Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-30

80 much OF hi. short life 10 religions lab RS
smopg the Huron and Mohawk 1adians OF
New York. and by the latter 'rlbe was
cruelty murdered in 1876 A memoir OF
J0sues together With his journals aud his
account Of New Netherlands wss pub
ii.hed 10 1869 by that eminent scholar, MIR.
John Culinary Shea
The steamer Psnobscot took as = par. Of
its freight from Winterport TO Boston on
lis las. trip, li2 bales of hay.
Maine not only sends Europe some of its
best apples but is now exporting the per-
fume Of the rose Ia the cargo OF the
steamer Partisan that sailed Friday are nine
large cases of wild Rose Pot Pouril'
msie by Portland firm. largely of Maine
wild roses. The perfume is sold in EGG
land, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Australia.
The greater part OF the original fort st In
Maine has been cut over but people wetl
scq isined with tbs suit CT say there is as
much land in trees or IN olearin2s left to
groS up to woods as at any time since The
state was settled. A Da, ton farmer is also
quoted as saying that the logs which are cut
IN York county this winter ara better and
bigger than ihose cut twenty five years ago,
and that there is in the county more acres
of woodland row, mostly small growth,
than there was thirty years ago.
The Auburn educators have chartered a
special car in which TO attend the eonven.
ton OF the Maine Pedagog icai Society at
Wetervllle this week President Steison
Gays the approaching meeting viii he the
| most important educational event Of the
year.
| The change In passenger tariff on the
I Penobscot Shore Line takes effect Jan.
| lat; and while through fares are not CREST
| iy effected by this change the rates be-
/ tween way stations are materially reduced.
! A fact that no doubt will De appreciated by
! he public. It is also the intention Of the
Maine Central read to more thoroughly
equslize their fares. as soon as a proper
ianff can be prepared for the purpose.
| There Is a house in Fsye,fe that was built
ninety years ago, has been occupied BY foai
| generations OF the same family ard set only
one death has ever occurred in it-thst OF
| Dea Alb iih Crane who died in 1884 AZ the
age of over ninety years.
| lerrioty Diouuy AthuAlnes sniue Oh oul
Maine exchanges have been having of late
AIS meeting Of the Bangor Board Of
Aldermen held> "a. HorniDg, permits
siss was granted the electric street. railway
CT mpany 10 remove the snow from theii
tracks and operate their line, the actor
beng taken without dissenting vote.
DR.. Geo. II. Bailey of Portland. Statt
Veterinarian. SAYS the frequent cases Of
eltrdsr which he finds in horses in thi,
State are almost invariably in those brough
into Maine from other state. The Doctol
says we must breed our own horses. AM
then We are sure they sre healthy and al
ready acclimated.
IT'S the life of Arocstook" is what r,
enterp,ising Aroostook farmer SAYS of III,
new tariff bill.
Up in Pisca.aquis county the farmers ar
so busy they cannot get time during the d..
10 break out the rosds, so they do II nights
What are they dong day ,ime-shovellni
snow?
The Belfas, young ladies are becoming
extremely danserogs. ii the Age car b
believed AZ any rate they should b.
hardled with gloves. The girls. rsught-
crea u,es, have been studying pslmistr,
and have II down so fine that by looking .
the hand of lover they no, only can tel
the evening when he will propose, but car
tell the hours which be will arrive HON
evenings, after they have been married.
A Maine lady, who lately celebrated he
one hundredih birthday, tells how he
mother laugh, her 10 write on birch bari
before the light Of q pine-knor FIRE Tn
children Of those days in their widest dream
could hardly have imagined the advantage
and luxuries that the little folks of toda,
take rs mstter of course.
A Bangor paper tells an amusing instanc
| Of ahsentnindedness which Was exhibits
BY one Of tn, ladies in that city recently
She called upon friead one evening ans
placed her muf beside that of the hostess
which, by the way, was almost preciseI
like her own. When the lady took he
departure she thrust one hand in'o one O.
the muff. ard fioally put the other haut
info The second muif and went up the street
She did not discover the error until she go
up the street. when she looked like pug
LIST wesri boxing gloves. IL II rot state'
that she forgot 10 return the extra E.uff
Public conventions are being held i
Texas 10 influence the legislature of tina
s,ste 10 appropriate 81 100000 to provid-
for an exhibit of Texas products at tn
Chicago Worlds fair. How much do III
1 people of Msine want cur State to appro
prisle for this same PURPOSE; Should no
our BoSrds of Trade, public SOCIETIES ar
infiuf ntiai ciiizens and firms bsgn 20 NOV
10 this mstter and lay Their Petitions befor
our General Court before IT is TOO late I,
take proper seton upoa the matter.
The Bangor and Pisostaquis Railroad
taking of building its own lice from Oh
I Town to Bapgor.