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Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Brewer boys are peering around cor
ners dark nights for q glimpse OF Il
"Peeping Tom" that has created great
excitement in that, quiet burg. All IN
dications are that Tom would feel quite
badly If caught
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

If all the weak could get off as easily
as King there would have to be a rig
idly drawn line between weakness and
strength. But all the weak can't es-
cane
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

DR.. G. e. Gould, who has been prac-
ticing medicine at Thomaston about
four years, has transferred his practice
to Dr. F. w. Morse of South Carthage.
Me-, and will soon leave for New
Mexico where he expects to locate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
8aily 8enuttse gpltsual,
rEsaes:ls COPPER YEAR.

No modes wnAssver win - taken Of un-
a1Gno6 communications.
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RDgPoNeIBLE for the preservation or
rstuz1 ef eedeoted communications.
AA1zeso al eommunicati0Gs relating to
0uAoW4p43on0 and advertisements to
001kM0H 4 TEYNT. Publishers. Au-
guUeA, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Those Yale students. who reported ID
college mate insane deserve to be held
under a pump. But for the good name
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
Fifty Years Ago.

This is the stamp that the letter bore
Which carried the story far and wide.
OF certain cure for the loathsome sore
That bubbled up from the tainted tide
Ofthe blood below. And twas Ayers name
And his sarsaparilla. that all now, know.
That was just beginning its 6ght Of fame
With its cures Of SO years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

The branding of female seals has
proved feasible Uncle Sam has an al
tentative that will preserve the seals
and render pelagic sealing Improbable
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Our efficient life saving service made
a splendid record last year. But 53 out
of 4445 persons lost and over five and a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

None of the extremists wholly ap-
prove of the Presidents currency sug-
eestions. Extremists in general do not
approve of the golden mean.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Now the fitting schools are taking up
the matter of interscholastic debates.
All this isn't substitute for the old
fashioned lyceum and the enthusiasm
over these debates may restore the old
debating meetings to their popularity
in the rural neighborhoods.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

mo bad blood is the report from the
Bath contest of postoffice candidates.
This speaks well for the contestants.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

A large number of Biddeford chi'ule"
are afflicted with measles at pie':
From one school there are eighteeh a'
sent on account of the disease.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
Maine Gossip.
TO Be Sung a the car'sls,i,s7

Kentucky. o Kentucky
The land where l was born
Where the corn is full Of kernels
And the coloncls full of corn.
FIX.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

The national estimates for next year
show we have been pairing to the quick
this year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

The secretary of the treasury appre-
ciates that there are leaks in the Chi,r-
ese exclusion act.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

If that abused Yale youth shall call
his prosecutors foolish they'll have no
means of disproving it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

1t is said Of man in Bath that he
has thrown up job that paid him $125
a month to go to the Klondike. How
could a man of such poor Judgment
ever have earned $500 year?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

The boys might at least keep off the
thin ice on Sunday. Then there wouldn't
be so many accidents credited to wick
edneSS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

postofice much/to the pleasure Of its
patrons.-Memorial services for Douglas
A. Jackson. who died some two months
ago of diphtheria. will be held in the Z.
Il. church next Sunday at l0.30. Sermon
by Rev. j. Waddell.-Mrs. Stephen Belyea
who went to Portland in charge of a pa
tient. returned. Saturday.-James Nc
Glauilin wife and young son, are visiting
their daughter Mrs. Foss of Chapman.
MASARDIS
valuable barn and farming tools be-
longing To Everett Messenger We're de
stroyed by fire early Monday morning.
caused by the upsettins of a lantern.-Dr.
Chamberlain has rented a part of r. A.
Stinsons house and will move his family
here about Dec. p. All very much appre-
ciate having Il good doctor here in this
place and hope he will locate here.
SHERMAN MILLS
There are three inches of snow ana
ice.-The G.. a. r. social last week was
a grand success. They want a public
installation of officers the first of Jan
uary.-C. l.. Daggett is juryman at
Caribou. this week.-There will be IA
meeting of Golden Sheaf Grange Dec.
16. with election of officerS.-C. A.
Sleeper has bought ten acres on the
west side of Frank Allingham's farm.
Wesley c. Kellogg and Geneva In
gals, We're married Nov. 24.-Frank
Allngham's fine residence is about
completed.-Wesley Kellogg killed
large deer last week near his home
The Sabbath school has voted to have
a Christmas tree in the town hall
Kennebec. ''
NORTH PITTSTON. -,...
Saturday evening an exhibition of
the wonderful invention the graphic
phone, was given in the schoolhousc.
under the management of Thomas
Mann of Gardiner. The selections were
very fine, especially one piece entitled
''Off to the Klondike" in which could
be distinguished the voices and cheer
ing of the departing miners mixed
with the music of brass band. He
intends to exhibit it in the various ci.-
les and towns throughout Maine, going
to COoper's Mills from here.-Satur-
day evening quiet home wedding
occurred at the residence of the brides
brother. James Ware of Beach Hill
The contracting parties We're David
Ware of Chelsea and Mrs. Carolina V.
Blodgett of this town. Rev. Eliot B.
Barber of Gardiner. performed the cer-
emony. the bride and groom standing
under an arch of evergreen and f1ow-
ers. The room was ;astefully decora-
ted with flowers and potted plants.
About 25 of the friends and relatives
of the bride ard groom We're present
The bride was handsomely gowned in
pink lansdown trimmed with white
lace and pink ribbons. The bridal bou-
Guet was presented by the friends of
the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Ware will
spend the honeymoon in Lewiston,
where the groom has relatives. Re-
freshments of ice cream. cake. etc.
were served after the ceremony. All
wish the happy couple a long life and
a prosperous one.-Wednesday evening
E. 3. Hanson went to the barn ami
found that his horse was paralyzed in
the hind legs. The horse was killed the
next morning. David Lawrence and
Mrs. Charles Lawrence spent Saturday
with Mrs. Henry Lawrence of Chelsea.
Nov is a busy time in the woods. as
the people are cutting their winters
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
Would Make Obligations Less onerous.
eastern Argus. Dem.) }

turning 70 the question of currency re-
form the President advocates a revision
which Will make the government demand
Obligations less onerous and relieve our
financial laws from ambiguity and doubt
We have $WO, 600 900 of currency which tho
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Wood alcohol Is as good cure for
inebriety as a big dose of strychnine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
Penobscot.
ETNA

Joseph E. Friend has been qui'e s.N
the. past week, but is now on the sain
Leon bennett is tending the store ouis
ing Mr.. Friends illness.-Char''s
Graves is also on the sick list'- l,
bert Graves returned from his nuhti"f'
trip with nice deer last Saturoas
r. c. Whitten cut his foot quite pau,
last week.-Etna now has four man,
a day. which is something new TOT pe'
pie in the country. I.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
A Candid, Able State Paper.
(Whig and Courier. !

CWhig and Courier)
We have thus summarized some OF thu
leading features of the document which
as whole. constitutes Il candid and able
State paper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

irewood.-J. F. Aldrich was home
with his folks. He has lathed one
house in that place and will start an
other this week with prospects of hav
ing third very shortly.
EAST PITTSTON.
Willis Mansir expects to be able to
move to his new home in a few days.
Mrs. George A. Moody started for BOs
ton. Monday. to join her husband. who
went there some three weeks ago.-A
fine dancing party met at FOwle's hail
last Thursday evening. Fine ice cream
and cake We're served.-The Phono-
graph exhibition at the schoOlroom,
last Thursday evening, was very pleas
ing.-Mrs. c. G. Libby has been quite
sick for few days past but is a little
better at time of writing. Levi Pulsl-
fer is visiting friends and relatives in
this place-Mr. and Mrs. Alden Ben
ner attended the funeral of Mrs, Susan
Blinn of Blinn's hill. last Friday.
SOUTH VASSALBORO.
Frank Doe of Providence, r. l.. was
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. ]. P. Twitcheli.
over Sunday.-School commenced III
this district. December 6, with twelve
pupils in attendance. taught by MISS
Bertha Cobb.--Frank Moody. stuu-
cnt of Coburn Classical institute, wa
terville, spent Friday. with his motnei'
Mrs. Lizzie Moody.-Mrs. Annet'e
Thorn of Waterville. visited her daus"-
ter. Mrs. Howard Gilley. Saturday.-
Miss Mary Moody. who has been a.aI3
the past year, returned home last
week to spend the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
Ayers Sarsaparilla

is the original sarsaparilla. It
has behind it q record for cures
unequalled by any blood puri-
Tying compound. It is the only
sarsaparilla honored by a
medal at the Worlds Fair Of
1893. Others initiate the
remedy: they can't initiate the
record:
80 Years Of Cures.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Deering. Mlliken e. Co. formerly of
Portland now of New York. are large
ly interested in Maine wooden mills
Mr.. S. NJ. Milliken has just been South
and thinks that the syndicate of which
he is member. will invest in southern
cotton manufacture. One reason he
gives is that labor is more contentad
and more tractable"-that is. poorer
and cheaper-But the southern labor
that is not too shiftless to be of great
value will not always remain con-
tented and tractable. Then the en-,
ployer will have to go through with
the trials incident to the laborer find
ing out what belongs to his employer as
well as to himself. This knowledge has,
been acquired by the northern laborer
TO large degree already. And by the
way the State of Maine is singularly
free from labor troubles and justly not
ed for the cordial relations that exist be-
tween the employer and the employed
What with compressed air behind
some of those new railway schemes
some of EN- are bound to 60 it would
seem.
We can't blame that Skowhegan
widow for being "riled." Were we a
widow. whose name had been taken in
vain in the advertising columns of the
Boston papers and we were half bur
led under the correspondence of the
matrimonial jays that read such
stuff we feel sure we should be mad
der than whole nest full of hornets
that had been bombarded with rec
pepper. You see, according to the
story, a certain Mrs. Trask of Skowhe-
gan had been advertised in one of the
Boston papers as a widow in good cir
cumstances who would like to get mar
ried, and the first she knew of it was
when the letters began to pour in upon
her. Looks as if someone had set out
to make news and trouble for the
widow. ae4s se7a..-
The new governor of the soldiers
home likes the work it is said and it
is also said the work likes him. all of
which was expected by those who
knew Colonel Allen.
Bangor's mayor is reported to be the
hardest to find of any man in town. he
is so constantly on the move
Countless thousands needn't mourn
over the report that the Dresden cider
mill that poured forth 1000 gallons last
year hasn't this season afforded even a
glass for the thirsty wayfarer
There seems to be some doubt
whether Portland will accept the fine
manual training school building the
Walker estate proposed to build and
give to the city. If the offer is rejected
1T will be on the ground that it would
necessitate the expenditure of $1,000
more of year for the work of manual
training. But if the city is to keep up
what has been begun in that line of
educational work the extra $1,000 prob
ably will soon be demanded under the
existing arrangement
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

1t is hard to think that there lives in
the shipping city man who would
be guilty of such breaches of courtesy as
the following incident would seem to
indicate: He borrowed a friends best
pair of breeches. Several months
passed and the pantaloons were not re-
turned The lender inquired for them.
The reply was: why I've worn those
out. Well now that's good joke
isn't it," This is all the satisfac-
ton the lender is likely to get unless
he should conclude that the borrower
is worth threshing, and we should say
that he is not.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Pulpit Harbor is getting earthly and
wants telephone communication with
the mainland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Six Italian laborers in Auburn are
accused of living at an expense of six
dollars per month. A city full of such
wouldn't require very. extensive bust
ness street or many shops.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Bangor's mayor is reported to be the
hardest to find of any man in town, he
is so constantly on the move.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

A persistent Auburn woman finally
got her husband to blast a ledge on
have taken enough valuable crystals
from it to clear the mortgage off the
farm and aren't yet through mining
That woman is indeed a helpmeet and
best of all her husband is willing to ad-
nit the fact, so We see no reason why
they aren't likely to enjoy their little
unencumbered home. even though no
more tourmalines are mined in their
immediate vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Countless thousands needn't mourn
over the report that the Dresden cider
mill that poured forth 1000 gallons last
year hasn't this season afforded even a
glass for the thirsty wayfarer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

Christine will christen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

A Bar Harborite is almost moving
move one of his buildings onto one of
his lots contrary to the objections OF
some of his neighbors.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

The new governor of the soldiers
home likes the work it is said and it
is also said the work likes him, all of
which was expected by those who
knew Colonel Allen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

The road hog has been the cause of a
smashup on one of Caribou's highways
and is coming in for generous dose of
scolding. The road hog deserves all he
gets in that way. It's pity he can't
be placarded so that strangers may
know what to expect of him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

edness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08

What with compressed air behind
some of those new railway schemes
some of EN- are bound to go, it would
seem.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-01

Top Of the miniature hagpole To about
tWo-thirds OF the way down the peach
basket and end in litle clusters OF rlb-
oons dainIlly fastened In place with the
string used to sew on the cover Of the
basket"
fGeorgs-"
"Feathers2 To be sure! How stupid
Of me- 10 forget them, They come in a
bunch az the end OF the iiagpole, with
Imitation birds running up and down 1t.
Might -"
Might you have squirrels instead?
Certainly. And II it's intended for
theatre hat You can change the peach
basket for plano case, and have stuffed
elephants on top Of It,"
If"
II you want anything further just
look II up in Hoopers latest fashion
plate, and let's not say another word
about Il TIL dinners half over"
Dinner was nearly wholly over before
Mrs, Courtney had fully made up her
mind just what she wanted to say, but
when once she had made up her mind she
said It with force and clearness that so
surprised Mr.. Courtney that to This day
he views a woman's bonnet with rather
more awe than Turk with a not too
thick neck might the sultan, or a police
man, with not too secure situation an
economic alderman.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-01

CH1cAGo-wheat rallied sharply to-
day on the enormous days clearances
and closed steady Mt an advance OF ls1
&c for May. December was apparently
held down and showed only &c advance
at the close. Weak cables and lar
ger visible Increase were bearish fac
tors Other markets were dull, but
firm at the close. Corn was unchanged
oats hdHc higher and provisions
about 2jkc higher.
Wheat started heavy and was on the
dnwn grade for an hour and half
May. which closed yesterday at 9Otkd
90&c, opened to-day at 90hGs0Hc.
Enough buying was started at the
slight decline to advance the price tenn
porarily to 9o7sc, but II soon got down
again to s0Hc December was even
weaker, opening Nc lower at s5%, SELL
ing at 96c then declined to sjhc Weak
ness at the Liverpool market. with an
opening decline OF &dSRas perhaps the
main reason for the decline. The
northwestern receipts, while heavy and
compared with those on the cores
pondng day OF the year before cnor-
mously 80, were yet as compared with
the movement week ago, consider
ably smaller and Indicative OF the com
mcncement Of their permanent radical
decrease. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 1903 cdrs. against 1906 last week
and 3iG the year before. Chicago re-
celpts were ga CARLOADS against only 5S
last year
The export ciearnnces from Atlantic
ports proved to be conaplcuously heavy.
that they drove out of mind the hear
lsh features that had been the guiding
motives on the decline and caused n
speedy reversal Of the previous course
Of prices
The DAVIS exports OF wheat were 7a1.-
AGO bushels and OF nour $500 barrels.
the total being equal TO i,lSiO0O bush
els That was said 10 break NIL pre-
vlouH records from Que days cHpotts
from The Atlantic scabonrd.
Quite scramble bg shorts took place
after The posting OF these figures which
resulted In sending the price OF May up
to 0lbdAlhC and December To NBHc.
The advance was well maintained untll
Brndstrccls reported worlds Visible hnd
Increased b0OO.O0O bushels last week,
100000 bushels ~ which increase was
m this side and 1890, 900 bushels Of II IN
aud nnont for Europe. That temporarily
shook the ilrmnIss and the price OF May
rcCedcd 20 eONu The shorts had, how
aver becn 10 severely ioltcd by tho rInc
to BihtfSiHn that they wcrc rendered
tlmld by this time and II took only n
SHOW NJ buying 10 rush the price once
more TO olMc Tho primary market re-
receipts were three tines heavier than
on the corresponding dny Of the year
before the total amounting 10 100000
bushels to-day, against only $4,000
bushels year NEo, hut the bulk ~ tho
DAVIS receipts were nj Minneapolis ana
Duluth The contract stock nj Chicago
Increased 100000 bushels Tot the week,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-01
UTILIZING PEACH BASKETS.
Mr. Courtney "co~"tsrsd" Heavily h"'
Was worstsd At Last.

MIR. Courtney "EoH"tsfs"' he"N"St ""'
Wa. wor.tsd Mt I.aNi.
Harper's Bazaar; George" began Mrs
Courtney, eagerly, as her husband re-
turned home to dinner one night. II have
lust learned how you can make the love-
Hest Hide table for your dressing room
out Of two old peach baskets, You---'
NO. May" interrupted her husband
sterniy, that won't"
Yes. yes but It docs; You nail the
two bottoms together, then cover them
the baskets, mean-with pink calico, or
blue IL you like. You Just love blue,
don't you?"
May, | tell you 1t won't do. We've
GOT"
"Ob. but know Il will! And over the
calico YOU nut the lovelieSt white muslin,
and lie 1t with the dearest little ribbons
You ever saw; and the top baskets
/ lined"
mo, no! Its out OF the question. In
future, all peach baskets"
George. what nonsense are you talk
ing? tell you the upper ones lined
with blue too, and, there's board top
covered with calico and muslin. OF
couree-that lifts Off. and gives you the
snuggest, cutest little place TO put your
| brushes and shavng things In you can
imagine. know you'iI Just love II wheh
You get II done"
But my love, the great trouble see
with your scheme la that In the future all
peach baskets have to be kept to make
YOU bonncts. I'VE just heard OF n way or
fixing th,qn that perfectly splendid
Mrs Courtney's pretty brown eyes
opened wide with surprise, and her scls-
s0rs dropped with a clanE to the foor.
You take the basket" went on the
Concentrating husband. With a twinkle
IN his aye that. fortunately for him, hls
wife did not catch, "and cut II on at n
point to nj the owners head. II too
large, pad with newspapers neatly sewed
IN place with strong linen thread--waxed
i best Then twist daffodilH and roses
all around the edge, and pour over the
TOP anything from peck to bushel ana
q hllf Of sea-green spinach, according TO
Wya 1f wearer,"
Mrs Courtney gasped teehly aud open-
Nes, II anything, trlne wider.
Next" continued Mr. Courtney,
warming to his work you take from ten
70 twelve yards OF Virginia creepcr and
arrange them gracefully around 10 much
o' The Sides Of the basket as the spinach
ha'i'' covered"
Indeed almost ehrieked Mrs Court
h'y n9w fully alive to her husbands IN.
iQlIly Perhaps"
No perhaps about H. Wait I'll tell
you about the inside. You line the whole
'hIhg with cabbage leaves, alternating
lNtm. tnUuuh mt lup Tpptilurly. With ID
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-01

Baltimore, Monday, NOV, w, lbNn
swIne-Arrivals this week ia,Ab6 head,
There In no change in the hog mar.
kot since last week. values being held
steady with those ruling then, except
for light pigs, which are scarce and In
demand at slight Improvement. Good
light far western hogs sell at 81 To- oth..
orr 50 7O6a 10. M also light pigs and
rouEha 50 66d93 90 per 100 pounds gross
sheep and Lambs-Both are dull,
there being too many common sheep
and lambs on the market and fall clips,
which will not sell up to the wool
aheep and lambs Sheep sell nj 2rghc,
boing AaMc lower, and lambs 3hdbhc
pcr ID, and extra shade higher, no
serious change.
C,niyes-The trade In very slow for
veals nj 3h0tAc per lbo being de-
cline az 40, lloughs nomlnally al S3W
each.
Cl1CAGO-To days cattle market
was slow mud prices were weak to Toe
per 100 pounds lower, Prime lots were
moi numerous and sales were mostly
under 81 90. Common TO extra beef
sleera from 81 80 TO 81 30, piookcrh ANA
feeders, fair to prime 81 SOGpi CO., cows
Rold chlcny NJ 81 ghl3 "a ana hclfcn o.
S1 gbdfi no. Calves sold well for good
qualities, btlnAlng 50 OOQ6 6O Trade III
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-01

making the tntal g5sO,OOO bushels The
market toward the close was quiet but
fem. May moolng up az alhc, pscsm-
Der. however, VAS not quite 80 huoyant
closing al $3.50.
Corn took It's cue from wheat start
Ing weak and declining as long as
wheat did and when the latter market
changed from weakness TO strength
corn did the same, The days move
ment NJ corn favored holders but This
fact was dsregarded until wheat ral-
lied The principal part OF the days
trading was taking December over to
MAY. Price changes were very narrow
Receipts were GAL cars, much below es-
Inmates. Atlantic clearances were $685.
900 bushels Mag ranged from 99lSG
2s4c to zee and closed unchanged al
1910
There was very little TO the oats
market except changing at lsGlAe
spread. Longs sold December and
thore was moderate commission house
buying Of May, which made that delly-
cry relatively tirmer than the nearer
one. The action OF wheat had some in
fluence Receipts were posted at 56l
cars. Seaboard clearances were 7Ss,OOO
bushels MAY ranged from 22hc to 2l7sc,
closing ls6Ac higher at 92hc.
with the exception OF short time af'
ter the opening, provisions were firm
Heavy receipts OF hogs here and at
Western pbints caused some hesitation
early, John Cudahy was a good buyer
throuah brokers' presumably covering
OF short lines and this buying was re-
fnV the qtlpht odUpnpna la
January products, which marked the
close, December products were easier
resulting in a slight widening OF the
spread. AT the close January pork was
2hc higher at IS 20; January lard was a
shade higher at 81 22lSdi % and Janu-
AIRY ribs 9isc higher at 81 20.
Estimated receipts Wednesday:
Wheat, l26 cars; corn, SO2 cars; oats,
24a cars; hogs, 10000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows;