Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-06

for the royal manner in which they enter
Isined the gueses.
Maine has foreign born population Of |
IS ,ssi and eoiosed population Of lsz3.
OF it, total population ss2 80 are males
and s2s 1856 are females. In Montana and
Sesada there are nearly twice - many
males ~ females. In the whole United
States there are million and half more
males than females.
Orono - to hare system Of water
vosks. the town having 80 voted al q
special ts,wn meeting.
Lewiston little girl has been visiting in
West Auburn. Her mother found her the
other day watching COW very insently
Finally she sail 10 her mother with great
earnesfness, Mamma, ! wish mobile give
me piece of her gam" The COW KEPT on
eheving her eud. bat If she could only have
known, you know. she would probably
have died z-ianghirg.
A DeeYing boy named Hooper took IL into
bis head sbe other day that he wanted 10 be
pirate. He got some Of his companions
interested and hied hiuseif to . nsighboring
barn which he used for pirate headquarters
while his friends railed their mothers pan
tries from time to time IN his behalf.
Meantime his grandmother, with whom he
lived, WAS alarmed At his absence AMI en-
ployed high-prieed detective to hun, up
the runaway. The detective came to
Deering and the small boys had
.sheaps of fun putting him on the wrong
L.. a. INN H.
aginabIe. while their pirate captain
watched the progress Of THE campaign
through a crack in the barn. Then the de-
,eetives retired from the field, Then a
local officer. Tho had had his suspicious,
learned from the owners of the barn that
their coz was drying up, rapidly thought
be would take hand in the fun. IL took
him jast Eve minutes with the aid of
pitchfork 10 get the missing youth and lead
him home to his grandmother.
Michigan Christian Advocate: In the
prohibition STATE Of Maine, more than one
person in four has a savings bank deposit
DESTROY the saloon and the number OF poor
people decreases.
When people reckon up the causes that
keep folks away from church. they don
always take into consideration the attraction
Of Maine homes to their occupants who per
haps get no other day than sunday to ENJOY
them. Let some of the sinners get an expe-
rienee like that of Blanchard party OF young
people not long ago and the church will seem
20 them a haven of rest. This party thought
il too rainy to attend church, but az Inc
weather cleared up little later, decided
10 take a walk Just as they reached
barn in solitary place. it began To pour
Not having umbrellas or wraps they
waited for il tn clear up, but hour after
hour passed and no cessation OF ram NJ
last one Young man braved the elements
and went for a team to rescue his shIVcr-
ing hungry, COMPANIONS. The local enron
Icler notes that all four were IN their pt"s
when the next Sunday came round.
Mr.. Ruben Haskell of Lewiston, a stone
cutter, owns a remarkable dog. The other
day Mr. Haskell had To go into the country
10 look after some work. He was obliged
TO take some books with him While IN the
country he Jeff the team he had hired Tor
few minutes, and told the dog to look after
the. books which he left in the carriage on
the seat. When he came home the dog rode
on the seat, and Mr.. Haskell went away
from the stable leaving the books by over
sight on the seat. The dog staid by the
hooks. The last thing at night the hostier
found the dog on the seat and put him out
I'm the morning the dog was at the stable
door where he had remained all night.
When the hostler opened the door the dog
Jumped upon the seat where the books were
and staid there Mr.. Haskell missing the
books. went there and found them ana
the faithful dog.
Bangor girls enjoy trout fishing quite
as much a. the men, and some of them
are very successful Miss Henrietta l..
Rowe. B. H. s.. 90, who is teaching the
High School at Moose River, went to Pariin
Pond the other LAY with a friend and not
wi,hstanding it was raining smartly, she,
dressed in Il macintosh and rubber boots,
stood on the bridge, not at midnight but at
midday. and took in twenty-one beautiful
brook trout She writes friend that ii is
a grs at resort for sportsmen.
The wooden mill at Newport, Is running
on full time and producing one hundred
eases of alI-wool dress goods per week.
The style of goods is exceedingly fine AMI
the demand largely exceeds the ability to
supply.