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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
M@dme 00ssa1n..
The Family Man.

When eager nips the frosty air,
Ana bleak is autumn's breeze.
The poet sings Of russell woods
And harvest views that please:
But. oh: the careworn family man,
No song Is in his soul
He turns but from the iccman's bill
To run up one for coat
And when the surely shortening days
Mark summers certain flight.
The poet sings Of evening snug,
And homes serene delight;
Yet still the luckless family man
No comfort Sees-alaSi
For all this means that he must pay
y bigger bill for gas,
st. Louis Republic.
Now let the remaining fairs improve
the glorious weather.
1t is the 25th anniversary of the
White Ribbon organization, not of the
White Ribboners.
There will be fun for the spectators
at todays Democratic convention in
Portland.
We hope Maine has heard the last of
that Gwin elopement case. Now may
liifS i've HiHpIiN 1OltNtl dIltE.
Maine investments for Maine
money" was the key note at the State
Board of Trade meeting.
Maine has its second woman bank
treasurer in Mrs. A. A. Merrill Of Fair
field, just elected to succeed her hus-
band in the savings bank.
\ tough state of affairs is disclosed
by that alleged poisoning case of a
little child in the famous pauper colony
of Fairfield.
The Lewiston Journal declares that
there isn't enough ginger in the LIST
district political contest to season a
jug of molasses and water.
The drough has caused the milk
dealers to push up the price a cent per
quart in some Maine cities,-and this
is no milk and water joke, either.
The whole State is proud of Lieuten-
ant Butler and the 20 boys of the vet
eran Signal Corps who will represent
Maine in New York's great Dewey
parade, Saturday.
The Waterville Mail suggests that
there must be some special reason why
Bath should be disturbed by earth
quakes of late while the rest of the
rot.
ground can We explain it than because
Bath at present is in Il state of so
great activity along various lines that
she imparts an Impulse to that section
of the earth which causes it to re-
bound now and then and shake things
up. The explanation will at least be
satisfactory to the local pride of the
Bathites, something always to be con-
sidered in case of this sort.
Lewiston Journal: Granted that
Judge Symonds is right and that the
dignity of the chief justiceship of the
State forbids a man from making a
campaign for the office, can any man
get an office of this nature without
jumping into the arena? 1t will be
interesting to watch
Two Lewiston young men who have |
been off in the country for a few DAYS
hunting for cartridges, and had a |
really fine lot of them to bring home,
have to thank their friends at home
for the interesting story now going
around of how they shot two fat tur-
keys in mans yard while on their
trip. There isn't word of truth in
the story. but a rumor once set afloat
in Lewiston grows never smaller. till if
is forgotten, and so they have to tell
over and over the story of the two tur-
keys, shot by mistake
Ey Gorarpo, Doh;o a. a...:.,, A, |
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

| good-wi of the public for many con-
siderate and useful deeds. But he
stirred up the appetiteS of thousands
when he offered premiums for the
three best pots of baked beans that
might be exhibited at the county fair
at GOrham recently. In these days Of
new tangled ideas about cooking it is
well to get back occasionally to the
ways of our grandmothers. Think of
the disappointment of a son or daugh-
ter of Maine when invited to partake
of baked beans to find that pork has
been omitted in the cooking and butter
has been substituted. Beans cooked
that way may be well enough for
those who like them, but to save sor-
row and veXation at the Sunday morn
ing table they should be designated by
some other than the name baked
beans" which from time immemorial
in Maine has always implied the pres
ence in the baking pot Of a piece of
pork judiciously selected as to quality
and quantity. If Governor Robes
premium shall call housewives back to
the proper preparation of the good old
time pot Of baked beans, generations
blessed.
Major Herbert NJ. Lord, formerly of
Rockland. paymaster L. S. A, has just
returned to Havana after a trip of 1000
miles through the island of Cuba dis
bursting the $4,000. 900 which our gov
ernment paid to GomeZ's army. The
weather was progressively hot and the
work was cxacting, but Major Lord
writes that he is in excellent health.
He has a half million dollars remain
ing in his hands to be distributed.
a South Paris business woman Is
contemplating taking the spring lock
off her store door. She went out on an
errand the other evening and left tho
key inside, and had To get ladder and
a man 10 go in through the back win
dow she IL all right as a business
woman but il was outside her line 70
climb through a window.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Dreyfus is dropping into obscurity at
a rate which can only be extremely
pleasing to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

If you want restful quiet and calm
New York is a good place to keep
away from just now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Those Chinese powder boys on the
Olympia should be allowed shore leave
exclusion act or no exclusion act.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
BANGOR { AROOSTO0k RAILROAD

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
Caribou ana Bangor on trains leavin:
Caribou al 6.15 \. NJ. ana Bangor at As
l.. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Dewey surprised Mayor Van Wyck
almost as. much as he dld Admiral
Montejo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
81 Thought ! Would Never Be Well Again."

gOou- 1 MAD De-
come very dcspond-
ent and thought l
would never be well
again.
" But with n faint
heart ! wrote to
DR.. X. V. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y, and
described my syrp-
toms as best ! could.
He promptly an
swered by letter,
and sent me a treat
Use on Woman and
Her Diseases >; he
also outlined a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

The autohoe is the latest labor saw
ing device. Next,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

D UdlIy, Sunuays Included.
Through tickets to California and ali
points South and West may be had of Z
III. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
only office in Augusta selling via all
routes and checking baggage free OF ex-
pense.
GEO. +, EVANS. F. E. BOOTHBY,
V. Pres. & Gen. Mag'r. G. p & T. A
Portland June o. 1899
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

There will be fun for the spectators
at today's Democratic convention in
Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Now let the remaining fairs improve
the glorious weather
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

The drough has caused the milk
dealers to push up the price a cent per
quart in some Maine cities,-and this
is no milk and water joke, either.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

1t is the 25th anniversary of the
White Ribbon organization, not of the
White RibbonerS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

julyz5, III. tn, sat,ly,fp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

We hope Maine has heard the last of
that Gwin elopement case. Now may
they live happily forever after.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

The Lewiston Journal declares that
there isn't enough ginger in the LIST
district political contest to season a
jug of mOlasses and water
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Maine has its second woman bank
treasurer in Mrs. A. A. Merrill of Fair
field. just elected to succeed her hus
band in the savings bank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

A tough state of affairs is disclosed
by that alleged poisoning case of a
little child in the famous pauper colony
of Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Maine investments for Maine
money was the key note at the State
Board of Trade meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

The whole State is proud of Lieuten-
eran Signal Corps who will represent
Maine in New Yorks great Dewey
parade, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28

Ex-Governor ROBBIE is entitled to the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
IN THE POLICE COURT:

Mir. F. Neis was up before Judge Brown, Saturday afternoon, for dls-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
STRIKE COMING, MARCH I, LAST DAY OF GRACE OFFERED BY THE UNITED
 MINE WORKERS.
IGNORED BY OPERATORS,
Wage Scale Presented and sldey Re- fuse to Sign It-FOur ThOus-
 and Men Involved.


 It is feared that a general strike among the coal miners Of Western Arkansas ana the Indian territory will be ordered next Wednesday. in- volviog about 060 miners. The meetings of tFe Ualted Nine Work CTS at Fort Smith this week have Il | been D 0 tedve 0 satisfactory results, and local dealers consider the si uation as very critical They say hal coal famine is bound ta. ensue, as the present supply is rone too large, and will be speedily ex- haus ed. One dealer said he had been notified that he could get no. more after this week, or until the. diferei ces which inspire the stri e can be settled. The situation is the most alarming that has existed in this coal region in years, and since both miners and operators are stubborn and relentless, there is little hope Of aa early understand- ing.
 The operators studiousIy ignored the miners meetings, although in vfted to attend them for purposes of conference, and all with the pos. sible exception Of four smlll oper- ators have refused to aeeede to the wage scale demanded by the men. The schedule has been prepared with considerable care and with an evident pur pose to do justice to all parties, but the operators refused to reeede frem the stand they have already taken.
 If tbe scale is not agreed 10 by next Wednesday the miners declare their intention to walk out of all mines refusing to agree to it.-Ar. kansas Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
SAD INDEED.

We regret to state that at late hour last night the condition of Mrs. Dr. D. S. Mills was considered very critical and it is not expected that she can surylve today. She was stricken with a severe ehll Friday afternoon and rapidly grew worse. She soon afterwards became unconscious. Only for brief inter- vaIs since then has she regained consclousness. Yesterday It was feared she was attacked with men ingttis. Her daughter, Mrs Leila Gil Iesple,of Hope, and two sons, Carl A. Andrews, of New Orleans, and By. Andrews, of Washington, Ark. have been telegraphed for and will reach here this morning,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
UNEXPECTED DEATH.
Li tie Tucker McNew is Taken Sud
 denly and Fatally III.

One of the most sudden and un expected deaths ever ebronicled in this vicinity, occurred al Redfeld Friday morning, when Tucker McNew, the bright, little six-year old son of Conductor and Mrs. Chas. McNew died very suddenly.
 The little fellow was well and hearty up to seven o'clock, when he was taken suddenly i'll with severe cramps. Ills cond tion rapidly erew worse. Physicians were hast fly summoned, but their efforts to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
BURNS THREE CHILDREN TO DEATH OVERA
 FIREPLACE.
HER FIENDISH PLEASURE
Mas in the Act of Burning Another Child When She Was
 Discovered.

From a visitor who came in fIom Sheridan Saturday, we learn of a terrible affair that has just come to lightin that vicinity The partleu. lars as could be learned are as fol .ows:
 Our Informant did not remember the supposed guilty womaa's name, 6ut all Le learned of Der wes that she was generally known as Aunt Martha.
 IL seems that for the past tVo years three tf Aunt Nactha's graa6- children have receiv= burns ia her house and later on from the effects of which each died.
 After the death of each, which oc- cured some six or seven moaths apart, thorough investigations were made but nothing was reveal ed.
 Several days ago a white man who was passing Aunt Martba3s" home, which is situated ten miles wesG of Sheridan, heard heartrending cries and walking ap to the door of the cabin saw Aunt Martha" inside hold ing a naked baby, which looked to be about four years of age. over the f@e-place letting the flames touch the body, as if she was einging a goose She turned and saw the stranger in tde doorway and was so astonisheo that the baby was almost dropped upon the coais.
 The stranger reported the matter to the Sheridan authorities, who immediately placed the beartless negro under arrest. She is DOW charged with the murder of the oth- CT three children and will doubtless receive =ner just punishment.
 Aunt Martha'se daughter, the mother of the children, was visiting at neigbbor house when the af fair came to light She said her other three children were accident ly burned during her absence
 The child who gas burned is not expected to live and if the burns prove fatal the fend who seemed to take a delight in "cinging her grandchildren like a goose as she expressed it, another victim will be added to her list of three.
 She will have a hearing before a magistrate at Sheridan Tt an early date and the fendish sbe-devil will receive her just pay for Ter terrible deeds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26

one portion O. the State to anotheg, and @ facility in arranging a uni form course study for the rural schools. Numbers 2 anu 3 clearly cannot apply to county adoption, for people in moving cannot be said to pay much attention to county Ines; nor will the preparation of uniform course of study be particle easier under county adoptions than under district adoptions. But how as to prices? It has been reiterated ad nauseam that prices are as faY2s- able under county ado9tons as un- der State aGoptions. Of course, the idea that terms would be as favora- ble for a small contract as under a large one is, ca it's face, absurd. But let us examine the facts and the figures, fer although it is said figures nav be made to lie. the same cannot well be said of facts. The State of Texas has adopted uni form series Of textbooks, which went into use September l, 1898 Noss of the publishing houses bid fof ! he contract and nearly all the leaang textbooks were submitted Last year tde counties Of Georsia adopted a series for five years. Arkansas has district adoptioos. Now, f prices are likely to be as good under county as under State adoption. the prices submitted in Texas and Georgia ought to be the same. But the following selection will show not only that tEey are not the same, but that county adoptioas, f5r va 5o0s reasons, offer DO advan- tage in price, over district adop tia0S.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
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U. 4. Edson, is in the coach shop undergoing general repairs.
 hr. George Whiteombe. the air brake foreman, tshas taken a thirty days leave of absence to visit sick relatives in Jerseyville, Tenn.
 Engineer II. II. Kirchgrabber left last Wednesday for Hattoue, If. to attend Che wedding of his sister, whic h took place last Friday
 Engine I02, one of the prettiest en- zines on the north end, has been placed on the main track after being thoroughly oxerhaoled in Che ma chine shop.
 Mir. E. Bush formerly with the First Territorial Volunteers of P6e- nix, Arizona, has accepted position on Che small drill press in the ma, chine shops.
 Two large new congresses have arrived here in pieces. Oae will be erected here and the other will be sent to Tyler to compress air for those shops.
 Mir J. ". Burns, who for short while has been in the employe of this company, has accepted q position with the Louisiana < Arkansas raii- road at Stamp.
 4 large sign has been placed in front of the new store room prohfb- iting smoking in or aF0nnd that building, hence the busy clerks will have to lay aside their pipes.
 Alr. l.. F. Jones, d mechanic who runs the axle saw in the machine shop, leaves today fer @Aieago, H., where he goes to take charge of the Link Betting and Machinery Co.
 Mr. J.W. Saunders. maebinisE in the round house, retu ned from Cam den Friday where he went 70 lead to Hgmen's altar Miss Gertrude White, charming belle of that city Taars- day.
 Ar Ghas. Sbephard, the efficient tin and copper shop foreman. had the misfortune to sprain his left wrist while engaged in bending 8 large pipe which gave way and b oke
 Mir. John Jordan, the efficient var nisher af these shops, has passed tht cigars around to his mary friends on tho strength of that big word 'sfap4.. .loha says it's niue [ pound ft9
 .Nr Iie Tomlin, truck builder alsi very quiet gentleman, who has not shown up since pay day and whom everybody thought had mys- teriously disappeared, is in Shreve, port where he is very sick.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
LOSS BY STORM.

During the heavy wind and rain storm which prevailed in this city and vicinity late Saturday after noon, the residence and barn belong ing to a colored school teacher, named Louis H. Means, and situat- ed in Greenville, western suburb of Pine Bluff, were blown down and demolished. Two horses that were in the barn were injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
UNIFORM Try IN
TEXT BOOKS

On MoosayFast the Hall bill, for county adobtibns of common school textbooks, passed the senate. The discussion was a warm one, accord ing to the newspaper reports, and in its course some remarkable state. ments were made. One speaker said (see Arkansas Gazette, Feb. 2D: tThese book companies had ex- pressed themselves to him as favor ing State uniformity. Now, i is well known that leading publishing houses doing business in this State are opposed to uniformity, State Superintendent Hammond of Michi- gan has made an exhaustive inves- tigation of the whole suolact and embodied the results in a very valu- able and instructiver report published last year. He says on this subject (page 57): They (the leading book houses) are almost universally op- posed to uniform textbook laws. 7 Surely the Gazette reporter must have made mistake in attributing to the senator the statement quoted above.
 The question of State, county or district uniformity is difficult one, but no just conclusion car be arrived at by mistatements of facts. The subjects sought to be attained by the advocates of State uniformity are: (ll Cheaper books, @ avoiding loss by the moving of people from
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26

Texas Georgia Ark. Maary's Elem. Geoe-.-sS 1T .55 $ MaarY's Manual Geog. ..-- LIS 1.25 125 Frye's Primary Geag.... 50 .G0 to Faye's Complete Geog loo 125 l25 Reed t keIloggfs Elem.
 Grammar ...ss.....--z .25 .3s .3s B. X Ks Higher Gram 40 63 53 Whitney < Lockwood
 GramHaf.--..s=.z-,... z ,3J 10 TO sutton < K. Elem. AriJh .24 50 % :, 6s k, Higher Arith-.... .43 .65 70 Wentworth's Elem Arith 3l 70 go
 2 Gram School Arfth .4s 65 u eooDer.s [. :. History 50 1a9 I0 Copy5oo6sYarfaus kinds d5 .10 49 s1ekueyzs Readers. bks I 57 28j 2.88 MeGutfeY.s books 2I1 2lI 2ll SWintouts books 2.5s z55 s5s Barnes Readers books 265 2.65 s.55
 Thus it may be seen that not one Of the arguments put forward f5r State adoption can be made to ap ply to county adoption without do ing violence to the truth.
 Now, what are the objections urged against State adoption? (D It takes away the right of local self government from the districts; put so do county adoptions. @ A State board might not be capable of selecting the best series; surely it is easier to select one good board from the whole State than it would be to select seven ty-fve suct. (3) State adoption would prevent the schools from taking advantage of progress and improvement in the publishing of new books; but it is no more true Of the one than of the other. f4) State adoption tends to create a monopoly; it will be shown further on tLat in this particular the Hall Bill above referred to "out-Herods Herod.
 It thus appears that not a single argument in favor of State or dis trict adoptions can trEthfully be made to apply to county adoptions, while there is not a single objection to either of the former which will not apply with greater force b county adoptions.
 Now as to monopoly At the present time one publishing house furnishes prooably ninety-fye per cent. of the common school books used in Arkansas. But this bill provides for the uniform adoption in all counties of the books in most common use, i.e., turn oyer to that one house the other five per cent, and yet the supporters of this bill put forward as one of their chief arguments that it will prevent mo nopoly. Truly in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird. Will the House of Representatives walk, with their eyes open, into the, net so artfully spread for them? Z
 IF ACuEp 4
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
WILL EXCHANGE APULPlTS.

Rev. ". D. Buckner, thf Z talented rector of the Episcopal church at Pine Bluff, will offciate at Christ church in this city today by ex- change with Rev. c. Gordon Sneade, who will conduct the ser vices at Mr. Buckner's church in Pine Bluff. MT, Bucker is no strang- CT in Little Rock. He is regarded as a young man of fine ability. who is sure to make his mark in the re- ligious world. Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26
DAN SMITH GONE.
He is now Wanted for the Murder
 Or His Father in Law.

Dan Smith, the white mau who, while fighting his brother-in- law, A. B. Young, at their home on west Fourth avenue, several weeks ago, shot bis father in law, W c. Goode in the IeR, and from tue effects of which Mf. Goode died last Friday is nowhere to be feund Itis thought he is ia Texas.
 Smith is now charged with murder
 Immediately after the fight and shooting Chief Craig arrested Smith, who was then in an intoxi cated condition. He locked him up and would not let Him give bal or get anyone to stand for him, as Chief Craig feared Suith in his drunken frenzy would renew the matter at bis home.
 The next day Judge B,o~n trans ferred the case to Justice Vance's court, but Smiths relatives refused to have him convicted for the offence. Justice Vance and Jailor Davis then let Smith out of jail on his own recogniz4nee. Smith remained iu the city few days, just bet r. h father-in- law s death be left the city without in. forming anyone where he was going.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26

LEARN TO SAY -n&0 when q dealer offers you something just as good 7" in place Of Haoa's SHrsapa- riIIa There can be Do substitute for Ameriea's Greatest Melcine
 HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick headache, tilltousness and all liver ills. Price 9 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26

save the little ones fife were futile. After an illness of an hour and 8 half he quietly breathad his last.
 Mrs. McNew and son were visit. ing friends in Redfeld when he met leath.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26

The remains oi Mr. w. c. Goode, who died Friday. was iLterred in the Whitehall cemetery. eight miles southwest of the city, Saturday af- ternoon.