Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-23

fell when the final crash came, pitiable
wrecks of embryonic statesmen! But, oh!
what nerve, what blissful confidence in
popular ignorance they have, CHIPPING
away "We killed the Mckinley law" zoe,
the trusts and the Democratic party.
Mistake SOmew here. ..:.
Oh, what's become OF summer now,
Where have the dog Gays gone, T.:
Can any prophet tell us how
October has caught on?
They're freezing by the sandy shore,
We're chilly in the town, F..
The overeoat is up once more, @..
The outing SUIT is down.-Bangor News.
MAINE GOSSIP.
That was freeze-out at the summer re-
sorts. -:
1t sent cold shivers down other backs
than those of summer visitors. The farmer
doesn't want frost at this time O. year by
any means.
Uncle Joe Holden can get the most noto-
riety with the least capital of any man in
Maine. He organized political party at
Portland, Tuesday evening, which consist
ed solely of himself and resulted in Uncle
Joe being nominated for senator. The
fact that the ballots lave all been printed
didn't disturb Uncle Joseph any more than
finding sand in the sugar disturbs other chill
dren when playing store.
A Maine Central Pullman conductor is
forced to smile and remark oftener than is
pleasant: "Good one wasn't it. Have a
cigar?" The other night he tried to wake
q man with luxuriant blonde locks and fail
ing shook him. The man proved to be a
bundle of Smyrna rugs. ~
Mediator Brown, the old hermit of Elliotts-
vile, has for years been telling the people
that spirit healed any injuries happening
to him, and on one occasion mended a
broken skull for him. Judge Of his EN-
barrassment the other day when horse
kicked in his ribs and he was compelled to
suffer, as do other poor mortals under like
circumstances. He says the spirit is offended
at him.
The Portland street commissioner is hav-
ing photographs taken of highways before
and after being improved. These are e1-
pected to make an impression on the pub
lie. A good plan to be sure. The most
vivid impression, however, of certain Au-
gusta thoroughfares this spring before they
were improved, was had by riding over
them.
An understood, drsb-complexioned, mod
est appearing man gently subsidized into a
chair in one of the Bangor restaurants the
other day. The waiter got impatient for
the customer said he hadn't any appetite
and didn't know what to order. So when
he wanted to know how much it would cost
to eat what he wanted he was told Fifty
cents" This is what he ate, one pound of
sirloin steak, three baked potatoes, two
cups of coffee; next a repetition of the or
der; then came one piece each of apple,
custard, lemon and pumpkin pie. The pro-
prietor finally became so nervous that he
actually returned the half dollar if the man
would quit, which he did.
The above wasn't the Bangor man the
entrance to whose stomach was closed by a
jagged piece of bone that was removed by
physician after much difficulty few days
ago.
Palmyra's veteran hunter baeged 90 *
es when I6 years old and from 40 to 60 a
year for 70 years thereafter.
The Aroostook Pioneer commenting on
the statement that the recent Democratic
convention in that county "was very
quiet affair" says: cit was so very quiet that
the good people Of that town were not aware
that s convent IN was in progress. Many
familiar faces that had appeared upon such
occasions for years past were absent There
was plenty of room in the hall, in fact
there was too much and the convention, so
far as room was concerned, might have
been held in dry goods box. There was
no crowding, no loud and angry voices, as
to who would capture the nominations
everything was in perfect love and harmony
and the only question asked of each other,
| "who wanted the nominations"
The Eastern Maine State Fair as usua
will offer attractions this year for dignita-
ries as well as common people. Among
the former who have accepted the invita-
ton of Hon. j. P. Bass to be present on
Wednesday are Chief Justice Fuller and
family, Vice President Stevenson and fam.
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Col. Fred
Grand and Mrs. Grant. Senator Hale and
Mrs. Hale and few other prominent sum-
mer residents at Bar Harbor and Sorrento
II is thought probably that Gen. Schofield
and Secretary Hebert will be present. Gen
Manager Tucker has rendered Mr. Bass a
special train over the Maine Central for the
accommodation of the distinguished guests.
The Fairfield Journal has a long editorial
on the subject of exorbitant fire insurance
rates. 1t says the State should do its own
insuring and thinks the tax collector could
easily get fair valuation of the property
for insurance at the same time that be gets
the valuation for the purposes of taxation.
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