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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
At Portland Today.

At Portland. today, representatives
of the Republican party in the State
of Maine will assemble for the purpose
according to the call--"of selecting
six candidates for electors Of President
and Vice President of the United
States. and four delegates at large and
Republican convention, to be held at
st. Louis. Missouri. on Tuesday, June
18th. 1896. and transacting any other
business that may properly come be-
fore it.
OF course il is foregone conclusion
that enthusiasm for the candidacy of
Hon. Thomas t. Reed viii permeate
that convention. 1t is known, as we'll
as it is possible to know anything be-
forehand. that there will be no lack Of
that enthusiasm. no Earring note in it
all. no word of discord in the harmony
Maine offers a candidate for the presi-
dency of the United States who is not
in every respect as admirably fitted 10
be the chief executive of the nation as
it is possible to name throughout the
length and breadth of the country. 1t
is also a foregone conclusion that this
convention will adopt platform which
will be read throughout the country
with an unusual degree of interest.
Owing to Maine,s good fortune in hav-
ing men of national reputation this
will not be novel condition of affairs
but more significance attaches to it
this year when an honest and decided
stand upon the great questions of the
the irresolute and restore confidence.
1t was quite generally understood that
Mr.. Reed approved of the unequivocai
and refreshingly honest clirrenc. :
plank of the Massachusetts Republican
convention and the platform ADOPT ID
at Portland today will be accepted as
reelection OF Mr.. Reeds views. al
least upon the more important features
contained therein. 1t should be a g. ri
one. 1t will be. and the convention
that adopts it will be composed Of rep
rcsentative Republicans in a state
mere intelligent Republicanism may
be found at its best.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
PRESS COMMENTS.
Help for Freed Africa.
IN. Y. SUM-


When the Brussels conference of 1889
80 passed the general act for the re-
preston Of the African slave trade it
provided for the establishment of bu-
reaus in Europe and in Africa to watch
over the execution of it's DEGREES. The
expense thus far has been small. but
every year our government is paying
its share toward the maintenance of
these bureaus as one of the eighteen
powers that ratified the Brussels act.
This act called for the assistance of
special societies organized for the pur-
pose of settling and educating the vic
TINS of the slave trade Such socie-
ties have been formed in all the Chris
tan countries Of Europe including
Switzerland. Austria. Holland, Sweden.
ana Norway, which have no political
interests in Africa. 1t is found that
freed slaves, the victims of slave raid
ers, are peculiarly amenable to civiliz.
ing influences: and their ability for
work grows far faster than their on
poltunities. The war on the Arab
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
Monstrous in Crime and Fiction.

There seems to be no doubt that the
alleged confession" OF Holmes. copy
righted by the New York Journal and
sold to a certain number of other pa
pers. was actually made by him,
neither is there any doubt but that in
making it he Intervene lies with the
truth in such a way as to make it per-
fcrtly worthless save as curiosity in
the overstocked newspaper chamber of
horrors and a sample of depravity that
is total so far as human intelligence
may judge. One man that in this
confession he claims to have killed is
alive and well. Others he probably
had no part in killing. But he. never
theless killed SO many that every nor
NAL mind must be shocked beyond ex-
preston by thought of the career of
this man. Beginning life in a good New
England home, amid refining, Chris
tan influences, and favored with adj
vantages for acquiring a good educa-
ton, he entered upon life equipped with
ample endOwments to lead a successful
and honorable career. Instead he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

There have been 1876 delegates cleo
ted, who are divided between Morton
Allison, Quay. Cullom and Bradley
and IS who are properly classed a.
doubtful. The summary, therefore, is
as follows: Reed. III; Mckinley, 1853.
the field, 1855: doubtful, As; total, i9i
No note is made OF the four delegates
recently elected in South Carolina, be-
cause the legality of that convention i.
would belong to the doubtful column.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

heavily upon the classes that are least
able to support the burden.
1t would seem, however. that our
laboring men stand in no need of such
evidence to correctly form their con-
illusions respecting the matter. Out OF
the mouths of the silver men. them
selves. has it been said that the only
way in which the manufacturers of
this country can compete with the
manufacturers of free silver countries
is to pay their labor in the same sort
of deprecated currency used in those
countries at the present day. Secretary
Carlisle in this speech refers to the fact
currency is used and where most of the
big industries are carried on by Ameri-
can or European capitalists the aver
age wages of the factory laborer is q
cents a day. But Secretary Carlisle
idea OF sound money and free trade ex-
poses the American laborer directly "a
this competition which can bc nothing
less than ruinous to him. Sound money
and protection, Mr.. Carlisle. is the
platform upon which you should seek
a nomination at the Democratic ma
tional convention in Chicago next July,
though we must acknowledge you are
to be excused upon the ground of i'm
possibility. For Mr.. Carlisle. himself.
to change from Il rabid free trader to a
protectionist would be no more of a
from free silver to gold basis and he
could support himself with as good
arguments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
Secretary Carlisle at Chicago.

With a few important exceptions the
sound money speech OF Secretary
Carlisle at Chicago Wednesday eve
ming was a good one. 1t did not differ
very materially from the address he de
livered several months ago in Ken
lucky. He devoted more attention.
than at that time, to the effect Of free
silver upon wages, citing statistics, in
especially those relating to the effect of
free silver in Chill, not having been
made public before. BY his assump-
ton that the hard times of this Demo-
cratic administration are altogether
due to fears respecting our currency,
Mr.. Carlisle however, exposes himself
to the charge Of insincerity and ignor-
ance. and the free silver advocates
may well say of him that if he will
stoOp to deceive in so palpable man.
ner respecting the Ubiquitous tariff
agitation he may fairly be expected to
do likewise in his assumptions respect
ing free silver.
How graphic and apt is this express
sion from Mr.. Carlisle's address when
applied to the causes of the business
depression of the past three years:
ANY policy that even temporarily
suspends or obstructs the industrial
progress of the country, by diminish
ing the demand for the products of
labor, must be injurious to his interests
and infiict more or less suffering upon
all who are dependent upon him,
referring to- the laboring man.
Labor has appreciated this truism
since 1892 as it never did before. and,
whatever Mr.. Carlisle may say about
| the cause of it, they know that it was
chiefly due to the assault made upon
| the principle of protection and Demo-
cratic incompetency in managing the
finances of the country.
This fact does not, however, relieve
the danger which threatens in the
form of free silver lunacy. Secretary
Carlisle showed that while during the
war wages slightly advanced nomin-
any IN purchasing power they
decreased. He cites the statement re-
Gently made by our minister to Chill
that in that country the consequences
OIL cheap money have weighed most
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
SCRATCH
SCREAM

Ny baby broke out with rash. He would
scratch and scream. 1t would take two to hold
him. and one to put medicine on him. We had
to hold him sometimes an hour before we could
get him quieted down. All said that they never
had to tie his hands tight in cloth, night and
day, for five months. My siste, had used CUTI-
CUkA, and began to use IL. after only one
application, he lay dozen and sieptas he had not
for month, poor little fellow. He Inns not scar
on him now, and is as fair and his flesh lie an soft
as any baby While be had this disease had to
cut the sleeves out OF his clothes. and put gauze
underwear on him to keep him cool. had to
keep pieces of soft cloth around his neck, it was
80 wet with moisture from the sores, md had to
change the cloihs sometimes ten or twelve times
day. MRS. A. HAYNES, Lisbon, N. ID.
SPECIFY CURs TREATMENT FOR BABY HuMoRs.-
Warm battle with CurICURA soar. and gentle applica-
tions Of CUrIcURA (ointment) the great skin cure.
Sold throughout the world. Potter DRu0 AND
CHEM Corr Sole Props, Boston, u. 5. A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

ended at the foot of the gallows in a
confession in which he painted him
self as a monster. loathsome to look
upon, abnormal, bloodthirsty. gloatine
even then in the details of his sicken-
ing crimes and adding to them the
most horrible descriptions of that
which wasn't true, all for the sake of a
few dollars ana The attention Of those
addicted 70 4 taste for criminal re-
cords 1t is also a matter Of no small
surprise that he was enabled to com
nit so many murders right in the city
of Chicago, and was not detected un-
til he went to another city to kin vic
tim.
With All this in mind 1t doesnt
seem so surprising. as it otherwise
might, that in the past six years the
number Of murders increased from IS
to l55 to every million inhabitants.
When q man has foully murdered
twenty or twenty seven people, as the
case may be, and is allowed 10 spend
the remainder of his days attracting
public attention Ia himself. the effect
upon the public mind is less salutary
than was that of the old custom of
making a public hanging holiday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
Temperance Notes.

Belfast Lodge of Good Templars is
81 wears cid.
An effort is being made to organize a
division of the Sons of Temperance il
South Portland
Thirty-one temples have been organ.
zed this year. and four more are in
process of organization.
Two lodges organized recently Were
given the same name. Upright" One
Was at Hampden, the other at Rich
mond.
Pleasant Lodge. l. O. G.. T., of Weld
adnitte,! four members at recent
meeting. The membership of this
lodge is steadily increasing.
The State convention of the Catholic
fetal Abstinence Societies of the do
cese of Portland, will be held in Port
land. May 20. Delegates from all the
societies i'll the diocese will attend
The shoe factory at Belfast is now
turning out 1900 pairs of shoes day
With n good ont look for fbn fnt,1ra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
coura GENE

II is predicted by some that Senator
German is to afford the country an
other exhibition of his horse Jockey
vent an early adjournment If such as
he must go to Congress they should
either be in the House under Speaker
Reed or the Senate should adopt the
Reed rlliac Nh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
REPRESENTATION.

az! Each city, town and plantation will be en-
cast for the Republican Candidate for Cover
nor IN 1874 an additional delegate; and for a
I ys vot OF forty Votes in excess Of seventy
NV. t y; an odaitional delegate Only vo-
are elglble to fill vacancies in the delegation
o. any city. town or plantation.
at City fall at 10 O'Clock on the mnrn;ne u,
Inc S0nvention for the purpose Of receiving
F1ttsheld, Me-, March Is. 1so6
J. ". BLACK, Chairman.
FRANK W. HovEY. Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

General Grosvenor will hereafter De
kept busy denying estimates rather
than in compiling estimates for others
TO deny. Here is one by Representa-
tive Aldrch of Illinois, that will enter
tain the general for a time:
Representative Aldrich of Illinois
gives out the following statement OF
Mr.. Reeds strength. as compared with
that OF other candidates:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
FASTING AND PRAYER.

The Christian people of our State, dur
ing its long and brilliant history. have
cherished and been accustomed to OBJ
serve this day, by abstaining from all
unnecessary labor, and invoking. amid
the surroundings of the home and in
places of public worship, the blessings OF
Heaven upon our Country, our State and
her institutions; and by intoxicating the
principles of righteousness, of truth, OF
amity and peace.
This revered and time-honored custom,
established by the early fathers, is still
worthy of preservation and continuance;
and may the day have appropriate re-
cognition and be observed in BETTING
manner by all the people of our common
wealth.
Given at the Executive Chamber, In
Augusta, this sixth day of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six, and OF
the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and twentieth.
HENRY Il. CLEAVES.
By The Governor.
NICHOLAS FESSENDEN.
Secretary of State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

The Spanish government won a great
victory in Sundays elections, but by
methods so nefarious that the peace
loving people of that country are on
the verge of revolution. 1t may prove
as costly victory as some of Weyler's
in Cuba
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
Presidential Electors Must all be
Chosen in State Convention.

Hrs
REPUBLICAN, STATE COMMITTEE,
AUGUSTA, MAINE, JAN. 70, 1885.

AUGUSTA, MAINE, JAN. 70. 1885.
To the Republicans Of Mane:-Prior to 1892
two Presidential electors at large, correspond
ing to the two United States senators. were
nominated in State convention, and the re-
manning electors, corresponding to the mem
bers OF the United States House of Represen-
tatves were nominated by the several con-
gressional district conventions.
The passage Of the Australian Ballot law en-
tirely changed the procedure. Under the law,
all Conventions are portion OF our election
system, and this ballot act requires that can
didates to be voted for by the Voters through
out the whole state must be placed in nomina-
tion by Convention representing no less a
constituency than the whole state. Hence, all
tors must be nominated in State Convention,
and have therefore included in the call six
electors.
J,H. MANLEY. Chairman,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

The decision of the American Mis-
Florida's outrageous law furnishing
teachers, who teach white and black
children in the same school, or who eat
and sleep in buildings that shelter the
colored pupil. should receive every en-
c0ur1 cement =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Third District Republican Convention
will be held in City hall, Waterville, Friday,
April II, 1856, ut II O'Clock A. NJ, for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidate for represen-
tative to the 55th Congress Of the United
States, also to select two delegates and two
aiternates to attend the National Republican
Convention to be held at st. Louis, Missouri.
on Tuesday. June is. 1896, also to select Dis
trict Committee and to transact any other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

nat committee report favorable to
the admission of Arizona 10 ~ ~,
same piece as the report in favor of ad.
'.'ihs New Mexico, and that ought
- De enough to condemn it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
9aily gennthst goarnal.
TERMS: $500 Per Year.

No notice whatever will be taken Of I'M
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return of rejected communications
Address all communications relating 10
subscriptions and advertisements 10
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers, Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

biiiy Russell's
oao case of presi
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f|l9S18f8E aSssSa@'

No frost flakes in the furrows-the turf
is warm an sweet.
Iisten-liSteu listen an youll hear the
worlds heart beat,
With sweet. caressin' fingers in winters
locks o gray.
Thu spring has coaNed him to q smile an
kissed his gloom away"
Yesterday brought along few de"
eroes of that hot wave which recently
bothered people 10 the south of us;
but fortunately little Of the bother
came with it.
declares he never saw the mud SO deer
before.
rvithia a few days each of the three
male members of a Searsport family
cur deep cash in his left big toe.
quite remarkable in toto.
Bangor is said to 1lave an Inspector
to look after waste of the city's water.
1t does not appear. however. that this
waste arises from any habitual disre-
gard for water on the part of Ban
goreans.
Close time went off the sardine in
dustry yesterday. but the industry is
showing little activity over the removal
of the restraint.
This remarka BILE coincidence is re-
ported from Eockland: a man
was looking into the heap of burned
and charred remains in the cellar of
the building of Perry Brothers. con-
suned in the late fire. when he saw
the burned and blackened form of a
large book. 1t proved to be an Old
family Bible of his grandfather and
grandmother Perry. 1t was entirely
ruined, of course but he sought to save
the part containing the family record
That was destroyed, however. He then
found page comparatively whole
which he thought he would save as n
relic. CHANGING at its contents his eye
first lighted on the following: This
shall be thine of the most holy things
reserved from the fire" being the first
part of Verse . of Numbers xviii.
Applications for the position of usher
in Portland's prospective theatre have
been received
Dean Swift is to be sent to the re-
form school for playing truant in Rock
land. A satire on common schools and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

Dean Swift is to be sent to the re-
form school for playing truant in Rock
land. A satire on common schools and
reformatory Institutions may now be
expected. Tale of Il Truantr would be
as alliterative as Tale of Tub.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

i The Cuban debt today is $500 ooo m,
Who will or can pay it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

Applications for the position of usher
in Portland's prospective theatre have
been received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

Yesterday brought along a few de-
eroes of that hot wave which recently
bothered people 10 the south of us;
but fortunately little Of the bother
came with it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

y Nassalboro man, 81 years Of age
declares lie never saw the mud SO deef
bs fore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

No frost flakes in the furrows-the turf
is warm an sweet.
I.isten-listen listen, an you'n hear the
worlds heart beat,
With sweet. caressin' fingers in winter
locks o gray.
Tho spring has coaxed him to smile an
kissed his gloom away"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

TVithia a few days each Of the three
male members Of a searsport family
cur a deep cash in his left big toe
quite remarkable in toto.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

Close time went off the sardine in
dustry yesterday. but the industry is
showing little activity over the removal
of the restraint.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

Bangor is said to -lave an inspector
to look after waste of the city's water.
1t does not appear, however. that thi:
gard for water on the part of Ban
goreans.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-01-31
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining in the Post
Office, Jan. 81 1896, will be sent to
the dead letter Office at the expira-
ton of 80 days.
Charley Bold, Thomas Connell,
j. Dodson, Esther Evans, Charlie
Evans, DR.. F. Grant, Mrs. Nancy
Keller, Mrs. G. A. Lawrence, Mrs.
Laura Lee, Nelson Merr, Edward
Miller, Isaac Moos (2), Pat Nc
Call, Henry Sloan, Thomas c..
Spayde, d. M. Spencer, Allen
Toland, Mrs. E. F. Wilson, II.
Williams, Miss M. W. Wimple,
Miss Lee White.
When calling for these letter
please say advertised.
D. G. PIERCE, P. NJ.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-01-31
Advertising Farmers.

While waiting at a country sta
ton | became acquainted with
quite an intelligent, nicely dressed
gentleman who belonged to that
class which, according to the fun
ny newspaper, is the natural mark
for the confidence man. During
our conversation he learned that
[ was connected with the advertis-
ing department of the press.
81 believe in Advertising" he
remarked, 'and practice it, as al
so do several of my neighbors."
The possibility of a farmer ad-
vertising had never occurred to
me, and upon expressing curiosi-
ty to know in what manner farmers
could advertise, he said:
81 live in one ofsthe best coun-
ties in Michigan, where / own and
till large farm. In addition to
growing all kinds of grain l raise
both cattle and hogs. l live with
in convenient distance of four
railroad stations, each having a
number of grain buyers and stock
dealers. When | conclude that
am ready to sell my stuff, 1 insert
a local in three or four local pa
pers published at those villages
stating the amount and quality
and, if stock, when it will be ready
to go. Then, instead of being COM
PEELED to go from one dealer to an
other in order to receive a fair
price, they come to me, and by
mail and personally put price on
it. The buyers know my methods,
and also know that other dealers
are after me, and as a consequence
they bid the highest prices going,
and my little outlay in advertis-
ing pays me. Then another thing:
If | want to buy milk COW, what
is the use of my riding all over
the country, inquiring from Tom,
Dick and Harry for the desired
and spending four or FIVE
dollars worth of valuable time
when fifty cents invested in an ad-
yertisement in the local paper will
oring such throng of eager sell
ers as to give my premises the
of a county fair
,round?"-Printers' Ink.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-01-31

Evening Glass in Penmanship.
After February 3, there will be
an evening class in penmanship on
Monday, Tuesday Thursday and
Friday nights of each week from
till 9 O'Clock. Terms 50 per month
or So for three months.
w. J. SMITH.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-01-31
Free Information.

MeSsrS. G. A. Snow & Co., of
Washington, d. c., lawyers and
agents for procuring patents, will
end free to any address pam
p1lets with information about home
a d foreign patents, caveats, COPY
T ghts, trade-m arks, infringements
design patents, abstracts of decis-
ions, etc, as well as the costs of
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