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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
Maine Fraternity Notes.


lhtFt are hit"ch hundred members 81
inc t'"ld"n 'r"Ss ~ Andr"srogGin county
a., nm. ,,,,o. 4, r. /, n -,
li,. ,,tth ,, .,4, .' -
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',,,J L. ia ttri,,i,,,, ''''p '' H.
IL u understood that Il lud-e ~ thr
Daughters nf Malta Will ~uun lee organ
ICED in connection villa Lebanon Com
",.' 1T w ''''''' 20 -i'ii 'h s.
ST. Joseph'S Catholic Teupcr4ur. So
cictY uf Lewiston has takeli "a biz. boom
recently ana the ladies tuxiiiar. also has
rNinced much activity Miss Queen
- DuuuvU is serving her ninth Tom AS
president of thc latter oreaglizatinn
= H''!' 'Ntt " year age ~ "F"tr al
'"' 'a"N' n H'It WAS rNlapi'Nieu IN FOX
ti"i' ''t' i'4S ""HilHh'd fthd'kdbI| no"
Iuih"g 'lE 'E'I ivy h'hh'fN. ~ = IN
P"rte" tI"' = 0Pt%Htt meeting Will %
tt'i'u SION "ilth - 'dudidattS from WI
i'iiiahl't VIII o." lo4tl't't'~
II may IL. nps.,i,t. ,ft.,. I'm ,t., ,h.
hi,. district tn.stf,ta ~ b,{d t,.lIn,, 4.
which ,bar. il ,o1sil..r,ii.. i,,,,,,'., ,,a,.
h.. h..ld AZ pittsn.IL 4 shn,, i'm. ,,.,, =
was regarded in,nroh.,,,l,. ma Kill, III.
grand nftr.rs fiji tba, IT,, martjug w.o,iIa
NOT ro.,trri4lizr i, is nov sa{5 -, tb.ra
vs. = MISUNDERSTANDING ma w., 49,,
n.nbars If IN. dtff.r.ni odd Fe,lnus. ~
.stnizations nav. vntr,l ~ ..xtand III IL
I'itatinn Ia the fnflnwin1 lodsi,s T., .,ttand
;, district n,nrtina, In h.. MA tb..re SOM
tim. in February Dexter t'orinna \ryr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
A Timely Lesson.


III view of the peculiar condition ian
me cotton goods industry to-day i'm New
England and the serious menace mat I'd
strike "t some magnitude may he d.
Ntlopcd. IT is to be hoped that both
tn" mill owners and the operatives will
prollt by tn" moral of the recent strike.
IN England in the mechanical Industries
WITH The record of such Il tremendously
costly contest before them. the mill own
rrs and their employees should leave me-
means Untrcd in tn" direction uf StCur-
lnS an amicatc and sensible agreement
ON the questions of wages and prodUc-
tiOn.
The strike among the "cnginrcrS" tth.
british term for machinstsl has been Of
SIN months duration. IT represents the
loss of millions and tens Of millions of
dollars to the British people. IT, at the
outset of the strike the. EMPLOYERS and
operatives had been willing To accent
the terms which will now be forced upon
them, this tremendous loss would have
been aVertcd ana both the employers
and employees would have been far bet
ter off than they are today The strike
affected the British people generally in
many ways, and SO the whole nation has
suffered for six months because OF Il re-
illsal to make certain concessions which
are now 10 be made. after all.
During the progress of the strike the
organized labor directly or Indirectly
concerned. contributed more than $.000.-
D0 and possibly more than $200O.ooo to
keep the StFlkt IN operation. The cundi-
tionS. concerning which complain, orig
inally arose, had been brought about by
the old-faShioned methods pursued hy the
employers and ny the fact that the com
petitorS of the British workmen produced
more goods in d day at the same wages
paid to British operatives. either because
of longer hours or because of better ma
chncrN.
The British employers had an accumlI-
lated stock of goods on hand at the out
set but they We're undsrSold by their
competitors who continued production:
ana throughout the strike these condi-
tlunS have remained in force. The conSe4
Guence is that today the competitors have
captured the markets and have secured
many of the customers who formerly pa
troniZed the British manufacturers The
latter are in no better condition totiay \
| than they were six months ago to meet
the foreign competition. while the work
men lind that their opportunities for en-
pioXment are much less than they were
at the beginning of the strike In other
words. both parties To the strike have
been greatly injured. willie their compet-
! itors have reaped enormous benefit from
that strike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
Graphic Glimpses Of the Ohio Conflict.

The Boston Herald compliments, edi-
torially. Murat Halstead on his graphic
letters from the scene of the Ohio
senatorial contest and says: He has
sized up the situation in Ohio with
accuracy and alertness from the start.
In this connection it is of interest II
refer to what Mr.. Halstead has to say
in his summing up dispatch in TIE
Herald of the same date. Thursday
Touching upon the bribery charges he
says:
''Probably there never was a more
tedious night Of conferences or one
less profitable than that which occu-
pied the conspirators in the last hours
of their helligerency. a dozen plans of
campaign We're considered and that
adopted was to make a noise about the
Cincinnati bribery scandal. based upon
the idea that Mr. Hanna sent a man he
didn't know with $1,000 to Cincinna +:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
Household Hints.

An ingenious woman has found out
that fuel can be saved on ironing day by
covering the irons on the stove with nm
old tin bucket or similar vessel bottom
side ny \ thick ronholder will be need
ed 10 handle them. If patent handles are
used. there need be no trouble.
Diet. it is said has much to do with the
condition of the eyes. y mixed ulet-i
wcll-balanced ration--wil 20 FAR toward
developing and maintaining good eyes
Stprchy foods used in too large proper =
tion have been the cause of much trouble
with the eyes. Eminent PSYCHOLOGISTS
demonstrated years ago that dogs fed en-
clusively upon starch almost invariably
became blind in less than sin weeks.
A recent bride had one among her
many presents which will serve thc
double purpose of reminding her OF the
home she has left and also will be OF
great practical use to her one OF mel
friends armed herself with blank oooh
ana went about in the town where tneS (
both lived to all their mutual acqaa'n'
ances. asking for cooking recipes. lheSe
she copied i'm the book. appendlnS III etttt
case the name of the giver and classify
ing them carefully for future reference.
one could scarcely imagine Il hio'o
thoughtful gift.
Baron Liehg measured the clNlizato'.F
of people by the quantity OF soap ny s
consumed says medical writer Wnogl
classes iilthineSS among the causes Oh uiH
eases Cleanliness requires more tha''
washing the face. hands. and bods
Clothes and bedding. house and surrou'u-
ings. all are required by cleanliness 10 ~.
free from influences which faint the ~
we breathe the food we eat. or the l.u,,
we drink. A condition that tans Siio, md 4
this should be regarded as hith!: anu.
therefore. not conducive to the hishea..
degree of health. A person VINO does no
keep his skin clean is usually thousi ~
be more susceptible to contracting W
tagious diseases. Dirty people are nli,.
only a nuisance to themselves, pu, ~ 81 +
about them. Health. cleanliness, ana ao
y.tucament go together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
C, cs,. u;c.n Counterfeiters.

For many months the Costa Rlcah tou"'
feiters have been issuing bogus notes Of the gov
eminent of the island until the amount, "
said has reached 81 100000. Inspectors OF w. a.,
cret service bureau chiefly Instruments a. ~
bringing the malefactors to justice ~, =.
cheney of the secret service Is nhuoup'eu, ,h,t
g. Nv ma means 3, secret but a patent fact that
the service that Hostetter's stomach bi'.ei'
does the weak nervous and dyspeptic Is u
une value There have been from Time ~ IL
counterfets of It, as there are oil the ss""'"
Costa Rican notes. but the miniature. ho'e u " "a,
on the label and the vignetfe oil ~, "e ss,.haa
Tho Dr,gnn coupled with the exqiisitely finished
tvpogronbiraI work are not successfully ini
table. ANY one who has used the bfters hno 'sa
its admirable qualities and the features W u,
exterior of the bottles. This agreeable tome ~
solutely prevents and remedies malaria. nj
matism. liver complaint. kidney troup''
dyspepsia =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

that something
mustb edo through the trials OF maternity
get druggists
by
sisters and while from odesy She
and street
Chambersbug easily be found personally by letter
lydia
eucorrhoa dlness
of
could sleep WE'LL unable
tos tandv 1thoutp pain o 10Y Ilonged be Well
Pmkham telling her ALL knowing could do
in perfe confidence
telling exactly what to do
Liver pills
OF
my o none other than Mrs. Pnkfam
especially
Catherine Chambrburg,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Look Into the Antecedents OF the Hired Man

The latest shocking murder in MaSSa-
ChuScttS is another warning to farmers to
be careful about whom they employ
The person suspected in this case nf haV-
ing killed a whole family in cold blood
from motive of robbery. is a stranger and
foreigner who's" history and name even
are unknown, who came from nobody
knows where ana was hired to work Oh
the farm. 1t is the third or fourth caSt.
OF the Kind that has occurred in New
England in recent years. Such is the iso-
lation of farm life ana such are thu reia-
tons of the family ana the help that the
committing at crimes OF violence is rem
d"red comparatively easy and safe. and
II h"hooNeS the farmer to look into tie
Anteccdents % his hired mnn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
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| them passable with loaded sleds There
! n one town in the State that can boast
Vi ehpd winter roads, and that town is
garland. This is accomplished by wha,
! IS called banking. Small trees about the
| size Of house Christmas trees are cut ana
/ lald beside the road at exposed places
| Nh"h the snow blows IL drifts over thesa
1 nttle trees into the road about q foot
! dcep. This makes a hard nice winter
ROAD and saves shoveling onto the bare
| Spots The people of Garland are now en-
JoElng the best Of sleghing while in FIX
! elcr and surrounding towns there are
| mites of exposed roads over which the
| horses drag the sleighs and sIeds with
difficulty.
Rev. a. II. Wright. pastor of the ST.
Lawrence Congregational church has n
ten-pound cat at his home on St Law
renee street, that observes with strict
idclity the amenities of society. When
very young ii often attempted To enter
| the house by way Of the front door. Il
circumstance that was often disparaging
To the Administer and the bric-a-brac. es-
pecially i'll muddy weather. Accordingly
q few timely words were breathrd into
the tympanum of the feline and now tho
cat Invariably goes To the back door Ia
be let in. remains Steadfdstly i'm the Kit -
chen, only entering the sitting room and
i'drlor when due and lawful permission is
gwen and all this was accomplished
without capital punishment. The buInp
of vcneration il 50 abnormally large i'm
this cat that it buiges out on the north
east side of its head Just above the ear.
says tho Portland Express
~ ,...,..... a..
No. - ~ t"f steamship
III - VI w i9iii,liiol me winch
tremely light. There was just one pas
senger boy of L. years Clifford Good
win BY name. He was going back to his
I'M ~ i'iIHt"'' f-HSldhn. ne had peeh
~ mn 'ouhu% JsSt year ana unlike
II} - ~" .Sot " tVipiete MI OF
- = .,t.i' ~, e5iN h"ihieiiS perhaps
-, -. ~ w WIN hdtchlils TINS
- l'ii''e'i'; l-'he many dhother adVen-
lufpuS idd ne left nome 70 seek ms for
big farm in Iyfnpjneo where no Iad "
treadmii fxistenrn his ennla,-erc ,,a,
ring ali rho TON tba, ,rav nossi,,la ~ -
his small bundle of nash and honae ~
! vant ~ ~ horn. = no ssid .had -, 49,
nm ,t . n in IN. ,norni,o &c., .o! = =
ont in - eb.r, ,a,.'o7,, = ~
,ncrcnr,, On daara.as 49,. ,,a ~ ,I ~
u.ater III. ho,,rs 81. ~ ,a,.I
eC haclf r. ,oamna ''i' ""i' u
->'toH VI /" ftctnuA pupllsneu artlcie by
ffescott ana Underwood oil the. Boston
@cho"i 81 iechholosE on the souring OF
'diiileu corn are going the ROUNDS OF the a.
press. u doeS NOT detract at all from the 4
uiis many on tIeli WORK out the fact IS ,
mat similar work leading to substantially
the same results was done in the labor 2
"toIS .! bo"dolil coIltSe more than TWO !
Years ago ny Ifol. T. {. ROBINSON ana I
-. T. i'lHaht' irol- robinson worked up 1
ttt chcfllcdl sac OF IL ana Mr. Bryant :
the pdcttrloIoSicai. me results were not \
punished as they We're obtained for, and
dI. the request OF prominent flrm OF corn +.
pdtheiS VINO ndlufdllE WlShed 10 proht
as lar as possible by them. 1t Is needless &
70 say that during the past two years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Mrs. John y. Clark of Bradford. has
in her possession two very interesting
mementoes of the days of slavery. i"
One is an auctioneer's bill of sale of
negro slave named ABBY" and reads
Very much like an ordinary bill of sale
Of horse. She also has bit of the
old slave mart" or auction block from
which the slaves We're sold. They We're
found by Mrs. Clark's sister. Miss
Sarah J. Foster while teaching in
Charleston. S. c.. in the winter of 1861
and 1868
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held respOm-
stb1e for the preservation or return of
rejected communications.
Address all communication relating
to subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers, Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

y Warren pastor. who is also a mem
Der of the local lodge of Odd Fellows
he did not come to the lodge oftener.
The pastor being Yankee replied
With. Why don't you come to church
oftener?' Then and there they made a
compact to he more regular in then
attendance and so far have been.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
Maine Gossip.

This is important if true: Bow
doinham has always been ON her good
behavior and never supported a nickel
in the slot machine and even the ma
tional game of poker is hardly ever
played except for a small limit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

The tongue Of the bell at the York
the day the cutdoWn was announced
Some regard this a bad omen and I'M
doubtedly it is for some.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

The Lewiston police cured careless
storckccrer Of his carelessness. not
long since. He had way of leaving
his shop door unlocked and the guar
dams of the peace grew weary
of going to his house to get the key
with which to lock it. One night the
placed n board on the inside so that Il,
was impossible to open it from the
front and the Storekeeper had to brea k
"A window To get in the following morn
ing He has broken but one Windo, ~
for that purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Maine SO that bad complexion would
be given to the bright business outlook
should there be a strike in all of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
A COIIlIIl0Il
Cold

and common carelessness can make a
combination strong enough to defy
all the healing skill of the physician.
Common carelesSness lets the cold
root and grow. Common carelessness
says, between paroxysms of cough
ing, 1t will be all right in a day or
two" and the common end is CON
hrmed lung trouble, perhaps con-
sumption. The common-sense treat
ment of common cold is a prompt
dose of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. 1t
is the most efficient and reliable cure
for colds and coughs, and is con-
stantly prescribed by physicians.
S. HAYNES, NJ. d., Saranac, N. Y, says =
IL have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral in nv
practice since 1858, and have always found
it reliable for the cure of colds, coughs, and
all lung diseases"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

In reply To criticisms because VET
Grams are kept at the Lewiston aims
house it is said that they so there of
their own free will and are not sen,
there unless they 50 request
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Not all who tramp are tramps. This
seeming paradox was verified at Gar.
diner the other day when man who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Bath is holding her breath in the eN-
pectation of leasing her shoe shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

a young man in South Portland has
his doubts whether the popular wish
bone superstition is one of the kind
that should be foStered He broke on
With a young woman. who said sh,.
didn't know what to wish for He gal
lantly said: tn wish for you" OF
course, he meant as her substitute. bus
she didn't want any substitutes. SE,'
said: Whats the uS,. of bothcrinE
With that old wish bone? If YOU want
me you can have me" He took her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

The Machias fellow who stole Il halt -
US informed through the columns Of the
local paper that if he will return it tn"
act will he condoned and regarded in
the light of "a popular and mild cas-
Of kleptomania." We hadn't suppose /
stealing halters was popular DOVE
that way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

The Spanish officers do not like the
newspapers. That's easily understood.
The newspapers have told some IN
saVory truth about them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Enlargement of bare spots all along
the country roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

A Surry correspondent writes: 1T is
a beautiful sight now to look out on
Patterns bay in the early morning and
see 100 white tents, a smoke arising
/ from each; and a little later to see
! these same tents all being moved to
/ some other spot-for our fisherman is
| always on the moVe.-To see 100 men
and large boys busily cutting holes in
the ice and preparing to set their tents
over these holes. 1t all means work -
/ hard workout it is fascinating ana
/ they are willing to undergo good deal
/ for ccaSonally there comes a day
| when at one tide they will secure all
the way from 81 Loo worth to $1,000 each.
| Then there is rejoicing, Business
seems good on account of this fishing.
Knox county holds that its rcputa-
by the mortuary record last year, los
deaths between the ages of 20 and 81
The McGray boys are visiting their
father in Unity, who is % years of aSe.
His boys are still young only about 80
and 20. Mr.. McGiay does his chores
himself and probably as he regards his
boys feels as though he were one of the
boys himself
Mr. w. ii. Mclaughlin of North
Scarboro has decided that Wharton
Barker is NOT true Populist and oh
jects to Mr.. Bateman making him
President without consulting anyone.
The possibilities of Greater Portland
are many and include theatre party
at The jefferson and a canoe ride on
the placid Presumpscot. not to mention
rural delights on the farm. all within
the city limits
Rockland Star: viii the Maine cot
ton mill operatives strike? 1t does noj
appear that they will from the present
outlook and that is just wherein they
are wise. realizing that in the middi"
OF the winter half loaf is better than
no bread.
Lewiston Journal: Speaker Reed is
good dsciplinaran even in the matter
of clothes He recently sent home a
page. who appeared on the floor ar
rayed in bicycle costume To put IN
some parliamentary clothes. hut in tn"
upper branch even the senators them
selves discuss great questions IN
!Enickerb0ckcrs ana golf stockings
The Portland firemen are in a fair
way to soon realize darling project
they have long had in mind. the cree
ton of d handsome monument on "A lot
in evergreen cemetery, where are to %
buried those firemen who have no
family lot. The pedestal of the monll-
ment with the exception of the die will
be of pink granite from the North
Conway quarries and this viii bp
hammered. The die itself will be of
green North Conway granite polished.
The statue will be of North Jay Whit
granite and will be seven feet high
The whole monument is to be Is fee
high and the base will be eight feet
square while the die will he four h>
four. The monument is to be com
plcted before September |. and is tn
cost about $1,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
WHAT MAN DOES NOT LOVE BEAUTY
Wives Their
A q Young Wife,
Seyen-eighths of the men

Seven-eighths of the men
In this world marry a woman
because she is beautiful
in their eyes. -
What a disappoint- M
ment then to see the -
fair young wife's beauty |
fading away before year ! J,
passes over her head! !!
feel as if | would like
to say to every young woman
WHO'S about to be married
"Strengthen yourself in &C
vance, so that you will no
break down under the new
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

to buy the vote OF Mr., Otis. a client OF
Mr. Thomas Campbell. the close friend
of John r. Mclean and that the en-
issary hunted up Otis, was referred 10
Campbell poured out the contents Of
his head and heart and pocket, had
himself corroborated by long distance
telephone wires. duly tapped. passed
over $3.50 for Otis TO his lawyer, and
departed mysteriously for the state
capital blooming with the assurance
that he had bought the last vote needed
for Hanna.
1T was about this lofty and solemn
matter that the Democratic orators
spoke today "Wednesday loud and
long and in a fine frenzy of wrath at
the corporations, and roars of pity for
the poor and fearful appeals to every
body to insist that Mr. Otis should De
heard. carefully talking away the time
so that Otis couldn't get in word. all
the while apparently believing that
they were fighting hanna.
such was the consistency of the
bribery story and the elevation of its
origin that the reply Of the one Re
publican who got a chance to he heard
for minute appealing to Otis if he
had $3.50 of Marks money to send tt
back to him. was quite sufficient an
SWrr."
"A few words will conclude all that
ii is necessary to say now about the
bribery charges. Ii tn" managers OF
the combination want to go into thai,
either here on at Washington. they Will
have an abundance to do in looking
after themselves. 1t is a fact that en-
hances the victory of Mr.. Hanna that
he did not use Il dollar to buy votes,
and Sternly denounced any line of
policy leading to that method. There
is testimony ON hand showing his op-
p0ncntS were not 50 ScrupulOus.
Among the plans proposed according
to the Cincinnati Enquirer was to pro-
vide for the enforced absence" of
some of Mr. Iianna's supporters.
Whether this vas to be done by
knockout drops" or 10y black jacks
must probably remain one of the mys-
teries of the campaign. but the pro-
pos&l of it in such a bold manner
shows both the desperation and the de-
gredation of the opposition. No Won
der that Mr.. Halstead says that out
of his forty-tive years experience with
political conventions there is nothing
equal to the excitement of the pass
twelve days at Columbus.
He adds that the maStcrful ques-
ton throughout this conference. after
all was whether the American people
wanted Asiatic money. 1t has been
settled so az to confirm the high credit
of he country.
Some approximations have been eN-
pressed as to the discjplin" ana han
mony hereafter of The Republican.
party of Ohio This is 10 time Ia o.
row trouble W. shall have harmoG
now. Mr.. Bryan viii gain a feA re
cruits The Republicans VlI move
compactly.
The Honocab.a Ma'eus y. Hanna has
the distinction ara It is no a.,an On.
Of having been in the fronf rank of
the successful side in two OF tn. -re.,l-
est and nest important political con-
tests Of the kind ever Waged n this
country. Moreover he was on the right
side and he therein demonstrated his
right TO be considered one of the ahlest
of leaders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

A temperance rally is strongly talked
of in PASSPORT.