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Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
MUSINGS OF A MOSSBHCK.

Written for Industrial Freedom
a facetious friend refers to the "ar-
my of the unemployed" as 1.-THE Nc
Kinley Brigade
The Spanish women defeated the
Spanish cavalry. They were fighting
for bread, Shall we take the hint
and put the army of invasion" on
half rations?
The unanimity of European neu-
trality which followed the returns
from Manila was something surpri-
sing. Those old world potentates
only require brick block or two to
fall on them.
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress providing for governmental in
surance of American merchant ma
rine from loss in case of war. Rank
socialism.
And now they talk of cutting the
daily number of free mail deliveries
down to four. even in the largest
cities, Blessed if they wont give lis
private-owned mail facilities first we
know.
If they will let me collect the inter.
est of the nation and put it in my
pocket I don't care who writes the
songs.
| always notice that those who
know the least about socialism are
the most successful, in their minds, in
combating it.
And now arises school of econO.
mists with something just as good
as socialism, or some scheme that is
to render it unnecessary. Limitation
is the sincerest tlattery."
If the demand has anything to do
with the supply then the demand for
scientific economic literature is grow
ing. The supply of literature treat
ing of cooperation is growing. and it
doesn't go begging for readers either.
They only work l3 hours a day in
the New Jersey print factories. Let
us quit wearing fabrics woven in such
slavery-and go naked.
The employees of private-owned
railroads and mines would like a good
safe job like situation in the navy.
Pauperism is said to lie increasing
in England, though the number Of I'M
employed is decreasing. Must be pay
ing Mckinley wages over there.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28

Gus demand from the general public the
abuse goes on unrectitied.
The question of how great a reduc-
ton should be made in the general
charges of the railroads is not one to be
settled ofhand upon permanent basis.
All that legislation can accomplish i'm
mcdiately is a reduction of railroad
charges to the Government correspond
ing to the reduction in general freight
charges during the last quarter of q
century, The present charges are
practically those of 1873. Between that
year and 1873 there was Il nominal re-
duction OF fourteen per cent. but as
paper money in 1873 was at r. discount
OF eleven per cent, the charge in gold
remained almost the same. Since 1873
no reduction whatever has been made.
The railroads claim that their general
freight rates during this period have
been reduced over forty per cent. If
we assume that their charges to the
Government were equitable in 1873,
Reduction of Forty Per Cent.
is, plainly needed to make them as
equitable to-day.
The reform, however, must ultimate
~ go further. The government should
pay the railroads Us much as the ex-
press companies pay them for similar
services, but the Government should
not pay the railroads more. In fact, it
is essentially unpatriotic on the part of
the railroads to demand of their coun-
try Il heavier payment than they de-
mand from private corporations. The
receipts of the New York Central from
the mail service between New York
and Buffalo, as Senator Pettigrew re-
Gently observed in the Senate.
Are Alone Sufficient
to pay the interest upon the cost of a
new double-track road. Upon the roads
where mail is handled in small quanti-
ties. the charge to the Government
rises to over twenty cents pound. and
the average for the whole country il
but little less than eight cents. This
is the subject which Congress must in
vestigate. a forty per cent. reduction
in transportation rates means a large
Surplus Instead of a Large Deficit
in the Postotfice Department. The
reduction of mail rates to the level of
express rates makes possible the reduc-
ton of letter postage to one cent. The
relief to the nation and to all its citi-
zens which the reform will afford is
well worth the campaign of education
necessary to secure it.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
RAIDING me INNccENTs.

1t is about time some one called
halt on the organized raid which is
being made upon the school children
of our land whenever money il want
ed for some so-Called charitable. be
neyolent or patriotic purpose.
\ time there was when the church
and Sunday school had a monopoly OF
this business. But people who were
intero stcd in the concentration OF
wealth ana who saw that 100 cents
make a dollar, observed that the
children had six days respite out ot
seven. They saw also that some in
fants were not sufficiently tdu-
Gated up to the grace OF hoard
ing to keep all their pennies uu-
til the day arrived to tuIn them over
to their se1-appoiuted financial
guardians.
They were, apparently, afraid the
child en- might discover in this long
wait between collections that there
was such thing as spending money
aud receiving some equivalent there
for. They feared the couiectiouer or
toy-dealcr would teach the rising gem
Grafton that money had some other
use besides being boarded TO give
away.
50 they descended upon the pratt
Tiers with various worldly u-.ttNtS IN
relieve them OF their surplus coin.
Their success seems to nave exceed
ed their expectations, Tor this newly
discovered Klondike has been worked
to the utmost limit, aud TO scheme
for raj ing money is too small, or too
large, to have an iurOad VI the
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
TIE WORKERS AND WAa.
Anon.

Whene fir contendiug rinces fight
For private pique or pubic right.
Armies are raised, and fleets are
manned:
They combat both by sea and land
When after many battles past.
Both ired with blows, make peace at
last.
What is it, after all, the people get?
Why, taxes, widows, wooden legs and
debt.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
Socialism Advancing Everywhere.

Socialism is stronger in Germany
than in any nation on earth. Even the
army is now honeycombed with social
ism. And why should not socialism
flourish where an emperor has fortune
of So, O00,0 600 twenty-five royal palaces,
forty-eight farms. fourteen forests.
eight vineyards and a royal porcelain
factory near Berlin? Why should it
not flourish where hundreds of the en-
ployes of this man receive Il remunera-
ton OF 2l2, &l5 and 500 month?
Socialism is growing in Britain, and
why should it not when all the children
and grandchildren of multi-million-
aire queen have been supported by the
parliament. the people, of England?
Why should it not very rapidly grow
when the best queen the world has
ever known. one of the best women of
her day, has not enough motherhood to
care and provide for her own children?
Socialism in America is advancing
with rapid and gigantic strides. And
why should it not advance where in
justice is king. where selfshncss rules
and whore the love of money and posi-
ton ha, destroyed the better instincts
OF the people? Why should it not in
Canada a~ we'll as in the United States
continue to increase in influence and
numbers when governments are SO cor
rupt; when Legislators are untrue to the
trust rcposed in them; when, year after
year, the struggle to obtain livelihood
grows more and more difficult; when
the interests of the few are considered
and the welfare of the many is unheed-
ed? socialism lived two thousand
years ago, and socialism lives now.
Now, rs then, the man Christ influenced
the common people to love him. to love
each other. -ICitizen and Country.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28

corporated in it.
The original discoveries and work.
ers of this Colorado creek might
have been expected to object to this
invasion of their rights. but such does
not seem to be the case. Whether
they are afraid to call attention to
the monstrosities of the system or
find their income enhanced by the ex-
ira working l don't know.
My objection to this is selfish one.
like to see the young ones enjoy
their money. l know they can get
more fun out of cents than | can
out of s., and [ Gever had any money
to burn" 1t is apparent to all that
very few children have half the pleas
ures they need.
Jar loose" fellows, and leave the
kids alone. You don't get but little
money out of them. though to be
sure you get that money easily.
The iniquity of your proceedings is
illustrated by the fact that, though
up to date, no one has assailed your
action, you have been defending it
right along. a cause that puts up Il
defense before arraigned must be Dad
indeed.
Want TO teach them charity"
presume. in order that charity NAV
become so universal as to take the
place of Justice.
WANT to teach them patriotism.''
and want their ideas of patriotism
indissolubly identified with the idea
of digging up their nickels and dimes.
hey? You must think backwards to
call test for patriotism. teaching"
And such test. You love your coun-
try-how much?" Billy is broke and
don't love her 4 little bit. Nellie has
a penny and consequently loves it Il
tribe: Pete has nickel, better: Bob
a dime, pretty good: Sarah a quar-
ter, first rate: Charles Il half dollar,
excellent: Angelina a dollar, bravo.
so up to the head of the class in pa
triotism.
This scheme of "holding up" the
little ones does not gain anything in
my eyes from the fact that many of
the calls upon them are for excellent
purposes.
To my old-fashioned mind there is
never an end so desirable as to Justify
disreputable means. and | call it lit
tie short of disreputable, in this age
of wealth concentration to SCOOP in
the pin money" of the children to
augment some gigantic charitable"
or patriotic" fund.
l doubt if the gentle Gene Field
will sleep any the sweeter for the
monument raised to his memory from
the sacrifices of the children he loved
so we'll.
1t misgives me whether a monu-
ment to the sailors of the Inflated
Maine will adorn this country if
builded from the toy balloons the
children did not get.
l believe neither battlesh.p nor
crmserwill sail the sea, the safer for
being adorned 10y chewing gum that
was never cheweG.
1t is such things as this that make
me tired Some hold that competi-
tion is not keen enough; that when
we have free competition" whatever
under heaven that means, everything
will be all right.
But itseems to me that competition
is about keen enough when they will
wayldy the babes, as it were, on their
way to buy marbles and tops, aud
swipr their pennies TO build mouu-
neUtN and HtNGtfTA
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28

When in any country there are ur-
cultivated lands and unemployed poor
it is clear that the rights OF property
have been SO far extended as to violate
natural rights, for the earth is given as
common stock for man to labor and
live on. Thomas jefferson.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
The People Should
own the Railroads.

United States Senate Document Reveals
Roads would Save Millions of
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28

Skilled labor is one form OF capital,
for education Is expensive.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28

Machinery is the oommonest form
of dead capital.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
Very Nearly s4,ooo,ooo.

This outlay could, by the Governments
purchase of the ears. be reduced to far
below 2l,00O,0 900 year. Postmaster
General Villas recommended this course,
and his recommendation has been be-
fore the country for years, command
ing approval wherever it has been
stu lied, yet in the absence Of a strenu-
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
Highway Robbery"

Even here. however. the scandal did
not end when the Postmaster-Gen-
eral complained, says Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, they asked
him what he was going to do about il,
aad MIR. McBee the manager Of the
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28

road, asked the Postmaster-General
why the Seaboard Air Line has been
singled out for criticism for stufIing the
mails when it was well known that
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
He Used Buttons.

1t is amusing TO people familiar with the
capitol to watch strangers examine it, and
now here are t.iosa strangers SO amusing as
when they are III statuary hall, where
there are dozen or more echo" stones,
each of which creates different sort of an
echo owing to the peculiarities of the
acoustics created by the formation of the
ceiling Men and women, old and young,
frequently afford the most amusing spec
tacles when the solemn guide exhibits the
wonders of these echo stones. There are
also two pillars, enc on either side of tho
Yoom, which arc called the telephone COL
umns, and person speaking in very low
tone near one may be distinctly heard by
any one standing near the opposite pillar.
Yesterday a members secretary was lean
ing against the pillar on the south side Of
the hall when he heard voice say:
ooh, dear, what shall do? My skirt Is
falling off, and haven't got pin?"
The young fellow glanced around, saw
no one near him, but observed two young
women near the telephone pillar opposite.
Instantly grasping the situation, be gruhy
said in low tone:
''Sew it on or use a hatpin."
He heard q slight scream, saw two young
women look about the hall in a startled
fashion, and, observing 10 ono was near.
the one in distress exclaimed:
Ibid you every"
'No, neyerl" replied the secretary as
gruffly as before. II use buttons"
This was too much for the young wom-
en-, and they preeipitately ted. Washing
ton Times.
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Society Bud a Century Ago.

"Nestling under the wing OF her
mamma IS the debutdnte of fifteen"
writes Mrs. Burton Harrison in the La
dies Home Journal. ''She is made happy
by new gown and hat of pale green satin,
with petticoat OF India muslin trimmed
with fine Mechlin lace. The stockings
supported by this favored damsel are of
green silk, clicked with silver; her little
shoes are of drab EN- broidered leather.
That she is, for the first time, allowed
to make one of the grown-up party in the
arbor at the mead house fills her young
being with satisfaction. For the moment
she can afford to dispense with the So
ciety of a male attendant. But when a
smartly dressed young fellow rides up, by
and by, on horseback, aud dismounts,
Ticking the dust from his beautiful riding
boots and breeches. rs he consigns his
steed to groom and hqstens along the
gravel walk to join their group, flush of
Innocent Joy comes into her cheeks. He
is her betrothed, and upon her next
birthday she is to give him her hand in
marriage, and go away to be he lady of a
fine house his father has built for the
young couple upon the patrimonial acres.
Al his has been long arranged between
the families. The married pair will live
with her ma ma at Whitehall during the
winter, and in spring resort to their
seat i'll Bowery Lane"
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Some Old Saws Reset.

A man is known by the trumpery he
keeps.
Never put gift cigar in your mouth.
The lack OF money is the root Of all evil.
Where wisdom is bliss tits folly to be
ignorant.
A pitch in time saves the nine.
Chain up child and away he will go.
Virtue is its only reward.
A bird in he hand lays noeggs.
All that a man hath will he give to his
wife.
Many hands like light work.
It's wise child that owes his own
father.
The rolling stone catches the worm.
Oscillation is the thief of time.
A thirsty man will catch at straw.
Absinthe mades the heart grow fonder.
Straws show which way the gin goes.
"Heaven lies a bout us in our infancy"
and this world lies about US when we are
grown up.
The woman who cola borates is lost
1t is not good for men to give a loan.
The wages of sin is debt.
Every dogma must have its day.
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Lady-Now that You have partaken of
a good dinner, are You equal to the task
of saving some wood? Tramp-Madam,
equal is not the proper word, Pm superior
to 1t.
sit seems harder for men to be truly
great nowadays than it was years ago."
said the student o. history. CHATS
very true" replied Senator Sorghum;
every true indeed. But am inclined to
think we get better paid for II nowadays"
"I'm proud OF you" said The head OF
the firm; 81 have letters from al oyer
Kansas saying they have seen our sam
pies. How in the world did YOU manage
it?' and he patted he travelling man on
the back. "Cycione."
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EtoisaI.
Uu'' IMMINENT
Cures Every Form of Inflammation;
INTERNAL as much as EXTERNAL

Cures Every Form Of Inflammation;
INTERNAL as much as EXTERNAL.
Originated by an old Family Physician N 1sio;
Itacts promptly. 1t always ready foruse. Dropped
on sugar suffering children love It, Every Mother
should have it in the house for collie, Group cholera
morbus and summer complaints, pain IN tho
stomach, bowels kidneys. For bites burns,
bruises burn sprains or strains. is the sover-
eign cure. All who use 1t amazed at its mar
Vicious power loud in its praise for ever after
For more than forty years / have used John.
sons Anodyne Lniment in my family. regard
1t one of the best and safest family medicines.
To be used internal and external In all cases.
o. II. INGALLS,, Dea. I'd Bapt Ch, Bangor, Me.
GROUP. My children are subject to Group. All
that Ia necessary Is to give them dose. battle the
chest and throat with your Lininent, tuck them IN
bed, and the Group disappears as II by magic.
L. A. PERRENor. Rockport, Texas.
Our Book on INFLAMMATION Mailed free.
The signature and directions on every bottle
Bold Druggists Price, 81 cents. SIX bottles SZOo
4 q LII ~ IL, iiaiar
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NJ, E. MALONEY'S
I'D IL a
OF TIE
CARRIAGE BUSINESS.
ELLSWORTH, Me-, March :, 1898.

ELLSWORTH Me-, March I, 1898.
After careful canvass of the different
l have come to the conclusion that there new
better time than the present to
gage in the carriage business. that is, for one
who has thorough knowledge of the bust
ness and who is willing to take off his coat
and put his whole energy into the WORK.
Sixteen years ago you could not sell good
was because some were deluded by the cheap
western limitations of our work which could
be bought for much less sum, but which were
worth practically nothing. To be sure they
looked very spick and span at first, but one
season, if they held together as long as that,
proved to the owner the foolhardiness of the
policy of purchasing the cheapest without re-
gard to the saving to be made in the long run
by buying of a local dealer and getting your
reaped harvest off these carriages. Some he
bought as cheap as s25 and palmed them off
on some unsuspecting customer for 800 or
more.
However. everyone who purchased one of
those carriages is to-day walking advertise
ment for good work and doesn't lose chance
to recommend you to buy good wagon, pro-
vided you can secure one at a reasonable price.
| am personally acquainted with people all
over Malne-from my home in Ellsworth to
John Mallmon's hotel in Lubec. to Smiths
hotel in Caribou, to the Whitney house in
Pressure Isle, to Patten by way of Ok Beau, to
Moosehead Lake and across the country to
Rockland and back home.
In all my travels have failed to find one
man who has given the western carriages a
others to do When asked what he knows
about western carriages he shakes his head
and says he knows enough about them to let
them alone.
To show you that / am sincere in my re-
marks, let me tell YOU what have been doing
this winter. | have built eighty
riages that am in hopes to sell l warrant
each and every one of these carriages to be
FIRST GLASS in MATERIAL and WORK
MANSHIP. Should any part prove other
wise, at any time, will make it good regard
less of the length of time it has been in use.
To this end will furnish reference second to
none in the State.
But to those who are still willing to try one
of those western carriages | would say that |
have the agency for this county for one of the
best made-the Cortlandt wagon. 1t is made
by the Cortlandt Wagon Co., of New York.
l am Offering these wagons at very low
price. anyone residing IN Hancock, wash
ington or Penobscot counties, who is in need
of a carriage OF any kind and who will write
me stating his needs, will call upon with
the carriage he wants.
MY PLAN OF WORK is as follows: I
will call upon you in person and explain to
you any points you in doubt about. l can
then find out your exact needs. If it be
express you want, | can suit you with light,
medium heavy. In top buggies l carry
four different styles, in fact, anything in the
carriage line you can find at my shop. Don't
buy until you see my work and the low rates
| am offering.
NJ F. MATONEX
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KlTrERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings Of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

NoSeity anu NoISeuSe.
Randolph Gelerson, OF Haynesville,
was drowned in the west branch of the
Matawaukeag last week by the over
turning of his canoe. He was thirty
years of age.
Negotiations have been completed for
the sale OF about 1900 acres in the town
Of Milford owned by Hon. Eugene Hale,
Of Ellsworth, Hon Clarence Hale. of Port
land, and the heirs of Frank Gilman and
Daniel F. Davis, of Bangor, to Russell Ben
nett, of Danforth, and Allen Hackett, of
Pittsteld.
The village OF Fairbanks, three miles
north of Pennington, was the scene of
disastrous fire Friday night. Five build
ings were destroyed, including the only
store of the place, the post office, grist
mill and saw mill. The total loss is about
1900, with very small insurance. All
the property was owned by George w.
Ranger, OF Pennington.
Secretary B. Walker Mckeen, of the
state board Of agriculture, is about to
send out his question sheets for the May
good roads. He will send letter to
each road commissioner III the State, a
circular letter asking them to signify
their desire for convention. Half rates
would be secured on the railroads, and
everything done to make it large meet
ing. The speakers would be hired and
paid from the $500 that was appropriated
g., 10 10, -. -.
David r. Loring, the Auburn cente-
marian, died last Wednesday. Mr.. Loring
celebrated his Tooth birthday Nov. %, re-
ceiving his friends in the afternoon and
evening. His memory held out wonder
fully and he was in many ways a remark
able man. He was born Nov. %, 1897, at
Bath. His parents, Laban Loring and
Mary Philbrook, were married at Bath,
Nov. &c. 1890, and David was the third
child born to the union. Charles Loring
was born Sept. "a, 1891, and Lydia Loring
Nov. 9, 1894; Susanna d. Loring was born
March 10, 1900; Samuel P. Loring Sept. 20,
1902, and Mary J. Lofing Oct. 81, 1906.
The latter died in 1908. He has lived most
Of his life in Auburn and since the deaf b
of his wife, seven or eight years ago, he
has resided with his daughter, Mrs. J. F.
Cobb.
Hon. Almon A. Strout, a leading Port
land attorney, died at Boston April 49,.
He had started for California, hoping to
regain his health but was obliged to turn
back. He got as far as Boston where he
was taken ill. The deceased was born in
1885, in Limington. He was a law stu
dent with Senator Hale and admitted to
the bar the same time he was. Early in
his legal career he formed a partnership
with Judge Shepey, OF the United States
district court. In 1889 he opened a law
office in Boston, but returned to Port
land in 1897. He served as assistant
counsel in the distribution in the Ala
bama claims, and was attorney for the
Grand Trunk, Boston & Maine and other
corporations. He had no superior in the
State as jury lawyer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

Fools can ask questions which wise
men cannot answer; but the wise men
are not always wise enough to see that
they can't.
Ii man empties his purse into his
head, no one can take it from bin. An
investment in knowledge always pays the
best interest.
The only faith that wears well and
holds its color in all weathers is that
which is woven OF conviction aud set
with the sharp mordant of experience
LolreM