Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-01
that some OF the ministers need q
change of heart.

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before returning to work. OF this the
Biddeford Record says: 1T is only in
| line with a provision of the ten hour
| bill 1t Is evidently destined as pre-
caution against strikes. but the clause
providing that no forfeiture shall be in
force If the operative leaves or is dis
charged for sufficient cause destroys
all effects of the contract. Operatives
do not usually leave the mills without
cause, neither are they discharged
without cause. There may exist a diff
ference Of opinion as to what consti-
tutes sufficient cause but this will
| be a matter for a court and not for
Agent Page or the operatives to de-
ltermine.''
Mr.. VIM. Rogers feels that Mr.. Bry-
an evaded the question asked at Bath.
The Bath Times has the following COM
munication from him: 1.-The question
asked MIR. Bryan, Saturday evening
during his speech was as follows: If I
purchase 10000 ounces pure silver pay
ing therefore $6,60000 and under your
proposed laws of coinage Is to / take
it to the mint, how many silver dollars
when coined should / be entitled to
take away from the mint? The above
was the exact language of the question
When he commenced his evasive reply.
ne was asked to give direct reply to
the question. He did not. however
knowing very well it would not answer
but he replied in the humorous vein
that he and other well versed public
men know how to do. He knew il
would lead to other questions, which
were already prepared, and were not
agreeable to answer direct"
There is a trained horse in Bangor
lie hauls grocery wagon and fire.
quently runs away. When he INDUCES
in that caper, however, he runs directly
to the house where lives his drivers
best girl and there awaits the coming
of his driver.
Portland Sunday Telegram: Candi-
date Arthur Sewall is the most strik-
ing example of q bimetallist in the
world Almost at the same moment
that he was declaringin set speech that
the greatest monopoly in the world is
the gold monopoly. l arrived at my
present convictions by studying the
question as a business man." the fact
was being published broadcast that in
business dealings he is very careful to
demand gold money. He is a most Wig
orous bimetallist in rhetorical theories
a silverite, in business practices a gold
bug.
of nj oh
and pewees down Bucksport way
has been declared and sides have been
made up for the contest. Probably
the side that bags the most game
will get an oyster stew. There ought
to be a close time on such performances.
Bad Bowdoin boys bothered Billy
gor Commercial. The truth of the mat
ter appears to be that the Bath au-
thorities were more scared than hurt
The Bowdoin boys did not below
abominably and there is no good evil
dence made public that shows they in
tended TO disturb Billy Bryan" On
the contrary it was thoroughly agreed
at mass meeting of the Bowdoin boys
that there should not be in any way an
attempt to disturb the meeting. They
did nothing worse than give the college
cry on arriving in town half hour
before the meeting
In parts of oxford county bears are
said to be more numerous than par
tridges.
Pressure Isle Star Herald: Every
thing around us indicates that the
summer is over and autumn is with
us again. The grain has all been har-
vested and stored in the spacious barns
and the fields have an autumnal ap-
pearance suggestive of old age. The
squirrels are laying in a supply ot
beech and hazel nuts for the long win
try months.and the blue jays are shout
ing "caleb" down in the swamps The
singing birds have all left us. and only
the chirp OF the rugged English spar
row is heard. The forest leaves are
tinSed with autumn colors and Will
soon sever their connection and fall to
enrich mother earth. Sunday was the
last day of close time on partridgcs
and the youthful hunter has taken his
gun from the hooks and sights at the
sucking colt in the orchard. This is
the time of year that some one suffers
the penalty of didn't know the gun
was loaded" We have stored away
our linen cooler and old straw hat and
will PATIENTLY wait for the gentle breat h
of Spring again.
The Waterville Mail thinks the fires
set by tramps are more expensive than
would be a stone yard in connection
with every Jail in the State The State
would be still better off if a practical
way for putting the tramps to work
upon the roads could be found. and we
think it can be-
Accidents reported indicate that the
bean shooter and air gun epidemic has
again broken out in some localities.
Spanking is not likely to become a lost
art under such conditions.
Political interest in the Belfast Re
publican club is hot enough for clam
boils once week. 1t is expected tina
well done ropocrats will be served on
the evening of Nov. B.