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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

white ladies 81 Honolulu incline 10
doubt the thorough conversion Of the
native wun.on Ia Christianity because
they refuse % wear corsets They draw
the lin. On that aud To- my imperfectly
trained taste show their good sense
thereby But Christianity and corsets
do go together which nobody can deny.
Shining white is the color Of the gala
and sunday attire OF these gentle Ha-
waiians No more pleasing thing can
BE- looked OF than q gathering OF the
nativCs. wisf their brown skins, shin
ing black heads. expressive eyes and
gfstening white garments The white
people here wear clothing of the same
happy and inspiring hue. / wish they
did elsewhere. A good locking man is
never 40 handsome as when he is clad
in white duck or linen coat and trou-
sers Ii IL : sad pity the exigencies OF
city civilization and the size Of laundry
bills demand such somber colored outer
garments The world would not be- so
wicked if people wore white clothing
There is less crime in Honolulu than in
any other place Of its size in the world
When asked for key to my room in
the boarding house. was told none was
needed. as no doors Were ever locked
and nothing in the house had ever been
stolen. When you write to friends in
Honolulu. unless before this reaches you
congress has brought Hawaii under the
postal laws of the United States, be sure
you put cent stamp upon your letter.
Otherwise your friend here who gets
the letter will have 10 pay 10 cents on
ii. The cent United States stamp you
put upon il at home counts for nothing
at all. il seems. and they charge you
double postage when the letter gets here.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER
uorrtrlp ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

kingdom Of the Mother Hubbard II
that Illinois sheriff who forbade the APP
pearsnce Of this comfortably towing
carb upon the streets Of his town were
to come here. he would I've 80 shocked
he could not even look at the spectacle
through his fingers.
At church. Mt home. ct weddings and
It funerals the Hawaiian mstron wears
a Mother Hubbard. Formerly, in her
heather days, she appeared mostly in the
clothing nature gave her. This much Of
q concession she now makes 10 civiliza-
ton. Young Hawaiian girls wear rib
bons around their waists; their mothers
will have no such artificial restraint.
The prevailing garment may be black
or red OF blue in color. or else white.
pure spotless white. After they get td
be old creatures, who don't care how
they look. then il Ii always black
Mother Hubbard II is odd. by the way,
that when woman becomes old and
needs 10 take more and better care OF
her looks than she ever did before she
should slump down and take no care al
all Of them.
The Hawaiian matron gets very fat
The race are 80 good natured that near
" all Of them become stout A 2o'
pound native lady waddling along in
scarlet Mother Hubbard is an impress
sive sight. not to be forgotten Goot
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Georgia r. Thomas OF Wilmington
county Of Newcastle, State Of Delaware, by he
mortgage deed, dated the seventh day OF octobe
1898, and recorded In the Oxford Westeri
Registry Of Deeds, Book 9, Page 81. conveys
10 Richard y. ChAse of Baldwin, Maine, q O rtaiI
parcel Of real estate with buildings therroi
situate in Hiram. oxford County, Maine. on On,
easterly side OF Saco River, and bounded n fol
lows: Beginning nc stake on the bank Of sal
river as the corner Of land formerly owned by
Barker and running north IS degrees east on saif
Barker line ten rods to the road; thence nortf
e2 degrees east seven rods by The road 70 ,
stake thence north 80 degrees west by . pint
stump snd cherry tree spotted ten rods 70 thu
river; thence down said river 10 the first men
toned bounds, said to contain one hundre,
square rods more or less. Also one other parce
Of land lying In said Hiram, beginning st th<
south east corner Of the above piece OF land on
the road leading from Hiram 70 Denmark, run
ming on said ROAD two rods; thence n''rtheriy
parallel 10 said land 70 the river. Meaning By
this deed 20 convey the house and lot f,rmerly
occupiei by Samuel Haywood and the buiIdingi
and lot decided by John Mcdonald 70 Esther
Haywood, May 5th, LIST. recorded In Oxford
County Registry OF Deeds, Western Distrtct
Book Il, Page g.. And said mortgage having
Nellie n Gray Of Denmark, Maine, Oct. 10, lse6
tricf Book 81. Page los. and ssid Nellie n. Gray
having Dec, Q, 1Sfs, assigned said mortesEe u
Lizzie A. B1sier of said Hiram, assignment
recorded In said Registry District. Book 81, Pages
S68-67, and whereas the condition Of saSu
mortgage has been broken. now therefore BY
reason Of The breach Of the condition thereof
claim foreclosure Of said mortgage.
Hiram. Maine, April I, 1879.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

All the words tsscritsd contain the
same number OF letters When these arr
rightly que sd and placed one below
another In the order here given. the cen
tral letters, reading downward, will spell
the name % a famous locality.
Crusswur,is: /. A name borne by many
kings. 2. A confession 81 faith for public
us. 5 Ot~cure. 4 To throw out forci
bly, and abuBdantly. 5. A plant from
which is obtained substance OF great
commercial value. 8 To rpel by cx'
pressing displeaSure. = ofiicers In rncr'
chant vessel ranking next below the cap
tain. 5 4 machine for raising md lower
Ing heavy weights, y. Containing seusi.
BILE moisture. 10 The characteristic fluid
Of any vegetable or animal substance. IL.
T,xx.a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
EN- ROUTE TO HONOLULU
Chinese and Japs Make Things
Lively on Board Ship.
sAIHY NIGHTS on THE PACIFIC.
Hawaii the Kingdom Of Mother Hsb-
bard - wemen Of the Islands Es-
chew Corseta aaa Are Fat and Joi-
ly-NotabIe Absence Of Crime.
copyright, 1879. by the Author.l

A Yankee Thanksgiving in the Pa
ciic ocean. on board British ship,
with Chinese walters at table. is some
thing unique in the experience Of most
Americans Such Thanksgiving day
We enjoyed on the Belgic Nov. "a.
There was also pumpkin pie. made
by Chinese cook. OF the pie | say
nothing. OF the cook l may say that nj
least his intentions were honorable. No
body can make pumpkin pie but Amer
leans
The ship is also manned with Chimes,
table walters. and they are one Of th'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

No. 66.-Three Charsdes: /. Garry all.
o Cabin. 8 Pleasure
No. 67.-Progrssive Mineral Enigma
l. Aspire. 2 Asnnine. 3. Bandanna.
l. ArInor s. Mean. 8. Hereafter. Z.
Stagnate. s. Avail o. Assigning. 10.
Assure. IL Begin. l2. Beat.
No. 6s-Geogrsphical Acrostic: Ouse.
l. Oasis. g. Ulster 3. Scilly 4. Erne.
No. 69-Riddle: An orange.
No. 70-pictorial Maxim: The aid that
should within be sought scorn from with
out 10 borrow.
No. IL - Synoopations: Wheeler. l.
Fa(W)n. g while. 3. N(e)ap. 4.
DrIe)am. 5. GoodQ)y. Q. Lle)ad. Z.
G(r)ain.
No. 7s.-Missing Word Puzzle: Note.
bit
No. 73.--Mctagram: l. Rice. 2. Nice.
B. Lice. 4. Dice. 5. Vice
No. 14-Crossword: Burns.
No. 75. - Examination Questions: /.
White. g Pike s. Martin. L. Posey
s. Warren 8. Rush. Z. Vermillion. 8.
Marshall
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

Tske mediusn slzsA swing medic and
pas through the eye Of Il a short thrad.
Then ON piece Of paper draw q target af
shown. Fasten the target on wainscot
or door, walk about three feet distant, and
holding the needle a. shown launch 1t nj
the target. 10 win be ssen that the needle
will "stick," and q ssoFc can be kept. and
the one getting tho highest number wins.
II will be found that this simple arrange
ment will afford plenty Of amusement. -
New York Herald
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
yo, T.-The Poets' Pen.
o.s.oss.s'''e''o
c.. 0..0s...9..sC

c.. o See Q
Beginning al the nib and reading up
ward. threc letters, the name of the author
of one Of our most inspiring national
songs.
The first Eve Of the upper horizontal,
author OF
TIE bill strikes one; we takr no note Of time.
But from It's los
The last letter OF this authors nanic be-
gins the next ~ nine, author VI The Dc
serted vil!acc" The Las, four. the
xuthor Of X lneny.
Beginning again nj the nib and reading
downward, three letters, author of
Gln.y to the, my God. this night.
For all th. blessings 81 the light
The first four Of the lower horizontal,
an,h0r OF
Rattle h.. homes over the stoncsi
he's o.ly fAupcr whorn nobody ownsi
F,u- letters, IN English poet, author of
'.Thc cid D pillar Faces" six letter
author oi ...Aatopsis. Five letters
authorSsS o. Reeve du Midi.
The four vertical stars Mt the right,
author OF
Full many rcis ~ purest ray Scrcne
To dark afathomct caves OF ocean bar
Full many a0wer Is born 20 blush unseen
And waste its swc-tnc-s on the desert air
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
Doan's kidney Pills

| make strong, healthy kidneyS-Hot now
and then. hut every ,ine-no matte what
IRE trouble IS. II rs from the i.iI leys,
! Doan's Kidney Pills viii cure IT,
Mrs. :. Lake, OF 7s Temple street,
| Nashua. ~ H., weil-ka0vn professional
nurse, SAYS: ! suffered for four or flye
years with severe pain across the small
OF my back fog which paie1tly took
medicine prescribed By many eminent ply
sicians. was never abie TO Obtain any
permanent relief, for Just rs soon As the
medicine vas fniShe!, the symptoms
came back again wkh renewed vigor.
When ! bought my irst box OF Doan's
| Kidney Pills could not straighten up ana
was forced TO walk in a STOPPED and an
natural position. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me relief. and am convinced there
is no remedy like them"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers, price so cents. Mailed by Foster
MiIbum Co., Buffalo. N. T.. sole agents
for the United States. Remember the
name, "Doan's," and take no other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

A Modern Maid. IAN the first girl
you ever loved?" she asked him, more q.
matter Of habit than anything else. 81
cannot tell lie," said be. 'sYou are
not You are simply the best OF the
bunch" Being . modern maid she was
content with that.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

oSnpgworth u . queer genius. Three
years sso be quit drinking. Exaetly .
year later he gave large sum OF money
70 . needy relative. just . year ago b
Joined IL church, end now has geos to
preaching" s'Don't yoa sesf He's 70
ing 70 heaven On the instalment plan"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
Honolulu. r. l.

Backsche and kidney ache are twin
brothers
You can't separate them
And you can't get M Oi the baekache
until YOU cure the kidney ache
The Kidneys are the handspring OF the
whole system
II they are not strong and healthy YOU
may expect aches and pains and sick
neSseS VI ali sorts
II the kidneys are we'll and strong the
rest OF the system Is pretty sure 70 be N
xiynrnlIS health
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

His WisA-wifs: "If I don't wear
someehilg new on Easter, / won't ell the
rest Of the year." Husband: "For
heavens sake don't then!"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY OF oxroxp.
COUNT TRKAsuRKxS OEylcK.
south Parts. Maine, Mar. %. isse.
The following la containing the a(gregsse
amount OF ecss- allowed In each criminal case a.
audited and allowed ~ the Mar. at. term lss. OF
the Court OF County Comm'rs. for said County
OF oxford and specifying the court or masistrzte
thai allowed the same AMI before whom the case
originated y published In accordance with the
provisions Of Sec. 10 OF Chap. ING and OF Sec. II
OF Chap. 10 OF the Revised Statutes Of the state
OF Maine:
REfoRE NORWAY MUNICIPAL COURT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

Nion
the publisher Of The Oxford Dmocrat vos home paper h
them to furnish both the ihine Of 81
Every 10 the
community which lives cordial his local T9
unttDgy
condition
dihrent
viso family
just think of Al Both Of thss for only 81 % 49,
Sod I'll ssbptas "TNB OXFORD DENOCRAT" Paris Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
NOT ICE.

Owing 20 some ~ hcu'ty with the GA rer 81
the land ani spring al Turkey Hige, w. have
ea-ed the VIM. Frost mineral spring 90 f'krs
mn for a term Of nye years, and vii deliver
water from this spring The analyri- arI WIh1
Mr. ?. l. Bartlett, state chemist has = IA!
about the water rom this spring, l. here below
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
HONEMAKRRy COLUMN.

On Topics efiassssss 70 - idle.
socsssd; Addfsss; kdisG p., aoi 49,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

A lazy liver makes lazy man. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters b thu natural, never
failing remedy for lazy liver.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

Mrs. Tiiford: ''it must have taken
Daniel Webster long time TO compile
the dictionary; don't you think soy'
Tilford: '.Dsnisl. You mean Noah,
don't your Mrs. Tlford: snow. don't
be silly. Noah built the ark"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

FOR SALE.

have for sale a full blood Hereford Bul
Calf, six months Old and viii girth r. In.
n. W. WHiTMAN.
Backneld.
ON road from South Paris to BuekheId.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

No. si--AnaGraas.
!. Stay Ben, oarr-
Q. Our Eds fifth galley.
g. Sam sat ON hut
l. Oh, story columns
D. Sing, We great.
q. L. woke in glass lard can.
Z. Few stop 20 sing on trolly; sse II. II.
T. Ere buys trim horse teeth.
Q. For an hearts cheer doth Ed gcs
eggs.
10. Msntel-pieoe Is toy
IL. l.. used mad brains.
L.. arruvc at Cigi.
IS. Pm brags at dress rent
IL Ease dad
Is File dry oaks
Is. No mute ant
Il. o heed stars afaf.
Is Is v not calm.
10. Fork grab IL coral.
20. Tom won, sang In hut.
81. Safe and cool. Ben X.
% Roll tents, Fan.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, billousness, indigestion. Price
* centa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
Fifty-eight Years Old /! ! !

It's a long life. but devotion to the true
interests and prosperity of the American
People has won for IL new friends as the
years rolled by and the original members OF
its family passed to their reward, and these
admirers are loyal and steadfast to-day
with faith In its teachings, and confidence
In the information which IL brings TO their
homes and firesides.
As natural consequence IL enjoys 10 ~
old age all the vitality and vigor Of les youth,
strengthened aud ripened by the experiences
of over half century.
Ii has lived on It's merits. and 90 me
cordial support Of progressive Americans. e.,
IL IL sThe New-York Weekly Tribune
acknowledged the couDtry over "a the leading
National Family Newspaper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

Ordinary household accidents have no
psrrors when there's \ bottle Of DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil In the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises,
surains. Instant relief.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

A Correcsiou-She: II can't do any
thing for you. Why, even now you are
suffering from intoxication" he: mot
hie-not suffering, mum. I'D De-hlc-
peGekly happy II I-hic-n could only
afferd 70 keep this way
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
CkTARRh
Ely's Cream Balm

Membrane Restores the Senses OF Taste anu
smell. No CocSine. No Mercury, No Injurious
drug Full size Soc, Trial Size Inc. II Druggists
or BY mail.
ELY BROTHERS 81 wsrren Street. New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

You know that tired feeling Is ex.
eeedingly disagresable. What Is lar bet
ter, you may know, by = fair trial, that
hoods Sarsaparilla entirely cures IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18

ny WHOLE vail maine . ,rve u grsa, ~
noWp.
I. NJ one. ave. sir. an old cathedral town.
z A drinking v,-sssel u my thr-s, two. seven,
Which Was 10 Edward NJ Corfo castle
given.
q Ny Ave. two, thrce and sa1. s'ri VII
name,
Z Ny Sven. four. two and I've. = man Of
fame.
g. liy. In three, four ten. eight. ave and
one.
& You II know my one. four. ten. eight by
the sun
.. NJ three, one. eve. eight, names N early
6 Ny three. niue, SIX. seven, holds . paint
cT's place.
q Ny SIT. one. ten. stfirms and gives full
force.
10 Ny seven. four. eight, shows favor 10 your
II. Ny three. nine. on-, tho temper " your
mind
II readily this lososriph you End
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
For Sale or to Let

The fssm known :. shs char!ss Klder farn. o.
Nunbsr Four Hin. Wm ss5 &c! sFSae q e I ~ =,
49, psh No. q.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
CARAMEL FRosrIxG.

Put three cups orc. c. sugar u light
brown In granite sauce pan, add one
cup medium cream, ana one hesped
tablespoon butter. Boil without stirring
except ~ you scrspe the bottom oc-
cssionslly TO prevent burning, until a
little dropped In cold water becomes
~axy. Then'set the pan In cold water
snd stir as II hsrdens. Spread IL on the
cake while II IL still soft enough 10
spread. II will settle to smooth sur
face almost instantly. Ii viii take
double this amount for the two losves.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-18
RECIPES.
LAYER CAKE.

LATER CAkB.
cup butter, l Ia cups sugar, 4 eggs
(yolks), teaspoonful OF lemon, IL cup
Of milk, ] Ia cups Of pastry -four, IL
cup Of corn starch. . level teaspoonfuls
Of baking powder, whites Of the egg.
Nix the starch and baking powder
with the -four, cream the butter, add
sugar and when well mixed add the
lightly beaten yolks and the fiavoring.
Beat the whites stiff. then add milk and
-four mixtures alternately and lastly the
whites. Bake In three shallow pans In q
moderate oven.
CARAMEL CAKE.
Ia cup butter, 2 cups OF sugar, eggs,
cup Of milk, 3 cups Of pastry 6our, )
tesspoonfuls Of baking powder, l salt
spoonful Of mace, cup Of walnuts
chopped.
Cream the butter with one cup OF
sugar. Beat the yolks Of eggs with the
other cup. Combine the two and add
milk and 'our mixed with baking
powder, spice and nuts), alternately.
Measure baking powder level. Bake
half Of II In . long cake pan and the
remainder In two round pans. Frost the
long loaf with caramel frosting and
decorate with halved walnuts. Pu,
caramel frosting on top OF one Of the
round cakes, lay the other on this press-
ing Il slightly and pour the remainder Of
the frpsting over the whole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-22
New York Produce Market.
New York NJ,

New York, Nov q.
! FLDTR-Rcceipts, 2s,179 bbls; exports.
! l@i2 bbl-.: sales. HOO pkgS.: general
| firm On q good demand for winter wheat
and low spring grades: prices unchanged.
/ nat tae market closed with an upward
Tendency; winter patents, S5.5UlI3.S5;
<traights S2.lQn355: Minnesota patents.
J Zi-N5I4. 10. winter extras $265Ii3.o0: Mime
sofa bakers. S2.J0m5-20; winter low grades,
&. 25G2ip
RYE-Steady; No. Western. 6212 fob
afioat-
BARLEY MALT-Dull.
WHEAT Receipts 213 400 bushels: ex 4
ports. l5-GS2 bushels: sales. 3525, Gao bush :
clS futures. tono bushels exports; spot
Northern Duluth. = : fob afloat To arrive.
new. No. ] hard Duluth 1874 fob. aiioat
spot; NJ. red. 12lt elevator.
CGEN-Rcceipts. lSg.F75 bushels eX 4
ports, ~, ~ bushels; sales. 5000 bushels
futures Gnn.o0U bushels exports: spot firm
No. ,. Az FOB. atioat ana an elevator
OATS-ReCe.ptS. i2.Nhp bushels: exports
1915 bushels; spot firm; No. =. ~; M
:. =; No white. 3lia; No. white. 30A ,
track miNet Western, -9M3oi4; track
BEEF-SteIdy. cut meats. quiet
LARD-Firmer: Western steamed, S5.35.
Nov ember. $3.50, nominal; refined. quiet.
PORk-Quet.
BI-TTER-F'irm: Western creamery. p
n3G: do. factory. 15l2n17: June creamery.
.nH ~.
CHEESE Steady: small September, IL.
Hl24, finest October. l2d12i4; large fancy
September. l-linl2i2; large october finest,
StGAR-Raw. steady: fair refining.
. 1916: centrifugal 96 test. IA; molasses
sugar. > . Is, refined eaSv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-22
MARKET REPORTS,
NEW YORK STOCK MARkEI.
The Features Of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Nov. 2l-The stock market
h3d downward tendency. today. III
atlllhS pressure was not severe however,
noi!e! OF stocks apparently being con
t'at IN retain their securities ana vlrl
INf inc money sitI1tiln t1 work i-sn,.
,nut. ms offerings of bonds mt the %rn
lork sun treasury Were larger again
man yesterday. There was no stringGncv
N money, today, but the can rate stiffcnr'
70 ~ per cent. in the late dealings. as !;
~ intimate that the supply of funds f1r
speculative commitments Il still restrirt
81 70 narrow compass. Something was
tIsQ heard OF money strnSency tp come
~ London, though todays uuotatiore
ialed 70 forecast any such event. Th.
luIlness of the New York stock mark,
was unrelieved except by profpss.oua,
operations in isolated instances. Man
haitian was supported ana retrieved part
81 NesterdaE's loss. Sugar on thu oth,.
land weakened on deniaIs of rccen.
7torleS or a settlement III the trade WIN.
ND Leather took a downward plunge ON
liquidation by tired holders.
mere was profit taking i'm speculative.
pond Issues ana their tone was reaction
AIRY. Total sales. par value sl51nni
hited states old As registered declined
price. so ~ '-.i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-22
FIRST WANT THE ADVANCE.
Then Fall River Operatives Will Talk About a
Sliding Scale.

Fall River. Mass. Nov. 2l.-The pre-
vailng impression here, this evening.
among the labor leaders and employees
generally is that the proposition sub
mitted to them by the Manufacturers
Association. yesterday, together with
the new sliding scale of wages and a
promise of an advance of per cent. at
the beginning of the new year, will not
be accepted by Fall Rivers mill opera
tives When offered the labor leaders
looked upon the sliding scale with ia
vor and would have made recommen-
dations to the five unions of the city
that the manufacturers agreement be
ratified. with, perhaps, a slight change.
Tonight, this feeling has changed and
the union operatives declare themselves
not to be in accord with its provisions.
President Tansey of the Textile
Council called the 10 members of that
body to order. this evening, in Carders'
hall and long discussion of the manu-
facturers' proposition was had, the
members seemingly being a unit in OPP
position to accepting the sliding scale
before an increase in wages was grant
ed. The members of the council con-
slider the adoption of such a scale as
that proposed by the manufacturers to
be of too much importance to be hast
lily taken up and disposed of. They
prefer to accept the advance condition
ally and work out the details of a slid
ing scale gradually and with care.
Both sides admit that scale on lines
similar to that proposed by the manu-
facturers with such changes as should
be agreeable to all parties interested,
would be Of great advantage to the cot
ton cloth industry of the city.
The schedule proposed by the manufact-
urers is only a rough draft and it is not
now believed that the textile body would
accept it in its present stage. 1t was
simply submitted to make start AMI
get both sides interested in the wage
question and finally bring about an agree
ment which would settle the difficulties
resulting from dissatisfied help in the
local mills.
The manufacturers intimate that they
believe they have made a concession to
the help and that they hope for favorable
consideration of it. \ sliding scale will
be Of great advantage. ,ney say, AMI
would promise operatives and millmen
security contracts could be based on
actual conditions ana labor disturbances
would not have to be taken into consid
Grafton.
Print cloths were marked up to ) cents.
today. by the selling committee. but there
have been no sales at the new figures. Il
is understood that contracts into Janu
airy at rs cents have been declined by tine
committees for some few DAYS