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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-07


cured the services of as good looking a
corps of ladies in attendance as can be
found on the three principal rivers OF
Maine for the occasion and they
served up in the most skilful manner
the following:
MENU
Blue Points. Half Shell
Consomme au Macedolne
Steamed Columbia River Salmon
French Peas
Pommes de Terre Parisienne
Roast Young Turkey, English Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
f'l Hubbard 81 s Squash June Peas
Fruit Lemonade
Partridge Pie a la ChaSSeur
Lobster Salad
Parker House Rolls
Jellied Fruits au Sabayon
Tutti Fruit Pudding
Strawberry Ice Cream
Angel Cake Chocolate Cake
Mixed Nuts Layer Raisins
Sailed Almonds
Fruits
Cafe Noir
When the inner woman had been sat-
isfied, the debris of the event cleared
away and the chairs pushed back from
the tables, Miss Janet c. Stephens. the
toastmistress, called to order and the
following toasts were responded to:
Toastmistress. Janet c. Stephens
ITO feastful mirth be these white hours
And sweet discourse the banquet of the
mind"
ITO Sigma Kappa-Greetynge,
Ina S. Taylor
To every sister
Here's our chief guestIf she had been
It had been as a gap in our great feast"
The ladies, angling in the crystal lake,
Feast on the prey they take"
Were i lie spun out thousand Years
The e9 Virtue not R matsh Msry C. Evans
And do w You ~" tell me Of a woman's
Constant you are. but yet a woman;
he f Feasng no lady Martha D. Tracy
Birds in their little nests agree
"a Violet Abroad Annie H. Pepper
"wayside Graves" Alice L. Nye
Bring forth the headstones.
Annie l.. knight
Recounts the feats of youth
Helene H. Bowman
OF youth and buried timer
Here's a health to them that's AVA"
'All is well!
Hasten all to your rest"
Among the contributions of the even
ing we note the following:
WE HAIL THEE. HOLY MOTHER.
Air-"There's Music in the Air.
We hail thee, holy mother.
At thy shrine we gladly bow;
The praises of thy glories
Mingle not with any other.
Guardian, protector. thou.
OF our dearest, sweetest ties
We will raise to thee our song,
Our beloved Sigma Kappa.
Our Sigma Kappa royal,
We will ever cherish thee;
And to thy precepts true
Ever shall our hearts be loyal.
And wherever we may be-
Tho beyond the ocean blue.
We shall turn with loving thoughts
To thee, our Sigma Kappa.
May we thy daughters be
Queenly and pure like thyself,
May we with joy go
Over land or sounding sea,
Caring not for paltry pelf
But to live. to dare. and do
For the love we bear to thee
Our beloved Sigma Kappa.
Edna +. DaScOmbe '9S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-07

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lent in the word knives?
The reading lesson always affords an
excellent opportunity in method. All
new words in the lesson can be placed
on the board and pronounced in con-
cert or a written list of all words in
the selection containing more than
six letters may be called for.
There is no lesson which will afford
a better chance for acquiring neatness
and honesty than the spelling lesson.
Scholars should not be allowed to hand
in words which have been erased and
rewritten.
AS in every other kind of class work
there should be occasional changes to
awaken interest.
In large schools there is danger of
having too little oral spelling and
many scholars in the grammar grades
can neither divide into syllables oral
ly, nor give the sounds of which it is
composed. They should certainly know
enough of phonics not to begin school
with or teacher with a c.
We should not dispense with that
which was helpful in the old time
schools
'e"Nheis cdihot make gOOQ spell
ers OF every one of our pupils. All we
can DO is to prepare them to help them
selves and to do that, we must be
mindful that spelling should be taught
everywhere. that the child should grasp
the idea of the word spelled and all
new sounds and forms thoroughly
learned in the first years. If we do
TINS 1t seems to me we shall be sue
cessful-in measure. at least. in teach
ing this important and careful branch.
Walter r. Walker of Starks. followed
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Bank Wrec;Ser's Fate.

Francis A. Coffin, found guilty Of
completely in the wrecking Of the In.
dianapolis (Lnl) National Bank and
refused new trial by the United
States supreme court, was Monday
morning taken to the Indiana peniten.
tiary, at Michigan City, to serve his
sentence Of eight years. Since the
second trial of his case, in which be
was found guilty and his brother, Per
civil B. Coffin, was acquitted. Fran
Cts Coffin has been out on a superse
IDEAS issued by Judge Woods. This
was issued pending an appeal to the
United States supreme court. He was
found guilty on October 26, 1895, and
the judgment of the United States dis,
trict court was affirmed by the United
States supreme court. On May 4th,
last, when the mandate was handed
down in the lower court, Judge Baker
made an order that Francis A. Coffin
appear on September 21st and surren-
der himself to the custody of the
United States marshal, which he did.
Francis a. Coffin has been in New
York for the last few months.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
A STRANGE STORY,
Suicide of Sentimental lmpostOr
Upon Discovery OF His Dcception.

Suicide of Sentimental Impostor
Upon Discovery of His Deception.
With the Identification of the body
OF an unknown youth who committed
suicide under mysterious circumstances
at MARTINEZ, CAL, On Sunday, Septem.
Der 18th, the story Of the eventful but
brief career of an alleged German
baron at Belmont, in San Mateo coun.
ty, CAL, has just come to light
About year ago tramp wus picked
Up on the highway between Redwood
City and Belmont by phiIanthropis:
of the latter place, who took him home
and gave him employment. After
working for almost nine months, the
youth, who was known as Harry Moer-
ing, contidea to the Indies Of his en-.
ployer's house that he was an impos-
ter. Instead Of being IN ordinary
tramp lie WAS Baron 4. Won Zedwich,
the eldest son OF a German nobleman.
Among other incidents of his life he
related that he had been an Officer in
the German navy, but had deserted his
f)!p for some imaginary grievance,
when III South Africa, and had worked
his way to this country. Since his ar
rival in California he had been corres.
ponding with his father, and the lat
ter, who was personal and intimate
friend of the German emperor, hal
exercised hi political influences, and
he had not only been forgiven for de-
sorting bis ship, but had been honored
by AL appointment as first lieuten-
ant. He had also incidentally men
toned that his dear mother had died
in Germany and on her death bed had
forgiven him and bequeathed him a
sum equal to about $35, 900 in Ameri-
can money.
Recent letters, he also stated, had
been received by him announcing that
an allowance would soon be forwarded
to him by his father, who was anxious
for him to return to his fatherland.
AS he produced letters to substantiate
his story, his roL.ance was credited by
one member Of the fomily at least
the youngest daughter Of his employ
er, who astonished her relatives by an
nouncing shortly afterwards that she
had plighted her troth to the baron.
Pending inquiry the distinguished for
eigner ceased to work and lived as the
honored guest of his benefactor, but
just before letter arrived from Ger
many denouncing him as an imposter,
he disappeared.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Transfer of TrOoDS.

The long expected transfer OF troops
has been ordered ut Inst by the wnr de-
partment and the orders sent out. The
Fifteenth Infantry. now " Fort Sheri-
dan, H., is ordered to relieve the
Twenty fourth Infantry now at Fort
Bayard and other points in New Next
co aud Arizona. The Twenty fourth
Infantry in turn will relieve the Six
teenth Infantry, which is ut Fort
Douglas, Utah. The Sixteenth Infant
ry will relieve the Fourteenth Infantry,
which is scattered among Forts Sher-
man, Idaho, Spokane and Boise Bur
racks, Idaho. The Fifth comes to
Chicago, taking the place Of the Fiji
teenth Infantry ut Fort Sheridan. The
Third Artillery, with headquarters at
St. Francis Barracks, Florida, and
scattered along the sonth Atlantic
coast at Darnacas, TIa., Fort Monroe,
Va, and Washington Barracks, has
been ordered to exchange places with
the Fifth Artillery, which is locate d in
San Francisco harbor, with heAdQuar-
tiers at the Preside, and partly along
the northwest cast, and Il small portion
Of Fort Monroe. Va.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Brot herhOod Of Locomotive Flremen

At Fridays session of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen at GAL
weston, Texas, the report Of the grand
trustee was read and discussed. In
the evening trip was made to the
jetties. Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation of Labor,
left Friday for his headquarters at In
dianapolis. Debs arrived at noon the
same day. When questioned as to
Deb's mission, Mr.. Gompers said:
"Debs is at the head of what is left of
the American Railway Union, and that
is not much" Grand Master Sargent
of the tireman's brotherhood, said: II
know nothing about Debs and do not
want to-" Dehs is supposed to be in
Galveston to refute certain charges
which have been made in the fremen's
order. Debs is not stopping at no.
tel; he avoids reporters and the fire.
men officials are mum.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Ordered to Reduce Expenses.

Owing to the inadequacy OF the
present appropriation for the collec-
ton of customs, the secretary OF the
treasury has been compelled to order
a reduction Of Sl56, 50Oin the expenses
during the balance Of the fiscal year in
the New York customs Office. The
secretary recommends reduction of
the force and salaries or sufficient
number of furloughs. Among the
nineteen are: Mobile, $1,000; Newport
News, $4,000; New York, $50, 900; New
Orleans, $1,000; Pensacola, $1,000;
Philadelphia, $4,000; Cedar Keys,
$4,000. 1t is stated that the remaining
1874 customs offices cannot reduce their
expenses without serious detriment to
the service.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
National Ean)ain. Systcm.

In o few days United State, treas
ury circular No. 1856 will be issued.
It contains information respecting the
National banks, State banks, savings
banks, loan and trust companies and
private banks OF the United States,
compiled from reports OF tho comp
troller of currency In this circular the
comptroller states that his requests for
information relutlye to the national
banking system and banking in general
have exhausted the supply Of reports
Of the comptroller of the treasury,
For recent years it has been found
necessary, in CIDER to supply still
further demand, to embody in the &C.
companyinS circular such extracts from
former reports as will in q limited
space, furnish the data and informa-
ton desired. The circular contains
tables showing the aggregate resources
and liabilities of the national banks at
date of each coll for reports of conli-
ton from Oct. ), 1868, to July II,
1895, including; also tables showing rc'
sources and liabilities Of State banks,
loan and trust companies, savings
banks and private banks; number of
savings banks in the United States,
number Of depositors, and amount Of
sa7ings deposits from 1920 to 1896;
profit on national bank circulation. tax
collected on capital, deposits ard cir
culation of national banks from be-
ginning of system to June 80, 1895;
clearing house transactions, etc, and
articles on lawful money reserve, sub
shtutcs for money, clearing house loans,
number Of depositors in national banks,
revenue to the government, service to
the public, etc. Although the circular
represents valuable compilation of
statistics ard information with regard
to national banks and banking in gem
eral. 1t will be furnished free to any
one applying for it, but not more than
one copy to each applicant.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Bids for Laundry Machinery.

At the Office Of the supervising arch
itect, treasury department, Friday,
bids were opened for supplying the
laundry machinery at the Marine Hos
pital New Orleans. Only three bids
were made, and they were as follows:
Boland & Gichwind company, Limited,
New Orleans, $685.; the Troy Laun-
dry Machine company, Limited, Troy,
N. Y, $1494, affft5l the American Laun-
dry Machine company, New York,
1888. Sc. The contract was not
awarded Friday, but it will very GER
tainly be given to the last named com
pany, its bid being much the lowest.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
indians Arrested.

Acting Governor Burdick, of Wy
oming, has telegraphed the Indian
office that the local authorities, acting
under his directions, have arrested a
number of Indians for hunting ut
Jackson's Hole, in violation of State
game laws. He urged the Indian Blu.
resu to prevent any further violations
of the law and avoid conflict with the
State authorities. Agent Teter has
been instructed by the Indian Bureau
to bring back all the Indians, and if
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Fresh Plot Uncovered.

Advices from Manila, in the Phillip
pine Islands, Sunday, report the dis
covery of fresh plot to surprise the
garrison there, to seize the headquar-
tiers and to murder Capt. Gen. Glance.
A hundred persons have been arrested
for completely in the plot. Ten
encounters have occurred between the
Spanisrds and the rebsls, in which the
latter sustained heavy losses. In the
Island of Lumion the natives have
murdered all of the Spanish monks.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
"Businoss Men,"
In common with millions OF on
low citizens, we contend that whet

In common with millions OF oul]
low citizens, we contend that whm1
money question is considered 70
"business'' standpoint (aud thata'
standpoint from which it should
considered) every business should!
fair play and an impartial hes's
and that no few special calling sh'
arrogate to themselves the righta
considered the only "business' V
figuring in the premises, and thet
ones which have within them inv
gence enough to say how our lh'
tary systems shall be formed @
what our money shall consist.
gold handler and those who asreea
him may demand gold ezcluslfl
but other men engaged in dita
pursuits. whose business is crlpl
by adhering to the gold stana'
have Just as much right and Do
reason for demanding q broader
less moaopo|istic system, one Y
will give them better showing
IN their opinion, tie country =
prosperity.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

they refuse to come under arrest by
the Indian police, to call for troops.
Agent Teter has replied that the In
dian police have already been sent af-
ter the Indians, and that they will be
broug 1T back. There are from TWEEN
ty to thirty Indians and their families
in the hunting party. Tt is stated at
the Indian office at Washington that
no trouble need be feared.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Treasury Statement.

The treasury Friday lost $50, 800 i'll
gold coin and Sl1 900 in bars, which
left the true amount of the gold re-
serve $ll4, 400, l7G. There was depos-
tied in the New York s'1btreasury $24l, :
800 in gold coin in exchange for cur
rency which did not appear in the bal
ance above stated.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Lii Hung Changes Credentials.

The personal letter from the Emre-
ror of China to President Cleveland,
which formed the credentials of Lii
Hung Chang, have been placed on
exhibition in the library Of the State
department. The letter is written Oh
q scroll of lemon colored parchment,
about five feet in length by DOT and
half in width, portion being in
ancient and part IN modern Chinese,
with the emperor's autograph IN the
center. The envelope is unique, being
great space OF yellow satin, embroid-
cred in gold and silver, and with ex-
quisite workmanship, with five large
Chinese double dragons conveniently
arranged.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

| don't watch the university Will upset
| all the chronology of the Bible and
make Moses to be myth or q fraud,
for if there is any one thing more care
fully stated than another III the Mosaic
account Of the creation and succession,
it is the precise ages of every man il
the line Of succession from Adam tc
I Noah and Noah to Abraham. Science
has no respect for sacred history and
every few years comes out with some
! thing to upset OF contradict it.
Couldn't Pnrkhnrst and Dixon give US
pulpit ntterauce on Nippar and lei
goll and silver rest with the statesman
and politician OF the country? A.
the Richmond Dispatch well says
"We earnestly advocate the
gold standard, but see no
reason for alarm or praise or ruin if
silver is remonetized. The CONNER
cial world will soon adopt itself to any
currency that may be declared legal
by the government. That's the way
to talk. ''No reason for alarm -
What is the matter with Mexico?
Nothing-nothiug at ALL My boy has
lived there for nearly two years and
says it is good country and pros
porous people, and improvements and
new industries continue to come and
English money continues to pour into
that country building RAILROADS and
factories and buying coffee plantations
and silver mines. The American pop
ulation is increasing every day and
now a Chicago firm is building Oh
American hotel that is to cost half a
million dollars. And yet Mexico has
a silver standard. Gold may be tho
best standard for us when we get use
to it, but it is an awful ordeal we arc
going through in getting broke in.
It is like the fellow who experimental
with his horse to train him to do with
out food. He gave him few grains
less every day until the horse died.
I believe that if We can live through
the trial we can get along on gold,
but I had rather place silver back where
it was and quit the Sherman exper-
iment. But [ am not paying much at
tention to money now, nor is it paying
much attention to me. I am comfort
ing myself now by studying arithmetic
and perusing history. One of the
Rome boys who grew up with mine
and made mud pies and worked the
dog i'll harness, has long since got to
be man and took his degrees Mt An
napolis. Mathematics is his specially
and he has just published m arithme-
tic that has been for six years his labor
Of love. I am no critic of modern
textbooks, but I like this little book
Of Ernest Vests and believe I could
master it if was q boy. I worked
hard on sum last night which was
something like: IF o rabbit runs six
miles and finds hollow tree and stops
there half an hour and hound dog is
after him and takes two leaps while
the rabbit takes three, and three of
tho dogs leaps are equal to five Of the
rabbits, and the dog gets to the tree
fifteen minutes late and finds til" rab.
bit gone, when will the dog catch the
rabbit and whereabcuts?"
The history that now so deeply in.
terests me is the life. and times of Will
liam L. Yancey. an admirable book
written by j. W. DuBose. \ grand
man has been portrayed by q thorough
]y competent author and the book is
a literary and historical treasure.--
BILL ARP in Atlanta Constitution.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Silver Coinage During August.

A statement prepared at the mint
bureau shows that the silver coinage
during the month of August aggrcga
ted 81, $50, 900. This yielded to tine
government Il profit OF seigniorage Of
$780,, O27.O3, which represents the diff
ference between the cost Of the silver
when purchased and the coinage value.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Pensions Granted.

Pensions were granted Thursday as
follows: Louisisna-James Eyan, Port
Allen, West Baton Rouge parish;
Henry Goodrich, New Orleans; Joseph
Johnson, Rayne, Acadia parish; Isham
Reed, Killona, ST. Charles parish;
Samuel Morgan, Bullet Bayou, Con-
cordia parish; WiIhelmina S4erler,
New Orleans.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
A Ye1cran Gina icler ior SilFch


The opposition to the free c0'n
OF silver is a criae-a miserable, as!
notion. If I had the doing OF 49,
would be no room for goldos1
this country. The gold STANDARD W
rum the ccuntry-positively run
l have seen in my time silver sapss
IN value to gold, and it's depteen..
has been caused by its demonet'saa
The silver dollar was the unit On
until 1873, when there was 'l
cent. premium on the metal. -
time the value Of silver was : PEI
more than that of gold.-Jsy - 81
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
For the Construction of Battleships.

Acting Secretary McAdoo Friday
afternoon received cablegram from
Secretary Herbert, at Brest, France,
in answer to his message respecting the
bids for building the three battlesilips
whic were opened Tuesday. The
secretary authorized Mr.. McAdoo to
proceed to make the award, ard the
boats will go, one to Cramp e. Sons,
Philadelphia, at 50, $50, 900; one to the
Newport News Ship Building and Dry
Dock Company, of Virginia, at ST.
595, 600, and one to the Union Iron
Works, of San Francisco, at $2,674, :
$50, as recommended by the board of
bureau chiefs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

Wcyler Wants to Cook the Reports.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has published .
circular containing regulations as to
the publication of Cuban war news by
the correspondents of daily news.
papers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Vice-Prcsident to Preside at st. Louis

Vice President Stevenson has in
formed Secretary Gardner, of the as
ISOLATION of Bryan clubs, that he will
accept the associations invitation to
preside at the club convention at St.
Louis on October s. The club officials
now count upon an attendance Of
10000 delegates.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
The Most Important Doings Of Statesmen
and Officials.
CADETS APPOINTED TO WEST POINT.
Vfce-Presidcnt to Preside at st. Louis
Pensions Granted-Siiycr Coinage
During August-Treasury Statement
= National Banking System.
Cadets Appointed to West Point.

Cadets have been appointed to the
United States Military Academy as
follows: Il. A. Mitchell, of Delta.
Miss, alternate; J. A. PiersoD, OF
Wilderville, Teuu., alternate; Bates
McF. Allen, OF Austin, Tex, alternate.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

melts YOU cannot have i. -olued sgg11
but must use it to make spoons'ouE|
but you intend by Law to soy beg
take 1t to the mint and have Il
stamped again just rs he can tsEl
gold dollar to-day aud have u
stamped if it melts.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

Germany hss . comfortable a''
Il N,sso.1 thii lsas.
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