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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

The great educational problem now
under discussion in the schools Is the
foot ball material each will be able to
muster. Some, however, have estab-
lishcd golf as an elective.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

The warlike Italians on the .Oxford
Central haven't food to stay where they
are nor money to go away nor dis
position to starve. Moreover, they
scorn overtures to send them back to
Boston. They want their money. The
situation is interesting to all not d.
rectly affected by it, ...........
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Those who have been prophesying
about Andree are now revising their
predictions and bringing them up to
date. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Portland Express: A clerk in a Port
land dry goods store asserts that only
about one in five clerks in that city are
married. He claims as a reason that it
is not because of moderate or low sal
aries that the most of them get, but
because they become Disguised with
the tyranny of their women customers.
On bargain days, the women haul and
pull and treat the clerks as though
merely slaves to do their bidding. AT
all times the most of women shoppers
have little consideration for the feel
unexpectedly that tired feeling-of
clerks of, either sex. So it is that the
young men clerks. becoming students
of human nature. feel too Disguised, OF
at least too Indifferent, to seek mar
riage. Such is this young mans idea,
but perhaps he hasa personal griev-
ance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

His neighbors are having no end Of
fun with a man in Westbrook who
went for his COWS the other day, hunt
ed through the woods and over the
hills looked for broken fence and ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

A Bath gunner was piqued when 4
hit a looking glass 20 feet away, and
he was provoked when the attempt
was to be made to have his companion
place the looking glass behind a big
rock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

The strike Of the lasters did not last
long.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

If that was the Line storm" the line
must have been pretty thoroughly
washed away. ,sr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Some of the ''sharpers" appear to
have formed an incorrect impression OF
the good and sensible people in Win
throp. Not long ago parties tried to
work the old swindle "a fortune in
Spain" and now the epistles of the
green goods" shark are being freely
distributed there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

When Danforth mans wife told
him she had rather eat with a hog, he
went out. brought in hog, tied it in
his chair and left it. Whether this
performance improved his wifes i'm
preston of his manners is not related.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Starvation is pretty effectually quar-
antined in Havana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Notwithstanding the fall weather
Washington countys railroad hope!
are rising. It's to be hoped they'll es
cape an early frost.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

The Spanish have walked up again to
the need of reporting victories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

night, at their rendezvous, and the trial
Monday of two Hebron boys in Auburn
on the charge of burglary. The two
former came from Boston to do their
stealing and the latter stole in order to
get money to 60 to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Coons are said to be plenty in the
cornfields. Considering the scarcity
of cornfields this year, this is not sur
prsing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

The york county, society has tried all
kinds of policies in the past. 1t has
had straight laced fairs at which moths
ing was tolerated which was not
strictly legal; it has tried 4
half and half policy and this
year it has tried the everything
goes" policy and the latter policy proved
the only winner. The refreshing feat
ure was that the management had
never been hypocritical. 1t ADVERTISED
openly and almost defiantly that
everything was to go" and it did. and
after all there was only what is to be
found in connection with any live fair.
From a moral standpoint it Is certainly
no worse to tolerate the "off color
features inside the ground than to have
them fiourishing all through the city
during fair week as they do at Lewis
ton and Rochester.-Biddefor Record
Others in other kinds of enterprises
have discovered at various times since
the fall of Adam that the everything
goes" policy brought them in the most
shekels where the neighbors, public
sentiment or the law didn't interfere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

It's hard to think of that aristocratl
Kebo Valley Club being hard up"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

What look like evidences of a small
epidemic of boy burglars were the ar
rest of two boys in Portland, Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

A mushroom tea is said to be the
coming fad among Bangors society
women this winter. The ladies are
now consulting authorities on mush-
rooms, but possibly will later consult
the doctor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

1t is said that Congress will be asked
to appropriate half a million dollars at
it's next session for high power guns to
equip our auxiliary cruisers, such as
the st. Louis, st. Paul, Paris and New
York. There are twenty-eight steam
erS now under the law available as
auXiliaries to our navy and it is esti-
mated that 100000 will be the cost of
properly equipping them. One might
well wish that they were already equip
ped if there is any truth in the report
that Spain has been ordered to end the
Cuban war by the end of October; not
that their readiness for conflict would
make any difference in the great result
but they would help to make some of
the silly. Spanish buster seem all the
sllier even to those who are making it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Isn't it putting it Strong to say that
Low will soon be down and out?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Old Ironsides captures Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

OF course it cleared off for the Wind
sor fair. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Quorums in the Lewiston city council
appear to come as hard as wisdom
teeth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Leaves have their time to fall,
and that time has arrived.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

The street employees in Portland dis
covered the other day beneath three
large flag stones on Payson street what
looked like an ancient cellar. Just
when it was built and why are mys
teries to even the oldest resident. There
might have been a suspicion at first
that this was the hole where the
Eastern Argus helped to lay away its
party's Jeffersonian principles. last fall.
Those were not found there, however,
and as they are not in operation, this
theory is probably untenable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22
CASTORIA
For Infants and 0hildrsa.
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Don't try an experiment.. The Hop
Plasters are known to possess sooth-
ing. pain-killing. STIMULATING and
strengthening properties for the In
slant cure of tofmenting pains and
weaknesses. Reliable druggists s6ll
them.
For the cure Of Alcoholic, NoepAiAe
and other drug -addiciion6 attAnd ~
Maine Keeley Institute atsslsl Congress
ST.. Portland. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

Company G, of Biddeford. entertained
the troopers of Troop F with ban
uuet At last the troopers got glimpse
of Maine hospitality and liked it very
much.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22

1t is surprising how early sportsmen
get up on the morning of the first day
that the law is off cartridges. what
luck they have in locating the birds, in
shooting brace and getting them into
market, remarks an exchange. 1t is
surprising indeed to the credulous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-22
KIN
ON IRE

Skins on IRE with torturing, disfguring,
itching, burning. bleeding, scaly, and pimply
humors, instantly relieved by warm bath
with CUTIcURA SoAPs o single application OF
CUTlcURA (ointmSt, the great skin cure,
and full dose o. CUTICURA REsoLvENn
The advocate., 1897-05-12

Of town meetings held in a year has not
grown larger. The average from l794 to
1895 was seven; during the decade from
1894 to 1895 the average was eight town
meetings a year, and il adjournments
and general elections are omitted, there
we're four year.
The town hall will seat between 1000
and 1900 and occasionally is filed, but
usually there are between 300 and 400.
Policemen are at the door with a check
list, and only voters and reporters are
allowed on the floor. The galleries are
open to the non-voting public.
The public business is thus always a
matter Of personal concern to every tax
payer, hence everything is carefully
looked after. Taxes are low-much
lower than in Boston.
It would be difficult to find anywhere
a better Illustration of the advantages Of
popular government than is found in q
comparison of BrooBline and Boston.
The advocate., 1897-05-12

able gambling business lies, the report
states that of actual racing in the State
last year, S8O6,516 was distributed among
the winners.
Here is a list Of the associations racing
during the season of 1896 under license
by the commission, and the amount Of
money distributed by each:
Westchester Racing Association, twenty
days, distributed $144,75O.
Coney Island Jockey Club, twenty-five days,
distributed $27S,251.
The Brooklyn Jockey Club, thirty days, dis
tributed $234,415.
Brighton Beach Racing Association, twenty.
one days, distributed $4,000.
Queens County Jockey Club twenty-five
days, distributed $4S, 400.
New York Steeplechase Association, five
days, distributed $2O,1OO
The commission, in conclusion, con-
graduates the Legislature on the fact
that the racing code which its predeces-
sor Of 1895 80 wisely framed is being ex-
amined by the Legislatures Of other
States with view to having it's princi.
pies serve as q model and foundation for
laws they may enact.
The report is signed by August Bel
mont, E. D. Morgan and John Sanford.
Here we have nearly million dollars
expended as only men of vast wealth can
afford. This sort of gambling is carried
on under the name Of racing associations
or some other title intended to come
within the letter Of the law. 1t is one Of
the sins of the day for which this peo-
pie will be held to account some time.
It is cultivating passions and tastes that
are dangerous in any community. It
lowers the moral plane Of the people and
in time will debauch the State.
The advocate., 1897-05-12
WHAT GIVES BANKS THEIR GREAT IN
FLUENCE.

There is no power among men equal,
in it's influence upon their affairs, to that
which we call the "money power" and it
is exercised chiefly through banking in
stitutions Of one kind or other. Henry
Clews says Wall Street "moves the
money that controls the affairs Of the
world" Its allies are banks, commission
houses, stock exchanges and the like.
Banks have control Of the peoples
money. 1t is deposited with them.
Banks lend money to the people and
hold their obligations. This gives the
banks a dual power. They are both
debtor and creditor, and have the advan.
tage in both relations.
In a recent statement published by
the american Banker it is shown that
in this country we have seventy-one
banks each of which carries over $5,OOO,-
600 daily deposits. The combined de-
posits of these seventy-one banks
amounts to $884,00O000. The first bank
in the list is the National City Bank Of
New York, with $42,0OOOOO in deposits;
the second, the National Park Bank,
with $37,5OOOOO; the third, the First
National Bank of Chicago Lyman Cages
bank, with $32,572,OOO. The next sew
enteen are New York banks with depos-
its ranging down to $ll 100000. Then
come two Philadelphia banks, another
New York bank, two Chicago banks, etc,
With one exception the first twenty
banks in the list are New York banks.
The largest Boston bank has $9,150OOO
in deposits, the largest Philadelphia
bank $ll,5OO,OO0, the largest St. Louis
bank $10OOOyOOO, the largest San Fran
cisco bank $106O0OO0.
The advocate., 1897-05-12

The State Board of Dlspensary Com
missioners of South Carolina, in it's
report for the quarter ending in March,
shows that the gross profits amounted to
s7s,72l.11, and the net profits we're
$33,2Sl.97. The profits on beer dispen-
saries are placed at 86,4O2;34; freight
and express cost, $40, l7485, and labor,
84,2585G. The constsbulsry cost Sl2,-
923,SO, and the total receipts for the
quarter were S332,355.
The advocate., 1897-05-12
NEARLY A MILLION LOST AND WON ON
RACINE
RACING.

RACING.
In New York State they have a State
Racing Commission which reports annu.
ally to the Legislature In it's last re-
port the commission say the racing laws
of the State and the amendments lately
made to them have done much to ZEN
courage breeding" The courts affirm.
anCe of the constitutionality of these
laws has stimulated intending pur.
chasers, and in consequence yeRr,ings
brought what may be considered fair
prices"
Horses In active training increased in value,
and at the close OF the season brood mares and
stations OF tried and valued blood sold In the
open market at prices much above that which
prevailed year before.
The prizes and purses are dependent upon
the revenue earned by the associations, and 1t
will thus be obvious that with the prosperity
of racing associations is linked indissOlubly
the prosperity of the breeder.
It will therefore be seen how important It Is
that racing associations should be encouraged
within constitutional limits and under proper
regulations. 1t was the lack Of regulation
rather than anything else which, at least In
the hFst instance, brought racing In 1894 into
disrepute.
Such regulation now exists.
10 show Where the core of this miser-
~ " IS I
The advocate., 1897-05-12

A total Of sixty-nine votes was cast,
leaving nineteen Senators who did not
respond. The pairs were as follows, two
affirmative Senators being paired with
one negative Senator in most instances:
Chandler and Clark for, with Teller
against.
Tillman and Turner for, with Chiffon
against.
Sewell and Earle for, with Mantle
against.
Senator George was paired for the
treaty and Senator Berry against it.
Pairs were announced for the follow
ing: AldFich, Cannon, Elkins, German,
Murphy, Wolcott, Kenney and Allen
OF those voting in the affirmative 20
are Republicans and l3 Democrats. The
negative vote includes Is Democrats, 5
Populists and 6 Republicans.
The advocate., 1897-05-12

IT has been proposed by the st. Louis
Terminal Railway Association to adopt
electrical power in moving trains In the
city. Such q change would meet with
universal approval on the part Of the
travelling public.
The advocate., 1897-05-12

The Indianapolis street car company
went into court tU test the constitution
atty Of the law reducing fares to 3 cents;
but instead Of obeying the law until the
courts had passed upon it, the company
took the law in it's own handsand elected
The advocate., 1897-05-12
ARBITRATION TREATY NOT RATIFIED BY
THE SENATE,

The Senate, by vote of 42 to 26,
failed to ratify the arbitration treaty
with England. 1t requires a two-thirds
vote to ratify a treaty, and those who
voted or were paired in the affirmative
lacked four of the necessary number.
The following is the vote:
The advocate., 1897-05-12

passengers that refused to pay more than
8 cents a ride. Had one OF its employees
been guilty of similar conduct, he would
have been summarily dismissed from the
service OF the company and probably
blacklisted,
The advocate., 1897-05-12
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Populists Of Pennsylvania will hold
a State convention July at Altoona,
The most conflicting reports imaginable
come from the seats of war in Greece and
Cuba.
The Iowa Legislature will pass bill
making large reductions in the cost Of State
printing.
Ex-Mayor Webster Davis Of Kansas City
has been appointed as Second Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior.
A proposition has been submitted In the
City Council of Chicago to buy the street
railroads at the expiration of their present
franchises.
Newspapers are printed In this country
in twenty-four different languages. There
are more German papers than Of any other
foreign language.
After July business men and others
may print their own postal cards, and they
will be carried through the mails by at
JaCnlnB L-CenC stamp.
The dispatches state that the Populist
State Central Committee Of Oregon has held
a meeting and passed resolutions opposing
any sort OF fusion at any time in the future.
The Senate has again passed the free
homes bill. 1t will not be taken up by the
House until next December, as Speaker
Reed will not name the committees until
thrt time.
Several Eastern railroad and manufac-
turing companies have made 10 per cent.
reductions in the pay Of their employees in
the last week. The salaries Of presidents
and managers remain unchanged.
The State Treasurer of Florida will be
impeached. He is short $4,000. Il is
charged that it was lost by the making Of
deposits IN bank after the institution was
known to be in an unsafe condition.
Hanna has trouble. The tales of woe
that are poured into his capaclous ears by
Ofice.seekers are wearing him out. He
was attacked with vertigo last week and
his medical advisers think he needs rest.
A few members Of the Delaware Legis.
lature had couple Of pugilists give prize
fight in Representative Hall one evening
recently after the days work was over.
Legislators seem to be an unsavory lot this
year.
The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad was for
mallv sold under foreclosure by order Of
the court to the Santa Fe Company last
week. This gives the lsst.named road a
line Of It's own to the coast. The pricepaid
was $l2 100000,
1t is questionable whether Oklahoma
suffers more from the reputation Of having
promiscuous assortment Of outlaws than
it does from the work Of the artistic pre-
varicators who act as local correspondents
for daily papers.
A charity bazaar or fair which was be.
ing given by the leading society ladies OF
Paris was the scene Of a fire May which
burned 70 rapidly that about $50 persons
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-09
Byron.

William Dyer. G. M. Buell. and A. J.Wii-
liams at Corunna, Thursday -William
Wadley is home after quite lengthy So
jOurn in Ohio-We noticed the genial
countenance of Andrew Rohrabacher, OF
Laingsburg, in Byron one or two days last
week.-Mrs.. Ella Lewis, who has been in
Byron a week during the vacation in her
school at Fowler. returned Saturday night.
Arthur Benson, who teaches ia the same
school, spent the week with his father and
mother at the NJ. Il. parsonage. IL.
Benton has purchased the Gault store and
will utilize it as dwelling for time. Bert
Rohrabacher has moved into the house va
Gated by him for which he traded land some
time ago-William Sayers' family have
moved onto his farm 30 miles west from the
village. Mr. Savers will board with the
family who live in his house e Ma6ei Eos
ket spent Sunday In Byron john Cur
den, of Madison, Livingston county, at
S. Fosket's Saturday aud Sunday VIM.
Jacobs and little boy are back from Kansas
where they have been living about two
years--Dr. Webster is treating several
cases of hernia in Byron, making it necessa-
ry for him to be here most of his time -
Our township meeting passed off quietly;
however, there was quite a strife between
the candidates for supervisor aud treasurer.
The silverites elected all except highway
commissioner aud member Of the board of
review The republicans feel grati6ed in
view of the fact that last fall the silverites
had CO majority, whereas Monday the ma
jorty on the state ticket was only 6, and
only 81 on Harvey Burlin'
game has moved from the Tubs place back
into the village and Pat Fox takes his place
on the farm-Revival meetings are being
held in the NJ. Z. church, afternoon and
evening Chambers Ia engaged
in j. d. Williams hardware store. lie was
in his employ short time two years ago
Gurden has gone to Brady, Sagi-
nav county, to look after bis farm interests
hprp
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-09
Corunna.

A. l.. Pond, with the Spague Electric
Elevator Company, of New York City, was
home for short visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Elon Pond, and To attend the
wedding of his sister He is an expert
electrician and is heartily in favor of munic-
ipal ownership of electric lighting plants.
He Is obtaing much valuable Information as
he is sent over the United States in the in
terest of the company. He left for Buffalo,
Thursday. His many friends here are
well pleased with his continual advance
mept-Geo. G. Clutterbuck of the firm of
Currie & Clutterbuck, will spend portion
of his time on the road for Pennsylvania
shoe firm. The close confinement in the
store has become detrimental to his health
and he has hopes that an occasional trip
around the state will be beneficial. Thus
far he Is well pleased and we know the firm
he represents will be also, for he is an
honorable man and a good salesman
Commander J. G. Thomas and past com
manders Jacobs and Wilkinson, and com
rade ID. G. Cooper are attending the G. A.
r. encampment at Greenville, this week.
They w.llvote for Col. Bliss for department
communicable latest report from Major
Garland is that he is slowly but surely i'm
proving--Mrs. j. L. Garland spent Sun
day W it'll her sister, Mrs. Senator Covell, at
L. ansing--Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carr are
expected home from their California trip
pext week--Judge McCurdy left for
Chicago to try case in the United States
circuit court, Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-09
Ovid.

Miss Nellie Evans, Of Lansing, Is the
guest OF her sister, May--Joseph Hatha-
way is still very Ill. There is no hope OF
his recovery--Mrs Charles Williams has
purchased the residence of s. o. Wright, on
High street--Maple River creamery will
reopen April l2--John Gilbert and fami-
ly moved onto the Weatherby fruit farm,
south OF Ovid, last week. Chas. Jones will
occupy Mr.. GiIbert's Ovid residence
Miss Atwood, OF OwossO. Is the guest OF
Mrs. j. w. MinOre--School opened Mon
day with good attendance, but not so good
as IL the measles had not seized number OF
the pupis--Win Broadbent, who Is work.
ing in factory at Flint, was in Ovid over
Sunday with relatives--Maude Clark and
Mrs. Geo. Hunting visited their cousin,
Celia Smith, In st. Johns, last Thursday
and Friday--F. A. Couant and wife were
In Owosso last Saturday--Chas. Bready,
who has been spending his vacation with
his parents, returned to Albion college,
Tuesday ConaDt and wife, OF Owes
so, spent Sunday with Ovid relatives
Bard WinslOw, who is working in Owosso,
spent Sunday with his mother--Mrs. JeI-
ME King visited her sister, Mrs. Carpenter,
in Owosso, last week--The entire repub-
lican ticket was carried with the exception
OF l.. ID. Cooley for justice of the peace, and
John Cross for cons iable--J. Z. Moore
moved into the Hathaway house on Front
street, last week--Mr. and Mrs. Towner
and two children, of Reading, are visiting
at Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Conant's, parents of
Mrs. Towner.