davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-27

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on q fifty cent bottle
Of Greene's Syrup Of Tar II 1t fails to
cure your cold or cough, We also warrant
a twenty-five cent bottle to prove salts
s Bowditch 3 Webster,
John Coughlin.
r. x. Cr,srtevv -vcho,
Arthur Tetrault, M VIZ
J. -. NAAsr.
Aavff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-27

and Itching Piles, re-
lief and cure warrant
ed by using Y. s. Gold
ointment. Prepared
by Chas. X. Partridge,
Chemist. Augusta, SO
cents. Mailed on re-
lceipt of price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-27

Miss Pearl. and her guest of the past
few days. Miss Pomeroy, returned, Fri
day, to Bangor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
The beer Bill.

To THE EDITOR OF Tux suS-Sir; Let US look At the
Horton bill from another point of view than thas
taken by c. 7. Klein In The SITS W yesterday. ana
permit me to state that I believe II would eNpanatns
bu5insss OF the New York brewers instead OF MN
tating against II. Are there not Thousands OF pee'
drinkers in America who pay double the prize Tor
small glass OF imported beer than they do for larse'
Glass OF domestic brewed, and are glad 10 ha'etns
opportunity 20 do so. Not that II is q fad, bat fer tn'
simple reason they are getting an unadu't'fate" w
erage and not one rrekins with more ~ le, no,,nus
chemicals, tho accumulation Of which In me Sse"
must In time he harmful. ia.
AZ TO the cost. Is not German beer noted lI
cheapness and purify Let the Horton ~ hecnmss
law, and New York take the lead In nlHklnG Vurr -
in this country, and her beer Industry WI nnt ~
Ruish, but the demand for purr beer WITHIN her M
borders VIII he stronger than the rre.cnt "n,, ~
the good cheer produced 10y the ,fmrlr" S,a,r Of
price OF y good article Ia seldom leyunl 'e w.
those a"le to purchase u poor nnr. b i'm.
Pure domestic beer means ~ much l"Ns a! .n, ne
ported article. Give rs b.eI, "ade af,er tmm rom
fatherland that can he imbibrd, al lNl'nn ,sss,rst
iiispins e%hildh9od to snowy ace, leaving 40, lnS abIs 10
that we drank too much hut that Ne "tTt "a" i'm
drink no more. The sooner the idea 4, Irm,.rtcsa
malt llguorA assumes Its proper place ~ IN" .r ,.s1
mind. the sooner our people viii drink nr-r o "''"
that Ia for its virtues and not for Is VICES, n ~
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 22. ~"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25

A swindler in this town hns 9 succeeded In
e~lioitinR two free passes to Buffalo and return
from the Hon. MrrcHrLL DEPEw.
Mr.. DkrEw still retains something Of the guile
less simplicity OF Peekskili. Besides. the SWIM
dler touched his sympnthies by means Of q tale
Of . sick brother In Buffalo.
The Hon. FREDERICK ~ GIBBS. how
ever. 10 familiar with the ways Of cities. and In
earlier days was supposed to know something
Of wickedness. Yet OF him the swiudler got
$40 with the utmost ease. In fact. the forger
must have regretted that he did not blk tho
rage Of Chelsea out Of . larger sum.
The Hon. EDWARD L~AUTERBAcB was APP
peaied to by this ingenious collector In vain.
Mr.. LAUrERBAcH suspected him and would not
respond. This shows that the Hon. EDWARD
L~AurnRBAcH continues to be among the coolest
headed politicians in this town.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
Our Omceholdors.

It may not be generally known that the
present system Of age retirements in the
army and the navy originated no longer ago
than during the civil war. The laws ere
ating these retired lists were enacted at that
time As emergency measures, tho purpose
being to place on the shelf those whose years
and inflrminss prevented them from prop
erly performing the hard, active duty then
required.
But now we find q bill introduced into
Congress for the retirement also Of "em-
ployees in the classified civil service" It is
true that the fund for this purpose Ii to be
created by withholding or deducting Q per
cent. from the monthly pay OF all these
persons, this fund being invested when
there Is a balance u~nexpended in inherent
bearing bonds Of the Government. But the
principle Of giving three-fourths pay, as In
the army n the navy, after service 10 no
longer rendered. il In tho present bill up
piled to these civilian employees.
The laws proposed, too. are extraordi,
nary. A person who has been employed
twenty years. and who shall have become
physically or mentally disabled for the per-
Torrance Of his or her ordinary duty,
may DO retired upon his OF her ap-
plication, or may be compulsorily rc
tired" Or, again; q person who
shall attain the age Of sixty years, and
shall have been employed in the civil ser
vice for q period Of thirty years, may be re-
tired upon his or her application " while at
20. with thirty-lve years Of service, he or
she Is to DO compulsorily retired on three
fourths pay.
There are provisions for salaries, to be paid
out Of the retirement fund, to n "chief Of
the retirement bureau" and his clerks, and
for the refunding Of money paid In by en-
ployees who may be discharged or may die
before becoming eligible for retirement.
The measure is nothing but n further
step toward rerpetuating and charging the
oficeholding class created by Chinese
Am erlcan civil service reform.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
DYES AND CS.
The Rev. Dr. Rain.ford's Attitude de-
serfsed as UseeiievinG aud Uaehrtstia.

scrfbed ns tubeitevtug aud Unchrfsttan.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: can only
infer from the remarks OF the Rev. DR.. Rains
ford concerning tho Bradley Martin ball that
he docs not really believe In tho Gospel he
breaches.
According to that Gospel. the only treasures
that are valuable are those laid up in heaven;
and II riches are accumulated hero they arc
gathered at the great risk Of eternal damnstion.
We are told by the Saviour that It is harder
for q rich man to get into heaven than for .
camel to 20 through the needles eye. Divos
went to hell, Lazarus 10 heaven. yet tho
chief. II not the only offence which debarred
Dives from eternal happiness was his riches.
and Lazarus went to heaven because he was
Door. Is not that tho lesson Of tho parable
Docs II not teach that tho obtaining and the en-
1oyment In abundance Of the good things OF this
temporary life invite an awful eternal penalty,
while deprivation. poverty. suffering. In this
brief preparatory existence are infinitely pref
erablo because far moro likely to receive tho
ing bliss of salvation In the life to Gomez
Why. thon. should DR.. -Rainsford stimulate
envy Of the rich by the poor. for unquestionsbly
his unChristiau way of treating tho subject
provokes such q devil!sh feeling2 Under the
teaching OF Christ 1t Ia the poor who are en-
viable; 1t Is tho rich who are the unfortunate.
for thoir chances Of salvation are few and OF
eternal damnation many and awful.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 20. LAZARUS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
Mrs. Dominis In Washington.

It appears that Mrs. LYDIA DoMINIs. who
is OF u visit to Washington, the official resi-
dence until Marci 4 Of her large and good
friend, Mr.. CLEVELAND. is registered at the
Shoreham Hotel as Queen LILIuoKALANI
of Hawaii"
That, however, is Of course only an ex-
ample Of the familiar survival of a title
after the thing signifed has long gone. just
as an ex-Alderman continues to be called by
the old handle to his name. In reality,
LILIUoKALANI has never been anything but
an ex-Queen since, four years ago. in Janu-
airy, 1893, the Hawaiian monarchy was
overthrown, and In its stead a Provisional
Government was established, "to exist
until terms Of union with the United States
of America have been negotiated and agreed
upon" To Mr.. CLEVELAND, nevertheless.
she remained a real sovereign much longer,
while the Government that succeeded her
was for him only q body Of eminent gentle
men who had put themselves into "a pre-
dicament," as he informed Congress. Since
Mr.. CLEVELAND is reputed to be a man Of
obstinate opinions, perhaps he still regards
Mrs. DoMINIs as the lawful ruler OF Hawaii.
Is that, then, the delicate allusion of the
hotel registeri
As the opening OF Mr.. CLEvELAND's term
of office was chiefly distinguished for its
espousal OF the cause of Mrs. DoMIN1s, so 1t
is fitting that, at its close, the presence of
this lady in Washington should remind tho
American people OF tho outgoing Admins
tration's disgraceful Hawaiian record.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
Tho American State and tho Euro
pean Monarch.


The Ncw York Press quotes from THE
Sun the remark that lit would be incredible
that a treaty prepared and advocated by an
American Secretary OF State proposed to
drag one OF the States OF this Union as a
defendant before ono Of the monarchs Of
Europe, IL Article VIII. were not clear rs to
that point" and then proceeds to say:
A the States of this Union were dragged he.
fore three Of tho monsrchs OF Europe In the Ala.
bsma arbitration. The warrant for this outrage was
In . treaty prepared and advocated by an American
Secretary HAMILTON FISH. Tho only complaint which
We ever heard OF 40 10 tho result came from the sub-
ject of a monarch OF Europe Sir ALEXANDER Cock.
Burn"
You miss the point through mental in
capacity, or else are attempting to obscure
1t by suppressing the context.
The effect of Article VIII. Is to make a
single State of the Union n defendant in the
arbitration Of a foreign claim concerning
that particular State, the umpire being the
arbitrator appointed by the King Of Sweden,
that umpire's decision being final.
Thus the jurisdiction of the King OF
Sweden is practically extended to foreign
claims covering particular States of the
Union; Notwithstanding the fact that the
Constitution OF the United States, in the
Eleventh Amendment, denies similar juris-
diction even to the United States courts
themselves.
This wonderful feature of Mr.. OLNEY's
treaty has nothing whatever to do with the
merits or dement's OF the Alabama arbitra-
tion, whereby Great Britain paid 10000
DOC net for the destruction OF American
commerce, and escaped further liability.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
MAcLARkE AND MLcKzyLEr.
The Dise.sstsa Of the sis.iaea.es OF Gee
lie Names.

ho No.e8
To THE Enron OF TEE sux-str: I am glad that ny
short note On the names hacisrsn and Mckinley has
not bean unnotieed. Permit mo 70 reply 10 your two
correspondents A . to Maciarsn. one correspondent,
states with truth that there are many names IN
which 1. following Mac. has nothing 70 do with The
word for servant" Ny statement. to which I 3D.
here. was that In most names the I does stand for this
word. I did not say all. NOR do I refer TO obsolsis
names, but TO names now In actual use. II 10 . mat
ter OF stattstics. and here IL . list. made Oh the NO
ment. Of names which !. II. will recognise q. support
ing my argument: Macliss. Msciernand. Macloon %
hacians (NacLean). AacLennon. hacLeiland. Nss
Lorinan. hacLewee.
Though the sound Of Mac IL followed directly By
the sound OF !. names nka McLswee are more usually
spelled with Il. a. MAcElmeel, MacElElroJ. Ncdur.
MacEiveen. hacElhone. MacEivasne. hacEldsrry.
hacEidowney. MacEihenney. hcEi' emma These latter
I add for information's SAKE. A. my statement taken
strictly of words where Mac Is followed by the letierL
70 h have :up eoues a. soe CO. s9Ia ~ ETna but II;
e~xiatence and connection with the names PorImAr'
nI a. s To the n,'% n. ! Mack .ssss inisy e', yoar Correspondent,
points out that this and MAekinlsy are Int modern
S.sle name Ths question: howst.I: !. wI.i me-
s s.s. eo %s%s !: :ns p %ss. L.. Il ,t Sri mf n 81 sic 4SSiIs
the sixteenth century; MacKln'ey thus meaning ,as'
b s.yss. 10 not deny .s., there IS. name fiasy::
SSI That se c.ssn Gaelic r.,ss.s nov % write me cur ;IT rSIrs
s~pondent writes. But In thi. matter Il T. not eus
sHsr vS SGr sss %i.isd ~ snd tho Ssr pr Hasngsns Tsswr
open 20 Us 20 read. and we nnd there that the nam:
Clonnfhaoilidh was In familiar use In lrrlani ana
precisely with the families OF the North allied win
the early colony sent to Scotland "isht or Mines cen
name corresponding to one form, McGiniry, was IN ns
long before the sixteenth century. lcoulc quote one
or two authorities on another occasion. but | am ou'
Of the reach Of hooks al present
There 10 . slight difference OF opinion betw cen ~,
and myself ~ to the translation OF Clonn'haNllnh'
he says u means the head Of hospitality y atrAn.s
ton Just as attractive As my man with I've checflHl
eountenance" Which Of US is right Roth Gsni
know. I suppose. that rnotfidh means cheerful, pnlk
for one have still to learn that u means ",ho;pitshle"
Z o'U. Of the Gaelic League
NEW YonK, Jan. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25

the United States for the Maritime Canal
Company, A. the builder Of the canal, was
not contemplated In the grant from Mica
rsgua, and q new arrangement with that
country would very likely be necessary.
terpriso will be on IN immeasurably
more stable footing through it's assumption
by the United States, and that. In fact, in Its
present state IL IL hopeless, why should
not q proper arrangement DO reached with
Nicaragua
Her interests, a. well as those OF Costa
Rica, lie most obviously In accepting a
proposal OF the United States 10 con-
struct this great waterway. Perhaps 1t
was this palpable fact that caused It to
DO too hastily assumed that she could DO
relied upon to favor the change Of plan.
But at worst It would appear that 1t IL only
covering the point just alluded to. II
would then be Q condition that the
bill should only take effect. and
bonds should be issued under II only
on tho granting OF the stipulated
concession by Nicaragua and Costa RIGA.
Since the pending Senate bill, as well as the
House bill, has set apart millions Of dollars
worth Of stock for the ownership Of Mica
ragua and Costa Rica, 1t would DO strange
indeed IL they should not accept them. and
should kill an enterprise which, In many
ways, will DO OF vast value to them.
But IL IL should turn out that this new
element in the canal question will prevent
. general bill for the conditional construc-
ton Of the canal from being passed at this
session, We trust that at least Congress will
provide for that fuller survey which
the Engineer Board recommended, and
which, in fact. ought to precedo the final
committing Of the country to the enterprise
In its existing form. II all friends Of the
enterprise would unite on that preliminary
step, q year would be gained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
The sounoauy or Potato r,as-s..

by name 10 Plngree, and I'm what
Napoleon Bonaparte was not,
Nor never would "a boon. by gum,
In forty thousand years TO come.
Few mon have reached the point that
with 40 much credit occupy;
And fewer, II they had, could be
The same superior man as mo.
To think OF me M Mayor must CAUSE
The most indifferent sort TO pause
In contamination of tho rifts
That gives n a such lofty lifts.
And makes him stand out like n light
which CLEANS around the town at nirht.
That ought to seem enough; but no.
To greater lengths OF a~reatne.. &c
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
Larry. Common Sense. and tho Cham
Der OF Horrors.

Der of Horrors.
At the spirited meeting Of the Progressive
Civil Service Association In the Cooper
Union, two or three incidents discomforting
to the friends Of a progressive civil service
reform occurred, and these incidents must
be set dow In sorrow. 1t was most unfortu-
nate that the very active and sonorous ban
present should treat the good meeting to
THE Night Before LARRY Was Stretched"
This is, indeed, one OF the most stirring OF
ante patibulary ditties, but 1t records that
The night before LARsr was stretched.
The Boys they all paid him . visit"
Now. it is as notorious as common day
light that LARRY" is not on visiting
terms with the Boys. He would not allow
them to pay him n visit even IL they wanted
to. He would continue stern and unbend-
ing until he was stretched.
Another depressing occurrence was the
display bchind tho speakers desk OF q large
blue and white sign declaring that Com
mon Sense Should Govern Everything"
On the contrary, IL is an axiom Of civil ser
vice reform that common sense must be
chucked out Of the window as an intruder
and n suspicious character. 1t Is to be
feared that the Progressive Civil Service
Association Is retrogressive.
These two offences might be regarded A
minor by an indulgent public. What must
be thought, however, Of the language used
by the Hon. ABRAHAM GRUBER in reference
to one OF the most revered and magnificent
Of institutions, the Chamber of Commerce :
He permitted himself to call that greatest
Of Witenagemots and powwows a cham
Der Of horrors" and for some reason that
fine old Roman. the Hon. LUCULLUs LATI-
NUS VAN ALLEN, who sat near enough to
twitch the orators coat tails and call him to
order, failed to do his duty. The fiippant
words chamber Of horrors" were allowed
to 60 upon the record, TO the lasting indig-
nation Of all persons who appreciate the
frequency and value OF the advice which
the Chamber Of Commerce bestows upon
this town and this country. Such another
trust Of wisdom and improved civics cannot
be found in the world. It is enough to say
that without this great permanent Legis.
the city Of New York, and the rest OF the
United States, might be very different from
what they are. Even the proud annals OF
Tooley street may be searched In vain for
q record OF saving sapience which can COM
pare with that OF what the Hon. ABRAHAM
GRUBER has presumptuously named a cham
Dor Of horrors.
The Hon. ABRAHAM GRUBER should apollo
gize to the Chamber Of Commerce.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25

The Hon. WILLIAM A. PETER Of Kan
sas il entitled to sincere sympathy. He 10 the
lest Populist In the business. He 10 . nice old
chap. He spouts no IRE. and there Is no san
culinary hue to him. He should have succeeded
himself. and no other Popul.st was At to sue
coed him. But he Is . little to blanc himself.
He failed TO bring up tho actual number OF his
speeches delivered in tho Senate since 1901 to
$50. He halted at some inconseQuent figure
like 40. His successor. HARRIS. may do better.
but It 10 dificult to believe that there 10 any such
person as HARRIS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
Uncle JOE CANNON didn't get a great ways
into The Illinois Senatorial khL-WdsAialion Dot.

Uncle JOE CANNON didn't get a great ways
into The Illinois Senatorial light "dsA!a0'oa Fost.
Uncle JOE CANNON has other and better
triumphs. BY continual practice he has ar
rived At q point Of noble ~wheelmanship which
enables him to keep his machine away from tho
Washington monument, which 1t used TO have
= regrettable but distinctly humorous tendency
to climb. Mr.. CANNON Is now firmly convinced
that he can give the Hon. WILLIAM
EATON CHANDLER . mile q year and
beat the tires of him.. This 10 glory enough.
Can the Hon. WILLIAM MASON ride . bicycle1
The melancholy No must DO the answer. Tai
ents differ; and Mr.. MASON has many; but tho
gifts Of wealth Of hair and skill upon tho swift
revolving horse of the moderns are usually and
Justly divided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25

II Canada were to arise in revolt against
the British monarchy, as Cuba has arisen
against the Spanish monarchy. and were to
strike for Independence and self-Rovern-
ment as Cuba has struck for them, the
Americans would very surely take . deep
interest in the Canadian question.
II England were to send hundreds OF
Thousands Of troops TO Quebec to crush the
Canadian revolt, a. Spain has sent hundreds
Of thousands to Havana against the Cuban
revolt, the American interest In the AFFAIR
would grow yet stronger.
II the English troops were not only to
nght the belligerent Canadians, but wcro
10 butcher the defenceless inhabitants OF
Canada, murder the Canadian prisoners OF
war, burr the hospitals Of the Canadian In
surpents, shoot all Canadians suspected OF
sympatbizing with the insurrection. kill
women and children, execute citizens with
out trial, Danish people to penal settlements
In Africa, and do other evil deeds resembling
those OF Spain In Cuba, American sym
pathy for the suffering Canadians would be
too strong for repression.
II England were to send against the Cana
dams a savage General, with full power to
turn Canada into a charnel house, and to
lay waste its provinces, rs Spain has sent
the savage wEYLER to Cuba, we think that
the Americans of this generation would cry
"Haltv ~ very soon after the carnage and
the ravages had begun.
II the English were to claim that. be-
cause they held Quebec and other fortified
places against the Canadians, as the Span
iards hold Havana and q few other strong
holds against the Cubans, 1t was their priv
ilege to destroy all the rest OF Canada, We
do not think the Americans would &C
quicsce.
II England were to say that she has main
tanned her authority in Canada for many
OF conquest, which Is what Spain says
about Cuba, the Americans would prob
ably reply that It was time for England to
get out when the Canadians didn't want
her any longer.
II England were to argue that. because
she suppressed the Papineau-Mackenzio re-
volt in Canada sixty years ago, she would
certainly suppress any other revolt, as
Spain says she is sure to win in Cubet this
time because she won there thirty years
Rgo, the Americans would probably regard
tho argument as inconclusive.
II at the time OF the Canadian uprising
there should be in the White House a
President like CLEVELAND, and in the
State Department a Secretary like Oh
NEY, and II the two should do all
they could to help England in Canada,
ms they have lone all in their power to helr
Spain in Cuba, we a%pprehend that the Con
gress OF the United States and the Amer
lean people would quickly tie their hands
and then raise three cheers for the Star
SpanRled Banner, far may 1t wave!
Should Canada revolt against the English
monarchy, as Cuba has revolted against tn,
Spanish monarchy, the Americans would
not permit their Government to aid in tn,
subjugation of the former, for the sake o.
British royalty. as they are permitting 1t Il
aid in the enthrallment Of the latter, for tn,
sake Of Spanish 70 yalty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25

The Hon. PARDON ALTGELD is trying to
20 behind tho returns. He Is rather aerhetori-
clan than a Mathematician. He should be con-
tent with the sweet words Of tho eulogist who
IN nominating him as the Popocrstic candidate
for Senator In Congress said that III the mo-
tives Of men are known In heaven, his
tAJToELD'sl name angels speak with sweetest
accents" 1t cannot be that ALToELD's motives
are not known In heaven. II cannot be that the
accents Of the angels are not Of the sweetest.
What more docs ALrGELD want2 Why docs he
not content himself with the euphony Of the
angels. and let the figures Of arithmetic alono7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25

The Inauguration speech Of the Hon.
BOB TAYLOR, Governor of Tennessee BY grace
Of the fact that he was not elected. was worthy
Of the pathos Of the situation and the music Of
Boz. "Ths will Of the people, said the melodl-
Gus Bon. " had been clearly expressed at the
ballot boz. He had obeyed the summons Of his
countrymsr. and had turned his back on the
realm Of dreams, on whose shadowy shores the
protests of defeated candidates were never
heard" At the conclusion Of BoB's affecting
address. . little girl "recitcd a poem entitled
Our Bob and the Inauguration was over" A
great day for the realm Of dreams and "our
Ron