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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
Opinion of an Eminent Jurist.

Ballot reform in New York was necessary
says an eminent iurst because mere politicians
by trade who bad Ho interest in government or
politics except to enrich and aggrandize them
selves sought perpetual control. There 9th
cr excellent reforms besides that of the ballot
Conspicuous among them is the reform prompt
ly and thoroughly effected, in disorered ply
Steal system by IIostetter's Stomach Bitters
which counteracts tendencies to serious disease
bred by deficiency of vital stamina. irregu-
ia:ity of the bowels. stomach, liver or kidneys
and nquietudc of the nerves, This sterling
medicine. which has for near half century won
because il deserves popular favor, Is commend
ed hy Physicians of emnence who accord it
their approval not only for its excellent quail
tiles in remedial capacity, but also for its ser
yiccahlc properties medicinal stimuant, 1t
so"thcs and strengthens the nerves, aud is far
preferable to the heady. unnedicated stimuli Of
c0luinnrcr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
Some Of the Absurdities.

While party lines We're not absolutely
unbroken by the vote on the Teller
resolution they nevertheless were Sc
far as practical consideration is CON
cerned But one sound money Demo
crat. Caffery of Mississippi, had the
courage to vote against it and the few
IS to Republicans We're naturally for
it, though in so approving Wolcott en-
deaV0red to evade the real issue.
1t will be remembered that a few
days ago when recounting the history
of the recent attempt to secure inter
national bimetallism Senator Wolco,t
told how any effort on the part of this
country, France and India to secure in
ternational bimetallism, had such
effort reached the formative period,
would probably have been made on a
ratio no less than 20 to I. Despite this
fact he voted Uith those who seek 10
fasten a ratio of Is To on this country
alone. and while he did 50 protested
that there is no purpose /" pay the
bonds in deprecated currency. #
France, India and the hi'eu Sia'r9'
according 10 the opinion 81 the inter-
national himetallists, dare not under
take toGcther 10 secure limetallism. 4
co.n1nerc.al circulating equah'y ne
tween the sold ana silver dollars eN-
ctpt hE' requiring 20 times as lnuch Si!-
yer in silver dollar as there IS OF gold
in gold dollar, how does ne or any
other sensible person expect TINS c"uH-
try alone to maintain Il parity between
The two kinds Of dollars though fe1uir-
ing nut is times a. tnneh silver IN one
as there is of gold III the other? Tte
absurdily Of the proposition is SO ali
soIute, So siarn& that We're il not 4
serious matter the hlpbIe ABOUT no de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
The Silver Dollar an Unpopular Form o.
Money.

If anyone thinks this country would
TO which free coinage at is to ] would
inevitably bring the nation. it must be
on the assumption that the government.
is to take the mine owners silver and
store it for them. paying Tor il in certi-
fcates. People do not like to use thu
silver in large quantities for currency.
This is OF ought to he plain 70 everyone
of any considerable experience but the
statistics demonstrate it beyond cavil.
nthe treasury there is OF gold $l63,670,
900 chiefly as a reserve fund while in
circulation there is over $500, 00o 000. In
the treasury there is of standard silver
dollars 1894 "a o. while Of the same
kind of coin in circulation there is only
s51 1870. Not II very popular form Of
currency, Of small silver coin, for
which there always is a demand til T.
is in the treasury but $l3, 455,175 while
the amount in circulation is 90,1904l5.
Silver does nicely for China where
wages are - cents a day. the day wage
not being bulky enough to disturb any
body
Silver is too bulky and it cannot b.
forced into circulation among highly
civilized people except by string
ent measures. We presume the silver
syndicate would be satisfied, however.
if Uncle Sam would take their pig sill
Yer off their hands, build vaults for it
and give them certificates, one marked
a dollar for every As or 80 cents worth
of metal. This undoubtedly would be
very gratifying to these poor million
aires but how would it please the
seventy odd million people who aren't
so unfortunate as to possess silver
mines or be the syndicate's paid at
torneys in or out of Congress? Besides
it is rank favoritism for the govern
ment to treat the silver mine owners
better than those who have copper and
iron mnes-or. for that matter, those
who have no mines at all.
1t may be wen for those who go about
feeling that there isn't money enough
in the country for the proper transac-
ton of business to consider a few more
Of these statistics. The amount of cur
rency in 1860 was $435, 400 ,252; in 1872 it
was $733, 3SS, $40 and in 1897 81 $40, sos, $40.
1t certainly looks, in view of the past
that when there is confidence to bring
out the capital-and without the conf
dence it will not come out and into the
channels of business be there much on
little of it-aS if We could get along
comfortably with a currency of over
sixteen hundred millions. Especially
does this seem adequate when is con-
sidered the vast amount of business
done on credit and which VIII continue
to be done in that way however great
the volume OF currency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

able; but as soon as | would put my
feet on the floor, the pains would
come back.
Every one thought it was impossi-
bic for me to get well. was paying 81
per day for doctors visits and rs cents
day for medicine. made up my mind
to try Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. It has effected a complete cure
for me, and | have all the faith in the
world in it. What a blessing to wo-
man il is"-MRs JIMMIE l.. SMITH, No.
AGA Kaufman ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

II missionary effort can reach til"
kind Of heartIessncss cXemplified in a
recent incident at I.uhcc, it should not
be spared. even if there be not enough
20 go around among all the heather.
Poor old Jack. a dog who has been
The playmate for most of the boys for
a number of years in the village. was
taken sick short time since. and his
owner, not wishing to have him about
the house, and not wishing to put him
out of the way himself, hired a boy TO
drown him. He called to his assistanca
some c0ngenial spirits, who tied the
poor dogs feet together and then tied
his head to his legs. and threw him oft
the wharf He drifted around the dock
for several days, and finally craWlel
under the wharf. where his bowls at
tracted the attention of the citizens
WHO notified the owner who immedi-
ately hired Il man to put him out of hi
misery by shooting him" Ugh, but
wouldn't you like to just get at thosa
BOYS?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
VOICES OF The PRESS.
President Dole's Attitude oil Fairness.
tPOrtland prpSS.l

President Dole Of the Sandwich Is
lands says he did not come to this
country to labor for annexation. and
so far. surely, as his public utterances
are concerned ne has maintained an
attitude of impartiality and fairness.
OF course his opinion is, as is well
known, favorable to annexation. but
he has shown no disposition to distort
or conceal thefacts whether they made
for or against annexation. His con-
duct has been singularly dienified and
discreet; and if the islands are an
neXed he ought to be selected for their
governor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

There is no better test to determine
whether money metal has appre-
ciated %. deprecated than by compari-
son of the standards of wages for the
different periods considered BY this
test gold has been depreciating to sons
extent for many years. Daniel Web
ster once taught the F'lyeburg Acad-
envy for $500 a year. He boarded with
the register Of deeds and used to copy
deeds at - cents each to pay his board
of s. per week. Sixty years afterWard
speaking of this he said: The ache
has not got out Of my fingers yet.
Fifty years ago The average pay OF
teachers in our common schools W,.'
about $l2 per month; of common Labor
ers $40 per month and 50 cents per day
Girls employed in h0useWork though!
they were well remuncrated With 81 Il
week. BY this same standard. Will
gold has deprecated in some degree
silver for several years has fallen
greatly For this there have been
several reasons one is, and it is. ct
course the chief one the enormous in
crease in production at greatly de
creased cost. For several years The
annual production AT l6 to | has been
over seventy million of dollars. Their
silver plating has largely taken tht
place of the solid silver ware. for one o,
the minor reasons. This in the aggre-
gate is a greater factor than may n
first appear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

The third meeting of the PenoDsoo'
Baptist Ministers Circle was heiu III
Brewer. recently. The president wa
in the chair. Rev. w. II. ). Nehtre' y"
East Corinth presented an essay va
The aspects in which CHRIST wv
teachings present Him as SaNlou,'
The practical topic was presenter ~
I,r usley Some Interrogations as 10
C,rrs,Ivas and the State Convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Portland Press: There is harmony
in the Democratic party in Portland
ana under the leadership Of Darius II.
lngraham they are mastering their
forces in preparation for the comng
municipal campaign. The harmony is
due to the efforts Of eNMayor Ingra-
ham. who since his return from Hall
fax, has devoted himself assiduously to
reconciline the several factions in the
Democratic ranks and pouring oil on
the troubled waters. Gradually the sill
verites ana the gold bugs Were
brought together The past was for
gotten. OIL smnothed the rough sea OF
discord. \ club was formed for the
furtherance of Mr.. Ingraham's cam
paiSn. Here all true believers may
gather and in the meantime Mr.. lngra-
ham may be- seen daily on the lower
part of Middle street patting on the
head some rosy checked Hebrew child,
talking over the hard times with the
fond parent ANA paying courtlN Compl-
menls to the delighted mother. Later
III the day Mr. Ingraham journeys
down on to Middle street. where he
shakes the hand Of every longshore-
man he meets and calls him by name.
He has something to say to all these
men and then he moves sedately on
ward to lose himself for an hour or So
in the counting room of q prominent
Democrat to talk over old times and in
the evening Mr. Ingraham may be seen
at the new Democratic club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

1t could not be said that Senator
Frye's sentiments on the annexation
Of Hawaii and the Nicaragua canal,
which he so frankly avoWed at the
New York dinner We're gotten in edge
wise. Nevertheless they cut to the
Quick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Another attempt to control the acre
age of cotton is to be made. Unless
human nature down South has changed
materially within a very few years. in
fact is different from what it is in
other parts of the country, the attempt
will not amount to much.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

So Silver Syndicate Stewart is sorr,
the President had not studied this
free coinage) question more deeply.'
Really We had thought Stewart ceased
TO be amusing years ago, but appar-
Nntly he didn't.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
A LETTER TO WOMEN.

A few words from Mrs. Smith, Of
Philadelphia, will certainly corroborate
the ella m that Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is woman's ever
reliable friend.
II cannot praise Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Lewiston sun: When / WAS in
.Arou~too1 county God told me that
there was q nest Of snakes ana viperS
in Auburn. We have dispatched some
of the vipers today and we Will dis
patch more tonight" The above was
what Rev VIII Gleason said az thu
Holy Ghost and Us tabernacle Thurs
day night. Amen" responded one of
the most devout men in The congre@a-
ton. Il mean YOU" said the Icv, Mr.
Gleason. God has given me the pow
CT to see through you and | can see
snakes in you and the hoofs ana horns
OF the devil. If you take off your
hat you will find tn horns growing
there" The above is part II what was
said at the meeting that was held in
Auburn Thursday night. Before III"
meeting was brought 10 a close and
while the people We're trying To find
their way out of the tabernacle in the
dark. the lights having been turned
out TO make the words Of the speaker
more effective, half dozen people in
their frantic frenzy had vowed to re
nounce friends. relatives and even
father and mother. husband and wife
and children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

The Kentucky silvertes ask Senator
Lindsay to resign. and yet he voted
for the Teller resolution. Some people
in Kentucky are hard to please.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

E,X-Chairman Jones' bid for the
Silver Trusts contribution-n 0-cent
dollars-to the Democratic campaign
fund Will not fall on deaf ears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

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- S''''|'I' lhdAh"i- H'Ilt III" c"iI'.
'''H '"5+ai "''i" I''i tiif'iiliH% ana H!t'i
Warming iilH Et&i ana hHi&t"cs an
'""A'i1 H4N '"lte, It soon had Z
'tF" klast III readiness that would saj
lSI% note! "naidrf. ana the aroma
that peFihea1e' the court room. irn0
'ha' cti corridor. would tempt w.
api cute Of p 1YspePtic. What is tr-
ma ter @iln that for thrifi ana fore
thought y that folio" had exhibit i
one nall me ability and energy in as
attempt I" gain an honest livelihood.
that h. does ju carrying out his plans
90 shrk iiiea responsibilities he
"uiIdn 1 he sleeping In police stations,
ana figure a. homeless tramp todaE.
But then h. seems 20 enjoy it-Ite-
pprier-J"ufnaL
Bids win soon br offered bv the war
DEPARTMENT from the Portland Office.
for thu shipping of the armament.
Wh. Il consists of carriages and disan-
pearine guns to he used al Fort CON
stitulion. Newcastle. III the new fortiG
cations which ara being constructed
there lay the Hartford Paving Com
pany Of Hartford. Cann. How thcv
Will b" brought To the port from Provi-
dence. Il. l.. where they are being con
structed. Is matter OF conjecture.
lh"y may be shipped by water or by
ran. Work al present is almost at a
standstAl az the fort. gang Of Ia
borers and machinists are making a
few repairs upon some Of the ma
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ti"h WORK Noth'hg VIII ne done until
warm weather comes as the WORK a
present requires the use o. large
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

0ne-fourth of the people On the earth
die be ORG the age of 6. one half before
the age of IL. and only person in each
hundred born live to the age of 65
The deaths are estimated at g. a min
ute. 81. 80 Il day. 81, $50, $50 a year. and
the births at 20 d minute, lo.0S0 a day.
36. ~, 900 a year. The worlds popula-
ton. therefore, gains about hoo 900
GNrrN Near
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Probably some OF The senators who
voted for the Teller resolution would
hesitate before voting outright for free
coinage at lG to /, but they are un,ltr
suspicion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
sible for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH G. FLYNT, Publishers, Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

All sorts Of pranks at the expense Of
the newly married couples remain in
vogue just as though there wasn't i
vast amount of better material for fun
making right at hand any time of tha
day. Last week newly welded Bid
deford couple were seen riding about
town in hack the driver of which
wore a white ribbon about his tall hat
while his whip was gorgeous with rib
bons and on the back of the hack was
an immense placard bearing the wor Is
Just Married.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

That vote in the Senate enon,as;1aS
the words of the President on the
previous evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
There have been a

There have been a good many dollars
expended in this State for the clearing
Of roofs from the heavy snowfall, bat
Uncle Scion Chase found better way
than paying out dollars even Of the
paper variety. He blew tin horn,
which, by the way, was Il Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Il OF nine
weeks / was
bed suffer-
ing with in
famnation
and conges-
ton of the
ovaries. / (
had a dis I
charge all
the time.
When lying
down all =
the time, N
felt quite
comfort
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Gardiner I;eporterJouna.: the top
of the Pcnobsrot river Is being taken
off and stored in the icehouses. fou'
iceman will bring it to You With u pair
Of tonas and a little bin next simmer.
Boston Globe.
Probably the icemen the Globe re-
fers Ia viii dn nothing Of The kind, tor
Penohscot and kennehec ice is not sold
to customers This side Of New York.
Unfortunately for the Globes constit-
uency. what will De brought to them
viii he some frozen froth from some Of
thu ponds. The ice delivered 10 Boston
people. would not be considered m"r-
charitable ice here in Maine where We
get clear ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

We are informed that George Rams
deli of Bailey Mistake" West Lubet.
was caught With 50 short Holsters in his
possession There seems to he more Of
Ramsdeii's mistake than "Baileys Mis-
take" about that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
Cora I. Bass. in Boston Transcript

any there he in Maine, who spent
last week camping out in a cotton tent
and dining off frozen dog and pond ice
look forward To a Klondike expedition
with assurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
Scintic X he u m q ism.

my husband suffered for TWO yea.
with sciatic rheumatism. 1t appeai.u
in his back and hip. l got him pot,'e
of Hoods Sarsaparilla and before ne
had finished taking it he was relieVeo
of the main. When he had taken three
hotties he was cured" Mrs. onsio"
Daniels, Brookline. N. H. ~. .as .
HOODS PILLS are the only pins "
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. ESss'
vet efficient. .A--i2nA1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

If you don't believe men along the
kennebec have been scooping in dol
lars With ice scrapers ask the ice com
plnipS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

5oothbay Register: High tide sun
day last. 1t flowed up onto some of
the wharves and came into the lower
story of the Register office and wet a
small lot of book Raper, but no great
harm was done. foF the boys hustled il
W onto boxes SO it came out pretty
Well It's a very wet day when TINS
live breezy. seaside sheet gets Heated
off a great ways. The good people
wouldn't let it. \ thousand boats
would put right out to sea filled with
men. women and children, voWing they
would never return until they had
'olnd the storm-t0sScd bird ana
brought it back safely To its nest in thu
hearts Of the people Of these shores
tell you. if that isn't q warm place 70
abide. then we don't know anything
about summer skies and SUNSHINE
along the coast Of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Thirty Georgia mules We're recent,
imported for work on the Washington
County Railroad. Now let the kickers
kick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

Judge Whiting of the Old Town
municipal court is authority for tiny
statement that there has not been an
his court during the month Of January
New Year resolutions appear to h,'
more etticacious down that way than
elsewhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

A general exodus to Canada is said
to be one of the results of the strike
in some of the cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
of the doctors, ministers and lawyers
who have found York good place to
live in but one is q native Of the place.

An ArooStOok maSher knows
what trouble is. He attended
stereopticon lecture at the
church in Blaine on Il recent
evening and took seat beside oae
whom he supposed was a young lady
acquaintance The light was dimmed
and the young mans arm stole about
her waist, but as his eyes became ac-
customed to the dmness he discoverel
his mistake, she was married woman
and her husband was gloWering at him
on the other side 1t is said he did not
wait for the bencdiction before ,ak't3
bis departure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

present. and the neighhors flocked t
shovel him out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

melted in the mouth, they may well
look forward To a Klondike expedition
with assurance.
If you don't believe men along the
Kennebec have been scooping in dol
lars With ice scrapels ask the ice com
panies.
A general exodus to Canada is said
to be one of the results of the strike
in some of the cities.
owners of the ordinary fast horse
aren't making fifty dollars every eve
ming during this cold season, so per
haps this Auburn horseman has some
excuse for doing what he did. He
heard liquor dealer say he would
give $40 to have the six barrels of
Whiskey waiting for him at Danvillc
depot safely stored in his cellar. The
forseman took the offer. The saloon
keeper had told him the constahles
knew where the liquor was and We're
waiting to seize il. However the horse
man set out behind his trotter with six
empty barrels in his wagon. He sent
Il teamster to the same place by an
other route The horscman drove out
of the freight yard with his empty
barrels so that the officers who had
been hanging about Danvilc depot
watching could see him. They
gave chase and followed clear to town
before overtaking him. by that time
the teamster With the liquor was safe
- away with the stuff.
\ Camden woman set out for work
on one of the coolest mornings recently
with no hat upon her head A young
man at Bryant's Pond the other day
"ent forth to haul wood leaving his
horse at home. Next,
A happy family recently arrived at
Newport by express in the same box
four hens, two cats and u white rat
Some Of the young people il an
Araostook county town were getting vi
n play and wanted some electric lights
80 Illuminate the stage one of The
amateurs Went to Caribou and wanted
to borrow few lights for the occa
sion,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31

a happy family recently arrived at
four hens, two cats and Il white rat