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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15
Odds and Ends.

This age has been called a three cornered
age. Nothing must balance-evcrything
must be odd-in fact, to be odd is TO be
artistic.
For kitchen paint or enamel try warm
buff on the walls and a white ceiling.
Mica is beautifully used in the produc-
ton of silk and leather effects in the new
wall papers.
The new figured denims and the new
linen material known as Louis XVI are
as nearly perfect as could be wished for
bedroom portieres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

The tariff editors on the Democratic
papers are finding theirs sorry task,
indeed; especially as recompense for all
their efforts can be no less a verdict than
"and be these juggling flends no more
believed" or late they have been boast
Ing of increased exports under the Cor
man tariff. A short time previous to that
they had boasted of increased wages.
Forced to abandon that line OF argument,
when the facts become known that wages
rs whole were at least 20 per cent lower
than when the former tariff was in opera
ton they discredited themselves by taking
up the matter of exports, OF course If
our exports had Increased Ii was because
of depression In this country or through
lower wages, or both. AS a matter of fact
both causes have been ut work But the
results are far from 1attering. While
wages are at least 20 per cent lower there
has been an increase of only about per
cent In the amount of exports, and this
increase must fail with better times in
this country. Surely such paltry return
for so great sacrifice must he chilling to
the irreprsssiblo ardor of the Democratic
prosperity writer Those markets of the
world" which appeared to his heated
imagination, prove mirage, and he no
sooner takes his stand upon any vantage
rock of tariff reform than 1t flies from
its base as elusively as a will the
wisp. Now while 1t must be especially
maddening to the editorial exponent of
tariff reform to point out few of these
many facts and incidentally remark to
him, II told you so, - it may serve to
clear up the situation. Many will recall
the obstinacy with which the Democratic
tariff thinkers adhered to their advalorem
system. This was done despite all the
testimony OF Democratic as well ms Re
publican administrations and which went
to show that under this system gross un,
dervaluations were bound TO occur.
Nevertheless that must be the system. 1t
certainly seemed as If the chances 1t
offered for fraud were its attractive
features. The system would enrich few
importers and agents and serve to lower
the rates of duty. Now we do not know
that the lootlng of oonsulships by the
Hon. Joe Quincy was part of carefully
laid programme but the report that quite
number Of the consuls he got appointed
are implicated in attempts to secure I'M.
dervaluatlons may be said to lend color
to the supposition. While the treasury
officials will not admit the scandalous
reports concerning the consuls they dc
confess that system of naturalization
mas succeeded in robbing the treasury of
thousands upon thousands of dollars. Ar
oflicer of the treasury department said t.
wepb, the Washington correspondent
There is undoubtedly great deal of un
aervaluation at this time, There ha.
peen more since the new tariff law wen
into effect Than there was before We ar,
lighting uudervaluations all Of the time, ;
Altogether one can, but pity the me,
whose bread and butter depend on the,
ability to smooth away all these ti,f.icnl
ties. to write black down as white an,
guarantee snnt the public is color blind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15
Base Sensationalism,

rs there any truth in the report that
the Rev. Mr.. Sibbles is to be dismissed for
being too sensationaIs"
Il guess there is At least the conpre-
CATION has good grounds. Do you know,
for the last three months he hash It preached
on single topic outside the Bible?''-In-
dianapolis Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Prize fighting seems to have reached
such n condition that when fight Is
fought all the gate money is required to
pay the lawyers and the rest OF the pro-
goods goes to "tip' the officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

From talking free silver to one audience
and sound money to another the blue
grass Bourbon orator has been compelled
by the desperate conditions to resort to the
bloody shirt and negro domination.
AS neither of these subjects would appeal
TO q Kentuckian in his sane moments the
to DO indeed desperate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

1t isn't everyone, who, having bought a
duke, would allow him to roam at large
and get into all sorts of disgraceful
scrapes. The Vanderbits should send
their recent purchase ticket home from
Louisville, where he attempted to run a
variety theatre until he encountered the
"bOunccr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Utah should have no place in the Union
70 long as under the domination of the
Mormon church. which has ever been a
constituencies dictator. 1t Is significant
that even the better class of Mormons
object to this dictation while many rather
the territory would remain territory
than to pass with statehood under the
control of the Mormon priesthood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

leave, Tuesday morning, for Everett,
Mass, where Mr.. Lowe has opened law
office. jay M. Pierce has added news
department to his business. Pierce
of Yarmouth, has been visiting her son,
C. W. Pierce, principal of the high school.
Mrs. Annie Mills and son Neil have re-
turned from Bar Harbor.
SKOWHEGAN.
Byron Boyd. Esq, of Augusta, has been
appointed secretary of the Republican
State committee to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of f. X. Southland,
ESQ, who has left Maine to reside in Bos-
ton. Mr.. Boyd's wide acquaintance and
popularity arc desirable qualifications for
the place.-Somcrset Reporter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

A half million new bicycles sold In
1895 and $50, 900 to be sold in 1896 Is con-
sidered fair estimate The number OF
"headers'' from the wheel has not yet
been estimated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15
9ailg Keuutbtt aonrnal.
TERMS: 500 Per Year.

No notice whatever will be taken Of I'M
dgned communications.
TIE JOURNAL CANNOT 81 HELD RESPONSIBLE
for the preservation or return Of rejected COM
municstions.
Address all communications relating TO sub
scriptions and advertisements to BuRLHIsH d
RLYI7, Publishers, Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

New Hampshireauthorities have been
enforcing the game and liquor laws of
late and all but the offenders and would
be offenders appear pleased thereat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Sackville-West will go down In his tory
even II he doesn't go down with the pres
ent generation. He seems to completely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Thuggism at the polls In New York
state will pause moment to reflect when
Bat Shea takes the fatal dose In the cleo
trical chair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Containing among its ingredients the pures,
Of medicinal French brandy and the best Of
imported ginger, ii is vastly superior TO the
cheap. worthless, and often dangerous gingers
urged substitutes. ASK for SANFORD'S
GINGER and look for owl trade mark on the
wrapper Sold everywhere. POTTER DRUG AND
CHEN. Corr, Sole Proprietors, Boston. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15
PRESS COMMENTS.
Falling on In Women's Votes.
Boston Transcript }.

Full returns of the women's vote at the
school elections in Connecticut, on Mon
day, show that there were cast only 1906
ballots, as compared with 324l in 1884 and
| 3SOe in 1893
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Cunning leads to knavery. 1t is but a
step from one to the other, and that very
slippery. Lying only makes the difference.
Add that to cunning and it is knayery.-
Rrpynra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Did anyone complain of that rainy
Sunday:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

Fort Fairfield has IL sons and daughters
in Maine colleges. Fl. Fairfield believes
in raising something besides potatoes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

The trouble at Rockland was the doc
tors didn't recognize diphthcria when
they first saw it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

The storm has beaten and laid the car.
pet OF autumn leaves, and isn't it a
beauty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15
SOUTH NORRIDGEwOCK.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Veasie visited
friends in North New Portland, last week.
j. H. Burgess was in Phillips. last week.
j. c. Ward returned. Tuesday from
Augusta, where be has been clerking at
the City hotel-The Dodlin Granite Co.
has recently got a large contract from the
Eastern Manufacturing Co. of Bangor.
The contract calls for 500 carloads of
granite. 1t is undersfood thar more helm
is needed Miss Jennie Shorey left, Tues
day, for Boston, where she will get the fall
and winter styles in millinery. She has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

An Appleton ben has been producing
two eggs day for several days. There is
cratic tariff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15

A good winters job down along the
line of the Washington county railroad.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
STUFFED COTTON IN HIS EARS.
The StoIy About Judge Robinson, at
Graham court, Said to be True.

The Story About Judge Robinson, at
Graham Court, Said to be True.
Sundays Charlotte Observer had an
editorial regarding a report that at
recent term of Graham county Supe-
rior court, Judge Robinson, who was
on the bench, sent out, got some cotton
and stuffed it in his ears during
speech to the jury by Kope Elias, de-
Tending man for murder.
1t is also said that at another time
His Honor left the bench, lit his
pipe and went out of the room for
smoke while the same gentleman was
speaking.
The Observer, always very conserva-
tive, goes on to say that such a story
is improbable and cannot be true.
1t does look so to ''a man up tree"
the Greensboro Record. A gentieman
in Greensboro, present at the same
court, says Judge Robinson sent the
sheriff out after cotton, but he re-
turned and said he could find none.
Then His Honor turned to the Green's
boro gentleman and asked If he
could not get it for him. He said he
thought he could, and went out, re-
turning with it in few minutes,
when the Judge at once stuffed both
ears full, keeping the cotton there I'M
til Elias finished speaking, when he
removed it.
The other story about leaving the
bench and going out for smoke is
also true, for the Greensboro man says
he was out with him and both enjoyed
a smoke.
Isn't such conduct sufficient for inn
parchment?
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
PLEASANT OCCASION.
The Reception to Rev. and Mis-. w. O.
Norman at Wilmington.

The Reception to Rev. and Mrs. W. O.
Norman at Wilmington.
The Wilmington Messenger says
there was large attendance Thurs
day night at the reception rendered
to Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Norman by
the members of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church, in the lecture room
adjoining the church. The room was
beautifully decorated with ferns and
rare rooted plants, and there was a
sociableness about the occasion that
made it highly enjoyable to every body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman stood in the
middle aisle, midway of the room, and
from to 10 o'clock they shook hands
and cordially greeted their hosts of
friends. Besides the mem bers of the
church present, the Rev. DR.. Robert
pal church; the Rev. A. d. Mcclure,
pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian
church: Mrs. Mcclure, Mr.. n. jacob,
member of the congregation Temple
of Israel, and others called and paid
their respects.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman had a pleas
ant word for all, and it must have
been gratifying to them to have had
the hearty reciprocal greetings Of
their friends and the numerous ex-
pressions Of regret at their prospective
departure from our city. Mr.. Norman
has been pastor of Grace church for
four years, and during his stay in
Wilmington he has not only won the
affections of his own congregation,
but the high esteem Of the people in
general. The Messenger says he has
proven himself an able and Jealous
minister of the gospel, faithful and
most excellent pastor, and man Of
the loftiest character and of the most
admirable and attractive qualities, so
that there is none but who feels the
deepest regret that under the laws of
the church he must soon go to another
field of labor.
The occasion was certainly one of
the pleasantest experienced in Will
mingGon in many day.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
FAVORs A NEW COURTHOUSE,
BUT ANOTHER SITE.
Found 81 True Bills and 9 Not True
Twenty-six Inmates in the County
Home for the Poor-17 Being
White and Colored.

The Grand Jury completed their
work, filed their report and were dis
charged Monday afternoon. Their
report reads as follows:
To HIS HONOR, GEO. II. BROWN, JR.:
We, the Grand Jury, make the fol-
lowing report:
We have had before US 90 bills, of
which we have found 81 true bills aud
9 not true bills. We have forwarded
Z preSenLmentS.
We examined the Jail in body, and
found it in good condition and prison
ers well cared for.
The foreman and ten of the jury
visited the County Home for the poor
and found everything in good con-
dition. and the inmates well cared for.
They all seemed to be in good cheer
and happy. There is now in the home
twenty-siX inmates, Of which II are
white and 9 colored.
The foreman, with five of the jury,
visited the Office of the Clerk, Regis
ter Of Deeds and Treasurer, examined
their books and offices and found
them in good shape.
This jury faYOrs a new courthouse
and are in favor of selling the present
site and buying another lot, and the
money left over to go toward building
new court bOuse.
JNo. M. ROBINSON. Foreman.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Chairman Holton Predictsijit Will be
the Best One Since the War,

Mr.. A. e. Holton, Chairman of the
Republican State Executive Commit
tee, is here attending Forsyth Supe-
rior Court. He says he has just
enough cases to keep him here during
the regular and special terms.
The Chairman is averse to being in
teryiewed too frequently. Col. Olds
gets after him every time he goes to
Raleigh --'but the Colonel generally
treats me pretty fair" said Mr.. Hol-
ton this morning. while in Raleigh
attending the Supreme Court a few
days ago l managed to hold him off
until just before l left"
Mr.. HOlton predicts that the next
State Legislature will be composed of
the strongest and best men of any
General Assembly since the war. He
says the Democrats, Republicans and
Populists will nominate their strong
est and best men.
When asked whom he thought the
Democrats would nominate for Gov
ernor, the Republican chairman re-
piled that Governor
Doughton had the best chance now to
be put up. He expressed the opinion
that Col. j. S. Carr, of Durham, would
not be in it.
IIUlUOu WOuld uOU fSuUuIc d
prediction as to who his party would
name.
Il believe l have heard your name
as possible candidate ?" queried the
reporter.
"Oh, | will take nothing" remarked
Mr. Holton, with a smile.
Not even water 2" said the man OF
news
81 don't know about that; I might
have to-" answered the Republican
manager"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
A Fine Corn Crop.

THE SENTINEL Mana correspond
ent gives the following figures on the
corn crops raised in that section the
past season:
W. W. Poindexter, 1,SOO bushels;
Thos. Shermer, 1 900 bushels; FL P
POindexter and Allison Taylor ton
DR.. c. J. Watkins FARM, 1900
bushels; ]. T. Conrad, 900 bushels;
Frank Lakey and w. d. Steelman
ION A. G. Bruce's farms), 1000
bushels; D. L Shore, 1900 bushels;
P. S. early ION 80 acres), 900
bushels; j. FL Smith go acres), 700
bushels; j. 81. Sailor, 1000 bushels,
H. T. Hennings, 900 bushels. Others
raising fine crops that cannot give
figures of. Most of these crops are
raised by tenants and are divided,
reducing the amounts to each. Still
the crop was a fine one but little
unsound corn owing 20 the dry fall
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
SUCCESSOR To DIR. DURH AM.
Rev. John e. White Elected-Mor-
RantontSelected,

gantOnsSelected.
Rev. John E. White. pastor of Eden
ton Baptist church, was elected at the
State Baptist Association Saturday
afternoon to succeed the late DR..
Durham as corresponding Secretary.
Mr.. White is young man, being only
81 years old.
Rey. J. c. Caddell read the report
on the place for the next session.
There were some lively discus
sions as to place. GreenYille, Will
mington and Morganton all wanted it.
The very forcible speech of Rev. r. l..
Patton, of MorgantOn, brought the
next year. DR.. ]. B. Richardson was
appointed to preach the annual SER
mon; Rev. j. III, Lambeth, alternate.
The time OF meeting was changed to
2:30 D. m. Wednesday after the second
Sunday in November, 1896.
At Saturday nights session of the
convention Rev. r. @. Britton, a nd.
tive Carolinian, Of Soc Chow, China,
also spoke. He said there are $4,000
Baptists in China, which contains
one-fourth Of the population Of the
globe, and is one,half the size of the
United States. She dates her history
twenty-five hundred years before
Christ.
The following boards were elected:
Missions and Sunday schools, minis
terial relief and education. No essen
tial changes were made.
Sunday morning there was Sunday
school mass meeting, conducted by
n. B. Broughton.
The North Carolina Baptist Histori
| cal Society met In the afternoon
Memorial services were held last
night
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
Horses and Cows Burned.

The large barn at the dairy farm,
owned by Mr.. S. S. Brown, of Greens
borO, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night. The farm is located two
miles from the city and the barn was
burned entirely to the ground, to-
gether with six horses, two milch
cows, two calves and large Holstein
bull, an immense amount Of hay, fod-
der. etc. Three of the horses belonged
to Dave Causey, who had just moved
in to set crop for the coming year:
the other stock belonged to Joseph
Scheduled. The fire. was discovered
in the hay loft by neighbor who
lived near. Mr.. Ingold was running
the dairy and lost his wagon, besides
carriage and farm wagon or two.
He keeps number of cows, but FOR
tunately most Of them were left over
night in pasture and were not in the
barn.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
NOT MANY FAILURES.
Business Men Look for Larger De
mand After Holidays.

Business Men Look for Larger De-
mand After Holidays.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-R. G.. Dun &
Co., say today in their weekly review
of trade:
With all the shrinkage in present
business and prices, it is encouraging
to find but small amount of failures.
The liabilities for the four weeks OF
November were S12, 129, 1913, against
$40, 5Sl 1873 last year. The manufac-
turing liabilities were So, $50, 68l,
against So, 242, $40 last year, and the
trading liabilities were SIG, 728, 9l2,
against 81 POI, 1867 last year.
The failures in the United States
for the week were 324, against 1856 last
year, and So in Canada, against 40last
year.
Business is still sluggish, as if gor-
ged by excessive indulgence of the
appetite for buying when prices were
advancing. In nearly every branch,
stocks, not yet delivered to consumers
stand in the way of new orders, and
competition of a producing force
largely exceeding the present demand
puts down prices, that decline retard'
ing purchases yet more. After the
holidays business men look for larger
demand.
Financial influences have not hin.
dred, and rarely has the opening of a
session of Congress affected business
so little.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-12
TOBACCO STOCKS SLUMP.
GREAT EXCITEMENT ON NEW
YORK EXCHANGE.
Holders Throw Their Stocks Over in
Blocks-Nearly $4,000, 900 Traded
In-The Fall Is the Result ofthe
War With Manufacturers.

A press telegram from New York
says: 1t is only once in a long time
that such excitement is seen on the
floor of the Stock Exchange as charac-
terized the opening Saturday morning
OF late the industrial stocks have been
mOnopoliZing the attention of specu-
,ators and each has taken it's turn in
surprising operators with some wild
movement. Friday it was Chicago
Gas, which doomed up. Saturday it
was tobacco, which broke wide open.
Before the chaiIman's gavel dropped
nearly every broker on the floor was
about the tobacco trading post. They
fought and climbed over each other
to get as near the centre OF the crowd
as possible.
When the gavel dropped a roar as
Of tremendous explosion burst out
and holders of American Tobacco
Company's stock, who read Saturday
morning that the directors had decid-
ed to pass the quarterly dividend of
per cent. upon the common shares
threw their stock over in blocks The
price at the close Friday night was
7Sa bid, 10 asked. Saturday morning
it was offered four points, then five,
then SIX, then seven, then eight and
then nine points below Fridays last
sale. In the first few seconds after
10 O'Clock 5000 shares had been sold at
prices ranging from IS to 10. The
heavy dealings continued, 1000, 1000,
1900 and 1000 share lots being thrown
over between II and %. In the first
five minutes 81 900 shares had changed
hands and the price had settled
around II and 70. Tobacco shares are
only $50 par, so that in full shares
81 $50, 900 had been traded in.
For months tobacco stock has been
declining on the war with the plug
tobacco manufacturers, who resented
the making of plug tobacco by COM
pany which had previously devoted
itself to the production of cigarettes.
Cigarettes have for some time been
practically given away by both sides,
the plug manufacturers having start
ed in to make them.
The galleries of the Stock Exchange
were crowded by curious spectators,
who always gather when such move
ment is promised.
The drop is believed to have been
caused by the fact that Friday the
dividends on the common stock were
declared, but not paid, and the pay
ment of dividends on the preferred
stock was deferred to February