Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-22

The Bangor Commercial tells of an oper
alton which was recently performed in that
city and which it thinks presents a way of
overcoming the most fatal disease of this
section. 1t says;
\ few days ago little boy on the east
side was dying of diphtheia and the physici-
ans told his relatives that a new operation
might save his life, while if it were not per
formed there would be no possible chance
for him. After a time they reluctantly con-
scented to what seemed to them to be a very
questionable operation Two of the physici-
ans took a small tube enlarged about midway
between its ends and with "a dilated head.
This was pushed down between the vocal
cords of the little sufferer until the enlarge
ment caught and held it in place. Through
this he was able to breath and it saved his
life. He is now rapidly recovering from the
dread disease. The tube was down four or
five days and caused no pain. The whole
operation is far preferable to tracheotomy
where an opening into the wind pipe is made
through the neck Its discoverer has CON
ferred great boon upon people living in this
climate.
Bangor's prompt and spirited refusal to per-
NIT the tramp, Barney Morgan, who was
brought there by Western officer to be
foisted upon the city is worthy of all com
mendation 1t is to the honor of Maine that
the men she has sent West have never been
of this stamp, They have been of her best
bone and sinew, and have helped build up
the g eat West to its present prosperity. When
Western municipalities endeavor to deposit
such offcasts as Barney Morgan in Maine, i,
is time for prompt and decisive action and in
this Bangor has set good example.
A Georgetown correspondent of the Port
land Press thus speaks of the new steamer
which has been purchased by Hon. P. o.
land and Kennebec ports:
This is a move in the right direction and
should be heartily encouraged aud patronzed
by the people and merchants of Portland as
well as those of the several towns and cities
along both banks of the river, especially if
the steamer be made to call at all convenient
and available landings on each side of the
river on her upward and downward trips.
The trade that could be developed between
these points and Portland is well worth the
consideration of Portland merchants, to say
nothing of the increase of summer travel
from Boston to the seaboard towns of IIarps-
we'll, Phppsburg and Georgetown.
4 few more weeks will see the doors of
Maine jails opening to turn loose horde of
tramps upon the community. State Prison
is better lodging place for such fellows
than the county jails. Chief Justice Peter.
is apparently inclined to try its virtues upon
the vagrant community, and his example will
quency in the future.
The American Newspaper Directory,
published by Geo. =. Rowell & Co. of New
York. which is now in the binders hands and
will be Issued in a few days. shows that the
newspapers of the State of Maine have a
larger average issue than those of any State
in the Union viz. &, 42i New York stands
of 1865. Massachusetts follows
with 3,ls9. The Issue in the Western and
Southern States is smaller: in Kansas 592
Arkansas SIS, Florida 527, Mississippi 456,
and so on. The average issue of the whole
country is ,s29 thus showing that the papers
of Maine issue nearly three times as many
papers as the average for the whole Union.
The publications issued in this city and at
Portland under the auspices of Mr.. f. c.
Allen have something to do with this unex-
pected condition of affairs.
Large quantities of HOLSTERS are being
shipped from Maine to points West.
Several prominent villages of Maine are
talking of starting Loan and Building As
sociation. These institutions are already
well rooted in the cities and have evidently
come to stay.