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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

The EpWorth League of the Metho-
dist church Will give a mock town
meeting at the Vestry, next Thursday
evening"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19
IN THE HOUSE.
Post Office Bill Has the Floor and Pneumatic
Tubes Score Point

Washington, March 1S.-Thc House
spent another day on the post office APP
preparation bill, but only disposed OF
two pages of the bill. The rest of the
day was devoted to debate on the mer-
its of the pneumatic tube mail service
in New York. Boston and Philadelphia
and the ACCESSIBILITY of continuing thu
existing contract. An effort To Strik,
out the appropriation of $225,000 was
defeated. but the opponents of the APP
preparation succeeded in securing tbs
adoption of an amendment providing
that no additional contracts should bt
made. IN amendment was adopted
making Il misdemcanor for any person
to pad" the mails during the pcrioG
when the mails were being weighed t.
determine the compensation to be paic
to railroads for their transportation
The amendment was recommended by
the department..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

Mrs. NJ. c. Wadsworth went to Water
WILLIE Friday. on short visit ia friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

II. a. Fuller, the grocer expects new
ST John alcwiVes. Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19
Daily kennebec Journal.
GARDINER.

Rucl Maxcy of Portland. was Gardiner
visitor, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

Mrs. J. II. Wight has returned from d
visit to Portland friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

Mr.. George Nichols of ShaWmut. is
visiting Mrs. H. II. Blake. Central
street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19
HALLOWELL.

Rev. James Richmond of Litchiield
Was in the city, Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

Lew Davis of Richmond, was calling
ON friends in this city. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19

Cream cakes, today, of f. Nj. Hayes
gong teams. one half price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-19
r. T. BOOTH co.

i3i fremont St. Room y. Boston. Mass
Home Office, - Fast Goth St, y. Y.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT,
Koch. the Hero OF the Razor, Went
Down To Await Developments.

There was a small crowd or VISITORS
Before Hls Honor yesterday.
Albert Gates. an cmplOye or tho CITY
Gas Works. was assaulted. and cut upon
the head with a. razor 10y Charles ho.h
in a bar-r0om at Eighteenth ana J. RANK
Jim streets Friday night
Koch came here recently from Chicaeo.
and works for hiugan o. TO. lie mas
been I'm the city three weeks.
Gates and some companions We're lh a
back room playing setback. hoch went
ia. and, it is claimed by cafes sl-I'1o
a row BIZ ungcnuemanly talk.
The two men got into a fight and Koch
drew a razor. He slashed Gates across
the forehead. making a sash ABOUT elsHl
inches long, and narrowly missed cutting
out one OF the mans eyes
Gates was taken 90 his home. NO 1913
cast Grace street. His injuries are not
serious. but IL was close call upon
his life.
Koch left after wounding his adversary.
Police Captain Nhluock at once put MS
men at work upon the case. and officer
Werner found Koch at Mrs flctcher $
bofrding house. corner of Twentieth ana
Main streets. and arrested him
The prisoner claims that Gates made
an insulting remark TO him. which he
had 10 resent. When the case was caiIei
Yesterday morning D. was poSipDned lot
ten DAYS. because Gates was unable 10
appear. Koch was not represented Dy
counsel and went down.
Robert Gibson took a drink Friday.
but the drink was 50 lonesome that he
took others. Policeman Walton found
Robert just about the time the drinks
were active and took him IN. Tie was
fined 81. ami informed that If ne stood
I'm the lire again within the next three
months he would be given work on the
rock pile.
The case Of little Porhysy hrougmon Is
settled. for awhile az least He has been
in line quite often of late hut has man
aged to get away. a few days ago he
disappeared again. and his father round
the lad up the country and brought him
before His Honor. who sent Porphysy
10 the Laurel Reformatory
sapolio Sokaloxis got funny again
which meant thar he was loaded His
frollc cost him $50
r r. Goodman. had 90 pay s. for beat
ing +. X. McCleman. He paid 10 and
went on HIS way rejoicing.
stump Billie alias Tom Allen, little
negro boy. was charged with cutting
Russell Anderson. bur as Russell was no
home bathing HIS wounds stump had 10
20 back until the goth.
Ian Adams negTo youth who at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20
MEN MADE STRONG--NOD DRUGS.

give that strength back to you. | am the inventor
of an appliance which puts in your hands means of
of using Natures great restorer, Electricity 1t is
the famous DR.. Sander Electric Belt with attach
ment for men. Mind what | say. In ten years from
date this Belt will be the worlds remedy for such.
This is no boast l received 5000 testimonial last
year; all absolute cures alter all else had failed The
treatment is most common-sense: it appeals to better
Judgment; it is the long continued use of the pure ga
vanic current which does the work. Ordinary bat
teries are worthless They do not generate the
volume, and cannot be applied long enough. That
why [ invented my Electric Belt. 1t was to fill
want. You put it on when you so to bed. take it off
next morning. That's what does the work. Seven
hours of Natures strengthened each day for ninety
days, with little sound advice to suit your case.
That's all. That will brugyou back to strength.
rnrr nn0V Write for Free Book, Three
REt BUUk S Sss: an Of s as" IN T9es sealed
envelope. Write to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

The Ladies' Society OF ST. Johns Ger
man church viii give their annual
Thanksgiving dinner on next Thursday,
November 18th. in the lecture room OF
the church. corner Eighth and Marshall
streets. The proceeds Will be used for
much-needed improvements to the inte-
rior Of the church. and the ladies' ask the
patronage OF q generous public. Dinner
viii be served from TO T. NJ.
and supper from to 10 p. NJ The
bill OF fare viii include all the delcacies
Of the season, oysters, turkey Sc, and
viii be served By fair hands.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20
ThcCllrM Wins.

In the suit OF Frederick Lauteback VS..
the city OF Richmond demurrer 20 decia-
ration was sustained i'm the city Circuit
Court and leave given plaintn 70 file an
amended declaration on or before the
last day OF the present term.
The suit was Tor 800 FOR alleged dam
ages 10 certain property on Nena1ie or
Q street.
The result OF this suit VIII settle SINH
lar controversies involving damages re-
sultng from overlows by reason Of
grades Of the streets. 10 is regarded as
am important case from a legal stand
point.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

foster our best interests, after we nave
deferred 10 them I'm an questions of rule
and government This I submit Tor the
consideration OF an concerned.
A CONSERVATIVE LETTER.
Kelly Miller another negro, writing to
the Star gives evidence that his sympa-
thies arc entirely with his race het
the letter is not vituperatirc, aud gives
evidence Of much thought The COM
municauOn fills nearly two columns IN
the Star, but these paragraphs give
clear idea of his deduct0nsi
"Tho negro finds himself clothed with
certain abstract rights whose concrete
tu'dllment is an imp0ssi5ility. concrete
political equality. or equality in any
practical sense between the two rae
ia as impossible as &C. would be between
those members of the human family un-
der sixteen and those over sixteen years
OF age. According 20 Prof McGee, I'D
recent contribution 90 the Forum. human
progress may De divided into seFeih
stages-slvagcry barbarism, sami-ciNii-
cation. civilization and enlightenment.
II we adopt this scheme ot social eY'id-
tion the average status of the American
negro would fan at least two stages bee
low that Of the whites. 10 predicate
clunllt uil"'t r...r.
would be 20 discount tho ftiuf Oh CIV
z3ti0n and 20 discourse the negro lI H.
striving5 FOR larger deNelopnenl l'il
conclusion by no means ois.'e+l.'' ",
should &C. discourage inc negro
history teaches any cie'f .n
the cultivated races are superior Il aii
tests Of practical power to enc uhleF 3D.
0pcd races. Let us not Ipi-.l l".-
equality sought 20 Doe uphl1 l7 i'
arena Of political control l'- l' .l
sphere in which th' Anslo-7iAoh ~
manifests its peculiar genius. DONNA
tion seems 90 be BOB tn9 direct June .i
ft, destiny. The EuC'ishm1n MS clearly
,,,rifests his superiority over the lilndoo
or tbo Chinese as the Roman dia over
tho Gaul or the Briton. Tn.s prcl'mI-
raroo IS not an attribute of blood, nit
.risss from tho practical efficiency doe
ri,,a9 from the discipline of c.rilzfH''.
..Tho negro should generally accept
sotf-e0acoment az controlling p9NLiD'i
factor. even I'm those eommuniut- "u'''
his numerical prepOndornce coniei5 upon
him the abstract right This pohcy e.lo"lu
certainly be adopted in those ln 'll'Ic.
where tho material holdings OF l.t Ii.'
reprosents only ana insignificant lit..i'A
OF the substantial interests oi tAo 'p-"-
munity.
"The elective franchise 5 del uu'l lp ."
of inestlmable benefit 90 the race il DC D.
used wisely and with discretion. I'D
majority Of the Northern and "'r.'I ID
States the political parties are so cry JOY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

A child may inherit parents strength, 1t may
inherit his weakness. There is food for sober
thought expressed in that sentence. Strength Is
natural condition, weakness the reverse. For thirty
years have been showing the road to strength
have demonstrated natural remedy to be the true
remedy. have made specially OF nervous ana or
oaric weaknesses in men as result OF youthful
errors or later excesses such as Drains, lmpotency,
Lame Back, Varicocee, &c. | could not give you
as good service some doctors IN levers or Pne"-
monia. or smallpox. am authority on obstetrics
~ tuberculosis. OF course studied these subjects,
but this is a day of specialtss. know the nervous
and glandular system Of men. That's my strong
card. treat weak men, and weak men only In the
beginning let ME say use no drugs. "hen take
vour money want to give you value IN return l
couldn't do that and give you drugs for weakness
They stimulate; they give quick results" but you
fall back into worse condition. You are weak, you
have robbed Nature by abusing her laws but she is
magnanmous, she is forgiving, l will ask her to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

them no occasion 20 do otherwise IMAM
foster our best interests, after We nave
deferred 10 them i'm an questions of rule
and government This / submit Tor lhe
consideration OF an concerned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

nnas but 7 wanted 20 say this much SIN
justification OF the firm and determined
stand the people 0f North Carolina have
taken. They respect the negro who re
spects himself. they will aid and feed
him; they Will care for him when sick
ana educate him; they Will do much Tor
him: but let him put by his Vote m-
competence and dishonesty In office. they
will not, nor should they.
JOHN - COFFIN
Danylue. Va. Nov. H. lso.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

Next Friday will be Donation Day at
the new Home for lncuraDles ana as the
store-house is empty the ladies in charge
urge that the public respond 10 the call
and send groceries or house furnishings
OF any kind 10 the institution
The dedication Of the new home Will
take place on the same day, FRIDAY z1th)
and the public Is invited 10 attend.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25
shankie's Escape.

''Yas, sir, whiskey saved my life
wunce, an mighty poor whiskey al
thet."
1t was between drinks at Dolan's thai
Shanky Drythrote made the above OBJ
servation, and after letting the crowd
do a little eoaxing, and getting to fee
pretty sure that there was a couple OF
beers for him in the telling of the
story, he proceeded:
wall, ii wuz long in th fifties e2
nigh ez | kin recoleck. purity well
west, that it happened. I can't tell ye
what State it wuz in. fer | wuz roam
in round s. much that tn only State
/ wuz sure of bein' in wuz a State VI
distracshun caused by tn deviltries
thet tn redskins wuz cuttin up bout
all tn time.
Wall, he'd ben out huntin' all day
an he'd used up all my ammernishun,
when all ter once | heerd Injuns maxi
in fer my location, an er wboopin ez
if they meant bizness. l started in fer
ter run, but ! wuz tired an | knew thet
the murderous varmin wuz gainin on
me at every jump. Purity soon cum
to clearin' WHARF sum choppers he'd
ben gittin' out saw-logs, an you kin
cal'late I wuz mighty tickled, fer I
expected to find a holler one, but |
didn't; every one wuz ez sound ez a
nut Wall. sir, jest ez / thought sure
wuz er goner, / happened ter think
Nv a pint bottle Nv liquid that I he'd
traded a head NV terbacker fer with
er niger that swore it wuz whiskey.
Ez | thought NV that pizen, an idee
cum irtew my head. 1t might wurk
an it might not, but my case wuz des-
perit, an SO tried it an saved m life.
/ jest whipped out thet bottle an
poured TIL whole NV tn contents intew
a knot-hole Nv one wv them logs, an
believe me or not, gentlemen thet
durn stuff, quicken er wink, burned
the insides out o. thet log, an
crawled in out O sight jest ez them
scalpin' redskins went whoopin by."
There was no murmur of applause
after he had finished; the effect was
too deep, but after time some one
yentured. "A very narrow escape" to
which Shanky responded. '.Yas. yer
right; it makes me dry ter think NV
it."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

the just mode of praise due to all those
brave men who so gaIlantly upheld the
honor and fame of the American navy.
The latest reports from Skaters
army show that the force of the fever
has somewhat abated The numSsr Of
sick has been gradually reduced, and
the number of new cases is smaller.
But this is in part accounted for by the
fact that many of the sick have been
removed to the United States. The
startling fact remains that the army OF
invasion after winning glorious vic
tory was suddenly incapicated by dis
ease. But now that many of the reg
iments are securely located in their
seaside camp at Montauck. it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the recovery will
be rapid and satisfactory.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25
Very Annoying.

A certain Liverpool man, who rep
resents one of the oldest families in
the North of England, had many pc
culiarities. Among these was a re-
markably fastidious care for forms of
speech and pronunciation
One day when he was standing on
the Princes landing stage he slipped
in some manner and went into the wa
ter with resounding splash There
were a number of people about, and
among them an old lady who shrieked
as the gentleman disappeared;
He'll be drown-ded." she walled;
hell be drown-dedi"
Just then the waters parted and the
head of the victim of the accident ap-
peared above the surface. Coughing
and spluttering. he looked toward the
agitated old lady.
Drowned. you old idiot, he roared,
Crowned"
And then they fished him out
Pearson's Weekly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

Sickness and death among our sol
diers is not confined to the Cuban
camps. In many Of the Southern camps
there is a great deal of typhoid fever
and much of it is of very bad type.
For this reason the department has
ordered number of the divisions to go
into camp at other places. But moving
to other camps does not warrant i'm
munity from sickness. The greatest
dif1cuIty that is experienced is in se-
curing a supply of wholesome water.
Without this no camp can prove a
healthy one, and very few if any can
produce good water in sufficient guam
titles for the troops.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25
WAR TAX STAMPS.
Worried over the Complications Of the
Revenue Bill.


Revenue Bill.
"John.v she said, with some show
Of irritability, have you made up your
mind in regard to our plans for the
summer yet?"
He shook his head.
"The war" he began, has
1.-The war" she interrupted. What
has the war to do with us2 Are you
afraid that Narragansett Pier or New
port will be bombarded?"
Not at all" he answered. 1T IS
not the danger from without, but the
danger from within that worries me.
You ought to see the new revenue
law"
What's the matter with it?" she de-
manded.
II don't know" he replied i
don't know that anything is the mat
ter with it. / am simply trying to get
the hang of it and find out where |
am at Has the butcher notified you
that you will have to put a government
stamp on all meat that you buy?''
How absurd! Certainty not.
Well, may be that's omitted I'm
going through the thing Dy degrees
and try to classify the stamps that |
will have to use if we stay at home
and the stamps that / VIII have to use
if we go to the seashore. 1t may be all
right when / get through. but it's just
as well to be cautious. | know there's
tax on bank checks and money Oh
ders and sleeping-car berths and teie-
grams and nearly everything else that
is of use on a summer vacation, but
haven't got down to hotel stationery
bathing-houses and the surf yet
You'll have to wait until I've been
through it all, but you might as well
understand right now that If stamps
are required on bathing suits you and
the girls will stay at home. &C Chicago
Post
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25
PEACE Is AT HAND.
PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THAT
DIRECTION.

The Sick in cuba-secrstary Long Re-
plies to sampson's Critics No Com
cessions Made TO spain-Gsneral Miles
in Porto Rico.
Steps toward peace like those which
lead to the war. must necessarily pro-
ceed slowly. There is reason for this
delay in the natural and orderly course
of events, but. there is additional rea-
son in the fact that Sagasta has been
playing considerable politics. and has
by his delay been trying to bring the
different factions in Spain to condi-
tion where they would willingly accept
the terms of peace which our govern
ment offered, or at least acquiesce in
those terms without open revolt. That
his task was a difficult one is well un-
derstood here in Washington, and there
has been a disposition to give him
reasonable time in which to make ev-
cry possible effort to avert the outbreak
in Spain which has been SO dreaded by
the ruling forces of the kingdom.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25


The entire history of Spanish colonial
government is a history Of insurrec-
tion, struggle and bloodshed- and of
failure Why? Chiefly, we believe, be-
cause Spanish colonial government is
a system OF rapacity, robbery, outrage
and oppression. 1t has driven its vic
Tins to desperation, provoked them to
wrath, and melted them to rebellion.
1t is SO utterly bad, unjust, selfish and
cruel, that people have risen against
it, fought against 1t, and from time to
time escaped from it. This has now
gone so far that Spain will soon have
no colonies, unless it shall be through
the so called magnanimityn of the
United States. Spain has failed because
her villanies have caused her to de-
serve failure The United States would
pursue enlightened and just methods,
and would deserve and achieve success
Almost anybody will admit that there
is a vast difference between the two
countries-that the Spanish flag does
not mean what the American Tag
means and. admitting this, ought to
be ashamed to say, even by implica-
tion, that people refusing to submit
to Spanish tyranny would with equal
searnestness reject the blessings of Am
erican liberality.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

Deems - Poor Dear. He was
crawling through his hallway in his
stocking feet the other morning when
he fell over chair and broke leg.
Haskins- Caesar, One of his legs?
Deems-No, worse than that One of
The legs Of his wffe's new gilt Elizabeth
IAN setteesA just imported and the
swaggerest thing poor Mrs. Deems had
In the whole house.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

s'Sweet Felice. be mine" he entrear-
ed.
But" she protested. you are old
enough to be- my father"
Mon Dieul What of that?" he ex-
claimed, II can prove by documents
that am not your father"
For they do many things differently
In France. Detroit Journal.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

AT the moment Of this writing the
Commissioners who are to arrange the
details of peace have not been selected.
There is a general opinion that Senator
Allison, on account of his great and ex-
tended experience. and his knowledge
of international law, will be one OF the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

The letter of Secretary Long, in
which he replies to those who have so
freely criticized Admiral Sampson. has
been read with great interest, and
those who have pondered over its ut
teranees have seen things in new
light. The great labor and responsible
ity resting for months upon Admiral
Sampson can scarcely be comprehended
even after it has been portrayed by the
Secretary OF the Navy. That he dis
charged every duty to the entire satis-
faction Of the Department, and that he
has born himself brayely and manful-
ly under the most CALLING and unjust
criticisms has been made apparent by
his superior At the same time the Sec
retary has detracted not one iota from
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

OF equal Importance with the Official
report of the commanding officer. To
enc man these controversies are a bless
ing They help the space writer to fill
the columns assigned to him, but be-
yond this they are Of little value.
There is the spectre of the Cuban
insurgents continuing resistance to the
United States as they resisted Spain.
To assume this would be to stamp
them as bandits rather than patriots.
If they shall prove to be this, we may
have hard task on our hands in the
future, but their already scanty NUM-
bers must be lessened in such an un-
dertaking, and they will find the Unit
ed States a very different power tc
deal with from Spain. We do not an
ticipate early difficulties from this
source in any event. The probabilities
of the situation are that the Cuban peo-
pie have had enough Of war and that
they will cordially welcome the men
we have sent them as the harbingers oi
peace. But give them, as we shall, an
ad interim government, modelled or
that of Santiago, with the hand of the
United States army firmly upon it, and
the Cuban people themselves will be
sufficient to sustain 1t. It is plainly
their interest so to do. and there is nc
opposition to come to it from any 9th
er quarter We carry strength with us
in the spirit in which we come and i
should raise up support on every hand
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

men whom the President will select,
and it is probable that Secretary Day
will be another But the latter is not
in the strongest Of health, and it may
be impossible for him to undertake any
additional work than the enormous vol
ume which is forced upon him in his
department.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

General Miles is taking his time
about moving upon San Juan. 1t does
not seem to be the plan of the admins
tration needlessly to expose the United
States troops when the place may be
occupied without bioodshed. Orders
are in preparation directing hostilities
to cease just as soon as the peace me-
gotiations have reachedsthe point where
that Is possible These orders will
then be published to the army by the
adjutant- general, under the order OF the
President. No more troops will be sent
to Poroto Rico for the present, with
the exception of those that have just
embarked from Newport News. 1t has
not yet been decided who viii be in
permanent command Of that military
division.