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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
Open Shelves for the Library.

The sentiment of the City Council, as
expressed, last evening, upon the ques-
ton of open or closed shelves for the
public library, reflected, we have
reason to believe. the sentiment of the
overwhelming majority of the people
of this city. We are reminded by this
expression of that made by Hon.
James w. Bradbury of the board of
trustees at their recent conference
with the special committee from the
City Council. 1t was in effect that he
didn't believe the people, having be-
come familiar with the open shelf
system under the old regulations
would be -contented with the closed
shelves, and that it is of the utmost
Importance for the public to be kent
IN close sympathy with the welfare of
/ the library in order to have that in
stltution productive of the best results
Those who recall the petition present.
i ed to the City Council asking for, omen
shelves cannot doubt, it seems to us.
/, as 10 the feeling of the very great ma J.
/ Jority on the matter. Seldom if ever
mas request bearing the signatures
i, u 50 many influential citizens and tax
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
A Little Venezuela Vim for Turkey.

Dr. Grace kimball has now replied
, clares that she did not say the Amer
lean flag isn't respected in Turkey. but
that in the interior the Br -.sh flag is
the one the missionaries look to for
protection.
She explains this. The missionaries
are beggars at the doors of Great Brit
ain for consular service, and have been
for the past twenty years. This SER
vice has been most generously and eff
GENTLY given, and the value of it, es-
pecially within the past two years. cam
not be estimated. This dependence
upon Great Britain is not because of
any lack of respect for the American
flag on the part of the Turkish govern
ment nor does it necessarily imply any
lack of efficiency on the part of our
administration representatives where
they are; but it is because we have no
consuls in the interior"
30 IdT lneTc UteS not SecUl W We dIlS
cause for violent dispute between Dr.
Grace and Secretary Olney and in
the future returned missionaries and
others, who are disposed to paint the
picture with its most livid background
will be duly careful not to reflect dis
credit upon our government where it
is undeServed. But in this same in
terview DIR. Kimbal says: Several
months ago two cOnsuls were appoint
ed, one to Erzroom and one to HarpOot,
but after passing through CONSTANT
nOple, going some distance farther on
their way to their destination, they
| were compelled to turn back and come
home just when they were most great
" needed, because our government al
| lowed the Turks to refuse them ex
equaturs. DIR. kimball added that
since she left Turkey a consul had been
| located at ErZroom, but there is no
American missionary there. The i'm
| preston all this leaves seems to be
that the state department has done
pretty well but not as we'll as it might
| have done. A little more Venezuela
vim applied to Turkey is in order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
hints for Health.

Distilled water is recommended for
| those subject to tumors, rheumatism, etc.
as it is free from earthly deposits, and Is
an excellent solvent.
Lime juice is excellent to quench the
thirst of the languid patient the tired
and heated worker. and protect the sail
| or from scurvy in his long voyages when
rations of sailed food form most of his
SuStenance.
Black current jelly dissolved in hot
water is recommended to those of weak
constitution. This agreeable drink Is is. to e
be taken at the end of the meal. This
ii is said. assists digestion. as all food
must be raised to the temperature of the
blood. before digestion in the stomach
The careful selection and preparation
of nutriment are among the most press
ing necessities of daily life. To expect 10
maintain healthy blood by scanty impro-
per food is as futile as to hope that
healthy nutrition of tissue can be MAIN
tanned by an insufficient or morbid CIR
culation.
According to careful estimates, three
hours of hard study wear out the BODY
more than Il whole day of hard physical
exerton. The notion that those VINO lao,
or only with their brain need less 1000
than those who labor with their hands is
fallacious; mental labor causes greater
waste of tissue than muscular.
The statement is made by a high au-
thority that it is altogether erroneous
that flesh food is necessary to develop
muscular force. and to insure strong ana
robust manhood. The best proof of this,
we are informed is that all animals nav
ing the greatest endurance. and perform
ing the hardest labor. are those which do
not live on flesh. such as horses. oxen.
camels.. elephants, etc. all of them cap,
able of bearing immense burdens, and
exhibiting most intelligent instincts.
The reviving influence of hot milk-hot
as it can be slpped-is remarkable. It's
effect is promptly felt and lasting. 1t Is
recommended in cases of great fatigue
and over exertion of body and mind.
Walnuts. as long as the skin can be
easily removed from them. are healthy
and nutritious article of diet; but. when
they become dry. so that they cannot be
easily peeled, they are indigestible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

direct a formidable fleet against oui
seaports and in the present incomplete
condition of many Of the fortihcatlons
might be able to inflict serious dam
age Rut in conflict with our navy
hers would suffer inevitable defeat. A
glance at the naval strength of the two
powers will suffice to bear this out
| Snain has one first class battleship,
the Pelayo, which is considerably infe-
rior to either the Indiana, Massachu-
sets or the Oregon. Spain's two sec
ond class battleships, old and inferior,
the Numancia and Victoria, are not
| TO be compared with the Maine and
even the seemingly Inflated Texas
would be a formidable antagonist for
either of them if she could keep afiOat.
indeed is probably considerably supe-
rior to either one of them. The I'M
perador Carlos ". Almirante Oquende,
Vizcaya and Infanta Maria Teresa
are fine belted cruisers and SO are on,
New York and the Brooklyn and with
the powerful monitors, the Puritan, the
Monterey. Amphitrite Terror, Monad-
mock and Miantonomoh those Spanish
cruisers would have formidable antag-
onists on approaching our coast. Nor
should the Ammen ram be left out of
consideration nor the dozen single
turret monitors available for harbor
defense. Moreover the new battle ship
Iowa, could he got ready before spring.
In the unarnored cruiser class we have
even greater superiority. Against
Spains eight ships in this class we
have the Minneapolis. the Columbia,
the Olympia, the Baltimore, the Bos-
ton. the Charleston. the Cincinnati, the
Detroit, the Marblehead, the Montgom-
cry, the Newark, the Philadelphia, the
Raleigh and the San Francisco and the
Chicago and Atlanta will soon be re-
paired. In gunboats Spain has more
but they are smaller and believed 10 he
less effective. In torpedo boats On.y
does the Spanish navy exceed ours and
il is thought several of them could not
be taken across the Atlantic.
In whatever way the matter may be
looked at, the fact remains that beyond
some damage to property that might
he inflicted and possibly one or two
sanguinary contests at sea there is lit
tie to fear from war with Spain, but
ii is equally apparent that such con-
fict is something to be avoided if that
can be done honOrably, nor would
ing the defeat that would he newt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
4 Wonderful Mecca.
tROSton IIcrald.D

The railroads leading To Canton have
made their returns showing the pas
senger traffic on their lines during the
late presidential campaign, and they
show that from the day Mckinley
was nominated at st. Louis until the
day he was elected no less than $50 900
people visited Canton. This is a very
remarkable showing, and it is I'M
doubtedly one of the greatest pill
grimageS of modern times. II means
1880 cars loaded TO their capacity.
reckoning 60 persons to a car. Between
the nomination of Mckinley and the
election there We're about 10 weeks
The average number of cars, all fully
occupied, must therefore have been
rather more than 900 week And the
rush toward Canton doesn't appear to
be over yet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

| PAYERS. men of intelligence and ca
pabIe OF comprehending such ques-
tons. been presented for consideration
in this city. This much is apparent.
1t is equally apparent that the trus-
tees adopted such regulations as in
their Judgment were for the best, both
as regarded the library and as re-
garded it's patrons. All must agree
that the system of closed shelves is in
most common use and for the most
part is not strenuously opposed by
considerable numbers of those ac-
customed to it, though it is seldom
that the patrons have been acquainted
with other methods. With a printed
catalogue and familiarity with the
closed system a similar result would
probably have been attained here.
had not people tried another method
and liked it better. The trustees, or
undoubtedly convinced that the adop-
ton of the open shelves would be en-
barassng and more expensive, but
we believe satisfactory arrangements
can be made to obviate this. They
have given literally of their valuable
time and services to the library and
when we consider the men who com
pose that board it is needless to say
that their opinion on such matters is
entitled to weight, has eXerted great
influence and has been respectfully re-
ceived. We have no intention here of
arguing the question: or of arraying
one view against another view, but
simply wish to express the belief that
every endeavor should be made in
good faith TO try a system desired by
so many people, and we have no doubt
that the trustees will make that en-
deavor. All want the public library to
continually increase in the deserved
popularity it now enjoys; to be Il place
to which all may come without en-
harassment ana with profit. and hay
ing these purposes uppermost in mind
mere differences of opinion respecting
details of management should be an
less interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
Never Oodged a Dollar Themselves.
Bangor Wing & Courier)

Secretary Francis who succeeded Hoke
Smith in the cabinet is now engaged in
pointing out the necessity of checking
the growing influence of wealth. Th. re-
marks of the secretary are but an echo
of the recent interview with President
Cleveland in which he dilated upon the
greed of organized wealth. When Cleve-
land entered the White House he was a
poor man. now ne Is rich. Francis is the
richest man in the cabinet and owes his
wealth TO fortunate speculation. IL is ap-
pa rent that neither of these gentlemen
allowed their alleged anxiety concerning
the influence Of wealth 10 button u6
their own pockets when they discovered a
fortune coming their way. Under the cir
cumstances il requires no little nerve for
them to preach against wealth. 10 say
nothing Of the demagogism involved in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Bangor News: Maine is deeply in
terested in any question which affects
or is likely to affect the manufacture
of paper, since before long this State
will be manufacturing more than nalf
the paper pulp of the United States
The talk of Il gigantic trust to control
the output of the American mills is
therefore somewhat disquieting. Trusts
are not necessarily unmitigated evils,
hut as most of them have been man
aged in the past they are certainly not
unmiXed blessings. When operated
dishonesty and cxtravagantly the pub
lie loses by the trusts existence, and
private capital which enters into com
petition with the trust gets swallowed
up i'm the maelStrom
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

No notice whatever WIN bs taken Of un-
signed communication.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and Advertisements to
BURLEIGH q FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Thirteen of George Washington let
tiers on farming have been sold for
1920. but not to an enterpriSing agri-
cultural publication nor to farmer in
search of valuable information.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

England will be expected to pay for
the DongOla expedition. No one need
worry however. that she won't grab
enough up the Nile to recompense her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
- Not There for the View Thouoh.
Boston Transcript

There is something peculiarly affect
ing i'll the news that at the Colonus made
famous In the 'OEdipus'' of SophOcIes
three hundred suffering Armenian refl-
gees in Greece are now encamDed Their
view of Athens is that described by An
tigone to her blind father in the opening
lines of the "OEdipus Colonus" when sh.,
describes the towers which crown the
f,ity in he dicf -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
Throat


Is there a tickling in the
throats Do you cough a great
deal, especially when lying
down? Are you hoarse at
timess Does nearly every cold
you take settle in your throat?
These "throat coughs" are
very deceptive. Don't neglect
them. Trochcs, or cough
syrups won't toueh the spot.
You must take remedies that
will enrich the blood, tone up
the nerves; and heal the in
famed membranes.
SCOTS EMULSION Of
Cod-liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites contains such remedies.
It has wonderful nourishing
and healing power. The cause
Of the cough is removed; the
whole system is given new lite
and vigor; and the danger
from threatening lung troublc
IS swept away.
Book about It free.
For sale BY all druggists at SOC. and
$1.0O.
SCOTT q BOVINE, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

1t wasn't high note the opera or
cheStra struck in Boston and not
creditable even to the bass VOL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
|!lle 555e
Not Yet?

How long, Q men in Washington.
viii We stand by with hearts OF stone,
And say: mot YETI"
Their battle cry resounds so near
Their cline so mild. their sky so clear.
Is black with smoke.
To you. with sunken, wistful eye.
Their struggling hosts before they die
Appeal for help.
To whom by right belongs The soil;
To him, who by his sweat and toll
Or is it his across the brine.
Who. arms in hand. proclaims: It's mine
AS king and lord?'
This is the western hemisphere.
We have proclaimed We will not here
Have foreign rule.
There is this right above the right
OF tryants and OF kings: To fight
For hearth and home;
They beg from us a helping hand:
We chase them like "A pirate band
Across the sea.
Is ii a just and fair decree
That Spain. to crush them. should be free
To come and go.
Say. will We wait till they are crushed:
Their cry for help and freedom hushed?
Is this your plan?
France did not wait in our great need
Till, quite exhausted, we should bleed
And sink to earth.
Columbia, thy great heart goes e, out
Against such odds:
Whose island is "A scorching flame;
Whose children are the hunters game.
utlI oIOOu UlS SpOIt
j see the blush upon thy brow
Go tell thy wavering servants: Now.
''Tis time to strike
Bucksport supported two sewing
circles and vitascope all in one even
ing. recently.
Among probable bills to be consid
cred by the Maine Legislature, the no.
tel bill is now receiving most attention
from the humOrists. 1t may not seem
so funny to the grave lawmakers.
Just such dairy conventions as that
at SkOwhegan put a gik edge on the
future of the Maine butter business.
The farmer with frozen apples left
him by the cold snap. wishes he'd sold
em at any price.
East COrinth is satisfied that all re-
quired to make that place the proper
one for the millennium to make it's first
appearance on eaftn is IN an electric
railroad. May they have it.
There is pathetic side to the cap
ture of clothes-line thief in Lewiston
the other nighD The thief was a wo-
man and she was stealing to keep her
children from starving.
The following Whitneyville incident,
reported in an exchange, may excite
different emotions in different people.
But we think that all will agree that
the worthy blacksmith's fall, if fall it
was, will not be wholly without excuse
for it was by reason of the impor-
tunities of the doctors and the clergy
he was for once induced to forget the
early teachings of his mother. and
break the Sabbath by shoeing horses.
The job was performed ostensibly for
the former, that they might save the
body. and for the latter. that they
might save the soul. Hitherto the
blacksmith had been a strict observer.
Some enterprising sardine packers of
Eastport. being determined to make
business. put up a lot of fine Sardinas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Lewiston Journal: "The argument
is an old one but it is good said a
Lewiston business man, Monday. Il am
referring to the duty of our citizens
when they can do so, to buy their
goods of the traders in their own com
munity. We pay taxes here and here
we live and most of us expect to die
here Our rents are smaller than
those in the large cities. and we can
compete on nearly everything that is
made or sold and we can see no valid
reason for giving us the go-by on any
goods that we handle. | have in mind
for instance, the room paper business
Every new house that is built in these
cities is watched from the first and
from the first the buildersare drummed
by agents from abroad. who profess to
sell at lower prices and at a discount.
the idea also being that the patterns
arc new and not to be obtained in this
city. This is in some cases, at least,
d mistake, for we have in one or two
instances matched the patterns at a
price of from five to ten cents a roll
less. All we ask is-sive the home
dealers a chance to bid for the bust
ness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Those 500 people who have been abb,
to resume work in the Sanford mil
should he glad Mckinley was elected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

East COrinth is satisfied that all re-
one for the millennium to make its first
appearance on earth is in an electric
railroad. May they have it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

This is the season when wheel clui
should have wheel cleaning becs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Among probable bills to be consid
cred by the Maine Legislature. the no
tel bill is now receiving most attention
from the humOrists. 1t may not seen
50 funny to the grave lawmakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

in glass jars this fall and the expert
inent assures the adoption of this
method to much larger extent an
other season. II one way is closed
some individuals Will find another or
make a new one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

There is a pathetic side to the cap
ture of a clothes-line thief in Lewiston
the other nighD The thief was a wo-
man and she was stealing to keep hel
children from starving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

The farmer with frozen apples left
him by the cold snap. wishes he'd sole
EN- at any price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Just such dairy conventions as tina
at SkOWhegan put q gill edge on tn,
future of the Maine butter business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Biddeford has stores, bank and ar
opera house in its city building, but
1t is said the building is not self-sup-
porting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04

Bucksport supported two sewing
circles and n vitascope all in one even
ing, recently.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-10
IN SEVERAL FIRES.

The Legislators who will cham
pion the act for control of the opium
traffic are in fair way to earn re-
putations for possessing the courage
of conviction. Being between two
fires is AS sweet incense to aloes
compared with their position from
one standpoint. First they were
"Black Listed" Then they were
touched up with that mythical
chestnut about qualification. OF
course there is no such thing aspol-
itical qualification. In that war
fare it is victory or defeat, clear and
simple. Man at his very best is
internally inconsistent. Now the
advocates of the opium act get two
broadsides all at once. They are
accused of being either active, pas.
sive, probable or possible enemies
of annexation. But this is moi
the real worst of it all. A sojourn
ing evangelist has given them sol.
emn warning. He intimates that
the sins of tue fathers will be visited
upon the children. Is will require
nerve to stand out against all ofthi:
argument and threat. 1t is wei
that the Senators are made Of good
stuff.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-10
ALMOST PRISONERS.

If there be class of long suffer
ing men on the pay rolls of the
Government, its membership is
typified in the wearers of the uni
form of paid Fire Department of
Honolulu. 1t is true that their
calls to active service are not fire.
quent, but that only makes the life
the more monotonous and the hope
for improvement of condition beau-
tifully less. The engineers and
drivers are fairly we'll paid, but
only pittance is allotted the pri-
Yates. The latter are compelled to
struggle along on what really
amounts to but a trife more than
half the pay and allowances of an
enlisted man at the barracks.
Every twelfth day the fireman has
liberty" for twelve hours. Even
then he must respond If there is an
alarm and cannot leave the city
without special permit. On duty
no man is permitted to walk more
than 100 feet from the house and
must get his meals quickly at the
very closest place. There are no
evenings at church, socials, the band
concert, lecture or theater for
the fireman. Now the cause of
this unenviable condition of these
servants who must perforce be
men of intelligence and alertness is
that the force is too small. Chief
Hunt entertains the strongest SYM
pathy for his crew, but his task is
to make the most of his material
and this can only be done by utiliz-
ing to the fullest extent the time
aud capability of every individual.
1t would take but few hundred
dollars more in the appropriation to
supply couple of substitutes for
the department. Enough of men
and money should be provided to
allow each member of the depart
ment full twenty-four hours of
liberty" each week. That is little
for men who are practically pris-
oners, whose only diversion is the
trying and often dangerous work
,f battling with the flames.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-10

OF COURSE if the Portuguese
colony chooses to sail away from
Hawaii and transplant its house
hold gods to an African country
it is largely their own concern.
The island will lose a big number
Of a citizenship that has done a
good work in developing both
agricultural and industrial resources
of the country. Their departure
would be a bad advertisement fol
Hawaii. 1t would be circum.
stance difficult of explanation,
And what kind of people would
replace them2 Perhaps an extreme.
ly undesirable kind. The Portu.
guese have their faults, but they
have been industrious and law
abiding and politically are com
PLEASANT rather than aggressive.