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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Chained to a Principle.

Governor Black expressed the theory
and the history of American govern
ment in one sentence at the LenoX Ly-
ceum meeting:
No personality can be trusted unless
it is chained to principle.
There Is the reason why North
American democracy never degener-
ated into a dictator's monocracy, as
South American democracies have
done. There is the reason why it has
never evolved Imperialism or relapsed
into monarchy, as have French and
Spanish democracies and German and
Italian liberalisms. The instinct of our
people that has kept it's footing as sure
as the chamois' step upon heights of
liberty unattained and UNEMPLOYED by
any predecessor is that which impeis
it to draw back in distrust from the
leadership of any man at the moment
it becomes personal. There have been
seeming, but no real exceptions to the
rule. We talk of the reign of Jack
son." He reigned simply by virtue of
the most slavish lip service conceivable
to the sovereignty of the people. No
fervor of popular gratitude has melted
this ineradicable reserve.
In the year 1880 U. S. Grant, just re-
turned from his four of triumph
around the world. was incomparably
the first American of his day. Yet that
most formidable of political combina-
tons. the triple alliance of Conkling.
Cameron and Logan, in the three chief
states of the Union, could not wiring a
denomination from the hands of his
party. There was no fear of the palp-
ably stuffed scarecrow of Imperialism.
There was no possible doubt of the
hero's patriotism. There was the feel
ing simply that a third nomination
would be a new departure in the direc-
ton of personal government.
On the other hand. Americans. where
satisfied of the soundness of the principle
to which the personality is chained. have
concerned themselves little with the at
tractive or repellant qualities of the per-
sonality. If the most distinct and force
full individuality of Lincoln's administra
ton had been taken into consideration at
the polls that administration would have
been failure. 1t would have been Grip
pied in 1862 and rejected in 1864. The
prints of the war time TEEN with evil
dence of the singular unpopularity of
Stanton. the great war secretary. He
seemed TO court the dlSfaVor OF president
and people and army alike. Nor had he
until the struggle was over, and his work
reviewed as a whole, the reputation, in
offset, of the American Carnot. the or
ganizer of victory. But it is to be doubt
ed if that prickly personality ever lost
the Republican party a vote. 1t was too
terribly in earnest to give thought to
the man who was chained to the principle
of Union.
The greatest calamity of modern Amer
lean politics was when those Republicans,
since known as Mugwumps, unclaimed
themselves from principle to follow the
personality of Grover Cleveland. They
know now that no man can be better than
his party. They saw this personality
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
energetic in Tone"

The Madrid papers declare the gov
ernment's reply to Minister Woodford's
note is energetic in tone" This re-
minds one that the Spanish govern
ment has been displaying an un-
wonted energy in all matters since the
arrival of General Woodford. Accus-
toned as this country is to Spanish
dilly- dallying this new energy is
notable. What has occasioned it? Is
it possible anything General Woodford
may have said was productive of any
part of this surprising energy? Or
did Spain hear the scraping of the
bottom of the flour barrel. the signs Of
the draining of the miraculous cruise of
oil? The mongrel ministry tried to
hold on and retain Weyler but failed
and Weyler had to be sacrificed. Why?
Not because he deserved it, for in that
event he would have been removed
long ago. OF course Spain declares
she will submit to no mediation in
Cuban affairs but she has evidently
been made aware of the necessity of be-
stirring herself and she will do well
not to forget that the necessity con-
tinues to exist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
midas Reply q Set. Back.

Now that England has explained her
grounds for refusing to participate in
the arrangement held out for the pur-
pose of securing International bimetal-
lism, her conclusion cannot be Won
dered at. England has never con-
templated much more than the open
ing of the Indian minis to the coinage
of silver. concession manifestly in
adequate for the purposes of true in
ternational bimetallism, and it has
been evident that the English bimet-
allists never entertained doubt but
that the reply of the Indian experts
would be favorable to that extent.
On the contrary they were found to be
unqualifiedly opposed and they ad-
vance reasons which are grounded in
common sense. They see that France,
the United States and India cannot
alone support bimetallism, they see no
good grounds for the adoption of that
arbitrary standard Of 151 to 1, fixed
at a time when the relative value Of
the two metals was far different from
what it is now; they see that the In
dian coinage, which is now stable and
likely to remain so would become Wild
" fluctuating and continue so on such
weak support as could be afforded by
the proposed arrangement. India
would go to a silver standard and
England would profit. No interna-
tional bimetallism would be possible
without Englands full and unqualified
support.
While it seems the British bimetal-
lists were short sighted not to expect
such a report as this it is evident that
they did not and are keenly disap-
pointed. One thing must be admitted
by all, the bimetallic commission ap-
pointed by President Mckinley agree
ably to the promise of the Republican
party has conducted it's work with
UTllllduCy dIlu UccI dDlc " CIedlc
of a stir than the majority Of people
believed possible; in other words they
have done all that could be done to
bring about international bimetallism
at the present time and have failed.
Before any such arrangement becomes
possible there must be felt an incon-
venience not not experienced under ex
listing conditions. If such Inconvenience
is to arise England with her industrial
depression, her problems of Indian
finance. is likely to feel it quicker than
this country with it's renewed pros
perity and the tide of gold setting in
this direction. This is gratifying for
England is the country that must be
converted if we are to have interna-
tional bimetallism.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

/ of this term which is open to all students
but for which the articles must be writ
| ten and presented by Nov. 1st This de-
bate is to be upon the subject. Resolved:
That the Senate of the United States
| should ratify the Hawaiian Treaty." The
| contest for place will be close.
| The annual meeting of the trustees of
Washington Academy was held at Ma
chias. Oct. Is. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: President.
Geo. w. Drisko, Machias; vice president.
p. II. Longfellow; treasurer, Austin Har-
Cary, East Machias. Gen. B. B. Murray
of Pembroke, Herbert Harris of East
Machias and Samuel M. Holway of Ma
chias were chosen trustees, making the
full board of fifteen members.
The Ellsworth high school lyceum has
been organized for the term. Henry H.
Higgins, SO, was elected president; Ed
ward F. Small, '9S, first vice president;
Henry Campbell, 49, second vice-presi-
dent; Charles Leach, 1901 secretary; Miss
Francis Foster, '99, treasurer. The ly-
ceum will begin its weekly meetings after
the mid-term examination. During the
rest of the fall term and the winter term,
meetings will be held. The freshmen will
be excused from participation in the ex-
ercises until the winter term. The meet
ings will be on Friday afternoons, after
each student has had recitation In at
least two studies. -..
The boys and girls of the State again
are busy hunting up solutions of those
old problems. rs the pen mightier than
the sword?' and who was the greatest
general Hannibal or Caesar?" But more
up-to-date topics than this last mentioned
one are popular now, and there are few
important questions of the day that the
students in high school, academy and
college neglect. One Maine class noticed
this fall has been studying on the prob
lem, (which is the most desirable place
of abode, city or cOuntry?" and 1t Is graf
flying to notice. as mott of the pupils had
homes among the gSetn fields and shady
country.
The Skowhegan HtStorical and Genea..
logical society aresx through the board OF
officers making systematic efforts to gath
er valuable data. Miss Lillian Smith, the
secretary, has made arrangements to Sc
cure copies of the old records OF the plan
tation of HOwardstown, now In the Gus
tody of the town clerk of Canaan and
blanks have been prepared and printed
which when properly mixed viii give the
genealogy and important facts OF Skowhe-
gan families. "A special meeting of the
society will be held at the public library,
Monday evening. November /, at which
will be the reading of a very interesting
paper 'Old Bloomfield" by Miss Gertrude
Weston and abstracts of old records of
Howardstown plantation by Miss Lillian
Smith,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
Rural Free Delivery.

Rural free delivery is in it's infancy,
postmaster general in his recent re-
port has this to say on the subject:
Rural free delivery has been put to
the test of practical experiment in
twenty mine states and over forty-four
different routes. The cooperation of
the communities served has in every
instance been effectively given. The
general satisfactory results suggest
the feasibility of making rural delivery
a permanent feature of postal admins
tration in the United States; not i'm
mediately or in all districts at once.
but in some gradual and graduated
form regulated by the present expert
ments. Public policy requires some
advancement to be made, and that the
postal service should be brought more
into line with advancing prosperity
and increasing population. Sooner or
later the United States will have to
follow the lead of the more densely
populated countries and establish I,
delivery service all over the settled
portions of it's vast territory. Under
wise restrictions it can be extended
with great advantage to a class of our
citizens who rightly or wrongly deem
themselves neglected in legislation
the agricultural class-and without
serious detriment to the revenues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
A Syndicate to Purchase KlOndykc
Claims.

Late advices from London confirm ru-
mors that have heretofore reached this
side of the Atlantic that financially
powerful syndicate is in process of forma-
ton in England. France and Germany to
buy all the paying claims of miners IN
the Klondyke region. OF course this will
lead to a vast amount Of speculative val
uation, but there is a claim in the klon-
dyke. as elsewhere, which 1t is impossible
to underestimate, and that is the claim
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to the
foremost place among American RENE
dies for liver complaint. The bilious and
constipated derive prompt relief from this
genial Alternative, which remedies nausea.
yellOwness of the skin and eyeballs. fur
upon the tongue, and unpleasant odor OF
the breath that characterize biliousness.
1t also remedies and prevents malarial
and rheumatic ailments, kidney trouble.
lack of stamina. dyspepsia and nervous
ness. Like all standard remedies that
have established themselves in popular
favor, it deserves a fair and persistent
trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

The Tisdale house in Ellsworth, which
is now being torn to pieces to be remod-
eled into public library. is an interest,"
ing specimen of house building of three
quarters of a century ago. and recalls the
days of big lumber on Union river The
wainscoting in several of the rooms are
plain pine boards. laid horizontally and
about twenty-eight inches wide. without
knot or blemish. The under floor boards
are of pine. and many of these are twenty
inches wide. The frame of hewn timber
is as solid as when put up. Each Of the
TWO huge chimneys would make about
four modern chimneys, with bricks to
spare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Last spring the Supreme Court of In
dependent FOresters offered prize of a
set of officers sashes for any court in the
world that enrolled the largest number
of members during the month Of June.
Court Penobscot, I. o. F., of Old Town,
started in with the determination of win
ming the prize if it was possible in so
small a place and to the satisfaction of
all the members the prize was won and
has been received in Old Town from the
supreme court. The sashes are worth
from $50 to SIS. During the allotted time
Court Penobscot gathered in SO new men,
bers which was the banner list and it al
so placed the court as the banner court
of New England instead of the banner
court of Maine. title it has held for
some time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

The visitation this year of the yellow
fever epidemic is the mildest ever
known in this country but the business
loss occasioned by it is nevertheless
enormous on the whole. The death
rate of New Orleans has been only
slightly above the normal but her
merchants have lost trade to the
amount of many millions of dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
The New eeveraer 81 cuha.

General Blanco is on his way to
Cuba to take command of the Spanish
forces there and govern the territory.
It is said of him that since his return
from the Philippines he is considerably
broken and is almost complete wreck
physically as well as mentally, though
but sixty-five years old. Be this as It
may he is not likely to do more In
Cuba than carry out the directions
from Madrid. Possibly his feebleness
was his recommendation. Although he
has called for reinforcements and
Spain will make a show of sending
them to him he probably will adopt a
conciliatory campaign rather than an
aggressive. at least until the "auton-
omy" proposed is formally rejected,
for it does not seem probable that un
der existing conditions Blanco will be
able in the next three months to add
materially to the lustre of Spanish
arms in Cuba.
Blanco was recalled from the cap
tain-generalship of the Philippines on
the charge that he was too lenient to-
ward the insurgents. He denies this
and cites the Punishment under his
rule of 1912 suspects, Free Masons, also
his approval of the sentence of death
on many prisoners. Indeed General
Polavieja, the butcher of the Cuban
revolution of 1879, always declared
Blanco gave the orders and he only
obeyed them, and Blanco has never
denied the anything but soft impeach-
ment. Pretty good insight is afforded,
as to what is expected of her generals
by many of the Spanish people, by
Blanco's reply to the charge of leniency
in the Philippines, where he says:
There were persons in Manila who
wished me to have men shot at ran
DOM whether innocent or not, and this
1 could not do. For such persons
energy consists in the wholesale shoot
ing of suspects, but in my opinion it
should be all the contrary. At a
moment when passion reigns the easy
thing is to kill, the difficulty lies in not
killing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Prof. Heydeck of Konigsberg, has dis
covered graves of the seventh and eighth
centuries. evidently of Scandinavian or
igin, in East Prussia. In one he found a
silver pommeled cross-hilted sword, a
pair OF stirrups. two lances, one of them
with silver ornaments; an iron shield
boss. three spurs. a pair of scissors a
erindstone and the remnants of an iron
pail. In others were found two oval
dishes richly ornamented. a third of a
form hitherto unknown. bronze bells like
sledge bells and sundry other articles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
9aily gtauthee gonruaI.
TERMs:ls7. 90 PER YEAR.

No NOTICE Whatever win b taken Of I'M
signed communication.
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RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
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subscriptions and advertisements to
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gugta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

1t has been suggested that General
Blanco begin his reform in Cuba by
stuffing a rag in the broken window,
where Miss Cisneros escaped, to keep
out the cold December blast. 1t neel
not interfere with the rescue of prison.
ers Spain finds it troublesome to keep
and awkward to release.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
Complaint Has It's Place.

Speaker Reed in Illustrated American
What a fine aerial creature is the man
who shingles into the fog! Him no at
traction of gravitation pulls to earth, and
if it did he would only fall on roses New
ertheless, it may be that those who con-
fine themselves to actual roofs shelter
more human beings from the heat of the
sun, the fall of the snow and the drip
pings of the clouds than those who do
nothing and say much. While, however,
we may properly protest against whole
sale belief in the harvesting powers of
those who return bringing no sheaves
with them. it would be unwisdom not to
admit their very great usefulness. A
horse kicking across the team, to put the
question in it's worst FORM may not pull
pound. but he may excite the other
horses to pull the team out of the slough,
even if they refuse to do it any way but
their own. To put it, however. more fair
ly. while ideals are seldom reached, ideals
are part of the forces of the world and
work as all the other forces do to make
the world better and more inhabitabie In
other words. discomfort and complaint do
really fill great part in the history of
progress, and even the vaguest unrest has
it's uses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Ex-President Cleveland talked very
sensibly to the Princeton students on
what the self made man of the future
should be, although Mr.. Cleveland is
hardly an Illustration of the self made
man, himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

The $125 chainless bicycle doesn't fill
the long felt want of the fellow who's
been struggling to get money enough
to purchase a SIS article.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Pennington high school calls forth the
opinion that the school should be the
place where the pupil should learn
what constitutes proper sanitary con-
ditions. 1t might be added that they
should not be compelled to learn this
through suffering from the effects of
an object lesson in what is not proper
sanitation. Too many of them do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Wonder if Dave Hill thinks the ma
tional Democratic party is at stake in
New York? If he does he is keeping
mighty still for Il am a Democrat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Small boys in FoxcrOft have been
shooting pigs, pigs that didn't belong
to them. They were caught the other
day and the hose was turned on them.
They got off easy, easier than they de-
served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Notwithstanding the increase in dog
fish and the scarcity of mackerel the
Portland fishermen say this has been a
better year than last
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

A horses kick, which landed on the
hand Of prospective purchaser in
Pennington the other day, spoiled the
trade
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

The horseless carriages in Alaska are
those drawn by dogs and reindeer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Bath finds it's death rate slightly in
creased over that Of last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Lewiston has bridal couple that on
starting out in married life had whole
hotel to themselves. The groom is the
Waterman at the De Witt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

A line fence war is reported in
Brewer. But for these how would
some of the lawyers live? There seems
to be, however, no danger of the supply
being exhausted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

One day last week was a red letter
one for Mason lad. He shot deer
and on getting home found a nice new
bicycle generous relative had sent
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Lewiston Journal The various
county commissioners of Maine have
had more than the usual amount of
contested road cases to consider the
past year, hardly week passing with
out a hearing on some such case being
reported. And one who rides much
over the State sees many more cases
where roads leading round hills in
stead of over them and directly be-
tween large villages instead of by way
of every mans dooryard, would be con-
ducive to rapid travel; though it must
be confessed that few of the old roads
are generally preferable to the new
ones that have superseded them. But
there are always two sides to a road as
to other cases, and the general opinion
seems to be that Maine, on the whole,
is progressive in this, as in other re-
spects.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Competitive milliners are making
hats quite cheaply for the Brooklin
ladies. The husbands all declare COM
petition to be the life of trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

An Etna storekeeper adorns his place
of business with an orange tree and
peanuts growing. The tree is now
laden with ripe fruit and the neighbors
have worn the heads of several nail
kegs smooth discussing it's probabilities
and possibilities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

The women are winning laurels with
the rifle in the Maine woods. The
woman of this generation is in a way
to prove better marksman than her
great grandmother who thought little
of shooting Indians. - .s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

for her It tones up the nervous SYSTEM nvigorates
the bodv and the "blues" vanish before it dark
ness fees from the sunlight You can get it at any
reliable druggists.
Mrs LOUIS STRONG, Harris Hill, ErieCo NY says: II
have been troubled with falling of the womb for years.
was advised to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound took thirteen bottles and received great
benefit When the time for change of life came l suf
fered great deal with faintness and palpitation of
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