Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

helped by the town in her last sickness
sne never failed in an exciting cam
paiEn to contribute to the Democratic
fund and became In her last days 81
enthusiastic free silverlte.
Bath Times A Bath gentleman hal
quite long talk, in fact, became quite
intimate with the man who was ar
rested last Saturday night in this cit,
on charge of stealing o diamond pin
From this parsonage the Bath man, 9
lawyer.got considerable information or
the subject Of picking pockets. OF this
sort of gentry there are two classes
the respectable pickpocket and the
pickpocket who is not respectable. The
former class never take a mans watch
and never take anything from a lady
or child. 1t is only kids and novices
who ever take watches because they are
easily identified. The respectable pick
pocket always takes money and stones,
and these only from men Claiming that
| a man who can afford to wear dia-
monds or carry much money in a crowd
ought to lose it. From his informant
the Bath man learned that the easiest
pockets from which to take a purse are
the front trousers pockets and the in
side vest pocekts. All the pockets in
the coat and vest are easy The most
difficult to take a purse from are the
hip pockets, and in them the wise man
carries his money in a crowd.
To illustrate the ease with which the
inside vest pocket is reached. while the
two were talking on the subject, the
lawyers vest was unbuttoned and he
was ignorant of the fact until his deft-
fingered companion called his atten-
ton to the fact. The lawyer was so i'm
pressed with the honor of this high
class pickpocket that he declared he
would not hesitate to lend him $50.
S. j. Baker of Oakland, has invented
and patented a chair that he names
the drunkards chair" Mr.. Baker as
sumes that this chair will revolutionize
the world and do more for the cause of
temperance than all the Kelley insti-
tutes and the Maine laws combined.
The chair is made of steel bars about
three inches wide and a quarter of an
inch thick. The chair is on castors
The occupant is fitted quite closely by
the iron frame work. completely sur
rounded and is shut in by means of q
door. AT first one feels quite comfort
able and enjoys a little freedom OF
limbs. but in a little while the occu-
pant grows uncomfortable. A Journal
man at the request of the inventor UNI
derwent the experience. At first one
feels no tiresome effect but shortly the
feeling of restraint, although the body
is not cramped, is noticed and as may
be imagined becomes in time almost il
not quite unbearable. Nothing remains
for the occupant. however but to re-
main until he is released for the chair
weighs 400 pounds and the door in front
of the seat is securely fastened The
inventor claims that if towns should
adopt the chair as method for deal
ing with tramps and drunkards but
one application would he necessary to
convince the victim of the error of his
way. Indeed he has invited tramps to
partakepf the restful hospitality of the
IRON arm chair and when he released
them he asked. What would happen
IL towns should punish tramps that
way and the invariable reply has
been that never a tramp would call the
second time. Anyhow the steel chair
may prove to have advantages supe-
rior to those of the "doghole," q final
resort in some prisons, and few drunk
ards would care to~risk both the chair
and deliiium tremens.
a new political club which promises
to exert considerable influence at cleo
tions is to be formed in Portland, The
plan has been under contemplation for
several weeks. The coterie of voters
who are to compose the membership re-
side in the southeastern section of the
city and the association is to be named
the Portland Hebrew independent
club One of the leaders in the move
ment says: AN important result that
will accrue from this organization will
be proof that the Hebrews. at least
the great majority of them, are not
open to offers of money on election
days. This idea has prevailed to quite
an extent for years and many is the
time that we have been accused of SELL
ing our votes to the highest bidders |
Nv" oliC VI liz lllSl principles IN our
will be that no man shall |
become member who has been known
to accept money for his vote. Even if |
anyone who becomes member is sus-
pected afterwards of STOPPING to such a |
temptation he would be at once sus-
pended forever. When the campaigns |
are about to begin we will appoint a |
special committee to wait upon the
city committees of both the Republican |
and Democratic parties and we will |
then request that all ward heelers' be
Kept away from us on days of cleo
ton. We will forcibly impress upon
the city committees that no money
shall be distributed among the Hebrew
colony for votes or favors of any de-
scription. Then if any intimidation is
practiced we will absolutely refuse to |
the candidates of the party that
offendS u.s.
PRESS COMMENTS,