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Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

The youths were eagerly watching
developments in the formation OF ice.
Saturday. 1t was the first day :.aat L
reached from shore to shore ana a Ill
tie more of the same kind of weather
VIII make good skating all right.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

The little taste of winter makes the
people think how much better il
would be If they could only buy coal
IN larger quantities than 800 pound
lots.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
Special Advertisements

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head of WANTED, FOR SALE. TO
for Is cents and cents for each subse
quent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT.
In sending by mall remittance of postage
the charges are too small to open ac-
count for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, TODAY.

G. j. Bragdon.
Homer X. Dill
+. II. Woodbury.. El
TO let-Ttnement.
+. S. Smith * Co.
Hostetter's Bitters.
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Father Johns Medicine.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

Cab drivers have had something to
do since the recent fall of snow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
LOCAL MATTERS.
Journal Telephone Call, 1864.
The Lesson.

The Lesson.
Take this lesson
From day to day:
The humble way
Is the sweetest way
Ruther a cot
With a little love,
Than my name writ red
On the hills above,
Atlanta Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
REED is DEAD.
CONTINUED from page 1.)

fered little or no encouragement, al
though the first one said that he had
slept much of the night. But it also
said that he was unable to retain
nourishment
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

Lot Of pretty Xmas noTeit.eN -
up. Wonan's Exchange. o
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
FOR SALE.
A NEW oNE-HoRsE SLED AND

secondhand sleigh. Apply c. A. Col
burn, ~ Cedar Street. or City Han.
decSdlwF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
Local Notice.

Lung Kuro sudden cure for sudden colds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

0RESSMAkiNG AND ALL KINDS
Of garment repairing. "a Cony Street.
East Side. near the bridge. Emma S.
Chamberlin. dec2d2ys
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

old lady or gentleman or both to board
and care for. Good care in sickness;
steam heated rooms and bath room. In
quire at s. Windsor St, Randolph, Maine.
MRS. IL. r. Campbell, s. Windsor St.
Randolph, Maine dec3dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES

For one week only 5-year Gold filled.
only $50; Nickel Silver. 10 cents. Al
first class goods and warranted. Wal
than Watches, 30-year case, $3.50 l..
5. Lewis. $50 Water St, Augusta.
decSd1 w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

EVERYWHERE IN MAINE, FARMS,
Lake Camps and Seaside Cottages. Buy
ers get our Free Illustrated Catalogue.
z. A. Strout, Augusta, Me. sepf4dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08
A BUFFALO ROBE; WHOLE SKIN

for sale in lots 10 suit. delivered in Au-
gusta. Hallowcll or Gardiner. Drop pos
tai w. g. Fifeld, II Melville St.. Au-
gusta, Me. dec6d1mof
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
What The Strike Is About.

The matters at issue between the
strikers and operators which is at.
tracing such universal attention to.
gether with the prices paid and the
general conditions in the mining re.
gion are given as follows in the New
York Tribune which has adopted a
very conservative course in dealing
with the difficulties and has been fair
alike to both parties.
The Miners Work-He drilled the
hole in the coal seam, inserted the
powder, fired the blast which knocks
down the coal, then rested while his
helper-the laborer hired by him, not
by the mine operator-!oaded the coal
into the car.
The Miners Hours-In four to six
hours he easily knocked down all the
coal his helper could pick up in eight
or ten hours. He could keep two Ia
borers going constantly if he liked,
but the union frowns on this.
The Miners Pay-he was paid by
the caraveraging about $1 a car. The
usual day work was six cars. Out
OF Sc day gross earning, he paid
his helper 50, and also paid for his
powder, fuses, WjCks. etc. His net
profits ranged from $50 to 500 a
month; and he could make twice as
much by keeping two laborers busy
instead of one.
The Laborer's Lot-He did the hard
work of lifting the coal and loading
it into cars. He was the employe of
the miner, not OF the mine operator
or owner. He got only 81 to the min
er's 81. He had to work two years in
the mines as laborer and pass an
examination before he could get a
miners license. Hewas preparing to
make united demand upon the min
er for a more equitable share of the
profits, when the miners parcipitated
this strike.
Engineers Pay,~He got from $50
to $50 a month for long hours but
light work.
Breaker Boys Work-He picked
outthe impurities from the coal when
it was broken up, and got rs cents a
day.
The Strikers Demands-AniG Increase
of 20 per cent to miners paid by the
carload or ton. A reduction of 20
per cent in the time of men paid by
the day, such as engineers, pumpmen,
breaker boys, etc, meaning an eight
hour workday. That 2,24O pounds
shall constitute the ton on which the
miners pay is based, instead OF 2,750
pounds, as in the past.
All these demands are for the beDe-
fit of the employees OF the mine oper-
atOrs.
Nothing at all has been said about
increasing the wages or shortening
the hours of the miners employees,
the mine laborers who receiye only 50
out of the miners Sc N Y. Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
State Expenses.

The disbursement of the state, as
shown by the orders drawn by the
State Auditor, have increased in the
past three years, $73 AL 90. The
increase for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1901, over the year ending
June 30, 1900, was ST. 500 10, and
for the year 1902 over 1901, 50, $780,
20. The orders drawn at the end OF
the present fiscal year amounted to
1868, 059. 1S.
The expenses of the state are con-
stantly increasing, but the indebted
ness of the state has decreased $780,
526.93 in the four preceding fiscal
years and at the close of the last tis-
year was $46,S71 GA.
The increases in the expenses of the
state for the last biennial term over
the preceding is substantially in nine
departments, amounting to $12S,-
$50. 30, of which the insane, S67, 76O,-
95 is the largest, with agriculture,
SIS, Ala "a, coming second. The
penal department. shows a DECREASE
1913 554 90, soldiers home, $6, $40,
the militia coming third.
In the fiscal year 1901 and 1902
there have been killed in the state
4,192 foxes. SO lynxes, % bears, los
rattlesnakes and 3 wolves, better
record in variety than the preceding
year although the general average is
about the same, for which there has
been paid in bounties, SO 25S, 20.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
The Best for All.

General James LOngstreet, one o.
| the Confederate commanders at Get
tyshurg, was unable, in cOnse O 7ence
of an accident, to be present at the
unwilling of the SlUcum monument or
| that memorable battlefield. He there.
| fore sent q letter to General Daniel E
Sickles, re q nesting him to "exprese
| sincere regrets to the noble Army OF
the Potomac" and to accept them
especially for himself. He proceeds
to comment upon the lasting results
OF the might conf ct, in words that
will interest the people generally, and
particularly many vetern soldiers OF
this vicinity, who at the Battle OF
Gettysburg served with the command
of General S,ckles. General Long
street wrote:
"On that field you madey your mark
that will place you prominently be-
fore the world as one of the leading
figures Of the most important battle
of the Civil War. As northern vet
eran once remarked to me: General
Sckles can we'll afford to leave a leg
on that field
81 believe that it is now conceded
that the advanced position at the
Peach Orchard, taken by your corps
and under your orders saved thai
battlefield to the union cause. 1t was
the sOrest and saddest reflection of
my life for many years but, to. day,
| can say, with sincerest emotion,
that it was and is the best that could
have come to us all, North and South;
and [ hope that the Nation, reunited
may always enjoy the honor and
glory brought to it by that grand
work"
1t would have been better for the
south had the leading men of that
section accepted the view held by
Gen. Longstreet, that the saving of
the Union was the best for all. Their
acceptance would have prevented
much bitterness and bloodshed in the
years following the surrender at APP
pomattOX.
General Longstreet has been Ostra-
cised in the south for maintaining the
conviction expressed in this letter.
But time is indicating the wisdom
of his course, and eventually the men
of the south generally will coincide in
the view that the defeat of the at
tempt to divide the Union was 1.-THE
best that could have come to us ALL"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
Costly Woods For Fuel.

People have turned to every thing
for wood during the coal famine,
brought on by the present strike, but
it is doubtful if the furnaces of more
than one factory are fed by costly i'm
ported woods, where every ton burned
means a value of from $40 or $40
gone up in smoke.
The one firm in question is located
in CambridgepOTt. Its engineers have
found that bard woods like ebony,
rosewood, lockwood and lignum- vitae,
we'll seasoned, burn almost as we'll as
coal. The only precaution which they
take is not to burn coal and wood at
the same time they stoke their fires
with $40 wood fuel part of the time
and with scarcel y less expensive fuel
the rest of the time.
On the face of it, it may look
as if the concerns managers are
throwing away (Or burning up)
good money, but with them it is
ii plain business proposition. AS one
of them explained recen ly they have
unusual storage room, aud for many
years have been constantly in the
market to buy. DurlDgth course OF
this time they have picked up large
amount of wood at extremely low
prices. When, for instance, the Ma
tional Mahogany and Cedar Com
pany Was formed OF several of the
most prominent New York and Boston
wood concerns, the individual firms
composing them had general selling
out of stock, and when the same trust
disintegrated a short time later,
there was another sale, and at both
of these the ambridgeport company
profted in good wood at reduced
prices. SO if fine hardwood worth $40
a ton cost them less than $40 ton,
they can afford to use it under their
boilers rather than buy bi,uminOus
coal at very nearly that price, or
anthracite coal at half as much
again -BOstOn Evening Transcript.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
Woman's Work In the Churches.

swell, We'll have to get up an ice
cream Social said the President of
the Ladies' Aid Society. There was
a debt hanging over the church that
was "worrisome" and the pastor and
the trustees naturally turned to the
women for help. The ice cream SO
cial was the first thing that suggested
Itself, because 1t was in the summer
time. If it had been in the winter it
would have been an oyster supper.
But always it would have been the
women who were expected to raise
| the debt.
Few people realize until they stop
to think how much of the church
work devOlves upon the women. The
women are the mainstays of the
church, and if you take out of the OPP
Grating department of the churches
the various women's organizations,
whether it is the Ladies Aid society
or the general run or the sodalities of
the Catholics or the guilds of the
EpiscOpalians, there would not be
much left from which to expect assis-
lance in raising the rest of the preach
er's salary or wiping out the debt.
Of course it is the men who, in the
long run furnish the money, but all
the difficulties and npleasantness
and the hard work are managed by
the women, and all the men have to
do is come around to the socials and
entertainments and get about 81
worth of amusements or eatables tor
halt dollar or quarter, as the case
may be. There is no greater novelty
in church work than anything along
this line handled by men. So true is
this fac ct that the women even use it
for advertising purposes and supper
cooked or served by the men of the
congregation is one of the best draw
ing cards of the amusement season.
There are different names for the
women's organizations according to
the denominations. But it always
amounts to the same thing in the
long run, and if statistics were at
hand to show just how much money
the women turn into the church cot
fers, it would undoubtedly be shown
that without the women the trustees
would come out of the little end of
the financial horn at the end of the
year. The pastors are always gener.
Gus in their acknowledgement of the
effective work done by the women =
Kansas CITY Star,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
A Country That has no Strikes.

The Church Review says New
q aland has done the most daring
thing ever attempted by any modeI n
government The New islanders
claim that New Zealand is a country
ithout strikes. Laborers and en-
pIOyers have their disputes there as
elsewhere, but the one cannot quit
work, or other look out workmen,
pending a settlement of the dispute
in the courts. 1t is also a country
without paupers or poOrhouses, for
injured workmen are cared for by
their employers. The aged workman
is pensoned by the government as a
soldier of industry worn out in the
ranks. The government owns not
only the postal system, but the ex
press service, The telegraph lines and
the railroads.. Recently it has pur-
chased coal mine tosupply its loco
motives with fuel, and it intends to
compete with private mines in the
sale of coal to the public far enough
to keep the price of coal down to a
reasonable figure"
There is not a pauper in New Zea-
land.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
Vermont Bible Society.

The Goth annual meeting of the
Vermont Bible Society was held at
the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, Montpelier, Wed.
nesday afternoon, the Rev. DR.. A. L.
Cooper of Randolph, President, in
the chair. The reports of the Secre-
tary and treasurer were read and
adopted. The latter showed about
$500 on hand.
During the It year, the Rev, l..
H. Elliott OF w |erbury, Correspond
ing Secretary, as raised $3.50 for
use in the Phil ppines. The officers
elected for the ensuing are:
President, Rev A. L. Cooper of
Randolph Vice Presidents, Rev W.
). Hezan OF Mortified, Rev. W. A.
Dawson of Burlington; Recording
Secretary, Rev. j. o Shprburne of St..
Johnsbury Corresponding Secretary
and Agent, Rev. l.. Fl. Elliott of
Waterbury Treasurer, c. A. Smith
of Barre Auditor, Fl. c. Woodruff
of Barre ; Direc' or !, Rev. J. A. Sher
hurne of Barre, Rev, W. S. Haz n OF
Mortified, Rev. S. Donaldson of St..
Johnsbury Center, D. NJ. Camp of
Newport, NJ. P. PerIey of Enoshurg
Falls, Rev. Carlton Hazan of West
Rutland, Rev. j. O. Sherburne of st.
Jobnsbury, DR.. H. S. Boardman of
Montpelier, G. W. Parmenter of
Montpelier, Rev. j. W. Burgin of
Hardwick and Rev. F. A. Poole of
Barre
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
Fraternizinq.
Saved a Calf Saved a FoaI.

During the recent Grand Army En-
campment in Washington the Union
veterans and ex-Confederates frater-
nizad in the most cordial way. Con-
corning the tff4ct of General Long
streets letter to General Daniel E.
Sickles, which was recently published
in these columns and other har-
monizng features of the great con-
course, a correspondent writes as
follows:
Zone feature of the encampment
which caused much comment was the
appearance on the reviewing stand
and at the camptires of General
James LODgstreet, who commanded
the first corps of the Army of North
ern Virginia in the COnlederacy. His
appearance with General Daniel E.
Sickles at the reunion of the third
corps and the speech he made there
excited great enthusiasm. He gave
General Sickles the credit of saving
the Union Army at the battle of Get
tysburg, declaring that had it not
been for his advance with the Third
Corps across the whea fields and out
through the peach orchard on the
second day of that great battle
he, General Longstreet, would have
turned the left flank of the Union
lines and captured Little Round Top,
the key to the battlefield. This gen
erOus tribute to General Sickles and
the hearty sympathy shown by Gen
eral Longstreet with the Grand
Army and the open house kept by
the Confederate veterans at their
headquarters in this city seemed to
emphasize the reunion of all sections
of the country"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

An excellent recipe for mucilage Is
one ounce of gum arabic, soaked in
pint of lukewarm water three hours,
then brought slowly to boil. Simmer
gently one hour, strain, add table
spoonful of alcohol and thirty drops Of
carbolic acid to keep it from souring
and bottle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

Our principal business in life is to
give Jesus Christ to the soul-hungry
ones, whom he has placed within our
reach.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

The upward way lies before every
ones feet. There are none who are
not called. All may pursue it in an
swer to the summons, Follow me. I"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

Scald head is an eczema of the scalp-very
severe sometimes, but it can be cured
Doan's Ointment quick and permanent in it's
results, At any drug store, so cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

When we are dealing with the in
evitable, there is not the slightest use
in resisting it, in chafng or fretting
over it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

dose in time saves lives. " DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
sort.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

The things we attempt may not be
accomplished. Character is the prize
of life.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

Cures Group, sore throat, pulmonary
troubles Monarch over pain Of every sort
DR.. Thomas Electric Oft.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22

Some one says that if people were
to be saved by not worrying, only
small heaven would be needed to con-
tain all the elect.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
I!iII Other 15 ; 'j!!

If you want to buy farm, come and see
me and let me show you several desirable
places have to offer.
If you have farm or other property Won
wish to sell, no matter where located, | can
be of service to you.
lfyou desire to rent your property, to have
rents collected, or other matters attended to-
write me or call at my Office
Conveyances made, abstracts of title fur
nished, and all legal business given faithful
and prompt attention.
f. II. McFARZAND.
Hyde Park, VI
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
WaterpOWer SaWmill.

The w. D. Manning mill called the Ghon River three
miles from Hyde Park railroad station Equipped with
Lane board MILL planer, hatcher, butting saws lathe MILL
single edger This mill has easy capacity of
1000 to 5000 feet per day Price S. $500 down. balance
500
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25
minneapolis Topics.
For Saturday. Moo. J.:
"A STORY Or HALLOWEEN"

"A STORY Or HALLOWEEN"
These stories may be true fiction, and the char
acters may be people inanimate objects, which
this night have been granted power to talk. The
Stories however. must be strictly about Halloween.
They must be in the hands Of the editor
Not Later Than Monday Evening. Oct ~,
at five o'clock They must be strictly original
ten In ink side only Of the paper. not more
than 800 words in length less than 100, marked
with the number Of words and each signed with the
grade. school. and address Of the writer. The
papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25
VIA A wTcHY BROOM STICK.

VIA A WiTcHY BROOM STICK.
had visited those famed regions
clouds, had been curious about
topic above the Clouds"
occurred to that had missed something important in HE
determined making
dately But how the journey moonward to be
pshed? It worried good DEAL till happened to think
witch who lived the woods
tie and who the inevitable broom stick Thus
night little hut where
lived and borrowed broom stick, with intent to
the above the clouds The night bright
moonlight and there nvigoratng breeze Just
the kind Of night for purpose. .@E1
So mounted my steed and on. The sensation
being shot into the air rather terrifying.
franticaiy broom but
novelty the situation ride
pleasant. We went at such that the
earth below appeared like suspended ball slowly moving
around In All OF the side lighted by the
and thu and mountains could be- plainly II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25
SAPPHIRE WIND PALACES.
(HonorabIe Mention.)

I (FionOrabIe Ment1on.J
the wind. The old, strong, wild clustering North
wind turn the wind mills help the boys fly their kites
and blow the clouds from to place. My home high
bove the clouds the top Of great mountain whose
do study geography The top Of this
mile above the level the clouds On
fhe magnificent castle in which live.
reading The Journal this evening noticed how well
The Juniors liked the beauty Of the different colors Of the
leaves Oh, fe! only they could be here and how
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25
ROSY AURoRA's WAKING.

ROSY AURoRA'S WAKING.
The day ascended Mount to be above
the world little before
brighter and the milky like flake Of light But
when the the sight before beyond COMPARE
eye diversity
Of objects the extent of the horizon. the height the
country like immense map feet, around.
the conspire,
mind with amazement and
The whole atmosphere kindled by and showed
dny the boundless Both land
dark confused, emerging from their
original Light still undivided,
till the morning advanced completed the separation the
exnguished the shades disappeared All
enchantnent and 1t with difficulty that
believe myself still earth The most beautiful Of
the certainly the mountain ITSELF the Island Of
Sicily and the islands lying round it. All these
they brought around the skirts Of
Etna. The distances appeared reduced to nothing How
happy must the birds who always in these beautiful
places! -Eunice C. Chapman
4 Eighth Grade. S24 Fifth Street N.
Blaine School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25
COMPILATIONS IN BLUE TlNTs.

! (HOnOrabIe Ment1On.)
Ah this is fairyand! We the end Of our
Off the train find ourselves the
top Pixies glorious here! But what is
the matter with though deaf
but the light air which feel that We
faint hungry by a where may
buy Of coffee and doughnut After eating this
git look upon the world it seems
Everything
people. But they specks to
On the other side Of hear man calling, Here
now! the full vew-only fifty cents!" Through
the telescope plainly. But what is that
floating looks like vapor. It IS cloud
Everything almost into the houses
I'VE when the Yeur time is up After
viewing the cities long while walk around
notice that all the faces Of the people blue We take
the glass and find also blue
hear tho whistle of the approaching train and the
S3uctor "Au aboard" back to the
City below. Grace Thorn.
A Sixth Grade $500 Garfield Avenue.
Whittier School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25

beautiful the walls of sapphire fluffy soft
the clouds which Everything above the
clouds is perfect. ...
Sometimes when look down the people working
and the children playing The Of the
to as those of monkey would to If at
the top Of great hill and the monkey the bottom
birds specks, those under the
comparison with those above. You remember that
there is world above the clouds below.
must be off as needed elsewhere. So good-by
A Sixth Grade, Gotzenberger
Seward School 2702 Twenty-second