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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-19


the Southern peOple-they We're vigor-
Gus and manly; they seeded as they
believed they had a right to do; they
set up over themselves the constitu-
ton Of the fathers interpreted exactly
as they understood it and they fought
to maintain it with a galanery that
Iattracted the attention of the world
On the other hand money getting had
not as we of the South had been
taught emasculated the people Of the
North-they stood ready WIKI a grim
courage and steadfastness that has
! never been surpassed to uphold the
| union Of the fathers as thew under
stood il; ana looking back now my
countrymen over that mighty struggle
as it progressed on land ana sea from
one bloody battle to another, ii is
plain to US all that no people could
have poured out willingly 50 much blood
and treasure or have made such Sacri-
fees as were made North and South.
save and except only men and women
who were trained in the love Of and
We're battling for constitutional liberty.
What aid seem strange for a time to
you Cf the North was that VIZ Of the
| South, after 50 desperate Il contest.
should have accepted with such entire
unanimity the arbitrament III the
| sword. But the reasoning which in
| iuenced us all men now can see.
| Slavery, the occasion of the quarrel
! between North and South was dead.
The unity of the great republic was rs-
| t2blished. the great streams that had
! huatcd to us mpn-Of-n'ar and the high
ways between me Two sections along
| which armies had t.amprd Were nOW
occupied with traffic: this country was
I geJgrarhioaIIy one country. th- su-
/ prcmc court of the union wal pro-
| claiming from the bench thaJ the con
| stitutiun w the fathers WAS still the
! law of the land, protecting EVERY
| Where the rights OF the citizen.
! Why should not the seeded states
| again seek places in their fathers
| mouse lhtfe vas but one hope "i
,'-',. ~ ms y @iid 'ut
! IT. II '''' i-'.'
'''' "'''''' '.'" ". i-n"' "F 'u. H-'''"S
I .u lFtai lAdi PAIN, lht laln lhIt was
\ Soon tu Iead tO Il reunited people ana
| ta the foremost place among I'M. ra-
! lions III the earth
1 N.Iu nv friends III thp \D1.-H v-arn
slower than NJ u comprehend th, Sit
uatiun i'm which we found ourselves
after Alpamatoy. but the time ,y1s In
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..nt,f I'm rn. nam. ,r ,.,n.r..ss h.-
those Who had fouebt ills battles
many of va1l I,,I.ei a-llsn,.. lIt those
.x-solIjurq .At,. n.t rEl-e1 to protest
against a y,a. that VETS over. They
| N,rc selected because .E.v represented
| -hu sentiment Dr the uth. They went
III Washington ult tu revive the arI-
mlsitiys of thc dCad uI-. but to ie4is-
late flr thu alld of thr whole youn-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-19
Daily kennebec Journal
NORTH AND SOUTH
Unite in Presenting Tablets to
Alabama and KearSarge.
thousands Of People Attend the Cere-
monies at Portsmouth, N. H.
The Bonds oil The Great Union Made Stronger
by This Occasion.

itial days celebration Of the presenta-
ton Of tIa tablets to the kearsarge
and Alabama. although ushercd in by
gloom and storm. nevertheless proved
q great success through the fortunate
clearing of the weather, and, toIGht
the two bronze embems are in the Gus
todv of the commanding officers Of the
great battleships. The storm Of last
night disarranged the program planned
by the committee for the day, So thlt
the formal exercises Of presentation
went over until afternoon. While those
arranged to be held IN board the keaF-
sarge. now at anchor III the harhor,
were postponed altogether. The eXeI-
cises on shore. however, We're great
success and the different ships by
prominent officials were warmly re
ceived by large gathering. The
weather cleared beautifully in the lat
ter part of the day and the stands
erected on the shores Of the inland lake
presented a fine appearance ana the
whole afternoon was very satisfactory
to the committee who had planned this
part Of the celebration. The exercises
were held shortly after , o'clOck.
Fathoms deep off the French coast re
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thest oIu dHJdS"Hl9lS' through lH- Oo"'-
tesy 81 the state III which the victor
had hei p!flh. "trt P'e9e.l1rd M'l"
prone 'aplel7, toilLIil''il,'it' III lii,-
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IL was 'o"S'"eIeu H1lI"E oS 1""Se a'
l''e 'l'"I VI I"g iLl'' ne ma an oC
$50
hfs-h offiria1s NOT only from This stare
but from Washington and from the
other commonwealth the name of
which is associated with tile great
marine battle Accordingly the GOV
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relatives If prominent officers FL llrh
ships. performed a graceful part I'm mn
q. ill., .t .,tI..- ,.l.:.l . $500.
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According to the lists furnished by
the American Missionary Board. the
IteN. Mark Williams. who was born in
New London. o.. the Rev VIM. p. and
Mrs. Viette l. G3rown) Sprague of New
York, and the Rev. James H. Roberts
OF Hartford, Ct. We're the American
missionaries at kalsan at the outbreak
Of the Boxer Instruction.
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Bon
Ami
Is uneNccIIed Tor Cleaning
finger marks from paint. Viii
not scratch or wear the paint.

out reproach. take their places abont
the Ola Preside
Men may differ about the right M
Wong Of any cause, and they NAV
cOrscientiously take one side OF thu
other. \ great nation worthy Of liner
ty ana inspired by lofty sentiments.
cannot ran to honor courage and hero
ism Ivy Whomsoever displayed: and ee
pecially should it do so when tbasa
heroes are the descendants of the very
men who gave SO freely of their blood
land treasure to secure the indepen6-
ence of our common country.
III the DESCENDANTS Of the Cavaliers
and Scotch Irish Of the South were 4
Iitua FESTIVE when they thought their
liberties We're imperiled ana the SOY
It-aign rights Of their states threaten
lea, the Scotch-Irish Of New Hamp-
shire, from whose loins sprung the i'm
mortal Starke. should remember that
his grdnde@t achievement was accom-
plishcd when he was refusing to obey
any orders. or recognize any authority
except that of his sovereign state.
We have met here in the beautiful
language chosen by your state ito per-
! uetuate in enduring place names once
associated in historic combat"
The commander W one Of those ships
was born in my native state. ana the
ashes of the other repose in the bosom
pr my adopted state. When Semmes
| passed over the river to rest in the
shade he carried in his heart no re-
/ sentiment towards the gallant WinsloW.
| The spng of the knocking bird as il
! sweeps over his houorei grave sounds
no discordant note. His lovely daugh-
| ter, in whose gentle Veins courses the
! heroic hlDld IF her father. III here rs
| signalize by HUI presence the tender
ness IF the ties that ARE naW uniting
in enduring friendship Two mighty
| ba-tItShips ana tWu great common
Wealths.
r-ran that r,tafn1 Sunday ,,,,rr,fre-
! in june. 1864 when tho AIaban, estf-
| Ell OUT of the ha-bor OF Cherbourg t.
meet the Flcarsarse. each commando
i1Eew that lie had q foeman worthy OF
ms steel f"F they had been friends
lld comrades in the past. Each knew
\ mat they were tO loCk arms in the
embrace W. Heath TINA yaev.Is ,yaro
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tb- Alabama eight runs an1 I.9 ,nnr
/ Tho guns IF TIL. Kcsr-arge carried
n. bic metal For one hour ana 80 min
ut IS they sailed around ,lch oiLe~ in
q fiery Cir.1. b,.,1fno ,hei,. missiles If
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Missionaries arrive at 81. Psiershu,n.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 1S.-The Amer
lcan missionaries who escaped from
kalgan lin the northern part Of the
province NJ Pei Chilli have arrived
lerp
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rlShttully associate with the noted con.
tederate cruiser? 1t was thus: This
name was considered at the time when
in obedience to the act of Congress the
hearsarge was named, but there had
been great prejudice against the cruis-
er Alabama, she had even been called
a pirate.
everybody now knew. of course that
she was not pirate. that as a com
merce destroyer she did precisely the
work that the hardy tars of New Eng
land began to engage in as soon as the
echoes or the guns at Concord had
| reached the shores of Maine. a work
when our little navy continued
throughout the War Of the Revolution
ana took up again in the War Of 1912.
put dld not suggest the name Ala
bama Tor the ship that was the twin
sister or the kearsarge because feared
| that pubic sentiment would not APP
! prove it. Closely as / had watched I
did not yet fully realize how far we had
! progressed in the work of fraterniza-
| non. When, however, the Kearsarge
had been named, the press took up the
| question Of Alabama as d name for a
mate Of the Kearsarge. Then il was
| seen that the welcome task was easy.
ana 50 we have, today, not only the
kcarsarge, but the Alabama. also bear
ing the flag Of the Union.
thank God that I have been per
mitted TO see this day, to attend this
Union jubilee, this hearty hand shaking
Of New Hampshire and Alabama. tes-
trying in unmistakabIe language that
every cltlzeh OF our country can at
le'ist teI-I]e ,i'e Iuii force OF those
n onr natfon9i cars+oi1a me sh 800
with an equal degree il snIendor and
nd star IN the bIue nr onr corntrv,.
lap differs IVAN, another. st,,.. tboran,,
N, e.Ior,-r
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rIacl,a++ I. p,..,--+.,,,.t,
-rnI,a ,,,l. i,..llI,,-.'. II III,
dress cheers we're given Fur TIL gov-
eruors Of Alabama and New Hamp-
shire. and the audience dispersed after
singing America.
This evening, the days celebration
concluded with a grand banquet at the
Am Xy.rtu.,r,L II, ,,.Lt.t ,,-.., ~
o.,.. III. n.,
.Sr.' I'M rl'
,-'' Ii I-i. i'''' # i,''i-'H
erH"r Johnson of Alabama. ana his
stan. 4 hali dozen "A the guests made
speeches
tomorrow, ihefe Wll p" r formal pa-
fdde by detachm"ntS from the differ
IN " al Sl'Ii'S anu 'lr '"OiIt Stat"
Ii''l.--'' through me streets 81 Ports
=. 80 q -, ~ i'oll,.-l-
If fir..,,o,l[e an, nm f,1,,-,t,,ti,,., - ~,
hattreships
The weeks ,.r.bratfa1 t..,rr o,ncri,f.
,rbrrg5,,. ,,.ftb +, dr..,,,..,,... ,,,,,.t..r
p+'tI''' 'Al "d"l"'l NV lHr
ll,''I Nril" Ith- l"I45hi, "a@ naval
'il' 'lI- IIi' e 4'cFetiF."S "l Jhe navy.
ei l,iN pis 4" "'1't' S1I-
INK ta1 Hill, ,.,,-'.
caI.br.ti,., wow, 49,, ,.t,f,, r,,.,... 49,,
,,,as. 80. ..,...:..s,
''iP'l eP'NNi'rS' ann
IT, ,''' ''''.' T'S'i'' "i ll'v''u' PieSIo"u'
ana introduced ihe dITrrtht speakers.
-N'aI4E HdII Thousand guests ladies'
"''u Se"liclileI PoI'"oh "i Err aDuh-
',''i' 'i''S' aiid IlS1t-'fd M lllt Speah-
II,
r.-,. III Il ne1 tl"l
!, rttl, o'', Hin D'oN II iioI
AI,+'a,-, .ll,a i-l,.t Jill. -t.'.
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Evening journal., 1900-04-30
SMYRNA ODD FELLOWS
ENJOYED SURPRISES
special to The Evening Journal.

Smyrna. April 30.-Morning Star
Lodge. No. 6. J. o. o. T.. of Smyrna,
celebrated the eighty-hrst anniversary
of American Odd Fellowship with ap-
propriate exercises on Friday night
Past Noble Grand e. M. Fowler was In
charge, fand after the opening ode and
prayer by Chaplain j. b. Krusen, Rev
William r. Mowbray, OF Zion, Nd. was
introduced, holding the close attention
of the large audience for more than an
hour
He was followed by Rev. William
FAIRIES. who sprung a surprise on
Joseph Wright, the third oldest mem
Der OF the lodge, who has been an odd
Fellow for fifty years. joining the or
der on April 13, 1850 Suspended on
the wall in the rear of the noble grand s
chair were two ilags-Old Glory and
/ the English Jack. At a signal during
[ Rev. FAIRIES address, a concealed cord
was pulled, drawing aside the flags, re-
I vealing the life-size portrait OF Mr..
[ Wright encased in q beautiful frame.
The picture was presented TO the lodge
by his two sons. Joseph II. and Edgar
Wright The venerable Odd Fellow
was deeply touched, and could not find
words to express himself.
Another surprise of the evening was
the presentation of a handsome silk
quilt, made up of over 1000 squares, tc
Mr. Mowbray. The quilt was made by
the women of Ieverson Church, o.
Smyrna Circuit, OF which charge Rev
Mowbray was pastor four years. Il
was sold at a recent supper and bid IN
by Morning Star Lodge to give theii
brother, who had been called to Othel
fields of labor
B. V. Weldon and DR.. c. O. Swinne,
also made addresses. and j. b. KruseI
and NJ. " Ford recited, the latter de
liyering a negro sermon in true min
strel style. j. e. Hoffecker led TN,
Fsinging and sang q solo. while Wat
kins' Orchestra furnished music dur
ing the entire evening. Following th'
exercises refreshments were served Il
the storeroom beneath the hall by Ca
terer George NJ. Stevenson.
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
FESTIVAL WAS A SUCCESS
Neat Sum Realized for Benefit Of the
Athletic Association
Special 10 the Evening Journal.


New Castle April 30.-Members Of
the New Castle Athletic Association
are much pleased at the amount real
lied by the festival held ON Saturday
night
The affair was held in the Armory
building, the proceeds to be devoted TO
maintaining the organization. putting
the baseball grounds in good condition.
etc.
The club was ably assisted In the
fete by it's women friends, who, on
Saturday night congregated at the
Armory and spent several hours ar
ranging the tables and decorating the
room with the colors OF the club. Those
IN charge of the tables were: Mrs. w
e. Thatcher, Miss Eta Mcguire, Miss
Ida White, Miss Cecilia Collins, Miss
May Matthews and Miss Carrie Kline
Charles Countiss was in command OF
the liquid department. at which all
kinds Of soft drinks were obtainable.
The Orange Mandolin Club, of VIII.
mington, discoursed music during the
evening.
Members of the club are desirous OF
expressing their thanks for the assist
ance rendered them by their friends
To the women they say that had Il MOI
been for their aid the festival wOult
have been a failure. The generosity o.
Malcolm Patterson and George II
Huber. Of Wilmington, in presenting
cakes is also much appreciated.
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
A Savage Publisher.

The late j. Schabelltz, the famous
Zurich publisher and author, was a
shrewd business man, an excellent lin
guist. n skillful writer and probably
the most savage publisher who ever
lived. When he accepted the famous
memoirs of Count Won Arnlm. he wrote
on the postal card with the acceptance
the proviso. Il reserve the right to COR
rect your Internally bad grammar"
To an aspiring poet who had sub
mitted manuscript he answered by
postal card: Il refuse to be disgraced
by printing your doggerel / don't re-
turn the copy because you didn't in
close enough postage. If you win send
It, with the price Of this card. / viii
send It to you. but I don't think the
stuff is worth the expense on your
part"
One OF his postal cards to n novelist
read about as follows: "For heavens
sake, come and take away the unnam-
able mass Of paper you left here for
me to look at"
An ambitious historian was crushed
by the following. written. like all Of bis
correspondence, upon n postal card:
''You are making the mistake Of your
life. You don't want TO study history.
You want 10 learn how TO write."-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
An Amerlcnn Rcnorter.

They have a reporter on one OF the
Williamsburg papers who may not be
much on style. but for placid, nervy
"get there" he is n jewel. A little
while ago he was assigned to a politi-
cal meeting and asked TO give a good
report of It. Now, It happened that
the festivities were conducted entirely
in Polish. a language Of which the
young man knows nothing. This fact,
however, did not feaze him bit. He
made his way through the hall. pushed
up 70 the platform and sat down with
the secretary. For several minutes he
industriously took notes and finally the
secretary. turning to him, pumped out
a volley Of Polish.
Il am not in Il, dear boy" retorted
the young man as he turned again to
listen 20 the speaker.
The secretary looked surprised. III
nally he went ont and brought in O
man who asked in English;
"Are you n Polish reporterT
"Nope," was the reply Il am an
American one"
do you understand our languageT
81 never heard Il before" retorte,
the scribbler, "but think l have pick
ed up enough since I have been herr
to give a rattling good story"
And he did.-New York Press.
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Edward Blair, former county treas
urer's clerk, has been arrested at Chi
cago charged with falsifying tax rec
ords.
The steamer Chateau Yyuem, from
Marseilles and Naples. arrived at New
York Saturday with 1,1S9 steerage pas
se1gers.
Charlotte, N. c., will invite the
president to attend the celebration OF
the Mechlenburg declaration of inde-
pendence, on May 20.
Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt. who in
herited the gerater part of Cornelius
Vanderbilt's millions, is to marry
Miss Elsie French, who has SlT,000,-
600 OF her own.
In the case of Attorney w. w. An
derson. of Denver, charged with an at
tempt to XIII II. H. Tammen, one OF
The proprietors Of the Denver Post
whom ne shot on Jan. lS last, the iury
disagreed.
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
Cnre FOR Pprumor,n.

Take six to ten onions. according to
size. and chop fne; put In a large spi-
der over hot fire. then add about the
same quantity of rye meal and vinegar
enough TO make II a thick paste. In
the meanwhile stir 1t thoroughly, let
ting It simmer five or ten minutes.
Then put IN n cotton bag large enough
to cover the lungs and apply It to the
chest as hot as the patient can bear.
When It gets cool, apply another and
thus continue by reheating the poul-
tees. In n few hours the patient win
be out of danger.
This simple remedy has never failed
in this too often fatal malady.
Usually three or four applications
will be sufficient. but continue always
until persplration starts freely from
the chest.
This simple remedy was formulated
many years ago by one Of the best ply
sicians New England has ever known
who never lost a patient by this dis
ease and won his renown by saving
persons by simple remedies after IN,
best medical talent had pronounced
their cases hopeless. Personally w,
know OF three persons who were savet
by the remedy last winter IN BostoI
after their physicians had given then
up 10 die, and II a record was made o
all similar cases during the last 81,
years # would hll n good sized vol
ume.-"The Worlds Progress"
Evening journal., 1900-04-30

.ces. was wounded at Wepener last
nday
,ol. Dalgety's force at Wepener num-
|red 100 His losses during the
ge were 80 killed and 149 wounded.
|.t is reported that there was an ar
|lery engagement yesterday at Karee
Hing, but no details have been re-
we'd.
The Standards special correspond
at Bloemfontein. telegraphing on
nday evening. says Reports have
st been received that the Beers are
iring to the north Of Ladysmith.
ieir horses are exhausted and they
amselves disappointed over their
lure to capture Col. Dalgety's posi-
IN. The British cavalry who were
rsuing the fugitive commanders are
turning to BloemfOntein.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
ie Times, under Saturdays date, de-
ribing Gen. Botha's good general
ip, which enabled the Beers to evade
intended Gordon, says: Gen.
itha arrived at De Vets Dorp Mon
and Immediately detached a COM
lndo to oppose Gen. French's cav
~. We appear to have been fore
illed by Botha by just "a hours. Ac-
riding to the latest reports from
laba N'Chu. the enemy are still with
awing their guns and wagons.
The BloemfOntein correspondent Of
ne Morning Post, telegraphing Fri
Y, SAYS: From a BOer official in
/ e commissariat l have obtained some
'teresting details. The Beers had in
,cember 10000 men. In March they
d barely $4,000. having lost 5000 in
He'd or wounded and $500 in cap
red"
/ |The Bloemfontein correspondent Of
ne Standard. telegraphing Sunday,
Us: The Beers have taken every
Vantage of the mountainous nature
the country which marks the line
their retreat to Ladybrand. The
SIX of driving them is difficult and it
doubtful whether they can be re-
ced to submission In a district so
orable to their tactics.
It is understood that the British
II continue TO holG 'ihaba NChu
ying TO its strategic importance, and
pecially with a view of checking fil-
re raids. The commandOes that had
Gently been operating in the direction
Thaba NChu are melting away. the
GERS quietly returning TO THEN
rms. and many of them taking the
tn of allegiance Experience has
own. however in many cases that
lis Is only a pretense to enable the
Il 3ers to cerate disturbance on tine reaI
the British, and vigorous methods
IN probably be necessary to force real
sarmament.
The sudden decision of the Boei
ace delegates to go to America Is
tributed TO the fact that the govern.
ent of the Netherlands, after sound.
g all the European capitals. told
EN- they had nothing TO hope from
lrope.
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
Ancient cattle and nutcherlnr.

The earliest records OF Egypt depict
n butcher cutting up an OK, exactly as
it Is done today outside Of the great
slaughterlng establishments, with a
knife that he sharpened upon q steel
that hung at his side and providing
cuts Of meat precisely like ours.
They used leather. and they did better
tanning than we do; the blood. instead
Of being processed into fertilizlng. was
used for cooking purposes, and our
Spanish friends never see a better bull
fight than was daily purveyed for the
delectation Of those ancient sports"
A little later in the worlds history
we find records Of tricks being played
IN the cattle trade. for do not some
historians aver that Jacob exercised
undue influence upon the COWS Of La
bans herds as wen as upon the ewes
of his fiocks? And others tell us that
Zaph-u-to-otherwise known as so
seph the Wise" stockbroker in chief
for the Pharaoh Apophies, who. of
course. was not known In the deal
cornered the cattle as well as the grain
Of all the country about.-Self Culture,
Evening journal., 1900-04-30
Philippines imports and Exports.

Washington. April 3O.-For the four
months ended Oct. 81 last the total
value Of merchandise imported in the
Philippines was SS,912.521 compris-
value OF $2,0S4,1 ,124, of "a per cent of
the total amount; manufactured ar
ticles, S4.532. .424. or 81 per cent; lux
uries, S463, ,70S, or per cent; imported
articles in a crude condition, S472 ,29S,
or per cent; articles not classified,
1889 ,967. or Is per cent of the total
amount of Importation. Goods to the
amount of s37S7 were admitted free
Of duty. The total value of exports
during these four months was s5,774,-
D49, of which agricultural products to
the amount of IS. .1O2, 43S constituted SO
per cent.