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Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-27
WATERVILLE.

Miss Alice Nudd OF Dalton street, is H.
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FINANCIAL.
WHICH?
3 per cent. or 3 per cent.

How much ha,nmering are you
going to stand before you awake
to the fact that your money now
lying in Bank, drawing 3 per
cent, can he invested in the
Stock of the Petit Manan Land L.
Industrial Co., and pay you 9 per
cent. quarterly dividends. or 3
per cent. annually, with an
almost absolute guarantee Of an
extra dividend in 1896.
Real Estate Security in the
form of a Security Redemption
Bond accompanies every Stock
Certificate. Also that Cottage
Lots on this property now selling
Mt from five TO ten cents a foot,
will be worth double that in less
Than one year. Three hundred
lots sold in less than three
months, fifty cottages contracted
for to be built the coming spring.
Hadn't You better wake up and
,nke a small investment at least.
SO as not to be LEFT AL.
TOGETHER.
Write today for descriptive
circular and Surveyors plans.
Petit Manan Land I Industrial Co.,
"a High Street,
Belfast, Maine,
or Room 4Ol, John Hancock
Building, Roston, Mass.
UOv16dtf
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called, but cannot tell Just what the re
suit OF the injury will be-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-27
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

Through tickets to California and all oints
South and West may be had of f. H. Walker,
ticket agent, Augusta, the only Office in Angus
ia selling via all routes and checking baggage
free of expense.
PAysoN TUCKER, Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager.
+. T.. BooTHBY, Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent
PORTLAND. Oct. 2S, 1895.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-27

Are generally considered hard to find but huu,
nrede OF families In the Kennebec Valley have ee
,ufed them through the "NANT COLUMN" q
sas KA1G1D 20 JoyRNfa,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
Pensions for All Veterans

Major Pickler, of South Dakota.
chairman of the house committee on
invalid pensions. has expressed to the
Washington Post some interesting
opinions concerning the problem of
recompensing the surviving saviors of
the Union. He thinks, in the first
place. that a marked difference may
now be noticed in the opposition to PEN
sions compared to that of some years
ago. 'It is" says he. but a short time
since it was strenuousIy asserted by
many members of the house that the
pension roll contained the names of
many fraudulent pensioners. On this
theory congress has appropriated sums
of money to keep large number of spe-
cial examiners in the field in order to
detect these alleged frauds, but after
several years of diligent effort in tlas
direction under the stimulus of the ad-
ministration's support of this theory,
a remarkably small number has been
found. 1t is very noticeable. too. when
compared with former discussions, that
during the four or five days debate of
the past week no sucn assertion has
been made. and it demonstrates beyond
contradiction that there are exceeding
ly few pensions being paid that should
not be. The frauds which have occu-
pied the attention of the country have
been very largely those of pension
agents and others employed in getting
up testimony, and, considering the
amount of business done. these are like
wise very few in number
The Post quotes Major Pickler as be-
lieving that
1t will soon be the feeling of congress,
more than thirty years having elapsed
since the end of the war, to place the SOL
diers of the Union army, who did greater
service, had longer terms, and endured
far greater hardships than the soldiers Of
any war in which the country has been in
volved, upon an equal footing with the
Others. and that the sentiment, of the
country is rapidly coming to this conclu-
sion. TO the revolutionary soldiers. the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
Well Worth Its Cost.

The case for the viaduct is not con-
fined tu the fact that its construction
would benefit the 10000 people of Hyde
Park. That would be more than enough
To justify the building of it. for resi-
dents Of Hyde Park pay their share of
taxes and are thoroughly entitled to
safe thoroughfares.
The case for the viaduct. however.
reaches out over the broader ground
that il would both directly and indi-
rectly benefit the whole city. 1t would
facilitate communication between the
West Side and all other sections. 1t
would enabl. central city business men
to make quicker and safer deliveries OF
goods to West Side patrons. and il
would bring Il larger number of these
patrons TO their stores. In short. IL
would be a great new bond of union,
tending to level prejudicial distinctions
and operating to promote the spirit of
municipal unity. Ii is one of those in
valuable opportunities which the com
munity at times has open To ii to move
toward the doing away of the old-time
barriers which separated the city into
jealous and distinct parts. and to merge
those parts into one progressive and
metropolitan sum.
1t has been argued that the viaduct
project represents an excessive cost.
This is not true. The outside cost to the
.if. 1,A lin 10
$ljO.0O0. and this may yet De lowered by
corporation donations to $3.50, 900 or less.
At this price an improvement which
would admittedly quicken trade, cement
inter sectional concord and safeguard
life and property would be dirt cheap.
No. the Viaduct is well worth its cost
and the city will be foolish, indeed, If
1t does not overwhelmingly authorize
its construction.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
From the PHILADELPHIA Inuuirer

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The great powers of Europe pretend to
be cirilized-every one of them-and ye;
there Is not one of them that will step
IN and prevent the atrocities in Armenia
They have sent a warship or two to Tho
Bosphorus. They have made all sorts of
demands upon the Sultan. Meanwhile each
nation watches the other out of Jealous
eyes. fears that some one else might get Il
slice too much of Turkey if ,,ismember-
ment should take place--and the assas-
sinations go on.
1t Is the crime of the century-this hig-
Cling and piggling of the powers-when,
would they but take the broad and hu
manitarian view, the butcheres could be
stopped.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
NOVELIST DOYLE SPEAKS.

From the London Times.
70 the Editor of the Times. Sir:-An
Englishman who travels in the thiteo
states comes back, according to my ex-
perience with two impressions, Which ars
so strong that they overshadow al others.
One is the excessive kindness whicn Is
shown TO individual Englishmen. The
other Is of the bitter feeling which appears
to exist both in the press and among the
public aginst his own country. The pres
ent ebullition Is only one or those fe"ui
rent crises which have marked the Whote
history of the two nations. The feeling ls
always smouldering, and the least breath
of discussion sets 1t in blaze. ! belieNc'
and have long believed, that the greatest [
danger which can threaten our empire IS
the existence of this spirit of hostility in
a nation which is already great and power
full but which is destined 10 be far moro
so in the future. Our statesmen have stood
too long with their faces toward the east.
TO discern our best hopes as well as our
gravest dangers they must turn the Other
way As to the cause of this feeling, 1t is
not so unreasonable as Englishmen usual
contend that we were justified in those
apportion the blame between the irish
American and the politician who Is in
search of his vote. But no such superb
cial explanation as this can cover the fact
that the governors of thirty American
states should unhesitatinSly indorse Il
presidential message which obviously
leads straight to war.
~ -
Few E,nglishmen could be found now to
contend that We were justified in those
views of taxation which brought on tn.
first American war, or in the question or
searching neutral vessels, which was the
main cause of the second. This war of
1912 would pOseibly only occupy two pages
out of 800 in an English history. but it
bulks very large in an American one. and
has left many bitter memories behind it,.
Then there was the surly attitude which
England adopted toward the states after
they won their independence. the repeated
frictions during tn NapoleOnic epoch. and
the attack upon an American frigate by 4
British 50-gun ship I'm time of peace. After
the war there was the Florida dispute
in the time of Andrew Jackson. the qies-
tion of the Oregon line. the settlement
of the Maine and New Brunswick line. and
finally, the hostile attitude of most of oiir
press at the time of the civil war, Since
then we have had two burning questions.
that of the Alabama claims and that of the
Bering Sea fisheries. eliminating in this of
Venezuela. The history of his country,
then, as it presents itself to an Americ
is simply long succession of Quarrels with
ourselves, and how can It be wondered at
IL he has now reached tina chronic state
of sensitiveness and suspicion which We
have not outgrown ourselves in the case OF
the French?
-:ll:--
IF we are to blame as community for
some at least Of these unfortunate histori-
cal incidents. We are eren more to blame
as individuals for the widespread bitter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

ness which is fel, against us. We have
| never had a warm, nngrudsing word of
! heartfelt; praise for thc great things which
/ our kinsmen have done. !or their unweary-
ing industry, their virtues In peace. the,s
! doggedness in war. their unparalleled
ciemency when war Was over. We have
I always fastened uoon the small, rude de-
| tails and overlooked the great facts be-
| hind. In our shocked contemplat ton of an
| expectoration upon the floor we have los;
| sight of universal suffrage and equal edu-
! cation. Our travellers. from Mrs. Trollope
and Dickens onward, have been surprised
| that the versatile hard-workinS men,
/ who often combined ten trades in one to
| adapt themselves to the worrying; needs of
| Il raw-erowing community, had not the
| manners of oxford or the repose of Sus-
| sex. They could not understand that this
/ Iought vitality and overhenring energy
| which carried them through their task i'm
| piled those complimentary defects which
must so with unusual virtues. OF all Eng
| lish travellers to the States, there was
| hardly ore who did no, make mischief
| with his "reminiscences until, in our own
| days, Mr.. Bryce did something 10 rectify
| the balance.
iii
| And our want of charity and true insight
are the more ineXcusahle since no one has
written more charmiryly of England than
! Washington Irving. Emerson and Holmes.
| Our journals and public men are in the
| habit now. as a rule. of aludng TO Amer
| lea and Americans In the most friendly
| way, and that must in time have its cr-
| feet. If recent unhappy events do no,
| change II. We should. IN my opinion, lose
| no opportunity of doing those little grace
| ful acts of kindness which are the practi-
! cal sign of brotherly sentiment. Above all
| | should like TO see an Anglo-American
| society started in London, with branches
all over the empire. for the purpose ~
| promoting good feeling smoothing over
| friction. laying literature before the pub
lie which will show them how strong a~c
| the arguments in favor of an Anglo-Amer-
| lean alliance, and supplying the English
| press with the American side of the q,ies-
( tion and vice versa. Such an organization
| would. am sure, be easily founded. ana
would DO useful work toward that great
est of all ends. the consolidation of the
English-speaking races. Yours faithfully,
| A. Conan Doyle.
| Mena House Pyramids Cairo Dec "A,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

soldiers of 1872. and the soldiers OF the
Mexican war public lands were granted
exceeding in area the states of New York
and Pennsylvania. while TO the soldier
of the war for the tnion rot An acre ha:.
been granted Soldiers OF the Mexican
war have also been given. on arriving a;
the age of 62, IS per month because OF their
age. and 81 ii dependent. While the least
service in the last war for which "a solu.er
can receive a pens!on and even then he
must be disabled. unless for disability in
CURED In the ine of duty. Is ninety days.
a pension Is granted to the fourteen-d3y
soldier of 1872. ana thrty-day soldier OF
the Indian wars, and the siXty-day soldier
of the Mexican war. Nearly the same
time has now elapsed since the close of
the civil war as had elapsed when the sol
d.crs of the Mexican war were allowed
service pension and the boys in blue o.
the Union army should be treated DS well
as those of any other war. Major Picker
thinks the committee on Invalid pensions
will soon consider and reOor, a set OF
laws which, without being radical, VIII
materially aid in the allowance of pen-
sions. The great interest shown in pen
sion legislotion is evidenced by the large
number of letters received from all sections
of the country, from those who have no
axe to grind, as well as those who nave,
praying that the present state of things
be changed Many of the pensioners
dropped from the rolls think they were un-
Justly dropped. and ask to he rcinstated;
those who have complied. as far as possi-
bile. with the requirements of the pension
office in the matter of furnishing sufhc'eHt
evidence to warrant the allowance of their
claims are kept waiting for years, ana
very frequently die off before they get
their pensions. The average age OF the
soldier Is nov about GO, and they feel thnt
unless the pension comes very soon 1t VIII
be too late.
One of the most eXasoeratinS reiiec-
tions suggested by the incompetency or
the present administration is that 1t
has probably put back for several years
the adoption of general service PEN
sion act. As the treasury stands now.
drained by Democratic fooliahness and
saddled with nearly $500 900 of new
debt. it would perhaps be impossible TO
find means for the carrying into effect
of such an act. As an Indispensable
prerequisite to general pensions stands
the need of a few more years OF reVe-
nue. producing Republican protection.
until the treasury can he filled again
and the credit of the nation freed from
taint or question.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Senator WolcOtt yesterday opened a
new chapter on the Venezuelan ques-
tior. The senator is disposed To
ridicule the importance of the Nene-
zuelan affairs and seems to think tina t
the civilized residents of that country
would be better off under British pro-
lection than at present. He also SCOTS
at the threatened dangers accompany
ing the occupation of South American
territory by the English government.
While all may not agree with Senator
Wolcott his version Of the question at
least furnishes food for reflection on
part of enthusiastic supporters of the
Monroe doctrine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Perhaps If a large fund were sub
scrbed by the people. the senator's who
now hold up legislation demanded by
every consideration of national pru-
dence and safety might be hired to
forego their obstructive tactics long
enough to enable the senate to pass the
house revenue bill. The situation evi-
IDENTIFY calls for some kind of action out
of the ordinary
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchns. The
Tribune AstrolOger.
Astrolabe cast 3.l0 Il. m, for Thursday,
Jan. 23 1896


II will be apparent to a child born or
this day that few of our citizens re-.
mark reform" when they mean wreck -
Bacterioiogists at hhe present rat ought
to be able to soon detect rye straw in the
breath OF some our citizens.
1t will be all right to construct coas,
defenses after the Lackawanna avenu,
vaduct is finished
According to Mr.. Walcott the medicine
prescribed by DR.. Monroe was not the
proper remedy after all
At last accounts the flying squadron
of the board of appeals had not dislodged
the city assessors from their forti lications
Individual Horoscopes.
tAjacchus has undertaken the task G,
giving advice to a few readers who have
enclosed samples of hair and date OF
birth.l
Strawberry, South Side.--The color OF
your hair indicates that you came very
near being strawberry blonde and 4
companion to the white horse. You arc
an ambitious and proud little girl, and
evidently like to wear fine clothes. If you
are good and cultivate your talents for
music and cookery, you may some day
marry Scranton councilman and be.
come wealthy. Never become discouraged
You were born under q lucky star
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

II Is reported on so-called good au-
thority that the peaceful letter sent
to this country by the Prince of Wales
when the Venezuelan war scare was at
it's height was dictated by Queen We
torio over the head of Lord Salisbury 5
protest. 1t probably would be better
for all concerned If the present sover-
eign of England were less of figure
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Mr.. Chamberlain should not be too
exuberant in Growing over England $
unassailable supremacy. supremacy
which is built for the most part on
iagrant defiance of the decalogue Is
liable at any moment to strike serious
SpoG
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Three years of Democratic misman-
agement have increased the nationa
debt an amount equal to SO for every
adult male in the United states. And
yet these debt-makers pretend to know
all about finance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

1t may be good craftsmanship foi
congress to remain passive in the mat
ter of strengthening the weak places II
our coast fortitications, but not many
people can believe so.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

The fact that Europe Is disposed to
make faces at our Monroe doctrine need
not cause undue apprehension. They
may not like it, over there, but you can
rest assured that they will not step on
it's tail
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Now that Mr. Wellington, of Mary
land. has been elected to the United
States senate, maybe he Will hnd tlme
to supply those promised proofs OF
Senator Quay's duplicity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Republicans will hope it is true tina
Carlisle is to be Cleveland's polltica
legatee. They couldn't wish for u sort
er mark.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

1t Is worthy of notice that "COnnell
ism" sO-ca!led, never provoked the
wrath of any would-he party wrecker
SO long as he thought he might some
day be able to make use of it. 1t is only
when these men found that they could
not rule that they determined to ruin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET

For Mayor-E. II. RIPPLE.
For Treasurer-DANIEI. WILLIAMS.
For Controller J. WlDMAlER.
For AsscssOfs- CHARLES FOWLER,
CHRIST EIChtS.
WILLIAM DAWSON.
Election nav Ich. is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
A Duty Not to Be Ignored

While it is hoped that the benefit
entertainments soon to be given in aid
for the Home for the Friendless will re-
ceive an overwhelming patronage from
the libeial-minded people of this com
munty. it Is well to bear I'm mind that
the proceeds of these performances
will. at best. go only Il short way toward
helping the Home out of its financial
difficulties. Both the Symphony or
chestra concert and the Kirmess involve
considerable items of necessary en-
pense. the settlement of which will in
evitably eat largely into the gross re-
ceipts.
Thus while every dollar spent by
friends of the Home in the purchase of
tickets for these excellent entertain
ments is dollar well spent. both as a
business Investment and as an aid to
charity, it does not do the work of a
dollar given outright and uncondtion-
ally to the new building fund.- The
man who shall purchase tickets to
either of these performances should not
iiahe 'He iillStdhe VI surprising tndt he
will thereby have cancelled his moral
obligation to the mercful institution
In whose behalf the entertainments are
to be given: for such will not be the
fact. He should rather feel that the
dollar paid for admission is dollar
spent for clean but in some degree sell
fish enjoyment, which in no sense ac-
quits him of the additional duty of Civ
Ing outright and directly, in accordance
with his means, to the Homes new
building fund.
If we seem to dwell unduly upon this
subject 1t is because it must be kept be-
fore the community until it is properly
disposed of. The city's honor is at
stake in this appeal for new Home
in which the 'friendless waits and out
casts of our growing community may
be accorded wholesome care. educa-
tion and development. If another fire
should visit the tinder-like old Home
and sacrifice even one life out of the
number of little unfortunates MItnin
its walls. the fact would be an inefface-
able and blistering shame upon
Scranton manhood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
Trying to Wreck the Party .

from New York to Omaha and never
sound q note.
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That was clever comment which a
New York business man is quoted as
having made concerning the. presiden-
tial prospects of Senator Allison, of
Iowa. Said he: "Oh. Allison u all
right. but he can't change the mental
habits and political methods Of his life.
Why, Allison could walls on piano keys
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Election hay. Ech. rs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY.

Mena tlouse, Pyramids, Cairo, Dec. 3,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

sNrIRlD At fuE posroRYIoI At SCRANTON. PA. AZ
Sycovp.cLAse NAIL NATTER
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
Counterfeit Dollars.

Warrensburg, Mo, October 20 -
Counterfeit dollars have been circu
lat;ng freely in Warrensburg during
the last week. aud quite number
have been presented ut the banks
Inquiry develops that almost every
merchant in the city has accepted
one OF more pieces of the spurious
coin Tue counterfeit is dated 1856,
and is 110 grains short IN weight.
1t is almost perfectly milled, ard
can be detected from the genuine
only by its weight. From the mum
Der in circulation i. is thought thai
the coins are made near Narrens
burg
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

DAnyllls, III, Oct. 27-Stephen
Fears, a sewing machine agent, was
murdered yesterday by a negro, in
stigated by the latter's wife, at
Grape Greek. mining town, five
miles from this city. Last July Fears
sold Wash Miller, colored coal
miner in the employ OF the Grape
Greek Coal Co, 81 sewing machine
and had trouble about collecting the
installments. When Fears went to
Miller's house yesterday Mre. Miller
told her husband Fears had insulteo
her and Miller knocked Fears dowr
and then kicked him in the stomach
and he died soon after. Miller IS
capped, but was tracked with blood
hounds to CABIN in the woods
The sheriff with a posse then sur
rounded the cabin.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
A CanelS $ Speed.

La spite OF its having carried Mo-
hammed in four leaps from Jerusa-
lem to Mecca, seven miles an nour
is the camel's limit Nor can it main
tain this rate over two hours. It's
usual speed is FIVE miles an hour-a
slow pacr, beyond which 1t Is daH-
g.rous to urge 1t, lest, as Asiatlcs
say, it might break its heart and die
literally on the spot. When Il camel
is pressed beyond this speed, and is
spent, it kreels down,and not sll the
wolves in Asia will make it bulge
acain. The camel remains where il
kneels, aud whel it kneels il dies
A fire under its nose is useless.-N
Y. Journal.