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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Owing to the fire at the w. c. T. U.
rooms. shall continue my business at
Miss. Miss Hinkley,s: Orders left strictly at
ment Office. jan11 DIV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Situation of stenographer in an Office.
Can write 120 words minute. First
class reference. Address, ETC., Chas, +.
Whitmore. Bucksport. Reference, o. r.
Fellows. jan13dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

A position, by married man, temperate
with business education, handy with tools
IS quick and neat. will work at anything,
willie, Me. ian15d1ws
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Agents. $50 to $50 a week sure. No CAPT.
tai needed. New Goods, New Plan. Sells
HousEHoLb sPEciALTSY c eeos Box *
424, Cincinnati, Ohio. dec5sat26t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Five very valuable pews In good loca-
ton in Univfersalist church in Augusta.
at very reasonable prices. Inquire of f.
J. c. Little. attorney, 100 Water street,
Augusta, Me.
ian5dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Madam Browns celebrated system of
dress cutting, which is so popular, will be
taught at Miss Eta E. Hansons rooms,
over the New Age Office. Terms reason
able. Full particulars at the rooms.
jan4dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Salesman; salary paid weekly, expert
ence unnecessary; permanent. Brown
brothers Company, Nurserymen, Roches-
ter, N. Y.
nov14, Sat&mon 3moss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

MARION HAYFORD-Public reader
and impersonator. Engagements filled at
reasonable prices. For Information refer
ences, ETC., address, State House. Angus
TIA. jan15d1w*
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

Fashionable dressmaking at reasonable
prices at 26 Winthrop court; (dressmak-
ers' magic scale used) Miss A. r. Kim
ball. jan15d1ws
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

If you have money to invest. place ii
where it will be safe and bring best re-
turns. We offer an excellent investment
in any amount from $40 upward. which is
Write for pal particuiars. Repres Sc e
wanted. The Financial & Commercial
Company, Washington Building, New
York. jan16d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16

MADAM BRANN-Clairvoyant, IL at
q Gage street, Augusta, Ma ect12dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16
FoE 0ALH

House and lot. One of the most desir-
able locations in the Kennebec valley.
House in excellent repair: A No. l or
chard. large stable and carriage house
Inquire Gilbert Eastman, Gardiner, Me.
jan16d1w*
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16
TO LET.

Furnished front chamber with alcove
Rare chance for two or three legislators
to room together. Three minutes from
State House. Second house south of
Clover Bitters plant on State street.
lan13d1W*
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
 AN UNHAPPY KING,

Republics are notoriously ungrateful, and kingdoms don't seem to be much better. week or two ago the cry in Greece was, To arms! To arms! Push ed on by this cry and the popular feel ing expressed in it the king of Greece went to arms. He has not been sue cessful, and is now learning how fickle the populace can be. We read that the Greeks are laying all their misfortunes to him and are even threatening his life. His situation is indeed deplora- ble, Even if he is not assassinated by some of those who were most furious in urging him to fight he will lose much or all of his popularity. And when the final settlement comes he may be so hu- initiated by the Powers that he will wish he had been assasslnated, Poor King George, and poor Greece.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

meersohaums and nearly 55O0,OOO of imitation meerschaums; the total of wooden bowls produced Is not far short of 100000, while the average number of that popular variety, the china pipe, attains the prodigious number of be- tween 12,0OO,OOO and 1S,OOO 900, of these about 9,5OO,OOO being of common porce- lain and the remainder of fine ware But in addition to these there are also produced some 15,OOO,OOO of pipes made of other materials than those enumer- ated above, The same manufacturers are engaged in turning out annually 15,O00,000 of pipe stems of different kinds, also millions of "accessories," !" such as flexible stems, chains, shoppers, atc
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
UNFORYUN4TE.

The voluminous and costly advertise
 ment of the street sprinkling assess
 ments has made some stir. It is true
 that the advertising was done in the
 regular order and with a brave show of
 legality. But it Is unfortunate that the
 city of New Haven must pay $5,C00 or
 more expenses in collecting $12,0O0. It Is unfortunate that this disproportion-
 ate expense is incurred by Republican
 administration which did not come into
 power by a vote of confidence large enough to warrant it in being at all fantastic. It is also unfortunate that the mayor and the corporation counsel are directors of one of the newspapers which profited by the gorgeous adver- tisement. We mean unfortunate for the
 mayor and the corporation counsel not for the paper which has the benefit of their skill and sagacity.
 It is announced as complete de- fense of the performance that the pa- pers which have made the stir are the ones that did not profit by the adver- tisement. This is shrewd, but it hardly covers the ground. The ever-beloved
 people come in somewhere in a fair
 consideration of the matter. And re-
 gardless of the details of the distribu- ton of the fat they will not be pleas ed with the fact that it is going to cost so much to collect the street. sprinkling
 assessments. And some of them will | even go so far as to say that if the
 mayor and corporation counsel felt that the big advertisement must be
 published they should not have fur
 nished even the slightest excuse for the charge that they used their official
 positions for the benefit of their own paper. Of course for them to do what they have not done in the matter would be Spartan and noble Roman, but there are those who would like to
 see some Spartans and noble Romans in these diggings.
 We believe 1t is unprecedented in | New Haven to spend $5,000 or more to
 collect a $12,000 assessment, and we
 cannot regard such expenditure as good
 for the city, whoever profits by it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

White for summer wear is, as usual, far in advance in popularity of all the colors. Linens and crashes are this season selling for about half of what was asked last season. That means that you can afford very cool and be- coming dress that washes and wears we'll, but which last year you perhaps could not afford. It will not be quite so stylish this year, but 1t will still be in good taste, and that Is the important thing. A heavy crash costume with plain strapped seam skirt and bodice going into a wide belt and finished with loose front, is an extremely useful sum | mer gown. It takes travel well, looks we'll when worn with cloth jacket, | does not need to go to the tub more | than twice in a season, and will press
 out between times and look as good as ever.
 Remember the goods must be thor | oughly shrunk before making up. Most stores will at small cost attend to the shrinking for you, if not, then put the whole uncut length for the dress into | the tub. Be sure that 1t soaks thor oughly in clear water, then unroll and
 | hang to dry on the line where 1t Is safe | from dust. The drying is more of job than the wetting, and it is remarkable
 how much the average length will lose | in shrinking. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
"KU .I.ii rRot IT. 'i

All Europe and part of the United States have been discussing the exact meaning of the expression "Kwaai piled to Queen Victoria in a recent af- ter-dinner speech. Judging from the be able to signify almost anything. A letter in the London Times reports an explanation which President Kruger himself made in a subsequent address at BIoemfontein. In referring to the now famous dinner speech he declared
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

that when he said that his burghers
 had been good shots In the war of in-
 dependence he had only meant that
 their cause was righteous one, and
 CT thought of the English at all Con
 cerning the "kwaai vrouw" incident, all
 never spoken a word which could be construed as an offence against Queen Victoria or the British government. What he said was this-that he had not come to Bloemfontein to adopt an antagonistic attitude towards the Brit ish government, but that her Majesty was "kwaai vrouw" He was no philologist, but every Afrikander knew what the words signified. He meant that her Majesty was somewhat pune clined to yield. He trusted that the | reporters would take up his words in
 order to efface wrong impressions. This | seems ineligible and satisfactory, but now another explanation is offered to | the effect that what President Kruger really said was that the Queen was
 mot" a "kwaai vrouw."
 The Queen has not been heard from,
 but she probably knows just what | Brother Kruger did say, and 1t
 is also probable that she has found out | just what he meant or might mean
 And when she has any more business
 with him he may discover that she is too much of "kwaai vrouw" for him
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

sending it to his chief HeidsiX sent 1t to Bob Fltzsimmons. ."-Indlanapolis Jour nal.
 'Listen!" he hissed.
 "No," he answered, and turning upon her heel, brpsquely, she left him there alone.
 For she was a telephone girl by pro- fesslon1 and it was not her wont to listen to anything unless she was sure 1t was none of her business,-Detroit Journal. Draw, you have insulted me-Draw, I say!" shouted the star. His adversary shrank back, .. Would you take an unfair advantage of mel" he hissed. Remember l am l the scene painter sr-I cannot draw | He has no advantage" said the manager. "The box office receipts show It. Up and at him"
 And the combat began.-Detroit Free Press.
 | Must be Sceptic.-"What did you mean by starting the story that I was an unbelever In the Scriptures?" asked the deacon, in great wrath. Well, deekin," said the man who had origi- hated the report, you know you told me that all you said about that hoss bought was as true as gospil An you know how true 1t was" "Eer-ah,' said the con.--Indianapolis Journal | A Familiar Problem.-Young Mrs. 1 Torkins had been carefully studying a picture which showed the costumes of the Greek and Turkish soldiers. Lay ing the paper aside she exclaimed with a sigh: There's nothing new under the sun, is there, Charley dear?" "To what do you refer?" '"rhe European situation. It seems to be the same old question of which it's to be, skirts or
 boomers. s."-Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

James K. Folks administration, He was without cent when he landed in town. Ills friends staked him to a few hundred dollars, with which to open bank. He was successful from the very start, and 1t was not very long before his winnings amounted to over one hundred thousand dollars a year. He was spendthrift, though, of the rank est kind, He was positively the most improVident man I ever knew. He maintained beautiful home, where he entertained in the most lavish style. Nothing was too good for Hall, and nothing was too good for his friends or his thoroughbred horses. The former drank his wine out of the costliest gold en cups, while the latter drank their water out of solid silver buckets. It was not an unusual thing for Joe Hall to tip his bootblack a ten dollar note for shine. One of his characteristic remarks was: Money is only made to spend and give away. I use what get
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
" "IN1'EGRIJY. O

Integrity of the Ottoman empire'' has been a powerful phrase in Europe, and like that other phrase "the concert of the Powers" has been worked for all it is worth. Hon. George Curzon, Brit ish under secretary of foreign affairs, has recently explained what integrity The word integrity" from MT. Cur zon's point of view, does not mean all the provinces which Turkey now claims as hers. Integrity" is simply piece-meal disintegration. In 1s41 the powers declared that the integrity must be maintained, and then began to tamper with the Danubian prov inces that they finally seized in 1876 taking other slices in 1878, Cyprus Batoum, Kars, Herzegovina, and parts of Bpirus, Albania and Thessaly There are four or five other provinces and islands that can be seized and divided up under this system, until eventually there will be so little left that in the opinion of the powers Turkey will not care to keep it, and the Ottoman government can go over into Asia just as well as not
 Mir. Curzon has spoken plainly, but ed just now in Europe, where high sounding phrases are substituted fol right and Justice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
SMOKE.

Do you like cabbage?" "Well, l
 never eat it; but smoke it sometimes, I'm afraid "-Tit-Bits Bacon-"T hear the parson is to preach on The Fall of Man." Egbert What, another bicycle sermon D.
 Yonkers Statesman.
 Where the Fault Lies-"You can't
 keep a secret to save your life, Flor
 ence." 'Yes, I can; but the woman to whom I confide 1t can't keep it"- Chicago Record.
 The Fate of Ixion.-"The decree" an-
 nounced the messenger of Jupiter, lis
 that you shall be bound forever to the wheel" "W-which maker" asked Tx ion, anXiously.-Puck. An Important Difference.-Little Sis ter-"What's the diff'renee tween 'lec- tric'ty an lightnin ?'' Little Brother You don't have to pay nuthin fur
 lightnin' ."-Detroit Free Press. After the Honeymoon.-He-"Y You'll
 be accusing me next of leading double life." She-"You do lead double life you're twice as mean a man as l thought you were when I married youn Chicago Tribune.
 Too Much for Him.-Dismal Dawson i-UTv course I don't believe in the Bible. It don't stand to reason.
 Everett Wrest-Why don't It?
 List think of the idear that jist be-
 cause Adam does wrong, the whole world had to go to work. Cruelest thing
 I ever heard f"-Indianapolis Journal
 Very Bad Judgment.-"Poor Heidsix
 has lost his job in the postoffice."
 You don't say!"
 But I do say. Some crank mailed a letter addressed simply to The Great est Man in America" and instead ot
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other smali advertisements, One Cent a Word each m, sertion. Five Gents Word for full week (snven times). L
 Display Advertisements, per Inch. one m, Ic seition, $1.20; each subsequent inseguo0n, @ ao cents; nne week, $3.20; one month, Slo' one year, $40. ,-
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, ID gents per line. Notices of Births, Marriases;; neaths and Funerals. 50 cents each. Locai notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own Immediate business (all mattev to pc un, un,, obtectionable) and their contracts ao ho' Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
FISHION aNOlIES.
Violet Safer Than Purple.

While purple Is considered very styl- ish, it needs to be used very carefully. and at best is a trying shade to most women. Violet is better In most cases and Is quite as fashionable. It domin- ated the gown shown herewith, and was managed very tastefully The skirt was violet taffeta draped with pleated striped grenadine that bore a band of cream lace insertion. Its bodice was of fitted brocaded violet satin, but the fronts were cut like bolero and were edged with narrow jet passementerie. The deep yoke was mauve satin with an edging of jeweled galoon, and the fastening in front was concealed by a full f1ounce of lace. Stock collar, belt and cuffs were mauve satin, and the sleeves were covered with wrinkled plain chiffon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

The English government has just taken a step which is of great interest to archaeologists and artists. It has asked the French government for per mission to have repaired at the Gobelin Tapestry works in Paris the ten pieces of tapestry which have been for the last two centuries in the large hall of the government building at Malta. These tapestries were originally exc cuted at the Gobelin manufactory be- tween 1895 and 1710, and were made from Francois Desportes' famous In- dian series of sketches of which visit prs to the Paris Champs E1ysees Salon will recall a somewhat later reproduc- tion decorating annually the grand staircase. There are some other speci- mems at Rome and in the salons of the French Academy, but none anywhere 80 perfect or complete as those at Nal la.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

The City of Mexico has appointed bicycle inspector at salary of $40 a month. His work will be to see that the owners have their machines regis tered and pay their taxes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

The commemoration medal presented 10 General Horace Porter by the American Numismatic and Archaeolo- gical society Is of solid gold, 21s inches in diameter and very heavy. On the face there is an excellent raised like ness of General Grant, and on the re- verse aJreproduction of the Grant mon ument. Ten fac similes have been struck off in silver. These will be pre- sented to Mrs. Grant, President Nc Kinley, Mayor Strong, Ii Hung Chang, Queen Victoria, President Faure of France, the pope, and the emperors of Germany, Russia and Japan. Several hundred of the medals have been re- produced in bronze, and will be given to members of the society and promi- nent citizens.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

At New Orleans the city council has passed an ordinance requiring street. ear employees immediately to close the front doors and windows of the car when requested to do so by any pas senger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

The extravagance of the prices paid for houses along the line of the process sion on the great day celebrating Queen victoria's unprecedented ami wersary is almost beyond belief. One large empty house in Piccadilly has been let for June 22 for the sum of over $10,0OO; another house in the same street, empty of tenants, but furnished, will be let for the entire jubilee week for s25,O00. Another house on the shady side of Pail Mall has been taken for the day for $7,50O. Forty thousand more Americans than usual have stated their intention to cross the ocean before the famous June days have arrived.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

Tn New York the other day young woman, while bending over washtub, was killed by corset steel which broke and pierced her heart. This accident will not tend to increase the number pf young women who bend over wash tubs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

The town of Ruhla in Thuringtn is noted as being the locality where the largest proportion of German pipes are manufactured, and these are exported, it may be said, to all parts of the world. The German papers give some remark able data as to this industry, as car ried on at the Ruhla works, showing that for some years past the annual production of bowls, independently of stems or handles. amounts to 540,O0O
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

The American Bible Society has re- ceived the annual report of its agent in Siam, the Rev. John Darlington, of Bangkok. He says that the transla- tion of the Book of Ecclesiastes out of the Hebrew into the Siamese language has been made, and an edition of one thousand has been printed. He and his son have made seven tours during the year, reaching seventeen provinces, five of which they worked over twice. In part of the field people said that no missionary selling books had ever reached their place. Fifteen or sixteen towns on the Gulf of Siam had never been visited by missionaries before. The Bible Society's books have entered gambIing-houses, opium dens, distiller- ,ies, markets, stores, workshops, barber shops. various boats, floating houses, sawmills. rice mills, Buddhist temples, homes of the poor and well-to-do, high and low, wayside places, farms and gulf towns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-28
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and you iearnit in five min utes = making Egyptian Embroidery and Rug mak- ing.
 Free lessons here-why don't you take advantage of the offer. To give the demonstration more room, he occupies position ill front-West Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

The final triumph of the wheel will
come when it has divorced the Arab
from his steed of poetry and romance
his stallion shod with fire " The
Paris papers print news from the French
Sudan to the effect that the bicycle is
making its way there, and that it has
impressed the natives more than any
other article imported into that country
from Europe The Mohammedan mem
Der of the French chamber of deputies
was interviewed about the matter and
said that the Koran had nothing to say
against the wheel, as the prophet had
not forcscen its invention, but he did
not think the Arabs would ever dream
of forsaking their fine horses for it.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Colonel James Tauplu, "A veteran of
tie Mexican and evil wars, l. a Yeri-
table walking history Of the wars, IN
which hc bore himself with much honor
Colonel TMnplu vas reading paper
recently when he saw Smcutiou of the
president Of one of the great railroads
centering in Chicago I'll tell you a
story about that man he said when
we We're hanging around Nirltsburg
looking for trouble with the 'Johnnies,
there WAS more or It's foraglmg | re
member this man, then a private in our
company, while nosin2 about the adj
joining farms ran across a barrel Of
prime cider Being a good soldier. he
promptly confscatoQ the cider and en-
ployed an aged darby to tote it int
camp.
Cider was scarce in those days, and
he rugged up temporary bar and was
soon doing lively business retailing il
at 10 cents a cup The barrel stood well
back III his tent, and for a time he was
so busy filling orders that he paid no at
tention 60 disturbance III the rear OF
the tent Then the crowd began to
dwlndle and he realized that something
was wrong He importuned a passing
soldier tn sample his wares but the fel-
low shook hi, head and said the price
was too high There's a fellow around
here selling cider at cents glass, he
said
The owner of the barrel took turn
around his tent and found u great crowd
gathered in the rear Another member
of the company bad driven spigot into
the other end If the barrel and was do
ing "a land office business Well, he saw
the game was up, and rather than be
outdone he invited the whole crowd
around in front and told them to pitch
III. He was willing to meet compete
tf6n, and rather than be undersold on
his own goods he would ladle out the
cider free.
Il reckon, however, added Colonel
Tamplin, that he had made enough
before the trick was discovered to give
him ii start in the railroad business, 70.
l see lac has been doing quite well ever
since, "-Chicago Times Herald.