Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-03-22

John Priest. the popular and effective
pitcher Of last seasons Augustas. has been
esssesd By ne msnagemeps Of the A. A.
team Of S. John to emcisss in the box the
coming summer
One Of the directors Of the knox and
Lincois Railroad says that the net earnings
Of the rosd this yesr gill exceed $50 900.
This ostlosk viii probably prevent . sale
OF The rosd for the d 200 900 offered. al
thoagh the Beth Times srpesrs TO believe
that it should BE- psrrnittsd to 60 II some
figure between that and q ,o00. 600. The
osfiook 10 thss the vhols ssbJect viii re-
csivs the most careful considsFstson-
The herring which are nov being taken
In Quoddy waters are said 70 be the largest
and finest taken there for years IL 10 70
be hoped, hovevsf. that they are not too
IssRe to insure . continuance Of those i'm
ported French sasdines for which the good
State Of Maine 10 justly noted.
The Law students Of Auburn and Lewiston
are reported 10 have formed sn association
similar TO one 10 Portland Much good
siiI undoubtedly be derived from the move.
By the way What 10 TO prevent the tso clubs
from lining drives on special occasions!
A Portland tug boat came very near
working . passage to the Saco vharves re-
Gently In very few days the river will
probably be open 70 navigation.
"Whsn the ice In the Ksnnebec starts. it
will 10 With rush" remarked anoid steam
boat man recently. The numerous ice OF
erations have left IL pretty we'll opened ap
already"
Why don't come enterprising syndicate
cut canal between the lakes and score .
big hit by charging . large rental for early
Ice shipmentsf
Brother Tenney Of the Brunswick Tele-
graph. 10 not an sdmirer Of the Rev Jo-
sepb Cook. He recalls with evident pleasure
an incident that occurred some three years
ago when that gentleman lectured in Bruins"
wick on the subject Does Desth Ead AilT'
After the lecture Mr.. Crawford went to the
Tontine Hotel TO settle with Joe. He had
not made much Of an impression on those
Who listen ned TO him. and the result was Joe
was mad al! through, and he spoke to Mr..
Craw ford Of the GOODNESS of his audience.
But" Mr.. Cra~ ford blsndly replied.
"they did applaud you roandiy when you
closed" fact which the lecturer could
sot gainssy.
The writer was one of the audience that
listened to Mr. Cook upon this occasion.
Tie vent to hear him with the greatest de-
light for he had conceived quite an sdmira-
ton for the man from reading his lectures.
He was 5000 convinced, however. that dis
tance lends enchantneDt 10 Joe Cook as
we'll ~ to many other things. OF all the dis
gusting public exhibitions Of overweenin2
coneeit and pompous egotism which it had
ever been his lot to witness that given by Mr..
Cook upon this occasion was certainly en-
tisled to the palm. From the time, when,
shortly before the opening Of hi, remarks,
he thrust himself partially through the
wings, long enough to sling with sonorous
bang up the st'ge grip-sack contain
ing some charts and other educational
wonders which he had kindly brought
along for the edfcation Of the natives. to
the end Of the discourse, which he sub
sequently condescended to deliver,
the whole bearing of the man was that of
one who had grown to view himself in the
light Of an intellectual Colossus. There
was an air about him that might very prop
erly have beh Ell ancient Jove Nd lressng
himself from high Olympus, bat was
decidedly ridiculous when assumed
by mortal msn--even though he
bore the name of Joseph Cook. The whole
attitude Of the man appeared to be supercil
lious and pedantic. He did not seemingly
hsrbor the suspicion for moment that the
whole Of the truth might not De stored away
IA. II
Cured TO him that other men might posi-
bly, entertain opinions worthy of consldera-
ton there was certainly nothing in his
language or bearing to Indicate it. His
audience was more than "cold =" 1t was
disgusted. The writer we'll remembers the
plain spoken comments passed upon Mr..
Cook and his remarks by the group Of
Bowdoin College men who listened to him
and who were not at all carried away with
the man or his reputation. The opinion
was very generally expressed that for un-
adultersted egotism in public speaking the
Reverend Joseph was probably without a
peer in the land
Even the most desperate efforts of the
Dakota land speculstors to countersct the
tales Of suffering that come from that sec
tion have proved fruitless. 1t is undoubt-
edly the case that considerable want exists
amosg the people there and should have
immediate relief This destitutiOa appears
to be merely temporary and with good crops
will be removed. 1t makes Maine people
Who read Off however. all the more thank
full that their lot is cast in the Pine Tree
State.
1t is fortunate that the election cases
growing out of the naturalization question
raised in Biddeford will be Immediately
Carried to the supreme court. The decision
which 10 given on these test cases will set
tie this veIed question for all time.
Very little has be sn heard from Ben But
Ter since il vas announced that be WAS to
defend the Biddeford parties charged with
illegal voting. A narrowing suspicion is
beginning to 60 abroad that Benjamin has
turned his cock eye on the Pine Tree