Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-09

A correspondent of the Eastern Argus
gives some most excellent reasons Why the
young men of Maine should remain Al
home instead of going West. In accordance
With the sdsice OF the late Ilor
ace Greeley. lie very truly says
that there /. vast difference
between rlaing through country in a pal
ace car and journey across The same couu-
try behind drove of Texas cattle bound
for northern Montsns.
The same writer declares that a four
years existence in the great northwest has
shown him most eonclusively that brains
without capital will never open quartz
mine where the reward of labor lie. per
haps 200 or 500 feet below the surface of
the earth.
A uew ersre 10 reported In Portland and
uost of the ladies are said to be falling
victims to L. They take foe cut psper
shavinss and make pilo~s with them lust
the came a. with dr. There certainly can
be nothing Objectionable In this. il they will
only refrain from dosing the paper with
sachet powder.
York County has been be.eged by
tramps Of late. Eight of them were sen
fenced to the county jail from Biddeford
Monday morning. A good dose of the
medicine We are trying in the kenuebe
jail would work wonders at Alfred We
are convinced that there 10 nothing like il.
One of the interested spectators at the
launching OF the Rsppshsunock at Bath
the other day vas Mr.. Amos L Aier. VIA
made the model for the rrst Rsppahannock
which was landed in is+i She was built
for the New Orleans and Liverpool cotton
trade and for many years was the most sue
cessful cotton vessel in the business She
was Afterwards sold to New York parties.
On the day of the launching there was a
great time made over il. People esme from
miles AMI theirs was great crowd present
The DAY she called the grocery man was late
In bringing the chicken. The hs~ser had
been cast of and she was swinging around
When be arrived and i, looked As IL the
chickens would no, grace the captain :
taote. Old John TODD was on the wharf
and he tied them to the hswser aud they
we're hauled en- bosrd aud she sailed dow q
the kennebec.
Three Bangor fishermen who recently
vent oshing at Pashs~ lake paid. accord
Ing to the Bangor Commercial. s5 80 for
every fish they caught. Does our cou,em-
porsry know What "bsit" they useds
bennett, the ewes popular humorou.
reader. 10 winning many words Of praise
wherever he gocs this winter. He never
fails 10 provoke the uirth of his audience.
and wherever he goes onee is sl~ays sure
Of IN enthusiastic welcome whenever he
Gomez again.
The new frost proof cars for carving
potatoes from Aroossook are reported to
work like q charm. They are built with
extra thick and well lined wallis an are said
to land their conteutp in 6rst-class conii-
doa regardless Of the weather.
How mans pas, life comes Up to te stify
Against him in his adversely Nov tina,
Sap. Medbufy Of the Lewiston city farm,
10 under ban one Of the papers of that city
declares that be formerly drove team for a
nan In that city and uas discharged for
cruelty 70 his horses. II this charge be
true it 10 . most serious one. Any man
Who will abuse . dumb brute 10 mighty
email pumpkins"
0sneral Charles W Roberts, Collector of
Custons u Bangor, received recently from