Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-30


already.
The Elis rerth Jail found itself without
any prisoners one day recently. This cer-
s~inI, speaks we'll for the morality Of our
d0va East citizens.
Ca.eryiilsfs are reported to be more num-
sfous than ever this sprins. There 10.
hos~vsr. DO excuse for total neglect OF
shsse pests. They can be materially de.
erea.ed, il no.- entirely destroyed Where
they are within reach. the nest may be
taken dosn and burned. but, 10 sons in
.sArees. they are too high 10 be reached.
sxcsp. ~ lo1g pole. To the eHd Of this
pale. roll Of cotton or soslep cloth, safu-
lated in kssossae may be attached. and
hen lighted. applied to the nest, With but
81. xht damage TO the trees
The zig tout stories are coming IN thick
sa.i fast tf,s spring. We expect that the
largest ones will cot be caught hossver
III the Maine Press Annexation makes its
srearsion down East
IL toesat pay % be too graphing in this
HE. Several years ago . Richmond man
refused 10 ailss the Maine Central Railroad
To- pat foot on that he supposed vas hi.
land. A survey showed that not only the
land in dispute bur several rods more be
ngsd " the road and when the line fence
vas bull, IL TOOK "a 4 slice Of the ci'iz-ns
8sp,.tep. A similar case happened in
Skowhegan recently. citizen obj-c'ed
tn staging poles being set 10 his garden to
.ainsle the car house A survey showed
hat generous slice Of the gar!en vas the
rop=rty Of tine railroad company. Ii Vas
-Ich cases as these that led the company
81 put fence crew upon tie road whose
dgiy - to mark out al the territory ovneI
by 1t
Uld Orchard hotel keepers are preparing
tAr big rush this season. The same lie
true Of the popular resorts all along the
coast All il wants row 10 little no,
ssathtr and Maine will get . summer DO I'D
sat will Discount even last wlnter's ice bus
mess.
The Maine Central Railroad crews are
md to live on the road 10 a way that would
10 Justice to many a good hotel in the
STATE. A Fairfield Journal scribe who re-
Gently dined with the fence crew presents
% vas certainly one we'll calculated to tempt
Inc palate Of the most epicuresn How
yer the N. c. crews deserve some Of the
sDci things Of life. They are all workers
not a la. gard among them.
sam Ross. the man who was recently be
re the Biideford Municipal court fo,
cruelty loading down an old COW is only al
| tah nf a al bls. ptasa af
cfanks There are quite 4 number of men
Ia the world with such . peculiarly shift
lr. deposition that they will gladly spend
eeks in lnyenting new mode, of keeping
cattle from jumping rather than lay rod
OF good fence. We have in mind a certain
mar Who formerly ran-out-s farm ii
Maine, and who spent time enough making
pokes. blinders and letters, and chasing
runaway cattle to have fenced his farm
around three or four times He like Others
of his class, appeared to have a perfect
horror of fence building and the most hi
could ever bring himself to do in that di
rection was to pile little brush in the
worst places.
This man had a habit Of putting many
| hours In at u ''corner" grocery store where
| he was wont TO stretch himself in the warn
sunshine upon one of the piazza benches
chew enormous quantities of tobacco and
while his farm. was running itself and his
cattle were running the road-would ex
plain to " hateye audience he could draw
about him Just how the affairs of the nation
should be conducted and hat misrule wa,
d ing to crush down with taxes aud poverty
hard working men like himself
| In tine this man--as is generally the case
with such fellows-developed into & Free
Trader. Perhaps he was impelled to this
step by the fact that none of the merchants
| in his own vicinity felt free to trade with
him knowing from experience that his pay
nents were of the Micswber style. In
time he migrated to the West He said he
va. forced to this by the hard chance which
| an eastern farmer has in these modern
zines, but bis more thrifty and forehanded
| ne ghbors thought it was iaziness and lack
of yumption that allied him and they were
probably correct in this conclusion.
Detective True Of Hallowell has a plan
By which the merchants of the State will
| be better able to protect themselves from
tbieves He would have 'the trade sman Of
the State subscribe five dollars a year to a
general fund for detective service and
place it With reliable men and we will agree
| to answer their every call with good oft
Ger 1t would be best to have county or
gsozstions perhaps. Now If your store is
broken. you send for detective and he
works your case, you alone must bear the
expense. Under my plan it costs you but
five dollars no matter how mary times your
store is broken into"
There appears - be many reasons why
some such plan ~ this would prove of ad-
vantage to those interested in such an or
ganization.
The latest fraud is said by the Portland
| Press to be in the form Of an heress direc-
tory which a certain party Is working In
that city. No matter how poor girl is. if
| abe can raise money to the amount of five
! dollars or upward, she can go into the direc-
| tory as an eligible match The schedule is
a. follows;
Charge Fortune.
81 8 100000
| 10. $50 000
%, COO, 000
If the manipulation of this scheme pulls
through alive he will probably make con
siderable money out of it. The chances
are dubious however.
The Bowdoin Grew will try conclusions
with the Boston Athletic Club Crew to-day
on the Charles river. The Maine boy
have been rowing powerful stroke OF
late, and their friends confidently expect
thu, they will give good account of them
selves.