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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
A situation Wanted.

Grown people who make rash remarks to
children are occasionally brought to the
bar of reckoning in most unexpected fash
ion. Not long ago a society young woman
approaching a mature age was called to the
kitchen to see a small colored urchin who
had asked for her. Going thither. she dis
covered, standing twisting a ragged cap
bashfully in his hand, little black Job-the
ten-year-old son of most respectable col
ored man who had formerly cleaned house
for the family.
'Well, Job, is this your" the young wom-
an asked. II haven't seen you for long,
long time; where did you come from?'
II done cum FIN home, Mis- May" the
little fellow answered, "ain't you-alls done
got married yit?'
Married. the girl exclaimed; mo, Job,
no; what a question! Did you just come
up here to see if 1 had got married."
''Yes'm, Mis- May the urchin continued,
'las' time me an pap cleaned house fer
you-alls, you-alls done tole me at wen
you-alIs got married you'd done git a cart
an horse, an take me fer yer coachman;
yesm, Mis- May, yoU-alls did, an Use got
ter git a job, an 1 tole pap Use comm up
here ter see what you-alls goin' do bout it.
May? Use bin a-waitin' on you-alls a long
time'
Miss Mary had a bad half hour of it ex-
planning to small black Job that she
couldn't get married offhand. and that some
other arrangement would have to be made
to secure his financial welfare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
Not a ClassicaI comment.

Save us from our relatives, and we can
get on with the rest of the world, said a
bright little club woman in a Christmas cir
Gle. Aunt Julia dropped in to see my gifts
this morning, and, at the same time, one of
my friends, the profoundest scholar in all
the clubs in this town. Aunt Julia is a dear
soul, but the things she doesn't know would
fill the Congressional Library. While we
We're looking at my pretty gifts she waved
one hand toward lovely Venus de Milo
| had received, and exclaimed: Well
one-armed things, ana I'm glad now /
didn t. /"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

''The proper study of mankind is woman.
of course" said married man at a neigh
boring holiday merry making, "but I'll
wager that there isn't woman here who
can do more queer things at Christmas than
my wife. Her Christmas shopping is a regu-
lar orgie; it begins about two weeks before
Christmas and runs right along, day and
night, until the whole thing is over. Natur-
ally, as wives do, she has every year given
me a lot of presents she wanted herself.
and other things that neither OF us wanted.
and have never complained; never have
uttered reproachful word. But this year
she played her mother-her own mother
such a mean trick that l am going to ex-.
pose her. / forgot to say that she always
goes on these shopping orgies with her most
intimate friend. Kate. and all Hates are
willy creatures as everybody knows. Well,
these two women, Cora and Kate. always
buy for their mothers-their dear and only
mothers, who live with them-the same
presents. This year they each bought for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

I1dIICKII 113ANF
Mr. Brown-Terrible tragedy at bargain
counter A woman who had secured the
last five yards OF cheap silk was shot by
another woman VINO had been waiting from
midnight without having a chance to get
any.
won't do anything to her, will they John?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
Proof Positive.
Philadelnhia Press

Fnliduelpnla Ffess.
After reading the book on Venezuela
written by young Mr.. Morris, son of the
celebrated pork merchant OF Chicago, the
conclusion Is irresistible that the fulness
OF time hid arrived for him to quit Htera-
ture aud SO back 70 lara.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
The Gems of the Tropics.

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

reaching up into the by-streets; of the 2O0.
600 hogs killed there in a single month, and
of the half hundred nonresident capitalists
gathered there to traffic in pork.
ATvT~F2 A frsrIxyEr TOW
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
Secret Societies.

A special meeting of Enterprise Lodge,
A. o. U. W., for initiation was held Monday
noon.
Alpha Lodge, K. of p, of Pennington has
organized for a uniformed rank. Charles A.
Maboney of Pennington was chosen captain !;
Mellen Hayes, first lieutenant; Q. S. Car
vile, recorder; Will G. Gagne, treasurer. A
banquet was served to the brethren at
Charles Mahoney's restaurant and gener-
ally fine time was enjoyed by all. The
Pennington correspondent of Maine paper
says:
Charles Mahoney, the newly chosen cap
tain, has been one of the most active workers
among the Alpha lodge, though not a mem
Der of that lodge. Charles belongs to one of
Portland's most prosperous lodges, but will
join the uniform rank at Pennington. Ifin-
dications realize, Alpha lodge will become
one of the largest secret societies IN town.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
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The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

1t is a most remarkable tribute that the
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Herald pays to President Mckinley, com
ing as it does from source that is
naturally sparlng of praise to Republi-
cans. We do not think. however that
MI Macfarland is correct in assuming
that Mi. Mckinley has changed, because
while in Congress he was disposed to
drift with the current, and now is de-
monstrating his capacities for leadership.
1t is the conditions that have changed :
not MI. Mckinley. There was no occa-
sion il Congress for the exercise of the
tirmness and resolute purpose he has
shown at the outset of his career as Presi-
dent He could, in fact as a legislator
accomplish more by his amiable ways
than by rigiGity and self-asserton. The
fact remains, however, that he is sur
plising even his friends by the record he
has made thus early in his Administra-
ton; and which moves a Democratic
Journalist TO say OF him that, "what-
ever he was before, he is row entitled to
be called great man
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
State Board of Trade.

The next meeting of the State Board of
Trade, and will be held at "Rlverton,' COM
mencing at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, We'd
nesday, March 81, 1897. Delegates will go
to Portland and leave the Preble House at
p. M, sharp, and will be returned to Porti
land after the meeting. Members of the
Be elfast Board of Trade, who have paid this
years dues, are entitled to go to Portland
within three days of the commencement of
the meeting and to return within three
days of its close, for one fare for the round
trip. The topics for discussion are as fol-
lows: What can business men do to secure
a wiser expenditure of public funds? John
E. Sawyer, Deering; Linwood c. Tyler,
Bangor. Is Maine Unwisely Conservative? :?
Lewis A Goudy Portland VIM. W. Cutter,
Westbrook. What are the possibilities
open to Maine through the utilization of
electricity Geo. d. Babbitt, Lewiston; G co.
W. Brown, Portland.
CENTRE MoNrv1LLE. Mr.. Isaac Morse
died suddenly Tuesday, March 10Th. He
had resided the past two years with his
daughter, Mrs. Ira L. Howard. He left the
house to go to the barn to feed the hens,
Just before Mr.. Howard and his family start
ed to attend the County Grange at Centre
Montville. On their return they found that
he had not been to the house while they
were away. They Immediately started to
look for him and found his body in the field
which he crossed to reach the barn. Every
appearance indicated that death was in
Simultaneous. He was seventy-three years
old. The funeral was held Friday.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

The Bryan gang in the Democratic
party has accum ulated very black eye.
Congressman Bailey of Texas declined to
run for Congress last fall, because he
could not agree with Mr., Bryan's politi-
cal vagaries, although himself a confessed
friend OF silver He was finally re elect
ed in spite of his protests, and last week
the Democrats of the House of Represen-
tives by an overwhelming vote chose him
as their candidate for the Speakership,
and did so in the face of the distinct
understanding that he was an anti Bryan
candidate, and that in voting for him
they strengthened the issue as between
the two men and the two wings of the
silver Democracy which were thus devel-
oped. 1t is thus apparent that the silver
ties are getting into beautiful quarrel
among themselves, and that a majority Of
them are inclined to serve notice upon
Nh Bryan that his assumption that the
nominations of the Chicago convention
We're for all time and all campaigns is
slightly erroneous.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
Editorial Notes.

President McKinley's first message to
Congress, like his inaugural, is commend
ed at every hand both for it's clearness and
brevity, and for the bold stand which it
takes in favor of protection and revenue.
Democratic editors and speakers vie with
those of the Republican press in COM
mending it, and in also commenting the
general work of the new President as far
as developed.
Secretary Wilson, the new head of the
Department of Agriculture, is receiving
the highest encomiums from members of
Congress of all parties for the intelligent
and practical way with which he has
taken hold of the work of his Depart
ment. He is bringing to bear upon it
happy combination of practical farm ex-
perience and intelligent scientific work.
He has already set on foot a system for
thorough test of the capacity of many
States for the production of beet sugar,
and has ransacked the world for new
classes of leguminous, deep rooted plants
which will furnish a new and constant
food supply for stock designed for the
markets of the world, which it is believed
will result in a large increase in the guam
tity and an advance in the price received
for the meats produced by the farmers of
this country.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

We have received copies of The Hawaiian
Commercial Journal and The Hawaiian
Star, published at Honolulu, containing
articles favoring the annexation of Ha-
waii to this country. The Star considers
the matter from the stragetic standpoint,
and from the commercial point of view,
and decides that to this country annexa-
ton is necessity. Accompanying the
papers was a pamphlet by G. G. sturde-
vent entitled "A Brief Review of the
United States Hawaiian Annexation Ques-
ton" which presents a formidable array
OF facts and figaTes in support of anneAa-
ton. President Mckinley now has the
floor.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

The contrast between the methods of
the Republicans and the Democrats is
clearly shown in the length of time occu-
pied by the two parties in getting their
proposed tariff bills before Congress.
President Cleveland was inaueurated
March t, 1893. The country was then in
a state of agitation and business collapse
consequent upon the prospective change
in tariff. Yet the new tariff bill, whose
advent every business interest was await
ing, was not reported from the Ways and
Means Committee until December 49,
1898, nine months and fifteen days from
the date of President Cleveland's S inaugur-
alton. Contrast this with the course of
the Republicans. President Mckinley
was inaugurated March 4, 1897, announc-
ed in his inaugural address that special
session of Congress would be held on
March Is, issued the call on the follow
ing day, and that Congress, before it had
been in session three hours, had before it
we'll digested tariff bill ready for its con-
sideration. Thus the Republicans, in
nine working days of the Mckinley ad-
ministration had accomplished what the
Cleveland administration and Congress
were nine months in doing, and had pro-
vided bill which will produce revenue
instead of the deficit which the free trade
bill produced
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
Worried.

Wimbledon. What's on your mind, old
man? Is your wife or any of your children
sick ?
Hankins. Heavens, it's more serious
matter than that! Pm afraid we're going to
have a base ball team here this seas on.
TCleveland Leader.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

The free traders who got control of
Congress when Grover Cleveland first
came into the White House distributed
the appropriation bills to a half dozen
the hands of protectionist Sam Randall,
and at the same time more thoroughly
control the House in favor of the free
trade plans. They succeeded, both in
distributing the appropriation bills and in
result of the distribution of the appro-
priation bills was an enormous increase in
expenditures, and the result of the pass
age of the low tariff act was an enormous
decrease of the receipts. Result: an in
crease in national Indebtedness in the last
four years amounting to 262 million dol
lars. The Republican party, now that it
resumes control, must first change the
systems which produced these evil results
and then go to work and pay the debts
which the Democrats piled up. To do
this they will first reduce expenditures by
placing the appropriation bills in the
hands of one committee; second, increase
the receipts by a protective tariff and
general business activity and then resume
the task, which they carried on success
fully for many years, of paying off public
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

''lt is pity that Margaret Sidney, Kate
D. Wiggin and Laura E. Richards
books are not more generally read by the
young people, says youthful contribu-
tor, and we agree with her
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson's
papers in The Atlantic Monthly-"Cheer
ful Yesterdays are delightful reading.
There is nothing better in current litera-
ture. As purely literary magazine The
Atlantic Monthly has no rival in all the
multiplicity of modern magazines: and it
was never better than it is o-day
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Bangor's interest in the insane is very
intense indeed. If the new asylum were
being built somewhere else whether it
would be so lively, may admit of differ
ence of opinion. Portland Press.
In Portland, for example.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

The Aroostook desperate business
seems to be oveldone. Frequently of late
columns of great family newspapers
have been devoted to blood curdling re-
citais of the forays of Deputy U. S. Mar
sials into the wilds of Aroostook in quest
of some desperate character whose deeds
are reported to be written in blood and
who is said 10 have kept whole sections in
state of terror But the bold officer
faces shot guns, revolvers and knives and
brings his prisoner to Portland On ar
rival there the reputed cut-throat appears
to be mild hammered, inotfensive sort of
chap, who may have unwittingly commit
ted some trivial crime. In recent case
the court remarked that ''probably if the
prisoner were to stand the expense of
trial he might be acquitted. Under the
circumstances he should impose merely a
nominal sentence of one days imprison-
ment in Jail and fine of five dollars. ~
But the Deputy U. S. Marshal ''gets
there''-wth his bill Just the same
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

sea from boyhood and was master of coast
ing vessel at a very early age. He had COM
manded vessels of all kinds and had sailed
to nearly every port in both hemispheres.
He was one Of Stockton's most enterprising
ship masters, and a good citizen. His first
wife was Miss Clara Grant of Prospect, who
died, leaving him four children, two of
whom, Mrs. Maria Richardson and Mrs
Clara Shute, are now living. His second
wife was Miss Caroline Staples. Three chill
dren, Mrs. Olivia Ryder of Bangor, Mrs.
Orlla West Of Boston and Willard Berry of
Stockton Springs, comprise the second fami-
ly Mrs. Berry and family have the sympa-
thy of all in their atfilctOn. A friend says
of the deceased: He has made his last voy-
age here and we shall miss him indeed till
WE too embark across the mists to find him
in the not far off sunlight where We wait
ITO hear the tidings of my friend
Which every hour his couriers bring
Rev. r. G. Harbutt of Searsport attended
the service, which was held at the family
residence.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Democrats who have begun to throw
stones at the Dngley bill because it is
based upon the Mckinley law, should re-
member the old adage about people who
live in glass houses. They assert that the
Dingley bill will prove failure, and base
this assertion upon the false claim that
the Mckinley law failed as a revenue pro-
ducer. The fact is that up to the very
hour that the free trade President called
the free-trade Congress together to de-
stroy the Mckinley law, that measure had
met every expenditure of the Govern
ment and created a handsome surplus.
The Mckinley law had been in operation
"a months when the free trade Congress
met in August, 1898, to destroy it. Dur
ing that time the receipts had been S13,-
SIS, 4S6 in excess of all expenditures of
the Government, and it doubtless would
have gone on creating surplus up to the
present time, but for the disastrous free
trade experiment inaugurated by the peo-
pie of this country in November, 1892,
and repudiated in November, 1896.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

The Populst Legislature of Oklahoma
has added 500, 900 to the taxes of the in
habitants of that territory.
This Pop. Legislature can hardly be
popular.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Good roads come high, but we must
have EN-
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Mrs. Sallie Holmes, one of our oldest resi-
dents, died at her home in this city March
11th. She was born in Belfast March u,
1904 the daughter of Capt. Abner and Sarah
Mckeen, and granddaughter of Deacon
Samuel McKeen, one of the first settlers of
the town. She was the last of family of
nine children and was the mother of four
children, three of whom survive her-Mrs
r. j. Cunningham of Everett, Mass. A Fl. j..
Holmes of Melrose, Mass, and Sarah NJ.
Holmes of this city, who has cared for her.
She also leaves four grandchildren. Her
husband, Hiram Holmes, died in 1880. The
deceased was a woman of very amiable
character, faithful wife and kind mother.
Her memory will ever be cherished by a
large circle of friends. The funeral took
place Sunday, March 14th, at 8 p. m, Rev.
G. II. Wells of the Universalst Church Of
iciating.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Capt David n. Berry died March 10th at
his home in Stockton Springs after an illness
of about six weeks. He had followed the
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

The beautiful poem by Rebecca Palfrey
Utter The Old Home,' published on
the 9th page, will be read with interest
and pleasure by the Belfast friends of the
author; and particularly that portion of
the poem beginning
A vision fair the words have brought to me,
A dear Old town that's seated by the sea. ~
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Reed the rusher they call him now.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

In the controversy at Carson City last
week Fitzsimmons had the best of the
argument; but Corbett, who has been a
chronic nuisance for some years past,
viii probably keep right on talking. Ii
he could be made to contine his oratory
70 Nevada the people Of that State would
be titly punished for legalizing prize fights
within their borders.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

Abigail, widow of Ansel n. Simmons of
Appleton, died at her home in that place
March Goth, aged 80 years, 8 months and 10
days She was born in Linconville, the
eldest daughter of Nathaniel and Nancy
Fernald. The following brothers and sisters
Mary A. Jones, Burnham Lewis 0. Fer
nald, Belfast; Timothy Fernald, Lincoln
vile; Margaret NJ Heald, Detroit, Maine !;
Pauline D. Creed, Ashland, Maine. MIR. and
Mrs. Simmons had no children, but adopted
two-Chares Sukeforth, now deceased, and
Mrs. Francis A Rogers of West Upton,
Mass.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

When the children need Castor Oil give
them Laxol; it is palatable.
The Republican journal., 1897-03-25

FISH AND GAME. There seems to be a
well grounded fear of the exhaustion Of
CLAIMS on the Maine coast, such inrOads
are being made upon the beds. At Pop
ham, where a few years ago man could
dig 20 bushels an hour, he now finds diff
fculty in getting half peck. 1t is no
unusual thing for $50 barrels to be ship
ped by the Boston steamer and one man
last fall paid laborers $1,000 90 for digging
for him. ~. The lobster trade in Boston
amounts to about 4, 900, 900 pounds per
year, and in money value to nearly $780,,
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the waste, put on new flesh and cause them
to feel better in every way. The food they
eat will be digested and appropriated to the
needs of the system, and a normal appetite
will appear.
Consumption frequently follows a wasting
of bodily tissues because nearly all con-
sumptives have indigestion. The Shaker
Dvestive Cordial will restore the stomach
to healthy condition in vast majority of
cases. Get one of their books from your
druggist and learn about this new and val
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