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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
Report Of Committee on Education

Education is developing and discipln-
Ing the powers of the mind so that it can
perform its appropriate work. In this re-
port we shall consider the school as the
leading factor in developing the mind and
hitting it for successful career in life.
though we do not ignore other agencies
that influence and contribute towards its
development.
In devsing a course of study for our
schools, it is necessary 10 carefully con-
slider the conditions l. ailing in our ru-
raj districts. as well as nose in the cities
and larger villages.
1t is fair to assume that a very large
ma jority of the scholars reared in our cit
les and villages will engage in pursuits
therein as operatives clerks and as
business and professional men. while
those reared in the rural districts will
largely follow the pursuit of agriculture
The conditions prevailing in our large
places are concentrated wealth, dense
population which afford fine social con-
ditions, and graded schools with ample
means for securing the best of teachers.
Unfortunately for the rural districts.
an entirely different condition of things
prevails. There is no concentrated
wealth; the population is sparse; the
scholars are too few to maintain stable
schools in very many of the school dis
tricts. and consequently there are but
few. if any. graded schools There is but
little of social life compared with our
cues ana villages. Inc wealth OF our
farming towns being small, but little
money is raised for schools. and conse-
quently there are fewer weeks of school
than are enjoyed in the centres Of popu-
la ton.
To properly recognize the foregoing
conditions of rural life. a course of study
should be adapted to the conditions pre-
vailing in our rural sections. Assuming
that large majority of scholars in our
rural schools will adopt agriculture as
means of living, and that probably more
than seventy-five per cent of them grad
uate from the district school into the ac-
tive business of life. it follows as a mat
ter of course that such studies should be
prescribed by the committee of the diff
ferent towns or by the State as will best
develop and fit these pupils for their flu
ture life work.
We would not abridge the studies al
ready prescribed by the school law of the
State, but we have a conviction that the
facts of agriculture as a
science should be introduced and take
prominent place in the course of study.
A boy or girl reared upon a farm should
be taught the elementary principles OF
agriculture, as the origin. composition
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24

/. ,,,.o broke out in the business center of
.,.a e;tw Of Cleveland. Ohio. at p. M,
I'M, Inc e,is and destroyed property worth
Iilu. than 100000 The power brick block
an l,,'r frankfort street, owned by J. =. Per
kihs, H. second story. and the rear of
al, Kick ch Wiltshire block. six stories high.
IN. ,1s, owned by Mr.. Perkins. was burned:
; also IRE was started by the explosion of
q large can of benzine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
e,anco's Emissary Is Being Watched.

New York, Dec. 23.-At the Cuban
mia today. official confirmation was
given to the story that Gen B bar ~b nas
ser il; -, is 70 Join one of the filibustering
nnneditions to the east coast of Cuba and
,,ra the assassination of Gen. Gomez.
Eve know ali about Blanco's emissary,
said a representative of the Junta, an na
W., We ,Aan,e He is not likely to join any OF
- avnedjtionS."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
Will Investigate Pennington Accident.

Pennington, Me-, Dec. BIT has been
learned that the board of railroad COM
,,;ssioners will start an. investigation of
n4a;n. Central ward at Pennington. las,
Mondav night. in which Engineer VIM
Rarker of Phillips. was killed The date
Of the hearing will later be set.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
washington Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 23.-For New Eng
land: Fair. decidedly colder: high
northWesterly winds, gales on the
south and southeast coast; probably
fair, Saturday. Signals are displayed
on the Atlantic coast from Narragan-
sett section to Boston section
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
Ladies' Gauntlet - inches long.
Baltic Seal, Price $3.50.
FAIR AND COLDER.

Boston, Dec 23.-Local forecast for
Friday; Fair weather, with much
lower temperature; brisk to high
northwest winds; probably fair Satur-
day. with rising temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
New York Will Extend the Time.

ALBANY N. Y. Dec. 23.-The state
tend the time for the equipment by
the railroads of the state lfelsh. ears
with automatic couplers 10 DeceiiioVi
81. 1899.
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CONTINUED on page Sd

Itching Piles. nights horrid plague is
instantly relieved and permanently cured
by Doans Ointment. Your dealer ought
to keep it.
mon,wed, fri&wky
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24

Lady Millais, widow of Sir John Mil :.
las, the late president of the Royal
Academy, is dead at London.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
AUGUSTA. MAINE. FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER "a. 1897.
WATCHES AND
DIAMONDS

New and fine goods from a dealers
stock. Will be sold very low to pay
advances. Cali and examine.
THE COLLATERAL LOAN COMPANY,
OPP. Cony House, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
The First National Bank Of Augusta Annual
Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the shareholders of the flps ITS
Neiional Bank of Augusta. viii be heIa
at the banking rooms of SAID panh, a,
Tuesday. January II. 1898. at 10 O'Clock A.
M, for the choice of directors. for the
ensuing year and for the tranSaction t ~
any other business which may legally DC
brought before said meeting; ,.
Augusta, Dec. II, 1897.
decl7 DIV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
CLOSING DAY
Proves Busiest of all for the
Maine State Grange.
Many Committee Reports and Much
Business Thursday. .
Afternoon Memorial Exercises and Evening
Love Feast Close the Session.

The oath annual session of the Maine
State Grange closed, yesterday, after
the largest and most successful meet
ing in it's history. Today the hundreds
of enthusiastic Patrons of Husbandry
who have thronged our city for the
past four days will depart for their
homes in all parts of the State. They
were good crowd, the most accept
able of guests, and we shall all miss
them and sincerely hope they will Ill
come again and often. They appreci-
ated the warm welcome given them by
Augusta citizens, and it would not be
strange if this city were adopted as
the permanent meeting place of the
order. The grangers of Maine are all
right their order is great and growing,
and it's members are the salt of the
earth.
The closing day of the session proved
the busiest of all. The average at
up to the two previous days, but every
moment was full of business. Com
mittee reports and routine work took
up much of the time. The beautiful
memorial service in the afternoon was
most pleasing feature, and in the
evening the session closed with an in
spring love feast so dear to the heart
of all grangers.
The day was cold and started in with
bluff at a snow stom, but most of
the grangers had gotten so thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of the conven-
ton that they forgot to talk about the
weather A large number went on the
Togus excursion in the morning and
this made the forenoon attendance
smaller than usual.
MORNING SESSION.
At A. II. the work of the last day
begun. The new officers were in their
places and those whom they succeeded
We're lest in the crowd on the floor
The hall was in somewhat of a chaotic
condition from the late work of the
night before, when a class of 1O1 had
been given the sixth degree. but soCn
the debris was removed and things ar
ranged in their normal order. The
grange was opened in ample form in
the fourth degree,and after the minutes
of Wednesday had been read and ap-
proved the reports of the various COM
mittees We're read by the chairman.
The committee on the masters adj
dress made a brief report through it's
w. l. Bickford, referring to
the proper committees the recon-
of the address. The report
of the committee on education was
read by it's chairman, Senator T. D.
Salley of Somerset. This report is
given below in full
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24
Those Dreadful Sores
They Continued to Spread i'm Spite
o? Treatment but Now They are
Healed Wonderful Work.

"For many years l have been great
sufferer with varicose veins on one of my
limbs. My foot and limb became dread
fully swollen. When stood up could
feel the blood rushing down the veins of
this limb. One day accidentally hit my
foos against some object and sore broke
out which continued to spread and was
exceedingly painful. I concluded /
needed blood purifier and began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In short time
those dreadful sores which had caused
me SO much suffering, began to heal.
KEEP. on faithfully with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and in a short time my limb was
completely healed and the sores gave me
no more pain. / cannot be too thankful
for the wonderful work Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, has done for me-" MRS. A. E.
gibson, Hartland. Vermont.
si ps;i;ia
Is the best--in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Put His wife In Asylum.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Grace Vaughn, the
actress. at present with "A Bunch of
Keys" company, has filed a suit for d.
vorce against Andrew Rawson Jennings.
son OF the Cleveland standard Oil mag
nate. The charges contained in the COM
plant are sensational. According TO the
bill the couple were quietly married four
years ago In Cleveland, while Grace
Vaughn wos n member of the Spencer
Opera company. Their marriage Gre
ated storm. and Miss Vaughn contin-
ued with the opera company. hoping that
her father-in-law would some day re-
lett. Early In 1894. however, she re-
appeared in Cleveland, and announced
that she was there to be supported by
her husband. A few days later she sud
denly disappeared. In the bill fled she
charges that she was drugged by young
Jennings and taken to the Newburg in
sane asy ium. near Cleveland. where she
was confined for seven months before
she managed to escape. She has since
lived with her mother in Chicago. In
addition to a decree of divorce, she asks
for alimony
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Wanted to Plead Guilty.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. Sin the Third
district court. before Judge Olney. yes
terday, Samuel Whitaker was charged
with numbering his wife at their home
here last Friday. Whitaker at first
pleaded guilty, but Judge Olney ex-
planned to him that he would rot accept
the plea, because the case had 10 go TO
the grand jury. Whitaker waived ex-
animation, and was committed without
bail for the superior court next month.
Whittaker's throat was done up in ban
doges, and he is just beginning TO realize
the seriousness of his actions. He was
heard to remark TINT II was too bad that
he did not make q clean job of IL and kill
himself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
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RECOMMENDATIONS.

Report Of Secretary Lindsey of tho
Connecticut State Board.
New Haven. Jan. 5.-Dr. c. A. Linds-
ley. secretary of the state board OF
health. has forwarded his annual re-
port to Governor elect Cooke. This re-
port Is interesting. because II makes
several important recommendations in
the way of legislation. The secretary
recommends a much more accurate
system throughout the state for regis
tration OF deaths than now prevails:
II suggests legislation for more careful
supervision of milk to prevent it's in
fection by germs of disease, especially
of typhoid fever; urges the prolonga-
ton Of the terms OF health officers:
recommends the institution of civil
service reform in sanitary administra-
ton; favors the extension of the plans
for the establishment OF isolated hospi-
tails for contagious diseases. and the re-
moval of oil health officers from the
influences of politics.
IL is also stated that the state medi-
cal society will recommend that here
after examinations of the candidates
for practice In Connecticut be grouped
rather than held singly as heretofore.
Also that legislation be had compelling
an examination Of all candidates for
medical practice instead OF allowing
holders of diplomas from approved coll
lcges to practice in the state without
an examination, as is now the case.
The effect OF this will be to place all
candidates upon the same level as re-
CARDS their claims and qualifications for
medical practice in this state.
The report also contains reports from
each one Of the eight county health
officers and from nearly every one of the
les towns health officers. and is fuller
than ever before
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Many Petty Thefts.

There were several thieving Jobs done I'm
different parts of the city last night. Max
Cohen Of 22i Gladstone avenue reports the
loss Of an oyercoat from his back entry. Pearl
Woods of IL Dollar street says that some one
snealkod into her sitting room and stole n
purse containing nearly 81. George Field Of
83 Medway street reports the loss Of valuable
paint from his front yard. Putrfrk s,nrttfT Of
IS Dartmouth avenue says that some one went
into his cellar and stole i5 pounds Of lend
pire and day or two ago Mr.. Smith had the
misfortune 10 have two rings stolen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
West End Wants To Refund

Boston, Jan. 5.-The railroad COM
Eissioners gave q hearing yesterday
morning on the petition Of the West End
Street Railway company for approval
Of an issue of s., 1000. 900 bonds, per cent
20 years, for the purpose OF funding the
Indebtedness incurred, contracted for
and incidental TO the new construction
and the purchase of additional prop
erty. In opening, Vice President Cum
mings of the road said that the road had
not issued stock or bonds for several
years. He corrected this statement
when reminded by the board OF an issue
OF s2,275,000 bonds last year. but insisted
that those were simply refunding bonds.
OF that amount. he said, $125, 200 was TO
refund certain mortgages and sl,150,000
to refund certain hef-bends. - OF
that issue $685. bonds had been issued,
and this took care of the mortgages and
$4,000 Of other bonds. After several
hours OF very close investigation into
every statement made by the company
by the commissioners. the hearing was
adjourned. and the board awaits further
statements from the company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Compromise With Creditors.

Pierce & Gerard, grocers, who some weeks
ego were declared insolvent, have submitted
to ths Appellate Court for its approval a com
promise with creditors of % per cent. The
creditors are TO receive, by the terms of the
compromise, 10 per cent just as soon as the
compromise is approved of, 10 per cent. on
March and per cent. on June l. Samuel
J. Gcrard will give $500 bond with Oliver
r.. Mathewson of Coventry and J. Allen
woodmansie and Oliver c. Howard Of South
Kipgstown as sureties for the payment OF the
% per cent. Judge Tllinghast today dosig-
ra'cd tho National Exchange Fank as the de-
pository of funds telonging to the insolvent
pgfatp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Escaped From The Penitentiary.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5. 5.-Taomss Hogan.
alias Patrick J. Hogan, VINO was sentenced
to five yosrs imprisonment In the peni-
tvntisry by Judge Cowing, In the court
OF general sessions, on February 8, 1896,
for creating Q disturbance in . restaurant,
escaped from that institution last night.
The police have sent out general alarm
for him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

The Central Lumber Combine Has
Gone Out of Existence.

SEATTLE, WASH, Jan. 5.-The Central
Lumber Company OF Washington, the
most stupendous organization ever or
ganiz.d on the Pacific coast ana one
which controlled every cargo mill on the
coast but three, is a tbiae OF the past.
The projectors finally believing that the
demand in 1896 would exceed that of 1895,
thought that price cutting would be i'm
possible But the demand DID not come up
to expectations, and the piling up of
great stocks of lum ber in San Francisco
and other California distributing points
at lower prices, resulted. Then the re-
tsilers and member OF the Central Lum-
ber Company clashed and The breach
was never heslsd. Today the lum her is
selling barely at cost in San Francisco.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

rhe old lady was right when she said
the child might die II they waited for
the doctor. She saved the little ones life
with a few doses OF One-Minute Cough
Cure. She had used II for Group before.
Joseph $. Johpston's Pharmacy, 500
Westminster street; Metzger's Phsrmscy,
go North Main street; Aifred's Pharmacy,
II Eddy streeti Joseph Driver, River
side Pharmacy. 50 Manton avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Her Mind DerauCed

Beverly. Mass, Jan. 5.-The police
were notified late Sunday afternoon that
while In a deranged state OF mind Mrs.
John w. Gregg of 'Railslde" had wan
dered from her home. A search was i'm
mediately begun, but II was not until
yesterday afternoon that the body OF
the unfortunate woman was found float
ing In the harbor near Pickett's wharf.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
second Attempt .t Suicide

Lynn. Mass, Jan. h.-For the second
time I'm two months Jerome Il. Merrill.
60 years old, attempted suicide last
night by drowning Late In the after
noon he left home In an apparently OK
cited state. and a few hours later was
seen TO leap off Newhall's wharf. He
was rescued by the police.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Decision Handed Down.

Washington, Jan. s. - The United
States supreme court reconvened yes
terday after a recess of two weeks.
Among the cases under consideration
was the petition of Elverton X. Chap
man. the New York broker. for a writ
of habeas corpus in the cases in which
he was tried in the courts of the Dis
trict Of Columbia on the charge of re-
frsing TO answer questions put to him
by the senate sugar trust investigating
committee in 1894. The application was
made in Chapman's behalf by ex-Sena-
tor George F. Edmunds, and the court
issued an order granting leave to file
the petition, making il at the sugges-
tion OF Mr.. Edmunds. returnable on
March % next.
II was also ordered that in the mean
time Chapman be admitted to bail in
the sum of $1,000. In this petition
Chapman claims that the questions
which he declined to answer and for
which refusal he was indicted. tried and
found guilty, were questions relating
to his private business, whuch he was
not bound TO answer. because they were
made with the view of an unlawful
search into his private affairs in con-
traventioa Of the fourth amendment Of
the federal constitution.
The court, in an opinion by Justice
Peckham, affirmed the decision OF the
supreme court OF Florida in the cases
of +. r. Osborne, who was arrested,
tried and imprisoned on the charge Of
violating (by acting agent for the South
crn Express company a state law re-
quiring q license for the operation OF
express companies in that state. Os-
borne brought the case to the supreme
court on the allegation that the law was
unconstitutional, but Justice Peckham
said in his opinion the law did not violate
any provision of the constitution.
An opinion rendered by Justice
Brewer In the case OF William G.. Ford.
Jr.. and Louis +. Levy. VS.. the Delta
Pine Land company, decided the owner
ship Of 200 different tracts of land. in
Guiding 112.160 acres in nine different
counties In the state of Mississippi. The
lands were acquired by the Pine Land
company upon tax sales for ievee i'm
provements which the former owners
resisted on the ground that the lands
which had formerly been granted to
the Memphis, Holly Springs and Mo-
bile Railroad company were exempt.
The case was appealed from the circuit
court for the southern district OF Mis-
sissippi by Ford and Levy. the decision
there having been averse TO them.
This verdict was yesterday affirmed.
A petition for writ of habeas corpus
for Edward Eckart was filed by Rublo
A. Cole. Eckart is serving n life sem
tence in the Wisconsin penitentiary
on tho charge OF murder, and has al
ready served Is years. lie complains
that his conviction vas irregular and
without due process of law.
The court also rendered a decision
through Justice Peckham in the case ot
Albert l.. France and others involving
the anti-lottery law Of 1895. Franco
and his fellow-appellants were con-
victed in the district OF Ohio on the
charge Of conspiring Co violate this act,
aud the verdict of that court was re-
yersed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Couc,rd Marshal. Rcport

Concord. N. H., Jan. 5.-city Marshal
Locke's annual report for last year
shows SIC arrests. OF which ass were for
drunkenness. an increase of lI0 for drum
kcnness over the preceding year. There
was received for fines and costs s5s14l6.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
A Call Extended.

NORWICH, Conn.,, Jan. Sit IL au-
nounced that Rev. w. X. Nelson, pastor
OF the Christ Episcopal Churcb, has re-
ceived call from 81. Peters Church In
Pbilsdslphis. II 10 also said that he will
probably accept.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Argument In Vale. Cn.n.

Montpelier. VT. Jan. 5.--The defense
In the Wales arson case closed mp it's
evidence yesterday afternoon, introduce
ing witnesses who testified that they
saw Wales leaving Goddard seminary
on his way TO Montpelier so long before
the fire that he could not have set IL.
The arguments will be mnde today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

The beard, mousiache and eyebrows
may be made a desirable ana uniform
brown or black by sn occasional spplica.
tion OF Bucking hams Dye for the
wbiskers.