Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-15

George G.. Sheldon Colby, d, and prin-
cipal of til, Somerset academy, has been
app3inted organizer of the Peoples party
for the "a district. So far so good. Now
will come the hunt for the party to organize.
A CORES pondent of the Pennington Chron-
icle gives the following household remedy
for pneumonia Wiring hanuels out Of
strong soapsuis (soft soap is best) and then
sprinkle literally with essence of pepper
mint; apply to the lungs and throat as hot
as can be borne, cover with dry flannel.
This is so simple no one need fear to try it,
and in all cases where have known it used
has always given relief
Their, are a class of preachers who, in
setting forth in glowing way the wrath of
the Almighty appear destined to stir up
m IRE or less wrath upon this mundane
sphere. The Aroostook Pioneer particu-
larly objects to such clereymen when they
are of the BIuenose order. 1t says: "Re-
ports say that there is a factory over in
New Brunsu ick, near Munquot, where
ore achers are fitted out with surprising
rapidity and the necessary qualitca-
tons are to preach all the terrors
of hell.fre, tell about the wrath
of the Almighty, groan and grunt,
and such appears to be q fact. Occasion
ally they will make swoop over here and
pluck brands from the burning pile. One
of them held bapii .m last Sunday in the
north part of Mars Hill. The weather was
down below zero and snow fakes filled the
air. A hole was cut in the ice and upon
the same principle that the writer's dear old
mother used to dip her tallow candies, the
victim was cleansed from all sin by the or
dinance of baptism. 1t makes the chills
run up and down the spine Of an unreg H.
Grated sinner to think of it =.
There is certainly an eternal fitness in
all things. Beautiful and impressive as the
ceremony of baptism at proper times and IN
proper places il, we agree with our brother
of the Pioneer that when performed "amid
the snow and ice in mid-winter, in public
manner, it deserves severest condemnation
of the public. 1t borders on fansticism and
is dangerous and indiscreet thing to do
The wheels of the juggernaut cr are some
times not more fatal and a man of God who
advocates such thing ia mil-winter, (fol
young girls espe cially) has mistaken his call
ing and is more to blame than the pr rson.
who submit themselves to the cruel and dan
gerous ordeal
The number of people who believe thai
all animals have language is rapil lily in-
creasing. An elderly Thorndike lady OF
charitable disposition is quite sure of it
She recently observed, says the Republican
journal. blue jay sitting in tn, snow neal
her door. Being dear lover of the fea'h
cred tribe the kind hearted Lady proc' edet
| at once to furnish some food for her new
found friend. Fastening an ear of corr
to stick, she went out quietly and placed
the stick in the snow where the jay could
easily see it. Very coon after her re-
turn to the house the bird flew directly e
the stick and began eating the corn. Pres
emily another bird of the same kind flew te
the stick. but was repeatedly driven away
by bird No. l, who seemed to claim posses
sion by right of priority. After eating his al
he flew to small C 'dar swamp about forty
rods distant, and less than FIVE ninut.
returned followed by seven others. Upor
arriving at the corn, bird No. was rudely
driven away, when the family of eigL'
eagerly devoured tn. corn, though not with
out something of contention. The bird,
were evidently very hungry and hive IRE
quently been fed since by the friendly hand
but how did the teven that followed birt
| No. /, from the swamp know there wa
| food awaiting them?
Policeman Dunn of Presque Isle. il prob
ably not very popular with the small boy!