF SUICIDE IN FRANCE.
Over 5000 People Took Their own
Lives I'm ISoO-AIar;ning Increase.
A London Writer


The topic Of suicide has always possessed
tistics, and the subject itself is extreme
nected with it's prevalence, its methods,
and it's relations to natural prosperity or
the reverse in different countries. One of
the latest declarations on suicide which
has been issued has been published in the
Journal Ofiiciel and has reference to the
increased self-destruction in France Deal
ing with the figures for the year 1890, il is
repOred that no fewer than 6576 males and
1854 females committed suicide across the
channel-a total of $40. The report takes
us back at least thirty years, and shows an
increasing prevalence of suicide in France.
Thus from 1861 to 1865 the number was
1S66-70 1850 cases were reported, n proper
ton of 13 TO 100 600; from 1S71-75 there were
5276 cases, or a proportion of l5; from
1S76-S0 the number was 6.259 or IL in pro-
portion to the 100. 600. From 1SS1-S5 there
were 1883 cases, a proportion OF 19, ana
from 1860 s. 226 cases occurred, or a pro-
portion of q to the 100000. Are these re-
suits due TO an increase of the neurOtic
temperament? Or, TO put the matter more
broadly is an increase of suicide the in
evitable result of the high pitch OF modern
civilization, with all its excitement brain
fag, brain worry, and, let me add, with
an increased struggle for existence, a
greater hopelessness of life at large TO the
many. and a more settled conviction of
despair? l do not pretend to answer these
questions. The pity of 1t Is that any
body should find life not worth living. or
should fail to find anything that might
make him or her pause before seeking re-
lief in the silence of the eternal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
HOW THEY STAND.
Real Status of the Dell Telephone
Patents.
Electrical World.


The patent on the metallic diaphragm
telephone will expire on Jan. 80. when il
Will be possible to use the teIephone on
shorter lines. and even to operate an ex-
monopoly which has long reaped mag
nihcent harvest. Had the ordinary course
been followed in the Patent Office in rela-
ton TO the Berliner patent, the principle
resistance would soon be public prop
erty, and until this patent expires or is
annulled, the Bell monopoly cannot be
very seriously affected. If by a natural
course this patent was retained i'm the
Patent Office for fourteen years, thus
practically prolonging the life OF an absO-
lutte monopoly to that extent, a monstrous
state or affairs Is admitted which, If II
cannot be otherwise remedied. would al
most justify the entire abolition of the
patent system. 1t is true that the govern
charges. to annGI this patent, but recent
statement as 10 Its condition does not give
much encouragement for speedy decision,
$4,000 With the wide knowledge of the
subject which the Attorney-generaI should
haVc from his former connection with the
telephone interests. 1t would seem that
more haSte might be made, particularly as
every day after Jan. 80 will result in a
gross injustice to the public through the
continuance of the monopoly. Still an
otner TACT that may be very significant is
that the Blake application of Jan. 3, 1879.
has not yet, so far as can be aScertained
resulted in patent. After what has oc-
Cured regarding the Berliner patent We
may expect anything from the Patent Of
nee, and II would not be matter of any
great surprise If the Blake. or some other
telephone patent now held, were to de-
Neiop into second Berliner case If rho
government is not sue cessful in its suit
There are a great many things to which
congress Is now deVOtlng its attention that
an i1vesfis G lsss importance to the public than
'orney-generais offices might be
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
FOOD FOR SEVEN CENTS A DAY.
vegetarian Crank Tells How 1t Can
BE Managed.
Philadelphia Times.

The celebrated Mrs. Rorer of this citI.
VINO Is acknowledged to be one of the n1ost
shHlluI kitchen chemists that eyer lived
Is now giving her time 10 the familiaS ~; ~;
the great army of the unemployed i'm the
practical demonstration of economical faaJ-
ing. she has very little trouble in showing
now exceedingly palatable and nutritious
food may be secured at an average cost
per capita of 10 cents per day
The following is the bill of fare of three
Young men who are living in this city, on
an average cost OF seven cents per daV:
Pea soup. bean soup. boiled beans
stewed dried peaches. currants and prllnes
bran bread. and cottolene for butter
PruneS at . cents made sauce cost a
pruneS at 81 cents cost AZ cents per quart
Tor sauce and at Ga cents cost cents per
quart. currants pounds % cents made (
quarts or sauce, cost IL cents per quart
From the scent peaches, and 5la-cent
prunes and 2-cent currants a sauce is
MADE costing cents per quart. Currants
are nice 10 mix with the sweet prUnes
fcaS cost: 81 uOunds-5l2 cents. Made
abundance OF soup to satisfy one person 81
meals. showing the cost would be 32. cents
per Week Beans cost: quart, cents; made
SOUP Tor y meals. Thus alternating il
would cost 5as cents week per man for
soup. Each one used 312 quarts of sauce
per week. cost 1912 cents. Cottolene used
about y pound per week. cents.
10 As cents; bread 2S cents; cottolene. ;
cents; salt and pepper. say rs cents: total
90 cents. Ahese three CfOr another has
come IN who furnishes the bread for all as
his share) are hearty eaters. They live
close because To DO SO enables them TO
devote their time TO their chosen pursuits
whether II pays not.
This is not very luxurious living but is
n not better 10 force people to live even
this way and. by labOring TO secure the
small cost. 10 retain their independence
ard seif-respect than 10 encourage them
IN becoming the Recipients of unearned
Charity2
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23

Col Samuel Merrill, who has recently re-
turned from India. where he the
American consul-generaI under General Har-
risOns administration. will talk this even
ing at the Propylaeum on the subject of
India General Harrison, who will be pres
ent will make a few Introductory remarks.
He and Colonel Merrill served through the
war together and have been friends for
many years. Colonel Merrill is a scholarly
man and has taken advantage of his resi-
dence In India to study the country and
people, and he will give some of his inter
esting results as well some of his ex-
periences in his talk. He is full of anecdotes
and will describe many things which per-
sons who have not been there know moth
ing about. The talk is for the financial
benefit of the ladies of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church, and il is hoped that there
will be a large number of the members of
Colonel MerrilPs regiment, his personal
friends who were not in the regiment and
all the members and friends of the con-
gregation present.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
Pettis Dry GOodsCo
POINT IN FIRE INSURANCE.
A Company That Declined to Pay a
Loss ON Show Window Goods.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
There are few men who ever take the
their insurance policies. The type is usu-
ally so small and the conditions so volumin-
anime more than the written part of the
policy, taking 1t for granted that common
usage would rectify any Injustice that
might be attempted in the printed part,
and relying TO a great extent upon the
agent with whom they deal. From several
incidents which have heard Of recently 1t
would seem that the finer the print of the
conditions Of a policy much greater
should be the scrutiny given it, Not long
ago merchant discovered a fire in ms
show window. The flames started in some
unaceountable way. and soon were licking
chant, knowing that his entire stock was
threatened, fought the fire nercely
and succeeded in conquering it so
window. In his battle with the flames he
burned himself severely the arms, but
accounted the injury nothing as he had
saved his store. He had several thousand
dollars of insurance on his stock. so, after
taking an inventory of what was destroyed,
Informed the manager that he had had lit
tie fire in mis- show window, and by we'll
directed efforts had confined it so that his
loss amounted TO but $S5. He presented his
itemized claim TO the manager, who said
The fire was in your show window
Yes" was the reply. Have you ever
read the conditions of your policy?'' asked
the insurance man. II must confess /.
never did," answered the merchant. 'In
a
time to go over that lot of fine print in my
policy. / rely upon you to see that every
thing is all right" "Well. sir" said the
manager, II am sorry you never read those
conditions; that's what they were put there
for. If you had known what your policy
said you would not have come here with
this claim" This Information rather
surprised the merchant, who re-
quested further enlightenment. 1--WE
have nothing to do with
this claim. We are not liable for the loss.
If you look at your policy you will find a
clause which mentions goods in show win
dows as exempt from insurance. We take
no risk on goods so placed" What ex-
claimed the merchant do you mean to
say that after riSking some great personal
injury to save you loss upon my entire
stock, that / am not entitled to the value
OF the goods destroyed in the show win
dowY That's what your policy says and
we can't get behind it, answered the in
surance man. After the merchant found
out where he was at he gave the insur-
ance some slight idea of the regard
he had for insurance companies and their
agents who conducted their business on
such narrow lines. finally ending by can
ceiling all his policies, saying: "I don't
intend to pay premiums on policy that
Is intended for the protection OF the com
pany rather than the person insured. The
rate of premiums is too high TO pay for
the privilege of having an insurance com
pany tell you how it escaped paying
loss"
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
FAVORS A REFORM.
Warden French Wants COnvicts Under
His Charge Classified.

Warden French, OF the State Prison
North wants the State Board of Charities
20 frame a bill and recommend its passage
by the next Legislature, providing for
classifying the convicts in the Indiana
prisons into three grades, the system at
present used in Ohio and other States 1t
has been stated in the papers that Mr.
French proposed doing this, but he writes
10 Secretary Bicknell, of the State Board
that the construction of the prison makes
il impossible just now to successfully carry
out such a system, which, however he re-
CARDS as an admirable thing and one that
should be adopted in this State.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
The Annual Culinary show.

committee from the Marion County
Horticultural Association was at the Agri-
cultural Board rooms in the Statehouse yes
terday making up the premium list for the
annual culinary exhibit Cf the organization
which will be one OF next months fea-
tures around the Capitol building. The as
sociation gives two shows each year. one
a fruit and flower display, and the other
culinary exhibit The former is. OF course
the most beautiful. but the latter is the
more popular Of the two shows, and al
ways presents an array of very appe-
tizing articles.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
,,orr,n.s Fine Rcm,,tcs.

About Sept l Mort Morgan, a shoemaker
Of this city. had a fight in the southeastern
part of the city with a man named Ofer,
whom he used up pretty badly. Judge Bus
kirk fined the belligerent CObbler $3.50 and
sent him TO the wOrkhoUse for six months.
Yesterday his sentence having expired.
Governor Matthews remitted the tine, so
that Morgan can start even aEain.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
Three Interpretations.

The Shields Manufacturing Company, Of
Anderson. capital stock 5000; the Wabash
Mining Company, of Lyford, Parke county.
capital stock $1,000 and the Provident Saw
ings Association of New Albany, capital
stock $4,000. were Incorporated yesterday.
The first-named company will manufacture
saw and friZZer guards and the second VIII
mine and sell coal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
The NeWYOrk Store
Established 1853.
Corset Sale

Those SOC, Csc, 79c, SOC and
$1.19 Corsets, are going like
wildfire. The opportunity to
buy Corsets for almost half
regular prices doesn't come
often, and the great sale yes
terday is proof positive that
the people appreciate the bar
gains. Come to-day and buy
a pair or two while you can.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
Liehting Bids Reiccted.

The bids for lighting the courthouse by
electricity have all been rejected. The COM
missioners decided that the specifications
upon which the bids We're made did not go
enough into detail They think if they can
draft Specifications suitable for the work
the cost will be materially lessened.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
Commissioners VIII Do Nothing.

called upon the County Commissioners yes
terday and urged them TO reconsider their
decision not to cut down the courthouse
yard. The commissioners answered that
they could not undertake the work, as it
would prove too expensive. They told the
committee from the unemployed that their
table of figures on the estimated cost was
much too low and declined to do any
thing. Commissioner Hunter said that the
county was now taking care of the city s
poor through the township trustee and
was doing all it could for the relief of the
unemployed. They could not enter into
contracts for the employment of any large
number of men and pay them cash for
their work. because they had not the mon
ey. The Commercial Club, he said, was
doing all the commissioners could.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23
THOSE IN DISTRESS
Another Meeting of Unemployed
at Criminal Court Room.
Resolutions Calling On Bynum to Aid
the UnemplOyed-COunty Commits
siOners Will Do Nothing.

The unemployed met at the Criminal
Court room again last night and speeches
were made until a late hour ~. Cummings
again presided. E. Williams acted as secre-
tary. Resolutions were passed urging that
Congressman Bynum use his utmost efforts
in securing an appropriation for new
government building in this city, so as to
give the unemployed work, and that he
use his best efforts to secure an immediate
issue Of fve two and one-dollar notes to
supply the needs of the country. Exceptions
were taken in a resolution to alleged
police surveillance Of the unemployed dur
ing the public meetings that have been held
recently. Another resolution demanded that
the press OF the city report the meetings
fairly. Further resolutions were passed: One
demanding work to be paid for in money,
one asking a delegation to attend court
when the natural-gas case comes up in the
Police Court Tomorrow In the resolution
calling for more government notes, 1t is
recited that the proposed issue of $0.00O,000
of bonds would take that much money out
of circulation and tie it up in the govern
ments treasury.
Mr.. Cummings made a long talk, in which
he made the unusual statement that when
ever there was pressure from financiers
or bondholders the city had no scruples
in going past the 2 per cent. limit of in
debtedness, but when people were in dis
tress it would not do what it had done for
the fnanciers. He claimed that ever since
1881 the city has been carrying 100000 in
excess of it's constitutional Indebtedness.
Not only this, but he suggested the re-
markable plan of having the city declare
$55,000 of bonds void. He said there were
this many bonds utterly of no account, be-
cause they were Illegally issued. A commit
tee Of three was appointed to investigate
son got another longed for opportunity to
talk, and he took advantage of it on several
occasions There was considerable denuncia-
ton of the Commercial Club relief commit
tees methods. A resolution was passed 10
call in a body on the Mayor and other Of
ficials OF the city and county, but before
any day or hour was named a motion TO
adjourn was carried. About forty men voted
on the proposition TO call on the officials in
a body.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-23

To gather pearls from Oceans vases
Divers 20 down in divers places;
But at our mouths OF streams and bays,
No pearls do Asian swimmers raise
Like those in beauty's mouth that shine,
nfsds bv the SOZODONT divinAo