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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
NEW DEPARTURE At THE BIG STATE FAIR.


The officers OF the Maine State Agri-
cultural Society, not content with ar
ranging for complete exhibition, are
seeking to provide something new In
the way of entertainment. A large
tent has been secured to be located in
the grove. where public exercises are 20
be held each day. Wednesday will be
Grand Army day, under the directions
OF Dept. Commander Carleton. The
speakers invited are. Rev. J. w. Web
ster, department chaplain; Mrs. Nancy
G. Colby, president Women's Relief
Corps; Mrs. Lydia A. Bickford, presi-
dent State Relief Corps; Gen. Chas. r.
Mattocks, DR.. Aug. c. Hamlin, Maj. J.
ID. Anderson, Col. L. d. Carver, Col.
Edw. c. SWEET, Col. E. C. Milliker,
State pension agent, Col. w. D. Eustis
and Mr.. John p. Swasey.
Thursday will be Grange day, with
State Master Wiggin at the helm.
Every patron in Maine is expected to
be present. "A rich and varied enter
tainment will be provided by patrons
OF Androscoggm county. The speakers
of the day will be State Master Wiggin,
State Overseer Hon. ]. A. Roberts,
Hon. NJ j. Batchelder, state master OF
New Hampshire state grange; Hon.
Benz. Hamilton Of Bfddeford,and many
other representative patrons of Maine.
Full arrangements for Tuesdays ex-
ercises have mot been made. The
speaking will commence each day at 10
o'clock A. NJ, and at o'clock P. NJ.
The members OF the Grand Army Post
of Maine and Order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry. as well as the public generally,
are cordially invited to the exercises.
Good music will be provided each
day. Those who like the races will
have ample opportunity to witness
them. and those who enjoy speaking
will find comfortable seats in the tenr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
Maine Fish and cane Hsiea.

Eighty pounds of hearts and livers
are fed to the fish at the Lake Auburn
hatchery each day. These hearts and
livers come twice a week from Chicago.
and like the hearts of Cupid, are strung
on a string when they come. A ma
chine chops them up for the easier eat
ing Of the fish.
A big sword fish was caught at Bid
deford Pool. Monday. He was II feet
long over all, and when dressed tipped
the scales at 345 pounds. With sword
fish at eight cents a pound at whole
sale. the lucky fishermen get fairly well
repaid for the rather exciting labor OF
landing one of these big fellows.
The fish commissioners are to make
display at the State fair in Lewiston.
They will have four kinds Of trout and
the fish will be larger than at the last
fair. Fish eggs in various stages Of
development will be exhibited and at
PENDANTS will be there to give all light
possible to everybody interested In
that department.
The passengers on the morning train
one day last week were surprised,
some of them startled, at Camp No. 6
near Redington. to observe a lusty
young bear calmly seated in the door
way of the camp, feasting on q hunk
of meat which had been left. He glanc-
ed up as the train went on. showed no
fear and went deliberately ON with his
breakfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
OF Personal Interest.

President Mckinley receives an aver
age of sixty begging letters a day.
People in all parts of the country write
soliciting his aid to get them temper
arily out of trouble. The other day the
total amount requested was $4,000
Dr. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the
Minnesota state board of health, stated
to that body at it's last meeting that
his salary, IS, 500 a year, was excessive
and suggested that it be reduced to
$1,000. His request created much sur
prise. but was complied with.
+ Lawrence Barrett's life of Edwin
Forrest relates that when the tragedian
was playing William Tell" in Boston
one of the characters should have re-
marked, Il see you love jest, but jest
not now" The passage was rendered,
Il see you love jest, but not jest now.
Edward Everett Hale tells of James
Russell Lowell's first client when he
started in law. After lowell had ner-
vously given the client a chair, taken
his hat, and sat down with his note
book to take notes on the case, he found
that his visitor was painte.. come to
collect a bill.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst will bear the
expense of identifying and improving
the University of California, which is
to be done on a grand scale. Two pro-
fessors of the university have just re-
turned from Europe. where they en-
gagged the services of eminent artists,
architects and landscape gardeners.
Governor Stone of Missouri recently
for A. M. He oversight a little, but
rather than miss the picnic bolted down
hasty breakfast and ran all the way
to the appointed place of meeting, only
to find that the picnic was set for
r. M. Some practical joker had chang
ed the letters on his invitation.
Governor Bradley of Kentucky, who
on his recent outing trip in the woods
shaved off his beard, was called back
home before he had time to change his
old camp clothes, and his office boy,
who had always seen him with neat
clothes and long beard refused to let
him in. 1t was several minutes before
he could gain admission to his own Of
flee.
The Baron Revelstoke, who has died
IN London, was Edward Charles Barring.
son of Henry Barring, and nephew of
Lord Ashburton, who negotiated with
Daniel Webster the Canadian north
eastern boundary matter. He was one
of the principal members of, and at his
death senior partner in, the banking
house of Barring Brothers & Company.
and was regarded as one of the ablest
financiers in Europe
Baron Thielmann, who has Just left
the German embassy at Washington to
become secretary Of the German i'm
perial treasury, was an unusual man
in many respects. AS an example of |
his learning it is related that during
the Franco-Prussian war. in which he |
served. he sent reports of various events
to his old teacher, all written in San
skirt. Thus he described Sedan and
the capture of Napoleon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
Reflections Of q Bachelor.

There is TO zest for the wicked.
The strong are always the lonely.
There's no fun living when you're dead
A woman is a thing of beauty and a toy
forever.
No man can be real cynic till he has
talked with one.
No man would ever think he was In
owe If he hadn't any liver.
The devil won't burn the worst men; he
will make them clean house.
A man has no idea till he gets married
what funny ideas girls have.
Women are good deal like cats. Most
very one thinks she can sing.
Women are not logical in love and It's
ucky for most men that they aren't.
When man proposes he always has
tight against an inclination to whisper
it.
A man likes to have everybody act rs
he felt at home except the family doe
-Or.
When the devil goes on his summer va
'ation he goes to a country camp meet
ing. a. 49, ~
No man can ever see any good in life
When ne has on shirt that pinches him
in the neck.
Somehow babies are never as bright as
isuai the day You meet their mothers
out with them.
Every girl has the belief that she can
cure certain mans headache by strok-
ing his forehead.
After a girl has tried every other way
ihe takes to standing at the side door
With an apron on.
1t is probable that Ananias got most of
MS pointers from reading the prospect
uses OF Seashore resorts.
A girl Is never desperately in love with
1afh fr,rr ~ he ,x-s..
en- her to her nightgown.
The less money man makes the more
temptations his wife believes he resists
% make money dishonesty.
hogs aren't so bad as some women n
street cars. When you offer them some
ming they will at least grunt.
A mans compliment is valuable in pro-
portion to how young he Is and a woman
m proportion to how old she is.
When girl wants to get married. she
Always likes to show a man how well she
can hold another womans baby
If young couples could only act as If
tney were married, people would never
suspect That they were engaged.
every woman has in her head the plan
u an ideal house with garnet where
she can go to cry over old letters.
A man will always fool himself IN to
tne day ne gets engaged with the idea
-
When Adam and Eve got put out or
Eden, probably each one said lot about
teeiing sorriest on account Of the other.
A giriNalways tries to make man
thlnk that though a lot OF men have tried
70 KISS her none of them has really sue
A woman's idea of wifely care is to
wait till her husband is sound asleep, and
then wake him up to ask him If he is
asleep yet.
No man ever tells girl anything to
ms discredit without trying to make her
tn M ne mas been too modest to do him.
self justice.
About the time man begins 20 see
Lnat he feels better when he works he
pegihs to say that he isn't in business
FOR his health.
When some women get to heaven the
nrst thing they will ask will be how ehe
.est OF the angels have agreed to treat
Mary Magdalen.
me hardest problem in the average
SIT 81 NE Is to decide In the morning
Wnetner she can get another days wear
1ut OF her collar.
Anout the time girl gets afraid she
snt going to get married she begins 8
'eH the men she doesn't think It's nice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

When Bryan assumed with an affec-
tation of solemnity, to be student and
people who came out to see the show
to study this silver question" He had
looked into it. On, yes, he had even
studied it! And he said wheat would
soon be down to 25 cents a bushel if
silver We're not made free at the mints!
The people have had an object-Ies
in the rise of wheat and the fall Of
silver at the same time, and as the
country rises in prosperity Bryan falls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

People who are assuming that the
mere matter of good luck to those op-
posing the 16-to-1 theory are mistaken.
1t is more than luck; it is the logic of
events. The fact that the world pre-
fers gold to the bulky white metal as
its medium of exchange has stimulated
the production of gold everywhere until
it seems likely to supply the needs Of
the world for a money metal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
Daily geausbee 5anraal.
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

signed communica lions.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BuRLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers. Au.
gusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
Ayers Sarsaparilla

was in It's infancy half a GEN.
tury ago. To-day It doth be
stride the narrow world like a
colossus" What is the secret
Of it's power? It's curesl The
number Of theml The wonder
Of theml Imitators have fol-
lowed it from the beginning Of
it's success. They are still be-
hind it. Wearing the only
medal granted to sarsaparilla
in the Worlds Fair Of 1893,
it points proudly to it's record.
Others initiate the rem edy:
they can't initiate the record:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

s So ~ IN AAA8OmC9AOA u xB1DG8996
By invigOrating feeble constitutes,
renovating debilitated physique, ana
enriching a. thin and innutritiouet circu-
iation with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
the finest, the most highly sanctt0ned.
and the most popular tonic and preven-
tive In existence. 1t strengthens the
stomach, remedies torpor of the liver and
bowels. and gives healthful impulse 20
the secreting and discharging functions
Of the kidneys and bladder. Not only
does 1t arrest and prevent the recur-
renee OF malarial fevers but It furntshsea
the only adequate safeguard against ~ q
to persons who have never been afElissed
with those maladies. but would be liablet
to incur them IL incidentally unprotected.
1t eliminates from the blood certain Ind
purities which the most skilful path0lo-
gists assign as the exciting cause Of
those agonizing complaints. rheumatisSn
and govt. and 1t Is, moreover, an exce3-s
lent remedy for an enfeebled and over
wrought state Of the nerves, and fos
mental dependency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

stomachs. One rule is given. however.
by those who at least think they know,
to avoid danger from the poisonous
kinds. That is. that the edible never
grows in the woods, but always in
field. and the poisonous is a shade
lover, and is found in the woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
RAW HIMnRN Itching and .ssly nss:nsly g:

The price of American tin plate is
now $3.50 a box, while the foreign tin
plate costs $3.50, all of which is respect
fully referred to the consideration of
those who shrieked taxed tin dinner
pals" a few years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

The director of the United States
mint, who is the best authority in this
country on current matters, predicts
that silver will fail much lower in the
next few months. 1t is already at the
lowest point in it's entire history.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

The farmers of the country should
give their attention closely to a few
contrasts. The free traders made a
great row over the sugar bounty and
the tin-plate duty. Their, contention
was the sheer impossiblity that we
should produce our own sugar and tin.
Already every farmer in America
knows that we shall soon produce all
the sugar we consume and save hun.
dred millions year for the tillers of
our soil, and that we are also deep in
the tin-plate manufacturing business
and that long before this presidential
term is out we shall produce in our
shops all the tin-plate we want. and
there Nre from twenty to twenty five
millions year for American working
men to earn and distribute. Now, these
are the things that give a boom to
prosperity. Contrast this with the vul-
gar Justification that low silver made
wheat low and all that rottenness of
the Democratic imagination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

While playing whist on one of the hote,
ptazzas at Old Orchard. lady's dress
caught fire. and a man who was sitting al
the same table promptly extinguished it.
the pfaze having reached her waist before
it was noticed. 1t was supposed thai tbo
dress which was of very delicate ma
terlal, caught from a cigarette spark or
from match dropped upon it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

to throw old shoes and rice at we'd
ding.
The girl who refuses a man a kiss In.
the most indignant tone of voice IL gem
orally the one who would have been least
mad II he'd taken one without asking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

For 20 years Mr. Vickery has been un-
firing in his devotion to the best in
terests of our city. Twenty-Five years
ago he paid an annual tax of not more
than $50 or $50. Since that time he has
been drawing money from all over this
country, the British Provinces, South
America, and even across the water.
has provided work for a large number
of people, and has invested it all in
building up and identifying our city.
until today he is its largest personal
taxpayer.
We cannot afford to give him the
cold shoulder in this or any other
movement fer the upbuilding of An
gusta, for We have other enterprises in
which we must have his aid to succeed
We are all anxiously hoping and pray
ing for railroad from Pennington to
Augusta This project has finally as
sumed definite shape, a survey having
been ordered at once. Does any one
suppose that Mr.. Vickery is not identi-
fed with this movement? If they do,
they are mistaken. He is not only in
it, but he is in it to stay This fact
gives us new courage, and we believe
we shall have the road.
Now, in view of all that has past,
and what we hope for the future, we
confidently ask our owners of real
estate and business men to come for
ward with anvil and raise the neces-
sary amount to complete the fund for
the new shoe factory at once, and leave
Mr. Vickery free and untrammeled to
undertake new enterprises for the
benefit of our city.
He asks You to give nothing; he SIM
ply asks you to take stock in a SOLID
business enterprise, which he believes,
land so do WEI Will give good returns
for the amount invested Be prompt
and be just to Mr.. Vickery He has al
ready taken $4,000 in stock, and what
you do not take he will have to, as he
guaranteed in writing, to take care Of
the entire $4,000 of stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
Fifty Years Ago.

This Is the cradle In which there grew
That thought Of philanthropic brain:
A remedy that would make life new
For the multitudes that were racked
with pain.
Twas sarsaparilia. as made. you know
BY Aver. some 50 years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

Z A valuable heifer, belonging to C. p.
Stockman of Saco, got loose in the night
and ate a quantity OF paris green, from
the effects of which 1t died.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

What of the price of wheat in the
future? Is the rise now so remarka Bile
in the markets a temporary affair?
Will wheat go down again when there
are good GRIPS on other continents? 1t
is, of course, true that heavy crops
elsewhere VIII reduce the price of
wheat, simply because they will reduce
the demand for it. There can be no
help for that. But the growing of
wheat can be made profitable. The
first notable influence will be found in
the increase by many millions of the
consumers of white bread. These mil
lions were Introduced to the better
breadstuff of civilization by the low
rates thai prevailed, and they have ac-
quiIed taste for it. The same in
fluences that have enlarged the wheat
producing lands and cheapened the
production have found new customers
Observation-Disclosures markets. So
this great matter of white bread for
the world will adjust itself handsomely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

Two Mormon elders are reported 10
be holding meetings in Milbridge; but
no mention is made of any great rush
Of converts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

Fort Popham is reported to be enjoy
ing good sized August boom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

The great muscle nervine produces an increase Of
vital activity in the parts and by its electric energy
gives them the power to throw of all soreness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

Bath reports a society girl who "is
in feeble health" but who thinks
nothing of riding q miles on her bike
in a day" We should really like 70
see one of Baths strong and healthy
girls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

The people Of Andover are rejoicing
over the establishment of a daily mail,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

Unless we get supply of peaches
later ON the home canning industry is
bound to be a failure this year." re-
marked a Maine housewife the other
day. Certainly it is that 1897 will not
so on record as a good fruit or berry
wear
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03
SAVED HER ENEMY.
A Prosecuting Witness Procured the
 Release of a Defendant.

Almost all of yesterday in dis rict court was occupied with the trial of Thomas E. Tolan, indicted for em- bezzlememt of property belonging to d complaining witness, coiored wo- man manned Brown. The color scheme was appropriate, for the defendant was of the same hue.
 There were two circumstances fatal to the prosecution. The defendant is an agent of a Chicago installment house. The goods which Mrs. Brown had ordered, which she partially paid for and which were shipped to Phoenix, never were hers for the reason that an installment house never parts with a title until the last pay ment has been made. But the grand jury did not understand fhe install ment business, so that if anything was embedded it was none of Mrs. Browns property. The lad5 was put on the stand She is short and fat and is antipathetic toward the de- fendant. She was permitted to run her course, i'm which she admitted that though her hopes had been blasted, she had lost nothing. So without in tending to do so, she talked the de- fendamt Tolan out of all his troubles and he was summarily discharged.
 Then Juan Fernandez, accused of attempted rape, was put on trial. The prosecuting witness lived near Tempe. She told a story of wrong, her mother ccrrObOrated it and the defendant re- lated with much inconsistency that a wedding was impending at the time Deputy Sheriff 5oe Wilson was called to the stand and swore with great solemnity lthLat he knew where J. T. Priest lived. This was regarded as a clincher, which the eloquence of Judge Eddie Goodwin could not loosen Fernandez was convicted.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03

the streets of your town, and you will find him with a Browning, King & Co. suit; and Burt & Packard pair of shoes on his feet But the condi- tions which I describe prevailed in the world from the time of Solomon to the middle of this century The virtuous woman described in the Proverbs came over in the M ayfower. John Alden married her. So did each of my grandfathers.
 'It was life of which this woman was tlhe center that I knew It was a life that contributed to industry, honesty, frugality and excellence of character-in one word, those noble traits of character ascribed by the poet to the Village Blacksmith.
 Before Dr. Billman was introduced, MT. William c. Halsey, always a favorite, gave "Auld Lang Syne" as a violin solo. Then Dr. Halsey referred to the letter recently received by The Republican from the daughter of the author of one, of our most popular songs of home, "The Old Oaken Bucket" which was sung by a male quartette composed of Professor Was son, Professor Meskimmons, Mir. w.. A. Chapel and MT. L. W. Coggins.
 The lecture was listened to with earnest attention, often interrupted by laughter.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Neodesha (Kan) Register says: "John Holly is again widower, his fifth wife having packed her grip and returned to Indiana after a brief hon eymoon of about four weeks
 A Spokane republican has refused the postmastership in that place, al- though it pays s3,10O a year, and there are several cases of heart fail ure reported among the boys still in the trenches.
 The trustees of the Chicago public library have now opened that institu- tfon on Sunday from noon to D. m., to the circulation of books as well as to general reading and reference.
 Foot ball is a time honorad game, and has borne a high reputation as an athletic sport. Talk of prohibiting it by law can hardly be taken seri- ously. If the game has become dan gerous to life or limb the rules should be amended. Players were never killed at foot ball until recent years, Plainly, simple amendment of the