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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
THE PRINTER oUEeREo THEM.
How the Editors OF One Womans Paper
Came to Grief.

Came to Grief.
Some western women wanted to start q
woman suffrage paper few years ago,
with the aim of scattering the seeds of
woman suffrage about the country where
it was needed.
They bought plant, ordering from a
catalogue of printers supplies, and while
they didn't know ems from galleys they
put carpet on the printing office floor
and had a stove with nickel trimmings
and a brass fire shovel and revolving
Office chair and desk with lot of pi-
geonholes and a waste paper basket with a
ribbon bow on it and a patent rocker, a
picture of Susan b. Anthony on the wall
and printer to put the type together.
1t was rather "A cozy, homelike little
place, and even conservative women who
didn't approve of the paper came some
times to visit and sat In the patent rocker.
One day one Of the editors wrote an ed
itorial in which she aired the time worn
epigram that "there is slumbering hog
in every mans BOSOM"
This, while not exactly aesthetic, was
regarded as bullet proof bit of logic with
which to adorn woman suffrage editorial,
but 'the best laid plans of mice and men
gang aft aglee," and as the printer was
not suffragist he proceeded to put the
hog in the woman's bosom, and when the
paper came out and announced that ''there
is a slumbering hog in every woman's
bosom" those women called an editorial
conclave, and each woman tore her own
hair.
The greatest man on a woman's news
paper is tho printer. He edits the matter,
counts up the feet in the poetry and re-
models 1t to suit his poetical brain, and
he continually runs out of Interrogation
marks.
Would tho women, while editing pa
per, have friend at COURT Then let them
cultivate the compositor. Louis Re
public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
Congressman MiIIiken's Success.

There can be no question that Con-
gresham Milliken's prompt and energetic
protest against the dumping of river
dredgings into the Hallowell boom
has resulted In success. Mr.. MILL
ken went to Washington some days
ago and consulted with Mr.. Craighill
chief engineer u. S. A., and on
his return to Maine had an in
terview with the secretary of war at Sor-
rento Mr.. Lamont Immediately sent a
despatch to resident Engineer ID. P.
Heap at Portland instructing him not to
allow dredgers to enter the boom. The
debris will undoubtedly be deposited at
Tarbox flats below Gardiner. The result
of these negotiations is only another in
stance of the promptness and efficiency of
our popular congressman in dealing with
public matters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

There are some matters connected with
that Democratic convention at Syracuse
this week about which there is no doubt.
No one, who has carefully read the report
of the proceedings, will doubt for an In
slant that the dominating influences in
the New York state Democracy today are
in favor of rum selling on the Sabbath
day; that they are for a continental Sab
bath in all the large cities at least; that
they may be relied upon to commit the
party to corruption and misgovernment.
troll that party regard Democratic success
this fall az impossible. There is no doubt
that this is one of the reasons why Mr..
Croker remained in the background.
There is no doubt that this apprehension
led Senator Hill to favor the admission OF
the "malcontents'' from New York city.
There Is no doubt that the Tammany men
are desperate. There is no doubt that II
the Republicans in New York city shall
be able to wage the warfare undertaken in
behalf of better municipal government to
the end, Tammany, deprived of the
plumber upon which 1t has existed, will
disintegrate and Its members will fall
upon and devour each other. There ought
not to be any doubt regarding Republican
success all along the line or regarding the
steps the party leaders should take to en-
sure that success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
CLEVER DEAF PEOPLE.
A Lawyer Who Cannot Hear and Yet Has
Large Practice.

The following remarkable instances Of
deaf persons, many Of them congenitally
so, who arc practicing professions and de-
pending entirely upon lip reading for
their understanding Of conversation, was
prepared by gentleman connected with
an institution for the deaf, whose name I
am not at liberty to give
A Columbus paper has published some
accounts of the stone deaf Ohio lawyer, in
full practice who depends absolutely upon
lip reading, and who has tried cases in
Columbus courts. For 10 years now Mr..
n. b. Lutes of Tiffin, o., has depended
entirely upon lip reading to do all that
any lawyer does for his clients in court
and in every phase of the practice Of the
law.
The Missouri Deaf Mute Record gives
an account of a lady who reads tho lips of
ministers and public speakers. Mr.. Alex
ander Hunter of the United States land
office in Washington is deaf as an ad-
der" Though far from perfect in lip
reading, he has read $50 words given out
from the dictionary without making a
mistake He has read the lips of Beecher
and Booth almost faultlessly and has
greatly enjoyed pulpit and platform ora
tors and some of the great actors, the
chief drawback in reading their lips being
the shifting of their positions on the
stage SO that their lips were at times in
visible.
Mitchell, the chemist, an examiner in
the United States patent office, graduated
from tho Clarke institute, Northampton,
Mass, and, though a poor lip reader, grad
uated from the Worcester Mass. Poly
technic school as an analytical chemist.
For many years a totally deaf man has
occupied place in the United States civil
service, receiving his first appointment on
the strength of admirable papers in the
civil service examination. Notwithstand-
ing his intirlnity, thanks to his lip read
ing, he took the regular course at great
university, recited with his classmates, at
tended lectures and secured his degree.
doubt if president or professors knew he
was deaf man. Certainly some of his
classmates did not know it. For business
reasons his deafness is kept secret, and q
keen newspaper man went through the
office in which he was employed few
years ago in search of deaf clerk, and
failed to find such man or any one who
knew of the existence of such a case In
that department. - Popular Science
Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

If Judas instead of hanging himself
after the betrayal Of his Master had joined
the faithful disciples, insisted upon it
that he had acted nobly and wisely, and
attempted to force himself upon them as
their leader and as the champion of the
Christian faith, his audacity, while more
blasphemous would not have been more
unblushing than that displayed by Sena-
tor German in the speech delivered by him
on Saturday in Howard county This
was the only noteworthy feature of an
otherwise weak effort. AS an argument
it was poor and Ineffective, as most of Mr..
Germans oratorical efforts are, very prob
ably for the reason that the "hired
agents" who write them for him are un-
der the necessity of writing them down to
the well-known level of his intellectual
mediocrity.
This and much mora of the same sort
appears in the editorial columns of the
Baltimore Sun, one of the leading Demo
cratic dailies of the South. Now this esti-
mate Of German may, be correct, and in
the main we think it is, yet the Sun
seems to forget that "above all, in moder-
alton the master Is revealed" From
simply a cursory glance at the Suns
editorial; Examinations one would infer
that the cause of anti-Gormanism in
Maryland is on the wane and somebody is
feeling very badly about 1t. 1t is crafty
ing, however, to have the truth concern
Ing such as German occasionally come to
tight and we are more assured of the exact
truth when it is divulged by former
associate. But there Is IA suspicion that
part of the animus of the Sun arises from
it's opposition to what German effected in
the Wilson bill. 1t is well remembered
that whatever shred of principle there
might have lain concealed in the original
bill underneath the mass of sophistry,
crude theory and incompetcncy, German
killed. Nor did he do SO from other than
the most selfish motives for the protec-
tionism he injected was devoid of -princi-
pie and was but the grossest favoritism to
certain industries and interests Never
thelcss 1t mitlgated the irrcparable damage
the original measure would have inflicted
upon the country and by these very acts
it may be possible for the government to
|'gct revenue sufficient to postpone another
bond issue. German is in politics simply
and solely for what there is in it for Cor
man and will resort to anything whereby
he may accomplish his purpose. Such
opposition as the Sun is now making
serves to put the willy political pirate un
der the lime light He may extricate him
self but it will be a long time before the
people will forget how be looked as he
stood revealed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
Our Big Potato Crop.
On. Y. Press

The unusual incident of a high price con-
curing with large crop in any one year,
and that, too, year of disaster and
scarcity of money, happened in the year
1898 to the producers of potatoes in the
United States. The crop was 33, 900, 900
bushels larger than in 1899, and yet the
price was from 80 to rs cents barrel
higher. In every other year during the
preceding eight an increase in the crop
bad been attended by a reduction in price
sufficient to result in lower aggregate
value on the entire crop. This appears
from the following table, showing volume
of crop, total value and prices:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
STATE NEWS.
Hancock.
SURRY.

SURRY.
The Methodist parsonage has been re-
ceiving some repairs recently The Aid
Society for the benefit of the A. o. U. W.,
met at their hall last Wednesday afternoon,
after vacation of couple of months -
Miss Flora Milliken has gone to Somer-
Vile to teach school.-Rev. David Smith,
while preaching last Sunday, was SO over
come by the heat that he had to leave bis
sermon unfinished and return to his
home Esther Emery entertained o
number of her girl friends last Saturday
afternoon. 1t was the occasion OF her
seventh birtbday.-Mrs. Harriet IRE
worry and Mrs Hill have been spending
the week In Ellsworth.-Capt A. c. Holt
of Lamoine and daughter, Mrs. HodRkins
of Passport, were calling on friends In
town one day last Week.-Mrs. Lillian
Trew orgy has returned home from Rock
land where che has been at work during
the summer. .-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

practises. Someone has whispered in the
ear OF Col. Watterson loud enough for the
old war horse to conclude that vote is q
vote although he admits that he and Gen.
Buckner may not be very enthusiastic.
Notwithstanding the repeated utterances
which P. Wat Hardin has made in ad
vocacy of free silver, and is still making,
the colonel concludes that "the silver
delusion is already on the wane," and
that II Gen. Hardin be elected governor
1--WE shall hear no more from him about
silver" 1t would be very entertaining II
Col. Watterson would now proceed to de-
molish his fallacious pretext, as he has
often done with the flimsy pretences and
cowardly evasions of those who did not
happen to agree with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Oscar Wilde's friends propose to pay his
debts amounting to $1s, 600 and have al
ready raised nearly half that amount. If
Wilde had lost his money in some legiti-
mate enterprise Of benefit to the public
generally there Is probability that he
would have been cent by his friends and
recommended to the poor house. Some
of the English people have, shown ten
derness for this helianthian erotomaniac
which almost inclines one to believe in
Max Nordeau's theory of degoneracy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
Ut kenHeutC.
EA ST VASSALBORO.

The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
church met with Mrs. Chas Butterfeld.
The evening was very pleasantly passed.
The band furnished music, giving an open
air concert-Miss Blanche Marshall at
tended the Epworth League convention at
Westbrook and reports very interesting
meeting. Mrs. Sarah K. Varney of Port
land has been visiting friends here the
past week and together with Mrs. Harriet
Collins of Oak Grove Seminary con-
Quoted services at Friends church on Sun
day. No service was held In the M. E.
church it being quarterly meeting at
Vassalboro. Mrs. Oscar Abbott is enter
tanning lady friend from Boston. Miss
Helen Ward Is visiting her sister, Mrs
Chas Mower.-John Smith and his
mother, Mrs. Whitmore, have moved here
from Augusta. Pope Is making re-
pairs on his house.-Mrs. Rachel Nichols
who has been ill is slowly recovering -
Everett Priest from Augusta is at his
home for few days.-Mr. and Mrs. j.
Butterfield have gone to Providence for a
visit-Mr. and Mrs. GLADDEN. of Provi-
dence, r. l., are visiting at Mr.. William
Gates
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

This has been a quite remarkable sea-
son for the establishment In this country,
of governments for other countries. The
Cuban insurgents were the first to adopt
this method and now some of the Irish
Americans are discussing in Chicago ways
and means for republican government
in Ireland But for undoubted grievances
neither of these movements would have
been possible, whatever their outcome
NAV he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

The Rooseveltian idea of dry Sundays
has spread into New Jersey, the land Of
apple jack and some of the residents Of
Newark demand the closing of the saloons
in that city on Sundays. A dispatch from
distant Omaha, too, relates of revival in
the courage of those who desire that the
saloon keeper and his bartender and the
BOOKING habitue shall observe one day out
OF the seven in rest from the labor Of sup
plying and consuming that which finally
usurps the place of brains and soul. The
number Of those who are willing to follow
in the good work is surprisingly large.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

now prevailing reach an aggregate value
exceeding 800, 600, 900, or about the equiv
alent of the value of 1894. ON crop less
than the present by so, 600, 900 Of bushels.
The queer fact about the potato crop is
that the concurrence of the large crop With
the high price in 1898, thereby netting an
unprecedented return to the farmers in
that year, made no particular difference In
the crop Of 1894, but reserved its whole
increase of acreage and fall in price for
the present year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

The Congregationalists in convention
at Westbrook have much in the past years
record to afford them qualification but the
work they contemplate is never done and
the addresses before the convention point
out many ways in which all the energy
and resources at command may be en-
pl0yed to advantage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Col. watterson must have experienced
n political chill. He has descended from
the dignity Of his righteous wrath against
the tricky compromise of the Kentucky
i'eihooraic convention, blatant free
silver candidate for governor and So
called sound money platform Now the
recent fulminatory expounder of polit,-
cal ethics descends to the level of political
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
MAINE GOSSIP.

The relations between certain people of
the town of Gorham and the normal
school do not appear to have changed
very much since last winter when. the
dormitory differences were discussed by
the Legislature, The form which these
differences Of opinion have now taken Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

The crop of 1894 ruled at compare.
lively low price, Notwithstanding It fell
below the crop of 1898 in quantity, and
now the crop Of 1895, which is estimated
to be the largest ever known is selling at
from IS cents to Sl.25 barrel In the east
ern cities, which are the markets of final
consumption. Even crop of $50, 900, 900
bushels would not at the average price
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Wax is substance secreted by bees that
is said to be analogous to the fat of the
higher animals. In Patagonia, Terre del
Fuego and other portions of southern
South America honey is never eaten. In
the countries mentioned all beeswax is a
livid whitish, blue color, and more poi
sonous than either strychnine or arsenic
st. Louis Republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

The truth, that in union there is
strength, is being impressed very forcibly
upon the minds of the Central American
statesmen Just now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
A Singular Function.

Mrs Gaswe,l-While / was in Chicago
received an invitation to q rather singu-
lar function.
Mrs. Dukane-What was it?
Mrs. Gaswcll-Mrs. Lakcfront invited
me to a party given to celebrate the tenth
anniversary of her first divorce. Pitts.
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
5aily 8enusbef 5onrnal.
TERMSs 800 Per Year.

No notice whatever Will be taken Of I'M
signed communications.
TIE JOURNAL CANNOT Bl HnLD RESPONSIBLE
for the preservation or return Of rejected COM
municat,ons.
Address all communications relating to SUBJ
soriptions and Advertisements to BuRLnIeH q
FLTHr, Publiehers, Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

The programme laid down for a Demo-
cratic Sunday is open churches In the
morning and open saloons the rest of the
day. But why not open saloons all day.
Isn't 1t an attack upon personal liberty"
to deprive the poor laboring man of his
Sunday morning dram?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Most of the Syrian rugs are made with
a small square of some decided color, gen.
orally blue, in the center, which is sup
posed to have the merit of warding off the
"evil eye" The rugmalSers use no pat
terms depending entirely on the memory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Prof. Salisbury of the Peary expedition
believes that he has secured valuable data
respecting glacial geology and regards the
Greenland coasts unequalled for studying
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Gov. Greenhalge has made an excellent
chief executive for the old Bay state and
the people are sufficiently intelligent to
realize that they want him for another
farm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
PRESS COMMENTS.
Would Congratulate the Party.
portland Press. !

portland Press)
The Brooklyn Eagle, Democratic pa
per, speaking of Mr.. Reed says that while
1t would not support him ''it would be
compelled to congratulate the party on
having selected as its standard bearer a
man rather than a mouse, statesman of
high character and exceptional ability and
an American from the tips of his toes to
the top of his immense bald head"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Who wouldn't be doctor il he could
attain to the record of all aged Bethel
physician9 He is IS years old, doesn't
wear glasses, has praotised medicine SO
years, has helped into the world between
seven and eight hundred children and his
books show in charges and notes not worth
the paper they are written upon $40, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
In Your Blood

Is the cause of that tired, languid feeling
which affiicts you at this season. The
blood is impure and has become thin and
poor. That is why you have no strength,
no appetite, cannot sleep. Purify your
blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
will give you an appetite, tone your
stomach, and invigorate your nerves.
Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy In &C
ton and sure in effect. 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Some of those misfit oonsuls are doubt
less chuckling to think they were in
ahead of civil service regulations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26


One of the most interesting examples
of enterprising journalism was that
afforded by the Chattanooga Times last
week. The proprietor and publisher of
the Times, Hon. Adolph S. Ochs, aside
from his duties as mayor of the city of
Chattanooga and as the orator who de-
livered the mastery address of welcome
ON the occasion of the dedication OF the
national park, found time in which to
direct the publication of newspaper
that handled the mass of news incident to
the great event In a manner which would
be creditable to the leading metropolitan
Journals, The issues of the Times DURING
that week are valuable contribution
to the history Of the dedication of the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga national
military park. The principal addresses
are printed in full and there are pages
of historical sketches and "reminiscences
enlivened with vivid description and ex
cellent illustration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

The man who rode 16 miles in Kenne-
bee and Waldo counties the other day
without finding an opportunity to water
his horse concluded that rain is needed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
Miss BERTHA MCCLENCH
MISS GILMORE COOPER nAnrLETr

former pupil Of Marchesi of Paris, and Oeeni
OF Dresden, will take during the Autumn and
culture Addresses OF Kate Vannah, Gardi-
her' Maine. sept18d1m
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

American juries don't like to convict
Cubans of fllibustering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Those who are fighting fire these days
don't appreciate the fine weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Fairfield has arrived at the conclusion
that the town needs some vigorous enforce
ment of the Maine liquor law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

II Bath ship builders are successful in
Launching a yacht. which shall serve as
coal schooner when not in service as a
pleasure yacht, the future of ship building
in that city ought to be assured. There
are many who could afford to own q
pleasure yacht which ten months out OF
the year might earn u dividend and the
other two months yield handsome rev.
enue to the owners in renewed health and
plentiful tan and pleasure One of the
Bath ship building firms is about to essay
this undertaking. The elegant apart
ments between decks are to be kept closed
while the vessel is In the coal carrying
trade If 1t be found that the venture is
feasible, that yachting parties do not lose
cast or put on sooty complexion by rea-
son Of the plebeian occupation Of their craft
the demand should be large and steady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26

Containing among its ingredients the purest
imported ginger, it lie vastly superior to the
cheap, worthless, and often dangerous gingers
urged as substitutes. Ask for SANFORD'S
GINGER and look for owl trade mark on the
wrapper. Sold everywhere. POTTER DRUG AND
CHEM. CORR, Sole Proprietors, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
Organized 1848.
BANKING ROOMS 23s WATER STREET.

TRusTERs-Wm. 8 Badger, J. h. Marley, L.
G. 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
nrrt Wednesday OF February and August.F
Deposits are exempt by law from al taxes,
ana accounts are strictly confidential. -
Administrators, Guardians, Trustees, married
women and minors.
apr2dtf EDWIN O. DUDLEY, Treas.